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 of the seat includes a side frame extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member including a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member 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.
Claims20
A vehicle seat including a seat cushion frame and at least one seat back frame,
- wherein the seat cushion frame includes a pair of cushion side frames extending in a fore and aft direction along either side of the seat cushion frame, a front frame extending between front parts of the cushion side frames, a rear frame extending between rear parts of the cushion side frames, and a connecting frame connecting laterally middle parts of the front frame and the rear frame to each other, and
- the seat back frame has a pipe frame having a laterally extending main part and a pair of end parts each bent from a corresponding end of the main part and extending downward, a rectangular extension frame connected to the main part of the pipe frame, a pan frame connected to the rear sides of the pipe frame and the extension frame, and a plate member provided in front of the extension frame.
A method of making a vehicle seat including a seat cushion frame and at least one seat back frame, the method comprising:
- preparing the seat cushion frame including a pair of cushion side frames extending in a fore and aft direction along either side of the seat cushion frame, a front frame extending between front parts of the cushion side frames, a rear frame extending between rear parts of the cushion side frames, and a connecting frame connecting laterally middle parts of the front frame and the rear frame to each other, and
- preparing the seat back frame having a pipe frame having a laterally extending main part and a pair of end parts each bent from a corresponding end of the main part and extending downward, a rectangular extension frame connected to the main part of the pipe frame, a pan frame connected to the rear sides of the pipe frame and the extension frame, and a plate member provided in front of the extension frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.