Have you experienced the evolution history of domestic truck seats?

In the past ten years, based on the intricate highway transportation roads in my country, coupled with the needs of society and the advancement of science and technology, there have been more and more commercial vehicles running on the road, and its development path is obvious to all. Whether it is power matching, chassis configuration or interior comfort, there has been a great improvement. Today, Truck Home will discuss the evolution history of domestic commercial vehicle seats with card friends, from benches to airbags, is there any old HOWO? Did the driver experience it all?

• Simple and rude hard connection The earliest one-piece "bench" seat

In the early stage of development of domestic trucks, the seats and comfort of its configuration are not next to each other. You can refer to the carriage. The seat is actually evolved from the bench on the carriage. Of course, there are still some differences. In 1956, in the SINOTRUK trucks produced in New China, the seats were designed in one piece, that is, there was no distinction between the main and auxiliary drivers.

And at that time, the seat was directly hard-linked to the cab, without any damping device in between, not to mention the cab suspension. Not only that, there are no seat belts in the seats of this period, which can be seen from the early driving impact data, which are all operated in a hug.

• Appearance of flat head truck, the seat evolves into a split type

In the late 1950s, some countries began to use split seats, and the split seats on trucks in my country should have been the Yellow River JN150 models produced by Jinan Automobile Factory in 1960. Because the model adopts a flat head design, the engine placed in the cab forms a huge bulge inside the cockpit, so far the seats are arranged separately on both sides.

However, there was no change in the seat shock absorption and cab shock absorption during this period, and the seat was still bolted to the cab. But with some accidents, people began to realize the importance of safety head restraints and seat belts. The head restraint prevents the cervical spine from breaking in the event of a rear-end collision, and the seat belt can fix itself on the seat so that it does not roll over or be thrown out of the car in a sudden brake.

• The main driver evolves the mechanical shock-absorbing seat, and the co-driver is still hard-connected

Have you experienced the evolution history of domestic truck seats?

From the 1990s to this century, the main driver's mechanical shock-absorbing seat + the passenger's hard-connected seat can be said to be the mainstream configuration during this period. From some information, the editor did not find out which model was the first to use shock-absorbing seats, but I heard from some old drivers that Dongfeng's flat-head EQ145 was equipped with mechanical shock-absorbing seats at that time, but the co-driver and The small seat in the middle is still hard-wired.

There are also four major liberations. The cab is still fixed by hard connection, but it is also equipped with shock-absorbing seats. The degree of softness and hardness of shock absorption can be adjusted by knobs, which can absorb the shock brought by the road to a certain extent. Moreover, headrests have been configured in this period, and the driving comfort has been greatly improved.

• The airbag seat has evolved and there is a shock-absorbing suspension integrated seat belt

The earliest appearance of airbag seats was when large logistics companies represented by the southeastern coastal generation began to purchase imported trucks. The airbag seats equipped with ergonomically designed airbag seats were comfortable enough to throw domestic trucks several streets at that time.

The domestic trucks began to be equipped with airbag seats around 2008-2009, but it is said that it is an airbag seat. In fact, the seat adjustment is still a mechanical structure, but the previous shock spring is replaced by an airbag. However, the cab at this time has been upgraded to a shock absorption mode, and the driving comfort has once again taken a big step forward.

After 2012, domestic trucks have been fired everywhere in terms of comfort configuration. Major car companies have launched their own new products, such as Jiefang J6P equipped with airbag seats, equipped with integrated seat belts, and Dongfeng Tianlong in the main driving position. Airbag seats with integrated seat belts have also been adopted in the main driving position of Foton Auman. Before that, the Sinotruk HOWO-A7 model has been used for a long time, and it is also equipped with a four-point suspension airbag suspension cab, which is self-evident in comfort.

After that, it is our more common configuration of airbag shock-absorbing seat + four-point airbag suspension cab. And the seat configuration is a hundred flowers in full bloom, such as leather wrapping, ergonomic design, lumbar support, ventilation and heating, etc. are all arranged for you, and the comfort performance is more comfortable than that of a passenger car.

In addition, the editor also inquired about the future development direction of the seat. As a global leader in commercial vehicle seats, Grammer's strength is unquestionable. The seat brand is developing active shock absorption technology, which is called Active Ride System. The seat with this technology can automatically adjust the bounce of the seat in real time according to the road conditions, so as to achieve more efficient vibration reduction and make the driver more comfortable.

• Conclusion

From one-piece "bench" seats, to split seats, to mechanical shock-absorbing seats, to airbag shock-absorbing seats, the driving comfort of domestic trucks is improving step by step. The impact is obvious, after all, the body is the capital of the revolution! So for the card friends who have read this article, have you experienced the above seat forms? Let me know in the comments section below!