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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Acihi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat that can reduce the mass of a side frame without significantly reducing the mechanical strength of the side frame is provided. The vehicle seat comprises a back frame that comprises a side frame that extends substantially vertically, and a recliner that is coupled to a lower end of the side frame and configured so that the back frame is pivotable. The side frame comprises a side frame body that comprises a closed cross-section portion and extends from an upper end of the side frame to the recliner, and a reinforcing member that extends to the recliner from a point between a first and a second end of the side frame body along an extension axis of the side frame body and is fixed to the side frame body with at least a part of the reinforcing member being inserted into the closed cross-section portion.