Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11730281-B2
Application number	US-202017427144-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2020
Priority date	Feb 1, 2019
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle seat that allows engagement holes for engaging an end part of the skin member to be provided without burdening the seat frame design. The seat cushion of the vehicle seat includes a frame structure, a support member supported by the frame structure within the frame structure to resiliently support an occupant, a pad provided on a proximal side of the frame structure and the support member, and a skin member covering the pad. The support member is provided with plurality of engagement portions engaging end parts of the skin member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back, the vehicle seat comprising:
a frame structure provided in at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back;
a support member supported by the frame structure within the frame structure to support an occupant;
a pad provided on a proximal side of the frame structure and the support member; and
a skin member covering the pad,
the support member including a plurality of engagement portions engaging end part of the skin member,
wherein the support member is formed in a plate shape, the engagement portions each comprise an engagement hole consisting of a through hole formed in the support member, the end part of the skin member being provided with a hook passed through the corresponding engagement hole from a distal side thereof to a proximal side thereof to engage a peripheral edge part of the engagement hole,
wherein the support member is provided with an inclined portion that extends outward in a lateral direction with respect to the locking portion, the inclined portions is inclined so that a laterally outside edge of the inclined portion is positioned on proximal side with respect to a laterally inside edge of the inclined portion,
further comprising a clip for fixing another member to the inclined portion, a mounting hole for inserting the clip being formed in a part of the inclined portion located on a lateral extension line of the engagement hole along the supporting member.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein an edge wall projects from the proximal side of the peripheral edge part of each engagement hole to engage a free end of the corresponding hook.

3. A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back, the vehicle seat comprising:
a frame structure provided in at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back;
a support member supported by the frame structure within the frame structure to support an occupant;
a pad provided on a proximal side of the frame structure and the support member; and
a skin member covering the pad,
the support member including a plurality of engagement portions engaging end part of the skin member,
wherein the support member is formed in a plate shape, the engagement portions each comprise an engagement hole consisting of a through hole formed in the support member, the end part of the skin member being provided with a hook passed through the corresponding engagement hole from a distal side thereof to a proximal side thereof to engage a peripheral edge part of the engagement hole,
wherein the support member is formed by a resin having a metal wire insert molded therein, and at least a part of the wire extends in a longitudinal direction,
wherein the wire includes a central longitudinal wire that extends across the engagement hole in the longitudinal direction, and the hook is provided with a slot that receives the central longitudinal wire.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the wire includes a side longitudinal wire that extends in the longitudinal direction laterally outside of the engagement hole.

5. A vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a seat back, the vehicle seat comprising:
a frame structure provided in at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back;
a support member supported by the frame structure within the frame structure to support an occupant;
a pad provided on a proximal side of the frame structure and the support member; and
a skin member covering the pad,
the support member including a plurality of engagement portions engaging end part of the skin member,
wherein the support member is formed in a plate shape, the engagement portions each comprise an engagement hole consisting of a through hole formed in the support member, the end part of the skin member being provided with a hook passed through the corresponding engagement hole from a distal side thereof to a proximal side thereof to engage a peripheral edge part of the engagement hole,
wherein the support member is formed by a resin having a metal wire insert molded therein, and at least a part of the wire extends in a longitudinal direction,
wherein the engagement hole is laterally elongated, and the wire includes a central lateral wire extending laterally adjacent to the engagement hole.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the engagement portion is displaced from a position at which the skin member is pulled down at a rear part of the seat cushion.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Onuma Koji
• Kamei Soichiro

Classifications

• A47C31/02 Primary

  Upholstery attaching means · CPC title

• B60N2/58

  Seat coverings · CPC title

• B60N2/5825

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

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/70

  Upholstery springs {; Upholstery} · CPC title