Seat assembly having an extendable thigh support
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom having a seat bottom frame that includes a seat pan; and
an extendable thigh support that is moveably disposed on the seat pan, the extendable thigh support including;
a lower guide mounted to a bottom side of the seat pan;
an upper guide mounted to a top side of the seat pan;
an attachment sled that is moveably disposed on the lower guide;
a seat cushion extension sled moveably disposed on the upper guide; and
a linkage mechanism that operatively connects the attachment sled to the seat cushion extension sled, wherein at least a portion of the linkage mechanism is rotatable about a first linkage axis.
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Abstract
A seat assembly having an extendable thigh support. The extendable thigh support may include an attachment sled that may be moveably disposed on a lower guide and a seat cushion extension sled that may be moveably disposed on an upper guide. A linkage mechanism may operatively connect the attachment sled to the seat cushion extension sled.
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20 Claims
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom having a seat bottom frame that includes a seat pan; and an extendable thigh support that is moveably disposed on the seat pan, the extendable thigh support including; a lower guide mounted to a bottom side of the seat pan; an upper guide mounted to a top side of the seat pan; an attachment sled that is moveably disposed on the lower guide; a seat cushion extension sled moveably disposed on the upper guide; and a linkage mechanism that operatively connects the attachment sled to the seat cushion extension sled, wherein at least a portion of the linkage mechanism is rotatable about a first linkage axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom having a seat bottom frame; an extendable thigh support that is moveably disposed on the seat bottom frame, the extendable thigh support including; a lower guide disposed on the seat bottom frame; an attachment sled that is moveably disposed on the lower guide; an upper guide disposed on the seat bottom frame; a seat cushion extension sled that is disposed on the upper guide and is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; and a linkage mechanism that operatively connects the attachment sled to the seat cushion extension sled; a seat bottom cushion that is disposed on the extendable thigh support; a seat bottom trim cover that extends over the seat bottom cushion, wherein the seat bottom trim cover is attached to the attachment sled; and a gap cover that is mounted to the seat bottom frame and has a plurality of arms that are received in grooves on the seat cushion extension sled. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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