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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel Ferretti, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Gornique'ka Mo'nya Heath, Taylor, MI (US);
Dumitru Dan Nae, Troy, MI (US);
John W. Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Curtis D. Stanhope, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kurt Kormos, Milford, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel Ferretti, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Gornique'Ka Mo'Nya Heath, Taylor, MI (US);
Dumitru Dan Nae, Troy, MI (US);
John W. Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Curtis D. Stanhope, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kurt Kormos, Milford, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly including a seat having a top surface. A seatback includes a back support surface. A tab extends forward from the seatback. A track assembly includes a rail and a slide. A bracket is coupled to the slide and includes an elongate slot disposed at a mid-portion thereof. A linkage includes a first end coupled with the seat. A second end is coupled with the tab. A protrusion is disposed at an intermediate portion of the linkage and is engaged with the elongate slot. Movement of the protrusion is relative to the elongate slot, causing translation of the seating assembly between a deployed position, in which a planar extent of the seatback extends substantially orthogonally relative to a planar extent of the seat, and a stowed position, in which the top surface of the seat and the back support surface of the seatback are in abutting contact.