JP3357138B2 - Vehicle seat device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a plurality of rows of sheets in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, and at least one of the plurality of rows of sheets is provided.
The present invention relates to a vehicle seat device in which a row of seats is configured to be foldable .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-109193.
As described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 4 (1999), two rows of seats are provided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the rear row of the two rows of seats can be folded, thereby increasing the luggage storage space at the rear of the vehicle compartment. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a vehicle seat device which can be driven.

Further, as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-81738, for example, three rows of seats are provided in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a second row of seats can be removed from the front, and a third row of seats can be removed from the front. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a seat apparatus in which a seat in a last row is folded to be movable to a position where a seat in a second row is located from the front, thereby increasing a luggage storage space in a rear part of a vehicle compartment. .

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional vehicle seat apparatus can fold or move at most the last row of seats and use the space of the last row of seats as a luggage storage space. In other words, it is only possible to increase the luggage storage space, which is convenient when the number of occupants is small and there is a lot of luggage to be accommodated, but the number of occupants is small and the amount of luggage is also small. If the number is small, the space of the sheet portion in the last row becomes a dead space, which is wasteful, and no effective use can be achieved.

Therefore, in the above-described vehicle seat device, not only can the seat be folded or moved to increase the luggage accommodation space, but also if the number of occupants and the amount of luggage are small, the rear row It is desirable that the space of the seat portion can be effectively used as, for example, a space for occupant accommodation.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular seat apparatus which can effectively utilize a cabin space in a case where a small number of passengers and a small amount of luggage are loaded to improve the livability. .

[0007]

The vehicle seat apparatus according to the present invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1
Is a vehicular seat device having a plurality of rows of seats in the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein at least one row of sheets is a foldable foldable sheet, and is located at a regular position up to the foldable sheet in a folded state. A seat slide mechanism capable of sliding and moving another row of seats , wherein the seat slide mechanism is provided on the floor of the vehicle.
A first switch provided on the panel and engaged with the other row of sheets.
Ride rail and seat back of the foldable seat
And a second slide rail provided on the back surface of the
In the state where the foldable sheet is folded, the second
So that the ride rail connects to the first slide rail
And the foldable seat is attached to the left and right wheels.
It is arranged between the corresponding tire houses, and the other
Passengers pass through the seats in the row in the center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction
Leave a space at a predetermined interval where possible,
And two sheets arranged and arranged,
When the vehicle is at the above-mentioned regular position,
Located in front of each other, the tire how
Are respectively arranged so as to overlap with the
The second slide rail can fold other rows of seats
When moving to the top of the sheet, lift the sheet in the other row
Avoid the left and right tire houses and between the two tire houses.
It is bent to direct characterized that you have formed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of vehicles are provided in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
A vehicle seat device having a row of seats, wherein at least
Foldable sheet that can fold both rows of sheets
And above the foldable sheet in the folded state
Slide the other rows of seats in the normal position until
A seat slide mechanism that can be moved;
The id mechanism is provided on the floor panel of the vehicle, and the other
The first slide rail with which the sheets of the row
The foldable seat is located on the back of the seat back.
Foldable seat comprising two slide rails
In a state where the first slide rail is folded,
The folding rail is configured to connect with the slide rail
Only seats that can be used
And the other rows of seats in the passenger compartment
There is a space at one side of the vehicle width
And placed side by side in the vehicle width direction close to the other side in the vehicle width direction.
Comprising two sheets, wherein the two sheets are
When in the proper position, the
And the other side in the vehicle width direction when viewed in the vehicle front-rear direction.
The seat is arranged so as to overlap with the tire house.
The first and second slide rails, the folded sheets of other columns
When moving over the foldable seat, the other row
Avoid seats above the left and right tire houses and
It is characterized by being formed by bending so as to guide between the us
I do.

[0009]

The vehicle seat device according to the present invention is, as described above, a vehicle seat device having a plurality of rows of seats in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein at least one row of seats can be folded. Since it is configured to be a slidable seat and to be able to slide and move another row of seats over the foldable seat in the folded state, it is a small passenger that does not need to sit on the at least one row of seats. In addition, when at least one row of sheets is folded and the luggage is to be stored therein, the amount of luggage is not so large, that is, when the amount of luggage is small, the at least one row of seats becomes a wasteful space. In that case, the at least one row of sheets is folded, and the other rows of sheets are slid thereon, thereby reducing the number of sheets. It is possible to effectively utilize the space of the seat portion of the first column, for example, as a passenger living space, and the like.

For example, when three rows of seats are provided in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, the third row of sheets from the front of the last row is made a foldable sheet, and the third row of sheets of the second row from the front is folded. In the case of a configuration in which the seat can be slid to the top of the seat, in the case of the above-mentioned small-sized passenger riding and a small amount of stored luggage, the seat in the third row is folded and the seat in the second row is slid to the top. By retreating, the occupant's living space in the second row of seats can be increased, and the space of the third row of seat portions can be effectively used as living space.

Of course, the present invention has three rows of seats in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body as described above, and the foldable seat is the third row from the front of the last row, and the slidable seat is two rows from the front. Not only the sheet in the row, the number of rows in the front-back direction, the number of rows in the foldable sheet or the other rows in the slidable row can be set as appropriate. In the case of, the sheet in one row is folded and the sheet in the other row is slid and moved on the folded sheet, so that the space of the folded sheet portion can be effectively used for various purposes. Things.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment described below, the present invention is applied to a vehicular seat apparatus having three rows of seats in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the last row of the third row of seats can be folded. The sheet is a foldable sheet, and the sheet in the second row from the front is slidable on the folded third sheet.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are a plan view and a side view showing a state before the second row of sheets are slid.
FIG. 4 is a plan view and a side view similar to FIGS. 1 and 2, showing a state after the second row of sheets is slid. In each drawing, the first row of sheets from the front is omitted from the drawing.

The illustrated vehicle seat apparatus has three rows of seats in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a second row of seats 2 is provided with a space 4 at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction central portion of the vehicle interior and both sides in the vehicle width direction. Is a walk-through type in which an occupant can move to the third row of seats 6 between the two seats 2a and 2b. 8a is a tire house.

As described above, the sheet 6 in the third row in the last row
Are configured as foldable foldable sheets. That is, the seat 6 in the third row is a floor panel 8
A seat leg 12 fixed in the recess 10 formed in the seat leg, a seat cushion 14 fixed on the seat leg 12,
A seat back panel 16 rotatably supported by the seat leg portion 12 about an axis 16a, and the seat back panel
16 and a seat cushion 18 fixedly provided on the back surface 16b.

When the seat 6 in the third row is not used, as shown in FIGS.
The seat 6 in the third row is folded by turning over in the direction, so that the recess 10 is covered with the seat back panel 16, and the seat back panel 16 and the floor panel 8 are folded.
And the space for luggage accommodation can be increased. In addition, when the third row of seats 6 is used, FIGS.
As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the seat back panel 16 is turned upright in the direction of arrow B in the figure to assemble the third row of seats so that the occupant can sit thereon.

The sheet 2 in the second row is, as described above,
When the sheet 6 in the row is folded, the folded 3
It is configured to be slidable and movable on the sheet 6 in the row. For the sliding movement of the second row of seats 2, the seat device includes a first slide rail 20 provided on the floor panel 8 and engaged with the second row of seats 2, and the foldable 3 A second slide rail 22 provided on the front surface 16c of the seat back panel 16 corresponding to the back surface of the seat back 18 of the row of seats 6. When the seat 6 in the row is folded and the seat back panel 16 is flush with the floor panel 8, the first and second seats 6
The slide rails 20 and 22 are connected, and the second row of seats 2 can be slid and moved on the folded third row of seats 6 through the first and second slide rails 20 and 22. The seat slide mechanism 24 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 6, the seat 2 in the second row has four legs extending from the seat cushion frame 26.
A slider 30 is provided at the lower end of each of the sliders 28, and each slider 30 is engaged with the first slide rail 20. As shown in FIG. 9, the outer surface 30 a of each of the sliders 30 shows the sliding movement of the seat 2 in the second row on the first and second slide rails 20, 22. Center line 26a extending in the direction
It is formed in an arc shape having a center C at the top and having a diameter corresponding to the width of the first and second slide rails 20,22. By forming the outer surface 30a of each slider in an arc shape as described above, even when the first or second slide rail 20, 22 is bent as described below, the slider outer surface 30a is always a slide rail. Smooth sliding is possible while restricting lateral movement in contact with the inner wall.

The second row of seats 2 is provided with locking means 32 for locking the seats 2 at predetermined positions on the first and second slide rails 20,22.
As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, which is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the direction of arrow VII in FIG. 6, the locking means 32 includes a recess 34 formed in the front slider 30 and the A hole 36 formed at a predetermined position on the first and second slide rails 20 and 22; and a lock piece 38 which is rotatably attached to the leg 28 in the direction of arrow D and fits into the hole 36 and the recess 34. By rotating the lever 40 counterclockwise in FIG. 7, the lock piece 38 is detached from the hole 36 and the recess 34 via the first arm 42, the rod 44, and the second arm 46. The locked state is released, and the lever 40 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
The lock piece 38 is fitted into the hole 36 and the recess 34 via the arm 46 so as to be in a locked state.

Incidentally, the first slide rail 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8 which is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 8, it is embedded in the floor panel 8 so as not to protrude upward from the surface of the floor panel 8. Although not shown, the second
Similarly, the slide rail 22 is embedded in the seat back panel 16 so as not to protrude upward from the surface of the seat back panel 16.

FIGS. 10 to 12 are views showing a stopper mechanism 50 provided in the slide mechanism. FIG. 10 is a perspective view,
11 is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the direction of arrow XI in FIG. 10, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing seen from the arrow XII direction in the middle.

When the seat back panel 16 is turned upright to assemble the third row of seats 6, this stopper mechanism 50 erroneously releases the lock of the second row of seats 2 The eye sheet 2 is slid rearward along the first slide rail 20, and the recess 10 of the floor panel is moved.
As shown in the drawing, a hole 52 formed at the rear end of the first slide rail 20 and a rear end of the first slide rail 20 and the second slide A substantially U-shaped striker 54 which is arranged below the crotch and the front end of the rail 22, a spring 56 for urging the striker 54 upward, and an upward movement of the striker 54 And a control lever 60 and a rod 62 for operating the hook 58. The spring 56 is provided between a spring seat 64 fixed to the striker 54 and a spring seat 66 fixed to the floor panel 8 and having a through hole 66a for the striker 54.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, when the seat back panel 16 is folded down and the third row of seats 6 is folded, the seat back panel 16 lowers one leg 54a of the striker 54 downward. And the striker 54 is positioned at the lower non-stop position (the position indicated by the solid line in the drawing) against the spring 56, and in this state, the striker 54 is locked by the hook 58 and Displacement has been made impossible. Therefore, in this non-stobbing position, the striker 54 does not protrude into the first slide rail 20, and the second row of seats 2 slides rearward through the first and second slide rails 20,22. It is possible.

However, when the seat back panel 16 is turned upright to assemble the third row of seats 6, the depression of the striker 54 by the seat back panel 16 is released. By rotating upward, the hook 58 is disengaged from the striker 54, and the striker 54 is displaced upward by the spring 56 and is positioned at a stop position (a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 11). At this time, the other leg 54b of the striker protrudes into the first slide rail 20 through the hole 52 of the first slide rail, and the second row of seats 2 slides rearward in the first slide rail 20. Is stopped by the striker 54 projecting to

As described above, in the seat apparatus, the two rows of seats 2a are disposed on both sides in the vehicle body width direction with the space 4 at a predetermined interval in the vehicle body width center in the vehicle interior. , 2b, and the occupant is seated on these two seats 2
This is a walk-through type that can move to the third row of seats passing between a and 2b. The sliding movement of the second row of seats 2 is not only in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle but also in the width direction of the vehicle. Sliding movement is referred to as bending sliding movement. That is, the two seats 2a and 2b in the second row slide rearward toward the foldable seat 6, respectively, and then slide obliquely toward the rear of the vehicle body and toward the center in the vehicle width direction. The second seat 2a and the second seat 2b slide toward the rear of the vehicle body toward the foldable seat 6 and also slide toward the center of the vehicle body in the width direction. One slide rail 20 is formed by bending. Of course, this bent portion is the second slide rail 22
It is also possible to form it.

Next, the operation of the seat apparatus will be described. First, at the time of multi-person riding, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seat back panel 16 is turned upright to assemble the third row of seats 6, and the occupant is seated there. In this case, as described above, the other leg 54b of the striker protrudes from the hole 52 of the first slide rail into the first slide rail 20, and the lock of the seat 2 in the second row is erroneously locked. Even if it is released and slid backward, it cannot move backward beyond the striker projecting position.

Next, when the number of stored luggage is large when a small number of passengers are riding, the seat back panel 16 is turned upside down to fold the third row of seats 6 as shown by the solid line in FIGS. The space of the seat 6 in the row can be used as a luggage storage space. In this case, the striker 54 is pushed down by the seat back panel 16 as described above,
12, the lower portion 54c of the striker hits the inclined upper surface 58a as shown in FIG. 12, and is rotated clockwise in FIG. 12, and when it is lowered to the non-stop position shown by the solid line in FIG. Is rotated in a counterclockwise direction by a spring (not shown) biasing in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and is locked to the striker 58 as shown in the figure, whereby the upward displacement of the striker 58 is regulated.

Further, when the number of passengers is small and the amount of luggage stored is small, the lever 40 of the second row of seats 2 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 7 with the third row of seats 6 folded. The locking of the second row of seats 2 is released by pivoting the lock pieces 38 upwards,
As shown in FIG. 4, the sheet 2 in the second row is
The sliding piece 20 is slid over the third row of seats 6 folded through the slide rails 20 and 22, that is, onto the seat back panel 16. 7, the seat 2 in the second row is locked at that position. In addition, the first for locking the seat 2 in the second row
The holes 36 provided in the second slide rail 20 are formed at positions where the seats 2 of at least the second row can be locked in the normal position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the retracted position shown by the solid line in FIGS. Have been.

Although the above embodiment is a walk-through type seat apparatus as described above, the present invention can also be applied to a warn-in type sheet apparatus. FIG. 5 is a plan view similar to FIG. 1 showing an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to this warn-in type seat device. As shown in FIG. The vehicle is provided with two seats 2a and 2b disposed close to each other on the other side in the vehicle width direction with a space 60 between them, and the occupant can use this space.
It is possible to move to sheet 6 in the third row by taking 60. Also,
The first and second slide rails 20 and 22 move the two seats 2a and 2b in the second row to slide rearward in a substantially parallel manner toward the foldable seat 6, and then to the rear of the vehicle body and the vehicle body. The two seats slide rearward toward the foldable seat 6 substantially parallel to each other so as to slide diagonally toward the one side in the width direction and then slide again toward the rear of the vehicle body. At the same time, the first slide rail 20 is formed to be bent so as to slide even toward the one side in the vehicle width direction.

In the seat apparatus constructed as described above, first, the third row of seats 6 is assembled and seated when a large number of passengers ride, and this seating apparatus is used when a small number of passengers do not need to be seated on the third row of seats. The third row of seats 6 is folded to allow luggage to be stored therein to increase luggage storage space. Further, when a small number of passengers are riding and the amount of stored luggage is small, the third row of seats 6 is folded and 2 By sliding the seats 2 in the row, the space of the seat 6 in the third row can be effectively used as a living space in the seats 2 in the second row.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a vehicle seat device according to the present invention before a seat in a second row is slid.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the vehicle seat device shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a plan view of the vehicle seat device shown in FIG. 1, showing a state after sliding a second row of seats;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the vehicle seat device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the vehicle seat device of the present invention, showing a state before sliding the second row of seats.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an engagement state between a second row of seats and a slide rail.

7 is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the direction of arrow VII in FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an engagement state between a slide rail and a seat slider.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a stop mechanism.

11 is a cross-sectional view of the stop mechanism in FIG. 10 as viewed from the direction of arrow XI.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the stop mechanism in FIG. 10 viewed from the direction of arrow XI.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Seats in other rows 4 Space at the center in the vehicle width direction 6 Foldable seat 8 Floor panel 20 First slide rail 22 Second slide rail 24 Seat slide mechanism 32 Locking means 50 Stopper mechanism 60 Space on one side in the vehicle width direction

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasuaki Okazaki 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Mazda Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-5-286384 (JP, A) JP-A-4 -252749 (JP, A) Actually open 1983-23736 (JP, U) Actually open 1988-179248 (JP, U) Actually open 1-101934 (JP, U) Actually open 2-81738 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60N 2/00-2/72

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle seat device having a plurality of rows of seats in a vehicle front-rear direction, wherein at least one row of the seats is a foldable foldable sheet, and a normal state is provided up to the foldable seat in a folded state. A seat slide mechanism that can slide and move another row of seats at the position is provided , and the seat slide mechanism is mounted on a floor panel of the vehicle.
A first slide lever provided and engaged with the seats of the other rows.
And the back of the foldable seat back
And a second slide rail provided on the
In the state where the foldable sheet is folded, the second slide
Is configured to connect with the first slide rail.
Is, the foldable sheet to correspond to the left and right wheels
It is disposed between the tire house that, the other columns of the sheet is riding in the vehicle width direction central portion of the vehicle interior
Leave a space at a predetermined interval through which a passenger can pass
And two sheets respectively arranged in the
When the two seats are in the correct positions,
Are located at the front of the vehicle, respectively.
Each of the first and second slide rails is disposed so as to overlap with the ear house, and the seats of the other rows are provided.
When moving it over the foldable sheet
Avoid tying the row seats to the right and left tire houses.
Seat apparatus characterized that you have been formed by bending to direct during Yahausu. 2. A vehicle having a plurality of rows of seats in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body.
A vehicle seat device, wherein at least one row of seats is foldable and foldable.
The above-mentioned foldable sheet in a folded state as a sheet
Slide the other row of seats in the proper position
A seat slide mechanism that can be moved by moving the seat slide mechanism on the floor panel of the vehicle.
A first slide lever provided and engaged with the seats of the other rows.
And the back of the foldable seat back
And a second slide rail provided on the
In the state where the foldable sheet is folded, the second slide
Is configured to connect with the first slide rail.
Is, the foldable sheet to correspond to the left and right wheels
It is disposed between the tire house that, the other columns of the sheet is riding on the vehicle body on one widthwise side of the vehicle interior
The other side in the width of the vehicle
Two seats arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction
When the two sheets are at the above-mentioned regular positions,
Located in front of the car body from the tire house, in front of the car body
When viewed from the rear, the seat on the other side in the vehicle width direction is the tire house
The first and second slide rails are arranged so as to overlap with the other rows of seats.
When moving it over the foldable sheet
Avoid tying the row seats to the right and left tire houses.
Car dual seat device you characterized in that it is formed by bending to direct during Yahausu.