Patent ID: 11970096
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a seat base;
a split seatback having a seatback frame and pivotally coupled to the seat base, the split seatback having a first seatback and a second seatback;
a first pivot mechanism coupled to the seatback frame allowing the split seatback to pivot between an upright position and a folded position;
a motor for moving the split seatback to pivot to the folded position;
a second pivot mechanism comprising a pair of locking pivot mechanisms coupled to the second seatback for releasably holding the second seatback in an upright position;
a dump spring operatively coupled to the second seatback to spring bias the second seatback towards the folded position; and
a second mechanism comprising a pull mechanism for releasing the second pair of pivot mechanisms to allow the second seatback to move to a folded position with the dump spring.