Patent ID: 8162374
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A mine blast and slam down protective vehicle safety seat system comprising: (a) a vehicle seat; (b) a frame supporting the vehicle seat; (c) a support surface supporting the frame, the frame and support surface being movable with respect to each other between a rest position, wherein the frame and support surface are a first distance apart, and an attenuated position, wherein the frame and support surface are a second distance apart, the second distance being less than the first distance; (d) a biasing mechanism biasing the frame and support surface to the rest position between a blast phase and a slam down phase; and (e) a variable resistance damper operatively coupled between the frame and the support surface, the damper having a blast resistance setting to account for variable loading and a rebound recovery resistance setting, the blast resistance setting being automatically set prior to the blast phase to a predetermined value based on a weight of an occupant of the vehicle seat, the damper being configured to