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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ranjit Nagi, Northville, MI (US);
Nathan Pabalate, Windsor, CA;
Nicholas Gilbert, Livonia, MI (US);
Patrick Davis, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Megan Romelfanger, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/36 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/2209 (2013.01); B60N 2/028 (2013.01); B60N 2/2222 (2013.01); B60N 2/36 (2013.01); B60N 2/686 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.