VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20110233980A1
• Filed: 03/23/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TS Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: TS Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Hoshi, Masayuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,783,780 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/354.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02258 characterised by the mounting of the electric motor for adjusting the seat
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/682 Joining means
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/686 Panel like structures
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7094 Upholstery springs
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats

Abstract

A vehicle seat is formed by mounting cushion materials on a seat frame having a seat back frame and a seat cushion frame and covering the cushion materials with skin materials. At least one of the seat back frame and the seat cushion frame is provided with a first frame receiving a load of a passenger, and a second frame spaced from the first frame to face the first frame, and peripheral portions of the first frame and peripheral portions of the second frame are at least partially overlapped with each other to form overlapping portions, and fixed and jointed at a position away from the side where the load of the passenger is received.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat, comprising:

a seat frame, comprising a seat back frame and a seat cushion frame;

cushion material mounted on the seat frame;

skin material covering the cushion material;

a first frame of at least one of the seat back frame and the seat cushion frame, that receives a load of a passenger; and

a second frame spaced from the first frame to face the first frame;

wherein;

a peripheral portion of the first frame and a peripheral portion of the second frame are at least partially overlapped with each other to form an overlapping portion, and fixed and jointed at a position away from a side where the load of the passenger is received.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein:

the seat back frame comprises a front frame serving as the first frame, and a rear frame serving as the second frame;

the front frame has a front portion supporting a passenger'"'"'s body, and a front frame peripheral portion extending in a rear frame direction from a periphery of the front portion;

the rear frame has a rear portion arranged at a position to face the front portion, and a rear frame peripheral portion extending in a front frame direction from a periphery of the rear portion,

the front portion and the rear portion are spaced from each other to face each other, and

the front frame peripheral portion and the rear frame peripheral portion are partially overlapped with each other, fixed, and jointed on side surface sides of the front portion and the rear portion.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein:

at least one of a recess portion and an opening portion is formed at a position corresponding to a back of the passenger in the front portion, and

a coupling surface extending in the seat width direction is formed in a center part of at least one of the front portion and the rear portion.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein:

a reclining device attachment portion is integrally formed on the lower side of a side part of at least one of the front frame peripheral portion and the rear frame peripheral portion.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein:

the seat frame comprises a device attachment portion for attaching a device to the seat frame;

both of the left and right sides of the front portion comprise projection portions that are formed to expand toward the passenger; and

the projection portions comprise cutout portions at positions facing the device attachment portion.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein:

a coupling element is jointed on one of the left and right sides of the front frame, and

the coupling element is coupled to a side airbag unit.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, further comprising:

a headrest arranged on the upper side of the seat back frame;

a pillar support hole supporting the headrest pillar formed by cutting out a part corresponding to a position where a headrest pillar supporting the headrest is arranged at least at one of the front frame peripheral portion and the rear frame peripheral portion.