VEHICLE SEAT Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering. SUBSTANCE: seat has shafts 6 arranged under envelope 4 and connected by kinematic train with electric motor 14. Shaft 6 are secured on frame 7 resting on platform 5 through leaf springs 15. Shafts 6 have eccentric members in form of freely rotating bodies installed in holders 8. Platform 5 is connected with vertical travel mechanism made up of parallel shafts 18 and 19 with cams 17, springs 16 and vertical guides 23 and 24. If driver feels fatigue, he switches on electric motor 14 which sets into motion shafts 6. Balls rolling over envelope 4 under action of shafts 6 massage parts of driver's body in contact with envelope. User can adjust pressure of balls to envelope 4 and intensity of massaging by lifting or lowering platform 5 on which frame 7 with shafts 6 fitted-on is installed. EFFECT: enlarged operating capabilities, enhanced safety on road. 2 cl, 3 dwg