Resin tip-up seat cushion frames and seat assemblies having resin tip-up seat cushion frames

US10988061B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Shelby L. Brown · Brighton, US
• Yi-Ru Chen Sosnowski · Ann Arbor, US
• John J. Salvia, III · Ann Arbor, US
• Vikas Bhatia · Gaithersburg, US
• Gregory T. Donovan · Britton, US
• Patrick J. Edgar · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 2019
• Grant date: Apr 27, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/686
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat cushion, for a seat assembly, includes a seat cushion frame formed of a resin material. The seat cushion frame includes a base wall, a pair of side walls, and a front wall. The base wall includes a pair of side edges and a front edge that extends between the pair of side edges. The pair of side walls extend outward from the pair of side edges of the base wall. The front wall extends outwardly from the front edge of the base wall. The front wall configured to provide an anti-submarining feature.