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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Rachel Demerly, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Raed EL-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
Robyne McBride, Belle River, CA;
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Pline, Plymouth, MI (US);
S. M. Akbar Berry, Windsor, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seatback and a seat portion supported by a frame assembly. The seat portion includes a carrier assembly and a displaceable platform pivotally coupled thereto for pivoting movement between a use position and a deployed position. A retraction mechanism includes a first bracket operably coupled to the frame assembly, and a second bracket operably coupled to the displaceable platform. The first and second brackets are operably coupled to one another by an actuator, and the second bracket is operable between first and second positions relative to the first bracket. A belt assembly includes a tether member and a belt member. The tether member is coupled between the first and second brackets, and the belt member is operable between a deployed position outside of the seatback, and a stowed position within an interior of the seatback.