JPH0247050Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement in the storage structure of an open roof for automobiles.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, for example, a convertible car with a hard roof has been proposed in which, when the roof is opened, the open roof is stored in a storage space set behind the seat back of the rear seat. .

By the way, in the above-mentioned car, when the roof is open, the rear seat back is tilted forward (retracted) so that the open roof can be smoothly stored in the storage space, and when the roof is closed,
It is preferable that the rear seat back is tilted backward (reset) and that the upper part of the storage space is covered to improve the appearance.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention was made in response to the above-mentioned request, and is designed to tilt the rear seat back forward and backward in conjunction with the opening and closing operations of the hard roof, and to cover the upper part of the storage space. This is the purpose.

(Structure of the invention) Therefore, the present invention provides a vehicle in which an open roof is stored in a storage space set behind the seat back of the rear seat, and a plate that serves as a package tray and roof cover is provided at the upper part of the back of the seat back. The plate is pivoted so as to be able to swing up and down, and between the plate and the vehicle floor, when the seatback is tilted backwards, the plate is pivoted upward to the package tray/roof cover position, and when the seatback is tilted forward, the plate is moved to the rear side of the seatback. The device is characterized in that it is provided with an interlocking mechanism that causes the device to swing downward along the direction.

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention, the interlocking mechanism causes the plate serving as a package tray and roof cover to swing upward when the seatback is tilted backward, and to swing the plate downward when the seatback is tilted forward. Therefore, when the roof is open, the seat back is tilted forward and the plate swings downward, making it possible to store the open roof smoothly, while when the roof is closed, the seat back is tilted back and the plate swings upward, making it easier to store the roof. The upper part of the space is covered, improving the appearance and blocking out odors from the trunk.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a convertible car 32 equipped with a hard roof 31, in which the seat back 33a of the rear seat 33 is tilted forward (retracted) in conjunction with the opening operation of the hard roof 31 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). , the seat back 33a of the rear seat 33 is tilted backward (returning) in conjunction with the closing operation of the hard roof 31 (see the solid line in FIG. 1).

When the hard roof 31 is closed, the front end 31a is removably connected to the upper end 32b of the front windshield 32a, and the rear end 31b is attached to the rear panel 3, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
It is detachably connected to the upper surface of 2c.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the hard roof 31 is opened by a motor 70 and a link 71, the front end is first moved around the rear end 31b as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 31a is swung upward (), and then the front end 31a
While the sides are folded inward, the rear end portion 33b is slid downward () and is stored in the storage space 34 set behind the seat back 33a of the rear seat 33.

Note that 35 is a front seat, and 36 is a partition panel that partitions the storage space 34 and the rear trunk space 37.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear seat 33 is
It is composed of a seat back 33a and a seat cushion 33b, and the seat back 33a is connected to the seat cushion 33b via a reclining mechanism 38 so as to be freely tiltable forward.

Seat cushion 33b of the rear seat 33
is a protrusion 42a of the vehicle body floor 42 (see FIG. 5).
Fixed on top.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a gearbox 46 and a drive motor 52 are fixed on the protrusion 42a of the vehicle floor 42a.
A worm 54 of the gearbox 46 is connected to a cable 53 extending from the output shaft of the gearbox 46.

A worm wheel 55 that meshes with a worm 54 is provided in the gear box 46, and a threaded shaft 50 is screwed into an internal thread 56 formed in each worm wheel 55 so as to be able to reciprocate in the front and rear directions.

A mounting portion 50a is integrally formed at the rear end of the screw shaft 50, and the mounting portion 50b is connected to the rear end of the connector 57 with a bolt/nut 58.
The front end of the connector 57 is connected to the seat back frame 59 of the seat back 33a of the rear seat 33.
A hinge pin 61 is attached to an arm 60 fixed to the lower part of the
are connected so that they can swing freely.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 5, and FIG. A bracket 62a is connected to a bracket 63 fixed to the upper part of the seat bag 33a by a hinge pin 64 so as to be able to swing vertically.

When the plate 62 is swung upward, it becomes almost horizontal (see Fig. 4), and serves both as a package tray and as a roof cover covered by the hard roof 31 stored in the storage space 34. At the same time, when swinging downward, it comes to follow the back surface of the seat back 33a.

A bracket 65 is fixed to the side of the seat cushion frame 39 of the seat cushion 33b, as shown in FIG. 62 in the upper swing position.

With the above configuration, if the hard roof 31 is currently closed, the screw shaft 50 is moved back forward, so the seat back 33a is tilted backward (returned) and the plate 62 is swung upward. (See the solid line in Figure 1 and Figure 4). In this state, sufficient head space and leg space are secured for the person sitting on the rear seat 33, so seating comfort is good.

The plate 62 also functions as a package tray.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, when the roof opening/closing switch 72 provided on the dash board or the like is opened, the drive motor 52 is rotated in the forward direction, and the worm 54 of the gear box 46 is rotated via the wire cable 53. The worm wheel 55 is rotated by the worm 54, and the screw shaft 50 moves forward.

As a result, the seat bag 33a is tilted forward (retracted) via the connector 57 and the arm 60, and at the same time, due to the forward tilt of the seat bag 33a,
The plate 62 is swung downward via the rod 66 and comes to lie along the back surface of the seat bag 33a (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5).

As a result, the storage space 34 behind the rear seat 33 is expanded.

Thereafter, as described above, the motor 70 is driven by the control signal from the control box 73, and the hard roof 31 is swung ( ) and slid ( ) and stored in the storage space 34 . Since the storage space 34 is expanded by leaning forward from the storage locus of the hard roof 31, the hard roof 31 can be stored smoothly.

Then, the hard roof 31 is installed in the storage space 34.
When the seat bag is completely retracted, the drive motor 52 is reversed and the seat back 33a is tilted backward, and at the same time, the plate 62 is swung upward via the rod 66 due to the backward tilt of the seat back 33a, and is brought into a horizontal state. (See the solid line in Figure 1 and Figure 4).

In this state, the plate 62 functions not only as a package tray but also as a roof cover for the hard roof 31 stored in the storage space 34.

On the other hand, when the roof is closed, if the roof opening/closing switch 72 is closed, the procedure is reversed to that described above.
In other words, when the drive motor 52 rotates in the normal direction, the seat back 3
3b is tilted forward and the plate 62 is swung downward, and then the hard roof 31 is reversely slid () and reversely swung () and set to the roof position.
Furthermore, the seatback 3 is rotated by reversing the drive motor 52.
3a is tilted backward (returned) and the plate 62 is swung upward.

Note that the hard roof 31 may be retracted or set at the same time as the seat back 33a is tilted forward or backward.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side view of a convertible car with an open roof storage structure, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rear seat, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the seat interlocking mechanism, and Figure 4 is a side view of the rear seat when tilting backwards. Figure 5 is a side view of the rear seat when tilted forward, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the plate interlocking mechanism on the seat back side, Figure 7 is a side view of the plate interlocking mechanism on the seat cushion side, and Figure 8 is a side view of the rear seat when tilted forward. It is a control block diagram. 31... Hard roof, 32... Open car, 33... Rear seat, 33a... Seat back, 33b... Seat cushion, 34... Storage space, 46... Gearbox, 50... Screw shaft, 52... Drive Motor, 54...Worm, 5
5... Worm wheel, 57... Connector,
60...arm, 62...plate, 66...rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Claim] In a vehicle in which an open roof is stored in a storage space set behind the seat back of the rear seat, a plate serving as a package tray and roof cover swings up and down at the upper part of the back of the seat back. freely pivoted between the plate and the vehicle body floor;
The present invention is characterized by being provided with an interlocking mechanism that swings the plate upward to the package tray and roof cover position when the seat back is tilted backward, and swings the plate downward along the back surface of the seat back when the seat back is tilted forward. Open roof storage structure for automobiles.