EP0689509A4 - Vehicle seat suspension unit - Google Patents
Vehicle seat suspension unitInfo
- Publication number
- EP0689509A4 EP0689509A4 EP94911006A EP94911006A EP0689509A4 EP 0689509 A4 EP0689509 A4 EP 0689509A4 EP 94911006 A EP94911006 A EP 94911006A EP 94911006 A EP94911006 A EP 94911006A EP 0689509 A4 EP0689509 A4 EP 0689509A4
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- slide plate
- brake
- brake slide
- vehicle seat
- suspension unit
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/50—Seat suspension devices
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/50—Seat suspension devices
- B60N2/502—Seat suspension devices attached to the base of the seat
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/50—Seat suspension devices
- B60N2/505—Adjustable suspension including height adjustment
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/50—Seat suspension devices
- B60N2/506—Seat guided by rods
- B60N2/508—Scissors-like structure
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
- B60N2/50—Seat suspension devices
- B60N2/54—Seat suspension devices using mechanical springs
- B60N2/544—Compression or tension springs
Definitions
- THIS INVENTION relates to a vehicle seat suspension unit.
- it relates to a "decelerat ⁇ r" or damper for such a suspension unit.
- a vehicle seat suspension unit "of the type defined” shall be used to include a suspension unit having: a base frame mountable on a vehicle; a seat support frame to mount an operator's seat; a scissor arms assembly interconnecting the frames to enable the frames to move relative to each other substantially in parallelism; a transfer assembly pivotally mounted on one of the frames, having at least one arm engaging the other of the frames; and spring means mounted on the one frame and connected to the transfer assembly.
- the present invention resides in a "deceleration" or damping unit for a vehicle seat suspension unit (eg. of the type defined) including: a brake slide plate having a longitudinal slot at or adjacent one end thereof and a hole at or adjacent the other end; an anchor pin passing through the hole and mounted on one frame of the vehicle seat suspension unit; resilient ring or washer means about the anchor pin received within the hole to allow at least limited movement of the brake slide plate relative to the anchor pin; a pivot pin on a transfer assembly of the vehicle seat suspension unit passing through the slot and arranged for movement within the slot substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the brake slide plate; at least one brake disc or washer interposed between the transfer assembly and the brake slide plate; and means to apply a clamping or frictional load between the brake disc or washer and the brake slide plate; so arranged that when the vehicle seat suspension unit is displaced in an initial small distance from a preset position, the brake slide plate moves relative to the anchor pin to provide substantially zero damping, but on further displacement, the brake slide plate is moved relatively
- the damping force may be selectively set by varying the damping force applied between the brake slide plate and the brake disc(s) or washer(s) .
- Belleville springs or compression washers may be provided on the pivot pin to transfer the damping force from an adjustable nut on the pivot pin to the brake slide plate and brake disc(s) or washer(s).
- the hole is slightly eccentric, being preferably non-circular and formed by two circles with spaced centres.
- the present invention resides in a vehicle seat suspension unit of the type defined fitted with the "decelerator" or damping unit.
- FIGS 1 and 2 are side views of the vehicle seat suspension unit in its raised and lowered positions, respectively;
- FIGS 3 and 4 are sectional side views of the unit corresponding to FIGS 1 and 2, respectively, with parts omitted for clarity;
- FIG 5 is a front view of the transfer assembly, with one of the springs and one damping unit shown in dashed lines;
- FIG 6 is a side view corresponding to FIG 5;
- FIG 7 is a side view of the brake plate when assembled;
- FIG 8 is a sectional top view of the damping unit when installed.
- the vehicle seat suspension unit 100 has a bottom frame 110 (with side rails 111) and a top frame 112 (with plate 113) interconnected by a scissor arms assembly 114 for relative movement substantially in parallelism (ie. see WO 90/11841) and WO 93/10996).
- the bottom frame 110 is bolted to the seat slides, fixed to the vehicle floor, and the operator's seat is secured to the top frame 112 (see in particular WO 93/10996).
- a transfer assembly 115 has a tubular body 116 journalled on an axle 116a interconnecting brackets 117 on the side rails 111 of the bottom frame 110.
- a pair of transfer arms 118 extend from the body 116 and support the axle 119 for rollers 120 which bear on the underside of the plate 113 on the top frame 112.
- Two springs 121 anchored at one end to the bottom frame 110, are connected to respective pairs of brackets 122 extending below the tubular body 116 of the transfer assembly 115.
- the suspension unit 100 can be preset to a given ride height for the seat which sets a datum.
- a respective pair of links 124 are pivotally connected to the side rails 111 of the bottom frame 110 and have pins 125 slidable in slots 126 in the side rails 127 of the top frame 112. The links 124 limit the forward displacement of the top frame 112 relative to the bottom frame 110 if the vehicle should be involved in an accident and so the links 124 assist in securing the seat from breaking away from the vehicle.
- a respective anchor pin 11 passes through each side rail 111 of the bottom frame 110 and through a boss 12 on a bracket 117.
- the anchor pin 11 is fitted with a nut 14.
- the pin 11 passes through an O-ring 15 (see FIG 7) in an elongate hole 16 in a planar brake slide plate 17.
- the hole 16 is formed by two circles with offset centres and allows limited movement of the brake slide plate 17 relative to the anchor pin 11 along the longitudinal axis of the brake slide plate 17.
- Washers 18 may be provided to allow low friction movement of the brake plate 17 between the boss 12 and the lower end of the inner scissor arms 124 of the scissor assembly 114.
- the lower ends of the inner scissor arms 124 are slotted, with the anchor pins 11 passing through the slots 125 and the arms 124 are supported for low friction on the anchor pins 11 by bearings 126.
- a respective pivot pin 19, with head 20, is supported by a respective pair of brackets 127 at each end of the tubular body 16 and pass through an elongate slot 21 along the longitudinal axis of the brake slide plate 17.
- a pair of fibre brake washers 22 are interposed between the brake slide plate 17 and brackets 127 and a damping force thereon is provided by a nut 23 and a pair of Belleville spring washers 24.
- a constant friction is generated between the brake plate 117 and the brake washers 22.
- the anchor pin 11 is intermediate the hole 16 in the brake slide plate 17 (see FIG 7). For small initial displacements of the suspension unit 100, the brake slide plate 17 will move relative to the anchor pin 11 without the latter engaging a side of the hole 16.
- the decelerator or damping unit 10 provides substantially z.ero damping about the datum (ie. zero displacement) position of the suspension unit 100 but will provide substantially constant damping once a preset displacement is exceeded. This enables very high isolation of the seat from the vehicle to be achieved, whilst having only a very low spring rate in the springs 121.
- Various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described and illustrated without departing from the scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AUPL7862/93 | 1993-03-17 | ||
AUPL786293 | 1993-03-17 | ||
PCT/AU1994/000134 WO1994021487A1 (en) | 1993-03-17 | 1994-03-17 | Vehicle seat suspension unit |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0689509A1 EP0689509A1 (en) | 1996-01-03 |
EP0689509A4 true EP0689509A4 (en) | 1997-03-05 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP94911006A Withdrawn EP0689509A4 (en) | 1993-03-17 | 1994-03-17 | Vehicle seat suspension unit |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP0689509A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH08507739A (en) |
KR (1) | KR960700916A (en) |
CN (1) | CN1122587A (en) |
BR (1) | BR9406320A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2158549A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994021487A1 (en) |
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US7983813B2 (en) * | 2004-10-29 | 2011-07-19 | Bose Corporation | Active suspending |
US20090198419A1 (en) * | 2008-02-05 | 2009-08-06 | Bose Corporation | Suspended seat autolocking |
LU92012B1 (en) * | 2012-05-30 | 2013-12-02 | Iee Sarl | Vehicle seat suspension mat |
CA2897774C (en) * | 2013-01-16 | 2018-07-17 | Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. | Damper for suspension of heavy-duty vehicle |
US9199563B2 (en) | 2013-06-04 | 2015-12-01 | Bose Corporation | Active suspension of a motor vehicle passenger seat |
US9744824B2 (en) | 2015-03-25 | 2017-08-29 | Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. | Damping air spring and shock absorber combination for heavy-duty vehicle axle/suspension systems |
CA2985744C (en) | 2015-05-11 | 2019-09-24 | Hendrickson Usa, L.L.C. | Air spring with damping characteristics for heavy-duty vehicles |
US10696198B2 (en) * | 2018-07-19 | 2020-06-30 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | AV and transport scissor jack rear seat system |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1993010996A1 (en) * | 1991-12-02 | 1993-06-10 | Rosdon Engineering & Manufacturing Pty. Ltd. | Vehicle seat suspension unit |
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- 1994-03-17 KR KR1019950703927A patent/KR960700916A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-03-17 CA CA002158549A patent/CA2158549A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-03-17 JP JP6520422A patent/JPH08507739A/en active Pending
- 1994-03-17 WO PCT/AU1994/000134 patent/WO1994021487A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-03-17 BR BR9406320A patent/BR9406320A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-03-17 EP EP94911006A patent/EP0689509A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1994-03-17 CN CN94192031A patent/CN1122587A/en active Pending
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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KR960700916A (en) | 1996-02-24 |
JPH08507739A (en) | 1996-08-20 |
CA2158549A1 (en) | 1994-09-29 |
BR9406320A (en) | 1995-12-26 |
EP0689509A1 (en) | 1996-01-03 |
WO1994021487A1 (en) | 1994-09-29 |
CN1122587A (en) | 1996-05-15 |
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