Adjustable seat assembly

US10946776B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Joseph Michael Kish · Canton, US
• Jeffrey Gabalski · Beverly Hills, US
• Johnathan Andrew Line · Northville, US
• Joshua Gauthier · South Lyon, US
• Marcos Silva Kondrad · Chesterfield Township, US
• Spencer Robert Hoernke · Dundas, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 26, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/305
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat assembly includes a base frame and first and second guide brackets coupled to opposed sides of the base frame. The first and second guide brackets each include slots disposed therethrough. First and second support brackets are slideably mounted to the slots of the first and second guide brackets, respectively. A seat portion includes a seat frame that is pivotally coupled to the first and second support brackets at opposed first and second ends of the seat frame. The seat frame is configured to pivot with respect to the first and second support brackets between use and upright non-use positions. The base frame is rotatably supported on a swivel mechanism for rotation of the seat assembly between forward-facing and rearward-facing configurations.