JP5736854B2 - Vehicle seat gap concealment structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular seat gap concealing structure that hides a gap below a vehicular seat arranged at a position higher than a vehicle floor by a cover member.

  In vehicles such as automobiles, seats are generally arranged in a state where they float above a vehicle floor by a predetermined amount except for a rear seat of a sedan type vehicle. For this reason, a certain amount of gap is generated below the seat, that is, between the seat and the vehicle floor, so that the lower structure of the seat is visually recognized as it is. In addition, if the gap is exposed between the seat and the center console, small items may fall downward through the gap, or an occupant's hand may be caught in the gap to cause injury.

  Therefore, for example, there is Patent Document 1 below as a technique for improving the appearance by hiding the gap below the seat with a cover member. In patent document 1, it has the seat cushion distribute | arranged above the vehicle floor, the outer skin | cover which covers the outer surface of this seat cushion, and the cover member which hides a predetermined clearance gap from the outer side of this seat cushion. Specifically, a cover member that simultaneously covers the gap between the seat back and the seat cushion and the gap below the seat cushion is provided at the lower rear end of the seat back. Here, the lower edge of the cover member is locked to the seat leg, and the clamp provided at the intermediate position of the cover member is locked to the connecting shaft of the reclining device.

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  In Patent Document 1, the cover member is merely locked to the sheet, and the upper edge of the cover member is a free end. In this case, even if the gap below the seat can be hidden, the upper edge portion of the cover member is conspicuous and the appearance is poor. As a countermeasure for this, for example, it is conceivable to sew the upper edge portion of the cover member to the outer skin, but since the upper edge portion of the cover member can be visually recognized, there is no fundamental solution. In addition, if the upper edge portion of the cover member can be directly visually recognized, since the separate feeling of the cover member is strong, the appearance also deteriorates in this respect.

  In Patent Document 1, since the intermediate portion of the cover member is engaged with the sheet by the clamp, the cover member can be brought into close contact with the sheet without jumping up in a direction away from the sheet. However, the provision of the clamp increases the number of parts and increases the cost.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a vehicular seat gap concealing structure that does not visually recognize the upper edge portion of the cover member that hides the gap below the seat and that can prevent the cover member from jumping up with a simple configuration. With the goal.

  As means for that purpose, the present invention provides a seat cushion disposed above the vehicle floor, a skin covering the outer surface of the seat cushion, and a cover member that hides a gap below the seat cushion from the outside of the seat cushion. The lower end of the skin is locked to the lower part of the seat cushion. Moreover, the said skin is divided | segmented up and down on the surrounding surface of the said seat cushion, The said upper and lower skins mutually overlap in the said division part. The peripheral surface of the seat cushion means a surface other than the top surface and the bottom surface, that is, any one of the front surface, the side surface, and the back surface. In addition, the upper edge portion of the cover member is sewn to the skin in a state of being sandwiched between the upper and lower skins in the divided portion.

  Since the epidermis is placed on the outer surface of the seat cushion in a tensioned state, a certain amount of tension acts. At this time, since the lower end of the skin is locked to the lower part of the seat cushion, downward tension acts on the skin on the peripheral surface of the seat cushion. Therefore, if the upper and lower skins divided on the peripheral surface of the seat cushion are sewn in a state where they overlap each other, the sewing foot of the sewn portion comes to face upward. Therefore, if the upper edge portion of the cover member is sewn in a state where the upper edge portion of the cover member is sandwiched between the upper and lower skins in the divided portion, the upper edge portion of the cover member is hidden by the upper skin. Can no longer be seen from the outside, improving the appearance. Further, since the cover member is urged inwardly of the sheet by such an action, it is possible to prevent the cover member from jumping up in a direction away from the sheet. Therefore, the lower edge portion of the cover member does not need to be fixed in particular and can be a free end.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said cover member is distribute | arranged from one surface (a front surface, a side surface, or a back surface) among the peripheral surfaces of the said seat cushion to a corner part. According to this, the cover member is also bent along the shape of the sheet. Thereby, in addition to the urging force to the inside of the sheet due to the tension of the skin, the bending strength of the cover member is improved, so that the jumping in the direction away from the sheet can be more reliably prevented.

  Moreover, it is also preferable to provide a regulating member having a lower edge portion sewn to the divided portion and an upper edge portion sewn at a position higher than the divided portion on the back surface of the upper skin. At this time, the height dimension of the restricting member is set shorter than the height dimension of the upper skin in the state where the skin is arranged on the outer surface of the seat cushion. According to this, due to the dimensional difference between the regulating member and the upper skin, in addition to the tension of the above skin, the sewing foot of the sewn portion is pulled upward by the regulating member, so that the upper edge of the cover member is It can be more reliably hidden by the upper skin.

  According to the present invention, since the sewn portion between the cover and the cover member including the upper edge portion of the cover member is hidden by the upper cover, the appearance of the sheet itself can be improved while hiding the gap below the sheet. it can. As a result, the appearance is such that the skin and the cover member are integrally continuous. In this respect as well, the appearance of the sheet can be improved. Further, the cover member can be prevented from jumping up by the action of the tension when the skin is arranged on the seat cushion, although the structure is simple.

It is a perspective view of a sheet. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of Example 1. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of Example 2. FIG.

  The seat to which the gap concealment structure of the present invention is applied is not particularly limited as long as it is a seat for a vehicle such as an automobile and the seat cushion is disposed at a position above the vehicle floor by a predetermined amount. For example, a driver's seat, a passenger seat, a second seat, and the like can be given. Below, the case where the gap concealment structure of the present invention is applied to the inner side (center console side) of the driver's seat will be described in detail.

Example 1
As shown in FIG. 1, the seat 1 includes a seat cushion 2 that serves as a seating portion, a seat back 3 that serves as a backrest, and a headrest 4 that supports the head. The outer surfaces of the seat cushion 2, the seat back 3, and the headrest 4 are each covered with a skin 8 (see FIG. 2). Reference numeral 5 denotes a side cover that covers a reclining device or the like that connects the seat back 3 to the seat cushion 2 so as to be tiltable. Reference numeral 6 denotes a buckle for fixing a seat belt (not shown). A slide rail mechanism 7 that slides the seat 1 in the vehicle front-rear direction is disposed below the seat cushion 2. Accordingly, the seat cushion 2 is disposed at a position above the vehicle floor F by a predetermined amount, and a gap is generated below the seat 1, that is, between the seat 1 and the vehicle floor F.

In view of this, a cover member 10 that covers the gap below the seat 1 is disposed around the side surface of the seat cushion 2 on the inner side (center console side). As the cover member 10 here, a non-woven carpet having a basis weight of about 250 to 300 g / m ² that is higher in rigidity than the skin 8 is used. The cover member 10 is disposed from the side surface of the seat cushion 2 to the front side portion of the seat cushion 2 including the corner portion on the front side of the vehicle except for the portion where the side cover 5 is disposed. Thereby, the cover member 10 is arranged in a shape bent along the circumferential shape of the seat cushion 2. The lower end of the cover member 10 extends to a position close to the vehicle floor F, and the gap below the seat 1 is hidden. Thereby, the appearance around the sheet 1 is improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent small articles from dropping from between the seat 1 and the center console and to prevent the passenger's hand from coming into contact with the slide rail mechanism 7 or the like and being injured. Although not shown, a side shield is arranged on the outer side (door side) of the seat cushion 2, and the outer side gap is hidden by the side shield.

  Next, the mounting structure of the cover member 10 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the seat cushion 2 includes a cushion pad 2 a as a cushion material and a cushion frame 2 f that forms a skeleton, and the outer surfaces thereof are covered with an outer skin 8. A hook 9 is sewn to the lower end of the outer skin 8, and the lower end of the outer skin 8 is locked to a cushion frame 2 f disposed under the seat cushion 2 via the hook 9. Thereby, in a state where the skin 8 is arranged on the outer surface of the seat cushion 2, downward tension is acting on the skin 8 on the side surface of the seat cushion 2.

  The outer skin 8 is divided into an upper skin 8u and a lower skin 8d from the peripheral surface of the seat cushion 2 on which the cover member 10 is disposed, that is, from the side surface of the seat cushion 2 to the front side portion. The upper skin 8u and the lower skin 8d have height dimensions such that the lower edge of the upper skin 8u and the upper edge of the lower skin 8d overlap. The upper skin 8u overlaps the outside of the lower skin 8d. In addition, the cover member 10 is sewn at the divided portion of the skin 8 while being sandwiched between the upper skin 8u and the lower skin 8d. Specifically, first, the cover member 10 is arranged outside the lower skin 8d in a state in which the upper end edges of the both 8d and 10 are aligned. Next, on the outer side of the cover member 10, the lower edge portion of the upper skin 8u is folded back inward, and then the lower skin 8d and the upper edge portion of the cover member 10 and the folded portion of the upper skin 8u are sewn simultaneously.

  In this manner, by sewing the upper edge portion of the cover member 10 between the upper skin 8u and the lower skin 8d which are divided in two, the sewing feet are turned upward by the tension of the skin 8 by simultaneously sewing them. Biased in the direction. Thereby, the appearance improves because the upper edge part of the cover member 10 is hidden by the upper skin 8u. Further, the appearance can be improved by improving the continuity between the upper skin 8 u and the cover member 10. This effect is particularly advantageous when the height of the center console is low or there is no center console and the side surface of the seat cushion 2 can be visually recognized as a whole. Further, the cover member 10 is biased inward of the seat 1 by the tension of the skin 8 and the cover member 10 is bent along the corner portion of the seat cushion 2, so that the cover member 10 is seated in the seat 1. It is prevented from jumping in the direction away from the head.

(Example 2)
FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The basic configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. Even when the gap concealing structure of the second embodiment is applied, the appearance of the sheet 1 is as shown in FIG. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, a webbing 11 is disposed on the back surface of the upper skin 8u. The lower edge portion of the force cloth 11 is sewn to the upper edge portion or the like of the cover member 10 by simultaneous sewing on the back surface of the lower skin 8d. On the other hand, the upper end portion of the force cloth 11 is sewn to the upper edge portion of the upper skin 8u by simultaneous sewing. The webbing 11 corresponds to a regulating member of the present invention.

  The height dimension of the force cloth 11 is set so as to be finally shorter than the height dimension of the upper skin 8 u in a state where at least the skin 8 is arranged on the outer surface of the seat cushion 2. Specifically, when the skin 8 is a stretchable woven fabric or the like, a lower or non-stretchable webbing 11 that is less stretchable than the skin 8 is used, and the height dimension is applied to the outer surface of the seat cushion 2. The height of the upper skin 8u before distribution is set to be equal to or smaller than the height dimension. Even if the upper skin 8u and the webbing 11 have the same height dimension, the stretched skin 8 is stretched to some extent when placed on the seat cushion 2, whereas the webbing 11 is difficult to stretch. Height dimensional difference occurs. On the other hand, if the skin 8 is leather or the like that does not have stretchability, a non-stretchable (non-stretchable) webbing 11 is used, and the height dimension is set to be less than the height dimension of the upper skin 8u. The stretchability of the force cloth 11 can be adjusted by changing the thread type, weaving method, basis weight or the like.

  In this way, by finally arranging the webbing 11 shorter than the upper skin 8u on the back surface of the upper skin 8u, the skin 8 is attached to the seat cushion 2 due to the dimensional difference between the webbing 11 and the upper skin 8u. In addition to the tension at the time of arranging on the outer surface, the upper edge of the cover member 10 can be more reliably concealed by the upper skin 8u by pulling the sewing foot upward by the force cloth 11. The other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

(Modification)
As mentioned above, although the typical Example of this invention was described, it is not restricted to this, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the cover member 10 may be provided not only on the inner side surface of the seat cushion 2 but also on the outer side surface, and may be provided on the front surface or the back surface. Of these peripheral surfaces, it can be provided on only one surface, or can be provided on a plurality of surfaces. When the side cover 5 is provided, the cover member 10 can be provided inside the side cover 5.

  In the above embodiment, a carpet material having rigidity higher than that of the skin 8 is used as the cover member 10, but a flexible material such as a carpet material having a low basis weight or the same woven fabric as the skin can also be used. When using the cover member 10 with high flexibility, the configuration of the second embodiment is preferable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat 2 Seat cushion 2f Cushion frame 7 Slide rail mechanism 8 Skin 8u Upper skin 8d Lower skin 9 Hook 10 Cover member 11 Force cloth

Claims (2)

A vehicle seat gap concealment comprising: a seat cushion disposed above the vehicle floor; a skin covering the outer surface of the seat cushion; and a cover member that conceals the gap below the seat cushion from the outside of the seat cushion. Structure,
The lower end of the skin is locked to the lower part of the seat cushion,
On the peripheral surface of the seat cushion, the epidermis is divided up and down,
The upper and lower skins overlap each other in the divided portion,
The upper edge portion of the cover member is sewn to the skin in a state of being sandwiched between the upper and lower skins in the divided portion,
On the back surface of the upper skin, there is provided a regulating member in which a lower edge portion is sewn to the divided portion, and an upper edge portion is sewn to a position above the divided portion,
A gap concealing structure for a vehicle seat , wherein a height dimension of the regulating member is shorter than a height dimension of the upper skin in a state where the skin is arranged on an outer surface of a seat cushion . The said cover member is distribute | arranged from one surface of the surrounding surfaces of the said seat cushion to a corner part, The clearance gap concealing structure of the vehicle seat of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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