Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Steven McInally

Johnathan Andrew Line

Daniel Ferretti

Kurt Leon Kormos

Dumitru Dan Nae

Ammeswara Rao Sajja

Curtis Stanhope

Gornique'Ka Mo'Nya Heath

A vehicle seating assembly includes a track assembly having a rail and a base member slidably engaged with the rail and supporting a seatback. A bracket is coupled to the rail and supports a seat with an articulation feature. A linkage couples the seat with the seatback. A coupler is engaged with the articulation feature. Movement of the coupler relative to the articulation feature translates the seating assembly between a deployed position, wherein the seat is generally orthogonal to the seatback, and a stowed position, wherein the seatback abuts the seat and is generally parallel to the rail. A hinge in the linkage causes translation from the deployed position to an access position. The seat is generally orthogonal to the rail and the seatback is slid to a forward segment of the rail.

Ultra flex and fold seat with ingress/egress feature

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Northville, MI, United States of America

Steven McInally