JP2003306080A - Rear parcel shelf for car - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely protect small articles by maintaining a rear parcel shelf in a horizontal state irrespective of whether the reclining operation of a seat back is operated or not, in the rear parcel shelf for a car installed at the rear of a reclining rear seat. <P>SOLUTION: The rear parcel shelf 20 is moved to a forward upper side and rear lower side while maintaining a horizontal state, following the reclining operation of the seat back 12 of the rear seat 10. For this purpose, by utilizing a parallel link mechanism rotated in association with the reclining operation of the seat back 12, the rear parcel shelf 20 is moved while maintaining the horizontal state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rear parcel shelf for an automobile, which is provided behind a rear seat, and in particular, small items do not drop even when the rear seat reclines and can maintain a horizontal state, which is excellent in usability. Car rear parcel shelf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a rear side space of a vehicle, and a rear parcel shelf 2 for a vehicle having a shelf function for placing small articles and the like is provided behind a rear seat 1.

In order to ensure a comfortable sitting posture for the rear seat occupants, the rear seat 1 has a reclining angle of the seat back 1a between a reference standing position shown by a solid line and a reclining posture position shown by a dotted line. The thing that can be adjusted is being used a lot these days.

Further, in order not to interfere with the reclining operation of the seat back 1a of the rear seat 1, the seat back 1 of the rear parcel shelf 2 for an automobile is also included.
When a is in the standard upright position, it functions as a shelf while maintaining the horizontal state at the (a) position, and when the seatback 1a of the rear seat 1 is reclined,
The rear parcel shelf 2 is moved to the (b) position, and the front end portion is rotated downward based on the rear end hinge portion 3 to avoid interference with the seat back 1a.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional structure of the rear seat 1 and the rear parcel shelf 2 for an automobile, the rear parcel shelf 2 is opened downward before the seat back 1a of the rear seat 1 is reclined. In order to operate it, it is necessary to move the small items placed on the rear parcel shelf 2 to another space in advance, and if the rear parcel shelf 2 is accidentally rotated downward, the small items may drop. There is a problem that it ends up.

Further, after the seat back 1a of the rear seat 1 is erected at the reference position, the rear parcel shelf 2 is again placed.
It is necessary to attach the rear parcel shelf 2 each time the reclining operation of the rear seat 1 is performed, for example, by horizontally rotating the rear seat 1a to lock the front end portion to the seat back 1a.
It was not always easy to use.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the horizontal state of the rear parcel shelf can be ensured even by the reclining operation of the seat back in the rear seat, and small articles and the like can be placed in another space before the reclining operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rear parcel shelf for automobiles that does not need to be transferred and is easy to use.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a rear parcel shelf for an automobile, which is provided at the rear of a reclining type rear seat and has a shelf function for mounting small articles and the like. Following the reclining operation of the seat back of the rear seat, the rear parcel shelf can move in the front-rear direction while maintaining the horizontal state.

Here, the reclining type rear seat is
A seat back that is the back of the occupant is attached to the seat cushion on which the occupant is seated, and the seat back is operated by operating the release lever of the recliner.
The locked state of the seat back with respect to the seat cushion is released, the seat back can be reclined at a predetermined angle, and the seat back is fixed at a position where the seat back is tilted down by a predetermined angle.

The parallel link mechanism is adopted in the present invention so that the rear parcel shelf can be moved in the front-rear direction while maintaining its horizontal state in association with the reclining operation of the seat back in the rear seat. It is a feature.

That is, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the front side edge of the rear parcel shelf is connected to the seat back rear surface of the rear seat via the front hinge portion, and the rear side edge of the rear parcel shelf is seated back. It is attached to the upper end of the arm that becomes a parallel link via the rear hinge part. Therefore, if the seat back of the rear seat is reclining, the rear parcel shelf is kept horizontal by rotating the arm so as to maintain the parallel condition with the seat back in correspondence with the reclining angle of the seat back. Move along the front-back direction.

As another embodiment, a front hinge portion and a rear hinge portion are provided at the front side edge and the rear side edge of the rear parcel shelf, and the front hinge portion is provided at the upper ends of the front arm and the rear arm functioning as parallel links. In addition, the rear hinge portion is rotatably supported, and when the seat back is tilted backward, the rear parcel shelf is pressed against the seat back while the front arm is attached by spring means in a direction in which the front arm contacts the back side of the seat back. It is energized. Therefore, the rear parcel shelf is pressed against the seat back following the reclining operation of the seat back on the rear seat, but since the front arm and the rear arm rotate while maintaining the parallel state, the front hinge portion on both arms, and The rear parcel shelf, which is supported via the rear hinge portion, moves in the front-rear direction following the seat back while maintaining a horizontal state.

As the spring means, one end of the coil spring is attached to the base portion of the rear arm and the other end is attached to the substantially central portion of the front arm so that the front arm is always biased toward the rear side of the seat back of the rear seat. Alternatively, a spring member that biases the spring in the direction in which each arm stands may be attached to the vehicle body attachment portion on either side of the front arm or the rear arm.

Further, the rear parcel shelf may be flat, but a storage tray capable of efficiently storing equipment may be integrally formed.

Further, according to the present invention, since the parallel link mechanism is adopted and the front side edge and the rear side edge of the rear parcel shelf are respectively supported by the hinge portions, the seat back in the rear seat is reclined. At this time, the parallel link function is exerted corresponding to the reclining angle of the seat back in the rear seat, and the rear parcel shelf moves in the front-back direction while maintaining the horizontal state. There is no need to move the small items placed on the other side to another space, and it is not necessary to attach the rear parcel shelf to the rear seat side again after the reclining operation.

Further, when the seat back of the rear seat is in the upright position or the reclining position, the front side edge and the rear side edge of the rear parcel shelf are always supported, and therefore, when reclining and traveling as in the prior art. There is no risk of rattling of the rear parcel shelf due to vibration of the.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, the front edge of the rear parcel shelf is supported by the front arm via the front hinge portion, and the rear edge of the rear parcel shelf is attached to the upper end of the rear arm by the rear hinge. The seat back in the rear seat can be tilted forward by adopting a configuration in which the rear side seat is supported by the at least one side arm, and at least one arm is spring-biased in the standing direction and is regulated by the stopper at a predetermined standing position. .

Further, when the rear parcel shelf is provided with a storage tray for holding small items, the small items can be held more reliably.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a rear parcel shelf for an automobile according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a rear parcel shelf when the seat back is in a standard standing position, and FIG. 2 is a reclining operation of the seat back. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the rear parcel shelf when doing so, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a modified example of the rear parcel shelf. 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the rear parcel shelf when the seat back is in the standard standing position, and FIG. 5 is a reclining operation of the seat back. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the rear parcel shelf at this time, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing the rear parcel shelf when the seat back is tilted forward.

1 to 3, the rear seat 10 is shown.
Is composed of a seat cushion 11 on which an occupant sits and a seat back 12 which serves as a back of the occupant. The seat back 12 rotates with respect to the seat cushion 11 so that a reclining angle can be adjusted around a hinge portion 13. It is possible to install.

That is, the recliner 14 is provided at the mounting portion of the seat back 12 with respect to the seat cushion 11, and the seat back 12 is locked at a predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion 11 by the lock mechanism inside the recliner 14. By operating the lock release lever 14a, the lock mechanism inside the recliner 14 is released, and the seat back 12 can be rotated based on the hinge portion 13, so that the occupant can move the seat back 12
The seat back 12 is locked at a desired reclining angle by operating the lock mechanism inside the recliner 14 at a desired angular position.

By the way, the rear parcel shelf 20 for an automobile according to the present invention is easy to use because it is movable in the front upper direction and the lower rear direction while keeping the horizontal state in accordance with the reclining operation of the seat back 12 in the rear seat 10. Is to raise.

That is, the rear parcel shelf 20 is
The front side edge 20a of the rear parcel shelf 20 includes a front hinge portion 21 on the back surface of the seat back 12 and is composed of a plate body in which a non-woven fabric, a woven fabric, or the like is attached to a base material such as a resin plate or a fiber board. The rear side edge 20b of the rear parcel shelf 20 is pivotally supported via the rear hinge portion 2 at the upper ends of the pair of left and right arms 30.
It is pivoted through 2.

This arm 30 has a hinge portion 3 on the side wall of the vehicle.
It is attached via 1 and is attached rotatably based on this hinge portion 31. The arm 30 is
It may be installed on the vehicle floor surface in addition to the vehicle body side wall.

Since the rear parcel shelf 20 for an automobile according to this embodiment is constructed as described above, for example, when the seat back 12 of the rear seat 10 is reclining backward, the arm 30 is attached to the seat back 12. The parallel link function is achieved, and the arm 30
By falling backwards based on the hinge portion 31,
The rear parcel shelf 20 moves rearward and downward while maintaining a horizontal state.

Therefore, when reclining the seat back 12 of the rear seat 10, it is not necessary to move the small articles on the rear parcel shelf 20 to another space in advance, and the small articles are erroneously moved when the rear parcel shelf 20 is moved. Do not fall downward.

Then, the seat back 1 of the rear seat 10
If the arm 2 is returned to the reference standing position shown in FIG. 1 from the state in which the seat back 12 is tilted backward, the arm 30 also stands up so as to maintain the seat back 12 in a parallel state. Moves forward and upward. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the conventional work of attaching the tip of the rear parcel shelf to the rear seat for each reclining operation of the rear seat, which is excellent in usability.
Can reliably protect small items.

Even when the seat back 12 of the rear seat 10 is in the reclining state, the seat back 12 and the arm 30 allow the rear parcel shelf 20 to move.
Since it is supported, it is possible to expect quiet running without rattling noise or the like caused by vibration during running as in the past.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, by forming the storage tray 23 in the rear parcel shelf 20, small items can be held more reliably.

4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a seat back 1 of the rear seat 10.
2 shows the upright state, FIG. 5 shows the reclining state of the seat back 12, and FIG. 6 shows the forward folding state of the seat back 12.

First, the overall structure will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The front side edge 20 of the rear parcel shelf 20 is described.
a is supported on the upper ends of the pair of left and right front arms 40 via the front hinge portions 21, and the rear side edge 20b of the rear parcel shelf 20 is also connected to the upper ends of the pair of left and right rear arms 50 via the rear hinge portions 22. It is pivotally supported.

The front arm 40 and the rear arm 50 are rotatably attached to the side wall of the vehicle or the floor surface of the vehicle via hinges 41 and 51, and both arms 40 and 50 rotate in parallel. Functions as a link, the front arm 40 is the seat back 1
It is provided at a position where it does not interfere with 2.

Further, a pressing coil spring 60 is provided between the pair of left and right front arms 40 and rear arms 50. That is, one end 61 of the pressing coil spring 60 is attached to the base portion of the rear arm 50, and the other end 62 of the pressing coil spring 60 is attached to the substantially central portion of the front arm 40, in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Since the spring force of the pressing coil spring 60 acts, the spring is biased in the direction in which the front arm 40 stands up.

Further, since the front arm 40 collides with the stopper 42 provided on at least one side of the vehicle side wall, the front arm 40 ahead of the position shown in FIG.
Is prevented from rotating. Instead of the pressing coil spring 60, a spring member that biases the spring in the standing direction may be arranged at the base of the front arm 40 or the base of the rear arm 50.

Since the rear parcel shelf 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, when the seat back 12 of the rear seat 10 is tilted down by a predetermined angle to be in a reclining state, the seat back 12 is reclined. Although the rear parcel shelf 20 is pushed back by being pushed by, the front arm 40 and the rear arm 50 supporting the rear parcel shelf 20 rotate rearward in parallel links, so that as shown in FIG. The rear parcel shelf 20 supported by the front arm 40 and the rear arm 50 maintains a horizontal state and moves rearward and downward.

On the other hand, when the seat back 12 is returned from the state shown in FIG. 5 to the upright state shown in FIG. 4, the front arm 40 of the rear seat 10 is moved by the spring force of the pressing coil spring 60 (shown by F in FIG. 5). Seat back 12
The front arm 40 and the rear arm 50 rotate in parallel with each other by operating integrally with the back surface of the front arm 40.
The rear parcel shelf 20 keeps a horizontal state and moves forward and upward, because the rear parcel shelf 20 continues to stand up until it hits the stopper 42.

In this way, the rear parcel shelf 20 moves to the lower rear and the upper front while maintaining the horizontal state in accordance with the reclining operation of the seat back 12 in the rear seat 10, so that the rear parcel shelf 20 is mounted on the rear parcel shelf 20. The small items that have been placed do not drop, and there is no need to transfer them to another space in advance, which enhances usability.

Further, in the second embodiment, the front edge 20a of the rear parcel shelf 20 is not directly fixed to the seat back 12, so that, for example, as shown in FIG. When the front arm 40 is pushed down,
Because it stops at the position shown in, the rear parcel shelf 20
Seat back 12 with the small items placed on it held
It is possible to move it forward.

[0040]

As described above, the rear parcel shelf for an automobile according to the present invention adopts the parallel link mechanism, and the front side edge and the rear side edge of the rear parcel shelf are pivotally supported by the hinge portions. By adopting this configuration, following the reclining operation of the seat back in the rear seat, the arm rotates in parallel with the seat back, maintaining the horizontal state of the rear parcel shelf, while moving backward and upward. Since it is movable respectively, it is not necessary to move small items to another space before reclining operation, and it is possible to eliminate the problem that small items accidentally fall, and after returning the seat back to the standing state, It is not necessary to attach the rear parcel shelf to the rear seat, which improves usability and ensures protection of small items. An effect that can be formed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a side view showing a rear parcel shelf when a seat back is in an upright state.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a reclining state of a seat back in the automobile rear parcel shelf shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a modified example of the automobile rear parcel shelf shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a rear parcel shelf for a vehicle according to a second embodiment of the present invention and showing the rear parcel shelf when the seat back is in an upright state.

5 is a side view showing a reclining state of a seat back in the automobile rear parcel shelf shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the seat back in the rear parcel shelf for automobiles shown in FIG. 4 is folded forward.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a rear parcel shelf provided behind a conventional reclining type rear seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 rear seats 11 seat cushion 12 seat back 13 Hinge part 14 Recliner 20 Car rear parcel shelf 20a Front side edge 20b Rear edge 21 Front hinge part 22 Rear hinge part 23 Storage tray 30 arms 31 Hinge part 40 front arm 41 Hinge part 42 Stopper 50 rear arm 51 Hinge part 60 Coil spring for pressing

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rear parcel shelf (20) for an automobile, which is provided at the rear of a reclining type rear seat (10) and has a shelf function for mounting small items, the seat back (12) of the rear seat (10). ) Follow the reclining operation of the rear parcel shelf (2
0) is a rear parcel shelf for automobiles, which is movable in the front-rear direction while maintaining a horizontal state. 2. The rear parcel shelf (20) has a front side edge (20a) supported on the back of the seat back (12) of the rear seat (10) via a front hinge portion (21), and the rear parcel shelf (20). A rear side edge (20b) of the rear hinge portion (2) is attached to an upper end of an arm (30) rotatably attached to a vehicle side wall or a vehicle floor surface.
It is attached via 2) and linked to the reclining operation of the seat back (12), the arm (30) rotates in parallel with the seat back (12), and the rear parcel shelf (20) is kept horizontal. The rear parcel shelf for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the rear parcel shelf is for automobiles. 3. A front hinge portion (21) and a rear hinge portion (22) are provided at a front side edge (20a) and a rear side edge (20b) of the rear parcel shelf (20), respectively, to provide a vehicle side wall or a vehicle floor. The front hinge part (21) and the rear hinge part (22) are pivotally supported on the upper ends of the front arm (40) and the rear arm (50) that are rotatably attached to the surfaces and function as mutually parallel links. When the seat back (12) is reclining backward, the rear parcel shelf (20)
Is pressed against the seat back (12), and when the seat back (12) returns to the upright position, the front arm (4
0) stands up in the reference position so that the front arm (4
Rear parcel shelf for motor vehicles according to claim 1, characterized in that 0) is biased by spring means (60). 4. The rear parcel shelf for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the rear parcel shelf is provided with a storage tray (23) capable of storing equipment.