Vehicle seating system

US8801101B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls Technology Company · US

Inventors

• M. Omer Dagcioglu · Llanwenog, GB
• Ioan Ghergheli · Westland, US
• Michael B. Clor · Wixom, US
• Ram Gopal · Canton, US
• Kyle M. Doxey · Ann Arbor, US
• Paul A. Gilmore · Ann Arbor, US
• Timothy A. Brademeyer · Shelby Charter Township, US
• John Newberry · Belleville, US
• Stephen Telesco · Dexter, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 5, 2009
• Grant date: Aug 12, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/3093
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seating system including a seat back, a seat bottom, a track arrangement, a first carriage, and a second carriage is for use within a vehicle. The seat bottom is coupled to the seat back. The track arrangement is configured to be coupled to the vehicle. The first carriage is coupled to the seat bottom and is moveable within the track arrangement. The second carriage is coupled to the seat back and is moveable within the track arrangement. The second carriage and the first carriage are releasably coupled to one another so the second carriage is moveable relative to the first carriage when the coupling of the first carriage and the second carriage is released. The position of the second carriage relative to the first carriage is substantially fixed when the coupling of the first carriage and the second carriage is locked.