CA2152889C - Device for collapsing back rest of car's back seat - Google Patents

Device for collapsing back rest of car's back seat

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CA2152889C
CA2152889C CA002152889A CA2152889A CA2152889C CA 2152889 C CA2152889 C CA 2152889C CA 002152889 A CA002152889 A CA 002152889A CA 2152889 A CA2152889 A CA 2152889A CA 2152889 C CA2152889 C CA 2152889C
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back rest
side release
latch
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Yoshikatsu Tsuge
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Chuo Hatsujo KK
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Abstract

Here is disclosed a device for collapsing a back rest of a car's back seat comprising biasing means 10 to bias the back rest e of the back seat d forward or rearward, lock means 20 to hold the back rest e in its erected position, front seat side release means 40 provided in the proximity of a front seat f and adapted to release the back rest e from a holding effect of the lock means 20 and/or trunk side release means 50 provided in the proximity of a trunk space b and adapted to release the back rest e from the holding effect of the lock means 20, wherein the front seat side release means 40, the trunk side release means 50 and the lock means 20 are connected one to another by a control cable 60 comprising a flexible outer casing 61 and an inner cable 62 slidably inserted thereinto.

Description

~152889 Device for collapsing back rest of car's back seat Background of the Invention Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a device for collapsing a back rest of car's back seat used in so-called trunk-through-opener adapted to collapse the back rest of the back seat forward and thereby to make the rear seat in communication with a trunk space.

Description of the Prior Art To collapse the rear seat forward, the trunk-through-opener of prior art usually relies upon the lock button provided on the back seat and therefore it is required for a user to stretch his or her hand from the front seat or to open the rear door in order to operate the lock button.
This is a disadvantage encountered and left behind by the prior art unsolved.

Summary of the Invention The problem as has been mentioned above is solved, according to a first aspect of the invention, by providing 21a28~9 an improved device for collapsing a back rest of a car's back seat, said device comprising biasing means to bias the back rest of the back seat to be collapsed forward or rearward, lock means to hold the back rest in its erected position, and front seat side release means provided in the proximity of a front seat and adapted to release the back rest from a holding effect of the lock means and/or trunk side release means provided in the proximity of a trunk space, wherein the front seat side release means, the trunk side release means and the lock means are connected one to another by a control cable comprising a flexible outer casing and an inner cable slidably inserted thereinto. The problem is also solved, according to a second aspect of the invention, by providing the improved device recited in the above-mentioned first invention, wherein said lock means comprises a holding lever having a holding notch adapted to receive a latch rod fixed to the back rest and being pivotally movable between a position at which said holding lever holds said latch rod and a position at which said holding lever releases said latch rod off from its held position, a latch lever being pivotally movable between a position at which said latch lever is engaged with said holding lever to latch the latter in its holding position and a position at which said latch lever is disengaged from said holding lever, and a link causing said latch lever to be pivotablly 21528&9 moved, and wherein an end of the outer casing is fixed to a car body and an end of the inner cable is connected to one end of the link.

The first invention conveniently allows a holding effect of the lock means upon the back rest of the back seat to be released by operating the front seat side release means or the trunk side release means.
Accordingly, the back rest of the back seat can be easily collapsed by operating the trunk opener means or the front seat side release means with the hand of a person sitting on the front seat or by using a key to open the lid of the trunk and thereafter by operating the trunk side release means when said person stands behind the car. According to the second invention, the inner cable of the control cable may be pulled by operating the front seat side release means or the trunk side release means to actuate the link and thereby to disengage the latch lever from the holding lever, whereupon the latch rod is released off from the holding notch of the holding lever and the back rest of the back seat is collapsed under the effect of the biasing means. In this way, the second invention assures that the first invention is reliably executed.

Brief Description of the Drawings Eig. 1 is a per:;pective view scllelllatically showing an embod imen t of t he i nven t: ion Eig. 2 i.s a perspective view showing biasing means normal]y biasincJ a back resl: or l~.lckseat to collapse forwa--d rig. 3 is a perspective view ~-1 Io( k mealls Fi g . ~ i s a p] an view o:~ lock means;
Fi.g. 5 is a perspecl:i.ve of rrc~nl seat side release means and Fig. 6 i.s a secti.onal view Or trunk side release mea n s .

Description of the Preferced Enlbodiment l~eference wil] now be made in del-ai..l t-o tlle present preferred embodiment of the invelltioll examples of wllicl are il]ustrated in the accompanying dr-awillgs.

I~eferring to Ei.g. 1 a desiqnates a passenger car body having a parti tion serving to divide tlle car body a i.nto a trunk space b normally closed by a ].id g and a car room. Said partition i.s formed wi l-h arl aperi:ure c norma] ly covered wi.th a forward collapsib.le b lck rest e of a backs~?at d.
The backseat d i.s provi.ded with biasillg means 10 normal]y biasing the back r-est e to coll.apse forward tl-e ,. ~
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partition is provided above the aperture c with lock means 20 to hold the back rest e in its rising position, a front seat f is laterally provided with front seat side release means 40, and the lid _ of the trunk space b is provided with trunk side release means 50. A control cable 60 extends between the front seat side release means 40 and the lock means 20 as well as between the lock means 20 and the trunk side release means 50.

Referring to Fig. 2, the biasing means 10 comprises a bracket 11 vertically mounted on the car body 11, a rotary shaft 12 of the back rest e extending through said bracket 11, a split groove 13 formed in an end surface of said rotary shaft 12; and a spiral spring 14 having an inner end anchored in said split groove 13 and an outer end anchored on a pawl projecting from said bracket 11 so that the back rest e may be normally biased under a resiliency of this spiral spring 14 to collapse forward.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4, the lock means comprises a box 21 fixed to the partition dividing the car body a into the trunk space b and the car room, a latch rod fixed to the back rest e of the back seat d on a rear surface adjacent its top, a holding lever 22 having a holding notch 23 adapted to receive said latch rod 26 and pivotally supported by a shaft 24 within said box 21, and 2152~89 a torsion coil spring 25 wound around said shaft 24 biasing said holding lever 22 to be clockwise rotated.

The box 21 further contains therein a latch lever 27 having a curved surface 28 destined to be engaged with a curved surface 29 which is continuous with said holding notch 23 and pivotally supported by a shaft 30 around which a torsion coil spring 31 is wound so that said latch lever 27 may be normally biased under a resiliency of said torsion spring 31 to be counterclockwise rotated.

Also within the box 21, a bell crank 32 integrally formed with an arm 35 having a slot 34 through which a pin 33 projects from the latch lever 27 is pivotally supported by a shaft 36.

Referring to Fig. 4, the car body a has brackets 64, 65 secured thereto, the one bracket 64 is fixedly provided with a cylindrical fixture 63 caulked on an end of an outer casing 61 for a control cable 60 extending from the front seat side release means 40 and the end of an inner cable 62 drawn from this cylindrical fixture 63 is connected to one end of the bell crank 32. The other bracket 65 is fixedly provided with a cylindrical fixture 63 caulked on the end of the control cable 60 extending from the trunk side release means 50 and the end of the inner cable 62 drawn from this cylindrical fixture 63 is connected to the other end of the bell crank 32.

Referring to Fig. 5 showing the front seat side release means 40, a lever 42 having a handle 45 is pivotally supported around a shaft 43 by a bracket 41 vertically mounted on the car body and normally biased under a resiliency of a tension coil spring 44 to be counterclockwise rotated. The bracket 41 is fixedly provided at its lower portion with the cylindrical fixture 63 caulked on the associated end of the outer casing 61 for the control cable 60 extending from the lock means 20 and the end of the inner cable 62 drawn from this cylindrical fixture 63 is connected to a lower end of said lever 42.

Referring to Fig. 6 showing the trunk side release means 50, a guide 51 having a guide groove 53 and a finger knob 52 is fixedly mounted on a rear side of the lid g for the trunk space b and said guide groove 53 slidably receive a slider 54 having a finger knob 55 projecting thereon so that the slider 54 may be biased under a resilency of a tension coil spring 56 suspended between a pin 57 projecting on the slider 54 and a pin 58 projecting on the guide 51 to be moved leftward as viewed in Fig. 6.

~152&g3 Lid g has a bracket 59 fixed thereto, which is, in turn, fixedly provided with the cylindrical fixture 63 caulked on the associated end of the outer casing 61 for the control cable 60 extending from the lock means and the end of the inner cable 6Z drawn from this cylindrical fixture 63 is connected to the slider 54.

The embodiment as has been described hereinabove operates as follows:
With the back rest e of the back seat d being in its erected position so as to cover the aperture c, as will be readily understood from Fig. 4, the latch rod 26 projecting from the back rest e is received by the holding notch 23 of the holding lever 22 and the holding lever 22 is biased under the resilient forces of the spiral spring 14 and the torsion coil spring 25 to be clockwise rotated.
Against such biasing effect, the back rest e is held in its erected position, since the curved surface 29 which is continuous with said holding notch 23 is in engagement with the curved surface 28 of the latch lever 27 to prevent the holding lever 22 from being rotated.

For a person sitting on the front seat f, the lid g of the trunk space is opened by operating a trunk lid opener (not shown) and then the lever 42 of the front seat side release means 40 is erected with the handle 45 .'~1 52,~9 thereof in his or her hand so that the lever 42 may be rotated clockwise as viewed in Fig. 5 and the inner cable 62 of the control cable 60 may be pulled thereby.

Thereupon, the bell crank 32 is counterclockwise rotated as indicated by two-dots-chain line in Fig. 5, whereby the pin 33 engages the slot 34 of the arm 35 to rotate the latch lever 27 clockwise. Consequently, the latch lever 27 is disengaged from the holding lever 22 which is, as a result, rotated clockwise and releases the latch rod 26 off from the holding notch 23. Thus the back rest e collapses forward, the aperture e is uncovered and the trunk space b communicates with the car room. In this state, the holding lever 22 is engaged with a stopper 37 and held in a position as indicated by two-dots-chain line in Fig. 4 and the latch lever 27 is engaged with the holding lever 27 since said latch lever 27 is biased under the resilient effect of the torsion coil spring 31 to be rotated counterclockwise.

For a person standing outside the car, the lid g of the trunk space b is opened by operating his or her key and the slider 54 is slidably moved rightward as indicated by two-dots-chain line in Fig. 6 with his or her fingers put on the finger knobs 52, 55 of the trunk side release means 50 so that the inner cable 62 of the control cable 2152~89 60 may be pulled and the bell crank 32 of the lock means 20 may be counterclockwise rotated as indicated by two-dots-chain line in Fig. 4. In this manner, the back rest e collapses forward and the trunk space b communicates with the car room.

As the back rest e is erected again, the latch rod 26 is received again by the holding notch 23 of the holding lever 22 which is in the position as indicated by two-dots-chain line in Fig. 4 and thereby the holding lever 22 is counterclockwise rotated. Simultaneously the latch lever 27 is rotatably driven clockwise by the holding lever 22 and thereafter the latch lever 27 is counterclockwise rotated so that the mutual engagement of the curved surfaces 28, 29 may hold the holding lever 22 in the position as indicated by solid line in Fig. 4 and the back rest e may be held in its erected position.

While the invention has been described as arranged so that the locking effect by the lock means 20 can be removed selectively from the front seat side or from the trunk side, an alternative arrangement is also possible in which the lock means 20 can be released from only one of the front seat side and the trunk side.

The invention is applicable also to collapse the back , ... .,, . ~.. . . . .

21~28~9 rest e of the rear seat d to form a flat seat in various vehicles such as recreation vehicle, station wagon and hatchback vehicle.

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Claims (2)

1. A device for collapsing a back rest of a backseat of a car, comprising:
~ biasing means for biasing the back rest of said backseat to collapse forwardly;
~ lock means for holding the back rest in an upright position:
~ front seat side release means in the proximity of a front seat of the car and trunk side release means in the proximity of a trunk space of the car for selectively releasing said lock means from holding the back rest in the upright position, thereby allowing said biasing means to effect collapsing forwardly of said back rest, and ~ means for connecting one to another said lock means, said front side release means, and said trunk side release means, comprising control cable means having a flexible outer casing and an inner cable slidable longitudinally therein extending from each of the front and trunk side release means and a bell crank mechanism connecting said control cable means and said lock means.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said lock means comprises a latch rod fixed to said back rest, a lever member having a notch therein adapted to receive said latch rod and being pivotally movable between a first position at which said lever member engages said latch rod and a second position at which said lever member releases said latch rod, a latch lever pivotally movable between a position at which said latch lever is engaged with said lever member to latch the latter in its first position and a position at which said latch lever is disengaged from said lever member, and a link for causing said latch lever to be pivotally moved, one end of the outer casing of said cable means being fixed to a body portion of the car and one end of the inner cable being connected to one end of said link.
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