摘要 |
A seat assembly (21) including a seat (22), a backrest (23) and a mounting assembly (24) mounting the seat (22) in a near horizontal orientation for movement along an upwardly concaved arcuate seat path having a center of curvature (37) proximate the center of mass (39) of a person seated on the seat, and the mounting assembly (24) further mounting the backrest (23) in a near vertical orientation for movement independently of the seat along a forwardly concaved arcuate path having a center curvature (37) proximate the center of mass (39) of the person. An adjustment assembly (61) is provided f or adjusting the radius of curvature of the path of motion of the backrest (23) . Also provided are a backrest tilt adjustment assembly (71), an armrest adjustment assembly (90), a seat biasing assembly (110) and a seat motion latching assembly (111). A method of self-adjusting support and alignment of a backrest also is disclosed.
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