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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Spencer Robert Hoernke, Dundas, CA;
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Amaury Diaz Serrano, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Daniel Ferretti, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Jerry R. Brown, Northville, MI (US);
Paul Iacoban, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a seat base pivotally and slidably coupled with a seatback and a support frame operable between a deployed position and a collapsed position. The support frame includes a first member that is pivotally coupled with a bottom portion of the seat base and pivotally coupled to a lower frame member fixedly attached to a floor support and a second member that is slidably coupled with a bottom portion of the seat base, pivotally coupled with the first member, and slidably coupled with the floor support. The support frame also includes a kickstand pivotally coupled to the floor support and slidably coupled to the seat base. The kickstand is operable between a forward position and a rearward position, wherein the kickstand is biased to and lockable in the forward position.