JP2009286316A - Load absorbing structure of vehicular seat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a load absorbing structure of a vehicular seat for easily achieving a desired energy absorbing capability by means of high productivity, and reducing a manufacturing cost. <P>SOLUTION: A rear cross member 12 connecting left and right side members 10 includes a hollow first pipe 20 and a second pipe 21 with a diameter smaller than the first pipe 20. The end portion of the second pipe 21 is inserted into the first pipe 20, and both of the pipes 20 and 21 are coupled by a rivet 22 inserted through the pipes in a radial direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a load absorbing structure for a vehicle seat having a function of absorbing an input load from the side of the vehicle.

  A technique for absorbing a heavy load input from the side of a vehicle with a skeleton component of a seat is known (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

In this load absorbing structure, a metal pipe member that connects the outer leg portion and the inner leg portion of the seat in the vehicle width direction is provided, and a step portion having a suddenly changing diameter is integrally formed in the middle of the metal pipe member. is there. In this load absorbing structure, when a large load is input from the side of the vehicle, the step portion of the metal pipe plastically deforms so that the small diameter portion enters the large diameter portion, thereby absorbing the energy of the input load.
US Pat. No. 6,942,262 US Pat. No. 7,021,686

  However, in this conventional load absorption structure, the yield load at which the metal pipe starts plastic deformation is determined by the step shape, thickness, material strength, etc. of the metal pipe, so at a desired timing (load) when a large load is input. It is difficult to plastically deform the metal pipe, and the processing methods that can be employed are limited. For this reason, it is difficult to improve the production efficiency.

  Accordingly, the present invention is intended to provide a load absorbing structure for a vehicle seat capable of reducing production cost by easily obtaining desired energy absorption performance by means excellent in mass productivity. Is.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem, a pair of side members (for example, side members 10 in the embodiments described later) extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are cross members (for example, extending in the vehicle width direction). A vehicle seat load absorbing structure connected via a rear cross member 12 in an embodiment described later, wherein the cross member is a hollow first pipe (for example, a first pipe in an embodiment described later). 20), a second pipe having a diameter smaller than that of the first pipe (for example, a second pipe 21 in an embodiment described later), and the end of the second pipe inserted in the first pipe. A fastening member (for example, a rivet 22 in an embodiment described later) that penetrates and fastens the first pipe and the second pipe is provided.

  As a result, when the pair of side members is pressed by the input of a large load from the side of the vehicle, the fastening member that has been fastened through the first pipe and the second pipe is broken, and energy due to deformation of the seat Absorption begins.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cross member is inserted into the first pipe, the second pipe having a smaller diameter than the first pipe, and the end of the second pipe inserted into the first pipe. Since it has a configuration including a fastening member that penetrates and fastens the pipe, it is possible to easily obtain the desired energy absorption performance by means excellent in mass productivity.
Further, in the present invention, since the small-diameter second pipe is joined by the fastening member in a state of being inserted into the large-diameter first pipe, after the fastening member breaks, the guide action of both pipes causes the axial direction in the middle. There is an advantage that abrupt bending can be prevented and stable energy absorption can be obtained.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a skeleton part of a seat 1 (vehicle seat) on the front seat side of a vehicle, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 1 at the time of a side collision.

  The seat 1 includes a seat cushion 2 that supports the occupant's buttocks, a seat back 3 that is pivotally connected to the rear end of the seat cushion 2 and supports the occupant's waist and chest (back), and the seat. A headrest (not shown) that is supported by the upper portion of the back 3 and supports the head and neck of the occupant is provided.

  In the seat cushion 2, a pair of side members 10, 10 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are connected by a front cross member 11 and a rear cross member 12 (cross member) to form a substantially rectangular cushion frame 13. . A spring 14 is attached to the cushion frame 13, and a cushion pad (not shown) is supported by the cushion frame 13 and the spring 14. The cushion frame 13 is attached to the vehicle body floor 16 via seat rails 15 and 15 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

  In the seat back 3, a spring (not shown) is attached to the substantially rectangular seat back frame 17, and a cushion pad (not shown) is supported by the seat back frame 17 and the spring.

  In addition, since the front seat 1 is provided in a pair of left and right and has the same function and structure although the left and right are symmetrical, one seat 1 will be described below as a representative. A vehicle body floor 16 is bulged upward between the left and right seats 1 of the front seat, and a tunnel (not shown) extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed. A fuel cell is mounted on the lower inner side of the tunnel. . Side sills (not shown) extending in the vehicle front-rear direction are formed outside the left and right seats 1 of the front seat.

  By the way, the front cross member 11 constituting the cushion frame 13 is formed by a press-molded plate material, but the rear cross member 12 is configured by combining a plurality of pipe materials.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear cross member 12 includes hollow first pipes 20 and 20 that are welded and fixed to the left and right side members 10 and 10, respectively, and a smaller diameter than the first pipe 20. A hollow second pipe 21 whose both ends are respectively fitted inside the first pipes 20 on both sides, and the first pipe 20 on both sides and the second pipe 21 on the center are respectively fastening members. Connected by a rivet 22. The rivet 22 is inserted into through-holes 23 and 24 formed in the peripheral walls of the first pipe 20 and the second pipe 21, respectively, and the shaft portion 22a of the rivet 22 is in a shearing direction (the axial direction of the pipes 20 and 21). ) Load.

  In the above configuration, when a collision load is input to the side surface of the vehicle employing the vehicle seat 1 according to the present invention, the collision load is input from the side sill to the cushion frame 13 due to the deformation of the side sill on the side of the vehicle body.

  The left and right side members 10, 10 of the cushion frame 13 are connected by a front cross member 11 and a rear cross member 12. If the load input to the rear cross member 12 exceeds a specified load, the rear cross member 12 The rivet 22 connecting the first pipe 20 and the second pipe 21 is broken by receiving a shear load, and the end of the second pipe 21 enters the first pipe 20 as shown in FIG. The axial length of the member 12 is reduced. Thereby, the deformation | transformation centering on the cushion frame 13 rear-end part of the seat 1 is started, and collision energy is absorbed during the deformation | transformation.

  Accordingly, since the collision energy can be sufficiently absorbed by the seat 1 before the tunnel in the center of the vehicle body starts to be deformed due to the collision load, in a vehicle in which the fuel cell is arranged inside the tunnel, a large load due to the collision is applied to the fuel cell. Can be prevented in advance.

  As described above, in the load absorbing structure of the seat 1 of this embodiment, the rear cross members 12 that connect the left and right side members 10 and 10 of the cushion frame 12 are fixed to the left and right side members 10 respectively. The first pipe 20, the small-diameter second pipe 21 whose both ends are fitted inside the first pipe 20, and the rivet 22 that is fastened in a state of passing through the first and second pipes 20, 21 in the radial direction. Therefore, it is possible to easily set the yield load for starting the breakage by appropriately setting the outer diameter, strength, material, and the like of the rivet 22. Since the rivet 22 used in the load absorbing structure of the seat 1 is a small and excellent mass-productive part and can be easily changed in outer diameter, strength, material, etc., in order to reduce the production cost of the vehicle. It will be advantageous.

Further, in this load absorbing structure, the rivet is formed with the small-diameter second pipe 21 inserted into the large-diameter first pipe 20, that is, with the pipes 20 and 21 partially overlapping in the axial direction. Therefore, after the rivet 22 is broken, both the pipes 20 and 21 can be stably displaced in the direction of shortening the axial length without causing a sharp bend in the middle of the axial direction.
Therefore, in this load absorbing structure, collision energy can be stably absorbed.

  Further, in the load absorbing structure of the seat 1 of this embodiment, since the small-diameter second pipe 21 is disposed between the large-diameter first pipes 20, 20 fixed to the left and right side members 10, the rivet 22. After the cushion frame 13 starts to be deformed due to breakage of the first and second pipes, the first pipes 20 and 20 on both sides come into contact with each other at the end surfaces, so that local deformation of the cushion frame 13 can be prevented.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various design change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the rivet 22 is used as a fastening member that fastens the first pipe 20 and the second pipe 21 in a penetrating state, but the fastening member is not limited to the rivet 22, and the first pipe 20 Other components such as pins and bolts may be used as long as they have a shaft that penetrates the second pipe 21 in the radial direction. Further, the load absorbing structure of the embodiment may be used for the front cross member 11.

The schematic perspective view of the frame | skeleton part of the vehicle seat of one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 1 of the embodiment. Sectional drawing corresponding to the AA cross section of FIG. 1 at the time of the side collision of the embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 ... side member 12 ... rear cross member (cross member)
20 ... 1st pipe 21 ... 2nd pipe 22 ... Rivet (fastening member)

Claims (1)

A pair of side members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is a load absorbing structure for a vehicle seat connected via a cross member extending in the vehicle width direction,
The cross member includes a hollow first pipe, a second pipe having a smaller diameter than the first pipe, and the first pipe in a state where an end portion of the second pipe is inserted inside the first pipe. A vehicle seat load absorbing structure comprising: a fastening member that penetrates and fastens the second pipe.

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