JP2017218046A - Vehicular seat and vehicular center console - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To deliver air-conditioning wind delivered from an air-conditioning blower fan arranged inside a vehicular dashboard to a side of a driver seat and a front passenger seat that are front part seats, without decreasing air volume, and deliver a part of the air-conditioning wind to a comparatively wide range of rear seats.SOLUTION: A vehicular seat includes: a seat cushion; a seat back; a head rest; and an arm rest. The arm rest is turnably mounted to a side face of the seat back, and includes a fan inside. In the arm rest, there are formed: an air suction port on a side of a downward directed face in a state that the arm rest is tilted relative to the seat back, which leads to the fan; and an air exhaust port leading to a side face of the arm rest from the fan.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat, and more particularly to a vehicle seat and a vehicle center console having a function of blowing conditioned air toward a rear seat.

  As a vehicle seat provided with a center console, in Patent Document 1, the vehicle seat according to claim 1 is provided so as to be positioned in front of the rear seat on the vehicle compartment floor of the vehicle. In the vehicle center console in which an air-conditioning duct for guiding conditioned air to the inside is arranged, a storage box that can be used by a rear-seat occupant seated in the rear seat, and a rear-seat occupant can access the storage box A storage box opening that opens to the rear, an air outlet that is arranged in parallel with the storage box opening and that blows conditioned air guided by the air conditioning duct to the rear, and an opening / closing member that is common to the storage box opening and the air outlet There is described a vehicle center console characterized in that the opening / closing member includes an opening / closing mechanism capable of opening and closing the storage box opening and the air outlet.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a vehicle including a seat cushion portion, a seat back portion, and an armrest that is rotatably supported at one end so that it can be inserted and removed from the seat back portion. A ventilated vehicle seat characterized in that a blower is provided in the armrest, and a ventilation opening through which air generated by the blower is blown out is provided on a side surface of the armrest. Yes.

JP 2010-30346 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-33311

  In the vehicle center console described in Patent Document 1, an air conditioning duct is connected to a blower fan for air conditioning disposed inside a dashboard, and air conditioned air is introduced into the center console to form a console body. The air-conditioning air is blown out from the blowout port toward the rear seat.

  However, the vehicle center console described in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which an air conditioning duct for sending conditioned air in the direction of the rear seat is connected to a blower fan for air conditioning. There arises a problem in that the amount of conditioned air sent from the fan to the driver's seat and front passenger seat, which are front seats, is reduced.

  On the other hand, since the vehicle seat described in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which a blower is provided in the armrest, the entire amount of the conditioned air sent from the air-conditioning blower fan arranged in the dashboard is provided. Is sent out to the driver's seat and front passenger seat, which are front seats, and there is no inconvenience that the air volume of the conditioned air is reduced on the front seat side.

  However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 2, the wind sent out by the blower into the armrest is only sent out to the seat back portion on the driver seat and the passenger seat side which are the front seats, and on the rear seat side. However, no consideration is given to sending out air-conditioned air.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the conditioned air sent from the air-conditioning blower fan disposed inside the dashboard is a front seat without damaging the air volume. The present invention provides a vehicle seat and a vehicle center console that are configured to be sent to the side of a seat and to be able to send a part of the conditioned air to a relatively wide range of a rear seat.

  In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, in the present invention, in a vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, a headrest, and an armrest, the armrest is rotatably attached to a side surface of the seatback. The armrest has a fan inside, and the armrest has an air inlet that leads to the fan on the side facing the lower side when the armrest is tilted against the seat back, and an air outlet that leads from the fan to the side of the armrest And formed.

  In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, in the present invention, in a vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, a headrest, and an armrest, the armrest is rotatably attached to a side surface of the seatback. The armrest has a fan inside, and the armrest has an air intake port that sucks in air in front of the seatback when the fan is operated with the armrest standing up against the seatback, and air that is sucked from the air intake port. And an exhaust port that is ejected from a side surface of the armrest to a space between the seat back and the seat back.

  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, in the present invention, a vehicle center console provided between a driver seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle is provided, and a driver seat is provided on a front surface of the center console. An opening that leads to the space on the side of the passenger seat is formed, and on the side of the rear surface of the center console, there is an opening between the driver seat and the passenger seat inside the center console from the opening formed on the front surface. A fan that sucks in the air on the side, an exhaust port that exhausts air on the driver's seat and passenger's seat side sucked into the center console by this fan to the rear side of the driver's seat and passenger seat, and exhausted from the exhaust port And a blowing direction adjusting unit for adjusting the blowing direction of the air.

  According to the present invention, the conditioned air sent from the air-conditioning blower fan disposed inside the dashboard is sent to the driver seat and front passenger seat, which are the front seats, without impairing the air volume, and A part of the conditioned air can be sent to a relatively wide area of the rear seat, improving the refreshing feeling of the passenger seated in the rear seat without impairing the refreshing feeling of the passenger seated in the front seat Can now.

It is a vehicle seat which concerns on Example 1 of this invention, and is a vehicle seat perspective view in the state which fell the armrest. It is a vehicle seat which concerns on Example 1 of this invention, and is a vehicle seat perspective view in the state which stood the armrest. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, illustrating the vehicle seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2, illustrating the vehicle seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the state which removed the roof of the vehicle which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the surface corresponding to the BB cross section of FIG. 2 by the vehicle seat which concerns on the modification 1 of Example 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the surface corresponding to the BB cross section of FIG. 2 by the vehicle seat which concerns on the modification 2 of Example 1 of this invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat in a state where both a driver seat side armrest and a passenger seat side armrest stand in a vehicle seat according to Modification 3 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the surface corresponding to the BB cross section of FIG. 2 by the vehicle seat which concerns on the modification 3 of Example 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the vehicle center console and vehicle seat which concern on Example 2 of this invention. It is CC sectional drawing in FIG. 10 of the center console for vehicles which concerns on Example 2 of this invention.

  The present invention sends the conditioned air sent from the blower fan for air conditioning to the driver seat and the passenger seat, which are the front seats, without compromising the air volume, and a part of the conditioned air is compared with the rear seat. It is a vehicle seat provided with the composition which makes it possible to send out to a wide range.

  Components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiments, and the repetitive description thereof is omitted in principle. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  However, the present invention is not construed as being limited to the description of the embodiments below. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that the specific configuration can be changed without departing from the spirit or the spirit of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an appearance of a vehicle seat (hereinafter referred to as a seat) 100 according to the present embodiment. The seat 100 includes a seat cushion 101 on which a passenger sits, a seat back 102 on which the seated passenger rests, a headrest 103 that supports the head of the passenger, and an armrest 104 on which the passenger places his arm. The armrest 104 has a structure that can rotate around a shaft 105.

  The state shown in FIG. 1 shows a state in which the armrest 104 is tilted to the seat cushion 101 side (passenger side) and the passenger can put his elbow on the armrest 104.

  On the other hand, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the armrest 104 is rotated around the shaft 105 and stood along the side surface of the seat back 102 (hereinafter referred to as a standing state).

  FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the armrest 104 taken along line AA in FIG. The armrest 104 covers the outside of the main body 1041 with a skin 1042, includes a fan 110 inside the main body 1041, and an intake side space 111 and an exhaust side space 112 are formed before and after the fan 110.

  On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows a cross section of the seat back 102 and the armrest 104 along the line BB in FIG. The armrest 104 is provided with exhaust ports 1043 and 1044 communicating with the exhaust side space 112 on both sides. An inclined surface 1022 is formed on the rear seat side (upper side in FIG. 4) of the side surface 1021 of the seat back 102 facing the exhaust port 1043, and is opened to the rear seat side between the exhaust port 1043 of the armrest 104. A space is formed.

  When the fan 110 is operated with the armrest 104 having such a configuration as shown in FIG. 2, the air blower fan (not shown) disposed inside the dashboard 2 (see FIG. 5) is operated. The entire amount of the conditioned air sent from the front is sent to the driver's seat and front passenger seat, which are front seats, and a part thereof is sent to the armrest 104 side as shown by the thick arrows in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the conditioned air that has reached the armrest 104 is sucked from the intake side space 111 while the fan 110 is operating, and is sent out to the exhaust side space 112 through the fan 110. It is discharged from the mouths 1043 and 1044 to the side surface side of the armrest 104. The conditioned air discharged from the exhaust port 1043 to the inclined surface 1022 side of the seat back 102 flows along the inclined surface 1022 of the seat back 102 and is sent out to the rear rear seat (upper side in FIG. 4). . Similarly, the conditioned air exhausted from the exhaust port 1044 passes through an inclined surface (a surface corresponding to the inclined surface 1022 in FIG. 4) formed on the passenger seat side seat back (not shown) on the rear rear seat. Sent to the side.

  In this way, by sending the conditioned air to the rear seat side along the inclined surface 1022 of the seat back 102, the conditioned air sent from the fan 110 is directly provided by providing an exhaust port on the upper surface 1045 side of the seat back 102. Compared with the case of sending out to the rear seat side, the conditioned air can be sent to a wider area of the rear seat.

  Further, even when the air blower fan (not shown) disposed inside the dashboard 2 is stopped, the fan 110 is operated to blow air, so that a wider area on the rear seat side can be obtained. Can create strong air flow.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, when the fan 110 is operated with the armrest 104 tilted down, the air intake side space 111 faces the floor surface and is disposed inside the dashboard (not shown). Of the conditioned air sent from the blower fan for air conditioning, the relatively cold conditioned air that has accumulated on the side close to the floor is sucked up. The sucked-up relatively cold conditioned air is sent out from the exhaust ports 1043 and 1044 to the upper body side of the passenger seated in the driver's seat and the passenger seat.

  At this time, since the upper surface 1045 of the armrest 104 is not provided with an exhaust port and there is no obstacle, a passenger sitting on the seat 100 can use the armrest 104 with an elbow without any restriction. .

  FIG. 5 shows a plan view of the vehicle 1 with the roof removed. The vehicle 1 shown in FIG. 5 includes a dashboard 2, a seat 100 that is a driver's seat and a seat 200 that is a front passenger seat, and a rear seat 300. In the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the armrest 104 between the seat 100 as the driver's seat and the seat 200 as the passenger seat is set up (the state shown in FIG. 2).

  When the air-conditioning blower fan (not shown) disposed inside the dashboard 2 is operated in the state shown in FIG. 5, the air-conditioning air sent from the blower fan is moved forward as indicated by arrows 401, 402, 403. It is sent out to the side of the seat 100 of the driver's seat and the seat 200 of the front passenger seat which are the part seats. Among them, part of the conditioned air sent in the direction of the arrow 403 is sucked from the intake side space 111 by the fan 110 of the armrest 104 and passes through the exhaust side space 112, and as shown by arrows 4031 and 4032, From 1044, it is sent to a relatively wide area on the rear seat 300 side.

  As described above, the entire amount of the conditioned air sent from the blower fan for air conditioning (not shown) disposed inside the dashboard 2 is once sent to the front seat side, and a part of the conditioned air is sent to the rear seat side. As a result, the refreshing feeling of the passenger seated in the rear seat can be improved without impairing the refreshing feeling of the passenger seated in the front seat.

[Modification 1]
In the first embodiment, the configuration in which all the conditioned air sucked from the intake side space 111 by the fan 110 of the armrest 104 is sent to the rear seat 300 side has been described. However, in the present modification, the fan 110 of the armrest 104-1. Thus, part of the conditioned air sucked from the intake side space 111 is also sent out to the front seat side. The configuration of the armrest 104-1 according to the first modification will be described with reference to FIG.

  6 corresponds to the configuration shown in FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment, and the conditioned air sucked from the intake side space 111 by the fan 110 passes through the exhaust side space 112 and the seat back 102-1 is provided. It is discharged from two exhaust ports 10431 and 10432 formed on the side.

  Among them, the conditioned air discharged from the exhaust port 10431 is sent to the rear seat 300 side along the inclined surface 1022 formed on the side surface 1021 of the seat back 102-1 as in the case described in the first embodiment. .

  On the other hand, the conditioned air discharged from the exhaust port 10432 is sent to the seat 100 side of the driver's seat along the inclined surface 1023 formed on the side surface 1021 of the seat back 102-1, and the side surface of the passenger sitting on the seat 100 Or hit the back side. The same applies to the seat 200 on the passenger seat side.

  With such a configuration, the conditioned air is sent to a relatively wide area on the rear seat 300 side, and at the same time, the conditioned air is also sent to the driver seat 100 and the passenger seat 200 side. In addition to the passenger seated on the seat 300, the comfort of the passenger seated on the seat 100 or 200 can be further improved.

[Modification 2]
In the first modification, the conditioned air sucked from the intake side space 111 by the fan 110 of the armrest 104-1 is sent from the exhaust ports 10431 and 10432 to the rear seat 300 side, the driver seat 100 and the passenger seat 200. Although the structure which sends out to the side was demonstrated, in this modification, the structure sent out only to the seat 100 side of the driver's seat and the passenger seat side 200 will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the armrest 104-2 and the seat back 102-2 of the present modification corresponding to the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 described in the first embodiment.

  An inclined surface 1024 is formed on the side surface 1021 of the seat back 102-2 according to the present modification from the portion in contact with the side surface of the armrest 104-2 toward the front (the seated person side). The conditioned air exhausted from the exhaust port 1043-1 of the armrest 104-2 is sent to the driver's seat 100 side along the inclined surface 1024, and on the side surface or rear surface of the passenger seated on the driver's seat 100. Hit the side. Similarly, the air-conditioning air discharged from the exhaust port 1044-1 of the armrest 104-2 hits the side or back side of the passenger seated on the passenger seat 200 in the passenger seat 200 as well.

  By adopting such a configuration, the conditioned air is also sent from the side surface or the back to the driver seat 100 and the passenger seat 200 side, and the comfort of the passenger seated on the seat 100 or 200 is further improved. be able to.

[Modification 3]
In the first embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification, the configuration in which the armrest 104 or 104-1 and 104-2 are shared between the driver's seat 100 as the front seat and the passenger seat 200 has been described. However, in this modification, a case where the armrest 104-3 and the armrest 104-4 are separately provided between the driver's seat 100 and the passenger seat 200 will be described.

  In FIG. 8, the external view of the vehicle seat which concerns on this modification is shown. Reference numeral 100 denotes a driver seat, and 200 denotes a passenger seat. An armrest 104-3 is attached to the driver seat 100, and an armrest 104-4 is attached to the passenger seat 200.

  The difference between the armrests 104-3 and 104-4 in this modification and the configuration of the armrest 104 described in the first embodiment with reference to FIG. 4 is that the armrest 104 in the first embodiment has an exhaust port 1043 on the left and right side surfaces. In this modification, the armrest 104-3 is provided with an exhaust port 1043-3 only on the left side surface, and the armrest 104-4 is provided with an exhaust port 1044-4 only on the right side surface. It is in the point which provided.

  Thus, by setting it as the structure which sends out the conditioned air separately from the armrests 104-3 and 104-4 to the rear seat 300 side, the conditioned air can be sent out more strongly to the rear seat 300 side.

  The present modification can also be applied to the configuration of Modification 1 or Modification 2. In that case, the conditioned air can be individually sent to the driver's seat 100 and the passenger seat 200.

  In the first embodiment and the first to third modifications, the case where the armrest 104 or 104-1 to 104-4 that can be rotated is provided between the driver seat 100 and the passenger seat 200 has been described. In the example, a case where a vehicle center console is provided between the driver seat 100 and the passenger seat 200 will be described.

  FIG. 10 shows a configuration in which a vehicle center console (hereinafter referred to as a center console) 500 is provided between a driver seat 100 and a passenger seat 200. The center console 500 includes cup holder portions 503 and 504 and a storage portion 505, and the storage portion 505 is covered with a lid 502.

  A fan 510 is attached to the rear seat side of the center console 500 (the right side surface in FIG. 11). Further, a blowing direction adjusting unit 512 that adjusts the blowing direction of the conditioned air sent from the fan 510 is attached to the outlet side 511 of the fan 510.

  On the other hand, an air inlet 521 is formed in the lower part of the front seat side (left side surface in FIG. 11) of the center console 500, and a space 506 is formed from the air inlet 521 to the fan 510.

  When the fan 510 is operated in such a configuration, the entire amount of the conditioned air sent from the air-conditioning blower fan (not shown) disposed inside the dashboard 2 is once sent to the front seat side. A part of the air is sucked into the space 506 inside the center console 500 from the air inlet 521 of the center console 500 and passes through the fan 510 to the rear seat 300 side from the blowing direction adjusting portion 512 provided on the outlet side 511. Erupted. By adjusting the blowing direction adjustment unit 512, the conditioned air can be sent out in an arbitrary direction on the rear seat 300 side.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the entire amount of the conditioned air sent from the blower fan for air conditioning (not shown) arranged inside the dashboard 2 is once sent to the front seat side, By adopting a structure in which a part is sent to the rear seat side, the refreshing feeling of the passenger seated in the rear seat can be increased without impairing the refreshing feeling of the passenger seated in the front seat.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle 2 ... Dashboard 100, 200 ... Seat 101, 201 ... Seat cushion 102, 202 ... Seat back 103, 203 ... Headrest 104, 104-1, 104-2 , 104-3, 104-4 ... armrest 110, 110-3, 110-4 ... fan 111 ... intake side space 112 ... exhaust side space 1043, 1044 ... exhaust port 500 ... -Center console 510 ... Fan 512 ... Blowing direction adjustment unit 521 ... Air intake.

Claims (10)

  A vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, a headrest, and an armrest, wherein the armrest is rotatably attached to a side surface of the seatback, the armrest includes a fan inside, and the armrest Is formed such that an air inlet that leads to the fan and an air outlet that leads from the fan to the side of the armrest are formed on a surface facing downward when the armrest is tilted with respect to the seat back. A vehicle seat.   2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a rear surface of the seat back is disposed on a surface of the seat back facing the exhaust port formed in the armrest in a state where the armrest stands with respect to the seatback. A vehicle seat characterized in that a recess that communicates with the vehicle is formed.   2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat back includes a front surface of the seat back on a surface facing the exhaust port formed in the arm rest in a state where the arm rest stands with respect to the seat back. A vehicle seat characterized in that a recess that communicates with the vehicle is formed.   2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a rear surface of the seat back is disposed on a surface of the seat back facing the exhaust port formed in the armrest in a state where the armrest stands with respect to the seatback. A vehicle seat characterized in that a concave portion leading to the front is formed.   A vehicle seat including a seat cushion, a seat back, a headrest, and an armrest, wherein the armrest is rotatably attached to a side surface of the seatback, the armrest includes a fan inside, and the armrest Is a suction port for sucking air in front of the seat back when the fan is operated with the armrest standing with respect to the seat back, and the air sucked from the suction port from the side surface of the arm rest. A vehicle seat, comprising: an exhaust port that is ejected into a space between the seat back.   6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, wherein the exhaust port of the armrest ejects air sucked from the intake port to the rear of the seat back.   6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, wherein the exhaust port of the armrest ejects air sucked from the intake port to the front of the seat back.   6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, wherein the seat back has a front surface of the seat back on a surface facing the exhaust port formed in the arm rest in a state where the arm rest stands with respect to the seat back. Alternatively, a vehicular seat having a recess communicating with the rear is formed.   A center console provided between a driver seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle, wherein an opening leading to a space on the driver seat and passenger seat side is formed on a front surface of the center console, On the rear surface side of the center console, a fan that sucks air from the driver seat and the passenger seat into the center console through an opening formed in the front surface and the center console with the fan. An exhaust port for exhausting the air on the driver's seat and the passenger seat side sucked into the interior of the vehicle to the rear side of the driver's seat and the passenger seat, and adjusting the ejection direction of the air exhausted from the exhaust port A vehicle center console comprising a blowing direction adjusting portion.   The vehicle center console according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle center console is spatially connected to the fan from the opening to the fan.

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