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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Arjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jianmin Zhang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Constantin Florea, Canton, MI (US);
Mladen Humer, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
LEAR CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat includes a seat bottom having an occupant support surface, a seatback connected to the seat bottom, the seatback having an occupant support side cooperating with the occupant support surface, and a rear side, and an energy absorbing feature including a rigid member connected to the rear side of the seatback. The rigid member is movable between a storage position adjacent the seatback, and a deployed position extending into a cargo space of a vehicle upon detection or occurrence of an impact event. In the deployed position, the rigid member is capable of interfacing with cargo, a cargo floor, or both, to reduce force imparted on and deflection of the seatback and deflect cargo from impacting the seatback.