Vehicle seat

• US 4,615,563 A
• Filed: 11/09/1984
• Issued: 10/07/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tachikawa Spring Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Tachikawa Spring Company Limited
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Zugel, Francis K.
• Application Number:
  US06/670,368
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 297/284, 297/DIG. 1, 297/DIG. 2, 297/DIG. 3, 297/453, 297/455, 297/456, 297/452
• US Class Current: 297/284.6
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/029 of non-adjustable shape adapted to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/467 adjustable by fluid means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 297/03 Pneumatic

Abstract

An improved vehicle seat such as an automotive seat is disclosed which is formed with through bores respectively in a seat cushion and a seat back, in particular, in the respective connecting portions thereof, harness means is inserted from within the seat cushion into the seat back via the thus-formed two through bores, and the harness is mounted such that it will never be exposed outside of the seat.

Claims

1. In a vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion, a seat back, both of said seat cushion and seat back being separately formed from each other, said seat back being inclinably mounted to said seat cushion, harness means inserted from said seat cushion into said seat back through bores holes formed in each of said seat cushion and said seat back at a common point along the junction of said seat cushion and said seat back whereby through bores provide continuous communication between said seat cushion and said seat back for insertion of said harness means therethrough, the improvement comprising:

a guide pipe mounted within said through bores of said seat cushion and said seat back

whereby said harness means is circumferentially enclosed at said common point along said junction.

2. The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said guide pipe is expandable and bendable.

3. The vehicle seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said harness means comprises an air pipe and a cable.