Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9481268-B2
Application number	US-201314427476-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2013
Priority date	Sep 13, 2012
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle seat has a first member and a second member bonded to each other with an adhesive agent is provided with a projecting portion that projects from an adhering surface of the first member toward the second member with one end to the other end in a protruding direction of the projecting parts held on the inner side of an outer edge of the adhering surface. An adhesive agent layer formed by the adhesive agent interposed between the first member and the second member surrounds the projecting portion while in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the projecting portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a first member;
a second member bonded to the first member with an adhesive agent;
a seat main body on which an occupant is to sit;
link members provided on both sides of the vehicle seat in a width direction of the vehicle seat, the link members supporting the seat main body in such a way that the seat main body can move vertically relative to the base member positioned under the seat main body;
a pipe member disposed between the link members in the width direction; and
a connection member connecting the link members to the pipe member;

wherein:
a first projecting portion that protrudes from an adhering surface of the first member toward the second member is formed with a first end to a second end in a protruding direction of the first projecting portion held on an inner side of an outer edge of the adhering surface;
an adhesive agent layer formed of the adhesive agent interposed between the first member and the second member makes contact with an outer circumferential surface of the first projecting portion while surrounding the first projecting portion;
if the first member is the connection member and the second member is the link member, the first projecting portion is integrally molded with the connection member;
the connection member includes:
a base portion provided with the adhering surface as one side surface, and
a rotation stopper that is adapted to mate with an engaged portion formed in the pipe member when the connection member is inserted into the pipe member, thereby suppressing the connection member from rotating relative to the pipe member;

the rotation stopper is formed on a non-adhering surface of the base portion which is positioned on an opposite side to the adhering surface, and
in the base portion, a region in which the rotation stopper is provided on the non-adhering surface is different from a region in which the first projecting portion is provided on the adhering surface.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first projecting portion comprises a plurality of projecting parts provided on the adhering surface,
the first member has a second projecting portion that protrudes from a portion of the adhering surface sandwiched between the plurality of projecting parts, and
the second member has a fitting hole into which the second projecting portion fits.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein:
the second projecting portion is formed to be symmetric with respect to both a first virtual plane and a second virtual plane, the first virtual plane being perpendicular to the adhering surface, the second virtual plane being perpendicular to both the adhering surface and the first virtual plane, and
each of the plurality of projecting parts is formed at a position opposite to a first region on the outer circumferential surface of the second projecting portion, the first region being different from a second region that is farthest from a line of intersection of the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first projecting portion is a bead portion formed into a curved shape as seen from the protruding direction.

5. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a first member;
a second member bonded to the first member with an adhesive agent;
a seat main body on which an occupant is to sit;
link members provided on both sides of the vehicle seat in a width direction of the vehicle seat, the link members supporting the seat main body in such a way that the seat main body can move vertically relative to the base member positioned under the seat main body;
a pipe member disposed between the link members in the width direction; and
a connection member connecting the link members to the pipe member;

wherein:
a first projecting portion that protrudes from an adhering surface of the first member toward the second member is formed with one end to an other end in a protruding direction of the first projecting portion held on an inner side of an outer edge of the adhering surface;
an adhesive agent layer formed of the adhesive agent interposed between the first member and the second member makes contact with an outer circumferential surface of the first projecting portion while surrounding the first projecting portion;
if the first member is the connection member and the second member is the link member, the first projecting portion is integrally molded with the connection member;
a through-hole is provided in each link member;
the connection member has a fitting projection protruding from a portion of the adhering surface which is different from a portion in which the first projecting portion is provided, the fitting projection fitting into the through-hole;
a region of at least a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the fitting projection is formed into a flat surface;
a cutout portion is provided at an outer edge of the through-hole;
the connection member has a rotation stopper disposed within the cutout portion when the fitting projection fits into the through-hole, the rotation stopper suppressing the connection member from rotating relative to the link member;
a first fastening hole that takes the shape of a circular hole is provided at an end of the link member, the first fastening hole being formed to secure the link member to the seat main body;
a second fastening hole that takes the shape of a circular hole is provided at the other end of the link member, the second fastening hole being formed to secure the link member to the base member; and
the cutout portion is provided to not traverse a virtual straight line, the virtual straight line passing through both centers of the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein:
the first projecting portion comprises a plurality of projecting parts provided on the adhering surface,
the first member has a second projecting portion that protrudes from a portion of the adhering surface sandwiched between the plurality of projecting parts, and
the second member has a fitting hole into which the second projecting portion fits.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein:
the second projecting portion is formed to be symmetric with respect to both a first virtual plane and a second virtual plane, the first virtual plane being perpendicular to the adhering surface, the second virtual plane being perpendicular to both the adhering surface and the first virtual plane, and
each of the plurality of projecting parts is formed at a position opposite to a first region on the outer circumferential surface of the second projecting portion, the first region being a different region than a second region that is farthest from a line of intersection of the first virtual plane and the second virtual plane.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Furuta Masaya

Classifications

• B29C65/48 Primary

  using adhesives {, i.e. using supplementary joining material; solvent bonding} · CPC title

• B29C66/7212

  characterised by the composition of the fibres · CPC title

• B29C66/5346

  said single elements being substantially flat · CPC title

• B29C65/56

  using mechanical means {or mechanical connections, e.g. form-fits} · CPC title

• B29K2307/04

  Carbon · CPC title