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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Ahmad Abdel Majid, Birmingham, MI (US);
Maurice J Gisler, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ahmad Abdel Majid, Birmingham, MI (US);
Maurice J Gisler, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle floor assembly includes a frame, distal and proximal floor panels, distal and proximal hinges, closeout panel, and electromagnet. The frame defines a stowage cavity. The distal panel has an attached end, a free end, and defines a pair of slots open to the free end to receive one of a set of seat risers through the distal panel. The distal hinge couples the attached end to the proximal panel. The proximal hinge couples the proximal panel to the floor frame. The closeout panel includes a pair of closeout members and is pivotable relative to the distal and proximal panels between a first position wherein each closeout member is received in one of the slots, and a second position wherein the closeout members are spaced apart from the slots. Activating the electromagnet magnetically couples the closeout panel to one of the distal or proximal panels for common movement therewith.