Straddle-type seat and cover member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10745073-B2
Application number	US-201815933651-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2018
Priority date	Mar 24, 2017
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a straddle-type seat configured to prevent a cover member from being detached and to increase a crime prevention property. The cover member is configured to close a through hole formed on a seat surface. The seat is configured to support a seated occupant in a straddle state and includes a seat main body on which the occupant sits, and a cover member that covers the through hole formed in the seat main body. The cover member includes a lid portion that closes the through hole on a top surface of the seat main body, and a downward extension portion that downwardly extends from the lid portion. The downward extension portion is locked to a T-like shape protrusion formed on a bottom surface of the seat main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A straddle-type seat on which an occupant sits in a straddle state comprising:
a seat main body configured to support a seated occupant;
a cover member that covers a through hole formed in the seat main body, wherein the cover member comprises:
a lid portion that closes the through hole on a top surface of the seat main body and has a flange portion formed on an outer periphery of the lid portion, and
a downward extension portion that downwardly extends from the lid portion and is locked to a lock portion formed on a bottom surface of the seat main body; and

an engagement member that is fixed in a state in which the engagement member is inserted into the through hole of the seat main body, and engages with the cover member;
wherein:
a concave portion is formed in the flange portion; and
the engagement member comprises a convex portion configured to be fit to the concave portion of the flange portion.

2. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the downward extension portion is formed in a tongue shape; and
an end portion of the downward extension portion is locked to the lock portion.

3. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein the downward extension portion is deformable, and is locked to the lock portion in a curved state.

4. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the lock portion is formed as a protrusion; and
a latch hole in which the protrusion is latched is formed in the downward extension portion.

5. The straddle-type seat according to claim 4 , wherein:
the protrusion is formed in a T-like shape; and
a width of a head portion of the protrusion is wider than a width of the latch hole.

6. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement member further comprises an inclined portion that is inclined toward a center of the through hole.

7. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom end portion of the engagement member is fixed to the bottom surface of the seat main body.

8. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the downward extension portion comprises a protruded portion formed on an end portion; and
a latch hole in which the protruded portion is latched is formed in the lock portion.

9. The straddle-type seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
a width of the downward extension portion becomes narrower toward an end portion of the downward extension portion.

10. A cover member configured to be attached to a seat main body in which a through hole is formed in a straddle-type seat that is configured to support a seated occupant in a straddle state, the cover member comprising:
a lid portion that is configured to close the through hole on a top surface of the seat main body; and
a downward extension portion that downwardly extends from the lid portion, wherein the downward extension portion is configured to be locked to a lock portion formed on a bottom surface of the seat main body, wherein:
a flange portion is formed on an outer periphery of the lid portion;
a concave portion is formed in the flange portion, the concave portion being configured to be fit to a convex portion provided in an engagement member of the seat main body.

11. A straddle-type seat on which an occupant sits in a straddle state comprising:
a seat main body configured to support a seated occupant; and
a cover member that covers a through hole formed in the seat main body, wherein:
the cover member comprises:
a lid portion that closes the through hole on a top surface of the seat main body; and
a downward extension portion that downwardly extends from the lid portion;

wherein:
the downward extension portion is formed by a single member and has a tongue shape having a predetermined width;
a latch hole is formed in an end portion of the downward extension portion;
a protrusion is formed on a bottom surface of the seat main body;
the latch hole of the downward extension portion is locked to the protrusion; and
the downward extension portion is deformable and is locked to the protrusion in a curved state.

12. The straddle-type seat according to claim 11 , wherein:
the protrusion has a T-shape; and
a width of a head portion of the protrusion is larger than a width of the latch hole.

13. The straddle-type seat according to claim 11 , wherein a flange portion is formed on an outer periphery of the lid portion.

14. The straddle-type seat according to claim 13 , further comprising an engagement member that is fixed in a state in which the engagement member is inserted into the through hole of the seat main body, and engages with the cover member, wherein:
a concave portion is formed in the flange portion; and
the engagement member comprises a convex portion configured to be fit to the concave portion of the flange portion.

15. The straddle-type seat according to claim 14 , wherein the engagement member comprises an inclined portion that is inclined toward a center of the through hole.

16. The straddle-type seat according to claim 14 , wherein a bottom end portion of the engagement member is fixed to the bottom surface of the seat main body.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsurumi Kazuhiro
• Isobe Ryuji
• Maeda Kosuke
• Motoda Shinichiro
• Tanabe Gen

Classifications

• B62J1/12

  Box-shaped seats; Bench-type seats, e.g. dual or twin seats · CPC title

• B62J1/20 Primary

  Detachable covers; Detachable pads · CPC title

• B62J1/28

  Other additional equipment, e.g. back-rests for children · CPC title