Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12337734-B2
Application number	US-202118034804-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2021
Priority date	Nov 2, 2020
Publication date	Jun 24, 2025
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seatback and capable of assuming a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion. The vehicle seat includes an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward. The article placement part is preferably an ottoman supported by the seat cushion. The ottoman is preferably pivotable relative to the seat cushion. Also, in the stowed state, the ottoman is preferably pivotable relative to the seat cushion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion and a seatback and configured to assume a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion,
wherein the vehicle seat comprises an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward,
wherein the article placement part is an ottoman supported by the seat cushion, and
wherein, in the stowed state, the ottoman is configured to pivot to a horizontal position which extends forward from a front end of the seat cushion,
an upward facing surface of the ottoman in the horizontal position forms the support surface, and
when the ottoman is in the horizontal position, in the stowed state, the support surface is disposed at a same height as a front end of an upper surface of the seat cushion.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the ottoman is pivotable relative to the seat cushion.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein in the stowed state, the ottoman is pivotable relative to the seat cushion.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein in the stowed state, the seatback extends more forward than the seat cushion.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein in the stowed state, a front end of the ottoman contacts a rear surface of another seat disposed in front thereof.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible protective cover having a base end joined to a rear surface of the seatback and a free end,
wherein when the vehicle seat is in the stowed state, the protective cover is folded back forward and covers the support surface of the ottoman.

7. The vehicle seat according to any one of claim 1 , wherein two said vehicle seats are arranged side by side on left and right, and
a gap is formed between the left and right ottomans.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein the left and right seat cushions contact each other in a left-right direction, and
the left and right seatbacks contact each other in the left-right direction.

9. A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion and a seatback and configured to assume a use state in which a user can be seated thereon and a stowed state in which the seatback has pivoted forward from the use state to overlap with the seat cushion,
the method comprising providing the vehicle seat with an article placement part which, in the stowed state, protrudes more forward than the seatback and is provided with a support surface that faces upward,
wherein the article placement part is an ottoman supported by the seat cushion, and
wherein, in the stowed state, the ottoman is configured to pivot to a horizontal position which extends forward from a front end of the seat cushion,
an upward facing surface of the ottoman in the horizontal position forms the support surface, and
when the ottoman is in the horizontal position, in the stowed state, the support surface is disposed at a same height as a front end of an upper surface of the seat cushion.

10. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the ottoman is pivotable relative to the seat cushion.

11. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 10 , wherein in the stowed state, the ottoman is pivotable relative to the seat cushion.

12. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein in the stowed state, the seatback extends more forward than the seat cushion.

13. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 12 , wherein in the stowed state, a front end of the ottoman contacts a rear surface of another seat disposed in front thereof.

14. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 9 , further comprising providing the vehicle seat with a flexible protective cover having a base end joined to a rear surface of the seatback and a free end,
wherein when the vehicle seat is in the stowed state, the protective cover is folded back forward and covers the support surface of the ottoman.

15. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 9 , wherein the method comprises arranging two said vehicle seats side by side on left and right such that a gap is formed between the left and right ottomans.

16. The method for manufacturing the vehicle seat according to claim 15 , wherein the left and right seat cushions contact each other in a left-right direction, and the left and right seatbacks contact each other in the left-right direction.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Aita Shinya

Classifications

• B60N2002/363

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• B60N2/3065

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• B60N2/3013 Primary

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