CN103057440A

CN103057440A - Bench seat for motor vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN103057440A
Application number: CN2012102199398A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 帕特里克·法耶; 诺尔丁·汉塔舍; 丹尼斯·巴诺德
Original assignee: Grupo Antolin Ingenieria SA
Current assignee: Lear Corp
Priority date: 2011-06-28
Filing date: 2012-06-28
Publication date: 2013-04-24
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-28
Also published as: DE102012012505B4; FR2977203A1; CN103057440B; DE102012012505A1; FR2977203B1

Abstract

The invention discloses a bench seal for a motor vehicle. The bench seat has a frame intended to be mounted on a floor of the vehicle for forming a support; a first seat surface and a first seat back installed on the frame, the first seat surface and/or the first seat back being capable of being switched between a used state and non-used state; a second seat surface and a second seat back installed on the frame, the second seat surface and the second seat back being capable of being switched between a used state and non-used state; and a storage space defined by the frame under the first seat surface. The bench seat also comprises a flap installed on the frame and capable of moving between a closed position and an open position and a safety device enabling the flap to move from the closed position to the open position under the condition that the first seat surface or the first seat back is in the non-used state or the second seat surface or the second seat back is in the non-used state.

Description

The automobile bench-type seat

Technical field

The bench-type seat that the present invention relates to use in the automobile.

Background technology

The bench-type seat that uses in the known automobile of applicant comprises framework and a plurality of chair top and the back of seat that is installed on the described framework that is installed on the car floor.Described chair top and back of seat can switch between use state (passenger can be sitting on the bench-type seat) and non-working condition (passenger can not be sitting on the bench-type seat).

Described framework generally defines a storage space below chair top, put between the space of pin so that object can extend in the baggage container of automobile and leave the passenger for.

In this case, if the passenger is sitting on the bench-type seat, and this moment object at the baggage container of automobile with leave for and stretch between the space that his/her pin places, in the process of braking automobile, described object can bump against passenger's pin, and therefore the danger that injures the passenger arranged.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is to eliminate described risk.

The present invention relates to the bench-type seat that uses in a kind of automobile, it comprises:

-be installed in the framework that is used to form support on the car floor;

-being installed in First seat and First chair back on the described framework, described First seat and/or First chair back can switch between use state and non-working condition;

-being installed in the second chair top and the second back of seat on the described framework, described the second chair top and/or the second back of seat can switch between use state and non-working condition;

-described framework defines a storage space below the First seat;

It is characterized in that described bench-type seat comprises:

-one is installed on the described framework between make position and open position movably trap door (trapdoor), when wherein being in the close position, described storage space is sealed by described trap door, and when being shown in an open position, described storage space is opened by described trap door; And

-one safety device is designed for and makes described trap door only can move to open position from make position in the following cases:

When First seat or First chair back are in non-working condition; And

When the second chair top or the second back of seat are in non-working condition.

Bench-type seat of the present invention has two kinds of structures.

In the first structure, described First chair back and First seat, or the second back of seat and the second chair top be in the use state, namely at least one passenger can be sitting in the structure on the bench-type seat.

In the case, described safety device stops trap door to move to open position from its make position.Do not have like this object at baggage container and be used for the passenger and put between the space of pin and stretch.

In the second structure, described First chair back and First seat, or the second back of seat and the second chair top be in non-working condition, and namely any passenger can not be sitting in the structure on the bench-type seat.

In the case, described safety device allows that trap door moves to open position from its make position.Object can and be used for the passenger at baggage container and puts between the space of pin and stretch like this.

Therefore, in case bench-type seat is in when allowing structure that the passenger sits down, bench-type seat of the present invention just can stop trap door to be opened.

When the passenger was sitting on the bench-type seat, described trap door must be in the close position and block the object that the meeting of placing in the car trunk bumps against occupant leg.

Described bench-type seat comprises one or more following characteristics.

Preferably, described storage space extends below the first and second chair tops.

According to a feature, described storage space can be opened in described frame front on one side, and another side can be opened in described frame rear portion, thereby makes object be stretched over the rear portion from frame front.

Preferably, described trap door is installed in described frame front.

In a preferred embodiment, described safety device is designed for when the First chair back is in non-working condition and allows trap door to move to its open position from its make position when the second chair top is in non-working condition.

Preferably, described trap door is pivotably mounted on the described framework.

According to imagination, the second chair top is pivotably mounted on the described framework, and described safety device comprises the supporting member (abutment member) that is installed in the second chair top bottom and rotates towards described trap door, and this supporting member is applicable to:

-when the second chair top was in the use state, described supporting member propped up trap door to stop it to be pivoted to open position from make position; And

-when the second chair top was in non-working condition, described supporting member unclamps trap door so that it can be pivoted to open position from make position.

According to another imagination, described safety device comprises:

-be installed in the jointed connecting rod that can between primary importance and the second place, pivot on the described framework;

While-be installed in and be installed in pivotable kinematic link on the jointed connecting rod on the trap door; And

Because described First chair back is pivotably mounted on the described framework, structure is when the First chair back is in the use state like this, back of seat stops jointed connecting rod to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance, and when the First chair back was in non-working condition, back of seat allowed jointed connecting rod to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.

Adopt this layout, when back of seat was in the use state, back of seat stoped jointed connecting rod to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance by kinematic link, thereby has stoped trap door to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.

When back of seat was in non-working condition, back of seat allowed jointed connecting rod to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance by kinematic link, thereby allowed trap door to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.

According to a feature, described trap door is arranged as in the make position approximate vertical and extends, and extends in the open position approximate horizontal.

According to another feature, described trap door is arranged as at open position and extends into storage space inside.

Preferably, described bench-type seat comprises for the device at make position and/or open position pinning trap door.

With this understanding, described blocking device provides the possibility that stops trap door to pivot in undesirable situation, for example, and when start.

In one embodiment, described blocking device is electronic.

Described blocking device can pass through the bistable spring mechanical assistance.

In a preferred embodiment, when the first and/or second back of seat was in the use state, the back of seat approximate vertical was extended, and when the first and/or second back of seat was in non-working condition, the back of seat approximate horizontal was extended.

At last, when the first and/or second chair top was in the use state, the chair top approximate horizontal was extended, and when the first and/or second chair top was in non-working condition, the chair top approximate vertical was extended.

Description of drawings

Will better understand the present invention with reference to following description and the accompanying drawing that provides with the non-limiting example form, wherein:

Fig. 1 is 3/4 front view of bench-type seat of the present invention, and wherein chair top and back of seat are in the use state;

Fig. 2 is 3/4 front view of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1, and wherein back of seat is in non-working condition;

Fig. 3 is 3/4 front view of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1, and wherein chair top and back of seat are in non-working condition;

Fig. 4 is the upward view of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the lateral plan of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1, and wherein trap door is in the close position;

Fig. 6 is the lateral plan of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1, and wherein trap door is shown in an open position;

Fig. 7 is part 3/4 front view of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is amplification 3/4 back view of jointed connecting rod of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is 3/4 front view of framework of the bench-type seat of Fig. 1.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1-9 be positioned at one identical with respect in the orthogonal reference system of described framework and by x, yWith zDirection consists of.

In the content below, term " vertically " reference zDirection is used.Term " level " reference xWith yDirection is used.

Term 'fornt', 'back', "up" and "down" refer to the installation position of bench-type seat on the automobile.

Fig. 1 has shown bench-type seat 1 of the present invention.Described bench-type seat 1 comprises:

-be installed in to form among the framework 2(Fig. 1 that supports on the car floor and hidden);

The decoration element 3 of-a plurality of cover framework 2;

-chair top 4 and 6;

-separately back of

seat

8 and 10; And

-trap door 12.

Described framework 2(is as shown in Figure 9) comprise and being parallel to yThe side tracks 14 that direction is extended.Described side tracks 14 is installed on back leg 16a, the 16b of approximate vertical.The end of side tracks 14 fixing by two XzHook-type flange 18a, the 18b that extend on the plane.

Described framework 2 also comprises railing 20.This railing 20 is crooked, has to be parallel to

x

Parts 20a, the 20b that direction is extended and being parallel to

y

The parts 20c that direction is extended and linked to each other with 20a, 20b.The end of

parts

20a, 20b is respectively fixed on flange 18a, the 18b.

Described framework 2 also comprises railing 22.This railing 22 is crooked, has to be parallel to zDirection is extended parts 22a, the 22b that consists of foreleg and is parallel to

y

The parts 22c that direction is extended.The whole length of parts 22c all is fixed on the 20c.

Described side tracks 14,

railing

20,22 and

back leg

16a, 16b defined a storage space 23.Described storage space 23 extends at chair top 4 and 6 bottoms.Described storage space 23 can be opened in described framework 2 front portions on the one hand, can open at described framework 2 rear portions on the other hand, thereby make object be stretched over the rear portion from framework 2 front portions.

Described framework 2 also comprises:

-parts 22a, 22b are connected to the cross bar 24 of side tracks 14;

-be fixed on the engaging gear 28 on the parts 20c, be used for making the chair top 4,6 on the framework 2 can be around being parallel to yThe pivot rotation of direction;

-be fixed on the engaging gear 30 on the parts 22c, be used for making the trap door 12 on the framework 2 can be around being parallel to yThe pivot rotation of direction; And

-be fixed on the column 32 of approximate vertical on the side tracks 14.

Described trap door 12 is installed in framework 2 front portions.Trap door 12 is pivotably mounted between make position (shown in Fig. 1-5) and the open position (as shown in Figure 6), when wherein being in the close position, described storage space 23 is by described trap door 12 sealings, and when being shown in an open position, described storage space 23 is not by described trap door 12 sealings.

In illustrated embodiment, when trap door 12 was shown in an open position, trap door 12 extended in the inner approximate horizontal of storage space.When trap door 12 was in the close position, trap door 12 approximate vertical were extended.

Shown in bench-type seat 1 preferably include for the mechanism of pinning trap door 12 at make position and open position.

Described lockout mechanism 40(is shown in Fig. 4 and 7) comprise oblong roller 42.In the case, can the handle that be used for ordering about roller 42 rotations be installed at trap door 12 face inwardly.

Described lockout mechanism 40 comprises that also 2 are roughly parallel to yThe pull bar 44 that direction is extended.Each pull bar 44 is pivotably mounted on two points of diameter maximum on the roller 42.Thereby configuration roller 42 and pull bar 44 are roughly parallel to the pull bar 44 that rotarily drives of roller 42 yThe direction translation.

Described lockout mechanism 40 also comprises a plurality of index hole (not shown) that are located on

parts

20a, 20b, 22a, the 22b.

In the case, the maximum gauge when roller 42 is roughly parallel to zWhen direction was extended, each pull bar 44 can not stretch out the edge of trap door 12, and it can freely pivot between make position and open position subsequently.

When the maximum gauge of roller 42 is roughly parallel to yWhen direction was extended, each pull bar 44 stretched out the edge of trap door 12, and its received entering:

-be located at the index hole on parts 20a, the 20b, so that trap door 12 is locked in open position;

-be located at the index hole on parts 22a, the 22b, so that trap door 12 is locked in make position.

Described chair top 4,6 comprises that respectively wire frame 50,52(are as shown in Figure 7), be fixed with dunnage on each wire frame.

Chair top 4 is installed pivotly, and can rotate switching at use state and non-working condition, when wherein being in the use state, the chair top approximate horizontal is extended (as shown in Figure 1, 2, 3), when being in non-working condition, the chair top approximate vertical is extended (shown in Fig. 3,5,6).

Equally, in illustrated embodiment, chair top 6 is installed pivotly, and can rotate switching at use state and non-working condition.For this reason,

wire frame

50,52 is around being parallel to yEngage on the engaging gear 28 of the pivot that direction is extended.

Described back of

seat

8,10 comprises respectively

wire frame

58,60, is fixed with dunnage on each wire frame.

Back of seat 10 is installed pivotly, and can rotate switching at use state and non-working condition, and when wherein being in the use state, the back of seat approximate vertical is extended, and when being in non-working condition, the back of seat approximate horizontal is extended.For this reason, the wire frame 60 of back of seat 10 is around being parallel to yEngage on the wire frame 2 of the pivot that direction is extended.

There is a shell 59 back of back of seat 10, (can also be called the shelf state) like this when back of seat 10 is in non-working condition, and this shell has the shelf function.

Back of seat 8 is fixed.Therefore, wire frame 58 is fixed on the framework 2 with zero degree of freedom.Here, the detachable headrest 66 of back of seat 8 can be fixed on the back of seat, perhaps also can pull down from back of seat.

Bench-type seat 1 comprises a safety device 70, only is designed for that (passenger can not be sitting on the bench-type seat 1) allows trap door 12 to move to open position from its make position when back of seat 10 and chair top 4 are in non-working condition.

Described safety device 70 comprises the supporting member 72 that is installed in chair top 4 bottoms and rotates to trap door 12.In illustrated embodiment, supporting member 72 is the global facility of the wire frame 50 of chair top 4.

This supporting member 72 is applicable to:

-when chair top 4 was in the use state, described supporting member 72 propped up trap door 12 to stop it to be pivoted to open position (shown in Fig. 4 and 7) from make position; And

-when chair top 4 was in non-working condition, described supporting member 72 no longer props up trap door 12 so that it can be pivoted to open position (as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6) from the make position setting.

Preferably, described supporting member 72 is installed pivotly, and it can be with respect to wire frame 50 around being parallel to yThe axle that direction is extended rotates, thereby luggage can be placed vertically in storage space 23.

Described safety device 70 comprises the jointed connecting rod 74 that can pivot on the column 32 that is installed in framework 2 between primary importance (shown in Fig. 5,7,8) and the second place (as shown in Figure 6).

Described safety device 70 also comprises while being installed in and is installed in pivotable kinematic link 76 on the jointed connecting rod 74 on the trap door 12.

Being arranged as of described trap door 12, jointed connecting rod 74 and kinematic link 76, when trap door 12 was pivoted to open position from its make position, trap door 12 drove jointed connecting rod 74 by kinematic link 76 and is pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.

On the contrary, when trap door 12 was pivoted to make position from its open position, trap door 12 drove jointed connecting rod 74 by kinematic link 76 and is pivoted to primary importance from its second place.

The operating process of described bench-type seat 1 is described below.

F/s, chair top 4,6 and back of

seat

8,10 all be in use state (as shown in Figure 1).At this moment two passengers can be sitting on the bench-type seat 1.

At this moment, the wire frame 60 of back of seat 10 prop up remain on primary importance jointed connecting rod 74(shown in Fig. 7 and 8).In addition, supporting member 72 props up the trap door 12 that remains on make position.Thereby avoid trap door 12 to be pivoted to open position from make position.

Subordinate phase, a passenger is pivoted to shelf state (as shown in Figure 2) with back of seat.A passenger still is sitting on the bench-type seat 1.

At this moment, the wire frame 60 of back of seat 10 no longer props up jointed connecting rod 74, thereby makes jointed connecting rod 74 be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.But because chair top 4 is in the use state, supporting member 72 still props up trap door 12.Therefore, still trap door 12 can not be pivoted to open position from its make position.

Phase III, a passenger is pivoted to non-working condition (shown in Fig. 3,4,7) with chair top 4.There is not the passenger to be seated on the bench-type seat 1.

At this moment, the wire frame 60 of back of seat 10 no longer props up jointed connecting rod 74, thereby makes jointed connecting rod 74 be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.In addition, supporting member 72 also no longer props up trap door 12.Therefore, trap door 12 can be pivoted to open position from its make position.

For example, the passenger manually is pivoted to open position with trap door 12.

It is mobile backward that trap door 12 is pivoted to open position drive kinematic link 76, pivots thereby drive jointed connecting rod 74, until jointed connecting rod 74 props up the wire frame 60 of back of seat 10, is in the shelf state this moment.Thereby jointed connecting rod 74 is pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.

Then, the passenger is locked in open position by lockout mechanism 40 with trap door 12.

Five-stage, when trap door 12 was opened, the passenger wished to be sitting on the bench-type seat 1.

For this reason, adopt first method, the passenger attempts chair top 4 is pivoted to the use state from non-working condition.At this moment, supporting member 72 will prop up trap door 12.Because trap door 12 is in the open position, thereby hindered chair top 4 is moved into the use state, so the passenger can not be sitting on the bench-type seat 1.

Adopt second method, the passenger attempts back of seat 10 is pivoted to the use state from the shelf state.Back of seat 10 is supported on the jointed connecting rod 74, makes it be pivoted to primary importance from the second place.But because trap door 12 is locked in open position, thereby hindered the pivot of jointed connecting rod 74.

Therefore, be in the open position if the advantage of bench-type seat of the present invention 1 is trap door 12, any passenger can not sit on the seat.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment of above-mentioned bench-type seat, and on the contrary, it comprises all interchangeable embodiments.

(not shown) in alternative embodiment can make it only allow trap door to move to open position from its make position in following situation by engineered safety features:

-only when the first and second back of seats are in non-working condition; Perhaps

-only when the first and second chair tops are in non-working condition.

Claims

1. the bench-type seat that uses in the automobile, it comprises:

-be installed in the framework (2) that is used to form support on the car floor;

-being installed in First seat (6) and First chair back (10) on the described framework, described First seat (6) and/or First chair back (10) can switch between use state and non-working condition;

-being installed in the second chair top (4) and the second back of seat (8) on the described framework, described the second chair top (4) and/or the second back of seat (8) can switch between use state and non-working condition;

-described framework (2) defines a storage space (23) below First seat (6); It is characterized in that described bench-type seat (1) comprising:

-one be installed in described framework (2) upper between make position and open position trap door (12) movably, when wherein being in the close position, described storage space (23) is sealed by described trap door (12), when being shown in an open position, described storage space (23) is opened by described trap door (12); And

-one safety device (70) is designed for and makes described trap door (12) only can move to open position from make position in the following cases:

When First seat (6) or First chair back (10) when being in non-working condition; And

When the second chair top (4) or the second back of seat (8) when being in non-working condition.

2. bench-type seat according to claim 1 is characterized in that described storage space (23) extends in the first and second chair tops (4,6) bottom.

3. bench-type seat according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that described storage space (23) can open in described framework (2) front portion on one side, another side can be opened at described framework (2) rear portion, thereby makes object be stretched over the rear portion from framework (2) front portion.

4. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-3 is characterized in that described trap door (12) is installed in described frame front.

5. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-4 is characterized in that described safety device (70) only is designed for when First chair back (10) to move to its open position from its make position when being in non-working condition and when the second chair top (4) allows trap door (12) when being in non-working condition.

6. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-5 is characterized in that described trap door (12) is pivotably mounted on the described framework (2).

7. according to claim 5 or 6 described bench-type seats, it is characterized in that the second chair top (4) is pivotably mounted on the described framework (2), described safety device (70) comprises the supporting member (72) that is installed in the second chair top (4) bottom and rotates towards described trap door (12), and this supporting member (72) is applicable to:

-when the second chair top (4) was in the use state, described supporting member (72) propped up trap door (12) to stop it to be pivoted to open position from make position; And

-when the second chair top (4) when being in non-working condition, described supporting member (72) unclamps trap door (12) so that it can be pivoted to open position from make position.

8. according to claim 6 or 7 described bench-type seats, it is characterized in that described safety device comprises:

-be installed in the jointed connecting rod (74) that can between primary importance and the second place, pivot on the described framework (2);

Yi Bian-be installed in the upper another side of trap door (12) to be installed in the upper pivotable kinematic link (76) of jointed connecting rod (74); And

Because described First chair back (10) is pivotably mounted on the described framework (2), structure is when First chair back (10) is in the use state like this, back of seat (10) stops jointed connecting rod (74) to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance, and when First chair back (10) when being in non-working condition, back of seat (10) allows jointed connecting rod (74) to be pivoted to the second place from its primary importance.

9. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-8 is characterized in that described trap door (12) is arranged as in the extension of make position approximate vertical, extends in the open position approximate horizontal.

10. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-9 is characterized in that described trap door (12) is arranged as at open position to extend into storage space (23) inside.

11. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-10 is characterized in that described bench-type seat (1) comprises for the device (40) at make position and/or open position pinning trap door (12).

12. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-11, it is characterized in that when the first and/or second back of seat (10,8) when being in the use state, the back of seat approximate vertical is extended, when the first and/or second back of seat (10,8) when being in non-working condition, the back of seat approximate horizontal is extended.

13. each described bench-type seat according to claim 1-12, it is characterized in that when the first and/or second chair top (6,4) when being in the use state, the chair top approximate horizontal is extended, when the first and/or second chair top (6,4) when being in non-working condition, the chair top approximate vertical is extended.