JP2003116661A - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively provide a means for hiding a gap between a headrest and a seat back top from a front part and also to provide a vehicle seat without causing any wrinkles in the hiding means. SOLUTION: The vehicle seat is provided with a seat back 2 having a housing part 6 with a front opening 5 at a top part 2a, a stay 7 arranged so as to be freely movable forward/backward in a vertical direction from the bottom 6b of the housing part 6, the headrest 4 supported by the stay 7 and a cover 8 disposed over a part between the front lower end 4a of the headrest 4 and the opening bottom 6b of the storage part 6. The headrest 4 is pivotally supported so as to be freely reversible toward a front part with respect to the stay 7 when housed in the housing part 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle seat, and more particularly to a structure of a vehicle seat in which a headrest can be stored in a seat back.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vehicle seat of a type in which a headrest can be stored in a seat back, as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-67743, a storage portion having an opening on the front side is arranged at the top. A seat back, a stay that is vertically movable from a bottom portion of a storage portion of the seat back, a headrest supported by the stay, a front lower end portion of the headrest, and an opening bottom portion of the storage portion. At least a cover portion provided between the headrest and the seat back is hidden from the front side. The headrest is provided with a storage mechanism for retracting or retracting the terminal side of the cover portion according to the amount of vertical movement of the headrest.

[0003]

However, such a conventional technique is provided with a storage mechanism for retracting or retracting the terminal side of the cover portion in accordance with the vertical movement amount of the headrest. Therefore, the cost will rise and improvement is required. In addition, depending on the material of the cover part, the headrest may fall before the storage mechanism is fully stored.
The cover portion may be sandwiched between the headrest and the seat back, which may cause wrinkles in the cover portion.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and provides inexpensive means for concealing the gap between the headrest and the top of the seat back from the front side and wrinkles in the concealing means. It is intended to provide a vehicle seat that does not generate.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seat back in which a storage portion having an opening on the front side is provided at the top, and a seat back of the seat back is moved up and down in the vertical direction. A vehicle including at least a stay freely arranged, a headrest supported by the stay, and a cover portion that is installed between a front lower end portion of the headrest and an opening bottom portion of the storage portion. In the seat, the headrest is rotatably supported on the front side so as to be reversible with respect to the stay when the seatback is stored in the storage portion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the cover portion is provided between the front lower end portion of the headrest and the opening bottom portion of the storage portion, the gap between the headrest and the seatback top portion is provided on the front side. Keep the ability to hide from. Further, since the headrest is pivotally supported on the front side so as to be capable of reversing to the front side when the seatback is stored in the storage portion, the cover portion is stored in the storage portion when the headrest is inverted. Since it is stored on the rear side of the headrest thus constructed, it can be stored without any special storage means, so that it is inexpensive. In addition, between the opening bottom of the storage part of the seat back and the front lower end of the headrest,
Since the cover part is installed, it is in a relationship of being pulled and wrinkles do not occur.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat according to the first aspect, the cover portion includes the front lower end portion of the headrest in a state of protruding to the uppermost side from the storage portion, and Between the rear upper end of the headrest and the opening bottom of the storage part of the seat back in a state where the space between the seat back and the opening bottom of the storage part is set to the shortest state, and the seat back is stored in an inverted state. Is made of a material capable of expanding and contracting to the longest state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the cover portion is made of a material capable of expanding and contracting, wrinkles do not occur in both the shortest state and the longest state.

A third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle seat according to the second aspect, wherein the cover portion is made of substantially the same material as that of the seat back or the headrest.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the material of the cover portion is substantially the same as the material of the seat back or the headrest, the image of the seat back or the headrest is integrated with the occupant to give a feeling of foreign matter. Never.

The invention according to claim 4 is the vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stay is reversible so that the headrest is reversible. It forms a space.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the stay is formed with a space in which the headrest can be inverted. Therefore, the lateral width of the headrest can be increased and the head of the occupant can be supported. Stabilize.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle seat according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the cover portion projects upward from the storage portion. Of the headrest and the opening bottom of the storage portion of the seat back.

According to the invention of claim 5, since the cover portion is detachable, the cover portion can be replaced with any one of various types such as various colors, materials, shapes, and the like. There is a wide range of uses, such as washing.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, FR is the front side, RR is the rear side, UP is the upper side, and LWR is the lower side.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a vehicle seat as a "vehicle", which is composed of a seat back 2 and a seat cushion 3. Reference numeral 4 is a headrest supported by the seat back 2.

The seat back 2 has a front portion F on the top portion 2a.
A storage portion 6 having an opening portion 5 is formed in R, and stays 7 and 7 are arranged so as to be able to move back and forth in a vertical direction from a bottom portion 6a of the storage portion 6 of the seat back 2, and the headrest 4 is When the seat back 2 is stored in the storage portion 6, the stays 7, 7 are pivotally supported by the front FR so as to be reversible. A cover 8 is provided between the lower end of the front FR of the headrest 4 and the bottom 6a of the storage part 6 on the opening 5 side.

The cover portion 8 protrudes to the uppermost side from the storage portion 6 and the lower end portion 4a of the front FR of the headrest 4 in the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the opening portion of the storage portion 6 of the seat back 2. 5 is the shortest state between the bottom portion 6b and the upper portion of the rear side RR of the headrest 4 in the stored state shown in FIG. 4 after being inverted to the storage portion 6 as shown in FIG. The lower end portion 4a and the bottom portion 6b of the opening 5 of the storage portion 6 of the seat back 2 are formed of a stretchable material in the longest state. The term "material" as used herein does not mean only the material itself, but is a concept that includes a method including knitting, a means for enabling expansion and contraction such as providing a void.

The cover portion 8 is made of substantially the same material as the skin of the seat back 2. What is substantially the same may be not the skin of the seat back 2 but the skin of the headrest 4.

The stay 7 is formed with a reversible space so that the headrest 4 can be reversed to the front side FR. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the stay 7 protrudes laterally from the side portion of the headrest 4 by a predetermined dimension and is bent to the lower LWR from that side. It does not interfere with.

The cover portion 8 is sewn and supported by the lower end portion 4a of the front FR of the headrest 4 protruding upward from the storage portion 6, and the seat back 2 is stored. The second support piece 10 sewn and supported on the bottom 6b of the opening 5 of the portion 6 is engaged and disengaged by the engaging and disengaging tools 11 and 12 as shown in FIG. You are free.

Next, the operation according to this embodiment will be described.

The cover portion 8 has a lower end portion 4a of the front side FR of the headrest 4 and a bottom portion 6 of the opening portion 5 of the storage portion 6.
Since it is installed between b, the gap between the headrest 4 and the top portion 2a of the seat back 2 is hidden from the front FR, so that the occupant can comfortably sit without feeling a back slip.

The headrest 4 is provided with the stays 7, 7 when the seatback 2 is stored in the storage portion 6.
With respect to the front FR, the cover 8 is stored in the rear RR of the headrest 4 which is stored in the storage 6 when the headrest 4 is reversed. It is inexpensive because it can be stored without any special storage means.

The bottom portion 6b of the opening 5 of the storage portion 6 of the seat back 2 and the lower end portion 4a of the front side FR of the headrest 4 are also included.
Since the cover portion 8 is provided between the cover portion 8 and the cover portion 8, the cover portion 8 is in a pulled relationship, and wrinkles do not occur on the surface of the cover portion 8.

Further, since the cover portion 8 is formed of a material that can expand and contract, wrinkles do not occur in both the shortest state and the longest state.

Since the cover portion 8 is made of substantially the same material as that of the seat back 2 or the headrest 4, the image of the seat back 2 or the headrest 4 integrated with the occupant is not given to the occupant.

Since the stays 7 and 7 have a space in which the headrest 4 can be inverted, the lateral width of the headrest 4 can be increased and the occupant's head can be stably supported.

The cover portion 8 includes the first / second support pieces 11,
Since it can be engaged and disengaged by 12, it can be replaced with any of various types of cover parts 8 of various colors, materials, shapes, and has a wide range of applications such as washing of the cover part 8.

[0030]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the cover portion is installed between the front lower end portion of the headrest and the opening bottom portion of the storage portion, a gap between the headrest and the seatback top portion. Maintains the ability to hide from the front side. Further, since the headrest is pivotally supported on the front side so as to be capable of reversing to the front side when the seatback is stored in the storage portion, the cover portion is stored in the storage portion when the headrest is inverted. Since it is stored on the rear side of the headrest thus constructed, it can be stored without any special storage means, so that it is inexpensive. Further, since the cover portion is installed between the bottom opening portion of the storage portion of the seat back and the front lower end portion of the headrest, the cover portion is pulled, and wrinkles do not occur.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the cover portion is made of a material that can expand and contract, wrinkles do not occur in both the shortest state and the longest state.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the material of the cover portion is substantially the same as the material of the seat back or the headrest, the image of the seat back or the headrest is integrated with the occupant to give a feeling of foreign matter. Never.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the stay has a space in which the headrest can be inverted, the lateral width of the headrest can be increased and the head of the occupant can be supported. Stabilize.

According to the invention described in claim 5, since the cover portion is detachable, it can be replaced with any one of various kinds of covers such as various colors, materials, shapes, and the cover portion. There is a wide range of uses, such as washing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the seat back shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the operation of FIG.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Car seat (vehicle seat) 2 seat back 2a Top of seat back 4 headrest 4a Front lower end of headrest 5 openings 6 Storage 6b Bottom of storage 7 stay 8 cover FR front side RR behind UP upper side LWR lower side

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A seat back in which a storage portion having an opening on the front side is disposed at the top, a stay in which the storage portion of the seat back is vertically movable from the bottom portion, and the stay A vehicle seat comprising at least a supported headrest, and a cover portion provided between a front lower end portion of the headrest and an opening bottom portion of the storage portion, wherein the headrest is different from the stay. A vehicle seat characterized by being pivotally supported so that it can be reversed in the front direction. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the cover portion has a front lower end portion of the headrest in a state of protruding to the uppermost side from the storage portion, and an opening of the storage portion of the seat back. The space between the bottom and the bottom is the shortest, and the space between the rear upper end of the headrest and the opening bottom of the storage of the seat back, which is inverted and stored in the storage, can be extended and contracted to the longest. A vehicle seat characterized by being formed of the following materials. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the cover portion is made of substantially the same material as that of the seat back or the headrest. 4. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stay has a reversible space so that the headrest is reversible. Vehicle seat characterized by. 5. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover portion is a front lower end portion of the headrest in a state of protruding above the storage portion. And a bottom portion of an opening of a storage portion of the seat back, which can be engaged and disengaged with each other.