Retention device for vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518296-B2
Application number	US-201916269091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2019
Priority date	Feb 6, 2019
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle includes a seating assembly attached to a vehicle interior. A seat is rotationally operable relative to a seatback. A retention device is selectively positionable in a stored position or a cargo storage position and extends between the seatback and a floor area disposed adjacent to the seating assembly. The seat is selectively positionable in a seating position or a stadium position. The retention device in the cargo storage position, the seat in the stadium position, and a floor at least partially define an enclosure configured to secure cargo to the floor and the seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a floor:
a seating assembly attached to a vehicle interior and including:
a seat that is rotationally operable relative to a seatback; and
a retention device comprising a strap secured to a retraction mechanism, wherein the retraction mechanism is disposed in one of the seating assembly and the floor, and the strap is configured to connect to the other of the seating assembly and the floor in a cargo storage position via an attachment piece connecting to a lock mechanism, the retention device selectively positionable in a stored position or the cargo storage position and extending between the seatback and the floor disposed adjacent to the seating assembly, wherein the seat is selectively positionable forward of the seatback in a seating position or a stadium position, and wherein the retention device in the cargo storage position, the seat in the stadium position, and the floor at least partially define an enclosure forward of the seatback configured to secure cargo to the floor and the seat.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the retraction mechanism is disposed in the seatback.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the retraction mechanism is disposed in the floor.

4. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein a free end of the strap is selectively releasable from the retraction mechanism and wherein a free end of the strap is configured to be received by a slot in the floor.

5. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the strap is selectively releasable from the retraction mechanism and wherein a free end of the strap is configured to be received by a slot in the seatback.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a tray disposed on the floor.

7. The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the tray includes a raised edge disposed around a perimeter of the tray.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the tray includes a striker for coupling a free end of the strap to the tray.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:
first and second cargo positioners disposed on the floor.

10. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the retention device includes a cover extending between the seatback and the floor.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the cover is contained in the seatback in the stored position.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the cover is secured to the edge portion of the seatback and the floor in the cargo storage position.

13. A seating assembly comprising:
a seat selectively positionable in one of a seating position and a stadium position;
a seatback, wherein the seat is forward of the seatback; and
a retention device comprising a strap secured to a retraction mechanism and coupled to the seatback, wherein the retention device is selectively deployable from a stored position to a cargo storage position, and wherein the retention device in the cargo storage position defines an enclosure forward of the seatback at least partially defined by the seat and a floor, wherein the retraction mechanism is disposed in one of the seating assembly and the floor and the strap is connected to the other of the seating assembly and floor via an attachment piece connecting to a lock mechanism in the cargo storage position.

14. The seating assembly of claim 13 , wherein the retention device in the cargo storage position defines an enclosure at least partially defined by the seat in the stadium position and the floor.

15. The seating assembly of claim 13 , wherein an exposed length of the retention device is selectively adjustable.

16. The seating assembly of claim 13 , wherein the retention device includes a retraction mechanism and wherein the retention device is contained in the retraction mechanism when the retention device is in the stored position.

17. A vehicle storage system comprising:
a seating assembly including a seat and a seatback, wherein the seat is forward of the seatback;
a floor; and
a retention device comprising a strap secured to a retraction mechanism, the retention device positionable between an upper portion of the seatback forward of the seatback and an area of the floor disposed proximate the seating assembly, wherein the retention device is selectively extendable from at least one of the upper portion of the seatback and the area of the floor disposed proximate the seating assembly, wherein the retraction mechanism is disposed in one tips the seating assembly and the floor and the strap is connected to the other of the seating assembly and the floor via an attachment piece connecting to a lock mechanism in the cargo storage position.

18. The vehicle storage system of claim 17 , wherein the retention device is selectively retractable into at least one of the corresponding upper portion of the seatback and the area of the floor disposed proximate the seating assembly.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Fowler James Hugh
• Kondrad Marcos Silva
• Preuss Kevin Wayne

Classifications

• B60R22/00

  Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles (safety belts or body harnesses in general A62B35/00) · CPC title

• B60P7/0807 Primary

  Attachment points · CPC title

• B60R7/043 Primary

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title

• B60P7/0876

  using restraining net or tarpaulin in contact with the load · CPC title

• B60P7/0823

  Straps; Tighteners · CPC title