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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Sohei Matsuyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomonori Ishikawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Komei Yano, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kento Yoshida, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a cushion frame, a base portion, and a guide structure. The guide structure includes a rail and a rolling mechanism. The rolling mechanism includes an upper guide roller, a lower guide roller, and a roller holder. The rolling mechanism is sandwiched by an upper rolling surface and a lower rolling surface of the rail. The guide structure is configured such that when an occupant load is input to the cushion frame, the guide roller and the rolling surface at one of a first contact point or a second contact point come relatively close together, such that pressure increases, due to a relative position of the roller holder and the rail changing, with the other of the first contact point or the second contact point as a reference point.