VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20180272905A1
• Filed: 03/21/2017
• Published: 09/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), TS Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company), TS Tech Company Limited
• Inventors: Ruff, Jeremy, Ito, Teppei, Hage-Hassan, Souheil, Reel, Travis M., Rosero, Fernando M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,086,727 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2893 coupled to the seat sub-frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/68 Seat frames
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/682 Joining means
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/70 Upholstery springs ; Upholstery

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat pad and a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad. The seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member firmer than the first pad member. The bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member. The protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a through-hole for attachment of a component is formed.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat pad; and

a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad;

wherein;

the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is firmer than the first pad member;

the bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member;

a through-hole is formed in the embedded portion; and

the protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a hole for attachment of a component is formed.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the second pad member is made of expanded polypropylene and is insert-molded with the bracket.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the first pad member is made of urethane foam and is arranged on the second pad member.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein:

the second pad member includes a rear surface portion which is not covered by the first pad member; and

the protrusion protrudes from the rear surface portion to a rear of the seat.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein:

a cutout is formed in a rear end portion of the second pad member,

the bracket is attached to overlap the cutout; and

a clearance is provided between a front end of the cutout and a front end of the bracket.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, further comprising a cover configured to cover the seat pad,

wherein:

a pull-in hole through which an end portion of the cover extends is formed in the first pad member;

an opening is formed in the second pad member to face a bulging portion of the first pad member formed by downwardly bulging a bottom surface portion of the first pad member; and

the end portion of the cover is locked through the pull-in hole and the opening to a lock portion formed in a back surface of the second pad member.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove in which a wiring harness is to be arranged is formed in a back surface of the second pad member.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, further comprising a cover configured to cover the seat pad and a hook-and-loop fastener attached to the cover to hold a wiring harness.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein:

a plurality of insertion slots, through each of which an ISOFIX connector is to be inserted, are formed in the second pad member;

a first portion of the second pad member, covered by the first pad member, is provided between the plurality of insertion slots; and

a second portion of the second pad member, not covered by the first pad member, is provided in peripheries around the plurality of insertion slots.

4. (canceled)

11. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat pad; and

a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad;

wherein;

the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is firmer than the first pad member;

a guide groove in which a wiring harness is to be arranged is formed in a back surface of the second pad member;

the bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member; and

the protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a hole for attachment of a component is formed.

12. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat pad; and

a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad;

wherein;

the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is firmer than the first pad member;

a plurality of insertion slots, through each of which an ISOFIX connector is to be inserted, are formed in the second pad member;

a first portion of the second pad member, covered by the first pad member, is provided between the plurality of insertion slots;

a second portion of the second pad member, not covered by the first pad member, is provided in peripheries around the plurality of insertion slots;

the bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member; and

the protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a hole for attachment of a component is formed.