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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jung Jeon, Northville, MI (US);
David William Gaines, Farmington, MI (US);
Kurt Leon Kormos, Milford, MI (US);
Macit Aktas, Windsor, CA;
Shawn Anthony Dixon, Windsor, CA;
Craig Rackers, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seating system for a vehicle includes a first seat assembly having a first seat base and a first armrest that is convertible between an armrest position and a center seat position, and a second seat assembly having a second seat base and a second armrest that is convertible between an armrest position and a middle seat position. The seating system also includes a convertible third seat assembly located between the first and second seat assemblies and having a third seat formed by the first armrest and the second armrest in the middle seat position, wherein the first and second armrests are moveable between the armrest position and the center seat position.