Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle seat suspension mechanism
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Application No.: US15754189Application Date: 2016-08-22
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Publication No.: US10532673B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Nicholas Kemp , Mark Dunsford
- Applicant: Cobra Seats Technology Ltd
- Applicant Address: GB Shropshire
- Assignee: COBRA SEAT TECHNOLOGY LTD.
- Current Assignee: COBRA SEAT TECHNOLOGY LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: GB Shropshire
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Agent Vincent K. Gustafson
- Priority: GB1514951.1 20150821
- International Application: PCT/GB2016/052603 WO 20160822
- International Announcement: WO2017/032997 WO 20170302
- Main IPC: B60N2/00
- IPC: B60N2/00 ; B60N2/52 ; B60N2/50 ; B60N2/54 ; B63B29/04

Abstract:
There is described a vehicle seat suspension mechanism, comprising a vehicle mount, a seat support linked to the vehicle mount by a suspension arrangement which allows the seat support to fall with respect to the vehicle mount under load and a shock strut arranged to resist the seat support falling with respect to the vehicle mount during a compression stroke. A control link is arranged to be driven about a control link pivot by the fall of the seat support. The control link is pivotally coupled to a first end of the shock strut to guide the first end with respect to a second end of the shock strut in a manner which causes a motion ratio of the suspension mechanism to increase during progression of the compression stroke. The ride will feel softer for smaller impacts and better damped later for larger impacts. The mechanism is arranged underneath a seat of a vehicle to provide additional comfort for the rider.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180251053A1 VEHICLE SEAT SUSPENSION MECHANISM Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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