Seat device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9630525-B2
Application number	US-201414917672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	Sep 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

A seat device 5 according to the present invention includes a cushion pad 60 , a support member 70 for supporting the cushion pad 60 , a pressure sensitive switch SW disposed with a spacing from the under face of the cushion pad, and a pressing member 90 disposed below the cushion pad 60 and deformed by a pressure applied from the under face of the cushion pad to press the pressure sensitive switch SW. The deformed amount of the pressing member 90 per unit displacement amount in which the under face of the cushion pad is displaced downwardly is greater in a second stage after the pressure sensitive switch SW is turned on than in a first stage before the pressure sensitive switch SW is turned on.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat device comprising:
a cushion pad;
a support member for supporting the cushion pad;
a pressure sensitive switch disposed with a spacing from an under face of the cushion pad; and
a pressing member disposed below the cushion pad, the pressing member being deformed by a pressure applied from the under face of the cushion pad to press the pressure sensitive switch, wherein
a deformed amount of a part of the pressing member per unit displacement amount in which the under face of the cushion pad is displaced downwardly is greater in a second stage after the pressure sensitive switch is turned on than in a first stage before the pressure sensitive switch is turned on,
wherein the pressing member has a first flexible portion and a second flexible portion joined to the first flexible portion, and
the second flexible portion is bent after a bending amount of the first flexible portion exceeds a predetermined amount.

2. The seat device according to claim 1 , comprising
a base disposed in a region in which the base does not overlap with switching devices configuring the pressure sensitive switch in a vertical direction, wherein
the base is joined to the first flexible portion or the second flexible portion.

3. The seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the pressure sensitive switch includes a first pressure sensitive switch and a second pressure sensitive switch,
the pressing member includes
a first pressing member deformed by a pressure applied from the under face of the cushion pad to press the first pressure sensitive switch and
a second pressing member deformed by a pressure applied from the under face of the cushion pad to press the second pressure sensitive switch,

the first pressure sensitive switch is turned on through the first pressing member when a first weight or greater is applied from a seat face of the cushion pad, and
the second pressure sensitive switch is turned on through the second pressing member when a second weight or greater is applied from the seat face of the cushion pad, the second weight being greater than the first weight.

4. The seat device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a reinforcing member provided between the pressing member and the cushion pad opposed to the pressing member, the reinforcing member having rigidity greater than rigidity of the cushion pad, wherein
the reinforcing member is moved together with the cushion pad being displaced.

5. The seat device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first stage which is before the pressure sensitive switch is turned on, the pressing member contacts the under face of the cushion pad and the part of the pressing member is deformed by a pressure applied from downwardly displaced cushion pad.

6. The seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second flexible portion has a bending amount greater than a bending amount of the first flexible portion per unit pressure.

7. The seat device according to claim 6 , comprising
a base disposed in a region in which the base does not overlap with switching devices configuring the pressure sensitive switch in a vertical direction, wherein
the base is joined to the first flexible portion or the second flexible portion.

8. The seat device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a member that is not moved together with the cushion pad being displaced due to a person taking a seat, wherein
the pressure sensitive switch is supported on the member with a spacing from the under face of the cushion pad.

9. The seat device according to claim 8 , wherein
the member is integrally formed with the support member.

10. The seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the support member includes
a frame member having an opening and
a plurality of springs extended over the opening,

the seat device further includes a sensor mounting stage mounted on a part of the plurality of springs, and
the pressure sensitive switch is disposed on the sensor mounting stage with a spacing from the under face of the cushion pad.

11. The seat device according to claim 10 , wherein
the pressure sensitive switch is disposed on the sensor mounting stage so that a portion of the pressure sensitive switch nearest to the under face of the cushion pad is located lower than a portion of the sensor mounting stage nearest to the under face of the cushion pad.

12. The seat device according to claim 11 , wherein
the pressing member is disposed so that a portion of the pressing member nearest to the under face of the cushion pad is located lower than a portion of the sensor mounting stage nearest to the under face of the cushion pad.

Assignees

• Fujikura Ltd

Inventors

• Nakazaki Shigeru
• Kawahira Tetsuya

Classifications

• B60N2/7094 Primary

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2/002 Primary

  Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon (detection means responsive to presence or absence of children B60N2/266) · CPC title

• B60N2/0032

  mounted on springs · CPC title

• B60N2210/46

  Electric switches · CPC title

• B60N2/0026

  for distinguishing between humans, animals or objects · CPC title