Vehicle seat back member

US9499080B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Johnathan Andrew Line · Northville, US
• Shawn Anthony Dixon · Windsor, CA
• Robert William Moore · Reading, GB
• Khaled Ayyash · Ann Arbor, US
• Majid Arefi · Beverly Hills, US
• James Patrick Creighton · Northville Township, US
• Vanja Cemalovic · Northville, US
• Daniel Ferretti · Wixom, US
• Michael Steven Medoro · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/682
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat back member includes a central web and a front wall that extends from the central web. A rear wall extends along a substantial portion of a rear edge of the central web. A shear center load path of the vehicle seat back member is disposed proximate an inside corner defined by the connection of the central web and the rear wall, and extends substantially along the longitudinal extent of the rear wall.