Seat frame for a vehicle

Claim 2

A seat frame for a vehicle, said seat frame comprising: a one-piece integral peripheral wall of metal plate comprising erect wall portions, flange portions extending outwardly from the upper end of said erect wall portions, and erect reinforcement ribs spaced along opposing ones of said wall portions, each of said reinforcement ribs being defined by an inwardly bent section of the corresponding wall portion which defines a hollow substantially rectangular in tranvserse cross-section extending inwardly from the exterior surface of said wall portions, each of said reinforcement ribs being substantially vertically coextensive with the corresponding wall portion and having an upper end face in the same plane as said flange portions and extending inwardly from the corresponding flange portion; a spring base for receiving cushioning material enclosing the seat frame; and a spring base fitting means for mounting said spring base between two opposing reinforcement ribs on opposing ones of said erect wall portions.

Claim 3

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of said reinforcement ribs is bent so as to define a U-shape in transverse section, and is in the form of a column extending continuously from a lower edge to an upper edge of said erect wall portion.

Claim 4

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of the first-mentioned flange portions is formed by turning an upper end of said erect wall portion outwards into the form of an L.

Claim 5

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said spring base comprises a large number of S-shaped springs.

Claim 6

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the upper end face of said reinforcement ribs is provided with apertures in which are snugly positioned said spring base fitting means.

Claim 7

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 5, wherein said spring base fitting means is U-shaped, rear end parts thereof are bent leg parts snugly inserted into said apertures, and a fore end part thereof is a bent part which can support said spring base.

Claim 8

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 6, wherein each of said apertures is defined by a short cylinder-like protuberant wall.

Claim 9

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein leg parts of said fitting means are plugged in a concave portion behind each of said reinforcement rib.

Claim 10

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said spring base has a large number of spring steel wires extended within metallic framing wires.

Claim 11

The seat frame for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said fitting means is a coiled spring.

Claim 12

A seat frame for a vehicle, said seat frame comprising: a one-piece integral peripheral wall of metal plate comprising: four substantially vertical wall sections defining a rectangular spring base space therebetween; a corresponding substantially horizontal flange extending outwardly from each of said wall sections; and a plurality of substantially vertical reinforcement ribs defined in each of at least two opposing ones of said wall sections, said reinforcement ribs being spaced along the corresponding wall section, each of said reinforcement ribs being U-shaped in transverse cross-section, being vertically coextensive with the corresponding wall section and comprising: a first substantially planar substantially vertical face substantially parallel to and spaced inwardly from the corresponding wall section; second and third substantially parallel substantially vertical substantially planar faces directly interconnecting the transverse substantially vertical edges of the first section and the corresponding wall section; and a fourth substantially horizontal substantially planar end face substantially coplanar with and extending directly inwardly from the flange on the corresponding wall section, said fourth face being directly connected to the upper end of said first, second and third faces; a spring base for receiving cushioning material enclosing the seat frame, said spring base being in said spring base space; and a spring base fitting means for mounting said spring base between at least two opposing ones of said reinforcement ribs on the respective two opposing ones of said wall sections.

Claim 13

A seat frame for a vehicle, said seat frame comprising: a one-piece integral peripheral wall of metal plate comprising: four substantially vertical wall sections defining a rectangular spring base space therebetween; a corresponding substantially horizontal flange extending outwardly from each of said wall sections; and a plurality of substantially vertical reinforcement ribs defined in each of at least two opposing ones of said wall sections, said reinforcement ribs being spaced along the corresponding wall section, each of said reinforcement ribs being U-shaped in transverse cross-section, being vertically coextensive with the corresponding wall section and comprising: a first substantially planar substantially vertical face substantially parallel to and spaced inwardly from the corresponding wall section; second and third substantially parallel substantially vertical substantially planar faces directly interconnecting the transverse substantially vertical edges of the first section and the corresponding wall section; and a fourth substantially horizontal substantially planar end face substantially coplanar with and extending directly inwardly from the flange on the corresponding wall section, said fourth face being directly connected to the upper end of said first, second and third faces; a spring base for receiving cushioning material enclosing the seat frame, said spring base being in said spring base space; and a spring base fitting means for mounting said spring base between at least two opposing ones of said reinforcement ribs on the respective two opposing ones of said wall sections.