A seat 102 for a vehicle (101, figure 1) comprises a frame 103 and a woven fabric 112 / 113, comprising a plurality of warp 114 and weft 115 elements arranged to cover the frame and at least two adjustable tensioning means 117, 119 , 122, 123, each attached to at least one warp or weft element which can adjust the tension of the warp or weft element. Preferably the warp and weft elements comprise elongate webbing straps. In some embodiments, the seat also comprises tension measuring means 121 such as strain gauges on the warp and weft elements. The seat may be arranged with a control means (301, figure 4), which can automatically control the adjustable tensioning means to adjust the seat tension when a user sits down in the seat
Seats
2019-06-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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