Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9884574-B2
Application number	US-201314647709-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2013
Priority date	Nov 28, 2012
Publication date	Feb 6, 2018
Grant date	Feb 6, 2018

Abstract

A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat back that supports a seated passenger from a rear,

wherein:
a shoulder support portion provided at the seat back and that supports each of shoulders of the seated passenger includes a bag that expands by supply of fluid into the bag,
the bag expands such that one end portion of the shoulder support portion positioned on an outside in a width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than another end portion of the shoulder support portion positioned on an inside in the width direction, and
when the bag expands to move the one end portion more forward than the other end portion, an upper portion of the one end portion moves more forward than a lower portion of the one end portion.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the bag is arranged such that an outer portion of an upper end of the bag on the outside in the width direction is positioned below an inner portion of the upper end of the bag on the inside in the width direction.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat back includes a plate-shaped member disposed in a front of the bag,
when the bag expands while contacting a rear surface of the plate-shaped member, the plate-shaped member deforms such that a portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the one end portion is positioned more forward than a portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the other end portion, thereby moving the one end portion more forward than the other end portion, and
an area of a front surface of the plate-shaped member is greater than an area of a surface of the bag contacting the plate-shaped member.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat back includes a plate-shaped member disposed in the front of the bag,
when the bag expands while contacting the rear surface of the plate-shaped member, the plate-shaped member deforms such that the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the one end portion is positioned more forward than the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the other end portion, thereby moving the one end portion more forward than the other end portion, and
in the plate-shaped member, a dividing portion divides the plate-shaped member into first and second portions and is formed between the first and second portions, the first portion being positioned in the rear of one of the shoulders of the seated passenger, and the second portion being positioned in the rear of another shoulder of the seated passenger.

5. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat back that supports a seated passenger from a rear,

wherein:
a shoulder support portion provided at the seat back and that supports each of shoulders of the seated passenger includes a bag that expands by supply of fluid into the bag,
the bag expands such that one end portion of the shoulder support portion positioned on an outside in a width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than another end portion of the shoulder support portion positioned on an inside in the width direction,
the seat back comprises:
a plate-shaped member disposed in the front of the bag; and
movement restriction portions disposed respectively at both end portions of the seat back in the width direction that restrict movement of the seated passenger in the width direction,

the plate-shaped member comprises:
a deformable portion that, when the bag expands while contacting the rear surface of the plate-shaped member, deforms such that the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the one end portion is positioned more forward than the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the other end portion, and
an extension positioned below the deformable portion and extending downward to pass a space between the movement restriction portions in the width direction,

wherein the extension:
is narrower than the deformable portion in the width direction, and
is disposed such that both ends of the extension in the width direction are positioned on an inside of the movement restriction portions.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the bag includes two bags arranged in the width direction, and
a tube member that forms a path of fluid to be supplied to each bag and to be sucked from each bag is disposed to pass a middle portion of the seat back where a clearance is formed between the bags in the width direction.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat back includes a plate-shaped member disposed in the front of the bags,
the plate-shaped member includes, at an upper end portion thereof, a deformable portion that, when the bag expands while contacting the rear surface of the plate-shaped member, deforms such that the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the one end portion is positioned more forward than the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the other end portion, and
an outer end portion of an outer edge of the deformable portion positioned on the outside in the width direction inclines downward toward the outside in the width direction.

8. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat back that supports a seated passenger from a rear,

wherein:
a shoulder support portion provided at the seat back and that supports each of shoulders of the seated passenger includes a bag that expands by supply of fluid into the bag,
the bag expands such that one end portion of the shoulder support portion positioned on an outside in a width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than another end portion of the shoulder support portion positioned on an inside in the width direction,
the seat back includes a plate-shaped member disposed in the front of the bags,
the plate-shaped member comprises:
a deformable portion that, when the bag expands while contacting the rear surface of the plate-shaped member, deforms such that the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the one end portion is positioned more forward than the portion of the plate-shaped member corresponding to the other end portion, and
an extension positioned below the deformable portion and extending downward, and

the deformable portion and the extension are integrally connected together.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat back comprises:
a seat back frame forming a framework of the seat back;
a support plate attached to the seat back frame that supports the bags from the rear; and
a holding portion attached to the seat back frame that contacts a rear surface of the support plate to hold the support plate.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the bag is arranged such that a direction from an end of the bag on the inside in the width direction toward an end of the bag on the outside in the width direction is coincident with a longitudinal direction of the bag.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 10 , wherein a length in a vertical direction is greater in an end portion of the bag on the inside in the width direction than in an end portion of the bag on the outside in the width direction.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat back includes a pillar support portion that supports a head rest pillar extending from a lower portion of a head rest of the vehicle seat, and
the bag is arranged such that an end of the bag on the inside in the width direction is positioned on the inside relative to a middle of the pillar support portion in the width direction.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:
the seat back includes a plate-shaped member dis

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mizoi Kensuke
• ABE Ryuzaburo
• Niitsuma Kenichi
• Tanaka Soichiro
• Muto Chihiro
• Ito Takeshi
• Furuta Ai

Classifications

• B60N2/66

  Lumbar supports · CPC title

• B60N2/0284

  Adjustable seat-cushion length (B60N2/0224 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/42754

  of the cushion · CPC title

• B60N2/986

  Side-rests (B60N2/2872, B60N2/885 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/42

  the seat constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats (for protecting children B60N2/26; arm-rests B60N2/75; head-rests B60N2/888) · CPC title