JP5501213B2 - Buckle moving device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a buckle moving device that moves a buckle constituting a vehicle seat belt device with respect to a vehicle seat.

  The seat belt system disclosed in Patent Document 1 below buckles from the storage position (buckle storage position) to the operating position (access position) substantially in front of the occupant in order to facilitate the process of inserting the tongue into the buckle. A buckle insertion mechanism for moving the

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  However, in the above-described buckle insertion mechanism, the buckle is moved so that the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the access position is larger than the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the buckle storage position. That is, at the access position, the buckle is greatly inclined toward the front side of the seat, so that it is difficult for the passenger to visually recognize the tongue insertion port of the buckle. Further, when the occupant attaches the tongue to the buckle while pulling the seat belt from the rear side of the seat, the buckle is arranged facing the opposite side. For this reason, there is room for improvement in order to improve the attachment property of the tongue to the buckle.

  Further, in the above-described buckle insertion mechanism, the forward tilt angle of the buckle becomes small at the buckle retracted position. For this reason, when the load from the passenger | crew who is going to move to the seat front side at the time of a vehicle collision is loaded on the buckle via a seat belt etc., there exists a possibility that a buckle may be displaced to the seat front side carelessly. Since such a buckle displacement becomes an unnatural belt path when the seat belt is worn, there is room for improvement.

  In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a buckle moving device that can improve the ability to attach a tongue to a buckle and can be fitted with a seat belt that fits an occupant.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buckle moving device that is disposed on a side of a seat cushion that constitutes a vehicle seat, and that has a buckle on which a tongue plate provided on a seat belt is mounted, and a driving force of a driving source. The buckle is moved between a buckle storage position on the rear end side of the seat cushion and an access position on the front side of the buckle storage position, and along with the movement, a forward tilt angle of the buckle at the access position And a buckle moving mechanism for tilting the buckle so as to be smaller than a forward tilt angle of the buckle at the buckle retracted position.

  The “forward tilt angle” according to claim 1 is a tilt angle with respect to the vertical direction. In addition, in the case of "the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the access position is smaller than the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the buckle storage position" according to claim 1, the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the access position is zero, and This includes the case where the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the access position is negative (when the buckle tilts backward).

  In the buckle moving device according to the first aspect, the buckle moving mechanism moves the buckle between the buckle storage position and the access position by the driving force of the driving source. In addition, the buckle moving mechanism tilts the buckle so that the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the access position is smaller than the forward tilt angle of the buckle at the buckle retracted position with the movement. As described above, since the forward inclination angle of the buckle at the access position is reduced, the attachment of the tongue to the buckle can be improved. Further, by increasing the forward inclination angle of the buckle at the buckle storage position, the occupant's waist can be restrained from the rear, so that a seat belt fitted to the occupant can be attached.

  The buckle moving device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to the first aspect, wherein the buckle moving mechanism includes a linear rail disposed on the lower side of the buckle, and the drive source. A moving member that is moved along the rail by a driving force and a lower end side are connected to the moving member via a first rotating shaft, and can be tilted at a certain angle in the seat front-rear direction with respect to the moving member. A guided portion provided on a lower end side, a buckle stay having the buckle attached on an upper end side, and a guide member that contacts the guided portion in at least a part of a moving range of the moving member, The buckle stay with respect to the moving member is moved when the buckle stay is moved following the moving member in a state where the guided portion is in contact with the guide member. It is characterized in that the inclination angle is changed.

  In the buckle moving device according to claim 2, when the moving member is moved along the rail by the driving force of the driving source, the buckle stay whose lower end side is connected to the moving member via the first rotating shaft is It is moved following. Thereby, the buckle attached to the upper end part of the buckle stay is moved between the buckle storage position and the access position. In addition, a guided portion is provided on the lower end side of the buckle stay. The guided portion contacts the guide member in at least a part of the moving range of the moving member. In this way, when the buckle stay is moved following the moving member while the guided portion is in contact with the guide member, the inclination angle of the buckle stay with respect to the moving member is changed. Thereby, the buckle attached to the upper end part of the buckle stay can be tilted. Moreover, since the moving member is moved along the linear rail, the moving mechanism can be made simple. Further, at the access position, the buckle stay is rotated together with the buckle to the rear side of the seat in order to reduce the forward tilt angle of the buckle. Therefore, the buckle can be raised to a higher position by the rotation. Thereby, the mounting | wearing property of the tongue to a buckle can be improved further.

  The buckle moving device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to the second aspect, wherein the moving member includes a slider supported so as to be movable with respect to the rail, and a lower end in a forward inclined posture. And a lower bracket connected to the lower end side of the buckle stay via the first rotation shaft. The lower bracket is fixed to the slider.

  In the buckle moving device according to claim 3, when the slider is moved along the rail by the driving force of the driving source, the lower bracket is fixed to the slider in a forward inclined posture, and the lower bracket is moved to the upper end of the lower bracket. A buckle stay having a lower end connected via the first rotation shaft is moved following the slider. Further, at the access position, the buckle stay is rotated to the rear side of the seat around the first rotation axis with respect to the lower bracket, so that the forward tilt angle of the buckle is reduced. At this time, since there is no change in the forward inclined posture of the lower bracket, the lower end side of the lower bracket is disposed on the seat rear side with respect to the upper end side. Thereby, since the moving amount to the seat front side of the slider to which the lower end side of the lower bracket is fixed can be set small, the length of the rail can be shortened.

  The buckle moving device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to the third aspect, wherein the buckle stay and the lower bracket are linearly connected via the first rotation shaft at the buckle retracted position. It is characterized by being lined up.

  In the buckle moving device according to claim 4, in the buckle retracted position, the lower bracket is connected to the slider with the lower end side fixed to the slider in a forward tilted posture, and the lower end side is connected to the upper end side of the lower bracket via the first rotating shaft. The buckle stays are linearly arranged via the first rotation shaft. In this state, even when a load from the occupant's waist is applied to the buckle attached to the upper end of the buckle stay due to a vehicle collision or the like via a seat belt, the load is applied to the slider in a straight line. Since it is transmitted, occupant restraint by the seat belt can be improved.

  The buckle moving device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein the buckle moving mechanism moves the buckle to the seat on the access position side. It is characterized in that it is configured to move linearly along the seating surface of the cushion and to descend while drawing an arc toward the buckle storage position.

  In the buckle moving device according to claim 5, the buckle moving mechanism is configured such that, on the access position side, the buckle is linearly along the seat cushion seat surface, that is, on the thigh of the occupant seated on the seat cushion. Move along the line. For this reason, it can suppress that the seatbelt which moves with a buckle and a tongue interferes with the occupant's thigh and clothes covering the thigh on the access position side. Further, the buckle moving mechanism lowers the buckle while drawing an arc toward the buckle storage position. For this reason, the seat belt which descends with the buckle and the tongue toward the buckle storage position is attached to the waist so as to press the waist of the occupant downward. Thereby, the restraint property of the passenger | crew waist | hip | lumbar part by a seatbelt can be improved.

  The buckle moving device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the rail is disposed along a seating surface of the seat cushion, and the buckle moving mechanism includes the moving member. The first urging member for urging the buckle stay toward the rear side of the seat is provided.

  In the buckle moving device according to the sixth aspect, the linear rail is disposed along the seating surface of the seat cushion. For this reason, on the access position side, the buckle can be moved linearly along the seating surface of the seat cushion without contacting the guided portion of the buckle stay with the guide member. Further, the buckle stay is biased toward the seat rear side (the side where the forward tilt angle of the buckle becomes smaller) by the first biasing member. For this reason, on the access position side, the forward tilt angle of the buckle can be reduced without bringing the guided portion of the buckle stay into contact with the guide member. That is, since the guide member is unnecessary on the access position side, the guide member can be reduced in size.

  The buckle moving device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to the sixth aspect, wherein the buckle is connected to an upper end side of the buckle stay via a second rotating shaft, and is connected to the buckle stay. The buckle moving mechanism includes the second urging member that urges the buckle toward the front side of the seat with respect to the buckle stay. The first attachment is such that the force required to incline the buckle to the seat rear side about the second rotation axis is smaller than the force required to incline the seat rotation about the first rotation axis. Each urging force of the urging member and the second urging member is set.

  In the buckle moving device according to claim 7, when the tongue is attached to the buckle at the access position, the buckle is rearward of the seat around the second rotation axis against the buckle stay against the biasing force of the second biasing member. Can be tilted to the side. Further, at the time of mounting, the buckle can be tilted to the front side of the seat around the first rotation axis with respect to the moving member against the urging force of the first urging member. In this way, the tongue can be flexibly mounted by tilting the buckle back and forth. In addition, the urging forces of the first urging member and the second urging member are greater than the force required to tilt the buckle around the first rotation axis toward the front of the seat. The force required to incline toward the back of the seat is set to be smaller. As a result, the buckle can be preferentially tilted to the rear side of the seat (the side where the tongue approaches the buckle when the tongue is attached to the buckle), so that the attachment of the tongue to the buckle can be further improved. it can.

  The buckle moving device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the buckle moving device according to any one of the second to seventh aspects, wherein the buckle stay is located relative to the moving member at the buckle retracted position. It is characterized by being able to tilt to the front side of the seat.

  In the buckle moving device according to claim 8, since the buckle and the buckle stay can be tilted forward of the seat with respect to the moving member in the buckle retracted position, the seat belt adherence to the occupant's body due to the tilting. (Fitness) can be improved. When the present invention is applied to the invention described in claim 7, the buckle can be tilted rearward with respect to the buckle stay, so that the seat belt adheres to the body of the occupant. Can be further improved.

  As described above, in the buckle moving device according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the ability to attach the tongue to the buckle and to attach the seat belt that fits the occupant.

1 is a front view of a vehicle seat to which a buckle moving device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached. It is a side view which shows the partial structure of the vehicle seat shown by FIG. 1, and is a figure of the state by which the inner anchor was arrange | positioned at the access position. FIG. 3 is a side view corresponding to FIG. 2, and shows a state in which an inner anchor is disposed at a buckle storage position. It is a disassembled perspective view of the buckle moving apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the peripheral member containing the rail and anchor slider which are the structural members of the buckle moving apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded perspective view in which a part of FIG. 4 is enlarged. It is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the rear end side of the buckle moving device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the rear-end part of the buckle moving apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the front end side of the buckle moving device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged exploded perspective view in which a part of FIG. 4 is enlarged. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the connection part of the buckle which is a structural member of the inner anchor shown by FIG. 10, and a buckle stay. It is the figure which looked at the buckle moving device concerning the embodiment of the present invention from the seat front side. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the peripheral member containing the rail which is a structural member of the buckle moving apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, an inner guide bracket, and a roller. It is a figure for comparing the length dimension of the rail which concerns on the buckle moving device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and the rail which concerns on a comparative example. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 13 which shows the modification of the buckle moving apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-15, the buckle moving apparatus 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. Note that an arrow FR appropriately shown in each drawing indicates a front direction of the vehicle seat 12 on which the buckle moving device 10 is mounted, an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle seat 12, and an arrow LH indicates the vehicle. The left direction of the vehicle seat 12 is indicated, and the arrow RH indicates the right direction of the vehicle seat 12. In the present embodiment, the front direction, the upward direction, the left direction, and the right direction of the vehicle seat 12 are the same as the front direction, the upward direction, the left direction, and the right direction of the vehicle 14 on which the vehicle seat 12 is mounted. I'm doing it.

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As shown in FIG. 1, the buckle moving device 10 constitutes a part of a so-called three-point seat belt device 16. The seat belt device 16 includes a seat belt 18 (not shown except for FIG. 1) formed in a long belt shape.

  One end in the longitudinal direction of the seat belt 18 is engaged with a winding shaft of a retractor 22 fixed near the lower end of the center pillar 20 of the vehicle on one side in the width direction of the vehicle seat 12 (right side here). Yes. The other end in the longitudinal direction of the seat belt 18 is locked to an anchor member 24 fixed in the vicinity of the lower end of the center pillar 20. The intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the seat belt 18 is inserted through a slip joint 26 attached to the upper portion of the center pillar 20 and folded. Further, a tongue plate 28 (tang) is slidably attached to the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the seat belt 18 between the slip joint 26 and the anchor member 24. The tongue plate 28 can be attached to a buckle 30 disposed on the side in the width direction of the seat cushion 32 constituting the vehicle seat 12 (here, the left side).

  When the tongue plate 28 is attached to the buckle 30, a portion of the seat belt 18 between the tongue plate 28 and the anchor member 24 becomes a lap belt 18 </ b> A that restrains the waist of the occupant P. A portion between the shoulder belt 18B restrains the upper body of the occupant P.

  The buckle moving device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a buckle storage position (restraint position) on the rear end side of the seat cushion 32 and an access position (front position) on the front side of the buckle storage position. Between the seat cushion 32 and a rail 34 fixed to the width direction side portion (here, the left side portion). In FIG. 1, the buckle moving device 10 is schematically illustrated for convenience of explanation.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the rail 34 is formed of a sheet metal material in a long linear shape, and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle seat 12 when viewed from the left-right direction is the seat surface 32 </ b> A of the seat cushion 32. It is arranged along. The seat surface 32A of the seat cushion 32 is slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so as to rise toward the front end side, and the rail 34 is disposed along the inclination.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the rail 34 has a pair of side walls 34A and 34B that are vertically opposed to each other, and a connecting wall 34C that connects ends of the pair of side walls 34A and 34B on the seat cushion 32 side. It is formed in an open cross-sectional shape that is open on the side opposite to the seat cushion 32. Further, in the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the rail 34, slider holding walls 34D and 34E are extended from end portions of the pair of side walls 34A and 34B opposite to the seat cushion 32, respectively. These slider holding walls 34D and 34E are extended to the side approaching each other, and the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the rail 34 is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section.

  As shown in FIG. 4, one end portion (upper end portion) of the front bracket 38 in the longitudinal direction is fastened and fixed to the front end portion of the connecting wall 34C by a rivet 36. The other end (lower end) in the longitudinal direction of the front bracket 38 is fastened to a cushion frame (not shown) of the seat cushion 32 by bolts and nuts. Thus, the front end portion of the rail 34 is fastened and fixed to the front end side of the seat cushion 32 via the front bracket 38. A hall sensor Assy 40 is fixed to a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the front bracket 38 with a screw and a nut. The hall sensor Assy 40 is electrically connected to a control device (not shown) mounted on the vehicle, and corresponds to a shielding plate 130 described later.

  A through hole 42 is formed in the rear end portion of the connecting wall 34C, and a bolt inserted into the through hole 42 is screwed into a nut on the seat cushion frame side, so that the rear end portion of the rail 34 is seated. It is fastened and fixed to the rear end of the cushion 32.

  A long drive screw 46 as a feed screw is disposed between the pair of side walls 34A and 34B. The drive screw 46 is arranged with the axial direction along the longitudinal direction of the rail 34.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the rear end portion (one end portion in the axial direction) of the drive screw 46 is supported by the rear end portion (one end portion in the longitudinal direction) of the rail 34 via the screw bracket 48 (support member). Has been. The screw bracket 48 is formed of a sheet metal material, and is opposite to the pair of fixing portions 48A and 48B overlapped with each of the pair of side walls 34A and 34B, and the connecting wall 34C in these fixing portions 48A and 48B. 48C, and a support portion 48D extending from the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the connection portion 48C to the seat front side.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the pair of fixing portions 48A, 48B are disposed in contact with the outer side surfaces of the pair of side walls 34A, 34B, and the pair of side walls are formed by long stepped bolts 50 serving as fixing tools. It is fastened and fixed to 34A and 34B. As for the stepped volt | bolt 50, the axial direction intermediate part is formed in the column shape. One end portion in the axial direction of the stepped bolt 50 is provided with a head portion 50A having a larger diameter than the intermediate portion in the axial direction, and the other end portion in the axial direction of the stepped bolt 50 has a smaller diameter than the intermediate portion in the axial direction. A screw portion 50B is provided.

  The stepped bolt 50 passes through a through hole 52 formed in the fixing portion 48B and a through hole 54 formed in the side wall 34B on one end side in the axial direction. These through holes 52 and 54 are formed to have a smaller diameter than the head portion 50 </ b> A, and when the head portion 50 </ b> A contacts the hole edge of the through hole 52, the upward displacement of the stepped bolt 50 is restricted. ing.

  Further, the stepped bolt 50 has a male screw portion 50B passing through a through hole 56 formed in the side wall 34A and a through hole 58 formed in the fixing portion 48A. A female screw is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the through hole 58, and the stepped bolt 50 is fastened to the screw bracket 48 by the male screw portion 50 </ b> B being screwed into the female screw. That is, the stepped bolt 50 penetrates the pair of side walls 34A, 34B and the pair of fixing portions 48A, 48B in a skewed state, and fixes the screw bracket 48 to the rail 34 in the penetrated state.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the support portion 48 </ b> D of the screw bracket 48 has a proximal end bent at a substantially right angle, and a distal end extended to the connecting wall 34 </ b> C side of the rail 34. The distal end portion of the support portion 48D is inserted into a rectangular through hole 60 formed in the connecting wall 34C, and is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 60 on the front side of the seat. Further, a hook portion 48E that protrudes toward the front side of the seat is provided at the distal end portion of the support portion 48D, and the hook portion 48E is hooked on the connecting wall 34C. Further, a circular through hole is formed in the intermediate portion of the support portion 48D, and a bush 62 formed in a ring shape is fitted into this through hole.

  As for the bush 62, the step part formed in the outer periphery engages with the support part 48D, and the displacement to the front-end side of the rail 34 is controlled. One end of the drive screw 46 in the axial direction is fitted inside the bush 62 so as to be rotatable. Thus, one end of the drive screw 46 in the axial direction is supported on the rear end of the rail 34 via the bush 62 and the screw bracket 48.

  One end of the drive screw 46 in the axial direction is provided with a flange 46 </ b> A that enlarges the outer diameter of the drive screw 46. The flange 46 </ b> A engages with the end surface of the bush 62, so that the displacement of the drive screw 46 toward the front end side of the rail 34 is restricted. Further, a damper 64 (buffer material) made of an elastic body such as rubber is attached to the support portion 48D of the screw bracket 48.

  Here, the stepped bolt 50 described above is disposed at a position facing one end surface in the axial direction of the drive screw 46 (end surface of the flange portion 46A), and the axial line is disposed in a state orthogonal to the axis of the drive screw 46. Has been. A resin bush 66 is attached to the stepped bolt 50. The bush 66 is formed in a substantially prismatic shape, and is disposed between the pair of side walls 34A and 34B in a state where the longitudinal direction is along the opposing direction of the pair of side walls 34A and 34B. A bolt insertion hole 68 that penetrates the bush 66 in the longitudinal direction is formed in the bush 66, and a stepped bolt 50 is inserted into the bolt insertion hole 68. Thereby, the bush 66 is supported by the stepped bolt 50.

  The bush 66 is disposed in contact with the end surface of the flange portion 46A (one end surface in the axial direction of the drive screw 46). Accordingly, the displacement of the drive screw 46 toward the rear end side (seat rear side) of the rail 34 is restricted, and the drive screw 46 is positioned in the axial direction with respect to the rail 34. The above-described bush 66 has a spherical portion formed in contact with the end surface of the flange portion 46A.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the front end portion (the other end portion in the axial direction) of the drive screw 46 is supported by the front end portion (the other end portion in the longitudinal direction) of the rail 34 via the screw bracket 70. The screw bracket 70 is formed of a sheet metal material, and connects a pair of leg portions 70A and 70B opposed to the longitudinal direction of the rail 34 and an end portion of the leg portions 70A and 70B on the connection wall 34C side. Connecting portion 70C.

  The connecting portion 70C is fastened and fixed to the front end portion of the connecting wall 34C by the rivet 36 described above. A damper 72 (buffer material) made of an elastic body such as rubber is attached to the leg portion 70A on the rear side of the seat. Concentric through holes are formed in the damper 72 and the leg portion 70A, respectively, and the other axial end side of the drive screw 46 is inserted into these through holes.

  A circular through hole is formed in the leg portion 70B on the front side of the seat, and a cylindrical bush 74 is fitted in the through hole. The other end in the axial direction of the drive screw 46 is rotatably fitted inside the bush 74. As a result, the other axial end of the drive screw 46 is supported by the front end of the rail 34 via the bush 74 and the screw bracket 70.

  The other end in the axial direction of the drive screw 46 protrudes forward of the seat from the leg portion 70B, and a prismatic connecting portion 46B is provided at the protruding portion. The connecting portion 46B is fitted in a square hole formed in the central portion of the screw joint 76. Accordingly, the screw joint 76 is attached to the other end in the axial direction of the drive screw 46 so as not to be relatively rotatable. The screw joint 76 constitutes a drive source 78.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the drive source 78 includes a gear housing 82. The gear housing 82 is fastened and fixed by screws to a gear housing mounting portion 34F formed at the front end portion of the rail 34. The above-described screw joint 76 is accommodated in the gear housing 82. A motor 84 is attached to the lower end side of the gear housing 82.

  The motor 84 is disposed on the lower side of the rail 34 with an output shaft (not shown) along the longitudinal direction of the rail 34, and is electrically connected to a control device (not shown) mounted on the vehicle. A gear 86 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 84. Another gear 88 is meshed with the gear 86, and another gear 90 is meshed with the gear 88. These gears 88 and 90 are rotatably supported by the gear housing 82. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the gear 90 is connected to the screw joint 76 via a joint damper 92 that can be elastically deformed. Thereby, the rotation of the output shaft of the motor 84 is transmitted to the drive screw 46 through the gears 86, 88, 90, the joint damper 92, and the screw joint 76.

  In this case, when the output shaft of the motor 84 rotates in the forward direction (when the motor 84 rotates in the forward direction), the drive screw 46 rotates around one axis, and when the output shaft of the motor 84 rotates in the reverse direction (the motor 84 rotates in the reverse direction). Then, the drive screw 46 is rotated around the axis to the other side. The gears 86, 88, 90 described above are accommodated in the gear housing 82, and are covered with a cover 94 fixed to the gear housing 82 with a plurality of screws.

  On the other hand, an anchor slider 96 (slider) is attached to the drive screw 46 (see FIGS. 2 to 5, 7, and 9). The anchor slider 96 is formed in a long prismatic shape along the longitudinal direction of the rail 34. As shown in FIG. 5, the anchor slider 96 is disposed between the pair of side walls 34 </ b> A and 34 </ b> B, and is movable (slidable) in the longitudinal direction with respect to the rail 34. As shown in FIG. 5, the outer side of the anchor slider 96 is covered with a shoe 98 that is thinly formed of a resin material. The shoe 98 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and the connecting wall 34C side and both end sides in the longitudinal direction of the anchor slider 96 are open (see FIG. 10).

  In the anchor slider 96, a middle portion in the vertical direction on the side surface opposite to the connecting wall 34C is a protruding portion 96A that protrudes toward the side opposite to the connecting wall 34C. The projecting portion 96 </ b> A extends along the longitudinal direction of the anchor slider 96. Further, in the shoe 98, a portion facing (contacting) the protruding portion 96A is a bulging portion 98A corresponding to the shape of the protruding portion 96A. The bulging portion 98A and the protruding portion 96A are disposed between the slider holding walls 34D and 34E of the rail 34. As shown in FIG. 5, the vertical dimension of the lower slider holding wall 34E is set larger than the vertical dimension of the upper slider holding wall 34D.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a columnar boss 100 that protrudes toward the opposite side of the connecting wall 34C is provided on the front end side of the protruding portion 96A. The boss 100 passes through a through hole 102 formed on the front end side of the bulging portion 98A. A bolt hole 104 is formed on the rear end side of the projecting portion 96A, and a positioning portion 106 projecting in a cylindrical shape toward the opposite side of the connecting wall 34C at the hole edge of the bolt hole 104. Is provided. The positioning portion 106 is fitted in a circular through hole 108 formed on the rear end side of the bulging portion 98A. Thereby, the shoe 98 is positioned with respect to the anchor slider 96, and the relative movement of the shoe 98 with respect to the anchor slider 96 is restricted. Therefore, when the anchor slider 96 slides in the longitudinal direction with respect to the rail 34, the shoe 98 follows the anchor slider 96 (integrated with the anchor slider) and slides in the longitudinal direction with respect to the rail 34. .

  In the case where the shoe 98 has an open cross-sectional shape opened to the side opposite to the connecting wall 34C (the bolt hole 104 side), the shoe 98 is difficult to follow when the anchor slider 96 slides. Due to the configuration, the shoe 98 follows the anchor slider 96 well.

  The above-described anchor slider 96 is formed with a through hole 110 that penetrates the anchor slider 96 along the longitudinal direction thereof. A female screw is formed on the inner periphery of the through hole 110, and a male screw formed on the outer periphery of the drive screw 46 is screwed into the female screw. Therefore, when the drive screw 46 rotates about the axis, the anchor slider 96 and the shoe 98 are moved (slid) in the longitudinal direction with respect to the rail 34.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the shoe 98 is provided with a pair of upper and lower ribs 112, 114 at a portion interposed between the connecting wall 34 </ b> C and the anchor slider 96, and these ribs 112, 114 are provided. Is in contact with the connecting wall 34C. Thus, the shoe 98 is positioned in the seat left-right direction with respect to the rail 34. The shoe 98 is provided with a pair of ribs 116 and 118 above and below the bulging portion 98A. The rib 116 provided on the upper side is in contact with the end surface of the slider holding wall 34D, and the rib 118 provided on the lower side is in contact with the end surface of the slider holding wall 34E. Thereby, the shoe 98 is positioned in the vertical direction with respect to the rail 34. These ribs 112, 114, 116, and 118 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shoe 98. Therefore, when the anchor slider 96 and the shoe 98 slide with respect to the rail 34 as described above, the shoe 98 slides on the rail 34 at the ribs 112, 114, 116, and 118. Thereby, the sliding resistance of the shoe 98 with respect to the rail 34 is significantly reduced.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, a lower bracket 122 is disposed on the left side of the seat (the side opposite to the seat cushion 32) with respect to the anchor slider 96. The lower bracket 122 constitutes a moving member together with the anchor slider 96, and constitutes an inner anchor 120 together with a buckle stay 136 and a buckle 30 described later. The lower bracket 122 is formed in a long shape from a sheet metal material. A through hole 124 is formed at one end (lower end) in the longitudinal direction of the lower bracket 122, and a bolt 126 inserted into the through hole 124 is screwed into the bolt hole 104 of the anchor slider 96. As a result, the lower bracket 122 is fastened and fixed to the anchor slider 96 in a posture inclined forward with respect to the anchor slider 96 (in a state where the lower bracket 122 protrudes obliquely upward on the front side of the seat from the anchor slider 96).

  In addition, from the lower end portion of the lower bracket 122, a rotation stop portion 122A extends toward the seat front side. A circular through hole 128 is formed in the rotation stop portion 122 </ b> A, and the boss 100 of the anchor slider 96 is fitted in the through hole 128. As a result, the relative rotation of the lower bracket 122 with respect to the anchor daider 96 is restricted.

  Further, a shielding plate 130 made of a thin sheet metal material is disposed between the lower end portion of the lower bracket 122 and the shoe 98. A through hole 132 through which the bolt 126 passes is formed in the central portion of the shielding plate 130, and the shielding plate 130 has a lower end portion of the lower bracket 122 and a positioning portion 106 of the anchor slider 96 by the fastening force of the bolt 126. (See FIG. 5). A through hole 134 through which the boss 100 of the anchor slider 96 passes is formed at the front end of the shielding plate 130. Thereby, relative rotation of the shielding plate 130 with respect to the anchor slider 96 is prevented. Further, the shielding plate 130 is provided with an upward protruding piece 130A protruding upward and a downward protruding piece 130B protruding downward. The upper protruding piece 130A and the lower protruding piece 130B correspond to the Hall sensor Assy 40 and the Hall sensor Assy 162 described later.

  A buckle stay 136 (anchor stay) is connected to the other end (upper end) in the longitudinal direction of the lower bracket 122. The buckle stay 136 is formed in a long shape from a sheet metal material. One end portion (lower end portion) of the buckle stay 136 in the longitudinal direction is overlapped with the upper end portion of the lower bracket 122, and the through hole 138 formed in the upper end portion of the lower bracket 122 and the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136 are overlapped. A first rotating shaft 142 (rivet) penetrating the formed through hole 140 is caulked. Accordingly, the buckle stay 136 is coupled to the lower bracket 122 so as to be tiltable (rotatable) in the seat front-rear direction around the first rotation shaft 142. A resin washer 137 that reduces sliding resistance when the buckle stay 136 rotates with respect to the lower bracket 122 is interposed between the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136 and the upper end portion of the lower bracket 122. Yes.

  Further, a pair of front and rear stopper portions 122B and 122C for limiting the tilting range of the buckle stay 136 to a certain angle are extended from the upper end portion of the lower bracket 122. These stopper portions 122B and 122C are bent at the proximal end side, and the distal end side protrudes toward the seat cushion 32 side. The lower end portion of the buckle stay 136 is disposed between the pair of front and rear stopper portions 122B and 122C. For this reason, when the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136 hits the front stopper portion 122B, the rotation of the buckle stay 136 toward the seat front side with respect to the lower bracket 122 is restricted, and the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136 is the rear stopper portion 122C. , The rotation of the buckle stay 136 toward the seat rear side with respect to the lower bracket 122 is restricted.

  In addition, a coil spring 146 (first urging member) is disposed on the side opposite to the lower bracket 122 with respect to the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136. The coil spring 146 is supported by the first rotating shaft 142 with the first rotating shaft 142 passing through an intermediate portion formed in a coil shape. One end portion of the coil spring 146 is inserted into a through-hole 148 formed in the buckle stay 136 and locked to the buckle stay 136, and the other end portion of the coil spring 146 is formed in the rear stopper portion 122C. It is inserted into the notch 150 and locked to the lower bracket 122. Accordingly, the coil spring 146 biases the buckle stay 136 in a direction in which the buckle stay 136 abuts on the rear stopper portion 122C. For this reason, the buckle stay 136 is normally held in contact with the stopper portion 122C on the rear side, but a force directed toward the front side of the seat that exceeds the biasing force of the coil spring 146 with respect to the buckle stay 136 is applied. When acted, the buckle stay 136 rotates (tilts) forward of the seat around the first rotation shaft 142 with respect to the lower bracket 122.

  Furthermore, a roller attachment portion 136A that protrudes obliquely downward on the front side of the seat is provided at the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136. A roller 152 (guided portion) formed in a cylindrical shape is attached to the roller attachment portion 136A by a roller rivet 154. The roller rivet 154 is inserted into the center portion of the roller 152 and inserted into a through hole 156 formed in the roller attachment portion 136A and is crimped. The roller rivet 154 and the roller 152 are arranged in a state in which the axial direction is along the left-right direction of the sheet, and the roller 152 is supported rotatably with respect to the roller rivet 154. The roller 152 corresponds to an inner guide bracket 160 described later.

  On the other hand, a buckle 30 is attached to the upper end of the buckle stay 136. As shown in FIG. 11, the buckle 30 includes a buckle body 170 formed of a sheet metal material, and a resin buckle case 172 that covers the buckle body 170. The lower end portion of the buckle body 170 is overlapped with the upper end portion of the buckle stay 136, and a through hole formed in the upper end portion of the buckle stay 136 and a through hole formed in the lower end portion of the buckle body 170 are passed through. Two rotating shafts 174 (rivets) are caulked. The second rotating shaft 174 constitutes a swing buckle mechanism 176, and the buckle 30 is connected to the buckle stay 136 so as to be able to tilt (rotate) around the second rotating shaft 174 in the front-rear direction of the seat. .

  Further, a pair of front and rear stopper portions 136B and 136C for limiting the tilting range of the buckle body 170 to a certain angle extend from the upper end portion of the buckle stay 136. These stopper portions 136B and 136C are bent at the proximal end side, and the distal end side protrudes to the side opposite to the seat cushion 32 (the side where the buckle body 170 is overlapped). The lower end portion of the buckle body 170 is disposed between a pair of front and rear stopper portions 136B and 136C. For this reason, when the lower end part of the buckle body 170 hits the front stopper part 136B, the rotation of the buckle 30 toward the front side of the seat with respect to the buckle stay 136 is restricted, and the lower end part of the buckle body 170 hits the rear stopper part 136C. As a result, the rotation of the buckle 30 relative to the buckle stay 136 toward the seat rear side is restricted.

  A coil spring 178 (second urging member) constituting the swing buckle mechanism 176 is disposed on the side opposite to the buckle stay 136 with respect to the lower end portion of the buckle body 170. The coil spring 178 is supported by the second rotating shaft 174 in a state where the second rotating shaft 174 passes through an intermediate portion formed in a coil shape. One end of the coil spring 178 is locked to the buckle body 170, and the other end of the coil spring 178 is locked to the buckle stay 136. As a result, the coil spring 178 biases the buckle body 170 in a direction in which the buckle body 170 comes into contact with the front stopper portion 136B. For this reason, the buckle 30 is normally held in a state in which the buckle body 170 is in contact with the front stopper portion 136B, but the force toward the seat rear side that exceeds the biasing force of the coil spring 178 with respect to the buckle 30. As a result, the buckle 30 rotates (tilts) to the rear side of the seat around the second rotation shaft 174 with respect to the buckle stay 136.

  However, in the present embodiment, it is necessary to tilt the buckle 30 around the second rotation shaft 174 toward the rear of the seat, rather than the force necessary to tilt the buckle 30 around the first rotation shaft 142 described above. Each urging force of the coil springs 146 and 178 is set so that the force is smaller.

  Further, in the above-described swing buckle mechanism 176, a play is provided between the buckle body 170 and the second rotating shaft 174, and the buckle 30 is necked in the seat lateral direction with respect to the upper end portion of the buckle stay 136. It is connected so that it can swing (can tilt). However, when the buckle 30 tilts in the left-right direction of the seat with respect to the upper end portion of the buckle stay 136, the coil spring 178 is compressed. For this reason, the buckle 30 is normally held in a neutral position. In FIG. 12, the state in which the buckle 30 is disposed at the neutral position is indicated by a solid line, and the state in which the buckle 30 is inclined from the neutral position to the inside in the seat width direction (here, the right side of the seat) is indicated by a two-dot chain line. ing.

  The buckle 30 having the above-described configuration has a tongue insertion opening (not shown) formed at the upper end of the buckle case 172, and a tongue piece provided on the tongue plate 28 is inserted into the tongue insertion opening, whereby the tongue plate 28 is buckled. 30 is attached (locked). Further, when a release button (not shown) provided on the buckle 30 is pressed, the attachment state of the tongue plate 28 to the buckle 30 is released. The buckle 30 is provided with a buckle switch 158 (see FIG. 10) for detecting the tongue plate 28. The buckle switch 158 is turned on when the tongue plate 28 is attached to the buckle 30, and is turned off when the tongue plate 28 is not attached to the buckle 30. The buckle switch 158 is electrically connected to the control device described above. The control device detects whether or not the tongue plate 28 is attached to the buckle 30 based on a signal from the buckle switch.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an inner guide bracket 160 (guide member) formed in a long shape by a sheet metal material is attached to the rail 34. The inner guide bracket 160 is disposed in a state where the longitudinal direction is along the longitudinal direction of the rail 34, and is fixed to the surface of the connecting wall 34C on the seat cushion 32 side by means such as welding (see FIG. 13). The inner guide bracket 160 is formed to be shorter than the rail 34 (here, about two-thirds of the length of the rail 34), and is disposed closer to the rear portion of the rail 34.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a sensor attachment portion 160 </ b> A extends upward from the rear end portion of the inner guide bracket 160. A hall sensor Assy 162 with a magnet is fixed to the sensor mounting portion 160A by screws and nuts. The hall sensor Assy 162 is electrically connected to the control device described above and corresponds to the shielding plate 130 described above.

  Further, from the front end side and the longitudinal middle portion of the inner guide bracket 160, an upward extension portion 160B extends upward. An inclined portion 160C extends from the upper end of the upwardly extending portion 160B toward an obliquely upward side opposite to the seat cushion 32. The upper end of the inclined portion 160C is opposite to the seat cushion 32. A roller guide portion 160D extends in the direction.

  The lower surface of the roller guide portion 160D is a roller contact surface with which the above-described roller 152 comes into contact (rolls). The roller guide portion 160D is disposed to face the upper surface of the rail 34 (the outer surface of the side wall 34A), and is slightly inclined with respect to the rail 34 so as to approach the rail 34 toward the seat rear side. Has been placed. Further, a curved portion 160E that is curved so as to rise toward the front side of the sheet is provided at the front end portion of the roller guide portion 160D.

  Here, in the buckle moving device 10 having the above-described configuration, when the control device rotates the motor 84 in the forward direction so that the drive screw 46 is rotated around one axis, the anchor slider 96 is slid to the front end side of the rail 34. . As a result, the inner anchor 120 connected to the anchor slider 96 is moved to the access position (position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2) set on the front end side of the seat cushion 32. Further, when the control device reversely rotates the motor 84 and the drive screw 46 is rotated around the axis to the other side, the anchor slider 96 is moved to the rear end side of the rail 34. As a result, the inner anchor 120 connected to the anchor slider 96 is moved to the buckle storage position (position shown in FIG. 3) set on the rear end side of the seat cushion 32.

  As shown by a solid line in FIG. 2, in a state where the inner anchor 120 is disposed at the access position, the roller 152 rotatably attached to the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136 is largely separated from the inner guide bracket 160 toward the front side of the seat. Arranged. In this state, the buckle stay 136 of the inner anchor 120 is pressed against the stopper portion 122 </ b> C on the rear side of the lower bracket 122 by the urging force of the coil spring 146. As a result, the forward tilt angle of the buckle stay 136 and the buckle 30 is reduced, and the buckle stay 136 and the buckle 30 stand up on the front end side of the seat cushion 32 (arranged substantially along the vertical direction). In this state, the buckle 30 is disposed so as to largely protrude upward from the seating surface 32 </ b> A of the seat cushion 32.

  On the other hand, when the inner anchor 120 is moved from the access position toward the buckle retracted position, the buckle stay 136 and the buckle 30 are not in the access position until the roller 152 provided on the buckle stay 136 contacts the inner guide bracket 160. It is linearly moved along the rail 34 while maintaining the same posture as the tilted posture (see the alternate long and short dash line S1 shown in FIG. 2). 2 indicates the movement locus of the central portion of the seat belt insertion hole in the tongue plate 28 attached to the buckle 30.

  When the inner anchor 120 reaches the vicinity of the center between the access position and the buckle storage position, the roller 152 is guided by the curved portion 160E of the inner guide bracket 160 and contacts the lower surface of the roller guide portion 160D. When the inner anchor 120 is further moved to the buckle storage position side from this state, the roller 152 moves to the rear end side of the roller guide portion 160D while rolling on the lower surface of the roller guide portion 160D. Since the rear end side of the roller guide portion 160D is disposed closer to the rail 34 than the front end side of the roller guide portion 160D, the roller 152 approaches the rail 34 toward the rear end side of the roller guide portion 160D. . As a result, the buckle stay 136 tilts forward of the seat around the first rotation shaft 142 with respect to the lower bracket 122 against the urging force of the coil spring 146 (the inclination angle of the buckle stay 136 with respect to the lower bracket 122 is changed). ). As a result, the buckle 30 and the tongue plate 28 descend while drawing an arc toward the buckle storage position (see the alternate long and short dash line S1 and the alternate long and short dash line S2 shown in FIG. 2).

  When the inner anchor 120 reaches the buckle retracted position, as shown in FIG. 3, the buckle stay 136 and the lower bracket 122 are aligned, and the buckle 30 is opposite to the bolt 126 via the first rotation shaft 142. Be placed. In this state, the forward tilt angle of the buckle 30 and the buckle stay 136 is larger than the forward tilt angle at the access position, and the buckle 30 is disposed on the side of the hip bone of the occupant P. Further, in this state, a slight gap is secured between the front stopper portion 122B of the lower bracket 122 and the lower end portion of the buckle stay 136. For this reason, the buckle stay 136 can be tilted by a certain angle toward the front side of the seat with respect to the lower bracket 122 even when the buckle stay 136 is disposed at the buckle storage position.

  Even when the inner anchor 120 is moved from the buckle storage position toward the access position, the buckle 30 is moved along the alternate long and short dash line S1 (virtual line) shown in FIG. 2, and the tongue plate 28 is shown in FIG. It is moved along the alternate long and short dash line S2.

  In the buckle moving device 10, the lower protruding piece 130 </ b> B of the shielding plate 130 is disposed in the slit 40 </ b> A (see FIG. 4) formed in the hall sensor Assy 40 in a state where the inner anchor 120 is disposed at the access position. The slit 40 </ b> A is disposed on the movement locus of the downward projecting piece 130 </ b> B when the shielding plate 130 is slid to the front end side of the rail 34 together with the anchor slider 96. The hall sensor Assy 40 has a pair of magnets and a hall sensor that face each other through the slit 40A. The Hall sensor is turned on when the downward projecting portion 96A enters the slit 40A and the magnetism of the magnet is shielded. Thereby, the control device detects that the inner anchor 120 has reached the access position, and interrupts the power supply to the motor 84.

  In this case, the control device cuts off the power supply to the motor 84 and stops the anchor slider 96 before the anchor slider 96 abuts against the damper 72 attached to the leg piece 70A of the screw bracket 70. . In other words, the hall sensor Assy 40 is arranged such that the control device stops the motor 84 by a signal from the hall sensor Assy 40 before the anchor slider 96 contacts the damper 72.

  On the other hand, in the state where the inner anchor 120 is disposed at the buckle retracted position, the upper protruding piece 130A of the shielding plate 130 is disposed in the slit 162A (see FIG. 4) formed in the hall sensor Assy 162. The slit 162A is disposed on the movement locus of the upper protruding piece 130A when the shielding plate 130 is slid to the rear end side of the rail 34 together with the anchor slider 96. The hall sensor Assy 162 has the same configuration as the hall sensor Assy 40 described above, and the hall sensor is turned on when the upper projecting portion 96A enters the slit 162A and shields the magnetism of the magnet. Thereby, the control device detects that the inner anchor 120 has reached the buckle storage position, and interrupts the power supply to the motor 84.

  In this case, the control device cuts off the power supply to the motor 84 after the anchor slider 96 comes into contact with the damper 64 attached to the support portion 48D of the screw bracket 48. In other words, the hall sensor Assy 162 is arranged so that the anchor slider 96 contacts the damper 64 before the control device stops the motor 84 by a signal from the hall sensor Assy 162.

(Operation and effect of the embodiment)
Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, when the occupant P (see FIG. 1) seated on the vehicle seat 12 engages the tongue plate 28 with the buckle 30 in order to attach the seat belt 18, The inner anchor 120 is arranged at the set access position. Therefore, the occupant P can easily engage the tongue plate 28 with the buckle 30 without significantly twisting the upper body.

  When the tongue plate 28 is engaged with the buckle 30, the buckle switch 158 is turned on, and the control device reverses the motor 84. As a result, the drive screw 46 rotates about the axis to the other side, the anchor slider 96 is slid toward the rear end side of the rail 34, and the inner anchor 120 is moved to the buckle storage position. As a result, the seat belt 18 comes into close contact with the body of the occupant P, and the seat belt is put on as in the conventional state.

  On the other hand, when the release button of the buckle 30 is pressed and the engagement of the tongue plate 28 with the buckle 30 is released, the buckle switch 158 is turned off and the control device causes the motor 84 to rotate forward. As a result, the drive screw 46 rotates around one axis, the anchor slider 96 moves to the front end side of the rail 34, and the inner anchor 120 is returned to the access position. For this reason, when the occupant P mounts the seat belt 18 again, the tongue plate 28 can be easily engaged with the buckle 30.

  Moreover, in the buckle moving apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the forward tilt angle of the buckle 30 at the access position is the forward tilt angle of the buckle 30 at the buckle storage position as the inner anchor 120 moves from the buckle storage position to the access position. The buckle 30 is tilted so as to be smaller. As described above, the forward tilt angle of the buckle 30 at the access position is reduced, so that the occupant P can easily see the tongue insertion port formed at the upper end of the buckle 30. Further, when the occupant P attaches the tongue plate 28 to the buckle 30 while pulling the seat belt 18 from the rear side of the seat, the buckle 30 is disposed facing the tongue plate 28 side. As a result, the occupant P can easily attach the tongue plate 28 to the buckle 30.

  In addition, since the waist angle of the occupant P can be restrained from the rear by increasing the forward tilt angle of the buckle 30 at the buckle storage position, the seat belt fitted to the occupant P can be attached.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the inner anchor 120 is moved along the linear rail 34 and the buckle stay 136 and the buckle 30 are tilted by bringing the roller 152 of the buckle stay 136 into contact with the inner guide bracket 160. Thus, since the moving mechanism of the inner anchor 120 (buckle 30) operates linearly, the buckle moving mechanism can be simply configured by the drive screw 46 and the like. At the access position, the buckle stay 136 is rotated to the rear side of the seat together with the buckle 30 in order to reduce the forward tilt angle of the buckle 30, so that the buckle 30 can be raised to a higher position by the rotation. Thereby, the mounting property of the tongue plate 28 to the buckle 30 can be further improved.

  In this embodiment, the buckle 30 is connected to the anchor slider 96 via two stays (a buckle stay 136 and a lower bracket 122) that are connected so as to be relatively rotatable. Thereby, the length dimension of the rail 34 can be shortened, improving the mounting | wearing property of the tongue plate 28 to the buckle 30 in an access position.

  That is, when the tongue plate 28 is attached to the buckle 30 at the access position, it is preferable that the buckle 30 is erected and disposed as high as possible. In this regard, as shown in the lower side of FIG. 14, when the buckle 30 is connected to the anchor slider 96 via one stay 200, in order to raise the buckle 30 in the access position, the seat front side It is necessary to increase the sliding amount of the anchor slider 96 toward the center. For this reason, it is necessary to extend the rail 34 to the front side of the seat (see L2 in FIG. 14).

  In contrast, in the present embodiment, as shown in the upper side of FIG. 14, at the access position, the buckle 30 and the buckle stay 136 rotate about the first rotation shaft 142 toward the seat rear side with respect to the lower bracket 122. . At this time, since there is no change in the forward inclined posture of the lower bracket, the lower end side of the lower bracket is disposed on the seat rear side with respect to the upper end side. Accordingly, the movement amount (sliding amount) of the anchor slider 96 can be shortened without changing the movement amount (movable length) of the buckle 30, and thus the length dimension of the rail 34 can be shortened. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the rail 34 and reduce the cost. In addition, since the length and length of the rail 34 are shortened, the strength and rigidity of the rail 34 are improved, so that expensive materials and reinforcing members are not required. Therefore, this also makes it possible to reduce the weight and cost of the rail 34.

  In the present embodiment, the lower bracket 122 and the buckle stay 136 are linearly arranged via the first rotation shaft 142 at the buckle retracted position. In this state, even when a load from the waist of the occupant P is applied to the buckle 30 through the seat belt 18 or the like due to a vehicle collision or the like, the load is transmitted to the anchor slider 96 in a straight line. The occupant restraint by the seat belt 18 can be improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, on the access position side, the buckle 30 is linearly along the seat surface 32A of the seat cushion 32, that is, linearly along the thigh of the occupant P seated on the seat cushion 32. Moved. For this reason, on the access position side, the seat belt 18 that moves together with the buckle 30 and the tongue plate 28 can be prevented from interfering with the thigh of the occupant P and the clothes covering the thigh. Thereby, it can suppress effectively that the passenger | crew's P clothes are shifted back by the seatbelt 18. FIG.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, when the inner anchor 120 is moved to the buckle storage position side, the buckle 30 descends while drawing an arc toward the buckle storage position. For this reason, the seat belt 18 (lap belt 18A) descending together with the buckle 30 and the tongue plate 28 toward the buckle storage position is attached to the waist so as to press the waist of the occupant P downward. Thereby, the restraint property of a passenger | crew's waist | hip | lumbar part by the lap belt 18A can be improved.

  In this embodiment, the linear rail 34 is arranged along the seating surface 32 </ b> A of the seat cushion 32. For this reason, on the access position side, the buckle 30 can be linearly moved along the seating surface 32 </ b> A of the seat cushion 32 without contacting the roller 152 of the buckle stay 136 with the inner guide bracket 160. Further, the buckle stay 136 is always urged toward the seat rear side (the side where the forward tilt angle of the buckle becomes smaller) with respect to the lower bracket 122 by the coil spring 146. For this reason, on the access position side, the forward tilt angle of the buckle can be reduced without bringing the roller 152 of the buckle stay 136 into contact with the inner guide bracket 160. Thereby, the inner guide bracket 160 can be omitted on the access position side.

  That is, when the buckle stay 136 is always urged forward by the coil spring 146 in the direction in which the buckle stay 136 tilts forward (the direction in contact with the front stopper 122B), the inner guide bracket 160 is provided over the entire movement path of the roller 152. Although necessary, this embodiment can avoid this. Thereby, since the length dimension of the inner guide bracket 160 can be shortened, the buckle moving device 10 can be reduced in size, weight, and cost.

  In the present embodiment, when the tongue plate 28 is attached to the buckle 30 at the access position, the buckle 30 is rearwardly seated around the second rotation shaft 174 with respect to the buckle stay 136 against the urging force of the coil spring 178. Can be tilted to the side. Further, at the time of mounting, the buckle 30 can be tilted to the front side of the seat around the first rotation shaft 142 with respect to the lower bracket 122 against the urging force of the coil spring 146. Further, the buckle 30 can be tilted in the left-right direction of the seat in a swing buckle mechanism 176 provided between the anchor stay 136 and the anchor stay 136. As described above, the buckle 30 can be tilted back and forth and right and left, so that when the occupant P inserts the tongue plate 28 into the buckle 30, the buckle 30 can move even if the tongue plate 28 is not inserted in the correct direction. Thus, the tongue plate 28 can be inserted flexibly.

  In addition, the biasing force of the coil springs 146 and 178 tilts the buckle 30 around the second rotation shaft 174 toward the rear of the seat, rather than the force required to tilt the buckle 30 around the first rotation shaft 142 toward the seat front. Therefore, the force required for this is set to be smaller. As a result, the buckle 30 can be tilted preferentially toward the rear side of the seat (the side where the tongue plate 28 approaches the buckle 30 when the tongue plate 28 is attached to the buckle 30). 28 can be further improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the state where the inner anchor 120 is disposed at the buckle retracted position, the buckle 30 can be tilted upward and in the left-right direction of the seat by the swing buckle mechanism 176, and around the first rotation shaft 142. It is possible to rotate downward. Thus, the buckle 30 freely moves according to the physique of the occupant P, so that the seat belt 18 can be satisfactorily fitted to the occupant P's body.

(Supplementary explanation of the embodiment)
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, the roller guide portion 160D of the inner guide bracket 160 may be inclined with respect to the left-right direction of the sheet. In this case, the buckle stay 136 and the buckle 30 can be tilted in the left-right direction of the seat by the roller 152 tilting along the lower surface of the roller guide portion 160D. Thereby, coupled with the rotation of the buckle stay 136 around the first rotation shaft 142, the buckle stay 136 and the buckle 30 can be freely tilted three-dimensionally.

  In the above embodiment, the control device controls the operation of the buckle moving device 10 based only on the signal from the buckle switch 158. However, the inventions according to claims 1 to 8 are not limited thereto. is not. For example, the control device controls the operation of the buckle moving device 10 based on signals from a door opening / closing sensor that detects opening and closing of the vehicle door and a seating sensor that detects that the passenger P is seated on the vehicle seat 12. It may be configured.

  In the above embodiment, the buckle stay 136 is configured to be tiltable forward of the seat with respect to the lower bracket 122 in the buckle retracted position. However, the inventions according to claims 1 to 7 are not limited thereto. The buckle stay 136 may be configured not to be tiltable forward of the seat at the buckle retracted position.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, it is necessary to tilt the buckle 30 around the second rotation shaft 174 toward the seat rear side rather than the force necessary to tilt the buckle 30 around the first rotation shaft 142 toward the seat front side. Although the respective urging forces of the coil springs 146 and 178 (the first urging member and the second urging member) are set so that the force becomes smaller, the invention according to claims 1 to 6 Not only this but each urging | biasing force of a 1st urging member and a 2nd urging member can be changed suitably.

  In the above embodiment, the swing buckle mechanism 176 is provided between the buckle 30 and the buckle stay 136. However, the invention according to claims 1 to 6 is not limited thereto, and the neck The swing buckle mechanism 176 may be omitted.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the rail 34 was set as the structure arrange | positioned along the seating surface 32A of the seat cushion 32, the invention which concerns on Claims 1-5 is not restricted to this, The arrangement | positioning of the rail 34 is The inner guide bracket 160 (guide member) can be changed by changing its shape.

  In the above embodiment, the buckle stay 136 is urged toward the seat rear side by the coil spring 146 (first urging member), but the inventions according to claims 1 to 5 are not limited thereto. Instead, the buckle stay may be configured to be urged forward by the first urging member, or the first urging member may be omitted. However, in this case, it is necessary to extend the roller guide portion 160D of the inner guide bracket 160 to the front end side of the rail 34.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the buckle 30 is linearly moved along the seating surface 32A of the seat cushion 32 on the access position side, and descends while drawing an arc toward the buckle storage position. The invention which concerns on Claims 1-4 is not restricted to this, The movement path | route (movement locus | trajectory) of the buckle 30 between an access position and a buckle storage position can be changed suitably.

  In the above embodiment, the buckle stay 136 and the lower bracket 122 are linearly arranged via the first rotating shaft 142 in the buckle retracted position. However, the inventions according to claims 1 to 3 correspond to this. However, the buckle stay 136 may be inclined with respect to the lower bracket 122 at the buckle storage position.

  In the above-described embodiment, the lower bracket 122 is fixed to the anchor slider 96 and the buckle stay 136 is connected to the lower bracket 122 so as to be tiltable. The invention is not limited to this, and the lower bracket 122 may be omitted, and the buckle stay 136 may be directly connected to the anchor slider 96 so as to be tiltable.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which moves the buckle 30 with the buckle moving mechanism provided with the linear rail 34, the inner guide bracket 160, etc., the invention which concerns on Claim 1 is not restricted to this, A link type | formula is used. You may make it the structure which moves the buckle 30 with a buckle moving mechanism. Further, in the above embodiment, the inner guide bracket 160 and the lower bracket 122 are omitted, and the anchor slider 96 and the buckle stay 136 are coupled via a dedicated drive mechanism for changing the inclination angle of the buckle 30. May be.

  In addition, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say, the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Buckle moving apparatus 12 Vehicle seat 18 Seat belt 28 Tang plate 30 Buckle 32 Seat cushion 34 Rail 78 Drive source 96 Anchor slider (slider, moving member)
122 Lower bracket (moving member)
136 Buckle stay 142 First rotating shaft 146 Coil spring (first urging member)
152 Roller (guided part)
160 Inner guide bracket (guide member)
174 Second rotating shaft 178 Coil spring (second biasing member)

Claims (8)

A buckle that is disposed on the side of a seat cushion that constitutes the seat of the vehicle and on which a tongue plate provided on the seat belt is mounted;
The driving force of the driving source moves the buckle between a buckle storage position on the rear end side of the seat cushion and an access position on the front side of the buckle storage position. A buckle moving mechanism that tilts the buckle so that a forward tilt angle of the buckle is smaller than a forward tilt angle of the buckle at the buckle retracted position;
A buckle moving device comprising: The buckle moving mechanism is
A linear rail disposed on the lower side of the buckle;
A moving member that is moved along the rail by the driving force of the driving source;
A lower end side is connected to the moving member via a first rotation shaft, and can be tilted at a predetermined angle in the seat front-rear direction with respect to the moving member, and a guided portion is provided on the lower end side, and the buckle on the upper end side. A buckle stay with attached,
A guide member that contacts the guided portion in at least a part of the moving range of the moving member;
Have
The inclination angle of the buckle stay relative to the moving member is changed by moving the buckle stay following the moving member while the guided portion is in contact with the guide member.
The buckle moving device according to claim 1. The moving member is
A slider supported movably with respect to the rail;
A lower bracket whose lower end side is fixed to the slider in a forward inclined posture, and whose upper end side is connected to the lower end side of the buckle stay via the first rotation shaft;
The buckle moving device according to claim 2, further comprising:   The buckle moving device according to claim 3, wherein the buckle stay and the lower bracket are linearly arranged via the first rotation shaft at the buckle retracted position.   The buckle moving mechanism is configured to linearly move the buckle along the seating surface of the seat cushion on the access position side and lower the buckle while drawing an arc toward the buckle storage position. The buckle moving device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein:   The said rail is arrange | positioned along the seat surface of the said seat cushion, The said buckle moving mechanism has a 1st biasing member which urges | biases the said buckle stay to a seat back side with respect to the said moving member. The buckle moving device as described. The buckle is connected to the upper end side of the buckle stay via a second rotating shaft, and can be tilted at a predetermined angle in the seat front-rear direction with respect to the buckle stay;
The buckle moving mechanism has the second urging member that urges the buckle toward the seat front side with respect to the buckle stay,
The force required to incline the buckle to the rear side of the seat around the second rotation axis is smaller than the force required to incline the buckle to the front side of the seat about the first rotation axis. The buckle moving device according to claim 6, wherein each urging force of the first urging member and the second urging member is set.   The buckle moving device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the buckle stay is tiltable toward the front side of the seat with respect to the moving member at the buckle retracted position.

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