GB2438826A

GB2438826A - Tilting vehicle seat

Info

Publication number: GB2438826A
Application number: GB0611049A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Charles White
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-06-05
Filing date: 2006-06-05
Publication date: 2007-12-12
Also published as: GB0611049D0

Abstract

A vehicle seat 1,2 is able to tilt sideways during lateral loading of the vehicle, e.g. whilst cornering, see Figure 2. The seat may be mounted on guide rails 5,7 and tilt freely, e.g. under the effect of gravity acting upon a counter weight, or be mounted directly to a powered adjustment mechanism, e.g. an electric motor and belt drive, or a hydraulic system. In a powered adjustment system, the seat movement is actuated in response to signals received from both a speed sensor and a direction sensor. The direction sensor only becomes active once the speed sensor detects that a certain speed (45km per hour) has been achieved thus, at low speeds, seat movement is prevented. A guide rail can be used with either a powered or non-powered seat.

Description

WHITE SEAT

This invention relates to a car driver and front passenger seats that takes advantage position to the centre of gravity.

In this day and time with high technology, the cars have evolved into cyber machines, always improving the performance of the engine, fuel consumption and suspension, noise and accessories you name it, all cufting edge technology. The driving itself is also included, but in which every car you drive up to this day, when doing a car turn, both the driver and passengers have to tilt to the same side of the car turning, example: if the car is to turn on at a certain speed onto the right side, please see flgl and in a natural instinct automatically, the driver and for passengers tilt in such a way as to find the centre of gravity, meaning that they tilt on to the sides of the car's turning, example: if the car is turned on its right, even the driver and/or passengers tilt onto the right, but as for the body of the car, tilts onto the left (opposite side of the steering wheel turned). The amount of the car body tilts, depending on how fast is the car speeding and the degree of the steering wheel is turned, plus the weight and position of driver and passengers in the car.

According to this invention is a driver car seat and also the front passengers seat to move sideways, and correct the angle of gravity together with the driver and/or passenger and slightly tilting the seat up wards from the front side as well.

The seat/s can be operated in various systems like, an electric motor, either with a toothed belt or electrically moving mechanical gears, or electrically operated hydraulic system, all these three systems will be activated by an electronic mind devise, example: the system will be triggered into activation first by the sensor that senses the speed of the car, which will only trigger when the speed exceed, example 45 km/hr and above, so the system will not come into play if someone is parking and even if the car is reversing (backwards) with over 45kmph the system would be activated only in the forward direction, would the system work. After the speed sensor is triggered the steering wheel sensor will be activated, if although the steering wheel is turned hard right of hard left, it will not trigger the system, if the speed has not reached the 45kmp/h The seat when activated will move either the bottom part of the seat 2, (seating part) only, or both the bottom part of the seat (seating part and also the backside I (resting backside) full seat.

Another system can be used, without using electronic, electric or hydraulic systems this other system can be used by placing a heavy ballast, counter weight, like in a gyro but moving only sideways underneath the seat, using a heavy iron weight or concrete weight like those used in auto washing machines, I recommend that for safety reasons where the weight system is used, the weight itself would be tied onto the floor board of the car, to prevent the weight from darting into the passenger's ankles, in case of a head-on collision.

The designs of both electronic and by weight if needed can be switched off or locked inactive. Both designs can be activated or put off by the driver, not by the manufacturer only.

A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by the way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Drawings, of all Figures 1 to 4.

1, Back side of the seat.

2, Bottom part of the seat.

3, Car body.

4, Centre line of gravity.

5. Railing attached to seat.

6, Seat head rest.

7, Railing attached to car floor board.

Figure 1. shows in perspective the car tilted on to its left (when turning to the right) together with the seat in an example drawn without the invention embodied.

Figure 2. illustrates the same car on a right turn, the body of the car tilted onto the left side, but this time with the car seat invention (White Seat) in action.

Figure 3. Shows the seat invention in a normal straight position on the guard rail.

Figure 4. Shows the seat invention in a right centering position with relation to the car turning on the right side with the car body tilting onto the left side.

Referring to the drawing the car seat can be activated either by an electric motor coupled to a mechanical device or by a toothed belt or electric operated hydraulics, or the other system, the Weight system.

In order to activate the electronic monitored system, the speed olthe car (in the forward position only) must reach the speed of 45km/ph (45 kilometre per hour) and above in order to activate the system, which means that the speed sensor is on, thus the Steering wheel sensors are also in play now, not shown in the drawing, and not shown either ate the electronic command box and the weight system, The weight system can have a rubber stopper at the end of the seat guard rails 7. And in the electronic system a flag sensor foi maximum travel of the seat Both designs can be activated or put off by the driver not only by the manufacturer To position the seat in line as possible to the centre of gravity, the seat would be either tilled side tip only (Figure 4) or. tilted side up and moved side ways as well to the side of the tilt itself, or tilted up moves side ways on to the tilted side and also slightly rises the bottom scat from the front Either when using electrical mechanical, hydraulics or by the weight system, the guard and guide rails see figure 3 & 4, items 5 & 7, can be used so you will only need to move to the far end of the rails and automatically the seat not only moves to the far side but in the process the position of' the end of' rail will also lift the seat, and if'designed proper will also lift slightly the seat from the front.

This (White Seat) car seat invention will be ideally ilused in Formula One racing cars, where speed is very high and the turns very sharp.

The tilting distance and movements of the car seat plus the sensors adjustments are only given for example. The size, movements, and the activation system will be preciously adopted and executed pending the tnake and weight of each series of car and maybe also keeping in mind the weight of the driver, in the electronic system the driver can input the data (His weight) into the computed system

Claims

CLAIMS

1. A moving driver car seat (or maybe the front passenger seat as well) that can be positioned at a much better position in relation to the centre line of gravity
2. A moving driver car seat as claimed in claimi which can use an electronic command box to activate the operation.

3. A moving driver car seat as claimed in claim I and 2 that is activated be speed sensor to activate the second sensor, that of the steering wheel angle sensors.

4. A moving driver car seat as claimed in claim I using a counter weight to the centre of gravity 5. A moving driver car seat which can get into the position by an electronic motor coupled to the seat by gears, toothed belt or hydraulics.

6. A moving driver car seat as claimed in claims 1,2,3 and 5 where the bottom 2 only or bottom and backi (full seat) can move onto and into the guide rail side ways. The guide rail is made in an extended U shape to travel on and into the tilt at the ends of both the right and the left, and also have its ends in a position to slightly tilt the front of the seat higher exp. linch/2.5cm 7. A moving driver's car seat as claimed in all previous claims of both systems can be used and or set to a most desirable movement and also can be de-activated by switching off the electronic system and by a locking pin on the weight system Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows

CLAIMS

1. A moving driver car seat (or maybe the front passenger seat as well) that can be positioned at a much better position in relation to the centre line of gravity, either by using the guide rails or direct connection, example to a hydraulic strut 2 A moving driver car seat as claimed in claim I which can use an electronic command box to activate the operation.

3 A moving driver car seat as claimed in claim 1 and 2 that is activated by speed sensor to activate the second in line sensors, that of the steering wheel angle of attack 4 A moving driver car seat as claimed in claim 1 using a counter weight to the centre of gravity.

A moving driver car seat which can get into the position by an electronic motor coupled to the seat by gears, toothed belt or hydraulics.

6 A moving driver car seat as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3 and 5 where the bottom 2 only or bottom and back, (full seat) can move onto and into the guide rail side ways The guide rail is made in an extended U shape to travel on and into the tilt at the ends of both the right and the left, and also have its ends in a position to slightly tilt the front of the seat higher exp 1 inch/2 5cm 7 A moving driver/front passenger seat/s side ways or side ways and upwards as well, using a hydraulic-strut to push upwards or to push upwards and sideways 8 A moving drivers car seat as claimed in all previous claims of both systems can be used and or set to a most desirable movement and also can be de-activated by switching off the electronic system and by a locking pin on the weight system