Vehicle seat
US-2016114751-A1 · Apr 28, 2016 · US
Vehicle seat
US9637035B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9637035-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514716088-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | May 20, 2014 |
| Publication date | May 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
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A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad that forms a supporting surface that supports a seated occupant; and a skin that is made of a knitted fabric or a woven fabric and covers the seat pad. The skin has a first region and a second region arranged adjacent to each other on the supporting surface, and the first region is lower in density and thinner than the second region.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat pad that forms a supporting surface that supports a seated occupant; and a skin that is made of a knitted fabric or a woven fabric and covers the seat pad, wherein the skin has a first region and a second region arranged adjacent to each other on the supporting surface, and the first region is lower in density and thinner than the second region. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting surface includes: a main portion that receives a load from the seated occupant in a normal seating position when a vehicle is in a stopped state, the main portion being provided at an intermediate portion in a width direction of the vehicle seat; and side support portions that protrude from both sides of the main portion in the width direction, and two first regions are provided in the skin between the main portion and the side support portions in the skin. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the supporting surface is a backrest surface of a seat back, and the first regions are arranged at positions at which blade bones of the seated occupant are supported. 4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the first regions extend from a height at which the blade bones of the seated occupant are supported to a height at which a lumbar of the seated occupant is supported so as to become gradually narrower toward a lower side of the vehicle seat. 5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting surface is a seating surface of a seat cushion, the first region is arranged at a position at which a pelvis of the seated occupant is supported, and the second region is arranged ahead of the first region in a front direction of the vehicle seat. 6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the skin has a third region that is arranged adjacent to and ahead of the second region in the front direction of the vehicle seat and extends to a front end of the seating surface, and the third region is lower in density and thinner than the second region. 7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the skin is one of a seamless knitted fabric or a woven fabric, and the skin is integrated with a front surface of the seat pad when molding the seat pad.
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characterised by the manufacturing process; manufacturing seat coverings not otherwise provided for · CPC title
Seat frames · CPC title
having foamed material included in cushioning part · CPC title
Cushions or the like; Covers · CPC title
- B60N2/646Primary
shape of the cushion · CPC title
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- What does patent US9637035B2 cover?
- A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad that forms a supporting surface that supports a seated occupant; and a skin that is made of a knitted fabric or a woven fabric and covers the seat pad. The skin has a first region and a second region arranged adjacent to each other on the supporting surface, and the first region is lower in density and thinner than the second region.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Boshoku Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/646. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 02 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).