JPS6092938A - Seat structure for small automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make boarding and alighting from a side door to a driving seat performable in an easy manner, by installing an auxiliary seat being higher than a seat surface of the driving seat, in position between the driving seat opposed to a steering wheel and the side door. CONSTITUTION:Inside a room surrounded by a floor plate 16 of a car body 14, a side plate 18 and a roof 20, there is provided with a long bench-type seat 22. Likewise, an alighting side door 24 is attached to the left of the car body free of opening or closing. A rotary type steering wheel 26 is set up at the opposite side of the side door 24 to the vicinity of a center line or this center line in the longitudinal direction of the car body 14. And, the seat 22 is made to be lower in a part to be opposed to the steering wheel 26, and this part is set down to a driving seat 28. In addition, the side of the side door 24 of the seat 22 is made to be higher as much as one step and this elevated spot is set down to an auxiliary seat 30. With this constitution, boarding and alighting are made so easily, while a good driving attitude is made maintainable all the time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a seat structure for a small automobile mainly used for short-distance driving.

(Prior Art) There is a small vehicle called a community car that is mainly used for short distance driving within cities. This type of vehicle is generally extremely small, and the height of the driver's seat from the road surface is also quite low.

For this reason, there was a problem in that it was difficult to get on and off the vehicle through the side door for getting on and off. In other words, when getting into the vehicle, one has to sink deeply into the low (1) seat, and on the other hand, when getting off the vehicle, the legs that are extended from the seat and out of the door are bent significantly, making it difficult to stand up (Purpose of the Invention) The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a seat structure for a small automobile that facilitates getting on and off the driver's seat from the side door.

(Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a small motor vehicle equipped with a steering nozzle near the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle body or at a position deviated to the opposite side of the entry/exit sight door. An auxiliary seat 3 higher than the seating surface of the driver's seat is provided between the driver's seat facing the non-driver and the side door.

The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the driver's seat. In these figures, reference numeral 10.
10 is a steering front wheel, 12.12 is a driving rear wheel, and 14 is a vehicle body. A horizontally long bench-shaped seat 22 is located inside the vehicle, which is surrounded by the floor plate 16°, the side plate 18, and the roof 2o of the vehicle body 14.
is provided. A side door 24 for getting in and out is attached to the left side of the vehicle body 14 so as to be openable and closable.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a rotary steering handle, which is located near the longitudinal center mA of the vehicle body 14 or on the opposite side of the side door 24 with respect to the center line A. The portion of the seat 22 facing the handle 26 is lowered, and this portion serves as a driver's seat 28.

Further, the driver's seat 28 is raised one step higher on the side door 24 side, and serves as an auxiliary seat 30. Note that 32 in FIG. 1 is the backrest of the seat 22. Further, the front corner of the seat 22 on the side door 24 side is formed diagonally to prevent feet from touching the seat 22 when getting on and off the vehicle.

When riding in this embodiment, open the door 24, sit down on the high auxiliary seat 30 horizontally, position B) on the imaginary line in Figure 2, and lift your legs while rotating your body forward around your waist. Enter the room, move your body laterally, and sink into the driver's seat 28 (position C). When getting out of the vehicle, the driver moves from the driver's seat 28 to the auxiliary seat 30, opens the door 24, and rotates his or her body around the waist to put his or her feet out of the vehicle and onto the road.

In this way, when getting on and off the vehicle, from the high auxiliary seat 30,
Since you move your feet in and out, the position of your feet, especially your knees, is not too high relative to your hips.

It is possible to easily get up and sit on the auxiliary seat 30 from outside the vehicle. Furthermore, since the driver's seat 28 is low, a good driving posture can be ensured. Furthermore, since there is a step between the driver's seat 28 and the auxiliary seat 30, the driving position is reliably determined and the ability to hold the driver's body is improved. Particularly in this embodiment, since the upright wall 22a is also provided on the side opposite to the auxiliary seat 30, the ability to hold the body is further improved.

In this embodiment, a bench-type seat 22 in which an auxiliary seat 30 and a driver's seat 28 are integrated is used.

Of course, in the present invention, both seats (30, 28) may be made as separate bodies, and in this case, the vehicle body 14 may be formed in advance so that the floor plate 16 of the vehicle body 14 is used as is for the auxiliary seat. Further, when side doors are provided on both left and right sides of the vehicle body, an auxiliary seat may be provided on the side far from the steering handle.

Furthermore, when the driver's seat and the auxiliary seat are integrated into a bench type, the same effect as the present invention can be obtained by making the auxiliary seat part a hard comb and the driver's seat part soft so that the driver's body sinks deeply into the seat when seated.

The present invention also includes such things.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention provides an auxiliary seat adjacent to the driver's seat on the side door side, and the auxiliary seat is made higher than the driver's seat, making it easier to get on and off the vehicle, as well as providing a good driving posture. It has the effect that you can also obtain

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the seat. 24...Side door, 26...Steering handle. 28...driver seat, 30...auxiliary seat. Patent Applicant: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney: Yama 1) Text: Written Amendment (Elephant) November 21, 1980 Commissioner of the Patent Office Kazuo Wakasugi 1, Indication of Case 1980 Patent Application No. 200004 2 Title of the invention: Seat structure for small automobiles 3; Relationship with the amended case Patent Applicant address: 2500 Shingai, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture Name (AO7) Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Representative: Jiang
Hideto Kuchi 4, Agent Address: 6-21-1 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Number of inventions increased by amendment: 0 7, Drawings subject to amendment

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A small motor vehicle equipped with a steering wheel located near the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle body or at a position opposite to a side door for getting on and off, the driver's seat facing the steering wheel and the side door facing the steering wheel. between the door. A seat structure for a small automobile, characterized in that an auxiliary seat is provided which is higher than the seating surface of the driver's seat.