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Seat back frame

Granted 9 Dec 2014 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Toyota Motor

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Inventors: Koji Murayama, Ryoshu Nakane, Atsutaka Mitsuhashi · Examiner: Ryan Kwiecinski · AU 3635 · TC 3600

Application
13/650,217
filed 12 Oct 2012
Publication
US 20130093226
published 18 Apr 2013
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US 8,905,485
granted 9 Dec 2014
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Claims
1 independent
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Litigation
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Classifications
B60N2/30, A47C7/02
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Abstract

A seat back frame includes a main frame that forms a frame of a seat back of a main seat, and an auxiliary frame that forms a frame of a seat back of an auxiliary seat adjacent to the main seat in a width direction, and that is integrally formed with the main frame. The main frame has a first open portion that opens toward a side with the auxiliary seat in the width direction. An end portion of the auxiliary frame is a fitting structure that fits together with the first open portion, and a portion of the fitting structure is welded.

Claims

3 · 1 independent · depth 2
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Classifications

6 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section A — Human necessities
  • A47C7/02
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B60N2/30
  • B60N2/22
  • B60N2/68
USPC · US Patent Classification
297/452.2297/452.18

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Examiner
Ryan Kwiecinski
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related publicationUS 20130093226 A118 Apr 2013

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