JP2007312986A - Reclining device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reclining device that is excellent in responsibility in unlocking operation. <P>SOLUTION: An energizing means which energizes in an engaging direction of engaging parts (the outer teeth 141 and 151 of poles 140 and 150) with a part to be engaged (an inner tooth 133) is composed of: first energizing means (spiral springs 191 and 195) for energizing an engaging/disengaging part in the engaging direction of the engaging parts with the part to be engaged; and a second energizing means (a spiral springs 211) for energizing an operation part in a direction opposite to the engaging direction of the engaging parts with the part to be engaged. The energizing force of the first energizing means is set to be larger than that of the second energizing means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a first member provided on the side of the seat cushion that supports the buttocks of the seated person, and a seat back side that supports the back of the seated person, and is provided rotatably with respect to the first member. The second member, the engaging portion provided in one of the first member and the second member, and the other member of the first member and the second member. An engaged portion provided and disengageable with the engaging portion; an engaging / disengaging portion for engaging / disengaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion; an operating portion for driving the engaging / disengaging portion; and the operation The present invention relates to a reclining device having a transmission part that transmits the movement of the part to the engagement / disengagement part and a biasing means that biases the engagement part in a direction in which the engagement part engages with the engaged part.

  The reclining device is provided on the seat cushion side that supports the seat occupant's buttocks, and on the seat back side that supports the back of the seat occupant, and is provided to be rotatable with respect to the first member. The second member, the engaging portion provided in one of the first member and the second member, and the other member of the first member and the second member. An engaged portion provided and disengageable with the engaging portion; an engaging / disengaging portion for engaging / disengaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion; an operating portion for driving the engaging / disengaging portion; and the operation A transmission portion that transmits the movement of the portion to the engagement / disengagement portion, and an urging means that urges the engagement portion in a direction in which the engagement portion engages with the engaged portion.

  When the operating portion is operated against the urging force of the urging means to drive the engagement / disengagement portion and to disengage the engagement portion from the engaged portion, the first member of the second member (seat back) The rotation with respect to the member (seat cushion) is permitted (unlocked state), and the seat back can rotate with respect to the seat cushion. When the operating force of the operating means is released, the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion by the biasing force of the biasing means, and the second member (seat back) rotates relative to the first member (seat cushion). Prohibited (locked state).

Some reclining devices have two biasing means. One is a first urging means that urges the engaging / disengaging portion in a direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion. The other is a second urging means that urges the operation portion in a direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-197534 A

  The operation unit is outside the reclining device, and the engaging / disengaging unit is inside the reclining device. Therefore, the mechanism part which transmits the motion of an operation part to the engagement / disengagement part inside a reclining apparatus is provided.

  Further, in a reclining device having two urging means and in which the operating portion is urged in the direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion (locking direction), the operating portion is engaged. There is looseness in the unlocking direction between the escapement.

  Therefore, when the reclining device is to be unlocked, the backlash between the operation unit and the engagement / disengagement unit disappears, and then the movement of the operation unit is transmitted to the engagement / disengagement unit. The second member (seat back) is allowed to rotate with respect to the first member (seat cushion) by separating from the joint portion.

Therefore, there is a problem that the responsiveness at the time of unlocking operation is poor.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a reclining device having good responsiveness at the time of unlocking operation.

  The invention according to claim 1 is provided on the side of the seat cushion that supports the seat cushion side of the seat occupant, and on the side of the seat back that supports the back of the seat occupant. A second member provided rotatably, an engagement portion provided on one of the first member and the second member, and the first member and the second member. An engaged portion provided on the other member, wherein the engaging portion can be engaged / disengaged, an engaging / disengaging portion for engaging / disengaging the engaging portion with the engaged portion, and an operating portion for driving the engaging / disengaging portion. And a urging means for urging the engaging portion in a direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion. The urging means includes a first urging means for urging the engaging / disengaging portion in a direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion, and the engaging portion includes the engaged portion. And a second urging unit that urges the operation unit in a direction opposite to the direction in which the coupling unit is engaged, and the urging force of the first urging unit is used as the urging force of the second urging unit. The reclining device is characterized by being set larger.

  The biasing force of the first biasing means is set larger than the biasing force of the second biasing means. Therefore, when the operation portion is not operated, the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion by the urging force of the first urging means of the urging means, and the second member with respect to the first member is engaged. Rotation is prohibited.

  Here, when the operation portion is operated against the urging force of the urging means to drive the engagement / disengagement portion and to disengage the engagement portion from the engaged portion, the first member of the second member Is permitted to rotate, and the seat back is rotatable relative to the seat cushion. When the operation force of the operation means is released, the urging force of the urging means causes the engaging portion to engage with the engaged portion, and rotation of the second member relative to the first member is prohibited.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the engaged portion is an internal tooth formed on one of the first member and the second member on a circumference around a rotation center axis. The engaging portion is an external tooth formed on a pole disposed between the first member and the second member and meshable with the internal teeth, and the engaging / disengaging portion is the pole. A guide that guides the guide in the radial direction of the circumference, a cam that is rotatably provided on the rotation center shaft and that can contact the back of the pole, and the transmission portion is disposed on the rotation center shaft, The reclining device according to claim 1, wherein the reclining device is a shaft that rotates integrally with a cam, and the operation unit is a lever attached to the shaft.

  According to the first and second aspects of the invention, the second urging means urges the operation portion in a direction opposite to the direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion. There is no play in the unlocking direction between the operation unit and the engagement / disengagement unit. Therefore, the responsiveness at the time of unlocking operation is good.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 6, in the reclining device of this embodiment, the base plate 100 as the second member is attached to the lower arm 201 on the seat cushion side, and the ratchet as the first member is attached to the upper arm 202 on the seat back side. A plate 130 is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 8, by fitting a disc-shaped ratchet plate (second member) 130 to a disc-shaped base plate (first member) 100, both can be rotated relative to each other. It is piled up. The reclining unit 90 is completed by providing an angle adjusting mechanism (described later) for adjusting the relative rotation angle between the base plate 100 and the ratchet plate 130 between the base plate 100 and the ratchet plate 130.

  The cylindrical mounting bracket 205 wraps the base plate 100 and the ratchet plate 130 from the outside, and prohibits the ratchet plate 130 from separating from the base plate 100. Specifically, one end of the mounting bracket 205 is locked to the outer peripheral portion of the base plate 100, and the ratchet plate holding portion 205a on the other end side presses the ratchet plate 130 from the rotation center axis direction.

  A hole 101 and a hole 131 are formed at positions on the rotation center axis of the base plate 100 and the ratchet plate 130, and an operation shaft 120 as a transmission portion is inserted into the hole 101 and the hole 131. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a circular recess 132 centering on the operation shaft 120 is formed on the surface of the ratchet plate 130 facing the base plate 100, and the inner peripheral wall surface of the recess 132 is covered. An internal tooth 133 as an engaging portion is engraved.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a concave portion 104 is also formed on the surface of the base plate 100 facing the concave portion 132 of the ratchet plate 130. As shown in FIG. A pair of guide projections 105, 106 and a pair of guide projections 107, 108 project toward the plate 130.

  In this embodiment, the base plate 100 is manufactured by using forging, and in this case, the guide protrusions 105, 106 are formed so that no recess is formed on the back side of the guide protrusions 105, 106, 107, and 108 on the base plate 100. , 107 and 108 are formed in a solid shape, and the thickness of the peripheral portion thereof is made sufficiently large to increase the strength of the guide protrusions 105, 106, 107 and 108.

  On the surface of the base plate 100 opposite to the ratchet plate 130 side (the outer surface of the base plate 100), a plurality of protrusions 100a are equidistantly arranged on the same circumference around the hole 101 (coaxial with the rotation center axis O). It is arranged. A plurality of protrusions 130 a are also arranged at equal intervals on the same circumference around the hole 131 on the surface of the ratchet plate 130 opposite to the base plate 100 (the outer surface of the ratchet plate 130).

  The pole 140 has outer teeth 141 on the front end face side as engagement portions that can be engaged with and disengaged from the inner teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130 in the radial direction of the tip circle. As shown in FIG. Between the guide surfaces 105a and 106a of 105 and 106, the sliding guide is performed in the direction orthogonal to the rotation center axis of the ratchet plate 130, that is, in the radial direction of the tip circle of the internal tooth 133.

  The pole 150 has the same shape as the pole 140, is sandwiched between the guide surfaces 107a and 108a of the guide protrusions 107 and 108, is slidably guided in the radial direction of the tip circle of the inner tooth 133, and is on the front end surface side. The outer teeth 151 can be engaged with the inner teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130.

  In the space on the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 side of the poles 140 and 150, a cam 170 as an engaging / disengaging portion that can rotate together with the operation shaft 120 is disposed. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a cross-sectional oval portion 123 is formed in the middle portion of the operation shaft 120, and this cross-sectional oval portion 123 is fitted in the oval hole 171 of the cam 170. As a result, the operation shaft 120 and the cam 170 are fitted in a state in which relative rotation is impossible, and the cam 170 rotates together with the operation shaft 120.

  The poles 140 and 150 and the cam 170 are formed to have the same thickness and are disposed on the same plane of the base plate 100. The cam 170 is inclined to press the rear end surfaces 146 and 156, which are the back portions of the poles 140 and 150, when the cam 170 rotates and to mesh the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 with the internal teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130. Cam surfaces 174b and 175b are provided. In order to exert this function, the inclined cam surfaces 174b and 175b are inclined with respect to the contact between the inclined cam surfaces 174b and 175b and the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150 when the cam 170 rotates in the locking direction. The point is set in a direction away from the rotation center axis O of the cam 170. For example, if the inclined cam surface 175b in FIG.

  Further, the cam 170 is positioned on the front side in the rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 10) of the cam 170 with respect to the inclined cam surfaces 174b and 175b, and the outer teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 and the ratchet. When meshing with the internal teeth 133 of the plate 130, support surfaces 174a and 175a are provided at the ends of the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150 (front portions in the rotation direction when the cam 170 is locked) via a gap. ing. When the counterclockwise load in FIG. 10 is applied from the ratchet plate 130 to the poles 140 and 150 from the ratchet plate 130, the support surfaces 174a and 175a abut against the ends of the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150. And further tilting of the poles 140 and 150 is prohibited.

  Further, the cam 170 is located on the rear side in the rotation direction when the cam 170 is locked with respect to the inclined cam surfaces 174b and 175b, and between the outer teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 and the inner teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130. Support surfaces 174c and 175c are provided so as to face the end portions of the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150 (the rear side portion in the rotation direction when the cam 170 is locked) when engaged. When the clockwise load in FIG. 10 is applied from the ratchet plate 130 to the poles 140 and 150 from the ratchet plate 130, the support surfaces 174c and 175c come into contact with the ends of the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150. It supports and prohibits further tilting of the poles 140 and 150.

  Cam grooves 144 and 154 are formed on the surface of the poles 140 and 150 on the ratchet plate 130 side (in this embodiment, the cam grooves 144 and 154 are holes penetrating to the surface on the base plate 100 side). . The release plate 180 constituting the release means is arranged so that one surface thereof overlaps with the poles 140 and 150 and the cam 170 and the other surface is in sliding contact with the ratchet plate 130. A hole 181 through which the operation shaft 120 is inserted is formed in the central portion of the release plate 180.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the cam 170 has protrusions 176 and 177 protruding toward the ratchet plate 130, and these protrusions 176 and 177 are formed at the edge of the hole 181 of the release plate 180. It is fitted in small slots 182 and 183 extending in the radial direction. For this reason, the cam 170 and the release plate 180 rotate in conjunction with each other.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, projections 183 and 184 that engage with the cam grooves 144 and 154 are formed on the rotating end portion of the release plate 180 by press molding or the like. The cam grooves 144 and 154 are shaped so that when the release plate 180 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9, the pawls 140 and 150 are moved toward the rotation center side of the cam 170 by the interaction between the cam grooves 144 and 154 and the projections 183 and 184. It is set to move forcibly.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, spiral springs 191 and 195 as first urging means have inner ends hooked to hooks 111 and 112 of the base plate 100 and outer ends are stepped portions 178 and 178 of the cam 170, respectively. The cam 170 is urged to rotate so that the cam 170 pushes the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150. That is, the spiral springs 191 and 195 as the first urging means are engaged in the direction in which the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 as the engaging portions engage with the internal teeth 133 as the engaged portions. The cam 170 which is the escape part is urged.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the thickness of the pole 140 is set so that it faces the bottom surface of the recess 132 of the ratchet plate 130, the release plate 180, and the bottom surface of the recess 104 of the base plate 100 with a slight gap. The ratchet plate 130 does not move in the direction of the rotation center axis. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the external teeth 141 of the pole 140 have a portion that does not mesh with the internal teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130 in the tooth width direction.

  And as shown in FIGS. 1-3, the operation lever 251 as an operation part is attached to the operation shaft 120 by methods, such as welding. On the other hand, a spring hook 203 is formed on the lower arm 201. Then, the spiral spring 211 as the second urging means whose inner end is locked to a slit 120 a formed on the end surface exposed to the outside of the operation shaft 120 and whose outer end is locked to the spring hook 203. Is provided. The spiral spring 211 is provided with an operation lever 251 that is an operation portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 that are engaging portions engage with the internal teeth 133 that are engaged portions. It is a force.

The urging force of the spiral springs 191 and 195 as the first urging means is set larger than the urging force of the spiral spring 211 as the second urging means.
With the spiral springs 191 and 195 as the first urging means and the spiral spring 211 as the second urging means, the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 as the engaging portions are engaged. An urging means for urging in a direction to engage with the internal teeth 133 as a part is configured.

  A spring hook 204 is also formed at the lower part of the upper arm 202. A spiral spring 221 is provided in which the inner end is engaged with the spring hook 203 of the lower arm 201 and the outer end is engaged with the spring hook 204. The upper arm 202 is biased forwardly by the biasing force of the spiral spring 221.

  The operation of the reclining device having the above configuration will be described. In the locked state, the urging force of the spiral springs 191 and 195 causes the cam 170 to push the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150, and the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 mesh with the internal teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130. In this state, the rotation of the ratchet plate (seat back) 130 is prohibited.

  The movement at the time of shifting to the locked state will be described. The cam 170 that receives the urging force of the spiral springs 191 and 195 is a direction in which the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 mesh with the internal teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130. Rotate first. Accordingly, the inclined cam surfaces 174b and 175b of the cam 170 press the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150, and the outer teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 mesh with the inner teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130. Move in the radial direction.

  In a locked state in which the external teeth 151 of the pawl 150 and the internal teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130 are engaged, when a load is applied from the ratchet plate 130 to the pawl 150 due to a vehicle collision or the like, the pawl 150 has an inclined cam surface 175b of the cam 170 and It will be supported by the support surfaces 175a and 175c.

  When the operation shaft 120 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 10 against the biasing force of the spiral springs 191 and 195 in the locked state, and the cam 170 is also rotated clockwise, the rear end surfaces of the poles 140 and 150 of the cam 170 are rotated. 146 and 156 are released, the projections 183 and 184 of the release plate 180 are in sliding contact with the inclined wall surfaces of the cam grooves 144 and 154 of the poles 140 and 150, and the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 are ratchet. The poles 140 and 150 retreat in a direction away from the inner teeth 133 of the plate 130, the meshing between the outer teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 and the inner teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130 is released, and the ratchet plate (seat back) 130 can be tilted (unlocked state).

  When the seat back is tilted to a desired angle and the operation force to the operation shaft 120 is released, the cam 170 pushes the rear end surfaces 146 and 156 of the poles 140 and 150 by the urging force of the spiral springs 191 and 195, The 150 external teeth 141 and 151 mesh with the internal teeth 133 of the ratchet plate 130 again to return to a state where the rotation of the ratchet plate (seat back) 130 is prohibited.

According to the configuration of such an embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a cross-sectional oval portion 123 is formed in the middle portion of the operation shaft 120. It is mated. Therefore, there is a backlash between the operation shaft 120 and the cam 170.

  On the other hand, the spiral spring 211 that is the second urging means is in a direction opposite to the direction in which the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 that are engaging portions engage with the internal teeth 133 that are engaged portions. Since the operation lever 251 that is the operation unit is urged, there is no backlash in the unlocking direction between the operation shaft 120 and the cam 170. Therefore, the responsiveness at the time of unlocking operation is good.

Even when there is no play between the operation shaft 120 and the cam 170, the following effects can be obtained.
In recent years, parts have been shared. Also in the reclining device, the reclining unit 90 is used as a common component. When the reclining unit 90 is used as a common component, the reclining unit 90 is designed in accordance with a reclining device for an ordinary vehicle that is the type of vehicle with the largest number of units produced.

  However, there are cases where the reclining unit to which the reclining unit 90 is attached is small, and the lever length of the operation lever cannot be secured as in a normal vehicle. In this case, if the urging force and the urging direction of the spiral spring 211 as the second urging means are set to the normal vehicle, the operation force becomes heavy.

  Therefore, the external teeth 141 and 151 of the poles 140 and 150 as the engaging portions are urged by the urging means (the spiral springs 191 and 195 as the first urging means and the spiral spring 211 as the second urging means). However, the biasing force of the spiral spring 211, which is the second biasing means constituting the biasing means as in the present embodiment, is within the range of biasing in the direction of engaging with the internal teeth 133 that are the engaged parts. By changing the urging direction and the magnitude of the urging force, an optimum operating force can be obtained.

It is a figure explaining the invention part of a form example. It is a perspective view explaining latching of the spiral spring of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the cutting line AA of FIG. It is a figure which shows the upper arm in a form example. It is a front view of the reclining unit in a form example. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along section line CC of FIG. 5 with an upper arm and a lower arm added. It is a rear view of the reclining unit shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line DD in FIG. 5. It is sectional drawing in the cutting line EE of FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram with the release plate of FIG. 9 removed.

Explanation of symbols

133 Internal teeth (engaged part)
140,150 Pole 141,151 External teeth (engagement part)
191,195 Spiral spring (first biasing means)
211 Spiral spring (second spring)

Claims (2)

A first member provided on the side of the seat cushion that supports the buttocks of the seated person;
A second member provided on the seat back side that supports the back of the seated person and provided rotatably with respect to the first member;
An engaging portion provided on one of the first member and the second member;
An engaged portion provided on the other member of the first member and the second member, wherein the engaging portion is detachable;
An engagement / disengagement portion for engaging / disengaging the engagement portion with the engaged portion;
An operation unit for driving the engagement / disengagement unit;
A transmission unit that transmits the movement of the operation unit to the engagement / disengagement unit;
An urging means for urging the engaging portion in a direction to engage the engaged portion;
In a reclining device having
The biasing means is
A first urging means for urging the engaging / disengaging portion in a direction in which an engaging portion engages with the engaged portion;
A second urging means for urging the operating portion in a direction opposite to a direction in which the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion;
And consist of
A reclining device characterized in that an urging force of the first urging means is set larger than an urging force of the second urging means. The engaged portion is an internal tooth formed on one of the first member and the second member on the circumference around the rotation center axis,
The engaging portion is an outer tooth formed on a pole disposed between the first member and the second member, and meshable with the inner tooth,
The engaging / disengaging portion is a guide that guides the pole in the radial direction of the circumference, a cam that is rotatably provided on the rotation center axis, and that can come into contact with the back portion of the pole
The transmission portion is a shaft that is disposed on the rotation center axis and rotates integrally with the cam;
The reclining device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a lever attached to the shaft.

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