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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Nhk Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Arai, Yokohama, JP;
Takuma Oki, Yokohama, JP;
Yusuke Yadomaru, Tokyo, JP;
Masami Handa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitu Nishio, Tokyo, JP;
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A seat back panel includes a panel main body and a separate panel. The panel main body is disposed at a posterior portion of a seat back of a vehicle seat. The panel main body structures a portion of a main body portion of a seat back frame. An aperture is formed at a location of the panel main body that opposes a dorsal region of a seat occupant. The separate panel is attached to the main body portion and closes up the aperture. At a time of rear-end collision of the vehicle, the separate panel receives a load from the dorsal region of the seat occupant and relatively displaces toward the rear side of the seat back with respect to the panel main body.