IP Library Granted Patent US 10,179,528
Granted Patent B2
US 10,179,528 · App. 15/653,484 · Granted Jan 15, 2019

Vehicle seat

Inventors: Motoshi Minegishi (Tokyo, JP); Hirofumi Fuwa (Saitama, JP); Ryosuke Nakashima (Saitama, JP)
Assignees: TACHI-S CO., LTD.; HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60N2/688B60N2/22B60N2/58B60N2/6009B60R22/18B60R22/26B60N2/16B60N2/20B60R2022/1818B60R2022/263
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Patent No.
US 10,179,528
App. No.
15/653,484
Granted
Jan 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion; a seat back; a side cover provided at a side of the seat cushion and having a recess and a protrusion; a first operation lever provided in the recess; and a second operation lever provided in the recess between the first operation lever and the seat cushion. The protrusion is positioned behind the first operation lever and is disposed such that when a seat belt is fastened, the webbing of the seat belt is abutted against the protrusion. The rear side face of the first operation lever is positioned inside a side face of the protrusion and the rear upper face of the first operation lever is positioned below the upper face of the protrusion.

Claims (21)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion;

a seat back tiltable relative to the seat cushion;

a side cover provided at a side of the seat cushion and having a recess and a protrusion;

a first operation lever provided in the recess; and

a second operation lever provided in the recess between the first operation lever and the seat cushion,

wherein a holding portion of the first operation lever and a holding portion of the second operation lever are positioned in the recess,

wherein the protrusion is positioned behind the holding portion of the first operation lever,

wherein a webbing of a seat belt is arranged to abut on a side face of the protrusion when the seat belt is fastened,

wherein the seat belt is arranged such that a front end portion of the webbing is positioned outside a portion of the first operation lever ahead of the protrusion when the seat belt is fastened, and positioned at the protrusion by a pretensioner when a frontal collision occurs,

wherein a side face of the holding portion of the first operation lever on a rear side is positioned inwardly relative to the side face of the protrusion on which the webbing abuts, and

wherein an upper face of the holding portion of the first operation lever on the rear side is positioned below an upper face of the protrusion.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein a width of the first operation lever in proximity to a rear end portion of the first operation lever is narrower than width of a front part of the first operation lever.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 ,

wherein an area where an inner upper part of the second operation lever and the webbing overlap with each other is covered with the side cover.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein the holding portion of the second operation lever is provided ahead of the holding portion of the first operation lever.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first operation lever is a reclining operation lever used to adjust a tilt of the seat back, and

wherein the second operation lever is a lifter operation lever used to adjust the height of the seat cushion.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 4, 2026
From: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
To: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075515/0925 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2017
From: MINEGISHI, MOTOSHI; FUWA, HIROFUMI; NAKASHIMA, RYOSUKE
To: TACHI-S CO., LTD.; HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043037/0748 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-151316 · Aug 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180029512A1 · Feb 1, 2018