Support and cushion for a vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11904747-B2
Application number	US-202218067254-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2022
Priority date	Nov 16, 2012
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes right and left side frames 10, and an elastic member (cushion spring 20) run between the right and left side frames 10. The right and left side frames 10 include side walls 11 disposed opposite to each other in a lateral direction, and flange portions (upper flange portions 12) respectively extending laterally inward from the side walls 11, and the elastic member is attached to the flange portions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat frame, comprising:
a right side frame, and
a left side frame;

a seat cushion pad including a through-opening through which a harness member is inserted; and
a first elastic member and a second elastic member that both extend between the right side frame and the left side frame and support the seat cushion pad from below, the first elastic member and the second elastic member both extend substantially from one end to another end of the seat cushion pad;
wherein the right side frame and the left side frame both include a side wall and a flange portion extending laterally inward from a respective side wall, the side wall of the right side frame and the side wall of the left side frame being disposed opposite to each other in a lateral direction, and
wherein the through-opening is provided between the first elastic member and the second elastic member, and closer to the first elastic member than to the second elastic member as viewed from below the cushion pad.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat frame includes a pair of attaching portions that support each end of the first elastic member, and the through-opening and the attaching portions are arranged to intersect a vertical plane extending in the lateral direction.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the through-opening is disposed between the attaching portions as viewed from below.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the harness member extends in a direction non-parallel to a longitudinal direction of the first elastic member and the second elastic member as viewed from below.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the through-opening is disposed between the flange portion of the right side frame and the flange portion of the left side frame as viewed from below.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a connecting pipe connecting the right side frame and the left side frame, wherein the through-opening is disposed between the connecting pipe and the first elastic member, as viewed from below.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Teppei

Classifications

• B60N2/003

  characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat · CPC title

• B60N2/7094 Primary

  Upholstery springs · 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

• B60N2/688

  Particular seat belt attachment and guiding · CPC title

• B60N2/7047

  Springs · CPC title