Patent ID: 6550863
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A vehicle seat for operating advantageously with respect to a hip point of a user of the vehicle seat, the vehicle seat comprising:a seat frame carried by a seat framework, the seat frame including a fixed part and a moveable part, wherein the moveable part is arranged at a front end of the seat frame and is pivotable relative to the fixed part; an inclination adjuster mounted for pivoting the movable part relative to the fixed part; a seat shell having a front end and a rear end, wherein a lower side of the front end of the seat shell is fitted onto a front transverse tube of the moveable part, and a lower side of the rear end is mounted on a rear transverse tube of the fixed part; and a seat cushion carried by the seat shell, wherein the inclination adjuster is for adjusting an inclination of the seat cushion by pivoting the movable part relative to the fixed part so that the seat shell and the seat cushion move relative to the fixed part during the movement of the movable part, wherein the rear end of the seat shell moves relative to the fixed part via a guide during the moving of the seat shell, the guide is formed by a rear bearing that is mounted on the lower side of the rear end of the seat shell, and the guide is positioned on the rear transverse tube, wherein the guide is shaped so that the hip point of the user of the vehicle seat remains substantially unchanged during the adjusting of the inclination of the seat cushion.