Vehicle seat
US9889780B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/207
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle seat that can suitably protect a seated occupant against an impact from a seat width direction is described, while enlargement of the seat in the seat width direction is restrained. A support member provided to the vehicle seat supports the seated occupant from a side of the seated occupant, and includes an inner plate attached to a seat width direction inner side of a side frame, an outer plate attached to a seat width direction outer side of the side frame, and a connection plate for connecting the inner plate and the outer plate on a seat front side. The outer plate is attached to the seat width direction outer side of the side frame at a position that does not overlap in the seat width direction with attachment positions of the inner plate and the side frame.
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