WO1996003290A1 - Seat anchorage arrangements - Google Patents
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- WO1996003290A1 WO1996003290A1 PCT/GB1995/001404 GB9501404W WO9603290A1 WO 1996003290 A1 WO1996003290 A1 WO 1996003290A1 GB 9501404 W GB9501404 W GB 9501404W WO 9603290 A1 WO9603290 A1 WO 9603290A1
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- framework
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- longerons
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- seat
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
- B62D25/20—Floors or bottom sub-units
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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
- B60N2/005—Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles, e.g. dismountable auxiliary seats
- B60N2/015—Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis
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- This invention relates to seat anchorage arrangements for public service vehicles and especially for minibus-type vehicles usually adapted for passenger- carrying from light goods vans.
- conventional seating for this type of vehicle is of relatively flimsy construction capable of bearing the ordinary weight of a passenger in regular driving conditions, but not designed to withstand forces experienced in collisions, so that restraint in a seat which is itself collapsing is as liable to lead to injury as lack of any restraint at all.
- the present invention provides anchorage arrangements for vehicle seating that provide a ready and relatively inexpensive installation which has nonetheless inherently safer characteristics than conventional seating installations in vehicles of the minibus type.
- the invention comprises an anchorage arrange ⁇ ment for vehicular seating comprising a framework of longerons secured to transversely extending members said framework being secured to the vehicle floor and the longerons affording forward and rearward anchorage points for forward and rearward base member fastening points of seating, the longerons extending forwardly of the forward anchorage points of the seating.
- the longerons and transverse members may be welded together. At least the longerons may be of rectangular section tube stock.
- the framework may be comprised in steel or a material of like strength and rigidity.
- the framework may be bolted to the vehicle floor.
- the seating may have base member fastening points either side of a seat, adapted for bolting to the longerons.
- the seats themselves may comprise rigid base frames designed to test when fixed to a rigid support to a 10 g head-on collision or, preferably, and to meet particular requirements, a 20 g collision.
- the seats and framework may be designed, constructed and assembled to test when installed in a vehicle to a 10 g head-on collision or, again, preferably, a 20 g collision.
- the seats may comprise passenger restraint means, which may comprise lap diagonal seat belts secured to the seat.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of a framework of an anchorage arrangement attached to a vehicle floor;
- Figure 2 is a plan view of an anchorage arrangement
- Figure 3 is a side elevation of a seat mounted on an anchoring arrangement
- Figure 4 is a front elevation of the seat illustrated in Figure 3, so mounted.
- FIG. 1 illustrate anchorage arrangements 11 for vehicular seating 12 comprising a framework 13 of longerons 14 secured - by welding - to transversely extending members 15, said framework being secured to the vehicle floor 16 and the longerons 14 affording forward (17) and rearward (18) anchoring points for forward (19) and rearward (21) base member fastening points of seating 12, the longerons 14 extending forwardly of the forward anchorage points 17 of the seating 12.
- the longerons 14 and the transverse members 15 are of rectangular section steel tube stock, typically 30 mm x 50 mm in 3 mm thick steel, although 90 x 50 x 3 could be used instead, giving extra strength and rigidity.
- the framework 13 may comprise a single frame extending over the entire floor of a vehicle or substantially so, or it may be made in smaller sections to cover only a part of the floor if limited seating is required. In any event, the framework 13 is capable of prefabrication and is easily installed in and removed from a vehicle.
- the longerons have been shown as continuous while the transverse members are in short sections, it could be that the transverse members are continuous, the longerons being sectioned. Or a framework could be made in which some of the longerons are continuous and some of the transverse members are continuous.
- the framework 13 is bolted to the floor 16, bolts 22 being positioned where the structure of the floor permits.
- a prefabricated framework 13 intended for a specific make and model of vehicle can be pre- drilled in suitable places for further ease of installation.
- the vehicle floor 16 would need to be drilled - the framework 13 itself could be used to mark the drilling points or a template supplied. Fixing is by any convenient method which will give firm anchorage that will not work loose.
- the seating 12 illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, has base member 23 fastening points 24 either side of a seat, adapted for bolting to the longerons 14, as by pre-drilled holes mating with pre-drilled holes in the longerons 14.
- the seating 12 comprises rigid base frames 12A designed to test when fixed (as by the bolts nor allly used for installation in a vehicle) to a rigid support (i.e. the framework or a support simulating the framework) to a 10 g head-on collision.
- the seats and the framework in combination, can be designed, constructed and assembled to test when installed in a vehicle to a 10 g head-on collision. Preferably, and to meet some requirements, they will test to a 20 g head-on collision.
- a seat back support 12B and seat pan 12C can be upholstered or fitted with cushioning in the usual way.
- the seats provide further appropriate anchorage (not illustrated) for passenger restraint means, typically seat belts, which may be of the lap diagonal type.
- the seat anchorage arrangement described and illustrated together with the stronger seating, provides for substantially improved passenger safety. This is achieved together with enhanced rigidity of the vehicle due to the presence of the rigidifying framework.
- the framework is easily installed and removed for altering the vehicle's purpose, and there is no limitation on the flexibility of the vehicle as regards different seating and load- carrying arrangements.
- the arrangements are also useful on larger vehicles such as coaches.
- a floor skin especially when made of a material which is, at least over a length commensurate with a seat, essentially rigid against flexure, such as a honeycomb composite panel, can be regarded as an integral framework with filled-in panels, so that instead of building a framework from tube stock a single panel of such material can be placed and secured to the vehicle floor, the placement of the fixing bolts or the like corresponding to the notional framework layout in the panel.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE69504356T DE69504356T3 (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1995-06-15 | SEAT ANCHORAGE DEVICES |
AU26799/95A AU2679995A (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1995-06-15 | Seat anchorage arrangements |
GB9701748A GB2305401B (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1995-06-15 | Seat anchorage arrangements |
EP95921926A EP0772532B2 (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1995-06-15 | Seat anchorage arrangements |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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GB9414872A GB9414872D0 (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1994-07-23 | Seat anchorage arrangements |
GB9414872.3 | 1994-07-23 | ||
GB9510646A GB2291628B (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1995-05-25 | Seat anchorage arrangements |
GB9510646.4 | 1995-05-25 |
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WO1996003290A1 true WO1996003290A1 (en) | 1996-02-08 |
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PCT/GB1995/001404 WO1996003290A1 (en) | 1994-07-23 | 1995-06-15 | Seat anchorage arrangements |
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EP (1) | EP0772532B2 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE170139T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2679995A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69504356T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2121393T5 (en) |
GB (2) | GB2291628B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996003290A1 (en) |
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WO1999025601A1 (en) * | 1997-11-13 | 1999-05-27 | M.C.M. Holding A/S | A floor for a transport means and profiles for the construction thereof as well as a vehicle provided with such a floor |
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- 1995-05-25 GB GB9510646A patent/GB2291628B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-06-15 EP EP95921926A patent/EP0772532B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-15 WO PCT/GB1995/001404 patent/WO1996003290A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-06-15 DE DE69504356T patent/DE69504356T3/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-06-15 ES ES95921926T patent/ES2121393T5/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-06-15 AU AU26799/95A patent/AU2679995A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-06-15 AT AT95921926T patent/ATE170139T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1995-06-15 GB GB9701748A patent/GB2305401B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US1692603A (en) * | 1924-09-05 | 1928-11-20 | Walker Vehicle Company | Chassis for motor vehicles |
FR844905A (en) * | 1937-10-19 | 1939-08-04 | Ver Oberschlesische Huttenwerk | Truck chassis |
EP0248127A1 (en) * | 1985-01-10 | 1987-12-09 | Hockney Pty Limited | A table top for a motor lorry |
US4863189A (en) * | 1988-01-11 | 1989-09-05 | Lindsay Industries, Inc. | Unified floor frame assembly for modular mobile home |
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KR19990018936A (en) * | 1997-08-28 | 1999-03-15 | 윤종용 | Analog-to-digital conversion circuit |
WO1999025601A1 (en) * | 1997-11-13 | 1999-05-27 | M.C.M. Holding A/S | A floor for a transport means and profiles for the construction thereof as well as a vehicle provided with such a floor |
GB2344079A (en) * | 1998-11-27 | 2000-05-31 | Rescroft Limited | Vehicle seating securing system |
GB2344079B (en) * | 1998-11-27 | 2002-05-01 | Rescroft Ltd | Vehicle seating securing system |
WO2014171933A1 (en) * | 2013-04-17 | 2014-10-23 | International Truck Intellectual Property Company, Llc | Driver's seat mounting assembly |
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ATE170139T1 (en) | 1998-09-15 |
GB2305401A (en) | 1997-04-09 |
DE69504356T3 (en) | 2004-07-01 |
EP0772532B2 (en) | 2003-10-01 |
GB2291628B (en) | 1996-07-10 |
GB9510646D0 (en) | 1995-07-19 |
ES2121393T3 (en) | 1998-11-16 |
DE69504356T2 (en) | 1999-03-18 |
EP0772532A1 (en) | 1997-05-14 |
DE69504356D1 (en) | 1998-10-01 |
GB9701748D0 (en) | 1997-03-19 |
GB2291628A (en) | 1996-01-31 |
EP0772532B1 (en) | 1998-08-26 |
ES2121393T5 (en) | 2004-06-16 |
AU2679995A (en) | 1996-02-22 |
GB2305401B (en) | 1997-08-06 |
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