Vehicle seating assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9956898-B1
Application number	US-201715607782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	May 30, 2017
Publication date	May 1, 2018
Grant date	May 1, 2018

Abstract

A seating assembly is provided herein. The seating assembly includes a partition disposed between first and second seats. The partition includes a panel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position along a track assembly. A lamp is optically coupled with the panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seating assembly comprising:
a partition disposed between first and second seats, the partition including a panel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position along a track assembly;
a position sensor that is configured to determine a position of the panel, and
a lamp optically coupled with the panel.

2. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the track assembly includes a top rail, the top rail defining an elongated slot opening along the bottom of the rail and a track along opposing sides of the slot opening.

3. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the position sensor is a capacitive sensor that provides a sense activation field that encompasses a portion of a hanger of the panel.

4. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel includes an integrally formed handle on a vehicle forward surface thereof.

5. The seating assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a switch disposed on the partition and operably coupled with an electronic device, the electronic device configured to move the panel between the stowed and deployed positions.

6. The seating assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a luminescent structure disposed on the panel and configured to luminesce in response to receiving an excitation light from the lamp.

7. The seating assembly of claim 6 , wherein the lamp is disposed within the track assembly and is configured to emit excitation light at the luminescent structure.

8. The seating assembly of claim 6 , wherein the luminescent structure defines indicia on the panel, the indicia configured to independently luminesce in response to receiving the excitation light.

9. The seating assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel is disposed within a housing when the panel is in the stowed position.

10. The seating assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:
first and second bins respectively disposed proximate the first and second seats, wherein the housing separates the first and second bins.

11. The seating assembly of claim 10 , further comprising:
a luminescent structure disposed on the first and second bins and configured to luminesce in response to receiving an excitation light from a light source.

12. A seating assembly comprising:
first and second seats;
a movable partition disposed between the first and second seats, the movable partition including a panel;
a first lamp operably coupled with the panel; and
a first luminescent structure disposed on a first surface of the panel, the first luminescent structure defining indicia.

13. The seating assembly of claim 12 , further comprising:
a second lamp operably coupled with the panel; and
a second luminescent structure disposed on a second surface of the panel, the second luminescent structure defining indicia.

14. The seating assembly of claim 12 , wherein the panel is configured from an opaque material.

15. A seating assembly comprising:
a partition disposed between first and second seats, the partition including a panel movable between a stowed position and a deployed position along a track assembly;
a housing partially concealing the panel in the stowed position; and
first and second bins respectively disposed rearwardly of the first and second seats, wherein the housing separates the first and second bins.

16. The seating assembly of claim 15 , further comprising:
a lamp optically coupled with the panel.

17. The seating assembly of claim 16 , further comprising:
a vehicle sensor, wherein the lamp is activated by a change in signal from the vehicle sensor.

18. The seating assembly of claim 17 , wherein the lamp illuminates a notification when the bin sensor detects an object is disposed within the bin and a vehicle trip is completed.

19. The seating assembly of claim 17 , wherein the vehicle sensor is a bin sensor operably coupled with the bin and configured to detect a presence of an object within the bin.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Dellock Paul Kenneth
• Salter Stuart C
• Surman James J
• Huebner Annette Lynn
• Greiner Joshua

Classifications

• B60N2205/35

  Seat, bench or back-rests being split laterally in two or more parts · CPC title

• B60Q3/16

  Circuits; Control arrangements · CPC title

• B60N2/90 Primary

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60N2/91

  Panels between front seats · CPC title

• B60R2013/0287

  integrating other functions or accessories · CPC title