JPH06245851A - Headrest - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form a trim cover by minimum sewing so as not to be deformed when put over a pad material, and besides, to form wrinkles due to a presentable squeezed portion easily in good appearance. CONSTITUTION:A trim cover 10 provided to cover the periphery of a pad material is constituted of a sheet of surface material having an approximately rectangular shape. At opposing positions of the edges of both ends of this trim cover and at positions at certain intervals in respective side edges, hook means 12a, 12b; 14a, 14b are hooked on and connected to each other. Further, at the center of each side edge a squeezed portion 16 is formed by pulling both ends of sewing thread over a predetermined area.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a headrest that is provided upright on the upper end of a seat back of a vehicle seat or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a headrest of this type includes a headrest frame fixed on a headrest stay extending from the seat back side and a headrest body made of a pad material covering the periphery of the headrest frame, and It is configured by a trim cover or the like, which is a skin material covering the outer peripheral portion.

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining a schematic structure of a conventional headrest 1. Reference numerals 2 and 2 are a pair of headrest stays standing upright on an upper end of a seat back (not shown), and 3 is a headrest stay 2. 2 is a headrest frame provided on the upper end of the headrest 2 (see (b) in the same figure), 4 is a pad material provided so as to cover the outer peripheral portion of the headrest frame 3, and 5 is a periphery of the pad material 4. It is a trim cover as a skin material provided so as to be encapsulated.

As the trim cover 5, conventionally, in general,
Prepare a bag-shaped one as a whole by sewing a suitable part (for example, the sewn part of the main part and the side part is indicated by 5a) made of a skin material composed of a plurality of pieces,
As is clear from FIGS. 13 (c) and 13 (d), by covering the pad material 4 and overlapping the open ends at the portion corresponding to the lower portion of the headrest 1 for sewing, fastener fastening, and clip fastening, The trim cover 5 is formed in a covered state.

Then, the finisher 6 is screwed to the side of the frame 3 so as to cover the lower joint edge 5b, thereby obtaining the headrest 1 as shown in FIG. there were.

[0006]

However, according to the conventional headrest 1 described above, the trim cover 5 is formed by appropriately sewing a plurality of pieces of skin material. The work of cutting and sewing the pieces was required, which required a large number of man-hours and was complicated.

Particularly, in the trim cover 5 formed by sewing a plurality of pieces as described above, when the trim cover 5 is manufactured, it is placed on the back side of the cloth material, and the bag-shaped one thus obtained is turned upside down. There is also a problem that the pad material 4 is covered with the pad material 4 after that, and thus the shape is easily lost.

Further, according to such a trim cover 5,
It is considered that the natural wrinkles are positively added to the side portions and the like to enhance the design effect, but in the above-described conventional structure, it is very troublesome to add the wrinkles.

Further, the holder portion where the stays 2 and 2 are extended is covered by the finisher 6, but since the finisher 6 is small, the trim cover 5 covers all the portions to be covered. I can't
There is also a problem that some parts are exposed and the appearance is not good, and it is desired to take some measures to eliminate these problems.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a trim cover, which is a skin material that is wrapped around the outer periphery of a headrest frame and a pad material that constitutes a headrest body, is simple and has a minimum required amount. It is possible to improve the workability at the time of processing and assembling, by forming it by limited sewing and without causing the shape loss when covering the pad material with the trim cover and positively forming wrinkles etc. by drawing with good appearance At the same time, the purpose is to obtain a headrest that is good in appearance, looks good, and is inexpensive.

[0011]

In order to meet such a demand, a headrest according to the present invention comprises a headrest frame provided at an upper end portion of a headrest stay and a headrest body made of a pad material, and a trim cover covering the outer peripheral portion thereof. And a finisher that covers the joint edge portion of the trim cover, and the trim cover is composed of a sheet of a substantially rectangular skin material. A hook means that is hooked and joined to each other at a distant position is sewn, and a pulling portion that is clipped to the headrest frame side by pulling both ends of the sewing thread is clipped to a central portion of each side edge within a predetermined range. It is formed by sewing over.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the trim cover is constructed of a single skin material to minimize the sewn portion, covers the pad material of the headrest body, and hooks the predetermined portion with hook means. It is possible to attach natural wrinkles by pulling and drawing the sewing thread at both side edge portions, and to easily attach the wrinkles without causing problems such as loss of shape.

[0013]

1 to 11 show an embodiment of a headrest according to the present invention. In these figures, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIG. Omit it.

Now, according to the headrest 1 of the present invention, the headrest main body (see FIGS. 10 and 11) including the headrest frame 3 and the pad material 4 provided on the upper end portions of the headrest stays 2 and 2, and the outer peripheral portion thereof. It is composed of a trim cover 10 for covering and a finisher 11 for covering a joint edge portion of the trim cover 10.

As is apparent from FIG. 8, the above-mentioned trim cover 10 is composed of a sheet material having a substantially rectangular shape, and its both end edges are opposed to each other at the left and right sides.
Hook means 12a, 12b; 13 which are hooked and joined to each other at positions separated by a predetermined distance on each of the right side edges.
a, 13b; 14a, 14b are sewn together, and both ends of the sewing thread 15 are squeezed to the central portions of the side edges, so that the headrest frame 3 side is clipped by the ring clip 17 (see FIG. 4). The part 16 is characterized by being formed by sewing over a predetermined range.

Here, the above-mentioned hook means 12a, 12
b; 13a, 13b; 14a, 14b are composed of, for example, a resin bar and a resin hook having a curved locking groove, and as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. Trim cover 1 by stopping
Each edge of 0 can be joined with one touch.

In FIG. 8, reference numerals 18a, 18a; 1
Reference numerals 8b and 18b are notches for inserting the ring clip 17 described above, and reference numerals 19 and 19 are notches for stays that allow the headrest stays 2 and 2 to escape. Reference numeral 20 in the drawing shows the draw-squeezed portion 16 and, as is clear from FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), the trim cover 10 is covered with the pad material 4, and the sewing thread 15 is provided on each side surface portion. It is a wrinkle generation part that gives a natural feeling caused by pulling in sequence and tying threads together. Here, the draw-squeezed portion 16 may be sewn by, for example, ISEKOMI sewing.

Further, reference numeral 2 in FIGS.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a hole for the ring clip 17 which is provided as a recess in the side surface of the headrest frame 3, and reference numeral 22 denotes a finisher 11 which is bent to have a substantially U-shape and is assembled over the bottom surface and both side surfaces of the headrest 1. It is an engaging hole for the locking claws 23, 23 provided on the bent portions 11a, 11a.

According to the above structure, the trim cover 10
A piece of surface material for sewing the hook means 12
a, 12b; 13a, 13b; 14a, 14b and the drawing position of the draw-squeezed portions 16, 16 are set to the minimum necessary, and the pad member 4 of the headrest body is covered with the hooks 12a. , 12b; 13a, 1
3b; 14a and 14b are hooked and joined together, and the sewing thread 15 at the draw-squeezed portions 16 and 16 at both side edge portions
A natural wrinkle (wrinkle generation part 20) is attached by drawing
Moreover, it is possible to easily mount the device without causing problems such as loss of shape.

In other words, in such a structure, the trim cover 10 which is a skin material wrapped around the outer circumferences of the headrest frame 3 and the pad material 4 which constitute the headrest body is simply made of one skin material. In addition, the trim cover can be formed with the minimum necessary number of sewing points, and the shape of the pad material 4 does not lose its shape when the pad material 4 is covered. The number of man-hours and costs can be reduced, and it is not necessary to turn over or apply excessive force when covering the pad material, which can improve workability during processing and assembly, and at the same time the appearance It is possible to obtain the headrest 1 which is excellent in appearance, good in appearance, and inexpensive in cost.

In particular, in the above-mentioned structure, the wrinkles due to the desired drawing can be formed on the side portions of the headrest 1 with a natural feeling only by pulling the drawing drawing parts 16 and 16 from which the sewing thread 15 is drawn. This is possible and has a great practical advantage as compared with the conventional trim cover formed by combining a plurality of pieces. The point is to press the center portion of the wrinkle with the ring clip 17.

Further, according to the above-described structure, by mounting the finisher 11 having a substantially U-shape so as to cover the bottom surface portion and both side surface portions of the headrest 1 where the joining edge portion is present in the trim cover 10, the entire structure is provided. As a result, the appearance is good, the appearance is excellent, and the product quality and the design effect can be greatly improved.

The present invention is not limited to the structure of the above-described embodiment, but the shape, structure, etc. of each part may be modified as necessary.
You are free to change it. For example, various modified examples are conceivable as the shapes of the headrest frame 3 and the pad material 4 which form the headrest main body, the intervals between the sewing threads 15 of the drawing portion 16, and the like in other constituent parts. Needless to say.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as the assembling means of the finisher 11, instead of the engaging claws 23, 23 and the engaging hole 22, the Velcro fastener 30, In the example in which 31 is provided on the trim cover 10 and the bent portions 11a, 11a of the finisher 11, it will be easily understood that the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained by such a configuration. .

[0025]

As described above, according to the headrest of the present invention, the headrest frame provided at the upper end of the headrest stay and the headrest body made of the pad material, the trim cover for covering the outer peripheral portion thereof, and the trim cover. With a finisher that covers the joint edge part of
The trim cover is composed of one substantially rectangular skin material, and hook means are sewn to each other at opposite ends of the trim cover and at positions separated from each other by a predetermined distance. As well as wearing, pulling and squeezing portions that are clipped to the headrest frame side by pulling and squeezing both ends of the sewing thread are formed at the central portions of the side edges by sewing over a predetermined range, so despite the simple structure, It has the following excellent effects.

That is, according to the present invention, the trim cover is
A sewn part is constructed with a single skin material to the minimum necessary, and this is covered on the pad material of the headrest main body, and the predetermined part is hooked, and natural wrinkles are drawn by drawing the sewing thread at both side edges. It can be attached easily and cleanly without causing problems such as losing its shape, reducing the manufacturing man-hours and cost of the trim cover, and turning it over or unreasonable when covering the pad material. There is no need for any effort.

Further, according to the present invention, by mounting the finisher having a substantially U-shape so as to cover the bottom surface and both side surfaces of the headrest where the joining edge portion is present in the above-mentioned trim cover, the appearance as a whole can be obtained. It is good and excellent in appearance, and has the advantages that the product quality and the design effect can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a main part configuration showing an embodiment of a headrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a headrest according to the present invention,
The schematic perspective view of an assembled state.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a mounting state of a trim cover, which characterizes the headrest according to the present invention, on a headrest body.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG.

5 is an enlarged view of part B in FIG.

6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a skin material constituting a trim cover that characterizes the present invention, which is developed and viewed from the back surface side.

FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining a wrinkle formation state on both side surfaces when a trim cover is attached, with reference to (a) and (b).

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a headrest stay and a headrest frame that constitute a headrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view showing a headrest main body provided with a pad material constituting a headrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the headrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a conventional headrest, (a) is a schematic perspective view showing an assembled state showing an embodiment, (b) is a schematic perspective view of a headrest frame having a headrest stay, and (c) is a pad material. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a state in which the trim cover is covered with FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Head Rest 2 Head Rest Stay 3 Head Rest Frame 4 Pad Material 10 Trim Cover 11 Finisher 11a Bent Part 12a Hook Means (Resin Bar) 12b Hook Means (Resin Hook) 13a Hook Means (Resin Bar) 13b Hook Means (Resin) Hook) 14a Hook means (resin bar) 14b Hook means (resin hook) 15 Sewing thread 16 Drawing / drawing part 17 Ring clip 18a Ring clip notch 18b Ring clip notch 19 Stay notch 20 Wrinkle generating part 21 Ring Clip hole 22 Locking claw engaging hole 23 Locking claw 30 Velcro fastener 31 Velcro fastener

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A headrest body provided with a headrest frame provided at an upper end portion of a headrest stay and a pad material assembled so as to cover the headrest frame, a trim cover provided so as to cover an outer peripheral portion thereof, and the trim. The trim cover is provided with a finisher attached so as to cover the joining edge portion of the cover, and the trim cover is composed of a single skin material having a substantially rectangular shape. Hook means that are hooked and joined to each other at distant positions are sewn together, and a pulling squeezing portion that is clipped to the headrest frame side by squeezing both ends of the sewing thread is provided at a central portion of each side edge, A headrest, which is formed by sewing over a predetermined range.