Patent · US Expired

Seat pan of an automobile vehicle seat including an anti-sub-marining device

US6050635A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1998
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/42781
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat pan is provided for an automobile vehicle seat and includes an anti-sub-marining cross-member that limits the movement of a user's pelvis toward the front of the seat. The cross-member extends crosswise to a seat pan framework and moves under the action of a cable, from a rest position to an extended position. In the extended position, the cross-member limits the movement of the user's pelvis toward the front of the seat. The ends of the cross-member are guided along a first trajectory and the seat pan includes energy dissipation means for controlling, from a predetermined threshold and from the extended position of the cross-member, forces transmitted by the seat to a user.

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