Rotating and/or swiveling seat
First Claim
1. An operator'"'"'s seat for a vehicle comprising:
- an operator support having a seat bottom and an armrest;
a base structure operatively configured to allow said operator'"'"'s seat to rotate relative to a platform floor of said vehicle;
a member that couples said operator support to said base structure;
a locking arrangement for locking said member relative to said platform floor and for releasing said member for rotation of said operator'"'"'s seat relative to said platform floor;
a swivel structure operatively configured to allow said operator support to swivel relative to said base structure; and
a control handle on said armrest having a control element thereon, said control element operatively configured to release said locking arrangement for rotating said operator'"'"'s seat relative to said platform floor, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function.
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Abstract
An operator'"'"'s seat for a vehicle includes a base structure that allows the operator'"'"'s seat to be rotated with respect to a platform floor of an operator'"'"'s compartment within the vehicle. The operator'"'"'s seat may further include a swivel structure that allows an operator support to swivel independently of the rotation of the base structure. At least one presence sensing device may be provided to detect the presence of an operator. The presence sensing device(s), and rotational position of the operator support may provide input signals to a control module that controls the vehicle travel, load handling features, and/or other features of the vehicle that may be selectively enabled, limited or otherwise controlled.
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Citations
33 Claims
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1. An operator'"'"'s seat for a vehicle comprising:
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an operator support having a seat bottom and an armrest; a base structure operatively configured to allow said operator'"'"'s seat to rotate relative to a platform floor of said vehicle; a member that couples said operator support to said base structure; a locking arrangement for locking said member relative to said platform floor and for releasing said member for rotation of said operator'"'"'s seat relative to said platform floor; a swivel structure operatively configured to allow said operator support to swivel relative to said base structure; and a control handle on said armrest having a control element thereon, said control element operatively configured to release said locking arrangement for rotating said operator'"'"'s seat relative to said platform floor, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17)
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10. An operator'"'"'s seat for a vehicle comprising:
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an operator support having a seat bottom; a base structure operatively configured to allow said operator'"'"'s seat to rotate relative to a platform floor of said vehicle; a locking arrangement for locking said base structure relative to said platform floor and for releasing said base structure for rotation of said operator'"'"'s seat relative to said platform floor; at least one presence sensing device coupled to said operator'"'"'s seat so as to rotate with said operator'"'"'s seat, said at least one presence sensing device configured to detect the presence of at least a leg or a foot of an operator irrespective of a rotated position of said operator'"'"'s seat; a swivel structure operatively configured to allow said operator support to swivel relative to said base structure; and a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based at least upon a state of said locking arrangement and an output from said at least one presence sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A seat repositioning system for a vehicle comprising:
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an operator seat having a base structure, a seat bottom and an armrest; a seat release system comprising a locking arrangement for locking said base structure of said operator'"'"'s seat and for unlocking said base structure for repositioning of said operator'"'"'s seat with respect to a platform floor; and a control handle on said armrest having a control element thereon, said control element operatively configured to control said locking arrangement for repositioning said operator'"'"'s seat, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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Specification