Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R5/00—Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like
  • B60R5/04—Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like arranged at rear of vehicle
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
  • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
  • B60N2/32—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles convertible for other use
  • B60N2/36—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles convertible for other use into a loading platform
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R5/00—Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like
  • B60R5/04—Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like arranged at rear of vehicle
  • B60R5/044—Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like arranged at rear of vehicle luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves
  • B60R5/045—Compartments within vehicle body primarily intended or sufficiently spacious for trunks, suit-cases, or the like arranged at rear of vehicle luggage covering means, e.g. parcel shelves collapsible or transformable
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R7/00—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
  • B60R7/04—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space, e.g. using racks
  • B60R7/043—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps in driver or passenger space, e.g. using racks mounted on or under a seat

Definitions

• the invention relates to a foldable partitioning device for a vehicle, more particularly to a folding partitioning device of the space situated above the rear face of a folded backrest of a vehicle seat.
• the invention also relates to a folder comprising such a device and to a seat comprising such a file.
• the invention also relates to a vehicle equipped with a seat comprising such a device.
• the rear seats of most current vehicles are folding, most often in two asymmetrical parts.
• the rear seat is cut to about one third of its width so as to fold a part and keep one or two seats. This allows a trunk extension forward to the side of the non-folded seat section.
• the folding of the seat in question is to tilt forward the backrest with respect to an axis of rotation located at the bottom of the backrest near the seat and possibly to raise the seat to arrange the available space for the folding of the file.
• the folder is then in approximately horizontal position.
• the back of the backrest then serves as a loading surface for the chest extension thus arranged. Folding the backrest creates an opening in the separation between the boot and the passenger compartment.
• the objects thus set up in this space can possibly move on the adjacent seat and / or abrade side dressing adjacent to the folded seat and the adjacent seat. A partitioning of this space and easy to set up is therefore desirable.
• the document FR 2 844 230 discloses a partitioning device of the boot extension volume above a folding backrest. It consists essentially of two wall panels, hinged to one another by hinges, one of the panels being pivotally mounted to the hinged backrest by means of hinges and a third pivotally mounted panel on the rear face of the hinge. foldable seat too.
• This device has certainly a small footprint in folded mode but the partitioning it forms remains open from the outside which lacks to protect the cladding of the adjacent side of the vehicle from possible damage that could be caused by the objects stored in this space.
• the front wall of the partition is formed by the rear face of the seat of the raised seat and the panel mounted by means of hinges on the seat cushion. This partitioning solution therefore requires a foldable seat and an additional assembly at the seat.
• the invention aims to provide a partitioning device at least partially overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks.
• the invention consists of a foldable partitioning device for a vehicle comprising a first panel with an edge intended to be pivotally mounted to a first longitudinal edge of the rear face of a folding backrest of a vehicle seat and participant, in the unfolded position. , a partitioning of the space above the folded backrest; the device further comprising a second panel with an edge adapted to be pivotally mounted to a front transverse edge of the backrest in the folded-down position, participating, in unfolded position, in the partitioning of the space above the folded backrest; the panels being dimensioned so as to form, in unfolded position, an L of the section of the partitioning.
• This device has the advantages of forming a partitioning simple to implement and does not require a seat whose seat is liftable.
• the device comprises a third panel with an edge intended to be pivotally mounted to a second longitudinal edge of the file opposite the first edge; the panels being dimensioned so that the first, second and third panels form, in the unfolded position, the partition whose section is U-shaped.
• This device has the additional advantage of forming a partition protecting the front and side areas of the partitioned space, such as for example the restoration of the body wall close to the folded backrest while remaining simple to implement.
• the unfolded position of the device corresponds to a substantially vertical position of the panels.
• the first and the second panel and / or the second and the third panel are such that they are contiguous in the unfolded position and comprise fixing means at their junctions.
• the profile of the pivoting edge of the first panel and / or the third panel corresponds to the profile of the edge of the file to which it is mounted.
• the length of the first and the third panel essentially corresponds to the length of the backrest.
• the height of the second panel corresponds to the height of the first and / or third panel in unfolded position.
• the upper edge of one of the panels preferably the second panel, comprises a tendelet, preferably with a winding, intended to cover the opening of the partitioning.
• the first, second and possibly third panels are superimposed on the backrest in the folded position.
• the second panel is folded over the first and possibly third panel in the folded position.
• the invention also consists of a folding seat back of a vehicle comprising on its rear face a device as described above.
• the invention also consists of a vehicle seat comprising a folder as defined above.
• the seat is a folding rear bench seat, preferably in two asymmetrical sections.
• the invention also consists of a motor vehicle comprising a seat with a backrest as defined above.
• a tendelet preferably with a winder, is housed in the wall of the vehicle directly adjacent to an upper edge of the partitioning in order to close the opening of the partition.
• the tendelet is housed in an opening of the vehicle directly adjacent to the upper edge of the first or second panel.
• Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the rear seat of a vehicle in the un-folded state.
• Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating the rear seat of a vehicle according to Figure 1 where a portion of the backrest is folded and the partitioning device is deployed.
• Figure 3a is a perspective view illustrating the first step of deployment of the partition device where the folder is folded.
• Figure 3b is a perspective view illustrating the second stage of deployment of the partitioning device where the front panel is deployed.
• Figure 3c is a perspective view illustrating the third stage of deployment of the partitioning device where the right side panel is deployed.
• Figure 3d is a perspective view illustrating the fourth deployment step of the partitioning device where the left side panel is deployed.
• FIG. 1 A rear seat in nominal position is shown in Figure 1.
• this kind of seat is foldable into two asymmetrical parts. It consists of a first back 1 and a first seat 3 covering about a third of the width of the total seat and a second back 2 and a second seat 4 covering about two thirds of the width of the seat.
• Folders 1 and 2 are foldable along a generally common axis of rotation (not shown). They could, however, rotate slightly different axes of rotation or the backrest 2 need not be foldable.
• the axis of rotation of the backs 1 and 2 is located in the lower part of the files but is at a height higher than the general plan of the seats 3 and 4 so that the files 1 and 2 can be folded on their respective bases 3 and 4.
• the backs of the folded backs are approximately horizontal and extend the trunk loading area behind the bench.
• a partitioning device not visible in FIG. 1 and consisting of pivoting panels is present on the rear face of the backrest 1.
• a retractable tendelet 5 is housed in the door trim adjacent to the folded backrest.
• FIG 2 illustrates the rear seat of Figure 1 where the partitioning device is deployed.
• the backrest 1 is folded on its seat 3 so that its rear face is approximately horizontal.
• the partitioning device consists of several panels pivotally mounted on the back of the backrest is deployed. It partitions a volume located above the folded backrest, this volume constituting an extension of the volume of the trunk. Indeed, the device partitions the extension volume on both sides and on the front of the folded back leaving the back of the folder free of any partition.
• the partitioning has a section in a generally horizontal U-shaped plane whose base is oriented towards the front and the opening towards the rear. Each section of the "U" is formed by a panel.
• the fabric of the retractor curtain 5 is pulled over the partition and hooked to the upper edge of the right side panel to cover the partitioning.
• the seat 3 of the seat is foldable. Indeed, it is common in some vehicles that the seat must be raised to be able to fold correctly the corresponding folder. This is generally due to the position of the axis of rotation of the backrest which is lower, approximately at the middle of the thickness of the seat.
• the operation folding of the seat in such a configuration requires an additional step and often requires some advance of the corresponding front seat to provide sufficient space.
• the partitioning device in question is also applicable to such a configuration.
• Figure 3a illustrates the first step of folding backrest 1. It also shows the device in the folded state on the back of the backrest. It consists of three panels mounted pivoting on the back of the backrest: two side panels and a front panel 6 folded over the two side panels in the folded state. The arrangement and shape details of the panels are further described below and illustrated in the following figures.
• Figure 3b illustrates the second step of raising the front panel 6.
• FIG. 3c illustrates the third step of raising the right side panel 7 so as to make its front lateral edge coincide with the corresponding lateral edge of the front panel 6.
• FIG. 3d illustrates the fourth step of raising the left-side panel 8 so as to make its front lateral edge coincide with the corresponding lateral edge of the front panel 6.
• the panels are held in place by means of fastening means (not shown) at the level of the contiguous edges, that is to say at the level of the front lateral edges of the two lateral panels 7 and 8 and the two lateral edges of the front panel 6.
• fastening means may for example be Velcro® fasteners or any other mechanical fastening means.
• the rear face of the backrest 1 is generally flat and the three panels 6, 7 and 8 each have at least one straight edge section pivoted to the backrest by hinge means.
• These means may be hinges of the piano type covering a major part of the fixing edges, individual hinges, mounted at least in pairs for each panel or hinge flexible connecting means.
• the rear face of the backrest 1 is generally rectangular except for the lower left corner, which is broken up so as to match the shape of the interior body element corresponding to the wheel arch. back.
• the front panel 6 is generally rectangular in width substantially corresponding to the width of the backrest and height corresponding to the height of the other panels and partitioning.
• the right side panel covers a large part of the back of the backrest when it is folded over it (visible in Figure 3b). It has a generally rectangular shape corresponding to the file. Its upper edge is not rectilinear, however, its rear portion corresponds to the cutting of the backrest in its lower left corner so as not to encroach on the space thus provided for the wheel well.
• the left side panel 8 is also of generally rectangular shape corresponding to the backrest. Its lower edge of pivoting attachment of the backrest is not rectilinear. It comprises a rectilinear front section corresponding to the rectilinear section of the left lateral edge of the file. It is on this section that it is pivoted on the backrest.
• the left side panel covers most of the back of the backrest as it is folded over it.
• the heights of the three panels are approximately the same to form a partition of constant height.
• the partitioning thus formed is closed on its open part by deployment of a winding cloth housed nearby in the dressing of the left rear door adjacent.
• a rail forming the end of the fabric is gripped at the reel housed in the top of the door trim and is pulled transversely above the partition to the right side edge to which it is attached.
• This fabric of tendelet constitutes a visual protection of the extension of volume of loading formed by the partitioning. It should be noted that in the absence of side door adjacent to the folded backrest, the retractor can be housed in the dressing of the adjacent side wall of the bodywork. It is conceivable to provide a hose reel on one of the panels forming the partitioning.
• the retractor could be mounted at the upper edge of the front panel 6. It is also conceivable to provide, alternatively or additionally, a retractable tendon housed in the back of the front seat.
• the folding of the partitioning after use is similar to the deployment in the opposite direction.
• the order of folding of the panels on the back of the backrest can be chosen indistinctly depending on various parameters such as, for example, the ease of assembly for the person deploying the device or the capacity of the hinge means to compensate for the extra thickness of one or more panels folded beforehand.
• the order of superposition of the panels on the backrest starting from the panel closest to the rear face is as follows: the left-side panel 8, the right-side panel 7 and then the panel before 6.
• the device described is also applicable to the other folder 2 of the bench in a similar manner.
• the described device is also applicable to a front seat back, such as a passenger front seat.
• a front seat back such as a passenger front seat.

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