Vehicle seat
AssigneeTs Tech Co., Ltd.
InventorShoma Sato
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Abstract
An adequate mechanical stiffness and strength are afforded to a tumble seat or a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism provided in a rear end of the seat cushion. A cushion frame (F1) of the seat includes a side frame (5) extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member (10) comprising a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member (11) attached to the first member so as to form a closed cross section jointly with the first member, and extending downward further than the first member. A latch mechanism is positioned under the first member and attached to the second member.
Claims10
A vehicle seat including a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame,
- wherein the seat cushion has a front part pivotally supported by a floor and a rear part fitted with a latch mechanism adapted to be detachably engaged by a striker attached to the floor,
- the seat cushion frame includes a pair of side frames extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of the seat cushion frame, a front frame connecting front ends of the side frames to each other, and a rear frame connecting rear ends of the side frames to each other,
- the seat back frame has a pan frame and a rectangular extension frame connected to an upper part of the pan frame,
- the rectangular extension frame extends laterally and is positioned in front of an upper part of the pan frame,
- an upper edge of the rectangular extension frame extends along an upper edge of the pan frame,
- the rectangular extension frame has a plate portion facing forward and positioned in front of the pan frame,
- the plate portion extends downward from a center of the upper edge of the rectangular extension frame in a left-right direction,
- the seat back frame has a pair of tubular headrest support supporting a pair of pillar portions of a headrest, and
- the plate portion is located rearward from the tubular headrest supports.
A method for making a vehicle seat including a seat cushion frame and a seat back frame, comprising:
- preparing the seat cushion having a front part pivotally supported by a floor and a rear part fitted with a latch mechanism adapted to be detachably engaged by a striker attached to the floor;
- preparing the seat cushion frame including a pair of side frames extending in a fore and aft direction on either side of the seat cushion frame, a front frame connecting front ends of the side frames to each other, and a rear frame connecting rear ends of the side frames to each other;
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- preparing the seat back frame having a pan frame and a rectangular extension frame connected to an upper part of the pan frame,
- wherein the rectangular extension frame extends laterally and is positioned in front of an upper part of the pan frame,
- an upper edge of the rectangular extension frame extends along an upper edge of the pan frame,
- the rectangular extension frame has a plate portion facing forward and positioned in front of the pan frame,
- the plate portion extends downward from a center of the upper edge of the rectangular extension frame in a left-right direction,
- the seat back frame has a pair of tubular headrest support supporting a pair of pillar portion of a headrest, and
- the plate portion is located rearward from the tubular headrest supports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.