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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Megan Romelfanger, Ferndale, MI (US);
Timothy Hamlin, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/643 (2013.01); B60N 2/0252 (2013.01); B60N 2/2222 (2013.01); B60N 2/0232 (2013.01); B60N 2/68 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seating assembly includes a seat-base. A seatback is pivotally coupled to the seat-base and includes a seatback frame. An upper thoracic support is operably coupled to the seatback frame. The upper thoracic support is configured to move outward from the seatback frame from a stowed position to a deployed position. An actuatable comfort feature is coupled to the upper thoracic support and is configured to extend outward from the upper thoracic support from a retracted position to an extended position.