JPH07237479A - Storage holding device for folding seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve in-vehicle appearance more attractive, when a folding seat is used, by disusing a fixing band for holding the folding seat in a storage condition. CONSTITUTION:In a device for holding a folding seat 20 stored in a condition placed along an in-vehicle side wall 10 in order to widely ensure baggage space in a vehicle, one end part 30a of an assist grip 30, provided in the in-vehicle side wall 10, is rotatably supported relating to the in-vehicle side wall 10, and further the other end part serves as a free end part 30b movable from a fixed position of the in-vehicle side wall 10 to partly the folding seat 20 placed in a storage condition, by rotating the assist grip 30. Lock mechanisms 40A, 40B, which can be connected/disconnected to/from the free end part 30b of the assist grip 30, are respectively provided in the fixed position of the in-vehicle side wall 10 and partly the folding seat 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for flipping up a folding seat laterally in the vehicle to store and hold it in order to secure a wide space for luggage in the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An outline of a conventional folding sheet 20 is shown in FIGS. First, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a stored state of the folding sheet 20, and FIG. 7 is a folding sheet 2
It is a rear view showing the use condition of 0. As is clear from these drawings, the seat cushion 2 of the folding seat 20.
2 is rotatably attached to a wheel house 12 of the vehicle body. Therefore, by rotating the seat cushion 22 toward the vehicle interior side wall 10, the seat cushion 22 is housed together with the seat back 24 along with the vehicle interior side wall 10. And seat cushion 2
One end of the fixing band 60 is joined to the back surface of 2,
The hook 6 at the other end of the fixing band 60 when stored
2 is an assist grip 7 provided on the vehicle interior side wall 10.
0, which holds the folding sheet 20 in the stored state.

[0003]

However, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 7, when the folding seat 20 is in use, the fixing band 60 hangs below the seat cushion 22, which impairs the appearance inside the vehicle. Become. The fixing band 60 is used for the seat cushion 22.
By engaging the engaging hole of the hook 62 with the protrusion provided at the connecting portion of the and, it can be housed in a loop shape. However, this engagement is likely to be disengaged due to vibration of the vehicle or the like, and even in the engaged state, the loop-shaped fixing band 60 protrudes to the side of the seat cushion 22. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the appearance of the inside of the vehicle when the folding seat is used by eliminating the fixing band for holding the folding seat in the stored state.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the folding sheet storage / holding device of the present invention is constructed as follows. (1) In an apparatus for storing and holding a folding seat in a state of being fitted to an inner side wall of a vehicle in order to secure a wide luggage space inside the vehicle, one end of the assist grip provided on the inner side wall of the vehicle is The other end is rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle interior side wall, and the other end is a free end that can be moved from a fixed position on the vehicle interior side wall to a part of the folded seat in the stored state by rotation of the assist grip. Locking mechanisms that can be coupled to and released from the free ends of the assist grips are provided at fixed positions on the vehicle interior side wall and part of the folding seat. (2) It is preferable that the lock mechanism of each of the vehicle interior side wall and the folding seat has a common structure.

[0005]

In the structure of (1), when the folding seat is to be stored, the free end portion of the assist grip is removed from the lock mechanism of the inner side wall of the vehicle and coupled to the lock mechanism of the folding seat. It is held in a state of being fitted to the inner wall of the vehicle through the assist grip. When the folding seat is put into a normal use state, the free end of the assist grip is connected to the lock mechanism of the vehicle interior side wall and returned to the fixed position, so that there is no element from the interior of the vehicle that impairs its appearance. According to the configuration of (2), since the structure of the lock mechanism is common in the vehicle interior side wall and the folding seat, the operation for coupling or releasing the free end portion of the assist grip to these is common, Its workability is improved.

[0006]

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a folding sheet 20 is stored. As shown in this figure, the wheel house 12 integrally protruding from the floor in the side of the vehicle
A rod-shaped support bracket 14 is fixed to the upper surface of the. A support portion 23 fixed to the side surface of the seat cushion 22 of the folding seat 20 is rotatably coupled to the support bracket 14. Therefore, the seat cushion 22 is rotatable together with the seat back 24 along the vehicle interior side wall 10 into the housed state shown in FIG. 1 or the normal use state (see the solid line state in FIG. 7). It should be noted that when the folding seat 20 is put into the same use state as that shown in FIG. 7, the seat cushion 2 is provided in the recess formed in the bottom surface of the seat cushion 2
Seat leg 2 to support 2 by the floor inside the car
6 is stored.

An assist grip 30 is provided on the vehicle interior side wall 10 at an upper portion of the folding seat 20 in a stored state.
Are arranged. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the assist grip 30, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. As is clear from these figures, one end 30a of the assist grip 30 is rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle interior side wall 10. That is, this end 30a
As shown in FIG. 3, the grip frame 32 of the assist grip 30 is attached to the vehicle interior side wall 10 by the bolt 36 via the bush 34.

The other end of the assist grip 30 is a free end 30b. Therefore, when the assist grip 30 is rotated about the bolt 36 as a fulcrum from the normal state shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 to the state shown by the phantom line, the free end portion 30b is in the stored state from the fixed position of the vehicle interior side wall 10. The folding seat 20 (seat cushion 22) moves to reach the bottom surface. Further, lock mechanisms 40A and 40B having a common structure capable of coupling with and releasing the free end portion 30b of the assist grip 30 are provided on the fixed position of the vehicle interior side wall 10 and the bottom surface of the folding seat 20, respectively.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing the lock mechanisms 40A, 40B together with the free end portion 30b of the assist grip 30, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lock mechanisms 40A, 40B in a partial sectional view. is there. As shown in these drawings, the housings 42 of the lock mechanisms 40A and 40B are attached to the vehicle interior side wall 10 or the seat cushion 22 by two countersunk screws 45. A guide space 43 is formed in the housing 42 from one outside to the inside, and a lock plate 46 is slidably inserted therein. A knob 48 for operation is fixed to the end of the lock plate 46 located outside the housing 42.

Guide space 4 in the housing 42
A spring 49 is incorporated between the inner end surface of the lock plate 3 and the end of the lock plate 46. Due to the elastic force of the spring 49, the lock plate 46 is constantly urged in the direction of being pushed out from the housing 42. As shown in FIG. 4, a stopper pin 50 engaged with the groove 52 of the housing 42 is fixed to the lock plate 46.
Accordingly, the slide position of the lock plate 46 based on the elastic force of the spring 49 is set to the stopper pin 5
It is regulated by the contact between 0 and the outer end surface of the groove 52.

An insertion hole 44 is formed in the housing 42 from its surface toward the inside so as to be orthogonal to the guide space 43. As shown in FIG. 4, the insertion hole 44 is set to a size such that the lock pin 38 fixed to the grip frame 32 can be inserted into the free end portion 30b of the assist grip 30. Further, a lock hole 47 through which the lock pin 38 can be inserted is also provided in the lock plate 46.
Are formed. However, the lock hole 47 in the state where the position of the lock plate 46 is regulated by the stopper pin 50 and the groove 52 as described above is eccentric to the insertion hole 44, for example, on the right side in FIG. Then, when the lock pin 38 is inserted into the insertion hole 44 and the lock hole 47, the lock plate 46 moves the spring 49.
After slightly sliding against the urging force of the lock pin 47, it returns to the original direction, and the edge of the lock hole 47 engages with the lock groove 39 on the outer periphery of the lock pin 38 as shown in FIG.

In the above structure, the folding sheet 20
In order to remove the free end 30b of the assist grip 30 from the lock mechanism 40A of the vehicle interior side wall 10, the lock plate 46 is moved from the state shown in FIG. 4 to the spring 49, for example. Push in against the urging force of. As a result, the edge of the lock hole 47 in the lock plate 46 is disengaged from the lock groove 39 of the lock pin 38, so that the lock pin 38 can be pulled out from the insertion hole 44 of the housing 42. As a result, the lock mechanism 40A of the vehicle interior side wall 10 and the free end portion 30b of the assist grip 30 are released from each other, and the assist grip 30 can rotate about the bolt 36 as a fulcrum.

Then, the assist grip 30 is rotated to move the free end portion 30b thereof to the position of the lock mechanism 40B of the folding seat 20 (seat cushion 22), and the lock mechanism 40B is inserted into the insertion hole 44 of the housing 42. Insert the lock pin 38. As a result, as described above, the lock groove 3 of the lock pin 38
9 engages with the edge of the lock hole 47 in the lock plate 46, and the free end portion 30b of the assist grip 30 is coupled to the lock mechanism 40B. Therefore folding sheet 2
0 is held in the housed state along with the vehicle interior side wall 10 through the assist grip 30. When the folding seat 20 is returned to the normal use state, the assist grip 30 is also returned to the fixed position where the free end portion 30b thereof is connected to the lock mechanism 40A of the vehicle interior side wall 10.

The common structure of both the lock mechanisms 40A and 40B is an additional technique to the basic technique of the present invention, and the free end portion 30b of the assist grip 30 is coupled to each lock mechanism 40A and 40B. If the purpose is not to standardize the operation for releasing the lock, a lock mechanism having a separate structure may be adopted.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the use of the assist grip to hold the folding seat in the stored state improves the appearance of the interior of the vehicle when the folding seat is used. Further, the operation for connecting and disconnecting the free end of the assist grip to the vehicle interior side wall and the lock mechanism of the folding seat can be made common, and in that case, workability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a stored state of a folding sheet.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of an assist grip.

3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a lock mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the lock mechanism in a partial cross section.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a stored state of a conventional folding sheet.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the usage state of the conventional folding sheet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Inner side wall 20 Folding seat 30 Assist grip 30a One end 30b Free end 40A, 40B Lock mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for accommodating and holding a folding seat in a state of being fitted to an inner side wall of a vehicle in order to secure a wide space for luggage inside the vehicle, wherein an assist grip provided on the inner side wall of the vehicle comprises:
One end of the free end is rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle interior side wall, and the other end is movable by rotation of the assist grip from a fixed position on the vehicle interior side wall to a part of the folded seat in the stored state. The folding mechanism is characterized in that a lock mechanism capable of coupling with and releasing the free end portion of the assist grip is provided at a fixed position of the vehicle interior side wall and a part of the folding seat, respectively. Seat storage and holding device. 2. The folding seat storage / holding device according to claim 1, wherein the structure of the lock mechanism for each of the vehicle interior side wall and the folding seat is common.