US 12,269,375 B2
Vehicle seat assembly having a pivot pitch
Kurt Leon Kormos, Milford, MI (US); Rabindranath Persad, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Thomas J. Susko, Saint Clair Shores, MI (US); and Frank Glenn Walega, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,886.
Prior Publication US 2024/0042904 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/10 (2006.01); B60N 2/12 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/10 (2013.01) [B60N 2/12 (2013.01); B60N 2/14 (2013.01); B60N 2/3031 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat assembly convertible between a use position and a non-use position, the vehicle seat assembly comprising:
a seat with a seat cushion support;
a seatback;
a base configured to connect to a vehicle;
a front pivot linkage supported by the base by a first joint and pivotally connected to the seat cushion support of the seat by a second joint;
a rear foot pivotally supported on the base by a third joint, wherein a pivoting movement of the rear foot about the third joint is lockable, and wherein the rear foot is connected to the seatback by a fourth joint;
a fifth joint that connects the seatback to the seat cushion support, wherein the fourth joint is a latch and the fifth joint provides a free pivot, and wherein the fourth joint is latched when the seat moves from the use position to a boarding non-use position; and
a stop member including a stop plate supported on the base and located forward of the rear foot to contact the rear foot in the boarding non-use position.