Rotating and/or swiveling seat
First Claim
1. An operator'"'"'s compartment for a vehicle comprising:
- a platform floor;
an operator'"'"'s seat including;
a base structure coupled to said platform floor; and
an operator support coupled to said base structure such that said operator support may be rotated with respect to said platform floor;
at least one presence sensing device arranged to sense an operator'"'"'s presence in a predetermined location;
an armrest;
a control element on a control handle of said armrest for selectively releasing said operator'"'"'s seat for rotation with respect to said platform floor, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function; and
a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based upon a rotational position of said operator'"'"'s seat and a signal from at least one presence sensing device.
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Abstract
An operator'"'"'s compartment for an industrial vehicle comprises a platform floor, an operator'"'"'s seat, at least one presence sensing device and a control module. The operator'"'"'s seat has a base structure coupled to the platform floor and an operator support coupled to the base structure such that the operator support may be rotated with respect to the platform floor. Each provided presence sensing device is arranged to sense an operator'"'"'s presence in a predetermined location in or about the operator'"'"'s compartment and the control module is configured to control at least one operation of the vehicle based upon a rotational position of the operator'"'"'s seat and a signal from at least one of the presence sensing device(s).
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18 Claims
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1. An operator'"'"'s compartment for a vehicle comprising:
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a platform floor; an operator'"'"'s seat including; a base structure coupled to said platform floor; and an operator support coupled to said base structure such that said operator support may be rotated with respect to said platform floor; at least one presence sensing device arranged to sense an operator'"'"'s presence in a predetermined location; an armrest; a control element on a control handle of said armrest for selectively releasing said operator'"'"'s seat for rotation with respect to said platform floor, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function; and a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based upon a rotational position of said operator'"'"'s seat and a signal from at least one presence sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An operator'"'"'s compartment for a vehicle comprising:
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a platform floor; an operator'"'"'s seat including; a base structure coupled to said platform floor; and an operator support coupled to said base structure such that said operator support may be rotated with respect to said platform floor; at least three presence sensing devices, each mounted generally flush with said platform floor, each said presence sensing device further arranged to sense an operator'"'"'s presence in a predetermined location; and a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based upon a rotational position of said operator'"'"'s seat and a signal from at least one said presence sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An operator'"'"'s compartment for a vehicle comprising:
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a platform floor; an operator'"'"'s seat including; a base structure coupled to said platform floor; and an operator support coupled to said base structure such that said operator support may be rotated with respect to said platform floor; at least one ultrasonic sensor mounted so as to detect the presence of an operator'"'"'s leg in a predetermined location; and a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based upon a rotational position of said operator'"'"'s seat and a signal from at least one said ultrasonic sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An operator'"'"'s compartment for a vehicle comprising:
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a platform floor; an operator'"'"'s seat including; a base structure coupled to said platform floor; an operator support coupled to said base structure such that said operator support may be rotated with respect to said platform floor, said operator support having a seat bottom; a seat bottom sensor operatively configured to detect whether said operator is seated on said seat bottom; an armrest; and a control element on a control handle of said armrest for selectively releasing said operator'"'"'s seat for rotation with respect to said platform floor, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function; at least one presence sensing device arranged to sense an operator'"'"'s presence in a predetermined location; and a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based upon the combination of said seat bottom sensor and at least one presence sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An operator'"'"'s compartment for a vehicle comprising:
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a platform floor; an operator'"'"'s seat including; a base structure coupled to said platform floor; an operator support coupled to said base structure such that said operator support may be rotated with respect to said platform floor, said operator support having a seat bottom; an armrest; and a control element on a control handle of said armrest for selectively releasing said operator'"'"'s seat for rotation with respect to said platform floor, wherein said control handle provides at least one other vehicle control function; at least one presence sensing device configured to detect the presence of an operator'"'"'s left foot when said operator'"'"'s seat is in a first rotated position and said operator'"'"'s right foot when said operator'"'"'s seat is in a second rotated position; and a control module configured to control at least one operation of said vehicle based upon a rotational position of said operator'"'"'s seat and a signal from at least one presence sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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