VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20130033084A1
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: SEI, Kousuke, SUGIURA, Yukinori, KINOSHITA, Takanori, YAMAMOTO, Keisuke
• Granted Patent: US 8,991,934 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/452.58
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/5825 by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like

Abstract

An engaging member is arranged at a first portion of part of an upholstery member, the first portion facing a first section, and the engaging member is fixed to an engaged member in a second groove. A second portion of the part of the upholstery member, the portion facing the second section, is arranged in the second section. One end-side portion of the engaging member is extended into the second section. In the direction in which the second groove extends, the length of an extended portion that is formed at the one end-side portion of the engaging member and that is extended into the second section is shorter than the length of a portion of the second section excluding the other portion corresponding to the extended portion.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat, comprising,

a seat component that includes:

a cushion member that forms an outer shape of the seat component, and that elastically supports an occupant;

a first groove that is formed in a seating-side portion of the cushion member, and that extends in a width direction of the seat component;

a second groove that is formed in the seating-side portion of the cushion member, and that meets the first groove;

an upholstery member that covers the cushion member, wherein

at least a portion of part of the upholstery member is tucked into and fixed in the first groove and the second groove,

the second groove has a first section that extends from a meeting point, at which the second groove meets the first groove, toward one side of the cushion member and a second section that extends from the meeting point toward the other side of the cushion member; and

an engaging member that is arranged at a first portion of the part of the upholstery member, the first portion facing the first section, wherein

the engaging member is fixed to an engaged member arranged in the second groove,

a second portion of the part of the upholstery member, the second portion facing the second section, is arranged in the second section,

one end-side portion of the engaging member is extended into the second section, and

in a direction in which the second groove extends, a length of an extended portion that is formed at the one end-side portion of the engaging member and that is extended into the second section is shorter than a length of a portion of the second section excluding the other portion corresponding to the extended portion.

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

the seat component is a seat cushion;

a seatback is arranged at a rear of the seat cushion; and

the first section extends from the meeting point toward the one side of the cushion member, at which the seatback is arranged.

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

the seat component is a seatback; and

the first section extends from the meeting point toward the one side of the cushion member, which is a lower side of the seatback when the seatback is raised.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein

the engaging member is a wiry member, and has a linear engaging portion and a turn-back portion formed by bending an end portion of the engaging member.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4, wherein

the engaging member is arranged such that the engaging portion crosses the meeting point.

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

the engaged member arranged in the second groove is a rod-shaped member; and

the engaging member and the engaged member are passed through a ring member to be engaged with each other.

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

a plurality of recessed portions is formed in a bottom face of the second groove and extends in the direction from the one side of the cushion member toward the other side of the cushion member;

the plurality of the recessed portions is arranged at intervals in the second groove; and

the engaged member is exposed at the recessed portions.