Frame structure for use in a vehicle seat back
AssigneeDelta Kogyo Co., Ltd.
InventorKunihito Yanai
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Abstract
A seat back in a vehicle rear seat provided before a trunk includes a seat back frame structure in which a peripheral frame member is arranged along the periphery of a substantially rectangular panel frame member, and a reinforcing pipe frame member having opposite ends thereof coupled to an upper part and a lower part of the peripheral frame member and having an intermediate part formed to pass an external-force receiving portion of the panel frame member where an external force resulting from a possible movement of a luggage placed in the trunk is received. There can be provided a frame structure for the vehicle seat back having an improved strength against an external force exerted resulting from the movement of the luggage placed in the trunk.
Claims2
A frame structure for use in a vehicle seat back, comprising:
- a panel frame member having a substantially rectangular shape;
- a peripheral frame member arranged along the periphery of the panel frame member;
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- a reinforcing frame member having:
- opposite ends coupled to an upper part and a lower part of the peripheral frame member;
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- an intermediate part corresponding to an external-force receiving portion of the panel frame member for receiving an external force resulting from a possible movement of a luggage placed in a trunk of the vehicle;
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- further comprising a striker bracket for supporting a striker engageable with a catcher provided at a specified position of a body of the vehicle, wherein an upper portion of the peripheral frame member and an upper end portion of the reinforcing frame member are placed in the striker bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.