Pivoting and reclining vehicle seating assembly
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback;
a seat base pivotally coupled with the seatback;
an upper link coupled between the seatback and a rear support; and
front and rear links coupled between the seat base and a floor, wherein the rear link is shorter than the front link and generally maintains a vertical position of a rearward portion of the seat base and wherein a bottom end of the front link is linearly adjustable on the floor between forward and rearward positions, thereby adjusting a forward portion of the seat base respectively between raised and lowered positions relative to a rearward portion of the seat base.
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback and a seat base pivotally coupled with the seatback. An upper link is pivotally coupled between an upper portion of the seatback and a rear support. A front link and a rear link are pivotally coupled between the seat base and a floor. A bottom end of the front link is moveable on the floor between a forward position and a rearward position, adjusting the seatback respectively between a reclined position and an upright position.
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seatback; a seat base pivotally coupled with the seatback; an upper link coupled between the seatback and a rear support; and front and rear links coupled between the seat base and a floor, wherein the rear link is shorter than the front link and generally maintains a vertical position of a rearward portion of the seat base and wherein a bottom end of the front link is linearly adjustable on the floor between forward and rearward positions, thereby adjusting a forward portion of the seat base respectively between raised and lowered positions relative to a rearward portion of the seat base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seatback; a seat base; a coupling between the seatback and a rear support; a front link and a rear link shorter in length than the front link pivotally coupling the seat base with a floor, wherein a bottom end of the front link moves along a slide assembly between forward and rearward positions to vertically adjust a forward portion of the seat base relative to a rearward position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seatback pivotally coupled with a seat base; a first link pivotally coupling the seatback with a rear support; a second link pivotally coupling a rear portion of the seat base with a floor; and a third link, longer than the first and second links, that pivotally couples the seat base with a slide assembly that moves the third link over the floor, vertically adjusting a front of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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