JP3053387U - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a vehicle seat capable of taking a comfortable sitting posture. SOLUTION: A footrest is attached to the back side of a backrest, and the footrest is arranged at a height substantially equal to the height of the seat from the floor.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle seat.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, on vehicles such as medium- and long-distance buses and trains, a plurality of vehicle seats are arranged on the floor at intervals in the front-rear direction. In some cases, the backrest portion is provided at the rear end of the seat portion, and a footrest protrudes from the seat portion to a position below the backrest portion.

In each vehicle seat, an occupant seated on a seat portion can take an easy posture by placing his / her feet on a footrest of a vehicle seat provided immediately before. .

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the above-mentioned vehicle seat, if the occupant is a short person such as a woman or a child, the foot does not reach the footrest, and a comfortable posture in which the foot rests on the footrest cannot be taken. There is a problem that.

[0005] Furthermore, since the footrest is located below the seat and close to the floor, if the footrest is placed on the footrest for a long time, the foot is congested and easily fatigued. There is also a defect.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, in the present invention, in a vehicle seat having a seat portion and a backrest portion erected at the rear end portion of the seat portion, and a plurality of seat portions are arranged on the floor surface of the vehicle at intervals in the front-rear direction, A footrest is provided on the back side of the backrest, and the footrest is provided at a height substantially equal to the height of the seat from the floor. It is.

[0007] The present invention is also characterized by the following configuration.

The footrest is mounted so as to be freely changeable in posture between a use position extending substantially horizontally rearward and a nonuse position jumping up along the back surface of the backrest.

The footrest is urged to rotate toward the non-use position by elastic means.

[0010] A recess for accommodating the footrest is formed on the back side of the backrest, and the footrest whose posture has been changed to the non-use position is accommodated in the recess for accommodating the footrest.

[0011] The footrest is protruded rearward from the seat.

[0012]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

That is, the vehicle seat according to the present invention includes, as a basic structure, a seat portion and a backrest portion erected at the rear end of the seat portion, and is provided on the floor of the vehicle in the front-rear direction. Multiple units are installed at intervals.

The vehicle seat has a characteristic structure in which a footrest is mounted on the back side of the backrest, and the footrest has a height substantially equal to the height of the seat from the floor. Arranged In this manner, the seated person sitting on the seat can take a comfortable posture by placing his / her feet on the footrests of the vehicle seat arranged immediately before.

[0015] At this time, since the footrest is arranged at a height substantially equal to the height of the seat from the floor, even when the seated person is a short person such as a woman or a child, The foot can be put on, and even if the foot is put on for a long time, the foot does not become congested and a comfortable posture can be maintained for a long time.

[0016] Further, the footrest is mounted so as to be freely changeable in posture between a use position extending substantially horizontally rearward and a nonuse position which is raised along the back of the backrest.

In this way, when the foot cradle is unnecessary, it can be prevented from hindering taking off and sitting by jumping up to the unused position.

[0018] Further, the footrest can be biased to rotate toward the non-use position by elastic means.

In this way, when the foot is released from the foot cradle, the posture of the foot cradle can be automatically changed to the non-use position by the elastic means. This can save time and trouble of forgetting to change the posture to an unused position.

[0020] Further, a footrest receiving recess is formed on the back side of the backrest portion, and the footrest whose posture has been changed to the non-use position is accommodated in the footrest receiving recess.

[0021] In this way, the footrest whose posture has been changed to the non-use position does not travel larger than the rear surface of the backrest portion, and as a result, clothes and the like of a person who takes off and sits on the footrest are caught on the footrest. And the like can be prevented from occurring.

Further, a footrest is provided to project rearward from the seat.

[0023] In this way, the seated person can adopt a comfortable sitting posture by selectively using the footrest and the footrest according to his / her preference.

[0024]

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

A shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a vehicle seat according to the present invention, and a plurality of the vehicle seats A are arranged on the floor F of the vehicle at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction. doing. M is a seated person.

In each of the vehicle seats A, a support frame 1 is fixed on a floor F, a seat 2 is mounted on the support frame 1, and left and right sides of the seat 2 are provided. The armrests 3, 3 are attached, and the lower end of the backrest 4 is pivotally supported between the rear ends of the armrests 3, 3 by pivots 5, 5 oriented in the left-right direction, and the backrest 4 is seated. It is erected at the rear end of the part 2 and can be tilted rearward to change to a reclining posture.

The backrest 4 has a footrest receiving recess 6 formed on the back side, and a footrest 7 is attached to a lower portion of the footrest receiving recess 6. It is arranged at a height approximately equal to the height from the floor F.

The footrest 7 is mounted so as to be able to freely change its posture between a use position that protrudes rearward substantially horizontally and an unused position that jumps up along the back surface of the backrest 4. The whole of the footrest 7 whose posture has been changed to the non-use position is accommodated in the platform accommodation recess 6.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the footrest 7 is provided with a pair of left and right support plates 8, 8 at the portion of the backrest 4 forming the left and right portions of the footrest housing recess 6. The support arms 7a, 7a provided on the left and right base ends of the footrest 7 are buried in the support plates 8, 8 between the use position and the non-use position via the rotation support shafts 9, 9. In addition to being rotatably supported, coil springs 10, 10 as elastic means are wound around the respective rotating support shafts 9, 9 so that both ends 10a, 10a, 10b, 10b of the respective coil springs 10, 10 are supported by supporting plates 8, 8 respectively. And the supporting arms 7a, 7a, respectively, and urges the footrest 7 to pivot up and down.

At the lower part of the seat 2, support arms 11 a, 11 a provided on the left and right sides of the base end of the footrest 11 are attached via support shafts 12, respectively. The edge 11b extends rearward and downward, and the front edge 11b projects rearward and downward from the rear end of the seat 2.

The present embodiment is configured as described above. As shown in FIG. 1, the occupant M who is seated on the seat portion 2 of the vehicle seat A is disposed immediately before. Either the footrest 7 or the footrest 11 provided on the vehicle seat A can be selected and used as desired to take a comfortable posture.

At this time, since the footrest 7 is arranged at a height substantially equal to the height of the seat portion 2 from the floor surface F, the occupant M can use a person of short stature such as a woman or a child. In this case, the foot can be placed on the foot, and even if the foot is put on for a long time, the foot does not become congested and the comfortable posture can be maintained for a long time.

When the foot is released from the foot rest 7, the posture of the foot rest 7 can be automatically changed to the non-use position by the elastic biasing force of the coil springs 10, 10, and the foot rest 7 can be moved one by one. It is possible to eliminate the trouble of changing the posture to the use position, not to cause any trouble when taking off and sitting, and also to solve the problem when forgetting to change the posture to the non-use position. Can be.

Since the footrest 7 in the non-use position is entirely accommodated in the footrest accommodation recess 6, the footrest 7 whose posture has been changed to the nonuse position has the backrest 4. Since the user does not travel on the rear side, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles such as the clothes and the like of the person taking and taking off and sitting on the footrest 7.

[0035]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the footrest is attached to the back side of the backrest, and the footrest is disposed at a height substantially equal to the height of the seat from the floor. Therefore, the occupant sitting on the seat can take a comfortable posture by placing his / her feet on the footrests of the vehicle seat disposed immediately before.

At this time, since the footrest is arranged at a height substantially equal to the height of the seat from the floor, even if the occupant is a short person such as a woman or a child, The foot can be put on, and even if the foot is put on for a long time, the foot does not become congested and a comfortable posture can be maintained for a long time.

In the present invention according to the second aspect, the posture of the footrest can be freely changed between a use position extending substantially horizontally rearward and a nonuse position which jumps up along the back surface of the backrest. If the footrest is not required because it is attached to the cradle, it can be raised to the unused position so that it does not interfere with taking off and sitting.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the footrest is urged to rotate toward the non-use position by the elastic means, when the foot is separated from the footrest, the footrest is moved by the elastic means. Can automatically change the posture to the non-use position, which saves the trouble of changing the posture of the footrest to the non-use position one by one, and forgets to change the posture to the non-use position. Can be eliminated.

According to the present invention, the footrest receiving recess is formed on the back side of the backrest, and the footrest whose posture has been changed to the non-use position is received in the footrest receiving recess. As a result, the foot cradle, whose posture has been changed to the non-use position, does not travel larger than the rear surface of the backrest, and as a result, the clothes etc. of the person who takes off and sits on the foot cradle, etc. Can be prevented from occurring.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the footrest protrudes rearward from the seat portion, the occupant can selectively use the footrest and the footrest according to his / her preference. It can be used to take a comfortable sitting posture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a use state of a vehicle seat according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the vehicle seat.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a footrest.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a mounting portion of the foot cradle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Vehicle seat 1 Supporting machine frame 2 Seat 3 Armrest 4 Backrest 5 Axis 6 Footrest accommodation recess 7 Footrest

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat portion; and a backrest portion erected at a rear end portion of the seat portion, and a plurality of seats are provided on a floor surface of the vehicle at intervals in a front-rear direction. A seat for a vehicle, wherein a foot support is mounted on the back side of the section, and the foot support is arranged at a height substantially equal to a height of the seat portion from the floor surface. 2. The footrest is mounted so as to be capable of changing its posture between a use position extending substantially horizontally rearward and a nonuse position jumping up along the back of the backrest. The vehicle seat according to claim 1. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2, wherein the footrest is urged to rotate toward an unused position by elastic means. 4. A footrest receiving recess is formed on the back side of the backrest portion, and the footrest whose posture has been changed to the non-use position is received in the footrest receiving recess. The vehicle seat according to claim 2. 5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a footrest is protruded rearward from a seat portion.