Conveyance seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11794614-B2
Application number	US-202217890307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2022
Priority date	Jul 17, 2019
Publication date	Oct 24, 2023
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion provided with a seat cushion frame, a front link configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to a base that is a slide rail or a vehicle body floor, and a front load detection sensor attached to an upper rail and configured to detect a load applied to the vehicle seat. The seat cushion frame includes a pair of side frames separated from each other in a seat width direction, the front link includes a first rotation shaft configured to be rotatable with respect to the seat cushion frame and a second rotation shaft configured to be rotatable with respect to the base, and the front load detection sensor is arranged at a position different from the second rotation shaft in a front to back direction of the seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conveyance seat, comprising:
a seat cushion provided with a seat cushion frame;
a first link member configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to a base that is a slide rail or a vehicle body floor; and
a first link support bracket,
wherein
the seat cushion frame includes a pair of side frames separated from each other in a width direction of the conveyance seat,
the first link member includes a first rotation shaft configured to be rotatable with respect to the seat cushion frame and a second rotation shaft configured to be rotatable with respect to the base,
the first link member is attached to the first link support bracket at the second rotation shaft,
the first link support bracket includes a bent wall portion that is bent above the second rotation shaft,
the bent wall portion is aligned with the first link member in the width direction of the conveyance seat, and
the bent wall portion is bent in an inverted U shape in the width direction of the conveyance seat.

2. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
an upper portion of the second rotation shaft is covered with the bent wall portion.

3. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the bent wall portion extends in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat, and
a length of the bent wall portion is greater than a length of the first link member.

4. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the first link support bracket includes a rising portion at an end portion of the first link support bracket in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat, and
the bent wall portion is connected to the rising portion.

5. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , further comprising
a second link member connected with the base at a third rotation shaft at a position rearward of the first link member and configured to adjust the height of the seat cushion, wherein
a rear end of the bent wall portion in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat is disposed in front of the third rotation shaft.

6. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , further comprising
a second link member connected with the base through a third rotation shaft at a position rearward of the first link member and configured to adjust the height of the seat cushion; and
a second link support bracket to which the second link member is attached, wherein
the second link support bracket is overlapped with the first link support bracket.

7. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the first link support bracket includes a seatbelt buckle support bracket attachment portion, and
a rear end of the bent wall portion in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat is disposed in front of the seatbelt buckle support bracket attachment portion.

8. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , further comprising
a plate-shaped pressure receiving member suspended on the seat cushion frame, wherein
a front end of the bent wall portion in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat is located in front of a front end of the pressure receiving member.

9. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , further comprising
a plate-shaped pressure receiving member suspended on the seat cushion frame; and
a recessed portion recessed inward and formed at a side portion of the pressure receiving member in the width direction of the conveyance seat, wherein
the bent wall portion and the recessed portion are located at a same position in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat.

10. A method for manufacturing a conveyance seat, wherein the conveyance seat comprises a seat cushion having a seat cushion frame including a pair of side frames, a first link member configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to a base that is a slide rail or a vehicle body floor, and a first link support bracket, the method comprising:
arranging the pair of the side frames to be separated from each other in a width direction of the conveyance seat; and
rotatably attaching the first link member to the seat cushion frame at a first rotation shaft and to the first link support bracket at a second rotation shaft, wherein
the first link support bracket includes a bent wall portion that is bent above the second rotation shaft,
the bent wall portion is aligned with the first link member in the width direction of the conveyance seat, and
the bent wall portion is bent in an inverted U shape in the width direction of the conveyance seat.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
an upper portion of the second rotation shaft is covered with the bent wall portion.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the bent wall portion extends in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat, and
a length of the bent wall portion is greater than a length of the first link member.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the first link support bracket includes a rising portion at an end portion of the first link support bracket in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat, and
the bent wall portion is connected to the rising portion.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the conveyance seat further comprises a second link member connected with the base at a third rotation shaft at a position rearward of the first link member and configured to adjust the height of the seat cushion, and
a rear end of the bent wall portion in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat is disposed in front of the third rotation shaft.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the conveyance seat further comprises
a second link member connected with the base through a third rotation shaft at a position rearward of the first link member and configured to adjust the height of the seat cushion, and
a second link support bracket to which the second link member is attached, and the second link support bracket is overlapped with the first link support bracket.

16. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the first link support bracket includes a seatbelt buckle support bracket attachment portion, and
a rear end of the bent wall portion in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat is disposed in front of the seatbelt buckle support bracket attachment portion.

17. The method according to claim 10 , wherein
the conveyance seat further comprises a plate-shaped pressure receiving member suspended on the seat cushion frame, and
a front end of the bent wall portion in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat is located in front of a front end of the pressure receiving member.

18. The conveyance seat according to claim 10 , wherein
the conveyance seat further comprises
a plate-shaped pressure receiving member suspended on the seat cushion frame, and
a recessed portion recessed inward and formed at a side portion of the pressure receiving member in the width direction of the conveyance seat, and

the bent wall portion and the recessed portion are located at a same position in a front to back direction of the conveyance seat.

19. A conveyance seat, comprising:
a seat cushion provided with a seat cushion frame;
a first link member configured to adjust a height of the seat cushion with respect to a base that is a slide rail or a vehicle body floor;
a first link support bracket;
a second link member connected with the base through a third rotation shaft at a position rearward of the first link member and configured to adjust the height of the seat cushion; a

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aoki Yuto
• Masuda Tadanori
• Okuma Kei
• Nonaka Hidetsune

Classifications

• B60N2/0031

  mounted on the frame · CPC title

• B60N2210/42

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• B60N2/0025

  by using weight measurement · CPC title

• B60N2/1615 Primary

  Parallelogram-like structure · CPC title

• B60N2/002

  Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon (detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266) · CPC title