Mechanism for height adjustable seat and steering wheel, especially for an armored vehicle

摘要

A vehicle comprising a body (1) ; a cabin space (2) contained within the body and delimited by a wall (3) in a direction upward and/or forward; a driver's seat (3) placed in the cabin space; an opening (5) provided in the wall above the seat and aligned with the seat; an openable and closeable hatch (6) for the opening, said hatch being provided with viewing means (7', 7") allowing the driver to see outside; a steering wheel (8) placed forward of the seat; a seat frame (9) pivotally connected at one end to the wall (3) by a first joint (10) so as to be turnable about a horizontal first pivot shaft (11) transverse relative to the vehicle between a low position (I) and a high position (II), the seat (4) being mounted on the other end of said seat frame, so that in the high position the seat is closer to the opening (5) than in the low position; and an actuator (12) for turning the seat frame about the first pivot shaft (11) to adjust the height position of the seat; a steering wheel frame (13), which is supported at one end on the wall (3) by a second joint (13) at a distance from the first joint so that it can turn about a second pivot shaft (15) parallel to the first pivot shaft, the steering wheel (8) being mounted at the other end of said steering wheel frame; and a connecting bar (16) fitted between the seat frame (9) and the steering wheel frame (13) to cause the steering wheel frame to move simultaneously with the seat frame to adjust the position of the steering wheel. IMAGE