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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alan George Dry, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);
Gunnar Groesbeck, Berkley, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. A seat base includes a first thigh support and a second thigh support. A self-locking cam system is operably coupled with the first thigh support and the second thigh support, including a torque tube. A plurality of cams are disposed along the torque tube and are operably coupled with a plurality of spring guides. The self-locking cam system is configured to move the first thigh support and the second thigh support from a lowered position to a raised position.