Motion sickness mitigation
First Claim
1. An occupant support for use in a vehicle, the occupant support comprisinga seat frame adapted to couple with the vehicle for movement with the vehicle,a seat pad coupled with the seat frame to provide a comfortable support interface for an occupant of the occupant support, anda suspension system configured to provide relative movement between the seat pad and the seat frame, the suspension system including a backing coupled with the seat pad for movement with the seat pad and a suspension-control unit coupled to the seat frame and the backing to cause at least a portion of the backing to be free to rotate with the seat pad relative to the seat frame,wherein the backing includes a bottom support and a back support coupled to the bottom support to extend upwardly away from the bottom support and the bottom support and the back support are integrally formed and flexible.
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Abstract
An occupant support adapted for use in a vehicle includes a seat frame, a seat pad, and a suspension system. The seat frame is adapted to couple with the vehicle for movement with the vehicle. The seat pad is adapted to provide a comfortable support interface. The suspension system provides relative movement between the seat pad and the seat frame.
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1. An occupant support for use in a vehicle, the occupant support comprising
a seat frame adapted to couple with the vehicle for movement with the vehicle, a seat pad coupled with the seat frame to provide a comfortable support interface for an occupant of the occupant support, and a suspension system configured to provide relative movement between the seat pad and the seat frame, the suspension system including a backing coupled with the seat pad for movement with the seat pad and a suspension-control unit coupled to the seat frame and the backing to cause at least a portion of the backing to be free to rotate with the seat pad relative to the seat frame, wherein the backing includes a bottom support and a back support coupled to the bottom support to extend upwardly away from the bottom support and the bottom support and the back support are integrally formed and flexible.
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4. An occupant support for use in a vehicle, the occupant support comprising
a seat frame adapted to couple with the vehicle for movement with the vehicle, a seat pad coupled with the seat frame to provide a comfortable support interface for an occupant of the occupant support, and a suspension system configured to provide relative movement between the seat pad and the seat frame, the suspension system including a backing coupled with the seat pad for movement with the seat pad and a suspension-control unit coupled to the seat frame and the backing to cause at least a portion of the backing to be free to rotate with the seat pad relative to the seat frame, wherein the suspension-control unit includes a bias-member unit coupled with the seat frame and the backing, the backing is movable from a rest position to a dampening position, and the bias-member unit biases the backing toward the rest position.
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7. An occupant support for use in a vehicle, the occupant support comprising
a seat frame adapted to couple with the vehicle for movement with the vehicle, a seat pad coupled with the seat frame to provide a comfortable support interface for an occupant of the occupant support, and a suspension system configured to provide relative movement between the seat pad and the seat frame, the suspension system including a backing coupled with the seat pad for movement with the seat pad and a suspension-control unit coupled to the seat frame and the backing to cause at least a portion of the backing to be free to rotate with the seat pad relative to the seat frame, wherein the backing includes a rigid bottom support and a rigid back support configured to move independent of the rigid bottom support, wherein the suspension-control unit includes a first support track formed in the rigid bottom support, a first frame track formed in the seat frame, and a first guide unit that extends into the first support track and the first frame track to allow the rigid bottom support to move relative to the seat frame along paths defined by the first support track and the first frame track.
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