Driver{3 s seat for motor vehicles

Claim 2

A driver''s seat for automotive vehicles, particularly for agricultural working machines, the seat comprising: a seat shell; a seat back; a plurality of independent and distinct pad sections provided on said seat back and serving as upholstery therefor, said pad sections being apart from each other so that air channels are formed therebetween, thereby allowing for free circulation between said pad sections; and means for maintaining the spacing between said pad sections.

Claim 3

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the upholstery comprises a plurality of transverse pads and a plurality of longitudinal pads.

Claim 4

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the seat and/or the backrest is perforated between the individual pads.

Claim 5

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the pads are detachably secured to the seat proper and/or the backrest.

Claim 6

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that each pad consists of a shaped foam part, a baseplate preferably of plastics material, and a cover, said cover being secured to the baseplate.

Claim 7

A driver''s seat according to claim 5, characterized in that the baseplate of each pad is secured in a hole defined in the seat proper and/or in the backrest by a shaped resilient element.

Claim 8

A driver''s seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the baseplate has four shaped elements and the cover has four fixing tongues, which tongues overlap on the baseplate and have puncHed fixing holes, through which said shaped elements extend.

Claim 9

A driver''s seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the shaped element has a longitudinal aperture for the aeration of the associated pad.

Claim 10

A driver''s seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the shaped element is integral with the baseplate.

Claim 11

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the plurality of pads are secured in place by means disposed on the side of the seat proper and/or backrest remote from said pads.

Claim 12

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the uppermost pad of the backrest includes means for being folded down in a rearward direction.

Claim 13

A driver''s seat according to claim 1 in which the seat proper and the backrest are independent units, characterized in that a guard plate extends upwardly from the seat proper and serves to protect the back and kidney regions of the driver.

Claim 14

A driver''s seat according to claim 12, characterized in that the backrest is secured to the guard plate so as to be adjustable in height.

Claim 15

A driver''s seat according to claim 1 and further comprising: a rocker arm pivoted at one end to the forward end of the seat proper and at the other end to the forward end of an L-shaped mounting frame, said mounting frame serving to attach the seat to the vehicle; and a carrying frame for mounting the seat proper and the backrest, characterized in that the backrest is detachably secured to the carrying frame by a hook and that the seat proper and the backrest are pivotally movable by means of the rocker arm above the steering wheel and/or upwardly and rearwardly and subsequently forwardly.

Claim 16

A driver''s seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the baseplate is provided with a plurality of shaped elements consisting of plugs of plastics material, wherein each of said plugs has one end disposed in an associated pad and is provided with a reinforced flange and wherein the opposite end of each of said plugs is formed with a conical enlargement.

Claim 17

A driver''s seat according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the section pads is between 10 and 12 millimeters.