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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 20, 2018
Applicant:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Douglas Hall Frasher, Newbury Park, CA (US);

Lawrence E. Abele, Camarillo, CA (US);

Assignee:

Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/50 (2006.01); B60G 17/018 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/501 (2013.01); B60G 17/018 (2013.01); B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60G 17/0162 (2013.01);
Abstract

System and methods for nullifying one or more of lateral and longitudinal acceleration forces experienced by an occupant of a vehicle in a seated or standing position while the vehicle is traveling along a travel plane, including: a chassis structure; an occupant cell one of coupled to and defined by the chassis structure; and one or more of a seat assembly configured to receive the occupant in a seated position and a standing platform assembly configured to receive the occupant in a standing position disposed within the occupant cell; wherein the one or more of the seat assembly and the standing platform assembly is/are configured to pivot one or more of: laterally at a longitudinal pivot point with respect to the chassis and travel plane; and longitudinally at a transverse pivot point with respect to the chassis and travel plane.


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