Mine-Protected Modular Seat Integration System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for integrating commercially available seat devices into vehicles do not provide a universal, mine-safe configuration that allows for easy exchange and ergonomic adaptability, as they are tailored to specific structures and lack flexibility across different vehicle types.
Innovation Solution
A modular, mine-proof seat structure using a carrying platform with adjustable belts for attachment to the vehicle roof and floor, allowing integration of conventional seats with retention of their functions and adjustability, utilizing an adapter system that accommodates various seat types and vehicle configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a mine-proof seat structure with decoupled suspension is used, then protection against mine blasts is improved, but the complexity of the device increases and universal compatibility with commercial seats is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The seat system is divided into separate functional modules: a mine-proof support structure with decoupled suspension, an adapter for seat integration, and the commercial seat itself. This segmentation allows the protection mechanism to be separated from the seat unit, enabling universal compatibility while maintaining mine protection through the modular support structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure with decoupled suspension and adapter system is designed to accommodate multiple types of commercial seats through standardized mounting interfaces. The adapter acts as a universal interface that can integrate different seat models and configurations while maintaining the same mine-proof protection mechanism, thereby achieving multi-functionality and broad applicability.
2Reliability
If custom mine-proof seat structures are designed for specific vehicles, then mine protection is optimized, but adaptability across different vehicle types is reduced and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates standardized mounting points and adjustable components that can adapt to different vehicle types, roof configurations, and floor geometries. The decoupled suspension system uses universal connection interfaces that work across various vehicle platforms, allowing the same mine-proof design to be deployed in multiple vehicle types without custom engineering for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure includes adjustable and reconfigurable elements such as movable mounting positions, adjustable arm lengths, and flexible belt configurations. These dynamic features allow the system to be adapted to different vehicle dimensions and seat requirements while maintaining the core mine protection function, thereby achieving versatility across various vehicle types.
3Ease of manufacture
If commercially available seats are integrated into mine-proof structures, then cost savings are achieved, but ensuring mine-safe configuration becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter serves as an intermediary component between the commercial seat and the mine-proof support structure. It provides standardized mounting interfaces that simplify integration while maintaining the protective function. This intermediary element absorbs the complexity of interface compatibility, allowing commercial seats to be integrated cost-effectively without requiring complex custom modifications to either the seat or the protection structure.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a seat (1), comprising a framework (2) that can be fastened rigidly by means of belts or crash elements at the top, to a roof, and by way of belts (4) at the bottom, to a floor (11) in accordance with the anticipated mine load, for receiving a conventional seat (5) that has dedicated adjustment options and/or functional actuators.