| 摘要 |
<p>A sacrificial hinge (2) for a seat for a vehicle: (a) the seat comprising a seat portion (6) and a backrest portion (8); (b) the sacrificial hinge (2) comprising: (i) first securing means (10) for securing to the seat portion (6); (ii) second securing means (12) for securing to the backrest portion (8); (iii) pivot means (14) for enabling the first securing means (10) to pivot with respect to the second securing means (12); (iv) deformable means (16) which is for deforming consequent upon the vehicle receiving a blast from a mine, with the deformation enabling the first securing means (10) to move with respect to the second securing means (12); and (v) control means (18) for controlling the movement of the first securing means (10) with respect to the second securing means (12); and the sacrificial hinge (2) being such that: (vi) the first securing means (10) pivots with respect to the second securing means (12) about the pivot means (14) in order to allow in use the seat portion (6) to pivot between a horizontal use position and a vertical non-use position; (vii) the deformable means (16) deforms as a result of forces applied to the sacrificial hinge (2); (viii) the deformation of the deformable means (16) enables the seat portion (6) to move downwardly with respect to the backrest portion (8); and (ix) the downwards movement of the seat portion (6) with respect to the backrest portion (8) is controlled by the control means (18).</p> |
