JP4470174B2 - Seat belt buckle storage structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a seat belt buckle storage structure that is applied to a vehicle seat equipped with a seat belt, and a seat cushion that constitutes the seat is provided with a buckle storage portion that stores a buckle portion of the seat belt. .

In general, a seat of an automobile is equipped with a seat belt device for restraining an occupant to the seat, and the seat belt device includes a seat belt buckle portion to which a tongue plate is engaged and disengaged. Further, some automobile seats are provided with a pocket (buckle housing part) for housing a buckle part of a seat belt (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In such a seat, a pocket for storing a buckle portion having an opening in front of the vehicle by sewing a cloth cut into a square shape on the side edge of the rear upper surface (rear portion of the seating surface) of the seat cushion. (Buckle storage part) is provided.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-17665

However, the above-described conventional technology has the following problems.
That is, in the prior art, a pocket for storing a buckle portion (buckle storage portion) made of a cloth cut into a square shape is sewn on the upper surface of the rear portion of the seat cushion (the rear portion of the seating surface). It is necessary to cut and fabricate a rectangular cloth for forming the buckle storage part) separately and sew it on the upper surface of the seat cushion. Therefore, the manufacturing man-hour for formation of the said buckle accommodating part increases, and there exists a possibility of causing a high cost. Moreover, since the pocket (buckle storage part) is sewn on the seating surface of a seat cushion, it does not look good.

  Further, in the above prior art, since the pocket (buckle storage part) is provided on the upper surface of the rear part of the seat cushion so as to open toward the front of the vehicle, the buckle part of the seat belt is pocketed in the seated state. It is necessary to check the position of the pocket opening by twisting the upper body or neck backward, and it is difficult to put the buckle in, and it takes time and effort to store the buckle. It is inhibiting. In addition, when the conventional technology is applied to a flip-up seat configured to hold a standing posture in a state where the seat back is folded on the seat cushion, the opening of the pocket (buckle storage portion) faces downward. The buckle part may fall out of the pocket.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and its purpose is to reduce the manufacturing man-hour and the manufacturing cost for forming the buckle storage part, to improve the appearance, and to the buckle part to the buckle storage part. The seatbelt can be easily stored and the handling of the seatbelt is improved, and when applied to a flip-up seat, the buckle can be prevented from falling off from the buckle storage in a standing position. It is to provide a buckle storage structure.

  In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a seat belt buckle housing structure in which a seat cushion that constitutes a seat is provided with a buckle housing portion that houses a buckle portion of a seat belt. The portion is disposed on a side portion of the seat cushion, is opened toward the vehicle rear so that the buckle portion can be inserted from the vehicle rear, and is formed by a skin of the seat cushion.

  Further, the present invention provides a seat belt buckle housing structure in which a seat cushion constituting the seat is provided with a buckle housing portion for housing a buckle portion of the seat belt, wherein the buckle housing portion is disposed on a side portion of the seat cushion. The buckle portion is opened toward the rear of the vehicle so that the buckle portion can be inserted from the rear of the vehicle, and is formed by the skin of the seat cushion, and on the back side of the skin where the buckle storage portion is formed, the buckle A relief space for the part is provided.

In the present invention, the buckle housing part is formed in an oblique shape in which an opening which is an insertion port of the buckle part is visible from above.
In the present invention, the buckle storage portion is formed such that an edge of an opening which is an insertion port of the buckle portion overlaps the skin.
Further, according to the present invention, a buckle support portion on which the buckle portion can be placed after being stored in the buckle storage portion is provided at an under cover side edge portion of the seat cushion.
And in this invention, the said buckle support part is provided in the inside of the said buckle accommodating part, and is covered with the said skin.
Further, in the present invention, the seat is configured to be able to maintain a standing posture in a state in which a seat back is folded on the seat cushion, and in the state of the standing posture, at an insertion port of the buckle portion. The opening part of the said buckle accommodating part is comprised so that it may face upwards.

In the buckle storage structure of the seat belt according to the present invention, since the buckle storage portion arranged on the side portion of the seat cushion is formed by the skin of the seat cushion, a part of the skin of the seat cushion can also be used as the buckle storage portion. There is no need for a special member for forming the buckle storage portion like the cloth in the prior art. In addition, since the buckle storage part is formed by using a part of the skin, the buckle storage part can be formed in the normal process of assembling the skin to the seat cushion, and a special production man-hour for forming the buckle storage part Do not need. Thereby, the manufacturing man-hour and manufacturing cost of a buckle storage structure can be reduced. In addition, because part of the seat cushion skin is also used as the buckle storage part, the appearance of the seat cushion is significantly improved compared to the conventional seat cushion seating surface sewn with the cloth buckle storage part. Can be made.
Moreover, in the buckle storage structure of the present invention, the buckle storage part is opened toward the rear of the vehicle so that the buckle part can be inserted from the rear of the vehicle. Therefore, when the occupant stores the buckle part of the seat belt in the buckle storage part, In addition, the buckle portion can be stored without greatly twisting the body, and the handleability of the seat belt can be improved.

  Further, in the buckle housing structure for a seat belt according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described invention, a relief space for the buckle portion is provided on the back side of the skin where the buckle housing portion is formed. In addition to the effects of the above, the space of the escape space facilitates the insertion of the buckle portion into the buckle storage portion, further improves the handleability of the seat belt, and the front end surface of the escape space functions as a stopper when the buckle portion is inserted. Therefore, it is not necessary to sew a stopper on the depth side of the buckle storage portion, and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced.

  Further, in the present invention, the buckle storage portion is formed in an oblique shape in which an opening that is an insertion port of the buckle portion is visible from above, so that a passenger can store the buckle portion of the seat belt in the buckle storage portion. The buckle part can be stored in the buckle storage part while looking at the opening of the buckle storage part from above, and the buckle part can be easily stored in the buckle storage part. The property is further improved.

  Further, in the present invention, the buckle storage portion is formed by overlapping the skin of the opening of the opening which is the insertion port of the buckle portion. Therefore, the buckle storage portion of the buckle storage portion is easily worn by insertion and extraction of the buckle portion. The durability of the buckle part insertion port part is enhanced by the skin layered more than double, and wear and breakage of the buckle part insertion part can be suppressed.

  And in this invention, since the buckle support part which can mount the said buckle part after the accommodation to the said buckle accommodating part is provided in the under cover side edge part of the said seat cushion, a buckle part After being stored in the buckle storage part, the storage state of the buckle part is stabilized by placing it on the buckle support part.

  Further, in the present invention, the buckle support portion is provided inside the buckle housing portion and covered with the skin, so that it is not visible from the outside, and the appearance quality can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, when applied to a flip-up seat configured to be able to hold a standing posture in a state in which the seat back is folded on the seat cushion, in the form of the standing posture, at the insertion port of the buckle portion. Since the opening of the certain buckle storage portion is configured to face upward, the buckle portion does not fall out of the buckle storage portion even in the folded state of the flip-up seat, and can be reliably held.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.
1 is a perspective view of an automobile seat to which a seat belt buckle storage structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a Y portion in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a seat cushion in the first embodiment. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3 showing a state in which the buckle portion is housed, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle seat 1 in the first embodiment includes a seat cushion 2 on which an occupant is mainly seated and a seat back 3 that receives the back of the seated occupant. In this example, the seat cushion 2 and the seat back 3 are configured as a foldable seat that can be folded.
The seat 1 is provided with a seat belt device for restraining an occupant, and the seat belt device includes a seat belt buckle portion 7 on which a tongue plate (not shown) is engaged and disengaged. The buckle portion 7 of the seat belt is fixed to a support portion (not shown) in the hinge cover 13 via the buckle belt 8.

The side surface (seat cushion side surface) 2a of the seat cushion 2 is provided with a pocket 10 constituting a buckle storage portion. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the pocket 10 is formed to also serve as the seat cushion side surface 2 a side of the skin 9 constituting the seat cushion 2. That is, the skin 10 on the side of the seat cushion side surface 2 a that covers the pad 11 of the seat cushion 2 is curved to form a pocket 10 that is a storage portion of the buckle portion 7.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an under cover 16 is disposed at the lower part of the seat cushion 2, and one end of the J-shaped bracket 21 is formed on the lower end portion 20 of the skin 9 in which the pocket 10 is formed as described above. And the other end of the J-shaped bracket 21 is hooked on the edge 22 on the seat cushion side surface 2a side of the under cover 16 so that the lower end portion of the skin 9 is fixed to the under cover 16. .

A recess (relief space) 12 is formed on the back side of the skin 9 where the pocket 10 is formed. Here, FIG. 4 shows the shape of the recess 12 when the buckle portion 7 is stored in the pocket 10, and FIG. 5 shows the shape of the recess 12 when the buckle portion 7 is not stored in the pocket 10. Yes.
As described above, since the concave portion (relief space) 12 is formed on the back side of the skin 9 where the pocket 10 is formed, the buckle portion to the pocket 10 is formed by the space of the concave portion 12 as shown in FIG. 7 is easy to insert.
Further, since the front end surface side of the recess 12 functions as a stopper when the buckle portion 7 is inserted, it is not necessary to sew the stopper 10 on the depth side of the pocket 10, and the seat belt also from this surface. It is possible to reduce the number of manufacturing steps of the apparatus.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pocket 10 is opened toward the rear of the vehicle so that the buckle portion 7 can be inserted from the rear of the vehicle toward the front.
With this configuration, when the occupant stores the buckle portion 7 in the pocket 10 that is the buckle storage portion in a seated posture, the buckle portion 7 can be easily stored without greatly twisting the body.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the opening 10a of the pocket 10 serving as the insertion opening for the buckle portion 7 has an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane so that the upper side is located in the front of the vehicle and the lower side is located in the rear of the vehicle. It is formed in the slanting shape made to incline, and it is formed in the slanting-shaped opening part visually recognizable from upper direction.
Thus, when the occupant stores the buckle portion 7 of the seat belt in the pocket 10, the buckle portion 7 can be stored in the pocket 10 while looking at the opening 10 a of the pocket 10 from above, and the pocket of the buckle portion 7 can be stored. 10 can be easily stored.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pocket 10 is formed such that the edge of the opening 10 a that is the insertion opening of the buckle portion 7 is formed by overlapping the skin 9 double (or more than triple). Durability is enhanced.
Thus, by forming the skins 9 to overlap more than double, wear and breakage of the insertion opening portion of the buckle portion 7 of the pocket 10 that is easily worn by insertion and extraction of the buckle portion 7 are suppressed.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of a seat belt buckle storage structure according to the present invention, and the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.
The buckle storage structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided with a buckle support portion 17 that protrudes from the side of the seat cushion 2 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment. For this reason, a rib 17a is formed integrally with the under cover 16 at a portion near the seat cushion side surface 2a of the under cover 16 of the seat cushion 2, and the upper surface of the rib 17a is inserted into the pocket 10 after the insertion. It is configured as a buckle support portion 17 on which the buckle portion 7 is placed. The buckle support portion 17 is provided inside the pocket 10 and is covered with the skin 9 so that it cannot be seen from the outside.
According to the buckle storage structure of the second embodiment configured as described above, the buckle part 7 can be placed on the buckle support part 17 after the storage in the pocket 10, and the buckle part 7 is stored. The state will be stable. Moreover, since the rib 17a which comprises the buckle support part 17 is integrally formed with the under cover 16, the buckle support part 17 is obtained, without increasing a number of parts.
As shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to support the buckle portion 7 after being accommodated in the pocket 10 by the frame 24 of the seat cushion 2 instead of the rib 17 a.

Next, a case where the foldable seat 1 to which the buckle storage structure of the embodiment of the present invention is applied is raised (bounced up) will be described. Here, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a folding process of a foldable seat in which the seat cushion 2 and the seat back 3 to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied can be folded, and (A) is a seatable state before folding. (B) is a state in which the seat back 3 is pivoted and folded in the direction of the arrow Z around the hinge shaft 5 inserted through the hinge fitting 4, and (C) is a state in which the seat 1 in the folded state is Y around the hinge shaft 6. Each of the states is shown to be raised and flipped up by being rotated in the direction. FIG. 7 is shown with the hinge cover 13 removed.
As shown in FIG. 7C, the seat cushion 2 and the seat back 3 that are flipped up are in the standing posture, and the opening 10a of the pocket 10 that is the insertion opening of the buckle portion 7 is directed upward. Even in the folded state of the sheet 1 that is flipped up, the buckle portion 7 does not fall out of the pocket 10 and is reliably held in the pocket 10.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pocket 10 disposed on the rear side of the seat cushion 2 is formed by the skin 9 of the seat cushion 2, so that a part of the skin 9 of the seat cushion 2 is buckled. It can also be used as a storage part, and it is not necessary to use a special member for forming the buckle storage part like a cloth in the prior art. Further, since the pocket 10 for storing the buckle is formed by using a part of the skin 9, the pocket 10 can be formed in the process of assembling the normal skin 9 to the seat cushion 2, and the pocket 10 is formed. No special production man-hours are required. Thereby, the manufacturing man-hour and manufacturing cost of a buckle storage structure can be reduced. Moreover, since a part of the skin 9 located on the side surface 2a of the seat cushion is also used as the pocket 10 for storing the buckle, it looks better than a case where the seat buckling storage portion made of cloth is sewn on the seating surface of the seat cushion 2. Greatly improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.
For example, although the above-described embodiment is a flip-up type seat, the present invention can also be applied to a slide-type seat.

1 is a perspective view showing an automobile seat to which a seat belt buckle storage structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is the Y section enlarged view in FIG. It is a top view which shows the seat cushion in the said 1st Embodiment. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 3 which shows the state which accommodated the buckle part. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 3 which shows the state which the buckle part is not accommodated. FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing an automobile seat to which a seat belt buckle housing structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention is applied. (A), (B), (C)) is explanatory drawing of the folding process of the foldable sheet | seat in the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat 2 Seat cushion 2a Seat cushion side surface 3 Seat back 7 Buckle part 8 Buckle belt 9 Skin 10 Pocket (buckle storage part)
12 Concave (relief space)
16 Undercover 17 Buckle support 17a Rib

Claims (7)

  In a seat belt buckle housing structure in which a seat cushion constituting the seat is provided with a buckle housing portion for housing a buckle portion of the seat belt, the buckle housing portion is disposed on a side portion of the seat cushion, and the buckle portion The seat belt buckle storage structure is characterized in that it is opened toward the rear of the vehicle so as to be insertable from the rear of the vehicle and is formed by the skin of the seat cushion.   In a seat belt buckle housing structure in which a seat cushion constituting the seat is provided with a buckle housing portion for housing a buckle portion of the seat belt, the buckle housing portion is disposed on a side portion of the seat cushion, and the buckle portion Is opened to the rear of the vehicle so that it can be inserted from the rear of the vehicle, and is formed by the skin of the seat cushion, and a relief space for the buckle is provided on the back side of the skin where the buckle storage portion is formed. A seat belt buckle storage structure, wherein   The buckle storage structure for a seat belt according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the buckle storage part is formed in an oblique shape in which an opening which is an insertion port of the buckle part is visible from above.   The seat buckle storage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the buckle storage portion is formed such that an edge of an opening which is an insertion port of the buckle portion is formed by overlapping the skin. Construction.   The buckle support part which can mount the said buckle part after the accommodation to the said buckle accommodating part is provided in the under cover side edge part of the said seat cushion, The 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. The seat belt buckle storage structure according to any one of the above.   The seat buckle storage structure according to claim 5, wherein the buckle support portion is provided inside the buckle storage portion and is covered with the skin.   The seat is configured to be able to maintain a standing posture in a state in which a seat back is folded on the seat cushion, and in the state of the standing posture, the seat of the buckle storage portion that is an insertion port of the buckle portion. The seat belt buckle storage structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the opening is configured to face upward.

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