Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10399470-B2
Application number	US-201515303379-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2015
Priority date	Apr 11, 2014
Publication date	Sep 3, 2019
Grant date	Sep 3, 2019

Abstract

There is provided a vehicle seat (car seat) comprising a seat cushion pad (seat body) having an air passage connected to an outlet port ( 114 ), and a blower having an inlet port ( 113 ) and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port ( 113 ) to the air passage. The blower ( 100 ) is located on the lower side of the seat cushion pad (seat body) that is opposite to an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and the inlet port ( 113 ) is directed upward that is a direction toward the seat cushion pad (seat body).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat body having an air passage;
a blower having an inlet port and an outlet port connected to the air passage and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port to the air passage; and
a bracket disposed between the seat body and the blower and configured to fix the blower to the seat body,
wherein the blower is located on one side of the seat body that is a reverse side of an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and
wherein the inlet port of the blower and the seat body face each other across the bracket,
wherein the seat body comprises a pair of side frames laterally spaced apart from each other, and a connecting pipe connecting the pair of side frames, and
wherein as viewed from an upper-lower direction, at least a part of the connecting pipe overlaps the bracket.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat body comprises a pan frame connecting the pair of side frames at a front side, and
wherein the bracket is attached to the pan frame.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket has an opening corresponding to the inlet port.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat body comprises a seat cushion, a seat back connected to the seat cushion, and a headrest attached to the seat back,
wherein the seat cushion includes a seat cushion frame that constitutes a frame of the seat cushion, and the seat back includes a seat back frame that constitutes a frame of the seat back,
wherein the seat frame is covered with a pad and a skin material, and
wherein the bracket is fixed to the seat cushion frame.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the seat cushion frame comprises a pair of side frames laterally spaced apart from each other, and a pan frame connecting the pair of side frames at a front side,
wherein the blower is disposed under the pan frame.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of springs extending in a front-rear direction, and
wherein the blower is disposed at a position different from those of the springs.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a duct is connected to the blower, and
wherein the bracket is disposed at a position different from that of the duct.

8. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat body having an air passage;
a blower having an inlet port and an outlet port connected to the air passage and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port to the air passage; and
a bracket used to fix the blower to the seat body,
wherein the blower is located on one side of the seat body that is opposite to an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated,
wherein the inlet port is directed toward the seat body, and
wherein the bracket is made of plastic and comprises a base portion to which the blower is fixed, and a first wall protruding from the base portion in a direction away from the occupant's side and at least partly surrounding the blower,
wherein the bracket comprises a first boss, a second boss, and a third boss, to which fastening members engageable with the blower are fastened to fix the blower, and
wherein the blower comprises:
a circular first engagement hole configured to be fitted onto the first boss to position the blower;
an oblong second engagement hole configured to be engageable with the second boss to position the blower in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction; and
a third engagement hole engageable with the third boss with a play.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the bracket comprises a second wall protruding from the base portion toward the occupant's side, and
wherein the base portion has an opening corresponding to the inlet port.

10. The vehicle seat according claim 8 , wherein the bracket has a hole used to fix a harness member.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the seat body comprises a seat cushion, a seat back connected to the seat cushion, and a headrest attached to the seat back,
wherein the seat cushion includes a seat cushion frame that constitutes a frame of the seat cushion, and the seat back includes a seat back frame that constitutes a frame of the seat back,
wherein the seat frame is covered with a pad and a skin material, and
wherein the bracket is fixed to the seat cushion frame.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the seat cushion frame comprises a pair of side frames laterally spaced apart from each other, and a pan frame connecting the pair of side frames at a front side,
wherein the blower is disposed under the pan frame.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 12 , wherein the pan frame has a central portion that is recessed downward.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of springs extending in a front-rear direction, and
wherein the blower is disposed at a position different from those of the springs.

15. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein a duct is connected to the blower, and
wherein the bracket is disposed at a position different from that of the duct.

16. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat body having an air passage;
a blower having an inlet port and an outlet port connected to the air passage and configured to feed air taken in through the inlet port to the air passage; and
a bracket disposed between the seat body and the blower and configured to fix the blower to the seat body,
wherein the blower is located on one side of the seat body that is a reverse side of an occupant's side on which an occupant is to be seated, and
wherein the inlet port of the blower and the seat body face each other across the bracket,
wherein the seat body comprises a pair of side frames laterally spaced apart from each other, and a connecting pipe connecting the pair of side frames,
wherein as viewed from an upper-lower direction, at least a part of the connecting pipe overlaps the bracket, and
wherein the bracket is disposed under the connecting pipe.

17. The vehicle seat according to claim 16 , wherein the seat body comprises a seat cushion, a seat back connected to the seat cushion, and a headrest attached to the seat back,
wherein the seat cushion includes a seat cushion frame that constitutes a frame of the seat cushion, and the seat back includes a seat back frame that constitutes a frame of the seat back,
wherein the seat frame is covered with a pad and a skin material, and
wherein the bracket is fixed to the seat cushion frame.

18. The vehicle seat according to claim 17 , wherein the seat cushion frame comprises a pair of side frames laterally spaced apart from each other, and a pan frame connecting the pair of side frames at a front side,
wherein the blower is disposed under the pan frame.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kobayashi Sachio
• Shimazaki Hayato
• Oshima Kazuhiro

Classifications

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/5621

  by air · CPC title

• B60N2/5635

  coming from the passenger compartment · CPC title

• B60N2/682

  Joining means · CPC title

• B60N2/5657 Primary

  blown towards the seat surface · CPC title