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Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,407 · App. 18/139,994 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Seatback

Inventors: Yoshihiro Murase (Aichi, JP); Motohide Oyama (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60N2/688B60R22/34B60R2022/3402B60R22/4628B60R22/4633
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Patent No.
US 12,358,407
App. No.
18/139,994
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seatback with a built-in retractor for a seat belt includes a first bracket configured to receive a tension acting on the retractor via the seat belt, and a second bracket provided on a belt discharge port side of the retractor and configured to hold a posture of the retractor. A portion of the second bracket having the smallest separation distance from the seat belt is constituted with a curved surface.

Claims (57)

1. A seatback with a built-in retractor for a seat belt, the seatback comprising:

a first bracket configured to receive a tension acting on the retractor via the seat belt; and

a second bracket provided on a belt discharge port side of the retractor and configured to hold a posture of the retractor, wherein

a portion of the second bracket having a smallest separation distance from the seat belt is constituted with a curved surface, and

the curved surface is further provided in a region of the second bracket where the seat belt does not overlap the second bracket.

2. The seatback according to claim 1 , wherein the curved surface is a curved surface protruded toward the seat belt.

3. The seatback according to claim 1 , wherein

the portion of the second bracket having the smallest separation distance from the seat belt is positioned on an upper end side of the second bracket, and

the second bracket comprises:

a bracket body having a surface intersecting a seat front-rear direction; and

a flange part that extends from an upper end of the bracket body in a direction intersecting the bracket body and that is connected to the bracket body via a curved surface.

4. The seatback according to claim 3 , wherein

the second bracket has a substantially L shape projected on a horizontal plane, and

the flange part is provided over a substantially entire region of the upper end of the second bracket.

5. The seatback according to claim 2 , wherein

the portion of the second bracket having the smallest separation distance from the seat belt is positioned on an upper end side of the second bracket, and

the second bracket comprises:

a bracket body having a surface intersecting a seat front-rear direction; and

a flange part that extends from an upper end of the bracket body in a direction intersecting the bracket body and that is connected to the bracket body via a curved surface.

6. The seatback according to claim 5 , wherein

the second bracket has a substantially L shape projected on a horizontal plane, and

the flange part is provided over a substantially entire region of the upper end of the second bracket.

7. A seatback with a built-in retractor for a seat belt, the seatback comprising:

a first bracket configured to receive a tension acting on the retractor via the seat belt; and

a second bracket provided on a belt discharge port side of the retractor and configured to hold a posture of the retractor, wherein

a portion of the second bracket having a smallest separation distance from the seat belt is constituted with a curved surface,

the second bracket is fixed to a side frame of the seatback, and

the curved surface is provided in an entire region of the second bracket.

8. The seatback according to claim 7 , wherein the curved surface is a curved surface protruded toward the seat belt.

9. The seatback according to claim 7 , wherein

the portion of the second bracket having the smallest separation distance from the seat belt is positioned on an upper end side of the second bracket, and

the second bracket comprises:

a bracket body having a surface intersecting a seat front-rear direction; and

a flange part that extends from an upper end of the bracket body in a direction intersecting the bracket body and that is connected to the bracket body via a curved surface.

10. The seatback according to claim 9 , wherein

the second bracket has a substantially L shape projected on a horizontal plane, and

the flange part is provided over a substantially entire region of the upper end of the second bracket.

11. The seatback according to claim 8 , wherein

the portion of the second bracket having the smallest separation distance from the seat belt is positioned on an upper end side of the second bracket, and

the second bracket comprises:

a bracket body having a surface intersecting a seat front-rear direction; and

a flange part that extends from an upper end of the bracket body in a direction intersecting the bracket body and that is connected to the bracket body via a curved surface.

12. The seatback according to claim 11 , wherein

the second bracket has a substantially L shape projected on a horizontal plane, and

the flange part is provided over a substantially entire region of the upper end of the second bracket.

13. A seatback with a built-in retractor for a seat belt, the seatback comprising:

a first bracket configured to receive a tension acting on the retractor via the seat belt; and

a second bracket provided on a belt discharge port side of the retractor and configured to hold a posture of the retractor, wherein

a portion of the second bracket having a smallest separation distance from the seat belt is constituted with a curved surface,

the portion of the second bracket having the smallest separation distance from the seat belt is positioned on an upper end side of the second bracket, and

the second bracket comprises:

a bracket body having a surface intersecting a seat front-rear direction; and

a flange part that extends from an upper end of the bracket body in a direction intersecting the bracket body and that is connected to the bracket body via a curved surface.

14. The seatback according to claim 13 , wherein the curved surface is a curved surface protruded toward the seat belt.

15. The seatback according to claim 13 , wherein

the second bracket has a substantially L shape projected on a horizontal plane, and

the flange part is provided over a substantially entire region of the upper end of the second bracket.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2023
From: MURASE, YOSHIHIRO; OYAMA, MOTOHIDE
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063459/0660 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-090243 · Jun 2, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240075859A1 · Mar 7, 2024
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