Vehicle seat
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuki Nagatani
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Abstract
Disclosed is one example of a vehicle seat that can inhibit a large displacement of a cushion frame along a seat-width axis. The vehicle seat includes a cushion frame; a bracket coupled to a vehicle body; a lifter link that couples the cushion frame to the bracket and supports the cushion frame; and a first restrictor included in the bracket. The bracket is configured to couple the cushion frame to the vehicle body. The lifter link is pivotable along a front-rear axis of the seat with an upper end of the lifter link being pivotably coupled to the cushion frame and a lower end of the lifter link being pivotably coupled to the bracket. The first restrictor restricts a displacement of the lifter link along the seat-width axis in response to an abutment of the first restrictor against a first abutting portion included in the lifter link.
Claims9
A vehicle seat that is mounted onto a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a cushion frame that forms a framework of a seat cushion,
- a bracket that is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body, wherein the bracket comprises a first protrusion that protrudes along a seat-width axis and is configured to couple the cushion frame to the vehicle body,
- a lifter link that couples the cushion frame to the bracket and supports the cushion frame, wherein the lifter link is pivotable along a front-rear axis of the seat with an upper end of the lifter link being pivotably coupled to the cushion frame and a lower end of the lifter link being pivotably coupled to the bracket, and
- a first restrictor that is included in the bracket, wherein the first restrictor is located in the first protrusion and restricts a displacement of the lifter link along the seat-width axis in response to an abutment of the first restrictor against a first abutting portion that is included in the lifter link.
A vehicle seat that is mounted onto a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a cushion frame that forms a framework of a seat cushion,
- a bracket that is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body, wherein the bracket is configured to couple the cushion frame to the vehicle body,
- a lifter link that couples the cushion frame to the bracket and supports the cushion frame, wherein the lifter link is pivotable along a front-rear axis of the seat with an upper end of the lifter link being pivotably coupled to the cushion frame and a lower end of the lifter link being pivotably coupled to the bracket,
- a first restrictor that is included in the bracket, wherein the first restrictor restricts a displacement of the lifter link along a seat-width axis in response to an abutment of the first restrictor against a first abutting portion that is included in the lifter link, and
- a second restrictor that is included in an upper end of the bracket and is configured to restrict a downward displacement of the lifter link in response to an abutment of the second restrictor against a second abutting portion that is included in an edge of the lifter link.
A vehicle seat that is mounted onto a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a cushion frame that forms a framework of a seat cushion, the cushion frame comprising:
- a first side frame that extends along a front-rear axis of the seat;
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- a second side frame that is located a distance from the first side frame along a seat-width axis and extends along the front-rear axis of the seat;
- a bracket that is configured to be coupled to a vehicle body, wherein the bracket is configured to couple the cushion frame to the vehicle body;
- a lifter link that couples the cushion frame to the bracket, supports the cushion frame, and is pivotable along the front-rear axis of the seat, the lifter link comprising:
- an upper end of the lifter link that is pivotably coupled to the first side frame, and
- a lower end of the lifter link that is pivotably coupled to the bracket and located closer to the second side frame than the bracket is;
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- a first restrictor that is included in the bracket, wherein the first restrictor is located closer to the second side frame than the first abutting portion is and restricts a displacement of the lifter link along the seat-width axis in response to an abutment of the first restrictor against a first abutting portion that is included in the lifter link, wherein the first abutting portion is located in a second protrusion that oppositely protrudes with respect to the second side frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.