Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9873364-B2
Application number	US-201514629838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	Feb 26, 2014
Publication date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

To improve steering operability in a driver's seat, and to improve posture maintaining capability at the time of turning in the driver's seat and a seat other than the driver's seat. In a vehicle seat including a seat, a seat backrest, and a headrest, the seat backrest has a seat backrest frame formed in a frame shape and a net disposed to stretch in the seat backrest frame. The net has a first string portion arranged radially.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat backrest that has a seat backrest frame formed as an outer frame shape;
a net disposed to stretch in the seat backrest frame;
and a connection portion,
wherein the net includes a plurality of first strings which radiate radially outward from the connection portion, and
wherein the net forms a backrest surface.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in an assembled configuration, the frame of the seat backrest has a top portion located higher in a frame vertical direction than a bottom portion, and the connection portion is located closer to the top portion than the bottom portion.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 ,
wherein the frame further includes a first side and a second side, essentially perpendicular to the top portion and the bottom portion, and the connection portion is equidistant to the first side and the second side.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,
wherein the net further has a plurality of second string portions which are connected to the plurality of first string portions.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 ,
wherein the plurality of second string portions are arranged in an annular shape which surrounds the connection portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hamabe Tsutomu
• Katoh Kohshi

Classifications

• B60N2/70

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• B60N2/39

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• B60N2/7094

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2002/0208

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along an inclined axis · CPC title

• B64D11/06

  Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats (crew seat constructions for emergency purposes B64D25/04) · CPC title