JP2011246097A - Vehicle seat equipped with rug assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily secure a space for installing a rug assisting device, and to enhance an air conditioning efficiency by blocking a space where legs of seated person exist between a seat and a cabin constituting body formed and arranged facing the seat to form a simple personal air conditioner.SOLUTION: The rug assisting device 20 includes an support member 60 which can be stretched at a side of a leg of the seated person in the space 18 between the seat 10 for vehicle and an instrument panel P. The support member 60 is so configured that it can be housed in a side part of the seat 10 for vehicle, and when stretched between the seat 10 for vehicle and the instrument panel P, a front part of the rug cloth R hung on the legs of the seated person can be held at an instrument panel P side.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat provided with a kneeling assist device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle seat provided with a kneeling auxiliary device that supports a kneeling cloth that is hung on a leg portion of a seated person sitting on the seat.

  Conventionally, a vehicle has been provided with a heating device in order to make the temperature in the passenger compartment comfortable in cold periods such as winter. The warm air supplied from the heating device is blown out from a warm air outlet that is arranged below the instrument panel in front of the front seat and warms the passenger compartment. Generally, the warm air blown out from the warm air outlet is likely to flow upward in the vehicle interior, and it is difficult to retain the warm air downward. Therefore, depending on the seated occupant, it may feel that the heating of the feet is not sufficient, and in such a case, instead of warming the entire interior of the vehicle, the knee heating cloth may be hung on the legs to compensate for the heating of the feet. is there. However, simply hanging a knee cloth on the legs would cause warm air to flow from the space where the seated person's legs are located between the seat and the instrument panel to the upper side of the passenger compartment, resulting in poor air conditioning efficiency. There was concern.

  For this reason, as in Patent Document 1, a technique is known in which a card ridge in which a knee cloth is wound is installed via a bracket in an instrument panel above the warm air outlet. When using such a configuration, pull the knee cloth from the card ridge, and hook and fix the engaging part provided on the knee cloth to the hook part provided on the sheet, etc. Warm the lower body by staying on the lower body side with a kneecloth. Further, as in Patent Document 2, the structure of the knee cloth provided on the card ridge is formed as a hollow bag structure and connected to the hot air outlet, and hits the leg of the seated person in the bag-like knee cloth. There is known a structure in which a plurality of holes are provided at positions, and the warm air from the warm air outlet blows directly to the legs of the seated person via a knee cloth. Further, as disclosed in Patent Document 3, there is known one in which a knee cloth is provided integrally with a skin of a sheet.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-902 JP 2008-38308 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-36796

  However, in the techniques of Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 described above, the card ridge around which the kneeling cloth is wound is provided in the instrument panel, and thus the installation space of the card ridge is limited. Furthermore, an airbag for protecting the seated person's legs may be set in the instrument panel. In this case, considering the deployment of the airbag, it is necessary to install a card ridge with a lap cloth on the inner side of the instrument panel than the position where the airbag is disposed, and the restriction on the installation location becomes even more remarkable. Further, a technique such as Patent Document 3 in which the knee cloth is configured on the seat side is also known. However, if the knee cloth is simply hung on the leg portion, the seat between the seat and the instrument panel is simply provided. The problem that the warm air flows from the space where the seated person's legs are located to the upper side of the passenger compartment and the heating efficiency is poor cannot be solved.

  Thus, the present invention was devised in view of the above points, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a knee support that supports a knee cloth that is hung on a leg of a seated person sitting on a seat. In a vehicle seat provided with a device, it is easy to secure a space for installing a kneeling auxiliary device, and a leg portion of a seated person between a seat and a vehicle interior component that is arranged to be opposed to the seat It is to improve the air conditioning efficiency as a simple personal air conditioning by blocking the space where is located with a lap cloth.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vehicle seat provided with the kneeling assist device of the present invention takes the following means.
A first aspect of the invention is a vehicle seat provided with a kneeling auxiliary device that supports a kneeling cloth to be hung on a leg portion of a seated person sitting on the seat, the kneeling auxiliary device facing the seat and the seat. A support member that can bridge the side of the leg of the seat occupant in a space in which the leg of the seat occupant is positioned between the vehicle interior component and the vehicle interior component. The member has a storage configuration that can be stored in a side portion of the seat, and in a state where the member is stretched between the seat and the vehicle interior structure, a front portion of a knee cloth that is hung on a leg portion of a seated person Can be held on the vehicle interior component side.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the knee-hook assisting device that supports the knee-cloth that is hung on the leg portion of the seated person sitting on the seat is not a configuration provided in the vehicle interior component that is disposed to be opposed to the seat. It is configured on the seat side. Thereby, it becomes easy to secure the installation space for the kneeling auxiliary device. Further, the support member of the kneeling auxiliary device is configured to be able to hold the front part of the kneeling cloth hung on the leg of the seated person on the vehicle interior component side. Thus, by blocking the space where the seated person's legs are located with a knee cloth, air for air conditioning can be retained on the lower body side of the seated person, and air conditioning efficiency can be improved as simple personal air conditioning. .

  Next, according to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the vehicle interior structure is an instrument panel positioned in front of a front seat of the vehicle, and is supported on the leg of the seated person by the support member. A warm air outlet of a vehicle heating device is disposed at a position below a position where a front portion of a knee cloth to be hung is held on the vehicle interior component side.

  According to this second aspect, the vehicle interior structure is an instrument panel positioned in front of the front seat of the vehicle. Since this instrument panel is a part where many kinds of equipment such as a vehicle instrument and a steering system are arranged, it is more difficult to secure a space for installing the kneeling auxiliary device. Here, since the knee-hook assisting device is configured on the vehicle seat side, it is more effective in securing the installation space. In addition, the structure of the support member configured in the kneeling auxiliary device allows the warm air of the vehicle heating device to be positioned lower than the position where the front part of the kneeling fabric hung on the seated person's leg is held on the instrument panel side. It is set as the arrangement structure by which a blower outlet is arrange | positioned. Here, the warm air of the heating device at the start of the vehicle in winter is blown out from the warm air outlet provided below the instrument panel and stays on the lower body side of the seated person by the knee cloth supported by the support member Therefore, it is possible to warm the feet of the seated person more efficiently. In general, a part of the hot air blown from the hot air outlet below the instrument panel is sucked in by the inside air inlet arranged below the instrument panel and is used to heat the room again. Used as Therefore, when this inside air suction port is configured, the warm air retained on the lower body side of the seated person by the knee cloth is sucked from the inside air suction port, and the leg portion of the seated person is not heated without warming the entire interior of the vehicle. As a simple personal air-conditioner, the air-conditioning efficiency can be further improved.

  Next, according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the front portion of the knee-cloth that is hung on the leg portion of the seated person is held on the vehicle interior component side by a spring on the support member. It is characterized in that it is configured such that a knee cloth is sandwiched between the vehicle interior structural members by a holding member that is biased and provided.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the holding structure of the front portion of the knee cloth, which is hung on the leg of the seated person, on the vehicle interior component side is sandwiched between the knee fabric and the vehicle interior structure body by the holding member. This holding member is spring-biased by the support member. Thereby, the state which hold | maintained the knee cloth on the vehicle interior structure side can be maintained. Further, it is possible to prevent the knee cloth from coming off unexpectedly.

The present invention can obtain the following effects by taking the measures of the above inventions.
First, according to the vehicle seat provided with the lap support device of the first aspect, it is easy to secure a space for installing the lap support device. Further, by blocking the space where the seated person's legs are located with a lap cloth, air for air conditioning can be retained on the lower body side of the seated person, and air conditioning efficiency can be improved as simple personal air conditioning.
Next, according to the vehicle seat provided with the kneeling auxiliary device according to the second aspect of the invention, the hot air blown out from the hot air blowing port disposed below the instrument panel is supported by the support member. Since the knee cloth can stay on the lower body side of the seated person, the feet of the seated person can be heated more efficiently.
Next, according to the vehicle seat provided with the kneeling auxiliary device of the third aspect, the state in which the kneeling cloth is held on the vehicle interior component side can be maintained. Further, it is possible to prevent the knee cloth from coming off unexpectedly.

1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle seat provided with a kneeling assist device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the kneeling assistance apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the assembly | attachment state of the kneeling assistance apparatus which concerns on Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing an operating state of a holding member provided in a support member of the kneeling auxiliary device according to the first embodiment. It is the sectional side view which showed schematically the state in which the supporting member was accommodated among the operating states of the kneeling assistance apparatus which concerns on Example 1 from the side of the vehicle seat. It is the sectional side view which showed roughly the state by which the supporting member was pulled out among the operation states of the kneeling assistance apparatus which concerns on Example 1 from the side of the vehicle seat. It is the sectional side view which showed roughly the state by which the supporting member was engaged with the hook part by the side of an instrument panel among the operating states of the kneeling assistance apparatus which concerns on Example 1 from the side of the vehicle seat.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The structure of the vehicle seat provided with the kneeling assistance device of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle seat 10 provided with a kneeling auxiliary device 20 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the kneeling auxiliary device 20 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the kneeling auxiliary device 20. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing an operating state of the holding member 70 provided in the support member 60 of the kneeling auxiliary device 20 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, in order to show the configuration and operation of the kneeling auxiliary device 20 in a well-understood manner, the illustration of each configuration of the vehicle seat 10 is omitted. 5 to 7 are side cross-sectional views showing the operating state of the kneeling auxiliary device 20 according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 5 to 7 schematically show the operating state of the kneeling auxiliary device 20, and configurations other than the kneeling auxiliary device 20 are schematically shown. 5 to 7 illustrate the knee assistance device 20 on the vehicle outer side (on the left side in FIG. 1), and is arranged and configured on the vehicle inner side. The lap support device 20 (on the right side in FIG. 1) is substantially the same as that of the vehicle outer side except that the configuration is symmetric with respect to the vehicle outer side, and is not shown.
In each figure, FWD and UPR indicated by arrows indicate the front and upper sides of the vehicle seat 10. The first embodiment has a feature in the configuration of the knee support device 20 provided on the side portion of the vehicle seat 10, and the other portions do not need to be changed, so that the description thereof is omitted. There are things to do.

  The vehicle seat 10 provided with the kneeling assist device 20 of the present embodiment is employed in any of the first row seats, the rear row seats arranged in the second row and the third row of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle seat 10 in this embodiment shows a configuration in a driver's seat arranged in the first row of the vehicle. The vehicle seat 10 is configured to be installed in a vehicle and seated by an occupant. In general, a seat cushion 12 serving as a seating portion of a seated person, a headrest 14 serving as a headrest of the seated person, And a seat back 16 serving as a backrest for the seated person. The seat back 16 is connected to the seat cushion 12 by a reclining device (not shown) interposed on both side portions of the lower end thereof. Further, the headrest 14 has a stay (not shown) formed of a metal rod extending downward from the lower portion of the headrest 14, and the stay is inserted into the seatback 16 from the upper portion of the seatback 16. It is supported by being. The vehicle seat 10 further includes a knee support device 20 that supports a knee cloth R to be hung on a leg portion of a seated person sitting on the vehicle seat 10.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, this knee support device 20 includes a front-seat vehicle seat 10 and an instrument panel that is disposed and formed facing the front side of the front-seat vehicle seat 10. In the space 18 between which the seated person's legs are located, a support member 60 that can span the side of the seated person's legs is provided. In addition, a holding member 70 that is spring-biased is provided at the end of the support member 60 on the instrument panel P side. The holding member 70 operates when the support member 60 is engaged with the striker S installed on the vehicle body frame on the instrument panel P side. This holding member 70 sandwiches the knee cloth R between the instrument panel P, thereby further reducing the gap between the instrument panel P and the knee cloth R and preventing the knee cloth R from falling off. is there. The knee cloth R supported by the support member 60 blows out from the warm air outlet P1 of the heating device disposed in the lower position of the instrument panel P while blocking the space 18 where the seated person's legs are located. The warm air H to be retained is retained on the lower body side of the seated person to promote warming of the foot of the seated person.
Here, the striker S takes into account the position of the lap cloth R supported by the support member 60 when the support member 60 is spanned between the vehicle seat 10 and the instrument panel P. It is installed in the vehicle body frame on the instrument panel P side so as to protrude toward the arrangement side. Further, the warm air outlet P1 is arranged at a lower position than the position where the front part of the knee cloth R to be hung on the leg of the seated person is held by the striker S on the instrument panel P side, depending on the configuration of the support member 60. It is set as the arrangement configuration. In the first embodiment, the instrument panel P corresponds to the “vehicle interior structure” according to the present invention. Here, what is configured as a vehicle interior structure is not limited to the instrument panel P, and may be configured to be disposed to be opposed to the vehicle seat. It may be a front seat for a vehicle arranged oppositely. In the following, this knee support device 20 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, knee support devices 20 provided in the vehicle seat 10 according to the first embodiment are arranged and configured on both sides of the seat cushion 12. Here, in describing the knee support device 20, the knee support device 20 on the vehicle outer side (on the left side in FIG. 1) will be described as a representative of the vehicle seat 10 shown in FIG. . The lap assist device 20 (right side in the drawing of FIG. 1) arranged on the vehicle inward side is substantially the same as that of the lap assist device 20 on the vehicle outer side described below, except that it is symmetrical. The description is omitted for the same configuration. As shown in FIG. 2, the knee support device 20 includes a side shield 30, a pulley 40, a rail 50, a support member 60, a holding member 70, a stopper member 80, and a bracket 90.

  The side shield 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the side shield 30 is fitted and fixed to a cushion frame (not shown) at the side of the seat cushion 12 (see FIG. 1). The side shield 30 is configured to improve the design so that each component of the knee-hook auxiliary device 20 cannot be seen from the outside and the appearance of the seat cushion 12 can be clearly seen. The side shield 30 is formed of a synthetic resin plate-like member. A side plate portion 30a having a size covering the side portion of the seat cushion 12 (see FIG. 1) is formed, and the vehicle of the side plate portion 30a is formed. A front plate portion 30b extending in a substantially vertical direction from the front end is formed. In the front plate portion 30b, an opening portion 30c through which a support member 60 described later can be pulled out is formed in a vertically long manner.

  The pulley 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the pulley 40 has a disk member 42 supported by a single shaft at the center, and supports a support member 60 described later on the outer periphery of the disk member 42. Thus, the support member 60 is smoothly pulled out and guided to the instrument panel P in front of the vehicle. The disc member 42 which is the configuration of the pulley 40 is formed in a disc shape, and a hole portion 42a is formed through the center portion. The hole 42 a of the disc member 42 and the bracket 44 that supports the disc member 42 are pivotally supported on the bracket 44 by being pin-coupled by a rivet 46. The bracket 44 is fixed by a fastening member 48 in the vicinity of the opening portion 30c of the side shield 30 and on the vehicle inner side.

  The rail 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the rail 50, together with the pulley 40, pulls out the support member 60 of the knee support device 20 and guides it to the instrument panel P in front of the vehicle when the knee support device 20 is used. is there. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, when the knee support device 20 is not used, it functions as a cylindrical storage part in which the support member 60 is stored. The rail 50 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape into which a support member 60 to be described later can be inserted, and is fitted into a cushion frame (not shown) on the side of the seat cushion 12 (see FIG. 1) and fixed. Yes.

The support member 60 will be described. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the support member 60 is a member that supports the knee cloth R across the space 18 in which the legs of the seated person are located.
As shown in FIG. 7, the support member 60 is hung from the front vehicle seat 10 to the striker S installed on the vehicle body frame on the instrument panel P side by a band plate-like member. It is formed to a length that can be passed. As shown in FIG. 2, the distal end portion 62 is formed with an engaging portion 64 that engages with the striker S. The engaging portion 64 includes a striker introduction portion 64a cut out perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a groove portion 64b cut away from the striker introduction portion 64a in the longitudinal direction and away from the distal end portion 62. It is integrally formed. The striker introduction portion 64a is formed to have a size that allows the striker S to enter, and the groove portion 64b has a size that allows a rod-like release portion 82 formed at one end of a stopper member 80 described later to slide. Is formed. Further, a slit portion 66 penetrating in the longitudinal direction is formed at an intermediate position of the support member 60. The slit portion 66 is formed in such a size that a rod-like connecting portion 86 of a stopper member 80 described later can slide in the longitudinal direction. A connection hole 68 for connecting a bracket 90 described later is formed further on the rear end side (in the direction away from the front end portion) from the position of the slit portion 66. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an elastomer 69 such as rubber is applied to the upper surface of the support member 60 as a slip stopper when supporting the knee cloth R.

  The holding member 70 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding member 70 is a rod-like member that is provided by being biased by a spring on the distal end portion 62 side of the support member 60 (in other words, the end portion on the instrument panel P side). is there. As shown in FIG. 7, when the support member 60 is engaged with the striker S of the instrument panel P, the holding member 70 is urged toward the instrument panel P and the knee cloth R is instrumented. It is sandwiched between the panel P. Thus, the gap between the instrument panel P and the knee cloth R is further reduced, and the knee cloth R is prevented from falling off. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding member 70 is formed of a strip-like member shorter than the support member 60, and is arranged and configured side by side with respect to the support member 60 in the vehicle width direction. Further, the holding member 70 is pivotally supported by the distal end portion 62 of the support member 60 at the position of the distal end portion 72 so as to be rotatable. Specifically, a hole 75 is formed on the front end portion 72 side of the holding member 70, and a hole 65 is formed on the rear end side of the engaging portion 64 of the support member 60, and a bolt 74 and a nut 76 are formed. Are connected by A torsion spring 78 is interposed between the holding member 70 and the support member 60. In addition, in the illustration of FIG. 2, an inclined surface 73 a that is tapered toward the rear end portion 73 is formed on the lower surface of the rear end portion 73 of the holding member 70. In addition, an elastomer 79 such as rubber is applied to the upper surface of the holding member 70 as an anti-slip when the knee cloth R is supported.

As shown in FIG. 4, the holding member 70 is pivotally supported so as to be switched between two postures, that is, a storage state posture 70 a illustrated by a virtual line and a standing state posture 70 b illustrated by a solid line. . Here, the biasing force of the torsion spring 78 (see FIG. 2) is biased in the direction from the stored state posture 70a toward the standing state posture 70b.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when the kneeling auxiliary device 20 is not used, the holding member 70 is held in the storage state posture 70 a by engagement with a stopper member 80 described later, and the rail together with the support member 60. 50. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, when the support member 60 is engaged with the striker S of the instrument panel P, the engagement with the stopper member 80 is released, and the torsion spring 78 (FIG. 2). ) To the position of the standing posture 70b.

The stopper member 80 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper member 80 engages with the rear end portion 73 of the holding member 70 to hold the holding member 70 in the stored state posture 70 a. Further, the stopper member 80 is released from the engagement state with the holding member 70 in conjunction with the engagement between the support member 60 and the striker S (see FIGS. 5 to 7). Accordingly, the holding member 70 is changed in posture from the stored state posture 70a to the standing state posture 70b by the biasing of the torsion spring 78 (see FIG. 2).
As shown in FIG. 2, the stopper member 80 includes a release part 82, a stopper bracket 84, and a connection part 86. Here, the release part 82 is a part which is located in the engaging part 64 of the support member 60 and slides in the groove part 64b by the engagement of the striker S (see FIGS. 5 to 7). The stopper bracket 84 is a part that engages with the rear end portion 73 of the holding member 70 to place the holding member 70 in the storage state posture 70a (see FIG. 4). The connection part 86 is a part that connects the release part 82 and the stopper bracket 84.
The release part 82 and the connection part 86 are formed in a substantially U shape by bending a rod-shaped member. One end of the support member 60 is inserted into the slit 66 and the stopper bracket 84 is connected to the other end. The stopper bracket 84 is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section by a block-shaped member and can be engaged with the rear end portion 73 of the holding member 70. A bracket 90 is arranged on the rear side of the stopper bracket 84.

  The bracket 90 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the bracket 90 is configured to spring-bias the stopper member 80 in the direction of the distal end portion 62 of the support member 60. The bracket 90 is formed by bending a plate-like member into a substantially L-shaped cross section, a flange surface 92 protruding in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the support member 60, and the bracket 90 to the support member 60 and a fastening member 96. The support surface 94 to be fixed is configured. The flange surface 92 is formed with a protrusion 98 that protrudes toward the stopper member 80, and one end of a helical spring 91 is fitted into the protrusion 98. The other end of the helical spring 91 is in contact with the stopper bracket 84 of the stopper member 80 and urges the stopper member 80 in the direction of the distal end portion 62 of the support member 60.

The operation of the vehicle seat 10 provided with the kneeling auxiliary device 20 in the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the support member 60 of the kneeling auxiliary device 20 is in the storage state 60 a stored in the rail 50 at the side position of the seat cushion 12. In the storage state 60a, the holding member 70 is held in the storage state posture 70a by the engagement of the stopper bracket 84 of the stopper member 80.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the retracted state 60 b is drawn from the above-described housed state 60 a and pulled out from the opening 30 c of the side shield 30. At this time, the support member 60 is supported by the inner peripheral surface of the rail 50 and the pulley 40 and is smoothly pulled out. And the support member 60 is pulled out to the position of the striker S where the front end 62 of the support member 60 is installed in the vehicle body frame on the instrument panel P side.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7, when the distal end portion 62 of the support member 60 is pulled out to the striker S, the engagement state 60 c is made to engage the striker S with the striker introduction portion 64 a of the engagement portion 64. The Then, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the striker S (see FIG. 7) is introduced into the striker introducing portion 64a, and the striker S (see FIG. 7) and the release portion 82 of the stopper member 80 are engaged. To do. Then, the stopper member 80 slides in the direction away from the tip end portion 62 in the groove portion 64 b against the bias of the helical spring 91. When the stopper member 80 slides, the stopper bracket 84 also moves backward, so that the engagement between the stopper bracket 84 and the rear end portion 73 of the holding member 70 is released. The holding member 70 is rotated by the urging force of the torsion spring 78 to be in the standing state posture 70b. Thereby, the holding member 70 clamps the knee cloth R between the instrument panel P. Moreover, since the elastomers 69 and 79 are comprised on the upper surface of the supporting member 60 and the holding member 70, the knee cloth R is supported without slipping.

  According to these configurations, the knee-hung assisting device 20 that supports the knee-clothing cloth R to be hung on the leg portion of the seated person sitting on the vehicle seat 10 is configured to be disposed in the vehicle interior structure facing the vehicle seat 10 ( It is not the structure provided in the instrument panel P) but the vehicle seat 10 side. Thereby, it becomes easy to secure an installation space for the kneeling auxiliary device 20. Further, the support member 60 of the kneeling auxiliary device 20 is configured to be able to hold the front part of the kneeling cloth R hung on the leg of the seated person on the vehicle interior component side. Thus, by blocking the space where the seated person's legs are located with the lap cloth R, air for air conditioning can be retained on the lower body side of the seated person, and air conditioning efficiency can be improved as simple personal air conditioning. it can.

  In the embodiment described above, the vehicle interior structure referred to in the present invention is the instrument panel P positioned in front of the vehicle seat 10 in the front seat of the vehicle. Since this instrument panel P is a part where many kinds of equipment such as a vehicle instrument and a steering system are arranged, it is more difficult to secure the installation space for the kneeling auxiliary device 20. Here, the knee-hook assisting device 20 is more effective in securing the installation space by being configured on the vehicle seat 10 side. Further, due to the configuration of the support member 60 configured in the kneeling auxiliary device 20, the vehicle is heated to a position below the position where the front portion of the kneeling cloth R to be hung on the leg of the seated person is held on the instrument panel P side. It is set as the arrangement structure by which the warm air blower outlet P1 of an apparatus is arrange | positioned. Here, the warm air H of the heating device at the start of the vehicle in winter is blown out from the warm air outlet P1 disposed below the instrument panel P, and is seated by the knee cloth R supported by the support member 60. Since it can stay on the lower body side, the feet of the seated person can be warmed more efficiently. Further, generally, a part of the warm air H blown out from the warm air outlet P1 below the instrument panel P is sucked in by the inside air inlet similarly disposed below the instrument panel P, and again enters the room. Used as heat to warm up. Therefore, in the case where the inside air suction port is configured, the warm air H retained on the lower body side of the seated person by the knee cloth R is sucked from the inside air suction mouth, and the seat passenger's The legs can be locally heated, and air conditioning efficiency can be further improved as simple personal air conditioning.

  The holding structure of the front part of the knee cloth R to be hung on the leg of the seated person on the instrument panel P side is performed by holding the knee cloth R between the instrument panel P by the holding member 70. The holding member 70 is spring-biased by the support member 60. Thereby, the state of the standing state attitude | position 70b which hold | maintained the knee cloth R on the instrument panel P side can be maintained. In addition, it is possible to prevent the knee cloth R from being unexpectedly detached.

As mentioned above, although Example 1 was demonstrated about embodiment of this invention, the vehicle seat provided with the kneeling auxiliary device of this invention is not limited to this Embodiment, What can be implemented with other various forms It is.
For example, the vehicular seat 10 provided with the lap assisting device 20 of the first embodiment has been shown in which the lap assisting device 20 is configured on both sides of the seat cushion. The vehicle seat provided with the auxiliary device may be configured to be able to hold the front portion of the kneeling cloth hung on the leg of the seated person on the vehicle interior component side, and is disposed and configured only on the vehicle inner side, for example. It may be a thing. In such a case, when the seated person gets on and off the vehicle, the support member 60 of the kneeling assist device 20 does not get in the way.

  Moreover, although the holding member 70 in the vehicle seat 10 provided with the kneeling auxiliary device 20 according to the first embodiment has been described with respect to a configuration that operates in conjunction with the engagement between the support member 60 and the striker S, the present invention is not limited thereto. However, the vehicle seat provided with the kneeling assisting device according to the present invention may be configured to be able to hold the front portion of the kneeling cloth hung on the leg portion of the seated person on the vehicle interior component side, and may have a manual configuration. There may be.

  Moreover, although the holding member 70 in the vehicle seat 10 provided with the kneeling auxiliary device 20 of the first embodiment has been described as having a so-called longitudinal rotation with respect to the support member 60, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention Since the vehicle seat provided with the kneeling assist device may be configured to be able to hold the front portion of the kneeling cloth hung on the leg portion of the seated person on the vehicle interior component side, the holding member is lateral to the support member. A configuration may be adopted in which the knee cloth is rotated and clamped between the vehicle interior components.

  Moreover, although it did not specifically limit about the material of each structure of the kneeling assistance apparatus 20 of Example 1, each structure of the kneeling assistance apparatus in this invention is the said front part of the kneeling cloth hung on the leg part of the seated person. Various materials such as metal, synthetic resin, and wood can be applied as long as they have rigidity that can be held on the vehicle interior component side, and a combination of these materials may also be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle seat 12 Seat cushion 14 Headrest 16 Seat back 18 Space 20 Knee assistance device 30 Side shield 30a Side plate part 30b Front plate part 30c Open part 40 Pulley 42 Disc member 42a Hole 44 Bracket 46 Rivet 48 Fastening member 50 Rail 60 Support member 60a Stored state 60b Pulled-out state 60c Engagement state 62 Tip portion 64 Engagement portion 64a Striker introduction portion 64b Groove portion 65 Hole portion 66 Slit portion 68 Connection hole 69 Elastomer 70 Holding member 70a Stored state posture 70b Standing state posture 72 Tip portion 73 Rear end portion 73a Inclined surface 74 Bolt 75 Hole portion 76 Nut 78 Torsion spring 79 Elastomer 80 Stopper member 82 Release portion 84 Stopper bracket 86 Connection portion 90 Bracket 92 Flange surface 94 Support surface 96 Forming member 98 protrusion H hot air P instrument panel P1 warm air blowout port R throws fabric S striker FWD upper UPR lower

Claims (3)

A vehicle seat provided with a kneeling auxiliary device for supporting a kneeling cloth to be hung on a leg of a seated person sitting on the seat,
The knee support device hangs a side portion of the leg of the seat occupant in a space where the leg of the seat occupant is located between the seat and a vehicle interior structure that is disposed to face the seat. It has a support member that can be passed,
The support member has a storage configuration that can be stored in a side portion of the seat, and in a state that the support member is stretched between the seat and the vehicle interior structure, the support member has a knee cloth that is hung on a leg portion of a seated person. A vehicle seat provided with a kneeling auxiliary device, characterized in that a front portion can be held on the vehicle interior component side. A vehicle seat provided with the kneeling auxiliary device according to claim 1,
The vehicle interior component is an instrument panel positioned in front of the front seat of the vehicle,
The warm air outlet of the heating device of the vehicle is disposed at a position below the position where the front portion of the knee cloth that is hung on the leg of the seated person is held by the support member on the vehicle interior component side. A vehicle seat provided with a kneeling assist device. A vehicle seat provided with the kneeling auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2,
The front part of the knee cloth to be hung on the leg of the seated person is held on the side of the vehicle interior component by the holding member provided by being spring-biased by the support member. A vehicle seat provided with a kneeling auxiliary device, characterized in that it is sandwiched between the two.

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