Seat

• US 10,414,303 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2016
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), Tachi-S Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Tachi-S Company Limited
• Inventors: Fujikake, Tsutomu, Futakawame, Tomoyo, Uemura, Tomoyuki, Nagasawa, Taku, Sasaki, Shinobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Islam, Syed A
• Application Number:
  US15/567,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20180099593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• Field of Search: 2972184, 29745261, 29745262, 29722812, 29722811, 2972281, 2971951-21516, 297214, 2972182, 29722813
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/02 Upholstery attaching means quilting, quilting means, fastening, fixing or finishing upholstery B68G7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/11 for chairs for headrests only A47C7/386; removable protective covers for car seats B60N2/60
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5816 attachments thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5833 by hook-and-loop type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/60 Removable protective coverings
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6018 attachments thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6027 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6036 by hook and loop-type fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7005 detachable
• CPC Class Codes: B68G 7/052 with webs secured to the core, e.g. by stitching

Abstract

A seat (1) comprises: a seat member (3(2)) that includes a cushioning material (4); and a fastening member (5) that allows a trim cover (7) to be detachably attached to a predetermined position on the seat member (3). The fastening member (5) is constituted by a slide fastener that includes: a fastener part (51) constituted by one fastener half (511) and another fastener half (512); and a slider part. At least part of a base part (6) provided in the one fastener half (511) is embedded in the cushioning material (4), and part of the other fastener half (512) is fixed to the trim cover (7).

Claims

1. A seat comprising:

a seat member that includes a cushioning material; and

a fastening member that allows a trim cover to be detachably attached to a predetermined position on the seat member;

wherein;

the fastening member is constituted by a slide fastener that includes;

a fastener part constituted by one fastener half and another fastener half; and

a slider part that slides along the fastener part so as to open and close the one fastener half and the other fastener half;

at least part of a base part provided in the one fastener half is embedded in the cushioning material;

part of the other fastener half is fixed to the trim cover;

the one fastener half is accommodated in a drag-in groove;

at least part of the base part has a width larger than a thickness of the one fastener half in a thickness direction of the one fastener half; and

the base part is provided with a projection that extends in the depth direction of the drag-in groove.

2. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the base part is formed in a platy shape.

3. The seat according to claim 1, wherein a slit is provided on a lateral portion of the base part.

4. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the ends of the base part are projected with respect to ends of the fastening member in a longitudinal direction of the fastening member.

5. The seat according to claim 2, wherein a slit is provided on a lateral portion of the base part.

6. The seat according to claim 2, wherein the ends of the base part are projected with respect to ends of the fastening member in a longitudinal direction of the fastening member.

7. The seat according to claim 1, wherein the projection is disposed on a lower surface of the base part.