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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Christian J. Hosbach, Taylor, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kevin VanNieulande, Fraser, MI (US);
Patrick Maloney, Livonia, MI (US);
Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sangram Tamhankar, Canton, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Jonathan Paul Weiler, Detroit, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating assembly includes a shell assembly having a seat base coupled with a seatback. A base assembly is operably coupled with the shell assembly. The base assembly includes an outer portion defining an opening and an engagement slot. An inner portion is positioned through the opening of the outer portion. The inner portion includes a sidewall defining a receiving well. A barrel is positioned around the inner portion. The barrel defines a track extending helically from a lower end of the barrel to an upper end of the barrel. A bearing is received by the engagement slot, the receiving well, and the track. The bearing is movable along the engagement slot and the track simultaneously. An actuator is operably coupled with the barrel and is configured to rotate the barrel. Rotation of the barrel is configured to vertically translate the inner portion relative to the outer portion.