Vehicle seat having a heater and a plurality of air cells, and a method for manufacturing the same
A vehicle seat includes at least one of a seat back and a seat cushion having a pad member and a skin member covering the pad member, wherein a heater having a sheet configuration and a plurality of air cells are provided between a surface side of the pad member and the skin member.
1. A vehicle seat, comprising
at least one of a seat back and a seat cushion having a pad member and a skin member covering the pad member,
wherein a heater having a sheet configuration and a plurality of air cells are provided between a surface side of the pad member and the skin member, and
the heater and the air cells are positioned so as not to overlap each other in a surface side to back side direction.
2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the heater is attached to a back side surface of the skin member, and the air cells are attached to a surface side surface of the pad member.
3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the heater is provided with a readily deformable portion that can be readily deformed when the air cells are inflated.
4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the readily deformable portion includes a slit provided in the heater.
5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the heater includes a base cloth with a sheet configuration and a heating wire positioned along a surface of the base cloth, the slit being provided between adjacent segments of the heating wire.
6. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the slit overlaps with one of the air cells in the surface side to back side direction.
7. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the heater includes a base cloth with a sheet configuration and a heating wire positioned along a surface of the base cloth, and the deformable portion includes a segment of the heating wire that extends while meandering in a first direction and is looped back in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
8. The vehicle seat according to claim 7 , wherein a part of the base cloth located in the readily deformable portion is provided with a slit that does not overlap with the heating wire.
9. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the slit includes a first part extending in the first direction and a second part extending orthogonally to the first part.
10. A manufacturing method of a vehicle seat, comprising:
preparing a pad member for a seat back or a seat cushion;
positioning a heater having a sheet configuration and a plurality of air cells on a surface of the pad member so as not to overlap each other in a surface side to back side direction; and
covering the surface of the pad member, the heater and the air cells with a skin member so that the heater and air cells are disposed between a surface side of the pad member and the skin member.
11. A vehicle seat, comprising
at least one of a seat back and a seat cushion having a pad member and a skin member covering the pad member,
wherein a heater having a sheet configuration and a plurality of air cells are provided between a surface side of the pad member and the skin member,
the heater is provided with a readily deformable portion that can be readily deformed when the air cells are inflated,
the heater includes a base cloth with a sheet configuration and a heating wire positioned along a surface of the base cloth, and
a part of the base cloth located in the readily deformable portion is provided with a slit that does not overlap with the heating wire.
12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the deformable portion includes a segment of the heating wire that extends while meandering in a first direction and is looped back in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
13. The vehicle seat according to claim 12 , wherein the slit includes a first part extending in the first direction and a second part extending orthogonally to the first part.