IP Library Granted Patent US 12,459,408
Granted Patent B2
US 12,459,408 · App. 18/463,357 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat

Inventors: Weiwei Lin (Taizhou, CN); Dongdong Chen (Taizhou, CN); Mengda Yang (Taizhou, CN)
Assignee: Zhejiang Qianlang Motorcycle Co., Ltd.
B60N2/542B60N2/38B60N2/504A47C1/03283A47C1/03288B60N2/502
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Patent No.
US 12,459,408
App. No.
18/463,357
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present shock absorbing structure of an ATV seat for an ATV with a vehicle frame and a seat frame, comprising an elastic support member provided between the seat frame and the vehicle frame, the elastic support member supporting the seat frame and allowing the seat frame to move downward and compress the elastic support member when subjected to an external force. The shock absorbing structure further comprises at least one shock absorber block provided between the seat frame and the vehicle frame, the at least one shock absorber block being either attached to the seat frame and having a gap in an up-and-down direction from the vehicle frame, or attached to the vehicle frame and having a gap in the up-and-down direction from the seat frame. The present shock absorbing structure of an ATV seat provides overall enhanced comfort.

Claims (11)

1 . A shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat for an all terrain vehicle with a vehicle frame and a seat frame, the shock absorbing structure comprising:

an elastic support member provided between the seat frame and the vehicle frame, the elastic support member supporting the seat frame and allowing the seat frame to move downward and compress the elastic support member when subjected to an external force, the shock absorbing structure further comprises at least one shock absorber block provided between the seat frame and the vehicle frame, the at least one shock absorber block being either attached to the seat frame and having a gap in an up-and-down direction from the vehicle frame, or attached to the vehicle frame and having a gap in the up-and-down direction from the seat frame.

2 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an elastic modulus of the at least one shock absorber block is greater than an elastic modulus of the elastic support member.

3 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a front end of the seat frame is hingedly engaged with the vehicle frame, and the at least one shock absorber block is disposed close to a rear end of the seat frame.

4 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one shock absorber block has an accommodating recess extending on a bottom surface of the at least one shock absorber block and through both left and right sides of the at least one shock absorber block, the shock absorbing structure further comprises: a locking rod provided on the vehicle frame along a left-and-right direction, the locking rod being located in the accommodating recess and being limited in a front-and-rear direction by engagement with an inner wall of the accommodating recess; and a locking hook capable of swinging in the front-and-rear direction and attached to the rear end of the seat frame, the locking hook being hooked to the locking rod and being vertically limited by engagement with a lower side of the locking rod.

5 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the shock absorbing structure further comprises an accommodating carrier fixedly connected to a bottom of the seat frame and having a downwardly facing opening, the at least one shock absorber block being embedded and connected inside the accommodating carrier and partially protruding beyond the opening of the accommodating carrier.

6 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the accommodating carrier has a positioning notch located on both left and right sidewalls of the accommodating carrier and positioned correspondingly to the accommodating recess, an arched top of the positioning notch being disposed around a periphery of the accommodating recess.

7 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a spring member is provided between the locking hook and the seat frame, so that the locking hook always has a tendency to be hooked to the locking rod under an action of the spring member.

8 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least two of the at least one shock absorber block are provided and arranged on both left and right sides of the seat frame respectively.

9 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the elastic support member is provided at both front and rear sides of each of the at least one shock absorber blocks.

10 . The shock absorbing structure of an all terrain vehicle seat as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the locking hook is disposed close to the at least one shock absorber block in the left-and-right direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: LIN, WEIWEI; CHEN, DONGDONG; YANG, MENGDA
To: ZHEJIANG QIANJIANG MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064839/0028 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310635967.6 · May 30, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240399943A1 · Dec 5, 2024
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