US 12,139,047 B2
Seating solutions 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, 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. 17/700,081.
Prior Publication US 2023/0294566 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/06 (2006.01); B60N 2/07 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/0244 (2013.01) [B60N 2/015 (2013.01); B60N 2/06 (2013.01); B60N 2/0715 (2013.01); B60N 2/0722 (2013.01); B60N 2/0747 (2013.01); B60N 2/143 (2013.01); B60N 2/20 (2013.01); B60N 2/427 (2013.01); B60N 2/0264 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seating assembly for a vehicle, the seating assembly comprising:
a first seat including a first seat base coupled with a backrest, wherein the backrest extends between a first surface corresponding to the first seat and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a second seat including a seat back and a second seat base pivotably coupled with the seat back and moveable between a stowed position in which the second seat base engages the seat back and a deployed position in which the second seat base is folded outwardly from the seat back;
a locking feature between the second seat base and the seat back moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the locking feature engages the second seat base in the locked position to maintain the second seat base in the stowed position, and wherein the locking feature is disengaged from the second seat base in the unlocked position to allow the second seat base to move toward the deployed position; and
a connection interface between the backrest and the seat back including an engaging member and a receiving member, the engaging member selectively engaging the receiving member to secure the second seat to the first seat in an attached configuration of the second seat.