IP Library Granted Patent US 12,576,806
Granted Patent B2
US 12,576,806 · App. 18/931,191 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Vehicle seat

Inventors: Takuro Yamada (Tochigi, JP); Atsushi Yamabe (Tochigi, JP)
Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
B60R21/207B60N2/682
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Patent No.
US 12,576,806
App. No.
18/931,191
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

To improve workability when attaching an airbag module disposed in a side portion of a vehicle seat from a seat back side. A vehicle seat (S) includes: a side frame ( 13 ) which constitutes a side portion of a seat back frame ( 10 ); a bracket ( 20 ) which includes an attachment portion ( 21 ) attached to a side surface of the side frame ( 13 ) on a seat inner side and a back protrusion portion ( 22 ) protruding backward from the attachment portion ( 21 ); and an airbag module ( 30 ) which includes a retainer ( 34 ) fixed to the back protrusion portion ( 22 ).

Claims (41)

1 . A vehicle seat comprising:

a plate frame member which constitutes a side portion of a seat back frame;

a bracket which is attached to the seat back frame; and

an airbag module which is fixed to the bracket,

wherein the seat back frame includes an upper frame that is connected to an upper end portion of the plate frame member,

wherein the bracket is positioned on an opposite side of the plate frame member in a seat width direction with respect to the upper frame,

wherein the bracket includes an outer extension portion that extends outward in the seat width direction, and

wherein the outer extension portion covers a connection portion between the bracket and the upper frame from a rear.

2 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein an inner end of the bracket is located on an inner side of an inner end of the plate frame member in the seat width direction.

3 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein an outer end of the bracket is located on an outer side of an inner end of the plate frame member in the seat width direction.

4 . The vehicle seat according to claim 3 ,

wherein the bracket includes a relief portion to prevent the inner end of the plate frame member from coming into contact with the bracket.

5 . The vehicle seat according to claim 4 ,

wherein the relief portion is a recessed portion recessed inward in the seat width direction.

6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 3 ,

wherein the outer end of the bracket is located on an inner side of an outer end of the seat back frame in the seat width direction.

7 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein a portion of the plate frame member covers a connection portion between the bracket and the upper frame from a rear.

8 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein the airbag module includes a retainer configured to attach the airbag module to the seat back frame, and

wherein the retainer covers the bracket from a rear.

9 . The vehicle seat according to claim 8 ,

wherein an inner end of the retainer is located on an inner side of an inner end of the bracket in the seat width direction.

10 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 ,

wherein the seat back frame includes a pressure receiving member configured to receive a load from an occupant of the vehicle seat,

wherein the pressure receiving member includes a plane-shaped portion configured to receive the load from the occupant and a connecting member connected to the seat back frame, and

wherein the connecting member is positioned away from the bracket.

11 . The vehicle seat according to claim 10 ,

wherein the airbag module includes a retainer configured to attach the airbag module to the seat back frame, and

wherein the retainer is positioned away from the connecting member.

12 . A vehicle seat comprising:

a plate frame member which constitutes a side portion of a seat back frame;

a bracket which is attached to the seat back frame; and

an airbag module which is fixed to the bracket,

wherein the seat back frame includes a lower frame that is connected to a lower end portion of the plate frame member,

wherein the airbag module includes an airbag and an inflator configured to generate gas to expand and deploy the airbag, and wherein the inflator is provided in the lower frame,

wherein the lower frame includes a front wall,

wherein the front wall covers the inflator from a front, and

wherein an outer end of the front wall is located on an inner side of an inner end of the bracket in the seat width direction.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 2016-216090 · Nov 4, 2016 · national
JP 2017-014369 · Jan 30, 2017 · national
JP 2017-029330 · Feb 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18326118 · May 31, 2023
Continuation 17351299 · Jun 18, 2021
Continuation 16344835
Related Publication 20250050832A1 · Feb 13, 2025
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