JPS6236655Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a vertical adjustment device for an automobile seat.

Conventionally, especially as a rear vertical adjustment device for a seat, as shown in Utility Model Application No. 114737/1983 shown in FIG. , male thread 5
It has been proposed to swing the bell crank 2 by changing the amount of engagement of the bell crank 2 with the nut 6, thereby adjusting the rear part of the seat bottom 1 up and down.

Since this device uses a screw drive type as the rotational fixing means, fine adjustment is easy, but the seated person has to bend forward when rotating the knob 3, resulting in extremely poor operability. Ta.

This idea was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems. A first bracket and a second bracket are provided at the front and rear parts of the vehicle body below the seat bottom, respectively, and the seat bottom is rotated around one bracket. At the same time, the seat bottom is rotatably connected to the other bracket via a crank member having a rack member pivotally connected thereto. By providing a handle, a pinion that interlocks with the handle and meshes with the rack member, and a brake mechanism that prevents rotation of the handle from the pinion side, the handle can be operated with good operability.
The front or rear part of the seat bottom can be adjusted up and down through a pinion, a rack member, and a crank member, and the secure positioning of the seat bottom is ensured by a brake mechanism.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automobile seat connects a seat bottom 10 and a seat back 11 with a reclining mechanism 12.
0 upper rail 13 on the lower surface of the vehicle body floor 14
This is a well-known structure in which the seat bottom 10 can be slid back and forth by fitting into a lower rail 16 supported by supporting legs 15.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the seat bottom 10 is supported by a rectangular seat frame 17, and side frames 17 of the seat frame 17
First brackets 18, 18 are fixed to the front parts of upper rails 13, 13 below a, 17b, respectively, and the first brackets 18, 18 and side frames 17a, 17b are connected with hinge pins 19, 19, respectively, The seat frame 17, that is, the rear part of the seat bottom 10 is supported so as to be movable up and down.

Further, while fixing the second brackets 20, 20 to the rear portions of the upper rails 13, 13, respectively,
A stabilizer 21 is attached to the second brackets 20, 20.
the second one on the right side as seen from the seated person.
In the bracket 20, a three-pronged crank member 22 is fixed and supported on the stabilizer 21, and
In the second bracket 20 on the left side, the stabilizer 2
An interlocking member 23 is fixed to and supported by 1.

The interlocking part 22a of the crank member 22 is connected to a frame bracket 24 fixed to the side frame 17a of the seat frame 17 with a pin 25, and the interlocking part 23a of the interlocking member 23 is connected to the frame bracket 24 fixed to the side frame 17b of the seat frame 17. It is connected to the bracket 24 with a pin 25 so that the rear part of the seat frame 17 can be moved up and down via the frame brackets 24, 24 by simultaneous rotation of the crank member 22 and the interlocking member 23 by the rotation operation of the stabilizer 21.

On the other hand, the side frame 1 of the seat frame 17
A third bracket 27 is fixed to the third bracket 7a.
The third bracket 27 supports an operating shaft 28 that passes through the side frame 17a.
The pinion 29 is linked to the operating shaft 28 between the side frames 17a and 7, and the operating handle 30 is fixed to the operating shaft 28 protruding from the side frame 17a to the outside of the seat bottom 10.
A brake mechanism 31 is provided to the operating shaft 28 between the and the operating handle 30 to prevent rotation of the handle 30 from the pinion 29 side.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the brake mechanism 31 includes a cylindrical portion 33 of a casing 32 fixed to the side frame 17a, and an expanded diameter portion 34 that is integral with the operating shaft 28. A braking spring 36 is fitted between the diameter portion 34 and the cylindrical portion 33, and the braking spring 36 is brought into pressure contact with the inner wall of the cylindrical portion 33 due to its elasticity, and both ends 36a and 36b are in the notch portion of the expanded diameter portion 34. 35 and is engaged with both side walls 35a and 35b of the notch 35.

An annular plate spring 37 having a diameter slightly smaller than the winding diameter of the brake spring 36 is connected to the brake spring 36 and the expanded diameter portion 34.
and both ends 37a, 3 of the leaf spring 37.
7b projects inward from the notch 35 of the enlarged diameter portion 34 and is connected to the end 36a or 36b of the brake spring 36.
and the side wall 35a or 35b of the notch 35. In other words, the brake spring 36 and the expanded diameter portion 3
4 are mutually biased in the circumferential direction by this leaf spring 37.

A flange 39 having a protruding pawl 38 that fits into the notch 35 is fixed to the pinion 29 .

If the brake mechanism 31 has the above configuration, when the pinion 29 is rotated by operating the handle 30, the side wall 35a or 35b of the notch 35 or the braking spring 36 is rotated as the operating shaft 28 rotates.
The brake spring 37 is engaged with the end portion 36a or 36b of the brake spring 37 via the end portion 37a or 37b of the leaf spring 37, thereby contracting the brake spring 36 to reduce its winding diameter and allowing the operation shaft 28 to rotate. Therefore, rotation of the handle 30 is transmitted from the operating shaft 28 to the pinion 29.

On the other hand, when rotational force is applied to the pinion 29, the protruding pawl 38 of the flange 39 engages the end 36 of the brake spring 36.
Since the winding diameter of the brake spring 36 is expanded by pressing a or 36b, the brake spring 36 is strongly pressed against the inner wall of the cylindrical portion 33, and rotation of the operating shaft 28 is prevented. Therefore, the handle 30 does not rotate.

The pinion 29 has the second bracket 2
A pin 40 is attached to the connecting portion 22b of the crank member 22 of
The roller 43 that is fitted into the insertion pin 42 of the third bracket 27 is engaged with the rack member 41 that is pivotally connected to the third bracket 27.
This ensures the engagement of the rack member 41.

The rack member 41 is composed of a rack part 41a that meshes with the pinion 29 and a sheath part 41b that interlocks with the crank member 22, and the length can be adjusted by inserting and removing the rack part 41a from the sheath part 41b. .

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the second bracket 20 of the side frame 17b of the seat frame 17
In this case, the spring hanging pin 44 is inserted into the elongated hole, the spiral spring 45 for balancer is arranged behind the second bracket 20, and the outer end is inserted into the spring hanging pin 44.
At the same time, attach the inner end to the side frame 17b.
It is inserted into the slit 48a of the core shaft 48 which is fitted onto the upright support shaft 46 and is prevented from coming off by the pin 47.
The seat frame 1 is expanded by the diameter expanding force of the spiral spring 45.
7, that is, the seat bottom 10 is always urged upward.

In this way, the balancer spiral spring 45 is attached to the second bracket 2 on the vertically movable side of the seat frame 17.
When provided with respect to 0, there is no waste in the spring action, and the link action of the crank member 22 and the interlocking member 23 becomes smooth. Furthermore, since the seat bottom 10 is biased upward, the seat bottom 10 does not wobble and the vertical movement operation becomes smooth. Furthermore, when an occupant is seated on the seat, it is essential that the lever operating force becomes large, but by providing this balancer spiral spring 45, even when the occupant is seated, the spring biasing force is equal to the load. This is to prevent the push-up lever from becoming too heavy to operate. Note that the seat bottom 10 may be always urged downward by the spiral spring 45.

If the vehicle seat vertical adjustment device is constructed as described above, in order to adjust the seat bottom 10 from the lower position at the rear of the seat bottom 10 in FIG. 9a to the upper position in FIG. When the operating handle 30 is pulled upward, the pinion 29 rotates via the operating shaft 28 and the brake mechanism 31, and the rack member 41 moves backward to rotate the crank member 22 clockwise around the second bracket 21. When the crank member 22 lifts the rear part of the seat frame 17 via the frame bracket 24, the rear part of the seat frame 17 (seat bottom 10) swings upward around the hinge pin 19 of the first bracket 18. become.

When the user releases the operating handle 30 at an appropriate upward movement position, the rack member 4 is moved by the weight of the seated person.
A rotational force acts on the pinion 29 through 1,
The brake mechanism 31 prevents rotation of the operating shaft 28, ie, the operating handle 30, and ensures that the seat bottom 10 is held in the adjusted fixed position.

On the other hand, since the seat frame 17 is biased upward by the balancer spiral spring 45, there is no wobbling of the seat bottom 10, and the wobbling becomes a cushion when sitting, which improves the seating feeling. With the assistance of the biasing force, upward movement operation becomes smoother. In addition, the spiral spring 45 for this balancer
This prevents the driver from having to operate the levers at the same time when he or she is seated in the seat.

In order to move the seat bottom 10 downward, the operating handle 30 is pulled down, and the seat bottom 10 is reliably held at the lowest fixed position by reversing the above-described procedure.

As is clear from the above explanation, this invention connects the front part (or rear part) of the seat bottom to one bracket on the vehicle body side, and connects the rear part (or front part) of the seat bottom to the other bracket on the vehicle body side. The third bracket is connected to the crank member of the bracket, and the third bracket provided at the bottom of the seat is provided with a manual operation handle, a pinion that meshes with a rack member pivotally supported on the crank member, and a brake mechanism. To easily and quickly adjust the front or rear part of a seat bottom up or down without bending forward by pulling up or pulling down a manual handle.

Furthermore, the brake mechanism ensures that the seat bottom remains in place.

Furthermore, since the pinion side and the crank member are connected to each other by a rack member, it is easy to assemble into a thin seat frame.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a conventional vertical adjustment device, Fig. 2 is a side view of a seat according to this invention, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the vertical adjustment device, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the vertical adjustment device on the operating side. Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the brake mechanism, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 5, Figure 7 is a side view of the free side vertical adjustment device, and Figure 8 is a summary of Figure 7. 9A and 9B are side views of the vertical adjustment device showing the operation mode. 1... Seat bottom, 13... Upper rail, 14... Vehicle floor, 17... Seat frame, 17a, 17b... Side frame, 18... First bracket, 19... Hinge pin, 20... Second bracket, 21... Stabilizer, 22...
Crank member, 23... Interlocking member, 24... Frame bracket, 27... Third bracket, 28
...Operation shaft, 29...Pinion, 30...
Operation handle, 31... Brake mechanism, 41...
Rack member, 44... Spring hanging pin, 45... Spiral spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A first bracket and a second bracket are respectively provided at the front and rear parts of the vehicle body below the seat bottom, the seat bottom is rotatably connected to one of the brackets, and a rack member is pivotally supported to the other bracket. The seat bottom is rotatably connected to the seat bottom via a crank member, and a third bracket is provided on the seat bottom, and the bracket has a manual handle and a pinion that interlocks with the handle and meshes with the rack member. A brake mechanism is provided to prevent rotation of the handle from the pinion side, and the front or rear part of the seat bottom can be adjusted up or down by operating the handle. A vertical adjustment device for automobile seats.