Patent ID: 11932141
Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat with a seat cushion and a seat back, the method comprising:
providing a seat frame comprising a left side frame and a right side frame;
providing a pad including an air passage;
providing a wire member including a left extension portion and a right extension portion, the left extension portion and the right extension portion extending vertically and arranged side by side with each other in a lateral direction;
disposing a plate-shaped member between the left side frame and the right side frame, and connecting the plate-shaped member to the seat frame with the wire member such that the plate-shaped member receives a load from an occupant seated on the vehicle seat;
placing the pad in contact with an occupant-side surface of the plate-shaped member; and
attaching a duct to the vehicle seat such that the duct extends from the seat cushion along a rear side of a frame of the seat cushion toward the seat back and connects the air passage and a blower, a vertical portion of the duct extends upward from the rear side of the frame of the seat cushion to the air passage, and the vertical portion is located between the left extension portion and an outer edge of the left side frame or between the right extension portion and an outer edge of the right side frame as viewed from a rear side of the vehicle seat.