Seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12304385-B2
Application number	US-202418601363-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2024
Priority date	Apr 9, 2018
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

A seat includes a seat body and a sensor configured to acquired information on an occupant seated on the seat body. The seat includes a coating as a location marker that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat comprising:
a seat body, comprising:
a cushion pad, and
an outer covering with which the cushion pad is covered;

a sensor, disposed between the cushion pad and the outer covering, the sensor being configured to acquire information about an occupant seated on the seat body; and
a stitched pattern that marks a location of the sensor to render the location visually recognizable from outside the seat body,
wherein the stitched pattern is formed by a string member sewn into the outer covering and extends along and in contact with an outer surface of the outer covering.

2. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the stitched pattern forms a closed line surrounding a position corresponding to the sensor when the outer cover is viewed from outside of the seat body.

3. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the string member has a color different from a color of the outer covering.

4. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the string member is a string of fiber or a strap of leather.

5. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to acquire information from the sensor.

6. The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat body comprises a seat cushion and a seat back, and
wherein the seat cushion and the seat back each comprises the cushion pad and the outer covering.

7. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the stitched pattern is sewn into the outer covering at a position at which the stitched pattern does not contact the sensor.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kaku Hiroyuki
• Hirose Ryuichiro
• Numajiri Hiroyuki
• Fujita Satoshi
• Miyoshi Takako
• Kowa Munetaka
• Kusano Atsushi
• Ito Yoshikazu
• HIGASHI Yousuke
• Suzuki Satoshi
• Sato Ryosuke
• UETAKE Kento
• Otsuka Yasuharu
• Kaneda Satoru

Classifications

• B60N2210/40

  Force or pressure sensors · CPC title

• B60N2/0035

  characterised by the sensor data transmission, e.g. wired connections or wireless transmitters therefor; characterised by the sensor data processing, e.g. seat sensor signal amplification or electric circuits for providing seat sensor information · CPC title

• B60N2230/30

  Signal processing of sensor data · CPC title

• B60N2/0029

  for detecting the motion of the occupant · CPC title

• B60N2/0034

  in, under or on the seat cover · CPC title