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novembre 16, 2020 - Ford
Ford-patented max recline seats for all-new F-150 revolutionize comfort for worksite, campsite and family living on the go
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- To develop the all-new Max Recline Seats available on the all-new #f150, #ford spent months studying how customers use the interiors of their trucks to catch up on rest
- Class-exclusive available Max Recline Seats provide business-class comfort in #f150 during downtime – folding flat to nearly 180 degrees; innovative #design raises the seat bottom for lower back support while the upper seatback can be rotated forward to provide neck comfort
- Applying human-centered #design, new Max Recline Seats have been granted five patents and will be offered on King Ranch, Platinum and Limited #f150 trucks starting in 2021 model year
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 13, 2020 – #ford F-Series is the best-selling truck/pickup for 43 years* and for the all-new #f150 has patented an all-new way for hard-working customers to rest away from home with class-exclusive available Max Recline Seats.
“The all-new Max Recline Seats in #f150 were inspired by those adjustable beds you see on TV to help make our customers more comfortable while resting in the cab,” said #benkulhawik, seat #design and release engineer. “Our #f150 customers are constantly on the road or at a jobsite and being able to nab a few minutes of rest really is a boon to daily productivity.”
As part of developing the all-new #f150, the dedicated #ford comfort team went into the field with customers to see how they use their pickups in normal daily living. The team took hundreds of hours of video and thousands of photos while observing how people use their vehicles and what product “pain points” they either endure or find workarounds to compensate for them.
“We know the folks who work on construction or mining sites use their #truck cab for naps during downtime, and we learned everyday owners do, too,” said Jackie DiMarco, #ford #truck product line director. “When I would take my daughters to hockey tournaments, between games, one would be sleeping in the back seat while the other would be on the floor of my #truck, and it reinforced the idea that, ‘We need to fix this!’ ”
Whether a customer needs a quick nap while parked between jobs, just wants a comfortable, dry place to sleep at a campsite or a place to rest over the course of an all-day sports tournament, Max Recline Seats have them covered.
To make this new seating system come to life, #ford engineers figured out the best and simplest user experience, then created mockups to quickly develop a proof of concept. They used hot glue, foam core and pins to build up #components and attach them to a standard seat frame so they could test multiple concepts. After finding the most promising #design, they developed a fully functional metal prototype to refine the motion and comfort of the seat; then production parts were created.
The end result: a seat that makes for a comfortable nap. The mechanism lifts the back half of the seat bottom 3.5 inches to make a flat surface to support the lower back. The upper seatback can also be moved forward for neck support. Ford’s all-new seats have been awarded five patents tied to the novel #design and assembly process.
“There are no additional motors in these seats – just a simple mechanism that relies on the customer moving the seatback using the power recline function,” said Kulhawik. “It’s simple, it’s effective, and we believe our customers will love how much more productive they can be just by getting a little more rest during downtime.”
The all-new #ford #f150 is proudly built and assembled in America at Dearborn #truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri.
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