Patent ID: 11904732
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:
activating a second translation actuator of the second seating assembly to actuate the second seating assembly along the rail system in a vehicle-rearward direction to position the second seating assembly at a second desired rail position;
the second desired seat position of the second seating assembly being an upwardly-stowed position of the seat;
in response to the first seat positional difference, activating a first seat actuator of the first seating assembly to align the seat of the first seating assembly with the first desired seat position, the first desired seat position being a downwardly-deployed position of the seat of the first seating assembly; and
the first arrangement being a cargo arrangement, wherein the cargo arrangement is defined as the seats of the first and second seating assemblies being placed in the upwardly-stowed position, the cargo arrangement further defined as the first and second seating assemblies being actuated along the rail system toward a forward region of the passenger compartment.