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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);

Marc Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);

John W. Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);

Lorne Joseph Lovelace, Macomb Township, MI (US);

Michael Kolich, Windsor, CA;

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/00 (2006.01); A47C 4/46 (2006.01); B60N 2/44 (2006.01); B60N 2/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/449 (2013.01); B60N 2/66 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly for a vehicle having a seat back and a seat. Bolsters extend laterally from one of the seat back and the seat and include a static projection, a cushion, and a dynamic projection disposed between the static projection and the cushion. The dynamic projection is operably coupled to one of the seat back and the seat. An articulation feature is disposed between the dynamic projection and the static projection and is operable between articulated and unarticulated conditions. A control is operably coupled to the articulation feature and is operational to move the articulation feature between the articulated and unarticulated conditions, which consequently move the dynamic projection relative to the static projection, respectively, thereby adjusting the angle of the cushion relative to one of the seat back and the seat.


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