Vehicle seat

• US 10,179,528 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2017
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Tachi-S Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Tachi-S Company Limited
• Inventors: Minegishi, Motoshi, Fuwa, Hirofumi, Nakashima, Ryosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL
• Application Number:
  US15/653,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20180029512A1
• Time in Patent Office: 546 Days
• Field of Search: 2974631
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/16 height-adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/20 the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access B60N2/04, B60N2/22 , B60N2/3002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/22 the back-rest being adjustable B60N2/2878 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/58 Seat coverings
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6009 covering more than only the seat
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/688 Particular seat belt attachment and guiding
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/1818 Belt guides
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2022/263 Front seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/18 Anchoring devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/26 secured to the seat

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; a seat back; a side cover provided at a side of the seat cushion and having a recess and a protrusion; a first operation lever provided in the recess; and a second operation lever provided in the recess between the first operation lever and the seat cushion. The protrusion is positioned behind the first operation lever and is disposed such that when a seat belt is fastened, the webbing of the seat belt is abutted against the protrusion. The rear side face of the first operation lever is positioned inside a side face of the protrusion and the rear upper face of the first operation lever is positioned below the upper face of the protrusion.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion;

a seat back tiltable relative to the seat cushion;

a side cover provided at a side of the seat cushion and having a recess and a protrusion;

a first operation lever provided in the recess; and

a second operation lever provided in the recess between the first operation lever and the seat cushion,

wherein a holding portion of the first operation lever and a holding portion of the second operation lever are positioned in the recess,

wherein the protrusion is positioned behind the holding portion of the first operation lever,

wherein a webbing of a seat belt is arranged to abut on a side face of the protrusion when the seat belt is fastened,

wherein the seat belt is arranged such that a front end portion of the webbing is positioned outside a portion of the first operation lever ahead of the protrusion when the seat belt is fastened, and positioned at the protrusion by a pretensioner when a frontal collision occurs,

wherein a side face of the holding portion of the first operation lever on a rear side is positioned inwardly relative to the side face of the protrusion on which the webbing abuts, and

wherein an upper face of the holding portion of the first operation lever on the rear side is positioned below an upper face of the protrusion.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein a width of the first operation lever in proximity to a rear end portion of the first operation lever is narrower than width of a front part of the first operation lever.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2,

wherein an area where an inner upper part of the second operation lever and the webbing overlap with each other is covered with the side cover.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the holding portion of the second operation lever is provided ahead of the holding portion of the first operation lever.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the first operation lever is a reclining operation lever used to adjust a tilt of the seat back, and

wherein the second operation lever is a lifter operation lever used to adjust the height of the seat cushion.