Patent ID: 8696066
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat that includes a seat structure member that has a frame member that forms a seat frame, and a support member that supports an occupant, comprising: an engaging structure that detachably attaches the support member to the frame member, wherein the frame member has a first attaching portion formed along at least one portion of a sitting side of the frame member, and the first attaching portion includes an engagable portion, and the support member has a second attaching portion that is overlapped with the first attaching portion, and the second attaching portion has a side frame portion that is generally L-shaped in a cross-sectional view, the side frame portion having an outer frame portion and an inner frame portion, wherein the engaging structure includes the outer frame portion and the inner frame portion, and the outer frame portion has a first engaging portion and the inner frame portion has a second engaging portion, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion being provided on the second attaching portion, and the engagable portion being provided on the first attaching portion, the first engaging portion is abutted against a first edge of the first attaching portion, and the second engaging portion is abutted against a second edge of the first attaching portion, the first engaging portion has a retaining pawl that protrudes through a through-hole provided in the engagable portion such that the support member is engaged with the frame member, and the second engaging portion protrudes toward a rear side of the vehicle seat, and the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are alternately arranged along a longitudinal length of the vehicle seat.