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Granted Patent B2
US 11,643,032 · App. 16/816,513 · Granted May 9, 2023

Seat device for vehicle and electrical device for vehicle

Inventors: Chase Hemmelgarn (Columbus, OH); Steven Johnson (Newark, OH)
Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
B60R16/03B60N2/06B60N2/3097B60N2/5685B60R16/037H02J50/12
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Patent No.
US 11,643,032
App. No.
16/816,513
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat device for a vehicle includes: a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle; an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component. The wireless power supply mechanism includes a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit.

Claims (42)

1. A seat device for a vehicle, comprising:

a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle;

an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and

a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component and including

a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and

a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit,

wherein the support member is attached to the floor via at least one attachment member protruding from a surface of the floor, and

an upper surface of the power transmitting unit is located lower than an upper surface of the at least one attachment member.

2. The seat device according to claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the power transmitting unit is located lower than the surface of the floor.

3. The seat device according to claim 1 , wherein the power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit are configured such that a relative positional relationship therebetween does not change even when the occupant seat moves.

4. A seat device for a vehicle, comprising:

a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle;

an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and

a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component and including

a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and

a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit,

wherein the support member includes a pair of left and right lower rails, and

the occupant seat includes a pair of left and right upper rails slidably engaged with the pair of left and right lower rails.

5. The seat device according to claim 4 , wherein the support member further includes a cross member extending between the pair of left and right lower rails, and

the power receiving unit is attached to the cross member.

6. A seat device for a vehicle, comprising:

a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle;

an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and

a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component and including

a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and

a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit,

wherein the support member is attached to the floor via a pair of front and rear attachment members, and

in a side view of the vehicle, the power transmitting unit is located between the pair of front and rear attachment members.

7. A seat device for a vehicle, comprising:

a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle;

an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and

a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component and including

a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and

a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit,

wherein the power transmitting unit and the floor are connected via a member having higher thermal conductivity than the power transmitting unit.

8. A seat device for a vehicle, comprising:

a support member detachably attached to a floor of the vehicle;

an occupant seat movably supported by the support member and provided with an electrical component; and

a wireless power supply mechanism configured to supply electric power to the electrical component and including

a power transmitting unit attached to the floor, and

a power receiving unit attached to the support member so as to face the power transmitting unit and configured to receive the electric power wirelessly from the power transmitting unit,

wherein the power receiving unit and the support member are connected via a member having higher thermal conductivity than the power receiving unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2021
From: HEMMELGARN, CHASE; JOHNSON, STEVEN
To: TS TECH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054863/0631 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62819140 · Mar 15, 2019
Related Publication 20200290534A1 · Sep 17, 2020