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Granted Patent B2
US 10,214,117 · App. 15/646,828 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Conveyance seat

Inventors: Ryusuke Tanaka (Aichi, JP); Tomokazu Fukuta (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60N2/0232B60N2/123B60N2/682B60N2002/024B61D33/0078B63B2029/043B63B2709/00B64D11/064
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Patent No.
US 10,214,117
App. No.
15/646,828
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A conveyance seat is provided. The conveyance seat comprises a first side frame portion disposed in a first side of a seat width direction extending substantially in an up-down direction, a second side frame portion disposed in a second side of the seat width direction extending substantially in the up-down direction, a drive mechanism configured to generate driving force so as to pivot the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion in the front-rear direction of the seat, a walk-in mechanism disposed in an opposite side of the drive mechanism in the seat width direction across the first side frame portion, a motor fixing portion disposed on the first side frame portion and provided with a fixing surface on which the drive mechanism is secured and a bracket configured to secure the drive mechanism to the fixing surface.

Claims (21)

1. A conveyance seat comprising:

a seatback configured to be pivotable in a front-rear direction of the seat with respect to a seat cushion;

a first side frame portion configured to form a framework of the seatback and disposed on a first side in a seat width direction extending substantially in an up-down direction;

a second side frame portion configured to form the framework of the seatback together with the first side frame portion and disposed on a second side in the seat width direction extending substantially in the up-down direction;

a drive mechanism configured to generate driving force so as to pivot the first side frame portion and the second side frame portion in the front-rear direction of the seat, the drive mechanism being disposed on the first side frame portion facing the second side frame portion in the seat width direction;

a motor fixing portion disposed on the first side frame portion and provided with a fixing surface on which the drive mechanism is secured; and

a bracket configured to secure the drive mechanism to the fixing surface, wherein

the fixing surface is arranged in the seat width direction so as to be substantially perpendicular to a front-rear direction of the seat.

2. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the fixing surface is disposed on a rear-end side of the first side frame portion in the front-rear direction of the seat.

3. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the bracket comprises two clamping portions configured to clamp the drive mechanism from both sides in the front-rear direction of the seat so as to support the drive mechanism, and an extending portion extending from either one of the two clamping portions toward the fixing surface.

4. The conveyance seat according to claim 3 , wherein

the extending portion comprises a plate portion formed substantially in a plate-shape and one of a convex-shaped or a concave-shaped bead portion provided on the plate portion.

5. The conveyance seat according to claim 4 , wherein

the bracket is secured to the fixing surface with a fastening tool inserted into the bracket from a rear side of the seat.

6. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the first side frame portion comprises a first surface portion arranged in the front-rear direction so as to be substantially perpendicular to the seat width direction and a second surface portion arranged in the seat width direction so as to be substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the seat, and wherein

the motor fixing portion is provided to the second surface portion.

7. The conveyance seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the bracket is secured to the fixing surface via a fastener extending in a direction parallel to the front-rear direction of the seat.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2017
From: TANAKA, RYUSUKE; FUKUTA, TOMOKAZU
To: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 042978/0249 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-154690 · Aug 5, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180037138A1 · Feb 8, 2018