JPH1080336A - Hood device for seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure a sufficient private space for a seated person by fitting the top portion of the back of a seat in a reclined state into the private space. SOLUTION: This hood device 20a is disposed at the rear of a seat to provide a private space surrounded by both sidewalls 22 and a rear wall 23 of a peripheral wall 21 of a hood body 20, so that the top portion 15a of the back 15 of the seat in a reclined position can be fitted into the private space. Thus, in the reclined position, in which the back 15 is deeply inclined rearward, a person sitting next, for example, is prevented, even if he turns his face, from seeing a seated person in the reclined position by the wall 21 of the body 20 so that the private space of the seated person can be sufficiently ensured.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hood device for a seat for shielding a occupant's head from side and rear when the occupant is in a reclining posture in which an upper body is tilted deeply rearward.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, on both sides of an upper end portion of a backrest of a seat,
A pair of ear support bodies are provided to support the area around the ears and the temporal region of the seated person. The pair of ear support bodies has a function of, for example, obstructing the view of the adjacent occupant to some extent, hiding the occupant's face to some extent, and securing the occupant's private space to some extent.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, as described above, the pair of ear supports may, for example, give a certain degree of view to the adjacent occupant when the backrest is upright. Although it is possible to block the seated person's private space to some extent, in the reclining state in which the backrest is tilted deeply backward, the pair of ear support bodies do not function to block the view of the adjacent seated person, for example. However, there is a problem in that the next occupant, if turned around, necessarily sees the reclining posture of the occupant and cannot secure a private space for the occupant.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. A hood device is provided behind a seat, and is surrounded by both side walls and a rear wall of a peripheral wall portion of a hood body. In a reclining state in which the backrest tilted backward in the reclining state is fitted into the private space, and the reclining state in which the backrest is tilted deeply backward, the peripheral wall portion of the hood body, for example, obstructs the field of view of an adjacent occupant, and sits next to the hood. Even if the person turns around, the view is blocked by the peripheral wall portion of the hood body, and it is not possible to see the state of the seated person in the reclining posture, and it is possible to secure a sufficient private space for the seated person, The support of the hood body supports the backrest that has receded to the reclining state, preventing the backrest from shaking or rattling, increasing the stability of the backrest, The comfort can be improved, and an overhead hood body is further provided to cover the private space of the occupant from above, so that the private space of the occupant can be more sufficiently secured. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hood device for a seat that can be equipped with a control unit to improve usability.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object lies in the inventions described in the following items. [1] A hood device for a seat for shielding a head of a occupant from side and rear when the occupant is in a reclining posture in which an upper body is tilted deeply rearward, wherein the hood device (20a) The hood body (20) of the hood device (20a) has a backrest (15) which is reclined in a reclining state and has a side wall (22) and a rear wall (23). A hood device for a seat, comprising: a peripheral wall portion (21) having a U-shaped cross-section that fits into a private space surrounded by ().

[2] A hood device for a seat for shielding the occupant's head from side and rear when the occupant is in a reclining posture in which the upper body is tilted deeply rearward, wherein the hood device is provided. (20a) is disposed at the rear position of the seat, and the hood body (20) of the hood device (20a) is provided.
A peripheral wall portion (21) having a U-shaped cross-section in which a backslip (15) reclined in a reclining state fits into a private space surrounded by both side walls (22) and a rear wall (23).
A hood device for a seat, comprising: a backrest (15) that is reclined in a reclining state;

[3] The support portion (25) of the hood body (20) is displaced from the projecting position to the retracted position against the urging force when the backrest (15) falls down to the reclining state, and 3. The hood device for a seat according to claim 2, wherein when the backrest (15) is returned to the upright state, the hood is restored from the immersion position to the projecting position by an urging force.

[4] An overhead hood body (3) that covers a private space surrounded by the peripheral wall part (21) from above is provided on the peripheral wall part (21) of the hood body (20).
1, 2 or 3 wherein 0) is mounted.
A hood device for a seat according to the item.

[5] The overhead hood (3)
0) is equipped with at least one of an equipment (32) and a control unit (34) for operating the equipment (32) provided on the seat side, characterized by 1, 2, 3 or A hood device for a seat according to claim 4.

Next, the operation of the invention described in each of the above items will be described. In the hood device for a seat according to the item 1,
A hood device (20a) is arranged behind the seat, and the hood device (20) is reclined in a reclining state in a private space surrounded by both side walls (22) and a rear wall (23) of a peripheral wall portion (21). Since the backrest (15) is fitted, the backrest (15) is in a reclining state in which the backrest (15) is tilted deeply backward. The peripheral wall portion (21) shields the head of the occupant from the sides and the rear, for example, blocks the field of view of the adjacent occupant,
Even if the next seated person turns around, the view is blocked by the peripheral wall portion (21) of the hood main body (20), and the seated person in the reclining posture cannot be seen. Can be secured. The hood device for a seat according to claim 2, wherein the hood device (20a)
The hood body (20) has a backslip (15) that has been reclined in a reclining state and has both side walls (22) and a rear wall (2).
A peripheral wall portion (21) having a U-shaped cross-section that fits in the private space surrounded by 3) and a support portion (2) that supports the backstrip (15) that has fallen backward in the reclining state and cannot fall backward.
5), the backrest (1) which is reclined to the reclining state by the support portion (25) of the hood body (20).
By supporting 5), the backrest (15) can be prevented from swaying and rattling, and the stability of the backrest (15) in the reclining state can be enhanced, and the sense of quality can be enhanced. it can.

In the hood device for a seat according to the third aspect, the support portion (25) of the hood main body (20) is provided with a backrest (1).
5) is displaced from the projecting position to the retracted position against the urging force when the vehicle falls back to the reclining state, and
5) When returning to the upright state, the hood body (20) is restored from the immersion position to the projecting position by the urging force.
Support portion (25) resiliently supports the backrest (15) that has fallen backward in the reclining state, and the backrest (15) has fallen backward in the reclining state.
When the support portion (25) is brought into contact with the support member (5), the support portion (25) is displaced from the protruding position to the immersion position against the urging force, so that the impact on the backrest (15) can be reduced. .

Further, when the backrest (15) is returned to the upright state, the support portion (25) is returned to the projecting position from the immersion position by the urging force, and the support portion (25) is returned to the upright position. ) Can be pushed upward to assist the rise of the backrest (15) in the upright state, the backrest (15) can be returned to the upright state with a relatively small force, and the operation of the backrest (15) can be performed. Performance can be improved.

The hood device for a seat according to claim 4, wherein the peripheral hood (21) of the hood main body (20) has an overhead hood (30) that covers a private space surrounded by the peripheral wall (21) from above. ) Is attached,
For example, even if the next occupant looks in, it is blocked by the overhead hood body (30) and the occupant in the reclining position cannot be seen, so that the occupant's private space can be more sufficiently secured. it can.

The hood device for a seat according to claim 5, wherein the overhead hood body (30) includes an accessory (32).
Alternatively, since at least one of the control units (34) for operating the equipment (32) provided on the seat side is mounted, the occupant can lean down his arms while leaning back deeply and maintaining a substantially horizontal reclining posture. When extended, the hand reaches the control unit (34) and the equipment (32)
Can be operated, and the occupant in the recline nig posture does not need to bother to raise the upper body and operate the equipment (32), thereby improving usability. The equipment (32) corresponds to, for example, an audio speaker, and the control unit (34) includes
For example, an audio tuner control or a volume control for adjusting the volume of a speaker corresponds to this.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a seat 10 according to the present embodiment is for two persons and is arranged in a row on a cabin floor of an aircraft. At the front end of the seat portion 11 of each seat 10, a leg support 12 is supported so as to be able to fall between a horizontal use state and a hanging non-use state, and a footrest 13 is attached to a tip end of the leg support 12. I have.

The backrest 15 of the seat 10 is supported by the seat frame 11 so as to be reclined. On the upper part 15a of the backrest 15, a headrest body for supporting the head,
An ear support body for supporting the periphery of the ear and the temporal region is mounted. In the space between the front and rear seats 10, that is, in the rear position of the front seat 10, when the occupant is in a substantially horizontal reclining posture with the upper body deeply leaned rearward, A hood device 20a is provided for shielding the head from side and rear.

The hood body 20 of the hood device 20a has a U
The side walls 22 and the rear wall 23 are formed in a U-shaped cross section.
The space surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 21 is a private space into which the upper portion 15a of the backrest 15 that has fallen backward in the reclining state fits.
The hood device 20a is for two people, and a private space for two people is formed. The side walls 22 of the hood body 20 adjacent to each other are shared side walls.
In the present embodiment, the seat 10 and the hood main body 20 are installed separately from each other.
1 may be formed so as to be continuous with the rear part of the seat 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a luggage storage section is provided below the private space, and a ceiling 24 of the luggage storage section separates the private space from the luggage storage section. The rear opening 24a of the luggage storage portion serves as a luggage doorway for the occupant of the rear seat 10.

The ceiling portion 24 of the luggage storage portion is provided with a support portion 25 which protrudes and retracts to the private space side and supports the upper portion 15a of the backrest 15 which has fallen back to the reclining state so as not to fall back. . A guide hole 26 is formed in the ceiling part 24 for guiding the support part 25, which is an elongated pillow, so that the support part 25 can come and go. The support part 25 is hollow, and a coil spring 27 fits into the hollow part of the support part 25. Is equipped. Support part 25
When the back 15 falls back to the reclining state,
It is displaced from the projecting position to the retracted position against the urging force of the coil spring 27, and is restored from the retracted position to the projecting position by the urging force of the coil spring 27 when the backrest 15 returns to the upright state. Speakers and an audio operation panel are installed on both side walls 22 of the peripheral wall portion 21.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the backrest 15 is deeply reclined to a substantially horizontal reclined state, and the seated person is in a reclined posture in which the upper body is deeply moved backward, the upper portion 15 a of the backrest 15 is positioned on both sides of the peripheral wall portion 21 of the hood body 20. Wall 22 and rear wall 23
It fits in the private space surrounded by.

At this time, the peripheral wall 21 of the hood body 20
Is designed to shield the head of the occupant from the side and the rear. As a result, the state of the occupant in the reclining position cannot be seen, so that the occupant's private space can be sufficiently secured.

Further, when the backrest 15 is deeply reclined in the reclining state, the upper portion 15 a of the backrest 15 comes into contact with the support portion 25, and the support portion 25 resists the urging force of the coil spring 27. From the projecting position to the immersing position. The reaction force from the support part 25 causes the upper part 15 of the
a is resiliently supported, whereby the impact when the upper portion 15 a of the backrest 15 comes into contact with the support portion 25 can be reduced. The support portion 25 of the hood body 20 is
The upper part 15a of the backrest 15 that has fallen back to the reclining state
In a state where the backrest 15 is resiliently supported, the backrest 15 is urged upward to prevent the backrest 15 from swaying and rattling, and the stability of the backrest 15 in the reclining state. And the sitting comfort can be improved.

When the backrest 15 is returned from the reclining state to the upright state, the support portion 25 is restored from the retracted position to the projected position by the urging force of the coil spring 27. Thereby, the support part 25 can push up the upper end part of the backrest 15 upward, and can assist the rise of the backrest 15 to an upright state. That is, the backrest 15 can be returned to the upright state with a relatively small force, and the operability of the backrest 15 can be improved.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, an overhead hood body 30 is added to the first embodiment. The overhead hood body 30 is also for two persons. The overhead hood body 30 is for covering the private space surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 21 from above, and is also formed in a U-shape according to the shape of the hood main body 20, and is attached to the peripheral wall portion 21 of the hood main body 20. ing.

A plurality of insertion holes 21a are formed at the upper end of the peripheral wall 21 of the hood body 20, and a plurality of stays 3 hanging from the overhead hood body 30 are formed in the plurality of insertion holes 21a.
1a is inserted. A power connector for supplying power to the overhead hood body 30 is provided at the tip of the stay 31a. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the overhead hood body 30 is equipped with an accessory 32 as a speaker and a control unit 34 for operating the accessory 32. Thus, the equipment 32 and the like are not mounted on the hood body 20 side.

Both ends 31 of the overhead hood body 30
, Guide members 40 are respectively mounted. The guide member 40 attached to the inner end portion 31 having the longer front-rear width is one-stage and cannot expand and contract, and the guide member 40 attached to the outer end portion 31 having the shorter front-rear width is ,
It is a telescopic two-stage guide member that is telescopic.
The shutter 50 is guided by the guide members 40 on both sides so as to be able to move back and forth. The shutter 50 is formed by covering a large number of shafts 51 arranged in the front-rear direction with a cloth body 52 from above and below. Both ends of the shaft 51 are fitted into the guide grooves 41 of the guide member 40, and the end of the leading shaft 51 is fixed to the first stage of the two-stage guide member 40 so as to be integrally movable. .

In a state where the private space is covered from above by pulling the shutter 50 forward, for example, even if an adjacent occupant looks into the private space, the occupant in the reclining posture is blocked by the overhead hood body 30. Since it is not possible to see, the private space of the seated person can be secured more sufficiently.

Further, by operating the control unit 34 mounted on the overhead hood body 30, the occupant can reach the control unit 34 if the arm is extended while the reclining posture is maintained, and the hand reaches the control unit 34 to operate the equipment 32. Therefore, the occupant in the recline nig posture does not need to raise the upper body to operate the equipment 32, thereby improving the usability.

In the above-described embodiment, the two-seat hood device 20a or the two-seat overhead hood body 30 is shown. However, the present invention can be applied to a one-seat seat. Needless to say. Further, the hood device 2 is designed so that the overhead hood body 30 is detachable and the overhead hood body 30 is not mounted.
Regarding Oa, the plurality of insertion holes 21a formed at the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 21 of the hood main body 20 may be closed with, for example, a cap member.

[0030]

According to the hood device for a seat according to the present invention, the hood device is arranged behind the seat, and the hood device is reclined in a private space surrounded by both side walls and a rear wall of the peripheral wall of the hood body. Since the upper part of the backrest slipped was fitted, in the reclining state in which the backrest was tilted backward, the peripheral wall portion of the hood body, for example, obstructs the field of view of the next occupant, and the next occupant, Even when turning around, the view is blocked by the peripheral wall portion of the hood main body, so that the state of the occupant in the reclining posture cannot be seen, and the occupant's private space can be sufficiently secured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a seat hood device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hood device for a seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hood device for a seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from behind.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a hood device for a seat showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a seat hood device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from the front.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a seat hood device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, as viewed obliquely from behind.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Seat 11 ... Seat part 12 ... Leg support 15 ... Leaning 20a ... Hood device 20 ... Hood body 21 ... Peripheral wall part 22 ... Both side walls 23 ... Rear wall 24 ... Ceiling part 25 ... Support part 30 ... Overhead hood body 32 ... Equipment 34 Control unit 40 Guide member 50 Shutter 51 Shaft 52 Cloth

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A hood device for a seat for shielding a occupant's head from side and rear when a occupant is in a reclining posture in which an upper body is tilted deeply rearward. The hood body of the hood device is provided at a rear position of a seat, and the hood body of the hood device has a U-shaped cross-sectional peripheral wall portion in which the backsloping reclined state fits into a private space surrounded by both side walls and a rear wall. A hood device for a seat, comprising: 2. A hood device for a seat for shielding a head of a occupant from side and rear when the occupant is in a reclining posture in which an upper body is tilted deeply backward. A hood body of the hood device, which is disposed at a rear position of a seat, has a U-shaped cross-sectional peripheral wall portion in which a back leaning backward in a reclining state fits into a private space surrounded by both side walls and a rear wall thereof. A hood device for a seat, wherein the hood device comprises a support portion for supporting a backrest that has been reclined in a reclining state so as to be unable to recline. 3. The support portion of the hood body is displaced from a projecting position to a retracted position against a biasing force when the backrest falls down to the reclining state, and when the backrest is returned to the upright state. 3. The hood device for a seat according to claim 2, wherein the hood device is restored from the retracted position to the projected position by an urging force. 4. The seat according to claim 1, wherein an overhead hood body for covering a private space surrounded by the peripheral wall from above is mounted on a peripheral wall of the hood main body. Hood equipment for 5. The overhead hood body is provided with at least one of an equipment and a control unit for operating equipment provided on a seat side. 4. A hood device for a seat according to 4.