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Granted Patent B2
US 10,179,525 · App. 15/550,296 · Granted Jan 15, 2019

Vehicular seat

Inventors: Kazuyoshi Arata (Tokyo, JP); Takao Tsutsui (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
B60N2/5628B60N2/56B60N2/5642B60N2/5657B60N2/58
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Patent No.
US 10,179,525
App. No.
15/550,296
Granted
Jan 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular seat having a seat cushion and a seat back, which are configured to be provided with air flow layers capable of being formed by a relatively simple step, is configured to be provided with: the seat cushion on which a vehicle occupant is seated; the seat back against which the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion rests his or her back; a fan disposed below the seat cushion; an air delivery duct for delivering to the seat cushion and the seat back, air delivered from the fan; and a seat cover for discharging the air delivered from the air delivery duct, from the surface of the seat cushion and the seat back to the side on which the vehicle occupant is seated. A plurality of groove spaces through which air delivered from the air delivery duct is caused to flow are formed inside the seat cover.

Claims (55)

1. The vehicular seat comprising:

a seat cushion on which a vehicle occupant is seated;

a seat back against which the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion leans;

a fan provided in a lower part of the seat cushion;

an air duct that sends air sent from the fan to the seat cushion and the seat back; and

a seat cover that discharges the air sent from the air duct from surfaces of the seat cushion and the seat back to the side on which the vehicle occupant is seated,

wherein a plurality of groove spaces to pass the air sent from the air duct are formed inside the seat cover, and

wherein the seat cushion and the seat back respectively have a structure where a surface of a pad is covered with the seat cover, and the seat cover has: a breathable seat-surface side skin member; a pad-side non-breathable member, and an intermediate layer member held between the seat-surface side skin member and the pad-side non-breathable member, and wherein the grooves formed in the intermediate layer member and the pad-side non-breathable member form the plurality of groove spaces to pass the air sent from the air duct.

2. The vehicular seat according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of openings, communicating with the side of the breathable seat-surface side skin member are formed in the grooves formed in the intermediate layer member.

3. The vehicular seat according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of openings, communicating with the side of the seat-surface side skin member, are non-uniformly provided on the intermediate layer member, or have non-uniformly formed opening diameters.

4. The vehicular seat comprising:

a seat cushion on which a vehicle occupant is seated;

a seat back against which the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion leans;

a fan that sends air;

an air duct that sends the air sent from the fan to the seat cushion and the seat back; and

a seat cover that discharges the air, passed through a plurality of groove space to pass the air sent from the air duct, from breathable surfaces of the seat cushion and the seat back, to the side where the vehicle occupant is seated,

wherein the seat cushion and the seat back respectively have a structure where a surface of a pad is covered with the seat cover, and wherein the seat cover has: a breathable seat-surface side skin member; a pad-side non-breathable member; and an intermediate layer member held between the seat-surface side skin member and the pad-side non-breathable member, further wherein the plurality of groove spaces to pass the air sent from the air duct are formed with grooves formed in the intermediate layer member and the pad-side non-breathable member.

5. The vehicular seat according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of openings, communicating with the side of the breathable seat-surface side skin member, are formed in the grooves formed in the intermediate layer member.

6. The vehicular seat according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of openings, communicating with the side of the seat-surface side skin member, formed in the grooves of the intermediate layer member, are unevenly provided on the intermediate layer member, or have non-uniformly formed opening diameters.

7. A vehicular seat comprising:

a seat cushion on which a vehicle occupant is seated;

a seat back against which the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion leans, and

a blower,

wherein the seat back has:

a first breathable seat cover provided on a surface against which the vehicle occupant leans; and

a pad member, the surface of which is covered with the first breathable seat cover, and in which a plurality of ventilation holes are formed in vertical and lateral directions;

a lumbar mechanism part to support the lumbar of the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion; and

a cover, covering the lumbar mechanism part, to form tightly closed space along with the back surface side of the pad member,

wherein the seat cushion has:

a second breathable seat cover provided on a surface on which the vehicle occupant sits; and

a pad member, the surface of which is covered with the second seat cover, and in which a ventilation recession is formed; and

wherein the blower has:

a first duct connecting an intake of the blower and the ventilation recession provided in the pad member of the seat cushion, and

a second duct connecting a discharge side of the blower and the cover of the seat back.

8. The vehicular seat according to claim 7 , wherein, the blower is installed under the seat cushion.

9. The vehicular seat according to claim 7 , wherein, a sirocco fan is used as the blower.

10. The vehicular seat according to claim 7 , wherein an axial flow fan is used as the blower.

11. The vehicular seat comprising:

a seat cushion on which a vehicle occupant is seated;

a seat back against which the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion leans, and

a blower,

wherein the seat back has:

a first breathable seat cover provided on a surface against which the vehicle occupant leans; and

a pad member, the surface of which is covered with the first breathable seat cover, and in which a plurality of ventilation holes are formed in vertical and lateral directions;

a lumbar mechanism part to support the lumbar of the vehicle occupant seated on the seat cushion; and

a cover, covering the lumbar mechanism part, to form tightly closed space along with the back surface side of the pad member,

wherein the seat cushion has:

a second breathable seat cover provided on a surface on which the vehicle occupant sits; and

a pad member, the surface of which is covered with the second seat cover, and in which a ventilation recession is formed; and

wherein the blower has:

a first duct connecting a discharge side of the blower and the ventilation recession provided in the pad member of the seat cushion, and

a second duct connecting an intake of the blower and the cover of the seat back.

12. The vehicular seat according to claim 11 , wherein, the blower is installed under the seat cushion.

13. A vehicular seat according to claim 11 , wherein a sirocco fan is used as the blower.

14. The vehicular seat according to claim 1 , wherein an axial flow fan is used as the blower.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2017
From: ARATA, KAZUYOSHI; TSUTSUI, TAKAO
To: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043263/0647 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2015-026417 · Feb 13, 2015 · national
JP 2015-026427 · Feb 13, 2015 · national
JP 2015-031757 · Feb 20, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180022252A1 · Jan 25, 2018