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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2024
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Sathya Shankar Kuttumukkula Chandrasekaran, Novi, MI (US);
Brandon J. Vick, Milan, MI (US);
Peter J. Moegling, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Brian J. Hewitt, Brighton, MI (US);
Arpit Bhatt, Canton, MI (US);
Alexander W. Schuyler, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Enineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion portion pivotable between a seated position and an access position. The seat cushion portion further includes a seat cushion frame. An underframe having a pair of sidewalls and a front wall defines a battery cavity beneath the seat cushion portion. An opening is formed in the front wall of the underframe. A tie down bracket includes a lower bracket portion extending beneath the seat cushion portion. A releasable fastener that extends through the at least one opening and releasably couples the lower bracket portion to a frame member of the underframe to secure the seat cushion portion in the seated position.
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