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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Eric Michalak, Northville, MI (US);
Brent Burton, Windsor, CA;
Mason Pike, Howell, MI (US);
Nathan Caruss, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a backrest and a seat base with a fitting with pivot connections for pivoting relative to the backrest. The seat base pivots between a seating position and a stadium flipped up position. A storage hoop has ends pivotably connected to an underside of the seat base at hoop pivot connections. The storage hoop pivots between a stowed position—with the hoop extending along a seat underside—and a hoop deployed position—with the hoop extending outwardly from the seat underside. The fitting with pivot connection has an inertial load lock to maintain the seat base in the stadium flipped up position upon exposure to inertial loads above a crash threshold. A cable is moved upon moving the hoop to the deployed position to move a latching cam, associated with the fitting, to prevent the seat base from pivoting.