IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0597041
(2012-08-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8882197
(2014-11-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Line, Johnathan Andrew
- Nae, Dumitru Dan
- McInally, Steven
- Sajja, Ammeswara Rao
- Stanhope, Curtis D.
- Heath, Gornique'Ka Mo'Nya
- Ferretti, Daniel
- Kormos, Kurt
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A vehicle seating assembly includes a track assembly having a rail and a base member slidably engaged with the rail and supporting a seatback. A bracket is coupled to the rail and supports a seat with an articulation feature. A linkage couples the seat with the seatback. A coupler is engaged with th
A vehicle seating assembly includes a track assembly having a rail and a base member slidably engaged with the rail and supporting a seatback. A bracket is coupled to the rail and supports a seat with an articulation feature. A linkage couples the seat with the seatback. A coupler is engaged with the articulation feature. Movement of the coupler relative to the articulation feature translates the seating assembly between a deployed position, wherein the seat is generally orthogonal to the seatback, and a stowed position, wherein the seatback abuts the seat and is generally parallel to the rail. A hinge in the linkage causes translation from the deployed position to an access position. The seat is generally orthogonal to the rail and the seatback is slid to a forward segment of the rail.
대표청구항
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a track assembly including a rail and a base member slidably engaged with the rail and supporting a seatback;a bracket having a forward end pivotally coupled to the rail, a rearward end coupled to a seat, and an articulation feature therebetween supporting t
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a track assembly including a rail and a base member slidably engaged with the rail and supporting a seatback;a bracket having a forward end pivotally coupled to the rail, a rearward end coupled to a seat, and an articulation feature therebetween supporting the seat; anda linkage coupling the seat with the seatback, comprising: a coupler engaged with the articulation feature, wherein movement of the coupler relative to the articulation feature translates the seating assembly between a deployed position, having the seat generally orthogonal to the seatback and a stowed position having the seatback abutting the seat and generally parallel to the rail; anda hinge in the linkage that is pivotal to cause translation from the deployed position to an access position having the seat generally orthogonal to the rail and the seatback slid to a forward segment of the rail. 2. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seatback is pivotally coupled with the base member, and wherein the seatback has a forward extending tab that is coupled with the linkage, such that forward pivotal movement of the seatback from the deployed position causes the tab to move rearward and the coupler to move relative to the articulation feature. 3. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the articulation feature of the bracket includes an elongated slot disposed at a mid-portion thereof, and wherein the coupler of the linkage includes a protrusion disposed at an intermediate portion thereof, such that the protrusion is slidably engaged with the elongated slot. 4. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the hinge in the linkage includes a laterally extending rod that engages a fork on the bracket when the seating assembly is in the deployed and access positions, such that when the seatback is slid to a rearward segment of the rail, the rod pulls the fork to adjust the seat from a generally vertical orientation in the access position to a generally horizontal orientation in the deployed position. 5. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the linkage includes a front link pivotally coupled with a front portion of the seat, a rear link pivotally coupled with a forward extending tab of the seatback, and an intermediate link that includes the coupler, which is engaged with the articulation feature. 6. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the seatback includes a recliner pivot that pivotally couples the seatback with the base member and is configured to lock the angle of a planar extent of the seatback relative to a planar extent of the seat. 7. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a seatback slidably engaged with a rail;a bracket coupled to the rail and supporting a seat; anda linkage coupling the seat with the seatback, comprising: an intermediate portion defining a protrusion slidably engaged with a slot on the bracket to cause translation of the seating assembly between a deployed position having the seat generally parallel to the rail and a stowed position having the seatback generally parallel to the rail; anda hinge in the linkage that is pivotal to cause translation from the deployed position to an access position having the seat generally orthogonal to the rail, wherein the hinge engages the bracket when the seating assembly transitions from the access position to the deployed position, such that the hinge pulls the bracket to pivot the seat rearward about the rail. 8. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 7, wherein the bracket is pivotally coupled to a forward segment of the rail, and wherein the seatback includes a base member slidably engaged with a rearward segment of a rail, such that the seatback slides to the forward segment of the rail when the seating assembly is in the access position. 9. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 7, wherein the seatback includes a back support surface, and wherein the seat includes a sitting surface, such that the back support surface abuts the sitting surface when the seating assembly is in the stowed position. 10. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 7, wherein a planar extent of the seat is generally orthogonal to a planar extent of the seatback when the seating assembly is in the deployed position. 11. A vehicle seating assembly comprising: a bracket coupled to a rail, supporting a seat, and having an articulation feature;an intermediate link slidably coupled to the articulation feature to translate the seating assembly between deployed and stowed positions; anda hinge having a lateral rod rotatably and releasably engaged with the bracket, the bracket being rearwardly rotatable relative thereto to adjust the seat from a generally vertical orientation to a generally horizontal orientation. 12. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, wherein the seating assembly in the deployed position is further defined by the seat orientated generally orthogonal to the seatback, and wherein the seating assembly in the stowed position is further defined by the seatback abutting the seat and orientated generally parallel to the rail. 13. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, wherein the seating assembly in the deployed position is further defined by the seatback positioned at a rearward segment of the rail, and wherein the seating assembly in the access position is further defined by the seat orientated generally orthogonal to the rail and the seatback slid to a forward segment of the rail. 14. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, further comprising: a base member slidably engaged with the rail and pivotally supporting the seatback. 15. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, wherein the bracket is pivotally coupled with the rail for pivotal movement of the seat from the deployed position, wherein the seat has a generally horizontal orientation, to the access position, wherein the seat has a generally vertical orientation. 16. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 11, wherein the seatback has a forward extending tab that is coupled with the linkage, such that movement of the seating assembly between the deployed position and the stowed position causes the forward extending tab to move the coupler relative to the articulation feature. 17. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1, wherein the hinge engages the bracket, such that the hinge pulls the bracket to pivot the seat rearward about the rail when the seating assembly moves from the access position to the deployed position. 18. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 7, wherein the bracket engages a laterally extending rod when the seating assembly moves from the access to the deployed position.
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