Patent ID: 11904736
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
a track assembly disposed on a vehicle floor and including:
a rail slidably disposed in a track; and
a positioning bracket fixedly coupled to the track;

a seat frame;
a pivot bracket disposed at the front of the seat frame, coupled to the rail, and defining a seat axis of rotation disposed laterally along the seat frame;
a lift mechanism coupled to the pivot bracket and configured to rotate the seat frame about the seat axis of rotation and between a sitting position and a standing position;
a lever assembly rotatably coupled to the lift mechanism, rotatable about the seat axis of rotation, and movable along the positioning bracket as the rail slides in the track; and
a release mechanism operably coupled to the lift mechanism and the track assembly and positionable in a locked position to fix the rail relative to the track or an unlocked position to release the rail from the track.