CA2069451A1 - Plate forming a rotary base for a vehicle seat - Google Patents

Plate forming a rotary base for a vehicle seat

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CA2069451A1
CA2069451A1 CA002069451A CA2069451A CA2069451A1 CA 2069451 A1 CA2069451 A1 CA 2069451A1 CA 002069451 A CA002069451 A CA 002069451A CA 2069451 A CA2069451 A CA 2069451A CA 2069451 A1 CA2069451 A1 CA 2069451A1
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balls
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shaped part
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Francois Baloche
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Faurecia Sieges dAutomobile SAS
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/02Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable
    • B60N2/04Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the whole seat being movable
    • B60N2/14Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the whole seat being movable rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access
    • B60N2/143Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable the whole seat being movable rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access taking a position opposite to the original one

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Seats For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

Rectilinear slides used for moving the seat forwardly or reawardly have a mobile upper portion provided with tubular cross-pieces. A first plate having a central circular zone comprises a first central portion with an elevated zone including, on the one hand, a circular rolling path for a set of balls and, on the other hand, a second central portion with a circular opening. Lugs are fixed underneath an armature of a support base for the seat and are made rigid with transverse support tubes mounted underneath opposite edges of a square-shaped part. The square-shaped part has a central disk with a lower circular portion used as a rolling housing for the set of balls while an outer edge forms a rolling path for a second set of balls. A
circular cap secured onto a top of the plate forms a housing for the second set of balls, and a latching member prevents a rotation of the square-shaped part with respect to the plate.

Description

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FIELD ~F THE INV~TIQ~
The invention relates to a plate formlng a rotary base for a vehicle seat.
BA~KGRQUND QF TH~ ~NVENTI0~
Rotary bases are sometimes used for the front seats of certain vehicles BO as to plvot one or both front seats over 90~ or 180~ in order either to rotate them and facilltate the exit of the passenger, or to allow the same passenger to discuss face to face with a pa~3enger or passengers sitting on the rear seat of the vehicle in consideration. However, these rotary bases have not given entirely sati~faction since they are generally e~posed to various #treSses making their operation faulty, mainly when a safety belt is directly or indirectly attached to this rotary base.
Eor avoiding this di3advantsge, some rotary bases are made by extremely rigid mean~, the effect of which is to make these rotary bases on the one hand heavy and difficult to handle, and on the other hand costly.
The present invention remedies this disadvantage by providing a plate forming a rotary base for a vehicle seat whose main particularity is that it is not sub~ected to any stress since the fasteners of the safety belts are directly mounted on the longitudinal ad~ustlng slides enabling moving the seat in consideratlon forwardly or backwardly, provlding thereby a plate forming a rotary base whlch is light in weight, easy and reliable -to handle, and of a low coat price.
Noreover, being constructed in a modular fashion, this plate can be easily adapted to all types o~ seats without any dlfficulty. Only the connectlon elements to the seat in consideration require to be adapted to this seat.
QBJEGT AN~_~UMMARY OF THE INV~IQ~
The invention has for ob~ect to provide a plate formlng a rotary base for a vehicle eeat whereln rectllinear slides are used for moving the seat forwardly or rearwaraly, these rectilinear slldes havlng a mobile upper portion provided with tubular cross-pieces, and wherein a flrst plate having 8 central circular zone compri~es a ~lrst central portion with an elevated zone, this elevated zone including, on the one hand, a circular rolling path for a set of balls and, on the other hand, a second central portion with a circular opening, lugs belng fixed underneath an armature of a support base for the seat and made rigid with transverse support tubes mounted underneath opposite ed~es of a square--shaped part, this square-shaped part having a central disk with a lower circular portion which is used as a rolling housing for the set of balls while an outer 20~g4~1 .

edge fornls a rolllng path for a second set of balls, then a circular cap secured onto a top of the plate forms a houslng for the second set of balls, and whereln a latchlng member prevents a rotatlon of the square shaped part with respect to the platle.
Varlous other features of the lnvention will become more apparent from the followlng detalled description.
~RI~F D~CRIPTIO~ OF THE D~AWINGS
An embodlment of the tnvention is shown, by way of a non limlting example, in the accompanying drawlngs, whereln :
Flg. 1 is a plar. view of the plate forming a rotary base for a vehicle seat ;
Fig. 2 is a d~lametrlcal elevatlon cross sectlonal view of the rotary ba~e of Fig. 1, showing also the position of the armature of the seat 3upport : base ;
Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along line III-III oL Fig. 1 ;
Fig. 4 ls a cross sectlonal view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 1 ; and Flg. 5 is a cross sectlonal view taken along line V-V of Flg. 1.

2ai~9~1 DISCLOSURE_OF TH~ P~EFERRED EMBODIMF,NT
Referrlng now to the drawings, Fig. 2 show3 a sllde 1 having a lower profile 2 whlch ls flxed to the vehlcle floor, whlle the upper profi.le 3 can sllde as usual on the lower profile 2. Latchlng of the proflle 3 on the profile 2 can be provlded by any convenlent means.
The two upper profiles 3 of the sllde 1 which are placed on each slde of the seat are connected by transverse tubes 4, 5.
The tubes 4, 5 carry a first plate 6 having in its centre a circular zone 6~ forming in its upper zone a circular rolling path 7 for a set of balls 8 and finally, in the central portlon 6c, sn elevated zone ~: 15 formed :in its centre~with an openlng 9.
: : :
: The lower portion of the seat support base armature 10 carries lugs 11, 12, which lugs ll, 12 are ~: fixed by any~convenlent ~eans on support tubes 14. The tubes 14 are ln turn rigldly connected to a square-shaped part 13:having in its centre a rolling path 15 servlng as a rolllng houslng for the set of balls 8, then serving, due to its circular shape 13a.
as a rolling path for a second set of balls 16. Finally, a circular cap 17 ls fixed on a top 6b of the first 2s plate 6 and forms the upper housing for the second set ~ 0 ~

of balls 16. Reference 17~ designates a central opening of the cap 17, which openlng 17~ corresponds to the opening 9 in the plate 6.
This arrangement allows therefore, via the two ball bearings 8 and 16, an easy rotatlon of the ring 13 relative to the first plate 6 and, therefore, a rotation of the ~eat of which only the lower portion of the support base armature 10 ls shown.
This arrangement also provldes a play-free operation due to the two ball bearings 8 and 16 which : work in opposition. Actually, closin~ of the plate 17 applies a stress on the balls which avoids any play between each rolling zone.
It should be noted that fixed ~tuds 20 are :
provided, which fixed studs are rigid wlth the ring 17 which is in turn made rigid:wi:th the first plate 6 by ~ fixations 26,:and which ensbles, with ~ssistance of a : : ~ fork-shaped latch head 21, to lock the ring 13 with : respect to the:f1rst pl~ate~ 6 which is rigldly connected : 20 to the:slides 1. The latch head 21 is extended by an ~: arcuate lever:22 normally returned to a latching po~ition by a spring 23. Unlatching of the ring 13 relative to the first plate 6 is provided by a pivoting movement around a pivot member 28, in the direction of arrow Fl (see Fig. I), which is rigid with an e2tension 13e of the plate 6. When the pressure ~9~5~

exerted on the lever 22 is released, this lever resumes its flrst position (see Fig. 1) by bringing back the seat to lts position facing the vehlcle steering wheel, which position i9 given by the stud 20. Reference 24 s then de~ignates an abutment limiting rotation of the lever 22 for freeing the stud 20.
In some cases and as shown schematlcally ln Fig. 1, the inner edge of the disk 15 can comprlse a toothing 30 which, under the effect of the plnion 31 controlled in rotation by a reduction gear unit 32, can provide for a rotation of the part 13 without the passenger exerting this movement by his hand.
The four angles of the first plate 6 are provided will lugs 25 receiving plastlcs shoes 27 or similar, ensuring in the position cho en for the seat (seat in a driving position or turned over by 180-~ a share of the effort which avoids too high stresses on the rot~ry members and thus lmproves notably the general rigidlty. This~sharing of the effort can be obtained ln various anners as a function of the desired requlrements. This i6 the case when the seat is provided with a so-called three polnt safety belt embarked on the seat.
Moreover, it is possible to have lower ends of the lugs 11, 12 articulated with respect to the support tubes 14 and to mount the upper ends of the same lugs 20~9~

11, 12 on rotary mechanisms whlch are rlgld wlth the underneath of the seat armature 10 ln order to adJust the support base of the seat.

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Claims (3)

1. A plate forming a rotary base for a vehicle seat wherein rectilinear slides (1) are used for moving said seat forwardly or reawardly, said rectilinear slides having a mobile upper portion (3) provided with tubular cross-pieces (4, 5), and wherein a first plate (6) having a central circular zone (6a) comprises a first central portion (6b) with an elevated zone, said elevated zone including, on the one hand, a circular rolling path (7) for a set of balls (8) and, on the other hand, a second central portion (6c) with a circular opening (9), lugs (11, 12) being fixed underneath an armature (10) of a support base for said seat and made rigid with transverse support tubes (14) mounted underneath opposite edges of a square-shaped part (13), said square-shaped part (13) having a central disk (15) with a lower circular portion (15a) which is used as a rolling housing for said set of balls (8) while an outer edge forms a rolling path (13a) for a second set of balls (16), then a circular cap (17) secured onto a top (6c) of said plate (6) forms a housing for said second set of balls (16), and wherein a latching member prevents a rotation of said square-shaped part (13) with respect to said plate (6).
2. The plate as set forth in claim 1, wherein said square-shaped part (13) has an upper portion provided with a stud (20) cooperating with a fork-shaped latch (21) for looking said square-shaped part (13) relative to said plate (6), a spring (23) being further provided for permanently returning said fork shaped latch to a latching position.
3. A plate as set forth in claim 1, wherein said disk (15) has an inner edge provided with a toothing (30), a pinion (31) controlled in rotation by a reduction gear unit being provided, whereby said toothing permits a rotation of said square-shaped part (13) and therefore of said seat.
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FR9106234A FR2676690B1 (en) 1991-05-23 1991-05-23 TRAY FORMING TURNING BASE FOR VEHICLE SEAT.
FR9106234 1991-05-23

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