JPH0339117Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a seat button stopper that locks a seat button attached to the surface of the seat, etc. to the frame of the seat.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, for example, vehicle seats have been equipped with a seat cushion 1 or a seat back, as shown in FIG. 2 has a seat button 3 attached.

In this type of seat, a string 4 is attached to the back side of the seat button 3 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. Further, a frame 5 is disposed at the bottom of the seat cushion 1, and this frame 5 includes a stopper locking hole 6, stopper locking claws 7, 8, and a string insertion hole 9.
is formed.

Furthermore, a stopper 10 made of a linear spring is provided below the frame 5. This stopper 10 has a pair of linear spring parts 10a and 10b,
It is formed into a substantially V-shape from a string locking portion 10c connected to the base of the linear spring portions 10a, 10b. Linear spring portions 10a, 10 of this stopper 10
The free end portion of b is inserted into the stopper locking hole 6, and the intermediate portions of the linear spring portions 10a and 10b are locked with the stopper locking claws 7 and 8. Thereby, the stopper 10 is held by the frame 5, and the string locking portion 10c of the stopper 10 is made to face the string insertion hole 9.

Then, by passing the above-mentioned string 4 through the seat cushion 1 and the string insertion hole 9, and by locking the end of the string 9 to the string locking portion 10c of the stopper 10, the seat button 3 is attached to the seat cushion 1. installed on. Incidentally, the seat button 3 provided on the seat bag 2 is also attached in the same manner.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, the frame 5 of the stopper 10 mentioned above
The assembly to the frame 5 was performed between the narrow side walls 5a and 5b of the frame 5. For this reason, no tools can be used for this assembly, and the stopper 10 is currently assembled manually.

Moreover, when assembling the stopper 10 to the frame 5, the linear spring portions 10a, 10 of the stopper 10 are
It is necessary to resist the spring force and reduce the distance l between the tips of b to approximately half or less of that in the free state.

However, since the spring force of the stopper 10 is very large, a large force is required to compress the linear spring parts 10a and 10b against the spring force.
The assembly work to the frame 5 in a narrow place was not easy.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide a seat button stopper that can be easily assembled to a seat frame.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to achieve this purpose, this invention provides a string locking part at the tip of the elongated plate-shaped stopper body,
A wide portion protruding on both sides is provided on both side edges of the stopper body, and the base portions of a pair of elastic locking pieces are placed along both side edges of the stopper body at a distance from each other at both sides of the wide portion. integrally formed, and a locking step is provided on the outer side of the tip of the pair of elastic locking pieces, and
An inclined guide part that connects to the outer end of the locking step and slopes toward the stopper main body as it goes toward the tip is provided at the tip of the elastic locking piece, and a locking protrusion is provided on the base side of the elastic locking piece. The seat button stopper is characterized by a seat button stopper.

(Function) According to this configuration, when the stopper body is inserted between a pair of opposing stopper locking claws provided on the frame, each inclined guide portion of the pair of elastic locking pieces comes into contact with the stopper locking claws. . When the stopper body is further inserted in this state, the free ends of the pair of elastic locking pieces are bent toward the stopper body by the action of the inclined guide portion. Then, when the inclined guide part comes off the stopper locking claw, the pair of elastic locking pieces return to their original states by their own spring force, and the locking stepped part of each elastic locking piece moves to one side of the stopper locking claw. While in contact with the
When the locking protrusion comes into contact with the other side of the stopper locking claw,
The longitudinal movement of the stopper body is prevented.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of this invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 7.

In FIG. 6, 11 is the seat of the vehicle, 12 is the seat cushion of the seat 11, and 13 is the seat 1.
1 seat bag. This seat cushion 12 and seat back 13 have a seat button 14.
are installed respectively. This seat button 14
The structure of the attachment device to the seat cushion 12 and the seat bag 13 is the same. Therefore, hereinafter, the seat button stopper, which is the attachment device for the seat button 14, will be used as the seat cushion 12.
The explanation will be based on the relationship between the seat button 14 and the seat button 14, and the explanation on the relationship with the seat back 13 will be omitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a string attachment projection 15 is provided at the center of the back surface of the seat button 14 described above, and a string 16 is attached to this string attachment projection 15.
Further, a frame 17 is provided on the lower surface of the seat cushion 12. This frame 17 has string insertion holes 18 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.
are formed, and the stopper locking pawl 19,
20 are provided. This stopper locking claw 1
9 and 20 are provided corresponding to the lower surface of the frame 17.

A seat button stopper 21 is provided on the lower surface of the frame 17. This seat button stopper 21 has a plate-shaped and elongated stopper body 22. A tapered insertion guide portion 23 and a groove forming protrusion 24 are provided at the distal end of the stopper body 22 . This groove forming protrusion 24 is provided close to the base end of the insertion guide part 23, and this groove forming protrusion 24 is provided close to the base end of the insertion guide part 23.
4 is formed with a string locking groove 24a as a string locking portion. Furthermore, the groove-forming protrusion 24 is provided with an inclined string guide surface 24b.

Furthermore, wide portions 25 that protrude from both sides of the stopper body 22 are integrally provided at the base end portion of the stopper body 22 . A grip portion 26 is protruded from the rear end of the wide portion 25, and a pair of elastic locking pieces 27 and 28 are integrally formed on both sides of the wide portion 25.

These elastic locking pieces 27 and 28 are connected to the stopper body 2.
2 at intervals 29 and 30. Further, on the outer side of the tip portions of the elastic locking pieces 27 and 28, locking step portions 31 and 32 are provided, respectively, and inclined guide portions 33 and 34 are provided, respectively. These inclined guide parts 33, 34
are connected to the outer ends of the locking step portions 31 and 32 and are inclined toward the stopper body 22 toward the tips of the elastic locking pieces 27 and 28. Moreover, locking protrusions 35 and 36 are provided at the bases of the elastic locking pieces 27 and 28, respectively.

Next, the operation of the seat button stopper having such a configuration will be explained.

According to such a configuration, when the stopper main body 22 is inserted between the pair of opposing stopper locking claws 19 and 20 provided on the frame 17 from the side opposite to the string insertion hole 18, the pair of elastic locking pieces 27, Each of the inclined guide portions 33 and 34 of 28 are connected to the stopper locking claws 19 and 20.
comes into contact with. When the stopper body 22 is further inserted in this state, the free ends of the pair of elastic locking pieces 27 and 28 are bent toward the stopper body 22 by the action of the inclined guide portions 33 and 34. Then, when the inclined guides 33, 34 are disengaged from the stopper locking claws 19, 20, the pair of elastic locking pieces 27, 28 return to their original states by their own spring force, and each elastic locking piece 27, 2
The locking steps 31 and 32 of 8 are the stopper locking claws 19,
20, while the locking protrusions 35, 3
6 comes into contact with the other side portions of the stopper locking claws 29 and 20, and the longitudinal movement of the stopper body 22 is prevented.

In this state, the tip of the stopper body 22 faces the string insertion hole 18. Therefore, the string 16 is pulled out downward from the string insertion hole 18, the lower part of the string 16 is spread out, and the seat button stopper 21 is opened.
is attached to the frame 17 as described above, the insertion guide portion 23 provided at the tip of the stopper body 22 is easily inserted into the lower part of the string 16, and then the string 16
is engaged with the string locking groove 24a.

(Effect of the invention) As explained above, this invention provides a string locking part at the tip of the elongated plate-shaped stopper body, and provides wide parts protruding on both sides at both side edges of the stopper body. The bases of a pair of elastic locking pieces extending along both side edges of the stopper body at a distance are integrally formed on both sides of the wide part, and the bases of the pair of elastic locking pieces are fitted on the outer side of the tips of the pair of elastic locking pieces. A stop step is provided, and an inclined guide portion that is continuous with the outer end of the stop step and slopes toward the stopper body as it goes toward the tip is provided at the tip of the elastic locking piece. Since the seat button stopper is provided with a locking protrusion on the base side, the seat button stopper can be easily assembled to the frame of the seat.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 to Fig. 7 show an embodiment of the seat button stopper according to this invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the seat button, seat button stopper, and frame shown in Figure 7, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is the same as Figure 1. 4 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the seat button stopper shown in FIG. 1 and the frame; FIG. 4 is a plan view of the seat button stopper shown in FIG.
The figure is a partial side view of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat equipped with the seat button of FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view taken along the - line of FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a conventional seat provided with a button; FIG.
Figure 0 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the conventional seat button, seat button stopper, and seat frame shown in Figure 9, and Figure 11 is an exploded view showing the relationship between the seat button stopper and frame in Figure 10. FIG. 21... Seat button stopper, 22... Stopper body, 24a... Strap locking groove (string locking part, 2
5... Wide portion, 27, 28... Elastic locking piece, 2
9, 30... Spacing, 31, 32... Inclined guide portion, 35, 36... Locking protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A string locking part is provided at the tip of a plate-shaped and elongated stopper body, and wide parts protruding from both sides are provided at both side edges of the stopper body, and are arranged along the both side edges of the stopper body at intervals. The bases of a pair of elastic locking pieces are integrally formed on both sides of the wide portion, and a locking step is provided on the outer side of the tip of the pair of elastic locking pieces, and a locking step is provided at the outer end of the locking step. The elastic locking piece is characterized in that an inclined guide part that is continuous and slopes toward the stopper main body as it goes toward the tip is provided at the tip of the elastic locking piece, and a locking protrusion is provided on the base side of the elastic locking piece. Seat button stopper.