Vehicle seat

US8944515B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8944515-B2
Application numberUS-201213679051-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 16, 2012
Priority dateNov 18, 2011
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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There is provided a vehicle seat including a seat structure member which has a frame member which configures a seat framework, a pad member which configures an outer shape of the seat and is configured to elastically support an occupant, and a sheet-like elastic fiber body which is disposed on a rear surface of the pad member. The pad member is disposed on the frame member while the elastic fiber body contacting the frame member. The elastic fiber body includes protrusions which protrude toward the frame member and recesses which are closer to the pad member than the protrusions, and the elastic fiber body is configured to come into point or line contact with the frame member by the protrusions.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising a seat structure which is one of a seat cushion, a seatback, a headrest and an armrest, the seat structure including: a frame which defines a seat framework; a pad which defines an outer shape of the seat and is configured to elastically support an occupant; and a sheet-like elastic fiber body which is disposed on a rear surface of the pad, wherein the pad is disposed on the frame while the elastic fiber body contacts the fram…

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  • B60N2/686Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60N2/64Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8944515B2 cover?
There is provided a vehicle seat including a seat structure member which has a frame member which configures a seat framework, a pad member which configures an outer shape of the seat and is configured to elastically support an occupant, and a sheet-like elastic fiber body which is disposed on a rear surface of the pad member. The pad member is disposed on the frame member while the elastic fib…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Boshoku Kk, Toyota Tsusho Corp, Mold Technical Office Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/686. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).