JP2008230265A - Headrest - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a headrest equipped with an enhanced side supporting performance. <P>SOLUTION: The headrest 4 has a head back supporting part 4C, head side supporting parts 4S, 4S, and a movable mechanism, wherein the head back supporting part 4C is so arranged as to support the head back of a seat occupant, while the side supporting parts 4S, 4S are positioned on both the sides of the head back supporting part 4C for supporting the sides of the occupant head part, and the movable mechanism has see-saw plates 10, 10 arranged swingably between the head back supporting part 4C and the side supporting parts 4S, 4S. The respective see-saw plates 10 press the side supporting parts 4S, 4S with a surface part on one side swinging ahead and move forward the side supporting positions where the sides of the occupant head are supported by the respective head supporting parts 4S, 4S. The see-saw plates 10, 10 press the back supporting part 4C with a surface part on the other side swinging behind and move backward the head back supporting position where the back of the occupant head is supported by the back supporting part 4C. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a headrest. Specifically, the present invention relates to a headrest that is provided at an upper position of a seat back of a vehicle seat and supports a passenger's head.

Conventionally, some headrests for vehicle seats have a side support structure that allows the head of a passenger to be supported from both sides. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a mechanism in which a support member capable of supporting a passenger's side head is hinged to both sides of a headrest body.
In this disclosed technique, both support members are swung in the front-rear direction with respect to the headrest body by the hinge connection. And both support members are moved to the front position which can support a passenger | crew's side head with the motion which a passenger | crew's head presses against a headrest main body, and is hold | maintained.
JP 2006-123722 A

  However, in the related art disclosed above, both the support members rotate around their hinges when the head of the occupant receives an acting force that presses against the headrest body, and move forward to a position that supports the side head. It has a configuration. Therefore, the support that widely surrounds the occupant's side and rear heads may not be sufficiently performed by only the movement of rotating only such a support member around a single axis.

  The present invention was created as a solution to the above-described problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the side support performance of the headrest.

In order to solve the above problems, the headrest of the present invention takes the following means.
A first invention is a headrest that is provided at an upper position of a seat back of a vehicle seat and supports an occupant's head. The headrest includes a occipital support portion, a temporal support portion, and a movable mechanism. The occipital support portion is arranged to support the occupant's occipital region. The temporal support portion is configured to be positioned on both sides of the occipital support portion and support the occupant's temporal region. The movable mechanism includes an operation structure that can move each temporal support portion relative to the occipital support portion in the front-rear direction. This movable mechanism has a swinging member disposed so as to be swingable between the occipital support part and each temporal support part. Each oscillating member presses each temporal support portion by one surface portion that oscillates forward during their oscillating movement, and sets the temporal support position for supporting the occupant's temporal region by each temporal support portion. Move forward. And each rocking | fluctuation member presses a occipital support part by the surface part of the other side rock | fluctuated backward at the time of those rocking | fluctuation movements, and moves the occipital support position which supports a passenger | crew's occipital region by a occipital support part back.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, each oscillating member swings, so that each temporal support portion is pressed forward and the occipital support portion is pressed backward. Thereby, while the temporal support position which supports a passenger | crew's both-sides head moves to the front, the occipital support position which supports a back head moves to back. As a result, the support position of the occupant's heads on both sides protrudes greatly forward with respect to the support position of the occipital region, and the occupant's both heads and occipital region are surrounded by each occipital support part and the occipital support part over a wide range. It will be in a state that can be.

Next, according to a second aspect, in the first aspect described above, each swing member constituting the movable mechanism swings over the shape of the occipital support portion and each temporal support portion. It has become. The drive for swinging each swing member is performed by inflating and deploying an air bag disposed on the back side of one surface portion swinging forward of each swing member. Yes.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, each swing member inflates and deploys the airbag disposed on the back side thereof, so that the surface portion on one side is pressed by this and swings.

Next, a third invention is the above-described first or second invention, wherein the temporal support portions are integrated with each other to be connected to the occipital support portion. However, the headrest body supported by the seat back is configured to be separated from each other and relatively movable in the front-rear direction.
According to the third aspect of the invention, each temporal support is not connected to the headrest body, and the movement of the headrest body is not hindered by being pushed by each swing member. Move forward freely.

Next, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, each temporal support portion includes a cushion pad made of foamed resin inside its shape. And each temporal support part is pushed forward by each cushion pad being pressed by each rocking member from the back side. Between each cushion pad and each swinging member, a planar shape holding plate that can prevent local deformation of the pressure receiving portion of each cushion pad pressed by each swinging member is disposed. Yes.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the cushion pad provided in each temporal support portion receives the pressing force from each swinging member via the planar shape retaining plate. Thereby, each cushion pad is pushed forward without local deformation in the pressure receiving part by being pressed by each rocking member.

Next, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects described above, the occipital support portion includes a cushion pad made of foamed resin inside its shape. The occipital support portion is configured to move the occipital support position for supporting the occupant's occipital region backward by the cushion pad being pressed from the front side by each swinging member and being crushed. The cushion pads built in the occipital support part are divided into left and right parts so that the divided left and right shapes are pressed and crushed in the swinging direction of each swinging member. It has become.
According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the swinging members swing in the opposite rotational directions on the left and right, and the interior of the occipital support portion is provided along with the swinging (turning). The formed cushion pad is pushed backward in the form of being separated in the width direction. On the other hand, the cushion pad is divided into its left and right sides, and each of the divided pads is independently pressed and crushed in the direction in which each swinging member rotates.

The present invention can obtain the following effects by taking the above-described means.
First, according to the first invention, by swinging each swinging member provided as a movable mechanism, the support position of the temporal support portion that supports both side heads of the occupant is moved forward, and the back head is The support position of the occipital support part to support can be moved backward. As a result, the support position of the occupant's heads on both sides can be protruded greatly forward with respect to the support position of the occipital area, and the side support of the headrest has been improved by enclosing the occupant's both heads and occipital area in a wide range. Can be made.
Furthermore, according to the second aspect, the configuration in which the airbag is disposed on the back surface of each swing member allows each swing member to be swung by a light and compact drive mechanism. Further, since the inflated airbag itself has a cushioning property, the cushioning property for elastically supporting the occupant's temporal region can be further enhanced.
Furthermore, according to the third aspect, the temporal support portions can be smoothly moved forward by adopting a configuration in which the temporal support portions are separated from each other without being connected to the headrest body. .
Furthermore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cushion pad provided in each temporal support portion is pushed by each swinging member via the planar shape retaining plate, whereby each cushion pad is Such pressure can be dispersed. Thereby, the entire support shape can be effectively moved forward without locally deforming each cushion pad.
Furthermore, according to the fifth aspect, the cushion pad embedded in the occipital support portion is formed into a shape divided into right and left, so that the cushion pad can be crushed in each direction in which each swinging member rotates. In addition, the support positions of the temporal support portions and the occipital support portion can be effectively moved back and forth.

  Embodiments of the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the headrest 4 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the vehicle seat 1 of the present embodiment. The vehicle seat 1 includes a seat back 2 serving as a backrest portion, a seat cushion 3 serving as a seating portion, and a headrest 4 serving as a head receiving portion. The headrest 4 is installed at an upper position of the seat back 2 and can support the head H of an occupant seated on the vehicle seat 1 from the rear side.

Specifically, the headrest 4 is formed with a occipital support portion 4C for supporting the occupant's occipital head Hb at the center position in the width direction. In addition, on both sides of the occipital support portion 4C, temporal support portions 4S and 4S configured to support the occupant's temporal portions Hs and Hs are arranged and formed, respectively. The occipital support part 4C and the temporal support parts 4S, 4S have an integral structure that are connected together in the width direction. And the occipital support part 4C and the temporal support parts 4S and 4S always maintain the shape state which orient | assigned the surface which supports those heads H to the front.
As shown in the figure, the headrest 4 is provided with airbags 20 and 20 that can be inflated and deployed within the shape of the temporal support portions 4S and 4S. The airbags 20 and 20 are inflated and deployed by receiving supply of air from an air supply system 30 disposed through the inside of the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 3. Accordingly, the headrest 4 can support the occupant's temporal portions Hs and Hs by pressing the temporal support portions 4S and 4S forward as the airbags 20 and 20 are inflated and deployed. It can be moved forward to the position.

Here, the configuration of the air supply system 30 that supplies air to the airbags 20 and 20 described above will be briefly described. The air supply system 30 includes a pump 31 that sends out compressed air, an ECU 32 that is an electronic control unit, an electromagnetic valve 33, and a control switch 34.
The air supply system 30 can control the operation of the pump 31 and the electromagnetic valve 33 via the ECU 32 by performing the switch operation of the ON switch 34A and the OFF switch 34B of the control switch 34 electrically connected to the ECU 32 by the harness 35. It is like that. Specifically, the air supply system 30 opens and closes the electromagnetic valve 33 by operating the ON switch 34A, and the compressed air sent from the pump 31 is sent through the air hose 36 to each airbag 20, 20 is supplied. Thereby, the airbags 20 and 20 can be inflated and deployed. Then, the air supply system 30 opens and closes the electromagnetic valve 33 by performing the switch operation of the OFF switch 34B, and extracts the compressed air contained in the airbags 20 and 20 to the outside. Thereby, the airbags 20 and 20 can be contracted.

Next, the internal structure of the headrest 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
The headrest 4 has a structure in which a front side pad Pf and rear side pads Pr, Pr made of foamed urethane resin covered with a surface cover Cf are assembled on the front side of a resin-made skeleton frame 4F as a skeleton. It has become. The headrest 4 is configured such that a resin-made back cover Cr is attached to the back side of the skeleton frame 4F, and its internal structure is covered from the back side. Here, the skeleton frame 4F corresponds to the headrest body of the present invention, the front pad Pf corresponds to a cushion pad provided in each temporal support portion of the present invention, and the rear pads Pr and Pr support the occipital support of the present invention. It corresponds to the cushion pad built in the part 4C.
Specifically, the front pad Pf is formed in a single shape in a shape that can cover the front surface, the upper and lower surfaces, and both side surfaces of the skeleton frame 4F, so that the head H of the occupant can be elastically received at each part. It has become. As shown in FIG. 3, the rear pads Pr, Pr are arranged behind the front pad Pf at the center position in the width direction constituting the rear head support portion 4C of the headrest 4, and together with the front pad Pf. An occupant's rear head Hb can be elastically received.
The rear pads Pr, Pr are formed slightly softer than the front pads Pf, and are divided into two parts on the left and right sides. In addition, recessed portions d and d each having a recessed shape capable of receiving engagement portions 11 and 11 of the seesaw plates 10 and 10 to be described later are formed on the front portions of the rear pads Pr and Pr, respectively.

The planar seesaw plates 10 and 10 are pivotally supported by the connecting shafts 10A and 10A at two positions on the left and right sides of the skeleton frame 4F so as to be swingable. Here, the seesaw plates 10 and 10 correspond to the swing member of the present invention.
These seesaw plates 10 and 10 are pivotally supported at the center positions of their surface shapes, and a surface portion (one surface portion) located outside each pivot point constitutes each temporal support portion 4S and 4S. It is arranged behind the front pad Pf. And the airbags 20 and 20 mentioned above are arrange | positioned in the back position of both the outer side surface parts of these seesaw plates 10 and 10, respectively. These airbags 20 and 20 are inflated and deployed upon receiving the supply of air from the above-described air supply system 30, so that the seesaws are supported with respect to the support surface portions Fb and Fb of the skeleton frame 4 </ b> F formed behind them. The outer surface portions of the plates 10 and 10 are pressed from the back side. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the airbags 20 and 20 rotate the seesaw plate 10 shown on the right side of the figure counterclockwise, and the seesaw plate 10 shown on the left side of the figure is shown in the figure. Turn in the turning direction. As a result, the front side pads Pf constituting the temporal support portions 4S and 4S are pressed by the swinging and rotating seesaw plates 10 and 10 so that the surfaces of the front side pads Pf face each other. It can be bent and deformed in the forward direction in the form of inward movement.

Here, referring back to FIG. 3, shape holding pads Ph and Ph made of foamed urethane resin that is slightly harder than the front pad Pf are integrally assembled in the parts on both sides on the back side of the front pad Pf. . These shape holding pads Ph, Ph are the side surfaces of the back surface of the front pad Pf on which the outer surface portions of the seesaw plates 10, 10 are arranged, and the inner side surface portions of the sides constituting the side portion of the front pad Pf. It is formed in the form of covering.
As a result, when the front pad Pf is pressed against the seesaw plates 10, 10, the front pad Pf receives a pressing force through the shape holding pads Ph, Ph, and the pressing force received from the contact surface is widely dispersed. It has become so. Therefore, the front side pad Pf is pushed forward on both sides thereof without local deformation of the pressure receiving portion.
Here, the front pad Pf and the front cover Cf constituting both side head support portions 4S and 4S are not connected to the skeleton frame 4F and separated from each other. It has become. As a result, the bilateral head support portions 4S, 4S can move forward freely without being hindered by the skeleton frame 4F by being pushed by the seesaw plates 10, 10. Yes.

Each of the seesaw plates 10 and 10 described above has a surface portion (the other surface portion) located inside each pivot point, a central back surface portion of the front pad Pf constituting the occipital support portion 4C, and the rear pad Pr, It arrange | positions between the front parts of Pr. In other words, the seesaw plates 10 and 10 are disposed across the temporal support portions 4S and 4S and the occipital support portion 4C in the shape of the headrest 4, respectively.
Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, the seesaw plates 10 and 10 having the above-described configuration are pivoted by the inflation and deployment of the airbags 20 and 20, respectively. The side pads Pr and Pr are pressed rearward to crush them. At this time, since the rear pads Pr and Pr are divided into the left and right parts as described above, each of the divided pads is independently rotated in the direction in which the seesaw plates 10 and 10 rotate. It is pressed and crushed. Further, each seesaw plate 10, 10 hooks the engaging portions 11, 11 formed at the ends of the inner surface portions thereof into the recesses d, d formed at the front surface portions of the rear pads Pr, Pr, respectively. The rear pads Pr, Pr can be reliably crushed in the rotated direction.

Therefore, to summarize the above-described configuration, the shape of the headrest 4 changes as follows when the seesaw plates 10 and 10 are swung by the inflation and deployment of the airbags 20 and 20.
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the seesaw plates 10 and 10 are swung, the temporal support portions 4S and 4S are pressed forward, and the occipital support portion 4C is pressed backward. Thereby, while the temporal support position which supports a passenger | crew's both-sides head Hs and Hs moves forward, the occipital support position which supports the back head Hb moves back. As a result, the support positions of the occupant's bilateral heads Hs and Hs project greatly forward with respect to the support position of the occipital head Hb, and the occupant's bilateral heads are formed by the temporal support parts 4S and 4S and the occipital support part 4C. Hs, Hs and the occipital region Hb can be surrounded in a wide range.
In addition, since the usage method of a present Example is demonstrated by the shape change of the headrest 4 accompanying the inflation deployment of the airbags 20 and 20 mentioned above, it abbreviate | omits. The seesaw plates 10 and 10 that have been swung and rotated as described above have elastic restoring forces of the front pads Pf and the rear pads Pr and Pr when the compressed air in the airbags 20 and 20 is extracted to the outside. Thus, the posture is returned to the initial position before the swinging rotation.

Thus, according to the headrest 4 of the present embodiment, the side support portions 4S that support the occupant's heads Hs and Hs by swinging the seesaw plates 10 and 10 provided as movable mechanisms. The support position of 4S can be moved forward, and the support position of the occipital support 4C that supports the occipital head Hb can be moved backward. As a result, the support positions of the occupant's heads Hs and Hs can be made to protrude greatly forward with respect to the support position of the occipital head Hb, and the occupant's both heads Hs and Hs and the occipital head Hb can be surrounded in a wide range. If possible, the side support of the headrest 4 can be improved.
Furthermore, by the configuration in which the airbags 20 and 20 are disposed on the back portions of the seesaw plates 10 and 10, the seesaw plates 10 and 10 can be swung by a light and compact drive mechanism. Further, since the inflated and deployed airbags 20 and 20 themselves have cushioning properties, the cushioning properties that elastically support the occupant's side heads Hs and Hs can be further enhanced.
Further, the temporal support portions 4S, 4S are separated from each other without being connected to the skeleton frame 4F as the headrest body, so that the temporal movement of the temporal support portions 4S, 4S is performed smoothly. be able to.
Further, the both sides of the front pad Pf built in each of the temporal support portions 4S, 4S are pushed by the seesaw plates 10 and 10 through the planar shape holding plate, so that the front pad Pf Can be dispersed. Thereby, the entire support shape can be effectively moved forward without locally deforming the front pad Pf.
Furthermore, by forming the rear pads Pr, Pr housed in the occipital support portion 4C into a shape divided into right and left, the rear pads Pr, Pr are pushed in the respective directions in which the seesaw plates 10, 10 rotate. The support positions of the temporal support portions 4S and 4S and the occipital support portion 4C can be effectively moved back and forth.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described with one embodiment, the present invention can be implemented in various forms in addition to the above-described embodiment.
For example, the front pad and the surface cover of the headrest may be configured to be divided in the width direction for each configuration of the temporal support portion and the occipital support portion.
Moreover, although the planar seesaw plate is shown as the swinging member, it is not always necessary to have a planar configuration.
In addition, although the rear side pad is divided into two on the left and right sides, it may be formed as one piece. However, in this case, the swinging member (seesaw plate) applies a force in a direction to push and spread the rear pad in the width direction at the time of the swinging rotation. It is necessary to keep in mind that it may not be able to be swung sufficiently.
Further, the drive for swinging and swinging the swing member may be performed by an electric mechanism using an electric motor or the like, not by inflation and deployment of the airbag. However, it is preferable to select a driving mechanism that does not make the structure too large or too heavy.
Moreover, although the structure which provided the shape maintenance pad in the back surface of the front side pad was illustrated, you may form the front side pad itself locally hard. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the hardness setting so that the cushioning property of the front pad is not hindered.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of a headrest according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram showing the internal structure of a headrest. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the airbag is deployed from the state of FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle seat 2 Seat back 3 Seat cushion 4 Headrest 4F Skeletal frame (headrest body)
Fb support surface portion 4C occipital support portion 4S temporal support portion Cf surface cover Cr back cover Pf front pad (cushion pad built in each temporal support portion)
Pr rear pad (cushion pad built in the occipital support)
d Recessed part Ph shape holding pad 10 Seesaw plate (rocking member)
10A Connecting shaft 11 Engaging portion 20 Air bag 30 Air supply system 31 Pump 32 ECU
33 Solenoid valve 34 Control switch 34A ON switch 34B OFF switch 35 Harness 36 Air hose H Head Hb Rear head Hs Side head

Claims (5)

A headrest that is provided at an upper position of a seat back of a vehicle seat and supports a head of an occupant,
A occipital support portion arranged to support the back of the occupant;
A temporal support part that is positioned on both sides of the occipital support part and configured to support the occupant's temporal region;
A movable mechanism having an operating structure capable of moving each temporal support portion relative to the occipital support portion in the front-rear direction;
The movable mechanism has a swinging member disposed so as to be swingable between the occipital support part and each temporal support part,
The oscillating members press the respective temporal support portions by one side surface portion that oscillates forward during their oscillating motion, and support the occupant's temporal region by the respective temporal support portions. The position is moved forward, and the occipital support part is pressed by the other side surface part swinging rearwardly, and the temporal support position for supporting the occupant's occipital region by the occipital support part is moved backward. Headrest characterized by that. The headrest according to claim 1,
Each oscillating member constituting the movable mechanism is adapted to oscillate over the inside of the shape of the occipital support part and each temporal support part,
The drive for swinging each swing member is performed by inflating and deploying an airbag disposed on the back side of one surface portion swinging forward of each swing member. Headrest characterized by being. The headrest according to claim 1 or 2,
Each of the temporal support portions is integrated with the occipital support portion so as to be connected to each other, but is separated from the headrest body supported by the seat back. The headrest is configured to be relatively movable in the front-rear direction. The headrest according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Each of the temporal support portions is provided with a cushion pad made of foam resin inside the shape thereof, and each of the temporal support portions is formed by pressing each of the cushion pads against the swinging member from the back side. Is pushed forward,
Between the cushion pads and the swinging members, a planar shape holding plate is provided that can prevent local deformation of the pressure receiving portions of the cushion pads pressed by the swinging members. Headrest characterized by being. The headrest according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The occipital support part has a cushion pad made of foamed resin inside the shape, and the cushion pad is pressed from the front side by the rocking members to crush the shape of the occupant's occipital region. The occipital support position to support is moved backward,
The cushion pad incorporated in the occipital support part is divided into left and right parts, and the divided left and right shapes are pressed and crushed in the swinging direction of each swinging member. The headrest is characterized by that.

Images