IP Library Granted Patent US 9,809,138
Granted Patent B2
US 9,809,138 · App. 15/335,434 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Seat device and front cover

Inventors: Hirofumi Fuwa (Saitama, JP); Yusuke Ogata (Saitama, JP); Sugiaki Yamazato (Saitama, JP); Muneatsu Minato (Saitama, JP); Masakazu Koganei (Kanagawa, JP); Toshinari Mitsumoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignees: TACHI-S CO., LTD.; HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.; JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
B60N2/5825B60N2/7094
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Patent No.
US 9,809,138
App. No.
15/335,434
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat device includes a seat part on which an occupant is seated, a support part for supporting the seat part, and a front cover made of soft material, which is fitted between front parts of the seat part and the support part. The front cover includes a seat connection end part joined with the front part of the seat part, a detachable first fixture attached to an end of the front cover opposite to the seat connection end part for attachment to the support part, an elastic member having one end disposed between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, and a detachable second fixture attached to the other end of the elastic member for attachment to a seat lower surface as a lower surface of the seat part.

Claims (34)

1. A seat device comprising:

a seat part on which an occupant is seated;

a support part for supporting the seat part; and

a front cover made of soft material, which is fitted between a front part of the seat part and the support part,

wherein the front cover includes:

a seat connection end part joined with the front part of the seat part,

a detachable first fixture attached to an end of the front cover opposite to the seat connection end part for attachment to the support part,

an elastic member having one end disposed between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, and

a detachable second fixture attached to the other end of the elastic member for attachment to a seat lower surface as a lower surface of the seat part.

2. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the front cover includes a transversely extending boundary between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, which is positioned below the seat lower surface to the rear of the seat connection end part.

3. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the front cover includes a first reinforcement member which is disposed at an end of the front cover at the first fixture side for reinforcement of the front cover, which is more rigid than the front cover, and which is formed into a transversely long shape.

4. The seat device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the first reinforcement member is interposed between the support part and the front cover.

5. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the front cover includes a second reinforcement member which is disposed at the one end of the elastic member for reinforcement of the front cover, which is more rigid than the front cover, and which is formed into a transversely long shape.

6. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of first fixtures are respectively disposed on corresponding protrusions which protrude from the other end opposite to the seat connection end part in a direction opposite thereto.

7. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the support part includes:

a movable part which is allowed to move in a front-to-rear direction, and

an immovable part which is not allowed to move in the front-to-rear direction, and

wherein the first fixture is attached to the movable part.

8. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second fixture is attached to a cushion spring exposed from the seat lower surface.

9. The seat device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of second fixtures are provided.

10. A front cover for a seat device which includes a seat part on which an occupant is seated, and a support part for supporting the seat part,

wherein the front cover made of soft material is disposed between a front part of the seat part and the support part, and includes:

a seat connection end part joined with the front part of the seat part,

a detachable first fixture attached to an end of the front cover opposite to the seat connection end part for attachment to the support part,

an elastic member having one end disposed between the seat connection end part and the first fixture, and

a detachable second fixture attached to the other end of the elastic member for attachment to a seat lower surface as a lower surface of the seat part.

Assignments (6)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CNI ENTERPRISES, INC.; ADIENT US LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063085/0391 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061956/0301 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059002/0568 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2022
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
To: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Reel/Frame 058671/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2020
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A R.L.
Reel/Frame 053671/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2016
From: FUWA, HIROFUMI; OGATA, YUSUKE; YAMAZATO, SUGIAKI; MINATO, MUNEATSU; KOGANEI, MASAKAZU; MITSUMOTO, TOSHINARI
To: TACHI-S CO., LTD.; HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.; JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 040233/0179 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-210788 · Oct 27, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170113585A1 · Apr 27, 2017