IP Library Granted Patent US 10,232,787
Granted Patent B2
US 10,232,787 · App. 15/628,192 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Second row seat dump handle bezel integrated light

Inventors: Kevin Mozurkewich (Livonia, MI); Johnathan Andrew Line (Northville, MI); Marcos Silva Kondrad (Macomb, MI); Kevin Wayne Preuss (Berkley, MI); Keith Allen Godin (Dearborn, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60R7/043B60N2/3045B60N3/02B60N3/103B60Q3/233B60N2002/0216
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Patent No.
US 10,232,787
App. No.
15/628,192
Granted
Mar 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seating assembly includes a seatback. A seat includes a top side that defines a seating surface and a bottom side that includes an attachment interface. The seat is operably coupled with the seatback and is rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation. A closeable pocket is removably coupled with the attachment interface of the seat. The closeable pocket includes a zipper. A handle operably disengages a latching mechanism of the seat and is disposed above the closeable pocket. The handle includes a peripheral bezel with a light source, which is a light emitting diode, configured to illuminate the closeable pocket and a cargo space disposed below the seat.

Claims (33)

1. A seating assembly comprising:

a seatback;

a seat including a top side defining a seating surface and a bottom side including an attachment interface, the seat operably coupled with the seatback and rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation;

a closeable pocket removably coupled with the attachment interface of the seat, the closeable pocket including a zipper; and

a handle that operably disengages a latching mechanism of the seat and which is disposed above the closeable pocket, the handle including a peripheral bezel with a light source, which is a light emitting diode, configured to illuminate the closeable pocket and a cargo space disposed below the seat.

2. The seating assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light source activation feature disposed proximate the peripheral bezel and in electrical communication with the light source.

3. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light source is configured to direct a beam of illumination at a downward angle.

4. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light source is electrically coupled through the seat to a vehicle body harness.

5. The seating assembly of claim 4 , wherein the light source is in electrical communication with the vehicle body harness that activates a dome light and the light source simultaneously when the seat is in the vertical orientation.

6. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a seatback;

a seat operably coupled with the seatback and rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation;

a closeable pocket integrally formed with a bottom side of the seat, the closeable pocket including a zipper; and

a dump handle disposed above the closeable pocket and having a light source configured to illuminate the closeable pocket when the seat is in the vertical orientation.

7. The seating assembly of claim 6 , wherein the light source is electrically coupled through the seat to a vehicle body harness.

8. The seating assembly of claim 7 , wherein the light source is in electrical communication with the vehicle body harness that activates a dome light and the light source simultaneously when the seat is in the vertical orientation.

9. The seating assembly of claim 6 , wherein the light source also illuminates a cargo space disposed below the seat.

10. The seating assembly of claim 6 , wherein the light source is configured to direct a beam of illumination at a downward angle.

11. The seating assembly of claim 6 , wherein the light source is a light emitting diode.

12. The seating assembly of claim 6 , further comprising:

a light source activation feature disposed proximate a bezel and that supports the light source and is in electrical communication with the light source.

13. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a seatback;

a seat including a top side defining a seating surface and a bottom side including an attachment interface, the seat operably coupled with the seatback and rotatable between a horizontal orientation and a vertical orientation;

a closeable pocket removably coupled with the attachment interface of the seat, the closeable pocket including a zipper; and

a handle disposed above the closeable pocket, the handle including a peripheral bezel with a light source, which is a light emitting diode, configured to illuminate the closeable pocket when the seat is in the vertical orientation.

14. The seating assembly of claim 13 , wherein the light source is electrically coupled through the seat to a vehicle body harness.

15. The seating assembly of claim 14 , wherein the light source is in electrical communication with the vehicle body harness that activates a dome light and the light source simultaneously when the seat is in the vertical orientation.

16. The seating assembly of claim 13 , wherein the light source also illuminates a cargo space disposed below the seat.

17. The seating assembly of claim 13 , wherein the light source is configured to direct a beam of illumination at a downward angle.

18. The seating assembly of claim 13 , further comprising:

a light source activation feature disposed proximate the bezel and in electrical communication with the light source.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2017
From: MOZURKEWICH, KEVIN; LINE, JOHNATHAN ANDREW; KONDRAD, MARCOS SILVA; PREUSS, KEVIN WAYNE; GODIN, KEITH ALLEN
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Continuity (1)
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