Vehicle seat

• US 10,703,232 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2017
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tachi-S Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Tachi-S Company Limited
• Inventors: Matsui, Takashi, Yokoyama, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Allred, David E
• Application Number:
  US16/316,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20190232829A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,189 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/30 Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3047 the cushion being hinged at the back-rest
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/309 rods
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/58 Seat coverings

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle seat (1) capable of facilitating the mounting of a cover (30). The cover (30) of a seat cushion (2) is configured such that a upper portion cover (31) is disposed on the upper surface side of the seat cushion (2), a front portion cover (33) extends from the front edge of the upper portion cover (31) to the rear surface side of the seat cushion (2), and a rear portion cover (34) extends from the rear edge of the upper portion cover (31) to the rear surface side of the seat cushion (2). A first link portion (44) which detachably couples the rear edge of the front portion cover (33) and the front edge of the rear portion cover (34) to each other contacts a lower portion pad (22) of a cushion pad (20).

Claims

1.

A vehicle seat comprising:

a frame supported by a support leg against a floor surface;

a cushion pad supported to the frame each portion of the cushion pad being integrally formed as on piece;

a seat cushion having a cover covering the cushion pad; and

a seatback arranged at a rear end of the seat cushion;

wherein the cushion pad comprises;

an upper portion pad provided at an upper surface side of the frame; and

a lower portion pad provided at a front end side of a lower surface side of the frame;

wherein the cover comprises;

an upper portion cover provided on an upper surface side of the seat cushion;

a front portion cover extending to a rear surface side of the seat cushion from a front edge of the upper portion cover;

a rear portion cover extending to the rear surface side of the seat cushion from a rear edge of the upper portion cover; and

a first link portion comprising front or rear engagement portions detachably linking a rear edge of the front portion cover and a front edge of the rear portion cover with each other, wherein the rear engagement portion is arranged forward more than half a distance from the rear edge of the upper portion cover to the front edge of the upper portion cover;

wherein the first link portion contacts the lower portion pad at a position in which the front and rear engagement portiond engage each other.

2.

The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the cover comprises;

a left portion cover extending to the rear surface side of the seat cushion from a left edge of the upper portion cover;

a right portion cover extending to the rear surface side of the seat cushion from a right edge of the upper portion cover;

a second link portion detachably linking side edges of the left portion cover and the rear portion cover with each other;

a third link portion detachably linking side edges of the right portion cover and the rear portion cover; and

a slit respectively formed between the side edges of the right portion cover and the left portion cover and the side edges of the rear portion cover behind the second link portion and the third link portion;

wherein the support leg penetrates the slit.

3.

The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the cover has an extending portion integrally formed with the second link portion and the third link portion, respectively, the extending portion reinforcing edges of the slit.

4.

The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the cushion pad has a pair of side portion pads protruding to a rear surface side of the upper portion pad from left and right both sides of the upper portion pad, and

wherein the seat cushion comprises:

frame a rotation shaft rotatably supporting a rear end of the frame, against the floor surface, from a sitting state in which an occupant sits down to a standing state in which a front end of the seat cushion is bounced up; and

a leg rotation shaft rotatably supporting the support leg to the frame and arranged between the pair of side pads and parallel with the frame rotation shaft;

wherein the slit is formed to a rear end of the seat cushion.