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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2006
Kenichi Niitsuma, Takanezawa-machi, JP;
Masami Yoshida, Takanezawa-machi, JP;
Kenichi Niitsuma, Takanezawa-machi, JP;
Masami Yoshida, Takanezawa-machi, JP;
TS Tech Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
In an automobile seat provided with a seatback having a metal-made seatback frame of a substantially quadrilateral shape, the seatback frame comprising a pair of spaced apart left and right side frame sections, an upper frame sectioninterconnecting upper end portions of the side frame sections, and a lower frame sectioninterconnecting lower end portions of the side frame sections, the lower frame section comprises a horizontally extending body arranged between the lower end portions of the side frame sections, side bracket portionsprovided at left and right ends of the horizontally extending body so as to project forward from the horizontally extending body, the side bracket portionsbeing applied and fixed to the lower end portions of the side frame sections, and a structure for serving to facilitate deformation of the seatback in the event of a car crash or the like in order to absorb impact caused by the car crash or the like, the structure comprising a recess portionwhich extends along the horizontally extending body and around the side bracket portions, and the recess portion being formed into a semi-circular shape in cross-section.