JPH11189078A - Seat device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat device for an automobile formed in a structure whereby comfortableness can be improved of a person seating in a rear seat. SOLUTION: This seat device 1 is formed by interposing a slide rail mechanism 9 and a holder 6 relating to a side of a car room floor F to arrange longitudinally movably a seat 2. Here, the holder 6 is provided in a condition protruding a width narrow vertical plate part 7 on a horizontal plate part 8, and the seat 2 is supported onto the vertical plate part 7. In this way, between the horizontal plate part 8 and the seat 2, a space 10 able to insert a foot 20 from a rear seat can be formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile seat apparatus, and more particularly to an improvement in a holding structure for supporting a seat on a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A seat apparatus for an automobile is mounted on a floor of a vehicle cabin so as to be adjustable in a front-rear position via a slide rail mechanism. In some cases, the position of the seat is relatively high due to the interposition, so that the seat is hardly tired even when seated for a long time. Also, in terms of body design, even if an attempt is made to secure a large space between the front and rear seats, the space in the cabin is limited, and the front space for the rear seats (rear seats) is greater than that of the front seats (front seats). It is relatively narrow. In addition, even though the footrest for the rear seat may be provided on the back side of the front seat, the space between the seat and the floor of the passenger compartment is narrow, and the rear seat occupant places his feet below the front seat. It is not in a state of being extended.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional structure, there is almost no space between the seat and the floor of the passenger compartment, and the rear seat occupant extends his or her feet below the front seat. This gave the passengers in the rear seats a cramped feeling and had a problem in terms of riding comfort. It should be noted that even when the seat is raised with the holding base interposed, there has been no contrivance to improve the riding comfort for the rear seat.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile seat device having a structure capable of improving the riding comfort of a person sitting in a rear seat. . Further, other objects will be clarified sequentially in the contents described below.

[0005]

According to the present invention, as shown in the drawings, a seat (seat cushion portion) is provided on a vehicle floor F side with a slide rail mechanism 9 and a holding member 6 interposed therebetween. 2) In the vehicle seat apparatus 1 in which the back plate 6 is disposed to be able to move back and forth, the holding body 6 is provided with a narrow vertical plate portion 7 protruding from a horizontal plate portion 8 and the vertical plate portion 7 is provided. By supporting the sheet 2 above,
A space 10 is formed between the horizontal plate portion 8 and the seat 2 so that the foot 20 can be inserted from the rear seat.

According to this structure, the holding member 6 supports the seat (seat cushion portion 2) and simultaneously holds the horizontal plate portion 8
The space 10 is formed between the seat 2 and the rear seat so that the foot 20 can be inserted from the rear seat, so that the occupant sitting in the rear seat can get a comfortable state by putting his foot into the space 10. It is possible to improve the riding comfort relatively easily.

The present invention is more preferably embodied as follows. First, a configuration is provided in which a footrest portion 8a is formed so as to protrude from the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 8 and is formed on a tapered surface. In this structure, the space 10
By using the rear seat footrest portion 8a provided in the rear seat, the occupant in the rear seat can sit the foot 20 in a more comfortable state. In this case, the footrest function
Either a shape in which the tapered surface of the footrest portion 8a gradually decreases from the vertical plate portion 7 to the side portion, or a shape in which the front side is higher and gradually lowers toward the rear side is preferable.

Second, the slide rail mechanism 9 is interposed between the lower surface of the seat cushion 2 and the upper surface of the vertical plate 7. Also, the seat device 1
Comprises a seat back portion 3 and a seat cushion portion 2 and has a cover member 5 attached to the back surface of the seat cushion portion 2. The slide rail mechanism 9 is connected to the cover member 5 and the upper surface side of the vertical plate portion 7. It is a configuration interposed between the two. This structure is based on the premise that the seat cushion portion 2 can be moved back and forth with respect to the holding body 6 via the slide rail mechanism 9, and the arrangement and mounting structure of the slide rail mechanism 9 in that case are devised. This is excellent in appearance and suitable for making the space 10 usable as the footrest portion 8a.

[0009]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferable limitations are added thereto, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of an automobile seat apparatus to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 is a view of the seat apparatus as viewed from the front, and FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of the apparatus as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are side views showing the main parts of the device. 1 to 3, the seat device 1 includes a seat cushion 2, a seat back 3, a headrest 4,
The seat cushion portion 2 is supported via a slide rail mechanism 9 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to a holding body 6 fixed to the passenger compartment floor F.

More specifically, the seat cushion portion 2 and the seat back portion 3 have substantially the same seat internal structure as the conventional one except for the appearance. The seat cushion 2 has a cover member 5 that covers the entire lower surface. The cover member 5 is a plate-shaped resin molded body, and has a recess 5a formed in a groove shape in the middle front-rear direction. Such a cover member 5
In addition to the core material function of the seat cushion portion 2, a terminal portion of a skin material covering a cushioning material such as a pad is rolled into the inside to facilitate skin terminal processing. Further, when the seat cushion portion 2 is disposed above the holding body 6 via the cover member 5, the arrangement space for the slide rail mechanism 9 is easily secured. The headrest portion 4 is attached to the upper portion of the seat back portion 3 so that the main body portion 4a can be vertically adjusted via a base portion 4b provided at an intermediate portion.

The slide rail mechanism 9 is a known one, and includes a movable upper rail 9 a and a fixed lower rail 9.
b and a lock mechanism. Lower rail 9
b is fixed to a vertical plate portion 7 of a holding body 6 described later, and the upper rail 9a is
Is fixed inside. The upper rail 9a and the lower rail 9b are slidable with each other, and the sliding adjusts the movement of the seat cushion 2 in the front-rear direction with respect to the holding body 6, that is, the vehicle body floor F. The lock mechanism includes a locking claw, a biasing means, and the like which are engaged and disengaged by the operation lever 9c, and the adjusted upper rail 9a
Is locked or released with respect to the lower rail 9b. Although the slide rail mechanism 9 is a single slide rail type, the slide rail mechanism 9 may have a structure in which the slide rails are paired.

The holding body 6 is made of a resin molded body, and has a shape in which a horizontal plate portion 8 and a vertical plate portion 7 protruding from a central portion of the horizontal plate portion 8 are integrated. The horizontal plate portion 8 has a substantially rectangular shape, and projects from the base side of the vertical plate portion 7 in the front-rear and left-right directions. The upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 8 is a tapered surface that gradually decreases toward the corresponding end of the rectangle, and the tapered surfaces located on both sides of the vertical plate portion 7 are designed to be the footrest portion 8a for the rear seat. Have been. The vertical plate portion 7 is set so as to have a projection size of 20 cm or more from above the horizontal plate portion 8, and a gap between the footrest portion 8 a and the lower surface of the seat cushion portion 2, that is, the cover member 5, is at least about 15 cm.
cm or more.

The seat cushion 2 is attached to the holding member 6 via a light rail mechanism 9 on the upper surface of the vertical plate 7. This slide rail mechanism 9
As described above, the lower rail 9b is provided on the upper surface side of the vertical plate portion 7.
Are fixed by screws or the like, and the upper rail 9 fixed to the recess 5a of the cover member 5 with respect to the lower rail 9b.
It moves back and forth through a. In such a seat apparatus 1, the horizontal plate portion 8 of the holding body 6 is
When the seat 20 is attached to the rear panel by means of screws or the like, the foot 20 (see FIG. 3) of the person sitting in the rear seat can be inserted between the upper surface of the horizontal plate 8 and the lower surface of the seat cushion 2, that is, the lower surface of the cover member 5. The structure is such that the space 10 is sufficiently secured.

In the vehicle seat apparatus 1 of the above-described embodiment, by equipping the seat apparatus as a front seat in the vehicle interior, a person sitting in the rear seat can obtain the following comfort.
That is, the vertical plate portion 7 of the holding body 6 supports substantially the center of the lower surface of the seat cushion portion 2, and the space 10 is provided on both the left and right sides of the lower surface of the seat cushion portion 2. It can be inserted into the space 10 and extended to sit in a relaxed state. Further, since the tapered footrest portions 8a are provided on the left and right sides of the vertical plate portion 7 on the horizontal plate portion 8, respectively, each foot 20 inserted into the space 10 is placed on the corresponding footrest portion 8a. , Can further improve the riding comfort. Note that it is also possible to temporarily store luggage and the like in such a space 10.

It should be noted that the present invention is based on the above embodiments, and for example, the shape and the like of the seat slide mechanism 9 and the footrest portion 8a are variously modified in accordance with the cabin space and the form of the seat. is there.

[0017]

As described above, in the vehicle seat apparatus of the present invention, the vertical plate portion of the holder supports the substantially lower center of the seat, and the horizontal plate portion and the lower surface of the seat are provided with spaces on the left and right sides. Therefore, the person sitting in the backseat can extend the foot by inserting it into the space and sit in a relaxed state, and can easily improve the riding comfort for the rearseat.
In this case, the ride comfort can be further improved by providing a footrest portion having a predetermined inclination on the horizontal plate portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle seat device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from a front side.

FIG. 2 is a schematic external view of the vehicle seat device as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a main part of the vehicle seat device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automotive seat device 2 ... Seat cushion part (seat) 5 ... Cover member 6 ... Holder 7 ... Vertical plate part 8 ... Horizontal plate part 8a ... Footrest part 9 ... Slide rail mechanism 10 ... Space F ... Car room (vehicle body) )floor

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An automobile seat device comprising a seat disposed so as to be able to move back and forth with respect to a passenger compartment floor side via a slide rail mechanism and a holding body, wherein the holding body has a narrow width on a horizontal plate portion. The vertical plate portion is provided in a protruding state, and by supporting the seat on the vertical plate portion, a space is formed between the horizontal plate portion and the seat where a foot can be inserted from a rear seat. A seat device for an automobile. 2. A projection formed on an upper surface of the horizontal plate portion,
The vehicle seat device according to claim 1, further comprising a footrest portion formed on the tapered surface. 3. The vehicle seat device according to claim 1, wherein the slide rail mechanism is interposed between a lower surface side of the seat and an upper surface side of the vertical plate portion. 4. The seat includes a seat back portion and a seat cushion portion, and further includes a cover member attached to a back surface of the seat cushion portion, wherein the slide rail mechanism includes the cover member and the vertical plate portion. The vehicle seat device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle seat device is interposed between the vehicle seat device and an upper surface side of the vehicle.