VEHICULAR SEAT

• Main Authors: ONUMA MASAHIKO, SAITO TSUNAHARU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 09.02.2017
• Subjects: BEDS; CHAIRS; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; SOFAS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a vehicular seat capable of giving a relaxation effect and also an awakening effect to a seated occupant.SOLUTION: The vehicular seat is provided that comprises: a plurality of air bags 30 for a massage, which are provided at least inside a seat back and expand to pressurize a part of the body of a seated occupant; an air supply and discharge device 50 which has air force-feeding means 56 for force-feeding air, and control valves 32 for supplying and discharging air force-fed from the force-feeding means 56 to the plurality of air bags 30 respectively, and which individually expands and contracts the plurality of air bags 30; and a control device 58 which performs supply and discharge of air repeatedly at a fixed period by switching the control valves 32 while the air force-feeding means 56 is operated, and consequently generates vibration in at least one air bag 30 among the plurality of air bags 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 【課題】着座乗員に対してリラックス効果を与えられるとともに覚醒効果も与えられる車両用シートを得る。【解決手段】少なくともシートバックの内部に設けられ、膨張して着座乗員の体の一部を押圧するマッサージ用の複数の空気袋３０と、空気を圧送する空気圧送手段５６と、複数の空気袋３０に対してそれぞれ空気圧送手段５６から圧送された空気の供給及び排出を行うための制御弁３２と、を有し、複数の空気袋３０を個別に膨張及び収縮させる給排気装置５０と、空気圧送手段５６を作動させた状態で、制御弁３２の切り替えによる空気の供給及び排出を一定の周期で繰り返し行い、複数の空気袋３０のうち、少なくとも１個の空気袋３０に振動を発生させる制御装置５８と、を備えた車両用シートとする。【選択図】図４