Seating cargo retention and lounging system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10710487-B2
Application number	US-201815906310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2018
Priority date	Feb 27, 2018
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle interior system is provided herein. The vehicle interior system includes a seating assembly. The seating assembly includes a seatback that is pivotally coupled to a seat-base, and is operable between a use position and a stowed position. An anchoring feature is disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly. A hammock is coupled to the anchoring feature and is configured to extend therefrom and attach to the seating assembly when the seating assembly is in the stowed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle interior system, comprising:
a seating assembly comprising a seatback pivotally coupled to a seat-base and operable between use and stowed positions;
an anchoring feature disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly; and
a hammock coupled to the anchoring feature and configured to extend therefrom and attach to the seating assembly when the seating assembly is in the stowed position.

2. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the hammock is configured to attach to the seat-base of the seating assembly when the seating assembly is in the stowed position.

3. The vehicle interior system of claim 2 , wherein the seat-base comprises:
a bottom side that generally faces vehicle downward when the seating assembly is in the use position; and
the hammock is configured to attach to the bottom side of the seat-base.

4. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the seating assembly is configured to tilt and tumble from the use position to the stowed position.

5. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , wherein the hammock is configured to be suspended between the anchoring feature and the seating assembly.

6. The vehicle interior system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a retractor coupled to the hammock and disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly configured to retract the hammock.

7. A vehicle interior system, comprising:
a first seating assembly, comprising a seatback pivotally coupled to a seat-base and operable between use and stowed positions;
a retractor disposed vehicle-rearward of the first seating assembly; and
a hammock coupled to the retractor and operable between a retracted position, wherein the hammock is generally disposed about the retractor, and an unretracted position, wherein the hammock is extended outwardly from the retractor and coupled to the first seating assembly in the stowed position.

8. The vehicle interior system of claim 7 , wherein the retractor is disposed in a bulkhead of the vehicle interior.

9. The vehicle interior system of claim 7 , wherein the retractor is disposed in a floor of the vehicle interior.

10. The vehicle interior system of claim 7 , wherein the retractor is configured to retract the hammock from the unretracted position to the retracted position.

11. The vehicle interior system of claim 7 , wherein the retractor comprises a spring-loaded roller.

12. The vehicle interior system of claim 7 , further comprising:
a second seating assembly disposed vehicle rearward of the first seating assembly, comprising a seat-base pivotally coupled to a seatback; and
an anchoring feature disposed between the seat-base and the seatback of the second seating assembly, wherein the hammock is configured to be coupled to the anchoring feature while in the unretracted position.

13. A vehicle interior system, comprising:
a floor;
a seating assembly comprising a seatback and a floor-attachment feature coupled to a seat-base;
the seating assembly being operable between a use position, wherein the floor-attachment feature is engaged with the floor, and a stowed position, wherein the floor-attachment feature is disengaged from the floor;
an anchoring feature spaced apart from the seating assembly; and
a hammock configured to extend between the seating assembly and the anchoring feature when the seating assembly is in the stowed position.

14. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein the hammock is configured to attach to the seat-base of the seating assembly.

15. The vehicle interior system of claim 14 , wherein the hammock is configured to attach to the floor-attachment feature of the seating assembly.

16. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein the seating assembly is configured to lock in place while in the stowed position.

17. The vehicle interior of claim 13 , wherein the anchoring feature is disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly.

18. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , further comprising:
a retractor coupled to the hammock and configured to retract the hammock, disposed vehicle rearward of the seating assembly.

19. The vehicle interior system of claim 13 , wherein the seating assembly is configured to provide a cushion at a vehicle forward end of the hammock while the seating assembly is in the stowed position.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Welch Ryan
• Schein Victoria Leigh

Classifications

• B60N2/345 Primary

  by adding parts · CPC title

• A45F3/22

  Hammocks; Hammock spreaders · CPC title

• B60N3/008 Primary

  of beds · CPC title

• B60N2/12

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title

• A47C17/84

  Suspended beds, e.g. suspended from ceiling (hammocks A45F3/22) · CPC title