Abstract: A supporting member is for supporting a headrest. A pressure receiving member is attached to the supporting member. The pressure receiving member has a pressure receiving portion at a lower end thereof for a load to be applied to. A frame member is attached with the supporting member to be pivoted with the headrest. The frame member is a pair of side frames or an upper-cross member.

Abstract: A vehicle seat slide device includes an elongated lower guide rail adapted to be secured to a floor panel of the vehicle body in its longitudinal direction, and an upper slide rail slidably fitted into the lower guide rail. The lower guide rail has a rail body, side walls, slider rest portions and upper guide walls inwardly extending from upper ends of the side walls to define an elongated guide groove. First hook segments are formed on inner edges of the upper guide walls along the elongated guide groove, and second hook segments are formed on the side walls of the lower guide rail, respectively. The upper slide rail includes a slide body, vertical wall, upper slide walls, and lower side walls. In the upper slide rail, slider rest shoulders, first engaging segments, and second engaging segments are also formed. Either one of the slider rest portions may include a rectilinear portion by which one of the sliders is held in point of contact.

Abstract: An automotive seat-back structure is provided to protect a passenger's neck vertebra at a vehicle's rear-end collision and also support the passenger's lumbar vertebra. The automotive seat-back structure includes a seat-back frame 2, an actuating member 4 and supporting means 7. A first supporting member 5 is carried by a lower end 2c of the seat-back frame 2, while a second supporting member 6 is carried by the actuating member 4 or the supporting means 7. The first and second supporting members 5, 6 carry a lumbar supporting member 8 capable of supporting the passenger's lumbar vertebra on pressure. The member 8 is carried so as to be rotatable back and forth and also movable up and down.

Abstract: A seat cushion is to pivot to be in a horizontal reversed state and it has a back side. A seat back is to pivot to be in a horizontal reversed state and has a reverse side. The reverse side in the horizontal reversed state has a height substantially equal to one of the back side of the seat cushion in the horizontal reversed state. An arm is attached to a lower end of the seat back and supports the lower end of the seat back to be rotated. A roller is fixed to a lower end of the arm and projects outward in a transverse direction of a vehicle body. A slide rail is fixed to a floor and engages with the roller to be slid forward and rearward. A lock mechanism detachably engages with the roller. A back link is connected to an intermediate fulcrum of the seat back above the roller and is connected to one of an intermediate portion of the slide rail and a peripheral member around the portion. A stopper is provided at the lower end of the seat back.

Abstract: A seat pad with a fastener is manufactured by forming a groove in a mold, arranging a longitudinal end of the groove, disposing the fastener on the mold to have the surface of the fastener facing the groove, curving a longitudinal end of the fastener to protrude in the mold, and injecting a forming synthetic resin into the mold.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a seat frame having a major middle portion made of a resin, at least a part of the major middle portion having a net structure. A covering member for covering the major middle portion is detachably engaged with the seat frame such that, when the covering member is detached from the seat frame, at least a part of the net structure of the seat frame is exposed, thereby producing a ventilation. During the summer season the covering member can be detached from the major middle portion thereby providing high ventilation for the seat, while during the winter season the covering member can be engaged with the major middle portion thereby providing a high heat retaining property for the seat.

Abstract: A seat for vehicle includes a base member secured to a seat cushion; a rotating arm rotatably supported by the base member through a reclining mechanism; a seat back tiltable with respect to the seat cushion; a center-folding mechanism rotatably supported on the rotating side of the rotating arm; and an arm plate secured to each frame on both sides of the seat back. A second interlocking cam is capable of advancing or retreating into the base member side by a first interlocking cam secured to the arm plate. The base member is provided with a cut-away portion at a predetermined point for containing an engaging portion provided on the tip of the second interlocking cam and for enabling the first and second interlocking cams to act in cooperation, only when the rotating arm is positioned at a predetermined tilt angle.

Abstract: A structure where an armrest is detachably coupled to a seatback includes an axial pin, a moving pin, a supporting bracket, and a slope. The axial pin and the moving pin projects from a side face of one end of the armrest. The moving pin has a head at its distal end. The supporting bracket is fixed on a side portion of the seatback, and it has an axial hole for receiving the axial pin and a guide groove for receiving the moving pin. The axial pin is inserted into the axial hole to be rotatably supported by the supporting bracket. The moving pin is inserted into the guide groove to be moved within the guide groove according to rotation of the axial pin. The slop is disposed on an edge of the guide groove near the using point. As the armrest reaches the using position, the head rides on the slope according to movement of the moving pin, so that the moving pin approaches to the seatback.

Abstract: A first rail is fixed on a side of a seat and is moved relative to a second rail fixed on a side of a vehicle body. A driving mechanism is to move the first rail relative to the second rail and has a lead screw. The lead screw is supported on the side of the first rail and has an end surface. A bracket is fixed to the first rail and is arranged to be opposed to an end surface of the lead screw.

Abstract: A lead screw which is to be moved in a direction. A nut is screwed to the lead screw. A first bracket is to be swung by moving the lead screw so as to move a seat up and down. The first bracket has a first opening. The nut is fitted in the first opening. A second bracket is to move the seat up and down with the first bracket. The second bracket has a second opening of a size larger than that of the first opening. The second opening is to pass the nut in an inclined position therethrough. The second opening is to position the nut therein.

Abstract: A pair of first and second front leg members support a seat cushion on the floor. Each of the first and second front leg members is fixed to the floor. A third rear leg member for supporting the seat cushion is fixed to the seat cushion. A pair of first and second seat slide mechanisms for allowing the seat cushion to slide relative to the floor each has (1) a lower rail fixed to one of the first and second front leg members and (2) an upper rail fixed to the seat cushion. A third seat slide mechanism allows the third rear leg member to move relative to the floor.

Abstract: A crushing apparatus for crushing closed cells in a pad material which has been molded integral with a frame upon foaming. The crushing apparatus comprises upper and lower counterparts disposed contactable with each other. The upper counterpart includes an upper frame, and an upper sheet-like flexible member secured to the upper frame, and the lower counterpart includes a lower frame which is rotatable around its one side, and a lower sheet-like flexible member secured to the lower frame. The upper and lower sheet-like flexible members are non-air permeable and contactable with each other so as to form an air-tight seal condition between the upper and lower sheet-like flexible members. One of the upper and lower frames has a suction opening which is able to be sealingly connected to a space formed between the upper and lower sheet-like flexible members. An air-sucking device is connected to the suction opening so as to suck air in the space formed between the upper and lower sheet-like members.

Abstract: There are provided a headrest; a seatback frame; a supporting member which was kept by the seatback frame, supports the headrest to be swung, and is arranged at least inside a shoulder point of AFO 5% tile mannequin from a front view thereof; and a pressure receiving member which is formed of a rigid body, is supported by the supporting member, and is to receive a predetermined pressure to swing the supporting member. Preferably, the pressure receiving member has a cross-sectional configuration formed in an almost U-shape, and is spaced from a back face of a pad arranged in front of the pressure receiving member.

Abstract: A seat-back frame includes side-frame portions having sides formed with recesses, an upper-frame portion arranged between upper ends of the side-frame portions, a lower-frame portion arranged between lower ends of the side-frame portions, and a crosspiece arranged between the side-frame portions and having ends engaged with the recesses of the side-frame portions.

Abstract: A flattable seat structure of an automobile includes: a slide rail fixed to a floor of the automobile; a seat cushion having a front roller which is engaged with the slide rail in a front-and-rear direction slidably; a first lock mechanism for maintaining the seat cushion in a seated state; a seat back having a lower-end roller which is engaged with the slide rail in the front-and-rear direction slidably; a second lock mechanism for maintaining the seat back in a seated state; a cushion link connected with a middle fulcrum of the seat cushion and connected with a middle portion of the slide rail; and a back link whose one end is connected with a middle fulcrum of the seat back positioned in an upper side further than the lower-end roller, the other end of the back link being connected with the middle portion of the slide rail.

Abstract: An automobile seat is composed of a seat cushion, seat back, and supporting element. The seat cushion supports the hip portion of a vehicle occupant at its normal position. The seat cushion is disposed so that the seat cushion may be freely movable while being forwardly rotated about a front end supporting fulcrum from the normal position to an inverted position. The seat cushion has a reverse surface which is made substantially horizontal at its inverted position. The seat back supports the back of the vehicle occupant at its normal position. The seat back is disposed so that the seat back may be freely movable while being forwardly fallen down from the normal position to a fall-down position. The seat back has a rear surface which is made substantially horizontal at its fall-down position. The reverse surface of the seat cushion at the inverted position and the rear surface of the seat back at the fall-down position are located at substantially the same height level.

Abstract: A lock releasing mechanism of a seat back is provided with a seat back to be folded. A lock mechanism is provided inside the seat back and is one for the seat back to be locked. An escutcheon is mounted to the seat back and has an opening therethrough. A strap is connected with the lock mechanism, has a projection outside the seat back through the opening of the escutcheon, is folded on the end of the projection, and is one for the lock mechanism to be released by pulling up the projection. A supporting element is interposed in the folded strap and is provided in the opening of the escutcheon.

Abstract: An ottoman is incorporated with a frame of a seat. The ottoman comprises a pivotal base structure pivotally connected to the seat cushion frame. The pivotal base structure is movable between retracted and projected positions with respect to the seat cushion frame. A sliding board structure is slidably supported by the pivotal base structure. The sliding board structure is movable between retracted and projected positions with respect to the pivotal base structure. An electric drive mechanism is employed for synchronously moving both of the pivotal base structure and the sliding board structure between the retracted and projected positions with the aid of electric power.

Abstract: A seat for vehicle includes a base member secured to a seat cushion; a rotating arm rotatably supported by the base member through a reclining mechanism; a seat back tiltable with respect to the seat cushion; a center-folding mechanism rotatably supported on the rotating side of the rotating arm; and an arm plate secured to each frame on both sides of the seat back. A second interlocking cam is capable of advancing or retreating into the base member side by a first interlocking cam secured to the arm plate. The base member is provided with a cut-away portion at a predetermined point for containing an engaging portion provided on the tip of the second interlocking cam and for enabling the first and second interlocking cams to act in cooperation, only when the rotating arm is positioned at a predetermined tilt angle.

Abstract: A vehicular seat fabrication system for fabricating a seat for an automotive vehicle. The system comprises first and second rows of fabrication devices so that a pair of left-side and right-side fabrication devices are located side by side. Each fabrication device includes a lower base member, and an upper base member which is pivotally connected through a pivot shaft to the lower base member so as to be turnable around the pivot shaft. A lower die is connected to the lower base member and movable upward and downward relative to the lower base member. A skin material is to be set to the lower die. An upper die is secured to the upper base member so that the lower die is approachable to the upper die. A pad material is to be set to at least one of the skin material and the pad material.