Vehicle seat with structural cover for seat back frame
US-2016236600-A1 · Aug 18, 2016 · US
Seatback frame and vehicle seat
US9937833B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9937833-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514794637-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 10, 2014 |
| Publication date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
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There is provided a seatback frame including: left and right side frames that are provided at left and right side portions of a seatback of a vehicle seat, with the respective lower end portions of the side frames coupled to a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame provided to a seat cushion of the vehicle seat; and a back face panel that is formed of sheet metal, that spans across between rear end portions of lower portions of the left and right side frames with its thickness direction along a seatback front-rear direction, that is fixed to the left and right side frames, and that includes an undulating shaped portion bent such that peaks and troughs alternate in a row along a seat width direction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A seatback frame comprising: left and right side frames that are provided at left and right side portions of a seatback of a vehicle seat, with the respective lower end portions of the side frames coupled to a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame provided to a seat cushion of the vehicle seat; and a back face panel that is formed of one piece of sheet metal, that spans across between rear end portions of lower portions of the left and right side frames with its thickness direction along a seatback front-rear direction, that is fixed to the left and right side frames, and that includes an undulating shaped portion bent such that peaks and troughs alternate in a row along a seat width direction, wherein: the back face panel comprises a left and right pair of the undulating shaped portions, and a general portion is provided extending along the seat width direction between the pair of undulating shaped portions; and an opening is formed to the general portion for inserting an air blower of an air conditioning mechanism attached to a back face side of the back face panel. 2. The seatback frame of claim 1 , wherein the undulating shaped portion is configured including a plurality of sloping portions sloping within a range of 20° to 70° with respect to the seat width direction. 3. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat cushion provided with a seat cushion frame; and the seatback frame of claim 1 , in which the respective lower end portions of the left and right side frames are coupled to a rear end portion of the seat cushion frame.
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Panel like structures · CPC title
- B60N2/5657Primary
blown towards the seat surface · CPC title
Seat frames · CPC title
involving residual deformation or fracture of the structure · CPC title
due to impact coming from the rear · CPC title
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- What does patent US9937833B2 cover?
- There is provided a seatback frame including: left and right side frames that are provided at left and right side portions of a seatback of a vehicle seat, with the respective lower end portions of the side frames coupled to a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame provided to a seat cushion of the vehicle seat; and a back face panel that is formed of sheet metal, that spans across between re…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nhk Spring Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/5657. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 10 2018 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 6 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).