Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11117500-B2
Application number	US-201916671655-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2019
Priority date	Nov 1, 2019
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle seat in which entry of foreign matter from an opening part formed in a cover member is suppressed when stored. The vehicle seat of the present invention includes a seat cushion 11 on which an occupant sits, a leg member 20 that supports the seat cushion 11 and includes a locking device 22 at a lower end, a cover member 30 that covers a front side of the leg member 20 , wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device 22 , and an elastically deformable lip part 40 that is attached to the cover member 30 and that covers the opening part. Since the opening part is covered by the lip part, the entry of foreign matter is suppressed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seating part on which an occupant sits;
a leg member that supports the seating part and that includes a locking device at a lower end of the leg member;
a cover member that covers a front side of the leg member, wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device; and
an elastically deformable lip part that is attached to the cover member and that covers the opening part,
wherein the lip part comprises a first slit that extends upward from a lower end of the lip part and a second slit that extends in a width direction of the cover member and that intersects with the first slit in a T-shape, and wherein a notch is formed at an intersection of the first slit and the second slit.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the opening part of the cover member is disposed at a position out of a center in a width direction of the cover member.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member comprises a bead portion around the opening part.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the lip part is located at a rear of a front surface of the cover member.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a contact surface at which the cover member and the lip part contact with each other is inclined.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a first slit extending upward from a lower end of the lip part is provided in the lip part, and wherein a notch is formed at a lower end of the first slit.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of protruding parts is provided on a face of the lip part opposing to the locking device.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support member that supports rotatably one side of the seating part,
wherein the vehicle seat is rotatable backward for storage.

9. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seating part on which an occupant sits;
a leg member that supports the seating part and that includes a locking device at a lower end of the leg member;
a cover member that covers a front side of the leg member, wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device; and
an elastically deformable lip part that is attached to the cover member and that covers the opening part,
wherein a grip portion is provided on a lower surface of the seating part, wherein the grip portion is located at front of and above the cover member when the vehicle seat is in a seatable state.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the opening part of the cover member is disposed at a position out of a center in a width direction of the cover member.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the cover member comprises a bead portion around the opening part.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the lip part is located at a rear of a front surface of the cover member.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein a contact surface at which the cover member and the lip part contact with each other is inclined.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the lip part comprises a first slit that extends upward from a lower end of the lip part and a second slit that extends in a width direction of the cover member and that intersects with the first slit in a T-shape, and wherein a notch is formed at an intersection of the first slit and the second slit.

15. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seating part on which an occupant sits;
a leg member that supports the seating part and that includes a locking device at a lower end of the leg member;
a cover member that covers a front side of the leg member, wherein an opening part is formed at a position of the cover member that overlaps with the locking device; and
an elastically deformable lip part that is attached to the cover member and that covers the opening part,
wherein the seating part comprises a housing part configured to house the leg member and the cover member and provided on a lower surface of the seating part.

16. The vehicle seat according to claim 15 , wherein the opening part of the cover member is disposed at a position out of a center in a width direction of the cover member.

17. The vehicle seat according to claim 15 , wherein the cover member comprises a bead portion around the opening part.

18. The vehicle seat according to claim 15 , wherein the lip part is located at a rear of a front surface of the cover member.

19. The vehicle seat according to claim 15 , wherein a contact surface at which the cover member and the lip part contact with each other is inclined.

20. The vehicle seat according to claim 15 , wherein the lip part comprises a first slit that extends upward from a lower end of the lip part and a second slit that extends in a width direction of the cover member and that intersects with the first slit in a T-shape, and wherein a notch is formed at an intersection of the first slit and the second slit.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd
• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hage-Hassan Souheil
• HADADARE Dinesh
• Ito Teppei
• Lindsay Derek Shane
• Pilcher Kenneth Kirby

Classifications

• B60N2002/0055

  characterised by special measures to ensure that no seat or seat part collides, during its movement, with other seats, seat parts or the vehicle itself · CPC title

• B60N2002/363

  characterised by provisions for enhancing the cargo floor surface, e.g. elements closing gaps or enlarging the back-rest surface · CPC title

• B60N2/3075 Primary

  stowed in recess (B60N2/3079 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/01583

  locking on transversal elements on the vehicle floor or rail, e.g. transversal rods · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title