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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph Michael Kish, Canton, MI (US);
Macit Aktas, Windsor, CA;
Benjamin Yilma, Canton, MI (US);
Derek Board, Ferndale, MI (US);
Kevin Michael Pline, Plymouth, MI (US);
Raed EL-Jawahri, Northville, MI (US);
Jeff Charles Paddock, Dearborn, MI (US);
James Robert Chascsa, Ii, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Rachel Demerly, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Robyne McBride, Belle River, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly includes a seat portion having a frame assembly, a carrier assembly and a displaceable platform operably coupled to the carrier assembly. The displaceable platform is operable 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 interconnected by an actuator that is operable between at-rest and actuated positions. The second bracket moves from a first position to a second position as the actuator moves from the at-rest position to the actuated position. At least one tether member is operably coupled to the first bracket and includes a body portion interlaced between the first and second brackets of the retraction mechanism.