Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
Seat for vehicle
 A flange is formed at an upper edge of a lower arm, and the strength of an upper portion of the lower arm is set to be greater than the strength of a lower portion thereof. A fragile portion is formed in a longitudinally intermediate portion of the lower arm, and when an impact of a predetermined value or greater is applied in the rearward direction of the vehicle during a rear collision of the vehicle, the lower arm is adapted to absorb the impact by undergoing deformation beginning at the fragile portion. In addition, with respect to the load applied to the seat back from the rear by luggage or the like during a front collision of the vehicle, the deformation of the lower arm can be effectively suppressed by the flange. 
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
B B B B
B60N B60N B60N B60N
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Hiroki Hiroshi Katsumi Atsushi Makoto
Yamasaki Tamura Nawata Hiroshige Sekizuka