US 11,897,370 B2
Seating solutions for a vehicle
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US); Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Macomb, MI (US); Collin Joshua Smith, Royal Oak, MI (US); Robert Charles Shipley, Westland, MI (US); Francisco Edgar Guizar, Mexico City (MX); and Scott Culver Anderson, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,981.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294567 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/0292 (2013.01) [B60N 2/305 (2013.01); B60N 2/3047 (2013.01); B60N 2/01508 (2013.01); B60N 2/143 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a passenger compartment;
a wall positioned within the passenger compartment;
a support structure positioned on the wall, wherein the support structure defines a series of slots; and
a seating assembly that engages at least one of the slots of the series of slots such that the seating assembly is suspended above a floor of the passenger compartment;
wherein the seating assembly comprises a seat, wherein the seat comprises a seat engagement member that is received within one of the slots of the series of slots; and
wherein the seat engagement member is configured for coupling to a rear side of a primary seating assembly, and wherein such coupling of the seat to the rear side of the primary seating assembly enables an auxiliary seating assembly.