Vehicle seat

US10479247B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-10479247-B2
Application numberUS-201816010867-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 18, 2018
Priority dateJun 21, 2017
Publication dateNov 19, 2019
Grant dateNov 19, 2019

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Abstract

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A vehicle seat including: an elastic support body including a seat pad; and an adjacent member adjacent to the seat pad, wherein a gap is provided between the elastic support body and the adjacent member and extends toward an inner area of the seat in which a frame material is provided, and wherein the elastic support body has a protruding portion which protrudes between the adjacent member and the frame material and is configured to block the gap.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising: an elastic support body including: a seat pad; and a structural molded foam body integrated into a lower surface of the seat pad; and an adjacent member subjacent to the seat pad and the structural molded foam body, wherein a gap is provided between the elastic support body and the adjacent member and the gap extends from an outer surface toward an inner area of the seat in which a frame material is provided, wherein the structural molded foam body has a protruding portion which protrudes downwardly between the adjacent member and the frame material and is configured to block the gap, wherein the structural molded foam body is harder and has a lower density compared to the seat pad. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic support body has a configuration that the seat pad is made of urethane foam and the structural molded foam body comprises a bead foam molded body made of foamed beads. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion has a shape intersecting with an entering direction of the gap. 4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion has an inverted mountain shape protruding in a form inclined in an entering direction of the gap. 5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding portion has a shape protruding in a form that is configured to cross the gap in a vertical direction of the seat.

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Classifications

  • B60N2/7094Primary

    Upholstery springs · CPC title

  • Upholstery springs {; Upholstery} · CPC title

  • B60N2/68Primary

    Seat frames · CPC title

  • B60N2/015Primary

    Attaching seats directly to vehicle chassis · CPC title

  • covering more than only the seat · CPC title

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What does patent US10479247B2 cover?
A vehicle seat including: an elastic support body including a seat pad; and an adjacent member adjacent to the seat pad, wherein a gap is provided between the elastic support body and the adjacent member and extends toward an inner area of the seat in which a frame material is provided, and wherein the elastic support body has a protruding portion which protrudes between the adjacent member and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Boshoku Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/7094. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 19 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).