Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9376045-B2
Application number	US-201213483497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2012
Priority date	Jun 8, 2011
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

In a vehicle seat structured such that stress is applied to a frame member of an upright seat back on a virtual diagonal line that connects one side of an upper portion of the seat back with another side of a lower portion of the seat back in response to tension received from a band member, the frame member is formed by a first member being connected to a second member, and one member from among the first member and the second member crosses the virtual diagonal line. The one member is more rigid than the other member that is different from the one member, and the other member is lighter than the one member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion; and
a seat back that includes:
a frame member that defines a seat frame;
an engaging portion that is provided on one side of an upper portion of the seat back and engages with a vehicle cabin structure;
a retaining portion that retains a band member, wherein the band member receives a weight of an object arranged on a seating side of the seat back; and
a reclining shaft that connects the seat cushion and a lower portion of the seat back in a raisable manner, wherein

the seat back is supported by the vehicle cabin structure by the engaging portion being engaged with the vehicle cabin structure while the seat back is raised,
the band member is configured to be retained by the retaining portion while being extended from the upper portion of the seat back to a back surface of the seat back,
when the seat back is in an upright position, and in response to tension received from the band member, stress is applied to the frame member of the seat back on a virtual diagonal line that connects the one side of the upper portion of the seat back with an opposite side of the lower portion of the seat back, and
the frame member includes a first member and a second member that are connected to each other, the first member crosses the virtual diagonal line, and the first member is more rigid than the second member, and the second member is lighter than the first member,
each linear portion of the more rigid member is more rigid than each linear portion of the lighter member,
the engaging portion is provided on the first member, and
when the seat back is in the upright position, and in response to the tension received from the band member, stress is applied to the engaging portion provided on the first member and a corner portion of the same first member.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the frame member includes a first frame portion that is adjacent to the engaging portion, and a second frame portion that is narrower than the first frame portion, and the first frame portion is formed of the first member and the second member.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the frame member is made of metal.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the one member has a rib.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein an average thickness of the one of the first member and the second member is thicker than an average thickness of the other of the first member and the second member.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a sectional area of the one of the first member and the second member is greater than a sectional area of the other of the first member and the second member.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the band member is a seat belt.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the object is a child seat.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the one of the first member and the second member crosses both the one side of the upper portion of the seat back and the opposite side of the lower portion of the seat back of the virtual diagonal line.

10. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion; and
a seat back, wherein
the seat back includes a frame member, an engaging portion that is provided on one side of an upper portion of the seat back and engages with a vehicle cabin structure, a retaining portion that retains a band member, and a reclining shaft,
the seat back is supported by the vehicle cabin structure by the engaging portion being engaged with the vehicle cabin structure,
the frame member forms a seat frame, and
the frame member includes a first member and a second member, the first member crosses a virtual diagonal line that connects one side of the upper portion of the seat back with an opposite side of a lower portion of the seat back, and the first member is more rigid than the second member, and the second member is lighter than the first member,
each linear portion of the more rigid member is more rigid than each linear portion of the lighter member,
the engaging portion is provided on the first member, and
when the seat back is in an upright position, and in response to tension received from the band member, stress is applied to the engaging portion provided on the first member and a corner portion of the same first member.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein each corner portion of the one of the first member and the second member is more rigid than one corner portion of the other of the first member and the second member.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first member or the second member is a singular piece made of a single material.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first member or the second member is made of a hollow pipe in its entirety.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the linear portion and a corner portion of the first member or the second member are made of the same material.

Assignees

• Maeta Toshihiko
• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Maeta Toshihiko

Classifications

• B60N2/36

  into a loading platform {(B60N2/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2205/35

  Seat, bench or back-rests being split laterally in two or more parts · CPC title

• B60N2/2809

  with additional tether connected to the top of the child seat and passing above the top of the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/686 Primary

  Panel like structures · CPC title