Seat device and front cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9809138-B2
Application number	US-201615335434-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 27, 2016
Priority date	Oct 27, 2015
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

A seat device includes a seat part on which an occupant is seated, a support part for supporting the seat part, and a front cover made of soft material, which is fitted between front parts of the seat part and the support part. The front cover includes a seat connection end part joined with the front part of the seat part, a detachable first fixture attached to an end of the front cover opposite to the seat connection end part for attachment to the support part, an elastic member having one end disposed between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, and a detachable second fixture attached to the other end of the elastic member for attachment to a seat lower surface as a lower surface of the seat part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat device comprising:
a seat part on which an occupant is seated;
a support part for supporting the seat part; and
a front cover made of soft material, which is fitted between a front part of the seat part and the support part,
wherein the front cover includes:
a seat connection end part joined with the front part of the seat part,
a detachable first fixture attached to an end of the front cover opposite to the seat connection end part for attachment to the support part,
an elastic member having one end disposed between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, and
a detachable second fixture attached to the other end of the elastic member for attachment to a seat lower surface as a lower surface of the seat part.

2. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the front cover includes a transversely extending boundary between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, which is positioned below the seat lower surface to the rear of the seat connection end part.

3. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the front cover includes a first reinforcement member which is disposed at an end of the front cover at the first fixture side for reinforcement of the front cover, which is more rigid than the front cover, and which is formed into a transversely long shape.

4. The seat device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first reinforcement member is interposed between the support part and the front cover.

5. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the front cover includes a second reinforcement member which is disposed at the one end of the elastic member for reinforcement of the front cover, which is more rigid than the front cover, and which is formed into a transversely long shape.

6. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of first fixtures are respectively disposed on corresponding protrusions which protrude from the other end opposite to the seat connection end part in a direction opposite thereto.

7. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support part includes:
a movable part which is allowed to move in a front-to-rear direction, and
an immovable part which is not allowed to move in the front-to-rear direction, and
wherein the first fixture is attached to the movable part.

8. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second fixture is attached to a cushion spring exposed from the seat lower surface.

9. The seat device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of second fixtures are provided.

10. A front cover for a seat device which includes a seat part on which an occupant is seated, and a support part for supporting the seat part,
wherein the front cover made of soft material is disposed between a front part of the seat part and the support part, and includes:
a seat connection end part joined with the front part of the seat part,
a detachable first fixture attached to an end of the front cover opposite to the seat connection end part for attachment to the support part,
an elastic member having one end disposed between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, and
a detachable second fixture attached to the other end of the elastic member for attachment to a seat lower surface as a lower surface of the seat part.

Assignees

• Tachi S Co
• Honda Motor Co Ltd
• Johnson Controls Tech Co

Inventors

• Fuwa Hirofumi
• Ogata Yusuke
• Yamazato Sugiaki
• Minato Muneatsu
• Koganei Masakazu
• Mitsumoto Toshinari

Classifications

• B60N2/7094

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2/5825 Primary

  by hooks, staples, clips, snap fasteners or the like · CPC title

• B60N2/6009

  covering more than only the seat · CPC title

• B60N2/90

  Details or parts not otherwise provided for · CPC title