Vehicle seat

US9981587B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9981587-B2
Application numberUS-201615155365-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 16, 2016
Priority dateMay 19, 2015
Publication dateMay 29, 2018
Grant dateMay 29, 2018

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Abstract

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A vehicle seat includes a skeleton member, panel members that are attached to the skeleton member and has a space inside, and a dynamic damper that is provided with a weight and an elastic body and arranged inside the space. The weight is fixed by being fitted into a fitting part, the fitting part being provided in the elastic body and formed so as to encircle and be able to be fitted to a part of an outer periphery part of the weight. A part other than the fitting part in the elastic body is fixed to the panel members.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle seat comprising: a skeleton member; panel members that are attached to the skeleton member and has a space inside; and a dynamic damper that is provided with a weight and an elastic body and arranged inside the space, wherein: the weight is fixed by being fitted into a fitting part, the fitting part being provided in the elastic body and formed so as to encircle and be able to be fitted to a portion of an outer periphery part of the weight; and a part of the elastic body other than the fitting part is fixed to the panel members. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein: the weight is formed into a plate-shaped form; and the fitting part is formed so as to cover a part or all of corner portions in the outer periphery part of the weight so that the weight does not come into direct contact with the panel members when the dynamic damper vibrates greatly. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the fitting part and the part of the elastic body other than the fitting part are formed integrally with each other.

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Classifications

  • B60N2/80Primary

    Head-rests · CPC title

  • B60N2/42Primary

    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

  • Furniture peculiar to vessels (floatable furniture B63C9/30) · CPC title

  • characterised by structural or mechanical details not otherwise provided for · CPC title

  • Seats; Arrangements thereof on vessels · CPC title

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What does patent US9981587B2 cover?
A vehicle seat includes a skeleton member, panel members that are attached to the skeleton member and has a space inside, and a dynamic damper that is provided with a weight and an elastic body and arranged inside the space. The weight is fixed by being fitted into a fitting part, the fitting part being provided in the elastic body and formed so as to encircle and be able to be fitted to a part…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Toyota Boshoku Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60N2/80. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 29 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 9 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).