Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11970093-B2
Application number	US-202217899042-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2022
Priority date	Sep 29, 2021
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

There is provided a vehicle seat that allows detection of forgetting to mount a bracket for centering in a recliner with a limited space along a seat-width direction. One aspect of the present disclosure is a vehicle seat including a recliner mounted to a back frame. The recliner includes a recliner plate, a recliner main body configured to pivot the back frame relative to the recliner plate, a bracket fixed to the recliner plate, and a hinge pin penetrating the recliner main body, the recliner plate, and the bracket. The recliner plate includes a confirmation hole not overlapping the recliner main body. The bracket includes a body portion having a first through hole, and a detection target portion extending from the body portion to the confirmation hole and overlapping the confirmation hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion;
a seatback pivotable in seat front-rear directions relative to the seat cushion;
a back frame supporting the seatback; and
a recliner mounted to the back frame,
the recliner comprising:
a recliner plate;
a recliner main body coupled to a first surface of the recliner plate and to the back frame, and configured to pivot the back frame in the seat front-rear directions relative to the recliner plate;
a bracket fixed to a second surface of the recliner plate located opposite to the first surface; and
a hinge pin penetrating the recliner main body, the recliner plate, and the bracket in a seat-width direction,
the recliner plate comprising:
a confirmation hole provided at a position not overlapping the recliner main body in an axial direction of the hinge pin; and
a positioning hole provided at a position not overlapping the recliner main body in the axial direction of the hinge pin, and
the bracket comprising:
 a planar body portion comprising a first through hole to define a position of a central axis of the hinge pin;
 a detection target portion extending from the body portion to the confirmation hole and overlapping the confirmation hole; and
 a positioner extending from the body portion to the positioning hole and comprising a second through hole overlapping the positioning hole.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the detection target portion is welded to the recliner plate.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Kawabata Yuki
• Murase Yoshihiro

Classifications

• B60N2/22 Primary

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/232

  provided with memory locks · CPC title

• B60N2/235

  by gear-pawl type mechanisms · CPC title

• B60N2/2356

  with internal pawls · CPC title

• B60N2/0272

  using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts · CPC title