Seat frame of vehicle seat
AssigneeToyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki Suzuki, Hiroshi Mizobata
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Abstract
A seat frame including: a cushion frame including: a pair of side frames having a cross section that is a closed section; a front frame; a rear frame; and a plate-shaped panel member disposed between the front frame and the rear frame; and a back frame; wherein the panel member is formed of a material having at least one of a higher specific strength and a higher specific modulus than those of the pair of side frames, the front frame, and the rear frame, a rear end side of the panel member is attached to a lower side of the rear frame and lower sides of the pair of side frames, and a front end side of the panel member is attached to an upper side of the front frame and upper sides of the pair of side frames.
Claims4
A seat frame of a vehicle seat, the seat frame comprising:
- a cushion frame including:
- a pair of side frames extending in a front and rear direction at an interval in a seat width direction and having a cross section that is a closed section;
- a front frame connecting front end sides of the pair of side frames in a bridging manner;
- a rear frame connecting rear end sides of the pair of side frames in a bridging manner;
- and
- a plate-shaped panel member disposed between the front frame and the rear frame and configured to place and support a cushion pad serving as a cushioning material thereon;
- and
- a back frame,
- wherein a lower portion of the back frame is connected to a rear portion of each of the pair of side frames, and
- wherein the panel member is formed of a material having at least one of a higher specific strength and a higher specific modulus than those of the pair of side frames, the front frame, and the rear frame, a rear end side of the panel member is attached to a lower side of the rear frame and lower sides of the pair of side frames, and a front end side of the panel member is attached to an upper side of the front frame and upper sides of the pair of side frames.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.