JP3903649B2 - Folding seat mounting structure for automobiles - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to an automobile folding seat mounting structure in which a seat back is configured to be able to move forward and a seat cushion is formed so as to be able to stand forward together with the seat back, and the joint portion of the joint portion between the seat cushion and the leg member. It is related with the attachment structure of the folding sheet | seat for motor vehicles equipped with the protective cover which covers.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Some rear seats of automobiles are configured such that a seat back can be moved forward and a seat cushion is erected forward together with the seat back. In this way, the cargo space behind the rear seat is enlarged.
FIG. 6 shows the seat 100 configured to be foldable for the purpose of expanding the cargo space.
The seat 100 includes a seat back 101 and a seat cushion 102, and a leg member 103 mounted on the lower surface of the front end portion of the seat cushion 102 is fixed to the floor 104 by screws.
[0003]
A general method for folding the sheet 100 will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 7, the seat back 101 is tilted forward and overlapped with the seat cushion 102. Next, the lock 107 attached to the rear portion of the seat cushion 102 is released from the striker 106 provided on the floor 104, and as shown in FIG.
[0004]
By the above procedure, the seat 100 is folded, and the floor 104 where the seat 100 is placed can be used as a cargo room.
[0005]
As described above, when the seat 100 is folded, as shown in FIG. 9, the back surface 108 of the seat cushion 102 is exposed indoors, so that the appearance is not impaired, such as carpeting 109 or a resin board. Covered.
Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the joint portion between the seat cushion 102 and the leg member 103 includes a bracket (mail) 102 a fixed to the seat cushion 102 and a leg member (himale) 103 attached to the floor 104 with a pin 103 a. It is comprised by crimping so that rotation is possible.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional technique as described above, since the sheet 100 rotates with respect to the leg member 103 in the portion to which the leg member 103 is attached, the notch 109a must be provided in the carpet material 109 and the like, The pivoting portion of the leg member 103, that is, the connecting portion with the bracket 102a is exposed in the room.
Further, since grease is applied to the rotating portion for smooth operation, there is a concern that the grease may adhere to the passenger's hand and clothes.
As a countermeasure against the above problem, as shown in FIG. 11, there is a method of providing a convex portion 110 that covers the rotating portion of the leg member 103 with a carpet material 109 or a resin board. However, as shown in FIG. Since the member 103 rotates with respect to the seat cushion 102, the convex portion 110 becomes very large in consideration of the operating angle of the seat 100, which may impair the appearance.
[0007]
An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a mounting structure for a folding seat for an automobile that can improve the appearance of the back surface of the seat cushion when the seat cushion is raised forward together with the seat back. .
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a seat provided by pivotally supporting a bracket provided on a lower surface of a front end portion of a seat cushion to an upper end portion of a leg member fixed to a floor surface through a pin. In the mounting structure of a folding seat for an automobile formed so that the cushion can stand up frontward, a protective cover that covers a joint portion between the bracket and the leg member is attached to the back surface of the seat cushion, and the protective cover includes the seat A carpet material that covers the rear surface of the joint between the bracket and the leg member in a standing state of the cushion, and an elastic material that has a triangular shape in side view that connects the carpet material and the back surface of the seat cushion. Furthermore, when the seat cushion is tilted backward by applying a polygonal line near the center of the carpet material, the protective cover Crease in the carpet material wherein the polygonal line over, the elastic material of the lower side of the polygonal line extending fanned is to follow the movement of the seat cushion.
Moreover, this invention exists in fixing the lower end of the said carpet material to the said leg member .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a foldable rear seat composed of a seat cushion 2 and a seat back 3. The foldable rear seat 1 is configured such that the seat back 3 can be moved forward with respect to the seat cushion 2, and the seat cushion 2 is formed so as to be able to stand forward together with the seat back 3.
A leg member 4 is attached to the lower surface of the front end portion of the seat cushion 2 and is installed on the floor surface 5 via the leg member 4.
[0011]
The leg member (Himale) 4 is pivotally supported by a bracket (male) 6 provided on the left and right lower surfaces of the front end portion of the seat cushion 2 via a pin 7 so as to be pivotable. 4 b is fixed to the stepped portion 5 a of the floor surface 5 through bolts 8. The leg member 4 includes a rear wall portion 4c provided with a stepped portion 9 and side wall portions 4d provided on both sides of the rear wall portion 4c. The seat cushion 2 is provided by pins 7 inserted between the side wall portions 4d. The side bracket 6 is supported.
[0012]
A protective cover 10 that covers the joint portion A between the bracket 6 and the leg member 4 is attached to the back surface of the seat cushion 2 to improve the appearance from the rear. The protective cover 10 includes a carpet material 11 that covers the rear surface of the joint portion A in a standing state of the seat cushion 2, and a stretchable triangular cloth rubber material 12 that connects the carpet material 11 and the back surface of the seat cushion 2. It consists of A polygonal line (quilt line) 11a is provided near the center of the carpet material 11, and the carpet material 11 is bent at the polygonal line 11a. The protective cover 10 is formed in a triangular shape in a side view so as to cover the exposed portion of the leg member 4 in the room as compactly as possible with the seat 1 folded. The triangular cloth rubber material 12 connects the carpet material 11 and the back surface of the seat cushion 2 by sewing.
When the foldable rear seat 1 is used, it is fixed by engaging a lock device 13 provided at the rear portion of the seat cushion 2 with a striker 14 installed on the floor surface 5.
[0013]
According to the structure for mounting a folding seat for an automobile having the above-described configuration, when folding the foldable rear seat 1, the seat back 3 is moved forward and then the lock device 13 is released from the striker 14 installed on the floor surface 5. At the same time, the seat cushion 2 is erected forward. At this time, the seat cushion 2 rotates forward with the pin 7 as a fulcrum and stops in a substantially vertical state. And since the joint part A of the bracket 6 and the leg member 4 is covered with the protective cover 10 on the back surface of the seat cushion 2, the appearance can be improved.
When the foldable rear seat 1 is used, the seat cushion 2 is tilted backward together with the seat back 3 to raise the seat back 3. At this time, in the protective cover 10, the carpet material 11 is folded at the broken line 11 a, and the cloth rubber material 12 below the folded line 11 a extends in a fan shape and follows the movement of the seat cushion 2.
Thus, the joint portion A between the bracket 6 and the leg member 4 can be covered compactly without being affected by the operating angle of the leg member 4.
[0014]
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in FIG.
In this case, a locking plate 15 having a U-shaped cross section is attached to the lower end of the carpet material 11, a hooking portion 16 is provided on the leg member 4, and the locking plate 15 is fitted into the hooking portion 16. As shown in FIG. 5, even when a load is applied to the seat cushion 2 due to seating or the like, the cloth rubber material 12 spreads and can be prevented from being deformed due to lifting upward.
The cross-sectional shape of the locking plate 15 may be a shape other than the U shape as long as it can be fitted into the hook portion 16. Furthermore, the lower end of the carpet material 11 may be directly fixed to the leg member 4 with a clip, a double-sided tape, an adhesive or the like instead of the locking plate 15.
[0015]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the protective cover 10 is not limited to the carpet material 11 and the cloth rubber material 12 as long as it has an excellent appearance and has a restoring force. Other materials can be used. In addition, it cannot be overemphasized that it can change suitably and implement within the range which does not change the gist of the present invention.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the mounting structure for a folding sheet for automobiles according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
2. The seat cushion according to claim 1, wherein the bracket provided on the lower surface of the front end portion of the seat cushion is pivotally supported on the upper end portion of the leg member fixed to the floor surface through a pin so as to be pivoted forward. In the mounting structure of the folding seat for an automobile formed in a possible manner, a protective cover that covers a joint portion between the bracket and the leg member is attached to the back surface of the seat cushion, and the protective cover is in a standing state of the seat cushion. A carpet material covering a rear surface of a joint portion between the bracket and the leg member, and an elastic material having a triangular shape in a side view that connects the carpet material and a back surface of the seat cushion, and further includes the carpet material. When the seat cushion is tilted backward by applying a polygonal line near the center of the car, the car of the protective cover Tsu folding door member is in said polygonal lines, extending the elastic material of the lower side of the polygonal line is fanned, the so follow the movement of the seat cushion, joint portions of the seat cushion and the leg member in folded sheet Since it can be covered with a protective cover, the appearance can be improved. Further, it is possible to follow a change in position accompanying the movement of the seat cushion with respect to the leg member. Furthermore, since the broken line is put in the carpet material, the carpet material can be easily bent at the broken line, so that it is possible to follow the position change accompanying the movement of the seat cushion.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a folding sheet for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a folded state of the automobile folding sheet of FIG. 1;
3 is a side view showing a usage state of the automobile folding sheet of FIG. 1; FIG.
4 is a partially enlarged view of a range surrounded by a circle in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a change in seat cushion when sitting on the folding seat for an automobile shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional folding sheet for automobiles.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a folding procedure of a conventional folding sheet for an automobile.
FIG. 8 is a side view showing a folding procedure of a conventional folding sheet for an automobile.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a folded state of a folding sheet for an automobile.
10 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of a range surrounded by a circle in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a joint cover of a conventional automobile folding sheet.
FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram showing movement of leg members of a conventional automobile folding seat.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Seat 2 Seat cushion 3 Seat back 4 Leg member (Himale)
5 Floor 6 Bracket (Mail)
7 Pin 8 Bolt 9 Stepped part 10 Protective cover 11 Carpet material 12 Cloth rubber material 13 Locking device 14 Striker 15 Locking plate 16 Hook part 11a Folding line A Joint part

Claims (2)

An automobile in which a bracket provided on a lower surface of a front end portion of a seat cushion is pivotally supported via a pin on an upper end portion of a leg member fixed to a floor surface so that the seat cushion can be stood forward. In the folding seat mounting structure, a back cover of the seat cushion is provided with a protective cover that covers a joint portion between the bracket and the leg member, and the protective cover is in an upright state of the seat cushion, A carpet material that covers the rear surface of the joint portion with the leg member, and an elastic material that has a triangular shape in a side view that connects the carpet material and the back surface of the seat cushion, and further includes a fold line near the center of the carpet material. When the seat cushion is tilted backward by applying a line, the carpet material of the protective cover is folded. Break in the line, extending the elastic material of the lower side of the polygonal line is fanned, the mounting structure of the sheet folding automotive, characterized in that to follow the movement of the seat cushion. The folding structure for an automobile folding sheet according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the carpet material is fixed to the leg member .

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