Patent ID: 8033602
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat that receives by a seatback a load that is input from a side of a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising: a seatback frame including a vertically extending first side frame and a vertically extending second side frame, the second side frame being provided on a vehicle exterior side of the seatback frame, the first and second side frames being connected by a laterally extending upper frame that defines a vehicle width direction; a plurality of uneven portions including a ridgeline portion extending in the vehicle width direction, said plurality of uneven portions are provided to a plate member, and the plate member is attached to the seatback frame; and an upper cross member extending in the vehicle width direction is connected to an upper portion of the plate member, the upper cross member including a main portion with a free end attached to the first side frame and extending to the second side frame, said upper cross member further including a lateral projection portion extending from the main portion such that a terminal end of the lateral projection portion is offset from the first side frame a distance in the vehicle width direction that is greater than a distance in the vehicle width direction from the first side frame to the second side frame.