Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11679702-B2
Application number	US-202017623960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2020
Priority date	Jul 2, 2019
Publication date	Jun 20, 2023
Grant date	Jun 20, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle seat with a structure enabling a rockable moving piece to be disposed in a seat face in a well-fitting manner. A vehicle seat in which a rocking means having a drive mechanism and a moving piece for conveying rocking movement of the drive mechanism to a seated person is disposed in a through hole obtained by hollowing out a portion of a seat face of a seat cushion, wherein: a recess which is recessed in the thickness direction so as to surround the through hole is disposed in the seat face of the seat cushion; and the moving piece is shaped so that the bottom surface side follows the recess.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat back configured to support a back of a seated person;
a seat cushion configured to support buttocks of the seated person;
a frame configured to support the seat cushion and the seat back;
a through hole formed by hollowing out part of a seat surface of the seat cushion or the seat back, the through hole communicating with the frame; and
a rocking unit including a drive mechanism fixed to a portion of the frame that corresponds to the through hole and a movable portion supported by the drive mechanism, the movable portion being configured to abut against the seated person and transmit rocking motion of the drive mechanism to the seated person, wherein
the seat surface is provided with a recessed portion recessed in a thickness direction, the recessed portion being disposed around the through hole, and
the movable portion extends to a periphery of the through hole, and a lower surface of the movable portion is formed in a shape along the recessed portion.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the recessed portion has an inclined surface which causes a depth of the recessed portion in the thickness direction to gradually increase as the depth of the recessed portion is closer to the through hole.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the movable portion includes a rigid member provided on a side of the lower surface and connected to the drive mechanism, a flexible member provided above the rigid member, and a skin covering outer surfaces of the flexible member and the rigid member, and at least an end portion of a peripheral edge of the movable portion in the lower surface of the movable portion is formed of the flexible member.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the side of the lower surface of the movable portion is covered with a friction reducing portion having a friction coefficient smaller than that of a skin forming the seat surface.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat back and the seat cushion include a cushion pad fixed to the frame and a skin covering the cushion pad, and the skin is fixed to an end portion of the through hole.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism includes a motor configured to operate the movable portion, and the frame is provided with a heat dissipation member which is located at a position facing the motor.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the heat dissipation member comprises a fan configured to supply cooling air, and a rotation center of the fan is disposed rearward of the recessed portion.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , further comprising a first cover member that covers an entire periphery of a side portion of the frame, wherein a space is provided between the heat dissipation member and the first cover member.

9. The vehicle seat according to any claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism includes a motor configured to operate the movable portion, and the motor is provided at a position avoiding the recessed portion.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the movable portion and the recessed portion are formed in a substantially triangular shape having rounded vertices in a plan view, and one of the vertices is disposed forward.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Miyawaki Kazuya
• Yamauchi Naoto

Classifications

• B60N2/5642 Primary

  with circulation of air through a layer inside the seat · CPC title

• B60N2/501

  actively controlled suspension, e.g. electronic control · CPC title

• B60N2002/981

  Warning systems, e.g. the seat or seat parts vibrates to warn the passenger when facing a danger · CPC title

• B60N2/90

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60N2/976

  massaging systems · CPC title