JP2019189130A - Lifter device - Google Patents

Abstract

To restrain play in a thrust direction of an operation handle for lifting and lowering a seat by a rational configuration.SOLUTION: A lifter device comprises: a pinion gear 18 engaging with an input gear of a seat lifting and lowering mechanism; a rotation controller 21 connected to the operation handle of a lifting motion to control rotation of the pinion gear 18; and a support member 23 rotatably supporting the pinion gear 18. An input member N receiving a rotary operation force from the operation handle has an outer plate 41 disposed outside a cover 24 bonded to the support member 23, and an inner plate 53 disposed inside the cover 24. The inner plate 53 has an arm 53a which penetrates in an opening 24a formed to the cover 24 and in a through-hole 41a formed to the outer plate 41 to be inserted in a thrust direction, and the arm 53a is bonded to the outer plate 41 in such a state as tucking down the cover 24 between the inner and outer plates 53 and 41 in a thrust direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a lifter device. More specifically, a pinion gear that meshes with an input gear of a link mechanism that moves the seat up and down, and a rotation that controls the rotation of the pinion gear by being connected to an operation handle and a pinion gear that are operated in a corresponding rotation direction when the seat is moved up and down. And a control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle seat, a configuration including a lifter device capable of adjusting the seat cushion height of a seat cushion is known (Patent Document 1). Specifically, the lifter device transmits the operation movement amount as the feed rotation movement amount of the gear by raising or lowering the operation handle so that the seat surface height is raised or lowered by a certain amount. It has become. Then, the lifter device unlocks the operation of the operation handle so that the rotation of the gear is locked at that position, and the operation handle is returned to the neutral position before the operation, and can be operated again. It will be returned to the state.

  The operation handle described above is coupled to an input member pivotally supported by a pinion gear serving as an output shaft, and is configured to transmit the amount of movement of the rotation operation from the input member to the pinion gear via a gear transmission structure. Yes.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-066544

  In the above-described prior art, the structure in which the input member coupled to the operation handle is loosely packed in the thrust direction with respect to the base that rotatably supports the pinion gear is a complicated structure with many component configurations. The present invention was devised as a solution to the above-described problem, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to rationally reduce the backlash in the thrust direction of the operation handle operated when the seat is moved up and down. It is to suppress by a simple structure.

  In order to solve the above problems, the lifter device of the present invention takes the following means.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, a pinion gear meshing with an input gear of a link mechanism that moves a seat up and down, an operation handle that is operated in a rotational direction corresponding to the seat moving up and down, and a pinion gear are connected to rotate the pinion gear. A lifter device including a rotation control device to be controlled and a base that rotatably supports a part of the pinion gear. The rotation control device is connected to the operation handle and rotated around the rotation axis of the pinion gear by rotating the operation handle. The rotation control device is connected to the base to cover the internal structure of the rotation control device and to cover the other part of the pinion gear. And a cover that is rotatably supported directly or indirectly through another member. The input member includes an outer piece arranged on the outer side in the thrust direction than the cover, and an inner piece arranged on the inner side in the thrust direction covered by the cover and transmitting the rotation of the operation handle to the pinion gear as the rotation. An arm in which the inner piece is inserted in a thrust direction through a first through hole formed in the cover and a second through hole formed in the outer piece, and the arm is connected to the first through hole and the second through hole. The inner piece has a coupling portion that couples the arm with the outer piece at a clamping position in which the inner piece passes through the hole and the cover is sandwiched directly or indirectly via another member between the outer piece and the outer piece.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cover is coupled to the input member by a simple configuration in which the cover is sandwiched and coupled directly between the outer piece and the inner piece constituting the input member directly or via another member. The play in the thrust direction of the operation handle can be appropriately suppressed.

  The second invention is the following configuration in the first invention described above. The first through hole formed in the cover has a wider hole width in the rotational direction than the arm passed through the first through hole. The restricting portion restricts the full stroke position in the rotation direction.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the restricting portion for restricting the full stroke position in the rotation direction of the input member is rationally configured using the configuration of the first through hole of the cover through which the arm of the inner piece passes. can do.

  The third invention is the following configuration in the first or second invention described above. Another member includes a shaft portion that is inserted through the outer piece, the inner piece, and the cover in the thrust direction and is rotatably supported, a flange portion that is sandwiched between the inner piece and the cover in the thrust direction, and a pinion gear A shaft support portion that receives the end portion in the thrust direction and supports the end portion in the radial direction, and a shaft member having the shaft support portion are provided.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the unit integrated with the shaft member and the cover sandwiched between the inner piece and the outer piece can be managed as a sub-assembled unit.

FIG. 3 is an outer side view illustrating a schematic configuration of the lifter device according to the first embodiment. It is the side view which looked at the structure by the side of the outer surface from the sheet inner side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the operation handle and the rotation control apparatus from the seat frame. It is the perspective view which looked at the rotation control device from the seat outside. It is the perspective view which looked at the rotation control apparatus from the sheet | seat inner side. It is the front view which looked at the rotation control apparatus from the sheet | seat outer side. It is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the rotation control apparatus from the seat outer side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state between the one part components shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the further assembly | attachment state between the one part components shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the further assembly | attachment state between the one part components shown in FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the rotation control apparatus from the sheet | seat inner side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state between some component parts shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the further assembly | attachment state between the one part components shown in FIG. It is a state figure of the sending part of a rotation control device when an operation handle is in a neutral position. It is a state figure of the lock part. It is a state figure of a sending part when an operation handle is pushed down from a neutral position to a middle position. It is a state figure of the lock part. It is a state figure of a sending part when an operation handle is pushed down from a neutral position to a full stroke position. It is a state figure of the lock part. FIG. 10 is a state diagram of the feeding portion when the pinion gear is rotated forward by the gravitational action received from the seat side from the state where the operation handle is pushed down. It is a state figure of the lock part. It is a state figure of a sending part when an operation handle is returned from a pushing-down operation state to a neutral position. It is a state figure of the lock part. It is a state figure of a sending part when an operation handle is pulled up from a neutral position to a middle position. It is a state figure of the lock part. It is a state figure in which rotation of the push-down operation direction of the pinion gear was locked by a stopper. FIG. 5 is a state diagram in which the rotation of the pinion gear in the pulling operation direction is locked by a stopper. It is sectional drawing corresponding to the XXX-XXX line of FIG. 6 which shows the structure of the principal part in the lifter apparatus of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 7 illustrating a configuration of a main part of the lifter device according to the third embodiment.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using drawing.

<About the schematic configuration of the lifter device 10>
1 to 3 show a vehicle seat 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a seat) to which a lifter device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In each figure, the direction of each part in the state which mounted | wore the motor vehicle 1 with the arrow is shown. In the following description, the description regarding the direction is made based on this direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seat 1 is provided with a seat back 3 that forms a backrest at the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 that forms a seat, and the seat back 3 is rotatable in the front-rear direction with respect to the seat cushion 2. Yes. The seat cushion 2 includes a lifter device 10 and a seat slide device 8 at a lower portion, and is fixed to a vehicle floor 4 via a bracket 7.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the seat slide device 8 is a known device, and a pair of left and right upper rails 6 are coupled to a pair of left and right lower rails 5 extending in the front-rear direction so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The left and right lower rails 5 are fixedly supported by a pair of front and rear brackets 7 fixed to the floor 4. A lifter device 10 is provided on the left and right upper rails 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lifter device 10 includes a base member 14 fixed on each upper rail 6, and a plurality of link members 11 rotatably coupled to the front and rear end portions of each upper rail 6. A side frame 13 that is a skeleton member of the cushion 2, a base member 14, and each link member 11 constitute a link mechanism 12 that is a four-bar link. Of the plurality of link members 11, the rear link 11 b on the right rear side includes a sector gear 16 (corresponding to the input gear of the present invention) and is rotated in the front-rear direction by the pinion gear 18 of the rotation control device 21. It is configured as follows. The rotation axis of the right rear rear link 11b with respect to the side frame 13 is constituted by a torque rod 17, and the left rear rear link (not shown) is also synchronized with the rear link 11b via the torque rod 17. It is configured to rotate.

  The side frame 13 is provided with a through hole 13a for inserting the pinion gear 18, and the rotation control device 21 is fixed to the right side wall of the side frame 13 so that the pinion gear 18 is inserted into the through hole 13a. ing. The rotation control device 21 can be rotated in the forward and reverse directions by an operation handle 20 that extends in the front-rear direction on the right side portion of the seat cushion 2. When the operation handle 20 is rotated upward from the neutral position, the rotation control device 21 rotates in the direction in which the rear link 11b is raised from the base member 14, and when the operation handle 20 is rotated downward from the neutral position, the rotation control device. 21 rotates in a direction in which the rear link 11b is lowered on the base member 14. Due to the configuration of the four-bar link described above, the front link 11a also rotates according to the rotation of the rear link 11b, and the height position of the seat cushion 2 with respect to the floor 4 is adjusted according to the operation of the operation handle 20.

<Configuration of Rotation Control Device 21>
4 to 6 show the rotation control device 21 removed from the seat cushion 2. Hereinafter, the configuration of the rotation control device 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. For the reference numerals of the constituent members of the rotation control device 21 described below, any one of the above-described FIGS.

  The rotation control device 21 is assembled so that the rotation shaft 22 passes through a center hole 23c of a support member 23 (corresponding to the base of the present invention) which is a base member, and the pinion gear 18 protrudes from the left side surface of the support member 23. ing. The support member 23 is fixed to the side frame 13 with the pinion gear 18 passing through the through hole 13 a of the side frame 13.

  The right side surface of the support member 23 is stamped and formed on the left side so as to accommodate the disc-shaped lock plate 31 to form a guide recess 23b, and has a circular container shape as a whole. Inner teeth 34 that mesh with poles 32 and 33 described later are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the guide recess 23b. A spline hole 31 b is formed at the center of the lock plate 31 so as to mesh with the spline 22 b of the rotary shaft 22. Therefore, the lock plate 31 is rotated synchronously with the rotary shaft 22.

  On the outer peripheral portion of the right side surface of the lock plate 31, one protrusion 31 d is protruded and distributed in the vertical direction, and two protrusions 31 e are protruded and distributed in the front and rear. The projections 31e are fitted with through holes 32a and 33a of the poles 32 and 33 so that the poles 32 and 33 can swing around the projections 31e. Further, each projection 31d is fitted with a winding portion 35a of a torsion spring 35, and each end portion 35b of the torsion spring 35 is engaged with each of the poles 32 and 33, and locks each of the poles 32 and 33. The plate 31 is biased toward the outer peripheral side. Therefore, the engaging end portions 32 c and 33 c forming the external teeth of the poles 32 and 33 are always engaged with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23.

  FIG. 11 shows a state in which the lock plate 31 to which the poles 32 and 33 are connected is assembled to the support member 23 as described above.

<Configuration of Rotation Control Device 21>
On the right side surface of the cover 24 formed in a container shape that swells to the right as a whole, a plate-shaped outer plate 41 that constitutes an outer piece of the input member N that is coupled to the operation handle 20 and is rotated (in the present invention). Equivalent to the outer piece). In the through hole 24e at the center of the cover 24 and the central hole 41b of the outer plate 41, a protruding pin 25b that protrudes in a round bar shape to the right from the center of the substantially cylindrical shaft member 25 (corresponding to another member of the present invention). (Corresponding to the shaft portion of the present invention) is inserted through from the left side. Further, a pair of arcuate openings 24a formed in the cover 24 (corresponding to the first through hole of the present invention) and a pair of arcuate through holes 41a formed in the outer plate 41 (of the present invention). A pair of arms 53a formed on a plate-like inner plate 53 (corresponding to the inner piece of the present invention) constituting the inner piece of the input member N described above is inserted into the second through hole) from the left side. ing.

  The pair of arms 53a corresponds to the outer plate 41 up to a position where the flange portion 25c of the shaft member 25 and the cover 24 are sandwiched between the inner plate 53 and the outer plate 41 in the left-right direction (corresponding to the thrust direction of the present invention). Inserted into the corresponding through hole 41a, and at that position (clamping position), the protruding portion inserted into the corresponding through hole 41a is welded to the peripheral portion of the outer plate 41 on the outer peripheral side of the corresponding through hole 41a. They are connected (welded portion W (corresponding to the connecting portion of the present invention): see FIG. 8).

  By the above coupling, the cover 24 and the outer plate 41 are slidably coupled to each other via the shaft member 25. On the upper part of the outer plate 41, an engagement piece 42 is formed to bend to the left side, and the engagement piece 42 is aligned with the inner peripheral side of the engagement piece 24b formed to protrude to the right side of the cover 24. Has been placed. An end 43a of the torsion spring 43 is disposed so as to wrap around the engaging pieces 42 and 24b. Therefore, when the outer plate 41 is rotated by the operation handle 20, the engagement piece 42 moves so as to be separated from the engagement piece 24 b in the circumferential direction, but when the rotation operation is released, the torsion spring 43 of the torsion spring 43 is moved. Due to the urging force, the engagement piece 42 and the engagement piece 24b are in a position where they overlap each other in the circumferential direction, and the outer plate 41 is returned to the position before the rotation operation.

  An inner plate 53 and a cam member 54 are provided on the left side of the cover 24 so as to be accommodated in the container-like cover 24. The cover 24 is fixed to the support member 23 by sandwiching these components together with the lock plate 31 and the rotation transmission plate 36. At this time, the leg portion 24d of the cover 24 is fixed to the through hole 23a of the support member 23 with a rivet (not shown).

  The cam member 54 is generally formed in a ring shape, is provided with four pins 54b on the right side surface, and is formed with a cam projection 54a protruding above the inner periphery of the ring shape. Each pin 54 b of the cam member 54 is fixed to the inside of the cover 24 by fitting into the through hole of the protruding piece 24 c of the cover 24.

  The inner plate 53 includes arms 53a extending rightward on the front and rear portions, and each arm 53a passes through the corresponding opening 24a of the cover 24 and passes through the corresponding through hole 41a of the outer plate 41 as described above. is doing. Each opening 24a of the cover 24 has a longer circumferential length than each arm 53a, and each corresponding through hole 41a of the outer plate 41 has a circumferential length substantially the same as each arm 53a. is doing. Therefore, the inner plate 53 is rotated integrally with the outer plate 41, and each circumferential rotation operation is engaged at a position where each arm 53 a hits the circumferential end of each opening 24 a of the cover 24. It has come to be stopped. On the left side surface of the inner plate 53, a pair of feed claws 52 are swingably coupled by fitting the hinge portions 52 b of the feed claws 52 to the corresponding through holes 53 b of the inner plate 53.

<Configuration of Rotation Control Device 21 (Rotation Transmission Plate 36)>
A substantially disc-shaped rotation transmission plate 36 is provided on the left side of the inner plate 53, and the rotation transmission plate 36 is sandwiched between the inner plate 53 and the lock plate 31. Four disk-shaped engagement holes 36a corresponding to the poles 32 and 33 are formed on the disk surface portion of the rotation transmission plate 36, and the pins 32b of the poles 32 and 33 are formed in the engagement holes 36a. 33b are inserted so as to be engageable in the circumferential direction. In addition, two elliptical engagement holes 36b are formed in the disk surface portion of the rotation transmission plate 36 corresponding to the protrusions 31d, and the protrusions 31d are engaged in the circumferential direction in the engagement holes 36b. Inserted as possible.

  Furthermore, on the right side surface of the rotation transmission plate 36, torsion springs 37 and 55 are provided around the center hole 36d. The end portion 37a of the torsion spring 37 is bent to the left side and is inserted across the long hole 36c of the rotation transmission plate 36 and the long hole 31c of the lock plate 31 and extends in the circumferential direction across the long holes 36c and 31c. It is provided in a state that exerts an urging force in both directions. The torsion spring 37 maintains the rotation angle of the rotation transmission plate 36 with respect to the lock plate 31 in the neutral position by the biasing force. On the other hand, the end 55a of the torsion spring 55 applies a biasing force to the protrusion 52d of the feed claw 52 from the inside in the radial direction to press each feed claw 52 to the outer peripheral side. In addition, a projection 55 b that protrudes toward the right side is formed at the center of the torsion spring 55. The protrusion 55b is inserted into and engaged with an engagement hole 53c formed at the center of the lower end of the inner plate 53. Therefore, the protrusion 52 d of the feed claw 52 is constantly pressed by the end 55 a of the torsion spring 55, and the engagement end 52 a is engaged with the internal teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36. The internal teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36 and the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23 are configured to have the same size and number of teeth.

  11 and 15 show the state in which the outer plate 41, the inner plate 53, the cam member 54, the feed claw 52, the internal teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36, and the torsion spring 55 are assembled to the cover 24 as described above. ing. FIG. 12 shows a state where the rotation transmission plate 36 is assembled on the lock plate 31. 11 and 12 do not show the procedure for assembling the rotation control device 21, but the spline 22c of the rotary shaft 22 is finally fitted into the spline hole 25a of the shaft member 25 (corresponding to the shaft support portion of the present invention). Further, by fixing the cover 24 to the support member 23, the assembly as the rotation control device 21 is completed. The spline hole 25a of the shaft member 25 is formed at the left end portion of the shaft member 25 that is exposed through the center hole 53d (see FIG. 8) of the inner plate 53 from the right side.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 9, it is connected between the outer plate 41 and the pinion gear 18 described above and transmits the rotation of the outer plate 41 to the pinion gear 18 as a feed rotation, the rotation transmission plate 36, and the lock. A power transmission system composed of the plate 31 is configured as the feeding portion A. Further, a mechanism portion comprising the respective poles 32 and 33 for stopping the rotation of the pinion gear 18 fed and rotated by the feed portion A with respect to the support member 23 is configured as a lock portion B.

<Configuration of rotation control device 21 (stopper 60)>
A concentric outer peripheral surface 22a having no gear shape is formed between the pinion gear 18 of the rotating shaft 22 and the spline 22b, and the rotating shaft side protrusion 63 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the specific angular position of the outer peripheral surface 22a. Is formed to project in the radial direction. In a state where the rotation shaft 22 is inserted into the center hole 23 c of the support member 23, the rotation shaft side protrusion 63 is positioned so as to be exposed on the right side surface of the guide recess 23 b of the support member 23.

  On the right side surface of the guide recess 23 b of the support member 23, an arcuate support member side protrusion 61 is formed by stamping. On the other hand, around the spline hole 31b of the lock plate 31, the lock plate 31 is formed so as to form a sliding surface portion 31a concentric with the spline hole 31b. When the lock plate 31 is rotated with respect to the support member 23, the outer periphery of the support member side protrusion 61 slides on the inner periphery of the sliding surface portion 31a. Further, the engaging piece 62 is arranged so as to slide in the gap between the inner periphery of the sliding surface portion 31 a and the outer peripheral surface 22 a of the rotating shaft 22.

  Therefore, when the rotation shaft 22 is rotated in the downward direction by the operation of the rotation control device 21 and reaches the lower limit position, the rotation shaft side protrusion 63 sandwiches the engagement piece 62 and the support member side protrusion as shown in FIG. Abutting on the end of 61, the rotation of the rotary shaft 22 is stopped. When the rotary shaft 22 is rotated in the upward direction and reaches the upper limit position as shown in FIG. 29, the rotary shaft side protrusion 63 is located at the opposite end of the support member side protrusion 61 with the engagement piece 62 interposed therebetween. A further portion of the rotary shaft 22 is stopped.

<Operation of the rotation control device 21 (the operation handle 20 is not operated)>
Hereinafter, the height adjusting action of the seat cushion 2 by the rotation control device 21 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  16 and 17 show a neutral position state in which the operation handle 20 is not operated and the outer plate 41 and the inner plate 53 are not rotated. At this time, as shown in FIG. 16, the feed claw 52 is in a state where the engagement end portion 52 a forming its outer teeth is engaged with the inner teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36 by the urging of the torsion spring 55. As shown in FIG. 17, the pawls 32 and 33 are in a state in which the engaging end portions 32 c and 33 c are engaged with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23 by the urging of the torsion springs 35. Accordingly, the rotation of the lock plate 31 is locked through the engagement of the poles 32 and 33, and the height of the seat 1 is not changed to the ascending side or the descending side.

<Operation of Rotation Control Device 21 (Operation for Depressing Operation Handle 20)>
18 and 19 show a state in which the operation handle 20 is pushed down from the neutral position to the middle position. At this time, as shown in FIG. 18, the inner plate 53 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by the rotation of the outer plate 41. As a result, each feed claw 52 is moved in the same direction. Therefore, the engagement end portion 52a forming the external teeth of the front feed claw 52 transmits a force to the internal teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36, and pushes the rotation transmission plate 36 in the direction of the arrow. At this time, the engagement end portion 52 a forming the external tooth of the rear feed claw 52 is not engaged with the internal tooth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36. In other words, in this state, the teeth of the engagement end 52a are moved in the meshing release direction under the load in the normal direction of the teeth of the inner teeth 51. In addition, as the rotation transmission plate 36 rotates, the pin 52c of the rear feeding claw 52 rides on the cam projection 54a of the cam member 54, and the engagement end 52a is separated from the internal teeth 51. .

  When the rotation transmission plate 36 is rotated in this way, the corresponding engagement holes 36a of the rotation transmission plate 36 are engaged with the pins 33b of the respective poles 33 as shown in FIG. The end 33c is pushed inward in the radial direction so as to be removed from the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23. Thereby, the lock state of the lock plate 31 in the descending direction is released. Thereafter, when the protrusion 31 d of the lock plate 31 is engaged with the engagement hole 36 b, the rotation of the rotation transmission plate 36 can be transmitted to the lock plate 31. In addition, the open two-dot chain line arrow in a figure represents rotation of the rotation transmission plate 36 which does not appear in illustration.

  Specifically, the four engagement holes 36a formed in the rotation transmission plate 36 described above are each formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape that narrows the hole width in the circumferential direction from the inner side to the outer side in the radial direction. . When the rotation transmission plate 36 is in the neutral position by the biasing action of the torsion spring 37 with respect to the lock plate 31 as shown in FIGS. 33 pins 32b and 33b (round pins) are positioned as follows. That is, the two engagement holes 36a into which the pins 32b of the poles 32 are inserted are biased in the circumferential direction with the inclined side surfaces facing the pins 32b in the circumferential direction approaching the clockwise direction in the figure. It is supposed to be positioned in the state. Further, the two engaging holes 36a into which the pins 33b of the poles 33 are inserted are arranged in the circumferential direction, with the inclined side surfaces facing the respective pins 33b facing in the circumferential direction approaching the counterclockwise direction shown in the figure. It can be positioned in a biased state.

  With such a configuration, the rotation transmission plate 36 is rotated from the above-described neutral position to the shape shown in FIGS. 18 to 19, so that the two engagement members into which the pins 33 b of the respective poles 33 are inserted. The inclined side surface of the joint hole 36a is brought into contact with these two pins 33b, and the pins 33b are pushed and slid radially inward along the inclined side surface of each engaging hole 36a as the rotation proceeds, The engagement end portions 33c of the respective poles 33 are removed from the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23 while leaving the engagement end portions 32c of the other two poles 32 engaged with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23. It is designed to rotate.

  Similarly, the rotation transmission plate 36 is rotated from the above-described neutral position to the shape shown in FIGS. 26 to 27 (in the opposite direction), so that the two engagement holes 36a into which the pins 32b of the respective poles 32 are inserted. While the inclined side surface is brought into contact with these two pins 32b, the other two pins 32b are pushed and slid radially inward along the inclined side surface of each engagement hole 36a as the rotation proceeds. The engagement end portion 32c of each pole 32 is rotated so as to be disengaged from the inner teeth 34 of the support member 23 while leaving the engagement end portion 33c of the pole 33 engaged with the inner teeth 34 of the support member 23. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 17, each of the above-described poles 32 and 33 has their engagement ends 32 c and 33 c meshed with the inner teeth 34 of the support member 23. The poles 32 and 33 are positioned at the intermediate portion in the radial direction (radial direction) between the protrusion 31e that is the center of rotation of the poles 32 and 33 with respect to the lock plate 31 and the tooth tips of the internal teeth 34. Therefore, each of the poles 32 and 33 can be efficiently rotated radially inward with respect to the rotational movement amount of the rotation transmission plate 36 to be disengaged from the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23. (See FIGS. 19 and 27). Therefore, the stroke required for the unlocking operation of the poles 32 and 33 accompanying the operation of the operation handle 20 can be shortened.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 27, the engagement holes 36a of the rotation transmission plate 36 for pushing the pins 32b and 33b of the poles 32 and 33 in the rotation direction are respectively connected to the pins 32b and 33b (virtual And the inner teeth on the tooth surfaces farthest from the center of rotation (protrusion 31e) of the engaging ends 32c, 33c forming the outer teeth of the poles 32, 33. The inclined shape of each inclined side surface is set so that the angle α formed by the contact surface with the 34 tooth surfaces is larger than the friction angle defined between these tooth surfaces. The setting of the angle α is also applied to the tooth surfaces other than the tooth surfaces farthest from the rotation center (projection 31e) among the engaging end portions 32c and 33c forming the external teeth of the poles 32 and 33. Can be done. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the engaging end portions 32c and 33c forming the external teeth of the respective poles 32 and 33 have a contact surface method of the tooth surfaces of the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23 with which the tooth surfaces contact. The tooth surface shape is such that the angle β formed between the line and the line connecting the contact point and the rotation center (projection 31e) of each pole 32, 33 is smaller than the friction angle defined between these tooth surfaces. Is set. For this reason, the engagement end portions 32c and 33c of the poles 32 and 33 are centered around the protrusion 31e by the force with which the rotation transmission plate 36 presses the poles 32 and 33 in the rotational direction. 34 can be removed smoothly (see FIGS. 19 and 27).

<Operation of rotation control device 21 (full stroke operation of operation handle 20)>
20 and 21 show a state where the operation handle 20 is pushed down from the neutral position to the full stroke position. The full stroke position is determined by the arm 53a of the inner plate 53 coming into contact with the circumferential end of the opening 24a of the cover 24. At this time, as shown in FIG. 20, the rotation of the inner plate 53 and each feed claw 52 proceeds as compared with the state of FIG. 18, and the rotation angle of the rotation transmission plate 36 is increased by the front feed claw 52.

  When the rotation angle of the rotation transmission plate 36 is increased in this manner, the rotation of the rotation transmission plate 36 is transmitted to the lock plate 31 and the lock plate 31 is rotated, as shown in FIG. The rotating shaft 22 is rotated. As a result, the pinion gear 18 is rotated and the seat cushion 2 is lowered. At this time, the engagement end portion 32 c of each pole 32 is configured not to mesh with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23. That is, in this state, the teeth of the engagement end portion 32c are moved in the meshing release direction under the load in the normal direction of the teeth of the inner teeth 34. Therefore, when the lock plate 31 rotates, the engagement end portion 32 c of each pole 32 is slid so as to slide on the inner teeth 34 of the support member 23. The movement of each pole 32 at this time is indicated by a solid line and a virtual line. It is also indicated by a wavy arrow.

<Operation of Rotation Control Device 21 (Influence by Gravity of Sheet 1)>
22 and 23 show a state in which the rotation of the pinion gear 18 in the seat lowering direction due to the gravity applied to the seat cushion 2 exceeds the rotation of the pinion gear 18 in the seat lowering direction as described above due to the pressing operation of the operation handle 20. Indicates. That is, the rotational movement amount of the pinion gear 18 is greater than the amount by which the operation handle 20 is pushed down. At this time, since the rotation transmission plate 36 continues to rotate by the feed claws 52, the state of each feed claw 52 is the same as the state of FIG. 20 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the lock plate 31 is not rotated by the rotation transmission plate 36 but is rotated by the rotation shaft 22.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 23, the swinging state of each pole 33 by the engagement hole 36a is released, and each pole 33 meshes with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23, so that the lock plate 31 rotates in the downward direction. Is locked. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the seat cushion 2 from being lowered (sliding) due to the gravity applied thereto during the operation of pushing down the operation handle 20. Thus, the rotation transmission plate 36 is pushed to the position where the engagement hole 36 b is engaged with the lock plate 31, so that each pole 33 that stops rotating in the direction is connected to the inner teeth 34 of the support member 23. When each of the engagement holes 36a to be pushed out of the engagement of the gears and the feed plate rotation via the rotation transmission plate 36 is stopped, the pinion gear 18 locks when there is a reverse input in the direction of further advancement of the feed rotation. The structure includes a cancel structure C that releases the push-out state of each pole 33 that stops the rotation in the direction by each engagement hole 36a as the rotation of the plate 31 proceeds. In this state, in order to prevent the seat cushion 2 from descending due to gravity due to a delay in the operation of each pole 33 locking the rotation of the lock plate 31 in the descending direction, a certain amount of braking is applied to the rotation of the rotating shaft 22. It is desirable to suppress the rotation shaft 22 from being rotated by the gravity of the sheet 1 by using the above.

<Operation of the rotation control device 21 (when the operation handle 20 is depressed)>
24 and 25 show a state in which the operation handle 20 has been pushed down and the operation handle 20 is returned to the neutral position. At this time, the outer plate 41 is returned to the neutral position by the urging force of the torsion spring 43, and the inner plate 53 is also returned to the neutral position in synchronization. Therefore, the inner plate 53 is rotated as indicated by an arrow in FIG. Until the inner plate 53 is returned to the neutral position, the rear feed claw 52 is in a state where the pin 52c rides on the cam projection 54a of the cam member 54. However, when the inner plate 53 returns to the neutral position, as shown in FIG. 24, the rear feed claw 52 returns to a state in which the engagement end portion 52 a is engaged with the inner teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36. On the other hand, the front feed claw 52 slides so that the engagement end portion 52a slides on the inner teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36 until the inner plate 53 is returned to the neutral position.

  When the push-down operation of the operation handle 20 is stopped, as described above, the rotational drive by the feed claw 52 to the rotation transmission plate 36 is released, so that the rotation transmission plate 36 is applied to the lock plate 31 by the urging force of the torsion spring 37. On the other hand, it is returned to the neutral position. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 25, the engagement ends 32c and 33c of all the poles 32 and 33 are engaged with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23, and the lock plate 31 is locked at that position. Accordingly, the pinion gear 18 also stops rotating, and the height of the seat cushion 2 is maintained at that position.

<Operation of Rotation Control Device 21 (Operation for Pulling Up the Operation Handle 20)>
26 and 27 show a state where the operation handle 20 is pulled up from the neutral position to the middle position. At this time, as shown in FIG. 26, the inner plate 53 is rotated in the direction of the arrow by the rotation of the outer plate 41. As a result, each feed claw 52 is moved in the same direction. Therefore, the engagement end portion 52a of the rear feed claw 52 transmits a force to the internal teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36, and rotates the rotation transmission plate 36 in the arrow direction. At this time, the engaging end 52a of the front feed claw 52 is not engaged with the internal teeth 51 of the rotation transmission plate 36. In other words, in this state, the teeth of the engagement end 52a are moved in the meshing release direction under the load in the normal direction of the teeth of the inner teeth 51. In addition, as the rotation transmission plate 36 rotates, the pin 52 c of the front feed claw 52 rides on the cam protrusion 54 a of the cam member 54, and the engagement end 52 a is separated from the internal teeth 51.

  When the rotation transmission plate 36 is rotated in this way, the engagement hole 36a of the rotation transmission plate 36 engages with the pin 32b of each pole 32 and the engagement end portion 32c of each pole 32 as shown in FIG. Is in a state separated from the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23. That is, the lock state of the lock plate 31 in the upward direction is released. Thereafter, when the protrusion 31 d of the lock plate 31 is engaged with the engagement hole 36 b, the rotation of the rotation transmission plate 36 is transmitted to the lock plate 31. Therefore, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 27, the lock plate 31 rotates to rotate the rotating shaft 22. As a result, the pinion gear 18 is rotated and the seat 1 is raised. At this time, the engagement end portion 33 c of each pole 33 is not engaged with the internal teeth 34 of the support member 23. That is, in this state, the teeth of the engagement end portion 33c are moved in the meshing release direction under the load in the normal direction of the teeth of the inner teeth 34. Therefore, when the lock plate 31 rotates, the engagement end portion 33 c of each pole 33 is slid on the inner teeth 34 of the support member 23.

<Operation (Summary) of Rotation Control Device 21>
As described above, when the operation handle 20 is pushed down, the seat 1 is lowered by an amount corresponding to the operation. The sheet 1 can be adjusted to a desired height by repeating the pressing operation. On the contrary, when the operation handle 20 is pulled up, similarly, the seat 1 is raised by an amount corresponding to the operation. The sheet 1 can be adjusted to a desired height by repeating the pulling operation. When the sheet 1 reaches the lower limit position or the upper limit position by the above operation, the rotation of the rotation shaft 22 is stopped as shown in FIG.

  In summary, the lifter device 10 of this embodiment is configured as follows. That is, the pinion gear (18) meshed with the input gear (16) of the link mechanism (12) that moves the seat (1) up and down, and the operation handle that is operated in the rotation direction corresponding to when the seat (1) is moved up and down (20) and a pinion gear (18) coupled to a rotation control device (21) for controlling the rotation of the pinion gear (18), and a base (23) for rotatably supporting a part of the pinion gear (18). A lifter device (10) provided.

  The rotation control device (21) is connected to the operation handle (20) and is rotated around the rotation axis of the pinion gear (18) by the rotation operation of the operation handle (20), and the base (23). And a cover (24) that is coupled to cover the internal structure of the rotation control device (21) and that rotatably supports the other part of the pinion gear (18) via another member (25).

  The input member (N) is arranged on the outer side in the thrust direction with respect to the cover (24) and on the inner side in the thrust direction covered with the cover (24) to rotate the operation handle (20). And an inner piece (53) that transmits the pinion gear (18) as a feed rotation. The inner piece (53) is inserted through the first through hole (24a) formed in the cover (24) and the second through hole (41a) formed in the outer piece (41) in the thrust direction. Cover the arm (53a), the arm (53a) through the first through hole (24a) and the second through hole (41a), and the inner piece (53) between the outer piece (41) and the cover (24). And a coupling portion (W) for coupling the arm (53a) to the outer piece (41) at a clamping position where the arm (53a) is indirectly clamped in the thrust direction via another member (25).

  As described above, the cover (24) is indirectly sandwiched between the outer piece (41) and the inner piece (53) constituting the input member (N) via the separate member (25) and coupled. The play in the thrust direction of the operation handle (20) coupled to the input member (N) can be appropriately suppressed.

  Further, the first through hole (24a) formed in the cover (24) has a wider hole width in the rotational direction than the arm (53a) passed through the first through hole (24a), A contact portion between the arm (53a) and the end of the hole serves as a restricting portion that restricts the full stroke position of the input member (N) in the rotation direction. With such a configuration, the input member (N) is configured using the configuration of the first through hole (24a) of the cover (24) through which the arm (53a) of the inner piece (53) is passed. A restricting portion that restricts the full stroke position in the rotation direction can be rationally configured.

  Further, another member (25) is inserted into the outer piece (41), the inner piece (53), and the cover (24) in the thrust direction so as to be rotatably supported, and the inner piece (25b). (53) and a flange (25c) sandwiched in the thrust direction between the cover (24) and a shaft support (25a) that receives the end of the pinion gear (18) in the thrust direction and supports it in the radial direction. It is set as a shaft member (25). By adopting such a configuration, a unit in which the shaft member (25) and the cover (24) are sandwiched between the inner piece (53) and the outer piece (41) is integrated into a sub-assembly unit. Can be managed as.

<About the schematic configuration of the lifter device 10>
Next, the configuration of the lifter device 10 applied to the sheet 1 of Example 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, a pair of arms 53 a extending from the inner plate 53, so that the protruding portions inserted into the corresponding through holes 41 a of the outer plate 41 are pressed against the right side surface of the outer plate 41. The inner plate 53 and the outer plate 41 are integrally coupled to each other by being caulked in a shape that protrudes in the direction (the caulking portion P (corresponding to the coupling portion of the present invention)). Since the configuration other than the above is the same as the configuration shown in the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

<About the schematic configuration of the lifter device 10>
Next, the configuration of the lifter device 10 applied to the sheet 1 of Example 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the inner plate 53 is assembled in such a manner that the cover 24 is directly sandwiched in the thrust direction without using another member (another member such as the shaft member 25 shown in the first embodiment) between the inner plate 53 and the outer plate 41. It is set as the structure. Along with this, the shaft portion extending to the right side of the rotating shaft 22 is formed into a shaft shape extending in a round bar shape without splines on the outer peripheral surface, and the center hole 53d of the inner plate 53, the through hole 24e of the cover 24, and the outer plate 41 is inserted into the center hole 41b of the 41 in a shape penetrating the shaft 41b and is rotatably supported. With the above configuration, since the member interposed between the inner plate 53 and the outer plate 41 is configured only by the cover 24, the entire structure can be downsized in the thrust direction. Since the configuration other than the above is the same as the configuration shown in the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  The above configuration is summarized as follows. The input member (N) is arranged on the outer side in the thrust direction with respect to the cover (24) and on the inner side in the thrust direction covered with the cover (24) to rotate the operation handle (20). And an inner piece (53) that transmits the pinion gear (18) as a feed rotation. The inner piece (53) is inserted through the first through hole (24a) formed in the cover (24) and the second through hole (41a) formed in the outer piece (41) in the thrust direction. Cover the arm (53a), the arm (53a) through the first through hole (24a) and the second through hole (41a), and the inner piece (53) between the outer piece (41) and the cover (24). And a coupling portion (W) for coupling the arm (53a) to the outer piece (41) at a clamping position for directly clamping the screw in the thrust direction.

<Other embodiments>
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. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to an automobile seat, but may be applied to a seat mounted on a vehicle such as an airplane, a ship, or a train, or a seat installed in a movie theater.

  Further, the shaft member may be configured so as to be integrated with the cover and rotatably receive the end of the pinion gear in the thrust direction by the shaft support, and the end of the pinion gear is fitted to the shaft support such as a spline. And may be configured to be supported by the cover so as to be rotatable with respect to the cover.

1 Car seat (seat)
2 Seat cushion 3 Seat back 4 Floor 5 Lower rail 6 Upper rail 7 Bracket 8 Seat slide device 10 Lifter device 11 Link member 11a Front link 11b Rear link 12 Link mechanism 13 Side frame 13a Through hole 14 Base member 16 Sector gear (input gear)
17 Torque rod 18 Pinion gear 20 Operation handle 21 Rotation control device 22 Rotating shaft 22a Outer peripheral surface 22b, 22c Spline 23 Support member (base)
23a Through hole 23b Guide recess 23c Center hole 24 Cover 24a Opening (first through hole)
24b Engagement piece 24c Projection piece 24d Leg part 24e Through-hole 25 Shaft member (separate member)
25a Spline hole (shaft support)
25b Protruding pin (shaft)
25c Flange 31 Lock plate 31a Sliding surface 31b Spline hole 31c Long holes 31d, 31e Projection 32, 33 Pole 32a, 33a Through hole 32b, 33b Pin 32c, 33c Engagement end 34 Internal tooth 35 Torsion spring 35a Winding part 35b End 36 Rotation transmission plate 36a Engagement hole 36b Engagement hole 36c Long hole 36d Center hole 37 Torsion spring 37a End 41 Outer plate (outer piece)
41a Through hole (second through hole)
41b Center hole 42 Engagement piece 43 Torsion spring 43a End 51 Internal tooth 52 Feeding claw 52a Engagement end 52b Hinge 52c Pin 52d Projection 53 Inner plate (inner piece)
53a Arm 53b Through-hole 53c Engagement hole 53d Center hole 54 Cam member 54a Cam projection 54b Pin 55 Torsion spring 55a End 55b Projection 60 Stopper 61 Support member side projection 62 Engagement piece 63 Rotating shaft side projection α Angle β Angle C formed Cancel structure A Feeding part B Locking part N Input member W Welding part (joint part)
P Caulking part (joint part)

Claims (3)

A pinion gear meshing with an input gear of a link mechanism that moves the seat up and down;
A rotation control device that is connected to an operation handle that is operated in a rotation direction corresponding to when the seat is moved up and down and is connected to the pinion gear, and that controls the rotation of the pinion gear;
A lifter device comprising a base that rotatably supports a part of the pinion gear,
The rotation control device includes:
An input member coupled to the operation handle and rotated about a rotation axis of the pinion gear by a rotation operation of the operation handle;
A cover that is coupled to the base and covers the internal structure of the rotation control device and rotatably supports the other part of the pinion gear directly or indirectly via another member;
An outer piece arranged outside the cover in the thrust direction; an inner piece arranged inside the thrust direction covered by the cover; and transmitting rotation of the operation handle to the pinion gear as rotation. Have
An arm through which the inner piece penetrates in a thrust direction into a first through hole formed in the cover and a second through hole formed in the outer piece, and the arm through the first through hole And the second through hole, and the inner piece is sandwiched between the outer piece and the outer piece in the thrust direction directly or indirectly through the separate member, and the arm is placed between the outer piece and the outer piece. A lifter device having a coupling portion to be coupled. The lifter device according to claim 1,
The first through hole formed in the cover has a wider hole width in the rotational direction than the arm passed through the first through hole, and the arm and the end of the hole are in contact with each other. A lifter device that serves as a restricting portion that restricts the full stroke position of the input member in the rotational direction by contact. The lifter device according to claim 1 or 2,
The separate member is sandwiched in the thrust direction between the inner piece and the cover, and a shaft portion that is inserted through the outer piece, the inner piece, and the cover in the thrust direction and is rotatably supported. A lifter device that is a shaft member having a flange portion, a shaft support portion that receives an end portion of the pinion gear in the thrust direction and supports the pinion gear in the radial direction.

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