Seat back

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12269385-B2
Application number	US-202217987041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2022
Priority date	Nov 18, 2021
Publication date	Apr 8, 2025
Grant date	Apr 8, 2025

Abstract

A seat back includes a back board serving as a decorative plate on a rear side of the seat back, a back frame that is configured to support a seated person, a back pad that is disposed at a front side the back frame, is configured to supports the seated person, and has elasticity, an intermediate board that is interposed between a peripheral edge of the back pad and a peripheral edge of the back board, and a back cover that is disposed over the back pad and the intermediate board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat back comprising:
a back board serving as a decorative plate on a rear side of the seat back;
a back frame that is configured to support a seated person;
a back pad that is disposed at a front side of the back frame, is configured to support the seated person, and has elasticity;
an intermediate board that is interposed between a peripheral edge of the back pad and a peripheral edge of the back board; and
a back cover that is disposed over the back pad and the intermediate board,
wherein the intermediate board includes a pair of intermediate board members that are separately provided on both outer side portions of the back frame in a seat width direction,
wherein the intermediate board members are fixed to side frame portions at both sides of the back frame,
wherein the back board is provided over the pair of intermediate board members, and is fixed to at least one of the back frame or the intermediate board members,
wherein the back board includes:
a first coupling portion coupled to the back frame with a first coupling force; and
second coupling portions coupled to the at least one of the back frame or the intermediate board members with a second coupling force smaller than the first coupling force, and

wherein, when a given load is applied to the back board from a front side of the seat back, the second coupling portions are decoupled from the at least one of the back frame or the intermediate board members while the first coupling portion are coupled to the back frame.

2. The seat back according to claim 1 ,
wherein an end portion of the back cover is disposed between the intermediate board and the back board.

3. The seat back according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first coupling portion is coupled to an upper frame of the back frame, and
wherein the second coupling portions are coupled to the intermediate board members at a position lower than a position of the first coupling portion in a horizontal direction of the seat back.

4. The seat back according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first coupling portion includes a clip detachably attached to a clip attachment portion of the back board,
wherein the clip is inserted into an insertion hole of the back frame from a rear side of the back frame and is locked by snap fitting on both sides of a peripheral edge of the insertion hole in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the clip,
wherein each of the second coupling portions includes a claw protruding from the back board, and
wherein each of the claw is inserted into a corresponding one of coupling holes of the intermediate board members from the rear side and is locked by snap fitting on one side of a peripheral edge of the coupling hole in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the claw.

5. The seat back according to claim 4 ,
wherein the clip attachment portion is opened upward and configured to accept the clip from above.

6. The seat back according to claim 3 ,
wherein the intermediate board members extend between the upper frame and a lower frame of the back frame along the side frame,
wherein the second coupling portions include:
an intermediate coupling portion provided below the first coupling portion; and
a lower coupling portion provided below the intermediate coupling portion and coupled to the intermediate board members with a larger coupling force than a coupling force of the intermediate coupling portion to the intermediate board members, and

wherein, when a given load is applied to the back board from the front side of the seat back, the intermediate coupling portion is decoupled from at least one of the intermediate board members while the lower coupling portion is coupled to the intermediate board members.

7. The seat back according to claim 6 ,
wherein the intermediate coupling portion includes a plurality of coupling portions arranged in the horizontal direction.

8. The seat back according to claim 6 , wherein the intermediate coupling portion includes an intermediate claw and the lower coupling portion includes a lower claw,
wherein an engaging face of the intermediate claw is inclined with respect to an engaging face of an engaging face of the lower claw.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Maeda Michitaka
• Kuno Tsubasa
• Esaki Makoto

Classifications

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/6009

  covering more than only the seat · CPC title

• A47C7/002

  Chair or stool bases (A47C3/20 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47C7/40

  for the back · CPC title

• B60N2/90 Primary

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title