Apparatus and method for adjusting the position of

专利名称：Apparatus and method for adjusting the

position of a supporting element in a seat

发明人：BENSON, Joseph申请号：EP98907136.0申请日：19980227公开号：EP0971828B1公开日：20011219

摘要：The apparatus stimulates the muscles of a seat occupant. The apparatusincludes a flexible supporting element adapted to be coupled to a seat for movementrelative thereto and driving means for automatically and repeatedly moving the flexiblesupporting element through an adjustment cycle. The adjustment cycle includes aplurality of first incremental movements in a first direction followed by a plurality ofsecond incremental movements in a second direction. Each of the first and secondincremental movements are separated by a first time interval. The method relievesmuscle fatigue in a seat occupant by incrementally adjusting the curvature of thesupporting element and generally includes the steps of placing a supporting element ina first position operatively engaging a muscle of the seat occupant wherein the firstposition defines a first degree of curvature of the supporting element. The methodfurther includes automatically adjusting the curvature of the supporting elementaccording to an adjustment cycle that includes maintaining the first degree of curvaturefor a first time period, increasing the degree of curvature a first amount after the firsttime period to define a second degree of curvature, maintaining the second degree ofcurvature for a second time period, and decreasing the degree of curvature of the

supporting element a second amount after the second time period to define a thirddegree of curvature wherein the first time period is equal to the second time period.

申请人：SCHUKRA NORTH AMERICA LTD

地址：CA

国籍：CA

代理机构：Shanks, Andrew

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