Seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020238873-A1
Application number	US-202016773178-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 27, 2020
Priority date	Jan 30, 2019
Publication date	Jul 30, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A seat includes: a backrest configured to support a back of a seated occupant; a headrest provided to an upper portion of the backrest and configured to support a back of a head of the seated occupant; an overhang portion configured to overhang forward so as to laterally cover the head of the seated occupant from a side portion of the headrest; an overhang adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting an overhang amount of the overhang portion; and a height adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a height position of the headrest with respect to the backrest.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A seat comprising:
a backrest configured to support a back of a seated occupant; a headrest provided to an upper portion of the backrest and configured to support a back of a head of the seated occupant; an overhang portion configured to overhang forward so as to laterally cover the head of the seated occupant from a side portion of the headrest; an overhang adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting an overhang amount of the overhang portion; and a height adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a height position of the headrest with respect to the backrest.

2 . The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a backrest angle adjustment mechanism capable of adjusting a backrest angle of the backrest.

3 . The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the overhang portion further includes an air outlet configured to blow out air inward in a seat width direction.

4 . The seat according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a duct that allows air to flow in a flow path through the backrest, the duct being inserted into the headrest such that the flow path is overlapped with the headrest, wherein the height adjustment mechanism is provided inside the headrest.

5 . The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the overhang portion is provided to both side portions of the headrest.

6 . The seat according to claim 5 ,
wherein the overhang adjustment mechanism has a structure capable of individually operating each overhang portion.

7 . The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the height adjustment mechanism includes:
a headrest stay;
a fixed body fixed to an upper portion of the headrest stay; and
a movable body fitted to a lower portion of the headrest stay and slidable in a height direction with respect to the fixed body,
wherein the headrest is mounted to the movable body, and wherein the height adjustment mechanism is capable of adjusting the height position of the headrest with respect to the fixed body.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Akaike Fumitoshi
• Tsuji Hiroshi

Classifications

• B64D11/0642

  Adjustable headrests · CPC title

• B64D11/0606

  with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like (class dividers B64D11/0023) · CPC title

• B60N2/885 Primary

  provided with side-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/22 Primary

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/806

  movable or adjustable · CPC title