Cushion pad that reduces compressive stress and tensile stress

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10035440-B2
Application number	US-201514817595-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2015
Priority date	Aug 5, 2014
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

[Problem]
To provide a cushion pad that reduces the wobbling feeling.
[Solution]
Regarding the test piece sampled from a core portion, the measured deflection under a load of 100 N during compression is equal to or less than 30 mm. The measured static spring constant under a load of 300 N at a pulling rate of 20 mm/minute is equal to or less than 25 N/mm. In the case of a vibration input in a low frequency band in the lateral direction, the compressive stress in the vertical direction due to the weight of a seated person and the tensile stress due to the vibration input in the lateral direction act on the support portion. The direction (gradient) of the resultant force as a combination of the compressive stress and the tensile stress can be closer to the vertical direction. This allows reducing the wobbling feeling.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cushion pad comprising
a support portion having: a seating surface on which a seated person is seated; and
a bottom surface on an opposite side to the seating surface,
wherein the support portion includes a core portion positioned in an intermediate portion between a portion to be the seating surface side and a portion to be the bottom surface side, and
the core portion is configured such that a measured deflection of a first test piece sampled from the core portion is equal to or less than 30 mm, wherein the first test piece is 100 mm in length, 100 mm in width, and 50 mm in thickness, and the measured deflection of the first test piece is under a load of 100 N during compression in compliance with E method specified in JIS K6400-2 (the 2012 edition), and
the core portion is configured such that a measured static spring constant of the first test piece in the tensile direction under a load of 300 N at a pulling rate of 20 mm/minute when the load is applied to the first test piece in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the support part is equal to or less than 25 N/mm.

2. The cushion pad according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support portion has a first portion whose hardness is set to a value smaller than a value of a hardness of a second portion, the first portion being positioned on the seating surface side of a thickness center as a center in a thickness direction sandwiched between the seating surface and the bottom surface, the second portion being a portion positioned on a vertical line passing through the first portion, the second portion being positioned on the bottom surface side of the thickness center,
the first portion and the second portion are positioned in a center in a right-left direction viewed from the seated person seated on the seating surface,
a first side portion has a hardness set to a value smaller than a value of a hardness of a second side portion, the first side portion being a portion positioned on a horizontal line passing through the first portion, the first side portion being positioned on an outer side of the first portion in the right-left direction, the second side portion being a portion on a vertical line passing through the first side portion, the second side portion being positioned on a horizontal line passing through the second portion, and
the hardness is a force during compression to 25% measured in compliance with E method specified in JIS K6400-2 (the 2012 edition) using a quadratic-prism-shaped second test piece sampled by equally dividing the support portion.

3. The cushion pad according to claim 2 ,
wherein a ratio of the hardness of the first side portion to the hardness of the first portion is set to a value smaller than a value of a ratio of the hardness of the second side portion to the hardness of the second portion.

4. The cushion pad according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first side portion and the second side portion are portions compressed by the seat pressure of the buttocks of a seated person, and are positioned on an outer side in the right-left direction of the right and left ischial tuberosity portions of the seated person seated on the seating surface.

5. The cushion pad according to claim 1 ,
wherein a hardness of a portion positioned in a center in the right-left direction of a bottom surface portion including the bottom surface is equal to or more than a hardness 1.1 times as large as a hardness of a portion positioned in a center in the right-left direction of a seating portion including the seating surface.

6. The cushion pad according to claim 2 ,
wherein a hardness of each portion positioned on a vertical line passing through the first portion and the second portion gradually increases from the seating surface side toward the bottom surface side.

7. The cushion pad according to claim 2 , wherein
a hardness of each portion positioned on a vertical line passing through the first side portion and the second side portion gradually increases from the seating surface side toward the bottom surface side.

8. The cushion pad according to claim 2 ,
wherein a hardness of each portion positioned on a horizontal line passing through the second portion gradually increases from the second portion toward an outer side in the right-left direction.

9. The cushion pad according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support portion is integrally molded by a single foamed synthetic resin material.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co

Inventors

• Nakada Toru
• Yamada Hiroshi

Classifications

• A47C27/15

  consisting of two or more layers (A47C27/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47C7/029

  of non-adjustable shape adapted to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions · CPC title

• A47C27/14 Primary

  with foamed material inlays · CPC title

• B60N2/646 Primary

  shape of the cushion · CPC title

• A47C7/022

  Human Necessities · mapped topic