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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Pratt & Miller Engineering and Fabrication, Inc., New Hudson, MI (US);
Celyn M. Evans, Milford, MI (US);
Kevin Kwiatkowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION, INC., New Hudson, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment there is disclosed an energy attenuating vehicle seat. The seat includes a seat back pivotally connected to a seat pan, the seat back and the seat pan independently pivotal. At the pivot between the seat back and the seat pan there is a rotary energy attenuation device. The device extends between the seat back longitudinal members and the seat pan longitudinal members and is pivotally attached to the seat pan and the seat back allowing individual adjustment of the back or pan. The rotary energy attenuating device cooperates with a track system along the length of seat longitudinal members allowing for different directions of travel and height adjustment. The vehicle seat offers passive or active protection from impact and sudden acceleration (G force and Pressure Wave) due to accident or explosive events and is capable of automatically resetting.