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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60N 2/64 (2006.01); B60N 2/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/68 (2013.01); B60N 2/643 (2013.01); B60N 2/686 (2013.01); B60N 2/7011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seatback of a vehicle seat includes a seatback frame and a backrest attached to the seatback frame. The backrest includes a first supporting area configured to receive a load of a shoulder of the occupant, and a second supporting area configured to receive a load of a spine area of the occupant. Support stiffness in the first supporting area for a vertical load is lower than that in the second supporting area. Support stiffness in the second supporting area for a shearing load is higher than that in the first supporting area.