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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Sean Bayle West, Monroe, MI (US);
Ratan Howlader, Novi, MI (US);
Robert Charles Shipley, Plymouth, MI (US);
Patrick Davis, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Ian James, Windsor, CA;
Nicholas Alphonse Billardello, Macomb, MI (US);
David Frederick Lyons, New Haven, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly is provided that includes a seatback and a seat that includes a seat frame and a support assembly. The support assembly is coupled to the seat frame and movable between an elevated position and a flattened position in response to an actuation force applied on the support assembly. The support assembly includes an extension member having a first end fixedly coupled to the seat frame and a second end rotatably coupled to the seat frame, and a plate having a first side rotatably coupled to the seat frame and a second side slidably coupled to the seat frame.