Deformable seat for a vehicle
AssigneeExpliseat
InventorsBenjamin Saada, Vincent Tejedor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle seat, preferably multiple-seater, which is deformable at the centre thereof and makes it possible to respond to deformation stresses in the event of an accident, impact or crash. In the case of a three-seater seat, the seat is primarily formed by four legs (10), a central seat portion (12), two end seat portions (11) and three backrests (13). The seat portions are bordered by two side bars (18) and one front bar and one rear bar. The front and rear bars are each formed by a central bar (14) or (16) which is extremely flexible, while the end bars (15, 17) of the end seats (11) are extremely rigid. The invention can also be used in aircraft seats.
Claims10
A vehicle seat comprising at least one seat portion, a front bar and a rear bar supporting the seat portion, wherein
- the front and rear bars each include at least one end part positioned on at least one side of a central part,
- the central part of at least one of the front or rear bars having a higher flexibility than the at least one end part due to a tubular section having at least partly a reduced thickness with respect to a mean section of the at least one end part,
- the at least one end part being more rigid than the central part,
- an external diameter of the at least one end part is equal to an internal diameter of the central part, and
- the at least one end part is embedded in the central part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.