CN112896067A

CN112896067A - Soft decoration for rear seat release handle

Info

Publication number: CN112896067A
Application number: CN201911225263.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴小忠; 杨勇; 宋耀菊; 毛正达; 朱纬纬
Original assignee: Lear Corp
Current assignee: Lear Corp
Priority date: 2019-12-04
Filing date: 2019-12-04
Publication date: 2021-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-04
Also published as: CN112896067B

Abstract

The present application relates to soft trim for a rear seat release handle. A release handle assembly for the seat back is released to allow the seat back to pivot between the upright position and the fold down position. The release handle assembly is attached to the seat back and includes a housing, a bezel attached to the housing, and a release handle pivotally attached to a pivot pin that is fixed to the housing. A retainer wire having a central portion is assembled to the front end of the housing. The cord has right and left ends extending laterally outward from right and left lateral sides of the housing. The right and left ends of the retainer wire are received in slots defined by the right and left lateral sides of the housing. The soft trim material is crimped over a central portion of the retainer wire and connected to the housing by the retainer wire.

Description

Soft decoration for rear seat release handle

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a device for attaching a soft trim to a rear seat release handle arrangement.

Background

The rear seat release handle is used to release the seat back from the fixed position to allow the seat back to pivot forward to provide access to an area behind the rear seat, such as a trunk or a hatchback storage area. The soft trim applied to the release handle of the seat back provides a smooth covering over the housing of the release handle. Limited space is available for attaching the soft trim to the housing so that the trim and other elements used to attach the soft trim do not interfere with the operation of releasing the handle. The limited packaging space is available to receive the accessory hardware in a completely concealed manner.

The present disclosure is directed to solving the above problems and other problems that are summarized below.

SUMMARY

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a soft trim attachment assembly for a housing and a seat back release handle is disclosed. The soft trim attachment assembly includes a section of soft trim material and a cord (wire) having a central portion and right and left folded ends extending coaxially and outwardly from the central portion. The section of soft trim material is hemmed over the central portion. The right and left folded ends are attached to right and left lateral sides of the housing, respectively.

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a release handle assembly for a seat back is disclosed. The release handle assembly includes a housing, a bezel (bezel) attached to the housing, and a release handle pivotally attached to a pivot pin that is fixed to the housing. The release handle is provided with a seat back latch. A cord having a central portion is adapted to be assembled to the front end of the housing. The cord has right and left ends extending laterally outward on right and left lateral sides of the housing. The right and left ends are fixed to right and left lateral sides of the housing. The soft trim segment is crimped over a central portion of the cord to attach the soft trim portion to the housing with the cord.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle seat is disclosed that includes a seat back and a release handle assembly. The seat back is assembled to the vehicle to pivot between an upright position and a fold-down position. The release handle assembly is attached to the seat back and has a rear end and a front end. The release handle assembly includes a housing, a bezel attached to the housing, and a release handle pivotally attached to a pivot pin fixed to the housing. The release handle is provided with a seat back latch. A cord having a central portion is adapted to be assembled to the front end of the housing. The cord has right and left ends extending laterally outward from right and left lateral sides of the housing. The right and left ends are received in slots defined by right and left lateral sides of the housing. The soft trim portion is crimped over a central portion of the cord and connected to the housing by a cord.

According to other aspects of the present disclosure, certain optional features may be provided. The soft trim attachment assembly may further include a plurality of hooks disposed on the right lateral side of the housing and on the left lateral side of the housing, wherein the hooks retain the right and left side edge portions of the soft trim material on the right and left lateral sides of the housing. The central portion may be received in a slot defined by the right and left lateral sides of the housing, and the right and left folded ends may extend laterally outward from the right and left lateral sides of the housing. The soft trim attachment assembly may also include a bezel assembled to the housing and positioned over the soft trim material. The soft trim release handle assembly may further include release handles pivotally attached to the right and left lateral sides of the housing. The seat back latch may be connected to a release handle adapted to detachably secure the seat back to a latch strike (latch strike) provided on the vehicle.

The above and other aspects of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a seat back including a seat back release handle assembly made in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a seat back including a housing of the seat back release handle and a wire retainer shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a seat back including a housing of the seat back release handle shown in FIG. 1 having a wire retainer and a length of soft trim material crimped around the wire retainer.

Fig. 4 is a left/top perspective view of the seat back release handle assembly shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a front/side perspective view of the seat back release handle assembly with the bezel removed and including an illustration of a latch and catch attached to the vehicle.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the seat back release handle assembly.

Fig. 7 is a front view of the retainer wire with a length of soft trim material crimped over a central portion of the retainer wire.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the housing showing the hooks with the soft trim material attached to the sides of the housing.

Detailed Description

The illustrated embodiments are disclosed with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are intended to be merely exemplary of the various and alternative forms that may be employed. The figures are not necessarily to scale and some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Specific structural and functional details disclosed are not to be interpreted as limiting, but as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art how to practice the disclosed concepts.

Referring to fig. 1, a seat back 10 is partially shown and includes a seat back release handle assembly 12. The seat back release handle assembly 12 includes a handle 14, the handle 14 being raised to release the seat back 10 from the seat support structure of the vehicle behind the seat. The bezel 16 is assembled to the seat back release handle assembly 12 to cover the edges of the trim material (not shown in fig. 1) that are attached to the seat back release handle assembly 12.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the seat back 10 is shown with the housing 18 attached to the seat back 10. In fig. 2, the soft trim material is not shown to better view the wire retainer 20 that secures the soft trim material to the bottom end of the housing 18. In fig. 3, the seat back 10 is shown with the shell 18 attached to the seat back 10, and the soft trim material 22 is shown as being hemmed over the retainer lines, and laterally adjacent edges of the soft trim material 22 are attached to the sides of the shell 18.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the seat back release handle assembly 12 is shown in a left/top perspective view in fig. 4 and in a front/side perspective view in fig. 5. The seat back release handle assembly 12 includes a housing 18, a bezel 16, and a handle 14. The retainer wire 20 is assembled to a notch 24 defined by the housing 18. The side surfaces 26 define openings 28, the openings 28 being configured to secure lateral edges of the soft trim material 22 to the housing. Clips, fasteners or hooks (not shown in fig. 4 and 5) may be used to attach the soft trim material 22 to the opening 28 in the housing 18. The wire retainer 20 has two doubled over ends 30 on opposite right and left ends extending laterally outward from the side 26 of the housing 18.

The term lateral refers to the direction transverse to the vehicle (cross-car direction), top refers to the upper portion of the seat back 10, and bottom refers to the front surface of the seat back 10 below the seat back release handle assembly 12.

The seat back release handle assembly 12 includes or is attached to a latch 32, the latch 32 cooperating with a catch (striker)34, the catch 34 in turn being anchored to a vehicle 36. The vehicle 36 provides a seat support structure behind and below the seat, as is well known in the art.

Referring to fig. 6, the seat back release handle assembly 12 is shown with the major components exploded away from each other to better see the structure of the various components and their relationship to the other components. After the soft trim material 22 is attached to the housing 18 by the retainer wire 20 and clips that secure the soft trim material to the sides 26 of the housing 18, the handle 14, bezel 16, and housing 18 are assembled together. The bezel 16 covers the edges of the housing and soft trim material 22 to provide a smooth, finished appearance.

The handle 14 may be pivotally attached to the housing 18 by a pivot pin 38. When it is desired to release the seat back 10 to provide access to the area behind the rear seats, the handle 14 is grasped and pulled in a forward direction, thereby releasing the latch 32 from the catch 34. The seat back 10 may then be pivoted on a seat base (not shown). The area behind the seat back may be a storage area, trunk space, or a storage area under a hatchback rear door. The spring 40 is assembled to a boss 42, the boss 42 defining an opening 44 that receives the pivot pin 38.

The bezel 16 is provided with hooks 46 or receptacles (receptacles) for clips attached to the soft trim material. The hook 46 is accessible through the opening 28 in the side 26 of the housing 18.

Referring to fig. 7, the retainer wire 20 is shown with the soft trim material 22 crimped over a central portion of the retainer wire 20. The folded-over ends 30 of the retainer wire prevent the soft trim material from sliding off the retainer wire 20 and secure the retainer wire to the housing 18 after assembly. A stitch line 48 is shown which forms the soft trim material 22 as a hem (hem) around the retainer line 20.

Referring to fig. 8, the inside of the housing 10 is shown with a portion of the soft trim material 22 having a clip 50 attached, the clip 50 securing the soft trim material 22 to the side 26 of the housing 18. Retainer wire 20 is shown securing soft trim material 22 to the bottom of housing 18.

The embodiments described above are specific examples that are not intended to describe all possible forms of the disclosure. The features of the illustrated embodiments can be combined to form further embodiments of the disclosed concept. The words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation. The appended claims are broader than the specifically disclosed embodiments and also include modifications to the illustrated embodiments.

Claims

1. A soft trim attachment assembly for a housing and a seat back release handle, the soft trim attachment assembly comprising:

a section of soft decorative material; and

a cord having a central portion, a right folded end and a left folded end extending coaxially and outwardly from the central portion, wherein the section of soft trim material is hemmed on the central portion, and wherein the right and left folded ends are attached to right and left lateral sides of the housing.

2. The soft trim attachment assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of hooks provided on the right lateral side of the housing and the left lateral side of the housing, wherein the hooks retain right and left side edge portions of the soft trim material on the right and left lateral sides of the housing.

3. The soft trim attachment assembly of claim 1, wherein the central portion is received in a slot defined by the right and left lateral sides of the housing, and the right and left folded ends extend laterally outward from the right lateral side of the housing.

4. The soft trim attachment assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a bezel assembled to the housing over the soft trim material.

5. The soft trim attachment assembly of claim 4, further comprising:

a release handle pivotally attached to the right and left lateral sides of the housing; and

a seat back latch disposed on the release handle and adapted to removably secure the seat back to a latch strike disposed on the vehicle.

6. A release handle assembly for a seat back, comprising:

a housing;

a bezel attached to the housing;

a release handle pivotally attached to a pivot pin fixed to the housing, the release handle provided with a seat back latch;

a cord having a central portion adapted to be assembled to the front end of the housing, the cord having right and left ends extending laterally outward on right and left lateral sides of the housing, wherein the right and left ends extend outward from the right and left lateral sides of the housing; and

a soft trim segment crimped over the central portion of the cord, wherein the soft trim segment is connected to the housing by the cord.

7. The release handle assembly of claim 6, further comprising:

a plurality of hooks disposed on the right and left lateral sides of the housing, wherein the hooks retain right and left edge portions of the soft trim material on the right and left lateral sides of the housing.

8. The release handle assembly of claim 6, wherein the cord is formed with a tucked end on right and left ends thereof, wherein the tucked end extends laterally outward from right and left lateral sides of the housing.

9. The release handle assembly of claim 6, further comprising:

a bezel attached to a top side of the housing; and

a peripheral edge of the soft trim segment captured between the bezel and the right and left lateral sides of the housing.

10. A vehicle seat, comprising:

a seat back assembled to the vehicle to pivot between an upright position and a fold-down position; and

a release handle assembly attached to the seat back, the release handle assembly having a rear end and a front end, the release handle assembly comprising:

a shell body, a plurality of first connecting rods and a plurality of second connecting rods,

a bezel attached to the housing,

a release handle pivotally attached to a pivot pin fixed to the housing, the release handle provided with a seat back latch,

a cord having a central portion adapted to be assembled to the front end of the housing, the cord having right and left ends extending laterally outward from right and left lateral sides of the housing, wherein the right and left ends are received in slots defined by the right and left lateral sides of the housing, an

A soft trim portion crimped over the central portion of the wire, wherein the soft trim portion is connected to the housing by the wire.

11. The vehicle seat of claim 10, wherein a plurality of hooks disposed on the right and left lateral sides of the shell retain the right and left edge portions of the soft trim material on the right and left lateral sides of the shell.

12. The vehicle seat of claim 10, wherein the right and left ends of the line have a tucked end, wherein the tucked end extends laterally outward from the right and left lateral sides of the housing.

13. The vehicle seat of claim 10, wherein the bezel is attached to a top side of the housing to cover a peripheral edge of the soft trim portion.

14. The vehicle seat of claim 10, wherein the release handle is pivotally attached to the right and left lateral sides of the housing, the vehicle seat further comprising: