Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539917-B2
Application number	US-201314050637-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2013
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle seat: wherein a reinforcing member includes, a first section attached to a back surface of a seat back so as to face the back surface of the seat back when the seat back is in a standing state and configured to follow the seat back when the seat back is tilted from the standing state, a second section disposed so as to face a back surface of a seat cushion when the seat back is in the standing state, and a connection portion connecting the first section and the second section, and wherein the connection portion is configured to allow the first section to bend with respect to the second section in a rearward direction of the seat, and restrict the first section to bend with respect to the second section in a forward direction of the seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat structure member configured by connecting a seat back to a seat cushion in a tiltable manner;
a carpet member disposed at a back surface of the seat structure member and configured to bend due to a rearward tilting of the seat back; and
a reinforcing member attached to the carpet member, the reinforcing member including:
a first section attached to a back surface of the seat back so as to face the back surface of the seat back when the seat back is in a standing state and configured to follow the seat back when the seat back is tilted from the standing state;
a second section disposed between the carpet member and the seat back when the seat back is in the standing state so as to face a back surface of the seat cushion when the seat back is in the standing state; and
a connection portion connecting the first section and the second section, the connection portion being configured to allow the first section to bend with respect to the second section when the seat back is tilted rearwards from the standing state, and restrict the first section from bending with respect to the second section when the seat back is tilted forwards from the standing state, wherein

a lower end portion of the first section is depressed and has an installation portion which is disposed closer to the seat back than a surface of the first section that faces a rearward direction of the seat, and
the connection portion is defined by an upper end of the second section superimposed on the installation portion from an outer side of the seat, the upper end of the second section being sandwiched between the installation portion and the carpet.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein, when the seat back is in the standing state, one surface of the first section in contact with the carpet member is disposed to be flush with one surface of the second section in contact with the carpet member.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein a material of the reinforcing member has a strength higher than a strength of a material of the carpet member.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the connection portion is connected to the second section at a first end of the second section,
the carpet member extends beyond a second end of the second section to define a terminal end of the carpet member, and
the terminal end of the carpet member is attached to an attaching plate portion, the attaching plate portion being configured to be attached to a floor of a vehicle.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Toyama Masatoshi
• Nakanishi Masashi

Classifications

• B60N2/36 Primary

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

• B60N2002/363

  characterised by provisions for enhancing the cargo floor surface, e.g. elements closing gaps or enlarging the back-rest surface · CPC title

• Y10T16/525

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B60N2/20 Primary

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title