Vehicle seat

US9630536B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9630536-B2
Application numberUS-201514692065-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 21, 2015
Priority dateApr 25, 2014
Publication dateApr 25, 2017
Grant dateApr 25, 2017

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Abstract

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A vehicle seat includes a seatback, a support installed on the seatback, and a headrest having a stay inserted into the support. The support has a flanged head disposed outside the seatback and into which the stay is inserted, and a body disposed inside the seatback, and when the support is installed on the seatback, the head of the support depresses the seatback. The head has an overhang part, and a narrowed part that is provided between the overhang part and the body and that is narrower than the overhang part. A degree of narrowing of the narrowed part is set in such a way that, when the narrowed part of the head of the support depresses the seatback with the support installed on the seatback, the overhang part is in contact with a depressed surface of the seatback.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising a seatback, a support installed on the seatback, and a headrest having a stay inserted into the support, wherein the support has a flanged head disposed outside the seatback and into which the stay is inserted, and a body disposed inside the seatback, when the support is installed on the seatback, the flanged head of the support depresses the seatback, the flanged head has an overhang part and a narrowed part that is provided between the overhang part and the body and that is narrower than the overhang part, a degree of narrowing of the narrowed part is set in such a way that, when the narrowed part of the flanged head of the support depresses the seatback with the support installed on the seatback, the overhang part is in contact with a depressed surface of the seatback, the narrowed part includes a bottom face provided orthogonal to the body of the support and an inclined part provided between the bottom face and the overhang part, and the inclined part has a shape that continuously tapers from a circumferential edge of the overhang part to the bottom face. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the narrowed part is provided all around a periphery of the support.

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Classifications

  • with sleeves located in the back-rest for guiding the rods of the head-rest · CPC title

  • B60N2/80Primary

    Head-rests · CPC title

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60N2/48Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9630536B2 cover?
A vehicle seat includes a seatback, a support installed on the seatback, and a headrest having a stay inserted into the support. The support has a flanged head disposed outside the seatback and into which the stay is inserted, and a body disposed inside the seatback, and when the support is installed on the seatback, the head of the support depresses the seatback. The head has an overhang part,…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Boshoku Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/80. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 25 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).