Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Lukasz Gajda

Joshua Gauthier

Ian James

Bradley S Bysouth

Travis Pierce

N R Adarsh Gupta

Leo Tognetti

A seat for a vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame including a cross-member extending across a front portion of the seat frame and a cushion pan assembly rotatably coupled to the seat frame and including a cushion pan and a pair of opposing integration brackets each having a cushion pan mounting portion coupled to the cushion pan and a seat frame mounting portion pivotably coupled to the seat frame. The cushion pan assembly is rotatable about an axis defined by a pivotable coupling between the integration bracket and the seat frame and between a design position and a fully upward position.

Cushion pan integration bracket

A vehicle seating assembly includes a cushion supported by a seat frame and a retention device disposed laterally through the cushion in front of a predetermined H-point so as to be able to restrain a seated occupant. The retention device is selectively deployable from a design position to a deployed position in response to a sudden deceleration of a vehicle.

Retention device for vehicle seat

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Royal Oak, MI, United States of America

Lukasz Gajda