JP2001039189A - Seat structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a full-flat surface with a wide area and heighten the possibility of utilizing cabin space by specifying and rotating one seat cushion of seats arranged right and left in the horizontal direction to form a connecting surface to the other seat. SOLUTION: A right second seat 3 is turned in a 90-degree in the horizontal direction to the left round a rotating shaft R, and on the contrary, a left second seat 4 is turned in a 90-degree in the horizontal direction to the right round a rotating shaft R to set the respective seats laterally. The seat backs 3b, 4b of the second seats 3, 4 are reclined to the back to be put in the full-flat state, and moved backward, whereby the second seats 3, 4 are faced mutually in the longitudinal direction and also faced to a third seat 5. Secondly, all of the front seats 1, 2, and the second seats 3, 4 are put in the lateral flat state and connected to the third seat. Thus, a wide full-flat surface can be formed to heighten the possibility of utilizing cabin space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle seat structure capable of obtaining a wide full flat surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a wagon or the like, three rows of seats are arranged in the front-rear direction, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-215113. That is, there are three rows of a front seat, a second seat, and a third seat. The front two rows of front seats and the second row of such three-row seats are separated from each other through a walk-through passage so that the occupant can move back and forth in the passenger compartment. It is designed to be able to ride two people at a time. The front seat and the second seat can be reclined until the seat back becomes horizontal, and a full flat state can be obtained by the seat back and the seat cushion which are in the horizontal state.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, although the individual seats can be brought into a full flat state by reclining the seat back until it becomes horizontal, the space between the left and right seats is reduced. , There is still a walk-through path, so a full flat surface with a large area cannot be formed, and the availability of the vehicle interior space cannot be increased.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technology, and has a full flat surface having a large area, thereby increasing the operability of the vehicle interior space. Is provided.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
By rotating one seat cushion of the left and right seats at least 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, a continuous surface with the other seat can be formed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a normal state in which the other seat is facing the front side, one of the seats can rotate at least 90 degrees, so that the seat cushion is the seat cushion of the other seat. Since a continuous surface is formed on the side portion, a full flat surface having a large area is obtained, and the availability of the vehicle interior space is increased.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle seat structure according to the first aspect, wherein each of the left and right seats is movable forward and backward and both seats are rotatable in a horizontal direction. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since each sheet is movable back and forth and rotatable in the horizontal direction, the two sheets are arranged so as to be forward and backward, and the rotation control is performed so as to face the opposite sides. By doing so, a full flat state is obtained in the horizontal direction, and furthermore, by joining the sheets in the full flat state in the front-rear direction, a full flat surface having a large area is obtained, and the availability of the vehicle interior space is enhanced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the seat structure of the vehicle according to the first or second aspect, wherein the pair of seats move rearward and are arranged behind the bench type seat. It can be formed in a bed shape together.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the full flat surface is continuous with the bench seat having a large area, a full flat surface having a larger area can be obtained.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle seat structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the left and right seats are separated in the left and right direction via a walk-through passage. Was placed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, if a full flat seat is used, a large area can be secured in the vehicle interior, but if the full flat seat is not used, a space for moving the side of the seat can be secured. Therefore, it can correspond to various use states.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle seat structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the seat is movable back and forth along a rail continuous in the front and rear direction. And the rear end of the rail extends to the bench seat.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the seat can be reliably moved to a position where it comes into contact with a bench seat having a wide area, so that a wide area is ensured.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a three-row arrangement of seats in a wagon. In the figure, direction A indicates the right side, and direction B indicates the left side. Front seat 1,
The second seat 2 and the second seats 3 and 4 are divided into left and right parts, and a walk-through passage P is vacant in the center. The third seat 5 is a bench seat and is seated by three people.

The right front seat 1 and the second seat 3, and the left front seat 2 and the second seat 4
Can move back and forth along left and right rails 6 and 7 that are continuous in the front and rear direction, respectively. Each of the rails 6 and 7 has a length from the position of the frontmost seats 1 and 2 to the rearmost third seat 5.

The front seats 1, 2 and the second seats 3, 4 are formed from seat cushions 1a to 4a and seat backs 1b to 4b. Third seat 5
Is formed from a seat cushion 5a and a seat back 5b. The front seats 1 and 2 and the respective seat backs 1b to 4b of the second seats 3 and 4 are reclined rearward around the device hinge H until they become horizontal (that is, the seat in this state is referred to as a "full flat seat"). Can be called). When reclining backward, both the seat cushions 1a to 4a and the seat backs 1b to 4b can be obtained in a substantially horizontal full flat state. Seat back 5b of third seat 5
Cannot be reclined, but it may be possible to do so.

Then, each of the seat cushions 1a to 4a
Are attached to the sliders 1S to 4S engaged with the rails 6 and 7 to be able to move back and forth. The seat cushions 1a to 4a are attached to the sliders 1S to 4S so as to be freely rotatable in the horizontal direction with a rotation axis R at the center. A stopper mechanism (not shown) is provided on the rotation axis R. The stopper mechanism is provided at a position facing forward as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and a lateral position rotated 90 degrees in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. It can be fixed.

Next, how to use the front seats 1 and 2 and the second seats 3 and 4 in the embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the second sheets 3 and 4 are fully flattened and connected to the third sheet 5, so that a wide full flat surface can be formed. In this case, the second seat 3 on the right
Is rotated to the left by 90 degrees in the horizontal direction and turned sideways, and conversely, the second sheet 4 on the left is rotated to the right by 90 degrees in the horizontal direction to the right about the rotation axis R and turned to the side. Then, the seat backs 3b, 4b of the second seats 3, 4
Is reclined to the rear side to bring it to a full flat state.

Then, the second seats 3, 4 in the full flat state are moved to the rear side, and the second seats 3, 4 are aligned with each other in the front-rear direction, and the third seat 5 is moved.
Also match. Then, a well-formed square full flat surface including the seat cushion 5a of the third seat 5 is obtained. In this way, the front seats 1 and 2 can be operated with the front seats facing forward, and the rear second seats 3 and 4 and the third seat 5 can be relaxed by forming a wide full flat surface that is assembled together. be able to.
In this state, the front seat 2 on the passenger's seat side may be continuous in a full-flat state in a lateral direction, or may be simply rearward without facing the full-flat state to face a rear occupant.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, all of the front seats 1 and 2 and the second seats 3 and 4 may be in a full flat state in the horizontal direction and may be connected to the third seat 5.
In this way, a regular rectangular wide full flat surface is formed. Therefore, on the full flat surface, the user may lie down or sleep, or play a game such as playing cards while sitting down, and the availability of the vehicle interior space is increased as compared with the related art.

In the above description, two rows of the front seats 1 and 2 and the second seats 3 and 4 are taken as examples of the seats other than the third seat. However, the present invention provides three rows before the last seat. Even if there are more sheets than the above, the same can be applied. Also, by rotating only the front seats 1 and 2,
Like the second sheets 3 and 4 shown in FIG. 3, the second sheets 3 and 4 in the state shown in FIG. 1 may or may not be continuous.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a normal state in which the other seat faces the front side, the seat cushion of one seat has a continuous surface formed on the side of the seat cushion of the other seat. Therefore, a full flat surface having a large area can be obtained, and the possibility of using the vehicle interior space increases.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since each sheet is movable forward and backward and rotatable in the horizontal direction, both sheets are arranged so as to be forward and backward, and rotation control is performed so as to be directed to opposite sides. By doing so, a full flat state is obtained in the horizontal direction, and furthermore, by joining the sheets in the full flat state in the front-rear direction, a full flat surface having a large area is obtained, and the availability of the vehicle interior space is enhanced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the full flat surface is continuous with the bench seat having a large area, a full flat surface having a larger area can be obtained.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, if a full flat seat is used, a large area can be secured in the interior of the vehicle, but if the full flat seat is not used, a space in which the side of the seat can move can be secured. Therefore, it can correspond to various use states.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the seat can be reliably moved to a position where it comes into contact with a bench seat having a large area, so that a wide area is ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement of sheets according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an arrangement of sheets.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which only a second sheet is fully flattened and is continuous in the front-rear direction.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which both the front seat and the second seat are fully flattened and are continuous in the front-rear direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Front seat 3, 4 Second seat 5 Third seat (bench seat) 6, 7 Rail 1S ~ 4S Slider A Right side B Left side P passage H Device hinge R Rotation axis

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein one of the left and right seat cushions is rotated at least 90 degrees in the horizontal direction so that a continuous surface can be formed with the other seat. Construction. 2. The vehicle seat structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the left and right seats is capable of moving forward and backward and both seats are rotatable in a horizontal direction. Sheet structure. 3. The vehicle seat structure according to claim 1, wherein the pair of seats move rearward, and can be formed into a bed together with a bench-type seat disposed behind. A vehicle seat structure, comprising: 4. The vehicle seat structure according to claim 1, wherein the left and right seats are spaced apart in a left-right direction via a walk-through passage. Vehicle seat structure. 5. The vehicle seat structure according to claim 1, wherein the seat is supported so as to be able to move back and forth along a rail that is continuous in a front and rear direction, and a rail. The rear end of the vehicle seat extends to a bench seat.