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Vehicle seat

US10245986B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 2017
Grant dateApr 2, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/99
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat including: a seat back including a top plate main part configured to support a body of a seated person from the rear side and a top plate side part configured to protrude more forward than the top plate main part to support the body of the seated person from the lateral side; a side adjuster configured to move the top plate side part between a protruding position in which the top plate side part protrudes more forward than the top plate main part and a retracted position in which the top plate side part is retracted from the protruding position; and a controller configured to, in a case where a side collision of a vehicle is detected, drive and control the side adjuster so that the top plate side part is in the protruding position.

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