IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,491,901
Granted Patent B2
US 11,491,901 · App. 17/337,550 · Granted Nov 8, 2022

Vehicle seat having pressure receiving member

Inventor: Kazunori Hojo (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
B60N2/7094B60N2/58B60N2/64B60N2/66B60N2/70
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,491,901
App. No.
17/337,550
Granted
Nov 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

To improve the seated feeling of an occupant in a seat having partially different hardness, a vehicle seat includes a seat frame, an S spring which is installed on the seat frame and receives a load of an occupant, and a seat back pad which has a plurality of regions respectively formed of different materials and is disposed between a skin material of the seat and the S spring. The S spring is disposed at a position facing a boundary portion which is provided in the seat back pad and is the plurality of regions respectively formed of different materials.

Claims (21)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion frame;

a seat cushion pad that is placed on the seat cushion frame; and

a pressure receiving member that supports the seat cushion pad and extends in a seat width direction,

wherein:

the seat cushion pad includes a first pad portion that is disposed at a position facing a rear end portion of the pressure receiving member, a second pad portion that is disposed at a position facing a front end portion of the pressure receiving member, and a boundary portion that is a boundary between the first pad portion and the second pad portion;

a hardness of the first pad portion is greater than a hardness of the second pad portion;

the first pad portion is an ischial tuberosity support region that is configured to support an ischial tuberosity of an occupant;

the boundary portion is disposed in front of the ischial tuberosity support region; and

the boundary portion is formed in a wavy shape when the vehicle seat is viewed from above.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

a press felt is adhered to back surfaces of the first pad portion and the second pad portion; and

the press felt is disposed at a position that overlaps the boundary portion in an up and down direction of the vehicle seat.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein an upper end portion of the boundary portion on an upper side of the vehicle seat and a lower end portion of the boundary portion on a lower side of the vehicle seat are located at different positions in a front to back direction of the seat.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 ,

wherein a connection surface between the upper end portion and the lower end portion is formed in a stepped structure.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 ,

wherein the connection surface between the upper end portion and the lower end portion is formed in a gradient structure.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein the boundary portion is a compatible portion in which the materials of the plurality of regions are compatible.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-041301 · Mar 3, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16858881 · Apr 27, 2020
Continuation 16080864
Related Publication 20210284053A1 · Sep 16, 2021