VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20180079326A1
• Filed: 08/30/2017
• Published: 03/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: HAYASHI, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 10,406,943 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 2/1615 Parallelogram-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1635 characterised by the drive mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/682 Joining means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/26 secured to the seat

Abstract

A vehicle seat including: a seat cushion; a seat lifter including a link which connects the seat cushion and a base on a vehicle body and is configured to rotate about an axis extending in a seat width direction and configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to the vehicle body by the rotation of the link; and a fixture for fixing a seat belt which is abutted and attached to a mounting surface portion of the link, the mounting surface portion being formed on an outer surface portion of the link and obliquely facing a front side.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion;

a seat lifter including a link which connects the seat cushion and a base on a vehicle body and is configured to rotate about an axis extending in a seat width direction and configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to the vehicle body by the rotation of the link; and

a fixture for fixing a seat belt which is abutted and attached to a mounting surface portion of the link, the mounting surface portion being formed on an outer surface portion of the link and obliquely facing a front side.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the mounting surface portion also obliquely faces an upper side.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the seat cushion includes a side frame, and

wherein the link is connected to an outer portion of the side frame and the fixture is attached to an outer portion of the link.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the mounting surface portion is formed to partially protrude toward an outer side than other portions of the link.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the fixture is attached to an intermediate portion of the link in a link length direction.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,

wherein the fixture is attached to the link by a fastening bolt inserted through the fixture and the link, and

wherein a swinging rotation of the fixture around an axis of the fastening bolt is regulated.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6,

wherein the swinging rotation of the fixture around the axis of the fastening bolt is regulated by a convex portion which is formed on the fixture and is fitted into a concave portion formed in the link.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 6,

wherein the swinging rotation of the fixture around the axis of the fastening bolt is regulated by protrusions which are formed on the mounting surface portion so as to protrude toward an outer side and abut against the fixture from both sides in a swinging rotation direction of the fixture, respectively.