JP2008279894A - Vehicular seat device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular seat device capable of effectively miniaturizing a vehicle body, sufficiently ensuring a luggage storage space as necessary, and realizing excellent living environment of a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: In a vehicle, a single front seat 5 is arranged in a forward part in a cabin, and a plurality of rear seats 6, 6 are arranged on a diagonally backward side of the front seat 5. Seatbacks 15 of the rear seats 6, 6 are foldably supported on a seat cushion 14, and a storage part for storing the rear seats 6, 6 in the folded state is provided aside the front seat 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat device for a vehicle in which a single front seat is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle interior and a plurality of rear seats are disposed obliquely rearward of the front seat. It is.

In recent years, due to demands such as reducing the fuel consumption of a vehicle, it has been required to form a vehicle body that is lightweight and compact. However, in such a vehicle, a plurality of passengers are provided in the vehicle compartment while having a compact configuration. A device for securing a seatable space is required. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, by arranging a single front seat consisting of a driver's seat at the center in the vehicle width direction in the passenger compartment, and by arranging a plurality of rear seats on the rear side thereof, A space for a plurality of passengers to be seated is secured in the vehicle interior while reducing the size of the vehicle body.
JP 7-156807 A

  As disclosed in Patent Document 1, a single front seat made up of a driver's seat is disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, and a plurality of passengers can be seated behind the front seat. In a vehicle equipped with a rear seat, a wide space is formed in the front part of the rear seat, so that a front view of an occupant seated in the rear seat is ensured, and excellent living There is an advantage that an environment can be obtained. However, how to arrange the front seats and rear seats in order to ensure a sufficient luggage storage space and further improve the living environment of the vehicle while effectively downsizing the body of the vehicle. The problem of whether to do so has become a problem, and it has been desired to set these relative positions appropriately.

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and can effectively secure a luggage storage space as necessary while effectively downsizing the vehicle body, and can provide a vehicle living environment. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle seat device that can be in a good state.

  The invention according to claim 1 is directed to a vehicle in which a single front seat is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle interior and a plurality of rear seats are disposed obliquely rearward of the front seat. The seat back of the seat is supported so as to be foldable on the seat cushion, and a housing portion for housing the rear seat in the folded state is provided on the side of the front seat.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat device according to the first aspect, a kick-up portion serving as a rear seat seat installation portion is formed at the rear portion of the floor panel, and the rear seat is disposed at the front side thereof. A seat accommodating portion is provided.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the vehicle seat device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seat back is folded on the seat cushion of the rear seat and the back surface of the seat cushion is directed upward. The rear seat is configured to be accommodated.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat device according to the second or third aspect of the present invention, the rear seat is disposed in front of the kick-up portion in a state where the seat back is folded on the seat cushion of the rear seat. As a result of the movement, a flat luggage placement surface composed of the upper surface portion of the rear seat and the upper surface portion of the kick-up portion is formed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the vehicle seat device further comprises a hinge shaft for swingably supporting the seat cushion of the rear seat. The rear seat is pivotally displaced as a fulcrum so that it can be moved from the installation position on the kick-up to the accommodation position in front of it.

  In the invention according to claim 1, when an occupant is seated in the rear seat, the seat back of the rear seat is placed in an upright state, and the rear seat is disposed obliquely behind the front seat. The occupant seated in the rear seat can use the wide space formed on both the left and right sides of the front seat as footrest spaces without affecting the occupant seated in the seat, thus improving the vehicle's living environment Can be improved. Further, when the rear seat is not in use, if the rear seat is moved to the accommodating portion located on the side of the front seat in a compact state by folding the seat back on the seat cushion, A large space can be formed in the rear part of the front seat while preventing the rear seat from getting in the way. There is an advantage that the rear portion of the front seat can be used as a loading space for luggage or the like as needed.

  In the invention according to claim 2, by installing the rear seat on the kick-up portion, it is possible to obtain a comfortable seating posture by sufficiently securing the installation height, and when the rear seat is not used, The advantage that the rear seat can be effectively accommodated so as not to get in the way by moving the front seat to the front side of the kick-up portion, and a large space as a loading portion for luggage or the like can be secured at the rear portion of the front seat. There is.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the seat back is folded on the seat cushion of the rear seat, and the rear seat is moved to the side position of the front seat in a reversed state with the back surface of the seat cushion facing upward. Therefore, the flat surface formed by the back surface of the seat cushion can be used as a loading surface for luggage, etc., and there is an advantage that the loading space for luggage can be effectively expanded when the rear seat is not used. is there.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the upper seat portion and the kick-up portion of the rear seat are moved by moving the rear seat to the front side of the kick-up portion with the seat back folded on the seat cushion of the rear seat. When the rear seat is not in use, the kick-up portion installed on the rear side of the front seat and the side of the front seat It is possible to form a loading space for luggage or the like including a seat cushion for a rear seat disposed in the side portion.

  In the invention according to claim 5, when the rear seat is not in use, the rear seat is pivotally displaced with the hinge shaft as a fulcrum, so that the rear seat in the obliquely rearward position of the front seat is retracted forward. There is an advantage that the operation of moving to the seat can be easily performed, and a wide space as a loading portion for luggage or the like can be sufficiently secured in the rear portion of the front seat.

  1 to 3 show a vehicle equipped with a vehicle seat device according to the present invention, and a side opening of the vehicle is formed with an opening for getting on and off by side doors 1 and 1, and a vehicle interior. The instrument panel 2 is installed in the front part of the vehicle so as to extend in the vehicle width direction. A steering wheel 3 is installed at a substantially central portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel 2, and a single front seat 5 comprising a driver's seat is provided on a floor panel 4 of a passenger compartment located on the rear side of the steering wheel 3. Is arranged. A pair of left and right rear seats 6, 6 are disposed obliquely rearward of the front seat 5, so that the rear seats 6, 6 having a larger dimension in the vehicle width direction than the front seat 5 are installed. The part is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a rear pillar 7 is disposed at a substantially central part in the vehicle width direction on the rear surface of the vehicle body, and the rear pillar 7 and the side doors 1 and 1 are continuously connected. A rear window 8 is disposed so as to cover the rear window 8, thereby ensuring rear visibility on the left and right sides of the vehicle without being obstructed by the rear pillar 7.

  The front seat 5 includes a seat cushion 9 that serves as a seat for a passenger, a seat back 10 erected at the rear end, and a pair of left and right seat sliders 11, 11 disposed below the seat cushion 9. And have. In the center of the front portion of the floor panel 4, seat rails 12, 12 are installed so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the seat sliders 11, 11 of the front seat 5 are slidable on the seat rails 12, 12. By being supported, the front-rear position of the front seat 5 can be adjusted.

  At the rear part of the floor panel 4, a kick-up part 13 bulging upward is formed over substantially the entire length in the vehicle width direction, and the rear seats 6, 6 are installed on the kick-up part 13. Each of the rear seats 6 and 6 includes a seat cushion 14, a seat back 15 erected at the rear end thereof, and a reclining mechanism 16 that supports the seat back 15 so as to be tiltable with respect to the seat cushion 14. The reclining mechanism 16 supports the seat back 15 so as to be displaceable between a use state in which the seat back 15 stands up from the rear end portion of the seat cushion 14 and a lying state folded on the seat cushion 14.

  A hinge member 22 is provided at the front end of the kick-up portion 13 so as to swingably support the seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hinge member 22 has a pair of hinges whose base ends are fixed to the upper surface of the front end portion of the kick-up portion 13 and the lower surface of the seat cushion 14 by means such as bolts, respectively. Plates 23 and 24 and a hinge shaft 25 formed of a horizontal shaft that couples the hinge plates 23 and 24 to each other so as to be rotatable are provided. The hinge shaft 25 is installed so that its axis is overhanging in front of the front end of the kick-up portion 13 when viewed from above, and the vehicle width direction inner portion of the axis is positioned on the front side of the vehicle body. It is installed in a state inclined at a predetermined angle α (see FIG. 4).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the rear seats 6, 6 are in front of the rear seats 6, 6 as viewed from above in a normal use position where the seat cushion 14 is installed on the kick-up portion 13. The rear part of the rear seats 6 and 6 is disposed so as to be close to each other, so that the rear part protrudes inward from the left and right of the rear part of the vehicle body. The front seat 5 is disposed obliquely rearward in a state where interference with the installed rear wheel wheel house 26 is avoided.

  Then, the headrest is removed from the seat back 15 of the rear seats 6 and 6, and the seat cushion 14 is supported with the hinge shaft 25 of the hinge member 22 as a fulcrum in a state where the seat back 15 is laid down on the seat cushion 14. In the state where the seat back 15 is integrated, the rear seats 6 and 6 are moved as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 by swinging and displacing them to the front side of the vehicle body as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. The seat cushion 14 and the seat back 15 are inverted in the up-and-down state, and the floor is located at the side of the front seat 5, that is, the front of the kick-up portion 13 and the side of the front seat 5. The rear seats 6 and 6 are accommodated on a flat surface formed of the panel 4.

  The folding thicknesses of the seat cushion 14 and the seat back 15 of the rear seats 6 and 6 are set to be substantially the same as the bulging amount of the kick-up portion 13, thereby the seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6. When the rear seats 6 and 6 are moved to the accommodation state by moving the rear seats 6 and 6 to the front side of the kick-up portion 13 with the seat back 15 folded up, the upper surface portion (seat The back surface portion of the cushion 14 is substantially the same height as the upper surface portion of the kick-up portion 13 so that a flat load placement surface is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the inclination angle α of the hinge shaft 25 with respect to the front portion of the kick-up portion 13 extending in the vehicle width direction is the inclination angle of the rear seats 6 and 6 at the use position, that is, the front and rear of the vehicle body. The angle β formed by the line L extending in the direction and the center line M in the front-rear direction of the rear seats 6 and 6 and the inclination angle β of the front surface of the seat cushion with respect to the front surface portion of the kick-up portion 13 are set to about ½ times. Yes. With this configuration, when the seatback 15 of the rear seats 6 and 6 in the rear use position is folded on the seat cushion 14 and is swing-displaced with the hinge shaft 25 of the hinge member 22 as a fulcrum. The front portions of the rear seats 6, 6, which are the rear end surface of the seat cushion 14 and the lower end surface of the seat back 15, are each directed straight toward the front side of the vehicle body. The rear seats 6 and 6 are accommodated in the section.

  In the vehicle in which a single front seat 5 is disposed in the front part of the vehicle interior as described above, and a plurality of rear seats 6 and 6 are disposed obliquely rearward of the front seat 5. By providing a reclining mechanism that supports the seat back 15 of the rear seats 6 and 6 so as to be tiltable, the seat back 15 of the rear seats 6 and 6 is supported on the seat cushion 14 in a foldable manner. Since the accommodating portion for accommodating the rear seats 6, 6 is provided on the side of the front seat 5, the vehicle body can be effectively made compact, and a sufficient space for luggage can be secured as required. There are advantages.

  That is, when an occupant sits on the rear seats 6, 6, the seat back 15 of the rear seats 6, 6 is raised and the rear seats 6, 6 are arranged obliquely behind the front seat 5. By setting up, the passengers seated in the rear seats 6 and 6 can rest on the left and right sides of the front seats 5 without affecting the passengers seated in the front seats 5 respectively. Since it can be used as a space, the living environment of the vehicle can be effectively improved. Further, when the rear seats 6 and 6 are not used, the rear seats 6 and 6 are accommodated in the accommodating portion located on the side of the front seat 5 in a compact state by folding the seat back 15 on the seat cushion 14. , 6 is moved and accommodated, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, etc., the rear seats 6, 6 are prevented from getting in the way while Since a wide space composed of the up portion 13 and the like can be formed, the vehicle body can be made compact by omitting the luggage compartment at the rear portion of the vehicle body and shortening the longitudinal dimension of the vehicle body, and if necessary, the above-mentioned There is an advantage that the rear part of the front seat 5 can be used as a loading space for luggage or the like.

  In particular, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the kick-up portion 13 serving as the installation portion for the rear seats 6 and 6 is formed in the rear portion of the floor panel 4, and the accommodation portion for the rear seats 6 and 6 is formed on the front side thereof. When installing the rear seats 6 and 6 on the kick-up portion 13 during use, a sufficient seating height can be secured and an easy seating posture can be obtained. When the rear seats 6, 6 are not in use, the rear seats 6, 6 can be effectively accommodated without being disturbed by moving the rear seats 6, 6 to the front side of the kick-up portion 13, and the rear portion of the front seat 5 There is an advantage that a large space can be secured as a loading part for luggage or the like.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hinge shaft 25 of the hinge member 22 that supports the seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6 so as to be swingable is provided, and the seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6 is provided with the hinge shaft 25 as a fulcrum. Since the rear seats 6 and 6 installed on the kick-up portion 13 are moved to the housing portion located on the front side of the kick-up portion 13 by swinging and displacing the seat, the seat is in the use position. There is an advantage that the operation of moving the rear seats 6 and 6 to the accommodation position can be easily performed and a wide space as a loading part for luggage or the like can be sufficiently secured in the rear part of the front seat 5. .

  As shown in the above embodiment, the hinge shaft 25 of the hinge member 22 provided on the upper surface of the front end portion of the kick-up portion 13 in a state where the seat back 15 is folded on the seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6. The seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6, 6 is pivotally displaced with the back of the seat cushion 14 as a fulcrum. When the rear seats 6 and 6 are not used, the flat surface formed by the back surface of the seat cushion 14 can be used as a loading surface for the luggage. There is an advantage that the mounting space can be effectively expanded.

  In particular, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the folding thickness of the seat cushion 14 and the seat back 15 of the rear seats 6 and 6 is set to be substantially the same as the bulging amount of the kick-up portion 13, and the rear seat The rear seats 6 and 6 are moved to the front side of the kick-up portion 13 in a state where the seat back 15 is folded on the seat cushions 6 and 6, and the upper surface portion of the rear seats 6 and 6 is kicked up. In the case where a flat luggage placement surface formed of the upper surface portion of the portion 13 is formed, the kick-up portion installed so as to cover substantially the entire vehicle width direction on the rear side of the front seat 5 13 and the seat cushions 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6 disposed on the left and right sides of the front seat 5, as shown in FIG. From the face Mounting space, such as luggage can be formed that.

  The rear seats 6, 6 installed on the kick-up portion 13 are removed so that the rear seats 6, 6 are moved to the housing portion located on the front side of the kick-up portion 13. In this case, however, the complicated work of loosening the fixing bolts for fixing the rear seats 6 and 6 on the kick-up portion 13 and removing the rear seats 6 and 6 from the installation portion is possible. is necessary. On the other hand, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the seat cushion 14 of the rear seats 6 and 6 can swing about the hinge shaft 25 of the hinge member 22 provided on the upper surface of the front end portion of the kick-up portion 13 or the like. In the case of supporting, the rear seat 6 is released from the locking state by a locking mechanism such as a lock lever or a clamp lever (not shown) for locking the rear seat 6, 6 on the kick-up portion 13. It is possible to easily and quickly move from the rear use position to the front accommodation position by simply oscillating 6.

  In the above embodiment, the rear seats 6 and 6 are supported so as to be movable from an obliquely rearward position of the front seat 5 to a lateral position of the front seat 5, and the rear seats 6 and 6 are front seats. When it is located obliquely behind the seat, its front end portion is directed obliquely outward of the vehicle when viewed from the plane, and the rear seats 6 and 6 are located on the sides of the front seat 5. The rear seats 6 and 6 are supported so that the front part of the vehicle is facing the front of the vehicle when viewed from above, so that the vehicle is effectively compact and the living environment of the vehicle is good. There is an advantage that it can be brought into a state and a sufficient storage space for luggage can be secured as required.

  That is, when the occupant is seated on the rear seats 6 and 6, the front portion thereof is configured to face obliquely outward as viewed from above, so that the width dimension of the rear seats 6 and 6 is sufficiently secured. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the rear seats 6 and 6 from interfering with the rear wheel wheel house 21. Therefore, by efficiently disposing both the front seat 5 and the rear seats 6 and 6, there is an advantage that the vehicle body can be effectively made compact by suppressing an increase in the width dimension of the vehicle body.

  In addition, the front seat 5 including a driver seat is installed in the center of the vehicle interior in the vehicle width direction, and the pair of left and right rear seats 6 and 6 are disposed obliquely behind the front seat 5. Instead of the form, for example, the front seat is disposed at a position offset to the right side or the left side in the vehicle interior, the rear seat is disposed on the rear side and the oblique rear side, and the seat back of the rear seat is mounted. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which it is stored in a storage portion provided on the side of the front seat from an obliquely rearward position of the front seat while being folded on the seat cushion. However, in order to make it possible to obtain an excellent living environment by forming wide spaces in the left and right side portions of the front seat 5, respectively, and to use this space portion as a storage space for luggage or the like. As shown in the above embodiment, a front seat 5 comprising a driver's seat is disposed in the center of the vehicle interior in the vehicle width direction, and a pair of left and right rear seats 6 and 6 are provided obliquely rearward thereof. It is desirable that both the rear seats 6 and 6 are arranged and stored in a storage portion provided on the side of the front seat 5 from the obliquely rearward position of the front seat 5. .

1 is a plan view of a vehicle including a vehicle seat device according to the present invention. It is a side view which shows the structure of the vehicle interior of the said vehicle. It is a top view which shows the external appearance structure of the said vehicle. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a vehicle seat device according to the present invention. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a vehicle seat device according to the present invention. It is a top view which shows the state which moved the backseat seat to the front side of the vehicle body.

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5 Front seat 6 Rear seat 13 Kick-up part 14 Seat cushion 15 Seat back 25 Hinge shaft

Claims (5)

  In a vehicle in which a single front seat is disposed in the front part of the vehicle interior and a plurality of rear seats are disposed obliquely behind the front seat, the seat back of the rear seat is a seat cushion. A vehicular seat device, wherein the vehicular seat device is supported so as to be foldable upward, and an accommodating portion for accommodating the folded rear seat is provided on a side of the front seat.   2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a kick-up portion serving as a rear seat seat installation portion is formed at a rear portion of the floor panel, and a rear seat seat housing portion is provided at a front side thereof. Sheet device.   The seat back is folded on the seat cushion of the rear seat, and the rear seat is accommodated in a reverse state in which the back surface of the seat cushion faces upward. The vehicle seat device described in 1.   A flat surface composed of the upper surface portion of the rear seat and the upper surface portion of the kick-up portion by moving the rear seat to the front side of the kick-up portion with the seat back folded on the seat cushion of the rear seat. The vehicular seat device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a vehicular loading surface is formed.   It has a hinge shaft that supports the seat cushion of the rear seat so that it can swing, and it can be moved from the installation position on the kick-up to the front storage position by swinging and displacing the rear seat with this hinge shaft as a fulcrum. The vehicle seat device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vehicle seat device is supported.

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