Patent ID: 6435591
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A device for preventing the occurrence of whiplash injuries to an occupant of a vehicle having front and back ends, said device comprising:a seat having front and rear sections, the seat being mounted to the vehicle; and at least two rolling devices attached to the seat; and at least one track having front and rear track sections, one of the rolling devices positioned in the front track section and one of the rolling devices positioned in the rear track section and wherein at least one of the track sections has an arcuate shape; and wherein in response to a collision of the vehicle, the seat moves towards the back end of the vehicle and in an accruate motion in accordance with the movement of the rolling devices in the front and rear track sections; and wherein as a result of the arcuate motion of the seat, the seat has a rearward inclination, and wherein both the front section and the rear section move downward, but the rear section moves downward a greater distance than the front section, simultaneously as the seat moves backward in a horizontal direction, thereby resulting in the rearward inclination of the seat.