Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10710472-B2
Application number	US-201916245644-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2018
Publication date	Jul 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames, a connecting member, a plastic cover member, and a cushion pad. The connecting member connects the pair of side frames. The plastic cover member is fixed on an upper side of each side frame. The cushion pad is laid over the connecting member and the cover member. The cover member includes an inner fixing portion fixed to an upper side of the connecting member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a pair of side frames;
a connecting member connecting the pair of side frames;
a plastic cover member fixed on an upper side of each side frame; and
a cushion pad laid over the connecting member and the cover member,
wherein the cover member includes an inner fixing portion fixed to an upper side of the connecting member.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member further includes an inner wall portion disposed at a laterally inner side of the side frame, and
wherein the inner fixing portion extends from the inner wall portion laterally inward, and overlaps the upper side of the connecting member.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the inner fixing portion has an upper surface that is parallel to an upper surface of the connecting member.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member further includes an upper wall portion disposed over the side frame, and
wherein the upper wall portion includes a front fixing portion fixed to an upper surface of the side frame, the front fixing portion being provided at a front end portion of the upper wall portion.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member further includes an outer wall portion disposed at a laterally outer side of the side frame, and an engageable portion extending laterally inwardly from the outer wall portion and configured to be engageable with an edge of the side frame.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the outer wall portion has an opening, and
wherein the engageable portion extends from an edge of the opening.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the outer wall portion has two openings arranged in a front-rear direction,
wherein the engageable portion extends from an edge of each of the openings, and
wherein the outer wall portion includes a reinforcing portion provided between the openings.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein the reinforcing portion includes a bead formed in the outer wall portion.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein the reinforcing portion is provided below to a phantom line joining upper edges of the adjacent openings.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein the reinforcing portion is provided across a phantom line joining upper edges of the adjacent openings.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member further includes an outer wall portion disposed at a laterally outer side of the side frame, and
wherein the outer wall portion is not fixed to the side frame.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions provided respectively at left and right sides of the center portion, each side portion being configured to cover the side frame and protrude upward beyond an upper end of the center portion,
wherein the cushion pad has a tuck-in groove provided between the center portion and the side portion, the tuck-in groove being recessed down from an upper surface of the cushion pad and extending in a front-rear direction, and
wherein the vehicle seat further comprises a fastening member provided to fix the inner fixing portion to the connecting member, the fastening member being disposed in a position directly under the tuck-in groove or in a position on a laterally outer side of the position directly under the tuck-in groove.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsukamoto Masaru
• Nogami Muneyuki
• Shrewsbury Kurt
• Onuma Koji
• Cozzo Ronald C
• Juarez David A
• Okada Masakazu
• Narayanan Ganesh

Classifications

• B60N2/0284 Primary

  Adjustable seat-cushion length (B60N2/0224 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/5825

  by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/986

  Side-rests (B60N2/2872, B60N2/885 take precedence) · CPC title