JP2005008095A - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently store a seat having a sufficient width in a storing recessed part of a limited width provided on a vehicle floor behind it. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle seat is provided with right and left seats 31, 32 arranged in a vehicle width direction each other in a row and a central seat 33. The central seat 33 is positioned between the seats 31, 32 and movable to a use position for forming a seat surface continued to the seats 31, 32 and a back rest surface and a front retreating position not for suppressing the seats 31, 32 from moving to an approaching position. After the central seat 33 is moved to a front retreating position, the seats 31, 32 are moved to the approaching position where a width between outer side end edges of the vehicle becomes the same as the width of a substantial storage space of the storing recessed part 5 and the approaching seats 31, 32 are stored in the substantial storage space 51. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle seat, and more particularly, to a vehicle seat that is used in a rear row seat of a van type vehicle and that can store a seat body in a storage recess provided at a rear end of a vehicle floor behind the seat. .
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 10 shows an overview of the vehicle seat used for the last row seat of the van type vehicle. When the seat 9 having three seats including the seat cushion 91 and the seat back 92 in which the left and right and center seat portions 93, 94, 95 are integrated is stored, the seat back 92 is laid down on the seat cushion 91. After being folded (chain line in FIG. 10), the seat 9 is moved rearward and downward by a link mechanism or the like and stored in a storage recess formed at the rear end of the vehicle floor behind the seat. In Patent Document 1, the seat body with the seat back folded over the seat cushion is reversed backward with the lower surface of the rear end of the seat cushion as the center and stored in the storage recess of the vehicle floor. Is shown.
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-40029
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in many van type vehicles, as shown in FIG. 11, the left and right side frames 101 and 102 are displaced inwardly in a vehicle in a plan view while avoiding interference with the rear wheels W, The rear end portion of the vehicle has an inclined portion and is widened again outward of the vehicle. Therefore, the hatched storage recess 5 provided between the side frames 101 and 102 at the rear end of the vehicle does not have a rectangular shape in plan view, and has a shape in which the left and right ends of the front end are cut obliquely. . For this reason, when the width of the seat 9 stored in the storage recess 5 is substantially the same as the width of the storage recess 5, the front end side portions 911 and 912 of the seat cushion 91 and the upper end side portion of the seat back 92 are shown in FIG. 921 and 922 must be formed into a shape that is obliquely cut in accordance with the shape of the storage recess 5, and there is a problem that the appearance is poor and the comfort at the time of sitting is also impaired.
[0004]
Accordingly, the present invention solves such a problem, and provides a vehicle seat that can secure a good-looking or comfortable seating shape and seat arrangement and can be stored in a storage recess provided on the rear vehicle floor. The purpose is to provide.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a right seat (31) and a left seat (32) arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction are provided, and both the seats (31, 32) are seat cushions ( 311, 321) and seat backs (312, 322), and the seat back (312, 322) is folded on the seat cushion (311, 312) and moved rearward and provided on the vehicle floor (F). A vehicle seat that can be stored in the storage recess (5), wherein both seats (31, 32) are movable between an approaching position approaching each other and a separation position separating from each other, and the storing recess in the approaching position. (5) It is possible to move within.
[0006]
In the first aspect of the invention, when the sheets are used, the sheets can be moved to the separated positions where they are separated from each other, thereby providing a sheet arrangement with a margin. As a result, the seat can be used comfortably. Further, when storing sheets, the left and right sheets can be moved to an approaching position approaching each other. Thus, for example, even if the storage recess has a shape in which both sides of the front end are cut obliquely as described in the prior art, both the front end both sides of the seat cushion and the upper end both sides of the seat back are matched to the shape of the storage recess. The sheet can be stored in the storage recess without having a shape that is largely cut obliquely. Therefore, the appearance and the comfort at the time of sitting can be improved.
[0007]
In the second aspect of the present invention, the use position for forming a seating surface and a backrest surface that are located between the two sheets (31, 32) in the separated position and continuous with the two sheets (31, 32); 31 and 32) are provided with a central seat (33) that can be moved to a retracted position that does not hinder the movement to the approach position.
[0008]
In the second aspect of the present invention, when the seat is used, the center seat is positioned between the left and right seats, whereby a seat having a width that can be comfortably seated between the left and right seats and the center seat can be formed. Further, when the sheet is stored, by moving the central sheet to the retracted position, both sheets can be moved to the approaching position and stored in the storing recess.
[0009]
In the third invention, the central seat (33) includes the seat cushion (331) and the seat back (332), and the seat back (332) is folded over the seat cushion (331) in the retracted position. It can be moved downward and can be housed in the housing recess (5) together with the right seat (31) and the left seat (32). In the third aspect of the present invention, if the central sheet is unnecessary when storing the left and right sheets, the central sheet can be stored in the storage recess together with the left and right sheets.
[0010]
In addition, the code | symbol in the said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a passenger compartment of a van type vehicle. In FIG. 1, the front seat FS includes a driver seat 11 and a passenger seat 12 that are separated into left and right positions. The driver seat 11 and the passenger seat 12 include seat cushions 111 and 121 and seat backs 112 and 122, and armrests 113 at the left and right positions. The seats 11 and 12 are respectively provided on left and right slide rails 41 and 42 extending in the front-rear direction in parallel on the vehicle floor F so as to be movable along the same.
[0012]
The rear seat front seat RS1 and the rear seat rear seat RS2 provided behind the front seat FS are both a left seat 21 and a right seat 22 that are spaced apart from each other (separated position). A narrow central sheet 23 located between the left and right sheets 21 and 22 is provided. The left and right seats 21 and 22 and the central seat 23 have seat cushions 211, 221, 231 and seat backs 212, 222, 232, respectively. The adjacent seat cushions 211, 221, 231 and the seat backs 212, 222, 232 form a continuous seating surface and a backrest surface, and these left and right seats 21, 22 and the central seat 23 seat three passengers. can do. The seat backs 212, 222, and 232 can be folded over and folded onto the seat cushions 211, 221, and 231 by a known structure.
[0013]
The left and right seats 21 and 22 of the rear seat front seat RS1 are provided on the slide rails 41 and 42 common to the driver seat 11 and the passenger seat 12, respectively, so as to be movable along this. Further, the central seat 23 is provided on a narrow auxiliary slide rail 43 provided between the left and right slide rails 41 and 42 in parallel in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to be movable along this. The left and right seats 21 and 22 can be turned horizontally by a known structure.
[0014]
The left and right seats 31, 32 of the rear seat rear seat RS2 positioned behind the rear seat front seat RS1 are the left and right seats 21, 22 of the rear seat front seat RS2, the driver seat 11, and the passenger seat 12, respectively. And slide rails 41 and 42 which are common to the slide rails 41 and 42 and movably provided along the slide rails 41 and 42 and parallel to the vehicle rail direction perpendicular to the slide rails 41 and 42. It is provided to be movable. This type of structure is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-181393. A base plate having slide rails 44 and 45 provided on the upper surface thereof is provided on the slide rails 41 and 42 so as to be movable along the upper and lower sides. A seat base plate on which the seats 31 and 32 are placed is provided on the slide rails 44 and 45 so as to be movable along this. The central seat 33 is provided on the auxiliary slide rail 43 common to the central seat 23 of the rear seat front seat RS1 so as to be movable along this.
[0015]
The left and right seats 31, 32 and the central seat 33 of the rear seat rear seat RS2 have substantially rectangular seat cushions 311, 321, 331 and seat backs 312, 322, which do not have a cut shape as described in the prior art section. 332. The adjacent seat cushions 311, 321, 331 and seat backs 312, 322, 332 form a continuous seating surface and backrest surface, and these left and right seats 31, 32 and the central seat 33 seat three passengers. can do. The seat backs 312, 322, and 332 can be folded over and folded on the seat cushions 311, 321, and 331 with a known structure.
[0016]
A storage recess 5 having substantially the same width as the rear seat rear seat RS2 is provided at the rear end of the vehicle floor F behind the rear seat rear seat RS2. As explained, according to the curvature of the side frame that avoids interference with the rear wheel W, the both sides of the front end are cut obliquely. For this reason, the width of the sheet storage portion 51 that is rectangular in plan view is smaller than the width of the rear seat rear seat RS2, that is, the width between the vehicle outer edges of the left and right seats 31, 32.
[0017]
In the vehicle seat having such a structure, when the rear seat rear seat RS2 is stored, the seat back 332 of the central seat 33 of the rear seat rear seat RS2 in use (FIG. 2A) is moved forward. Fold down and fold it over the seat cushion 331 (FIG. 2B). In this state, the center seat 33 slides from the use position where the seat surface and the backrest surface continuous with the left and right seats 31 and 32 are formed. 43 is moved to the front retracted position that has slipped out between the left and right seats 31 and 32 (FIG. 2C). Thereafter, the seat backs 312 and 322 of the left and right seats 31 and 32 are folded over and folded on the seat cushions 311 and 321, and the left and right seats 31 and 32 are separated from each other with the central seat 33 coming out. From the separated position to the approach position inside the vehicle close to each other along the slide rails 44 and 45 (FIG. 2D). As a result, the width between the vehicle outer edges of the left and right seats 31 and 32 is substantially equal to the width of the sheet storage portion 51 of the storage recess 5. Therefore, when the left and right sheets 31 and 32 brought close to each other are moved rearward and downward by a link mechanism or the like, the left and right sheets 31 and 32 are favorably stored in the sheet storage portion 51 of the storage recess 5. Since gaps of a certain level or more are formed on the left and right sides of the sheets 31 and 32 stored in the storage recess 5, these can be used as an accessory case.
[0018]
About the central seat 23 (FIG. 1) of the rear seat front seat RS1, the seat back 232 is laid down on the seat cushion 231 and folded, and then moved forward along the slide rail 43 to the driver seat 11 and the assistant. If it is positioned between the seats 12 (FIG. 3), it can be used as a center console or an armrest. At this time, there is a space where a person can pass between the left and right seats 21 and 22 of the rear seat front seat RS1 from which the central seat 23 has been pulled out. Therefore, it is possible to board the rear seat rear seat RS2 through this. After moving the central seat 23 of the rear seat front seat RS1 to the position immediately before the rear seat rear seat RS2 as shown in FIG. 4 with the seat back 232 lying down on the seat cushion 231 and folded, If the left and right seats 21 and 22 of the rear seat front seat RS1 are reversed rearward, the central seat 23 can be used as a table.
[0019]
(Second Embodiment)
As another structure for moving the central seat 33 of the rear seat rear seat RS2 described in the first embodiment to the retracted position, for example, the structure shown in German Patent Publication DE19812138A1 can be adopted. According to this, when the seat back 332 of the center seat 33 of the rear seat rear seat RS2 in the use state (FIG. 5A) is folded forward and folded on the seat cushion 331 (FIG. 5B). The seat cushion 331 rises by a certain amount together with the folded seat back 332, and a space is created below the seat cushion 331. Therefore, the respective seat backs 312 and 322 of the left and right seats 31 and 32 are folded down on the seat cushions 311 and 321 and folded, and the left and right seats 31 and 32 are moved from the separated positions along the slide rails 44 and 45 (FIG. 1). Are moved inward of the vehicle to positions close to each other (FIGS. 5C and 5D). As a result, the width between the vehicle outer edges of the left and right seats 31 and 32 becomes substantially equal to the width of the seat storage portion 51 of the storage recess 5 (FIG. 1). When the central sheet 33 positioned above is moved rearward and downward by a link mechanism or the like, these are stored in the sheet storage portion 51 of the storage recess 5.
[0020]
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 shows the appearance of a vehicle seat in still another example. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to the rear seat rear seat RS2 described in the first embodiment, and includes left and right seats 61 and 62 and a central seat 63 positioned therebetween. 63 can be pulled out from between the left and right seats 61 and 62 to the front retracted position by the slide rail 43 (FIG. 1) in the same manner as described in the first embodiment. In this case, the left and right seats 61 and 62 are supported on the vehicle floor by a structure in which seat cushions 611 and 621 are described in detail later. The seat backs 612, 622, and 623 of the seats 61, 62, and 63 can be folded over and folded on the seat cushions 611, 621, and 631, respectively.
[0021]
Hereinafter, the seat support structure of the right seat 61 will be described. The left seat 62 has the same structure. In FIG. 7, the front leg 71 of the seat 61 is pivotally coupled to the seat cushion 611 with a support shaft 711 at the upper end, and the lower end of the front leg 71 is formed in a U-shape at the left and right positions (FIG. 6). 75 is attached. On the other hand, a slide rail 81 is provided on the vehicle floor F below the striker 75 in the vehicle width direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 7), and the upper rail 812 is movable along the lower rail 811 of the slide rail 81. The striker 75 is detachably coupled to a latch 82 provided on the upper rail 812.
[0022]
The upper end of the rear leg 72 of the seat 61 is rotatably coupled to the seat cushion 611 by a support shaft 721 and the lower end of the rear leg 72 is rotatably coupled to a bracket 83 provided on the vehicle floor F by a support shaft 722. The bracket 83 is fixed on the upper rail 841 of the slide rail 84 disposed in the vehicle width direction in parallel with the slide rail 81, and the upper rail 841 is disposed in the lower rail 842 so as to be movable along this. Yes. An auxiliary arm 73 is provided along the rear leg 72, and a lower end thereof is rotatably coupled to the bracket 83 by a support shaft 731 located above the support shaft 722 of the rear leg 72. The upper end of the auxiliary arm 73 is rotatably coupled to the seat cushion 611 by a support shaft 732.
[0023]
An upper end of the front leg 71 extends upward from the position of the support shaft 711, and a front end of a link arm 74 disposed substantially horizontally is coupled to the front leg 71 so as to be rotatable. The upper end of the rear leg 72 also extends upward from the position of the support shaft 611 while being slightly bent rearward and upward, and the rear end of the link arm 74 is rotatably coupled thereto.
[0024]
When the vehicle seat having such a structure is stored in the storage recess 5 (FIG. 8) behind the seat, the seat back 632 of the central seat 63 is laid down on the seat cushion 631 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 6. Then, the sheet is folded and moved along the slide rail 43 from the use position between the left and right sheets 61 and 62 to the front retracted position. Thereafter, the seat backs 612 and 622 of the left and right seats 61 and 62 are folded down on the seat cushions 611 and 621, and in this state, the left and right seats 61 and 62 are moved from the separated positions to the slide rails 81 and 84. Then, the vehicle is moved inward to the approach positions close to each other (FIG. 9). As a result, the width between the vehicle outer edges of the left and right seats 61 and 62 is substantially equal to the width of the sheet storage portion 51 of the storage recess 5. Thereafter, when the striker 75 of the front leg 71 and the latch 82 of the slide rail 81 are released and the front end of the seat cushion 611 on which the seat back 612 is superimposed is pulled upward, the chain line from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. The rear leg 72 and the auxiliary arm 73 are pivoted rearward about the respective support shafts 722 and 731 to the position indicated by, and the stacked seat cushion 611 and seat back 612 are inverted and stored in the storage recess 5. At the same time, the front leg 71 is pulled into the inverted seat cushion 611 via the link arm 74. In each of the above embodiments, the central seats 23, 33, 63 of the rear seat front seat RS1 and the rear seat rear seat RS2 are not necessarily provided. In the present embodiment, the slide rail 81 may be provided on the front leg 71 side, and the lower rail 811 may be coupled to the floor F via a lock mechanism. According to this, since the slide rail 81 is inverted and stored in the storage recess 5 together with the seat 61, only the striker remains on the floor F, and a flatter floor can be formed. In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the sheets 31 and 32 may be stored in the storage recess 5 in an inverted or non-inverted manner.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the vehicle seat of the present invention, it is possible to satisfactorily store the seat body having a sufficient width into the storage recess provided on the vehicle floor behind the seat body without making a cut shape.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a passenger compartment of a van type vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a process of storing a rear seat rear seat.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which a center seat of a front seat in the rear seat is moved between a driver seat and a passenger seat of the front seat.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a normal state in which the central seat of the rear seat front seat is used as a table.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a storing process of a rear seat rear seat in the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the rear seat rear seat according to the third embodiment of the present invention in use.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a leg portion of a rear seat rear seat.
FIG. 8 is a side view showing a process of storing a rear seat rear seat.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a process of storing a rear seat rear seat.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional rear seat rear seat.
FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view of a rear end portion of the vehicle provided with a storage recess.
[Explanation of symbols]
31 ... Right seat, 311 ... Seat cushion, 312 ... Seat back, 32 ... Left seat, 321 ... Seat cushion, 322 ... Seat back, 33 ... Center seat, 331 ... Seat cushion, 332 ... Seat back, 5 ... Storage recess, RS2: Rear seat rear seat.

Claims (3)

A right seat and a left seat that are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction, the both seats include a seat cushion and a seat back, and the seat back is folded on the seat cushion to move downward and to the vehicle. A vehicle seat that can be stored in a storage recess provided on the floor, wherein the two seats are movable to an approaching position approaching each other and a separation position separating from each other, and in the storage recess in the approaching position. A vehicle seat characterized by being movable. A use position that is located between the two sheets in the separated position and forms a seating surface and a backrest surface continuous with the two sheets; and a retreat position that does not hinder the movement of the two sheets to the approaching position. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, further comprising a central seat movable to the right. The central seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back, and in the retracted position, the seat back is folded on the seat cushion and moved downward and stored in the storage recess together with the right seat and the left seat. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, which is possible.

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