Network of rails for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11254240-B2
Application number	US-201816204233-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2018
Priority date	Nov 29, 2018
Publication date	Feb 22, 2022
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022

Abstract

A network of rails for a vehicle includes a lateral rail that extends primarily along a lateral axis of the vehicle, a longitudinal rail that extends primarily along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and a circular rail that interacts with at least one of the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network of rails for a vehicle, comprising:
a lateral rail that extends primarily along a lateral axis of the vehicle;
a longitudinal rail that extends primarily along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
a circular rail that bisects at least one of the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail.

2. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the circular rail is positioned at one or more ends of at least one of the lateral rail and the longitudinal rail.

3. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lateral rail, the longitudinal rail, and the circular rail are in a generally planar relationship with one another.

4. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the circular rail generally corresponds with a distance between individual tracks of the lateral rail and a distance between individual tracks of the longitudinal rail.

5. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising:
a seating assembly coupled to the network of rails, wherein the seating assembly is coupled to the network of rails by a plurality of anchors that are positioned to permit actuation along the lateral rail, the longitudinal rail, and the circular rail.

6. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of anchors are positioned to permit actuation along the lateral rail, the longitudinal rail, and the circular rail without adjusting a longitudinal position or a lateral position of the plurality of anchors relative to one another.

7. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of anchors are coupled to an underside of a pair of seat tracks.

8. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the pair of seat tracks enable horizontal actuation of the seating assembly along the seat tracks relative to the plurality of anchors.

9. A network of rails for a vehicle, comprising:
lateral rails that extend primarily along a lateral axis of the vehicle;
longitudinal rails that extend primarily along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
circular rails that are positioned in a bisecting relationship at one or more ends of the lateral rails and the longitudinal rails.

10. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the lateral rails, the longitudinal rails, and the circular rails are in a generally planar relationship with one another.

11. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 9 , wherein a diameter of the circular rails generally corresponds with a distance between the lateral rails and a distance between the longitudinal rails.

12. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising a seating assembly coupled to the network of rails.

13. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the seating assembly is coupled to the network of rails by a plurality of anchors that are positioned to permit actuation along the lateral rails, the longitudinal rails, and the circular rails.

14. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of anchors are positioned to permit actuation along the lateral rails, the longitudinal rails, and the circular rails without adjusting a longitudinal position or a lateral position of the plurality of anchors relative to one another.

15. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of anchors are coupled to an underside of a pair of seat tracks.

16. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the pair of seat tracks enable horizontal actuation of the seating assembly along the seat tracks relative to the plurality of anchors.

17. A network of rails for a vehicle, comprising:
lateral rails extending along a lateral axis of the vehicle;
longitudinal rails extending along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle;
circular rails positioned in a bisecting relationship at one or more ends of the lateral rails and the longitudinal rails; and
a seating assembly coupled to the network of rails by a plurality of anchors that are positioned to permit actuation along the network of rails.

18. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 17 , wherein a diameter of the circular rails generally corresponds with a distance between the lateral rails, a distance between the longitudinal rails, and a distance between the plurality of anchors.

19. The network of rails for a vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of anchors are positioned to permit actuation along the lateral rails, the longitudinal rails, and the circular rails without adjusting a longitudinal position or a lateral position of the plurality of anchors relative to one another.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Baccouche Mohamed Ridha
• Arora Rahul
• Nusier Saied
• Belwafa Jamel E

Classifications

• B60N2/0735

  Position and orientation of the slide as a whole · CPC title

• B60N2/14

  rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/10 {, B60N2/2869} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/0737

  the slide path being substantially in a direction different from the longitudinal · CPC title

• B60N2/065

  Rear seats · CPC title

• B60N2/01 Primary

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title