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US 8,308,238 B2Granted
Seat device for vehicle
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorNaohiro Imaoka
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Abstract
In a seatbelt device for a sub seat, a retractor to wind up a webbing is attached to a sub-seat back support member. A buckle to detachably hold a tongue provided at the webbing is provided on a side of the sub-seat cushion which is opposite to a disposition side of the main seat in a vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the seat device for a vehicle which can ensure the sufficient sitting rigidity of the sub seat and the proper support rigidity of the retractor can be provided.
Claims7
A seat device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a main seat having a main-seat cushion and a main-seat back, the main-seat back projecting upward from a rear end of the main-seat cushion to support a back of a passenger seated in the main seat;
- a sub seat having a sub-seat cushion and a sub-seat back, the sub-seat cushion being connected to the main seat via a support linkage which enables the sub-seat cushion to be stored below the main-seat cushion, the sub-seat back supporting a back of a passenger seated in the sub seat, the sub-seat back comprising a sub-seat back frame and a sub-seat back support member, the sub-seat back support member being configured to connect the sub-seat back frame to the main seat such that the sub-seat back frame of the sub-seat back is at least laterally rotatable relative to the main seat, whereby the sub-seat back is foldable at the main-seat back;
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- a seatbelt device for a sub seat, the seatbelt device for a sub seat comprising a retractor to wind up a webbing and a buckle to detachably hold a tongue provided at the webbing,
- wherein said retractor of the seatbelt device for a sub seat is attached to said sub-seat back support member, and said buckle of the seatbelt device for a sub seat is attached to the sub-seat cushion on an opposite side to a disposition side of the main seat in a vehicle width direction.
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