Seat cushion structure

• US 4,834,458 A
• Filed: 06/10/1988
• Issued: 05/30/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Original Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd. (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Izumida, Satoshi, Kurita, Masaru, Tanaka, Yasuo, Kitamura, Katsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): McCall, James T.
• Application Number:
  US07/204,857
• Time in Patent Office: 354 Days
• Field of Search: 297/DIG. 3, 297/284, 297/459, 297/458, 297/452
• US Class Current: 297/452.23
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/00 Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses or cushions specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/00 Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/18 having foamed material included in cushioning part foamed material mattresses A47C27/14
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/686 Panel like structures
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/70 Upholstery springs ; Upholstery
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 297/03 Pneumatic

Abstract

A seat cushion is disclosed which comprises a rectangularly extending frame having opposed side portions; a flat sheet member arranged within a space defined by the rectangular frame; connecting devices for connecting each side portion of the flat sheet member to one of the opposed side portions of the frame; a plastic panel member having side portions raised, the plastic member being disposed on the flat sheet member leaving between each of the raised side portions and corresponding one of the opposed side portions of the frame a generally wedge-shaped clearance; a cushion structure tightly mounted on the plastic panel in such a manner that side portions of the cushion structure are raised by the raised side portions of the plastic panel; and two cushion pad units respectively received in the wedge-shaped clearances defined below the raised side portions of the plastic panel member.

Claims

1. A seat cushion comprising:

a rectangularly extending frame having opposed side portions;

a flat sheet member arranged within a space defined by the rectangular frame;

means for connecting each side portion of said flat sheet member to one of said opposed side portions of the frame;

a plastic panel member having side portions raised, said plastic member being disposed on said flat sheet member leaving between each of the raised side portions and corresponding one of the opposed side portions of said frame a generally wedge-shaped clearance;

a cushion structure tightly mounted on said plastic panel in such a manner that side portions of said cushion structure are raised by said raised side portions of the plastic panel; and

two cushion pad units respectively received in the wedge-shaped clearances defined below the raised side portions of the plastic panel member.

2. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 1, in which each of said cushion pad units is of a resiliently deformable member which is shaped to match with the shape of the corresponding one of said wedge-shaped clearances.

3. A seat cushion comprising:

a rectangularly extending frame having opposed side portions;

a flat sheet member arranged within a space defined by the rectangular frame;

means for connecting each side portion of said flat sheet member to one of said opposed side portions of the frame;

a plastic panel member having side portions raised, said plastic member begin disposed on said flat sheet member leaving between each of the raised side portions and correspondingly one of the opposed side portions of said frame a generally wedge-shaped clearance;

a cushion structure tightly mounted on said plastic panel in such a manner that side portions of said cushion structure are raised by said raised side portions of the plastic panel; and

two cushion pad units respectively received in the wedge-shaped clearances defined below the raised side portions of the plastic panel member, wherein each of said cushion pad units is of a resiliently deformable member which is shaped to match with the shape of the corresponding one of said wedge-shaped clearances and each of the raised side portions of said plastic panel member is integrally formed with a side wall which extends downward in a manner to conceal both the corresponding cushion pad unit and the corresponding side portion of the frame.

4. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 3, in which said cushion pad units are of an air bag.

5. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 3, in which said cushion pad units are of a foamed plastic member.

6. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 3, in which said flat sheet member is constructed of a flexible material and expanded entirely by said connecting means.

7. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 6, in which said connecting means comprises a plurality of hooks each having one curved end connected to each side portion of said flat sheet member and the other curved end hooked to corresponding one of the opposed side portions of said frame.

8. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 7, in which each side portion of said flat sheet ember is formed with a folded-back portion through which a steel rod is inserted, and in which the one curved end of each of said hooks is hooked to said steel rod.

9. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 8, in which the other curved end of each of said hooks is hooked to an opening formed in said frame.

10. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 9, in which said cushion structure is of a layered article which comprises a pad material and an outer layer member.

11. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 10, in which said outer layer member includes an outer skin having an extension which covers the outer surface of the side wall of said plastic panel member.

12. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a sleeve member is held in each of said wedge-shaped clearances to hold therein the corresponding one of said air bags.

13. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 12, in which said sleeve member is stitched to said flat sheet member.

14. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a supporting plate which is mounted on said hooks to support thereon each of said cushion pad unit.

15. A seat cushion as claimed in claim 5, in which said connecting means comprises a plastic holder which has one end integrally connected to said flat sheet member and the other end hooked to the corresponding side portion of said frame.