The core reason for the design holes in racing seats

2025-03-26 12:58:48

1、 Safety function requirement: Four point safety belt fixation

The holes in the racing seat are mainly used to secure the four point seat belt, and the shoulder straps need to pass through the holes on the back of the seat to tightly fix the driver's shoulders, waist, and seat, ensuring body stability during high-speed cornering or collisions.

‌. Design logic: The three-point seat belt of ordinary civilian cars only covers the shoulders and waist, while the four point seat belt of racing cars adds two cross shoulder straps, which need to be fixed at multiple points through reserved holes in the seat.

‌. Extended application: Some civilian performance vehicles (such as BYD) and child safety seats use this design to enhance safety while forming a unique style.

2、 Other potential functional supplements

The holes in some Racing Seats may have the following functions (subject to specific model design confirmation):

1. Ventilation and heat dissipation

The holes on the back or bottom of the seat can guide airflow, reduce the feeling of stuffiness and heat during long-term driving, and improve comfort (similar to the hollow design principle of bicycle seats).

2. Lightweight and structural strengthening

Hollow design can reduce material usage and lower weight; Simultaneously dispersing the impact force and enhancing the overall strength of the seat (referring to the weight reduction and impact resistance design of bicycle seats).

summarize

The core function of the hole in the racing seat is to accommodate a four point safety belt, which is a necessary element of racing safety design. Other functions such as ventilation and lightweighting are mostly additional optimizations, and the specific implementation varies depending on the vehicle design.