Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Seats with body modifications
Patent
1983-01-13
1984-11-06
Song, Robert R.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Seats with body modifications
180330, 297349, B60N 104
Patent
active
044808674
ABSTRACT:
A system is described for use in a truck cabin having a primary doorway (16, FIG. 2) at the rear of the cabin, which facilitates movement of the driver out of and into the driver's seat (20) when he leaves or enters by the rear doorway, by avoiding the restrictions of a steering wheel (26) that lies closely over the lap of the driver when he is driving. The system includes a mount (32) that supports the seat for rotation about a vertical axis, and an actuator (38, FIG. 4) connected to the mount to turn the seat between forward and sideward positions (20f, 20s) at which the seat respectively faces forwardly and largely sidewardly. A control coupled to the transmission (43, FIG. 2) of the vehicle, forcibly holds the seat in the forward position when the transmission is in a drive setting, to avoid unexpected turning of the seat while driving the vehicle. The control releases the seat and biases it toward the side position when the transmission is placed in a neutral setting, so that the seat can pivot to a position at which the driver can stand up without restriction from the steering wheel, and so that the seat is maintained in the side position when the driver next enters the vehicle and sits down.
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Ezell James J.
Garin, III Paul V.
A G Motor Corp.
Song Robert R.
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