JP2840769B2 - Rear seat of four-wheel drive vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION a. Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle.

b. Conventional technology A four-wheel drive vehicle has a large wheel housing due to its large wheel, and accordingly, the amount of protrusion into the vehicle compartment increases accordingly. For this reason, it is common to form the upper part of the wheel housing as an armrest so that the rear seatback can be conveniently folded back flat when used.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show a conventional rear seat 1. FIG. In the conventional rear seat 1, when the rear seat back 2 is folded backward, the armrests 3, 3 remain in contact with the wheel housing 4, from which only the seat back 2 falls backward.

6 (a) and 6 (b) show another conventional rear seat 5. FIG. In this conventional rear seat 5, the armrests 6, 6 are detachable, and after the armrests 6, 6 are removed, only the seat back 7 falls backward.

c. Problems to be Solved by the Invention By the way, in the conventional rear seat 1, the armrest 3,
Since only 3 remained in the appearance of hurry, there was a problem that its appearance was significantly worse. In addition, in the rear seat 5, each time the seat back 7 is tilted backward, the armrests 6, 6 are bothersome.
There was trouble to remove.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle that is good in appearance and can eliminate troublesome use.

d. Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in a rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle, a seat back having an armrest is supported so as to be able to lean forward and backward. Is supported by the upper end of the reclining upper arm, the lower end of the reclining upper arm is rotatably supported on the lower base, the armrest is rotatably supported on one end of the connecting member, and the other end of the connecting member is The lower base is rotatably supported, and furthermore, a pin protruding from a substantially central portion of the connecting member, and is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of the reclining upper arm, and is engaged with the pin in a normal state. And a restricting means including an automatic lock hook.

e. Function In the present invention, the armrest can be tilted around two points, one end and the other end of the connecting member, by the above configuration, so that the armrest can be directly moved forward from the seat back, and therefore, the seat can be moved. The armrest can be positioned so as to rest on the wheel housing when the back is tilted backward.

f. Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of a rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle relating to a wheel will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.

The rear seat 10 of the present embodiment is, for example, generally applied to a four-wheel drive vehicle having a large rear wheel housing 11. The rear seat 10 has armrests 14, 14 on both sides of a seatback 13.

The seat back 13 is connected to a seat cushion 17 via a reclining upper arm 15 and a lower base 16. Upper end 15a of reclining upper arm 15
Of the seat frame 18 inside the seat back 13
19 is fastened by bolts 20,20. The lower end 15b of the reclining upper arm 15 is rotatably supported by the lower base 16. As a result, the seat back 13
Can lean forward and backward.

Inside the armrest 14, an armrest frame 21
Are arranged. The lower end of the armrest frame 21 is attached to a shaft 22 using a nut 23.
Thus, the armrest 14 can be tilted about the shaft 22.

The shaft 22 is supported by one end of the connecting member 24. Accordingly, the armrest 14 is rotatably connected to the connecting member 24 via the shaft 22. A spacer 25 is interposed between the armrest frame 21 and the connecting member 24 by being inserted into the shaft 22.

The connecting member 24 is supported by a base member 27 so as to be tiltable about a shaft 26 provided at the other end.

The shaft 26 is fixed to a base member 27. The base member 27 is attached to the reclining upper arm 15 with the bolt 2
Fixed by 8,28.

As is clear from the above, the armrest 14 can be tilted around both axes of the shafts 22 and 26 provided at both ends of the connecting member 24.

Further, the reclining upper arm 15 is provided with regulating means 29 for regulating the rotation of the connecting member 24 as necessary. The restricting means 29 includes a pin 30 and an auto lock hook 31. The pin 30 protrudes from a substantially central portion of the connecting member 24. The auto-lock hook 31 is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of the reclining upper arm 15 via a pin 32, and is constantly urged clockwise in FIG.

In the normal state, the pin 30 is
31 is engaged. In this state, the rotation of the connecting member 24 around the shaft 26 is restricted, and only the armrest 14 can tilt about the shaft 22.

Further, a release rod 34 and a knob 35 for releasing the reclining latch are incorporated in the seat back 13. A pin 36 projecting in the left-right direction is provided below the release rod 34. The pin 36 is moved up and down in conjunction with the release rod 34.

Here, in order to release the normal reclining latch, the release rod 34 may be pulled up by the distance A (see FIG. 3). Since this latch release device can be easily configured by a conventional well-known technique, its detailed description is omitted. When the release rod 34 is further pulled up by a distance B (see FIG. 3), the pin 36 rotates the auto lock hook 31 counterclockwise. This allows
The engagement between the auto lock hook 31 and the pin 30 is released. In this state, the armrest 14 can be tilted again about both axes of the shafts 22 and 26 as described above.

 Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

Now, when the connecting member 24 is restrained by the restricting means 29, the armrest 14 can rotate only around the shaft 22. For this reason, the armrest 14
As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 (a), a forward leaning movement similar to the armrest of a normal vehicle can be performed.

Here, when the restriction of the connecting member 24 by the restricting means 29 is released, the connecting member 24 can be tilted around the shaft 26. That is, the armrest 14 can be tilted about both axes of the shafts 22 and 26.

In this state, when the connecting member 24 is tilted forward, the armrests 14 located on both sides of the seat back 13 as shown by solid lines in FIG. 2 (a) become solid lines in FIG. 2 (b). As shown, the seat back 13 can be moved so as to project slightly forward on both sides.

When the connecting member 24 can be tilted as described above, the armrest 14 that has been tilted forward at a high position as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Accordingly, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

Further, as described above, the armrest 14 is brought into the state shown by the solid line in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the seat back 13 is positioned flat between the left and right wheel housings 11, 11, and the left and right armrests 14,
Are wheel housings 11
Placed on top.

As described above, the armrests 14, 14 are placed flat on the wheel housings 11, 11, so that there is no one that largely projects into the vehicle interior, and a flat feeling can be spread to both sides of the vehicle interior. Yes, and the appearance is good.

g. Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the rear seat of the four-wheel drive vehicle according to the present invention, the rear seat of the four-wheel drive vehicle configured to support the seat back having the armrest so as to be able to lean forward and backward. Supporting the seat back at the upper end of the reclining upper arm, and rotatably supporting the lower end of the reclining upper arm to the lower base,
The armrest is rotatably supported on one end of the connecting member, and the other end of the connecting member is rotatably supported on the lower base, and further, a pin protruding from a substantially central portion of the connecting member, Since there is provided a regulating means comprising an auto-lock hook which is rotatably supported at a substantially central portion of the reclining upper arm and is engaged with the pin in a normal state, the following effects can be obtained. it can.

That is, according to the present invention, when the connecting means is restrained by the restricting means, the armrest can rotate around only one end of the connecting means, whereby the normal armrest It can be moved forward and tilted, and can be used as a normal armrest.

Further, when the restriction of the connecting means by the restricting means is released, the connecting means can be tilted around the other end, so that the armrest is centered on both ends of the connecting means. And can be tilted. Moreover, in this case, when the connecting means is tilted forward, it protrudes slightly forward from both sides of the seat back, and can function as a seat back side, thereby restricting the movement of the occupant in the vehicle width direction. can do. Moreover, in this case, when the connecting means is tilted forward and the armrest is also tilted forward, the armrest is located sufficiently low near the seat cushion, so that the usability of the armrest is further improved. Become.

Furthermore, when the restraint of the connecting means by the restraining means is released, when the seat back is tilted backward, the seat back and the armrest become substantially horizontal, and the seat back is moved to the left and right wheel housings. The left and right armrests are located between the left and right wheel housings that protrude greatly into the vehicle interior, and the appearance is also good. Therefore, it is not necessary to leave the armrest in a state of being saved or remove it as in the related art, so that the handling is convenient and a small load can be placed on the armrest.

In addition, the automatic lock hook of the restricting means can be configured to be disengaged from the pin by interlocking with the reclining release lever, thereby making it easier to handle the armrest. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the four-wheel drive vehicle, and FIGS. 2 (a), (b), (C) is a perspective view conceptually showing the rear seat, FIG. 3 is a side view conceptually showing an enlarged structure of a main part thereof, and FIG. FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) and FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are perspective views conceptually showing a conventional rear seat. 10 ... rear seat, 11 ... rear wheel housing, 12 ... four-wheel drive vehicle, 13 ... seat back, 14 ... armrest, 15 ... reclining upper arm, 16 ... lower base, 17 ... seat cushion, 18 ... ... Seat frame, 21 ... Armrest frame, 22 ... Shaft, 24 ... Connecting member, 25 ... Spacer, 26 ... Shaft, 27 ... Base member, 28 ... Bolt, 29 ... Restricting means, 30 ... ... Pin, 31 ... Auto-lock hook, 32 ... Pin, 33 ... Spring, 34 ... Release rod, 35 ... Knob, 36 ... Pin.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle which supports a seat back having an armrest so as to be able to lean forward and backward, wherein the seat back is supported by an upper end portion of a reclining upper arm, and a lower end portion of the reclining upper arm is supported. The lower base is rotatably supported, the armrest is rotatably supported on one end of the connecting member, and the other end of the connecting member is rotatably supported on the lower base. A regulating means comprising a pin protruding from a substantially central portion, and an auto-lock hook rotatably supported on the substantially central portion of the reclining upper arm and engaged with the pin in a normal state, is provided. Rear seat of a four-wheel drive vehicle.