Vehicle seat
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat for absorbing energy exerted on the seat during impact comprising;
- a seat frame;
a mounting structure associated with a vehicle floor and having a pair of primary support sites and a single, secondary support site located substantially on a line which is a perpendicular bisector of a line between said primary support site;
a pair of substantially parallel primary support poles for supporting said seat frame, said poles being coupled to said seat frame and respectively mounted on said pair of primary support sites; and
a pair of non-parallel secondary support poles for supporting said seat frame, jointly mounted on said secondary support site.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat for absorbing energy exerted on the seat during impact including a seat frame having at least one generally vertical segment, a support apparatus including at least one generally vertical pole and at least one coupler fixedly mounted on the at least one pole of the support apparatus and circumferentially mounted on the at least one generally vertical segment of the seat frame, the at least one coupler having at least one deformation member engaging an indentation in the at least one segment such that displacement of the seat frame relative to the support apparatus occurs only when the force of the impact acting on the seat frame exceeds a preselected threshold. Additionally or alternatively, the vehicle seat includes a mounting structure associated with a vehicle floor and having a pair of primary support sites and a single, secondary support site, wherein the support apparatus includes a pair of substantially parallel primary support poles for supporting the seat frame, the poles being coupled to the seat frame and respectively mounted on the pair of primary support sites, and a pair of non-parallel secondary support poles for supporting the seat frame, jointly mounted on the secondary support site.
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26 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat for absorbing energy exerted on the seat during impact comprising;
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a seat frame; a mounting structure associated with a vehicle floor and having a pair of primary support sites and a single, secondary support site located substantially on a line which is a perpendicular bisector of a line between said primary support site; a pair of substantially parallel primary support poles for supporting said seat frame, said poles being coupled to said seat frame and respectively mounted on said pair of primary support sites; and a pair of non-parallel secondary support poles for supporting said seat frame, jointly mounted on said secondary support site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A vehicle seat for absorbing energy exerted on the seat during impact comprising:
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a seat frame; a support apparatus including at least one generally vertical pole; and at least one coupler fixedly mounted to the seat frame and circumferentially mounted on the at least one pole of said support apparatus, the at least one coupler having at least one deformation member engaging one of an indentation and a groove in the at least one pole such that displacement of said seat frame relative to said support apparatus occurs only when the force of said impact acting on said seat frame exceeds a preselected threshold, further comprising a seat pan having a front portion, wherein the support apparatus further includes a front support structure which supports the front portion of the seat pan to prevent vertical motion of said front portion, and further comprising a mounting structure associated with a vehicle floor and having a pair of primary support sites and a single, secondary support site, wherein the front support structure is mounted on said secondary support site and wherein the at least one generally vertical poles includes a pair of vertical support poles respectively mounted on said pair of primary support sites. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification