JP4534831B2 - Automotive seat position adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat position adjusting device that adjusts the front-rear position of a passenger seat.

  Conventionally, in Patent Document 1 below, a slide rail that supports a pair of front and rear upright legs having different heights on a floor panel in a vehicle compartment and that supports a seat cushion of an occupant seat so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. An automobile seat moving apparatus is disclosed in which the slide rail is installed in a forward-tilted state by attaching a (lower feed base) on the upright legs. This seat moving device automatically adjusts the vertical position of the occupant's seat according to the function of sliding the seat cushion of the occupant's seat along the slide rail in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the inclination of the slide rail. And a function of adjusting the tilt angle of the seat cushion in conjunction with this function.

  That is, in the vehicle seat moving device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the lug 43 is disposed below the front portion of the seat cushion 41 and carried on the front end portion of the feed base 42 as shown in FIG. And a lever arm 44 pivotally supported at the center thereof, and a front end of the lever arm 44 is pivotally supported by a lug 45 fixed to the lower surface of the front end of the seat cushion 41, and a lower feed base (slide rail) The rear end portion of the lever arm 44 is slidably locked along an arcuate window 48 formed on the vertical wing 47 of the 46, that is, a guide groove curved so that the central portion is recessed downward.

Then, the arcuate window is moved in accordance with the forward movement of the seat cushion 41 from the rear position C indicated by the phantom line to the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line along the lower feed base 46 installed on the vehicle body in the upwardly inclined state. When the lever arm 44 is guided so that the rear end portion of the lever arm 44 locked to the lower portion 48 is lowered and the lever arm 44 is in an upright state, the front portion of the seat cushion 41 is pushed up by the lever arm 44 and the seat surface is lowered. It will be in a state of rising up. Further, as the seat cushion 41 is further advanced from the intermediate position to the front position indicated by the thin line A, the lever arm 44 is in a lying state, so that the front portion of the seat cushion 41 is lowered and the seat surface is lowered. The tilt angle is reduced, and the tilt angle is the same as the rear position C.
JP 62-116324 A

  As disclosed in Patent Document 1, tilt means having an arcuate window 48 formed in the vertical blade 47 and a lever arm 44 whose rear end is slidably locked to the arcuate window 48, When the seat cushion 41 is disposed in front of the seat cushion 41, the seat cushion 41 is oscillated and displaced with the rear spindle 49 disposed below the rear end portion as a fulcrum in conjunction with the longitudinal movement of the seat cushion 41. Thus, the inclination angle of the seating surface can be changed, and so-called hip points H1 to H3, which are the seating centers of the occupants on the seating surface, can be moved up and down along an arcuate line Ma curved upward.

  Therefore, the tall position J2 whose height is lower than that of the tall person J3 is a rear position in which the seat cushion 41 is indicated by an imaginary line along the lower feed base 46 installed on the vehicle body in the upwardly inclined state as described above. When the vehicle is advanced from C to the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line, the hip height H2 of the tall person J2 can be moved upward in accordance with the sitting height by raising the installation height of the seat cushion 41. The viewpoint I2 of the tall person J2 can be made to coincide with the appropriate line L, and the forward view can be appropriately secured.

  However, when the short stature person J1 whose height is lower than the stature person J2 advances the seat cushion 41 along the lower feed base 46 from the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line to the front position A indicated by the thin line. When the tilt angle of the lever arm 44 is reduced, the front end portion of the seat cushion 41 is lowered and the hip point H1 is moved downward, so that the viewpoint I1 of the short stature J1 having a low seat height is seen from the appropriate line L. There is also a problem that the forward visibility is deteriorated because it is positioned below.

  Further, when a tall person J3 who is taller than the tall person J2 retreats the seat cushion 41 from the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line to the rear position C indicated by the phantom line along the lower feed base 46. Can move the hip point H3 of the taller person J3 downward than the taller person J2, and in this respect, the viewpoint I3 is moved downward to some extent as the sitting height of the taller person J3 becomes higher. Can be made.

  However, as the seat cushion 41 is retracted from the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line to the rear position C indicated by the phantom line, the inclination angle of the seat cushion 41 that is inclined to the rear is reduced. The upper body becomes substantially upright, and the head moves to the upper front side accordingly, so that the viewpoint I3 of the tall person J3 is positioned on the upper front side with respect to the appropriate line L, and the field of view deteriorates. There is a problem of doing. In addition, as described above, when the hip point H3 of the tall person J3 moves downward as compared to the tall person J2, and the inclination angle of the seat cushion 41 becomes small, the tall person J3 stands upright in the upper body. Seated in a state of standing, and the lower part of the knee has to be extended to the front side of the vehicle body at an unnatural angle, which causes problems such as difficulty in pedal operability and deterioration in driving operability.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and appropriately secures the sight of the occupant and the driving operability according to the operation of adjusting the front-rear position of the occupant seat according to the physique of the occupant. An object of the present invention is to provide a seat position adjusting device for an automobile that can be used.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a slide rail that slidably supports a seat cushion of an occupant's seat is disposed in a vehicle interior in a state of rising upward, and the seat cushion extends along the slide rail. In a vehicle seat position adjustment device configured to slide and displace in the direction, the seat cushion is swung up and down in conjunction with an operation of sliding the seat cushion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. An oscillating member for changing the inclination angle is provided, and one end side of the oscillating member is connected to the slide rail side, and the other end side is connected to the seat cushion side, and the seat cushion is slid to the front side of the vehicle body. when, by displaced up and down the other side of the connection has been swinging member to the seat cushion side, rear lower is With displacing and swinging the seat cushion up and down so as to reduce the inclination angle of the seat surface which is inclined, the seat cushion with the approach the forward position configured to increase the rate of change of the inclination angle Is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat position adjusting device according to the first aspect, the other end side of the swing member is connected to the rear portion of the seat cushion and provided on the front portion side of the seat cushion. by vertically moving the rear portion of the seat cushion a pivot portion as a fulcrum, those having a working portion for the seat cushion is swung displaced Ru alter its angle of inclination.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat position adjusting device according to the first aspect, the other end of the swing member is connected to the front portion of the seat cushion and is provided on the rear portion side of the seat cushion. by vertically moving the front portion of the seat cushion a pivot portion as a fulcrum is provided with a working portion of the seat cushion is swung displaced Ru alter its angle of inclination.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the seat position adjusting apparatus for an automobile according to the first aspect, the swinging member includes a front side actuating portion that moves the front portion of the seat cushion up and down, and a rear portion of the seat cushion. A rear-side actuating part that moves up and down is provided, and the front-side actuating part and the rear-side actuating part are moved up and down in opposite directions to change the inclination angle of the seating surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the vehicle seat position adjusting device according to the second aspect, when the seat cushion of the occupant seat is moved from the intermediate position to the front position, the tip end portion of the swing member is inclined. As the swinging member moves upward from the downwardly inclined state and shifts to a nearly horizontal state, the seat cushion swings and displaces with the support shaft provided at the front end of the seat cushion as a fulcrum, and then tilts backward and downward. As the seat cushion installed in the state moves to the front of the vehicle body, the inclination angle is gradually reduced, and the rate of change of the inclination angle is gradually increased as the seat cushion approaches the front position. It is comprised as follows.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat position adjusting device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the swing member is disposed on the outer side of the seat cushion , and the swing The front end of the member is connected to a support bracket attached to the seat cushion.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat position adjusting device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention, a raised portion is provided on the left and right side portions of the seat cushion. A recessed portion recessed upward is provided at the bottom of the seat cushion located below the raised portion, and the swinging member is disposed below the recessed portion.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat position adjusting device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the vehicle is driven by a rolling gear that rotates and moves on the slide rail toward one end of the swing member. The other end side of the swinging member is connected to the rear portion of the seat cushion, and the rotational force of the rolling gear is interlocked with the sliding displacement of the seat cushion forward. As a result, the rocking member is rocked and the other end is driven upward .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a middle-aged person or a short person whose height is lower than that of a tall person moves the seat cushion from the rear position along the slide rail installed on the vehicle body in an upwardly inclined state. When the seat cushion is moved forward and forward, the seat height of the seat cushions can be raised sequentially, so that the viewpoints of the tall and tall can be moved upward. When the seat cushion is slid to the front side of the vehicle body, the upper body of the short stature is raised by changing the angle of inclination of the seat that is tilted backward and downward. This approach has the advantage that the front view can be secured by approaching the state and displacing the head to the upper front side of the vehicle body so that each passenger's viewpoint matches the appropriate line. . Moreover, since the change rate of the tilt angle is increased as the seat cushion approaches the front position as described above, each of the seat cushions without changing the longitudinal movement distance and the upward movement distance so much, By appropriately changing the inclination angle of the seating surface so that the occupant's viewpoint coincides with the appropriate line, it is possible to effectively improve the front view of the short stature.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the short person slides and displaces the seat cushion to the front side of the vehicle body, the seat cushion is lifted by raising the rear portion of the seat cushion in conjunction with this operation. The advantage is that the hip point of short stature can be greatly raised as it approaches the front position, and the viewpoint of low stature with low sitting height can be reliably raised to the appropriate line with a simple configuration to ensure forward visibility There is.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the seat back and the occupant's weight are obtained by swinging and displacing the seat cushion by moving the front portion of the fulcrum seat cushion up and down the pivot portion provided on the rear portion side of the seat cushion. There is an advantage that the seat cushion can be easily rocked and displaced by moving the front portion of the seat cushion up and down with a light force through the drive lever and the like while stably supporting the seat cushion.

According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the front side operation part which consists of a drive lever etc. which move the front part of a seat cushion up and down, and the rear side operation part which consists of a drive lever etc. which move the back part of a seat cushion up and down Since the swinging member provided is configured to raise and lower the front-side operating unit and the rear-side operating unit in opposite directions to change the inclination angle of the seat surface, the vertical movement distance of both the operating units is increased. Without setting a large value, the seat cushion can be appropriately oscillated and displaced in conjunction with the operation of slidingly displacing the seat cushion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the inclination angle of the seat surface can be changed quickly and finely.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the seat surface is inclined by moving the rear portion of the seat cushion up and down by the operating portion comprising a drive lever or the like on the pivot supporting point provided on the front portion side of the seat cushion. Because it is configured to change the angle, the middle or short stature, who is shorter than the taller, moves the seat cushion from the rear position to the middle position along the slide rail installed on the vehicle body in a tilted state The seat cushion is raised by raising the seat cushion height in accordance with the operation of moving forward to the front position sequentially, and by changing the inclination angle of the seat surface to adjust the occupant's hip point to a position corresponding to the height, There is an advantage that the front view can be secured by matching the viewpoint of each occupant to the appropriate line while reducing the distance of the cushion to move back and forth.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6, the installation height of a seat cushion is compared with the case where this drive lever is arrange | positioned under the seat cushion by arrange | positioning the said drive lever to the outer side of a seat cushion. Since the floor can be lowered, the floor panel can be positioned downward to reduce the floor, and the support stability of the seat cushion can be effectively improved.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the operating portion of the swinging member composed of a drive lever or the like is disposed below the recessed portion provided in the left and right bottom portions of the seat cushion, the seat cushion installation height is reduced. In addition, there is an advantage that these can be concealed without being conspicuous without providing a cover member or the like covering the installation portion such as the drive lever.
According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the swinging member is efficiently swung by transmitting the rotational force of the rolling gear to the sector gear in conjunction with the sliding displacement of the seat cushion forward. There is an advantage that it can be displaced and the other end can be effectively driven upward.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a schematic configuration of a vehicle compartment forming portion provided with a vehicle seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. An occupant seat 4 comprising a driver seat and a passenger seat provided with a seat cushion 2 and a seat back 3 is installed on the floor panel 1 constituting the floor surface of the vehicle compartment forming portion, and left and right below A pair of cross members 5 are extended in the vehicle width direction. Below the both sides of the seat cushion 2, a pair of left and right slide rails 6 that slidably support the occupant seat 4 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body has an elevation angle larger than usual, for example, an angle of about 15 ° to 20 °. It is arranged in a state where it is inclined upward.

A pair of left and right slide members 7 positioned below the seat cushion 2 are slidably supported on the passenger seat 4 along the slide rail 6, and the seat cushion 2 is supported along the slide rail 6 on the vehicle body. Slide operation means 8 for sliding displacement in the front-rear direction and seat cushion 2 tilted rearward downward by tilting displacement of the seat cushion 2 along a preset movement locus in conjunction with the slide displacement operation of the seat cushion 2 Tilt means 9 for changing the tilt angle of the surface is provided.

The slide operation means 8 includes a rack gear 10 fixed to the side wall surface of the slide rail 6, a rolling gear 11 that is rotatably supported by the slide member 7 and rolls on the rack gear 10, and the rolling gear. 11 and a drive gear 12 that meshes with 11. Then, according to the rotational force input to the drive gear 12 from a drive motor (not shown) via a torque cable or the like, the rolling gear 11 is driven to roll on the rack gear 10, thereby causing the seat cushion 2 and The slide member 7 is slidably displaced to a front position A indicated by a thin line in FIG. 1, an intermediate position B indicated by a solid line, and a rear position C indicated by an imaginary line to adjust the front-rear position of the occupant seat 4. . Note that the rolling gear 11 may be directly driven by connecting a torque cable for transmitting a rotational force from a driving motor (not shown) to the rolling gear 11, or a rotating operation. You may comprise so that the rotational driving force input by manual operation using a lever etc. may be transmitted to the said rolling gear 11 or the drive gear 12. FIG.

Further, the tilt means 9 is integrated with the drive shaft 12 and the support shaft 15 that penetrates the pivotal support portion of the front bracket 14 provided on the lower surface of the front portion of the seat cushion 2 and is supported by the slide member 7. An oscillating member made up of a rotating lever 16 and a drive lever 17 having a sector gear 17a meshing with the actuator gear 16 formed at the base end, and a rear portion provided at the lower surface of the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 And a link plate 19 connected to the bracket 18. Then, the operating gear 16 is driven to rotate according to the rotational force transmitted from the torque cable (not shown) to the driving gear 12, and the driving lever 17 is driven and oscillated and displaced by the operating gear 16. Correspondingly, the rear end portion of the seat cushion 2 is configured to be driven up and down with the support shaft 15 pivotally supported by the front bracket 14 as a fulcrum.

  Specifically, as indicated by an arrow a in FIG. 2, when the rolling gear 11 is rotationally driven in a direction in which the seat cushion 2 is moved to the front side of the vehicle body, the rotational direction a of the rolling gear 11 The drive gear 12 and the operating gear 16 of the tilt means 9 are rotationally driven in the opposite direction b, and the sector gear 17a is rotationally driven by the operating gear 16 as shown by the arrow c, so that the tip of the driving lever 17 is moved. The rear portion of the seat cushion 2 is pushed up by being swung and displaced in the upward direction d from the lower position. On the other hand, when the seat cushion 2 is moved to the rear side of the vehicle body, the rolling gear 11, the drive gear 12, and the operating gear 16 are each driven to rotate by rotating in the opposite direction to that of the forward movement. The rear end portion of the seat cushion 2 is lowered by swinging and displacing in the direction in which the front end portion of the lever 17 is lowered.

  When the seat cushion 2 is moved from the intermediate position B shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 to the front position A shown by the thin line, the front end portion of the drive lever 17 is lifted from a state inclined obliquely downward, and the drive lever 17 The seat cushion 2 swings and displaces with the support shaft 15 provided at the front end as a fulcrum by shifting to a state close to horizontal. Then, as the seat cushion 2 installed in a state of being tilted rearward and downward moves, the inclination angle gradually decreases, and as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A. The rate of change of the tilt angle will gradually increase. That is, as the tip of the drive lever 17 rises and the drive lever 17 shifts to a nearly horizontal state, the degree of elevation of the lever tip with respect to the change in the angle of the drive lever 17 increases. The rate of change in the angle of the seat cushion 2 with fulcrum as the fulcrum is gradually increased.

  On the other hand, when the seat cushion 2 is moved from the intermediate position B shown by the solid line to the rear position C shown by the phantom line by the slide operating means 8, the tip cushion is installed with the front end inclined obliquely downward. As the tilt angle of the drive lever 17 gradually increases, the seat cushion 2 swings and displaces with the support shaft 15 provided at the front end portion of the seat cushion 2 as a fulcrum, and the seat cushion 2 tilts backward. As the seat cushion 2 approaches the rear position C, the rate of change of the tilt angle gradually decreases as the tilt angle gradually increases.

  As described above, the slide rail 6 that slidably supports the seat cushion 2 of the occupant seat 4 is disposed in the vehicle interior in a state of rising upward, and the seat cushion 2 is disposed along the slide rail 6 in the vehicle body. In a vehicle seat position adjusting device configured to slide and displace in the front-rear direction, the seat cushion 2 is oscillated and displaced in conjunction with an operation of sliding the seat cushion 2 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. Tilt means 9 for changing the tilt angle is provided, and when the seat cushion 2 is slid to the front side of the vehicle body, the seat cushion 2 is changed to reduce the tilt angle of the seat surface tilted rearward and downward. Is configured to increase the rate of change of the tilt angle as it approaches the forward position A. The seat cushion 2 in membered seat 4 in accordance with the operation of moving back and forth so as to correspond to the physical structure of the occupant or the like, you are possible to properly ensure the occupant visibility and operation operability.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a tall person J2 whose height is slightly lower than that of a tall person J3 or a short person J1 whose height is considerably lower is placed on a slide rail 6 installed on the vehicle body in a state of rising upward. When the seat cushion 2 is sequentially advanced from the rear position C indicated by the phantom line to the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line and the front position A indicated by the thin line, the seat cushion 2 is raised along the slide rail 6. Accordingly, since the viewpoint I2 of the tall person J2 whose sitting height is slightly lower than that of the tall person J3 and the viewpoint I1 of the short person J1 whose sitting height is considerably low can be moved upward, the front of each of the passengers J1 to J3 There is an advantage that the field of view can be appropriately secured.

  Further, when the short stature person J1 slides and displaces the seat cushion 2 toward the front side of the vehicle body, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the inclination angle of the seat surface inclined downward is reduced. By changing the position, the upper body of the short stature J1 swings and moves around the virtual swinging fulcrum located on the front side of the vehicle body and approaches the standing state. For this reason, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 4, the head of the short stature J1 is placed in the upper front of the vehicle body as compared with the case where the inclination angle of the seat cushion 2 is kept constant, that is, the same angle as the neutral position B. Since the viewpoint I1 of the low-profile person J1 who has a low sitting height can be raised to the appropriate line L by being displaced to the side, the height of the seat cushion 2 can be reduced without setting the longitudinal movement distance and the upward movement distance so much. There is an advantage that the forward view of the person J1 can be secured.

In addition, when the slide rail 6 is installed in an upwardly inclined state as described above, the seat cushion 2 is moved upward as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A. by feet of the short driver J1 to leg length is shortened in accordance with the height is separated from Furoapane Le 1, there is a possibility that the operability of the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal or the like is deteriorated. However, as described above, the seat cushion 2 is configured such that the inclination angle of the seat cushion 2 is reduced as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A and the seat surface is brought close to the horizontal state. By bending and extending the lower part of the knee substantially straight downward and bringing the toes close to the floor panel 1, it is possible to sufficiently ensure the operability of the brake pedal, accelerator pedal, and the like installed on the floor panel. .

  Note that in the case of the short stature person J1, due to the short distance from the hip point H1 to the viewpoint I1, the rising degree of the viewpoint I1 with respect to the amount of change in the inclination angle of the seating surface is the height of the tall person J2 and Since the height is smaller than that of the tall person J3, the rate of change of the inclination angle when the seat cushion 2 is moved back and forth, that is, the ratio between the amount of change in the seating surface angle and the amount of forward and backward movement of the seat cushion 2 is set constant. In this case, it is difficult to raise the viewpoint I1 of the short stature J1 to an appropriate position. On the other hand, when the rate of change of the inclination angle is increased as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A, the viewpoint I1 of the short stature person J1 is made to coincide with the appropriate line L. Further, there is an advantage that the front view of the short stature J1 can be effectively secured by sufficiently changing the inclination angle of the seating surface.

  As described above, when the seat cushion 2 is moved back and forth so that the seat cushion 2 is slid in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the seat cushion 2 is oscillated and displaced in conjunction therewith, the inclination angle of the seat surface is changed. As a result of experimentally determining the correspondence between the front and rear positions of the seat and the inclination angle of the seating surface, which can appropriately ensure the front field of view according to the height and sufficiently maintain the operability with respect to the brake pedal or the like, as shown in FIG. Data was obtained. Also from this data, when the seat cushion 2 is slid to the front side of the vehicle body, the seat cushion 2 is changed so as to reduce the inclination angle of the seat surface inclined downward and the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A. Accordingly, it can be seen that by increasing the change rate of the inclination angle, it is possible to properly ensure the front view of the occupant and sufficiently maintain the operability with respect to the brake pedal and the like.

  Therefore, when the seat cushion 2 is moved from the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line in FIG. 3 to the front position A indicated by the thin line as described above, the drive lever 17 serving as the operating portion of the tilt means 9 is lowered downward. The drive lever 17 is arranged so as to swing and displace so that it becomes nearly horizontal from the tilted state, and as the drive lever 17 approaches the horizontal state, the degree of elevation of the lever tip with respect to the change in angle increases. Accordingly, the inclination angle of the seat cushion 2 inclined backward and downward corresponding to the forward movement of the seat cushion 2 is gradually reduced, and the change in the inclination angle as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A. The rate can be increased gradually. As a result, the seating posture of each occupant according to their height can be obtained so that the front view of each occupant can be properly secured and the operability with respect to the brake pedal or the like can be sufficiently maintained.

  On the other hand, when a tall person J3 who is taller than the tall person J2 retreats the seat cushion 2 along the slide rail 6 from the intermediate position B indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1 to the rear position C indicated by the phantom line. The hip point H3 of the tall person J3 moves downward as compared to the tall person J2, and the inclination angle of the seat cushion 2 is inclined downward as shown by the solid line in FIG. By increasing the height, the upper body of the tall person J3 can be oscillated and displaced about a virtual oscillating fulcrum provided on the front side of the vehicle body to be in a rearward tilt state. Therefore, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 5, the head of the tall person J3 is placed on the lower rear side of the vehicle body as compared with the case where the inclination angle of the seat cushion 2 is kept constant, that is, the same angle as the neutral position B. By moving the seat cushion 2 to the proper line L, the front view of the tall person J3 with a high seating height is secured without setting the seat cushion 2 forward and backward moving distance and the upward moving distance so large. Can do.

  In addition, when the slide rail 6 is installed in a state of rising upward as described above, the seat cushion 2 is moved downward as the seat cushion 2 approaches the rear position. The tip of the tall person J3 whose length increases according to his / her height approaches the floor panel. Correspondingly, the seat surface is greatly tilted backward by increasing the tilt angle of the seat surface. Since it comprised in this way, there exists an advantage that it becomes easy for the tall person J3 to extend the lower knee part to the front side of a vehicle body. Accordingly, the tall person J3 can easily operate the brake pedal, the accelerator pedal, and the like installed on the floor panel 1.

  In the case of the tall person J3, the height of the viewpoint I3 with respect to the amount of change in the inclination angle of the seating surface is low due to the long distance from the hip point H3 to the viewpoint I3. Since it is larger than J1 and the tall person J2, the viewpoint I3 of the tall person J3 changes greatly when the change rate of the inclination angle when the seat cushion 2 is moved back and forth is set constant. . Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, by configuring the seat cushion 2 so as to reduce the rate of change of the tilt angle as the vehicle approaches the rear position C of the vehicle body, the viewpoint I3 of the tall person J3 is in an appropriate line. It is possible to effectively prevent the occurrence of a situation in which a large deviation from L occurs downward.

  In the above-described embodiment, the drive lever 17 that swings and displaces the seat cushion 2 by moving the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 up and down with the pivotal support portion including the support shaft 15 provided on the front portion side of the seat cushion 2 as a fulcrum. A tilting means 9 having an actuating portion made up of, for example, is provided, and the seat cushion 2 is rocked by moving the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 up and down in conjunction with an operation of sliding the seat cushion 2 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The example in which the tilt angle of the seating surface that is dynamically displaced and tilted downward is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the following configuration may be adopted.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the support shaft 22 that passes through the pivotal support portion of the rear bracket 21 provided on the lower surface of the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 and is supported by the slide member 7 and the drive gear 12 rotate integrally. The operating gear 23, the sector lever 24a meshing with the operating gear 23, the drive lever 24 formed at the base end, and the front end of the operating gear 23 are connected to the front bracket 25 provided on the front lower surface of the seat cushion 2. The tilt means 27 having the link plate 26 to be provided may be provided. Then, the operating gear 23 is rotationally driven in accordance with the rotational force transmitted from the torque cable (not shown) to the driving gear 12, and the driving lever 24 is driven and oscillated and displaced by the operating gear 23. The rear end portion of the seat cushion 2 is driven up and down with the support shaft 22 pivotally supported by the rear bracket 21 as a fulcrum.

  According to the above configuration, when the rolling gear 11 is rotationally driven in a direction in which the seat cushion 2 is moved to the front side of the vehicle body as indicated by an arrow e in FIG. The driving gear 12 and the operating gear 23 of the tilt means 27 are rotationally driven in the direction f opposite to e, and the sector gear 24a is rotationally driven by the operating gear 23 as indicated by an arrow g, whereby the tip of the driving lever 24 is The front portion of the seat cushion 2 is displaced downward by swinging and displacement in the direction h in which the portion is lowered from the upper position. Further, the drive lever 24 is installed in an upwardly inclined state, and the front end portion of the drive lever 24 is lowered and approaches the horizontal state as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A, thereby the seat cushion. As 2 approaches the front position A, the rate of change of the seating surface angle increases.

  On the other hand, when the seat cushion 2 is moved to the rear side of the vehicle body, the rolling gear 11, the drive gear 12, and the operating gear 16 are each driven to rotate in the opposite direction to that in the forward movement, thereby The rear end portion of the seat cushion 2 is lowered by swinging and moving in the direction in which the front end portion of the drive lever 17 is lowered. Further, as the seat cushion 2 approaches the rear position C, the tip of the drive lever 24 rises and the inclination angle increases, so that the rate of change of the seating surface angle increases as the seat cushion 2 approaches the rear position C. Will be reduced.

  When the seat cushion 2 is configured to swing and displace by moving the front portion of the seat cushion 2 up and down around the pivot portion including the support shaft 22 provided on the rear portion side of the seat cushion 2 as described above. The rear portion of the seat cushion 2 on which the weight of the seat back 3 and the occupant acts preferentially is supported by the rear bracket 21 and the support shaft 22 while the drive lever 24 and the link plate 26 are used. There is an advantage that the seat cushion 2 can be easily rocked and displaced by moving the front portion of the seat cushion 2 up and down with a light force. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 28 denotes a lock arm that restricts the forward and backward movement of the seat cushion 2, and a locking position where a locking portion provided at the lower end is engaged with the locking hole, and this locking portion. Is configured to be swung by an operation lever (not shown) to a non-locking position where it is detached from the locking hole.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sheet front side operation unit consisting of the drive lever 17 and the like for vertically moving the front portion of the sheet over cushions 2, as shown in FIG. 7, the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 vertically The tilting means having the rear side actuating part composed of the drive lever 24 and the like to be moved causes the front side actuating part and the rear side actuating part to move up and down in opposite directions to change the inclination angle of the seating surface. You may comprise. In such a configuration, the seat cushion 2 is swung and displaced in conjunction with the operation of sliding the seat cushion 2 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body without setting the vertical movement distance of both operating parts to a large value. By doing so, the inclination angle of the seating surface can be changed quickly and finely.

  On the other hand, as described above, the slide rail 6 that slidably supports the seat cushion 2 of the occupant seat 4 is disposed in the vehicle interior in a tilted-up state, and the seat cushion 2 extends along the slide rail 6. 2. Description of the Related Art In an automobile seat position adjusting apparatus configured to slide and displace in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the seat is interlocked with an operation of sliding the seat cushion 2 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. By tilting and displacing the cushion 2, there is provided a tilting means 9 for changing the inclination angle of the seating surface inclined backward and downward, and the drive lever 17 using the pivotal support provided on the front side of the seat cushion 2 as a fulcrum. The inclination angle of the seating surface is changed by moving the rear part of the seat cushion 2 up and down by an operating part made up of When configured, while reducing the longitudinal moving distance of the seat cushion 2, there is an advantage that properly possible to adjust the position of the hip point H1~H3 according to occupant's height.

That is, when the operating portion of the tilting means 9 including the drive lever 17 and the like that changes the inclination angle of the seating surface by swinging and displacing the seat cushion 2 as described above is disposed on the rear side of the seat cushion 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the seat cushion 2 is moved along the curved arcuate line M as shown in FIG. 1 by raising the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 in conjunction with the operation of sliding the seat cushion 2 forward of the vehicle body. The hip points H1 to H3 of the occupant can be changed sequentially. Therefore, as the seat cushion 2 approaches the front position A, the hip point H1 of the short stature person J1 is greatly increased, so that the longitudinal movement distance and the upward movement distance of the seat cushion 2 can be easily set without being so large. With such a configuration, there is an advantage that the viewpoint I1 of the short person J1 with a low sitting height can be surely raised to the appropriate line L and the front view thereof can be secured.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the seat cushion 2 is configured to swing and displace by moving the front portion of the seat cushion 2 up and down with a pivotal support provided on the rear side of the seat cushion 2 as a fulcrum. In this case, when the seat cushion 2 is slid and displaced to the front position A, the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 is greatly raised, and the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 and the slide rail 6 are greatly separated from each other. The support rigidity tends to decrease. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the seat cushion 2 is oscillated and displaced by moving the front portion of the seat cushion 2 up and down with a pivot portion provided on the rear portion side of the seat cushion 2 as a fulcrum. When configured, when the seat cushion 2 is moved back and forth, the distance between the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 and the slide rail 6 is maintained constant, and the seat cushion 2 is slid to the front position A. The rear portion of the seat cushion 2 and the slide rail 6 are not greatly separated from each other, and there is an advantage that the support rigidity of the seat cushion 2 can be sufficiently secured.

The drive levers 17, 24, etc. that constitute the operating portions of the tilting means 9, 27 may be arranged below the seat cushion 2. However, as shown in FIG. 2, the drive levers 17 and 24 are connected to support brackets 18 and 25 attached to the side surfaces of the seat cushion 2 via links 19 and 26. Good. According to this configuration, the installation height of the seat cushion 2 can be lowered as compared with the case where the drive levers 17, 24, etc. are disposed below the seat cushion 2, so that the floor panel 1 is positioned below. Thus, the floor can be lowered and the support stability of the seat cushion 2 can be effectively improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the left and right sides of the seat cushion 2 are provided with raised portions 31 that are greatly raised upward, and are recessed upward at the bottom of the seat cushion 2 located below the raised portions 31. It is also possible to provide a structure in which the recessed portion 32 is provided, and the drive levers 17, 24, etc., which serve as the operating portion of the tilt means are disposed below the recessed portion 32. In such a configuration, the seat cushion 2 can be installed at a low height, and can be placed in an inconspicuous position without providing a cover member for covering the installation portions of the drive levers 17 and 24. There is an advantage that it can be arranged.

1 is a side view showing an embodiment of an automobile seat position adjusting device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a main part of the sheet position adjusting device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement which moves a seat cushion back and forth. It is a side view which shows the state which moved the seat cushion to the front position. It is a side view which shows the state which moved the seat cushion to the back position. It is a graph which shows the correspondence of the front-back position of a seat cushion, and the inclination angle of a suitable seat surface. It is a perspective view which shows the other specific structure of a sheet | seat position adjustment apparatus. It is a front view which shows the arrangement | positioning state of a drive lever. It is a front view which shows the other arrangement | positioning state of a drive lever. It is a side view which shows the prior art example of the seat position adjustment apparatus of a motor vehicle.

Explanation of symbols

2 Seat cushion 4 Seat for passenger 6 Slide rail 8 Slide operation means 9, 27 Tilt means 15 Support shaft (pivot)
17 Drive lever ( swing member )
26 Drive lever (front actuating part)
18, 25 Support bracket 31 Raised portion 32 Recessed portion

Claims (8)

A slide rail that slidably supports a seat cushion of an occupant seat is disposed in the vehicle interior in a tilted-up state, and the seat cushion is configured to slide and displace along the slide rail in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. In the vehicle seat position adjusting apparatus, the swing member that changes the inclination angle of the seat surface by swinging and displacing the seat cushion in the up and down direction in conjunction with the operation of sliding the seat cushion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body One end side of the swing member is connected to the slide rail side, and the other end side is connected to the seat cushion side, and is connected to the seat cushion side when the seat cushion is slid to the front side of the vehicle body. by elevating displace the other end of the swinging member which is, of the seat surface inclined rearwardly and downwardly With displacing and swinging the seat cushion up and down so as to reduce the oblique angle, the seat cushion with the approach the front of the motor vehicle, characterized in that it is configured to increase the rate of change of the inclination angle Sheet position adjustment device. The other end of the swing member is connected to the rear portion of the seat cushion, and the seat cushion is swung by moving the rear portion of the seat cushion up and down with a pivot portion provided on the front portion of the seat cushion as a fulcrum. by displacing vehicle seat position adjusting device according to claim 1, further comprising a working section Ru alter its angle of inclination. The other end of the swing member is connected to the front portion of the seat cushion, and the seat cushion is swung by moving the front portion of the seat cushion up and down with a pivotal portion provided on the rear portion side of the seat cushion as a fulcrum. by displacing vehicle seat position adjusting device according to claim 1, further comprising a working section Ru alter its angle of inclination. The swing member includes a front-side operation unit that moves the front part of the seat cushion up and down, and a rear-side operation unit that moves the rear part of the seat cushion up and down, and the front-side operation unit and the rear-side operation unit. The vehicle seat position adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the inclination angle of the seating surface is changed by moving up and down in opposite directions. When the seat cushion of the occupant seat is moved from the intermediate position to the front position, the tip of the swinging member rises from a state inclined obliquely downward, and the swinging member shifts to a state close to horizontal, The seat cushion is swung and displaced with the support shaft provided at the front end of the seat cushion as a fulcrum. 3. The seat position adjusting device for an automobile according to claim 2, wherein the change rate of the inclination angle is gradually increased as the seat cushion approaches the front position . With arranging the swing members outward side of the seat cushion, claim 1, characterized in that the distal end portion of the swing member is connected to the support bracket attached to the seat cushion 1 The vehicle seat position adjusting device according to Item. The seat cushion is provided with a raised portion that protrudes upward on both the left and right sides of the seat cushion, and a recessed portion that is recessed upward is provided at the bottom of the seat cushion located below the raised portion. The apparatus for adjusting the seat position of an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a swing member . A sector gear driven by a rolling gear that rotates and moves on the slide rail is provided at one end of the swing member, and the other end of the swing member is provided at the rear portion of the seat cushion. When the seat cushion is slid forward, the rotational force of the rolling gear is transmitted to the sector gear, so that the swinging member swings and the other end is driven upward. The vehicle seat position adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle seat position adjusting device is provided.

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