Sports vehicle seat with adaptive lateral restraints

Details Sports vehicle seat with adaptive lateral restraints Sports vehicle seat with adaptive lateral restraints

2011-03-15

2011-03-15

White, Rodney B (Department: 3636)

Chairs and seats

Bottom or back with means to alter contour

Providing support for the sides of a seated occupant

Reexamination Certificate

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07905548

ABSTRACT:
An embodiment of a sports vehicle seat. The seat has lateral restraints for laterally retaining an occupant of the seat, and an actuating device for adapting the shape and/or size of the lateral restraints as a function of vehicle driving mode. Each lateral restraint incorporates at least one shape-memory member, which changes shape when subjected to physical external stress. And the actuating device subjects each shape-memory member to physical external stress to change the shape of the shape-memory member.

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