Patent ID: 6045185
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A lumbar support mechanism comprising:a flexible support member having oppositely disposed upper and lower ends;a spring having a first end and a second end with the first end connected to the lower end of the flexible support member; anda cable assembly having a sleeve and a cable slidably disposed therein, the sleeve having a first end connected to the second end of the spring, and the sleeve first end being more adjacent to the spring second end than the spring first end, and the cable having a first end connected to the upper end of the flexible support member wherein displacement of the cable relative to the sleeve in a first direction causes the flexible support member to bow and displacement of the cable relative to the sleeve in a second direction allows the flexible support member to straighten and further wherein the spring deflects responsive to a force against the flexible support member when the flexible support member is in a deflected condition, causing relative displacement between the upper end and the lower end of the flexible support member.