US20010026075A1 - Vehicular seat support structure - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a vehicular seat support structure for supporting a vehicular seat.
- One type of existing vehicular seat support mechanism supports a rear end portion of a seat cushion of a vehicular seat at a forward side of a storage recess formed in a compartment floor in such a manner that the seat cushion is pivotal in fore-and-aft directions.
- This mechanism functions so that the vehicular seat can be placed into the storage recess by pivoting the seat rearwards, with the seatback placed down over the seat cushion.
- This support mechanism includes a pair of right and left-side bars and a pair of right and left-side mounting brackets.
- the right and left-side bars are provided on right and left-side edge portions of a forward portion of the storage recess, which are protruded inwards in the storage recess.
- the right and left-side bars form a pivot of a seat cushion and a seatback.
- the right and left-side mounting brackets are provided at right and left-side sites in a rear end portion of the seat cushion.
- the mounting brackets are supported by the right and left-side bars so that the brackets are pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. In this manner, the rear end portion of the seat cushion is supported pivotally in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the invention relates to a vehicular seat support mechanism.
- the vehicular seat support mechanism includes a vehicular seat having a seat cushion that forms a sitting portion, the seat cushion having a pivot axis, which is horizontal with respect to the width direction of a vehicle, provided toward the rear thereof, which enables the seat cushion to pivot in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle, and a link mechanism that moves the pivot axis of the seat cushion to rear and downward.
- the support mechanism may support a rear end portion of a seat cushion forming a vehicular seat at a site forward of a storage recess portion provided in the compartment floor, in such a manner that the seat cushion is pivotal in fore-and-aft directions.
- the support mechanism may further functions to allow the vehicular seat to be placed into the storage recess portion by pivoting the seat rearward.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle equipped with a rear seat that is supported by adopting support mechanisms in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away perspective view illustrating a state in which each seat cushion forming the rear seat is supported;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a seat frame structure of a left-side seat of the rear seat, and support mechanisms attached to the seat frame structure;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the rear seat supported on a compartment floor
- FIG. 5 is a side view in which the rear seat is being placed into storage.
- FIG. 6 is a side view in which the rear seat has been placed into storage.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a vehicle equipped with a rear seat that is supported by adopting a support mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- the vehicle has a three-row seat arrangement in which three rows of seats are displaced in the fore-and-aft directions. That is, the vehicle has a first-row seat (front seat 10 a ), a second-row seat 10 b , and a third-row seat (rear seat 10 c ).
- the rear seat 10 c has three sitting portions that are arranged in the right-and-left direction. As illustrated in FIG.
- the rear seat 10 c is divided at a proportion of 6:4 in the right-and-left direction into a left-side seat 10 c 1 and a right-side seat 10 c 2 .
- the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 , forming the rear seat 10 c are supported at their rear end portions to a floor F by support mechanisms in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- the left-side seat 10 c 1 has a seat cushion 11 and a seatback 12 .
- a seatback frame 12 a of the seatback 12 is connected at its lower end portion to a rear end portion of a cushion frame 11 a of the seat cushion 11 via a reclining mechanism 13 .
- the seatback 12 is set in an upright position.
- the locking of the seat cushion 11 and the seatback 12 established by the reclining mechanism 13 is removed (unlocked), and the seatback 12 is pivoted down until a front surface of the seatback 12 contacts an upper surface of the seat cushion 11 .
- the seatback 12 assumes a state where the seatback 12 is placed over the seat cushion 11 .
- the right-side seat 10 c 2 has a seat cushion 14 and a seatback (not shown), and is constructed similarly to the left-side seat 10 c 1 .
- Each of the seat cushion 11 forming the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the seat cushion 14 forming the right-side seat 10 c 2 is supported to the floor F by a forward lock mechanism 20 a , a side lock mechanism 20 b , and a pair of right and left-side rearward support mechanisms 20 c.
- the forward lock mechanisms 20 a are attached to forward end portions of inner lower arms 11 b , 14 b of the seat cushions 11 , 14 via connecting portions so that the forward lock mechanisms 20 a are pivotal in the right-and-left directions.
- the seatback 12 is held to the seat cushion 11 in an upright state by the reclining mechanism 13 .
- the forward lock mechanism 20 a is able to establish the seat cushion 11 in a locked state on the floor F by engaging with a corresponding one of strikers 21 provided on the floor F.
- the forward lock mechanisms 20 a are designed so that the forward lock mechanisms 20 a can be folded toward a lower-surface side of the seat cushions 11 , 14 when the locked state is removed.
- the side lock mechanisms 20 b are attached to forward end portions of outer lower arms 11 c , 14 c of the seat cushions 11 , 14 .
- Each side lock mechanism 20 b is positioned on an outer side of a corresponding one of the outer lower arms 11 c , 14 c as shown in FIG. 2.
- Each side lock mechanism 20 b is designed so as to establish a locked state or an unlocked state by detachably engaging or disengaging with a striker 22 provided on an inward side wall of an adjacent tire housing (not shown) of the vehicle body.
- Each rearward support mechanism 20 c is made up of a mounting bracket 23 , a first link 24 , and a second link 25 .
- the compartment floor F has a storage recess f 2 that is formed rearward of a main floor portion f 1 on which the rear seat 10 c is disposed.
- Mounting recess portions f 3 that are lower than the main floor portion f 1 are formed at sites forward of the storage recess f 2 that correspond to right and left sites in rear end portions of the seat cushions 11 , 14 .
- the rearward support mechanisms 20 c are disposed on the mounting recess portions f 3 , respectively.
- the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 are disposed on the main floor portion f 1 forward of the storage recess f 2 .
- Each of the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 is supported by the forward lock mechanism 20 a , the side lock mechanism 20 b , and the right and left-side rearward support mechanisms 20 c .
- the mounting bracket 23 is attached onto the corresponding mounting recess portion f 3 of the compartment floor F.
- the first link 24 and the second link 25 are connected to the mounting bracket 23 and to the corresponding one of the lower arms 11 b , 11 c , 14 b , 14 c of the seat cushion 11 , 14 .
- a carpet C is laid substantially over the enter surface of the compartment floor F.
- each rearward support mechanism 20 c is positioned under a corresponding one of right and left-side sites in a rear end portion of the seat cushion 11 .
- the first link 24 is connected at its lower end portion to a forward portion of the mounting bracket 23 in such a manner that the first link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the first link 24 extends rearwardly upwards in an inclined state.
- An upper end portion of the first link 24 is connected to the corresponding one of the lower arms 11 b , 11 c of the seat cushion 11 in such a manner that the first link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the second link 25 is connected at its lower end portion to a site of the mounting bracket 23 that is rearward of the site of connection to the first link 24 , in such a manner that the second link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the second link 25 extends forwardly upwards in an inclined state, crossing the first link 24 .
- An upper end portion of the second link 25 is connected to a site in the rear end portion of the corresponding one of the lower arms 11 b , 11 c of the seat cushion 11 that is forward of the site at which the first link 24 is connected to the rear end portion of the lower arm, in such a manner that the second link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the right and left-side rearward support mechanisms 20 c support the rear end portions of the seat cushion 11 at the right and left-side sites.
- each rearward support mechanism 20 c is positioned under a corresponding one of right and left-side sites in a rear end portion of the seat cushion 14 .
- the first link 24 is connected at its lower end portion to a forward portion of the mounting bracket 23 in such a manner that the first link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the first link 24 extends rearwardly upwards in an inclined state.
- An upper end portion of the first link 24 is connected to the corresponding one of the lower arms 14 b , 14 c of the seat cushion 14 in such a manner that the first link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the second link 25 is connected at its lower end portion to a site in the mounting bracket 23 that is rearward of the site of connection to the first link 24 , in such a manner that the second link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the second link 25 extends forwardly upwards in an inclined state, crossing the first link 24 .
- An upper end portion of the second link 25 is connected to a site in the rear end portion of the corresponding one of the lower arms 14 b , 14 c of the seat cushion 14 that is forward of the site at which the first link 24 is connected to the rear end portion of the lower arm, in such a manner that the second link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions.
- the right and left-side support mechanisms 20 support the rear end portions of the seat cushion 14 at the right and left-side sites.
- the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 supported to the compartment floor F as described above can be placed into the storage recess f 2 independently of each other when necessary.
- a space is formed, which can be used as a luggage compartment, over the site on the main floor portion f 1 for disposing the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 and over the storage recess f 2 , thereby forming a large luggage compartment rearward of the second-row seat 10 b .
- the manner of placing the left-side seat 10 c 1 into the storage recess f 2 and the manner of placing the right-side seat 10 c 2 into the storage recess f 2 are substantially the same. Therefore, the following description of the manner of placing the seats into the storage recess f 2 will be made by referring to the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 collectively as the rear seat 10 c for the sake of convenience in description.
- FIGS. 4 to 6 illustrate a process of placing the rear seat 10 c (the left-side seat 10 c 1 and/or the right-side seat 10 c 2 ) into the storage recess f 2 .
- each seat cushion 11 , 14 is supported on the compartment floor F by the forward lock mechanism 20 a and the right and left-side rearward support mechanisms 20 c , and the seat cushion is further supported on the inner side wall of the adjacent tire housing (not shown) by the side lock mechanism 20 b.
- the rear seat 10 c is pivoted rearward as indicated in FIG. 5 by raising a forward end portion of the rear seat 10 c while maintaining the folded state where the seatback 12 is placed on the seat cushion 11 , 14 .
- the rear seat 10 c is thus placed into the storage recess f 2 rearward of the site for disposing the rear seat 10 c .
- the lower surface of the seat cushions 11 , 14 is at an upper position and the forward lock mechanisms 20 a are protruded upwards. Therefore, the forward lock mechanisms 20 a are subsequently pivoted down onto the seat cushions 11 , 14 .
- the rear seat 10 c is stored as shown in FIG.
- the rear seat 10 c can be returned from the storage recess f 2 -stored state to the normal seat state by reversing the above-described procedure.
- each rearward support mechanism 20 c turns along arc-shaped loci indicated by one-dot chain lines in FIG. 4 from the normal seat state shown in FIG. 4 to the stored state shown in FIG. 6.
- first link 24 of each rearward support mechanism 20 c pivots rearwards and downwards about a lower end connecting portion a at which the first link 24 is connected to the mounting bracket 23 , so that an upper end connecting portion a 1 at which the first link 24 is connected to a corresponding one of the seat cushions 11 , 14 is moved to a rearward and downward position a 2 .
- the second link 25 pivots rearwards and downwards about a lower end connecting portion b at which the second link 25 is connected to the mounting bracket 23 , so that an upper end connecting portion b 1 at which the second link 25 is connected to the corresponding one of the seat cushions 11 , 14 is moved to a rearward and downward position b 2 .
- the folded rear seat 10 c pivots rearward while a rear end portion of the rear seat 10 c moves downward gradually, due to the pivoting motion of the first link 24 and the pivoting motion of the second link 25 that follows the pivoting motion of the first link 24 . Therefore, the pivoting locus of a distal end portion of the folded rear seat 10 c forms an elliptic shape whose pivot center is lower than that of a circular locus of a pivoting motion (circular motion) about a single pivot, and whose height is less than that of the circular locus.
- the rear end portion of the rear seat 10 c moves to the rear and downward gradually because the pivoting motion of the support mechanisms 20 c is not the pivoting motion forming circular motion about a single pivot like the conventional support mechanism. Therefor, an area of the pivoting motion is small in comparison with the conventional support mechanism. Furthermore, the pivot axis of the rear seat 10 c becomes lower so that the up-down movements of the center of gravity of the rear seat 10 c becomes less. Therefore, the labor required for the storing operating is reduced.
- each support mechanism 20 c supports the rear end portion of a corresponding one of the seat cushions 11 , 14 using the first link 24 and the second link 25 crossing each other, the supporting mechanism 20 c has a sufficient effect of anchor when a seat belt is adopted to the rear seat. Furthermore, the support mechanisms 20 c have sufficient support strength enough to absorb an impactive force in a fore-and-aft directions of the vehicle.
- the support mechanisms 20 c are effective at supporting the rear seat 10 c made up of a plurality of seats divided in the right-and-left directions (the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 ).
- the rearward support mechanisms 20 c can be adopted not only as support mechanisms for supporting an elongated bench type seat having a plurality of sitting portions arranged in the right-and-left directions, but also as support mechanisms for supporting a seat having a single sitting portion.
- the support mechanism of the invention is adopted for the rearmost seat (third-row seat) in a vehicle having a three-row seat arrangement
- the support mechanism of the invention is not limited to that embodiment, but may also be adopted for the second-row seat in a vehicle having a two-row seat arrangement. In such a case, the support mechanism of the invention achieves substantially the same advantages as those achieved by the foregoing embodiment.
- each rearward support mechanism 20 c is disposed in the mounting recess portion f 3 that is lower than the main floor portion f 1 of the compartment floor F. Therefore, when the rear seat 10 c is placed into storage, no component member of the rearward support mechanisms 20 c protrudes above from the main floor portion f 1 , so that the site for disposing the rear seat 10 c and the storage site altogether form a substantially flat surface, thereby providing a large luggage compartment.
- the support mechanism including two links for example the first link 24 and the second link 25
- the vehicular seat support mechanism may be a mechanism such as that the pivot axis moves to either front or rear and downward.
- the support mechanism of the invention is not limited to that mechanism including two links. If a link mechanism including only the first link 24 is adopted to the support mechanism, the invention achieves substantially the same advantages as those achieved by the foregoing embodiment.
- the storage recess f 2 is provided toward the rear of the rear seat 10 c
- the storage recess f 2 may be provided toward the front of the rear seat 10 c.
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Description
- The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-51602 filed on Feb. 28, 2000 including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to a vehicular seat support structure for supporting a vehicular seat.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- One type of existing vehicular seat support mechanism supports a rear end portion of a seat cushion of a vehicular seat at a forward side of a storage recess formed in a compartment floor in such a manner that the seat cushion is pivotal in fore-and-aft directions. This mechanism functions so that the vehicular seat can be placed into the storage recess by pivoting the seat rearwards, with the seatback placed down over the seat cushion.
- This support mechanism, as described in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2594404 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,269,581), includes a pair of right and left-side bars and a pair of right and left-side mounting brackets. The right and left-side bars are provided on right and left-side edge portions of a forward portion of the storage recess, which are protruded inwards in the storage recess. The right and left-side bars form a pivot of a seat cushion and a seatback. The right and left-side mounting brackets are provided at right and left-side sites in a rear end portion of the seat cushion. The mounting brackets are supported by the right and left-side bars so that the brackets are pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. In this manner, the rear end portion of the seat cushion is supported pivotally in the fore-and-aft directions.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a support mechanism for a vehicular seat that has improved operability in placing the vehicular.
- The invention relates to a vehicular seat support mechanism. The vehicular seat support mechanism includes a vehicular seat having a seat cushion that forms a sitting portion, the seat cushion having a pivot axis, which is horizontal with respect to the width direction of a vehicle, provided toward the rear thereof, which enables the seat cushion to pivot in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle, and a link mechanism that moves the pivot axis of the seat cushion to rear and downward.
- The support mechanism may support a rear end portion of a seat cushion forming a vehicular seat at a site forward of a storage recess portion provided in the compartment floor, in such a manner that the seat cushion is pivotal in fore-and-aft directions. The support mechanism may further functions to allow the vehicular seat to be placed into the storage recess portion by pivoting the seat rearward.
- The foregoing and further objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals are used to represent like elements and wherein:
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle equipped with a rear seat that is supported by adopting support mechanisms in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away perspective view illustrating a state in which each seat cushion forming the rear seat is supported;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a seat frame structure of a left-side seat of the rear seat, and support mechanisms attached to the seat frame structure;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the rear seat supported on a compartment floor;
- FIG. 5 is a side view in which the rear seat is being placed into storage; and
- FIG. 6 is a side view in which the rear seat has been placed into storage.
- The invention will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a vehicle equipped with a rear seat that is supported by adopting a support mechanism in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention. The vehicle has a three-row seat arrangement in which three rows of seats are displaced in the fore-and-aft directions. That is, the vehicle has a first-row seat (
front seat 10 a), a second-row seat 10 b, and a third-row seat (rear seat 10 c). Therear seat 10 c has three sitting portions that are arranged in the right-and-left direction. As illustrated in FIG. 2, therear seat 10 c is divided at a proportion of 6:4 in the right-and-left direction into a left-side seat 10 c 1 and a right-side seat 10 c 2. The left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2, forming therear seat 10 c, are supported at their rear end portions to a floor F by support mechanisms in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. - The left-
side seat 10 c 1 has aseat cushion 11 and aseatback 12. As shown in FIG. 3, aseatback frame 12 a of theseatback 12 is connected at its lower end portion to a rear end portion of acushion frame 11 a of theseat cushion 11 via areclining mechanism 13. During a normal state, theseatback 12 is set in an upright position. At the time of storage, the locking of theseat cushion 11 and theseatback 12 established by the recliningmechanism 13 is removed (unlocked), and theseatback 12 is pivoted down until a front surface of theseatback 12 contacts an upper surface of theseat cushion 11. Thus, theseatback 12 assumes a state where theseatback 12 is placed over theseat cushion 11. The right-side seat 10 c 2 has aseat cushion 14 and a seatback (not shown), and is constructed similarly to the left-side seat 10 c 1. Each of theseat cushion 11 forming the left-side seat 10 c 1 and theseat cushion 14 forming the right-side seat 10 c 2 is supported to the floor F by aforward lock mechanism 20 a, aside lock mechanism 20 b, and a pair of right and left-siderearward support mechanisms 20 c. - The
forward lock mechanisms 20 a are attached to forward end portions of innerlower arms seat cushions forward lock mechanisms 20 a are pivotal in the right-and-left directions. As shown in FIG. 3, theseatback 12 is held to theseat cushion 11 in an upright state by the recliningmechanism 13. Theforward lock mechanism 20 a is able to establish theseat cushion 11 in a locked state on the floor F by engaging with a corresponding one ofstrikers 21 provided on the floor F. Furthermore, theforward lock mechanisms 20 a are designed so that theforward lock mechanisms 20 a can be folded toward a lower-surface side of theseat cushions side lock mechanisms 20 b are attached to forward end portions of outerlower arms seat cushions side lock mechanism 20 b is positioned on an outer side of a corresponding one of the outerlower arms side lock mechanism 20 b is designed so as to establish a locked state or an unlocked state by detachably engaging or disengaging with astriker 22 provided on an inward side wall of an adjacent tire housing (not shown) of the vehicle body. Eachrearward support mechanism 20 c is made up of amounting bracket 23, afirst link 24, and asecond link 25. - As shown in FIGS.4 to 6, the compartment floor F has a storage recess f2 that is formed rearward of a main floor portion f1 on which the
rear seat 10 c is disposed. Mounting recess portions f3 that are lower than the main floor portion f1 are formed at sites forward of the storage recess f2 that correspond to right and left sites in rear end portions of theseat cushions rearward support mechanisms 20 c are disposed on the mounting recess portions f3, respectively. The left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 are disposed on the main floor portion f1 forward of the storage recess f2. Each of the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 is supported by theforward lock mechanism 20 a, theside lock mechanism 20 b, and the right and left-siderearward support mechanisms 20 c. With regard to eachrearward support mechanism 20 c, themounting bracket 23 is attached onto the corresponding mounting recess portion f3 of the compartment floor F. In addition, thefirst link 24 and thesecond link 25 are connected to themounting bracket 23 and to the corresponding one of thelower arms seat cushion - With regard to the left-
side seat 10 c 1, themounting bracket 23 of eachrearward support mechanism 20 c is positioned under a corresponding one of right and left-side sites in a rear end portion of theseat cushion 11. Thefirst link 24 is connected at its lower end portion to a forward portion of themounting bracket 23 in such a manner that thefirst link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. Thefirst link 24 extends rearwardly upwards in an inclined state. An upper end portion of thefirst link 24 is connected to the corresponding one of thelower arms seat cushion 11 in such a manner that thefirst link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. Thesecond link 25 is connected at its lower end portion to a site of themounting bracket 23 that is rearward of the site of connection to thefirst link 24, in such a manner that thesecond link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. Thesecond link 25 extends forwardly upwards in an inclined state, crossing thefirst link 24. An upper end portion of thesecond link 25 is connected to a site in the rear end portion of the corresponding one of thelower arms seat cushion 11 that is forward of the site at which thefirst link 24 is connected to the rear end portion of the lower arm, in such a manner that thesecond link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. In the above-described state, the right and left-siderearward support mechanisms 20 c support the rear end portions of theseat cushion 11 at the right and left-side sites. - With regard to the right-
side seat 10 c 2, the mountingbracket 23 of eachrearward support mechanism 20 c is positioned under a corresponding one of right and left-side sites in a rear end portion of theseat cushion 14. Thefirst link 24 is connected at its lower end portion to a forward portion of the mountingbracket 23 in such a manner that thefirst link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. Thefirst link 24 extends rearwardly upwards in an inclined state. An upper end portion of thefirst link 24 is connected to the corresponding one of thelower arms seat cushion 14 in such a manner that thefirst link 24 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. Thesecond link 25 is connected at its lower end portion to a site in the mountingbracket 23 that is rearward of the site of connection to thefirst link 24, in such a manner that thesecond link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. Thesecond link 25 extends forwardly upwards in an inclined state, crossing thefirst link 24. An upper end portion of thesecond link 25 is connected to a site in the rear end portion of the corresponding one of thelower arms seat cushion 14 that is forward of the site at which thefirst link 24 is connected to the rear end portion of the lower arm, in such a manner that thesecond link 25 is pivotal in the fore-and-aft directions. In the above-described state, the right and left-side support mechanisms 20 support the rear end portions of theseat cushion 14 at the right and left-side sites. - The left-
side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 supported to the compartment floor F as described above can be placed into the storage recess f2 independently of each other when necessary. When placed into storage recess f2, a space is formed, which can be used as a luggage compartment, over the site on the main floor portion f1 for disposing the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 and over the storage recess f2, thereby forming a large luggage compartment rearward of the second-row seat 10 b. It should be noted that the manner of placing the left-side seat 10 c 1 into the storage recess f2 and the manner of placing the right-side seat 10 c 2 into the storage recess f2 are substantially the same. Therefore, the following description of the manner of placing the seats into the storage recess f2 will be made by referring to the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2 collectively as therear seat 10 c for the sake of convenience in description. - FIGS.4 to 6 illustrate a process of placing the
rear seat 10 c (the left-side seat 10 c 1 and/or the right-side seat 10 c 2) into the storage recess f2. During a normal seat state of therear seat 10 c as shown in FIG. 4, eachseat cushion forward lock mechanism 20 a and the right and left-siderearward support mechanisms 20 c, and the seat cushion is further supported on the inner side wall of the adjacent tire housing (not shown) by theside lock mechanism 20 b. - To place the
rear seat 10 c from this state into the storage recess f2, the locked state of eachseat cushion forward lock mechanism 20 a and theside lock mechanism 20 b with respect to the compartment floor F and the inner side wall of the tire housing, respectively, is removed. Furthermore, the locked state of theseatback 12 retained by thereclining mechanism 13 with respect to theseat cushion seatback 12 is placed down over theseat cushion rear seat 10 c is set in a folded state. - Then, the
rear seat 10 c is pivoted rearward as indicated in FIG. 5 by raising a forward end portion of therear seat 10 c while maintaining the folded state where theseatback 12 is placed on theseat cushion rear seat 10 c is thus placed into the storage recess f2 rearward of the site for disposing therear seat 10 c. When therear seat 10 c has been placed into the storage recess f2 while the folded state is maintained, the lower surface of the seat cushions 11, 14 is at an upper position and theforward lock mechanisms 20 a are protruded upwards. Therefore, theforward lock mechanisms 20 a are subsequently pivoted down onto the seat cushions 11, 14. Thus, therear seat 10 c is stored as shown in FIG. 6, so that the site in the compartment floor F for disposing therear seat 10 c and the opening portion of the storage recess form an integral flat surface, thereby forming a large luggage compartment in the vehicle. Therear seat 10 c can be returned from the storage recess f2-stored state to the normal seat state by reversing the above-described procedure. - Thus, the
rear seat 10 c, in which eachseat cushion rearward support mechanisms 20 c, is placed into the storage recess f2 as described above, so that the rear seat disposing site in the main floor portion f1 in the compartment floor F and the opening portion of the storage recess f2 form an integral flat surface, thereby forming a large luggage compartment. During the process of placing the foldedrear seat 10 c into storage, eachrearward support mechanism 20 c turns along arc-shaped loci indicated by one-dot chain lines in FIG. 4 from the normal seat state shown in FIG. 4 to the stored state shown in FIG. 6. - More specifically, the
first link 24 of eachrearward support mechanism 20 c pivots rearwards and downwards about a lower end connecting portion a at which thefirst link 24 is connected to the mountingbracket 23, so that an upper end connecting portion a1 at which thefirst link 24 is connected to a corresponding one of the seat cushions 11, 14 is moved to a rearward and downward position a2. Thesecond link 25 pivots rearwards and downwards about a lower end connecting portion b at which thesecond link 25 is connected to the mountingbracket 23, so that an upper end connecting portion b1 at which thesecond link 25 is connected to the corresponding one of the seat cushions 11, 14 is moved to a rearward and downward position b2. - Therefore, during the operation of placing the
rear seat 10 c into storage, the foldedrear seat 10 c pivots rearward while a rear end portion of therear seat 10 c moves downward gradually, due to the pivoting motion of thefirst link 24 and the pivoting motion of thesecond link 25 that follows the pivoting motion of thefirst link 24. Therefore, the pivoting locus of a distal end portion of the foldedrear seat 10 c forms an elliptic shape whose pivot center is lower than that of a circular locus of a pivoting motion (circular motion) about a single pivot, and whose height is less than that of the circular locus. - The rear end portion of the
rear seat 10 c moves to the rear and downward gradually because the pivoting motion of thesupport mechanisms 20 c is not the pivoting motion forming circular motion about a single pivot like the conventional support mechanism. Therefor, an area of the pivoting motion is small in comparison with the conventional support mechanism. Furthermore, the pivot axis of therear seat 10 c becomes lower so that the up-down movements of the center of gravity of therear seat 10 c becomes less. Therefore, the labor required for the storing operating is reduced. Furthermore, since eachsupport mechanism 20 c supports the rear end portion of a corresponding one of the seat cushions 11, 14 using thefirst link 24 and thesecond link 25 crossing each other, the supportingmechanism 20 c has a sufficient effect of anchor when a seat belt is adopted to the rear seat. Furthermore, thesupport mechanisms 20 c have sufficient support strength enough to absorb an impactive force in a fore-and-aft directions of the vehicle. - Thus, the
support mechanisms 20 c are effective at supporting therear seat 10 c made up of a plurality of seats divided in the right-and-left directions (the left-side seat 10 c 1 and the right-side seat 10 c 2). Therearward support mechanisms 20 c can be adopted not only as support mechanisms for supporting an elongated bench type seat having a plurality of sitting portions arranged in the right-and-left directions, but also as support mechanisms for supporting a seat having a single sitting portion. - Although in the foregoing embodiment, the support mechanism of the invention is adopted for the rearmost seat (third-row seat) in a vehicle having a three-row seat arrangement, the support mechanism of the invention is not limited to that embodiment, but may also be adopted for the second-row seat in a vehicle having a two-row seat arrangement. In such a case, the support mechanism of the invention achieves substantially the same advantages as those achieved by the foregoing embodiment.
- Furthermore, the mounting
bracket 23 of eachrearward support mechanism 20 c is disposed in the mounting recess portion f3 that is lower than the main floor portion f1 of the compartment floor F. Therefore, when therear seat 10 c is placed into storage, no component member of therearward support mechanisms 20 c protrudes above from the main floor portion f1, so that the site for disposing therear seat 10 c and the storage site altogether form a substantially flat surface, thereby providing a large luggage compartment. - Although in the foregoing embodiment, the support mechanism including two links, for example the
first link 24 and thesecond link 25, is adopted as the vehicular seat support mechanism of the present invention, the vehicular seat support mechanism may be a mechanism such as that the pivot axis moves to either front or rear and downward. The support mechanism of the invention is not limited to that mechanism including two links. If a link mechanism including only thefirst link 24 is adopted to the support mechanism, the invention achieves substantially the same advantages as those achieved by the foregoing embodiment. - Further, although in the foregoing embodiment, the storage recess f2 is provided toward the rear of the
rear seat 10 c, the storage recess f2 may be provided toward the front of therear seat 10 c. - While the invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments or constructions. To the contrary, the invention is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements. In addition, while the various elements of the preferred embodiments are shown in various combinations and configurations, which are exemplary, other combinations and configurations, including more, less or only a single element, are also within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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