Articulating cushion bolster for ingress/egress
First Claim
1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base and a seat back;
bolsters extending laterally from one of the seat base and the seat back and including;
a bolster support having an abutment member and a substantially planar engagement surface adjacent thereto;
a flexible cushion overlying the bolster support;
a dynamic member operably coupled with one of the seat back and the seat base and slidably engaged with the substantially planar engagement surface, the dynamic member being operable between articulated and unarticulated positions; and
an arm rigidly coupled with the dynamic member;
a pivot bar disposed between the arm and the dynamic member;
a spring assembly operably coupled with the arm and biasing the arm to rotate the dynamic member to the unarticulated position.
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly having a seat base and a seat back. Bolsters extend laterally from one of the seat base and the seat back and include a bolster support having a hinge assembly and an abutment member and a substantially planar engagement surface disposed therebetween. A flexible cushion overlies the bolster support. A spring-biased dynamic member is operably coupled with one of the seat back and the seat base and is slidably engaged with the substantially planar engagement surface. The spring-biased dynamic member is operable between articulated and unarticulated positions. The spring-biased dynamic member moves to the articulated position upon initiation of a user-initiated event.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seat base and a seat back; bolsters extending laterally from one of the seat base and the seat back and including; a bolster support having an abutment member and a substantially planar engagement surface adjacent thereto; a flexible cushion overlying the bolster support; a dynamic member operably coupled with one of the seat back and the seat base and slidably engaged with the substantially planar engagement surface, the dynamic member being operable between articulated and unarticulated positions; and an arm rigidly coupled with the dynamic member; a pivot bar disposed between the arm and the dynamic member; a spring assembly operably coupled with the arm and biasing the arm to rotate the dynamic member to the unarticulated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a bolster support having a flexible cushion disposed thereon; a dynamic member slidably engaged with the bolster support and operably coupled with a load arm, the dynamic member and load arm being pivotable about a pivot member disposed therebetween; and a spring member engaged with the load arm to bias the load arm, dynamic member, and bolster support to an unarticulated position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a vehicle door configured to be opened and closed; cushioned bolsters extending from the vehicle seating assembly and including; a bolster support; a dynamic member rotatable about a pivot pin and rigidly coupled with a spring-biased load arm, the dynamic member being moveable to an unarticulated position when the vehicle door is opened and an articulated position against the spring-bias of the load arm when the vehicle door is closed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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