Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anthropomorphic pivotable upper seatback support
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Application No.: US15715264Application Date: 2017-09-26
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Publication No.: US10239419B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Johnathan Andrew Line , Marcos Silva Kondrad , Daniel Ferretti , Michael Kolich , John Wayne Jaranson
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60N2/02
- IPC: B60N2/02 ; B60N2/20 ; B60N2/22

Abstract:
A vehicle seating assembly includes a lower seat and a seatback structure extending upwardly relative the lower seat, the lower seat and the seatback structure defining a seat H-point, and the seatback structure having an upper seatback support, a lower seatback support, and a split between the upper seatback support and the lower seatback support. The split is disposed between 270 and 300 mm, preferably about 285 mm, above the H-point along a line extending substantially parallel to the seatback structure. The upper seatback support pivots about a pivot between a rearward position and a forward position relative the lower seatback support. A motorized actuation assembly is disposed within the seatback structure and operably coupled to the upper seatback support, wherein the motorized actuation assembly pivots the upper seatback support about the pivot between the rearward position and the forward position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180015844A1 ANTHROPOMORPHIC PIVOTABLE UPPER SEATBACK SUPPORT Public/Granted day:2018-01-18
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