Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat in which the rotation device is disposed without compromising the passenger comfort in the cabin, a vehicle seat includes: a floor panel which has a sheet shape, constitutes a floor surface of a cabin, and has an elongated hole extending linearly; a slide device provided below the floor panel to be slidable along the elongated hole; a rotation device provided on the slide device to be rotatable about a rotation axis below the floor panel, the rotation axis extending vertically and overlapping with the elongated hole; a support leg which is columnar in shape, is provided on the rotation device along the rotation axis, and extends to above the floor panel by passing through the elongated hole; and a seat main body which is joined to an upper end of the support leg and on which an occupant can be seated.

Abstract: A service providing apparatus includes a detector provided on a seat and configured to detect a motion of a user seated on the seat; a control device including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, having a plurality of service functions and configured to determine a service content in the plurality of service functions based on the motion detected by the detector and a presentation unit configured to present the service content determined by the control device.

Abstract: A coating method for a cationic electrodeposition coating material includes steps for immersing a metal object to be coated in a first solution bath, a second solution bath and a third solution bath, and wherein: at least one step among the three steps is cationic electrodeposition coating that is accompanied by application of a current; a coating film which is formed through the three steps contains at least a base resin component (A), a reaction component (B) and a catalyst (C); and the first solution bath, the second solution bath and the third solution bath contain one or a combination of two of the base resin component (A), the reaction component (B) and the catalyst (C).

Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a housing including an opening, an image display device that outputs display light of an image, and a mirror that includes a main body including a reflective surface that reflects the display light toward the opening and is rotatable around a rotation axis. The mirror includes a first and a second ribs that extend along a first direction, and face each other in a second direction. The first rib is formed as a rib closest to a side of the upper end on the back surface, the second rib is formed as a rib closest to a side of the lower end on the back surface, and a central region between the first and the second ribs on the back surface is formed as a flat curved surface, at least a part of which extends from the first rib to the second rib.

Abstract: A mirror device includes a mirror including a main body portion having a reflection surface that reflects display light, and a rotating shaft protruding from a first side wall of the main body portion, and a driving member that includes a motor including an output shaft arranged parallel to the rotating shaft, and neighboring the rotating shaft in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis line of the rotating shaft, a first gear portion coupled to the output shaft, and a second gear portion engaged with the first gear portion, and coupled to the rotating shaft, and rotates the mirror by transmitting rotation of the output shaft of the motor to the rotating shaft via the first gear portion and the second gear portion.

Abstract: A car seat includes an actuator capable of changing an orientation of a rest surface of a seat back laterally by turning and moving at least a side portion frame that is part of the car seat frontward and rearward, and a controller configured to exercise control over the actuator. The controller includes a run-time posture support unit configured to execute a run-time posture support control under which when a car makes a turn, the actuator is regulated to cause the rest surface of the seat back to be oriented in a direction of the turn. The run-time posture support unit is configured to regulate the actuator in accordance with a placement of the seat in the car, when the run-time posture support unit executes the run-time posture support control.

Abstract: Provided is a seat system which can change a surrounding environment of a user including illumination according to the movement of the user's body. A seat system comprises a seat body on which a user can be seated; a plurality of sensors provided on or in the seat body or on a structure arranged around the seat body and configured to detect a touch operation by the user seated on the seat body; an output device configured to output at least one of sound, light, and vibration; and a control device configured to control the output device such that, when one or more of the sensors detect a touch operation, the control device causes the output device to generate a corresponding predetermined output.

Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a seat cushion having a urethane pad member, a bead foam molding member harder than the urethane pad member, a skin material, and a seating sensor sensing a seated occupant's seating load, in which the urethane pad member is formed with a first through hole penetrating the urethane pad member in a height direction, the bead foam molding member is formed with a second through hole penetrating the bead foam molding member in the height direction and at least a part of the second through hole is at a position overlapping the first through hole in a top view, the seating sensor includes at least a sensor main body portion and a cable portion energizing the sensor main body portion or transmitting a signal of the sensor main body portion, and the cable portion is inserted through the first through hole and the second through hole.

Abstract: A seat includes a seat frame, a pad body, and a power generation device. The pad body covers the seat frame. The power generation device is arranged on an occupant-side of the pad body and generates electric power from vibrations. The seat may further include an outer covering that covers the pad body. The power generation device may be located between the pad body and the outer covering.

Abstract: Provided is a seat system which can change a surrounding environment of a user including illumination according to the movement of the user's body. A seat system comprises a seat body on which a user can be seated; a plurality of sensors provided on or in the seat body or on a structure arranged around the seat body and configured to detect a touch operation by the user seated on the seat body; an output device configured to output at least one of sound, light, and vibration; and a control device configured to control the output device such that, when one or more of the sensors detect a touch operation, the control device causes the output device to generate a corresponding predetermined output.

Abstract: A rotating device for a vehicle interior item is provided with latching means that is provided on a side of a base member having a rotation support part, and engagement means that is provided on a side of a rotating member supporting a vehicle interior item and being rotatably supported by the rotation support part, and can be switched between a state in which the engagement means engages with the latching means so as to suppress detachment of the rotating member from the base member and a state in which the engagement with the latching means is released when the rotating member attains the rotatable state, wherein the latching means and the engagement means are disposed further outside than the rotating member in plan view at least when the rotating member is in the non-rotating state. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress an increase in the height while suppressing detachment when the vehicle interior item is not rotating.

Abstract: A vehicle seat provided in a vehicle includes: a seat body including a seat cushion and a seatback; an occupant support device displaceably provided on the seat body to press an occupant seated on the seat body; a notification device provided on the seat body to make notification to the occupant; an information acquisition device that acquires information including at least one of a surrounding environment of the vehicle and a driving state of the vehicle; and a control device that controls the occupant support device and the notification device based on the information. The notification device may be provided on the occupant support device. When the vehicle turns, the control device may cause the vibrator disposed on a side opposite from the turning direction to vibrate.

Abstract: Provided is a headrest in which devices can be placed and which is easy to manufacture. A headrest comprises a pillar supported by a seat back on which the headrest is provided; a core supported by the pillar and having one or more receiving recesses recessed inward from an outer surface of the core; one or more devices, each device received in a corresponding receiving recess; and a skin material covering the core and the devices.

Abstract: A car seat includes an actuator capable of changing an orientation of a rest surface of a seat back laterally by turning and moving at least a side portion frame that is part of the car seat frontward and rearward, and a controller configured to exercise control over the actuator. The controller includes a run-time posture support unit configured to execute a run-time posture support control under which when a car makes a turn, the actuator is regulated to cause the rest surface of the seat back to be oriented in a direction of the turn. The run-time posture support unit is configured to regulate the actuator in accordance with a placement of the seat in the car, when the run-time posture support unit executes the run-time posture support control.

Abstract: Disclosed is a biosensor arrangement structure, including: a plurality of biosensors that is disposed in a seat for supporting an occupant and that measures a health condition of the occupant. The seat includes: a seat body for holding the occupant; and an auxiliary supporter for supporting a body part of the occupant except for a torso and thighs. At least one of the plurality of biosensors is disposed at the auxiliary supporter.

Abstract: To better fulfill a sleep-inducing function for a seated person, a seat device includes a pressing device provided in a seat back and configured to press a back or a waist of a seated person to induce breathing; at least one of a temperature adjusting device configured to change a temperature of a seat cushion and/or the seat back and a shape adjusting device configured to change a surface shape of the seat cushion and/or the seat back; and a controller configured to control the pressing device to press the back or the waist of the seated person at a set cycle corresponding to a breathing cycle of a person at a sleeping time, and control the at least one of the temperature adjusting device and the shape adjusting device.

Abstract: A car seat includes an actuator capable of changing an orientation of a rest surface of a seat back laterally by turning and moving at least a side portion frame that is part of the car seat frontward and rearward, and a controller configured to exercise control over the actuator. The controller includes a run-time posture support unit configured to execute a run-time posture support control under which when a car makes a turn, the actuator is regulated to cause the rest surface of the seat back to be oriented in a direction of the turn. The run-time posture support unit is configured to regulate the actuator in accordance with a placement of the seat in the car, when the run-time posture support unit executes the run-time posture support control.

Abstract: Provided is a seat system which can change a surrounding environment of a user including illumination according to the movement of the user's body. A seat system comprises a seat body on which a user can be seated; a plurality of sensors provided on or in the seat body or on a structure arranged around the seat body and configured to detect a touch operation by the user seated on the seat body; an output device configured to output at least one of sound, light, and vibration; and a control device configured to control the output device such that, when one or more of the sensors detect a touch operation, the control device causes the output device to generate a corresponding predetermined output.

Abstract: A seat experience system that allows an occupant to grasp the state of the system and feel secure about using the system is provided. In the seat experience system, a seat includes a seat body, and a sensor provided at the seat body and configured to acquire a measurement value for detection of a motion of the occupant seated on the seat body. A controller is connected to the sensor and capable of acquiring the measurement value from the sensor, and a seat experience device is connected to the controller and operable based on the measurement value. The seat experience device may be capable of communicating with a server. If the seat experience device detects a malfunction of the seat experience system, the seat experience device notifies the occupant of the malfunction and limits at least a subset of functions of the seat experience system.

Abstract: A rotating device for a vehicle interior item is provided with latching means that is provided on a side of a base member having a rotation support part, and engagement means that is provided on a side of a rotating member supporting a vehicle interior item and being rotatably supported by the rotation support part, and can be switched between a state in which the engagement means engages with the latching means so as to suppress detachment of the rotating member from the base member and a state in which the engagement with the latching means is released when the rotating member attains the rotatable state, wherein the latching means and the engagement means are disposed further outside than the rotating member in plan view at least when the rotating member is in the non-rotating state. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress an increase in the height while suppressing detachment when the vehicle interior item is not rotating.