SEAT SUSPENSION OF TRANSPORT VEHICLE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: suspension is made, for example, as a curved pipe with rigidly secured motorist's seat in the middle, with controls and instruments disposed left of the elbow rest. One end of the suspension is rigidly secured via sealed gasket to cab ceiling in vibrationproof (shock- absorbing) device (for example, by screw joint), while the steering wheel and control pedals are secured on the other end of the suspension, passing under the seat in the direction of feet of the sitting motorist. The seat is fastened by a clamp with a retainer and is capable of moving in the horizontal slot provided in the curved pipe. The latter is articulated to the cab floor under the seat through a shock-absorbing device. EFFECT: improved design. 1 dwg