Interior structure of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11535127-B2
Application number	US-201916433190-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2019
Priority date	Jun 8, 2018
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

A seat mounted in the cabin of a vehicle has side supports for supporting the respective right and left lateral sides of the upper half body of an occupant. The seat also has a seat frame and a side support frame incorporated in the side support on the inner side in the vehicle width direction and secured on the seat frame. A console box is mounted adjacent to the seat, on the inner side of the seat in the vehicle width direction. The side support frame and the console box or the console frame are positioned so as to at least partially overlap each other in a side view.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An interior structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a seat mounted in a cabin of the vehicle and having side supports, a seat frame, and a side support frame, the seat frame has a quadrangular shape having an inside vertical member and an outside vertical member, the side supports for supporting respective right and left lateral sides of an upper half body of an occupant, the side support frame incorporated in the side support on an inner side in a vehicle width direction and the side support frame directly secured to an outer surface of the inside vertical member of the seat frame, the side support frame extends more forward than the inside vertical member in a vehicle front-back direction, the outside vertical member does not have a side support frame secured thereon, the outside vertical member is positioned farther from a center line of the vehicle extending in the front-back direction of the vehicle than the inside vertical member, and
a console box adjacent to the seat, on an inner side of the seat in the vehicle width direction,
wherein the side support frame and the console box are positioned so as to at least partially overlap each other in a side view.

2. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the console box includes a console frame secured on a floor tunnel of the vehicle.

3. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the side support frame and the console frame are positioned so as to at least partially overlap each other in a side view.

4. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the seat is a driver seat.

5. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the side support frame includes a plurality of ribs and an enveloped outer shape defined by tip ends of the ribs.

6. An interior structure of a vehicle, comprising:
a seat mounted in a cabin of the vehicle and having side supports, a seat frame, and a side support frame, the seat frame has a quadrangular shape having an inside vertical member and an outside vertical member, the side supports for supporting respective right and left lateral sides of an upper half body of an occupant, the side support frame incorporated in the side support on an inner side in a vehicle width direction and the side support frame secured to the inside vertical member of the seat frame, the outside vertical member does not have a side support frame secured thereon, the outside vertical member is positioned farther from a center line of the vehicle extending in the front-back direction of the vehicle than the inside vertical member, and
a console box adjacent to the seat, on an inner side of the seat in the vehicle width direction,
wherein the side support frame and the console box are positioned so as to at least partially overlap each other in a side view, and
wherein the side support frame includes a plurality of ribs and an enveloped outer shape defined by tip ends of the ribs.

7. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the console box includes a console frame secured on a floor tunnel of the vehicle.

8. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the side support frame and the console frame are positioned so as to at least partially overlap each other in a side view.

9. The interior structure of a vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the seat is a driver seat.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kobayashi Ippei
• Tamura Yoichi
• Aoki Takahiko
• Hamada Mitsuhiro
• Kawagishi Ryouhei

Classifications

• B60N2/42 Primary

  the seat constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats (for protecting children B60N2/26; arm-rests B60N2/75; head-rests B60N2/888) · CPC title

• B60N2/986

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

• B60N2/79

  Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/4235 Primary

  transversal · CPC title

• B60N2/793

  for use as storage compartments · CPC title