Patent classifications
B60N2/525
Cushioning rolling and vertical suspension movements
Vehicle seat having a suspension unit or cushioning the rolling and vertical suspension movements of the vehicle seat, wherein the vehicle seat has a vehicle seat upper part and a vehicle seat lower part, wherein the vehicle seat upper part and the vehicle seat lower part are connected by means of the suspension unit so that the vehicle seat upper part and the vehicle seat lower part are movable relative to one another, wherein the suspension unit has a scissor arrangement having a first scissor arm and a second scissor arm, wherein the suspension unit is connected rotatably about a first axis of rotation to the vehicle seat lower part and comprises a spring element support and a first fluid spring element and a second fluid spring element, wherein the first fluid spring element and the second fluid spring element are each connected to the vehicle seat lower part and to the spring element support which is rotatably connected about a second axis of rotation to the first scissor arm and rotatably connected about a third axis of rotation to the second scissor arm, wherein a fluid can be pumped between the first fluid spring element and the second fluid spring element by means of a pump unit, so that the vehicle seat upper part is substantially in a horizontal position.
Dynamic control of active seat suspension systems
Embodiments related to systems and methods for controlling the relative amounts of rotation and heave motions applied to a seat by an active seat suspension system are described.
Operator Seat System With An Armrest Control Center For Integrated Control Of Agricultural Machine Functions
An operator seat system is provided that includes an operator seat and an armrest control center with an I/O (input/output) system that is connected to and moves with the operator seat. An armrest control center mount system may include a seat mount and an armrest control center mount that are attached to each other with an adjustment system that allows adjustment of the armrest control center with respect to the operator seat.
Adjustable damping system for a vehicle seat
The invention relates to an adjustable damping system for a vehicle seat for damping a movement of the seat part-side upper part relative to the body-side lower part in at least one spatial direction, wherein, for damping, at least one damping element is provided, which is adjustable by an adjustment device and is arranged between the seat part-side upper part and the body-side lower part. The damping system is further distinguished in that a first damping force of the damping element is settable by the adjustment device, wherein this first damping force can be determined by the adjustment device, with the aid of a total damping travel of the damping element, a basic damping force presettable by a damping setting device, a position of the seat part-side upper part, measurable by a sensor device, relative to the body-side lower part and a movement direction of the seat part-side upper part relative to the body-side lower part, wherein the movement direction can be determined from at least two temporally consecutive positions of the seat part-side upper part, measurable by the sensor device, relative to the body-side lower part.
SUSPENSION PEDESTAL
A suspension pedestal may be employed with a vehicle seat (e.g. a boat seat). The suspension pedestal comprises a piston partially received within a base, and an isolator to mitigate relative movement between the base and piston. A flange extends circumferentially around the base, and is releasably fixable to the base at any point between the ends of the base.
Seat height gear system and seat having the same
An embodiment is a seat height gear system including a monopost apparatus configured to be mounted under a seat, the monopost apparatus comprising a lower post and an upper post, and a direct drive motor apparatus within the monopost apparatus, the direct drive motor apparatus including a motor and a gear unit, the gear unit including a pinion and a rack bar, the rack bar being configured to be engaged with the pinion, the motor being fixed to the lower post of the monopost apparatus, the pinion being coupled to the motor, the rack bar being fixed to an upper post of the monopost apparatus, the motor being configured to rotate the pinion, and the rack bar being configured to convert the rotation of the pinion into the linear motion.
RIDE-HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE AIR SHOCK BOAT SEAT PEDESTAL WITH LOCKING SWIVEL
A ride height adjustable oil damped air shock boat seat pedestal with selectively lockable swivel capability is shown, which includes a locking pin extending below the seat and moving up and down with the seat as permitted and controlled by the air shock. The locking pin being received by a structure, which limits rotation of the seat.
VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING ADJUSTABLE DAMPER
Vehicle seat comprising an upper seat part and a lower seat part, the upper seat part and the lower seat part being connected by a scissor-action frame, and comprising a damper, the scissor-action frame comprising a first scissor arm and a second scissor arm, the first scissor arm and the second scissor arm being mounted so as to be rotatable about a common swivel axis, a first end of the damper being rotatably connected to the first scissor arm, a first lever element and a second lever element being provided, a first end of the first lever element being rotatably connected to the first scissor arm and a first end of the second lever element being rotatably connected to the second scissor arm and a second end of the damper being rotatably connected to a second end of the first lever element and to a second end of the second lever element.
Compressed air system for a motor vehicle
A compressed air system for a motor vehicle with an air supply system, including: an electric drive motor, which can be controlled for variable speed, an air compressor coupled to be driven by the electric drive motor, an electric power supply for supplying electric power to the electric drive motor, at least one air reservoir connected with the air compressor to receive air from the air compressor, an air utilization system connected to the at least one air reservoir to receive air from the at least one air reservoir, a controller to control the speed of the electric drive motor. The controller controls the electric drive motor to determine the speed of the electric drive motor so that during filling of the air reservoir, when the pressure level in the air reservoir passes a setpoint that is between a minimum level and a higher cut off pressure level, the controller changes the compressor speed so that specific power consumption per unit mass of air compressed is decreased.
Frequency hopping for smart air springs
The subject invention relates to an air spring height sensor comprising a transmitter unit (102) for transmitting a height measuring signal, a receiver unit (101) for sensing a height signal, a carrier frequency switching unit (103), and an evaluation unit (200). The receiver unit and the transmitter unit are adapted for being mounted to opposing mounting elements (10, 20) of an air spring (1). The transmitter unit is switchable between different carrier frequencies (121, 122) of a height measuring signal. The evaluation unit comprises a frequency filter (213) being switchable between different carrier frequencies, wherein the carrier frequency switching unit is adapted for switching the carrier frequency of the frequency filter at a predetermined first point of time and the corresponding carrier frequency of the transmitter unit at a predetermined second point of time, wherein the first point of time is prior to the second point of time.