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US 2019/0315249 A1Published application
Seat adjustment mechanism
AssigneeMcLaren Automotive Limited
InventorsBarry Lett, Christopher Lee Bates
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Abstract
A vehicle seat having a base (10) and a squab (11) and an adjustment mechanism (20) whereby the position of an occupant sitting in the seat can be adjusted, the mechanism being configured so as to permit the seat to follow a motion path that provides coordinated adjustment of both height and back inclination of the occupant, the motion path being such that as the height of the occupant is raised the back inclination of the occupant becomes less supine.
Claims18
1-17. (canceled)
A vehicle seat configured to be mountable to a vehicle floor pan, the seat comprising:
- a base,
- a squab, and
- an adjustment mechanism whereby the position of an occupant sitting in the seat can be adjusted,
- wherein:
- the mechanism is configured so as to permit the seat to follow a motion path that provides coordinated adjustment of both height and back inclination of the occupant, and
- the motion path is such that as the height of the occupant is raised:
- (i) the back inclination of the occupant becomes less supine, (ii) the H point of the seat is moved rearwards, (iii) the front of the base lowers, and (iv) the position of the squab relative to the base is fixed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.