Patent ID: 8413942

Claim:
A vehicle seat suspension assembly comprising: a seat; a base; a support assembly mounted to the base and supporting the seat; a regulating system, which regulates the support assembly, wherein actions of the regulating system cause adjustment in the support assembly, thereby causing the seat to move vertically with respect to the base; and an energy transferring assembly, which transfers energy between the regulating system and the support assembly, thereby allowing the regulating system to adjust the support assembly wherein the regulating system comprises a rotary motor; and wherein the regulating system in conjunction with the support assembly is capable of emulating a range of spring constants and which, at anyone time, effects one of passive, semi-active, and active suspension systems, wherein the support assembly comprises first and second supports, wherein the energy-transferring assembly comprises a belt connected to one of the first and second supports, and wherein the rotary motor drives the belt, thereby adjusting the support assembly.