Structure of attaching monitor panel

• US 7,866,746 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Issued: 01/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Niwa, Takayuki, Sugiyama, Satoshi, Mitsuoka, Naoki, Watanabe, Toyotaka, Yamanaka, Hideyuki, Iwamoto, Masahiro, Nishiyama, Yuji, Kazui, Nobuhiko, Obara, Kenji
• Primary Examiner(s): Cranmer; Laurie K
• Application Number:
  US12/271,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20090127897A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: 297/188.04, 297/217.3
• US Class Current: 297/217.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/905 the head-rest or seat used as an anchorage point, for an object not covered by groups in B60N, e.g. for a canvas
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0015 Back-rests

Abstract

The present invention can include a frame member which attaches the monitor panel at a back side of a vehicle seat, a skin member covering the vehicle seat, a pad member having a seat outer shape, the frame member is harder than the pad member, and the frame member is arranged at a back side of the vehicle seat in place of the pad member and covered by the skin member and the monitor panel is attached to the frame member through the skin member.

Claims

1. An attaching structure for a monitor panel comprising:

a frame member which attaches the monitor panel at a back side of a vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back and a headrest,

a skin member covering the vehicle seat, and

a pad member having a seat outer shape, wherein

the frame member is harder than the pad member,

the frame member is arranged at the back side of the seat back in place of the pad member and covered by the skin member, and

the monitor panel is attached to the frame member through the skin member.

2. The attaching structure for a monitor panel comprising according to claim 1, wherein

the frame member is directly fixed to a seat back frame of the vehicle seat without interposing the pad member.

9. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the frame member is made of at least one of magnesium or polymer.

3. A vehicle seat having an attaching structure for a monitor panel comprising:

a seat frame including a seat cushion frame, a seat back frame and a headrest;

a pad member positioned proximate the seat back frame;

a skin member positioned over the pad member;

a frame member connected to a top portion of the seat back frame, wherein the frame member is harder than the pad member; and

a monitor attached to the frame member through the skin member, wherein the frame member is directly connected to the seat back frame.

4. The vehicle seat of claim 3, wherein the frame member includes a bezel and a bracket, further wherein the bracket is connected to the seat back frame and the bezel is connected to the bracket.

5. The vehicle seat of claim 4, wherein the bracket includes a plurality of bolts that extend into the bezel.

6. The vehicle seat of claim 5, wherein the bezel includes a recessed portion and the plurality of bolts do not extend out of the recessed portion.

7. The vehicle seat of claim 6, wherein the monitor fits into the recessed portion.

8. The vehicle seat of claim 7, wherein the plurality of bolts extend through a plurality of holes on the monitor.

10. The vehicle seat of claim 3, wherein the skin member is connected to the frame member by a clip.

11. A vehicle seat having an attaching structure for a monitor panel comprising:

a seat frame;

a pad member positioned proximate the seat frame;

a skin member positioned over the pad member;

a frame member connected to a top portion of the seat frame, wherein the frame member is harder than the pad member; and

a monitor attached to the frame member through the skin member, wherein the frame member is directly connected to the seat frame, wherein

the frame member includes a bezel and a bracket, wherein

the bracket is connected to the seat frame and the bezel is connected to the bracket, wherein

the bracket includes a plurality of bolts that extend into the bezel, and wherein

the bezel includes a recessed portion and the plurality of bolts do not extend out of the recessed portion.

12. The vehicle seat of claim 11, wherein the monitor fits into the recessed portion.

13. The vehicle seat of claim 12, wherein the plurality of bolts extend through a plurality of holes on the monitor.