The Design of the Footrest for the Auto Seat Based on Theergonomics

Abstract:

The design of the footrest used in the auto seat was investigated based on the ergonomics. According to the results, the design path along with the type of the footrest could be described as: i) an adjustment mechanism is necessary for the footrest to meet the requirements of the different groups; ii) the adjustor of the footrest could be realized by using a ratchet mechanism and iii) the hand-operating should be avoided for the using of the footrest and the footrest should be self-closing when it was free of use to realize the passenger protection.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 853)
• Pages: 435-440
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.853.435
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Lei Zhan*, Ji Guo Sun, Jin Guang He
• Keywords: Auto Seat, Ergonomics, Footrest

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