Patent ID: 11890969
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. The seat of claim 8, wherein the mechanism comprises:
a shell disposed underneath at least a back portion of the outer cushion and side capping members disposed on either side of a front portion of the outer cushion, wherein the side capping members are each coupled to the shell via a slider member enabling the side capping members to translate towards and away from the shell, and wherein the side capping members are coupled to each other via a crossbar and a support rod disposed through an interior space defined by the outer cushion;
wherein the motor is an actuator coupled to the crossbar and adapted to translate the side capping members and the support rod towards and away from the shell within the outer cushion; and
an elastic member connected directly or indirectly to an end of the outer cushion at the excess material and adapted bias the excess material towards the shell in all configurations.