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Vehicle seat

US9073466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 2013
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/5621
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a vehicle seat having an air passage formed to extend in an in-plane direction in a pad for supporting a body of an occupant. The vehicle seat includes a seat frame which supports a peripheral portion of the pad from a rear side thereof; and a support body which is supported by the seat frame and is configured to elastically support, from a rear side, a high-load portion of a center of the pad on which a body pressure of the occupant is concentrated, wherein the air passage is formed at a position avoiding the high-load portion of the pad supported by the support body.

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