US 11,713,016 B2
Vehicle seat
Kota Akai, Tochigi (JP); and Masahiro Okabe, Tochigi (JP)
Assigned to TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka (JP)
Filed by TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama (JP)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/670,928.
Application 17/670,928 is a continuation of application No. 16/498,150, granted, now 11,279,312, previously published as PCT/JP2017/035084, filed on Sep. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-072099 (JP), filed on Mar. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0169197 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); B60R 21/207 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/2165 (2013.01) [B60N 2/64 (2013.01); B60N 2/68 (2013.01); B60N 2/70 (2013.01); B60R 21/207 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23146 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion and a seatback, the seat comprising:
a seatback frame including a right and a left side member extending vertically;
a side airbag unit including an inflator and attached to one of the side members;
a flexible seatback pad supported by the seatback frame and covering the side members and the side airbag unit;
a skin member covering an outer surface of the seatback pad; and
a retaining sheet bonded to the seatback pad and connected to the side member,
wherein the retaining sheet has a pad connection portion bonded to the seatback pad and positioned forward of the side member and the side airbag unit.