Saab-scania Aktiebolag

Saab Acania Aktiebolag

Staffan S Sjostrom

Rolf K Johansson

Bjarne L Petersen

John F Ronnhult

Hilding Nilsson

A vehicle seat (8) comprises a backrest (7) which consists of an upper and a lower backrest part (14,15). The lower backrest part (15) is connected in an articulated manner both to a seat part (9) and to the upper backrest part (14). By swinging the lower backrest part (15) forwards in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the upper backrest part (14) backwards in the longitudinal direction, the vehicle seat (8) is converted into part of a bed.

Bed arrangement in the coupe area of a vehicle

The invention relates to an arrangement for the suspension of a forwardly tippable cab on a vehicle frame with at least one spring means and one movement restrainer arranged between the cab and the frame, said spring means being adapted to absorb the oscillations of the cab and the restrainer being adapted for restricting the vertical movement of the cab relative the frame. When tipping the cab on the kind of vehicle mentioned above, the center of gravity of the cab is moved, whereby the weight of the cab is successively transferred to the spring means. The latter then contracts and the necessary play between the vehicle drive unit and lower portions of the cab necessary for tipping the cab decreases, resulting in that the cab can collide with the drive unit. The invention has the object of counteracting the cab sinking during the tipping sequence, and the invention is distinguished in that both the spring means and the movement restrainer each has a support mounting in the carrying parts of the cab and that the support mounting of the movement restrainer is arranged forward of the support mounting of the spring means.

Arrangement for suspending a forwardly tippable cab on a vehicle

A vehicle seat is carried on a frame which is pivotably mounted on a base frame that is secured to the vehicle floor. The seat can pivot around an axis that is essentially horizontal and transverse to the vehicle direction of travel. There is provided at least one damping element for damping pivotations around said axis. In this way disturbing thrusts transferred to the back of a person via the back support portion of the seat are eliminated.

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Sodertalje, Sweden

Staffan S Sjostrom