# US 2026/0084597 A1 · Seat back

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- Number: US 2026/0084597 A1
- Document ID: US20260084597A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/324,287
- Filed: 2025-09-10
- Published: 2026-03-26
- Earliest claimed: 2024-09-20
- Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Satoru OHIRA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260084597A1

## CPC

- B60N 2/5816: {attachments thereof}
- B60N 2/66: Lumbar supports
- B60N 2/68: Seat frames
- B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A seat back comprises a frame, a lumbar support device, and a cushion member. The cushion member comprises a main member and a pair of side members. The main member has a main pad, a main cover, and a main support member. The lumbar support device is attached to the frame and is capable of locally adjusting the forward pressure in the vertical direction. The main support member is formed in a frame shape and has a lower opening. Curved portions are formed on a side opening frame. A convex portion of the main pad contacts the curved portion in the state of being passed through the slit formed at the edge of the main cover and restrains the curved portion from moving in the outward direction in the seat width direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A seat back comprising:
a frame configured to form a framework;
a lumbar support device attachable to the frame;
a cushion member attachable to the frame for elastically supporting a seater,
wherein the cushion member comprises a main member positioned at the center portion in a seat width direction and a pair of side members on both sides of the main member,
wherein the main member comprises a main pad, a main cover configured to cover the main pad, and a main support member configured to support the main pad,
wherein:
a plurality of curved portions, extending convexly toward the inner side of the seat width direction, are formed on the main support member;
a plurality of projections are formed on the rear surface of the main pad, wherein the plurality of projections protrudes rearward, and wherein the plurality of projections is positioned outside of the curved portions in the seat width direction in a state where the projections are in contact with the main support member; and
a plurality of slits are formed at an edge of the main cover in the seat width direction, wherein the main cover is attachable to the main support member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The seat back according to claim 1, wherein the curved portion is configured to be torsionally deformed in the front-rear direction by pressure when the lumbar support device is activated.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The seat back according to claim 2, wherein notches are formed in the upper and lower ends of the curved portion in the outer peripheral portion as a weakening portion to facilitate twisting and deformation of the curved portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The seat back according to claims 1, wherein a rib extending in the seat width direction is disposed on the front side of the curved portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The seat back according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of curved portions is formed on the outer peripheral portion in the seat width direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The seat back according to claim 1, wherein the lumbar support device is configured to adjust the forward pressure locally in a vertical direction and located at the rear side of the main member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The seat back according to claim 1, wherein the main support member is configured to contact the lumbar support device directly with the rear surface of the main pad and formed in a frame shape with an opening.

### Claim 8

An assembly method of a main member of a seat back, the method comprising:
positioning a main support member by placing a front surface of the main support member in contact with a rear surface of a main pad;
covering the main pad by placing a main cover over a front surface of the main pad;
passing a plurality of curved portions of the main support member through a plurality of slits by wrapping ends of the main cover around the rear surface of the main pad;
securing the main cover by ensuring the curved portions to protrude from the slits and pressing the ends of the main cover against the rear side of the main pad via a plurality of ribs on the plurality of curved portions, wherein top and bottom ends of each of the plurality of curved portion engage with top and bottom ends of each of the plurality of slit to secure the main cover in place.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the main cover is a bag-shaped cover member that opens rearwardly.