Reclining seat for a material handling vehicle
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1. An operator compartment for an industrial vehicle, comprising:
- an enclosure including an opening surrounded by a substantially vertically-extending wall and a substantially horizontally-extending platform for receiving a seat;
a seat for the operator, the seat comprising;
a seat pad slidably received on the substantially horizontally-extending platform;
a seat back, pivotally coupled at a first end to the seat pad and pivotally coupled at a second end to the wall of the enclosure, said second end being vertically fixed relative to said wall preventing vertical movement of said second end upon horizontal movement of said seat pad;
wherein, the seat pad is adapted to be slid along the platform away from the wall, such that the seat back pivots away from the enclosure wall allowing the seat to be moved between an upright and a reclined position.
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Abstract
A reclining seat for use in a material handling vehicle includes a seat back that is pivotally coupled to a wall of the operator compartment and to a seat pad. The seat pad is moveable toward a center of the operator compartment to provide the capability to recline, and is typically maintained in the upright position by a spring.
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1. An operator compartment for an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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an enclosure including an opening surrounded by a substantially vertically-extending wall and a substantially horizontally-extending platform for receiving a seat; a seat for the operator, the seat comprising; a seat pad slidably received on the substantially horizontally-extending platform; a seat back, pivotally coupled at a first end to the seat pad and pivotally coupled at a second end to the wall of the enclosure, said second end being vertically fixed relative to said wall preventing vertical movement of said second end upon horizontal movement of said seat pad; wherein, the seat pad is adapted to be slid along the platform away from the wall, such that the seat back pivots away from the enclosure wall allowing the seat to be moved between an upright and a reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An industrial vehicle, comprising:
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a fork; an operator station from which the operator drives the industrial vehicle, the operator station being at least partially surrounded by an enclosure including a substantially vertically extending wall; a steering mechanism mounted for access on the enclosure, the steering mechanism being controlled by the operator to select a direction of motion; an operator control mounted for access on the enclosure for selecting a direction of travel; a substantially horizontally-extending platform, extending into the enclosure from the substantially vertically-extending wall; a seat provided on the substantially horizontally-extending platform, the seat comprising; a seat pad slidably coupled to the horizontally-extending platform for horizontal movement toward and away from the seat back; a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat pad at a first end and pivotally coupled to the vertically-extending wall at a second end, said second end being vertically fixed relative to said wall preventing vertical movement of said second end upon horizontal movement of said seat pad; wherein, the seat is movable between a first upright position in which the seat back is substantially perpendicular to the seat pad and a reclined position in which the seat back is angled at an angle other than perpendicular to the seat back. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An operator compartment for an industrial vehicle, comprising:
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an enclosure including an opening surrounded by a substantially vertically-extending wall and a substantially horizontally-extending platform from the substantially vertically-extending wall for receiving a seat; a seat for the operator, the seat comprising; a seat pad slidably received on the substantially horizontally-extending platform; a seat back, pivotally coupled at a first end to the seat pad and pivotally coupled at a second end to the wall of the enclosure, said second end being vertically fixed relative to said wall preventing vertical movement of said second end upon horizontal movement of said seat pad; and a spring coupled between the seat pad and the substantially vertical wall of the enclosure; wherein, the seat pad is adapted to be slid along the platform away from the wall, such that the seat back pivots away from the enclosure wall allowing the seat to be moved between an upright and a reclined position, and the spring normally forces the seat pad to the upright position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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