JPH02220936A - Rear seat construction for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a rear seat which can be selectively used for passenger and/or storing goods by constituting the rear seat with an opening/closing cover or a seat cushion and a pair of recess into which either of them can be selectively fixed. CONSTITUTION:An automobile rear seat 10 consists of an opening/closing cover 32 or a seat cushion 30 and a pair of recesses 24, 26 into which either of them can be selectively fixed. When an automobile is used for a total of four passengers, two in the front seat and two in the back seat, the seat cushions 30 are fixed into the recesses 24, 26, and when used for two passengers, opening/ closing covers 32 are fixed into the recesses 24, 26. This enables to obtain an automobile rear seat which can be selectively used for passengers and/or storage of goods.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a rear seat structure for an automobile.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a technology for imparting multi-functions to rear seats, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 1988-194136,
A configuration in which a storage space is provided inside a seat cushion of a rear seat is known. In detail, according to this conventional publication,
A console box is arranged between the left and right front seats, the seatback of the front seat is folded back substantially horizontally to the rear seat side, and both of the seatbacks folded back are connected to the console box and the seat cushion of the rear seat. In an automobile seat having a space in an enclosed portion, a storage space is provided inside the seat cushion of the rear seat, and the storage space has an opening at a position desired to be in the space, and the storage space has a space inside the seat cushion. A technique has been disclosed in which a mat configured to have a size of 1 and 2 and 3 and 3 is stored so as to be freely put in and taken out.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, according to such prior art, it is true that
Although a so-called fully flat state can be achieved by using a mat stored in the storage space of the rear seat, the rear seat only functions as a seat.
When constructing a car as a so-called two-seater vehicle, the rear seat must be removed and a separate member forming a dedicated floor must be installed, which is a costly problem. .

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the invention is to provide a rear seat structure for an automobile that is inexpensive and allows the rear seat to be used selectively for a passenger or for storing luggage. That's true.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objects, a rear seat structure for an automobile according to the present invention includes a pair of recesses to which an opening/closing lid or a seat cushion is selectively attached; When the automobile is used as a four-seater vehicle with two front seats and two rear seats, a seat cushion is attached to the recess to define the rear seat, and when the vehicle is used as a two-seater vehicle, is characterized in that an opening/closing lid is attached to define a storage box.

[Function] In the automobile rear seat structure configured as described above, when the automobile is used for seating four people, two in the front seats and two in the rear seats, the recess formed in the rear seat Attach the seat cushion and the passenger seat will be increased to +14.

On the other hand, when a car is used as a two-seater with only two people in the front seats, an opening/closing lid is attached to a recess formed in the rear seat, and this recess is defined as a storage box with a lid. Become.

[Example] Below, the configuration of an example of a rear seat structure for an automobile according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the interior of a vehicle compartment 12 of an automobile having a rear seat 10 according to this embodiment. That is, as shown in the figure, a driver's seat 14 is provided as a front seat in the vehicle interior 12.
and a passenger seat 16, and a rear seat 10 for two people 18°20.

The configuration of the rear seat 10, which is a feature of the present invention, will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear seat 10 is provided with four portions 24 and 26 on the rear floor 22 at positions corresponding to the seat seats 18 and 20, respectively. These recesses 24, 26
As shown in a cross-sectional view in FIG. 3, the inner surface thereof is directly defined by the floor iron plate 28 constituting the rear floor 22. A seat cushion 30 and an opening/closing lid 32 (both described later) are selectively attached to the upper part of the rear surface of each of the recesses 24 and 26.
A pair of hooks 34 are fixedly attached thereto.

Further, the front edge of each of the four parts 24, 26 is configured to have horizontal parts 24a, 26a of a predetermined width of 6tn, and these horizontal parts 24a, 26a have through holes 24b for mounting and fixing.
, 26b are formed in pairs. Further, each through hole 24b, 26 is provided in the upright front end surface of each recess 24, 26.
A pair of screw holes 24c and 26c are each formed into which screws 36 for fixing the seat cushion 30 are inserted in a state corresponding to b. Further, the periphery of each recess 2426 is configured to have a stepped portion having flat portions 24d and 26d of a predetermined width.

As shown in FIG.
When the vehicle is used as a four-seater vehicle (two-pie-two), seat cushions 3o defining the seats of the rear seats 10 are removably fitted into each seat. As shown in FIG. 3, the seat cushion 3o is configured such that its lower part fits into the corresponding recesses 24 and 26, and a pair of corresponding through holes 24b are formed in the lower front surface. , 26b from above, respectively.
When this is completely inserted into the through holes 24b and 26b, the corresponding screw hole 24c.

A screw hole 4 into which the screw 36 is screwed is located at a position opposite to 26c.
0 is formed.

Furthermore, each seat cushion 30 has the flat portion 2 described above.
4d and 26d from above, and the rear part corresponding to the above-mentioned hook 34 is erected in order to define a space for escaping from the hook 34. formed into a state. and,
As shown in FIG. 4, an arm 42 as a member to be locked is attached to a corresponding pair of hooks 34 from above on the rear upright surface.

Since the seat cushion 30 is configured in this manner, the arm 42 is first locked to the hook 34 while the seat cushion 30 is fitted into the corresponding recess 24, 26, and
By completely fitting the lower part into the corresponding recess 24.degree. 26, the position in the plane will be maintained.

Then, by inserting the screws 36 through the screw holes 24c and 26c and screwing them into the corresponding screw holes 4o, the seat cushion 30 is fixed irremovably from the corresponding recesses 24 and 26. .

On the other hand, at the rear of the above-mentioned rear floor 22, a partition plate 44 that partitions the rear floor 22 from the luggage compartment at the rear end of the vehicle body is rotatably supported on the rear floor 22 at its lower end via a shaft support mechanism 46. . As described above, this partition plate 44 functions as a seat back holder when this automobile is used as a two-piece vehicle. At a position corresponding to 30, a seat back 48 serving as a backrest is removably fixed via screws 50.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, this partition plate 44 is attached with a latch mechanism 52 that latches the partition plate 44 in an upright state, and by releasing the latched state of this latch mechanism 52, It will be set to be rotatable. On the other hand, the back surface 44a of this partition plate 44
As shown by the dashed line in the figure, it is set to be flush with the floor surface F of the luggage compartment when it is folded forward and stacked on the seat cushion 30.

In the state set as explained above, in this rear seat 10, both seats 18 and 20 are composed of a seat cushion 30 and a seat back 48, respectively, and are used as seats for two passengers. ,As a result,
This car will be offered as a so-called two-pie-two four-seater vehicle.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the seat cushion 30
are detachable from the corresponding recesses 24 and 26, and the seat back 48 is detachable from the partition plate 44. When used as a two-seater (two-seater), it can be easily modified by replacing the seat cushion 3o with the opening/closing lid 32 and removing the seat back 48. Below, a case where the car is used as a two-seater will be explained.

As mentioned above, the rear seat 10 for two-piece-two
Seat cushion 3
0 and the seat back 48, attach the opening/closing lid 32 to each of the recesses 24 and 26, and fold the partition plate 44 forward, as shown in FIG. 5, so that the rear seat 10 can be used for luggage. In other words, it will be modified to be a two-seater vehicle in which only the front seats can be seated.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening/closing lid 32 is made of synthetic resin so as to releasably close the upper openings of each of the recesses 24 and 26, and the opening and closing lid 32 is made of synthetic resin so as to releasably close the upper openings of the respective recesses 24 and 26. , an arm 54 formed similarly to the arm 42 of the seat cushion 30 described above is fixed, and this arm 5
4 and the corresponding recess 24 through the locked state of the hook 34
26, and a lid main body 32c rotatably supported on the front edge of the mounting portion 32a via a hinge 32b. On the rear surface, horizontal portions 24a of corresponding recesses 24, 26 are provided.

A pair of lock pieces 32 that are inserted from above into a pair of through holes 24b and 26b formed in 26a and releasably locked.
d is integrally formed. And each lock piece 32
A locking pawl 32e is integrally formed at the tip of d to be engaged with the lower surface of the horizontal portion 24a, 26a at the rear end edge of the corresponding through hole 24b, 26b.

Further, an opening 32f for unlocking is formed at the tip of the lid main body 32c, and by inserting a hand inside through this opening 32f and pulling the lid main body 32c forward, the lid main body 32c The through hole 24b is elastically deformed and corresponds to the lock claw 32e of the lock piece 32d described above.

The rear end edge of 26b is no longer locked with the lower surface of horizontal portions 24a, 26a, in other words, the locked state is released.

On the other hand, a sloped surface is formed on the rear surface of each lock claw 32e to engage with the upper edge of the rear end of the corresponding through hole 24b26b when the lid body 32c is closed. In this way, when closing the lid main body 32c, the lock claw 32e
are biased forward by engaging the upper edges of the rear ends of the corresponding through holes 24b and 26b, so that the through holes 2
4b, 26b, respectively, and the horizontal portion 24 at the rear end edge of the corresponding through hole 24b, 26b.
a, is engaged with the lower surface of 26a, that is, is locked.

In this way, when the rear seat 10 is configured for two-seater use and is used as a storage space,
When the partition plate 44 is tilted forward, as described above,
Since the seat back 48 has been removed, the partition plate 44
A stopper function is added to the above-mentioned pivot mechanism 46 so that the back surface of the vehicle and the luggage compartment floor are flush with each other.

In this way, the rear seat 10 in this embodiment can be used as a storage space for luggage.

That is, in this embodiment, a so-called two-piece-two configuration for seating four people is set as the basic model, and each recess 24, 2
The seat cushion 3o is attached to the seat cushion 6, and the seat back 48 is attached to the partition plate 44. When the vehicle is modified into a so-called two-seater vehicle when shipped by the manufacturer or when used by the user, the seat back 48 is simply attached to the partition plate 44.
Remove the seat cushion 30 from the corresponding recess 2
4, 26 and attaching an opening/closing lid 32 in place of this seat cushion 30, it is possible to easily and inexpensively convert the so-called two pie two to a two seater type. It turns out.

Particularly, compared to the conventional state in which the rear seat 10 for a two-piece vehicle and the rear seat 10 for a two-seater vehicle were manufactured separately and assembled together, the two-seater rear seat 10 as in this embodiment Since the recess 30 and the partition plate 44 are set as common parts between the Pi-Two and the Two-Theta,
With the standardization of these parts, costs such as mold costs for manufacturing these parts can be reduced, making it possible to achieve lower costs for modification.

It goes without saying that this invention is not limited to the configuration of the one embodiment described above, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the rear seat 10
The pair of recesses 24 and 26 provided in the
Although it has been explained that the so-called two-piece-two type or the two-seater type is selectively set depending on whether the As shown in other usages, for example,
The right seat 18 in the rear seat 10 is used for a passenger, and a seat cushion 30 is attached to the corresponding recess 24, and the left seat 20 is used for storing luggage.
It goes without saying that the opening/closing lid 32 may be attached to the corresponding recess 26.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the partition plate 44 was described as being configured as a single member, but the present invention
For example, without being limited to such a configuration, there are two
It goes without saying that it may be divided into parts and configured so that each part can be rotated independently, that is, can be folded down.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, the rear seat structure for an automobile according to the present invention includes a pair of recesses to which opening/closing lids or seat cushions are selectively attached, and the automobile seats two people in the front seats and two people in the back seats. When used as a 4-seater, a seat cushion is attached to the recess to define the rear seat, and when used as a 2-seater, an opening/closing lid is attached to provide storage space. It is characterized by a defined box.

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a rear seat structure for an automobile that is inexpensive and allows the rear seat to be used selectively for a passenger and for storing luggage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the interior of a vehicle to which an embodiment of the automobile rear seat structure according to the present invention is applied;
A sectional view showing the configuration when used for human use; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the seat cushion taken out from the recess; Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the seat cushion as an independent state from the back; Fig. 5 The figure is a sectional view showing the configuration of the rear seat structure when used as a so-called two-seater for two people; and Figure 6 shows the rear seat structure configured separately, with the right side for the passenger and the left side for storage. FIG. In the diagram, 1o...rear seat, 12...vehicle compartment, 14.
... Driver's seat, 16... Passenger seat, 18; 20... Rear seat, 22... Rear floor, 24.26... Recessed part,
24a; 26a...Horizontal part, 24b, 26b...
・Through hole, 24 c; 26 c = Screw hole, 24 d
, 26 d...Flat part, 28...Floor iron plate, 30...Seat cushion, 30a...Latching surface, 32...Opening/closing lid, 32a...Mounting part, 32b.
...Hinge, 32c...Lid body, 32d...Lock piece, 32e...Lock claw, 32f...Opening, 34.
...Hook, 36...Screw, 38...Mounting body, 40
... screw hole, 42 ... arm, 44 ... partition plate,
44a... Back, 46... Pivotal support mechanism, 48... Seat back, 50... Screw, 52... Latch mechanism,
54...Arm.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Equipped with a pair of recesses to which opening/closing lids or seat cushions can be selectively attached, the car can accommodate a total of four seats, two in the front seats and two in the back.
When used as a passenger seat, a seat cushion is attached to the recess to define the rear seat, and when used as a two-seater, an opening/closing lid is attached,
A rear seat structure for an automobile, characterized in that a storage box is defined.