Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12377767-B2
Application number	US-202318320693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2023
Priority date	Nov 30, 2022
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

An embodiment vehicle seat includes a seatback configured to support an occupant's upper body, the seatback including an upper seatback part and a lower seatback part, wherein the upper seatback part includes a tilting part pivotably hinged onto the lower seatback part so as to be tiltable forward and backward with respect to the lower seatback part as the upper seatback part is pivoted forward and backward about the lower seatback part, and a tilting device configured to tilt the tilting part forward and backward in conjunction with a reclining operation of the seatback, wherein the tilting device is configured to tilt the tilting part forward in conjunction with a backward reclining operation of the seatback.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat comprising:
a seatback comprising an upper seatback part and a lower seatback part, wherein the upper seatback part comprises a tilting part pivotably hinged onto the lower seatback part so as to be tiltable forward and backward with respect to the lower seatback part, and wherein the seatback further comprises a back frame comprising:
a lower frame part having a lower end hinge-coupled to a base bracket so as to be pivotable forward and backward to recline the seatback, and
an upper frame part having a lower end hinge-coupled to an upper end of the lower frame part so as to be pivotable forward and backward, the upper frame part being a part of the tilting part; and

a tilting device configured to tilt the tilting part forward and backward in conjunction with a reclining operation of the seatback, wherein the tilting device is configured to tilt the tilting part forward in conjunction with a backward reclining operation of the seatback, and wherein the tilting device comprises:
a reclining interworking drive mechanism configured to provide an actuating force for forward tilting of the tilting part in conjunction with the backward reclining operation of the seatback,
a cable configured to transfer the actuating force provided by the reclining interworking drive mechanism, and
a pivot mechanism mounted between the upper frame part and the lower frame part to pivot the upper frame part forward with the actuating force transferred through the cable so that the tilting part is tilted forward.

2. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the reclining interworking drive mechanism comprises:
a frame bracket fixed to the lower frame part and configured to move when the lower frame part is pivoted around a hinge joint with the base bracket; and
an interworking link bracket mounted on the base bracket so as to be pivotable around the hinge joint between the lower frame part and the base bracket and configured to be pivoted to pull the cable by the frame bracket being moved during the backward reclining operation of the seatback.

3. The seat of claim 2 , wherein the reclining interworking drive mechanism further comprises a return spring mounted between the interworking link bracket and the base bracket and configured to provide an elastic restoring force for restoring and pivoting the interworking link bracket pivoted by the frame bracket.

4. The seat of claim 2 , further comprising a protrusion on the interworking link bracket, wherein the protrusion is configured to be pushed by the frame bracket being moved during the backward reclining operation of the seatback to pivot the interworking link bracket in a direction in which the cable is pulled.

5. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the pivot mechanism comprises:
an actuating shaft pivotably coupled to the lower frame part and fixed to the lower end of the upper frame part to hinge-couple the upper frame part and the lower frame part; and
a pivot bracket fixed to the actuating shaft with the cable connected thereto so as to be pullable and pivotable by the actuating force transferred through the cable to pivot the actuating shaft.

6. The seat of claim 5 , wherein the pivot mechanism further comprises an elastic member mounted between the actuating shaft and the lower frame part, the elastic member being configured to provide an elastic restoring force for restoring and pivoting the pivot bracket pulled and pivoted by the actuating force transmitted through the cable based on a pulling operation by the cable being eliminated.

7. The seat of claim 5 , wherein both ends of the actuating shaft are coupled to pass through left and right side frames of the lower frame part and are fixed to the lower end of the upper frame part via left and right shaft support brackets.

8. The seat of claim 7 , wherein each of the shaft support brackets is fixed to the lower end of the upper frame part in a state in which each end of the actuating shaft is fixed to each of the shaft support brackets.

9. The seat of claim 8 , wherein each of the shaft support brackets comprises a stopper part configured to come into contact with the upper end of the lower frame part to prevent further pivoting of the upper frame part based on the upper frame part being pivoted forward a first angle or more with respect to the lower frame part to prevent the tilting part from being no longer tilted forward from a first tilting angle.

10. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a seat mounted in an interior region of the vehicle body, the seat comprising:
a seatback configured to support an occupant's upper body, the seatback comprising:
a lower seatback part;
an upper seatback part comprising a tilting part pivotably hinged onto the lower seatback part so as to be tiltable forward and backward with respect to the lower seatback part as the upper seatback part is pivoted forward and backward about the lower seatback part;
a lower frame part having a lower end hinge-coupled to a base bracket so as to be pivotable forward and backward to recline the seatback; and
an upper frame part having a lower end hinge-coupled to an upper end of the lower frame part so as to be pivotable forward and backward, the upper frame part being a part of the tilting part; and

a tilting device configured to tilt the tilting part forward and backward in conjunction with a reclining operation of the seatback, wherein the tilting device is configured to tilt the tilting part forward in conjunction with a backward reclining operation of the seatback, and wherein the tilting device comprises:
a reclining interworking drive mechanism configured to provide an actuating force for forward tilting of the tilting part in conjunction with the backward reclining operation of the seatback;
a cable configured to transfer the actuating force provided by the reclining interworking drive mechanism; and
a pivot mechanism mounted between the upper frame part and the lower frame part to pivot the upper frame part forward with the actuating force transferred through the cable so that the tilting part is tilted forward.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the reclining interworking drive mechanism comprises:
a frame bracket fixed to the lower frame part and configured to move when the lower frame part is pivoted around a hinge joint with the base bracket; and
an interworking link bracket mounted on the base bracket so as to be pivotable around the hinge joint between the lower frame part and the base bracket and configured to be pivoted to pull the cable by the frame bracket being moved during the backward reclining operation of the seatback.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the reclining interworking drive mechanism further comprises a return spring mounted between the interworking link bracket and the base bracket and configured to provide an elastic restoring force for restoring and pivoting the interworking link bracket pivoted by the frame bracket.

13. The vehicle of claim 11 , further comprising a protrusion on the interworking link bracket, wherein the protrusion is configured to be pushed by the frame bracket being moved during the backward reclining operation of the seatback to pivot the interworking link bracket in a direction in which the cable is pulled.

14. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the pivot mechanism comprises:
an actuating shaft pivotably coupled to the lower frame part and fixed to the lower end of the upper frame part to hinge-couple the upper frame part and the lower frame part; and
a pivot bracket fixed to the actuating shaft with the cable connected thereto so as to be pullable and pivotable by the actuating

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Daechang Seat Co Ltd Dongtan

Inventors

• Seo Sang Man
• Hong Suk Won
• Lee Jae Hwa
• Cho Chan Ki
• Lee Myung Soo

Classifications

• A47C7/405

  with double backrests · CPC title

• B60N2/2222

  the back-rest having two or more parts · CPC title

• B60N2/20 Primary

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title