IP Library Granted Patent US 11,787,321
Granted Patent B2
US 11,787,321 · App. 17/582,030 · Granted Oct 17, 2023

Vehicle seat

Inventors: Tohru Inagaki (Tokyo, JP); Takumi Sato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60N2/90B60R16/03
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,787,321
App. No.
17/582,030
Granted
Oct 17, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The vehicle seat includes a seat back 2 having a support surface 11 , a recessed portion 28 that is provided on a back surface 12 of the seat back 2 opposite to the support surface 11 and formed to be recessed from the back surface 12 toward the inside of the seat back 2 , and a socket 7 provided inside the recessed portion 28 , to which an external device is connected, and which is provided on a surface inclined to face upward with respect to the back surface 12 of the seat back 2 . The back surface 12 of the seat back 2 is provided with a socket housing 6 that is attached to a skin 13 of the seat back 2 and is formed to be recessed toward the inside of the seat back 2 . A space inside the socket housing 6 is the recessed portion 28.

Claims (14)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat back including a support surface that supports an occupant's back;

a recessed portion that is provided on a back surface of the seat back opposite to the support surface and formed to be recessed from the back surface toward the inside of the seat back;

a socket provided inside the recessed portion, to which an external device is connected, and which is provided to face the back surface of the seat back in an inclined direction; and

a socket cover that rotates around a rotation axis between a closed state in which the socket is covered and an open state in which the socket is exposed,

wherein a first end portion of the socket cover on which the rotation axis is provided is provided further inside the seat back with respect to a second end portion located on a side opposite to the rotation axis, and

the socket cover is provided inside the recessed portion and located further inside the seat back with respect to an opening surface of the recessed portion regardless of the open or closed state of the socket cover.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the socket is provided on a surface inclined to face either upward or downward with respect to the back surface.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage pocket provided on the back surface of the seat back,

wherein the socket is provided on a surface inclined to face upward with respect to the back surface,

the storage pocket and the recessed portion are provided at positions at which they partially overlap each other in a vertical direction, and

an upper end portion of the recessed portion is located above an upper end portion of the storage pocket.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a socket housing which is formed to be recessed from the back surface of the seat back to the inside of the seat back and which is attached to a skin of the seat back to surround the socket,

wherein a space inside the socket housing is the recessed portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2022
From: INAGAKI, TOHRU; SATO, TAKUMI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058734/0946 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-013273 · Jan 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220242291A1 · Aug 4, 2022
Cited By (1)
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