Vehicle seating assembly with manual cushion tilt
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seat base;
a thigh support pivotally coupled to and extending forward from the seat base, the thigh support being spring-biased relative to the seat base to a raised position;
a bracket member disposed under the thigh support and defining an enlarged opening through which a support rod extends, the bracket limiting vertical movement of the thigh support;
a lever operably coupled to a center portion of the thigh support by a hinge, the lever being spring-biased to a raised position relative to the thigh support and including a rack with a plurality of teeth proximate the hinge, the teeth of the rack being configured to engage a catch projecting from the thigh support; and
a handle extending transversely from the lever, the handle operable to disengage the rack from the catch.
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base. A thigh support is pivotally coupled to and extends forward from the seat base. The thigh support is spring-biased relative to the seat base to a raised position. A lever is operably coupled to a center portion of the thigh support by a hinge. The lever is spring-biased to a raised position relative to the thigh support and includes a rack with a plurality of teeth proximate the hinge. The teeth of the rack are configured to engage a catch projecting from the seat base. A handle extends transversely from the lever. The handle is operable to disengage the rack from the catch.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seat base; a thigh support pivotally coupled to and extending forward from the seat base, the thigh support being spring-biased relative to the seat base to a raised position; a bracket member disposed under the thigh support and defining an enlarged opening through which a support rod extends, the bracket limiting vertical movement of the thigh support; a lever operably coupled to a center portion of the thigh support by a hinge, the lever being spring-biased to a raised position relative to the thigh support and including a rack with a plurality of teeth proximate the hinge, the teeth of the rack being configured to engage a catch projecting from the thigh support; and a handle extending transversely from the lever, the handle operable to disengage the rack from the catch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a forward thigh support pivotally coupled to a seat base; a lever coupled to the thigh support via a hinge and having a plurality of teeth; first and second elongate catch members projecting downward from the thigh support and engaged with the teeth; spring members disposed on the hinge that bias the lever to a raised position; and a handle operable to disengage the teeth from the elongate catch members. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seat base; a forward thigh support pivotally coupled to the seat base, the thigh support being spring-biased to a raised position; a lever hingedly coupled to the thigh support and spring-biased to a raised position, the lever including teeth engaged with a catch projecting from the seat base; and a handle extending from the lever and operable to disengage the teeth from the catch, wherein the teeth are disposed in a rack that extends laterally a distance approximately equal to a width of a hinge. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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