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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
S M Akbar Berry, Lasalle, CA;
Raed Essa El-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Pline, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jeffrey Charles Paddock, Dearborn, MI (US);
Robyne McBride, Belle River, CA;
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle seating assembly includes a conventional common seat back frame, a plurality of forward soft trim carrier assemblies each having a unique configuration, a plurality of corresponding seat back panel and closeout assemblies, and an adapter carrier coupled with the common seat back frame and disposed between the forward soft trim carrier assembly and the corresponding seat back panel and closeout assembly. The adapter carrier includes a composite upper portion and a pair of depending frame attachment brackets coupled with a lower inboard and outboard lateral side of the composite upper portion of the adapter carrier. The pair of depending frame attachment brackets are coupled with a pair of opposed lateral side rails of the common seat back frame. The adapter carrier has a unique configuration corresponding with one of the plurality of forward soft trim carrier assemblies and the seat back panel and closeout assemblies.