Conveyance seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9440571-B2
Application number	US-201414492555-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2014
Priority date	Sep 30, 2013
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A conveyance seat includes a pair of side frames and a lower frame. The lower frame is formed to have a U-shaped section, an upper part of which is open, a center part position of a front side area of the U shape is recessed backward relative to both side positions in a view in a width direction of the seat. Cutouts are formed in end surfaces of the lower frame in areas connected with the pair of side frames, and the cutouts are made from the end surfaces to an inner side.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conveyance seat comprising:
a pair of side frames arranged on left and right sides of the seat and defining seat back frames; and
a lower frame connecting lower positions of the pair of side frames with each other, the lower frame including:
a front side area with a center part position and side positions adjacent to the center part position, the center part position being recessed backward relative to the side positions;
a rear side area arranged behind the front side area in a front-back direction of the vehicle seat;
a bottom surface area arranged between the front side area and the rear side area such that the lower frame defines a U-shape with an open upper part above the bottom surface area in a height direction of the seat; and
cutouts provided in end surfaces of the bottom surface area in areas connected with the pair of side frames, and each of the cutouts extends in a width direction of the seat from respective terminal ends of the bottom surface area towards a center of the bottom surface area.

2. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the center part position of the front side area that is recessed backward relative to the side positions of the front side area is plastically deformed relative to the side positions of the front side area.

3. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the lower frame is fixed and connected to the side frames by welding to define welded spots, and
the welded spots are located on the lower frame at opposite sides of the cutouts in the front-back direction of the vehicle seat.

4. The conveyance seat according to claim 3 , wherein
the lower frame is connected to the side frames such that the cutouts define communicating holes.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Kitou Hidekazu

Classifications

• B60N2205/50

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• B60N2/68 Primary

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/5825

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• B60N2/682

  Joining means · CPC title