公开(公告)号：US11214173B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16352220

申请日：2019-03-13

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Joseph Michael Kish ,  Daniel Ferretti ,  Spencer Robert Hoernke ,  Marcos Silva Kondrad

IPC: B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/015 ,  B60N2/14 ,  B60N2/06 ,  B60N2/20

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly is provided that includes a platform. The platform includes a frame having an attachment feature. A seat base is coupled with the attachment feature. A cross-member is coupled to the frame and movable between extended and retracted positions. The seating assembly also includes a track assembly including a plurality of tracks received by guides. The platform extends between each of the plurality of tracks.

公开(公告)号：US11203248B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US17036771

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Alan George Dry ,  Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Marcos Silva Kondrad ,  Kevin Wayne Preuss

IPC: B60H1/00 ,  B60N2/56

Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seating surface extending over at least one of a seat and a seatback. The seating assembly also includes a fluid mover and a fluid transfer member including a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion. The fluid inlet portion is coupled to the fluid mover, and the fluid outlet portion is proximate the seating surface. The fluid mover is selectively operable to release a pressurized fluid through the tube so that the release of the pressurized fluid at the outlet cools a seating assembly occupant.

公开(公告)号：US11180055B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16704081

申请日：2019-12-05

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Macit Aktas ,  Spencer Robert Hoernke ,  Paul D. Peterson ,  Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Joseph Michael Kish

IPC: B60N2/10 ,  B60N2/16 ,  B60N2/30 ,  B60N2/22 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/12

Abstract: A lift mechanism for a vehicle seating assembly comprises a gear assembly that includes a first gear and a second gear. A mounting bracket is fixedly coupled to a vehicle and shares a common axis with the first gear, wherein the first and second gears are positionable in a fixedly coupled arrangement at an initial location relative to the mounting bracket or at a final location relative to the mounting bracket, such that, when the first and second gears are in the fixedly coupled arrangement at the initial location relative to the mounting bracket, the seating assembly is in a sitting position, and when the first and second gears are in the fixedly coupled arrangement at the final location relative to the mounting bracket, the seating assembly is in a standing position.

公开(公告)号：US11148571B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16693659

申请日：2019-11-25

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Carol Diane Casey ,  Spencer Robert Hoernke ,  Jimmy Moua ,  Brian Boland ,  Sean Bayle West ,  Kevin Wayne Preuss ,  Keith Allen Godin

IPC: B60N2/90 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/20

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat, a seatback, and a lower leg support. The seat includes a forward end and a rearward end. The seatback is pivotably coupled to the seat. The lower leg support includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The lower leg support is rotatably coupled to the forward end of the seat and is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The stowed position of the lower leg support places the lower leg support in an area below the seat. The stowed position of the lower leg support forms an acute angle with the seat. A linkage assembly is coupled to an underside of the seat and the interior of the lower leg support. The linkage assembly is responsible for transitioning the lower leg support between the stowed position and the deployed position.

公开(公告)号：US11142097B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16401537

申请日：2019-05-02

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Alan George Dry ,  Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Joseph Michael Kish ,  Jimmy Moua ,  Joseph Raymond Comeau

IPC: B60N2/07 ,  B60R7/04 ,  B60N2/08

Abstract: A track assembly for a vehicle includes a rail assembly. The rail assembly defines an interior aperture. The interior aperture may be inaccessible from a top side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side of the rail assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20210268878A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17325615

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Michael Kolich ,  Daniel Ferretti ,  Scott H. Dunham

IPC: B60H3/00 ,  B60H1/00

Abstract: An air sanitizing apparatus for a vehicle comprising: an ozone generator; a negative ion generator; and an ultraviolet radiation source. The air sanitizing apparatus further includes a rotating feature and a motor operably connected to the rotating feature, the rotating feature configured to move the air sanitizing apparatus along a track system. The air sanitizing apparatus can includes a first end portion; a second end portion; a middle portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion, the middle portion rotatable relative to the first end portion and the second end portion about an axis that extends through both the first end portion and the second end portion. The ozone generator, the negative ion generator, and the ultraviolet radiation source are all disposed at the middle portion. The air sanitizing apparatus is disposed in an interior of a vehicle below but adjacent to a ceiling.

公开(公告)号：US11104248B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16595829

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Glenn Scott ,  Alan George Dry ,  Eric Morse ,  Joseph Michael Kish ,  Macit Aktas ,  Joshua Gauthier ,  Cung K. Chieu ,  Robert Clayton Caldwell ,  Matthew Schwope ,  Changwei Xie ,  Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Ray Kurlonko ,  Arya Sabeti

IPC: B60N2/08 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60P7/08 ,  F16H25/04 ,  F16H19/04

Abstract: A rail assembly includes a track assembly defining an interior channel, a shuttle assembly received within the interior channel, and a carriage assembly coupled to the track assembly. The shuttle assembly includes a lock assembly. The carriage assembly includes a trigger assembly. The trigger assembly includes a trigger cam and an actuator cam coupled to the trigger cam. The actuator cam actuates the carriage assembly between locked and unlocked configurations relative to the track assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11097642B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16704141

申请日：2019-12-05

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Spencer Robert Hoernke ,  Macit Aktas ,  Paul D. Peterson ,  Jimmy Moua ,  Joseph Michael Kish ,  Sean Bayle West ,  Deeptej Kudav

IPC: B60N2/90 ,  B60N2/64 ,  B60N2/02

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a leg support rotationally coupled to a seat and including a bladder assembly at least partially disposed on the leg support, and a lift mechanism disposed between the seat and the leg support, wherein the lift mechanism is configured to move the leg support between a stored position and a deployed position, and wherein the bladder assembly is inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state.

公开(公告)号：US11091065B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16735140

申请日：2020-01-06

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Macit Aktas ,  Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Spencer Robert Hoernke ,  Kevin Wayne Preuss ,  Deeptej Kudav ,  Keith Allen Godin

IPC: B60N2/20 ,  B60N2/68 ,  B60N2/22 ,  B60N2/06 ,  B60N2/02

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat including a side bracket, a seatback, a displaceable bracket extending between the seatback and the side bracket, a pivotable seatback coupling between the displaceable bracket and the seatback, and a movement assembly operably coupling the displaceable bracket to the side bracket. The movement assembly is positionable between a design position and a fully deployed position to move the displaceable bracket between a first position and a second position, respectively, and to move the pivotable seatback coupling between a primary positon and a secondary position, respectively, wherein, when the pivotable seatback coupling is in a secondary position, the seatback is movable between a forward inclined position and a substantially flat position.

公开(公告)号：US20210206297A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US16735140

申请日：2020-01-06

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Macit Aktas ,  Johnathan Andrew Line ,  Spencer Robert Hoernke ,  Kevin Wayne Preuss ,  Deeptej Kudav ,  Keith Allen Godin

IPC: B60N2/20 ,  B60N2/68 ,  B60N2/22 ,  B60N2/06 ,  B60N2/02

Abstract: A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat including a side bracket, a seatback, a displaceable bracket extending between the seatback and the side bracket, a pivotable seatback coupling between the displaceable bracket and the seatback, and a movement assembly operably coupling the displaceable bracket to the side bracket. The movement assembly is positionable between a design position and a fully deployed position to move the displaceable bracket between a first position and a second position, respectively, and to move the pivotable seatback coupling between a primary positon and a secondary position, respectively, wherein, when the pivotable seatback coupling is in a secondary position, the seatback is movable between a forward inclined position and a substantially flat position.