# US 10,479,247 B2 · Vehicle seat

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- Number: US 10,479,247 B2
- Document ID: US10479247B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/010,867
- Filed: 2018-06-18
- Published: 2018-12-27
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-21
- Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Yuki Miyawaki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479247B2

## CPC

- B60N 2/7094: {Upholstery springs}
- B60N 2/6009: {covering more than only the seat}
- B60N 2/68: Seat frames
- B60N 2/70: Upholstery springs {; Upholstery}
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A vehicle seat including: an elastic support body including a seat pad; and an adjacent member adjacent to the seat pad, wherein a gap is provided between the elastic support body and the adjacent member and extends toward an inner area of the seat in which a frame material is provided, and wherein the elastic support body has a protruding portion which protrudes between the adjacent member and the frame material and is configured to block the gap.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle seat comprising:
an elastic support body including:
a seat pad; and
a structural molded foam body integrated into a lower surface of the seat pad; and
an adjacent member subjacent to the seat pad and the structural molded foam body,
wherein a gap is provided between the elastic support body and the adjacent member and the gap extends from an outer surface toward an inner area of the seat in which a frame material is provided,
wherein the structural molded foam body has a protruding portion which protrudes downwardly between the adjacent member and the frame material and is configured to block the gap,
wherein the structural molded foam body is harder and has a lower density compared to the seat pad.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the elastic support body has a configuration that the seat pad is made of urethane foam and the structural molded foam body comprises a bead foam molded body made of foamed beads.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the protruding portion has a shape intersecting with an entering direction of the gap.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the protruding portion has an inverted mountain shape protruding in a form inclined in an entering direction of the gap.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the protruding portion has a shape protruding in a form that is configured to cross the gap in a vertical direction of the seat.