JP4351579B2 - Vehicle seat device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat device.

  The development of vehicles has been made over various themes, and one of them is air conditioning technology for ensuring the comfort of the passengers. Regarding such air conditioning technology, for example, a “vehicle air conditioner” has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, in recent years, the development of a vehicle seat device that can slide on a long slide rail and can select a position as desired, has a folding mechanism and a rotation mechanism, can be stored, and can use the interior space comfortably and effectively. It is being advanced.

Since this vehicle seat device generally includes a seat cushion spring or the like, the lower surface side of the sea cushion is uneven. In addition, when the folding mechanism and the rotation mechanism described above are provided, the lower surface side of the seat cushion is complicated and further uneven. In particular, in the case of a vehicle seat device equipped with a rotation mechanism, an umbrella-shaped (also called a tray) bracket (frame) is often arranged between the rotation plate of the rotation mechanism and the long slide rail, It was greatly depressed.
US Pat. No. 6,120,370

  However, if the vehicular seat device in which the lower surface side of the seat cushion is uneven is positioned above the air-conditioning outlet disposed between the long slide rails, the flow of the blown air is disturbed by the unevenness, and the vehicle There was a problem that it was difficult to blow out to the outside of the sheet device. In particular, in the case of the vehicle seat device having the umbrella-shaped bracket described above, air may be trapped in the bracket.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat device in which air is suitably guided to the outside when positioned above an air-conditioning outlet in order to solve the above problem.

As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a vehicle seat device that slides on two long slide rails arranged on both sides of an air-conditioning outlet provided on a vehicle body floor, wherein the outlet induction means for inducing the air blown from the mouth to the outside, a vehicle seat device characterized by comprising on the lower surface side of the sheet over cushions.

  According to such a vehicle seat device, when the seat cushion is located above the air-conditioning outlet, that is, when the vehicle seat device is located above the outlet, the air emitted from the outlet is guided. The means is guided to the outside of the vehicle seat device without disturbing the flow. That is, air is not trapped under the seat cushion, and the inside of the vehicle can be suitably adjusted with the induced air.

Moreover, the said vehicle seat apparatus WHEREIN : The said guidance means has a guidance wall member arrange | positioned so that the said air may circulate toward at least one of the front and back .

  According to such a vehicle seat device, the air blown from the outlet is guided to at least one of the front and rear by the guide wall member. That is, air can be guided to the feet of a person seated in the vehicle seat device and a person seated in the rear row of the vehicle seat device without inducing air in the vehicle width direction.

Further, in the vehicle seat device, the guide wall member is disposed so as to narrow the air flow path toward at least one of the front and rear .

  According to such a vehicle seat device, since the air flow passage is narrowed, the flow velocity of air at the outlet of the guiding means can be increased. Therefore, the air with an increased flow velocity can be more suitably guided to a person's foot corresponding to the guiding direction. Note that the air guiding position in the vehicle width direction is preferably set on the basis of the position of the foot of the person who is seated, the side where the seating rate is high in a two-seat vehicle seat, and the like.

Moreover, the said vehicle seat apparatus WHEREIN: The said blower opening is opened toward the front, The said guidance wall member is arrange | positioned so that the said air may distribute | circulate toward the front .

  According to such a vehicle seat device, air can be suitably induced to the feet of a person seated in the vehicle seat device, and the temperature of the feet can be adjusted satisfactorily.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when it is located above the blower outlet of an air conditioning, the vehicle seat apparatus by which air is suitably induced | guided | derived to the exterior can be provided. That is, it is possible to induce the air outside of the vehicle seat device by induction means. Further, it becomes easy to induce air to at least one of the front and aft. Furthermore, it is possible to increase the flow velocity of the air at the exit. Furthermore, it is possible to satisfactorily guide air to the feet of a person sitting on the vehicle seat device.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 as appropriate.
In the drawings to be referred to, FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of a vehicle seat device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vehicle seat device according to the present embodiment as viewed from the vehicle body floor. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing how the guiding means according to this embodiment is attached.
FIG. 1 shows the case where the vehicle seat device is located behind the air-conditioning outlet, and FIGS. 2 and 3 show the case where the vehicle seat device is located above the air-conditioner.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle seat device S according to this embodiment includes two long slide rails R (both lower rails) fixed to a vehicle body floor F at predetermined intervals along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Between the two long slide rails R, the warm air at the time of heating, the cool air at the time of cooling, and the air at the time of blowing (hereinafter collectively referred to as air) supplied from the air conditioner toward the front It is mounted on a vehicle (not shown) provided with a blowout port B for air conditioning.

  Here, the vehicle according to the present embodiment includes a first row seat, a second row seat, and a third row seat toward the rear. The second row seat is divided at 6: 4 in the vehicle width direction. The divided second row seat slides independently on the long slide rail R, and the position can be selected independently, and it can be folded to secure the space inside the vehicle or reversed to select the seating direction It has become. In the present embodiment, a vehicle seat device S to which the present invention is applied will be described in which the divided second row seat has a larger two-seat.

  1 and 2, the vehicle seat device S is disposed in the vehicle such that the back side of the paper is the outside (window side) and the front side of the paper is the inside (inside of the vehicle), and the seat cushion S1a and the seat back S1b A seat body S1 and a seat base that supports the seat body S1 and slides on the long slide rail R.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the seat base mainly includes a seat base body (both not shown) having a flip-up mechanism for flipping up the seat cushion S1a and a rotation mechanism for rotating the seat body S1, and a long slide rail R. A slider 6 (also referred to as an upper rail) that slides, a lock mechanism (not shown) that restricts sliding of the slider 6, a bracket 5 that fixes the seat base body to the slider 6, and a synthetic resin that covers the bracket 5 Bracket cover 5a and guiding means 10 are provided.

  The slider 6 has a plurality of rollers 6a at the lower portion thereof, and is slidable on the long slide rail R. As shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 5 is fixed so as to span the pair of sliders 6, 6, and the seat base body is attached above the bracket 5. The bracket 5 has an umbrella shape in which the vehicle body floor F surface side is open, and has a recess on the vehicle body floor F surface side.

  When the seat cushion S1a is positioned above the outlet B, the guiding means 10 is a means for guiding the air blown out from the outlet B to the front outside the vehicle seat device S. The guide wall members 12A and 12B are configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the guide plate 11 has a plate shape, and is fixed to the bracket 5 so as to cover the concave portion of the umbrella-shaped bracket 5 on the vehicle body floor F surface side. That is, the guide plate 11 is attached to the lower surface M (see FIG. 3) side of the seat cushion S1a. Therefore, when the vehicle seat device S is positioned above the outlet B, the blown-out air does not stay in the bracket 5 and get stuck.

The guide wall members 12A and 12B are fixed on the lower surface of the guide plate 11 at a predetermined interval, and a flow path of air blown between the guide wall member 12A and the guide wall member 12B. It has become. The guide wall member 12 </ b> A is an elongated plate body and is disposed outside the lower surface of the guide plate 11. On the other hand, the guide wall member 12A is an elongated plate body that is bent in a predetermined manner, narrows the width of the flow path toward the front, and the guide position of the air is on the outside (window side). It is arranged inside 12A. Thereby, air can be guided at a high flow rate to the feet on the window side where the seating rate is high.
In addition, since the air whose flow velocity is increased in this way easily reaches the entire interior of the vehicle, it is easy to adjust the temperature inside the vehicle as desired.

  Therefore, according to the vehicle seat device S according to the present embodiment, when the vehicle seat device S is located behind the outlet B as shown in FIG.

  2 and 3, when the seat cushion S1a is located above the air-conditioning outlet B, that is, when the vehicle seat device S is located above the outlet B, the air outlet B The air that is blown out is suitably guided forward by the guiding means 10, which is outside the vehicle seat apparatus S.

  As mentioned above, although an example was described about suitable embodiment of this invention, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention, it can change suitably.

In the above-described embodiment, the air-conditioning outlet B blows air toward the front, and the guide wall members 12A and 12B that guide this air forward, that is, to the feet of the person seated on the vehicle seat, are described. The direction in which air is guided by the guide wall member can be changed as appropriate according to the direction of the outlet.
That is, for example, in the case of a blowout port that blows out air toward the rear, air is guided rearward by the guide wall member, that is, to the feet of the person seated on the rear row side seat of the vehicle seat device S according to the present invention. May be. In addition, in the case of a blowout port that blows air upward, the guide wall member may be arranged in a substantially rhombus shape, for example, in a plan view so as to guide air forward and backward.

In the above-described embodiment, the guiding means 10 is composed of the guiding plate 11 and the guiding wall members 12A and 12B. However, the form of the guiding means is not limited to this as long as the blown air can be guided to the outside. In addition, for example, a bottomless box having an opening through which air can be blown out may be used.
Further, the guiding means may be configured by using a thick guiding plate and forming a groove serving as an air flow path on the lower surface side of the guiding plate. Needless to say, it belongs to the target range. In this case, the both side walls of the groove correspond to the guide wall member in the claims.

In the above-described embodiment, the guide means 10 includes the guide plate 11 fixed to the bracket 5 and the guide wall members 12A and 12B fixed to predetermined positions of the guide plate 11, and guides air to the predetermined position. However, the guide means 10 may further include a guide position adjusting mechanism that adjusts the air guide position.
For example, the guide position adjusting mechanism is attached to the lower surface side of the guide plate 11 with a rotary plate that can rotate relative to the guide plate 11, and the guide wall members 12A and 12B are fixed to the lower surface of the rotary plate. It is composed by doing. According to such a guide position adjusting mechanism, the air guide position is adjusted by rotating the rotating plate at a predetermined angle according to the position of the foot of the person seated on the vehicle seat device S. Can do.
In addition, for example, the guide position adjusting mechanism is configured such that the guide wall body member is formed to be extendable and slidably arranged on the guide plate 11, and the front end is moved without moving the rear end of the guide wall member. The air guiding position may be adjusted by sliding in the vehicle width direction. Further, for example, in the case of a guide wall member that has a substantially rhombus shape in plan view and blows air from both the front and rear, the front end and the rear end may be independently slidable in the vehicle width direction. .

It is a perspective view of the vehicular seat device concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the vehicular seat device concerning this embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked up at the vehicle seat device concerning this embodiment from the body floor. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment condition of the guidance means which concerns on this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS S Vehicle seat apparatus S1 Seat main body S1a Seat cushion 5 Bracket 10 Guide means 11 Guide plate 12A Guide wall member 12B Guide wall member R Long slide rail B Outlet F Car body floor

Claims (4)

A vehicle seat device that slides on two long slide rails arranged on both sides of an air-conditioning outlet provided on a vehicle body floor,
The air blown from the air outlet, directs at least one front and back, the guide means for guiding along the window side of the vehicle, provided on the lower surface of the sheet over cushions,
The vehicle seat apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an outlet of air guided by the guide means is close to a window side of the vehicle. It said guidance means, toward said at least one front and the rear of the vehicle seat device according to claim 1, wherein the air and having an arranged guide wall member so as to flow.   The vehicle seat device according to claim 2, wherein the guide wall member is disposed so as to narrow the air flow passage toward at least one of the front side and the rear side. The outlet is open forward,
The vehicle seat device according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the guide wall member is arranged so that the air flows forward.

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