Patent classifications
B60N2/181
PASSENGER SEAT FOR AIRCRAFT
A passenger seat for an aircraft has a fixed seat portion with a front facing toward a first direction of the aircraft. The fixed seat portion has a centerline spaced equally from opposed lateral sides of the fixed seat portion. A first engagement member extends upwardly from the front at the centerline to a first engagement end. A moveable seat portion is mounted onto the fixed seat portion and is displaceable relative thereto. The moveable seat portion has a second engagement member extending downwardly from a front of the moveable seat portion to a second engagement end. The second engagement member is displaceable with the moveable seat portion to position the second engagement end under the first engagement end in an engagement position such that the overlapping first and second engagement ends prevent the moveable seat portion from pitching in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT
It is provided adjustment system for a vehicle seat, which comprises a base, a lever, which is pivotably mounted on the base, and an adjustment unit, which is coupled to the lever and is configured to pivot the lever relative to the base. A release device coupled to the adjustment unit is provided, which release device is configured to cause a relative movement between the adjustment unit and the base on the basis of a signal indicating a vehicle collision from a collision sensor operatively connected or connectable to the release device.
SEAT FIVE-LINK STRUCTURE
The present invention relates to a seat five-link structure (A), comprising a bottom support (1), a wall plate (3), a first front link (4), a second front link (5) and a rear link (2), wherein the bottom support (1) is pivotally connected with the first front link (4) through a first pivot axis (O.sub.1), the first front link (4) is pivotally connected with the second front link (5), the second front link (5) is pivotally connected with the wall plate (3), and the rear link (2) is pivotally connected with the bottom support (1) through a second pivot axis (O.sub.2) and is pivotally connected with the wall plate (3); a first electric motor (8) configured to output a first external force for driving the first front link (4) to rotate around the first pivot axis (O.sub.1); and a second electric motor (12) configured to output a second external force for driving the rear link (12) to rotate around the second pivot axis (O.sub.2). The seat five-link structure (A) according to the present invention may have a larger adjustment range of an inclination angle and a seat height, which is beneficial to the realization of a zero-gravity function and allows an occupant better vision and better comfort.
VEHICLE SEAT AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE SEAT
A vehicle seat includes a lower frame and an upper frame, where the upper frame is pivotably arranged in relation to the lower frame. The upper frame is movably connected to the lower frame via an actuating assembly, where the actuating assembly includes a first actuator and a second actuator configured to cooperate with each other for displacing the upper frame in relation to the lower frame. The actuating assembly further includes a beam structure connected to and extending between the first actuator and the second actuator, where the first actuator and the second actuator are floatingly connected to the lower frame via the beam structure.
SEATING ARRANGEMENTS IN A VEHICLE
Various seating arrangements for a vehicle are described. Generally, the vehicle includes an electromagnetic array featured on a floor of the vehicle. The chair includes base having a plurality of magnets featured thereon. The vehicle generates signals for the electromagnetic array to generate a wave and impart a force on the chair in a determined direction via the plurality of magnets.
Reclinable seat with multiple configurations
A reclinable passenger seat includes a seat pan linear actuator having a rear end pivotally connected to the rear end of the seat pan frame, and a front end pivotally connected to the base by a third fixed pivot. A backrest linear actuator has an upper end pivotally connected to the upper backrest member, and a lower end pivotally connected to the base. A length of the backrest linear actuator is defined between the upper and lower ends. The backrest frame and seat pan frame are configured to move simultaneously between at least a reclined configuration and a berth configuration through pivoting motion about the first and second fixed pivots and about the first and second locations. The length of the backrest linear actuator is substantially the same in the reclined configuration and in the berth configuration.
Mechanical manual leg tilt
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat frame. A support bracket is rotatably coupled with the seat frame, and is coupled with a front seat cushion tube supporting a forward portion of a seat. A spindle bracket is operably coupled with the frame. A position clamp includes a spring-biased piston rotatably coupled with the spindle bracket. A housing is slidably coupled with the piston, operable between fore and aft positions, and is rotatably coupled with a clamp mounting bracket, which is fixedly coupled with the support bracket. A release bar is operably coupled with the position clamp, is operable between lock and release positions, and is spring-biased to the lock position. A release handle is operably coupled to the release bar and configured to disengage the release bar from the lock position, thereby allowing sliding movement of the housing fore and aft relative to the piston.
VEHICLE SEAT
A vehicle seat including a seat cushion including a cushion body that supports buttocks of an occupant, and cushion side portions disposed on both seat width direction sides of the cushion body, a seatback including a back body that supports a back of the occupant, and back side portions disposed on both seat width direction sides of the back body, and an adjustment mechanism including at least one of a cushion adjustment mechanism that on actuation moves the cushion body in a seat up-down direction with respect to the cushion side portions and pivots the cushion body about an axis running along the seat width direction, or a back adjustment mechanism that on actuation moves the back body in a seat front-rear direction with respect to the back side portions and pivots the back body about an axis running along the seat width direction.
Single-stage gear reduction output mechanism having a locking gear with pin receiving guide holes and anti-back drive capability for automotive seat adjuster drives
A single-stage gear reduction output mechanism for an automotive seat assembly includes a gear housing bracket, gear housing, axle shaft, eccentric, and first and second gears. The axle shaft extends through the eccentric with a slip fit, the first gear rotates with the axle shaft, and the second gear is carried on a first bearing surface of the eccentric and meshingly engages the first gear in a planetary arrangement. The second gear includes an external flange with at least two guide holes. First and second support pins that are rigidly fixed in place relative to the axle shaft extend through the two guide holes in the external flange of the second gear. Forces acting at the interfaces between the first and second support pins and the two guide holes and between the eccentric and the second gear prevent the first gear from back-driving rotation of the second gear.
Vehicle seat
A vehicle seat including: a connection mechanism; a seat cushion connected to an interior structure of a vehicle via the connection mechanism and configured to be displaced between a first state and a second state at which the seat cushion is arranged at a position closer to a front part-side of the vehicle than at the first state; and a seat back, wherein a sitting surface of the seat cushion at the first state gradually inclines upwardly from the rear of the seat towards the front of the seat, and wherein the connection mechanism is configured to displace the seat cushion to the second state and move a front part-side of the seat cushion more downwardly than at the first state, whereby the sitting surface of the seat cushion is made more horizontal at the second state than at the first state.