Vehicle seat
US-2018111526-A1 · Apr 26, 2018 · US
Vehicle seat
US10507746B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10507746-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916386890-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Publication date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
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A vehicle seat according to the present invention includes: a seat back frame constituting a framework of a seat back; a blower disposed in the seat back; a bracket to which the blower is fixed; and a cover member provided on the rear side of the seat back frame. Herein, the bracket is fixed to the cover member with the seat back frame being held between the bracket and the cover member.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat back frame constituting a framework of a seat back; a blower disposed in the seat back; a bracket to which the blower is fixed; and a duct connected to an inlet or an outlet of the blower, wherein the duct has a first opening provided at one side thereof to which the blower is connected, a second opening provided at another side of the blower, and a flange provided around the first opening, wherein the blower includes a flat surface portion around the inlet or the outlet, and wherein the flange is disposed between the flat surface portion and the bracket and held between the flat surface portion and the bracket when the blower is fixed to the bracket. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the duct has flexibility or elasticity. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the duct has a tubular portion at an edge of the first opening, the tubular portion being disposed in the inlet or the outlet. 4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the tubular portion is spaced apart from a blade member of the blower by a predetermined distance. 5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the duct includes: a first portion connected to the blower and positioned at one side of the bracket; a second portion extending from the first portion and positioned at another side of the bracket; and a third portion extending from the second portion and positioned at the one side of the bracket. 6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening and the second opening open in the same direction. 7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first opening and the second opening are offset in an upper-lower direction.
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Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title
by air · CPC title
Seat coverings · CPC title
- B60N2/5642Primary
with circulation of air through a layer inside the seat · CPC title
Seat frames · CPC title
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- What does patent US10507746B2 cover?
- A vehicle seat according to the present invention includes: a seat back frame constituting a framework of a seat back; a blower disposed in the seat back; a bracket to which the blower is fixed; and a cover member provided on the rear side of the seat back frame. Herein, the bracket is fixed to the cover member with the seat back frame being held between the bracket and the cover member.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ts Tech Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/5642. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 17 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 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).