Patent ID: 8926010
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat main body; a heating portion provided in the seat main body; a degree-of-contact measuring portion that measures a degree of contact between the seat main body and an occupant seated on the seat main body, the degree-of-contact measuring portion being provided in the seat main body; and a control portion that communicates with the degree-of-contact measuring portion, monitors the degree of contact between the seat main body and the occupant seated on the seat main body measured by the degree-of-contact measuring portion and controls an amount of heat output from the heating portion such that the amount of heat increases according to an increase in the degree of contact between the seat main body and the occupant, wherein the heating portion is divided into a plurality of heating portions, and the degree-of-contact measuring portion is arranged for each heating portion; and the control portion controls the amount of heat output from one of the heating portions such that the amount of heat increases according to an increase in the degree of contact measured by a degree-of-contact measuring portion corresponding to another heating portion that is adjacent to the one heating portion.