Seats for vehicles, for example, sports vehicles such as go-karts and the like
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a receiving structure having a surface which can receive at least part of a user'"'"'s body,at least one selectively inflatable cushion interposed between the receiving structure and the user'"'"'s body in use; and
automatic control means for dynamically increasing and decreasing the degree of inflation of said at least one cushion during driving based on motion of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A seat has a shell structure (2) which is rigid, as a whole. On a side of the shell structure which is intended to receive the driver'"'"'s body, there are one or more inflatable cushions (4a, 5a). With the present invention, the possibility of varying the inflation pressure of the cushions (4a, 5a selectively during movement of the vehicle is also envisioned.
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1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a receiving structure having a surface which can receive at least part of a user'"'"'s body, at least one selectively inflatable cushion interposed between the receiving structure and the user'"'"'s body in use; and automatic control means for dynamically increasing and decreasing the degree of inflation of said at least one cushion during driving based on motion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 31)
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23. A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a generally rigid receiving structure having a surface which can receive at least part of a user'"'"'s body, at least one selectively inflatable cushion interposed between the structure and the user'"'"'s body in use; and
a pressure means connected to said at least one cushion for selectively increasing and decreasing inflation of said at least one cushion during use;
sensing means for sensing motion of the vehicle;
a control unit which receives signals from said sensing means and which sends signals to said pressure means to dynamically adjust the degree of inflation of said at least one cushion during use based on motion of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
- a generally rigid receiving structure having a surface which can receive at least part of a user'"'"'s body, at least one selectively inflatable cushion interposed between the structure and the user'"'"'s body in use; and
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27. A vehicle seat, comprising:
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a generally rigid receiving structure having a surface which can receive at least part of a user'"'"'s body, at least one selectively inflatable cushion interposed between the structure and the user'"'"'s body; said receiving structure having a sitting portion, a back portion extending upward at the rear of said sitting portion, and first and second side portions on opposite lateral sides and extending forwardly of the back portion; said at least one cushion including a first side cushion on one of said side portions and a second side cushion on the other of said side portions for fitting a user'"'"'s lateral sides; and means for selectively inflating and deflating said at least one cushion to obtain a specific volume and inflation pressure of the cushions according to requirements in use. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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