JP4144263B2 - Vehicle seat sliding device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat slide device including a seat having a seat cushion, and a moving mechanism that slides the seat in a vehicle front-rear direction and a vehicle width direction (that is, a left-right direction).
[0002]
[Prior art]
  Conventionally, as a vehicle seat slide device of the above-mentioned example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-264102 is disclosed.,And an apparatus described in JP-A-10-203210.
  The former described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-264102 is provided with a front and rear slide rail comprising a fixed rail (lower rail) and a movable rail (upper rail) on the vehicle body side, and a fixed rail (lower rail) and a movable rail (upper rail) The left and right slide rails are provided on the seat cushion side of the seat, and the seat is configured to slide in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction.
[0003]
  Further, the latter disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-203210 has a left and right slide rail (side rail) composed of a lower rail and an upper rail arranged above the front and rear slide rails (guide rails), and the upper rail of the left and right slide rails. On the other hand, a seat cushion is attached via a seat bracket, and the seat is configured to slide in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction.
[0004]
  However, in any of these conventional structures, the front and rear slide rails and the left and right slide rails are,There is no technical idea that it is always located below the seat.,There was a problem that the above-mentioned slide rail protruded from the seat and the appearance deteriorated.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  This invention isLowerBy providing the rail on the vehicle body side so as to be positioned inward of the seat cushion from the side end of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction,Specifically, when the seat is placed inward in the vehicle width direction from the side sill and the seat cushion is slid inward in the vehicle width direction to a close state adjacent to an adjacent seat positioned in the vehicle width direction, in plan view The seat cushion is disposed so that the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction is positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the seat cushion is separated from the adjacent seats. When the vehicle is slid outward in the vehicle width direction, the inner end portion of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction is arranged so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of both front and rear lower rails in plan view. By adopting the configuration,The front and rear slide rails do not protrude from the seat in the vehicle width direction when the seat moves left and right, so that the appearance can be improved, and the walk-through performance is improved.,An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat slide device capable of improving the disposition when a center seat or the like is provided.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  A vehicle seat slide device according to the present invention is a vehicle seat slide device including a seat having a seat cushion, and a moving mechanism that slides the seat in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction.In order to move the seat in the vehicle width direction, the moving mechanism includes a pair of front and rear left and right attached to a seat frame extending in the front-rear direction on both sides of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction at the front and rear portions of the seat cushion. An upper rail and a left and right lower rail connected to be slidable with respect to the left and right upper rails.Left and right slide rails and the above seatcushionAnd to move the left and right slide rails in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,A pair of left and right front and rear lower rails provided on the vehicle floor panel extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a front and rear upper rail that is slidable with respect to the front and rear lower rails and coupled to the left and right lower rails of the left and right slide rails.With front and rear slide rails,A rear seat is disposed on the rear floor behind the seat and on the inner side in the vehicle width direction from the wheel house, and the front and rear lower rails on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the front and rear slide rail are side sills located at the vehicle side end. The front and rear lower rails are provided farther inward in the vehicle width direction, and extend rearward so that the rear portion of the seat can be disposed in the vicinity of the front portion of the wheel house. The length is approximately the same as the distance between the left and right front and rear lower rails, and the length of the left and right upper rails is longer than that of the left and right lower rails. When it is slid inward in the vehicle width direction to the close state adjacent to the adjacent seat located inward in the vehicle width direction, Until the outer end of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction is positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the seat cushion is separated from the adjacent seats. When it is slid outward in the vehicle width direction, the inner end portion of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction is arranged so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the inner side of the front and rear lower rails in plan view. ToIs.
  The front and rear slide rail having the above-described configuration is inward of the inner end of the seat cushion when the seat is slid outward in the vehicle width direction, and the seat cushion when the seat is slid inward in the vehicle width direction. It is desirable to be located inward from the outer end.
[0007]
  According to the above configuration,Consists of front and rear lower rails and front and rear upper railsSince the front and rear slide rails are provided so as to be positioned inward of the seat cushion with respect to the side end of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction, the front and rear slide can be performed even if the seat is moved left and right in the vehicle width direction. The rail does not protrude from the seat in the vehicle width direction, and the appearance can be improved.
  Further, when the seats are provided on the left and right, the front and rear slide rails do not protrude from the seats, so that the walk-through property is improved, and when a center seat or the like is provided between the seats, the arrangement is improved. be able to.
[0008]
  In one embodiment of the present invention, a center sheet that is detachably provided is provided between the sheet and the adjacent sheet, and the seat belt tongue for the center sheet is fixed to the sheet.
[0009]
  In one embodiment of the present invention, the front and rear upper rails have brackets fixed thereon, the left and right lower rails are fixed to the brackets, and the seat belt tongue for the center seat is fixed to the brackets. It is what is done.
[0010]
  In one embodiment of the present invention, the front and rear upper rails have brackets fixed thereon, and the left and right lower rails are fixed to the brackets so as to be spaced apart from the front and rear upper rails.
[0011]
  In one embodiment of the present invention, the seat includes a seat back, and an opening is formed in a vehicle body on the side of the seat back in the vehicle width direction (see FIG. 2).
[0012]
  In one embodiment of the present invention,LowerThe rail is provided such that the upper surface thereof is substantially the same height as the floor surface, while the seat is provided with a cover member that covers the left and right slide rails from the outside in the vehicle width direction.
[0013]
  According to the above configuration, since the left and right slide rails on the seat side are covered with the cover member so that the left and right slide rails are not visible from the outside in the vehicle width direction, the appearance can be improved and foreign matter such as dust can enter the cover member. In addition, the cover member can prevent the passenger's hand from interfering with the moving mechanism.
[0014]
  In one embodiment of the present invention,LowerThe rear end of the rail is joined to the upper part of the rear side frame or the rear cross member.
  According to the above configuration, since the rear end portion of the front and rear slide rails is joined to the upper part of the rear side frame or the rear cross member as the vehicle body rigid member, the support rigidity of the front and rear slide rails can be improved.
[0015]
  In one embodiment of the present invention,LowerThe front end of the rail is joined to the upper part of a cross member that connects the left and right side sills in the vehicle width direction.
  According to the above configuration, since the front end portion of the front and rear slide rails is joined to the upper portion of the cross member as the vehicle body rigid member, the support rigidity of the front and rear slide rails can be improved.
[0016]
  In one embodiment of the present invention, a pair of the seats are provided independently on the left and right sides of the vehicle, the front and rear slide rails and the left and right slide rails are provided for the pair of seats, respectively, Separate in the vehicle width directionwhileSeparationwhileVehicle width direction fixing means for fixing the position of the seat in the vehicle width direction so as to select a state and a close proximity state.
  According to the above configuration, the left and right sheets are separated from each other as described above.whileThe state and the proximity state can be selected alternatively, and the seat arrangement can be expanded and the utility can be improved.
[0017]
  In one embodiment of the present invention, the pair of sheets are separated from each other.whileIn this state, a center sheet is provided that is detachably provided between the pair of sheets.
  According to the above configuration,whileThe center sheet can be attached to or detached from the pair of sheets, and the space between the pair of sheets can be effectively used for walk-through when removing the center sheet.
[0018]
  In one embodiment of the invention,the aboveA pair of seats separate the front and rear slide rails.whileEquipped with a front-rear direction fixing means for fixing the position in the front-rear direction of the seat so as to select a normal seating position located in front of the wheel house in the state and a rear seating position located between the left and right wheel houses in the proximity state It is.
[0019]
  According to the above configuration, the normal seating position and the rear seating position of the pair of seats can be alternatively selected, the seat arrangement can be expanded, and the seat can be retracted to the rear seating position. When this occurs, the front space of the seat is enlarged, and this space can be effectively used as a luggage placement space or a foot space.
[0020]
【Example】
  An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
  The drawing shows a vehicle seat slide device. First, a vehicle body structure and a seat arrangement structure will be described with reference to FIG.
[0021]
  A driver's seat 1 as the first row seat,The passengers seat 2 is arranged. The above-described seats 1 and 2 may be set so that the driver's seat 1 corresponds to the steering wheel corresponding to the right-hand drive vehicle and the left-hand drive vehicle.
  Each of these seats 1 and 2 has a seat cushion 3, a seat back 4 and a headrest 5, and is configured to restrain a front seat occupant by a seat belt (not shown).
[0022]
  A pair of left and right seats 6 and 6 as second row seats are provided independently on the left and right sides of the middle part of the passenger compartment, and a center seat 7 as an auxiliary seat is attached and detached between the left and right seats 6 and 6. It is provided as possible.
[0023]
  In other words, the left and right seats 6, 6 are separated in the vehicle width direction.whileLet gowhileIn the state (see FIG. 1), the center seat 7 is detachably attached to the middle in the vehicle width direction between the two seats 6 and 6.
  The left and right seats 6, 6 described above have a seat cushion 8, a seat back 9, and a headrest 10.
[0024]
  Left and right third seats 11, 11 as third row seats are arranged on the left and right of the rear part of the passenger compartment. These third seats 11, 11 have a seat cushion 12 and a seat back 13.
[0025]
  On the other hand, on the side of the car body,With side silta,With side sill inner,The side sills 14 and 14 having a closed cross-sectional structure extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle are provided, and the left and right sides of the floor panel 15 (see FIG. 2) are provided between the first row seat and the second row seat. A cross member 16 (so-called No. 3 cross member) is provided as a rigid member for connecting the side sills 14, 14 in the vehicle width direction, and a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction between the floor panel 15 and the cross member 16 (FIG. 5).
[0026]
  Also,The rear side frames 17 and 17 as rigid members extending substantially in the front-rear direction of the vehicle from the rear portions of the side sills 14 and 14 toward the rear of the vehicle body are joined to the lower portion of the floor panel 15, and the rear side frame 17 and the floor panel 15 are A closed cross section extending substantially in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is formed therebetween.
[0027]
  And between the second row seat and the third row seat described above,A rear cross member 18 (so-called No. 4 cross member) as a rigid member for connecting the left and right rear side frames 17, 17 in the vehicle width direction is provided at the lower portion of the floor panel 15. A closed cross section (see FIG. 5) extending in the vehicle width direction is formed between the panel 15 and the panel 15.
[0028]
  By the way, this vehicle,As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of left and right wheel houses 20 projecting inward in the vehicle width direction from the side panel 19 as a side wall portion of the vehicle compartment behind the seats 6 and 6 in the second row, 20 is provided, and the left and right third sheets 11, 11 in the third row are,Between the left and right wheel houses 20, 20, the floor panel 15 (rear floor) is disposed on the upper part.
[0029]
  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the third seat 11 described above is configured such that the seat cushion 12 and the seat back 13 can be raised and lowered, respectively.
  That is, the bracket 22 is connected to the front portion of the seat cushion 12 in the normal sitting state (see a in FIG. 3) via the pin 21 as a fulcrum, and the link is connected to the rear portion of the bracket 22 via the link pin 23. The lower part of the seat back 13 is connected to one end (rear end) of 24 via a pin 25 as a fulcrum.
[0030]
  Also,The lower surface or the rear surface of the seat cushion 12 and the seat back 13 described above are formed on rigid luggage loading surfaces 12B and 13B so that luggage can be placed.
[0031]
  Then, from the normal seating state shown in FIG. 3A, the seat cushion 12 is erected forward with the pin 21 as a fulcrum, and the link 24 is rotated rearward downward, and then the seat back with the pin 25 at one end of the link 24 as a fulcrum. When the seat 13 is tilted forward, the third seat 11 becomes substantially L-shaped in a side view as shown in FIG. 3B, and a load can be placed on the seat back 13.
[0032]
  further,When the seat cushion 12 is pivoted downward from the state shown in FIG. 3b with the pin 21 as a fulcrum, the luggage placement surface 12B of the seat cushion 12 and the luggage of the seat back 13 are shown in FIG. The loading surface 13B is in a substantially flat state, and a large loading space can be secured above each loading surface 12B, 13B.
[0033]
  next,With reference to the front view shown in FIG. 4 and the side view shown in FIG. 5, the front-rear and left-right slide structures of the seat 6 in the second row will be described.
  The seat 6 in the second row is,As shown in FIG.,The floor panel 15 is provided above a substantially horizontal and flat portion behind the kick-up portion 15a.
[0034]
  Below the left and right seats 6 and 6, two sets of front and rear slide rails 26 constituting one of the moving mechanisms are attached to the floor panel 15 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
[0035]
  Each of these slide rails 26 is,A lower rail 27 fixed to the vehicle body side, that is, the floor panel 15, and an upper rail 28 that slides on the lower rail 27 are provided.
[0036]
  Also,Brackets 29 and 29 are respectively fixed to the front and rear of the upper rail 28 described above, and the lower rails 31 of the left and right slide rails 30 are fixed to connect the brackets 29 and 29 to the seat cushions 8 in the vehicle width direction. .
[0037]
  The left and right slide rails 30 constitute the other of the moving mechanism. The left and right slide rails 30 include a lower rail 31 and an upper rail 32 that slides on the lower rail 31 in the vehicle width direction, that is, the left and right direction. Is fixed to the seat frame 33. Two sets of left and right slide rails 30, 30 are provided apart from each other with respect to one seat 6.
[0038]
  That is, the moving mechanism for independently sliding the left and right seats 6 and 6 in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) includes the left and right slide rails 30 that move the seat 6 in the vehicle width direction, The left / right slide rail 30 is constituted by a front / rear slide rail 26 that moves the vehicle in the front / rear direction of the vehicle.
[0039]
  Moreover, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 1, the front and rear slide rail 26 described above is inward of the inner end of the seat cushion 8 when the left and right seats 6 are slid outward in the vehicle width direction. 7. As shown in a plan view in FIG. 7, the left and right seats 6, 6 are provided on the vehicle body side so as to be located inward from the outer end of the seat cushion 8 when slid inward in the vehicle width direction. It is.
[0040]
  Also,The left and right slide rails 30 are,As shown in FIG.,The lower rail 31 stretched between the brackets 29 and 29 in the vehicle width direction and the lower surface side of the seat cushion 8.,Seat frame 33The length of the lower rail 31 and the upper rail 32 in the vehicle width direction is set shorter than the width of the seat cushion 8 (length in the vehicle width direction).
[0041]
  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the front and rear slide rails 26, 26 described above are arranged on the floor panel 15 between the front and rear cross members 16 and the rear cross member 18. The front and rear slide rails 26 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction are stretched between the cross member 16 and the rear side frame 17 on the floor panel 15. Also,In the left and right seats 6 and 6, the front and rear and left and right slide structures are formed symmetrically. In addition, since the above-described front and rear slide rails 26 are retrofitted to the vehicle body, the front and rear slide rails 26 and the elements 16, 17, and 18 are bolted up.
[0042]
  The left and right slide rails 30 are slide means for sliding the left and right seats 6 and 6 independently in the vehicle width direction. The left and right slide rails 30 have the seats 6 and 6 as shown in FIGS.,Separate in the vehicle width directionwhileSeparationwhileThe positions of the left and right seats 6 and 6 in the vehicle width direction are fixed so as to selectively select the state and the close state in which the left and right seats 6 and 6 are close to each other as shown in FIGS. Vehicle width direction fixing means for separating the left and right seats 6 and 6whileUnder the state (see FIGS. 1 and 6), the center sheet 7 is configured to be detachably disposed between the left and right sheets 6 and 6.
[0043]
  Also,The above-described front and rear slide rail 26 is a sliding means for independently sliding the left and right seats 6 and 6 and the left and right slide rails 30 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The front and rear slide rail 26 includes a pair of left and right seats 6 and 6. SeparationwhileThe normal seating position (see FIG. 1) located in front of the wheel houses 20 and 20 under the state and the rear seating position (see FIG. 9) located between the left and right wheel houses 20 and 20 under the close state should be selected. A front-rear direction fixing means for fixing the positions of the left and right seats 6, 6 in the vehicle front-rear direction is provided.
  The vehicle width direction fixing means and the longitudinal direction fixing means are,Since the thing of the general structure used for the normal slide rail is used, the description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0044]
  The state of the second row sheet shown in FIGS.while3), the third row sheet is set to the mode of FIG. 3a, and in the second row sheet state shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the third row sheet is set to the mode of b of FIG. In the state of the second row sheet shown in FIG. 8, the third row sheet is set in the mode shown in FIG. In particular, when the left and right seats 6 and 6 in the second row are retracted between the wheel houses 20 and 20 (see FIG. 9), the third seats 11 and 11 in the third row are shown in FIG. 3, the seat cushion 12 is raised.
[0045]
  Furthermore, as shown in FIG.,A recess is formed in the floor panel 15 so that the upper portion of the lower rail 27 in the front and rear slide rail 26 and the upper surface (floor surface) of the floor panel 15 are at the same height, and between the side portion of the lower rail 27 and the recess. The cover member 34 for protecting the rail made of synthetic resin is disposed to improve the appearance and the walk-through property.
[0046]
  In addition, the above-described sheet 6 has,As shown in FIG.,A cover member 60 that covers the left and right slide rails 30 from the outside in the vehicle width direction is provided. The cover member 60 is,For example, it is made of synthetic resin and is attached to the seat frame 33 using an attachment member such as a screw or a bolt. However, cover members 60 are provided on the left and right sides of one sheet 6. The cover member 60 is shown only in FIG. 10 for convenience of illustration, and is not shown in other drawings.
[0047]
  Next, referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 11, and FIG.,The structure of the seat belt device for the second row seat will be described. The structure of the seat belt device for the left and right seats 6 and 6 is substantially symmetrical.
[0048]
  As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG.,The buckle 35 for the left and right seats 6 and the buckle 36 for the center seat 7 are offset in the vertical direction and fixed to a single cover member 37, and the upper ends of the buckles 35, 36 are fixed. Webbings 38 and 39 as flexible connecting members are led out through the inside of the cover member 37.
[0049]
  On the other hand, a concave bracket 40 which is bolted up with respect to the bracket 29 fixed to the upper rail 28 of the front and rear slide rail 26 is provided, and the leading ends of the webbings 38 and 39 described above are provided at the webbing attachment portions 40a and 40b of the bracket 40. Each part is fixed.
[0050]
  Here, the buckle 36 for the center seat and the upper rail28 is a mounting portion of the webbing 39 that connects the left and right seat buckles 35 and the upper rail 28 via the brackets 40 and 29 to the bracket 40. It is set to be positioned on the left and right seats 6 side in the vehicle width direction.
[0051]
  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the attachment portion of the webbing 39 as a connecting member for connecting the center seat buckle 36 and the upper rail 28 is relatively located on the left and right seats 6 and 6 side, and the left and right seat buckles The webbings 38 and 39 are configured to cross each other so that the attachment portion of the webbing 38 as a connecting member for connecting the rail 35 and the upper rail 28 is relatively located on the center seat 7 side. The angle is relaxed, the impact on the occupant's abdomen is gently reduced, and the distance between the hip point of each occupant and the mounting portion is increased.
[0052]
  Then, the attachment pieces 37 a and 37 a of the cover member 37 integrally having the buckles 35 and 36 are arranged on the side portions of the seat frame 33.,That is, the bolt is raised to the surface facing the center seat 7, the concave bracket 40 is bolted to the bracket 29 on the upper rail 28 side, and the concave bracket 40 follows the bracket 29 on the upper rail 28 side to move back and forth. With respect to the movement of the left and right seats 6, 6 in the vehicle width direction, the movement amount is absorbed by the flexibility of the webbings 38, 39 and a predetermined amount of slack.
[0053]
  2 and 4, the retractor 42 is fixed in the quarter pillar 41, while the anchor 43 (seat belt anchor) is fixed to the floor panel 15 on the outside of the left and right seats 6 and 6. Yes.
[0054]
  The left and right seat occupant restraint seat belts 44 that are drawn out from the retractor 42 so as to be retractable are led out to the vehicle interior via a shoulder anchor 45, and a tongue 46 is movably attached to the lead-out intermediate portion. The lead-out end portion, that is, the lower end portion of the seat belt 44 is fixed to the anchor 43 described above.
[0055]
  Thus, when the tongue 46 is engaged with the left and right seat buckles 35, the occupant seated on the left and right seats 6 and 6 is configured to be restrained by the three-point seat belt structure.
[0056]
  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS.,A retractor 48 is fixed in the rear pillar 47, and a seat belt 49 for restraining a center seat occupant, which is drawn out from the retractor 48, is guided through guide members 50, 51 such as a bezel provided on the roof side. The intermediate tongue 52 and the leading end tongue 53 are attached to the leading intermediate portion and the leading end portion.
[0057]
  Thus, when the tongues 52 and 53 are engaged with the center seat buckles 36 and 36, the occupant seated on the center seat 7 is configured to be restrained by the three-point seat belt structure.
[0058]
  That is, the base end of the seat belt 49 for the center seat occupant described above is connected to the retractor 48, and an intermediate tongue 52 and a distal tongue 53 are provided at the distal end of the seat belt 49, and the intermediate tongue 52 is on one side ( In this embodiment, it is connected to the buckle 36 provided on the seat 6 on the right side, and the front tongue 53 is connected to the buckle 36 provided on the seat 6 on the other side (left side in this embodiment). It is.
[0059]
  Here, the above-described center seat occupant buckles 36, 36 are not provided on the center seat 7, but are provided on the left and right seats 6, 6 located on both sides of the center seat occupant seat belt 49. Are detachably connected.
[0060]
  Also,The left and right seat occupant buckles 35, 35 are provided on the sides of the seat cushions 8, 8 of the left and right seats 6, 6, specifically on the seat frame 33, and the left and right seat occupant seat belts 44 can be attached and detached. To be linked.
[0061]
  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11 and FIG.,Since it is offset in the vertical direction, the operability at the time of engaging and disengaging each tongue 46, 52, 53 is improved.ThisYou can. The offset structure may be offset in the front-rear direction instead of the vertical direction.
[0062]
  Here, the above-described buckles 35 and 36 are attached to the seat frame 33, and the webbings 38 and 39 are attached to the front and rear slide rails 26 via the brackets 40 and 29, and are urged by the seat belts 44 and 49 when the vehicle collides. The moment is applied to the seat 6 due to the load. If both the buckle and the webbing are attached to the seat frame, when the left and right seats are brought close to each other, a moment acts on the seat 6 in accordance with the offset amount between the inner front and rear slide rails and the webbing attachment point. However, the above configuration prevents the generation of such a moment and inputs the load to the vehicle body.
[0063]
  The operation of the thus configured vehicle seat slide device will be described below.
  As shown in FIG.,The left and right seats 6, 6 are separated from each other in the vehicle width direction.whileUnder the condition, the center sheet 7 can be disposed between the left and right sheets 6 and 6, and the center sheet 7 is removed from between the left and right sheets 6 and 6 as shown in FIG. The space from which the sheet 7 is removed can also be used for walk-through. In addition, since the front and rear slide rails 26 are provided so as to be positioned inward of the seat cushion 8 with respect to the side end of the seat cushion 8 in the vehicle width direction, the front and rear slide rails 26 protrude from the seat 6 in the vehicle width direction. There is nothing.
[0064]
  When the left and right seats 6 and 6 are brought close to each other along the left and right slide rails 30 with the center seat 7 shown in FIG. 6 removed, as shown in FIG. Can be made. At this time, the amount of movement of the left and right seats 6 and 6 is absorbed by the flexibility and looseness of the webbings 38 and 39, and the front and rear slide rails 26 are more seated than the side edges of the seat cushion 8 in the vehicle width direction. Since it is provided so as to be located inward of the cushion 8, the front and rear slide rail 26 does not protrude from the seat 6 in the vehicle width direction.
[0065]
  When the left and right seats 6 and 6 are retracted along the front and rear slide rails 26 from the close state shown in FIG. 7, the pair of left and right seats 6 and 6 are placed between the left and right wheel houses 20 and 20, as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure,Since the space between the left and right seats 6 and 6 and the first row seats 1 and 2 is large, luggage is arranged in this space or the feet of passengers seated in the second row seats Space can be expanded.
[0066]
  in this way,The vehicle seat slide device of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 12 includes a seat 6 having a seat cushion 8 and a moving mechanism that slides the seat 6 in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction. The seat slide device, wherein the moving mechanism is,Left and right slide rails 30 provided on the side of the seat 6 to move the seat 6 in the vehicle width direction, and extended in the front and rear direction of the vehicle to move the seat 6 and the left and right slide rails 30 in the front and rear direction of the vehicle A pair of left and right front and rear slide rails 26 are provided, and the front and rear slide rails 26 are provided on the vehicle body side so as to be located inward of the seat cushion 8 from the side end of the seat cushion 8 in the vehicle width direction.
[0067]
  Specifically, the front and rear slide rail 26 is inward of the inner end of the seat cushion 8 when the seat 6 is slid outward in the vehicle width direction, and when the seat 6 is slid inward in the vehicle width direction. This is provided on the floor panel 15 so as to be located inward of the outer end of the seat cushion 8.
[0068]
  According to this configuration, the front and rear slide rails 26 are provided so as to be positioned inward of the seat cushion 8 with respect to the side end of the seat cushion 8 in the vehicle width direction. Regardless of which one of them is moved to the left or right, the front / rear slide rail 26 does not protrude from the seat 6 in the vehicle width direction, and the appearance can be improved.
  Further, in this embodiment in which the seats 6 and 6 are provided on the left and right, the front and rear slide rails 26 do not protrude from the left and right seats 6 and 6, so that the walk-through property is improved and the seats 6 and 6 are interposed. In the case where the center sheet 7 or the like is provided, the disposition can be improved.
[0069]
  Furthermore, the left and right slide rails 30 extend in the vehicle width direction and are arranged between a pair of front and rear slide rails 26 and a lower rail 31.,An upper rail 32 attached to the lower surface of the seat cushion 8 is provided, and the length of the lower rail 31 and the upper rail 32 in the vehicle width direction is set shorter than the width of the seat cushion 8 (length in the vehicle width direction).
[0070]
  According to this configuration, since the lengths of the lower rail 31 and the upper rail 32 constituting the left and right slide rails 30 are set to be shorter than the width of the seat cushion 8, the lower rail described above can be used regardless of whether the seat 6 is moved in the left or right direction. 31 and the upper rail 32 do not protrude from the seat 6, and the appearance can be improved.
[0071]
  In addition, the front and rear slide rails 26 are,As shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface of the seat 6 is provided so as to be substantially the same height as the floor surface (see the upper surface of the floor panel 15). Is provided with a cover member 60 that covers the vehicle from the outside in the vehicle width direction.
[0072]
  According to this configuration, the left and right slide rails 30 on the seat 6 side are covered with the cover member 60 so that the left and right slide rails 30 are not visible from the outside in the vehicle width direction. It is possible to prevent the intrusion of foreign matter such as the cover member 60 and prevent the passenger's hand from interfering with the moving mechanism.
[0073]
  The rear end of the front and rear slide rail 26 is,It is joined to the upper part of the rear side frame 17 or the rear cross member 18.
  According to this configuration, since the rear end portion of the front and rear slide rail 26 is joined to the upper portion of the rear side frame 17 or the rear cross member 18 as a vehicle body rigid member, the support rigidity of the front and rear slide rail 26 can be improved. .
[0074]
  Further, the front end portion of the front / rear slide rail 26 is joined to the upper portion of the cross member 16 that connects the left and right side sills 14, 14 in the vehicle width direction.
  According to this configuration, the front end portion of the front / rear slide rail 26 is joined to the upper portion of the cross member 16 as a vehicle body rigid member, so that the support rigidity of the front / rear slide rail 26 can be improved.
[0075]
  In addition, a pair of seats 6 are provided independently on the left and right sides of the vehicle, the front and rear slide rails 26 and the left and right slide rails 30 are provided for the pair of seats 6, respectively. Separate in the width directionwhileSeparationwhileThe vehicle is provided with vehicle width direction fixing means for fixing the position of the seat 6 in the vehicle width direction so as to select a state (see FIGS. 1 and 6) and a close proximity state (see FIGS. 7 and 8). is there.
[0076]
  According to this configuration, the left and right seats 6 are separated from each other as described above.whileThe state and the proximity state can be selected alternatively, and the seat arrangement can be expanded and the utility can be improved.
[0077]
  The pair of sheets 6 and 6 are separated from each other.whileIn the state (see FIGS. 1 and 6), a center sheet 7 is provided between the pair of sheets 6 and 6 so as to be detachable.
  According to this configuration,whileThe center sheet 7 can be attached to or detached from the pair of sheets 6 and 6, and when the center sheet 7 is removed (see FIG. 6), the space between the pair of sheets 6 and 6 is used for walk-through. It can be used effectively.
[0078]
  Further, the vehicle includes a pair of left and right wheel houses 20 and 20 projecting toward the vehicle interior side in the vehicle width direction from the vehicle compartment side wall (see the side panel 19) behind the seats 6 and 6. The pair of sheets 6 are separatedwhileThe normal seating position (see FIG. 1) located in front of the wheel house 20 in the state and the rear seating position (see FIG. 9) located between the left and right wheel houses 20 and 20 in the close state are selected. A front-rear direction fixing means for fixing the position in the front-rear direction is provided.
[0079]
  According to this configuration, the normal seating position shown in FIG. 1 of the pair of seats 6 and 6 and the rear seating position shown in FIG.,The seat arrangement can be expanded, and when the seat 6 is retracted to the rear seating position, the front space of the seat 6 is expanded. It can be effectively used as a luggage storage space or a space for expanding your feet.
[0080]
  FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the vehicle seat slide device. In the embodiment shown in FIG.IsThe floor panel 15 is configured to be uneven, and the upper surface (floor surface) of the floor panel 15 and the upper surface of the lower rail 27 in the front and rear slide rails 26 have substantially the same height. In this embodiment shown in FIG.,While the floor panel 15 itself has a flat shape, a floor mat 54 laid on the upper surface of the floor panel 15 is provided. The upper surface (floor surface) of the floor mat 54 and the upper surface of the lower rail 27 in the front and rear slide rails 26 are provided. Are substantially the same height to improve the appearance and the walk-through property.
[0081]
  If comprised in this way, the workability of the floor panel 15 can be improved. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those in the previous embodiment.,The same parts as those in the previous figure are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0082]
  In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
  The sheet of the present invention corresponds to the left and right sheets 6 and 6 in the second row of the embodiment,
  Similarly,
  The vehicle compartment side wall corresponds to the side panel 19,
  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.
[0083]
【The invention's effect】
  According to this inventionLowerSince the rail is provided on the vehicle body side so as to be located inward of the seat cushion from the side end of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction,Specifically, when the seat is placed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction from the side sill and the seat cushion is slid inward in the vehicle width direction to the close state adjacent to the adjacent seat located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, in plan view The seat cushion is disposed so that the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction is positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the seat cushion is separated from the adjacent seats. When the vehicle is slid outward in the vehicle width direction, the inner end of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction is arranged so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of both front and rear lower rails in plan view. Because we adopted the configurationWhen the seat is moved left and right, the front and rear slide rails do not protrude from the seat in the vehicle width direction, the appearance can be improved, the walk-through performance is improved, and a center seat is provided. There is an effect that the arrangement can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicle provided with a seat slide device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an arrangement mode of a third seat.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the main part of FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a plan view when the center sheet is removed.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing left and right sheets close to each other.
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a flat state of a third sheet.
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing rear seating positions of left and right seats.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of one seat.
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a buckle mounting structure for a seat.
12 is a partial enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 4;
FIG. 13 is a front view showing another embodiment of the vehicle seat slide device.
[Explanation of symbols]
  6 ... Sheet
  7 ... Center sheet
  8 ... Seat cushion
  9 ... Seat back
  11 ... Side seat (rear seat)
  14 ... side sills
  15 ... Floor panel
  16 ... Cross member
  17 ... Rear side frame
  18 ... Rear cross member
  19 ... Side panel (vehicle compartment side wall)
  20 ... wheel house
  26 ... Front and rear slide rails
  27 ... Front and rear lower rail
  28 ... Front and rear upper rails
  29 ... Bracket
  30 ... Left and right slide rail
  31 ... Lower rail(Left and right lower rail)
  32 ... Upper rail(Left and right upper rail)
  33 ... Seat frame
  52 ... Intermediate tongue (seat belt tongue)
  53 ... Tip tongue (seat belt tongue)
  60 ... Cover member

Claims (11)

A seat having a seat cushion;
A vehicle seat slide device comprising a moving mechanism for sliding the seat in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction,
In order to move the seat in the vehicle width direction, the moving mechanism includes a pair of front and rear left and right attached to a seat frame extending in the front-rear direction on both sides of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction at the front and rear portions of the seat cushion. Left and right slide rails comprising an upper rail and left and right lower rails coupled to be slidable with respect to the left and right upper rails, respectively
In order to move the seat cushion and the left and right slide rails in the vehicle front-rear direction, a pair of left and right front and rear lower rails provided on the vehicle floor panel extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and slidable with respect to the front and rear lower rails, the left and right slides Front and rear slide rails consisting of front and rear upper rails connected to the left and right lower rails of the rail ,
A rear seat is arranged on the rear floor inside the vehicle width direction from the wheel house behind the seat,
The front and rear lower rails on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the front and rear slide rails are provided to be separated from the side sill located on the vehicle side end inward in the vehicle width direction, and the front and rear lower rails have a seat rear part near the front part of the wheel house. It extends to the rear for placement,
In the left and right slide rails, the length of the left and right lower rails is substantially the same as the distance between the left and right front and rear lower rails, and the length of the left and right upper rails is longer than that of the left and right lower rails. When the seat cushion is slid inward in the vehicle width direction to the close state adjacent to the adjacent seat located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, the outer end portion of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction in plan view Is positioned in the vicinity of the front and rear lower rails on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of both front and rear lower rails, and when the seat cushion is slid outward in the vehicle width direction to the separated state separated from the adjacent seats. In plan view, the inner end of the seat cushion in the vehicle width direction is near the front and rear lower rails on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of both front and rear lower rails. Sheet sliding apparatus <br/> vehicle, characterized in that it is arranged to location. A center sheet provided detachably between the sheet and the adjacent sheet is provided,
The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 1 , wherein the seat belt tongue for the center seat is fixed to the seat. A bracket is fixed on the front and rear upper rails, left and right lower rails are fixed to the bracket, and the seat belt tongue for the center seat is fixed to the bracket. The vehicle seat slide device described. The front and rear upper rail, the upper are brackets fixed to the bracket, the slide device for a seat of a vehicle <br/> claim 1, wherein the left and right lower rails spaced from the front and rear upper rail upward is fixed. The seat includes a seat back, the seat slide device for a vehicle of the seat back in the vehicle width direction side vehicle body opening is formed in <br/> claim 1, wherein the. While the front and rear lower rails are provided so that the upper surface is substantially the same height as the floor surface,
The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 1 , wherein the seat is provided with a cover member that covers the left and right slide rails from outside in the vehicle width direction . The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 6 , wherein a rear end portion of the front and rear lower rails is joined to an upper portion of a rear side frame or a rear cross member . The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 7 , wherein a front end portion of the front and rear lower rails is joined to an upper portion of a cross member that connects the left and right side sills in the vehicle width direction . A pair of the seats are provided independently on the left and right of the vehicle,
The front and rear slide rails and the left and right slide rails are respectively provided for a pair of seats,
The left and right slide rails include vehicle width direction fixing means for fixing the position of the seat in the vehicle width direction so as to select a separated state in which a pair of seats are separated in the vehicle width direction and a close proximity state.
The vehicle seat slide device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A center sheet that is detachably provided between the pair of sheets when the pair of sheets is in a separated state.
The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 9. The front and rear slide rails are arranged in the front-rear direction of the seat so as to select a normal seating position located in front of the wheel house when the pair of seats are separated and a rear seating position located between the left and right wheel houses in the proximity state. Equipped with fixing means for fixing in the longitudinal direction
The vehicle seat slide device according to claim 9 or 10.

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