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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2013
Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Furukawa, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kumazaki, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a reclining mechanism that is provided to make the angle of a seat back relative to a seat cushion adjustable; a biasing member that biases the seat back in such a direction as to decrease the angle of the seat back relative to the seat cushion; and an assist member that applies a force in a direction opposite to the biasing force of the biasing member to the seat back, and generates a force that is smaller than the total of the weight of the seat back and the biasing force of the biasing member when the seat back is lifted up from a forwardly folded position in which the seat back has a small angle relative to the seat cushion toward a sitting position.