JP2002166764A - Seat functioning as cargo bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure livability and comfortableness of a front seat. SOLUTION: A frontward inversion angle of a seat cushion 12 from a sitting position allowing sitting is enlarged in the forwardly tilting direction from a horizontal inversion position making the rear surface 12a horizontal, and the seat cushion can be set and held at not only the horizontal inversion position but also a forwardly tilting inversion position for forwardly tilting the back surface to the forwardly tilting angle allowing securing of a space capable of ensuring backward sliding of the front seat 30 in the upper part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a seat cushion which is turned forward and a seat back is moved forward.
The present invention relates to a luggage carrier seat that can convert at least the back surface of a seat back to a substantially flat luggage platform that is continuous with the floor of a luggage compartment behind the luggage compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a so-called luggage carrier seat, which enables at least a part of the luggage compartment to be converted to a luggage space that is continuous with the floor surface of a luggage compartment defined at the rear of the vehicle by changing the setting mode, has been used in various vehicles, For example, hatchback,
It is offered as a rear seat such as a station wagon or a minivan, mainly as a second seat located behind the front seat.

[0003] An example of such a kind of bed and sheet is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-102442. The luggage carrier seat of this configuration is capable of so-called reversing the front by rotating the seat cushion approximately 180 ° in front of the luggage, and moving the seat back forward in an empty space created by reversing the front of the seat cushion. A flat bed that is continuous with the floor of the room can be formed by the back of the seat back (also called the back of the seat) and the back of the seat cushion.

[0004]

The front seat of an automobile is usually constituted as a so-called slide seat having a seat slide device at a lower portion thereof, and the front and rear positions of the front seat can be arbitrarily adjusted by the seat slide device. By setting, the comfortable seating space in the front seat is ensured.

Here, the rear sliding of the front seat, which is a slide seat, is usually performed by utilizing the space between the front seat and the rear seat, that is, the foot space of the rear seat. But,
Since the foot space of the rear seat is also a space for disposing the rear seat cushion which is turned forward, in the case where the bed is also used as a bed, the rear seat, that is, the seat cushion of the bed also serves as the rear seat of the front seat. In particular, there is a possibility that the slide may be hindered near the rear end of the slide.

Therefore, in this known structure, by using the luggage carrier as a luggage carrier, the luggage compartment can be easily expanded, but the livability and comfort of the front seat may be reduced. There is no denying that there is.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a luggage carrier seat that ensures comfort and comfort in a front seat.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, according to the present invention, a seat cushion is turned forward under a forward rotation from a seatable seating position, and the seat cushion becomes a cargo bed. The seat cushion can be arbitrarily locked and held at a horizontal reversal position where the back surface is substantially horizontal. Then, the front inversion angle of the seat cushion from the seating position is enlarged in the forward tilt direction from the horizontal inversion position, which is substantially horizontal on the back surface, and it is possible to secure a space above the front cushion so that the rear seat can slide backward. The seat cushion can also be set and held at this front-tilt inversion position where the back surface is tilted forward at the given forward-tilt angle.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the luggage carrier / seat 10 according to the present invention, the seat cushion 12 can be turned forward from its seated position, and the seat back 14 can be tilted forward from its seated position. Each hinge 1
It is connected to and supported by a vehicle body, for example, a floor surface 20 or the like, via 6, 18. Then, as shown in FIG.
12, for example, after the front inversion, the seat back 14 is placed in an empty space 22 created by the front inversion of the seat cushion.
The back of the seat back (also referred to as the back of the back) 14a is held substantially horizontally, so that at least the back of the seat back is connected to the floor of the rear luggage compartment 24, that is, the loading platform 26. The carrier 10 is configured so that it can be converted to a substantially horizontal carrier.

This type of carrier / sheet 10 is usually provided as a rear seat (second seat) of an automobile.
Further, as a basic configuration of the carrier sheet 10, a configuration disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-102442 can be exemplified.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, in the luggage carrier / seat 10 of the present invention, the seat cushion 12 can be arbitrarily locked and held at a horizontally inverted position where the back surface 12a is substantially horizontal. .

As the so-called locking means for locking and holding the seat cushion 12 at the horizontal reversal position, various known structures can be used. For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 59-102442 described above can be used. A configuration similar to the disclosed lock mechanism can also be used as the lock unit in this embodiment. Since the structure of the locking means itself is not the purpose of the present invention, a detailed description of the locking means is omitted here.

The rotation of the seat cushion 12 to the forward horizontal reversal position and the empty space 22 generated by the setting.
In addition, the seat back 14 is tilted forward by the hinge 18 at the lower end, and the seat back is set to be substantially horizontal on the rear surface 14a of the seat back.

FIG. 2 shows the back of the seat cushion.
According to the carrier form in the carrier / combined seat 10, 12a and the back surface 14a of the seat back are arranged substantially horizontally continuously.
In addition to the rear surface of the seat back, the rear surface of the seat cushion located in front of the seat back also functions as a carrier that is continuous with the carrier 26 of the luggage compartment, so that the luggage compartment 24 can be reliably and easily expanded.

The headrest 28 provided at the upper end of the seat back of the luggage carrier seat 10 is usually detachable, and when the luggage carrier is used, the headrest is not necessary. The headrest is removed from the upper edge of the seat back beforehand.

Further, the seat back of the sheet also serving as a carrier is provided.
The locking and holding of the seat back 14 at its seating position is as disclosed in the aforementioned Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 59-102442. Since the configuration of the locking means itself is not the purpose of the present invention, a detailed description is omitted here.

By the way, as can be seen from FIG. 1, a front seat 30 located in front of the luggage carrier / seat 10 is provided.
Is configured as a so-called slide seat having a seat slide device 32 at its lower portion that slidably supports the seat in the front-rear direction.By arbitrarily adjusting and setting the front-rear position by the seat slide device, It is possible to ensure the comfortable living space in the front seat. As shown by a dashed line in FIG.
Is normally performed by utilizing the space between the front seat and the luggage carrier / seat 10 located behind the front luggage, that is, the foot space 34 of the luggage carrier / seat, as can be seen from FIG. In addition, since this foot space is also an arrangement space for the seat cushion 12 of the luggage carrier seat that has been forward-reversed to the horizontal reversal position, when the luggage carrier seat is made into a luggage platform by reversing the seat cushion forward to the horizontal reversal position. However, there is a possibility that the seat cushion of the luggage carrier seat may hinder rearward sliding of the front seat, in particular, sliding near the rear end of the sliding.

Therefore, in the present invention, the form of the luggage carrier 10 can be appropriately changed according to the presence or absence of a seated person on the front seat 30 or the preference of the seated person.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, in the present invention, the forward reversal angle of the seat cushion 12 from the seating position is increased from the substantially horizontal reversal position of the back surface 12a in the forward tilt direction. Also, the seat cushion can be set and held even at the position where the seat cushion 12 is tilted forward and the rear surface 12a is tilted forward.

The front inversion position of the seat cushion 12 is, for example, the front seat up to near the rear end of the slide.
Normally, the position is set as a position set by the forward inclination angle at which a space capable of securing 30 slides can be secured at the upper portion thereof (see a dashed line in FIG. 3).

The holding of the seat cushion 12 at such a forward-reversed inversion position is performed by grounding the seat cushion rear end 12b to the floor 20 or the like.

As described above, if the seat cushion 12 is set at the forward-inverted reversal position, the front seat 30 can be slid backward, so that a comfortable living space in the front seat can be sufficiently secured. Therefore, the livability and comfort of the front seat 30 are reliably improved.

Here, such a seat cushion 12 is used.
In the forward leaning reversal position, although the livability and comfort of the front seat 30 can be secured, the back surface 12a of the seat cushion is not substantially continuous with the back surface 14a of the seat back, so the back surface of the seat cushion is It cannot function as a flat bed that is continuous with the bed 26 of the luggage compartment and the back of the seat back.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, the auxiliary carrier 36, which is substantially horizontal at the position where the seat cushion 12 is tilted forward, is mounted on the rear side of the seat cushion, on the hinge side of the seat cushion front end 12c. The auxiliary carrier is provided in a predetermined range, and can be continuously arranged on the back surface 14a of the seat back that has been moved forward by setting and holding the seat cushion at the forward tilting reversal position.

As shown in FIG. 5, according to such a configuration, by setting the seat cushion 12 to the forward-inverted reversal position, not only is it possible to secure the rearward sliding of the front seat 30, but also to the rear side of the seat cushion. The auxiliary carrier 36
Since it functions as a flat loading platform that is continuous with the back surface 14a of the seat back, the luggage compartment can be reliably expanded when the seat cushion is set to the forward-inverted reversal position.

Since the auxiliary carrier 36 is located on the back surface side of the seat cushion 12, as shown in FIG. 4, there is no adverse effect on the seating surface side (the upper surface side at the seating position). Absent. Therefore, a configuration in which the front seat 30 slides backward and the luggage compartment 24 can be easily expanded can be easily obtained without impairing the functionality as the seat.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the carrier sheet 10 is embodied as a second seat located behind the front seat 30, but a rear seat is sufficient. It may be provided.

The embodiments described above are intended to explain the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any way, and all modifications and alterations within the technical scope of the present invention are also included in this embodiment. It goes without saying that it is included in the invention.

[0030]

As described above, according to the luggage carrier / seat of the present invention, the back surface of the seat cushion and the back surface of the seat back are formed in a substantially continuous luggage space. In addition, the back side of the seat cushion located in front of it also functions as a cargo bed that is continuous with the cargo bed of the luggage compartment, so the luggage compartment can be reliably expanded,
And it can be easily detached.

If the seat cushion is set to the loading platform in which the seat cushion is set at the forward-inverted reversal position, the front seat can be slid backward, so that a comfortable living space in the front seat can be sufficiently secured. Therefore, the livability and comfort of the front seat can be reliably improved.

Furthermore, since the setting of the loading platform can be arbitrarily changed, it is possible to easily secure the setting according to the presence or absence of the occupant in the front seat or the preference of the occupant of the front seat.

If an auxiliary carrier that is substantially horizontal at the position where the seat cushion is tilted forward and inverted is provided on a back side of the seat cushion and in a predetermined range on the hinge side at the front end of the seat cushion, the auxiliary carrier can be mounted on the seat back. Since it functions as a flat carrier that is continuous with the back surface, the luggage compartment can be reliably expanded at the time of setting the seat cushion to the forward-inverted reversal position.

Since the auxiliary carrier is located on the back side of the seat cushion, the rear seat of the front seat can be secured and the luggage compartment can be expanded. Can be easily obtained without impairing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a luggage carrier / seat according to the present invention in a seat cushion and a seatback seating position.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the luggage carrier / seat at a horizontally inverted position of a seat cushion and a forwardly retracted position of a seat back.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the luggage carrier seat at a position where the seat cushion is tilted forward and the seat back is tilted forward.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a modified example of a luggage carrier / seat at a seating position of a seat cushion and a seat back.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the luggage carrier / seat shown in FIG. 4 in a position where the seat cushion is tilted forward and the seat back is tilted forward.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Seat double seat 12 Seat cushion 12a Back of seat cushion 14 Seat back 14a Back of seat back 26 Luggage 36 Auxiliary luggage

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A seat cushion, which is supported by a hinge at a front end thereof so as to be capable of being turned forward, at least from a seated position where the seat can be seated forward, and then is flipped up to a free space created thereby. By moving the seat back forward, at least the back of the seat back can be converted into a substantially horizontal bed that is continuous with the floor of the luggage compartment, under the forward rotation from the sitting position, This seat cushion is arbitrarily locked at a horizontal reversing position where the seat cushion is turned forward and the back surface serving as a loading platform is substantially horizontal.
In addition to being able to hold, the front reversing angle of the seat cushion from the seating position is enlarged in the forward tilting direction from the substantially horizontal reversing position on the back surface, so that a space for ensuring the rearward sliding of the front seat is provided in the upper part. A seat cushion that can be set and held even at this front-reversed reversal position in which the rear surface is tilted forward at a front-tilt angle that can be secured. 2. An auxiliary carrier, which is substantially horizontal at the position where the seat cushion is tilted forward, is provided on the back side of the seat cushion.
Provided in a predetermined range on the hinge side of the front end of the seat cushion, by setting and holding the seat cushion at the forward leaning reverse position,
2. The luggage carrier seat according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary luggage carrier can be continuously arranged on the back surface of the seat back that has been moved forward.