Seat support
US6241209A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/544
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seat support includes first and second link members coupling a seat supporting member to a base. The second link member has a first end portion pivoted to the base at a first pivot axis and a second end portion pivoted to the seat supporting member at a second pivot axis. The first link member has a first end portion pivoted to the base at a third pivot axis and a second end portion pivoted to the seat supporting member at a fourth pivot axis. The distance between the third and fourth pivot axes is greater than the distance between the first and second pivot axes and may be from about twelve percent to about twenty percent greater. The location of the pivot axes may be expressed by the formula L<(S+R-B). In this formula, L is the distance between the first and second pivot axes; S is the distance between the second and fourth pivot axes; R is the distance between the third and fourth pivot axes; and B is the distance between the first and third pivot axes. In addition, the location of first, second, third and fourth pivot axes may be selected to confine the movement of a selected portion of the seat occupant's body, such as the shoulders, to movement in a substantially vertical d…
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