JP6383823B2 - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat provided with cushion springs spanned between left and right side frames.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a vehicle seat including a cushion spring extending left and right and a side frame having engagement holes with which both ends of the cushion spring are engaged (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-96239 A

  By the way, in the vehicle seat, it is desired to suppress interference between the cushion spring and the side frame.

Then, an object of this invention is to suppress interference with a cushion spring and a side frame .

The present invention for solving the above-described problems is a vehicle seat having left and right side frames, and a cushion spring that spans between the left and right side frames and receives a load from an occupant. Left and right lower side frame portions constituting the lower portion, and a main body portion connecting the rear ends of the left and right lower side frame portions, and an upper flange portion protruding forward is formed at the upper end of the main body portion. The upper flange portion has a corner portion on the outer side in the left-right direction, and the cushion spring extends in the left-right direction by bending a plurality of times in the up-down direction in a U-shape, and the internal space of one U-shaped portion is It is arranged so as to overlap with the corner portion when viewed from the direction.

According to this configuration, interference between the cushion spring and the side frame can be suppressed.

Further, in the above-described configuration, the side frame is formed with two engagement holes with which engagement portions formed at end portions of the cushion spring are engaged, and the cushion spring is an intermediate portion extending in the left-right direction. And an inclined portion that extends obliquely outward and forward from both left and right ends of the intermediate portion, and connects the intermediate portion and the engaging portion.

In the above-described configuration, the internal space of one U-shaped portion constituting the inclined portion may be disposed so as to overlap the corner portion when viewed from the front-rear direction.

  In the above-described configuration, the side frame includes a main side frame joined to the lower side frame portion, and the main side frame includes a side wall and a rear flange portion formed at a rear end of the side wall. The rear flange portion and the upper flange portion may overlap each other.

  Moreover, the above-mentioned structure WHEREIN: The said corner | angular part of the said upper side flange part may protrude ahead rather than the front-end | tip which overlapped with the said upper side flange part of the said rear side flange part.

According to the present invention, interference between the cushion spring and the side frame can be suppressed.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat as a vehicle seat according to an embodiment. It is a perspective view of a seat frame built in a vehicle seat. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the welding part vicinity of a main side frame and a lower side frame part. It is II sectional drawing of FIG. It is a figure which shows simply sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the cushion spring in the horizontal surface. It is the front view which looked at the upper flange part and cushion spring of the lower frame from the front side.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In the following description, first, the overall configuration of the vehicle seat (vehicle seat) will be briefly described, and then the characteristic portion of the present invention will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle seat S is a seat used for a driver's seat of an automobile, and mainly includes a seat cushion S1, a seat back S2, and a headrest S3.

  A seat frame F as shown in FIG. 2 is built in the seat cushion S1 and the seat back S2. The seat frame F is mainly composed of a seat cushion frame F1 constituting a frame of the seat cushion S1 and a seat back frame F2 constituting a frame of the seat back S2. The seat cushion S1 is configured by covering the seat cushion frame F1 with a seat cushion pad made of a cushion member such as urethane foam and an outer skin made of synthetic leather or fabric, and the seat back S2 is made on the seat back frame F2. A seat back pad made of a cushion member and a skin made of synthetic leather or fabric are covered.

The lower portion of the seat back frame F2 is rotatably connected to the rear portion of the seat cushion frame F1 via a reclining mechanism RL. As a result, the seat back S2 can tilt forward and backward with respect to the seat cushion S1.
In this specification, front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom are based on an occupant seated on the vehicle seat S in a state where the seat back S2 is not tilted by the reclining mechanism RL.

  The seat back frame F2 mainly includes an upper frame 10, left and right main side frames 21 as an example of a first member, and a lower frame 30 as an example of a second member. The left and right main side frames 21 and the lower frame 30 are formed in a frame shape integrally joined by welding or the like. Two cushion springs 40 that receive a load from the occupant are provided so as to be bridged between the center portion and the lower side of the left and right main side frames 21.

  The upper frame 10 is made of a pipe material bent in a substantially U shape, and a pair of left and right support brackets 12 for attaching the headrest S3 are fixed to the front side of the horizontal pipe portion 11 extending in the left-right direction by welding. Yes. Further, the left and right vertical pipe portions 13 extending in the vertical direction of the upper frame 10 constitute a left and right side frame 20 integrally with the left and right main side frames 21 coupled to the lower portion thereof.

  The side frame 20 includes the above-described left and right vertical pipe portions 13, left and right main side frames 21, and lower side frame portions 31 formed as both end portions of the lower frame 30.

  The left and right main side frames 21 are members that constitute an intermediate portion of the side frame 20, and are formed in a substantially U shape in sectional view by pressing a metal plate or the like, and are disposed to face in the left-right direction. The main side frame 21 is coupled to the vertical pipe portion 13 while holding the vertical pipe portion 13 at the upper portion thereof, and the lower portion thereof is formed in a shape projecting forward from the upper portion.

  The lower side frame portion 31 is formed so as to be bent forward from both ends of the main body portion 32 constituting the central portion of the lower frame 30 in the left-right direction. And the upper end part of the lower side frame part 31 is joined to the said main side frame 21 by welding in the state hold | maintained by the lower part of the main side frame 21. As shown in FIG.

<Details of the vicinity of the welded portion between the main side frame 21 and the lower side frame portion 31>
As shown in FIG. 3, two engagements are formed on the lower end side (near the welded portion WP) of the side wall 21 a of the main side frame 21, and the engagement portion 41 formed at the end portion of the lower cushion spring 40 is engaged. Joint holes 21b and 21c are formed. The two engagement holes 21b and 21c are formed side by side in a substantially vertical direction. On the virtual line L connecting these engagement holes 21b and 21c, the main side frame 21 and the lower side frame part 31 are arranged. A welded portion WP (a built-up portion) is disposed.

  By arranging the welded portion WP on the imaginary line L connecting the two engaging holes 21b and 21c in this way, it is possible to suppress the main side frame 21 from being lowered in rigidity with respect to the imaginary line L. Therefore, the rigidity in the vicinity of the engagement holes 21b and 21c can be increased.

  A recess 21d that is recessed downward is formed between the two engagement holes 21b and 21c. The concave portion 21d is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and is formed to extend from the upper engagement hole 21b to the lower engagement hole 21c.

  By forming the recess 21d between the two engagement holes 21b and 21c in this manner, the amount by which the engagement portion 41 of the cushion spring 40 protrudes outward from the outer surface of the main side frame 21 (in this embodiment, the protrusion amount). 0) can be reduced, so that the vehicle seat S can be downsized in the left-right direction.

  The cushion spring 40 is an S spring that is bent a plurality of times in the vertical direction and extends in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate portion 42 that extends in the left-right direction, and both left and right ends of the intermediate portion 42 (only one end is shown). And an engaging portion 41 provided at an end portion on the outer side in the left-right direction of the inclined portion 43.

  Since the cushion spring 40 can be fitted to the occupant's waist by setting both end sides of the cushion spring 40 to the inclined portions 43 in this way, the occupant's waist can be favorably supported by the cushion spring 40. ing.

  By the way, by setting both end sides of the cushion spring 40 as the inclined portions 43 in this way, the inclined portions 43 are formed on the upper flange portion 32a formed at the upper end of the main body portion 32 of the lower frame 30, as shown in FIG. Get closer. A corner portion on the outer side in the left-right direction of the upper flange portion 32a is formed so as to protrude forward from the tip of the rear flange portion 21e having an arc shape in cross section formed at the rear end of the side wall 21a of the main side frame 21. Therefore, the upper flange portion 32a of the lower frame 30 and the inclined portion 43 of the cushion spring 40 may interfere with each other.

  For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, when viewed from the front-rear direction, the internal space of one U-shaped portion 43 a constituting the inclined portion 43 of the cushion spring 40 is the upper flange portion 32 a of the lower frame 30. It is arrange | positioned so that it may overlap with the corner | angular part of the left-right direction outside. Thereby, it is possible to suppress interference between the upper flange portion 32 a of the lower frame 30 and the inclined portion 43 of the cushion spring 40.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the engaging portion 41 includes a base portion 41a that is bent in a substantially C shape, a straight portion 41b that extends downward from the base portion 41a, and a distal end portion that is bent inward in the left-right direction from the straight portion 41b. 41c, and is formed in a substantially C shape that opens to the inside in the left-right direction as a whole. And the front-end | tip part 41c of the engaging part 41 is extended to the position which overlaps with the welding part WP seeing from the left-right direction. In this way, by extending the distal end portion 41c of the engaging portion 41 to the welded portion WP, it is possible to suppress the distal end portion 41c of the engaging portion 41 from being detached from the engaging hole 21c.

  Moreover, the front-end | tip part 41c of the engaging part 41 is arrange | positioned away in the left-right direction inner side with respect to the welding part WP. Thereby, when attaching the front-end | tip part 41c of the engaging part 41 to the engagement holes 21b and 21c, it can suppress that the front-end | tip part 41c of the engaging part 41 interferes with the welding part WP, Therefore Installation work can be facilitated.

  Of the upper edge of the lower side frame portion 31 (on the main side frame 21 side), a portion facing the lower engagement hole 21c is formed with a relief portion 31a that is recessed away from the engagement hole 21c. Yes. And the edge of this escape part 31a is welded to the main side frame 21 by welding. By performing welding with the escape portion 31a that is recessed away from the engagement hole 21c as described above, it is possible to prevent a portion of the engagement hole 21c from being blocked by the welded portion WP (building-up portion). ing.

  Further, a flange portion 31 b that protrudes inward in the left-right direction is formed at the front end of the lower side frame portion 31. The flange portion 31b is formed so as to extend substantially in the vertical direction, and an upper end portion thereof extends toward the welded portion WP located obliquely above and is adjacent to the welded portion WP. Thereby, since the rigidity in the vicinity of the engagement hole 21c can be increased by the flange portion 31b together with the welded portion WP, it is possible to further suppress the main side frame 21 from being lowered in rigidity with respect to the virtual line L. ing.

  Further, the distal end portion 41 c of the engagement portion 41 of the cushion spring 40 described above is also disposed away from the flange portion 31 b of the lower side frame portion 31 in the left-right direction. Thereby, when attaching the front-end | tip part 41c of the engaging part 41 to the engagement holes 21b and 21c, it can also suppress that the front-end | tip part 41c of the engaging part 41 interferes with the flange part 31b. Installation work can be made easier.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can be implemented with appropriate modifications as shown in other embodiments below.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the side frame 20 of the seat back frame F2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to, for example, the side frame of the seat cushion frame. Further, the first member and the second member are not limited to the members of the above-described embodiment, and may be any members as long as they are members constituting the side frame.

  In the above-described embodiment, the cushion spring 40 is an S spring. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any spring may be used as long as the wire is bent.

  In the said embodiment, although the vehicle seat S used by a motor vehicle was illustrated as a vehicle seat, this invention is not limited to this, For example, the sheet | seat used for a ship, an aircraft, etc. It can also be applied to.

20 Side frame 31 Lower side frame
32 Body
32a Upper flange part 40 Cushion spring S Vehicle seat

Claims (5)

A vehicle seat having left and right side frames and a cushion spring that spans between the left and right side frames and receives a load from an occupant,
Left and right lower side frame portions constituting lower portions of the left and right side frames;
A main body portion connecting the rear ends of the left and right lower side frame portions;
An upper flange portion protruding forward is formed at the upper end of the main body portion,
The upper flange portion has a corner on the outer side in the left-right direction,
The cushion spring is arranged in such a manner that the inner space of one U-shaped portion overlaps the corner portion when viewed from the front-rear direction, extending in the left-right direction by bending the cushion spring a plurality of times in the vertical direction .
The side frame is formed with two engagement holes that engage with an engagement portion formed at an end of the cushion spring.
The cushion spring has an intermediate part extending in the left-right direction, and an inclined part extending obliquely outward and forward from both left and right ends of the intermediate part, and connecting the intermediate part and the engaging part,
A vehicle seat characterized in that an internal space of one U-shaped portion constituting the inclined portion is disposed so as to overlap the corner portion when viewed from the front-rear direction. The side frame has a main side frame joined to the lower side frame portion,
The main side frame has a side wall and a rear flange portion formed at the rear end of the side wall,
The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the rear flange portion and the upper flange portion overlap each other. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein the corner portion of the upper flange portion protrudes forward from a front end of the rear flange portion that overlaps the upper flange portion. A vehicle seat having left and right side frames and a cushion spring that spans between the left and right side frames and receives a load from an occupant,
Left and right lower side frame portions constituting lower portions of the left and right side frames;
A main body portion connecting the rear ends of the left and right lower side frame portions;
An upper flange portion protruding forward is formed at the upper end of the main body portion,
The upper flange portion has a corner on the outer side in the left-right direction,
The cushion spring is arranged in such a manner that the inner space of one U-shaped portion overlaps the corner portion when viewed from the front-rear direction, extending in the left-right direction by bending the cushion spring a plurality of times in the vertical direction .
The side frame has a main side frame joined to the lower side frame portion,
The main side frame has a side wall and a rear flange portion formed at the rear end of the side wall,
The rear flange portion and the upper flange portion overlap,
The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the corner portion of the upper flange portion protrudes forward from a front end of the rear flange portion that overlaps the upper flange portion. The side frame is formed with two engagement holes that engage with an engagement portion formed at an end of the cushion spring.
The cushion spring includes an intermediate portion extending in the left-right direction, and an inclined portion extending obliquely outward and forward from both left and right ends of the intermediate portion, and connecting the intermediate portion and the engaging portion. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 .

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