JPH0212099Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a rail cover that protects the end of a seat slide.

"Prior Art" Conventional rail covers include, for example, those that cover the rear end of the rail on the vehicle body side and are fixed to the rear end of the rail or the vehicle floor, or those that cover the rear end of the rail on the seat side. It is fixed to the rear end, and the cover plate of the rear end of the rail on the vehicle body side is hinged.
Some vehicles are designed so that the cover plate opens when the rear end of the rail on the vehicle body side protrudes.

In addition, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-140834, both ends of the rail on the car body side and the rail on the seat side are covered, and a spring is attached so that the ends of the rail on the car body side are constantly pressed into contact. There are some that have a rail cover installed.

When the end of the seat side rail protrudes from the end of the vehicle body side rail, it slips out from the end of the vehicle body side rail while covering the end of the seat side rail, protecting the end of the seat side rail. There is.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' However, with such conventional rail covers, there is nothing to cover when the rear end of the seat side rail protrudes in the former case, and in the latter case, there is nothing to cover when the rear end of the seat side rail protrudes. There is a problem in that there is nothing to cover the protruding rear ends of the rails, and these rear ends may damage the shoes or feet of those seated in the rear seats.

In addition, in the method disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-140834, the spring must be stretched between the rail cover and the rail on the vehicle body, which not only makes it difficult to mount the spring, but also makes it difficult to install the spring. Since a hook part is required for tensioning, it is difficult to later install a rail cover on a seat slide that does not have a rail cover.Moreover, since the spring always expands and contracts during operation, durability becomes an issue. Moreover, there were problems in that it was difficult and complicated to set a suitable spring with good durability, leading to high costs.

The present invention was created by focusing on these conventional problems, and is designed to be able to cover the protruding rear end of any rail, to be easy to retrofit, and to have sufficient durability. The object of the present invention is to provide a rail cover that solves the above problems.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention to achieve this purpose is to provide a rail cover that protects the end of the seat slide, and which includes the vehicle body side rail that constitutes the seat slide and the rail cover that protects the end of the seat slide. The seat side rail is slidably fitted to the seat side rail and is formed in a form that can be inserted and removed in the sliding direction, and covers both ends of the seat side rail and the end of the vehicle body side rail and the seat side rail. The rail cover is characterized in that it has a magnet that can be attracted to the rail cover, and is mounted so as to cover any end of the rail, even if the end of the rail protrudes.

"Function" If the end of the rail on the car body side is protruding, it will be magnetically attracted to that end, and if the end of the seat side rail is protruding, it will be attracted to the end using magnetic force, and the rail on the car body side will be attracted to that end by magnetic force. It moves away from the rail along with the seat side rail, and in any case covers the protruding end to protect the feet of the seated person.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 7, the seat 10 is installed on the vehicle body floor by a seat slide 20, and the seat slide 20 is made up of a seat side rail 22 slidably fitted onto a vehicle body side rail 21. A rear support bracket 21a is provided at the rear end of 21, and a front support bracket 21b is provided at the front end.
The seat slide 20 is fixed to the floor by a rear support bracket 21a and a front support bracket 21b.

A rail cover 30 is attached to the rear end of the seat slide 20.

As can be seen in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rail cover 30 is formed to cover the entire rear end of the seat slide 20, spanning the rear end of the vehicle body side rail 21 and the rear end of the seat side rail 22. A block-shaped magnet 31 is protruded inward so as to fit loosely into the groove 21c of the rail 21 on the vehicle body side.
Flanges 32, 32 that hold the rear end portions of the vehicle body side rails 21 are protrudingly provided inside both sides. The seat-side rail 22 is provided with a notch 22a into which the magnet 31 is fitted and attracted.

In the rail cover 30 having the above configuration, the first
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 3, the rear end of the seat side rail 22 is in front of the rear end of the vehicle body side rail 21, and the rear end of the vehicle body side rail 21 is located on the seat slide 20.
When forming the rear end of the rail cover 30
covers the entire rear end of the vehicle body side rail 21 including the rear support bracket 21a, and the magnet 31 is attracted to the groove 21c to hold the rail cover 30.

When the seat 10 is moved backward and the rear end of the seat side rail 22 is also moved backward, if the rear ends of the vehicle body side rail 21 and the seat side rail 22 are aligned, the seat side rail is attached to the flanges 32, 32. 22
The rear end portion is held, the magnet 31 is fitted into the notch 22a and attracted, and the entire rear end portion of the seat slide 20 is covered by the rail cover 30.

When the seat side rail 22 further retreats, the rear end pushes the rail cover 30, the magnet 31 separates from the groove 21c of the vehicle body side rail 21, and the rail cover 30 is pushed out, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. become a state.

In this state, the rear end of the vehicle body side rail 21 is hidden under the seat side rail 22, and the flanges 32, 32 hold the rear end of the seat side rail 22, and the magnet is attached to the rear end of the seat side rail 22. 31 is notch 22
It is covered with a rail cover 30 which is held by suction by fitting into the rail cover 30.

When the seat side rail 22 moves forward, the rear ends of the vehicle body side rail 21 and the seat side rail 22 are aligned as described above, and then the magnet 31 is attached to the vehicle body side rail 21.
The seat-side rail 22 moves forward, leaving the rail cover 30 there, and enters the state shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

In this way, even if the rear end of either the vehicle body side rail 21 or the seat side rail 22 protrudes and forms the rear end of the seat slide 20, the rail cover 30
covers the rear end and protects the feet of the seated person.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 7, the seat slide 2
It goes without saying that the rail cover 30a having a similar configuration can be attached not only to the rear end of the vehicle but also to the front end of the vehicle. Further, magnets that attract the end portions of the vehicle body side rail and the end portions of the seat side rail may be provided separately.

"Effect" According to the rail cover according to the present invention, the end of the seat slide is always covered, so the feet of the seated person facing this end can be reliably protected, preventing damage to shoes or feet. Never.

Since it uses the attraction force of a magnet, it does not get fatigued like a spring, and is not only durable but also easy to retrofit.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a rail cover is attached to the rear end of the seat slide when the rail on the vehicle body side is protruding, and Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line taken in FIG.
5 is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the seat. 10...seat, 20...seat slide, 21
... Vehicle side rail, 22 ... Seat side rail, 30
...Rail cover, 31...Magnet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is a rail cover that protects the end of the seat slide, and covers both ends of the vehicle body side rail that makes up the seat slide and the seat side rail that is slidably fitted to the rail, and also covers the end of the seat slide in the sliding direction. It is formed in a removable form and has a magnet that can be attracted to the end of the vehicle body side rail and the end of the seat side rail, so that even if the end of either rail protrudes, the end is covered. A rail cover characterized in that it is mounted on a rail cover.