US 12,246,664 B2
Power supply structure for headrest
Masami Ono, Osaka (JP); Hidetoshi Ishida, Osaka (JP); Satoshi Yamamoto, Osaka (JP); and Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie (JP); SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP); and SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 18/023,433
Filed by AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Mie (JP); SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie (JP); and SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Jul. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/027455
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/044643, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-145481 (JP), filed on Aug. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0303017 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60N 2/829 (2018.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01)
CPC B60R 16/03 (2013.01) [B60N 2/829 (2018.02); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power supply structure for a headrest, comprising:
a seat body provided with a headrest holder that extends toward the headrest and includes a support portion at a lower end thereof;
a pair of headrest stays disposed at left and right portions of the headrest, respectively and extending toward the seat body;
a power supply coil provided in the headrest holder of the seat body;
a power reception coil fixed to a lower end of one of the pair of headrest stays in the headrest and configured to receive power from the power supply coil; and
an elastic member provided either below the power supply coil or above the power reception coil in the headrest holder that includes the support portion and configured to press the power supply coil and the power reception coil in a direction that approaches each other in a state where the elastic member or the power supply coil is supported by the support portion of the headrest holder.