US 12,472,849 B2
Seat assembly
Darren Legh, Wolverhampton (GB); Justin Meredith, Coventry (GB); James King, Coventry (GB); Kevin Farley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (GB); Jake Collins, Coventry (GB); Myriam Molina, Coventry (GB); and Chris J. Edwards, Burton-on-Trent (GB)
Assigned to Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/954,934.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/402,635, filed on Aug. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0067052 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/838 (2018.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/0252 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0284 (2013.01); B60N 2/838 (2018.02); B60N 2/995 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat assembly, comprising:
a seat adjuster; and
a seat including:
a seat bottom connectable to a track assembly;
a seatback pivotably connected to the seat bottom;
a calf rest pivotably connected to the seat bottom; and
a headrest pivotably connected to the seatback,
wherein the seat adjuster includes one or more motors and is connected to the seat to adjust the seat to a design position and to a zero-gravity position via adjusting the seatback, the calf rest, and the headrest about a plurality of pivot axes, and
wherein a position of a hip point of a user relative to a portion of the seat bottom is same in the design position and the zero-gravity position based on the connection between the portion of the seat bottom supporting a hip of the user and the track assembly,
wherein an orientation of the portion of the seat bottom is fixed with respect to the track assembly.