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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Winsen C. Zouzal, Detroit, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Winsen C. Zouzal, Detroit, MI (US);
Ashford A. Galbreath, Troy, MI (US);
Asad S. Ali, Troy, MI (US);
Terry O'Bannon, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Jennifer Badgley, Waterford, MI (US);
Thomas S. Hicks, Livonia, MI (US);
Walter T. Cichocki, Brighton Township, MI (US);
Richard L. Harbaugh, South Lyon, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A thoracic support for a seat back of a seat is provided. The thoracic support structure is pivotally attached to the seat back and pivots between a first position and a second position. In the second position the support structure supports at least a portion of the thoracic region of the user's spine. An actuator disposed between a support surface and the support structure pivots the support structure from the first position to the second position upon actuation.