JPH0421712Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to the rear seat structure of an automobile, and more specifically, to an automobile in which the passenger compartment and trunk space are communicated by folding the seat back of the rear seat forward. This relates to the rear seat structure.

(Prior art) In recent years, the seat back of the rear seat has been tilted forward to communicate the passenger compartment with the trunk, making it possible to take luggage in and out of the trunk from the passenger compartment side, and to store long luggage. is being developed. However, with such a structure, there is a risk that luggage in the trunk room may be stolen from the passenger compartment, and in order to prevent this, a lock key is provided to disengage the latch mechanism that holds the seat back upright. It has been proposed that this can be blocked by rotating the key (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Application No. 59-91932).

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention uses a new means different from the above-mentioned known examples to prevent the latch mechanism from disengaging, thereby preventing theft of luggage from the passenger compartment. This is the purpose.

(Means for Achieving the Object) In the present invention, as a means for achieving the above object, a latch mechanism is provided on the seat back of the rear seat of an automobile, which is attached to the vehicle body side and engages with a striker to hold the seat back upright. , an engagement release means having one end connected to the latch mechanism and disengaging the engagement state of the latch mechanism by operating an operation knob provided at the other end; The seat bag is housed in a box that is housed in a recess formed on the surface and is fixed to the seat frame that constitutes the framework of the seat bag, and the opening of the box is covered with a lid member that is substantially flush with the seat bag surface. The lid member is provided with a key cylinder that locks the lid member so that the lid member cannot be opened.

(Function) In the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above means.

(1) By locking the lid member covering the operation knob that releases the engagement state of the latch mechanism to the seat bag, the operation knob is reliably rendered inoperable, and the latch mechanism cannot be released from the engagement state. In other words, the seat bag cannot be folded down.

(2) By making the lid member substantially flush with the surface of the seat bag, there are no uneven parts on the seat bag, and the appearance is improved.

(3) The operation knob for operating the engagement release means can be attached to the seat bag by the simple method of storing the box in the recess of the seat bag.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The rear seat 1 of an automobile according to the present invention is configured such that by tilting the seat back 2 forward (that is, in the direction of the arrow X) as shown in FIG. It is composed of Reference numeral 3 is a seat cushion.

As shown in FIG. 1, both sides of the back surface of the seat bag 2 (only one side is shown in the figure) are engaged with strikers 7 attached to the vehicle body 6 to raise the seat bag 2 upright. A retaining latch mechanism 8 is provided.

An engagement release means 9 is connected to the latch mechanism 8 at one end and has an operating knob 10 formed at the other end, and disengages the latch mechanism 8 by operating the operating knob 10. It is located in

This engagement release means 9 includes an operation knob 1 that is rotatably supported in a box 14 that is fixed to a seat frame 15 that constitutes the frame of the seat bag 2 in a recess 13 formed on the upper surface of the seat bag 2.
0, a link 11 that is rotatably supported on the seat frame 15 and rotates in conjunction with the arc rotation of the operating knob 10, and an end of the link 11 and the latch mechanism 8. It is composed of a wire 12. Reference numeral 16 denotes a bearing portion for pivotally supporting the operating knob 10.

The box 14 has an opening 17 flush with the upper surface of the seat bag 2 above.
7 is covered by a lid member 18 that can be opened and closed. Reference numeral 19 is a hinge portion that pivots to open and close the lid member 18 .

This lid member 18 is configured to be flush with the upper surface of the seat bag 2 when the lid is closed, and a key cylinder 20 configured to lock the lid member 18 with respect to the seat bag 2 is provided approximately in the center thereof. It is being

The key cylinder 20 includes a locking member 24 that is fixed to the seat frame 15 and extends into the box 14 through openings 22 and 23 formed in the bottom surface of the box 14 and the operation knob 10, respectively.
A hook 21 is provided which engages to hold the lid member 18 in a locked condition. The hook 21 is operated by a key 25 inserted into the key cylinder 20 to release the engagement with the locking member 24.

Next, the operation of the illustrated rear seat structure will be explained.

In normal use, the seat back 2 of the rear seat 1 is held upright by engagement between the striker 7 on the vehicle body 6 and the latch mechanism 8 on the seat back 2. Further, at this time, the lid member 18 is closed in a locked state by engagement between the locking member 24 on the seat bag 2 side and the hook 21 on the key cylinder 20 side. Therefore, in this state, the operation knob 10 of the disengagement means 9 for disengaging the latch mechanism 8 and the striker 7 is covered by the cover member 18 and cannot be operated, so that the seat bag 2 cannot be tilted forward. This is impossible, and it is impossible to steal the luggage in the trunk compartment 5 from the passenger compartment 4 side.

Next, when the user wants to take out the luggage in the trunk room 5 from the vehicle compartment 4 side, the user first inserts the key 25 into the key cylinder 20 and rotates it to prevent the engagement between the hook 21 and the locking member 24. It is released and the lid member 18 is opened. Thereafter, when the operation knob 10 of the engagement release means 9 is pulled upward, the link 11 is rotated by the operation knob 10 in the direction of arrow Y (FIG. 1), and the wire 12 is moved in the direction of arrow Z by the rotational force. direction (FIG. 1), the latch mechanism 8 is actuated in the disengagement direction. Therefore, the seat bag 2 is folded forward, and the vehicle interior 4 and the trunk room 5 are brought into communication through the communication port 5a.

In the above description, only the left side of the seat bag 2 has been described, but a similar latch mechanism is also provided on the right side.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the design can be modified as appropriate without departing from the gist of the invention.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, the operation knob of the engagement release means for releasing the engagement of the latch mechanism that is engaged with the striker on the vehicle body side in order to hold the seat back of the rear seat upright is closed. Since the lid is covered with a material and the lid is locked by a key cylinder, the operating knob cannot be operated when the lid is locked, thereby preventing theft of luggage from the passenger compartment. This has the practical effect of being able to reliably prevent this.

In addition, since the lid member that covers the operation knob to make it inoperable is substantially flush with the seat back surface, uneven parts are not formed on the seat back surface, which improves quality while improving the appearance. There is also the effect that it can be improved (that is, a high-class appearance can be obtained).

Furthermore, since the operating knob for operating the disengagement means and the box are integrated into a unit, the operating knob can be attached to the seat bag simply by storing the box in the recess of the seat bag. This also has the effect of improving assembly workability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of essential parts showing the rear seat structure of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views taken along lines A-A and B-B in FIG.
5 is a perspective view of the rear seat, and FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view showing the rear part of an automobile equipped with the rear seat structure of the present invention. 1...Rear seat, 2...Seat back, 4...
...Vehicle compartment, 5...Trunk room, 6...Vehicle body, 7
... Striker, 8 ... Latch mechanism, 9 ... Disengagement means, 10 ... Operation knob, 18 ... Lid member,
20...Key cylinder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rear seat structure of an automobile in which a passenger compartment and a trunk room are communicated by tilting the seat back of the rear seat forward, and the seat back has a mechanism that engages with a striker attached to the vehicle body to hold the seat back upright. and a disengagement means for disengaging the latch mechanism by operating an operating knob that is connected at one end to the latch mechanism and provided at the other end, and the operating knob is The seat bag is housed in a recess formed on the surface of the passenger compartment of the seat bag, and is housed in a box fixed to a seat frame that constitutes the framework of the seat bag, and the opening of the box is substantially flush with the surface of the seat bag. A rear seat structure for an automobile, characterized in that the rear seat structure is covered by a cover member that can be opened and closed freely, and the cover member is provided with a key cylinder that locks the cover member so that the cover member cannot be opened. .