JP2010089735A - Mounting structure for display tag - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure for a display tag capable of installing the display tag to proper attitude. <P>SOLUTION: The mounting structure for the display tag for mounting the tag 60 to a seat cushion 2 includes: a switch 10 provided on a sitting surface of the seat cushion 2; and a cover 40 arranged so as to be superposed on a surface side of a base 13 of the switch 10. A support plate 61 of the tag 60 is stored in a recess formed between the base 13 and the cover 40 and is clamped by the base 13 and the cover 40, and a display part 62 of the tag 60 is exposed to the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a display tag to a sheet body.

For example, a display tag may be attached to a cushion body in which a cushion material is accommodated inside the skin, such as a headrest of a vehicle seat (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this case, a common method is to sew the display tag together when sewing the epidermis.
JP 2008-30711 A

  In this way, when the display tag is sewn together with the epidermis, there is no particular problem because the display tag is finished in a flat shape when the stitched portion of the epidermis is close to a straight line. When the display tag is co-sewn with the skin when the part has a complicated curved shape, the display tag becomes wavy and the display described on the display tag is difficult to see or difficult to distinguish. There is.

  In addition, a switch is provided on the seat cushion like an electric slide seat, and when the display tag for this switch is attached to the seat cushion, the display tag must be mounted at an appropriate position. In the mounting structure in which the display tag is sewn together with the skin, there is a problem that the positional accuracy of the display tag is low.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a display tag mounting structure in which the display tag can be installed in an appropriate posture.

The display tag mounting structure according to the present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
The invention according to claim 1 is a display tag mounting structure in which a display tag (for example, a tag 60 in a later-described embodiment) is attached to a seat body (for example, a seat cushion 2 in a later-described embodiment). A surface (for example, a seating surface 2a in an embodiment to be described later) is provided with a switch (for example, a switch 10 in the embodiment to be described later), and a part of the display tag is integrally attached to the switch. This is a display tag mounting structure.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, further comprising a cover (for example, a cover 40 in an embodiment to be described later) arranged to overlap the surface side of the switch, and a part of the display tag ( For example, a support plate 61) in an embodiment to be described later is sandwiched between the switch and the cover.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the display tag includes a display unit (for example, a display unit 62 in an embodiment described later) and a support plate (for example, the display unit). And a support plate 61 in an embodiment described later, wherein the support plate is housed in a recess formed between the switch and the cover, and the display unit is exposed to the outside.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the positioning accuracy of the display tag is improved. Moreover, since the switch is generally hard and the display tag is integrally attached to the hard member, the form of the display tag after the attachment is not affected by the shape of the sheet body. As a result, it is possible to attach the display tag to the sheet main body in an appropriate form without making the display tag undulate and to make the display easy to see.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since a part of the display tag is sandwiched between the switch and the cover, it is possible to prevent the display tag from falling off and to prevent the display tag from wobbling or rattling. be able to.

  According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to reliably prevent the display tag from falling off.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a display tag mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. In the following description, the front-rear direction coincides with the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the left-right direction coincides with the left-right direction viewed from the driver.

  A vehicle seat (hereinafter abbreviated as “seat”) 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a seat cushion (seat main body) 2 for supporting the occupant's buttocks so as to be movable back and forth with respect to the vehicle body and a seat back 3 for supporting the occupant's back Is provided so as to be tiltable so that the tilt relative to the seat cushion 2 can be adjusted. The seat 1 is a so-called electric slide seat, and is configured such that the front-rear operation of the seat cushion 2 and the tilting operation of the seat back 3 are driven by an electric mechanism (not shown).

  A switch 10 that is operated when the seat cushion 2 is moved back and forth or the seat back 3 is tilted is installed near the right end of the seating surface 2a of the seat cushion 2, and an operation display of the switch 10 is displayed. The attached tag (display tag) 60 is attached to the switch 10.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the switch 10 is installed along the right edge in the vicinity of the front end of the seat cushion 2, and includes two operation knobs (operation units) 11 arranged side by side. 12 is provided. The operation knob 11 disposed on the front side is operated when the seat cushion 2 is moved back and forth, and the operation knob 12 disposed on the rear side is operated when the seat back 3 is tilted. The switch 10 is covered with a cover 40 with both operation knobs 11 and 12 exposed.

  The tag 60 is provided in a posture that projects horizontally from the right side of the switch 10 and the cover 40 to the right outer side. The front end of the tag 60 is located to the side of the operation knob 11 on the front side, and the rear end of the tag 60 is It is located on the side of the rear operation knob 12. A display A indicating that the operation knob 11 is a knob for moving the seat cushion 2 back and forth is printed on the front end side of the tag 60, and the operation knob 12 is attached to the seat back 3 on the rear end side of the tag 60. A display B indicating that the knob is for tilting operation is printed.

  As shown in the exploded view of FIG. 3, the switch 10 includes a resin base 13, and a switch body 14 (see FIG. 6) having an operation knob 11 and a switch body (shown) having an operation knob 12. (Omitted) is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, the base 13 is fixed to a bracket 39 fixed to a frame (not shown) of the seat cushion 2 by screws 38.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a cover accommodating recess 15 that is oblong in plan view and that is long in the front-rear direction is formed at the upper end portion of the base 13, and the peripheral wall portion 16 of the base 13 is connected to the outer edge of the cover accommodating recess 15. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the right wall portion 16 a of the peripheral wall portion 16 is covered with the skin 5 of the seat cushion 2, and the left wall portion 16 b of the peripheral wall portion 16 is in close contact with the cushion material 4 of the seat cushion 2.

  Further, the cover housing recess 15 is formed with knob housing recesses 17 and 18 that are oval in plan view and are arranged side by side. The lower ends of the knob housing recesses 17 and 18 are open, and the operation knobs 11 and 12 are inserted into the knob housing recesses 17 and 18 from the openings, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of stands 21 extend downward at a predetermined portion on the back side of the cover housing recess 15 and not overlapping the knob housing recesses 17, 18. The switch body 14 is fixed to the base 13 by fixing the mounting ribs 14 a of the switch body 14 with screws 22. The switch body of the operation knob 12 is also fixed to the base 13 with the same configuration.

On the other hand, a rib 23 that protrudes upward and extends in the front-rear direction is formed on a portion of the upper surface of the cover housing recess 15 that is close to the left wall 16b side of the peripheral wall 16.
Further, locking projections 20, 20 projecting inward are provided at the center in the front-rear direction of the peripheral wall portion 19 in each knob housing recess 17, 18 so as to oppose left and right.

The cover 40 is made of resin, and the shape in plan view is similar to the shape in plan view of the cover receiving recess 15 of the base 13 and is set to a size that fits inside the cover receiving recess 15.
The upper wall 41 of the cover 40 has a peripheral edge 42 bent slightly downward. The upper wall portion 41 is formed with knob housing recesses 43 and 44 that are oval in plan view and are arranged side by side. The cross-sectional shapes of the peripheral wall portions 45 of the knob accommodating recesses 43 and 44 are both formed in an oval shape, and the lower end portions of the peripheral wall portions 45 are substantially inside the peripheral wall portions 19 of the knob accommodating recesses 17 and 18 of the base 13. It can be inserted without a gap.
Moreover, the center of the lower end of the knob accommodating recesses 43 and 44 is opened, and the operation knobs 11 and 12 can be inserted into the knob accommodating recesses 43 and 44 from the openings, respectively.
Further, leg portions 46, 46 projecting further downward from left and right in the center of the front and rear direction of the peripheral wall portions 45 in the knob housing recesses 43, 44 are provided facing the left and right sides. A stop hole 47 is opened.

  The tag 60 includes a resin support plate 61 and a synthetic fiber display portion 62 sewn to the right end of the support plate 61. The support plate 61 is substantially E-shaped in plan view, and is formed in a shape and size that overlaps almost the entire right half of the cover receiving recess 15 and a part of the left half portion connected to the right half. Stop recesses 63 and 64 are formed. All of the right half of the peripheral wall portion 45 and part of the left half of the knob receiving recesses 43 and 44 of the cover 40 can be inserted into the locking recesses 63 and 64, respectively. When the peripheral wall portions 45 of the knob housing recesses 43 and 44 are inserted, the both engage with each other, and the support plate 61 cannot move in any direction within the horizontal plane with respect to the cover 40.

  The display unit 62 has a belt shape that is long in the front-rear direction and has a predetermined hardness that can maintain a plate-like form. The display A described above is printed on the front part of the display unit 62, and the display B described above is printed on the rear part.

The tag 60 is attached to the switch 10 as follows.
The skin 5 of the seat cushion 2 is arranged on the base 13 in advance. In the skin 5, two holes are formed in portions corresponding to the knob receiving recesses 17 and 18 of the base 13, and the holes and the knob receiving recesses 17 and 18 are arranged so as to match.
Further, the switch body is fixed to the base 13 in advance, and the operation knobs 11 and 12 are inserted into the knob housing recesses 17 and 18, respectively.

The support plate 61 of the tag 60 is housed in the cover housing recess 15 of the base 13 and the display unit 62 is pulled out to the right of the base 13. At this time, it arrange | positions so that the latching recessed parts 63 and 64 of the support plate 61 and the knob accommodation recessed parts 17 and 18 of the base 13 may correspond.
Next, the cover 40 is lowered from above the tag 60, the peripheral wall portions 45 of the knob housing recesses 43 and 44 in the cover 40 are inserted into the locking recesses 63 and 64 of the tag 60, and the cover 40 is further lowered. Accordingly, the locking projections 20 of the knob housing recesses 17 and 18 in the base 13 are engaged with the locking holes 47 of the leg portions 46 of the cover 40. The cover 40 is fixed to the base 13 by the engagement of the locking hole 47 and the locking projection 20, and the support plate 61 of the tag 60 is integrally attached to the switch 10.

  In the tag 60 attached to the switch 10 in this way, since the tag 60 is integrally attached to the switch 10 by the base 13 and the cover 40 of the hard switch 10, the form of the display portion 62 of the tag 60 after attachment. However, the shape of the seat cushion 2 is not affected, and the display section 62 does not wobble and does not become an illegal form. Therefore, since the display unit 62 is always held in an appropriate form, it is easy for the occupant to see the displays A and B.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the support plate 61 of the tag 60 is sandwiched between the base 13 of the switch 10 and the cover 40, and is housed in a recess formed therebetween. 13 and the cover 40 can be prevented from slipping out, and as a result, the tag 60 can be prevented from falling off. In particular, in this embodiment, the peripheral wall portions 45 of the knob receiving recesses 43 and 44 of the cover 40 are engaged with the locking recesses 63 and 64 of the tag 60, and as shown in FIGS. Since the right end portion of the tag is engaged with the peripheral edge portion 42 of the cover 40, the tag 60 can be reliably prevented from falling off.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the portion of the tag 60 where the right end portion of the support plate 61 and the left end portion of the display portion 62 are sewn together is sandwiched by the base 13 and the cover 40 together with the skin 5 of the seat cushion 2. Since the left end portion of the support plate 61 is sandwiched by the base 13 and the cover 40 together with the skin 5 of the seat cushion 2, the support plate 61 does not wobble or rattle in the space between the base 13 and the cover 40. Can be fixed firmly.

  Further, the portion of the skin 5 of the seat cushion 2 that is disposed on the cover receiving recess 15 of the base 13 near the right end of the cover receiving recess 15 is the right end of the support plate 61 and the left end of the display 62. Between the base 13 and the cover 40, and is sandwiched between the ribs 23 of the base 13 and the cover 40 in the vicinity of the left end of the cover receiving recess 15. Can be prevented from exiting.

[Other Examples]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
For example, the display tag is not limited to the operation display of the operation switch for the electric slide seat, but can be applied to a display tag for operation of various switches installed in the seat body. The display described in the display tag is not limited to the switch operation display.

In the above-described embodiment, the display tag is integrally attached to the switch provided on the seat cushion. However, the present invention can be applied to the case where the display tag is attached to the switch provided on the seat back. .
In the embodiment described above, the locking recesses 63 and 64 formed in the support plate 61 of the tag 60 may be holes that surround the entire circumference of the peripheral wall portion 45 of the knob housing recesses 43 and 44 of the cover 40.

1 is an external perspective view of a vehicle seat provided with a display tag mounting structure according to the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the switch periphery provided in the said vehicle seat. It is a disassembled perspective view of the attachment structure of the display tag of the said Example. It is an external appearance perspective view of the cover in the said Example. It is VV sectional drawing of FIG. It is VI-VI sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vehicle seat 2 Seat cushion (seat body)
2a Seating surface 10 Switch 11, 12 Operation knob (operation part)
13 Base 40 Cover 60 Tag (Display tag)
61 Support plate 62 Display section

Claims (3)

In the mounting structure of the display tag that attaches the display tag to the seat body,
The seat body includes a switch on a seating surface, and a part of the display tag is integrally attached to the switch.   2. The display tag mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a cover that is disposed on the surface side of the switch, wherein a part of the display tag is sandwiched between the switch and the cover.   The display tag includes a display unit and a support plate connected to the display unit, the support plate is housed in a recess formed between the switch and the cover, and the display unit is exposed to the outside. The display tag mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the display tag is attached.

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