Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10406952-B2
Application number	US-201615562591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2016
Priority date	Aug 4, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

In a vehicle seat, a seat back frame includes a support hole disposed at an upper part thereof and a support portion disposed at a lower part thereof, the support hole extending through the seat back frame in such a direction as to connect an upper side and a lower side thereof. A pressure-receiving member comprises a pressure-receiving member main body, an upper restriction portion, and a lower hook portion. The upper restriction portion is inserted in the support hole, thereby restricting a position of an upper part of the pressure-receiving member in front-rear and lateral directions. The lower hook portion includes a first portion extending from the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body and protruding rearward over an upper side of the support portion, and a second portion extending from a rear end of the first portion and lying along a rear side of the support portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat back frame; and
a pressure-receiving member supported by the seat back frame, the pressure-receiving member including a pressure-receiving plate configured to receive a load from a back of an occupant,
wherein the seat back frame includes a support hole disposed at an upper part thereof and a support portion disposed at a lower part thereof, the support hole extending through the seat back frame in such a direction as to connect an upper side and a lower side of the upper part,
wherein the seat back frame includes side frames disposed in laterally separate positions, and a bridging member by which upper portions of the side frames are connected with each other,
wherein the support hole is disposed in the bridging member,
wherein the support portion is a connecting member by which lower portions of the side frames are connected with each other,
wherein the pressure-receiving member comprises a pressure-receiving member main body including the pressure-receiving plate, an upper restriction portion disposed at an upper part of the pressure-receiving member main body, and a lower hook portion disposed at a lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body,
wherein the upper restriction portion comprises a support wire configured to be inserted, in the support hole to thereby restrict a position of an upper part of the pressure-receiving member in front-rear and lateral directions,
wherein the lower hook portion comprises a wire and includes a first portion extending from the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body and protruding rearward over an upper side of the support portion, and a second portion extending from a rear end of the first portion and lying along a rear side of the support portion, such that the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body is mountable to the seat back frame by using the first portion and the second portion,
wherein the lower hook portion includes a first contact portion extending in a first direction at the rear side of the support portion to contact the support portion, and a second contact portion extending in a second direction different from the first direction at the rear side of the support portion to contact the support portion, and
wherein the lower hook portion includes a covering provided to cover at least part of the wire, and wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are provided on the covering.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the support portion is disposed between the lower hook portion and the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a fastening member with which the lower hook portion is fastened to the support portion, and
wherein the lower hook portion includes an attaching portion to be fastened by the fastening member.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are both located on each of left and right sides of the fastening member.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the lower hook portion has a springiness with which the lower hook portion is configured to bias the pressure-receiving member main body toward the seat back frame.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure-receiving member main body includes a restriction portion engageable with the support portion to thereby restrict a position of the pressure-receiving member main body in a vertical direction.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the lower hook portion is disposed in such a position that at least part of the lower hook portion overlaps the pressure-receiving plate as viewed from a front or rear direction.

8. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat back frame; and
a pressure-receiving member supported by the seat back frame, the pressure-receiving member including a pressure-receiving plate configured to receive a load from a back of an occupant,
wherein the seat back frame includes a support hole disposed at an upper part thereof and a support portion disposed at a lower part thereof, the support hole extending through the seat back frame in such a direction as to connect an upper side and a lower side of the upper part,
wherein the seat back frame includes side frames disposed in laterally separate positions, and a bridging member by which upper portions of the side frames are connected with each other,
wherein the support hole is disposed in the bridging member,
wherein the support portion is a connecting member by which lower portions of the side frames are connected with each other,
wherein the pressure-receiving member comprises a pressure-receiving member main body including the pressure-receiving plate, an upper restriction portion disposed at an upper part of the pressure-receiving member main body, and a lower hook portion disposed at a lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body,
wherein the upper restriction portion comprises a support wire configured to be inserted, in the support hole to thereby restrict a position of an upper part of the pressure-receiving member in front-rear and lateral directions,
wherein the lower hook portion comprises a wire and includes a first portion extending from the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body and protruding rearward over an upper side of the support portion, and a second portion extending from a rear end of the first portion and lying along a rear side of the support portion, such that the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body is mountable to the seat back frame by using the first portion and the second portion, and
wherein the lower hook portion is rotatable relative to the pressure-receiving member main body.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the lower hook portion includes a first contact portion extending in a first direction at the rear side of the support portion to contact the support portion, and a second contact portion extending in a second direction different from the first direction at the rear side of the support portion to contact the support portion.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , further comprising a fastening member with which the lower hook portion is fastened to the support portion,
wherein the lower hook portion includes an attaching portion to be fastened by the fastening member, and
wherein the first contact portion and the second contact portion are both located on each of left and right sides of the fastening member.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the support portion is disposed between the lower hook portion and the lower part of the pressure-receiving member main body.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the lower hook portion has a springiness with which the lower hook portion is configured to bias the pressure-receiving member main body toward the seat back frame.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the pressure-receiving member main body includes a restriction portion engageable with the support portion to thereby restrict a position of the pressure-receiving member main body in a vertical direction.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , further comprising a fastening member with which the lower hook portion is fastened to the support portion, and
wherein the lower hook portion includes an attaching portion to be fastened by the fastening member.

15. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the lower hook portion is disposed in such a position tha

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Otake Shigekazu

Classifications

• B60N2/666

  vertically adjustable · CPC title

• B60N2/6673 Primary

  with motor driven adjustments · CPC title