Innovation
Sears Manufacturing Company has been designing
and producing seating products for the human form since 1855.
The company is committed to customer satisfaction through
innovation, and as the leader in suspension seating, it is
constantly working with new technologies to improve ride performance
and comfort.
Active Suspension System
The first Active Suspension seat
was developed with John Deere & Co. in 2001. The
Active suspension concept was recognised as being
a major advance in seat technology which resulted
in it winning the gold award for Innovation at Agritechnica
in 2001.
This new innovation consists of
a hydraulically powered accuator/valve/contoller/sensor
system that acts upon the suspension linkage to negate
the effects of the vehicle inputs.
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Features
Senses and compensates
for vertical movements, and it can isolate up to 90% of the
vertical seat movements.
Speed sensitive to provide superior ride
performance regardless of the terrain, which reduces body
mass vibrations. This puts less strain on the operator, reducing
fatigue and increases productivity.
The gold medal winning John Deere active seat:
Technical diagrams showing ride performance improvements:
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