Upholstered seat for automobiles

• US 4,740,035 A
• Filed: 09/29/1986
• Issued: 04/26/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IMED Patents Holding Company, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Inaba, Yasuhisa, Kazaoka, Kenichi, Wakamatsu, Fumio
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/912,503
• Time in Patent Office: 575 Days
• Field of Search: 297/452, 297/460, 297/218, 297/219
• US Class Current: 297/452.62
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/66 Lumbar supports
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/986 Side-rests B60N2/2872, B60N2/885 take precedence

Abstract

An upholstered seat for use in an automobile includes a seat cushion, seat adjusters mounted on the seat cushion and each composed of a slidable lower bracket and an upper bracket angularly movably mounted on the lower bracket, and a seat back fixedly mounted on the upper brackets and including a seat back frame and a cover having side gores fastened to the seat back frame in front of the upper brackets. The side gores can be fastened to the seat back frame before the upper brackets are secured to the seat back. Therefore, the side gores are kept uniformly taut without sagging while the upper brackets are being fastened to the seat back.

Claims

1. An upholstered seat for use in an automobile, comprising:

a seat cushion;

seat adjusters mounted on said seat cushion each having a slidable lower bracket and an upper bracket pivotally mounted on said lower bracket; and

a seat back including a seat back frame and first cover means including a primary cover portion, said seat back frame having a first frame portion disposed at opposite sides of said seat back frame for fixedly receiving said primary cover portion such that said primary cover portion substantially covers a frontal portion of said seat back frame and said first frame portion and said seat back frame having a second frame portion disposed at said opposite sides and adapted for fixedly receiving said upper bracket for pivotal movement therewith, said second frame portion being uncovered by said primary cover portion.

2. The seat of claim 1, wherein said primary cover portion includes side gores having clips attached thereto, said clips being adapted for attachment to said first frame portion.

3. The seat of claim 2, wherein said first frame portion includes hooks for fixedly receiving said clips.

4. The seat of claim 3, wherein said first cover means includes a secondary cover portion extending from said side gores of said primary cover portion for covering said second frame portion and said upper bracket, said secondary cover portion being attachable to a rear portion of said seat back frame.

5. The seat of claim 1, wherein said seat further includes second cover means disposed on a rear portion of said seat back frame for substantially covering said rear portion of said seat back frame.

6. The seat of claim 5, wherein said second cover means includes side portions extending from said rear portion of said seat back frame toward said frontal portion of said seat back frame to cover said second frame portion.