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US 10,086,727 · App. 15/464,806 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

Vehicle seat

Inventors: Jeremy Ruff (Reynoldsburg, OH); Teppei Ito (Reynoldsburg, OH); Souheil Hage-Hassan (Reynoldsburg, OH); Travis M. Reel (Marysville, OH); Fernando M. Rosero (Marysville, OH)
Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd.; Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B60N2/64B60N2/5816B60N2/2887
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Patent No.
US 10,086,727
App. No.
15/464,806
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat pad and a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad. The seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member firmer than the first pad member. The bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member. The protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a through-hole for attachment of a component is formed.

Claims (46)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat pad; and

a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad;

wherein:

the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is firmer than the first pad member;

the bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member;

a through-hole is formed in the embedded portion; and

the protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a hole for attachment of a component is formed.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the second pad member is made of expanded polypropylene and is insert-molded with the bracket.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the first pad member is made of urethane foam and is arranged on the second pad member.

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

the second pad member includes a rear surface portion which is not covered by the first pad member; and

the protrusion protrudes from the rear surface portion to a rear of the seat.

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

a cutout is formed in a rear end portion of the second pad member,

the bracket is attached to overlap the cutout; and

a clearance is provided between a front end of the cutout and a front end of the bracket.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to cover the seat pad,

wherein:

a pull-in hole through which an end portion of the cover extends is formed in the first pad member;

an opening is formed in the second pad member to face a bulging portion of the first pad member formed by downwardly bulging a bottom surface portion of the first pad member; and

the end portion of the cover is locked through the pull-in hole and the opening to a lock portion formed in a back surface of the second pad member.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a guide groove in which a wiring harness is to be arranged is formed in a back surface of the second pad member.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to cover the seat pad and a hook-and-loop fastener attached to the cover to hold a wiring harness.

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

a plurality of insertion slots, through each of which an ISOFIX connector is to be inserted, are formed in the second pad member;

a first portion of the second pad member, covered by the first pad member, is provided between the plurality of insertion slots; and

a second portion of the second pad member, not covered by the first pad member, is provided in peripheries around the plurality of insertion slots.

10. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat pad; and

a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad;

wherein:

the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is firmer than the first pad member;

a guide groove in which a wiring harness is to be arranged is formed in a back surface of the second pad member;

the bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member; and

the protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a hole for attachment of a component is formed.

11. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat pad; and

a bracket configured to be held by the seat pad;

wherein:

the seat pad includes a first pad member and a second pad member that is firmer than the first pad member;

a plurality of insertion slots, through each of which an ISOFIX connector is to be inserted, are formed in the second pad member;

a first portion of the second pad member, covered by the first pad member, is provided between the plurality of insertion slots;

a second portion of the second pad member, not covered by the first pad member, is provided in peripheries around the plurality of insertion slots;

the bracket includes an embedded portion embedded in the second pad member and a protrusion that protrudes outward from the second pad member; and

the protrusion includes an attachment surface in which a hole for attachment of a component is formed.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2017
From: RUFF, JEREMY; ITO, TEPPEI; HAGE-HASSAN, SOUHEIL
To: TS TECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042517/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2017
From: REEL, TRAVIS M.; ROSERO, FERNANDO M.
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042517/0151 →
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