JP2009179303A - Cable routing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent or decease involvement of a cable in a rotating device and solve the problem of loosening of the cable with a simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: A cable wiring structure is configured so that the cable 10 is laid on the side of a seat cushion 4 stepping across the rotating device 22 after being led to the seat side on its routing way, and a part of the cable 10 which steps across the rotating device 22 is attached to a supporting section 44 provided in an extended condition on the frame 6F of a seat back or the frame 4F of the seat cushion 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cable routing structure for a vehicle seat including a seat back that is connected to a seat cushion via a rotation device (can be tilted up and down).

In the above-described vehicle seat, when the cable extending from the seat back member is routed to the seat back side, the cable is slightly stretched in consideration of the cable being pulled when the seat back is tilted forward. Generally, it is provided (see [FIG. 8] of Patent Document 1).
However, if the cable is provided with a slack, the cable will loosen when the seatback is tilted backward (so-called extra length difference will occur), and this loose cable (extra length part) will be worn or damaged by external interference. There was a problem of damage.

Therefore, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the cable routed on the rear surface of the seat back is led into the seat from the connecting portion (gap) with the seat cushion, and the cable is connected to the shaft member bridged in the seat. The long part is going to be installed.
According to this known technique, the slack when the seat back is tilted backward can be eliminated by storing the extra length of the cable in the seat.

By the way, in a vehicle seat, various members such as an air bag may be provided on a side surface of a frame (back frame) of the seat back. The cable extending from the member of the back frame typically extends downward along the side surface of the back frame, passes through the vicinity of the rotation device, and is routed on the seat cushion side.
The cable on the side of the frame is also designed to eliminate slack when the seatback is tilted backward, since the length of the cable is typically given some allowance for the seat tilt. desirable.
JP 2006-327240 A

However, if the cable on the side surface of the frame is pulled into the seat in the middle of the routing, the length becomes longer and the cost and weight increase.
In addition, since this type of cable passes through the vicinity of the rotating device as described above, it may be worn or damaged by being caught in the rotating device. Of course, the cable can be attached to another member (for example, a shield member that covers the rotating device) to prevent the cable from being caught in the rotating device. However, this complicates the cable routing structure and the installation work is troublesome.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent or reduce the winding of the rotating device with a simple configuration and to eliminate the slack of the cable. There is to do.

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problem, in the cable arrangement structure for a vehicle seat according to the first aspect of the present invention, a cable that transmits the side surface of the frame of the seat back is guided to the side of the seat in the middle of the arrangement, and then the rotation device Route to the seat cushion side.
Then, by attaching the cable (all or part of the cable) straddling the rotation device to a support portion protruding from the frame of the seat cushion or the frame of the seat back, the winding of the rotation device is prevented or reduced. At the same time, we decided to eliminate cable slack as much as possible.

  The cable routing structure of the second invention is the cable routing structure of the first invention, wherein the stopper portion provided on either the seat back frame or the seat cushion frame is provided on the other side different from the one. The structure which contacts the to-be-stopped part and regulates the rotation operation of the seat back with respect to the seat cushion is provided. Therefore, a configuration in which a support portion is formed in the stopper portion (a configuration in which two functions are combined with one member) is adopted.

  The cable routing structure of the third invention is the cable routing structure of the first invention or the second invention, wherein the support portion is closer to the rotation axis of the rotation device than the contact portion between the stopper portion and the stopper portion. Formed. Thus, by forming the support portion at a position relatively close to the rotating shaft, it is possible to further reduce the change in the length of the cable (the extra length difference). Further, by forming the contact portion between the stopper portion and the stopper portion at a position relatively separated from the rotation shaft, the load applied to the stopper portion is reduced when receiving the torque applied to the center of the rotation shaft.

A cable routing structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the cable routing structure according to any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, wherein a lever member fitted to the rotation device is swung to lock the rotation device. The structure which cancels | releases is provided.
In view of this, the above-described support portion is arranged at a position different from the swing range of the lever member, and the cable is routed in a desired state without disturbing the unlocking operation by the lever member as much as possible. Further, by forming the support portion at a position different from the swing range of the lever member (a position not overlapping with the lever member), the vehicle seat can be designed compactly in the width direction.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent or reduce the winding of the rotating device with a simple configuration and to eliminate the slack of the cable. According to the second invention, the number of parts of the cable routing structure can be reduced as much as possible. According to the third invention, the stopper portion can be reduced in size, and a more rational cable routing structure can be obtained. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the vehicle seat can be made compact, and the cable can be brought into a desired routing state without disturbing the operation of the lever member as much as possible.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In each of the drawings, a reference symbol F is appropriately assigned to the front of the vehicle seat, a reference symbol B to the rear of the vehicle seat, and a reference symbol L to the side of the vehicle seat.
[Basic configuration of vehicle seat]
The vehicle seat 2 of the present embodiment includes a frame of the seat cushion 4 (cushion frame 4F), a frame of the seat back 6 (back frame 6F), and an air bag 8 described later with reference to FIG. The back frame 6F is connected to the cushion frame 4F via two rotation mechanisms (the reclining mechanism 60 and the forward tilting mechanism 20), and is configured to be tiltable with respect to the seat cushion 4 and forwardly tiltable.
A bracket 6aF constituting the lower portion of the back frame 6F is rotatably connected to a reclining mechanism 60 (first rotation device 62) at the rear of the cushion frame 4F, so that the seat back 6 can tilt with respect to the seat cushion 4. (Not shown).

Further, the back frame 6F and the bracket 6aF are rotatably connected via a forward tilting mechanism 20 (second rotating device 22) described later.
Then, the seat back 6 has a seating posture (solid line state in FIG. 1) standing up with respect to the seat cushion 4 and a retracted posture (two-dot broken line state in FIG. 1). Displace between.
The forward-turning mechanism 20 is turned in a locked state during the sitting posture, and can be displaced to the storage posture by swinging a lever member 30 described later to release the lock.

An airbag 8 is disposed on the side surface of the back frame 6F, and the cable 10 extends from the lower portion of the airbag 8 to the lower side of the seat (on the bracket 6aF side).
The cable 10 is guided along the side of the back frame 6F into the seat cushion 4 below the forward tilting mechanism 20. At this time, the slack (remaining length difference) when the seat back 6 is tilted backward, the forward tilting mechanism 20 and so on. Sufficient consideration must be given to entrainment.
Therefore, in this embodiment, by adopting a cable routing structure which will be described later, it is possible to eliminate the slack (excess length difference) of the cable 10 and to avoid the entanglement of the forward tilt mechanism 20 as much as possible. Hereinafter, each component will be described.

[Cable routing structure]
With reference to FIG. 1, the cable routing structure of this embodiment includes a lever member 30 that releases the lock of the forward tilt mechanism 20, and a stopper member 40 (stopper portion 42) that restricts the turning operation of the second turning device 22. And a support 44).
2 and 3, the forward tilting mechanism 20 of the present embodiment has a lower part of the back frame 6F and an upper part of the bracket 6aF arranged on the side thereof connected by a second rotating device 22 (substantially circular shape). Configured. The rotation shaft 26 of the second rotation device 22 is inserted through the bracket 6aF and protrudes to the side of the bracket 6aF.

The upper outer shape of the bracket 6aF (flat plate shape) is a substantially semicircular shape along the outer periphery of the second rotating device 22, and the upper peripheral half is notched in an arc shape (substantially a quarter arc shape). A notch 24 is provided.
The notch 24 is formed on the front side of the bracket 6aF. A part of the side surface of the back frame 6F is exposed to the side of the seat from the formation position MR (see the hatched portion in FIG. 2) of the notch 24. The sheet rear end (rear end 24 b) of the notch 24 is formed at a position slightly inclined rearward from the vertical line passing through the rotation shaft 26. Further, the sheet front end (front end portion 24f) of the notch 24 is formed at a position slightly inclined downward from the horizontal line passing through the rotation shaft 26.

(Lever member)
The lever member 30 (a flat plate-like long member) is fitted to the rotating shaft 26 at one end thereof, and a handle portion 32 is provided at the other end extending rearward of the seat. When the lever member 30 is swung up and down to rotate the rotating shaft 26, the second rotating device 22 is unlocked and the seat back 6 can be moved forward.
The swinging range SR of the lever member 30 is between the normal lever member 30 (solid line state in FIG. 2) and the upwardly moving lever member 30 (broken line state in FIG. 2).
The swing range SR is formed so as to expand in a fan shape at the rear of the sheet, and is set so as not to overlap the above-described formation range MR of the notch 24.

(Stopper member)
2 and 3, the stopper member 40 is a plate member having a substantially crank shape in front view disposed on the side surface of the back frame 6 </ b> F, and includes a stopper portion 42 and a support portion 44 described later.
The stopper member 40 (exclusively the stopper portion 42 and the support portion 44) of the present embodiment is disposed within the formation range MR of the notch portion 24.
And the stopper member 40 is arrange | positioned along the outer periphery of the 2nd rotation apparatus 22, and is the structure which rotates the surroundings of the 2nd rotation apparatus 22 with the rotation of the back frame 6F. The movable range of the stopper member 40 (exclusively the stopper portion 42 and the support portion 44) is within the range of the notch portion 24 (between the front end portion 24f and the rear end portion 24b). What is the swing range SR of the lever member 30? Moves at different positions.

Referring to FIG. 2, the stopper portion 42 is a flat plate member (a flat plate member having a bead) that protrudes from the side surface of the back frame 6 </ b> F within the formation range MR of the cutout portion 24.
The stopper portion 42 is disposed so as to abut on the rear end portion 24b (an example of the stopper portion) of the cutout portion 24 when the back frame 6F is seated, and protrudes from the side surface of the back frame 6F. The rotation of the second rotation device 22 is regulated by the contact between the stopper portion 42 and the rear end portion 24b, and the seat back 6 is held in the sitting posture.
Then, the stopper portion 42 moves in the formation position MR by the forward movement operation of the seat back 6, and comes into contact with the front end portion 24 f (another example of the stopper portion) of the notch portion 24. Thereby, the rotation operation of the second rotation device 22 is restricted, and the back frame 6F is held in the storage posture.

And the support part 44 (side view substantially R-attached triangular shape) is a plate-shaped member formed so as to protrude from the side surface of the second rotating device 22 to the side of the sheet with reference to FIG.
Referring to FIG. 4, the support portion 44 of the present embodiment is formed such that the upper portion of the stopper portion 42 is bent toward the rotation shaft 26 (with the structure in which the support portion 44 is formed on the stopper portion 42. is there). The distal end side of the support portion 44 extends toward the rotating shaft 26, and an insertion hole 46 for inserting the second clip 52 is provided in the middle thereof. That is, the support portion 44 is formed closer to the rotation shaft 26 of the second rotation device 22 than the contact portion between the stopper portion 42 and the stopper target portion (the front end portion 24f and the rear end portion 24b).
Then, as will be described later, the portion of the cable 10 straddling the second rotating device 22 is attached to the support portion 44 via the second clip 52. A clearance having a clearance dimension C is provided between the support portion 44 and the side surface of the second rotating device 22, and the insertion portion 53 of the second clip 52 is disposed in this clearance. Further, the distal end side of the support portion 44 is disposed close to the rotating shaft 26 with a separation dimension D1, and the second clip 52 in the inserted state is adjacent to the rotating shaft 26 as described later (second configuration). The clip 52 is configured to be displaced in the radial direction of the rotation shaft 26).

(Cable routing)
1 and 2, the cable 10 extending from the airbag 8 is guided to the side of the seat in the middle of the routing, and then routed to the seat cushion 4 side across the second rotating device 22. . The cable 10 of this embodiment is bent above the second rotating device 22 (with a bent portion R formed) and guided to the side of the sheet (see FIG. 4). At this time, the cable 10 above the seat is clipped to the side surface of the back frame 6F (insertion hole 56, first clip 50) (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
Referring to FIG. 3, after attaching the portion of the cable 10 straddling the second rotating device 22 (a part of the cable 10 disposed in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 26) to the second clip 52, the stopper member 40 described above. The support portion 44 (insertion hole 46) is inserted and clipped. Then, after the cable 10 below the seat is clipped to the bracket 6aF (the insertion hole 56 and the third clip 54), the cable 10 is led into the seat cushion 4 from the lower side of the forward mechanism 20. Finally, the second rotating device 22 is covered with the shield member 80 to complete the cable routing.

With reference to FIG. 1, the cable 10 routed as described above is supported by the support portion 44 at the portion near the rotary shaft 26 even when the back frame 6F is moved forward. Almost never loosen from.
With reference to FIG. 2, the length change (extra length difference) of the cable 10 can be further reduced by forming the support portion 44 at a position relatively close to the rotation shaft 26. Further, the contact portion between the stopper portion 42 and the stopper portion (the front end portion 24f and the rear end portion 24b) is formed at a position relatively separated from the rotation shaft 26 (a part of the outer periphery of the second rotation device 22). The load applied to the stopper portion 42 when receiving the torque applied to the center of the rotation shaft 26 is reduced. For this reason, the structure of the stopper member 40 (stopper part 42) can be reduced in size.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, the cable 10 is routed on the side of the seat with respect to the second rotation device 22, whereby the winding into the second rotation device 22 can be prevented or reduced.
In this embodiment, the stopper member 42 is provided with the stopper portion 42 and the support portion 44, so that the number of parts of the cable routing structure can be reduced as much as possible.
In this embodiment, the movable range of the stopper member 40 (support portion 44) (the notch portion 24 formation range MR) is set to be different from the swing range SR of the lever member 30. Therefore, the support portion 44 can support the cable 10 and route it at a desired position without disturbing the swing of the lever member 30 as much as possible. Further, by forming the support portion 44 at a position different from the swing range SR of the lever member 30 (a position not overlapping with the lever member 30), the vehicle seat 2 can be designed compactly in the width direction.

Then, referring to FIG. 4, the second clip 52 (the cable 10 at the portion straddling the second rotating device 22) inserted in the support portion 44 is disposed adjacent to the rotating shaft 26 protruding to the side of the seat. It is housed in the shield member 80 in a compact manner. For this reason, the thickness dimension T of the shield member 80 does not become extremely large but has a slim outer shape.
By the way, although the clearance (gap size C) of the support portion 44 is emphasized in the drawing, it may actually be about 20 mm to 30 mm. In addition, the distance D1 between the distal end side of the support portion 44 and the rotation shaft 26 is also emphasized in the drawing, but it may actually be about 3 mm to 5 mm. By setting the dimensions, the thickness dimension T of the shield member 80 is not increased (thickened) more than necessary, and a slim outer shape having excellent design properties is obtained.

The cable routing structure of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described examples, and can take other various embodiments.
(1) In the present embodiment, the vehicle seat 2 having the two-stage hinge mechanism has been described as an example. The cable routing structure of the present embodiment can also be applied to the vehicle seat 2 including any one of the forward tilt mechanism 20 and the reclining mechanism 60.
For example, the vehicle seat 2 is provided with a reclining mechanism 60. The reclining mechanism 60 includes a first rotation device 62, a second stopper portion 64 that restricts the rotation operation of the first rotation device 62, and a second lever member 66. A support portion 44 may be formed on the second stopper portion 64 to support the cable 10 in a portion straddling the first rotation device 62.

(2) In the present embodiment, the example in which the support portion 44 is provided on the back frame 6F has been described. Unlike this, the support portion 44 may be provided on the cushion frame 4F.
In this embodiment, the example in which the stopper member 40 is provided on the back frame 6F and the stopper portion is provided on the cushion frame 4F has been described. On the contrary, it is good also as a structure which provides a stopper part in the back frame 6F while providing a stopper member in the cushion frame 4F.
(3) In the present embodiment, the example in which the stopper portion 42 and the support portion 44 are provided on the stopper member 40 (combined configuration) has been described. Unlike this, the stopper portion 42 and the support portion 44 may be configured as separate members (configuration that increases the degree of freedom of the installation position).
(4) In the present embodiment, the cable 10 of the airbag 8 has been described as an example. The cable routing structure of the present embodiment can be applied to cables of various members (for example, lumbar support, power seat operation unit, switches, etc.) disposed on the side surface of the back frame 6F.
The cable is an expression including, for example, a wire harness, an electric wire, and a Bowden cable.

(5) In the present embodiment, the example in which the support portion 44 is provided in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 26 (slimmed example) has been described. Unlike this, it is also possible to provide a support portion 44 (insertion hole 46) directly above the rotation shaft 26 and insert the clip. In other words, the “cable of the portion straddling the rotation device” includes a portion of the cable 10 positioned immediately above the rotation shaft 26.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which provides the support part 44 in the rotating shaft 26 outer periphery, and inserts a clip. In other words, “the cable of the portion straddling the rotation device” includes all or a part of the cable 10 located in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the rotation shaft 26. For example, referring to FIG. 4, the support portion 44 (insertion hole 46) may be provided so as to fit within the gap (gap dimension D <b> 2) between the outer periphery of the second rotating device 22 and the inner periphery of the shield member 80. By doing so, the outer shape of the slim shield member 80 can be maintained without extremely increasing the length dimension W of the shield member 80.
(6) Further, in the present embodiment, the stopper member 40 having a substantially crank shape in the longitudinal section is described. The stopper member 40 may have various shapes such as a substantially inverted L-shaped longitudinal section, a substantially Z-shaped shape, and a substantially C-shaped shape.
In the present embodiment, the example in which the notch 24 is provided in the bracket 6aF has been described. Unlike this, the bracket may be provided with a quadrangular arc opening corresponding to the movable range of the stopper portion.
(7) In the present embodiment, the example of the second rotating device 22 in which the lever member 30 is disposed (an example that is easier to use) has been described. The present invention can also be applied to the second rotating device 22 that is not provided.
(8) In the present embodiment, an example in which the insertion hole 46 is provided in the support portion 44 (an example in which the cable 10 is clipped) has been described. As a means for attaching the cable 10 to the support portion 44, various methods such as a physical means such as a clamp and an adhesive means such as a fusion or an adhesive can be used in addition to the clip fastening.

It is a see-through | perspective side view of the vehicle seat side. It is a side view of a forward movement mechanism. It is a front perspective view of a seat frame. It is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view of a forward tilt mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

2 Vehicle Seat 4F Cushion Frame 4 Seat Cushion 6 Seat Back 6F Back Frame 6aF Bracket 8 Airbag 10 Cable 20 Forward-Folding Mechanism 22 Second Turning Device 24f Front End 24b Rear End 24 Notch 26 Turning Shaft 30 Lever Member 32 handle part 40 stopper member 42 stopper part 44 support part 46 insertion hole 50 first clip 52 second clip 53 insertion part 54 third clip 56 insertion hole 60 reclining mechanism 62 first rotation device 64 second stopper member 66 Second lever member 80 Shield member

Claims (4)

A cable routing structure for a vehicle seat for routing a cable traveling on a frame side surface of a seat back to a seat cushion side connected to the seat back via a rotation device,
After guiding the cable to the side of the seat in the middle of the routing, the cable is routed to the seat cushion side across the rotating device, and the portion of the cable straddling the rotating device is connected to the frame of the seat back. Or it is set as the structure attached to the support part protrudingly provided in the flame | frame of the said seat cushion, The cable routing structure characterized by the above-mentioned.   The stopper portion provided on either the seat back frame or the seat cushion frame abuts on the stopper portion provided on the other side different from the one, and the seat back rotates with respect to the seat cushion. The cable routing structure according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is formed on the stopper portion as a configuration for restricting the cable.   The cable routing structure according to claim 2, wherein the support portion is formed closer to a rotation axis of the rotation device than a contact portion between the stopper portion and the stopper portion. As a configuration in which the lever member fitted to the rotating device is swung to release the lock of the rotating device, the support portion protrudes from a position different from the swing range of the lever member. The cable routing structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that:

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