GB2427595A - A head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle - Google Patents

A head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle Download PDF

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GB2427595A
GB2427595A GB0513236A GB0513236A GB2427595A GB 2427595 A GB2427595 A GB 2427595A GB 0513236 A GB0513236 A GB 0513236A GB 0513236 A GB0513236 A GB 0513236A GB 2427595 A GB2427595 A GB 2427595A
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head restraint
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Alan Condon
Torsten Gerhardt
Rikky John Darnell
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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Priority to GB0723379A priority patent/GB2440497B/en
Priority to DE112006001386T priority patent/DE112006001386B4/en
Priority to JP2008518947A priority patent/JP2008544789A/en
Priority to CN2006800232869A priority patent/CN101208214B/en
Priority to PCT/GB2006/002049 priority patent/WO2007000564A1/en
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    • 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
    • B60N2/30—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats
    • B60N2/3002—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements
    • B60N2/3004—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements by rotation only
    • B60N2/3009—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements by rotation only about transversal axis
    • B60N2/3013—Non-dismountable or dismountable seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats back-rest movements by rotation only about transversal axis the back-rest being hinged on the vehicle frame
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/08—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
    • B60J7/12—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position foldable; Tensioning mechanisms therefor, e.g. struts
    • B60J7/14—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position foldable; Tensioning mechanisms therefor, e.g. struts with a plurality of rigid plate-like elements or rigid non plate-like elements, e.g. with non-slidable, but pivotable or foldable movement
    • B60J7/143—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position foldable; Tensioning mechanisms therefor, e.g. struts with a plurality of rigid plate-like elements or rigid non plate-like elements, e.g. with non-slidable, but pivotable or foldable movement for covering the passenger compartment
    • B60J7/148—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position foldable; Tensioning mechanisms therefor, e.g. struts with a plurality of rigid plate-like elements or rigid non plate-like elements, e.g. with non-slidable, but pivotable or foldable movement for covering the passenger compartment at least one element being stored in vertical fashion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/20—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops
    • B60J7/201—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops being outside of vehicle, e.g. onto boot lid, or into a storage compartment to be closed by one of the roof panels itself
    • 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
    • B60N2/80—Head-rests
    • B60N2/806—Head-rests movable or adjustable
    • B60N2/809—Head-rests movable or adjustable vertically slidable
    • B60N2/832—Head-rests movable or adjustable vertically slidable movable to an inoperative or stowed position
    • B60N2/835—Head-rests movable or adjustable vertically slidable movable to an inoperative or stowed position specially adapted for rear seats
    • 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
    • B60N2/80—Head-rests
    • B60N2/891—Head-rests with the head-rest being comma-shaped in side view

Abstract

A motor vehicle 5 is disclosed having one or more seat assemblies 10 each of which is fitted with an automatically lowered head restraint 13. In one embodiment the motor vehicle has a front roof panel 6 that is moveable to a lowered position and a cable linkage 14, 15, 16 connected to arm 21 forming part of a mechanism 20 used to raise and lower the front roof panel 6 is used to release a latch mechanism used to hold the head restraint 13 in a raised position when the front roof 6 is lowered. By lowering the head restraints as the roof is folded part of the roof may be stored between front and rear seats of the vehicle.

Description

A HEAD RESTRAINT FOR A CONVERTIBLE MOTOR VEHICLE
This invention relates to head restraints for motor vehicles and in particular to a head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle.
It is known from, for example, GB-A 2,318,285 to provide a retractable head restraint for a motor vehicle that is biased into a raised or in use position by a spring and is withdrawn to a lowered or stowed position by a linkage attached to the seat upon which the head restraint is mounted when the seat is folded forward.
It is an object of this invention to provide a motor vehicle having a stowable front and rear roofs with head restraints that are automatically lowered before either of the roofs is moved fully into its stowed position.
According to the invention there is provided a motor vehicle having front and rear stowable roof panels moveable between raised and stowed positions and at least one seat assembly comprising a backrest, an automatically retractable head restraint slideably supported by the backrest for movement between a raised position and a lowered position, a biasing means to bias the head restraint into the lowered position and a latch mechanism to selectively hold the head restraint in the raised position wherein the latch mechanism is released by the process of stowing one of the front and rear roof panels so as to permit the head restraint to move to its lowered position.
The motor vehicle may have front and rear rows of seats and the rear roof panel may be stowed between the front and rear rows of seats.
The motor vehicle may have front and rear rows of seats and each of the seats in the rear row of seats having a head restraint may have an automatically retractable head restraint.
The latch mechanism may be released by a linkage connected to part of the mechanism used to raise and stow the front roof panel.
Alternatively, the latch mechanism may be released by a linkage connected to part of the mechanism used to raise and stow the rear roof panel.
The linkage may be selected from a cable linkage, a rod, a chain and a fluid connection.
As yet another alternative, the latch mechanism may be an electro-mecha. nical latch mechanism and is connected to an electronic controller used to control the raising and stowing of at least one of the front and rear roof panels and the electronic controller may be operable to release the latch mechanism so as to permit the head restraint to move to its lowered position when a signal is received indicative that at least one of the front and rear roof panels is in the process of being moved to its lowered position.
The latch mechanism may include a release arm that projects above the head restraint when the head restraint is in the raised position and the latch mechanism may be released when the rear roof panel engages with the release arm during stowing of the rear roof panel.
The backrest may be foldable from a substantially upright position to a folded forward position and a mechanism may be provided to release the latch mechanism when the backrest is moved from the upright position to the folded position.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings of which:- Fig.l is a pictorial representation of part of motor vehicle having a pair of head restraints in accordance with the invention; Fig.2 is a cutaway side view of part of a motor vehicle according to the invention showing moveable front and roof panels in raised positions; Fig.3 is a side view similar to Fig.2 but showing a front roof panel in a lifted position forming a first step of a roof folding process in which the head restraints have moved to lowered or stowed positions; Fig.4 is a side view similar to Fig.2 but showing the front and rear roof panels in stowed positions; Fig.5 is a side view similar to Fig.4 but showing a rear seat in a folded position; Fig.6A is a rear view of part of a seat assembly having a head restraint according to the invention; Fig.6B is a diagrammatic side view of part of a release mechanism for the head restraint shown in Fig.6A; and Fig.7 is a schematic diagram of a latch mechanism for use in holding a head restraint in a raised position.
With particular reference to Figs.l to 5 and Fig.7 there is shown a motor vehicle 5 having front and rear stowable roof panels 6 and 7 each of which is moveable between a raised position as shown in Fig.2 and a stowed position as shown ir Figs. 4 and 5.
The front roof panel 6 is moveable by means of an arm arrangement 20 having a number of connected arms of which one is driven by an electric motor (not shown) to move the front roof panel 6 from its raised position to its stowed position and vice-versa.
A similar linkage is used to move the rear roof panel 7 from its raised position to its stowed position. In the example shown the motor vehicle has two rows of seats, therebeing a front row of seats having two seats 9 arranged side by side and a rear row of seats having two seat assemblies 10 arranged side by side. As can be seen with reference to Figs. 4 and 5 the rear roof panel 7 when in its stowed position is located between the front row of seats 9 and the rear row of seat assemblies 10 and lies just behind the front row of seats 9. The front roof panel 6 is located substantially horizontally to the rear of the front row of seats 9 so that it covers the rear row of seat assemblies 10. Therefore when the two roof panels 6, 7 are in their raised positions they define a four seat hatchback vehicle and when the two roof panels 6, 7 are in their stowed positions they define a two seat open top vehicle.
Each of the seat assemblies 10, of which only one is shown in Figs. 2 to 5, comprises of a seat cushion 12 and a backrest 11 which are pivotally connected together so that the backrest 11 can fold forward and lie upon the seat cushion 12.
The backrest 11 has an upper edge from which extends an automatically retractable head restraint 13 supported by two rods 17 each of which is slideably supported by part of the structure of the backrest 11 for movement between a raised position in which the head restraint 13 is positioned above the upper edge of the backrest 11 and a lowered position in which the head restraint 13 is positioned adjacent to the upper edge of the backrest 11 or is positioned in a recess formed in the upper edge of the backrest 11.
Both of the seat assemblies 10 forming the rear row of seats have an automatically retractable head restraint 13.
However, it will be appreciated that the invention could be used with a rear row of seats having two seats with retractable head restraints and a centre seat with no head restraint.
A biasing means in the form of a spring (not shown) is used to bias the head restraint 13 into the lowered position and a latch mechanism (Fig.7) is used to selectively hold the head restraint 13 in the raised position.
The latch mechanism is automatically released by the process of stowing one of the front and rear roof panels 6 and 7 and in this case is automatically released by the process of stowing the front roof panel 6.
As shown on Fig.1 each of the head restraints 13 is connected to an arm 21 forming part of the arm arrangement used to move the front roof 6 between its raised and stowed positions by a number of cables 14, 15, 16. It will be appreciated that there is an arm arrangement on both sides of the motor vehicle 5 but only the arm arrangement 20 on the right hand side of the motor vehicle 5 is shown.
The cable 14 links the arm 21 which moves when the front roof is stowed to the two transfer cables 15, 16. It will be appreciated that the cables 14, 15 and 16 could be replaced by one or more rods, chains or fluid connections.
Each of the transfer cables 15, 16 is connected to a respective latch mechanism. When the front roof 6 is moved from its raised position the arm 21 rotates and pulls on the cable 14 which then pulls both of the transfer cables 15, 16 which release the latch mechanisms holding the head restraints 13 in the raised positions.
Each latch mechanism, of which only the latch mechanism for the right hand head restraint 13 is shown in Fig.7, comprises of a latch arm 25 pivotally connected at one end to part of the structure of the backrest 11. The cable 15 or cable 16 is attached to a free end of the latch arm 25 so that it can cause the latch arm 25 to rotate about the position where it is pivotally connected. A spring 27 is also connected to the free end of the latch arm 25 to bias the latch arm 25 towards one of the rods 17 used to support a head restraint 13. The rod 17 has a circumferentially extending groove 29(shown as a dotted line on Fig.7) formed in it into which the latch arm 25 can engage to hold the rod 17 in position. Therefore the latch arm 25 will remain held engaged in the circumferentially extending groove 29 by the spring 27 until the cable 15 is used to pull the latch arm out of engagement.
If the latch arm 25 is moved out of engagement, the action of the springs on the rods 17 urges the head restraint 13 downwardly to its lowered position.
Therefore as soon as the front roof 6 starts to move from its raised position both of the head restraints 13 are automatically released to their lowered positions.
The head restraint 13 is moveable to its raised position by the action of a user of the motor vehicle 5 which resets the latch mechanism.
It will be appreciated that other forms of latch mechanism could be used to replace that shown in Fig.7.
It will be further appreciated that instead of using a single cable connection from the front roof mechanism to the head restraints 13 separate cables could be used. Also it will be appreciated that a cable connection to the linkage or mechanism used to raise and stow the rear roof 7 could be used to release the latch mechanisms or the cable 14 could be connected to a manual locking means used to secure the front and rear roof panels 6 and 7 together where they meet.
It will be further appreciated that instead of using a cable connection an electro-mechanical latch mechanism connected to an electronic controller used to control the raising and stowing of at least one of the front and rear roof panels 6, 7 could be used to release the head restraints 13.
In such an arrangement the electronic controller could be operable to release the latch mechanism so as to permit the head restraint to move to its lowered position either when a command is received from a user of the motor vehicle to stow at least one of the front and rear roof panels 6, 7 or when a signal is received from a sensor associated with one of the front and rear roof panels 6 and 7 or their respective stowing mechanisms indicating that the roof panels 6, 7 are in the process of being stowed.
With reference to Figs. 6A and 6B there is shown a head restraint assembly that is intended to replace that previously described.
As before the seat assembly comprises of the backrest 11 having an upper edge from which extends the head restraint 13.
Two rods 117 are used to support the head restraint 13 and two springs 119 are used to bias each head restraint 13 to a lowered position in which it lies substantially adjacent to the upper edge of the backrest 11.
A latch mechanism (not shown in detail) is used to hold the head restraint 13 in a raised position in which it is spaced above the upper edge of the backrest 11 against the action of the springs 119. The latch mechanism includes a latch bar 120 which is moveable by a release arm 121 to release the latch mechanism and allow the head restraint 13 to move to its lowered or stowed position.
The release arm 121 projects above the head restraint 13 when the head restraint 13 is in the raised position. If the release arm 121 is moved in a direction in which it is pushed into the backrest 11 the latch bar 120 is also moved causing it to release the latch mechanism.
The release arm 121 is so positioned that the latch mechanism is automatically released by the process of stowing the rear roof panel 7 due to the engagement or abutment of the rear roof panel 7 with the release arm 121 during stowing of the rear roof panel 7. That is to say as the rear roof panel 7 is stowed it contacts the release arm 121 which in turn pushes the latch bar 120 to release the latch mechanism. As before the head restraint 13 is moveable to its raised position by the action of a user of the motor vehicle 5 which resets the latch mechanism.
As before the backrest 11 is foldable from a substantially upright position to a folded forward position and a secondary release mechanism is provided to automatically release the latch mechanism when the backrest 11 is moved from the upright position to the folded position. This is to ensure that when the backrest 11 is folded the head restraint 13 is retracted or moved to its lowered position. it will be appreciated that it would be possible to lower the backrest 11 with the rear roof panel 7 in its raised position and then if the rear roof panel 7 is subsequently lowered it would impinge against the head restraint 13 unless it has been lowered because the release arm 121 will not necessarily be in the correct position to be moved by the rear roof panel 7.
Although in the example shown the release arm 121 is pushed into the backrest 11 by the engagement with the rear roof panel 7 it will be appreciated that the release arm could be pivotally mounted so that the contact with the roof panel causes the release arm to be rotated forward to move the latch bar 120 or some other latch release component.
The secondary release mechanism comprises of a cable 122 which is fastened at one end to the latch bar 120 and is wrapped partially around and is secured to a fixed grooved wheel 123 located on an axis coincident with or close to an axis about which the backrest 11 pivots to move to the folded down position. The grooved wheel 123 does not move when the backrest 11 is folded forward and so, as the backrest 11 is folded forward, the cable 123 is wrapped around the wheel 123 and so the latch bar 120 is moved towards the wheel 123 thereby releasing the latch mechanism.
That is to say, if the effective diameter of the grooved wheel 123 is 100 mm and the backrest 11 is rotated through 90 degrees approximately 78.6mm of extra cable 122 will be wrapped around the wheel 123 due to the process of folding the backrest 11 forward and so the latch bar 120 will be displaced towards the wheel 123 the same distance.
Therefore in summary, the invention provides a motor vehicle with head restraint assemblies that are automatically lowered so that contact that would otherwise occur between the head restraints and one or other of the moveable roof panels is avoided.
It will be appreciated that when the seat assemblies 10 in the rear row of seats are in their upright positions as shown in Fig.4 then the retraction or lowering of the head - 10 - restraints 13 prevents contact with the front roof panel 6 which could otherwise not be properly stowed and when seat assemblies 10 in the rear row of seats are in their folded forward positions as shown in Fig.5 then the retraction or lowering of the head restraints 13 prevents contact with the rear roof panel 7 which could otherwise not be properly stowed.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that although the invention has been described by way of example with reference to one or more embodiments it is not limited to the disclosed embodiments and that modifications to the disclosed embodiments or alternative embodiments could be constructed without departing from the scope of the invention.

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  1. - 11 - Claims 1. A motor vehicle having front and rear stowable roof
    panels moveable between raised and stowed positions and at least one seat assembly comprising a backrest, an automatically retractable head restraint slideably supported by the backrest for movement between a raised position and a lowered position, a biasing means to bias the head restraint into the lowered position and a latch mechanism to selectively hold the head restraint in the raised position wherein the latch mechanism is released by the process of stowing one of the front and rear roof panels so as to permit the head restraint to move to its lowered position.
  2. 2. A motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein the motor vehicle has front and rear rows of seats and the rear roof panel is stowed between the front and rear rows of seats.
  3. 3. A motor vehicle as claimed in claim 1 r in claim 2 wherein the motor vehicle has front and rear rows of seats and each of the seats in the rear row of seats having a head restraint has an automatically retractable head restraint.
  4. 4. A motor vehicle as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 wherein the latch mechanism is released by a linkage connected to part of the mechanism used to raise and stow the front roof panel.
  5. 5. A motor vehicle as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 wherein the latch mechanism is released by a linkage connected to part of the mechanism used to raise and stow the rear roof panel.
  6. 6. A motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 or in claim wherein the linkage is selected from a cable linkage, a rod, a chain and a fluid connection.
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  7. 7. A motor vehicle as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 wherein the latch mechanism is an electro-mechanical latch mechanism and is connected to an electronic controller used to control the raising and stowing of at least one of the front and rear roof panels and the electronic controller is operable to release the latch mechanism so as to permit the head restraint to move to its lowered position when a signal is received indicative that at least one of the front and rear roof panels is in the process of being moved to its lowered position.
  8. 8. A motor vehicle as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3 wherein the latch mechanism includes a release arm that projects above the head restraint when the head restraint is in the raised position and the latch mechanism is automatically released when the rear roof panel engages with the release arm during stowing of the rear roof panel.
  9. 9. A motor vehicle as claimed in claim 8 wherein the backrest is foldable from a substantially upright position to a folded forward position and a mechanism is provided to release the latch mechanism when the backrest is moved from the upright position to the folded position.
  10. 10. A motor vehicle substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB0513236A GB2427595A (en) 2005-06-29 2005-06-29 A head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle
GB0723379A GB2440497B (en) 2005-06-29 2006-06-05 A Head restraint for a convertable motor vehicle
DE112006001386T DE112006001386B4 (en) 2005-06-29 2006-06-05 Headrest for a convertible motor vehicle
JP2008518947A JP2008544789A (en) 2005-06-29 2006-06-05 Open car headrest device
CN2006800232869A CN101208214B (en) 2005-06-29 2006-06-05 A head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle
PCT/GB2006/002049 WO2007000564A1 (en) 2005-06-29 2006-06-05 A head restraint for a convertible motor vehicle

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