Vehicle seat
AssigneePetra Italia S.a.s. di Marina Bordo & C.
InventorCosimo De Maina
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Abstract
A vehicle seat having a supporting structure, and a first and second contoured panel fitted to the supporting structure and defining the seat portion and the backrest of the seat respectively. The supporting structure has a first and a second lateral supporting member extending along opposite sides of the seat and connected to each other by a transverse member extending along the join between the seat portion and the backrest.
Claims14
A vehicle seat comprising a supporting structure (3), and a first and second contoured panel (4, 5) fitted to the supporting structure (3) and defining a seat portion and a backrest of the seat (1) respectively;
- wherein
- the supporting structure (3) comprises a first and a second lateral supporting member (6, 7) extending along opposite sides of the seat (1) and connected to each other by a transverse member (8) extending along a join between the seat portion and the backrest;
- each lateral supporting member (6, 7) comprises a first straight portion (6a, 7a), and a second straight portion (6b, 7b);
- each first straight portion (6a, 7a) has a respective first groove (13a) extending substantially along its whole length;
- and each second straight portion (6b, 7b) has a respective second groove (13b) extending substantially along its whole length;
- two first grooves (13a) are positioned facing each other to house respective opposite lateral edges (30) of said first panel (4) to form said seat portion;
- two second grooves (13b) are positioned facing each other to house respective opposite lateral edges (50) of said second panel (5) to form said backrest;
- and
- at least one of said panels (4, 5) comprises a main portion (75) of a width equal to a distance (D) between opposite lateral portions of said lateral supporting members (6, 7), and having an integral lip (77) extending at least along the lateral edges (30, 50) of said panel (4, 5);
- said lip (77) engaging said first and/or said second grooves (13a, 14a).
A vehicle seat comprising a supporting structure (3), and a first and second contoured panel (4, 5) fitted to the supporting structure (3) and defining a seat portion and a backrest of the seat (1) respectively;
- wherein
- the supporting structure (3) comprises a first and a second lateral supporting member (6, 7) extending along opposite sides of the seat (1) and connected to each other by a transverse member (8) extending along a join between the seat portion and the backrest;
- each lateral supporting member (6, 7) comprises a first straight portion (6a, 7a), and a second straight portion (6b, 7b);
- each first straight portion (6a, 7a) has a respective first groove (13a) extending substantially along its whole length;
- and each second straight portion (6b, 7b) has a respective second groove (13b) extending substantially along its whole length;
- two first grooves (13a) being positioned facing each other to house respective opposite lateral edges (30) of said first panel (4) to form said seat portion;
- and
- two second grooves (13b) being positioned facing each other to house respective opposite lateral edges (50) of said second panel (5) to form said backrest;
- said transverse member (8) has a first groove (24) and a second groove (24a) extending along opposite sides of the transverse member;
- said first panel (4) having a real edge (31) crosswise to said lateral edges (30);
- said rear edge being housed inside said first groove (24) of the transverse member;
- and
- said second panel (5) having a bottom edge (51) crosswise to said lateral edges (50);
- said bottom edge being housed inside said second groove (24a) of the transverse member.
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