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Granted Patent B2
US 11,820,259 · App. 17/446,722 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

Displaceable panel for seating assembly

Inventors: Ranjit Nagi (Northville, MI); Nathan Pabalate (Windsor, CA); Nicholas Gilbert (Livonia, MI); Patrick Davis (Royal Oak, MI); Megan Romelfanger (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60N2/2209B60N2/028B60N2/2222B60N2/36B60N2/686
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Patent No.
US 11,820,259
App. No.
17/446,722
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a seatback. The seatback includes a frame that has opposing first and second frame members and first and second displaceable panels that are pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members. The first and second displaceable panels are movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback.

Claims (12)

1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

a seat;

a seatback including:

a frame having opposing first and second frame members;

first and second displaceable panels pivotably coupled to the first and second frame members and movable between stored positions and deployed positions in response to a force exerted on the seatback;

a first displacement limiter extending between the first displaceable panel and the frame; and

a second displacement limiter extending between the second displaceable panel and the frame, wherein the first displaceable panel is an upper panel pivotably coupled about an upper end and the second displaceable panel is a lower panel pivotably coupled about a lower end, and wherein the first displacement limiter extends from the frame to a lower portion of the first displaceable panel and the second displacement limiter extends from the frame to an upper portion of the second displaceable panel, wherein the first and second displacement limiters are slidably coupled to pegs extending from the first and second displaceable panels, wherein the pegs include a cylindrical portion and a stopper portion, wherein the first and second displacement limiters each include a bracket having a slot positionable around the cylindrical portion, and wherein the first and second displacement limiters each include a biasing member.

2. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second displaceable panels are rotatably coupled to the opposing first and second frame members.

3. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first and second frame members include upper and lower frame members.

4. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 3 , further comprising:

a back panel disposed around the frame.

5. The vehicle seating assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first and second displaceable panels and the back panel form a substantially flat load floor when the seatback is in a folded position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: NAGI, RANJIT; PABALATE, NATHAN; GILBERT, NICHOLAS; DAVIS, PATRICK; ROMELFANGER, MEGAN
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 057365/0327 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230062855A1 · Mar 2, 2023
Cited By (1)
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