Granted Patent B2

US 12,503,019 · App. 18/543,841 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Inventors: Keiichi Kondou (Chiryu, JP); Kazuhisa Niimi (Nisshin, JP); Yuto Kamiya (Nisshin, JP)

Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA; TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B60N2/4221B60N2/686

Abstract

Claims (14)

1 . A vehicle seat, comprising:

a pipe frame pipe formed in the shape of a hollow rectangle and constituting a part of a sitting portion;

a pair of side frames respectively attached to a left side and a right side of the pipe frame and configured to connect the pipe frame to a structural member of a vehicle;

a cross bracket attached to rear portions of the pair of side frames to connect between the pair of side frames in a lateral direction;

a bottom cover configured to cover an underside of the pipe frame;

an under seat panel placed within the hollow rectangle of the pipe frame; and

a resin seat surface panel attached to the under seat panel on an upper side thereof, and configured to receive a vehicle occupant seated thereon,

wherein a rear portion of the bottom cover is attached to the cross bracket, and a front portion of the bottom cover is attached to the pipe frame,

wherein a plurality of through holes are defined in the under seat panel, and

wherein the seat surface panel is provided with a plurality of protrusions designed to be fitted into corresponding through holes among the plurality of through holes in the under seat panel, to thereby fix the seat surface panel in a direction along a top surface of the under seat panel.

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

the under seat panel has a clip hole through which a clip is inserted; and

the seat surface panel is connected to the under seat panel on an upper side thereof by the clip inserted through the clip hole, and

a gap is defined between the inner diameter of the clip hole and the outer diameter of the clip.

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