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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
James Patrick Creighton, Northville Township, MI (US);
Spencer R. Hoernke, Dundas, CA;
Corbin S. Johnston, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Jimmy Moua, Canton, MI (US);
Adam D. Ewel, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kevin R. Mozurkewich, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert Lloyd Damerow, Garden City, MI (US);
Paul Iacoban, Dearborn, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly forming a substantially horizontal plane for an exposed surface of each of a lower seat cushion and a seatback cushion of a seatback comprises a lifter mechanism for a rearward edge of the lower seat cushion. The lifter mechanism comprises a bracket pivotable about a transverse bar fixedly mounted to a frame assembly for a lower seat assembly, the bracket comprising a forward lever and a rearward lever; and a link pinned at a first end to the seatback and pinned at a second end to the rearward lever by a slot. The rearward edge of the lower seat cushion is initially raised by the forward lever upon the seatback pivoting to a predetermined reclined position and the rearward edge of the lower seat cushion is raised to the substantially horizontal plane upon the seatback pivoting to a fully reclined position.