US 12,030,409 B2
Seating assembly with swivel capability
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US); Macit Aktas, Windsor (CA); and Joseph Michael Kish, Canton, 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. 17/699,996.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294570 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/14 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating assembly, comprising:
a coupling member;
a seat pivotably coupled to the coupling member;
a seatback pivotably coupled to the coupling member;
a swivel plate coupled to the coupling member, wherein the swivel plate enables rotational movement of the coupling member, the seat, and the seatback about a vertical axis, and wherein the swivel plate comprises a plurality of swivel anchors;
a base coupled to the swivel plate, wherein the base comprises:
a) a central aperture;
b) a geometrical center defining a center point through which the vertical axis extends;
c) a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a fourth leg, wherein each leg comprises a terminal end, the terminal ends configured to substantially extend horizontally outward from the center of the base;
d) a first foot, a second foot, a third foot, and a fourth foot, wherein each foot is coupled to the terminal end of their respective leg; and
e) a plurality of base anchors; and
a rotation shaft coupled to the central aperture, wherein the rotation shaft comprises;
a) an upper retention flange, wherein the upper retention flange extends through a rotation plate aperture defined by the rotation plate and has an outer diameter that is greater than a diameter of the rotation plate aperture; and
b) a lower retention flange, wherein the lower retention flange is positioned beneath an underside of the base, wherein the lower retention flange has an outer diameter that is greater than a diameter of the central aperture.