Seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802513-B2
Application number	US-201314906653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2013
Priority date	Jul 24, 2013
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A seat includes a pivotally movable bottom, a pivotally movable backrest independent from the bottom, a first supporter suspending and supporting a front side of the bottom, and a second supporter suspending a rear side of the bottom from a side behind the backrest section, and pivotally movably supporting the bottom together with the first supporter. According to the seat, the front side and the rear side of the bottom are suspended and supported. Thus, compared to a seat in which a front side of a bottom is supported in a cantilever manner, the seat is capable of ensuring bearing capacity for a seating load. The rear side of the bottom is suspended and supported from a side behind the backrest section. Accordingly, a support structure around the bottom including the front side of the bottom can be downsized.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A seat comprising:
a pivotally movable seating part;
a pivotally movable backrest part provided separate from the seating part and pivotally movable independent of the seating part;
a first supporter suspending and supporting a front side of the seating part; and
a second supporter suspending a rear side of the seating part from a side behind the backrest part and supporting the seating part to be pivotally movable together with the first supporter,
wherein the first supporter comprises a first ball joint and first coupling member which couples the first ball joint and the seating part;
wherein the second supporter comprises a second ball joint and a second coupling member which couples the second ball joint and the seating part.

2. The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first and second supporters support the seating part such that a right side and a left side of the seating part move relatively in a vertical direction of the seat by a pivot movement of the seating part.

3. The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first and second supporters support the seating part such that a right side and a left side of the seating part move relatively in a front-to-back direction of the seat by a pivot movement of the seating part.

4. The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first and second supporters support the seating part such that a front side and a rear side of the seating part move relatively in a vertical direction of the seat by a pivot movement of the seating part.

5. The seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein a virtual axis connecting a support point of the first supporter and a support point of the second supporter is set so as to pass a waist periphery of an occupant sitting on the seat.

6. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lower frame extending in a front-to-back direction of the seat; and
a rear frame erected from the lower frame,
wherein the first supporter is attached to the lower frame, and the second supporter is attached to the rear frame.

7. The seat according to claim 6 ,
wherein the second supporter has a coupling member extending from a side of the rear frame in a downward direction of the seat and connected to the seating part.

8. The seat according to claim 6 ,
wherein the second supporter has a pair of belts extending from a side of the rear frame in a downward direction of the seat and connected to the seating part.

9. The seat according to claim 8 ,
wherein the second supporter has a bending member including a tilting section that tilts and extends rearward and downward and a bent section that is bent and extends forward and downward from a lower part of the tilting section, and a lower end of the bending member is connected to an upper end of the belts.

10. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third supporter supporting a rear side of the backrest part,
wherein the third supporter supports the backrest part such that a right side and a left side of the backrest part move relatively in a vertical direction of the seat by a pivot movement of the backrest part.

11. A seat comprising:
a pivotally movable seating part;
a pivotally movable backrest part provided separate from the seating part and pivotally movable independent of the seating part;
a waist rest part separate from the seating part and the backrest part;
a first supporter suspending and supporting a front side of the seating part; and
a second supporter suspending a rear side of the seating part from a side behind the backrest part and supporting the seating part to be pivotally movable together with the first supporter,
wherein the waist rest part is supported by the second supporter to pivotally movable with the pivot movement of the seating part.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Toyota Jidoshia Kk

Inventors

• Katoh Kohshi
• Takeuchi Eishi
• Suwa Yasuhiro
• Inuzuka Yasuhiro

Classifications

• B60N2/02

  the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) · CPC title

• B60N2/18

  the front or the rear portion of the seat being adjustable, e.g. independently of each other · CPC title

• A47C1/024

  the parts, being the back-rest, or the back-rest and seat unit, having adjustable inclination · CPC title

• B60N2/10

  tiltable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2875} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2002/0216

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a transversal axis · CPC title