US 11,667,221 B2
Vehicle seat
Shoma Sato, Tochigi (JP)
Assigned to TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama (JP)
Filed by TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama (JP)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/870,112.
Application 17/870,112 is a continuation of application No. 17/175,746, filed on Feb. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,420,541.
Application 17/175,746 is a continuation of application No. 16/575,886, filed on Sep. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,919,419, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Application 16/575,886 is a continuation of application No. 16/222,410, filed on Dec. 17, 2018, granted, now 10,434,904, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 16/222,410 is a continuation of application No. 15/595,275, filed on May 15, 2017, granted, now 10,173,557, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-071011 (JP), filed on Mar. 31, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355715 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/36 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/54 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01); B60N 2/22 (2006.01); B60N 2/50 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/3086 (2013.01) [B60N 2/01583 (2013.01); B60N 2/305 (2013.01); B60N 2/3011 (2013.01); B60N 2/366 (2013.01); B60N 2/544 (2013.01); B60N 2/682 (2013.01); B60N 2/7052 (2013.01); B60N 2/2245 (2013.01); B60N 2/30 (2013.01); B60N 2/3047 (2013.01); B60N 2/50 (2013.01); B60N 2/70 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion frame comprising a front part pivotally supported by a floor and a rear part fitted with a latch mechanism adapted to be detachably engaged by a striker attached to the floor,
wherein the seat cushion frame comprises a pair of side frames extending in a fore and an aft direction on either side of the seat cushion frame, a front frame connecting front ends of the pair of side frames to each other, and a rear frame connecting rear ends of the pair of side frames to each other,
each side frame of the pair of side frames is respectively rotatably connected to a support base of a pair of support bases around a rotational center line extending laterally, the pair of support bases being fixedly attached to the floor,
at least one of the pair of side frames includes a first member comprising a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member attached to the first member so as to be located on an inner side of the first member, and extending downward further than the first member,
the latch mechanism being positioned under the first member and attached to the second member, and
one of the pair of support bases is located on an outer side of the first member and is located on an outer side of the latch mechanism.