Vehicle seat
US-8944515-B2 · Feb 3, 2015 · US
Seat cover and vehicle seat
US2016347221A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016347221-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615162906-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | May 26, 2015 |
| Publication date | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A seat cover of a vehicle seat configured to cover an outer surface of a seat pad, wherein a part of the seat cover which is configured to cover at least a seating surface of the seat pad consists of a seating surface piece made of a piece of cloth, and wherein, when covering the outer surface of the seat pad, the seat cover is bonded only to the seating surface.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A seat cover of a vehicle seat configured to cover an outer surface of a seat pad, wherein a part of the seat cover which is configured to cover at least a seating surface of the seat pad consists of a seating surface piece made of a piece of cloth, and wherein, when covering the outer surface of the seat pad, the seat cover is bonded only to the seating surface. 2 . The seat cover according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the seat cover other than the seating surface piece consists of a non-seating surface piece made of a piece of cloth, such that an entire seat cover is configured by two pieces of clothes. 3 . The seat cover according to claim 1 , wherein a headrest portion configured to support a head of an occupant is integrally provided at a top portion of the seat pad, and wherein, when covering the outer surface of the seat pad, the seat cover is not bonded to a seating surface of the headrest portion. 4 . A vehicle seat comprising: a seat pad having a seating surface; and a seat cover covering an outer surface of the seat pad and including: a first piece of cloth entirely covering the seating surface of the seat pad; and a second piece of cloth covering a portion of the outer surface of the seat pad which is not covered by the first piece of cloth, wherein the seat cover is bonded only to the seating surface. 5 . The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the seat cover consists of the first piece of cloth and the second piece of cloth. 6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the seat pad includes a seat portion and a headrest portion integrally connected to the seat portion and configured to support a head of an occupant, each of the seat portion and the headrest portion having a seating surface, and wherein the seat cover is bonded to the seating surface of the seat portion and is not bonded to the seating surface of the headrest portion.
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Head-rests · CPC title
- B60N2/5816Primary
attachments thereof · CPC title
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US2016347221A1 cover?
- A seat cover of a vehicle seat configured to cover an outer surface of a seat pad, wherein a part of the seat cover which is configured to cover at least a seating surface of the seat pad consists of a seating surface piece made of a piece of cloth, and wherein, when covering the outer surface of the seat pad, the seat cover is bonded only to the seating surface.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Boshoku Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/5816. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Dec 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).