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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2020
Ts Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Koji Onuma, Tochigi, JP;
Soichiro Kamei, Tochigi, JP;
Masaki Shimazu, Wako, JP;
Akira Nakajima, Wako, JP;
Hiromitsu Nagatomo, Wako, JP;
Yuki Fukuda, Wako, JP;
Toshimitsu Mizukoshi, Wako, JP;
Taiji Misono, Wako, JP;
TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes an internal support member for supporting a seat occupant. The internal support member includes a main body in plate or sheet form positioned within a seat cushion frame, a pair of inclined portions extending laterally from a part of either lateral side of the main body with an upward slant, and front and rear mounting portions engaged by front and rear cross members of the seat cushion frame. A pressure sensor is mounted on a part of an upper surface of the internal support member located ahead of the inclined portions. The main body of the internal support member is provided with a pair of openings located on either side of the pressure sensor, and a connecting portion connecting the pressure sensor with a part of the front mounting portion. The pressure sensor and the openings are spaced from the front edge of the main body.