Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10793025-B2
Application number	US-201916245617-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2018
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle seat comprising a stationary frame, a movable frame and a cushion pad is disclosed. The movable frame is provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position. The cushion pad is provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. The movable frame has an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a stationary frame;
a movable frame provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position; and
a cushion pad provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame;
the movable frame comprising:
an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly,
a body frame, and
a cover member,
the body frame having an upper surface extending along an upper surface of the stationary frame,
the cover member being fixed to the upper surface of the body frame and protruding upward beyond an extended plane of the upper surface of the stationary frame, and
the curved surface being provided on the cover member,
the cover member comprising a boss protruding downward, and
the body frame having a hole in which the boss is engageable, the hole being provided at the upper surface of the body frame.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the curved surface has an elongate shape having a longer dimension in a lateral direction.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member is made of plastic.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the boss includes a claw engageable with an edge of the hole, the claw being provided at a distal end portion of the boss.

5. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a stationary frame;
a movable frame provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position; and
a cushion pad provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame;
the movable frame comprising:
an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly,
a body frame,
a cover member,
the body frame having an upper surface extending along an upper surface of the stationary frame,
the cover member being fixed to the upper surface of the body frame and protruding upward beyond an extended plane of the upper surface of the stationary frame, and
the curved surface being provided on the cover member,

a pair of side covers disposed at left and right sides of the cover member,
the pair of side covers comprising a flange portion formed along a surface of the body frame,
the flange portion comprising a hook portion protruding on a body frame side, and
the body frame comprising a hook engageable portion on which the hook portion is engageable.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the flange portion further includes one or more other hook portions, the hook portion and the other hook portions being arranged in a direction perpendicular to a lateral direction.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the curved surface has an elongate shape having a longer dimension in a lateral direction.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the cover member is made of plastic.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the cover member includes a boss protruding downward, and
wherein the body frame has a hole in which the boss is engageable, the hole being provided at the upper surface of the body frame.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the boss includes a claw engageable with an edge of the hole, the claw being provided at a distal end portion of the boss.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tsukamoto Masaru
• Nogami Muneyuki
• Yamada Takuro
• Cozzo Ronald C
• Juarez David A
• Okada Masakazu

Classifications

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/5825

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

• B60N2/986

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

• B60N2/0284 Primary

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