Patent ID: 11872916
Assignee: SEATS INCORPORATED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A suspension for a vehicle seat, to move a seat portion of the vehicle seat in an upward and downward direction relative to a neutral position, the suspension comprising:
a damper including a base end configured to be coupled to a base of the suspension and a head end; and
a linkage coupled to the base and a movable suspension member of the suspension, the linkage comprising:
a first damping link, a second damping link, and an intermediate link;
the first damping link comprising a first end and a second end, the first damping link being pivotally coupled to the base at the first end of the first damping link and pivotally coupled to the head end of the damper at the second end of the first damping link; and
the second damping link connecting the movable suspension member of the suspension and the intermediate link,

wherein the intermediate link is pivotally coupled to the second damping link and the first damping link,
wherein the first damping link is configured to maintain a lengthwise substantially upright orientation that extends upwardly from the base and is configured to pivot in a first rotational direction about the first end to define an arcuate path for the head end of the damper, to actuate the damper in a first direction when the suspension is moved away from the neutral position, and
wherein the arcuate path maintains the head end of the damper above the base end of the damper.