WO2014125631A1

WO2014125631A1 - Vehicle seat

Info

Publication number: WO2014125631A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/053754
Authority: WO
Inventors: 眞仁菊池; 一昭下木; 田中　裕二
Original assignee: テイ・エステック株式会社
Priority date: 2013-02-15
Filing date: 2013-02-15
Publication date: 2014-08-21
Also published as: JPWO2014125631A1; JP6139652B2

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle seat which enables a large entry/exit space on the rearward side of the seat to be provided using a simple structure. The vehicle seat (S) is equipped with a rail bracket (60) secured on the vehicle floor side, a support base (50) rotatably attached to the outer left and right surfaces of the rail bracket (60), and a forward support link (30) rotatably attached on the inner left and right surfaces thereof. The support base (50) rotates a seat back (2) and a seat cushion (1) upward in a forward tilting direction centered about a base rotating shaft (51) on the front section of the support base. The forward support link (30) is disposed behind the base rotating shaft (51) and maintains the forward tilting angle of the seat back (2) and the seat cushion (1).

Description

Vehicle seat

The present invention relates to a vehicle seat, and more particularly, to a vehicle seat capable of flipping up a seat back and a seat cushion in a forward tilt direction with respect to a vehicle body floor.

Conventionally, there is already known a vehicle seat in which the seat back and the seat cushion are flipped forward with respect to the vehicle body floor and slid to the front side of the seat to form a boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat. In addition to the above-described flip-up mechanism, there is a vehicle seat that can accommodate the seat cushion on the vehicle body floor side in a state in which the seat back is folded toward the seat cushion side (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the vehicle seat described in Patent Document 1, a lower structure corresponding to a rail device is fixed to a vehicle body floor, and a central structure is rotated to the lower structure via a first four-bar linkage mechanism. It is linked movably. The central structure supports the seat, and a seat back and a seat cushion are rotatably connected to the central structure via a second four-bar linkage mechanism.
In this vehicle seat, the seat back and the seat cushion are flipped up and rotated in the forward tilt direction with respect to the vehicle body floor by the first four-bar linkage mechanism, and can be held at a predetermined forward tilt angle. Further, the seat cushion can be stored on the vehicle body floor side with the seat back folded to the seat cushion side by the second four-bar linkage mechanism.

Japanese Patent No. 4825219

However, in the vehicle seat like Patent Document 1, the seat back and the seat cushion can be flipped up in the forward tilt direction from the seating position where the occupant can sit, and the occupant can move up to the flip-up position where the passenger can get on and off the seat. In addition, although the seat back and the seat cushion can be moved to a storage position where they can be stored, a complicated link structure is required.
Therefore, a vehicle seat that can be switched from a seating position to a flip-up position or a storage position with a simple structure has been desired.
Further, in a vehicle seat in which the seat is flipped up in the forward tilt direction to form a boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat, it is important to ensure a large boarding / alighting space in the vehicle front-rear direction. In the vehicle seat as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the seat is flipped up and the raised seat is slid to the front side of the seat to secure a boarding / exiting space. Was desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat that can be switched from a seat seating position to a seat jumping position or a seat storage position with a simple structure. is there.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat that can secure a large boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat when the seat seating position is switched to the seat flip-up position.

According to the vehicle seat of the present invention, the problem is that the seat back and the seat cushion coupled to the seat back are flipped up in the forward tilt direction with respect to the vehicle body floor, so that the occupant can sit from the sitting position. A vehicle seat movable to a flip-up position for an occupant to get on and off the seat, the mounting member being attached to the vehicle body floor side, and being rotatably connected to the mounting member, A support base that supports the seat cushion and pivotally supports the seat cushion, and the support base is provided at a front portion of the support base and has a seat width. A base rotation shaft portion pivotally supported by the attachment member in the direction, and the seat rotation shaft portion with respect to the attachment member about the base rotation shaft portion. The back and the seat cushion can be rotated to move to the flip-up position, and the base rotation shaft portion is connected to the seat cushion among the support links at the seating position and the flip-up position. This is solved by being arranged in front of the upper end portion.

In this way, the support base rotates so as to move the seat back and the seat cushion between the seating position and the flip-up position around the base rotation axis, and the base rotation axis is in front of the upper end of the support link. Therefore, the support link supports the seat cushion from below at the seating position, and holds the seat cushion and the seat back at a predetermined forward tilt angle at the flip-up position.
Therefore, a simple structure in which a support base that supports the seat back and a support link that supports the seat cushion are pivotally connected to the mounting member attached to the vehicle body floor side, from the seating position to the flip-up position. A switchable vehicle seat can be provided.

At this time, the support link is a front support link, is rotatably connected to the seat back, and includes a rear support link that supports the seat cushion, and the front support link is moved when the flip-up position is moved. In conjunction with the rear support link, the seat cushion is rotatable to move forward with respect to the attachment member about the lower end connected to the attachment member, and the flip-up position The angle formed by the seat cushion and the seat back is preferably larger than the angle at the seating position.
As described above, the angle formed by the seat cushion and the seat back at the flip-up position is larger than the angle at the seating position, and therefore the length in the front-rear direction of the seat is reduced at the flip-up position where the seat is flipped forward. As a result, a large boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat can be secured.
In addition, since the angle formed by the seat cushion and the seat back at the flip-up position is kept larger than the angle at the seating position, a child seat, particularly a child seat based on the ISOFIX standard can be mounted on the seat seating surface side.

At this time, the upper end portion of the support link may be disposed substantially at the center of the seat cushion in the seat front-rear direction.
Due to such a configuration, the support link can receive the downward load applied to the seat cushion at the seating position at a position close to the center of gravity of the seat cushion, and the support rigidity is increased.

At this time, an urging member that urges the support base so as to be flipped up with respect to the attachment member around the base rotation shaft portion is provided, and the urging member is disposed forward of the support link. Good to be.
Since it is configured in this way, the seat can be made compact by disposing the biasing member in the space in front of the support link, and the length of the seat in the front-rear direction can be reduced.

At this time, the urging member may be disposed so as to face the base rotation shaft portion in the seat front-rear direction.
Since it is configured in this manner, the urging member is disposed in a space facing the base rotation shaft portion, so that the seat can be made compact and the length of the seat in the front-rear direction can be reduced. .

At this time, the support base includes a base engagement portion that is provided at a rear portion of the support base and is detachably connected to the attachment member, and is connected to the attachment member among the support links. The lower end portion may be disposed between the base rotation shaft portion and the base engagement portion in the seat front-rear direction.
With this configuration, the support base rotates so as to move the seat cushion and the seat back to the flip-up position around the base rotation shaft portion with the base engagement portion disengaged. The support link can hold the seat cushion at a predetermined forward tilt angle in the flip-up position. Therefore, the flip-up position can be set at a predetermined forward tilt angle with a simple structure of the support base and the support link, and the length in the longitudinal direction of the seat can be adjusted.

At this time, the lower end part connected with the said attachment member among the said support links is good to be arrange | positioned at the substantially same height as the said base rotation shaft part.
As described above, the height positions of the lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member and the base rotation shaft portion of the support base are substantially the same, so the configuration of the support link and the support base is compact.

At this time, a lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member may be disposed at substantially the same height as the base engagement portion at the seating position.
As described above, since the lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member and the base engagement portion of the support base are substantially the same, the load applied when seating the seat can be evenly distributed and received. .

At this time, the support link is disposed inside the support base in the seat width direction, and the base rotation shaft portion is a lower end connected to the attachment member of the support link when viewed from the seat width direction. It is good to arrange | position on the rotation locus | trajectory of the said upper end part centering on a part.
Since it is comprised in this way, arrangement | positioning of a support base and a support link becomes compact.

At this time, a rail device having a lower rail fixed to the vehicle body floor and an upper rail supported to be movable relative to the lower rail is provided, and the attachment member is a rail bracket attached to the upper surface of the upper rail. The rail device may be configured to move the upper rail forward relative to the lower rail in conjunction with the rotation of the support base when the flip-up position is moved.
As described above, the rail device moves the upper rail relative to the lower rail in the forward direction when the flip-up position is moved, so that a large boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat can be secured at the seat flip-up position.

At this time, the mounting member includes a reclining device that rotatably couples the seat back to the support base, and the support link is folded in the seat cushion side by the reclining device. It is preferable that the seat cushion can be rotated so as to move to the storage position on the vehicle body floor side with respect to the attachment member, with the lower end connected to the center.
With this configuration, it is possible to provide a vehicle seat that can be switched from the seating position to the storage position with a simple structure of the support base that supports the seat back and the support link that supports the seat cushion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the support base rotates about the base rotation axis so as to move the seat back and the seat cushion between the seating position and the flip-up position, and the base rotation axis is the support link. Since the support link is disposed in front of the upper end portion, the support link supports the seat cushion from below at the seating position and holds the seat cushion and the seat back at a predetermined forward tilt angle at the flip-up position. .
Therefore, a simple structure in which a support base that supports the seat back and a support link that supports the seat cushion are pivotally connected to the mounting member attached to the vehicle body floor side, from the seating position to the flip-up position. A switchable vehicle seat can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 2, since the angle formed by the seat cushion and the seat back at the flip-up position is larger than the angle at the seating position, the seat front-rear direction at the flip-up position where the seat is flipped up in the forward tilt direction. As a result, a large boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat can be secured.
Further, since the angle formed by the seat cushion and the seat back at the flip-up position is held larger than the angle at the seating position, a child seat, particularly a child seat based on the ISOFIX standard can be mounted on the seat seating surface side.
According to the invention of claim 3, the support link can receive the downward load applied to the seat cushion at the seating position at a position close to the center of gravity of the seat cushion, and the support rigidity is increased.

According to the invention of claim 4, the urging member is arranged in the space in front of the support link, whereby the seat can be made compact and the length of the seat in the front-rear direction can be reduced.
According to the invention of claim 5, the urging member is disposed in the space at the position facing the base rotation shaft portion, whereby the seat can be made compact, and the longitudinal length of the seat can be reduced.
According to the invention of claim 6, the support base rotates so as to move the seat cushion and the seat back to the flip-up position around the base rotation shaft portion in a state where the engagement of the base engagement portion is released. The support link can hold the seat cushion at a predetermined forward tilt angle in the flip-up position. Therefore, the flip-up position can be set at a predetermined forward tilt angle with a simple structure of the support base and the support link, and the length in the longitudinal direction of the seat can be adjusted.

According to invention of Claim 7, since the height position of the support link lower end part connected with an attachment member and the base rotation axis | shaft part of a support base becomes substantially the same, the structure arrangement | positioning of a support link and a support base is carried out. It becomes compact.
According to the invention of claim 8, since the height position of the lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member and the base engaging portion of the support base is substantially the same, the load applied when seating the seat is evenly distributed. Can be received.
According to invention of Claim 9, arrangement | positioning of a support base and a support link becomes compact.

According to the invention of claim 10, since the rail device moves the upper rail relative to the lower rail in the forward direction when the flip-up position is moved, a large boarding / alighting space on the rear side of the seat can be secured at the seat jump-up position.
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle seat that can be switched from the seating position to the storage position with a simple structure of the support base that supports the seat back and the support link that supports the seat cushion.

It is a schematic perspective view of the vehicle seat which concerns on this invention, and is a figure which shows the cushion frame, front support link, back support link, and support base which become a frame | skeleton. It is the elements on larger scale of the vehicle seat of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale which looked at the vehicle seat of FIG. 1 from another angle. It is a schematic side view which shows the vehicle seat of FIG. 1, (a) is a figure which shows the state of a seating position, (b) is a figure which shows the state of a flip-up position. It is a schematic side view which shows the vehicle seat of FIG. 1, (a) is a figure which shows the state of a seating position, (b) is a figure which shows the state of a storage position.

The present embodiment is a vehicle seat that can be switched from a sitting position to a flip-up position or a storage position, and a support base is attached to the left and right outer surfaces of the rail bracket fixed to the vehicle body floor side, and the left and right inner surfaces A front support link is attached to the front support link, and the support base flips the seat body up in the forward tilt direction around the base rotation shaft portion of the front portion, and the front support is disposed behind the base rotation shaft portion. The present invention relates to an invention of a vehicle seat characterized in that the link is configured to maintain a forward tilt angle of the seat body.
The side on which the occupant sits with respect to the seat back of the vehicle seat is the front side of the seat.

The vehicle seat S of the present embodiment is arranged as a second row of seats in a vehicle including three rows of seats in the vehicle longitudinal direction, for example.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle seat S includes a seat body including a seat cushion 1, a seat back 2, and a headrest 3, and left and right for attaching the seat body to the vehicle body floor in a state where the seat body can be moved in the front-rear direction. Rail device 4, left and right front support links 30 that connect and support the seat cushion 1, left and right support bases 50 that connect and support the seat back 2, and the seat cushion. 1 and the left and right rear support links 40 attached between the seat back 2.

The seat cushion 1 is a seating portion that supports an occupant from below, and is configured such that a cushion pad (not shown) is placed on a cushion frame 10 serving as a skeleton and is covered with a skin (not shown) from above the cushion pad. Has been.
The seat back 2 is a backrest portion that supports the back of the occupant from the back, and is configured by placing a cushion pad 2a on a back frame 20 serving as a skeleton and covering with a skin 2b.
The headrest 3 is a head that supports the occupant's head from the rear, and is configured such that a cushion pad 3a is placed on a pillar (not shown) serving as a core and covered with an outer skin 3b.

The rail device 4 is disposed between the seat body side and the vehicle body floor in the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, the left and right lower rails 4a fixed to the vehicle body floor and the relative movement with respect to the lower rail 4a. Mainly composed of left and right upper rails 4b supported, left and right strikers 4c fixed to the lower rail 4a and the rear portion of the upper rail 4b, and left and right rail brackets 60 fixed to the front portion of the upper rail 4b. Has been.
The rail bracket 60 corresponds to a mounting member in the claims.
The rail device 4 is provided with a lock member (not shown) that locks the upper rail 4b so as not to move, and an operation lever (not shown) that releases the lock state of the lock member.

The cushion frame 10 is formed of a substantially rectangular frame that serves as a skeleton of the seat cushion 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the cushion side frame 11 disposed on the left and right sides and the upper surface of each cushion side frame 11. And a pan frame 12 as a plate-like frame installed.
In addition, you may provide separately the elastic member not shown which connects the right-and-left inner surface of the back side of each cushion side frame 11, and the frame connection pipe not shown.
The cushion side frame 11 is made of a sheet metal member extending in the front-rear direction, and the cushion side frames 11 are spaced apart in the left-right direction.
The pan frame 12 is made of a metal frame that supports the occupant's thighs, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with a substantially flat upper surface. The pan frame 12 has bent portions 12 a at the front end portion and the left and right end portions, and the bent portions 12 a are hooked on the upper surfaces of the cushion side frames 11.

An upper end portion of the front support link 30 is rotatably connected to the left and right outer surfaces of the cushion side frame 11 at a central portion thereof, and a front end portion of the rear support link 40 is connected to a rear portion thereof.
The seat cushion 1 having the cushion frame 10 as a skeleton can be moved between a seating position where an occupant is seated and a storage position where the seat body is stored by the rotation of the front support link 30 and the rear support link 40. . More specifically, the seat cushion 1 is movable around the lower end portion of the front support link 30, and when moving to the storage position, the seat cushion 1 moves forward and obliquely downward with respect to the vehicle body floor side.

The back frame 20 is formed of a substantially rectangular frame serving as a skeleton of the seat back 2, and as shown in FIG. 1, left and right back side frames 21 disposed on the left and right sides, and left and right sides of the back side frame 21. A mounting bracket 22 which is an outer side surface and is attached to a lower portion is provided as a component.
A lower frame 23 is constructed on the inner side surface of each backside frame 21.
A rear end portion of the rear support link 40 is rotatably connected to lower portions of the left and right outer surfaces of the back side frame 21, and the rear support link 40 is sandwiched between the back side frame 21 and the mounting bracket 22 in the left and right direction. Is arranged.

The mounting bracket 22 is substantially L-shaped, and is spaced apart from the back side frame 21 in the left-right direction at a predetermined interval. A reclining device 24 for connecting 20 to be rotatable is attached.

The reclining device 24 is a known device and, as shown in FIG. 2, is attached to the rotating shaft 25 of the reclining device 24, a spiral spring 26 that urges the back frame 20 in an upright state, and the back side frame 21 side. The spring locking bracket 27 that locks one end of the spiral spring 26 and the spring locking portion 28 that is provided on the support base 50 side and locks the other end of the spiral spring 26 are mainly configured. ing.
The reclining device 24 locks the seat back 2 in an upright state, and is unlocked by operating an operation lever (not shown). The reclining device 24 rotates the seat back 2 forward with respect to the support base 50 and moves it toward the seat cushion 1 side. Can be folded.

As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the front support link 30 is a member that is configured by a sheet metal member that extends in the vertical direction, and that supports the seat cushion 1 so as to be rotatable from below.
The front support link 30 is formed in a substantially bow shape when viewed from the side of the seat, and has an upper end 31 connected to a substantially central portion of the cushion frame 10 in the front-rear direction and a lower end connected to a substantially rear portion of the rail bracket 60. It is comprised from the part 32 and the link main-body part 33 protruded ahead rather than the upper end part 31 and the lower end part 32. FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the front support link 30 is formed in a substantially crank shape when viewed from the front side of the seat, and is bent outward from the upper end portion 31 to the link main body portion 33 in the left-right direction. From the bottom to the lower end 32, it is bent inward on the left and right. Therefore, the front support link 30 is compactly arranged to avoid interference with a spring member 55 described later, and the rigidity of the front support link 30 is improved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper end portion 31 includes a through hole (not shown) penetrating in the left-right direction of the seat, and a rotating bolt (not shown) is fastened to the left and right outer surfaces of the cushion frame 10 through the through hole. Thus, the seat cushion 1 is rotatably connected to the upper end portion 31.
The lower end portion 32 is similarly provided with a through hole (not shown), and the front support link 30 is attached to the rail bracket 60 by fastening a rotating bolt (not shown) to the left and right inner surfaces of the rail bracket through the through hole. And are pivotally connected.
As shown in FIG. 3, the link main body 33 has a shape inclined downward to the left and right, and the left and right link main bodies 33 have a substantially C shape when viewed from the front side of the seat.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front support link 30 has a flange portion 34 that is bent to the left and right outside the entire outer edge, and a bead portion 35 that is recessed from the left and right outer surfaces to the inside from the lower end portion 32 to the link main body portion 33. And are formed.
The bead part 35 is formed so as to extend from the peripheral part of a through hole (not shown) formed in the lower end part 32 so as to extend the center part in the front-rear direction of the link main body part 33.
Therefore, the support rigidity of the front support link 30 is improved with respect to the load applied to the seat cushion 1 when the occupant is seated.

A link connecting member 36 that connects the left and right front support links 30 is provided inside the left and right front support links 30.
The link connecting member 36 is a sheet metal member that has a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section and is elongated in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIG. 3, the left and right end portions of the link connecting member 36 have a shape inclined downward to the left and right sides, and have a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front side of the seat.
The inclined portions corresponding to the left and right outer surfaces of the link connecting member 36 are in contact with and joined to the inclined portions corresponding to the left and right inner surfaces of the link main body portion 33 in the front support link 30.
Moreover, the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the link connection member 36 is formed as an elongate shape in the up-down direction in the seating position.

The link connecting member 36 includes a flange portion 37 that is bent rearward over the entire outer edge, a bead portion 38 that is recessed in a substantially H shape from the front side to the rear side, and a central portion with respect to the left and right end portions thereof. And a flange stepped portion 39 that is recessed from the front side to the rear side.
The bead portion 38 has a bead shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the left and right extending end portions of the bead portion 38 are inclined downward to the left and right along the shapes of the left and right end portions of the link connecting member 36.
Therefore, the support rigidity of the front support link 30 is improved with respect to the load applied to the seat cushion 1 when the occupant is seated.

More specifically, the outer surface of the link connecting member 36 is the inner surface of the link main body portion 33 of the front support link 30 and the portion sandwiched between the flange portion 34 and the bead portion 35. It is joined in contact.
Therefore, the support rigidity of the front support link 30 is further improved with respect to the load applied to the seat cushion 1.

As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the rear support link 40 is a substantially L-shaped sheet metal member extending in the front-rear direction, and is a member that supports the seat cushion 1 from the rear.
The rear support link 40 is a front end portion 41 which is a left and right outer surface of the cushion frame 10 and is joined to a rear portion, a rear end portion 42 which is a left and right outer surface of the back side frame 21 and is connected to a lower portion, It has.
The rear end portion 42 includes a through hole (not shown) penetrating in the left-right direction of the seat, and a rear support link is formed by fastening a rotating bolt (not shown) to the left and right outer surfaces of the back side frame 21 via the through hole. 40 is rotatably connected to the seat back 2.
Specifically, the rear support link 40 is sandwiched between the back side frame 21 and the mounting bracket 22, and is configured to fasten a rotating bolt from the left and right outer surfaces of the mounting bracket 22. Therefore, the assembling property of the rear support link 40 is improved.

As shown in FIG. 2, the support base 50 is made of a sheet metal member that extends in the front-rear direction, and is a member that supports the seatback 2 from below.
The support base 50 is formed in a substantially crank shape, bent in the left-right direction from the rear part to the front part in the left-right direction, and is compactly arranged to avoid interference with the front support link 30.
Note that flange portions (not shown) bent outward in the left and right directions are formed at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the support base 50 to enhance the support rigidity of the support base 50.

The support base 50 includes a base rotation shaft portion 51 disposed in the front portion thereof, and a base engagement portion 52 disposed on the rear side of the base rotation shaft portion 51.
The reclining device 24 is disposed at the upper end of the rear portion of the support base 50 and is connected to the lower end of the back side frame 21.
A center base connecting member 53 that connects the left and right support bases 50 and a rear base connecting member 54 are provided on the left and right inner sides of the support base 50.

The base rotation shaft portion 51 is a portion that is pivotally supported on the front portion of the rail bracket 60 by a rotation bolt (not shown) in the left-right direction, and the support base 50 has the rail bracket 60 centered on the base rotation shaft portion 51. Are pivotally connected to each other.
The base engaging portion 52 is a portion that is detachably connected to the striker 4c of the rail device 4, and the base engaging portion 52 and the striker 4c are engaged at the seating position and the storage position.
As shown in FIG. 2 or 3, a spring member 55 as an urging member is disposed on the left and right inner side surfaces of the base rotation shaft portion 51. The spring member 55 is formed of a known spiral spring and urges the support base 50 so as to be able to spring up with respect to the rail bracket 60 around the base rotation shaft portion 51.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base rotation shaft portion 51 is disposed in front of the lower end portion 32 of the front support link 30, and is engaged with the base rotation shaft portion 51 in the seating position and the storage position. A lower end portion 32 is disposed at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction of the portion 52.
The base rotation shaft portion 51 is disposed at substantially the same height as the lower end portion 32 of the front support link 30, and the base rotation shaft portion 51, the base engagement portion 52, and the lower end portion at the seating position and the storage position. 32 are arranged at substantially the same height.

The support base 50 is biased by the spring member 55 after the base engagement portion 52 and the striker 4 c are disengaged, and the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 1 are tilted forward about the base rotation shaft portion 51. Rotate to jump in the direction.
When the support base 50 rotates so as to flip up the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 1 to the flip-up position set at a predetermined forward tilt angle, the front support link 30 raises the seat cushion 1 and the seat back 2 up. Can be held in position.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rail bracket 60 is a substantially L-shaped sheet metal member extending in the front-rear direction, and is a member that supports the front support link 30 and the support base 50.
The rail bracket 60 includes a bottom wall portion 61 fixed to the upper surface of the upper rail 4b, an outer wall portion 62 bent upward from left and right outer end portions of the bottom wall portion 61, and left and right inner sides from both front and rear end portions of the outer wall portion 62. A front wall 63 and a rear wall 64 that are bent to the right are provided.
A rail connecting member 65 that connects the left and right rail brackets 60 is fixed to the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 61.

The outer side wall 62 is rotatably connected to the base rotation shaft 51 shown in FIG. 2 of the support base 50 on the outer surface of the front portion thereof, and the lower end of the front support link 30 on the inner surface of the center portion thereof. The part 32 is rotatably connected.
A spring member 55 is attached to the inside of the front portion of the outer wall portion 62, and the spring member 55 is disposed to face the base rotation shaft portion 51 in the left-right direction.
A mounting bracket 66 is fixed to the front surface of the front wall portion 63, and the outer wall portion 62 and the mounting bracket 66 of the rail bracket 60 are arranged so as to sandwich the support base 50 in the left-right direction.
The rail connecting member 65 is formed with a long bead in the left-right direction, so that the support rigidity of the rail bracket 60 is improved.

Next, the operation of moving the vehicle seat S from the seating position to the flip-up position will be described based on FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b).
When the vehicle seat S is in the seating position shown in FIG. 4A, the base engaging portion 52 and the striker 4c are in an engaged state, and the upper rail 4b is in a locked state in which the upper rail 4b cannot move with respect to the lower rail 4a. is there. In the sitting position, the seat cushion 1 is supported by the front support link 30, and the seat back 2 is supported by the support base 50.

When the vehicle seat S is moved from the seating position to the flip-up position, for example, an operation lever (not shown) provided on the upper surface of the seat back 2 is operated.
When the occupant operates the operation lever, the engagement state of the base engagement portion 52 and the striker 4c is released, and the lock state is switched to the unlocked state in which the upper rail 4b is movable.
A known cable (not shown) is connected between the operation lever and the base engagement portion 52 and the rail device 4, and the cable is pulled by the operation of the operation lever to release the locked state. It has a configuration.

After the engagement between the base engaging portion 52 and the striker 4 c is released, the support base 50 is biased by the spring member 55, and the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 1 are tilted forward about the base rotating shaft portion 51. Rotate to jump in the direction.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the front support link 30 regulates the jumping of the seat cushion 1 and the seat back 2, so that the raised seat cushion 1 and the seat back 2 are at a predetermined forward tilt angle. Retained.
Note that the predetermined forward tilt angle can be adjusted by, for example, the biasing force of the spring member 55.

Further, the front support link 30 is rotated by the biasing force of the spring member 55 so as to move the seat cushion 1 forward with respect to the rail bracket 60 around the lower end portion 32 in conjunction with the rear support link 40. .
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4B, the angle α formed by the seat cushion 1 and the seat back 2 is configured to be larger than the angle α at the seating position.
Note that the magnitude of the angle α can be adjusted by the biasing force of the spring member 55, for example.

On the other hand, after the upper rail 4b is switched to the movable unlocked state, the upper rail 4b is urged by a spring member (not shown) and relatively moves forward with respect to the lower rail 4a. The moving distance of the upper rail 4b can be adjusted as appropriate.
By the series of operations described above, the vehicle seat S moves to the flip-up position shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of moving the vehicle seat S from the seating position to the storage position will be described based on FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b).
When the vehicle seat S is moved from the seating position shown in FIG. 5A to the storage position, for example, an operation lever (not shown) provided on the left outer surface of the seat cushion 1 is operated.
When the occupant operates the operation lever, the reclining device 24 that holds the seat back 2 in an upright state is unlocked, and the upper rail 4b is switched to a movable unlocked state.
A known cable (not shown) is connected between the operation lever and the reclining device 24 and the rail device 4, and the cable is pulled by the operation of the operation lever to release the locked state. It has become.

After the reclining device 24 is unlocked, the seat back 2 is folded to the seat cushion 1 side about the rotation shaft 25 of the reclining device 24.
At this time, the front support link 30 and the rear support link 40 rotate in conjunction with the folding operation of the seat back 2 so as to move the seat cushion 1 diagonally forward and downward relative to the vehicle body floor. In other words, the front support link 30 rotates forward with respect to the rail bracket 60 around the lower end 32 together with the rear support link 40.

On the other hand, after the upper rail 4b is switched to the movable unlocked state, the upper rail 4b is urged by a spring member (not shown) and relatively moves rearward with respect to the lower rail 4a. The relative movement distance of the upper rail 4b can be adjusted as appropriate.
By the series of operations described above, the vehicle seat S moves to the storage position illustrated in FIG.

In the above-described storing operation, when the front support link 30 rotates with respect to the rail bracket 60 about the lower end portion 32, the rotation trajectory of the upper end portion 31 is shown in FIGS. The base rotation shaft portion 51 of the support base 50 is located above. That is, when the vehicle seat S is in the storage position, the upper end portion 31 of the front support link 30 and the base rotation shaft portion 51 are arranged at positions that overlap when viewed from the seat side surface side.

Further, in the above storage operation, when the front support link 30 rotates in the forward direction with respect to the rail bracket 60 about the lower end portion 32, the link connecting member 36 shown in FIG. Rotate to avoid interference with 65. Thereafter, the link connecting member 36 is disposed on the front side of the rail connecting member 65 in the storage position.

In addition to the above embodiment, when the vehicle seat S is in the flip-up position, the base rotation shaft portion 51 is disposed forward with respect to the center of gravity position of the seat body, and the front support link 30 is relative to the center of gravity position of the seat body. It is good to be arranged rearward.
By arranging the front support link 30 in this way, the support rigidity of the front support link 30 can be increased when the front support link 30 supports the seat body that has jumped in the forward tilt direction around the base rotation shaft portion 51.

In addition to the above embodiment, when the vehicle seat S is in the flip-up position, the base rotation shaft portion 51 is disposed forward with respect to the front end portion of the headrest 3 corresponding to the gravity center position of the seat body, and the front support link 30 is provided. The upper end portion 31 or the lower end portion 32 of the headrest 3 may be disposed rearward with respect to the front end portion of the headrest 3.
By arranging in this way, the support rigidity of the front support link 30 with respect to the seat main body is increased, so that the workability of returning the seat main body that has jumped in the forward tilt direction around the base rotation shaft portion 51 to the seating position is improved. .

In addition to the above embodiment, when the vehicle seat S moves from the sitting position to the flip-up position, at least one of the upper end portion 31 and the lower end portion 32 of the front support link 30 is exposed to the outside as viewed from the seat side surface side. Good to be.
By arranging in this way, the assembling property of the front support link 30 is improved.

In addition to the above-described embodiment, when the seat back 2 is raised in the vertical direction with respect to the vehicle body floor while the vehicle seat S is moving from the flip-up position to the seating position, the front support link 30 is the seat body. It is good to arrange ahead of the center of gravity position.
By being arranged in this manner, the support rigidity of the front support link 30 with respect to the seat body is increased, so that the workability of returning the seat body to the seating position is improved.

In the above-described embodiment, a vehicle seat used for an automobile has been described as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also used as a vehicle seat for an airplane, a ship, etc. in addition to a vehicle seat for a train, a bus, etc. can do.

In the present embodiment, the vehicle seat according to the present invention has been mainly described.
However, said embodiment is only an example for making an understanding of this invention easy, and does not limit this invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes the equivalents thereof.
Particularly, the arrangement and configuration of the front support link 30, the rear support link 40, the support base 50, and the rail bracket 60 described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and do not limit the present invention. Absent.

S Vehicle Seat 1 Seat Cushion 2

Seat Back

2a,

3a Cushion Pad

2b, 3b Skin 3 Headrest 4 Rail Device

4a Lower Rail

4b Upper Rail 4c Strike 10 Cushion Frame 11 Cushion Side Frame 12 Pan Frame 12a Bent Part 20 Back Frame 21 Back Side Frame 22 Mounting bracket 23 Lower frame 24 Reclining device 25 Rotating shaft 26 Spiral spring 27 Spring locking bracket 28 Spring locking portion 30 Front support link 31 Upper end portion 32 Lower end portion 33 Link main body portion 34

Flange portion

35, 38 Bead portion 36 Link connecting member 37 Flange part 39 Flange step part 40 Back support link 41 Front end part 42 Rear end part 50 Support base 51 Base rotation shaft part 52 Base engagement part 53 Central base Forming member 54 rearward base connection member 55 spring members 60 rail brackets 61 bottom wall 62 outer wall 63 front wall 64 rear wall portion 65 the rail connecting member 66 mounting bracket

Claims

The seat back and the seat cushion connected to the seat back are flipped up in the forward tilt direction with respect to the vehicle body floor, from the seating position for the occupant to sit down to the flip-up position for the occupant to get on and off the seat rearward A movable vehicle seat,
An attachment member attached to the vehicle body floor,
A support base rotatably connected to the attachment member and supporting the seat back;
A support link that is pivotally connected to the mounting member and that pivotally supports the seat cushion;
The support base is
A base rotation shaft portion provided at the front portion of the support base and pivotally supported by the mounting member in the seat width direction;
The seat back and the seat cushion are rotatable with respect to the attachment member around the base rotation shaft portion so as to move to the flip-up position,
The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the base rotation shaft portion is disposed forward of an upper end portion of the support link connected to the seat cushion at the seating position and the flip-up position.
The support link is a front support link,
A rear support link that is pivotally connected to the seat back and supports the seat cushion;
The front support link moves the seat cushion forward with respect to the attachment member about the lower end connected to the attachment member in conjunction with the rear support link when the flip-up position is moved. Is rotatable and
The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein an angle formed by the seat cushion and the seat back at the flip-up position is larger than the angle at the seating position.
3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the upper end portion of the support link is disposed substantially at the center of the seat cushion in the front-rear direction of the seat.
An urging member that urges the support base to be flipped up with respect to the attachment member around the base rotation shaft portion;
4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the urging member is disposed in front of the support link.
5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4, wherein the urging member is disposed to face the base rotation shaft portion in the seat front-rear direction.
The support base includes a base engagement portion that is provided at a rear portion of the support base and is detachably coupled to the attachment member.
The lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member is disposed between the base rotation shaft portion and the base engagement portion in the seat front-rear direction. 5. The vehicle seat according to any one of 5.
The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member is disposed at substantially the same height as the base rotation shaft portion. .
8. The lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member is disposed at substantially the same height as the base engagement portion at the seating position. Vehicle seat.
The support link is disposed inside the support base in the seat width direction,
The base rotation shaft portion is disposed on a rotation trajectory of the upper end portion around the lower end portion of the support link connected to the attachment member when viewed from the seat width direction. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
A rail device having a lower rail fixed to the vehicle body floor and an upper rail supported to be movable relative to the lower rail;
The attachment member is a rail bracket attached to the upper rail upper surface,
10. The rail device according to claim 1, wherein the rail device moves the upper rail relative to the lower rail in a forward direction in conjunction with the rotation of the support base when the jumping position is moved. Vehicle seat.
A reclining device for rotatably connecting the seat back to the support base;
The support link has the seat cushion folded to the seat cushion side by the reclining device, and the seat cushion is placed on the vehicle body floor side with respect to the mounting member with a lower end connected to the mounting member as a center. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle seat is rotatable so as to be moved to a storage position.