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US 2018/0022248 A1Published application
Armrest
AssigneeFaurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
InventorsCedric KETELS, Rod GOODRICH, Robert C FITZPATRICK
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Abstract
An occupant support system includes a vehicle seat and an arm support. The vehicle seat supports an occupant in a vehicle while the vehicle is moving. The arm support supports the occupant's arm.
Claims24
An occupant support system for use in a vehicle, the occupant support system comprising
- a vehicle seat coupled to a floor of the vehicle to position an occupant to cause a horizontal reference plane defined by the occupant's eyes and a point along the horizon to be established when the occupant is looking at the point along the horizon and
- an arm support coupled to the vehicle seat and configured to provide means for supporting an arm of the occupant on the arm support while the occupant is holding an object and looking at the object to cause an object line of sight between the occupant's eyes and the object to be established and to cause the horizontal reference plane and the object line of sight to be within a field of view of the occupant so that motion sickness is mitigated and occupant comfort is maximized when the occupant is viewing the object and the vehicle is moving.
A method of supporting an occupant on a vehicle seat, the method comprising the steps of
- positioning the occupant on the vehicle seat to face in a first direction,
- providing the occupant with an object in the occupant's hand,
- establishing a horizontal reference plane defined by the occupant's eyes and a point along the horizon in the first direction,
- establishing an object line of sight between the occupant's eyes and the object, and
- supporting the occupant's arms on an arm support to cause the horizontal reference plane and the object line of sight to be within a field of view of the occupant when the occupant is viewing the object.
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