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US 12,679,473 B2Granted
Cab system for a vehicle
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorJames Lee
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Abstract
Systems and apparatuses include a cab floor defining a center plane, a seat slide actuator coupled to the cab floor and selectively moveable in a direction transverse to the center plane relative to the cab floor, and a seat supported by the seat slide actuator and moveable therewith.
Claims37
A cab system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cab floor defining a center plane;
- a seat slide actuator coupled to the cab floor and selectively moveable in a direction transverse to the center plane relative to the cab floor;
- a seat supported by the seat slide actuator and moveable therewith;
- and
- a seat rotation actuator coupled to the seat slide actuator and supporting the seat, the seat rotation actuator structured to rotate the seat between a center position and a side view position,
- wherein the seat slide actuator and the seat rotation actuator are controlled automatically using a preset program, wherein the preset program is defined for the side view position.
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A cab system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cab floor defining a center plane;
- a steering column defining a steering column center point;
- a seat slide actuator coupled to the cab floor and selectively moveable in a direction transverse to the center plane relative to the cab floor;
- a seat rotation actuator coupled to the seat slide actuator and structured to rotate relative to the seat slide actuator;
- and
- a seat supported by the seat rotation actuator and defining a seat center point,
- wherein the seat is moveable between:
- a center position defining
- an offset in the transverse direction between the seat center point and the center plane of zero inches, and
- a seat-steering angle of zero degrees defined between the seat center point and the steering column center point;
- and
- a side view position defining
- an offset in the transverse direction between the seat center point and the center plane of between about ten inches and about twenty-four inches, and
- a seat-steering angle of between about thirty and about sixty degrees defined between the seat center point and the steering column center point,
- wherein the seat slide actuator and the seat rotation actuator are controlled using a preset program, the preset program defined for the side view position.
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A cab system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cab floor defining a center plane;
- a seat slide actuator coupled to the cab floor and selectively moveable in a direction transverse to the center plane relative to the cab floor;
- a seat supported by the seat slide actuator and moveable therewith;
- a seat height actuator supported by the seat slide actuator and supporting the seat;
- and
- a wheel well coupled to the cab floor;
- wherein the seat slide actuator is structured to move the seat in the direction transverse to the center plane between a center position and a side view position where the seat overlaps the wheel well;
- wherein the seat height actuator structured to move at least a portion of the seat vertically above the wheel well when the seat is arranged in the side view position;
- wherein the seat height actuator and the seat slide actuator are controlled using a preset program, the preset program defined for the side view position.
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A cab system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a steering column including a steering column clutch pedal;
- a remote clutch pedal spaced from the steering column clutch pedal;
- and
- a seat rotatable between a center position aligned with the steering column clutch pedal, and a side view position aligned with the remote clutch pedal,
- wherein the steering column clutch pedal moves with the steering column.
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A cab system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cab floor defining a center plane;
- a primary clutch pedal;
- a secondary clutch pedal supported by the cab floor and spaced from the primary clutch pedal;
- and
- a seat rotatable between a center position aligned with center plane and the primary clutch pedal, and a side view position aligned with the secondary clutch pedal, the seat defining a projection volume extending from the seat along a seat axis and bound by lateral sides of the seat,
- wherein the secondary clutch pedal is positioned within the projection volume when the seat is arranged in the side view position.
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A cab system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a cab floor defining a center plane;
- a steering column including a steering column clutch pedal;
- a remote clutch pedal spaced from the steering column clutch pedal;
- a seat slide actuator coupled to the cab floor and selectively moveable in a direction transverse to a center plane of the cab system between a center position and a side view position;
- a seat rotation actuator structured to rotate between the center position and the side view position;
- and
- a seat coupled to the seat rotation actuator and defining a projection volume extending from the seat along a seat axis and bound by lateral sides of the seat,
- wherein the seat slide actuator is structured to move the seat in the direction transverse to the center plane between the center position defining an offset in the transverse direction between a seat center point and a steering column center plane of zero inches, and the side view position defining an offset in the transverse direction between the seat center point and the steering column center plane of between about ten inches and about twenty-four inches, and
- wherein the remote clutch pedal is positioned within the projection volume when the seat is arranged in the side view position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.