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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2024
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kensuke Yoshiga, Yokohama, JP;
Yukinori Mikita, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Nagumo, Tokyo, JP;
Fumito Kitanaka, Tokyo, JP;
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes: a seat cushion frame; a side finisher provided at a side of the seat cushion; a circuit board positioned between the side frame and the side finisher in a side view; a support case supporting the circuit board and positioned between the side frame and the side finisher in a side view; and a board-connected cable including a first end connected to the circuit board, a flexible cable main body that extends from the first end, and a second end that is a connector connectable to an electric cable for supplying power to an electric actuator. The support case is integrated to the side finisher; the support case is installable to the side frame; and the support case includes a cable protection section that, in a side view, overlaps with at least part of the cable main body and that does not overlap with at least the connector.