Seat plate

• US 4,637,651 A
• Filed: 04/04/1985
• Issued: 01/20/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Saab-Scania Aktiebolag (Saab AB)
• Original Assignee: Saab-Scania Aktiebolag (Saab AB)
• Inventors: Sperr, Gustaf A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zugel, Francis K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US06/719,277
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 297/284, 297/452, 297/455, 297/456, 297/458, 297/459, 5/446, 5/447
• US Class Current: 297/452.27
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/029 of non-adjustable shape adapted to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/686 Panel like structures

Abstract

Seat plate (10) for supporting the pelvis of a person sitting in a seat (2), e.g. a seat in a vehicle. Known seat implementations only give limited support in a horizontal direction. This causes a noticeable problem in vehicle seats, since a person sitting on one is subjected to accelerations and retardations in both longitudinal and transverse directions. The muscles which are activated in such cases become tired relatively quickly, often resulting in that an incorrect sitting attitude is assumed which can give rise to skew loads as well as accelerating and amplifying the sense of tiredness and soreness. The invention relates to a seat plate (10) for positioning the pelvis of a sitting person so that no notable muscular work is required for maintaiing a correct sitting attitude. The seat plate (10) is thus formed with two raised, scythe-like ridges (11) each including a forward transverse ridge portion (13) and a longitudinal ridge portion (14) extending backwords from the transverse portion (13). Valleys (16), formed between the ridge portions (13,14), position both seat bone protutuberances of the pelvis against gliding forwards as well as laterally.

Claims

1. A seat plate in a seat, for supporting the pelvis of a person sitting on the seat, the seat plate being formed on its upper side with two raised, scythe-like ridges which are symmetrically located about a longitudinal center line, one on each side of the center line, each ridge including a substantially transverse ridge portion which outwardly curves slightly backwards and tapers into a basic plane for the seat plate, each ridge also including a substantially longitudinal ridge portion which backwardly curves slightly outwards and tapers into the basic plane for the seat plate, the ridges being contoured to support the seat bone protuberances of the pelvis substantially on their forward and inner side.

2. A seat plate as in claim 1 wherein each ridge includes an arched curve between the transverse ridge portion and the longitudinal ridge portion.

3. A seat plate as in claim 2 wherein between the transverse ridge portion and the longitudinal ridge portion of each ridge there is formed a depression extending at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal center line, said angle lying within a range of 40°

-60° and

preferably being about 52°

.

4. A seat plate as in claim 3 wherein the seat plate is provided at its rear edge with an arched recess.

5. A seat plate as in claim 3 wherein the seat plate is manufactured from an elastic material, e.g. polyurethane foamed material, and includes a porous cell structure.

6. A seat plate as in claim 3 wherein the seat plate comprises a separate unit in an elastic seat pad.

7. A seat plate as in claim 6 wherein the seat plate is formed to fit into a complementary recess in the seat pad and together therewith to rest on a fixed seat bottom.

8. A seat plate as in claim 7 wherein the seat plate is formed towards its edges with a thinned-out base plane which accommodatingly joins against the seat pad structure.