US 4,871,137 A · Seat lifting apparatus

Abstract

A seat lifting apparatus comprises a seat lifting device disposed between a base frame and a seat frame attached onto a seat side, and independently moving up or down the front and rear sides of the seat frame; front and rear shafts disposed in the seat lifting device and respectively disposed on the front and rear sides of the seat to support the seat; front and rear engaging devices respectively disposed in the front and rear shafts; and a resilient device connected between the front and rear engaging device and balancing the lifting operation of the seat on the front and rear sides thereof. A seat lifting apparatus also comprises a seat lifting device disposed between a lower frame and an upper frame disposed above the lower frame and attached onto a seat side, and moving the upper frame up or down; a gear rotatably supported by the lower frame; a plate rotatable in association with the rotation of the gear and detachably attached to the gear; and a shaft disposed in the seat lifting device and fixed to the plate, the shaft being rotated by the rotation of the plate to move the upper frame up or down.

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Dependent claims

a seat lifting apparatus comprising:

a seat having opposing front and rear sides, a base frame and a seat frame;
front and rear seat lifting means, disposed between the base frame and the seat frame for independently moving the front and rear sides of the seat frame up and down so as to adjust the height of the seat;
front shaft means disposed in the front seat lifting means and connecting both opposite front sides of the seat to support and vertically move the front side of the seat;
rear shaft means disposed in the rear seat lifting means and connecting both opposite rear sides of the seat to support and vertically move the rear side of the seat independently of the front shaft means;
front engaging means disposed in the front shaft means;
rear engaging means disposed in the rear shaft means;
and
single balance spring means connected at both ends thereof to the front and rear shaft means through the front and rear engaging means, respectively;
said balance spring means balancing the lifting operation of the seat on the front and rear sides thereof such that the force of the balance spring means on the rear side of the seat is stronger than that on the front side of the seat.

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