Patent ID: 9096147
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat, comprising: a foundation adapted for attachment to a vehicle floor; an upwardly extending support frame coupled to the foundation; a deformable seat shell adapted to assume various shapes between an initial position and a final position in response to variable rearward loads applied by the torso of a seated passenger; and a compliant shell-motion controller that couples the deformable seat shell with the support frame via upper and lower motion-control links, wherein the upper motion-control link includes a spheroidal joint and the lower motion-control link includes a pivotable strut, the pivotable strut having a first end pivotally coupled with the deformable seat shell for movement about a first pivot axis, and a second end pivotally coupled with the support frame for movement about a second pivot axis such that lateral movement of the second end of the pivotable strut is constrained by a strut-receiving chamber coupled to the support frame at a fixed location.