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Seat structure

US7481493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateOct 21, 2004
Grant dateJan 27, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/976
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To promote bloodstream and reduce fatigue, a seat structure makes a slight sitting posture change by adding a minute body motion with no necessity of moving a cushion frame or a seat frame although it realizes a supporting pressure change at a wide area, not locally, in a seat cushion or a seat back. The seat structure includes a cushioning member for a seat cushion stretched across the cushion frame, and a cushioning member for a seat back stretched across the back frame. The seat structure includes: a lower cloth spring of a seat cushion or a cloth spring of a seat back stretched across the cushion frame or the back frame via a torsion bar; and a cloth spring adjusting member to change a supporting pressure by both cushioning members by adjusting tension of the lower cloth spring or the cloth spring.

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