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I've used timeline layout with right sidebar. All Tumblr post types are designed here: text, photo, photo grid, video, audio, quote, chat and link (check attached files). Main color is orange (for links and timeline rectangles) with light grey lines and dark grey titles. Nice blur background image is placed in the header. I've also done different post detail in second PSD and one version with dark header.
- I've used 960px grid
- You will get 3 PSDs in this one ZIP (homepage, homeapge with dark header and post detail)
- All layers are in groups and named. I've used some colours for each part of the web (folder), check this screenshot http://cl.ly/image/3B3X1S092645
- Used font "Open Sans" is a part of the ZIP
- Used social icons are from "Picons" package
- You can find some hover states in PSDs too
- There are 2 background types available (blur image/dark pattern)
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Someone much more intelligent and wiser than I once said "actions speak louder than words", so maybe a brief look into a typical weekend of mine might give you a snapshot of what I've got going on. Cycling - having started from a casual spin class, it's now evolved into a hobby of mine. I try to get my riding in early in the morning on the weekends at either Central Park / Prospect Park / West Side Highway. Why the focus on the AM? Simple: for as enthusiastic as I am of the idea of a family being on bikes together and enjoying the weather, there is nothing more terrifying than coming up to a toddler who's recently graduated to riding without training wheels. It is the TRUE definition of erratic. I'm not always that focused however; even a casual neighborhood ride is good for me. Motorcycling / Motorcyce racing - a passion of mine that's been a part of my life for nearly 20 years. Began in Europe and has now evolved into my participation into recreational closed circuit racing (disclaimer: I've never drove a Range Rover off a road and threatened the family in it; I haven't ridden a motorcycle on the street in over 3 years). Even though it is a pure adrenaline rush my focus and drive with it is a bit more particular. Doesn't make sense? Ask! Getting away - Whether its to friends' homes for the weekend to enjoy some off roading, or some skiing, or simply a weekend in a home enjoying each others company. Want to fly for the weekend? Let's do it. Family & friends - being an only child I grew up with my friends as essentially my family, so much time is spent interacting with them. Additionally, with having a majority of my blood relatives in Europe I fly back as often as I can. "Consulting" - although I'm at the beginning of this process, I've taken on a side project to assist some friend business owners of mine with their social media development and expansion. No, it's not that chic and yes, I make it sound much more official than it actually is. I know a lot of this is SOLID first date material, no need to worry. With a scotch at dinner I tend to be very entertaining, I promise!
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Auto racing / Motorcross, Cycling, Tennis / Racquet sports, Weights / Machines
I exercise 5 or more times per week.
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Currently without a pet due to work and space restrictions, however once either circumstance changes I'll be a dog owner for sure.
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- AMaViS-ng is a modular rewrite of amavisd and amavis-perl. It scans email for malicious code inside attachments and archive files, stopping delivery if malicious code is found. It supports integration of several third-party virus scanners and integrates nicely into several MTA setups. Unlike amavis-perl and amavisd, there is no need for build-time configuration
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- arkOS is a lightweight Linux-based operating system, initially targeted to run on a Raspberry Pi, intended to make self-hosting server software as easy as possible. It has different components that interact to achieve these ends, chief among them an integrated application called Genesis which graphically manages the server and its components. With Genesis, users can easily add/remove server software, manage websites, change system settings and more from a reliable visual interface that's easy to use. arkOS puts a focus on user's experience, requiring no command line experience to run well. In the future, users will also be able to host their email accounts, chat accounts, and social networking profiles from an arkOS server just as easily.
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Question from Angeli007
Enemy outside Masyaf?
I've been wandering around and I can't seem to figure this one out. When you leave the city of Masyaf, and your out in the kingdom, right outside where there are a bunch of bodies along with other Assassins, if I use the eagle vision, there is one 'Assassin', who glows red. Does anyone know why or who he is? I've beaten the game once already, I'm playing it the second time and I can't figure out what or who he is.
Thanks :)
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Possible spoilers, but unlikely since you already passed this portion of the game.
During the first memory block, you are asked to track down a man who helped the Templar get into the city of Masyaf - this is that man that you bring to Al Mualim. We know he didn't act alone, and it is entirely possible that this man who glows red outside Masyaf is one of the accomplices. For all we know, he might actually be the one who opened the gate.
7 years ago
I think he's just a fluke in the programing that never got fixed. Anytime I pass him now though I just stealth assassinate him then ride away on my horse before anyone cares. Otherwise though he never ends up being significant.
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An improved seating system that includes a seat back assembly (10) that is fabricated to include a seat back (12) with first and second wall portions (14,16), and which may include an integrated reinforcement structure (18). The seating system is capable of either or both of withstanding without rupture at least about 11000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat back (12) faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle or, upon rapid acceleration up to at least about 20 g, substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 30 kg mass placed behind the seat back.
1. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
a plastic seat back having at least one wall portion having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion, the forward wall portion and rearward wall portion defining an interior open space between them;
a tubular shaped reinforcement insert substantially enclosed by the forward wall portion, the rearward wall portion or a combination of both, wherein;
i) the reinforcement insert extends about perimeter regions of the seat back;
ii) the reinforcement insert intimately contacts a substantial portion of at least the forward wall portion or the rearward wall portion; and
iii) the reinforcement insert is formed of a metal selected from steel, titanium, magnesium, aluminum or a combination thereof; and
a plurality of integrally molded plastic reinforcement structures extending across at least a portion of the at least one wall portion and forming a shaped pattern on the seat back;
wherein the seat back is pivotal within the automotive vehicle.
2. A seating assembly as in
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7. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
a plastic seat back having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion with an interior open space therebetween wherein:
i) the seat back is pivotal within the automotive vehicle;
ii) the forward wall portion and the rearward wall portion both include an internal and an external surface; and
a reinforcement insert disposed within a cavity defined in a surface of at least one of the forward wall portion or the rearward wall portion wherein;
i) the reinforcement insert is formed of a metal selected from steel, titanium, magnesium, aluminum or a combination thereof;
ii) the reinforcement insert is located adjacent a peripheral edge of the seat back and is coextensive with the edge of the seat back.
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17. A seating assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
a plastic seat back having a forward wall portion and a rearward wall portion with an interior open space therebetween wherein:
i) the seat back is pivotal within the automotive vehicle;
ii) the forward wall portion and the rearward wall portion both include an internal and an external surface; and
iii) the seat back defines a cavity within the external surface of at least one of the forward wall portion and the rearward wall portion;
a reinforcement insert disposed within the cavity defined in the external surface wherein;
i) the reinforcement insert is hollow and is formed of a metal selected from steel, titanium, magnesium, aluminum or a combination thereof;
ii) the reinforcement insert is rounded in shape;
iii) the reinforcement insert is located adjacent a peripheral edge of the seat back and is coextensive with the edge of the seat back; and
iv) the at least one of the forward wall portion and the rearward wall portion contact a substantial portion of an outer surface of the reinforcement insert; and
v) at least one integrally molded plastic reinforcement extends across at least a portion of the forward wall portion, the rearward wall portion or both.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/739,875 filed on Dec. 18, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,997,515, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/265,977 filed on Oct. 7, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,688,700 which is a continuaton of application Ser. No. 09/766,792, filed on Jan. 22, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,491,346, which is a non-provisional of prior provisional application Ser. Nos. 60/208,694 (filed Jun. 1, 2000) and 60/243,012 (filed Oct. 24, 2000), the teachings of all of which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference for all purposes. The present application claims the benefit of the priority of the filing dates of each of these prior applications.
The present invention relates to an improved seating system, and more particularly to an improved system for automotive vehicle seating.
There is an ever-growing need for improved seating systems in automotive vehicles. The surge in popularity of hatchbacks, sport utility vehicles and minivans, has posed unique design challenges, in view of the need for seating to be adjustable and in many instances to restrain cargo carried toward the rear of the vehicle. In light of the increased consumer usage of these vehicles for stowage and transport of cargo along with passengers (particularly passengers in rear seats), manufacturers have turned their attention to improving the ability of the seating systems to withstand large loads.
One approach has been to develop improved systems for transmitting loads to the seat tracks of vehicle seating assemblies. A growing number of applications, however, employ attachment of seating components directly to the vehicle body in white for load distribution to the body in white. For the improved seat track technology to be viable in the latter applications, it would require substantial modification, which is believed would unduly complicate the manufacturing procedures, require the development of expensive new processing techniques, or add substantial weight to the vehicles. Accordingly, there is a need for an improved, readily manufactured seating system that is capable of meeting vehicle manufacturer design criteria and government standards for vehicles, and which can be efficiently and conveniently adapted for use in a variety of applications including those involving seat track load distribution, body in white load distribution or both.
The needs in the art are met by the automotive vehicle seating system of the present invention, which includes a molded plastic seat back having a first wall portion, an opposing second wall portion and one or more reinforcement structures disposed therebetween. An assembly is provided for receiving the seat. Advantageously, the seating system upon rapid acceleration up to about 20 to about 30 g, no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 36 kg mass placed behind the seat back. The system is easy to manufacture and will not add substantial weight to the vehicle as compared with other commercial seating systems.
Referring to
As used herein, and illustrated in
The phrase "integrated reinforcement structure" shall refer to a location where, as shown in
By way of further reference to
As discussed previously, the present invention contemplates the use of integrated reinforcement structures for imparting additional rigidity, toughness or impact resistance to a seat back assembly, or otherwise locally modifying the bending moment of a structure. While a variety of structures may be employed for this purpose, the most preferred structures are selected from ribs, tack-offs or a combination thereof.
Advantageously, in one preferred embodiment in which the seat back is blow molded, integrated reinforcement structures 18 are integrally formed during the molding process. By way of illustration, a seat back is fabricated by blow molding, pursuant to which a parison is placed in a cavity of a first tool adapted for defining the shape of a seat back. The parison is heated to a suitable temperature (e.g., for the preferred materials described hereinafter) from about 100� C. to about 400� C., and more preferably about 225� C. to about 300� C. to induce plasticity. A gas is injected into the parison to cause expansion of the parison within the tool cavity and the formation of generally opposing spaced apart first and second wall portions. At or after the expansion occurs and while the material remains in its plastic state, the first or optionally a second tool is brought into contact with one or both of the walls and deforms each contacted wall in the direction of the opposing wall. In one embodiment, the opposing walls remain spaced from each other. In a more preferred embodiment, the walls are brought into contact with each other and remain in contact by this deformation step, thereby forming a tack-off. It will be appreciated that the effect of forming each tack off is to form a structure having wall portions that project away (e.g., as ribs) from the wall portions from which they are formed.
As illustrated in
For all applications, it should be appreciated that if a vertically oriented integrated reinforcement structure requires openings to allow for air flow during molding, the location of the openings is preferably staggered to help reduce or eliminate hinge points. Further, where a plurality of vertically oriented integrated reinforcement structures is used in a pattern, the horizontal spacing ("x" in
One or more horizontally oriented integrated reinforcement structures might be incorporated in addition to or in lieu of vertical integrated reinforcement structures to help improve cross-car direction stiffness in a seat back. When employed with vertically oriented integrated reinforcement structures, the horizontally oriented integrated reinforcement structures preferably are staggered between vertically oriented integrated reinforcement structures or otherwise located to help reduce the likelihood they will serve as a hinge point. (See, e.g.,
The design and location of each integrated reinforcement structure 18 and pattern 54 fabricated in the seat back 12 may be optimized for each individual application, taking into account some or all of the following criteria. For each application, the skilled artisan will appreciate that the specific integrated reinforcement structure employed is configured to help minimize the bending or hinge effect caused by loads resulting from rapid deceleration or acceleration of a vehicle in the presence of a passenger or cargo behind a seat (e.g., that which experienced by a top mounted center shoulder belt, top mounted child seat anchors, and luggage intrusion). For instance, in one preferred embodiment, the integrated reinforcement structure and pattern selected generally is one that will position a portion of the integrated reinforcement structure having a higher bending moment in a position generally perpendicular to the torsional bending diagonal plane.
The use of integrated reinforcement structures is further illustrated in the following discussion, by reference to two of the more commonly expected locations for integrated reinforcement structures, specifically in the perimeter regions of a seat back and in the regions proximate hardware, such as seat belts, seat belt anchors, hinges, latching components or the like.
For a number of applications, it is particularly attractive to incorporate an integrated reinforcement structure around at least a portion of the perimeter 56 of the seat back 12 to help increase horizontal stiffness, vertical stiffness, or both in the perimeter regions of the seat back. With illustrative reference to
It is also preferable to form an integrated reinforcement structure in the vicinity of any latch strikers or latch members. In some applications, such as where the seat is intended to carry the load for a center belt, or a child seat tether, it may be desirable to modify, further reinforce or eliminate the top perimeter horizontally oriented integrated reinforcement structure to reduce the potential for hinge effect stress concentrator in that vicinity. By reference to
In instances where a center passenger shoulder belt system is employed, or a top child seat tether is employed, optionally, design criteria is employed to help reduce the forward, downward and torsional or diagonal bending of the seat back that are caused by perimeter loads at or adjacent the shoulder belt or tether attachments. Preferably the integrated reinforcement structures will provide good vertical stiffness (as this is the plane that is anticipated to endure the more severe bending forces), as well as good torsional stiffness (responsive to the diagonal offset loads a passenger imparts to a shoulder belt system). In such instances, it is preferable to alternate geometries of the integrated reinforcement structures either in a random or predetermined pattern, or to maintain the integrated reinforcement structure width up to about 40 mm, and more preferably up to about 30 mm (e.g., about 5 to about 30 mm).
The employment of vertically oriented integrated reinforcement structures is particularly preferred in the load path for center belt loads and upper child seat tethers to help avoid vertical bending. Preferably, for these applications, the integrated reinforcement structure width (W) will vary up to about 50 mm and more preferably will be about 4 to about 40 mm, and still more preferably will be about 15 to about 25 mm. The vertically oriented integrated reinforcement structure length (LR) will vary between about 70 to about 95% of the vertical seat back height, and more preferably about 80 to about 90%.
It will be appreciated that the above design criteria are preferred but are not intended as limiting. Depending upon the particular applications, variations to the above may be made. Moreover, it should be appreciated that forming an integrated reinforcement structure need not occur in every application, and the need for and magnitude of such generally will be directly proportional relationship to the size of the seat back. Thus, for example, a smaller folding seat may not require a perimeter integrated reinforcement structure or it may only require it in limited areas.
Referring by way of illustration to FIGS. 1 and 4–7 (without limitation as to the other configurations, such as ones excluding a vertically oriented perimeter integrated reinforcement structure), for folding seat backs, the hinge assembly 20 of the present invention is provided in any suitable manner for assuring that the seat back remains anchored to the vehicle body in white in the event of a sudden or rapid acceleration, deceleration, or a large force is applied.
Though it is possible that locally reinforced structures integral with the seat back may be employed in one preferred embodiment, it is contemplated that one or more hinge assemblies 20 are secured to the seat back 12 after fabrication of the seat back. The hinge assemblies 20 preferably include relatively tough and high strength to weight materials (such as plain carbon or alloy steels, or a comparable metal, composite or other material), and are configured for facilitating controlled deformation for transmitting loads.
The hinge assembly 20 thus includes a bracket portion 74 adapted for receiving or otherwise engaging the seat back 12, and a suitable pivot portion 76, that can be secured to a vehicle body or other mounting surface, hingedly anchoring the overall seat back assembly 10. In one preferred embodiment, the hinge assembly 20 (and any other anchorage system) is connected to an anchoring substrate, preferably the vehicle body-in-white or an associated structure that has a breaking strength equal to or greater than the breaking strength of the webbing of any seat belt assembly installed as original equipment at that seating position.
The bracket portion 74 is adapted to receive the seat back in a nesting or mating type relationship, with the bracket portion acting as either or both of a male portion (e.g., if it is structured as a plate reinforcement member 70, or another such insert member as in
In one embodiment, the bracket portion is an elongate member, having a length of about 30 to about 300 mm, and a width of about 10 to about 75 mm. (See e.g.,
The hinge assembly is secured to the seat back 12 using any suitable joining technique. It may be mechanically fastened (e.g., by screws or shoulder bolts), adhesively fastened, a combination thereof, or otherwise. In a particularly preferred embodiment, as illustrated in
As shown in
Referring to
It should be appreciated that the use of supplemental reinforcements is not limited to the regions adjacent the hinge assembly, but may be anywhere within the assembly. In this regard, a relatively rigid member, such as a metal (e.g., steel), composite, unfoamed plastic, or foamed plastic (either prefoamed or foamed in situ) may be incorporated between walls of a seat back wherever localized reinforcement is sought. Without limitation, examples of suitable foams include polyurethanes, epoxies, styrenics, or the like. Softer foams may also be employed for noise and vibration absorption.
Generally, the hinge assembly 20 will result in a portion of the seat back 12 that is susceptible to function as a deformation site or stress concentrator in the event of a sudden or rapid acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle. As seen in
As will be appreciated, the brackets described above are particularly advantageously used in foldable seat applications such as found in rear seats of hatchback vehicles sedans or coupes. However, they may also be suitably employed in free standing seating assemblies, in which case they will be mounted to a pedestal or other structure associated with a seat track.
As discussed elsewhere herein, and referring now also to
Retention mechanism configurations may vary application to application. However, once engaged, for a forward-facing seat preferably such mechanism preferably will not release or fail when a forward longitudinal force (Newtonss), equal to the product of 9.8 and 20 times the mass of the hinged or folding portion of the seat (kilograms), is applied approximately through the center of gravity of the latched seat portion. Moreover, once engaged, the mechanism preferably also will not release or fail when subjected to an acceleration of about 20 g., in the longitudinal direction opposite to the seat folding direction.
One preferred retention mechanism is a latch assembly 110, as shown in
Illustrative alternative configurations are disclosed in
All illustrated in
It may be desirable to further reduce the potential for the retention mechanism to create a hinge point, by locally reinforcing the seat back in or adjacent the region to which the latch member is secured. This can be done in any suitable manner, for instance, by the incorporation of one or more integrated reinforcement structures in that region or by incorporation of an additional or supplemental metal, plastic or composite reinforcement member within the seat back, about the entirety or at least a portion of the perimeter of the seat back. For instance,
It will be appreciated that the use of a supplemental reinforcement member is not limited to the vicinity of the latch. One or more supplemental reinforcement members may be used elsewhere in the seat back. For instance, a hybrid seat back having a rigid supplemental reinforcement member may be placed between or outside of the seat back walls generally about the perimeter of the seat back.
With reference to
Referring to
As will be appreciated, proper material selection will permit efficient design and molding of optimal wall thicknesses, part section thicknesses or both, for achieving the desired performance without substantially increasing vehicle weight or intruding into interior space availability. By way of example, it is desired for many applications that the maximum wall stock thickness will range up to about 6 mm or higher, more preferably it will range from about 1.5 mm to about 4.0 mm, and still more preferably, it will range from about 2.5 mm to about 3.5 mm. Likewise, the maximum section thickness will range up to about 60 mm, more preferably it will range from about 20 mm to about 40 mm, and still more preferably it will range from about 25 to about 35 mm.
The materials selected for forming the walls of the seat backs of the present invention preferably exhibit an elastic modulus ranging from about 500 MPa to about 6000 Mpa, and more preferably about 1300 to about 1500 Mpa, and still more preferably about 1700 to about 2500 MPA. In applications when the seat back is also to be used as a load bearing floor, it is preferable to select a material toward the higher end of the ranges.
The preferred flexural modulus will be at least about 600 MPa, more preferably it will range from about 200 to about 500 ksi (1300 to about 3500 MPa), and still more preferably about 250 to about 350 ksi (1700 to about 2500 MPa).
The preferred yield strength of the material ranges from about 20 to about 200 Mpa. More preferably it will range from about 25 to about 70 MPa and still more preferably about 35 to about 55 Mpa. Moreover, the ductility (as measured by percent elongation) of the material preferably ranges from about 20% to about 150%, and more preferably it is at least about 30% and still more preferably, it is at least about 100%.
The material also will preferably exhibit attractive processing characteristics, such as a melt flow rate (230� C./3.8 kg-l; according to ASTM D1238) of about 0.300 to about 5.0 g/10 min to about 0.900 to about 3 g/10 min; a softening point (according to ASTM D1525) of less than about 180� C., and more preferably about 90� C. to about 150� C.; linear-flow mold shrink (according to ASTM D 955) of about 0.076 mm/mm (0.003 in/in) about 0.203 mm/mm (0.008 in/in) and more preferably about 0.152 mm/mm (0.006 in/in) to about 0.178 mm/mm (0.007 in/in); or a combination of these properties.
Accordingly, in one preferred embodiment, the seat back of the present invention preferably is made from a plastic material, and more preferably a thermoplastic material. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the seat back is made from a high strength thermoplastic resin selected from styrenics, polyamides, polyolefins, polycarbonates, polyesters or mixtures thereof. Still more preferably they are selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate/acrylonitrile/butadiene styrene, polycarbonate, polyphenylene oxide/polystyrene, polybutylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate/polycarbonate, polyamide (e.g., nylon), polyesters, polypropylene, polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.
Examples of preferred commercially available materials include PULSE� 2200 BG and MAGNUM� 1150 EM, both available from The Dow Chemical Company.
The skilled artisan will recognize that the above teachings may be modified in any of a number of ways yet still stay within the scope of the present invention. Among the many different options are the following.
While the technology of the present invention has been illustrated in connection with a blow molding fabrication process, it is not intended to be limited to such process. Like results may be attainable using the teachings of the present invention in combination with other fabrication techniques, including but not limited to injection molding, lost core processing, rotoforming, compression molding (with or without decorative or structural inserts), thermoforming, or the like. Preferably, when blow molding, the processing temperature will range.
As will be appreciated from the above, preferred seating systems that are optimized in accordance with the criteria outlined herein, and using the referenced materials, consistently should pass United States and European government test standards for motor vehicles (e.g., as addressed in FMVSS 207, FMVSS 210, FMVSS 225 (49 CFR 571.207, .210, .225) or ECE 17; all such standards being expressly incorporated by reference herein) as well as the requirements of automobile original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers.
In one embodiment, the seating system (1) is capable of withstanding without rupture at least about 11000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; (2) exhibits, upon rapid acceleration up to at least about 20 g, substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 30 kg mass placed behind the seat back; or (3) both (1) and (2).
More preferably, the seating system (1) is capable of withstanding without rupture at least about 13000 Newtons in the direction in which the seat faces in a plane, parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; (2) exhibits, upon rapid acceleration of about 20 to about 30 g, substantially no fragmentation of the seat back with at least a 36 kg mass placed behind the seat back; or (3) both (1) and (2).
Though not intended to be limited thereby, in one embodiment, the seats, the anchorages, attachment hardware, and attachment bolts for the systems of the present invention are capable of withstanding without complete rupture at least a 3000 pound force and more preferably a 5,000 pound force. In one particularly preferred embodiment, the system is capable of withstanding a force of at least about 13,000 N to about 22,000 N generally in the direction in which the seat faces (to a pelvic body block)in a plane parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, with an initial force application angle of not less than about 5 degrees or more than about 15 degrees above the horizontal. Still more preferably, the system withstands such force even when applied at an onset rate of not more than about 133,000 N per second to about 222,000 N per second, whereby the force is attained in not more than about 30 seconds and is maintained for about 10 seconds.
In yet another embodiment, each seat assembly is capable of withstanding
In yet another highly preferred embodiment, the seatback of the present invention is incorporated into a seat assembly, and two 18 kg masses (e.g., cubes with an edge length of about 300 mm) are placed about 200 mm from the seat back. Upon rapid acceleration to at least about 20 to about 30 g, the seatback maintains the cargo disposed behind the seat back, with no visible fragmenting of the seat back or formation of sharp edges or corners.
Advantageously, in one additional preferred embodiment, the seat backs made in accordance with the present invention are capable of exhibiting a set less than 6 mm after soaking for about 4 hours at about 82� C. with an applied load of about 244 kg/m2 and a momentary load of about 615 kg/m2.
The stiffness, impact strength, and crack resistance of this seat back also will greater than conventionally fabricated current blow molded polyethylene, filled polyethylene, polypropylene, or filled polypropylene seat backs.
The present invention contemplates techniques and methods for the optimization of one or more of material selection, wall thickness, section thickness, hinge design, and latch design, for realizing the desired stiffness and strength to meet traditionally demanding load requirements in automotive vehicles occasioned of center mounted shoulder belt loads, child seat anchor loads, or cargo intrusion. The skilled artisan will recognize, however, that from application to application, design requirements will vary, and therefore a reasonable amount of experimentation may be needed to adapt the various teachings to the unique intended environment. By way of example, part size, seat belt location, hinge points, latch locations, and split ratio may affect final design. It is believed that the use of conventional computer aided engineering (CAE) techniques in combination with the present teachings will yield satisfactory results, which can be improved as desired with conventional techniques for localized steel reinforcement (e.g., in high stress areas, such as hinge points, latch areas, seat belt mounting areas, and armrest support areas).
Thus, the present invention finds useful application in connection with any of a number of different types of seating systems, including but not limited to, adjustable seats, fixed position seats, foldable seats, seats pivotal about an axis, including but not limited to hinged seats. The seats may be vehicle rear seats, vehicle front seats, jump seats or the like. Moveable seats may be held in place by latches disposed in the central portion of the seating configuration (e.g., at the top), along the seat sides (anywhere from the top to the bottom), or elsewhere. Fixed seats may include no latch assembly nor any assembly. The seating system may include one or more rear seats that fold downward to a larger storage area, and which may require the seat back to act as load floor. The seat may be a split design (e.g., about 50/50, 60/40, 70/30 or the like), or the seats may constitute a one piece design. In one embodiment, the seat back is latched to either a structural package shelf (top latches) or to the body in white (side outboard latches), and seat belt anchors or seat belt guidance system (as may be needed for a center mounted belt) for the two outboard seats is not attached on the seat. (See
A sliding lock pin might be incorporated between two folding seats. The sliding pin can be unlocked to fold down one portion of the seat and self locking when the seat backs are both upright. Localized reinforcement (e.g., steel reinforcement or plastic foam) for a spreading loads may be incorporated into potential stress concentration locations, such as hinge points, latch areas, seat belt anchorage locations, child seat tether anchor locations, head rest attachments, armrest support areas, or the like.
In another embodiment, seat belt anchors or a seat belt guidance system for the center seat belt and/or child tether anchors are attached to the seat. Preferably, the top center seat belt mounting location is towards the middle of the seat back to help minimize the extent of cantilever, thereby helping to minimizing bending in response to a force.
Though it finds application in a variety of other environments (e.g., rail transportation seating, air transportation seating, amusement park rides, auditorium or stadium applications, or elsewhere), the present invention is particularly suitable for application in automotive vehicles of a number of different types, including but not limited to passenger cars (including sedans, coupes, station wagons, convertibles, or the like), multipurpose passenger vehicles (including sport utility vehicles, sport activity vehicles, minivans, or the like), trucks, and buses.
Systems of the present invention are not limited to seat backs, but may also include one or more additional components for a vehicle interior system, particularly a seating system, such as seat belts, and seat belt anchorage components for transferring seat belt loads to the vehicle structure, including, but not limited to, the attachment hardware, seat frames, seat pedestals, the vehicle structure itself, and other parts of the vehicle that help to prevent of the belt from the vehicle structure. The systems may optionally include supplemental inflatable restraint systems, such as air bags. Other seating system components that are contemplated as within the systems of the present invention include, without limitation, seat adjusters (power actuated and manual), lumbar supports, child seats, child seat tether anchors, synthetic upholstery, natural upholstery (such as leather), seat warmers, seat coolers, headrests, integrated stereo components, arm rests, leg rests, cup holders, or the like. While in a preferred embodiment the seat belt incorporated into the system is a shoulder belt, and more preferably a three point harness, other seat belt types may also be used, such as lap belts only, lap belts with a separate or detachable torso belt.
As will be appreciated, the present invention also affords considerable design and manufacture flexibility, including but not limited to the ability to vary the configurations and contours of the respective opposing walls of a seat back. For instance, a first wall could be moldably configured to provide a suitable lumbar support. An opposing wall (i.e., the rearward facing wall when the seat back is in its upright position) could be configured to provide a relatively flat surface for carrying loads. Optionally, the opposing wall could be configured with suitable component housings or cargo carrying implements such as troughs, tie down members, tonneau cover brackets, seat belt retractor housings, or the like.
Two seat back assemblies are fabricated for a sedan vehicle, such as the seat back assembly as shown generally in
Two seat back assemblies are fabricated for a vehicle with a rear hatch, such as seat back assembly as shown generally in
Two seat back assemblies are fabricated for a vehicle to be a free-standing seat assembly, such as assembly as shown generally in
Two seat back assemblies are fabricated for a vehicle to have a center shoulder belt such as seat back assembly as shown generally in
The foregoing discussion discloses and describes merely exemplary embodiments of the present invention. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from such discussion and from the accompanying drawings and claims, that various changes, modifications and variations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) -- George Mason is staying in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Athletic director Tom O'Connor says a committee of senior officials assessed the goals and priorities of the Virginia school and decided that the CAA best met George Mason's interests.
He says the panel felt George Mason's status as a founding member of the league was important. It also concluded that the geography and competitiveness of the league provides stability and that the future of the conference is "exciting."
George Mason is the first of three schools considering leaving the CAA to announce its decision. The other two are Virginia Commonwealth and Old Dominion.


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The latest UK Dividend Monitor from Capita Asset Services, published today, shows dividend payments in the second quarter of the year increased by 1.2 per cent to £25.8 billion. Growth was impeded by slower corporate earnings growth, including falling payments from the biggest FTSE-100 companies and the strength of sterling.
Capita said the second quarter showing was the smallest increase in a quarterly total since 2010, barring an unusual first quarter in 2013. It has cut its forecast for 2014 by £900 million to £98.5 billion but said 2015 is likely to pick up.


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Recent and archived news articles by Thomas Kaplan of The New York Times.
Escaped Convicts Had Planned to Go to Mexico, Cuomo Says
The two escapees' plans unraveled after a prison worker accused of helping them did not show up with her car, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on an Albany radio show.
June 30, 2015, Tuesday
David Sweat, Escaped New York Convict, Is Shot and Captured as Hunt Ends
Mr. Sweat, 35, a murderer who had been serving a sentence of life without parole, was in critical condition at Albany Medical Center late Sunday night.
June 29, 2015, Monday
Cuomo and de Blasio Find Common Ground in Celebration of Gay Marriage Decision
As the Supreme Court gave its blessing to same-sex marriage, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, who have feuded of late, found themselves on common ground on a cause that has helped shape both of their lives.
June 27, 2015, Saturday
New York Prison Escapee Traded Art for Favors From a Guard
Gene Palmer, an officer at Clinton Correctional Facility, described giving Richard Matt a screwdriver and pliers in exchange for a dozen elaborate paintings by the inmate.
June 26, 2015, Friday
Wide-Ranging Deal Approved as Albany Session Closes
The much-delayed deal includes a four-year extension of rental rules, funding for nonpublic schools and other matters.
June 26, 2015, Friday
Cuomo and de Blasio's Feud Is a Factor in an Anemic Legislative Session
Two different personalities, conflict-based and conflict-averse, were unable to find common ground on major goals, and lawmakers are adjourning with each man looking diminished.
June 25, 2015, Thursday
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Tentative Deal in Albany Would Extend Rent Laws; Key Issues Are Unresolved
The deal in Albany came in a legislative session that has dragged nearly a week past its scheduled end.
June 24, 2015, Wednesday
Sheldon Silver, Unbowed by Charges, Adjusts to Life After the Speakership
Since being arrested and indicted on federal corruption charges, the former speaker of the New York State Assembly has seen his influence wane. But that hasn't sent him into hiding.
June 22, 2015, Monday
Uncertainty Mounting as Little Progress Is Seen in Albany on Rent Regulations
The Assembly and Senate have agreed to extend the existing law, which had expired, until next Tuesday, but the chambers seem to be far apart on a long-term resolution.
June 20, 2015, Saturday
New York Legislature Agrees to 5-Day Extension of Rent Regulations
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders said they would extend the regulations — which cover about one million apartments in the city — to safeguard tenants who have been without such protections since Monday.
June 19, 2015, Friday
The Fates of Some Legislative Initiatives in Albany
A look at how various bills fared in Albany this year.
The Short Life of an Anticorruption Commission
Established to investigate corruption in the state's scandal-plagued government, the Moreland Commission developed a long list of promising investigative targets before it was abruptly disbanded by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
The Many Faces of State Political Scandals
In the past decade, more than 30 current or former state officeholders in New York have been convicted of crimes, sanctioned or otherwise accused of wrongdoing. Here are some of them.
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2. Heat the butter in an ovenproof 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, swirling the pan to coat the bottom completely, until very hot. Carefully pour in the egg mixture and spread it evenly in the pan, then immediately reduce the heat to low. Cook until the eggs are set and the bottom is light golden, about 15 minutes. If the bottom is golden but the eggs are still runny on the top, transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until the eggs are completely set, 3 to 4 minutes.
3. To serve, invert a large flat plate over the pan and flip the pan and the plate to invert the omelet onto the plate. Let stand for at least 5 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.


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UW Extension to offer hands-on training
Date posted: January 24, 2014
SHERIDAN — The University of Wyoming Extension will offer hands-on exercises to help practice risk management and strategies for managing market risk as part of a master marketer workshop in Sheridan.
On Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wyatt Regional Agriculture Building at Sheridan College, five categories of instruction will be presented including understanding basis and its signals, overview of traditional marketing tools, insurance policies for risk management, livestock market risk control options and crop market risk control options.
Presenters will include Montana State University marketing specialist Duane Griffith, UWE marketing specialist Bridger Feuz and Hewlett.
The cost to attend is $15 and includes handout materials and lunch.
Advanced registration is required.
For more information on the event see www.uwyo.edu/ces.
To register call 674-2980. Sheridan College is located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
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New Mexico to Build a Spaceport for Space Tourism
Apparently space travel for the common man is closer than we thought, at least according to one county in New Mexico. They've just approved a tax meant to pay for a spaceport, so I guess that means there's a need for a spaceport, right? »


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COZBY, Lisa, 54. Memorial services 7 p.m. Friday, at Olney Family Worship Center in Olney.
DICKINSON, Maria D., 83. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Michaels Episcopal Church, 1601 W. Imhoff Road, Norman, Okla. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. in Crestview Cemetery, Wichita Falls.
FRESHOUR, Imogene, 98, of Haskell, Texas. Graveside services 11 a.m. Monday, in Willow Cemetery, in Haskell.
HOLLAND, Gladys V. 89. Graveside services 10 a.m. Monday, in Charlie Cemetery in Charlie, Texas.
LANE, Marcella L., 88. Funeral mass 10 a.m. Monday, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial in the Megargel Catholic Cemetery.
LEWIS, Rex D., 82. Funeral services 10 a.m. on Monday, at Southside Church of Christ, 4110 Preston Ave. in Pasadena, Texas. Burial to follow in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston. Visitation from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, at the Rosewood Funeral Home, 3939 Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena, Texas.
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Tea partiers who don't support Romney, perhaps realizing that none of the other candidates are likely to get enough delegates to win the nomination, have begun talking more about the possibility of a "brokered" Republican convention in the summer, meaning that if none of the four candidates have enough delegates, the process essentially resets to a vote.
"The idea of an open or a brokered convention is becoming much more attractive to members of the tea party and the conservative movement just for the simple reason that what we get out of it may not be great, but it would be better than Romney," said Judson Phillips, the founder of Tea Party Nation, who has endorsed Gingrich.
Kremer said she's been "hearing more and more chatter" in her email inbox and social media about tea partiers hoping for a brokered convention so that they'll have a voice in determining the nominee.
"Some people think it would be a disaster if we got there, and others think it's a very real possibility, or whatever, but the bottom line is, the people want to have a say in the matter," she said.


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They will not taken away. They will not rehabilitated or re -- resettled. So this is how al Qaeda was created. As far as Taliban are concerned, they are a creation of circumstances in Afghanistan. I would, for that also, I would like to (UNINTEL) United States, because they abandoned the region.
Whereas there should be -- should have been some kind of a min i-- mini-marshal plan for Afghanistan, after what they suffered for 10 years of war, rehabilitation, resettlement, some reconstruction activity. They just backed up and went -- went away. And there was mayhem in Afghanistan, killing each other, all tribes.
CHRIS CUOMO: So isn't the lesson then that it's not about the troops. It's about the infrastructure that you put in place. It's about the development that you do within the borders of Afghan -- Afghanistan, not how many boots you have on the ground. Why is the discussion about how many troops we need?
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Now we have to fight -- we have to speak from a position of (UNINTEL). If you remove the troops, there'll be more development. You better quit the whole area. And there is no development, nothing.
CHRIS CUOMO: So you believe we must have more troops in Afghanistan?
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Yes, absolutely. I absolutely believe, because I have been saying everywhere that we are diluted (?) in space. A military man understands that. The space is too large. And your troop level is low.
CHRIS CUOMO: But nobody has won, in Afghanistan, just by having boots on the ground, not the British, not the Soviets, not you. Nobody has won that.
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: This is only the first time, and we are -- we are better equipped. The (UNINTEL) of weapons is not all. We are not have -- we don't have cavalry on horseback and infantry working on foot. We have helicopters. We have gunships (?). We have predators and we have all kinds of techno -- technologically -- technically advanced weapons. And therefore, we can win. Actually -- we have to look at the external interference in Afghanistan. Where is the equipment coming from? Where is the weapons coming from? To the Taliban and to the al Qaeda.
CHRIS CUOMO: People --
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Where is the money coming from?
CHRIS CUOMO: Your coun -- your country. People say they're coming from Pakistan. That's where it's coming from.
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: I treat that as -- as -- as really -- as a joke. Where is the weapon in Pakistan? Who has the weapons? Where's the weapons coming from?
CHRIS CUOMO: The reports are that the ISI, that the organization of Pakistan's government along the border allow help and assistance to flow over.
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Not at all. That is not at all correct.
CHRIS CUOMO: General -- (UNINTEL), who you agree with about Afghanistan strategy, he points the finger at Pakistan and says, "They're getting help from over there."
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Getting weapons from Pakistan -- has he said that?
CHRIS CUOMO: He said assistance, help.
PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Yes, help is there. Help in what form? Or if there's a trickle -- I wouldn't be able to say that there's not one rifle that was taken from Pakistan to the other side. Yes, indeed, they may have taken some rifles around, but the weapons generally are flowing from somewhere else, and not from Pakistan.
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The São Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve - GBBR, an integral part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, was created in 1994 stemming from a people's movement that collected 150 thousand signatures. It extends throughout 73 municipalities including São Paulo metro and the Santos area. With approximately 17,000 km2, it is inhabited by about 23 million people, corresponding to more than 10% of the country's total population in an area equivalent to 2 thousandth of the Brazilian territory.
There are over 6,000 km2 of forests and other Atlantic Forest ecosystems at the Reserve, one of the planet's most threatened biomes. In addition to a spectacular biological diversity, the GBBR's ecosystems render valuable ecosystem Services. The creation of the Biosphere Reserve is an advance and an opportunity for the integrated management of its cities and ecosystems, complementing the traditional instances of territorial management such as municipalities, metropolitan areas, river basins and protected areas.
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A few years ago, during my ill-fated stint as a corporate litigator, I found myself in a conference room waiting for a meeting with some bankers to start. It was all men but me, a not-uncommon occurrence in those days. And one started joking to another about some people they knew in common. They'd been out to a basketball game for some client event and one guy, these men gossiped to each other, had brought a sex worker along. Mind you, they didn't call her a "sex worker" per se. Instead, giggling like schoolchildren, they referred to her as a "lady of the evening." Listening, I had my face set in an expression I developed for situations like that one, meaning situations in which businessmen were showing off for each other and I was meant to tolerate it without comment. I would just let my mouth set into a natural frown, and appear very interested in my notepad. I once came back from some such meeting and found I'd written "oh christ oh christ oh christ" perhaps a hundred times over.
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Efficient brush strokes, how to achieve them?
How do you achieve "efficient brushstrokes", and what do they look like in a finished paint, or WIP?
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April 16th, 2013 #6
Spend a lot of time learning the ins and outs of the brushes you use; their particular characteristics and how they handle the paint. Always use the longest stroke possible, with the biggest brush possible, and use every facet of the bristles ( an entire painting can be done with 3 inch wide flat brush.
"A drawing is not necessarily academic because it is thorough, but only because it is dead. Neither is a drawing necessarily academic because it is done in what is called a conventional style, any more than it is good because it is done in an unconventional style. The test is whether it has life and conveys genuine feeling."- Harold Speed
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Assuming you already have very strong observational skills (the most essential part, really), all you have to do is slow down and think. Now, that's harder than it sounds; most people forget themselves and go back to mindlessly noodling very quickly.
To cope with this, do a pushup between each brushstroke. Or count to 10. Impose some external contraint that forces you to slowly stop and think and plan, and optimize the value of each stroke. This will help you create a habit. Also do studies from virtuosos like Sargent, Zorn, Schmidt etc.
April 24th, 2013 #8
Brushstrokes are about personality. Fewest number of brushstrokes does not mean that you win. Efficiency can only be measured within your own system of making marks. Dice Tsutsumi uses very few brushstrokes as a concept artist and achieves rich meaningful work. On the other hand John Jude Palencar uses countless numbers of strokes and achieves his own richness. Efficiency is not a number but a workable system developed over years.
So if you want your work to look like it was done with a few strategically placed brushstrokes like Greg Manchess then practice that, if your personality allows. But again efficiency lies within a given system and is not a universal art truth.
April 25th, 2013 #9
Brush stroke efficiency (effective economy) is a byproduct of experience and sensibility. An effective mark expresses the essence of what it represents. You cant force/contrive effective quality with a lack of experience and sensibility.
May 19th, 2013 #10
Brushstrokes express what kind of artist you are. There is alot of personality in it, though it requires not only focus or a certain mindset to `achieve` this, it requires the same amount of attention to recognize them, and truly read them as they are.
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