Vehicle seat
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMichael Wiedeman, John A. Frye, Frank D. Moburg, Michael Tsay
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Abstract
A seat for a vehicle and more particularly a front seat for a vehicle includes a central pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the vehicle, and a center support extending forwardly from the central pillar. A lower rib extends laterally from the center support and supports a seat bottom fixed thereto. Primary and secondary intermediate ribs also extend laterally from the central pillar. A seat back is fixed to and supported by the primary and secondary intermediate ribs. Also, an upper rib is provided which extends laterally from the central pillar above the intermediate ribs. A headrest is fixed to and supported by the upper rib.
Claims27
A seat adapted for use in a vehicle having a floor and a roof, comprising:
- a central pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the vehicle;
- a center support extending forwardly from said central pillar;
- a lower rib extend laterally from said center support;
- a seat bottom directly fixed to and supported by said lower rib;
- a primary intermediate rib extending laterally from said central pillar;
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- a seat back fixed to and supported by said intermediate rib.
A pair of seats for a vehicle having a floor and a roof, comprising:
- a central pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the vehicle;
- a center support extending forwardly from said central pillar;
- left and right lower ribs extending outwardly from said center support;
- a pair of seat bottoms, each seat bottom directly fixed to and supported by one of said lower ribs;
- left and right primary intermediate ribs extending outwardly from said center pillar;
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- left and right seat backs fixed to and supported by said respective left and right intermediate ribs.
A pair of seats for a motor vehicle having a roof and a floor, comprising:
- a central pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the motor vehicle;
- a center support extending forwardly substantially along a center line of the motor vehicle;
- left and right lower ribs extending outwardly from said center support on opposite sides thereof;
- left and right seats fixed to and supported by said respective left and right lower ribs;
- left and right primary intermediate ribs extending outwardly from said central pillar, on opposite sides thereof;
- left and right secondary intermediate ribs extending outwardly from said central pillar, on opposite sides thereof, and spaced from said respective left and right primary intermediate ribs, downwardly along said central pillar;
- left and right upper ribs extending outwardly from said central pillar, on opposite sides thereof;
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- left and right headrests fixed to and supported by said respective left and right upper ribs.
A seat adapted for use in a vehicle having a floor and a roof, comprising:
- a pillar extending from the floor to the roof of the vehicle;
- a center support extending forwardly from said pillar;
- a lower rib extend laterally from said center support;
- a seat bottom fixed to and supported by said lower rib;
- a primary intermediate rib extending laterally from said pillar;
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- a seat back fixed to and supported by said intermediate rib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.