B60N2/5816

CONVEYANCE SEAT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR
20230009334 · 2023-01-12 ·

Provided is a conveyance seat in which a protruding portion of a pad in one seat member can be easily inserted between a frame and the other seat member. A conveyance seat includes two connected seat members, in which each of the two seat members includes a pad, a skin covering the pad, and a frame configuring a skeleton of the seat member, the pad of the one seat member has a protruding portion disposed between the frame of the one seat member and the other seat member at a part connected to the other seat member, and the skin of the one seat member has an extending portion extending by a predetermined distance from an end portion and covering a surface of the protruding portion and a grip portion gripping the protruding portion and covering a back surface of the protruding portion on a side connected to the other seat member.

INTEGRAL SKIN FOAM MOLDED ARTICLE
20180009354 · 2018-01-11 ·

An integral skin foam molded article includes: a skin formed by sewing a plurality of skin pieces in a hag shape; and a resin foam which is molded inside the skin integrally with the skin, wherein: at least one skin piece among the plurality of skin pieces has a surface material made of a natural leather, and includes a wadding material stacked on a back side of the surface material in a non-surface joined state and a lining material stacked on the wadding material; and in a shrinkage rate with respect to an in-plane compression load, a shrinkage rate of the liming material is smaller than a shrinkage rate of the wadding material.

TRIM RETENTION MEMBER
20220379784 · 2022-12-01 ·

A trim cover assembly includes a trim cover disposable over a cushion having a release handle bezel assembly, the trim cover has an A-side and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing an external surface of the cushion. The trim cover defines a cover opening that, when disposed over the cushion, generally corresponds to a release handle of the release handle bezel assembly. The trim cover assembly also includes a trim retainer on the B-side of the trim cover having an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining a retainer opening generally corresponding to at least a portion of the cover opening. The trim retainer is configured to engage a housing of the release handle bezel assembly such that the trim cover assembly can be secured to the housing and between the housing and a bezel of the release handle bezel assembly.

Vehicle seat

In a vehicle seat, a back pad outer skin covering a surface of a back pad includes a first portion covering a surface of one part, including a side face, of a bolster pad part, and second portions covering a surface of another part that is different from the one part of the bolster pad part. A bound part is formed by binding to each other mutually adjacent end parts of the first portion and the second portions and extremity parts of expansive force transmission webbings having base portions fixed to a frame, the bound part being capable of breaking when an airbag is made to expand. A non-stretchable cloth member is disposed on a reverse side of specific outer skin portions, covering a front face of the bolster pad part, of the second portions.

SEAT
20220355714 · 2022-11-10 · ·

A seat capable of creating a shape conforming to a curved surface of a pad. The seat includes: a pad having a curved first surface and a second surface; an outer cover covering the pad, the outer cover having an inward-suspending portion inwardly suspended in the pad; and a holding member having bending-allowing elasticity, the holding member holding a shape of the inward-suspending portion. The inward-suspending portion extends continuously from the first surface to the second surface of the pad. The holding member is fixed to a part of the inward-suspending portion, the part extending continuously from the first surface to the second surface of the pad. The inward-suspending portion is fastened only to the second surface of the pad, and is disposed on the first surface in a state of the inward-suspending portion being bent together with the holding member along the curved surface of the first surface.

LENGTHWISE FASTENER
20230081698 · 2023-03-16 ·

A flexible lengthwise fastener is provided with a first retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate. The lengthwise fastener is also provided with a second retainer provided with a lengthwise substrate to engage with the lengthwise substrate of the first retainer. When the first retainer and the second retainer are combined, the first retainer and the second retainer provide the appearance of a traditional seam.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT ANCHOR COVER

A vehicle seat assembly includes a panel defined as a portion of a vehicle seat, the panel defines a first aperture therethrough to access an anchor and a second aperture therethrough, and has an engagement region thereon adjacent to the second aperture, a trim cover assembly including a trim cover, a strap connecting the trim cover to the vehicle seat, a seat frame and/or a vehicle framework via the second aperture, and a holder member. The holder member is sized to retract into and emerge from the second aperture, and has an edge configured to engage the engagement region. The trim cover assembly has a first position covering the first aperture to visibly hide the anchor, and a second position with the trim cover assembly spaced apart from the aperture to provide access to the anchor, where the edge of the holder member is engaged with the engagement region.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BADGE INSTALLATION
20230074651 · 2023-03-09 ·

A system and method for installing a badge on a vehicle seat may include placing a trim cover on a badge, and placing a tensioning strip over the trim cover. A retaining plate may be placed over the tensioning strip, and the badge and retaining plate pressed together to capture the trim cover and the tensioning strip therebetween to form an assembly. This assembly may be positioned over a support structure of the vehicle seat such that an A-side of the badge faces toward a front of the vehicle seat. A tensile force may be applied to the tensioning strip in a direction toward a back of the vehicle seat, and the tensioning strip may then be fastened to the support structure of the vehicle seat.

SEAT CUSHION
20230129527 · 2023-04-27 · ·

A seat cushion includes a cushion rear portion forming a rear portion of the seating surface, a cushion front portion forming a front portion of the seating surface and being configured to approach and separate from the cushion rear portion in a front-rear direction by a cushion length variable mechanism, a cushion cover covering the cushion front portion and the cushion rear portion, a retraction member disposed over a cover back surface of the cushion cover to a first member, and a push-in member provided on a second member, and configured to push the retraction member by the cushion front portion approaching the cushion rear portion, thereby retracting the cushion cover into a gap between the cushion front portion and the cushion rear portion with the retraction member.

VEHICLE SEAT BACK PROVIDED WITH AN AIRBAG DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY SUCH A SEAT BACK
20230158989 · 2023-05-25 ·

A vehicle seat back comprising a seat back frame with a pillar, an airbag device and a side airbag, the airbag device comprising at least one airbag and an airbag support for attaching the airbag to the seat back frame, and the side airbag comprising a side airbag trim and at least one side airbag trim support for attaching the side airbag to the seat back frame, wherein the trim support and the airbag support comprise at least one assembly point for their attachment to the pillar of the seat back frame.