JP2004291697A - Seat for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat for an automobile which can secure an opening area by which loading or the like can be performed when a door on the side of a rear seat is opened. <P>SOLUTION: A rear seat 4 is constituted in such a manner that a seat cushion 10 stands up forward, and a seat back 11 tilts forward to the seat cushion 10. At the same time, the rear seat 4 is a tumble seat which can slide until approaching a front seat 2. A rear seat 5 is a tip up seat wherein the front side of a seat cushion 30 can stand up to an erected seat back 31, and at the same time, can slide to the rear side of the rear seat 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising at least four front and rear seats arranged in front, rear, left and right.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a vehicle seat, there is a front seat and a rear seat, at least four of which are disposed in front, rear, left and right. In order to improve the usability and functionality of the entire cabin space, the entire rear seat is provided. Tumble seats that can be moved to the left or right, the seat cushion rises to the front side, and the seat back is tilted forward with respect to the seat cushion, and can slide until it approaches the front seat. There is a chip-up sheet in which a front side of a seat cushion can rise up to a seat back side and can slide until approaching the front side seat (for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-245695 (Description of Configuration, FIGS. 1 to 4)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional technology, even if the seat cushion is raised up to the front side and the seat back is tilted forward with respect to the seat cushion, and the tumble seat is slidable until it comes close to the front seat, The front side of the seat cushion can stand up to the seat back side with respect to the standing seat back, and even if it is a tip-up sheet that can slide until it approaches the front side seat, the rear seat remains on the floor, so the rear side Even if the door beside the seat is opened, loading and unloading of bicycles etc. is not possible.
[0005]
The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and a vehicle seat capable of securing an opening area for loading and unloading a bicycle or the like when a door next to a rear seat is opened. Is provided.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is an automobile seat including at least four front and rear left and right seats, wherein one of the left and right rear seats has a seat cushion that rises to the front and The seat back is a tumble seat that can be slid until the seat back is moved forward and comes close to the front seat, and one of the tumble seats is located on the seat back with the front side of the seat cushion positioned upright. The seat is a tip-up sheet which can be raised up to the rear side and can slide to a rear position on one side of the rear sheet.
[0007]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rear seat can be gathered in either the left or right direction of the front seat, whether it is a tumble seat or a tip-up seat. The space around the opening when opened can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to secure an opening area for loading and unloading bicycles when the door next to the rear seat is opened.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a vehicle seat including at least four front and rear left and right seats, the left and right rear seats have a seat cushion that rises to the front. The seat back is a tumble seat that can be slid until the seat back is moved forward and comes close to the front seat, and one of the tumble seats is located on the seat back with the front side of the seat cushion positioned upright. It is a tip-up sheet that can be raised up to the front and can slide until it approaches the front seat.
[0009]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rear seat can be gathered immediately behind the front seat, regardless of whether the seat is a tumble seat or a tip-up seat, so that the side door of the rear seat is opened. The space around the opening at the time can be enlarged. Therefore, it is possible to secure an opening area for loading and unloading bicycles when the door next to the rear seat is opened.
[0010]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle seat according to the first or second aspect, wherein a front-rear sliding device that slides one of right and left sides of the rear seat back and forth is held by the seat cushion. A movable slide mechanism, and a fixed slide mechanism that is movable forward and backward by the movable slide mechanism and has a front end pivotally supported on the floor so as to be vertically rotatable, and a rear end of the fixed slide mechanism is locked. It is characterized in that it can be disengaged from the floor by a mechanism.
[0011]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the front and rear slide device including the movable slide mechanism and the fixed slide mechanism makes it possible to move back and forth and rotate the rear seat around the front side. The sheet can be moved. In addition, since the lock mechanism can be engaged with the floor, the front-rear slide device can surely hold its position when it is not necessary to gather it behind the front sheet.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 4 is the vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein the lock mechanism is configured to have a striker supported by the floor and a rear end of the fixed slide mechanism rotatably mounted on a shaft. A lock plate that is supported and can be disengaged from the striker by an operation mechanism.
[0013]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the lock plate is engaged with the striker supported by the floor, the front-rear slide device can surely hold its position. Further, when the lock plate is released from the striker by the operation mechanism, the rear sheet can be rotated around the front side, so that the rear sheet can be brought closer to the rear side of the front sheet.
[0014]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the automobile seat according to the first or second aspect, wherein the left and right sliding devices for sliding the left or right other side of the rear seat right and left are held by the seat cushion. And a fixed slide mechanism buried on the floor and movable left and right on the movable slide mechanism.
[0015]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the left and right slide device including the movable slide mechanism and the fixed slide mechanism can move left and right, the other rear sheet can be brought closer to the rear side of one rear sheet. .
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0017]
1 to 7 illustrate an automobile seat 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle seat 1 has first and second seats 2, 3 and second and fourth seats 4, 5 and third and sixth seats 6, 7 arranged in front and rear.
[0018]
The first seat 2 is a right front seat serving as a driver's seat, and the first seat 3 is a left front seat serving as a passenger seat. The second sheet 4 is a rear sheet of the first sheet 2, and the second sheet 5 is a rear sheet of the first sheet 3. The third sheet 6 is a rear sheet of the second sheet 4, and the third sheet 7 is a rear sheet of the second sheet 5.
[0019]
The right second seat 4 includes a seat cushion 10, a seat back 11, and a front-rear sliding device 12, and the seat cushion 10 can be raised forward around a hinge mechanism 13, that is, the front end of the front-rear sliding device 12. The rear side 10a of the seat cushion 10 is lifted upward as shown by the arrow by the hinge mechanism 13 supported by the seat cushion 10, and the seat back 11 can be tilted forward with respect to the seat cushion 10, that is, the lower side of the seat back 11 The tumble seat is such that the upper side of the seat back 11 can fall down to the front side at the center and can slide to a position close to the first seat 2.
[0020]
The left second seat 5 includes a seat cushion 30, a seat back 31, a front-rear sliding device 32, and a left-right sliding device 33. The front side of the seat cushion 30 can be raised and raised about a hinge 34, that is, the front-rear sliding. A tip in which the front side 30a of the seat cushion 30 is lifted upward as indicated by an arrow around the hinge 34 arranged near the rear end of a base member 35 fixed to a movable slide mechanism 36 described later of the device 32. The second seat 4 is slidable to a rear position of the second seat 4. The left / right slide device 33 is fixed to the fixed slide mechanism 37 of the front / rear slide device 32, which will be described later, so as to be separated from the front and rear.
[0021]
The front-rear slide device 12 is provided with a movable slide mechanism 14 held by the seat cushion 10, a pivotally movable front-rear movement of the movable slide mechanism 14, and a front end pivotally movable up and down with respect to the floor 15 by the hinge mechanism 13. The fixed slide mechanism 16 is supported, and the rear end 16a of the fixed slide mechanism 16 can be disengaged from the floor 15 by the lock mechanism 17. The hinge mechanism 13 has an upper end fixed to the front end 16b of the fixed slide mechanism 16, a lower end fixed to the floor 15, and both are rotatably supported by a shaft.
[0022]
The lock mechanism 17 is rotatably supported by a striker 18 supported on the floor 15 and a rear end 16 a of the fixed slide mechanism 16 and can be disengaged from the striker 18 by an operation mechanism 19. Lock plate 20. The striker 18 is welded and supported by a bracket 21 protruding from a rear end portion of a fixed slide mechanism 39 of the left and right slide device 33 which will be described later.
[0023]
The forward / backward slide device 32 includes a movable slide mechanism 36 held by the base member 35, and a fixed slide mechanism 37 that can move forward and backward with respect to the movable slide mechanism 36.
[0024]
The left and right slide device 33 includes a movable slide mechanism 38 held by a base member 35 holding the seat cushion 30 and a fixed slide mechanism 37 of the front and rear slide device 32. 15 and a fixed slide mechanism 39 buried therein. The movable slide mechanism 38 has a J-shaped cross section, and the fixed slide mechanism 39 has a C-shaped cross section. The movable slide mechanism 38 is inserted into a gap between the fixed slide mechanisms 39. .
[0025]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
[0026]
Normal use condition:
[0027]
In a normal use state of the seat 1 in which the second seats 4 and 5 are not gathered, the front, rear, left and right positions of the second seats 4 and 5 are fixed and are secured between the second seats 4 and 5 and the first seats 2 and 3. The occupant can obtain a stable sitting state.
[0028]
Then, in the normal use state, in order to change the front-back position of only the second seat 4, when the operation means (not shown) is unlocked, the lock (not shown) is released, and the fixed slide mechanism 16 fixed to the floor 15 is released. On the other hand, the position of the seat cushion 10 can be moved by moving the movable slide mechanism 14 forward or backward. Then, if the user releases the operating means at the desired position, the seat is locked again to fix the front and rear positions of the seat.
[0029]
Space around the door:
Next, in order to secure a space for loading and unloading on the floor 15 around the door opening 40 beside the second seats 4 and 5, first, as shown in FIG. The lock mechanism 11 (not shown) is released, the seat back 11 is moved forward, and the seat back 10 is laid down. Next, the lock plate 20 is operated by the operation mechanism 19 of the lock mechanism 17 and released from the striker 18, so that the rear end portion 16a of the fixed slide mechanism 16 using the hinge mechanism 13 can be lifted freely. By lifting the rear end 16a of the fixed slide mechanism 16, the second sheet 4 can be rotated along the rear side of the first sheet 2.
[0030]
In this state, when the operating means (not shown) of the second sheet 5 on the left side is unlocked with respect to the fixed slide mechanism 39 which has been exposed on the floor 15, the lock (not shown) is released and fixed to the floor 15. The movable slide mechanism 38 moves to the right side with respect to the fixed slide mechanism 39, and the position of the second sheet 5 on the left side is shifted to the rear side of the second sheet 4 on the right side as shown in FIGS. Can be moved to Then, if the user releases the operation means at the desired position, the second seat is locked again and the left and right positions of the second seat are fixed. Then, the place (the mesh) where the second sheet 5 on the left side was located becomes the space 41 in which luggage can be put in and out of the floor 15 around the door opening 40.
[0031]
That is, since the second sheets 4 and 5 can be gathered in either the left or right direction of the first sheets 2 and 3 irrespective of a tumble sheet or a tip-up sheet, the door next to the second sheets 4 and 5 can be used. The space 41 around the opening 40 at the time of opening can be enlarged. Therefore, it is possible to secure the area of the opening 40 that allows loading and unloading of bicycles and the like when the doors beside the second sheets 4 and 5 are opened.
[0032]
The second seat 4 can move back and forth and can rotate the second seat 4 around the front side by the front and rear slide device 12 including the movable slide mechanism 14 and the fixed slide mechanism 16. The two sheets 4 can be moved. Further, since the lock mechanism 17 can be engaged with the floor 15, when the first sheet 2 does not need to be gathered to the rear side, the front-rear slide device 12 can reliably hold the position.
[0033]
In a state where the lock plate 20 is engaged with the striker 18 supported on the floor 15, the position of the front-rear slide device 12 can be reliably maintained. Further, when the lock plate 20 is released from the striker 18 by the operation mechanism 19, the second sheet 4 can be rotated about the front side, so that the second sheet 4 can be moved to the rear side of the first sheet 2.
[0034]
Since the left second sheet 5 can be moved left and right by the left and right slide device 33 including the movable slide mechanism 38 and the fixed slide mechanism 39, the left second sheet 5 can be moved to the rear side of the right second sheet 4. it can.
[0035]
8 and 9 illustrate an automobile seat 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle seat 50 has first and second seats 2, 3 and second and fourth seats 4, 51, and third and sixth seats 6, 7 arranged in front and rear.
[0036]
The first seat 2 is a right front seat serving as a driver's seat, and the first seat 3 is a left front seat serving as a passenger seat. The second sheet 4 is a rear sheet of the first sheet 2, and the second sheet 51 is a rear sheet of the first sheet 3. The third sheet 6 is a rear sheet of the second sheet 4, and the third sheet 7 is a rear sheet of the second sheet 51.
[0037]
The left second seat 51 includes a seat cushion 30, a seat back 31, and a front-rear sliding device 52. The front side of the seat cushion 30 can be raised around the hinge 34, that is, the movable sliding mechanism of the front-rear sliding device 52. This is a tip-up seat in which the front side 30a of the seat cushion 30 is lifted upward as indicated by an arrow around the hinge 34 disposed near the rear end of the base member 35 fixed to 53.
[0038]
The front-rear slide device 52 includes a movable slide mechanism 53 held by the base member 35, and a fixed slide mechanism 54 that can move back and forth on the movable slide mechanism 53. The fixed slide mechanism 54 It is buried.
[0039]
According to the second embodiment, the second sheet 4, 51 is moved to a position along the rear side of the first sheet 2, 3 so as to be straight behind the first sheet 2, 3, so that the rear side of the second sheet 4, 51 is moved. The space 55 around the opening 40 when the doors beside the second sheets 4 and 5 are opened can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to secure the area of the opening 55 that allows loading and unloading of bicycles and the like when the doors beside the second sheets 4 and 51 are opened.
[0040]
In the above embodiment, the right side of the second sheet is described as a tumble sheet and the left side is described as a tip-up sheet. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the first embodiment, the second sheet is described as being gathered behind the first sheet. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second sheet may be gathered to the left. Further, although the front sheet is described as the first sheet and the rear sheet is described as the second sheet, the present invention is not limited to this, and the front sheet may be the second sheet, the rear sheet may be the third sheet, and the front sheet may be used. The sheet may be the first sheet and the rear sheet may be the third sheet. In this case, it goes without saying that a space is formed around the rear seat.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rear seat can be gathered in either the left or right direction of the front seat, whether it is a tumble seat or a tip-up seat. The space around the opening when opened can be increased. Therefore, it is possible to secure an opening area for loading and unloading bicycles when the door next to the rear seat is opened.
[0042]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rear seat can be gathered immediately behind the front seat, regardless of whether the seat is a tumble seat or a tip-up seat, so that the side door of the rear seat is opened. The space around the opening at the time can be enlarged. Therefore, it is possible to secure an opening area for loading and unloading bicycles when the door next to the rear seat is opened.
[0043]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the front and rear slide device including the movable slide mechanism and the fixed slide mechanism makes it possible to move back and forth and rotate the rear seat around the front side. The sheet can be moved. In addition, since the lock mechanism can be engaged with the floor, the front-rear slide device can surely hold its position when it is not necessary to gather it behind the front sheet.
[0044]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the lock plate is engaged with the striker supported by the floor, the front-rear slide device can surely hold its position. Further, when the lock plate is released from the striker by the operation mechanism, the rear sheet can be rotated around the front side, so that the rear sheet can be brought closer to the rear side of the front sheet.
[0045]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the left and right slide device including the movable slide mechanism and the fixed slide mechanism can move left and right, the other rear sheet can be brought closer to the rear side of one rear sheet. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle seat 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where a second sheet of FIG. 1 is moved.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a second sheet after FIG. 2 is moved.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a side view showing details of a second sheet on the right side of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the striker in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a side view showing details of a second sheet on the left side of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing the vehicle seat 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a side view showing details of a second sheet on the left side of FIG. 8;
[Explanation of symbols]
1,50 Automotive seats 2,3 First seats 4,5,51 front seats Second seats 6,7 rear seats Third seats 10,30 rear seats Seat cushion 10a After seat cushion Side 30a Front side 11, 31 of seat cushion Seat back 12, 32, 52 Front and rear slide device 13 Hinge mechanism 14, 36, 38, 53 Movable slide mechanism 15 Floor 16, 37, 39, 54 Fixed slide mechanism 17 Lock mechanism 18 Striker 19 Operation mechanism 20 Lock plate 33 Left and right slide device 34 Hinge 35 Base member 40, 55 Side door opening 41 of second seat 41 Space where luggage can be taken in and out

Claims (5)

In a vehicle seat comprising at least four front and rear and left and right front and rear seats,
One of the left and right sides of the rear seat is a tumble seat that can be slid until the seat cushion rises to the front side and the seat back is moved forward with respect to the seat cushion and approaches the front seat,
Either one is a tip-up seat in which the front side of the seat cushion can stand up to the seat back side with respect to the seat back provided upright, and can slide to the rear position on one side of the rear seat. Vehicle seats. In a vehicle seat comprising at least four front and rear and left and right front and rear seats,
One of the left and right sides of the rear seat is a tumble seat that can be slid until the seat cushion rises to the front side and the seat back is moved forward with respect to the seat cushion and approaches the front seat,
One of the other is a tip-up seat in which the front side of the seat cushion can rise up to the seat back side with respect to the seat back provided upright, and can slide until approaching the front seat. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 or claim 2,
A front-rear sliding device that slides one of the left and right sides of the rear seat back and forth is provided with a movable slide mechanism held by the seat cushion, and the movable slide mechanism is movable back and forth and the front end is rotatable up and down on the floor. It consists of a fixed slide mechanism that is pivotally supported by
A vehicle seat, wherein a rear end of the fixed slide mechanism can be disengaged from the floor by a lock mechanism. The vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein:
The lock mechanism includes a striker supported on the floor, and a lock plate rotatably supported by a rear end of the fixed slide mechanism and capable of being disengaged from the striker by an operation mechanism. Vehicle seats characterized by the following. An automobile seat according to claim 1 or claim 2,
A left-right sliding device for sliding the left or right side of the rear seat left or right includes a movable slide mechanism held by the seat cushion, and a fixed slide movably left and right on the movable slide mechanism and embedded in the floor. A vehicle seat characterized by comprising a mechanism.

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