JP2000333778A - Seat device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the usage, and prevent the appearance of a seat device from being spoiled by constituting a housing body in such a manner that the housing body receives an article from an article charging port, and is pulled out to the front or rear side of a seat cushion. SOLUTION: A seat cushion 12 of a vehicle seat 11 is arranged astride leg sections 14A and 14B on the right and the left. Then, these both leg sections 14A and 14B are arranged under a standing state on the vehicle floor 15, i.e., under a vertical wall state, and the lower sides are fastened onto the vehicle floor 15 with a bolt, or the like. By supporting the vehicle seat 11 by the pair of standing leg sections 14A and 14B, an article charging port 18 as a through hole which is under the vehicle seat 11, and in a space 17 formed of the vehicle floor 15 and the right and left leg sections 14A and 14B, is formed. Then, a housing body 22 is constituted in such a manner that the housing body 22 receives an article from the article charging port 18, and is pulled to the front or rear side of the seat cushion 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle seat device. More specifically, the seat device is provided with a storage portion for storing small items in the sheet device, a storage portion for temporarily storing paper waste or empty cans, or a storage portion for storing a tissue box. The present invention relates to a vehicle seat device having a structure capable of effectively utilizing a space inside the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various small articles are easily brought into the interior of an automobile and scattered, and paper scraps and empty cans are also easily scattered. Therefore, an accessory box is prepared as a means for storing and organizing small articles, and a waste box or the like is prepared as a means for temporarily storing paper waste or empty cans. In addition, accessory boxes and trash boxes are built into the car from the beginning,
There are a variety of things that are prepared separately, and some that are built into the vehicle from the beginning are provided on the legs of the seat. In those provided on the legs of the seat, pockets are provided directly on the side surfaces of the legs and stored in the pockets in a drop-in manner, and articles are often exposed and stored in the car .

[0003]

As described above, of the storage means provided on the leg portion of the seat of the conventional automobile, the storage means having a structure in which the stored articles are exposed inside the vehicle impairs the appearance. There is a point. Therefore, there is a demand for a structure provided with a storage means that is easy to use and has a good appearance. It is also desirable that the driver be easy to use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat device provided with a storage means which is easy to use and does not impair the appearance. Still other objects will be sequentially clarified in the contents described below.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a seat cushion 12 is provided on a vehicle floor 15 with a pair of right and left legs 14A, 14B interposed therebetween. In the vehicular seat device, which is held at the seat position and forms a space 17 between the vehicle floor 15 and the lower side of the seat cushion 12, the space 17 is provided at an appropriate position of the leg 14A and And an accommodating body 22 that is arranged so as to be able to be pulled out into the space 17 corresponding to the article input port 18 and receives an article inserted from the article input port 18. In addition, the storage body 22 receives the article 19 from the article input port 18 and is drawn out to the front or rear side of the seat cushion 12.

[0006] According to this structure, an article 19 such as a can is transferred from the article input port 18 provided in the sheet (leg 14A) into the storage body 22 arranged in the space 17 below the sheet as required. It is thrown. That is, the occupant sitting on the vehicle seat 11 does not bend forward with the article 19 and maintains the normal state while maintaining the normal state.
And put in the storage body 22. This is particularly advantageous when the driver wants to put the article 19 into the storage body 22 because the driver does not need to move the body greatly, which is excellent in terms of safety, and because the storage body 22 is arranged in the space 17. It can be formed relatively large, and the usability can be improved in that, in general, it is not necessary to pull out the article 19 except for the case where the article 19 put in the storage body 22 is used again or discarded. At the same time, in addition to the fact that the leg portion 14A is located at the lower side of the vehicle seat 11 and the opening for opening the article is relatively small, the article insertion port 18 may impair the appearance. Absent. Further, in this structure, the article insertion port 18 is provided in a leg 14A of the pair of legs 14A and 14B which is disposed at the center of the vehicle compartment or on the vehicle compartment side, and the lid 20 which can be opened and closed. It is more preferred to have In this case, the article input port 18 is normally closed by the lid 20, so that the appearance is more excellent. Further, if the article inlet 18 is provided in the leg 14B disposed outside the vehicle compartment, it is difficult to insert an article because a gap between the door and the door cannot be secured. Input port 1
In the case where 8 is provided, there is an advantage in that a large space for the article insertion port can be secured, so that the article can be easily inserted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a seat cushion 12 is held at a predetermined height on a vehicle floor 15 via a pair of left and right legs 14A and 14B. In the vehicle seat device in which a space 17 is formed between the seat cushion 12 and the lower side of the seat cushion 12, a recess 25 opened on the outer surface of the leg portion 14A and the recess 2 are formed.
5, the storage body 26 is formed in a box shape with an open upper surface, and the lower side is rotatably supported as a hinge portion 31, and the upper surface opening is formed in the recess. The opening is configured to be switchable between an open position moving to the outside of the recess 25 and a closed position where the upper surface opening is located within the recess 25 and closes the opening of the recess 25.

According to this structure, the storage body 26 is
And the leg 14A with the lower hinge 31 as a fulcrum.
In the state where the article 27 is pivoted outward to the open position, the article 27 is taken in and out through the upper opening inside. On the other hand, the storage body 26 is rotated to the closed position to open the upper surface opening into the recess 5.
At the same time, the opening of the recess 25 is closed by the housing 26. Therefore, also in this case, the vehicle seat 11
The occupant sitting on the floor 14 holds the article 27 and does not bend forward, etc., and maintains the normal state and
Can be put in and taken out of the storage body 26 arranged in the first place.
This is particularly convenient when the driver wants to put the article 27 in and out of the storage body 26 because the body does not need to be largely moved, and the safety is excellent, and the recess 25 of the leg 14 </ b> A is usually formed by the storage body 26. It is occluded and does not detract from appearance. Further, in this structure, the storage body 26 has a tissue box 27 and has a tissue removal window 30 provided on the outer surface of the storage body 26 in correspondence with the paper removal opening 29 of the tissue box 27. Is more preferable. In this case, when the storage body 26 is rotated to the open position, the tissue box 27 can be taken in and out through the upper opening, and the tissue box 27 is stored and rotated to the closed position to close the recess 25. In this state, the tissue paper 31 in the tissue box 27 can be taken out through the tissue take-out window 30 and the paper take-out opening 29.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred specific examples and have various technically preferable limitations, but do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a vehicle seat device according to the present invention. 1 is a side view of the seat apparatus, FIG. 2 is a front view of the seat apparatus, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the seat device, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the main part of the seat device. In FIG. 1 to FIG.
A vehicle seat 1 has a seat cushion 12 and a seat back 13. Reference numerals 14A and 14B denote a pair of left and right legs that hold the vehicle seat 11 on the vehicle floor 15. The seat cushion 12 of the vehicle seat 11 is disposed so as to straddle the left and right legs 14A and 14B.

The two legs 14A and 14B are connected to the vehicle floor 1
5, that is, it is arranged in the shape of a vertical wall, and the lower side is fastened to the vehicle floor 15 by bolts or the like. The upper portions of the legs 14A and 14B and the seat cushion 12
Between them, seat slide rails 16 for adjusting the position of the vehicle seat 11 back and forth are interposed. Accordingly, the vehicle seat 11 is supported by the pair of upright legs 14A and 14B.
A relatively large space 17 is formed below the vehicle floor 15 and between the vehicle floor 15 and the left and right legs 14A and 14B.

The seat slide rail 16 is a main member constituting a slide mechanism, and includes leg portions 14A,
A lower rail fixed to the lower surface of the seat cushion 12B, and an upper rail fixed to the lower surface of the seat cushion 12,
The upper rail which is moved along the lower rail by a locking means (not shown) can be locked at an appropriate position.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an article input port. The article input port 18 is provided at the door 23 of the pair of legs 14A and 14B.
It is formed as a hole penetrating into the space 17 from the outer surface side on the opposite inner leg portion 14A instead of the outer leg portion 14B facing (see FIG. 2). The size of the opening is designed to be large enough to allow the can 19 containing drinking water to enter the space 17. In addition, article input port 1
8 is usually provided with a lid 20 for closing the opening so that the inside cannot be seen.

The lid 20 has lid halves 20a and 20b arranged vertically. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid half 20a is mounted so as to rotate inward with the upper shaft member 21a as a fulcrum, and the lid half 20b is mounted so as to rotate inward with the lower shaft member 21b as a fulcrum. ing. Each shaft member 21
The spring return means (not shown) for holding the lid halves 20a and 20b in the closed position is incorporated in the a and 21b. Then, when the lid 20 pushes the lid halves 20a and 20b inward against the spring force of the spring return means, the lid halves 20a and 20b are both rotated inward and the article input port 18 is opened.
Is opened, and the can 19 and the like can be put into the space 17 through the article insertion port 18. Conversely, when the pressing force is released, the can 19 can be returned to the closed position again by the spring force of the spring return means. For example, such a lid 20 is formed of a thin resin plate or the like, one end is attached, the other end is a swinging end, and the swinging end is pushed to open the article input port 18 to release the pushing force. Then, a configuration that elastically returns to the original closed position may be used.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a tray slidably disposed in the space 17 via an appropriate guide member. The tray 22 is a storage body having an upper side opened, and a side wall facing the article input port 18 is notched at the upper side and has a lower step 2.
2a. The tray 22 can be put in and taken out from the front or rear side of the vehicle seat 11, and is normally arranged at a regular position in the space 17.
In this state, when small articles such as cans 19 are thrown in from the article throw-in port 18 through the step 22a, the tray 22 receives them. When the tray 22 is pulled out of the space 17 with the can 19 inserted, the can 19 in the tray 22 can be taken out.

In the vehicle seat apparatus thus configured, the tray 22 is usually arranged at a regular position in the space 17 (the position indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1), and the article input port 18 is closed. It is closed at 20 and the inside of the article inlet 18 is invisible from the outside. In this state, for example, when the driver wants to discard the can 19 after drinking,
As shown in FIG. 3, the user holds the can 19 and pushes it into the space 17 from the article input port 18. Then, the can 19 becomes the lid half 2
0a and 20b are pushed inward to open, respectively, and the space 17
It is put into the tray 22 inside. After the introduction, the lid 20 is closed, and the inside of the article insertion port 18 is hidden from view from the outside. On the other hand, when it is desired to discard the can 19 put in the tray 22 to the outside, for example, when the tray 22 is pulled out to the front side as shown by a dashed line in FIGS.
The can 19 can be taken out from the upper side of 2. afterwards,
When the tray 22 is returned to its original position, the article
Can be received in a similar manner.

Therefore, in the structure of the first embodiment, an occupant such as a driver is disposed in the space 17 below the vehicle seat 11 from the article insertion port 18 provided in the leg 14A on the side surface of the vehicle seat 11. It becomes possible to easily put the cans 19 and the like as articles into the tray 22 as the storage body without greatly moving the body. The article input port 18 is
Usually, it is closed by the lid 20 so that the inside is not visible, so that the appearance is not impaired.

In the first embodiment, an empty can 1 of drinking water is used.
9 has been described in the tray 22.
The present invention is not limited to this, and can be used as another accessory case or as a dedicated trash container, and its use is left to the user. When the tray 22 is used as a container for trash,
It is preferable that a dedicated garbage bag or the like is set in the tray 22 corresponding to the article input port 18 and is taken out of the vehicle through the garbage bag.

FIGS. 5 to 8 are views showing a second embodiment of the vehicle seat device according to the present invention. The second embodiment is the first embodiment.
In the vehicle seat device of the embodiment, a storage body 26 used as a tissue box storage is provided instead of the article insertion port 18 at a portion where the article insertion port 18 is provided. Since other configurations are almost the same as those of the first embodiment, the same members or portions as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

In FIG. 5, of the two legs 14A, 14B, the outer surface of the inner leg 14A opposite to the outer leg 14B facing the door 23 has a through hole 2 as a recess.
5 (hereinafter, referred to as “recess 25”).
The recess 25 is formed in the space 1 below the vehicle seat 11.
It may be formed as a recess opened outside (in the cabin) of the leg portion 14A without penetrating into the inside of the leg portion 7A. In the recess 25, a housing 26 is arranged so as to cover the recess 25.

The housing 26 has a bottom surface 26a and a front surface 26b,
It has a hexahedral box shape having a back surface 26c, left and right side surfaces 27d, and an open top surface (hereinafter, this may be referred to as an upper surface opening). Inside, a storage space for storing a commercially available tissue box 27 (see FIG. 6) in a drop-in manner, that is, a pocket 28 is secured from the top opening. A pocket 28 is provided on the front surface 26b.
Paper take-out port 2 for taking out tissue paper 31 from inside tissue box 27 housed inside
In correspondence with No. 9, a tissue take-out window 30 is formed as a hole.

The housing 26 thus configured is rotatably supported in the recess 25 by a shaft 31 serving as a hinge, and has a closed position indicated by a solid line in FIG. It is arranged to be switched to the position. In addition, when it is arranged in the closed position, the storage body 26 closes the recess 25, and the front surface 26b is substantially flush with the outer surface of the leg 14A. When the pocket 28 is located at the open position, the opening of the pocket 28 projects outward from the leg 14A. As shown in FIG. 7, a projection pin 32 is provided on the side surface 27 d of the storage body 26, and a step 33 is provided on the inner surface of the recess 25. When the housing 26 is turned to the predetermined open position, the projecting pin 32 collides with the step 33, so that the housing 26 is regulated so as not to be further turned outward. On the other hand, when the storage body 26 is located at the closed position, although not shown, a releasable locking means for locking the storage body 26 at the closed position is provided.

In the above-described vehicle seat device, when the housing 26 is rotated to the open position, the upper opening of the pocket 28 is exposed outside the leg portion 14A as shown in FIG. Tissue box 27 in pocket 28
Can be put in and out. And pocket 28
After the tissue box 27 is put in the container, the container 26 is rotated to the closed position, and the container 26 is locked. In this state, the tissue paper 31 in the tissue box 27 can be pulled out and used through the tissue removal window 30 and the paper removal port 29. FIG. 5 shows a state in which a part of the tissue paper 31 is pulled out in this manner.

Therefore, in the structure of the second embodiment, the recess 25
By rotating the housing 26, the tissue box 27 and the like can be freely put in and out of the pocket 28 of the housing 26. When the tissue box 27 is stored and rotated to the closed position, the recess 25 is closed. In this state, since the tissue paper 31 in the tissue box 27 can be taken out through the tissue take-out window 30 and the paper take-out port 29, it is possible to store the tissue box 27 in the storage body 26 in a good appearance and easy to use. it can.

In the structure of the second embodiment, the pocket 2
Although the case where the storage body 26 having the storage box 8 is used as storage means for storing the tissue box 27 has been described, the storage body 26 may be used as another accessory storage.

[0026]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, an article can be easily inserted into a storage body arranged in a space below the seat from an article insertion port provided in a leg portion of the vehicle seat, so that an occupant such as a driver can remove the body. The article can be thrown away or stored in the storage body without large movement, thereby improving safety and convenience. In addition, the article input port is located at the leg of the vehicle seat and is an opening dedicated to input, so that the appearance is maintained. According to the third aspect of the present invention, by rotating the storage body provided on the leg portion of the vehicle seat to the open position, articles can be taken in and out of the storage body. Can be hidden in the recess and the opening of the recess can be closed by the storage body, so that the storage body can be used without the occupant such as a driver moving the body greatly, and safety and convenience are improved. improves. Further, the recess and the storage body are simple and can be adopted without deteriorating the appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle seat device shown as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the seat device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the seat device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation of a main part of the seat device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat device shown as a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of the seat device of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of a seat device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a main part of a seat device according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 is a vehicle seat (12 is a seat cushion) 14A and 14B are legs 15 is a car floor 17 is a space 18 is an article input port 19 is a can (article) 20 is a lid 22 is a tray (storage body) 25 is a through hole (recess) 26 is a container 27 is a tissue box (article) 28 is a pocket 29 is a paper take-out port 30 is a tissue take-out window

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle seat wherein a seat cushion is held at a predetermined height position on a vehicle floor with a pair of left and right legs interposed therebetween to form a space between the vehicle floor and a lower side of the seat cushion. In the apparatus, an article input port provided at an appropriate position of the leg portion and communicating with the space, and is disposed so as to be able to be pulled out into the space corresponding to the article input port and is inserted from the article input port. And a storage body for receiving the article, wherein the storage body receives the article from the article input port and is drawn out to the front or rear side of the seat cushion. . 2. The article input port is provided in a leg portion of the pair of leg portions which is disposed at the center of the vehicle compartment or on the vehicle compartment side, and has an openable and closable lid.
The vehicle seat device according to claim 1. 3. A vehicle seat wherein a seat cushion is held at a predetermined height position on a vehicle floor with a pair of left and right legs interposed therebetween to form a space between the vehicle floor and a lower side of the seat cushion. The device, comprising: a recess opened on the outer surface of the leg portion; and a storage body disposed in the recess, wherein the storage body has a box shape with an open upper surface, and the lower side is a hinge portion. The upper surface opening is movably supported, and is provided so as to be switchable between an open position where the upper surface opening is arranged outside the recess, and a closed position where the upper surface opening is located inside the recess and closes the opening of the recess. A seat device for a vehicle, comprising: 4. The container according to claim 3, wherein the storage body is a tissue box holder, and has a tissue removal window provided on an outer surface of the storage body so as to correspond to a paper removal opening of the tissue box. Vehicle seat device.