Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10406953-B2
Application number	US-201715471015-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2017
Priority date	Mar 28, 2017
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

An attachment of a surface cover to a seat back in a vehicle seat having through-holes is described. A bucket seat includes a pad provided with through-holes, a surface cover configured to cover a front surface of the pad, and a back frame disposed on a back side of the pad. The back frame includes: a support portion provided with through-holes positioned to face the first through-holes, the support portion being configured to support the pad; and retaining portions provided around the through-holes and configured to retain hooks of the surface cover. The support portion and the retaining portions are integrally molded.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a pad having a first through-hole;
a surface cover configured to cover a front surface of the pad; and
a back frame disposed on a back side of the pad;
wherein the back frame includes:
a support portion having a second through-hole positioned to face the first through-hole, the support portion being configured to support the pad; and
a retaining portion provided around the second through-hole and configured to retain an end portion of the surface cover; and

wherein:
the retaining portion protrudes from the support portion towards a front of the back frame;
the retaining portion has a third through-hole; and
the end portion of the surface cover is retained in the third through-hole.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the end portion of the surface cover is retained at the retaining portion in a state where a tip end of the retaining portion is covered by the surface cover.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining portion has a flange portion that extends in a direction away from the second through-hole.

4. A vehicle seat comprising:
a pad having a first through-hole;
a surface cover configured to cover a front surface of the pad; and
a back frame disposed on a back side of the pad;
wherein the back frame includes:
a support portion having a second through-hole positioned to face the first through-hole, the support portion being configured to support the pad; and
a retaining portion provided around the second through-hole and configured to retain an end portion of the surface cover;

wherein:
the back frame includes a wall portion that forms an inner wall surface of the second through-hole and extends towards a front of the back frame;
the vehicle seat further comprises a frame portion provided on the surface cover to engage the wall portion; and
the retaining portion is covered by the frame portion.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein:
the back frame has a plurality of second through-holes, including the second through-hole, arranged side by side in a right-to-left direction;
the back frame has a plurality of retaining portions, including the retaining portion, formed around the plurality of second through-holes to avoid a portion of the back frame between the plurality of second through-holes; and
the frame portion covers the portion of the back frame between the plurality of second through-holes.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the wall portion comprises an engaged portion engaged with the frame portion.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the engaged portion is a through-hole of the wall portion into which a protruded portion of the frame portion is locked.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein:
the wall portion has a recessed portion that is recessed towards a back of the back frame; and
the frame portion is engaged with the recessed portion.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein:
the wall portion includes:
a first inner peripheral surface disposed towards a front of the back frame and attached to the frame portion; and
a second inner peripheral surface positioned towards a back of the back frame and inward of the first inner peripheral surface; and

an inner peripheral surface of the frame portion attached to the first inner peripheral surface of the wall portion and the second inner peripheral surface of the wall portion are connected together without a difference in surface level.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein:
an engaged portion engaged with the frame portion is formed at a portion of the wall portion which is thicker than the retaining portion.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a frame portion provided on the surface cover to engage the back frame;

wherein:
the back frame includes a wall portion that forms an inner wall surface of the second through-hole and extends towards a front of the back frame; and
an engaged portion engaged with the frame portion is formed at a portion of the wall portion which is thicker than the retaining portion.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein:
the back frame has a plurality of second through-holes, including the second through-hole, arranged side by side in a right-to-left direction;
the back frame has a plurality of retaining portions, including the retaining portion, formed around the plurality of second through-holes to avoid a portion of the back frame between the plurality of second through-holes; and
the frame portion covers the portion between the plurality of second through-holes.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the wall portion comprises the engaged portion engaged with the frame portion.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 13 , wherein the engaged portion is a through-hole of the wall portion into which a protruded portion of the frame portion is locked.

15. The vehicle seat according to claim 14 , wherein:
the wall portion has a recessed portion that is recessed towards a back of the back frame; and
the frame portion is engaged with the recessed portion.

16. A vehicle seat comprising:
a pad having a first through-hole;
a surface cover configured to cover a front surface of the pad;
a back frame having a second through-hole positioned to face the first through-hole, the back frame being disposed on a back side of the pad; and
a frame portion provided on the surface cover to engage the back frame;
wherein the back frame includes:
a wall portion that forms an inner wall surface of the second through-hole and extends towards a front of the back frame; and
a retaining portion provided around the second through-hole and configured to retain an end portion of the surface cover;

wherein an inner wall surface of the wall portion includes:
a first inner peripheral surface disposed towards a front of the back frame and attached to the frame portion; and
a second inner peripheral surface positioned towards a back of the back frame and inward of the first inner peripheral surface; and

wherein an inner peripheral surface of the frame portion attached to the first inner peripheral surface of the wall portion and the second inner peripheral surface of the wall portion are connected together without a difference in surface level.

17. The vehicle seat according to claim 16 , wherein:
the back frame has a plurality of second through-holes, including the second through-hole, arranged side by side in a right-to-left direction;
the back frame has a plurality of retaining portions, including the retaining portion, formed around the plurality of second through-holes to avoid a portion of the back frame between the plurality of second through-holes; and
the frame portion covers the portion of the back frame between the plurality of second through-holes.

18. The vehicle seat according to claim 16 , wherein the wall portion comprises an engaged portion engaged with the frame portion.

19. The vehicle seat according to claim 18 , wherein the engaged portion is a through-hole of the wall portion into which a protruded portion of the frame portion is locked.

20. The vehicle seat according to claim 19 , wherein:
the wall portion has a recessed portion that is recessed towards a back of the back frame; and
the frame portion is engaged with the recessed portion.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tokumoto Hideki
• Finni Jeff
• Anderson Jake
• Kiya Katsuhiro

Classifications

• B60N2/686 Primary

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/64 Primary

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/688

  Particular seat belt attachment and guiding · CPC title

• B60N2/646

  shape of the cushion · CPC title