Patent ID: 11938855
Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
a seatback including a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion define at least a portion of a volume; and
a variable resistance support disposed within the volume, the variable resistance support being configurable between at least a first configuration resulting in a first stiffness to the seatback and a second configuration resulting in a second stiffness to the seatback, wherein the variable resistance support is configured in the first configuration or the second configuration based at least in part on one or more physical characteristics of an occupant of the seat, and wherein the variable resistance support maintains the volume as a substantially fixed volume in the first configuration or in the second configuration by resisting forces resulting from an occupant during a collision event of the vehicle.