Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9604555-B2
Application number	US-201414911855-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2014
Priority date	Aug 13, 2013
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes anchors to engage with engagement members provided on a child seat; a pad having recesses provided either at a rear edge of a seat cushion or a lower edge of a seatback; a trim cover covering the pad and having openings above the pad recesses; and bezels covering and hiding the pad recesses. Each of the anchors may comprise left and right side bars and a front bar connecting front ends of the side bars and is U-shaped, each of the bezels is box-shaped, has an upper and lower flaps formed integral and defining a bottom wall of the bezel, and covers the pad recess, providing a space in the pad recess located behind the flaps, each front bar is located in front of or behind the flaps, and each of the engagement members provided on the child seat is able to engage with the anchor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat including: anchors able to engage with engagement members provided on a child seat, thereby to hold the child seat;
a pad having recesses provided either at a rear edge of a seat cushion or a lower edge of a seatback;
a trim cover covering the pad and having openings above the pad recesses; and
bezels covering and hiding the pad recesses;
wherein each of the anchors comprises left and right side bars and a front bar connecting front ends of the side bars and is U-shaped as viewed in a plane,
each of the bezels is box-shaped, made of flexible material, has an upper flap and a lower flap formed integral and defining a bottom wall of the bezel in the pad recess, and covers the pad recess, providing a space in the pad recess located behind the upper and lower flaps,
each front bar of the anchors is located in front of or behind the upper and lower flaps in each of the pad recesses,
each of the engagement members provided on the child seat is able to engage with the associated anchor;
each of the bezels has a cap, and
engagement grooves and engagement projections to be able to fit in and remove from the bezel are provided between the bezels and the caps.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein each bezel has a flange,
the flange of each bezel is sewn, at a folded end, to a folded edge of the trim cover, and
parts sewn together are hidden inside.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 ,
wherein each cap fits and lies in a same plane with a front of the bezel.

4. A vehicle seat including anchors able to engage with engagement members provided on a child seat, thereby to hold the child seat;
a pad having recesses provided either at a rear edge of a seat cushion or a lower edge of a seatback;
a trim cover covering the pad and having openings above the pad recesses; and
bezels covering and hiding the pad recesses;
wherein each of the anchors comprises left and right side bars and a front bar connecting front ends of the side bars and is U-shaped as viewed in a plane,
each of the bezels is box-shaped with upper, lower, left and right walls, made of flexible material, has an upper flap and a lower flap formed integral, with upper and lower walls and defining a bottom wall of the bezel in the pad recess, and covers the pad recess, providing a space in the pad recess located behind the upper and lower flaps;
each front bar of the anchors is in front of the upper and lower flaps in each of the pad recesses, and
each of the engagement members provided on the child seat is able to engage with the front bar of the associated anchor;
each of the bezels has a cap, and
engagement grooves and engagement projections to be able to fit in and remove from the bezel are provided between the bezels and the caps.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein
a pair of insertion hole are made in the ends of the upper and lower flaps, at the positions corresponding to the positions of the side bars of the anchor, the side bars are inserted through the insertion holes, and the front bar of the anchor is provided in front of the upper and lower flaps.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 ,
wherein each bezel has a flange,
the flange of each bezel is sewn, at a folded end, to a folded edge of the trim cover, and
parts sewn together are hidden inside.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 ,
wherein each cap fits and lies in a same plane with a front of the bezel.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 ,
wherein a pair of notches are cut in the edges of the left and right side walls of the bezel, at the positions corresponding to the positions of the front bar of the anchor,
the front bar is inserted through the insertion holes, and
a middle part of the front bar is provided in front of the upper and lower flap in the bezel.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 ,
wherein each bezel has a flange,
the flange of each bezel is sewn, at a folded end, to a folded edge of the trim cover, and
parts sewn together are hidden inside.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 9 ,
wherein each cap fits and lies in a same plane with a front the bezel.

11. A vehicle seat including anchors able to engage with engagement members provided on a child seat, thereby to hold the child seat;
a pad having recesses provided either at a rear edge of a seat cushion or a lower edge of a seatback;
a trim cover covering the pad and having openings above the pad recesses; and
bezels covering and hiding the pad recesses;
wherein each of the anchors comprises left and right side bars and a front bar connecting front ends of the side bars and is U-shaped as viewed in a plane,
each of the bezels is box-shaped, made of flexible material, has an upper flap and a lower flap formed integral with upper and lower walls and defining a bottom wall of the bezel in the pad recess, and covers the pad recess, providing a space in the pad recess located behind the upper and lower flaps;
the upper and lower flaps of the bezel cover and hide the anchor,
each front bar of the anchors is located behind the upper and lower flaps in each of the pad recesses, and
each of the engagement members provided on the child seat is able to engage with the associated anchor;
each of the bezels has a cap, and
engagement grooves and engagement projections to be able to fit in and remove from the bezel are provided between the bezels and the caps.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 ,
wherein each bezel has a flange,
the flange of each bezel is sewn, at a folded end, to a folded edge of the trim cover, and
parts sewn together are hidden inside.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 12 ,
wherein each cap fits and lies in a same plane with a front of the bezel.

Assignees

• Tachi S Co

Inventors

• Fujikake Tsutomu
• Sodeno Yutaka

Classifications

• B60N2/286

  forward facing (B60N2/2866 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/289 Primary

  coupled to the vehicle frame · CPC title

• B60N2/6009

  covering more than only the seat · CPC title

• B60N2/58

  Seat coverings · CPC title

• B60N2/2887

  Fixation to a transversal anchorage bar, e.g. isofix · CPC title