JP2008100608A - Vehicular seat arrangement structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular seat arrangement structure capable of attaining the riding capacity of four occupants while maintaining the miniaturization of a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A driver seat 5 is installed in the forward center in a cabin. Assist seats 6, 6 are installed on the right and left sides of the driver seat 5 at the positions offset backward of the driver seat 5. A rear seat 7 is installed behind the driver seat 5 and between the two assist seats 6, 6 in the width direction of the vehicle body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat arrangement structure in which a seat layout is improved.

A vehicle seat arrangement structure has been proposed in which a driver seat is installed at the front center of the vehicle interior, and two assist seats are installed along the vehicle body width direction at diagonally rearward positions on the left and right sides of the driver seat. 1).
Japanese National Publication No. 6-506889

  However, in the conventional vehicle seat arrangement structure, only one driver seat and two assist seats are installed, and the number of passengers is only three. In order to have a seating capacity of 4 or more people, the rear seats must be installed behind the two assist seats, but with this structure, it is necessary to increase the total length of the vehicle by at least the installation length of the rear seats. The vehicle cannot be made compact.

  The subject of this invention is providing the seat arrangement structure for vehicles which can implement | achieve four boarding capacity, maintaining the compactness of a vehicle.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a driver seat installed in the center of the front part of the vehicle interior, and assist seats installed on the left and right sides of the driver seat and at positions offset backward from the driver seat. A rear seat is provided behind the driver seat and between the two assist seats in the vehicle body width direction.

  According to the above configuration, since the rear seat is installed behind the driver seat and between the two assist seats in the vehicle body width direction, the rear seat is located in front of the vehicle as compared with the case where the rear seat is installed behind the assist seat. It is located in the side and it can suppress that the full length of a vehicle becomes long by this.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vehicle seat arrangement | positioning structure which can implement | achieve a boarding capacity | capacitance 4 persons can be implement | achieved, maintaining the compactness of a vehicle.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle to which a vehicle seat arrangement structure according to the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 1 is provided with a front wheel 2 at the front and a rear wheel 3 at the rear. An engine 4 is mounted on the front portion of the vehicle 1.

  A driver seat 5 is installed in the center of the front part of the vehicle interior of the vehicle 1, and the assist seat is located at the left and right sides of the driver seat 5 (left and right sides along the vehicle body width direction) and offset rearward from the driver seat 5. 6 and 6 are installed. Furthermore, a rear seat 7 is installed at a position behind the driver seat 5 and between the assist seats 6 and 6. The rear seat 7 is disposed at a position offset rearward from the assist seats 6 and 6. In FIG. 1, 4A is a steering wheel.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the assist seat 6 has a seat cushion 6 </ b> A that can be flipped up to the seat back 6 </ b> B side. That is, the rear end portion of the seat cushion 6A and the lower portion of the seat back 6B are supported by the seat bracket 8, and in particular, the seat cushion 6A is around the support shaft 9 provided in the seat bracket 8, that is, in the directions of arrows A1 and A2 It is rotatably supported by. Note that the seat back 6B is rotatably supported around a support shaft 10 provided in the seat bracket 8, and can be reclined.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, a lock rod 11 is attached to the rear end portion of the seat cushion 6 </ b> A of the assist seat 6 in the vertical direction. 3A, the upper left figure is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the rear end portion (B portion) of the seat cushion 6A. A circular member 12 centering on the support shaft 9 is fixed to the rear end portion of the seat cushion 6 </ b> A, and an upper end portion of the lock rod 11 is attached to a peripheral portion of the circular member 12 by a pin 13. The lock rod 11 is swingable about a pin 13 and its lower end is always directed downward due to gravity.

  The assist seat 6 is slidable in the vehicle front-rear direction (arrow C1, C2 direction in the figure) along the seat rail 15 below the floor panel 14. A stepped portion 14 </ b> A is formed at the rear portion of the floor panel 14, and a coil spring 17 is provided between the stepped portion 14 </ b> A and the seat bracket 8 of the assist seat 6. The coil spring 17 is fixed to the seat bracket 8 of the assist seat 6 on one side and to the stepped portion 14A of the floor panel 14 on the other side, and the assist seat 6 is normally locked at a predetermined position in the front part of the vehicle interior. Therefore, the coil spring 17 is in a stretched state.

  Further, in order to lock the assist seat 6 at a predetermined position in the front part of the vehicle interior, holes 14B and 15A (see FIG. 3B) are formed in the floor panel 14 and the seat rail 15, respectively, and the lock rod 11 is formed in the holes 14B and 15A. Is plugged into. The assist seat 6 is applied with a biasing force toward the rear of the vehicle (in the direction of the arrow C2) by the coil spring 17, but the lock rod 11 is normally inserted into the holes 14B and 15A. Is fixed at a predetermined position and is configured not to slide rearward of the vehicle.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the passenger gets on and off the rear seat 7, the assist seat 6 is slid rearward of the vehicle. That is, when the seat cushion 6A of the assist seat 6 is flipped up (rotated in the direction of arrow A1 in FIG. 2), the circular member 12 at the rear end of the seat cushion 6A rotates in the direction of arrow D as shown in FIG. 3B. With this rotation, the lock rod 11 is pulled up from the hole 15A on the seat rail 15 and the hole 14B of the floor panel 14. When the lock rod 11 is pulled up from the holes 15A and 14B, the lock state of the assist seat 6 by the lock rod 11 is released, and the assist seat 6 is pulled by the coil spring 17 and slides rearward of the vehicle. In FIG. 3B, the upper left diagram is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the rear end portion (B portion) of the seat cushion 6A.

  When the assist seat 6 slides to the rear of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 4, an entrance / exit passage is formed in front of the assist seat 6 and between the assist seat 6 and the driver seat 5, so that the passenger can easily get on and off the rear seat 7. it can.

  In addition, when the assist seat 6 is slid to the rear of the vehicle, the rear seat 7 is also slid to the rear of the vehicle in conjunction with the sliding operation, so that the passenger can get on and off the rear seat 7 more easily. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the rear seat 7 is also slid rearward of the vehicle.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to realize a vehicle with a boarding capacity of 4 persons while maintaining a compact vehicle.

  5A to 5C show the second embodiment. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, a slide rail 21 is attached to the bottom of the seat bracket 20 that connects the seat cushion 6A and the seat back 6B. A swing arm 23 is provided at the rear end of the slide rail 21 via a hinge 22, and the tip of the swing arm 23 is swingably attached to the lower corner of the stepped portion 14 </ b> A of the floor panel 14. ing. A spring 24 is provided at the lower corner of the stepped portion 14 </ b> A, and the swing arm 23 is always urged in the direction of arrow E by the spring 24.

  The seat cushion 6 </ b> A is attached to the seat bracket 20 by a support shaft 9. The support shaft 9 is provided with a spring 25, and the seat cushion 6 </ b> A is always urged in the direction of arrow F by the spring 25.

  A lock rod 27 is attached to the front bottom surface of the seat cushion 6A by a pin 26. The lock rod 27 is rotatable around the pin 26. The lower end of the lock bar 27 engages with a lock mechanism (not shown) provided below the floor panel 14, and the lock bar 27 is normally locked in the state shown in the figure.

  Further, a lock member 28 is provided in the vicinity of the upper corner on the side surface of the stepped portion 14 </ b> A of the floor panel 14, and the swing arm 27 is locked by the lock member 28.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the occupant gets on and off the rear seat 7, the lock mechanism 27 under the floor panel 14 is unlocked to release the lock rod 27. Then, the seat cushion 6A is rotated in the direction of arrow F about the support shaft 9 by the biasing force of the spring 25, and at the same time, the swing arm 23 is biased by the spring 24 and swings in the direction of arrow E, as shown in FIG. As shown, the seat cushion 6A is in close contact with the seat back 6B. At this time, the swing arm 23 is locked by being engaged with the lock member 28, and the lock rod 27 is suspended from the pin 26 and is in close contact with the bottom surface of the seat cushion 6A.

  Although not shown in the drawing, the slide rail 21 on the bottom surface of the seat bracket 20 is slidable with respect to the hinge 22. When the occupant pushes the assist seat 6 toward the rear of the vehicle, the slide rail 21 moves on the hinge 22. The entire assist seat 6 slides and rides on the upper surface of the stepped portion 14A of the floor panel 14 (see FIG. 5C).

  Also in the case of the present embodiment, when the assist seat 6 slides to the rear of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 4, a passenger passage is formed in front of the assist seat 6 and between the assist seat 6 and the driver seat 5, to the rear seat 7. You can easily get on and off.

  Also in this embodiment, when the assist seat 6 is slid to the rear of the vehicle, the rear seat 7 is also slid to the rear of the vehicle in conjunction with the sliding operation, thereby making it easier to get on and off the rear seat 7. Can do.

  The rear seat 7 is preferably disposed between the two assist seats 6 in terms of vehicle compactness, but may be positioned between the two assist seats 6 in the vehicle body width direction.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, each of the above embodiments is only an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited only to the configuration of each of the above embodiments. . Needless to say, changes in design and the like within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vehicle to which a vehicle seat arrangement structure according to the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view of an assist sheet. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating Example 1 and showing an assist sheet in a normal state. It is a figure which shows a mode when an assist seat is slid to the vehicle rear from the state of FIG. 3A. It is a figure which shows a mode when the assist seat is slid to the vehicle rear and the entrance / exit passage to the rear seat is ensured. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating Example 2 and illustrating an assist sheet in a normal state. It is a figure which shows the mode in the middle of sliding an assist seat to the vehicle rear from the state of FIG. 5A. It is a figure which shows a mode that the assist seat was completely slid to the vehicle back from the state of FIG. 5B.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vehicle 5 Driver Seat 6 Assist Seat 6A Seat Cushion 6B Seat Back 7 Rear Seat

Claims (5)

  A driver seat is installed in the center of the front part of the vehicle interior, and assist seats are installed on both the left and right sides of the driver seat and at positions offset rearward from the driver seat, and further behind the driver seat and in the vehicle body width direction. A vehicle seat arrangement structure, wherein a rear seat is installed between the two assist seats.   The vehicle seat arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein the rear seat is installed at a position offset rearward from the assist seat.   3. The vehicle seat arrangement structure according to claim 1, wherein a rear space of the driver seat and a front space of the assist seat are set as an entrance / exit passage to the rear seat.   The assist seat is slidable rearward, and when the assist seat is slid rearward, an entrance / exit passage to the rear seat is formed between the driver seat and the assist seat. Item 4. The vehicle seat arrangement structure according to Item 3.   5. The vehicle seat arrangement structure according to claim 3, wherein a seat cushion of the assist seat can be flipped up to a seat back side.

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