JPH0752717A - Seat device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely prevent the deformation of a reclining cover due to the weight of articles to be stored, and easily and surely execute the positioning in the vertical and right-to-left direction of the reclining cover when the reclining cover is mounted on the lower side of the side part of the seat body. CONSTITUTION:In a seat device 1 where a reclining cover 4 having a pocket part 15 for storing articles is mounted on the lower side of the side part of a seat body 2, a rib 16 is provided on a root part 17 of the pocket part 15, and the rib 16 is brought into contact with the upper part of a seat frame 8 (frame part 9a) to be arranged to the lower part of the pocket part 1 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seat device in which a reclining cover having a pocket portion for storing articles is attached below a side portion of a seat body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, seat devices having a reclining function have been widely used as seat devices for vehicles and ships. In this type of seat device, a reclining cover is usually attached to the lower side portion of the seat body to cover the reclining device so as to improve the appearance.

In order to effectively use this reclining cover, as shown in FIG. 3, the reclining cover 20 is used.
There has been proposed a structure in which a pocket portion 21 for storing articles is formed in the central portion of and the article (small article) 22 can be stored in the pocket portion 21.

In this case, the reclining cover 2 described above is used.
0, as shown in FIG. 3, the pocket portion 21 is arranged above the seat frame 24 and the seat frame 2
4, the base portion 23 of the pocket portion 21 is attached to the lower portion of the side of the seat body (not shown) in a correspondingly arranged state. The pocket portion 21 of the reclining cover 20 in the mounted state is slightly inclined downward from the root portion 23 toward the tip portion 25,
As a result, the article 22 is stored at a position closer to the tip end 25 side of the pocket portion 21 to prevent the stored article 22 from falling out of the pocket portion 21.

[0005]

However, in the conventional seat apparatus as described above, when a heavy object is put into the pocket portion 21, the weight of the weight causes the root portion 23 of the pocket portion 21 to bend, and the imaginary line S in FIG. As shown, the pocket portion 21 is inclined downward, and the reclining cover 20
There is a possibility that the whole will be inclined and deformed downward.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object thereof is to reliably prevent the reclining cover from being deformed due to the weight of a stored article, and further, to prevent the seat body from being deformed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a seat device configured such that the reclining cover can be easily and reliably positioned in the up-down direction and the left-right direction when the reclining cover is attached to the lower part of the section.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a seat device in which a reclining cover having a pocket portion for storing articles is attached to a lower side portion of a seat body. A rib is provided at the base part of the rib so that the rib abuts on the seat frame arranged at a lower portion of the pocket portion.

[0008]

With the abutment action (stopper action) between the rib at the base of the pocket and the seat frame, the reclining cover can be prevented from being deformed even when a heavy object is put in the pocket. Further, when the reclining cover is attached, by applying the ribs to the seat frame, the reclining cover can be easily and reliably positioned at the attaching position.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a seat device 1 of a four-wheeled vehicle. In FIG. 1, 2 is a seat body, 3 is a reclining device, and 4 is a seat body 2 side for covering the reclining device 3. It is a reclining cover attached to the lower part of the section.

As shown in FIG. 1, the seat body 2 is composed of a seat cushion 5 on which an occupant is seated, and a seat back 7 having a headrest 6 on an upper portion thereof, and a reclining device 3 is provided on a side portion of the seat body 2. It is arranged. And by the function of this reclining device 3,
The seat back 7 can be selectively set from a state substantially perpendicular to the seat cushion 5 to a state in which the seat back 7 is tilted rearward.

The seat body 2 is supported at a predetermined height position on a vehicle body floor (not shown) via a seat frame 8. The seat frame 8 has a seat cushion supporting frame (not shown) formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a pair of legs made of pipe frames fixed to both left and right sides of the seat cushion supporting frame. Has a part 9 and this leg 9
As shown in FIG. 1, a linear frame portion 9a arranged along the front-rear direction on the vehicle body floor and the frame portion 9a.
Frame part 9 formed by bending vertically at both front and rear ends of a
b and 9c.

The leg portion 9 is slidably supported by a pair of slide rails (not shown) on the floor of the vehicle body via the bracket 11, whereby the seat device 1 is moved to the slide rails. It is designed to slide back and forth along the.

Further, in order to cover up the reclining device 3, the leg portion 9 and the bracket 11, which are arranged at the side portion of the seat body 2 corresponding to the intersection of the seat cushion 5 and the seat back 7. The reclining cover 4 is attached to the lower side of the seat body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reclining cover 4 includes a thin plate-shaped cover body 13, and the cover body 13 has a peripheral edge portion 14 forming a basic surface.
And a recessed article storage pocket portion 15 having a U-shaped cross section formed at a substantially central portion of the cover body 13. Then, the pocket portion 15 has the peripheral edge portion 14
It is opened to the outside in the part surrounded by.

Further, in this embodiment, the reclining cover 4 is provided with a plurality of ribs 16 at predetermined positions. That is, a plurality of ribs 16 are arranged at substantially equal intervals on the rear side of the cover body 13 of the reclining cover 4 and on the bottom portion 17 of the pocket portion 15. More specifically, the rib 16
2 is a plate-shaped member which is punched and formed into a substantially L-shape as a whole as clearly shown in FIG.
a is a lower surface 17a of the root portion 17 of the pocket portion 15
The other side portion 16b of the rib 16 is fixed to the peripheral portion 14a of the peripheral portion 14 which is continuous with the base portion 17
Is stuck to. An arc-shaped seat frame engaging surface 16c having the same curvature as the outer peripheral surface of the frame portion 9a of the leg portion 9 is formed at the tip of the rib 16 facing the side portions 16a and 16b.

Next, the work for mounting the reclining cover 4 having the above-mentioned structure on the lower side of the seat body 2 will be described.

First, the pocket portion 15 of the reclining cover 4 is moved toward the seat frame 8, and the pocket portion 15 is moved to the three frame portions 9a, 9b, 9c of the leg portion 9 of the seat frame 8 and the seat cushion 5. Insert from the outside into the space surrounded by and. The rear surface of the peripheral edge portion 14 of the reclining cover 4 is arranged so as to correspond to the reclining device 3, the leg portion 9, and the pair of brackets 11, respectively, and the rib 16 is provided.
The arc-shaped seat frame engaging surface 16c of the
Then, the reclining cover 4 is tightened and fixed by the screw 18 as shown in FIG. As a result, the reclining device 3, the leg portion 9, and the bracket 11 are covered with the reclining cover 4 to improve the appearance.

According to this embodiment, as described above, the rib 16 engaging with the frame portion 9a of the seat frame 8 is provided on the reclining cover 4, so that the rib 16 and the seat frame 8 come into contact with each other, that is, the seat. Due to the stopper action of the rib 16 on the frame 8, the pocket portion 15 of the reclining cover 4 is reinforced and its strength is significantly improved. Therefore, even when a heavy article (heavy article) 19 is put in the pocket portion 15, it is possible to prevent the downward inclination of the pocket portion 15 around the root portion 17 of the pocket portion 15, and thus the reclining cover 4. It is possible to prevent the entire deformation of the.

Moreover, according to this embodiment, when the reclining cover 4 is assembled, the rib 16 is brought into contact with the frame portion 9a of the leg portion 9 of the seat frame 8,
Since it is possible to easily position the reclining cover 4 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, it is possible to facilitate the work of assembling the reclining cover 4.

The above is a description of one embodiment of the present invention.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the shape and number of the ribs 16 can be changed as necessary, and the ribs 16 can be arranged in accordance with the shape of the seat frame 8 with which the ribs 16 abut and the outer surface shape of its constituent members. Is. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the seat device 1 for an automobile, and can be applied to a seat device for a ship or the like.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, a rib is provided at the base portion of the article storage pocket portion formed in the reclining cover, and the rib is provided on the seat frame disposed below the pocket portion (e.g. Since the reclining cover is attached to the lower side of the seat body with the rib abutting on the frame portion 9a of the leg portion 9 of the seat frame 8 shown in the example. A rib is interposed between the pocket portion and the seat frame, and the rib functions as a reinforcing member for the pocket portion. Therefore, when a heavy article is put in the pocket portion, the rib acts as a stopper member against the downward inclination deformation of the pocket portion due to the abutting action of the rib and the seat frame. It is possible to surely prevent the downward deformation of the portion and the deformation of the reclining cover.

When mounting the reclining cover, by applying ribs to the seat frame,
Since the reclining cover can be positioned vertically and horizontally, the reclining cover can be easily and reliably attached.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle seat device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 2, showing a conventional seat device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 seat device 2 seat body 3 reclining device 4 reclining cover 8 seat frame 9 legs 9a, 9b, 9c frame part 11 bracket 13 cover body 15 pocket part 16 ribs 16a, 16b side part 16c arc face for seat frame 17 root part 17a lower surface 19 article (heavy load)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A seat device in which a reclining cover having a pocket portion for storing articles is attached to a lower side portion of a seat body, and a rib is provided at a base portion of the pocket portion, and the rib is arranged at a lower portion of the pocket portion. A seat device, wherein the rib is brought into contact with the seat frame.