JPS6347140Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a seat installed in a vehicle such as an automobile, and more specifically to a seat with side safety covers when the seat is supported diagonally upward in the left and right direction so that its height can be adjusted. .

As a vehicle seat, for example, Utility Model 114735
As seen in the above publication, a seat is conventionally known in which a seat is connected to a base by parallel links and supported so as to be adjustable in height.

By the way, if the above-mentioned parallel link is configured to operate within a plane along the left-right direction of the seat and is supported so that the seat moves in one direction in the left-right direction and is adjusted upward, the seat As the seat rises, the base that supports the seat is exposed on either side of the seat, deteriorating its appearance. Not only that, when the seat is in the raised position, the gap between the seat and the base opens to the side of the seat, so it is difficult to accidentally get your hands or feet caught in it when lowering the seat. There are dangers such as: Particularly in vehicles that aim to make effective use of space, it is common for a structure on the vehicle body side to be placed close to the side of the seat.In this case, when the seat is lowered, one side of the seat This poses a risk of getting limbs caught between the vehicle and the vehicle body structure.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above-mentioned inconveniences, and it can prevent the danger of hands and feet getting caught when adjusting the vertical position of the seat, improve the aesthetic appearance when the seat is raised, and Another object of the present invention is to provide a seat with side safety covers that can prevent small items from falling below the seat.

For this purpose, the present invention provides a vehicle seat in which a seat is supported on a base via a link so that it can be moved diagonally upward in one direction in the left and right directions.
A support plate is erected on the base near the side surface of the seat sheet in the direction opposite to the movement direction, and a safety cover is stretched between the support plate and the seat sheet, and the safety cover can be moved upwardly. The gist is that the space between the side surface of the seat and the support plate is configured to cover at least the space below the lower surface of the seat.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 indicates a seat that constitutes a vehicle seat, and 2 indicates a backrest having a headrest 3 at its upper end.
It may be a fixed type that is fixed at a certain angle to the seat 1, or a reclining type. The seat 1 of such a vehicle seat has a link 5 on a base plate 4 serving as a base.
Its lower surface is pivotally connected via. By arranging a pair of links 5 spaced apart on the left and right sides of the seat 1, the base plate 4 and the seat 1 are connected to each other.
A parallel link that can rotate around an axis passing in the front-rear direction of the seat is formed between the seat and the seat. Another parallel link is constituted by the same link 5 as described above, and by disposing these pair of parallel links at the front and rear of the seat 1 with an interval, the seat 1 becomes a second parallel link.
It is designed to be able to move diagonally in parallel upwardly on the right side of the figure from the position shown by the solid line in the figure to the position shown by the dashed-dotted line. Although not shown, a ratchet type or other fixing means is provided which can fix the rotation of the link 5 at any position, so that the seat 1 can be adjusted to any height between the solid line position and the dashed-dotted line position. It is adapted to be supported on a base plate 4.

Here, according to the present invention, since the vehicle body side structure 6 is disposed close to the seat right side surface (left side surface in FIG. 2) 1a which is the side opposite to the movement direction of the seat 1, the right side surface is A support plate 4a is bent and erected from the base plate 4 so as to face the support plate 1a. A safety cover 7 made of leather made of polyvinyl chloride foam, for example, has one end fixed to the lower end of the right side surface 1a of the seat 1, and the other end of the safety cover 7 facing the upper surface of the seat 1. It is fixed to the lower part of the outer surface of the support plate 4a, bypassing the upper end of the support plate 4a. The safety cover 7 has a width commensurate with the longitudinal length of the seat 1, and has enough length to allow the seat 1 to move to the position indicated by the dash-dotted line.

With the above configuration, when the seat 1 is supported in the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 2, at least the right side of the seat 1 below the lower surface of the seat 1 is covered with the safety cover 7. Therefore, even if the base plate 4 and the link 5 are exposed on the left side portion of the seat 1, they are not exposed to the public eye, and the appearance is improved. Not only that, but without the safety cover 7, there is a relatively large gap between the right side of the seat 1 and the vehicle body side structure 6, and small items such as coins can easily be dropped there.
The presence of the safety cover can prevent such small objects from falling. In particular, since the safety cover 7 can prevent parts of the body such as limbs from entering the gap, the seat 1 and the vehicle body side structure 6 or the base plate can be protected even when the seat 1 is lowered. 4, there is no need to get your hands or feet caught between the two, and safe operability can be achieved.

When the seat 1 is lowered to the solid line position in FIG. 2, one end of the safety cover 7 is pulled downward from the upper end position of the support plate 4a, and the right side surface 1a of the seat 1 and the support plate 4a are Since one end side of the safety cover 7 is housed in the space between them, the safety cover 7 is not unnecessarily exposed and does not get in the way, and does not impair the appearance.

In the above embodiment, the support plate 4a is an integral structure that is bent and erected from the base plate 4, but it is also possible to prepare a support plate separate from the base plate 4 and erect it on the base plate 4. In this case, there is no need to change the shape of the base plate 4 itself, so the range of application is expanded.

Moreover, since the safety cover 7 only needs to be stretched between the seat sheet 1 and the upper end of the support plate 4a, the other end may be directly fixed to the upper end of the support plate 4a.

As explained above, according to the present invention, when the seat is translated diagonally upward in the left-right direction and supported at a high position, the lower side of the seat on the side opposite to the direction of movement is covered with the safety sheet. Since the members supporting the seat, such as the base and the links, are not exposed, the appearance is improved, and small items such as coins can be prevented from falling into the narrow area below the seat. In particular, the presence of the safety cover prevents parts of the body such as limbs from entering downward from the sides of the seat, so when a vehicle body-side structure is placed close to the side of the seat. However, the seat can be safely moved to a lower position without any part of the body getting caught between this and the seat, or between the seat and the base or support plate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle seat according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an overall front view of the same. 1... Seat seat, 1a... Right side, 2... Backrest, 3... Head rest, 4... Base plate, 4a... Support plate, 5... Link, 6... Vehicle body side structure, 7... Safety cover.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vehicle seat in which a seat is supported on a base via a link so as to be able to move diagonally in parallel upwards in one of the left and right directions, the seat is supported on the base in close proximity to a side surface of the seat in the opposite direction of movement. A board is erected, and a safety cover is stretched between the support board and the seat sheet, and the safety cover covers at least the seat seat in the space between the side surface of the seat seat and the support board in the upward movement position. A vehicle seat with a side safety cover, characterized in that it is configured to cover the area below the lower surface position.