A tracking base assembly for an aircraft seat includes base rails mounted to floor tracks in an aircraft cabin by floor track fittings in fixed positions, the base rails connected by a tracking member for providing longitudinal tracking while minimizing added height. The base rails include tracking slots extending longitudinally, and the tracking member includes tracking elements translatable forward and backward along the tracking slots, allowing an aircraft seat mounted to the tracking member to translate forward from a retracted configuration into an extended or berthing configuration (and backward to the retracted configuration). The tracking member includes a locking mechanism for locking the tracking member and seat in intermediate positions within the tracking slots. The tracking slots may be oriented slightly downward from the horizontal to allow for gravity-assisted tracking or to counteract the nose-up flight angles associated with cruising altitude, providing for easier seat tracking.

A combination structure of a seat frame includes: a first and a second side cushion frames installed on a first and a second sides of a seat, and configured to slide forward and rearward, wherein the first and the second sides of the seat are opposite to each other; a center cushion frame provided between the side cushion frames and having a first side fixed to the first side cushion frame; and a support guide device connected between a second side of the center cushion frame and the second side cushion frame, and configured to guide a sliding movement of each of the second side cushion frame and the center cushion frame while supporting weights of the second side cushion frame and the center cushion frame.

A kinetic structural component may have a flexible structure having at least one degree of freedom. The flexible structure can be moved between a compressed position and an expanded position or vice versa. The flexible structure may have at least one substructure which is configured, when said flexible structure is in the expanded position, to expand to form a curve or an arc and/or linearly.

A kinetic structural component may have a flexible structure having at least one degree of freedom. The flexible structure can be moved between a compressed position and an expanded position or vice versa. The flexible structure may have at least one substructure which is configured, when said flexible structure is in the expanded position, to expand to form a curve or an arc and/or linearly.

A vehicle occupant restraint device includes: a seat cushion on which an occupant is seated; a seat back that is provided on a seat rear side of the seat cushion so as to be pivotable in a seat front-rear direction and that supports a back of the occupant; an ottoman provided on a seat front side of the seat cushion so as to be pivotable in a seat up-down direction; and a fabric restraint member that is extended in a width direction of the ottoman to restrain a lower limb including a knee of the occupant when at least the ottoman is set in a raised position and the seat back takes a comfortable posture.

A transportation system is disclosed. The transportation system includes a vehicle, a plurality of seating assemblies positioned within a passenger compartment of the vehicle and defining an arrangement, a plurality of actuators that effect movement of various components of the plurality of seating assemblies, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. Specific examples of pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements are disclosed, as well as the ability to customize the arrangement. Additionally, exemplary methods are disclosed that illustrate transitions between a variety of the pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements.

An apparatus for controlling anti-pinch of a power seat in a vehicle, and a method for the same, include a hall sensor to sense a position to which the power seat moves, a driving motor to drive movement of the power seat, a current sensor to measure a level of a current output from the driving motor, and a controller. The controller is configured to train a reference current level for determining the anti-pinch with respect to each position of the power seat by using the hall sensor and the current sensor, to compare a current value, which is measured with respect to each position of the power seat through the current sensor, with the trained reference current level for determining the anti-pinch, and to determine the anti-pinch.

A vehicle has an automatically tiltable seat, a plurality of seat actuators fully supporting the automatically-tiltable seat to enable the automatically tiltable seat to pitch or roll to compensate for motion of the vehicle, and a processor to predict the motion of the vehicle and to control the plurality of seat actuators. The plurality of seat actuators automatically adjust the pitch or roll of the automatically tiltable seat in response to the motion of the vehicle. The seat actuators also provide shock absorption.

A foldable seat apparatus for a multi-purpose vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat unit composed of a seat cushion, and a seatback rotatably coupled to the seat cushion, and configured to rotate the seatback and formed to make a horizontal state with the seat cushion according to an operation of an operation lever, a headrest unit mounted on the seatback, and provided to be separable, a mounting guide unit fixed and coupled to the seat cushion; and a pillow mounting unit positioned to be latched to the mounting guide unit to be stored in the seat cushion, drawn out to the outside of the seat cushion by selectively being latch-released from the mounting guide unit in the horizontal state, and equipped with the headrest unit to guide the headrest unit to be switched to a set pillow mode.

A foldable seat apparatus for a multi-purpose vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat unit composed of a seat cushion, and a seatback rotatably coupled to the seat cushion, and configured to rotate the seatback and formed to make a horizontal state with the seat cushion according to an operation of an operation lever, a headrest unit mounted on the seatback, and provided to be separable, a mounting guide unit fixed and coupled to the seat cushion; and a pillow mounting unit positioned to be latched to the mounting guide unit to be stored in the seat cushion, drawn out to the outside of the seat cushion by selectively being latch-released from the mounting guide unit in the horizontal state, and equipped with the headrest unit to guide the headrest unit to be switched to a set pillow mode.