Displaceable panel for seating assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11820259-B2
Application number	US-202117446722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Priority date	Sep 2, 2021
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Nagi Ranjit
• Pabalate Nathan
• Gilbert Nicholas
• Davis Patrick
• Romelfanger Megan

Classifications

• B60N2/2209 Primary

  by longitudinal displacement of the cushion, e.g. back-rest hinged on the bottom to the cushion and linked on the top to the vehicle frame · CPC title

• B60N2/028

  Elastically mounted back-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/2222

  the back-rest having two or more parts · CPC title

• B60N2/36 Primary

  into a loading platform {(B60N2/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title