Vehicle seat and method of manufacturing headrest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10821868-B2
Application number	US-201816199410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2018
Priority date	Jan 15, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a headrest, a seat back to which the headrest is attached, and a seat cushion connected to the seat back. The headrest includes pillar frames attached to the seat back, a core member that includes a pouring passage penetrating from one end to the other end, a cover that covers the core member and a part of the pillar frames, and a cushion member that is formed in a gap between the outer surface of the core member and the inner surface of the cover and inside the pouring passage. The pouring passage extends in a first direction from the one end of the core member to reach a predetermined position, extends in a second direction from the predetermined position to reach the other end, and includes a bent part at the predetermined position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a headrest;
a seat back to which the headrest is attached; and
a seat cushion that is connected to the seat back,
wherein the headrest includes:
pillar frames that are attached to the seat back;
a core member that includes a pouring passage penetrating from one end of the core member to anther end of the core member;
a cover that covers the core member and a part of the pillar frames; and
a cushion member that is formed in a gap between an outer surface of the core member and an inner surface of the cover and inside the pouring passage, and
the pouring passage extends in a first direction from the one end of the core member to reach a predetermined position between the one end and the other end of the core member, extends in a second direction from the predetermined position to reach the other end of the core member, and includes a bent part at the predetermined position.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the pouring passage is positioned at a center part in a left-right direction.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 ,
wherein the cover includes a pouring hole configured to insert a pouring nozzle that pours a foaming raw material for a cushion member to the pouring passage, and
an end part of the pouring passage on the one end side of the core member is positioned in the first direction from the pouring hole.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 ,
wherein the cover includes a pouring hole configured to insert a pouring nozzle that has a predetermined outside diameter and that pours a foaming raw material or a cushion member to the pouring passage,
an end part of the pouring passage on the one end side of the core member is positioned in the first direction from the pouring hole, and
a bore of the pouring passage is larger than the predetermined outside diameter to provide a gap between the pouring passage and the pouring nozzle.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the cross section of the pouring passage has a circular shape, and the bore is 20 mm or less.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the second direction is directed toward a front side of the headrest compared to the first direction.

7. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a headrest;
a seat back to which the headrest is attached; and
a seat cushion that is connected to the seat back,
wherein the headrest includes:
pillar frames that are attached to the seat back;
a core member that includes a pouring passage penetrating from one end of the core member to another end of the core member;
a cover that covers the core member and a part of the pillar frames; and
a cushion member that is formed in a gap between an outer surface of the core member and an inner surface of the cover and inside the pouring passage, and
the pouring passage extends in a first direction from the one end of the core member to reach the other end, and includes a rod at a predetermined position between the one end and the other end.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein the pouring passage is positioned at a center part in a left-right direction.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 ,
wherein the cover includes a pouring hole configured to insert a pouring nozzle that pours a foaming raw material for a cushion member to the pouring passage, and
an end part of the pouring passage on the one end side of the core member is positioned in the first direction from the pouring hole.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 ,
wherein the cover includes a pouring hole configured to insert a pouring nozzle that has a predetermined outside diameter and that pours a foaming raw material for a cushion member to the pouring passage,
an end part of the pouring passage on the one end side of the core member is positioned in the first direction from the pouring hole, and
the bore of the pouring passage is larger than the predetermined outside diameter.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 10 , wherein the cross section of the pouring passage has a circular shape, and the bore is 20 mm or less.

12. A method of manufacturing a headrest, comprising:
(a) a step of preparing pillar frames, a core member where a pouring passage including stirring means for stirring a foaming raw material is formed, and a surface skin member that is sewed into a bag shape;
(b) a step of fixing the core member to the pillar frames;
(c) a step of inserting the core member and the pillar frames into a bag of the surface skin member;
(d) a step of setting the surface skin member, the core member, and the pillar frames to a mold; and
(e) a step of pouring the foaming raw material from a pouring nozzle into the surface skin member to form a cushion member,
wherein the step (e) includes:
(e1) a step of inserting the pouring nozzle to one end of the pouring passage;
(e2) a step of pouring the foaming raw material from the pouring nozzle to the pouring passage;
(e3) a step of stirring the poured foaming raw material by the stirring means; and
(e4) a step of diffusing a part of the poured foaming raw material to another end of the pouring passage and diffusing a part of the poured foaming raw material to the one end of the pouring passage to form a cushion member in a gap between an outer surface of the core member and an inner surface of the surface skin member.

13. The method of manufacturing a headrest according to claim 12 , wherein the stirring means includes a bent part of the pouring passage disposed at a predetermined position between the one end and the other end of the pouring passage.

14. The method of manufacturing a headrest according to claim 12 , wherein the stirring means includes a rod disposed at a predetermined position between the one end and the other end of the pouring passage.

15. The method of manufacturing a headrest according to claim 13 , wherein the pouring passage extends in the first direction from the one end of the pouring passage to the bent part and extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction from the bent part to the other end of the pouring passage.

Assignees

• Tachi S Co

Inventors

• Tabata Tsuyoshi

Classifications

• B60N2/80 Primary

  Head-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/7017

  characterised by the manufacturing process; manufacturing upholstery or upholstery springs not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B29L2031/3023

  Head-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B29K2075/00

  Use of {PU, i.e.} polyureas or polyurethanes {or derivatives thereof}, as moulding material · CPC title