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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Ts Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka-shi, Saitama, JP;
Samual T. Schacht, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Elizabeth L. Chambers, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Katsuhiro Kiya, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Jeffrey J. Finni, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Nicholas Domicone, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Ashley E. Keach, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Hideo Mitsui, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
Nathan A. Hartley, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);
TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle seat, a base frame is provided at a back side of a cushion pad to support the cushion pad, and an outer covering is configured to cover a front side of the cushion pad and fixed to the base frame. The outer covering includes a first portion. A receptacle hole is provided at the front side of a cushion pad. An actuator is configured to move the first portion to a first position in which part of the first portion is located inside the receptacle hole, and to a second position farther away from the base frame than the first position. An elastic member is provided in the receptacle hole, connected to the part of the first portion, and configured to bias the first portion toward the base frame.