Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016107553-A1
Application number	US-201514883993-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 15, 2015
Priority date	Oct 16, 2014
Publication date	Apr 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad; a seat cover that covers a surface of the seat pad; a seat frame that supports the seat pad from an inner side the seat pad; and an assembly component that is assembled into the seat frame through a penetration hole formed in the seat cover. The assembly component is provided with: a bezel that is fixed to the seat frame through the penetration hole from an outer side of the penetration hole, the bezel including an outer frame arranged to cover a periphery of the penetration hole from the outer side; and a backing member that includes an inner frame arranged to cover the periphery of the penetration hole from an inner side of the penetration hole, the backing member being insert-molded in the seat pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat pad; a seat cover that covers a surface of the seat pad; a seat frame that supports the seat pad from an inner side the seat pad; and an assembly component that is assembled into the seat frame through a penetration hole formed in the seat cover, wherein the assembly component is provided with: a bezel that is fixed to the seat frame through the penetration hole from an outer side of the penetration hole, the bezel including an outer frame arranged to cover a periphery of the penetration hole from the outer side; and a backing member that includes an inner frame arranged to cover the periphery of the penetration hole from an inner side of the penetration hole, the backing member being insert-molded in the seat pad.

2 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat pad is foamed and molded in an inner portion of the seat cover as a unified body, and wherein the backing member has an outer periphery that fits with the bezel to restrict a movement of the seat cover with respect to the bezel in an in-plane direction.

3 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inner frame of the backing member is provided with a penetration hole, and wherein a periphery of the penetration hole is impregnated with a foamed resin material of the seat pad through the penetration hole, and the impregnated foamed resin material is cured.

4 . The vehicle seat according to claim 3 ,
wherein the backing member has a shape of enlarging an opening in an inclined shape toward the outer side at which the bezel is fitted, wherein the bezel has a shape having an inclined outer peripheral surface matched with an inclined inner peripheral surface of the backing member, and wherein the bezel is fitted with the backing member in a state in which the inclined outer peripheral surface of the bezel is matched with the inclined inner peripheral surface of the backing member from the outer side.

5 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the backing member is configured as a unified body with the seat pad by being insert-molded in the seat pad.

6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 further comprising:
a bracket that is fixed to the seat frame,
wherein the bezel is attached to the bracket to be fixed to the seat frame.

7 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 ,
wherein the bracket is provided with a mounting plate that is stepped inward toward inside the vehicle seat and extends toward an inner space of the bracket having a frame shape, wherein the bezel is provided with a mounting portion that is attached to the mounting plate of the bracket in a surface contact state.

8 . The vehicle seat according to claim 6 ,
wherein the bracket is provided with a frame plate, wherein the bezel is provided with an insertion portion having an insertion plate that is inserted to a back side of the frame plate and a canopy portion that is inserted to a front side of the frame plate.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Imajo Taku

Classifications

• B60N2/5816

  attachments thereof · CPC title

• B60N2/68 Primary

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/20

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

• B60N2/64

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