JP2002104037A - Anchor device of child seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an anchor device of a child seat for preventing its cover from missing. SOLUTION: A rear parcel 1 is equipped with a base body 4 to which a cover body 6 is connected via a hinge mechanism. The cover body 6 blocks an opening 4y of the base body 4, the fitting part of a child car seat anchor 5, when the child car seat anchor 5 is not used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a child seat anchor device for fixing a child seat to a rear passenger seat by engaging a child seat hook with a mounting portion provided on a rear parcel of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 21 and 22 show a conventional apparatus of this type.

According to FIGS. 21 and 22, an opening is provided in a rear parcel a, and a case-like base body b is provided in the opening.
To form a mounting portion for the child seat anchor c, form a through hole d in the bottom of the base body b, insert one end of the child seat anchor c into the through hole d, (Shown), the child seat anchor c is mounted.

[0004] At the other end of the child seat anchor c,
An engaging hole e is formed, and a child seat hook (not shown) is engaged with the engaging hole e to thereby change the child seat to a rear passenger seat (both not shown).
It is configured to be fixed to.

When the child seat is not used, the opening of the base body b is covered with a lid f so that the child seat anchor c is not visible.

[0006] To this end, the cover body f has engaging pieces h, h for engaging with the engaging holes g, g formed in the rear wall of the base body b. a lock hole j provided in the front wall of the base body b by providing a lock piece j on the side facing
, So as to be detachably fixed to the base body b.

[0007]

However, when the child seat anchor c is used, the cover f is disengaged from the lock pieces j after the lock pieces j are removed from the lock holes k, and then the cover pieces f are engaged with the engagement holes g and h. By removing it from g, it will be completely removed from base body b.

For this reason, the cover body f must be stored on the rear parcel a or the rear passenger seat when the child seat anchor c is used, but the vibration of the vehicle body during traveling or the like is required. If it is dropped under the rear passenger seat, or if it is on the rear passenger seat, it will be a hindrance, so if you store it somewhere else and try to use the cover body when the child seat anchor is not in use, immediately Could not be found, or entered somewhere and could not be searched.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a child seat anchor device intended to prevent the cover from being lost.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is to fix a child seat to a rear passenger seat by engaging a child seat hook with a mounting portion having an opening provided in a rear parcel of an automobile. The child seat anchor is mounted on the rear parcel via a hinge mechanism to close the opening of the mounting portion when the child seat anchor is not used.

According to the present invention, the cover body is attached to the rear parcel by the hinge mechanism, and does not disappear when the child seat anchor is not used. It does not disturb the occupant by storing it.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an outline of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a part of a rear compartment of an automobile adopting an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a rear passenger seat 2 is installed on a vehicle body so as to be close to a rear parcel 1.

The rear parcel 1 includes a speaker grill 3
And a pair of case-like base bodies 4 and 4 are attached, and a child seat anchor 5 is provided.
Of the mounting portion.

The openings of the base members 4 and 4 are
6, the cover body 6, 6
Is attached to the case members 4 and 4 via hinge mechanisms 7 and 7 at one end thereof.

The child seat 8 placed on the rear passenger seat 2 is fixed to the rear passenger seat 2 by engaging the hook pieces 10 of the seat belt 9 with one end attached thereto to the child seat anchors 5. It is supposed to be.

Further, the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA when the child seat anchor in FIG. 2 is not used, and FIG. FIG. 5 and FIG. 5 are exploded perspective views showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, an opening 1 is formed in a rear parcel 1.
is formed, and the base body 4 is fitted and installed in the opening 1a to form a mounting portion of the child seat anchor 5. And, the base body 4 has its both side walls 4
a is formed in the opening 1 of the rear parcel 1.
a by being engaged with the rear parcel 1.

A through hole 4w is formed in the bottom 4b of the base body 4. The vehicle body panel 11 is inserted into the through hole 4w with one end of a substantially L-shaped child seat anchor 5 inserted therethrough. Is fixed by welding or the like.

The other end of the child seat anchor 5 is formed with an engagement hole 5a into which the hook 10 on the child seat 8 is locked.

Hinge holes 12, 12 are formed in the side walls 4a, 4a of the base body 4 on the side of the rear wall 4c, and hinge pins 13, 12 are formed in the hinge holes 12, 12, respectively.
The hinge mechanism 7 is configured by inserting the hinge 13.

The hinge pins 13, 13 are inserted into pin holes 6a, 6a provided on both sides of the rear end of the cover body 6, and one end of the cover body 6 is pivotally supported on the base body 4, so that the cover body 6 It is configured to be swingably mounted on the body 4, open and close the opening 4 y of the base body 4, and cover the child seat anchor 5.

Plate-shaped springs 14, 14 formed in a substantially U-shape are contracted between the rear wall 4c side of the base body 4 and the cover body 6.
When the pair of pressing portions 15 and 16 formed on the cover body 6 are crushed, respectively, the fully closed state (the state shown in FIG. 3) or the fully opened state (the state shown in FIG. 4) of the cover body 6 is held. I have.

A knob 17 is provided on the upper surface of the cover 6 to facilitate opening and closing of the cover 6.

In the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, when the child seat anchor 5 is not used, the cover 6 closes the opening 4y of the base 4 as shown in FIG. I have.

In this state, when it is desired to use the child seat anchor 5, the user holds the knob 17 of the cover body 6 and swings the cover body 6 with respect to the base body 4 by the hinge mechanism 7. By opening the opening 4y, the child seat anchor 5 is exposed, and the hook pieces 10 on the child seat 8 can be engaged (the state of FIG. 4).

At this time, the cover 6 remains attached to the base 4 via the hinge mechanism 7 having the hinge hole 12 and the hinge pin 13.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Figure 6 shown
8 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 7, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

According to FIGS. 6 to 8, the cover 6 is formed integrally with the base 4, and the thin portion 7a
To form the hinge mechanism 7.

In the second embodiment, a lock piece 18 is formed on the front end side of the cover body 6 because the plate-shaped spring 14 is not used unlike the first embodiment.
A lock hole 19 for locking the lock piece 18 is formed on the base body 4 side, and the lock piece 18 is locked in the lock hole 19 so that the closed state of the cover body 6 is maintained. ing. The other configuration has the same configuration as the first embodiment.

9 to 12, FIGS. 13 to 14, and FIG.
FIGS. 16 to 17 and FIGS. 17 to 19 respectively show that the hinge mechanism 7 of the present invention can be opened and closed with a creek feeling without using the plate-like spring 14 in the first embodiment. 1 shows an embodiment according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 will be described. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the hinge mechanism 7 according to the present invention, FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, FIG. 11 is an EE sectional view of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12A is a sectional view of FIG. 12A, FIG. 12A is a state in which the cover body 6 is closed, FIG.
(3) shows the fully opened state of the cover body 6, respectively.

According to FIGS. 9 to 12, the pin holes 6a and 6a of the cover 6 and the hinge hole 12 on the base body 4 side are formed in a rectangular shape. The elastically deformable leg pieces 13a are arranged in a rectangular shape.

Therefore, when the cover body 6 shown in FIG. 12A is closed, the four leg pieces 13a are in contact with the inner walls of the pin holes 6a, 6a with the four leg pieces 13a opened outward. When the cover body 6 is further rotated, as shown in FIG.
The leg pieces 13a of the book bend inward each other, so that the rectangular corners come into contact with the pin holes 6a, 6a, thereby giving a sense of creek, and further turning the cover body 6 When the fully opened state shown in FIG.
The cover members 3 are opened outward from each other and abut against the inner walls of the pin holes 6a, 6a, respectively, to keep the cover body 6 open.

According to FIGS. 13 and 14, in this embodiment, although the hinge pin 13 implanted in the cover body 6 is basically circular, one engagement projection 13b is projected. Correspondingly, the engaging recesses 12a and 12b with which the engaging projections 13b engage are formed in the hinge hole 12, and the semicircular slit 4 is formed so as to surround the outside of the hinge hole 12.
d is formed, and one end side of the slit 4 d is extended and connected to the hinge hole 12.

Therefore, when the cover 6 is closed as shown in FIG. 14A, the engaging projections 13b are engaged with the engaging recesses 12a, and the closed state of the cover 6 is maintained. When the cover body 6 is rotated, as shown in FIG. 14 (2), the engagement projection 13b comes out of the engagement recess 12a. At this time, the engagement projection 13b slides on the wall surface of the hinge hole 12 while contracting the slit width of the slit 4d to elastically deform and expand the hinge hole 12, thereby causing the hinge hole 12 to fully open as shown in FIG. When the cover body 6 is in the state, it is engaged with the other engagement recess 12b, and the open state of the cover body 6 is maintained.

As a result, the engaging projection 13b is
2a, the wall surface of the pin hole 12 is slid and the engagement recess 12
In the process of engaging with b, the cover body 6 can be opened and closed with a creek feeling.

According to FIGS. 15 to 17, in this embodiment, too, the hinge pin 13 has a circular shape and is implanted in the vertically extending mounting piece 6z of the cover body 6. Is formed with an engagement projection 6b below the hinge pin 13. Correspondingly, engaging recesses 12c and 12d with which the engaging protrusions 6b engage are formed on the base body 4. The engagement recesses 12c and 12d are
When the cover member 6 is opened and closed about the hinge pin 13, it is present on the rotation locus of the engagement protrusion 6 b, and the engagement recess 12 c is engaged with the engagement protrusion 6 b when the cover body 6 is closed. Recess 1
2d is engaged when the cover body 6 is opened.

Therefore, when the cover 6 is closed as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 (1), the engaging projection 6b is engaged with the engaging recess 12c, and the closed state of the cover 6 is maintained. When the cover body 6 is rotated from this state, the engagement protrusion 6b comes out of the engagement recess 12c as seen in a two-dot chain line in FIG. At this time, the mounting piece 6z is slightly bent as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 16, the engaging projection 6b is slid on both side walls 4a, 4a of the base body 4, and the cover body 6 is further rotated. When the fully opened state shown in 17 (2) is reached, the engaging projection 6b is engaged with the other engaging recess 12d, and the open state of the cover body 6 is maintained.

As a result, the engagement projection 6b is
c, slide both side walls 4a, 4a of the base body 4,
In the process of engaging with the engagement recess 12d, the cover body 6 can be opened and closed with a creek feeling.

According to FIGS. 18 to 20, engaging pieces 6c, 6c are respectively provided on both sides of the cover body 6 on the hinge pin 13 side, and correspondingly, both side walls of the base body 4 are provided. 4
a, 4a are provided with rectangular engaging portions 4e, 4f, and the engaging portions 4e, 4f are provided with tip portions of the engaging pieces 6c, 6c in accordance with the opening operation of the cover body 6. Is formed so as to slide while bending.

Therefore, when the cover 6 shown in FIG. 19 is closed, the engagement pieces 6c, 6c are engaged with the rear walls 4 of the engagement portions 4e, 4f.
The cover body 6 is held in the closed state by engaging with the long side a of the c side. When the cover body 6 is rotated from this state, the engagement pieces 6c and 6d are indicated by arrows in FIG. When the cover 6 is slid on the arc-shaped portion 4g while the tip thereof is bent and the cover 6 is further turned to the fully opened state, the engagement pieces 6c, 6
d is engaged with the upper short side B of the engaging portions 4e and 4d, and the open state of the cover body 6 is maintained.

As a result, while the engaging pieces 6c and 6d extend from the long sides A of the engaging parts 4e and 4f to the upper short side B via the arc part 4g, the cover body 6 has a creek feeling. ,
Opening and closing operations can be performed.

[0046]

According to the present invention, the cover body is attached to the rear parcel by the hinge mechanism, so that the cover body is not lost when the child seat anchor is not used, and furthermore, unlike the conventional rear passenger seat, It does not disturb the occupant by storing it on the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a part of a rear compartment of an automobile employing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA when the child seat anchor in FIG. 2 is not used.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in use.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 6 when the cover body is opened.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 10;

12 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. 11, wherein (1) is a state when the cover is closed, (2) is a state in which the cover is rotating, and (3).
Indicates the fully opened state of the cover body.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part in still another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is also a side view of a main part showing an operating state of the hinge mechanism, wherein (1) is a state in which the cover is closed, (2) is a state in which the cover is rotating, and (3) is a cover. In the fully open state.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of still another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a closed state of the cover body.

FIG. 17 is also a side view of a main part showing a cross section of the base body for explaining the opening / closing operation of the cover body, wherein (1) is a closed state of the cover body, and (2) is a fully opened state of the cover body. Are shown respectively.

FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of still another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a closed state of the cover body.

FIG. 20 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view illustrating a part of a rear compartment of a conventional automobile.

FIG. 22 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 rear parcel 1a opening 2 rear passenger seat 4 base body 4a side wall 4b bottom 4c rear wall 4y opening 4w through hole 4z locking projection 5 child seat anchor 5a engaging hole 6 cover body 7 hinge mechanism 7a thin section 8 child seat 10 hook Piece 11 body panel 12 hinge hole 13 hinge pin 14 plate-shaped spring 15, 16 pressing part 18 lock piece 19 hook hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A child seat anchor for engaging a child seat hook and fixing a child seat to a rear passenger seat is mounted on a mounting part having an opening provided in a rear parcel of an automobile, and when the child seat anchor is not used. A child seat anchor device, wherein a cover body for closing the opening of the mounting portion is provided on the rear parcel via a hinge mechanism.