JP3519602B2 - Seat-linked console - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a console provided in the vicinity of the side of a separate seat of an automobile, and more specifically, a pair of seat tracks facing the front-rear direction of the seat are provided in the lateral direction of the seat at the bottom of the seat. The present invention relates to a seat-interlocking console that is attached to a side portion of a vehicle seat arranged in parallel with each other and moves in the front-rear direction integrally with the seat.

An automobile is provided with a console for accommodating various small items. Further, in recent years, further improvement in usability has been required.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a driver's seat of an automobile is movable in the front-rear direction so that an optimum driving position of the driver can be set. Specifically, a pair of seat tracks facing the front-back direction of the seat are juxtaposed in the lateral direction of the seat at the lower part of the seat, and are movable in the front-back direction.

Further, in the vicinity of the side of the driver's seat,
A console (center console) is provided for accommodating various small items. Usually, this console is fixed directly to the floor so that it cannot move back and forth following the driver's seat.

For this reason, depending on the driver, the relative position of the console with respect to the driver's seat becomes improper, which may reduce the usability. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a seat-interlocking console in which a console is attached to a driving seat and the console is moved back and forth integrally with the seat has been considered.

[0006]

In the case of the center console, a large force may be applied downward from the driver's arm to the console depending on the operation and posture of the driver when not driving. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the strength of the support structure for the console.

In the conventional seat interlocking type console in which the console is floated from the floor surface and the side portion of the console in this state is simply attached to the side portion of the driver's seat, the above-mentioned consideration for strength is taken into consideration. In some cases, the console was broken.

The seat-interlocking console is equipped with
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 46546, there is one in which a console-dedicated seat track is provided between the lower surface of the console and the floor surface, and the console is hooked on the side portion of the seat. In the case of this type of console, the seat track for exclusive use of the console supports the console between the bottom surface of the console and the floor surface, so that the strength of the support structure of the console is significantly improved.

However, in the latter type of seat-interlocking console, there is a problem that a console dedicated seat track having a complicated structure and a heavy structure must be provided, which increases the cost and weight of the console portion. Furthermore, when the seat is moved to the rear position, the lower rail of the console-dedicated seat track is exposed, resulting in a poor appearance, and there is a problem in that the occupant may come into contact with the lower rail and cause harm to the occupant.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to realize a seat interlocking console capable of increasing the strength of the console support structure while suppressing an increase in cost and weight. It is in. A second object of the present invention is to realize a seat-interlocking console that looks good and does not harm passengers.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a side portion of an automobile seat, in which a pair of seat tracks facing the front-rear direction of the seat are arranged side by side in the lateral direction of the seat at a lower portion of the seat. A seat interlocking console that is attached to the seat and moves in the front-rear direction integrally with the seat, having a storage space inside and a console box having an opening / closing lid at the top, and being coupled to the console box,
A console bracket whose side portion is fixed to a front-rear moving portion of the seat, and a lateral direction of the seat, one end side of which is fixed to the console bracket and the other end side of which is supported by each upper rail of the pair of seat tracks. And a rod.

The console box according to the present invention is also
Like some conventional seat-interlocked consoles, it is secured to the seat by a console bracket. Therefore, the console moves back and forth in conjunction with the seat. However, a rod is fixed to the console bracket of the present invention, and the rod extends in the lateral direction of the seat and is supported by the upper rails of the pair of seat tracks.

Therefore, since the rod is supported by the two upper rails at two points horizontally separated from each other, even if a large downward force is applied to the console, the rod receives this force and supports the console bracket. The console bracket is not deformed, and the strength of the console support structure can be increased. Moreover, since this structure only requires the addition of a rod, it is possible to keep the increase in cost and weight low.

Further, when the seat is moved to the rear position, the lower rail of the console dedicated seat track is not exposed, so that the appearance is not deteriorated and the occupant is not injured by the exposed portion. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the side portion of the console bracket is fixed to the upper rail of the seat track. According to this invention, the console bracket can be easily attached to the seat.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the other end side of the rod is fitted into a through hole formed in the upper rail of the seat track on the console side of the pair of seat tracks. It is characterized by being fixed to the upper rail of the other seat track. According to the present invention, the rod can be easily attached to the seat.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state where the console shown in FIG. 1 is attached to a seat, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an example of a seat track. Is.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle seat (driver's seat) 1 to which the seat-interlocking console according to the present invention is attached has a seat 1 at the bottom thereof.
A pair of seat tracks 2 and 3 facing the front-back direction are arranged side by side in the lateral direction of the seat 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the seat track 2 has a lower rail 2 fixed to the floor and having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
1 and an upper rail 22 having a substantially inverted T-shaped cross section that is fitted to the lower rail 21 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The upper rail 22 is connected to a seat cushion frame (not shown; a structural member of the seat cushion 1 a) of the seat 1, so that the seat 1 can be connected to the upper rail 22.
It is possible to move forward and backward together with.

A plurality of lock holes 21a are formed in the side portion of the lower rail 21 in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, although not shown, the upper rail 22 is provided with a lock claw that can be selectively fitted into the lock hole 21a. When adjusting the position of the seat 1 in the front-rear direction, the engagement between the lock hole 21a and the lock claw is released by the operation handle (not shown), and the seat 1 and the upper rail 22 are moved back and forth to move the seat 1 to a desired position. When it reaches, the lock claw is fitted into the corresponding lock hole 21a. As a result, the seat 1 is locked at the desired adjustment position.

The structure of the seat track 3 is basically the same as that of the seat track 2. Incidentally, the lock hole of the lower rail 31 is formed at a position facing the lock hole 21a of the lower rail 21 of the seat track 2, and the upper rail 32 is also provided with a lock claw so as to be engaged with and disengaged from the lock hole. Further, the lock mechanism is configured so that the engagement / disengagement of the lock claw and the lock hole in the seat track 3 is synchronized with the engagement / disengagement of the lock claw and the lock hole 21a in the seat track 2.

The seat interlocking console 5 of this embodiment is
A console box 51 having a storage space inside and an opening / closing lid 51a at the top, and a console box 51 coupled to the lower surface of the console box 51, the side portion of which is an upper rail 32 of the seat track 3 (a moving portion in the front-back direction of the seat 1). ), And a rod 53 extending in the lateral direction of the seat 1, one end of which is fixed to the console bracket 52 and the other end of which is supported by the upper rails 22, 32 of the pair of seat tracks 2, 3. It consists of

4 to 7 show the console bracket 5 described above.
2 and a rod 53, and FIG. 4 is a plan view.
5 is a front view, FIG. 6 is a right side view, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view.
The console bracket 52 and the rod 53 will be described in more detail with reference to these drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, table portions 52a which come into contact with the lower surface of the console box 51 are provided in the vicinity of the corners of the four corners of the console bracket 52, and the through holes 52b are formed in the respective table portions 52a. Has been drilled. The through hole 52b is for inserting a screw 54 (see FIG. 1) for connecting the lower portion of the console box 51 and the console bracket 52 from below.

Further, on the front left side and the rear left side of the console bracket 52, a side portion 5 having a shape bent downward is formed.
2c and 52d are formed, and the side portions 52c and 52d are formed.
d are T-shaped fittings 55 and 56, respectively.
The three legs are welded. Further, the central portions of the fittings 55, 56 are formed in steps so as to project to the left, and through holes 55a, 56a (see FIGS. 6 and 7) are formed therein.

On the upper rail 32 of the seat track 3, the screw parts are fitted into the through holes 55a and 56a,
The two bolts 57 (see FIG. 1) are welded together, and a nut (not shown) is screwed into the threaded portion of each bolt 57 that has passed through the through holes 55a and 56a, and tightened so that the side of the console bracket 52 is closed. The parts 52c and 52d are fixed to the upper rail 32.

The right end side of the rod 53 is welded to the front part of the console bracket 52 at a plurality of positions, and the left end side is inserted into a through hole (not shown) formed in the upper rail 32 of the seat track 3 with almost no gap. After being
It is fixed to the upper rail 22 of the seat track 2. Specifically, the left end of the rod 53 has a male screw portion 53a.
Is cut, and the nut 58 (see FIG. 1) is screwed into the male screw portion 53a that passes through the through hole 22a of the upper rail 22 to move the left end of the rod 53 to the upper rail 22.
Is stuck to.

Console box 5 in this embodiment
1 is fixed to a moving portion (upper rail 32) of the seat 1 by a console bracket 52. Therefore, the console 5 moves forward and backward in synchronization with the seat 1. Moreover, the console bracket 52 has
A rod 53 is fixed, and the rod 53 extends in the left-right direction, that is, in the lateral direction of the seat 1, and is supported by the upper rails 22, 32 of the pair of seat tracks 2, 3.

Therefore, since the rod 53 is supported by the two upper rails 22 and 32 at two points horizontally separated from each other, the support of the rod 53 is strong and a large force acts downward on the console 5. But rod 5
Since 3 receives this force and supports the console bracket 52, the console bracket 52 is not deformed, and the strength of the support structure of the console 5 can be increased.
Moreover, since this structure only requires the addition of the rod 53, the cost and weight of the console 5 can be kept low.

Furthermore, when the seat 1 is moved to the rear position, the lower rail of the console dedicated seat track and the like are not exposed unlike the conventional structure, so that the appearance is not deteriorated and the occupant comes into contact with the exposed portion, which may be harmful. I will not receive it.

Further, in this embodiment, the side portions 52c and 52d of the console bracket 52 have the exposed surfaces and the upper rail 32 of the seat track 3 which has a margin in the peripheral space.
Because of the structure of being fixed to the seat 1, the console bracket 52 can be easily attached to the seat 1.

Further, since the rod 53 is simply fitted into the through hole formed in the upper rail 32 of the seat track 3 and fixed only at the upper rail 22 of the seat track 2, the rod 53 of the upper rail 32 is fixed. The support structure is simplified, and the rod 53 is easily attached to the seat 1.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the rod 53 is merely fitted into the through hole formed in the upper rail 32 of the seat track 3, but the fitted portion may be fixed by welding or the like after the fitting. In this way, the mounting becomes troublesome, but also with respect to the support of the rod 53 on the upper rail 32, the backlash of the fitting portion can be reduced to zero.

Further, the rod 53 is not limited to a cylindrical one or a hollow one, and the fixing position of the rod 53 on the console bracket 52 is not limited to the console bracket 5.
It does not have to be limited to the front part of 2. Also, the number of rods 53 is 1
Not limited to books.

Also, the side portion 52 of the console bracket 52
Although c and 52d are directly fixed to the upper rail 32 of the seat track 3, if they are moving parts in the front-back direction of the seat 1,
You can stick it anywhere. For example, it may be fixed to the seat cushion frame.

Further, although the case where the console 5 is interlocked with the longitudinal movement of the driver's seat has been described, the console 5 may be interlocked with the longitudinal movement of another seat, for example, the passenger seat.

[0037]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the rod is fixed to the console bracket, and the rod extends in the lateral direction of the seat and is supported by the upper rails of the pair of seat tracks. Has been done. That is, since the rod is supported by two upper rails at two points horizontally separated from each other, the support of the rod is strong, and even if a large downward force is applied to the console, the rod does not receive this force. Since the console bracket is supported by the console bracket, the console bracket is not deformed and the strength of the console support structure can be increased. Moreover, since this structure only requires the addition of a rod, it is possible to keep the increase in cost and weight low.

Further, when the seat is moved to the rear position, the lower rail of the console dedicated seat track and the like are not exposed, so that the appearance is not deteriorated and the occupant is not injured by the exposed portion. .

That is, according to the first aspect of the invention, the strength of the support structure of the console can be increased while suppressing the increase in cost and weight, and the seat is good in appearance and does not harm the occupant. A linked console can be realized.

According to the invention described in claim 2,
In the invention described in (1), since the side portion of the console bracket is configured to be fixed to the upper rail of the seat track that has an exposed surface and has plenty of space in the peripheral space, the console bracket can be easily attached to the seat. Become.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1 or 2
In the invention described above, the rod is simply fitted into the through hole formed in the upper rail of the seat track on the console side of the pair of seat tracks, and is fixed only in the upper rail of the other seat track. The structure for supporting the rod on the upper rail of the seat track on the console side is simplified, and the rod can be easily attached to the seat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the console shown in FIG. 1 is attached to a seat.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a seat track.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a console bracket and a rod.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a console bracket and a rod.

FIG. 6 is a right side view showing a console bracket and a rod.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a console bracket and a rod.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Sheet 2, 3: Seat track 21, 31: Lower rail 22, 32: Upper rail 5: Console 51: Console box 51a: Open / close lid 52: Console bracket 52c, 52d: side parts 53: Rod 53a: Male screw part 54: Screw 55, 56: Mounting bracket 55a, 56a: through holes 57: Bolt 58: Nut

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-9-207677 (JP, A) JP-A-4-24134 (JP, A) JP-A-4-24133 (JP, A) JP-A-4-24 19247 (JP, A) Actual Kaihei 5-46546 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 7/04 B60N 2/06

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of seat tracks facing the front-rear direction of the seat are attached to the lower part of the seat at the side portions of the vehicle seats arranged side by side in the lateral direction of the seat, and are integrated with the seat in the front-rear direction. A moving seat-interlocking console, a console box having a storage space inside and an opening / closing lid at the top, and a side part fixed to a moving part of the seat in the front-rear direction, coupled to the console box. And a rod extending in the lateral direction of the seat, one end of which is fixed to the console bracket and the other end of which is supported by the upper rails of the pair of seat tracks. 2. The seat-interlocking console according to claim 1, wherein a side portion of the console bracket is fixed to an upper rail of the seat track. 3. The other end of the rod is fitted into a through hole formed in an upper rail of a seat track on the console side of the pair of seat tracks, and is fixed to an upper rail of the other seat track. The seat interlocking console according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.