Conveyance seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9550440-B2
Application number	US-201414516732-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2014
Priority date	Feb 8, 2013
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

A conveyance seat includes a seat frame; a seat pad; and a support body disposed based on a center portion of a distribution of a sitting pressure applied by a seated occupant to the seat pad. The support body is supported with respect to the seat frame such that a front end portion thereof is rotatable in a right-left direction about a straight line tilted upward in a direction from a front side toward a rear side, and a rear end portion thereof is movable in the right-left direction. The seat pad includes a fixed portion that is supported at a fixed position by the seat frame, and a movable portion that is supported by the support body such that the movable portion is movable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A conveyance seat comprising:
a seat frame serving as a frame that is configured to support a load of a seated occupant;
a seat pad that is disposed on the seat frame, and configured to flexibly receive the load of the seated occupant; and
a support body disposed in the conveyance seat based on a center portion of a distribution of a sitting pressure applied by the seated occupant to the seat pad when the seated occupant is seated on the seat pad, wherein
the support body is supported with respect to the seat frame such that a front end portion of the support body is rotatable in a right-left direction about a straight line tilted upward in a direction from a front side toward a rear side, and a rear end portion of the support body is movable in the right-left direction,
the seat pad includes a fixed portion that is supported at a fixed position by the seat frame, and a movable portion that is supported by the support body such that the movable portion is movable, and
the support body includes a spring body that is stretched and contracted along a support plane of the support body.

2. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the straight line, about which the support body is rotatable, intersects with the front end portion of the support body.

3. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein
a cut portion, that allows the movable portion to move in accordance with movement of the support body, is provided at a border portion between the fixed portion and the movable portion of the seat pad.

4. A conveyance seat comprising:
a seat frame serving as a frame that is configured to support a load of a seated occupant;
a seat pad that is disposed on the seat frame, and configured to flexibly receive the load of the seated occupant; and
a support body disposed in the conveyance seat based on a center portion of a distribution of a sitting pressure applied by the seated occupant to the seat pad when the seated occupant is seated on the seat pad, wherein
the support body is supported with respect to the seat frame such that a front end portion of the support body is rotatable in a right-left direction about a straight line tilted upward in a direction from a front side toward a rear side, and a rear end portion of the support body is movable in the right-left direction,
the seat pad includes a fixed portion that is supported at a fixed position by the seat frame, and a movable portion that is supported by the support body such that the movable portion is movable, and
the support body includes a spring bracket, and a fixed bracket that is fixed to the seat frame, and
a sliding hole is provided in one of the spring bracket and the fixed bracket, and the spring bracket is connected to the fixed bracket such that the spring bracket is movable in the right-left direction, and at least one bolt extends through the sliding hole.

5. The conveyance seat according to claim 4 , wherein
the sliding hole has an arc shape, and extends in the right-left direction.

6. The conveyance seat according to claim 4 , wherein
the straight line, about which the support body is rotatable, intersects with the front end portion of the support body.

7. The conveyance seat according to claim 4 , wherein
a cut portion, that allows the movable portion to move in accordance with movement of the support body, is provided at a border portion between the fixed portion and the movable portion of the seat pad.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagayasu Hidetaka
• Katoh Kohshi
• Takeuchi Eishi

Classifications

• B60N2/39

  Seats tiltable to compensate for roll inclination of vehicles · CPC title

• B60N2/72 Primary

  Attachment or adjustment thereof · CPC title

• B60N2/7094

  Upholstery springs · CPC title