US 12,077,066 B2
Vehicle seating system for a stationary 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 Ramirez, 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. 17/699,755.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294562 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/012 (2013.01) [B60N 2/3081 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body defining a cargo space, wherein the body includes at least one sidewall at least partially defining the cargo space;
support features coupled to the at least one sidewall;
seating assemblies coupled to the support features in the cargo space, wherein each of the seating assemblies includes:
a seat base operable between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein a bottom surface of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the at least one sidewall when the seat base is in the stowed position, and wherein a bottom surface of the seat base defines a channel that is recessed into the seat base; and
a leg support operably coupled to the seat base, wherein the leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position, wherein an end of the leg support is disposed proximate to the seat base when in the storage position and configured to engage a floor of the cargo space when in the support position, and wherein at least a portion of the leg support is disposed in the channel to contain at least the portion of the leg support in the seat base when the leg support is in the storage position; and
a frame coupled to the at least one sidewall proximate to a wheel housing, wherein the seat base of at least one of the seating assemblies includes pivot members configured to rotatably engage the frame, and wherein the frame defines a receiving aperture configured to receive the seat base of the at least one of the seating assemblies when the seat base is in the stowed position, and further wherein a support surface of the seat base of the at least one of the seating assemblies aligns with a front surface of the frame when the seat base is disposed in the stowed position.