JP2009051480A - Seat back structure of vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compatibly realize the high starting performance so as not to impose excessive impact loads on an occupant, and the high keeping performance not depending on the pressure from a pelvic region of the occupant without complicating a constitution. <P>SOLUTION: A pressure receiving member 34 for receiving loads from a pelvic region and back portions of an occupant is formed in a seatback. The pressure receiving member 34 is formed in an approximate U-shape so as to receive the load from the back portions and the pelvic part of the occupant. The pressure receiving member 34 is connected to a crank member to turnably hang across left and right side members 18a, and during a rear-end collision, the pressure receiving member shifts the crank member in the backward and upper directions while turning the crank member backwardly and upwardly under the loads from the pelvic region of the occupant, and turns turning links 14 against the energizing force provided by an extension spring 30. The load on the back portions of the occupant are applied to the pressure receiving member following the load from the pelvic region of the occupant to continuously turn the turning links. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat back structure for a vehicle seat that forcibly displaces a headrest upward and forward when a predetermined pressure receiving member provided in the seat back receives a rearward inertial movement of an occupant during a rear collision. .

  When a rear impact occurs, a load (impact load) due to the inertial movement of the occupant at that time is received by a predetermined pressure receiving member provided in the seat back, so that the headrest is moved upward in the direction of approaching the occupant head A seat back structure for a vehicle seat that is forcibly displaced forward is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-034708.

  This type of so-called emergency-actuated headrest is normally biased and held at its lower initial position, which is its normal support position, under the biasing force of biasing means such as a tension coil spring. The power is usually set as a criterion for determining the impact load at the time of rear impact. When a load (impact load) greater than the set urging force is input to the pressure receiving member, the pressure receiving member moves rearward against the urging force, thereby moving the headrest upward and forward from its lower initial position. It is comprised so that it may move and displace to the upper displacement position.

  According to such a configuration, when a rear collision occurs, the headrest approaches the occupant's head due to the displacement, and the gap with the head is narrowed, and the amount of backward tilting of the head at the time of the rear collision is suppressed. In addition, it is possible to suppress damage to the neck caused by a sharp backward tilting of the head at the time of rear collision, so-called whiplash failure.

In the configuration described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-034708, a pressure receiving member that receives an impact load caused by a passenger's rearward inertial movement is provided at a position corresponding to the passenger's back.
Generally, in the normal driving posture of the occupant, the occupant's waist is almost in contact with the seat back seating surface, whereas the occupant's back tends to be separated from the seat back seating surface. Therefore, under the backward inertial movement due to the rear collision, the occupant back reaches the pressure receiving member and presses the pressure receiving member after at least the distance of the separation. In other words, at the time of a rear impact, the occupant's back part is subjected to a pseudo-collision with the pressure receiving member that is urged and held by a large urging force through a distance of the separation, so the headrest is operated at the back of the occupant's back part. There is an undeniable risk of overburdening it.

  In contrast to such a configuration, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-325179 describes a configuration in which the headrest is urgently operated to its upper displacement position by pressing the pressure receiving member by the occupant's waist. In the normal driving posture of the occupant, the occupant's waist is almost in contact with the seat back seating surface, so that the occupant's waist reaches the pressure receiving member without much movement distance and pushes the pressure receiving member at the time of rear impact. To do. Therefore, if the occupant waist is configured to press the pressure receiving member, the impact on the passenger side when the pressure receiving member is pressed is reduced.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-034708 JP 2000-325179 A

The urging force from the urging means applied to the headrest and the pressure receiving member is generally always applied to the headrest, the pressure receiving member, etc. in the entire movable range of the headrest, so that the headrest is stably held at the upper displacement position. In order to do this, a pressing force larger than the urging force must be continuously applied to the pressure receiving member against the urging force. However, the amount of depression of the occupant's upper body with respect to the seat back tends to be larger at the back than at the waist due to differences in the degree of cushioning of the seat back. When the back portion sinks greatly, the input load that acts on the pressure receiving member from the occupant's waist tends to decrease due to a change in the center of gravity accompanying a change in the posture of the occupant at that time. Therefore, in the configuration in which the pressure receiving member is pressed by a load from the occupant's waist, the holding reliability at the upper displacement position may be lowered depending on the degree of reduction of the pressing force.
That is, in the configuration in which the pressure receiving member is pressed by the occupant's back, there is a possibility that an excessive load is imposed on the occupant's back at the time of the initial movement, and the pressure from the occupant's waist may not be continued.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a seat back structure for a vehicle seat that does not impose an excessive burden on an occupant's back at the time of initial movement and can easily continue pressing from the occupant's waist to a pressure receiving member.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the pair of left and right pivot links are pivotally attached to the left and right side members of the seat back frame, respectively, and the support shaft can move up and down arcs with the pivot of the pivot links. A bracket that is installed between a predetermined end of a pair of left and right rotating links, is installed horizontally, and is inserted into and supported by a headrest stay integrated with a support shaft, and a cylindrical holder bracket that is held is fixed to the upper member of the seat back frame By being slidably and tiltably inserted into the guide, it is possible to ensure upward displacement of the headrest while rotating forward with the bracket guide as a fulcrum, under the rotation of the rotating link against the urging force. The pressure receiving member is a vertical pressure receiving member that extends downward so as to be able to receive a load from both the occupant's waist and the occupant's back. The pressure receiving member is supported by a crank member that is installed in the left-right direction of the seat back and is pivotally supported and horizontally installed so that it can be rotated rearward and upward. .

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the pair of left and right pivot links are pivotally attached to the left and right side members of the seat back frame, respectively, and the support shaft can move up and down arcs with the pivot of the pivot links. A bracket that is installed between a predetermined end of a pair of left and right rotating links, is installed horizontally, and is inserted into and supported by a headrest stay integrated with a support shaft, and a cylindrical holder bracket that is held is fixed to the upper member of the seat back frame By being slidably and tiltably inserted into the guide, it is possible to ensure upward displacement of the headrest while rotating forward with the bracket guide as a fulcrum, under the rotation of the rotating link against the urging force. The pressure receiving member is a vertical pressure receiving member that extends downward so as to be able to receive a load from both the occupant's waist and the occupant's back. Between the left and right side members of the seat back frame and the left and right support links. The pressure receiving member is supported by a laterally installed crank member, and the rotation of the crank member is transmitted to the rotation link through the support link as the rotation of the rotation link against the urging force. .

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pressure receiving member includes a pair of vertical axes having a width capable of receiving a load from the occupant's back and a horizontal axis capable of receiving the load from the occupant's waist. It has a substantially U-shape in front.

  Further, according to the present invention of claim 4, the bracket guide includes a first support surface having an inclination angle corresponding to an angle of the holder bracket at a headrest lower initial position, and an angle of the holder bracket at an upper displacement position. Front and rear walls each having a second support surface having an inclination angle corresponding to the first support surface and the second support surface of the front and rear walls are alternately formed as stepped parallel surfaces that can hold the holder bracket. Has been.

In the present invention according to claim 1, in the event of a rear collision, the pressure receiving member moves rearward and upward while rotating the crank member rearward and upward under the load from the occupant's waist, thereby rotating the rotational link. Although the load from the occupant's waist is received during the initial movement, the load on the occupant's back acts on the pressure receiving member following the load from the occupant's waist. Therefore, under the pressure receiving of the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, the pressure receiving member can move rearward and upward to rotate the rotation link in the upward displacement direction of the headrest, and the headrest is in its upper displacement position. To move smoothly. The pressure-receiving member receives the loads on the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, so that the headrest can be continuously held at the upper displacement position.
In addition, since the pressure receiving member is moved by the pressure from the occupant's waist during the initial movement, there is no possibility of imposing an excessive burden on the occupant's back during the initial movement.
That is, according to the configuration of the present invention according to claim 1, it is easy to achieve both high starting performance that does not impose an excessive shock load on the occupant and high holding performance that does not depend on the pressing force from the occupant's waist. It can be secured.

  Furthermore, by simply connecting the pressure receiving member to the rotatable crank member, the pressure receiving member can move rearward by receiving the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back at the time of rear collision, and the configuration is simplified. In addition, there are only two members, the pressure-receiving member and the crank member, and the assembly is done simply by connecting the pressure-receiving member to the pivotable crank member. Therefore, high assembly accuracy is not required and quick and easy assembly is possible. It is done. Furthermore, since the pressure receiving member can move rearward under free movement, it can move quickly and high operating performance is ensured.

In the present invention according to claim 2, at the time of a rear collision, the pressure receiving member moves rearward and upward while rotating the crank member rearward and upward under the load from the occupant's waist, thereby rotating the rotational link. Although the load from the occupant's waist is received during the initial movement, the load on the occupant's back acts on the pressure receiving member following the load from the occupant's waist. Therefore, under the pressure receiving of the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, the pressure receiving member can move rearward and upward to rotate the rotation link in the upward displacement direction of the headrest, and the headrest is in its upper displacement position. To move smoothly. The pressure receiving member receives the loads on the occupant waist and the occupant back, so that the headrest can be continuously held at the upward displacement position.
In addition, since the pressure receiving member is moved by the pressure from the occupant's waist during the initial movement, there is no possibility of imposing an excessive burden on the occupant's back during the initial movement.
Since the pushing force due to the rearward movement of the crank member is applied to the rotating link via the support link having high rigidity, the rotating link can be quickly and surely rotated, and the headrest at the upper displacement position can be rotated. The certainty of holding is improved.
Also in the configuration of the present invention according to claim 2, it is possible to easily ensure both high starting performance that does not impose an excessive shock load on the occupant and high holding performance that does not depend on the pressing force from the occupant's waist.

  Furthermore, by simply connecting the pressure receiving member to the rotatable crank member, the pressure receiving member can move rearward by receiving the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back at the time of rear collision, and the configuration is simplified. In addition, there are only two members, the pressure-receiving member and the crank member, and the assembly is done simply by connecting the pressure-receiving member to the pivotable crank member. Therefore, high assembly accuracy is not required and quick and easy assembly is possible. It is done. Furthermore, since the pressure receiving member can move rearward under free movement, it can move quickly and high operating performance is ensured.

  Moreover, in this invention which concerns on Claim 3, since the pressure receiving member is formed in the front substantially U shape, the load from a passenger | crew's back part and waist | hip | lumbar part can be received efficiently.

  In the present invention according to claim 4, since the holder bracket can be held under surface contact by the front and rear walls of the bracket guide at any of the lower initial position and the upper displacement position of the headrest, rattling of the headrest is reduced. It can be surely prevented.

  In the present invention, the pressure receiving member is a vertical pressure receiving member capable of receiving loads from both the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, and at the time of a rear impact, the pressure receiving member moves the crank member backward and under the load from the occupant's waist. While rotating upward, it moves rearward and upward to rotate the rotation link, and the load on the occupant's back acts on the pressure receiving member following the load from the occupant's waist.

1 and 2 are a longitudinal sectional view at a headrest lower initial position and a partially broken perspective view of a seat back structure for a vehicle seat according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section at a headrest upper displacement position. Each area is shown.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the seat back 10 includes a so-called emergency-actuated headrest 12. The headrest 12 moves from the initial position shown in FIG. 1 to the upward displacement position shown in FIG. 3, which is displaced forwardly from the initial position shown in FIG.
In FIG. 3, the lower initial position is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and the upper displacement position is indicated by a solid line, and the headrest 12 is displaced forwardly under an arc motion as indicated by an arrow.

As can be seen from FIG. 2 in addition to FIGS. 1 and 3, the pair of left and right pivot links 14 having a substantially L shape are connected to the left and right side members 18 a of the seat back frame 18 by the pivot pins 16. Each is pivotally attached to the link bracket 19. The support shaft 20 is installed between the corresponding end portions of the pair of left and right rotation links 14 and is pivotally supported, so that the support shaft 20 can be rotated horizontally in the vertical direction with the rotation of the rotation link. Yes.
In FIG. 2, the right rotation link 14 in the drawing is hidden by the right side member 18a.

  The lower end of a cylindrical holder bracket 24 that passes through and holds the stay 22 of the headrest is fixed to the support shaft 20, and the holder bracket slides against a fixed bracket guide 26 provided on the upper member 18b of the seat back frame. It is inserted and arranged so as to be movable and tiltable. Therefore, the headrest 12 is moved from the initial position below to the upper displacement position while being tilted forward by the upward movement of the support shaft 20 accompanying the rotation of the rotation link 14.

  In the embodiment, the holder bracket 24 is formed by bending a cylindrical body having a substantially rectangular cross section when viewed from the side, and the headrest stay 22 is inserted into the upper end of the holder bracket via the stay holder 28. ing.

  The stay holder 28 is fixedly attached to the upper half portion 24a of the holder bracket 24, and the stay 22 is fixedly held at an arbitrary vertical position by a lock mechanism. Since it is not a gist of the invention but a known configuration, detailed description thereof is omitted.

As can be clearly understood from FIG. 2, the upper half 24 a of the holder bracket 24 is inserted through the bracket guide 26.
4A and 4B are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view of the bracket guide. As shown in FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B), the bracket guide 26 has front and rear walls 28f and 28r, both of which correspond to the angle of the upper half 24a of the holder bracket at the initial position below the headrest. The wall shape is a combination of the first support surface 28a having an inclination angle and the second support surface 28b having an inclination angle corresponding to the angle of the holder bracket at the upward displacement position. Then, the first support surface 28a and the second support surface 28b of the front and rear walls are alternately formed as stepped parallel surfaces that enable the holder bracket 24 to be sandwiched, whereby the front and rear wall surfaces are sandwiched. Thus, the holder bracket is configured to be held at both of the lower initial position and the upper displacement position of the headrest 12.

  Since the bracket guide 26 is formed in such a wall surface shape, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the bracket guide is the holder bracket at the front and rear walls at the lower initial position and the upper displacement position of the headrest. 24 can be clamped under surface contact. Therefore, rattling of the headrest 12 is reliably prevented, and the headrest is held by the bracket guide 26 without causing rattling.

  Further, by providing substantially U-shaped cuts on the left and right side walls of the bracket guide 26, downward hooks 26a are formed on the left and right side walls, and at the lower position of the hook, facing the hooks, an annular peripheral edge is formed. A step portion 26b is formed on the peripheral surface of the bracket guide. Therefore, the bracket guide 26 is fixedly locked to the upper member of the seat back frame by sandwiching the upper member 18b of the seat back frame between the hook 26a and the peripheral step portion 26b.

  As described above, since the support shaft 20 is supported by the pair of left and right rotation links 14 so as to be vertically movable, the vertical position of the headrest 12 varies due to the vertical movement of the support shaft accompanying the rotation of the rotation links. Is done. Then, the support shaft 20 is moved back and forth by moving circularly in the vertical direction with the pivot pin 16 of the rotation link as a fulcrum, so that the headrest 12 is tilted back and forth with the bracket guide 26 as a fulcrum (FIG. 1, FIG. 3, see FIG. 4 (B)).

  As can be seen from FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the stopper piece 19 a is bent from the link bracket 19 at a substantially right angle and protrudes on the rotation locus of the rotation link 14. Therefore, the rotation of the rotation link 14 at the lower initial position of the headrest 12 is restricted by being locked to the stopper piece 19a.

  The urging force from the urging means 30 is applied to the rotation link 14 as a force that urges the headrest 12 in the downward initial position direction. That is, the headrest 12 is biased in the downward initial position direction under the biasing force of the biasing means 30.

In the embodiment, the urging means 30 is embodied as a tension coil spring erected between the left and right pivot links 14 and the left and right side members 18a of the seat back frame. The upper end 30a of the tension coil spring is provided in the engaging hole of the rotating link 14 above the support shaft 20, and the lower end thereof is provided in the engaging hole provided in the left and right side members 18a of the seat back frame below the support shaft 20. The biasing force in the direction toward the initial position below the headrest is applied to the rotary link 14.
That is, in FIG. 2, an urging force that rotates the rotation link 14 clockwise around the pivot pin 16 is applied to the rotation link by the urging means (tensile coil spring) 30.

  In the seat back structure provided with this type of emergency-actuated headrest 12, the load due to the rearward inertial movement of the occupant at the time of a rear collision against the urging force (spring force of the tension coil spring) by the urging means 30 is applied. Thus, the rotation link 14 is rotated in the headrest upward displacement direction. In other words, a load from the occupant due to the backward inertial movement at the time of the rear impact is received by a predetermined pressure receiving member, and the load is transmitted to the rotating link 14 as a rotational force in the headrest upward displacement direction against the biasing force of the biasing means 30. The seat back 10 is configured so as to be given.

  In the embodiment, a pressure receiving member 34 capable of receiving a load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back is provided in the seat back 18, and the upper end of the support shaft 20 is connected to the support shaft 20 so that the load from both the occupant's waist and the occupant's back is received. The pressure receiving member is embodied as a vertically installed member that can receive a load.

  As the pressure receiving member 34, for example, a rod-like member arranged extending in the vertical direction, for example, rigidity that allows the support shaft 20 to be pushed up, and flexibility to be bent by receiving pressure from the occupant waist and the occupant back. What consists of a rod-shaped member which has together.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, the pressure receiving member 34 includes, for example, a pair of vertical axes 34 a having a width capable of receiving a load from the occupant's back by bending a rod-shaped member, and a pair of vertical axes. It is formed in a front U-shape having a horizontal shaft 34b connected at its lower end. The horizontal axis 34b receives a load from the occupant's waist, and a position at which the load from the occupant's waist can be received by the backward inertial movement at the time of a rear collision, for example, approximately from the left and right side members 18a of the seat back frame. The sheet is disposed substantially in the center in the side direction of the separated sheet.
In the embodiment, the width of the lower half part 34a2 of the pair of longitudinal axes 34a is formed narrower than the upper half part 34a1, and the lateral axis 34b is narrower than the distance between the pair of longitudinal axes. Can be reliably received in the lower half of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis. Further, since the pressure receiving member 34 is formed by bending one rod-shaped member, the pressure receiving member can be easily formed.

  The pressure receiving member 34 is connected to the crank member 36 in the step portion 34a3 in which the width of the vertical axis 34a changes. For example, the pressure receiving member 34 is connected to the crank member while allowing the crank member to rotate by covering the step 34a3 of the pressure receiving member and the crank member 36 with a substantially elliptic cylindrical member 35.

  Support holes 18a1 are formed in the left and right side members 18a of the seat back frame, respectively, and the left and right end portions 36a of the crank member 36 are pivotally supported by the support holes, so that the crank member It is constructed between the side members and is provided so as to be pivotable rearward and upward.

  In the normal driving posture of the occupant, the occupant's waist is almost in contact with the seatback seating surface, whereas the occupant's back tends to be separated from the seatback seating surface. Therefore, in the case of rearward inertial movement at the time of a rear collision, the pressure of the pressure receiving member on the horizontal axis 34b by the occupant's waist is generated prior to the pressure of the pressure receiving member on the vertical axis 34a of the occupant's back.

  When the occupant's waist moves rearward under the rearward inertial movement at the time of a rear collision, and the pressing force thereby acts on the horizontal shaft 34b of the pressure receiving member, the pressure receiving member 34 moves rearward of the seat with the rotation of the crank member 36. Moved to. The pressing force applied to the pressure receiving member 34 acts to rotate the rotating plate 14 counterclockwise in FIG. 1 via the support shaft 20 connected to the upper end of the pressure receiving member, and the pressing force is biased. When the biasing force of the means 30 is exceeded, the pressure receiving member pushes up the support shaft.

When the support shaft 20 is pushed up by the pressure receiving member 34 against the urging force of the urging means 30, the rotation link 14 starts to rotate in the headrest upward displacement direction.
Thus, since the initial movement is given to the rotation link 14 under the input of the load from the occupant's waist, the application of an impact load to the occupant's back when the rotation link is started is reduced.

  Although the movement stroke of the occupant's waist to the pressure receiving member 34 during the backward inertia movement is relatively short, the pressing force against the pressure receiving member is sufficiently large. Therefore, the rotation link 14 is smoothly started under the pressing force due to the load from the occupant's waist, and the impact load on the occupant is sufficiently reduced.

  Then, after the rotation link 14 is started, the rotation link is continuously rotated in the headrest upward displacement direction under the rearward movement of the pressure receiving member 34 due to the load from the occupant's waist, and the rearward inertial movement of the occupant's back As a result, the longitudinal axis 34a of the pressure receiving member is also pressed, and the pressure receiving member moves rearward. Therefore, the rotation link 14 is continuously rotated in the headrest upward displacement direction without stagnation.

  That is, after the rotation link 14 is started, the rotation of the rotation link in the upward displacement direction of the headrest is continued under pressure by both the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, and the headrest 12 is displaced upward by these loads. Continuously held in position.

  Since the rotation link 14 starts to rotate with the load from the occupant's waist, the impact load when the pressure receiving member 34 is pressed by the occupant's back is reliably reduced. From this point also, the rotation link is started. And the continuation of the rotation is ensured without imposing a shocking burden on the occupant.

  Since the pressure receiving member 34 is configured to receive loads from the occupant waist and the occupant back, even if the load from the occupant waist is not properly applied to the pressure receiving member, the pressure receiving member receives the load from the occupant back. The rotation link 14 can be rotated to move the headrest 12 to its upper displacement position, and the reliability of the emergency operation of the headrest is further improved.

Here, when the occupant's back part sinks greatly into the seat back seating surface due to the rearward inertial movement, the pressing force at the occupant's waist part against the pressure receiving member 34 may be reduced due to the change in posture.
However, holding the rotary link 14 at the headrest upward displacement position against the urging force of the urging means 30 under the pressing of the longitudinal axis 34a of the pressure receiving member by the occupant's back with the backward inertia movement of the occupant's back, That is, since the holding of the headrest 12 at the upper displacement position is continued, the headrest can be maintained at the upper displacement position without depending on the load from the occupant waist.
Therefore, it is possible to easily ensure both high starting performance that does not impose an excessive shock load on the occupant and high holding performance that does not depend on the pressing force from the occupant's waist.

By simply connecting the pressure receiving member 34 to the pivotable crank member 36, the pressure receiving member can move rearward by receiving the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back at the time of a rear collision, and the configuration is simplified. In addition, the related members are only two members, the pressure receiving member 34 and the crank member 36, and are assembled simply by connecting the pressure receiving member to the rotatable crank member. Therefore, high assembly accuracy is not required, and it is quick and easy. Assembled into.
Furthermore, since the pressure receiving member 34 can be moved rearward under a free movement that is not guided or restrained by a guide member with a guide hole or the like, the pressure receiving member 34 can be moved quickly and high operating performance is ensured.

  Further, since the pressure receiving member 34 that receives a load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back is formed from a flexible rod-shaped member, the pressure receiving member bends under the input of the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back. The impact on the occupant's waist and the occupant's back is alleviated by the bending.

By the way, at the time of a rear collision, the head of the occupant moves forward and then rearward, and a load (rebound load) acts on the headrest 12 at the upward displacement position from the occupant's head, and the direction in which the rebound load is applied. In some cases, the rebound load may act as a force for returning the headrest 12 to the initial position.
However, as can be seen from FIG. 5, which is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a partially broken seat back structure at the headrest upper displacement position, the action direction P <b> 2 of the rebound load is the rotation direction of the rotation link 14 at the time of headless return. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the headrest from returning due to a rebound load.

Further, at the upward displacement position of the headrest 12, the load P1 from the occupant's waist and the back of the occupant and the rebound load P2 from the headrest 12 that act to push up the support shaft 20 act on the rotation link 14, respectively. Even if the direction of action of the rebound load P2 is below the center of the pivot pin 16 which is the force that pivots the pivot link in the return direction of the headrest, the pivot point of the pivot link (the center of the pivot pin) ) And the support shaft 20, the distance L2 between the pivot point of the pivot link (the center of the pivot pin 16) and the point of action of the rebound load P2 is reliably reduced.
P2 × L2 << P1 × L1
Therefore, the torque (= P2 × L2) in the return direction of the headrest acting on the rotation link is sufficiently smaller than the torque (= P1 × L1) for pushing up the support shaft 20.
That is, at the headrest upper displacement position, even if a rebound load acts on the headrest 12, the headrest is reliably held at the upper displacement position, and high holding performance at the upper displacement position is obtained.

As can be seen from FIG. 5, the upper end of the longitudinal axis 34a of the pressure receiving member is bent so that the support shaft 20 can be pushed up, and the rotation link rotates in the through hole 20a formed in the support shaft. It is inserted leaving a gap that allows
When the headrest 12 is returned to the lower initial position direction under the urging force of the urging means 30, the support shaft 20 abuts on the upper end bent portion 34 a ′ of the vertical axis to push down the pressure receiving member 34. Return to its initial position.

  Further, in the embodiment, the force line of the biasing means 30 formed of the tension coil spring is between the pivot point (the pivot pin 16) of the pivot link 14 and the support shaft 20, and the pivot link at the headrest upper displacement position. The urging means is arranged so as to be located in the vicinity of the 14 pivot points. If the urging means 30 is arranged in this manner, the transmission efficiency of the urging force at the upper displacement position is intentionally lowered, and therefore the return starting force of the headrest 12 from the upper displacement position is reliably reduced.

  Although not shown in order to avoid complication of the drawing, a flexible member elastically supported between the left and right side members of the seat back frame is provided on the front surface of the pressure receiving member 34 and the crank member 36 by, for example, a tension coil spring. S support springs and S springs installed between the left and right side members of the seat back frame are disposed as receiving members for cushion bodies such as seat pads. The support plate and the S spring are disposed so as to cover the front surface with a gap between the pressure receiving member 34 and the crank member 36, and the presence of the gap allows the pressure receiving member to receive a load due to sinking or the like during sitting. Does not receive pressure. In other words, the feeling of bottoming out at the time of sitting is reliably prevented.

FIGS. 6A and 7 are a longitudinal sectional view and a partially broken perspective view of a seat back structure of a seat back structure for a vehicle seat according to another embodiment of the present invention (embodiment 2) and a partially broken perspective view, respectively. 6 (B) is a longitudinal sectional view at the headrest upper displacement position. Here, FIGS. 6A, 7 and 6B correspond to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 in the first embodiment, respectively.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in that the crank member is installed between the pair of left and right support links, and the other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. Explained.

The pair of support links 40 are provided to connect the crank member 36 and the rotation link 14 to transmit the movement of the crank member to the rotation link 14.
6A and 7B, for example, the support link 40 is formed by combining a first link 41 located at the upper part and a second link 42 located at the lower part. . The upper end of the first link 41 is connected to the pivot link 14 by a pivot pin 41a, and the lower end of the second link 42 is connected to the side member 18a of the seat back frame by a pivot pin 42a. The upper ends of the support links 40 (the upper ends of the first links 41) can be moved up and down by pivoting the opposite ends of the support links with pivot pins 41b.

An end portion 36 a of the crank member is pivotally attached to a support hole 41 c formed in the first link 41. A guide piece 41d is provided on the first link 41, and an end 36a of the crank member is inserted into a guide groove 41d1 formed in the guide piece.
The lowering of the crank member 36 in the initial state is restricted by engaging the intermediate portion 36a 'of the crank member with the lower end of the guide groove 41d1 of the guide piece.

  In this configuration, when the pressure receiving member 34 receives a load from the occupant waist or the occupant back, the pressure receiving member 34 moves rearward along with the first link 41. Since the support link 40 moves in the extending direction by the rearward movement of the first link 41, the force from the support link is against its urging force of the urging member 30 (the pivot pin 16). ) Is applied from the support link 40 to the rotating link as a pressing force (a pressing force in the acting direction) that rotates counterclockwise (the headrest upward displacement position direction) in FIG.

  In other words, in addition to the pressing force for rotating the rotation link 14 in the direction of the headrest upward displacement position via the support shaft 20 by the rearward movement of the pressure receiving member 34 as in the first embodiment, this embodiment (the embodiment). In 2), due to the extension of the support link 40 caused by the rearward movement of the pressure receiving member 34, a pressing force in the acting direction is applied to the rotating link via the support link.

As described above, in the configuration in which the pressing force due to the direction movement of the pressure receiving member 34 is applied to the rotation link 14 via the highly rigid support link 40, the rotation link can be quickly and surely rotated. Starting and continuing the rotation are ensured without imposing a shocking burden on the occupant.
In addition, since the rotation link 14 is pushed up via the support link 40 having high rigidity, the certainty of holding the headrest 12 at the upward displacement position is improved.

As described above, according to the present invention, at the time of a rear collision, the pressure receiving member moves backward and upward while rotating the crank member backward and upward under the load from the occupant's waist, and rotates the rotational link. Although the load is received from the occupant's waist at the initial movement, the load on the back of the occupant acts on the pressure receiving member following the load from the occupant's waist. Therefore, under the pressure receiving of the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, the pressure receiving member can move rearward and upward to rotate the rotation link in the upward displacement direction of the headrest, and the headrest is in its upper displacement position. To move smoothly. The pressure-receiving member receives the loads on the occupant's waist and the occupant's back, so that the headrest can be continuously held at the upper displacement position.
In addition, since the pressure receiving member is moved by the pressure from the occupant's waist during the initial movement, there is no possibility of imposing an excessive burden on the occupant's back during the initial movement.
Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily ensure both high starting performance that does not impose an excessive shock load on the occupant and high holding performance that does not depend on the pressing force from the occupant waist.

  Furthermore, by simply connecting the pressure receiving member to the rotatable crank member, the pressure receiving member can move rearward by receiving the load from the occupant's waist and the occupant's back at the time of rear collision, and the configuration is simplified. In addition, there are only two members, the pressure-receiving member and the crank member, and the assembly is done simply by connecting the pressure-receiving member to the pivotable crank member. Therefore, high assembly accuracy is not required and quick and easy assembly is possible. It is done. Furthermore, since the pressure receiving member can move rearward under free movement, it can move quickly and high operating performance is ensured.

  The above-described embodiments are for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. All modifications, alterations and the like within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Needless to say.

  In general, the headrest that can be attached to and detached from the seat back is the target, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the invention can be applied to a headrest that cannot be attached and detached.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view in the headrest downward initial position of the seat back structure of the vehicle seat which concerns on one Example (Example 1) of this invention is shown. The perspective view of a partial fracture | rupture in the headrest lower initial position of the seat back structure of a vehicle seat is shown. The longitudinal cross-sectional view in the headrest upper displacement position of the seat back structure of a vehicle seat is shown. (A), (B) shows the perspective view and longitudinal cross-sectional view of a bracket guide. The enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of the partial fracture | rupture in the headrest upward displacement position of the seat back structure of a vehicle seat is shown. (A) (B) shows the longitudinal cross-sectional view in the headrest downward initial position and headrest upward displacement position of the seat back structure of the vehicle seat which concerns on another Example (Example 2) of this invention. The perspective view of a partial fracture | rupture in the headrest lower initial position of the seat back structure of a vehicle seat is shown.

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10 Seat back 12 Headrest 14 Rotating link
16 Pivot pin (Pivot point of rotating link)
20 Support shaft 24 Holder bracket 26 Bracket guide 28f, 28r Front and rear walls 28a, 28b First and second support surfaces 30 Biasing means (tensile coil spring)
34 pressure receiving member 34a vertical axis 34b horizontal axis 36 crank member 40 support link

Claims (4)

When the pressure receiving member installed in the seat back receives a load exceeding a predetermined urging force due to the rearward inertial movement of the occupant during a rear collision, the headrest is forcibly moved from its initial lower support position to a predetermined upper position. In the seat back structure of the vehicle seat to be displaced,
A pair of left and right pivot links are pivotally attached to the left and right side members of the seat back frame,
The support shaft is installed between the predetermined ends of the pair of left and right rotation links so that the vertical arc movement is possible with the rotation of the rotation links,
By inserting the headrest stay integrally provided on the support shaft, the cylindrical holder bracket to be held is slidably and tiltably inserted into the bracket guide fixed to the upper member of the seat back frame. It is possible to ensure the upward displacement of the headrest while tilting forward with the guide as a fulcrum, under the rotation of the rotation link against the urging force,
The pressure receiving member is disposed as a vertical pressure receiving member extending downward so as to be able to receive a load from both the occupant waist and the occupant back, with the connection of the upper end thereof to the support shaft,
A seat back structure for a vehicle seat, characterized in that the pressure receiving member is supported by a crank member that is laid in a lateral direction of the seat back so as to be pivotable rearward and upward, and is supported by a shaft. When the pressure receiving member installed in the seat back receives a load exceeding a predetermined urging force due to the rearward inertial movement of the occupant during a rear collision, the headrest is forcibly moved from its initial lower support position to a predetermined upper position. In the seat back structure of the vehicle seat to be displaced,
A pair of left and right pivot links are pivotally attached to the left and right side members of the seat back frame,
The support shaft is installed between the predetermined ends of the pair of left and right rotation links so that the vertical arc movement is possible with the rotation of the rotation links,
By inserting the headrest stay integrally provided on the support shaft, the cylindrical holder bracket to be held is slidably and tiltably inserted into the bracket guide fixed to the upper member of the seat back frame. It is possible to ensure the upward displacement of the headrest while tilting forward with the guide as a fulcrum, under the rotation of the rotation link against the urging force,
The pressure receiving member is disposed as a vertical pressure receiving member extending downward so as to be able to receive a load from both the occupant waist and the occupant back, with the connection of the upper end thereof to the support shaft,
The crank member that is installed between the right and left support links provided between the left and right side members of the seat back frame and the left and right support links so as to be pivotable rearward and upward, and is horizontally supported by the shaft. A seat back structure for a vehicle seat, wherein the pressure receiving member is supported and the rotation of the crank member is transmitted to the rotation link through the support link as the rotation of the rotation link against the urging force.   The said pressure-receiving member was formed in the front substantially U shape which has a pair of vertical axis | shaft which has a width which can receive the load from a passenger | crew's back part, and a horizontal axis which can receive the load from a passenger | crew's waist | hip | lumbar part. 3. A seat back structure for a vehicle seat according to 1 or 2. The bracket guide includes a first support surface having an inclination angle corresponding to the angle of the holder bracket at a lower initial position of the headrest, and a second support surface having an inclination angle corresponding to the angle of the holder bracket at an upper displacement position of the headrest. Front and rear walls each having a surface,
The seat back structure for a vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first support surface and the second support surface of the front and rear walls are alternately formed as stepped parallel surfaces that can sandwich the holder bracket. .

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