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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vishal Vinayak Nageshkar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sangram Tamhankar, Canton, MI (US);
Christian J. Hosbach, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Patrick Maloney, Livonia, MI (US);
Alex Perkins, Detroit, MI (US);
Victoria Leigh Schein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kevin VanNieulande, Fraser, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seatback having a cushioned component pivotally coupled to the seatback and operable between deployed and retracted positions. The cushioned component includes an interior cavity. A rack assembly is positioned within the interior cavity and includes a forward-most rack with a first receiving area. The rack assembly further includes a rearward-most rack having a second receiving area. A first cartridge assembly is removeably received in the first receiving area of the rack assembly. A second cartridge assembly is removeably received in the second receiving area of the rack assembly. The rack assembly may also include one or more intermediate rack assemblies positioned between the forward-most and rearward-most rack assemblies for supporting other intermediate cartridge assemblies. Each cartridge assembly includes a different density profile for providing variated comfort settings to the seatback of the seat assembly.