JP2016013738A - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure capable of attaching a cover member to a seat shell with excellent workability and enabling the cover member to function as a member other than a blindfold material.SOLUTION: A vehicle seat comprises: a seat shell 32; a seat pad 33; and a cover member 50. The seat shell 32 includes a main portion 32s supporting a back surface of a seated passenger body D; and an upright wall portion 32f extending to stand upright from the main portion 32s along a side portion of the seated passenger body D, and a through-hole 32fB is formed in the upright wall portion 32f. The cover member 50 includes a protrusion portion 521 that can be inserted into the through-hole 32fB, and the protrusion portion 521 includes a lock portion 522 that can lock the protrusion portion 521 to the through-hole 32fB so as to keep an insertion state in which the protrusion portion 521 is inserted into the through-hole 32fB. In the insertion state in which the protrusion portion 521 is inserted into the through-hole 32fB, a tip end portion of the protrusion portion 521 protrudes in an extension direction with respect to a tip end portion 32fA of the upright wall portion 32f in the extension direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat having a seat shell.

  A vehicle seat in which a seat back or a seat cushion includes a seat shell as a structure is known. In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, a cover member is attached to the back surface of the seat shell as a blindfold for covering the upper arm that connects the seat shell and the seat cushion. The cover member is attached by fastening the terminal portion of the cover member to the seat shell with a screw. The screw is tightened from the seating surface side of the seat shell so that the head of the screw is not exposed.

JP 2007-76642 A

  In order to attach the cover member to the seat shell using screws, it is necessary for the worker to turn the hand to the seating surface side of the seat shell and tighten the bolt while supporting the cover member on the back side of the seat shell. Therefore, the cover member cannot be attached from the one side of the seat shell, and there is a problem that workability is poor. Further, the cover member has only a function as a blindfold, and there is room for improvement.

  In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure in which, in a vehicle seat including a seat shell, the cover member can be attached to the seat shell with good workability, and the cover member can function as other than the blindfold material. Is to provide.

  The first invention of the present invention is a seat shell as a structure, a seat pad as a cushioning material placed on the seat shell, and a side opposite to the surface on which the seat pad is placed in the seat shell. A seat member for a vehicle, comprising: a main portion that supports a back surface of a seated person's body; and both sides of the seat portion in the seat width direction of the main portion. A standing wall portion extending so as to rise along a side portion of the standing wall portion, and the standing wall portion has a through hole in the vicinity of a front end portion in the extending direction of the standing wall portion, and the cover The member has a protrusion formed integrally so as to be inserted into the through-hole at a position corresponding to the through-hole in the cover member. Inserted against the hole In order to maintain the inserted state, the seat shell has a locking portion that can be elastically deformed and locked, and the seat pad is inserted into the through hole. A protrusion for receiving the protrusion, and when the protrusion is inserted into the through hole, the tip of the protrusion is more than the tip of the standing wall in the extending direction. It is in a state of protruding in the extending direction of the standing wall.

  According to the first invention, the through-hole is provided in the standing wall portion of the seat shell, and the cover member is formed at a position corresponding to the through-hole so as to be inserted into the through-hole. A protrusion is provided. When the protruding portion is inserted into the through hole of the standing wall portion from the opposite side of the seating surface of the seat shell, the locking portion is elastically deformed and locked to the seat shell. The inserted state is maintained. Accordingly, the protrusion is fixed to the standing wall, and the cover member is attached to the seat shell. Accordingly, the cover member can be attached from one side of the seat shell, and it is not necessary to turn the hand to the opposite side of the seat shell. Therefore, the cover member can be attached to the seat shell with good workability. Furthermore, the number of parts can be reduced because dedicated parts (screws or the like) for attaching the cover member can be reduced. In general, the side part of the seated person's body is sandwiched from the outside in the seat width direction by the standing wall part of the seat shell, so that the seated person's body can be It is supported so that it is difficult to move outward. In the first invention, when the protrusion of the cover member is inserted into the through hole, the tip of the protrusion protrudes in the extending direction from the tip of the standing wall in the extending direction. ing. For this reason, not only the height dimension of a standing wall part but the dimension also including the dimension part which the protrusion part protrudes can be supported. Therefore, the cover member can function not only as a blindfold, but also to enhance the holdability of the seated person in the seat width direction. At this time, since the protrusion is in a state of being received in the recess of the seat pad, it is difficult to give a sense of incongruity even when the seated person's body contacts a portion where the protrusion of the cover member is present.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle seat according to the first aspect, further comprising a seat cover stretched on a seating surface side of the seat pad, wherein the seat shell extends the extension of the standing wall portion. A terminal flange extending from the direction side tip toward the outside in the seat width direction, and a folded portion extending from the terminal flange to the opposite surface side of the seating surface, It is formed in a portion facing the folded portion in the standing wall portion, and the seat cover is locked to the folded portion of the seat shell by a locking member attached to the end of the seat cover, When the projection is attached to the seat shell and the protrusion of the cover member is inserted into the through-hole, a part of the cover member holds the locking member of the seat cover Characterized in that a state pressed against the latching portion Ri.

  According to the second invention, the seat cover is attached to the seat shell by locking the locking member with respect to the folded portion extending toward the opposite surface side of the seating surface side. When the protruding portion of the cover member is inserted into the through hole, a part of the cover member is attached to the seat shell in a state where the locking member is pressed from the opposite side of the seating surface. For this reason, the locking member of the seat cover is pressed against the folded portion by the cover member. Thus, the cover member can function to prevent the seat cover from coming off from the folded portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle seat according to the first or second aspect, wherein the engaging portion of the cover member is such that a portion in the vicinity of the tip end portion of the projection portion is partially outside in the seat width direction. When the protrusion is inserted into the through-hole, the protrusion contacts the seating surface side surface of the standing wall and the locking The portion is in a state of being locked to the distal end portion in the extending direction of the standing wall portion.

  According to the third aspect, when the protrusion of the cover member is inserted into the through hole, the protrusion is in contact with the seating surface side surface of the standing wall. For this reason, the protruding portion is supported from the outside in the seat width direction by the standing wall portion of the seat shell. Therefore, the support force of the seated person's body by the protrusion is increased.

  According to the present invention, the cover member can be attached to the seat shell with good workability, and the cover member can be made to function other than the blindfold.

It is the perspective view which looked at the vehicle seat which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention from diagonally back. It is the perspective view which looked at the back pan and cover member of the vehicle seat which concern on the said embodiment from diagonally back. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part IV in FIG. 3.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment includes a seat cushion 20 on which an occupant sits and a seat back 30 that serves as a backrest. The seat cushion 20 is a cushion pad that is placed on an iron cushion frame and covered with an outer skin, and elastically supports the load of the seated person. The seat back 30 supports a seated person with a back pad 33 placed on a shell-type back pan 32 and covered with a skin. In each figure, each direction of the vehicle when the vehicle seat 10 is attached is indicated by an arrow. In the following description, the description regarding the direction is made based on this direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seat cushion 20 is attached to the floor F through a slide rail 21 so that the position of the seat cushion 20 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction. A cushion frame (not shown) is attached to the lower arm 22 connected to the slide rail 21. A cushion pad made of urethane foam, which is a cushion material, is placed on the cushion frame, and a cushion cover 23, which is an epidermis, is placed on the cushion pad to constitute the seat cushion 20.

  The seat back 30 includes a shell-type back pan 32, a back pad 33 placed thereon, and a back cover 34 placed thereon. A side standing wall 32f of the back pan 32 is attached to the upper arm 31 attached to the lower arm 22 via a recliner 40 with bolts and nuts. The tilt of the seat back 30 can be adjusted with respect to the seat cushion 20 by the action of the recliner 40. The back pan 32 corresponds to a “seat shell” in the claims.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front surface (sitting surface) side of the back pan 32 is formed in a concave shape so as to match the upper body outline of the seated body D. As shown in FIG. 1, the back pan 32 has a back support portion 32 s for supporting the back surface of the seated body D and a back surface for supporting the side portion of the seated body D from the outside in the left-right direction (seat width direction). A side standing wall portion 32f extending so as to rise forward along the side portion of the seated person's body D from the left and right terminal portions of the support portion 32s, and a head support portion extending upward to support the head of the seated person 32i are formed. Two design holes 32e are formed at positions corresponding to the upper shoulders of the seated person of the back pan 32. The back support portion 32s corresponds to a “main portion” in the claims. The side standing wall 32f corresponds to a “standing wall” in the claims.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side wall portion 32 f of the back pan 32 has a rear surface from the front side (the extending direction side of the side wall portion) 32 f A of the side standing wall portion 32 f toward the outer side in the left-right direction. A terminal collar part 32k extending substantially in parallel to the support part 32s, and a folded back extending from the laterally outer end of the terminal collar part 32k to the rear side of the rear support part 32s (the side opposite to the seating surface). A portion 32j is formed. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a mounting hole 32fB penetrating through the side standing wall 32f is formed in the vicinity of the front end 32fA of the side standing wall 32f. More specifically, the attachment hole 32fB is formed in a portion of the side standing wall portion 32f that faces the folded portion 32j. As shown in FIG. 2, the attachment holes 32fB are formed at intervals in the vertical direction along the shape of the front end portion 32fA of the side standing wall portion 32f (six in this embodiment). The attachment hole 32fB is formed by post-processing after the back pan 32 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a cover member 50 is attached to the back surface side of the side standing wall portion 32 f and covers the upper arm 31. Further, in the standing wall portion 32f, the wall portion continuing from the seating surface side opening portion of the through hole 32fB to the front side end portion 32fA of the side standing wall portion 32f is set as a terminal vicinity wall portion 32fC. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal vicinity wall portion 32fC comes into surface contact with the wall surface portion on the outer side in the left-right direction of the protrusion portion 521 when the protrusion portion 521 of the cover member 50 is inserted into the attachment port 32fB. Part. The front end 32fA corresponds to the “extension direction side tip” in the claims. The attachment hole 32fB corresponds to a “through hole” in the claims.

  The back pan 32 is manufactured using a fiber reinforced plastic obtained by combining a plurality of woven fabrics each having a thickness of about 0.2 mm made of continuous carbon fibers and using a composite material made of epoxy resin as a matrix resin. Yes. When the upper and lower molds are closed, a predetermined number of carbon fiber fabrics are placed in a mold cavity that forms a cavity having the same shape as that of the back pan 32 between the upper and lower molds. The epoxy resin before curing is injected, reaction cured, and demolded.

  The back pad 33 is placed on the front side of the back pan 32. The back pad 33 is manufactured using urethane foam, and functions as a cushioning material that supports the weight of the seated person. As shown in FIG. 4, in the back pad 33, a recess 33A is formed at a position corresponding to the mounting hole 32fB of the side standing wall 32f. The recessed portion 33A is formed by the rear surface side of the back pad 33 being recessed in the front surface direction. The recessed portion 33A is a portion that receives the protruding portion 521 when the protruding portion 521 of the cover member 50 is inserted into the mounting hole 32fB of the back pan 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the recessed portion 33 </ b> A is formed in a shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the protruding portion 521 and the locking portion 522 of the cover member 50. However, the left-right gap dimension formed between the recessed portion 33A of the back pad 33 and the near-end wall portion 32fC of the side standing wall portion 32f of the back pan 32 is the left-right direction of the protrusion 521 of the cover member 50. The dimension is set to be narrower than the thickness dimension. For this reason, when the protruding portion 521 is inserted into the attachment hole 32fB, the inner wall surface of the recess portion 33A applies an elastic force toward the outer side in the left-right direction with respect to the inner wall surface portion of the protruding portion 521. Abut. That is, the protruding portion 521 is always pressed outward by the back pad 33 in the left-right direction.

  The front side of the back pad 33 is covered with a back cover 34. As shown in FIG. 4, the back cover 34 is made of a fabric 34A made of a jersey knitted fabric that is breathable and easily stretchable, and made of urethane foam slab attached to the back side of the skin 34A. It is composed of a three-layer structure of a lami pad 34B and a back base fabric 34C attached to the back side of the lami pad 34B. As shown in FIG. 4, a locking member 35 is attached to the end of the back cover 34. The locking member 35 is sewn to the end of the back cover 34 at the co-sewing position S by co-sewing. The locking member 35 is manufactured using an elastic material having a substantially J-shaped cross section, and has an appropriate fin portion inside the substantially J-shaped cross section. The back cover 34 is fixed to the back pan 32 when the terminal of the back cover 34 is folded back along the folded portion 32j of the back pan 32, and the fin portion of the locking member 35 holds the folded portion 32j. Has been.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cover member 50 is attached to the rear surface side of the back pan 32. The cover member 50 is manufactured by injection molding of polypropylene resin. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover member 50 is attached to the side standing wall portion 32 f of the back pan 32 and covers the upper arm 31. The cover member 50 includes a design portion 51 that is a design surface, a front end portion 52 that is disposed on the front side of the design portion 51, and a rear end portion 53 that is disposed on the rear side of the design portion 51. Have. The cover member 50 is attached to the rear surface side of the back pan 32 at the positions of the front end portion 52 and the rear end portion 53. The design portion 51 is formed in a curved surface shape, and smoothly continues to the rear surface shape of the back pan 32 when the front end portion 52 and the rear end portion 53 of the cover member 50 are attached to the back pan 32. It is configured to look like a unity.

  On the front end portion 52 of the cover member 50, a pressing wall portion 52A and a protruding portion 521 are formed. As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing wall portion 52A is a portion extending inward in the left-right direction from the terminal of the design portion 51, is substantially parallel to the terminal flange portion 32k of the back pan 32, and It is comprised so that it may cross | intersect the extending direction. The protruding portion 521 is formed so as to protrude forward from the inner side end in the left-right direction of the pressing wall portion 52A. The protruding portion 521 is formed integrally with the cover member 50 and the pressing wall portion 52A. As shown in FIG. 2, the protruding portion 521 is disposed at a position corresponding to the attachment hole 32 fB of the side standing wall portion 32 f of the back pan 32 at the front end portion 52 of the cover member 50. A locking portion 522 is formed on the protruding portion 521. The locking portion 522 is formed in a shape that forms a gradient such that a portion near the tip of the protrusion 521 is partially thickened and becomes thinner toward the tip of the protrusion 521. Is provided by. When the protruding portion 521 is inserted into the mounting hole 32fB from the rear surface side of the side standing wall portion 32f, first, the tip end portion of the protruding portion 521 passes through the mounting hole 32fB and the near-end wall portion 32fC of the back pan 32. And the recess 33A of the back pad 33. Further, as the protruding portion 521 is inserted, the locking portion 522 is moved inward in the left-right direction due to the sliding portion of the locking portion 522 and the terminal vicinity wall portion 32fC being in sliding contact with each other. 521 is bent and deformed inward in the left-right direction. In this state, when the protruding portion 521 is further inserted and the locking portion 522 reaches a position protruding from the front end portion 32fA of the side standing wall portion 32f, the protruding portion 521 is elastically deformed and returns to the original state. As a result, the locking portion 522 moves outward in the left-right direction. If it does so, the latching | locking part 522 will be in the state which hooked and latched with respect to the front side edge part 32fA of the side standing wall part 32f, and is attached to the back pan 32. FIG. Accordingly, the front end portion 52 of the cover member 50 is attached to the back pan 32. The length of the protrusion 521 is larger than that of the front end 32fA of the side standing wall 32f when the protrusion 521 is attached to the back pan 32 (the protrusion 521 is inserted into the attachment hole 32fB). It is set to project forward by T. At this time, the pressing wall portion 52A of the cover member 50 is in a state where the locking member 35 of the back cover 34 is pressed against the folded portion 32j from the rear surface side of the back pan 32.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a bracket 532 is provided at the rear end portion 53 of the cover member 50, and a clip 531 is attached to the bracket 532. When the clip 531 is inserted into an appropriate mounting hole formed on the rear surface of the back pan 32, the clip 531 is temporarily narrowed. It is attached. Thus, the rear end portion 53 of the cover member 50 is attached to the back pan 32.

  The embodiment configured as described above has the following operational effects. An attachment hole 32fB is provided in the side standing wall portion 32f of the back pan 32 so that it can be inserted into the attachment hole 32fB at a position corresponding to the attachment hole 32fB in the front end portion 52 of the cover member 50. A formed protrusion 521 is provided. When the protruding portion 521 is inserted into the mounting hole 32fB of the side standing wall portion 32f from the back surface side of the back pan 32, the locking portion 522 is elastically deformed and locked to the back pan 32. Thus, the inserted state is maintained. Thus, the protrusion 521 is fixed to the side standing wall 32 f and the front end 52 of the cover member 50 is attached to the back pan 32. Therefore, the attachment work of the front end portion 52 of the cover member 50 can be performed from one surface side of the back pan 32, and it is not necessary to turn the hand to the opposite surface side of the back pan 32. Therefore, the cover member 50 can be attached to the back pan 32 with good workability. Furthermore, since the number of dedicated parts (such as screws) for attaching the cover member 50 can be reduced, the number of parts can be reduced. Further, when the protrusion 521 of the cover member 50 is inserted into the attachment hole 32fB, the tip of the protrusion 521 protrudes forward from the front end 32fA of the side standing wall 32f. It has become. For this reason, the side part of the seated person's body D can be supported by not only the height dimension of the side standing wall part 32f but also the dimension including the dimension T from which the protruding part 521 protrudes. Therefore, the cover member 50 can function not only as a blindfold material but also to improve the holdability of the seated person in the seat width direction. At this time, since the protruding portion 521 is received in the recessed portion 33A of the back pad 33, even when the seated body D comes into contact with a portion where the protruding portion 521 of the cover member 50 is in contact, it is difficult to give a sense of incongruity. . Further, the back cover 34 is attached to the back pan 32 by locking the locking member 35 to the folded portion 32j extending toward the rear surface side. When the protruding portion 521 of the cover member 50 is inserted into the mounting hole 32fB, the pressing wall portion 52A of the cover member 50 is attached to the back pan 32 while pressing the locking member 35 from the rear surface side of the back pan 32. It has been. For this reason, the locking member 35 of the back cover 34 is pressed against the folded portion 32j by the cover member 50. Therefore, the cover member 50 can function to prevent the back cover 34 from coming off from the folded portion 32j. Further, when the protruding portion 521 of the cover member 50 is inserted into the mounting hole 32fB, the protruding portion 521 is in contact with the seating surface side surface of the side standing wall portion 32f. For this reason, the protruding portion 521 is supported by the side standing wall portion 32f of the back pan 32 from the outside in the left-right direction. Therefore, the support force of the seated person's body D by the protrusion part 521 is improved.

  As mentioned above, although specific embodiment was described, this invention is not limited to those external appearances and structures, A various change, addition, and deletion are possible in the range which does not change the summary of this invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, as the material of the back pan 32, a fiber reinforced plastic using a continuous carbon fiber fabric as a reinforcing material and an epoxy resin as a matrix resin is used. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and glass fibers may be used as the reinforcing material, another thermosetting resin such as a phenol resin may be used as the matrix resin, or a thermoplastic resin such as polypropylene may be used. In addition, you may shape | mold by injection molding, using short fibers, such as carbon and glass with a fiber length of about 1 mm, as a reinforcing material. In this case, for example, the attachment hole 32fB may be set to be formed at the time of molding.

  In the present embodiment, polypropylene resin is used as the material of the cover member 50. However, the material of the cover member 50 is not limited to this. For example, the cover member 50 may be manufactured using a fiber reinforced plastic similar to the back pan 32.

  In the present embodiment, the terminal flange portion 32k of the cover member 50 is configured to extend substantially parallel to the back surface support portion 32s of the back pan 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the terminal collar portion 32k may have, for example, a cross-sectional arch shape that swells forward. Furthermore, in this embodiment, it was set as the structure where the pressing wall part 52A of the cover member 50 was extended in the left-right direction. However, the structure is not limited thereto, and the pressing wall portion 52A may have a structure extending with an appropriate inclination from the left rear toward the right front, for example.

  In the present embodiment, the upper arm 31 is covered with the cover member 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a structure in which an appropriate airbag module or the like is attached to the back pan 32 and is covered with the cover member 50 may be used.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as the skin of the back cover 34, the skin 34A manufactured using a jersey fabric is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as the skin of the back cover 34, for example, one manufactured using a fabric other than a jersey knitting may be used, or genuine leather, synthetic leather, or the like may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to an automobile seat, but may be applied to a seat mounted on an airplane, a ship, a train, or the like.

10 Vehicle seat 32 Back pan (Seat shell)
32f Side wall (standing wall)
32fA front end (extension direction side tip)
32fB mounting hole (through hole)
32k Terminal flange 32j Folding part 33 Seat pad 33A Receiving hollow part (hollow part)
34 Back cover (seat cover)
35 Locking member 50 Cover member 52A Pressing wall (a part of the cover member)
521 Protruding part 522 Locking part

Claims (3)

A seat shell as a structure, a seat pad as a cushion material placed on the seat shell, and a cover member attached to a surface of the seat shell opposite to the surface on which the seat pad is placed; A vehicle seat comprising:
The seat shell has a main part that supports the back surface of the seated person's body, and a standing wall part that extends from both sides of the main part in the seat width direction so as to rise along the side part of the seated person's body. ,
The standing wall portion has a through hole in the vicinity of the tip portion on the extending direction side of the standing wall portion,
The cover member has a protrusion formed integrally so as to be inserted into the through hole at a position corresponding to the through hole in the cover member;
The protruding portion is a locking portion that can be elastically deformed and locked with respect to the seat shell so as to maintain the inserted state when the protruding portion is inserted into the through hole. Have
The seat pad has a recess for receiving the protrusion inserted into the through hole,
When the protrusion is inserted into the through-hole, the tip of the protrusion protrudes in the extending direction of the standing wall from the tip in the extending direction of the standing wall. A vehicle seat. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
A seat cover stretched on the seating surface side of the seat pad;
The seat shell includes a terminal flange extending from the distal end of the standing wall portion toward the outer side in the seat width direction, and a folded portion extending from the terminal flange toward the opposite surface side of the seating surface. And the through hole is formed in a portion of the standing wall portion facing the folded portion,
The seat cover is attached to the seat shell by a locking member attached to the end of the seat cover being locked to the folded portion of the seat shell,
A vehicle seat in which a part of the cover member presses the locking member of the seat cover against the folded portion when the protrusion of the cover member is inserted into the through hole. A vehicle seat according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein
The locking portion of the cover member is formed by partially thickening the vicinity of the tip portion of the protruding portion on the outer side in the sheet width direction,
When the protruding portion is inserted into the through hole, the protruding portion abuts against a surface on the seating surface side of the standing wall portion, and the locking portion is a distal end portion on the extending direction side of the standing wall portion. A vehicle seat that is locked against the vehicle.

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