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US 5,348,370 AGranted
Apparatus for vibrating seats
AssigneeFukuoka Kagaku Ltd.
InventorMasahiro Fukuoka
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Abstract
A driver's seat having a vibration generator connected to the driver's seat and controls for turning the vibration generator on and off for vibrating the driver's seat so that when a driver feels drowsiness coming on, the driver can operate the controls for switching on-off the vibration generator so that the driver's seat can be vibrated and prevent the driver from dozing during driving and prevent an accident from occurring.
Claims5
An apparatus for vibrating a seat, comprising:
- a driver's seat;
- base means for supporting said driver's seat;
- fastener means for supporting said seat onto said base means, said fastener means being positioned between said seat and said base means;
- vibrating means for vibrating said driver's seat, said vibrating means being mounted underneath said base means;
- spring means for resiliently supporting said base means onto a bed member;
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- control means for controlling said vibrating means in vibrating the seat,
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