Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9387783-B2
Application number	US-201214345620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 6, 2012
Priority date	Sep 21, 2011
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

Load imparted to a seat back frame is stably absorbed and efficiently absorbed. In a vehicle seat 10 , a weak portion 48 is formed by a fixing plate ( 50 ). The weak portion ( 48 ) continuously extends from an edge portion of a fixing hole ( 44 ) in the relative movement direction with respect to a hinge base bracket ( 40 ) of a fastening bolt. Thus the weak portion ( 48 ) presses against the fastening bolt when the hinge base bracket ( 40 ) rotationally moves about the axial line of a support hole ( 42 ). Moreover, when the weak portion ( 48 ) plastically deforms, deformation so as to press the weak portion ( 48 ) wider is suppressed, such that the weak portion ( 48 ) is deformed so as to be squashed. Consequently, load imparted to a seatback frame ( 64 ) can be stably absorbed by the weak portion ( 48 ). Moreover, due to the weak portion ( 48 ) continuously plastically deforming when the weak portion ( 48 ) is plastically deformed by the fastening bolt, the load imparted by the weak portion ( 48 ) to the seatback frame ( 64 ) can be efficiently absorbed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a cushion frame provided inside a seat cushion;
a seatback frame provided inside a seatback;
a coupling member having a planar portion and a fixing hole disposed in the planar portion, the coupling member supporting the seatback frame rotatably and being fixed to the cushion frame via the fixing hole, the coupling member coupling the cushion frame to the seatback frame;
a fixing plate that is integrally provided on a side of the planar portion and having an elongated guide hole overlapping the fixing hole, the elongated guide hole having a size greater than the fixing hole so as to form a thickened portion surrounding a weak portion of the coupling member; and
a fixing portion disposed in the fixing hole to fix together the fixing plate, the coupling member, and the cushion frame, wherein
the weak portion continuously extends from an edge portion of the fixing hole along with the elongated guide hole in a direction of relative movement of the fixing portion with respect to the coupling member when load is imparted to the seatback frame in a vehicle rear direction, and wherein the fixing portion plastically deforms the weak portion when the load is imparted to the seatback frame in the vehicle rear direction.

2. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , further comprising:
a support plate side thickened portion that is formed by integrally providing a support plate to the coupling member at the vehicle rear direction from the fixing hole on the side of the planar portion of the coupling member, and that includes a support hole for coupling the coupling member to the cushion frame, the coupling member moving rotationally upward, centered on the support hole, when the load is imparted to the seatback frame in the vehicle rear direction.

3. The vehicle seat of claim 2 , wherein the elongated guide hole is provided at the fixing plate such that one end portion of the elongated guide hole is in communication with the fixing hole and the elongated guide hole extends from the one end portion along the direction of relative movement of the fixing portion with respect to the coupling member.

4. The vehicle seat of claim 3 , wherein the width dimension of the elongated guide hole is set so as to become larger on progression in a direction away from the one end portion.

5. The vehicle seat of claim 3 , wherein the width dimension of the elongated guide hole is set so as to become smaller on progression in a direction away from the one end portion.

6. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein a flange is formed from an outer peripheral portion of the coupling member so as to project out from the side of the planar portion of the coupling member.

7. The vehicle seat of claim 6 , wherein:
an attachment portion is formed at an upper side from the support hole at the coupling member such that a reclining mechanism is adopted to be attached to the attachment portion so as to couple together the coupling member and the seatback frame; and
the flange extends along the outer peripheral portion of the coupling member as far as a vehicle rear side of the attachment portion.

8. The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion presses against the weak portion in the direction of relative movement of the fixing portion with respect to the coupling member when load is imparted to the seatback frame in the vehicle rear direction.

9. A vehicle seat comprising:
a cushion frame provided inside a seat cushion;
a seatback frame provided inside a seatback;
a coupling member that supports the seatback frame rotatably, that is provided with a fixing hole such that the coupling member is fixed to the cushion frame, and that couples together the cushion frame and the seatback frame;
a fixing portion that is inserted through the fixing hole, and that fixes the coupling member to the cushion frame; and
a fixing plate that is integrally provided at one side in a thickness direction of the coupling member, a thickened portion is formed by the fixing plate and the coupling member, and a weak portion is formed by the coupling member, the fixing plate is fixed to the coupling member and to the cushion frame by the fixing portion,
wherein the weak portion continuously extends from an edge portion of the fixing hole in a direction of relative movement of the fixing portion with respect to the coupling member when load is imparted to the seatback frame in the vehicle rear direction, and the weak portion is pressed by the fixing portion in a direction of relative movement when the load is imparted to the seatback frame in a vehicle rear direction.

Assignees

• Munemura Nozomu
• Nakane Hironobu
• Nagahara Ryo
• Nagai Kensuke
• Nhk Spring Co Ltd

Inventors

• Munemura Nozomu
• Nakane Hironobu
• Nagahara Ryo
• Nagai Kensuke

Classifications

• B60N2/42745

  of the back-rest (B60N2/433 takes precedence; higher part of the back-rest moving together with the headrest B60N2/888) · CPC title

• B60N2/4228 Primary

  due to impact coming from the rear · CPC title

• B60N2/42709

  involving residual deformation or fracture of the structure · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/682

  Joining means · CPC title