Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9446696-B2
Application number	US-201214430770-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 26, 2012
Priority date	Sep 26, 2012
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle seat that improves a sitting feeling while having a high followability with respect to an occupant sitting on the seat. A seat cushion of a vehicle seat includes right and left side frames, a pan frame connecting the front portions of the side frames to each other, and an occupant support member connecting the side frames to each other at the rear side of the pan frame. The front end of the occupant support member inclined backward is disposed higher at the upper position than the rear end of the pan frame. A thigh support portion at the center of the pan frame extends toward the occupant support member more than both right and left ends.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion which includes a cushion frame as a framework,

wherein:
the cushion frame comprises:
right and left side frames;
a pan frame connecting front portions of the side frames to each other; and
a first occupant support member and a second occupant support member, each of which connects the side frames at a rear side of the pan frame;

the first occupant support member is disposed to be inclined backward with respect to a horizontal plane;
a front end of the first occupant support member is provided at a higher position than a rear end of the pan frame;
a center portion of the pan frame in a right and left direction is provided with thigh support portions supporting thighs of an occupant sitting on the seat;
the thigh support portions extend toward the first occupant support member more than both right and left ends of the pan frame in a front to back direction;
the first occupant support member is disposed near the pan frame in the front to back direction;
the second occupant support member is disposed behind the first occupant support member and at a lower position than an upper end of the first occupant support member in a horizontal direction.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first occupant support member and the second occupant support member are formed in a corrugated shape to be curved at a predetermined pitch in the front to back direction; and
the pitch of the first occupant support member is larger than that of the second occupant support member.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first occupant support member and the second occupant support member are formed as an elastic spring; and
the diameter of the first occupant support member is larger than the diameter of the second occupant support member.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein in the thigh support portions, the rear end extending toward the first occupant support member is provided with a flange protruding downward from the rear end.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a concave portion which is recessed downward is formed between the thigh support portions in the right and left direction.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the cushion frame includes a frame connection member that connects the rear portions of the right and left side frames; and
the first occupant support member and the second occupant support member are provided at a higher position than the upper surface of the frame connection member.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein the front end of the first occupant support member and the rear end of the second occupant support member are provided at a higher position than a plane formed by the rear end of the pan frame and the upper surface of the frame connection member.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sugiyama Shinji

Classifications

• B60N2/62

  Thigh-rests {(B60N2/914 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/7094

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2/646 Primary

  shape of the cushion · CPC title

• B60N2/68 Primary

  Seat frames · CPC title