JP5488285B2 - Cover structure for vehicle seat slide rail - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover structure for a vehicle seat slide rail. Specifically, the present invention relates to a cover structure for a vehicle seat slide rail in which a cover that covers the coupling portion to the outside is attached to a coupling portion between the end of the slide rail that slide-guides the vehicle seat with respect to the floor and the floor.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a configuration is known in which a resin cover for covering a bolt fastening portion between the end portion and a floor is attached to an end portion of a slide rail of a vehicle seat (the following patent document) 1). In such a sliding vehicle seat, a stopper is provided on the floor for restricting the sliding area of the vehicle seat within a predetermined range.

JP 2008-296662 A

  However, in the case where the stopper and the cover are separately provided on the floor as in the above-described prior art, there are many parts to be installed on the floor, which takes time for installation. The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a stopper for slide regulation installed on the floor and a cover attached to the end of the slide rail. It is to streamline the configuration of

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle seat slide rail in which a cover for covering the coupling portion to the outside is attached to the coupling portion between the end of the slide rail and the floor for slidingly guiding the vehicle seat with respect to the floor. This is a cover structure. The cover is integrally formed with a stopper that is fixed on the floor and restricts the sliding area of the vehicle seat with respect to the floor within a predetermined range. The stopper is covered to the outside by a cover. The cover is held in a state of covering the end of the slide rail by a fixing structure for fixing the stopper to the floor.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the stopper and the cover are integrally configured, and the cover can be held in a state of being covered with the end portion of the slide rail by the fixing structure that fixes the stopper to the floor. As a result, the configuration of the stopper and the cover can be rationalized, the number of parts can be reduced, and the labor required for installation can be saved. In addition, since the stopper is configured to be covered with the cover by the cover, the stopper can be hidden by the cover so that the appearance can be improved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect described above, the cover is configured as an openable / closable opening / closing portion in which a portion covering the fixed portion of the stopper with respect to the floor can expose the fixed portion to the outside. .

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the cover is configured so that the portion covering the fixing portion of the stopper with respect to the floor is openable and closable. After the opening and closing portion is opened and the fixing portion is fixed to the floor, the cover is opened and closed. The part can be closed and the fixed part can be covered with the outside. Therefore, the operation of fixing the fixing portion of the stopper to the floor can be easily performed, and after fixing, the fixing portion can be concealed by the cover so that the appearance can be improved.

It is a principal part expansion perspective view of the cover structure of the vehicle seat slide rail of Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of a cover. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of the cover structure of the vehicle seat slide rail of Example 2. FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using drawing.

  First, the cover structure of the vehicle seat slide rail according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle seat 1 serving as a passenger seat is disposed on a vehicle floor F so as to be slidable in the vehicle front-rear direction via a pair of left and right slider mechanisms 10. Here, the vehicle seat 1 includes a seat back 2 serving as a backrest and a seat cushion 3 serving as a seating portion. The slider mechanism 10 is assembled in a state slidable in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to each slide rail 11 and a pair of slide rails 11 elongated in the vehicle front-rear direction provided integrally fixed on the floor F. The movable rail 12 is integrally fixed to the bottom of the seat cushion 3 and a locking device (not shown) that locks the slide of the movable rail 12 relative to the slide rail 11.

  Specifically, each slide rail 11 is provided with its front and rear end portions integrally fixed on the floor F by a front leg portion 11A and a rear leg portion 11B, respectively. Here, the front end of the slide rail 11 corresponds to the end of the slide rail 11 of the present invention. The front leg portion 11A and the rear leg portion 11B are respectively caulked and fixed integrally to the bottom surface of the slide rail 11 by caulking pins (not shown), and the bolts Ba or Bb are fixed to the floor F. Are fastened and fixed respectively.

  Each of the slide rails 11 is formed by bending a single steel plate formed in a long shape in some directions in the short side direction, and a bottom surface portion with the surface facing the upper side of the seat, and both left and right sides of the bottom surface portion. Left and right side portions that rise from the edge of the sheet respectively to the upper side of the seat, and left and right folded portions that are bent back downward from the respective upper edge portions of the both side surface portions. ing.

  On the other hand, although not shown, each movable rail 12 is formed by bending a single steel plate formed in a long shape in places in the lateral direction, and the surface is directed to the upper side of the seat. The top surface, the left and right side surfaces that hang down from the left and right edges of the top surface, respectively, and the left and right sides that are bent back so as to be lifted away from the bottom edges of the both side surfaces. And a fin portion. On the upper surface of these movable rails 12, a frame of the seat cushion 3 (not shown) is integrally bonded and fixed.

  Each of the movable rails 12 is long so that the fins are accommodated in the folded space of the folded portions of the slide rails 11 from the open ends on either side of the slide rails 11. By being inserted in the direction, the slide rail 11 can be slid in the longitudinal direction and assembled. As a result, each movable rail 12 is guided so as to be able to slide in the longitudinal direction along the shape of each slide rail 11, and both fin portions thereof are caught by both folded portions of the slide rail 11. As a result, it is held in a state that is prevented from being peeled off so as not to come off from the slide rail 11 upward.

  Each movable rail 12 is normally held in a state in which the slide with respect to each slide rail 11 is locked by a locking device (not shown). The slide lock state of both the locking devices is released by performing an operation of pulling up the operation lever 10 </ b> A that is connected to them and projects to the front side of the seat cushion 3. With this release, each movable rail 12 can be slid with respect to each slide rail 11. Then, after each movable rail 12 is slid to a desired slide position, when the operation lever 10A is lifted, the lock devices (not shown) are moved again in the lock operation direction, and each movable rail 12 is The slide lock is restored.

  Here, the limit position where the vehicle seat 1 can be slid forward is the position of the stopper 30 provided by fixing a locking piece (not shown) provided at the lower part of the seat cushion 3 on the floor F. It is in a position to be brought into contact with the locking piece 34 and locked. Due to this stopper structure, the moving range of the vehicle seat 1 is limited so that the vehicle seat 1 cannot slide to a sliding area beyond a predetermined use area (predetermined range). In addition, the limit position where the vehicle seat 1 can be slid rearward is also provided with a locking piece (not shown) provided at the lower portion of the seat cushion 3 fixed on the floor F, as described above. The position is abutted and locked with a stopper (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the stopper 30 is disposed in the vicinity of the front leg portion 11 </ b> A serving as a coupling portion on the front end side of the slide rail 11 disposed on the vehicle inner side on the right side in the drawing. The stopper 30 is integrally assembled with a resin cover 20 capable of covering the front leg 11A and the front end opening of the slide rail 11 with respect to the outside. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 20 is formed by integral molding of resin, and includes a leg cover portion 21 that covers the front leg portion 11 </ b> A to the outside, and a front end side opening portion of the slide rail 11. Are formed in a shape having a rail cover portion 22 that covers the outside and a stopper cover portion 23 that is integrally assembled to the stopper 30 and covers the stopper 30 to the outside. Specifically, the cover 20 faces the front side so that each part can be covered by the leg cover part 21, the rail cover part 22, and the stopper cover part 23 from the front side and the upper side of the seat. It is formed in an L-shaped cross section having a standing wall surface and a top plate surface facing upward. Here, “cover to the outside” means to cover each component disposed in the front region of the vehicle seat 1 so that it cannot be seen from the front side, the upper side, and both sides of the seat. It means that.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the stopper 30 is formed by being bent into an L-shaped plate shape applied to the corner of the step of the floor F. The stopper 30 includes an upper claw 31 and left and right lateral claws 32 as a configuration for assembling to the stopper cover portion 23. The upper claw 31 is formed in an L-shaped plate shape that is cut and raised from above the top plate of the stopper 30 and is bent so as to protrude further to the front side. By being inserted straight from the rear side into the socket-like upper hook portion 23C formed on the back surface of the plate portion, the upper hook portion 23C enters and engages, and the stopper 30 covers the cover 20 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The movement is restricted.

  The left and right lateral claws 32 are formed so as to protrude from both side portions of the standing plate facing the front side of the stopper 30 to both sides, and the upper claws 31 are formed in the upper hanging portion 23C of the stopper cover portion 23. By being inserted straight into the rear side of the stopper cover 23, it is pushed into the hooking claws 23D formed on the back surface of the upright wall portion of the stopper cover 23 and elastically hooked, and is prevented from coming off by the hooking claws 23D. It is supposed to be held. Therefore, the stopper 30 is integrally assembled with the cover 20 by hooking the left and right lateral claws 32 on the respective hooking claws 23D.

  Here, a through hole 33 serving as an insertion port for a bolt Bc for fastening the stopper 30 to the floor F is formed in the standing plate portion of the stopper 30. The stopper cover portion 23 of the cover 20 is formed with a rotary opening / closing portion 23A that allows the through hole 33 formed in the stopper 30 to be exposed to the outside. The opening / closing part 23A is formed in a quadrangular shape, and one side of the lower edge part is connected to the stopper cover part 23 to form an integral hinge, and the opening 23B is opened or closed around the edge part. You can do that.

  The opening 23B opened and closed by the opening / closing portion 23A is formed in a shape that is slightly larger than the head of the bolt Bc. By opening the opening 23B, a fastening tool (not shown) is inserted into the opening 23B. The work of fastening Bc can be performed. Therefore, by opening the opening 23B and fastening and fixing the stopper 30 on the floor F with the bolts Bc, the cover 20 connects the front leg 11A, the front end opening of the slide rail 11 and the stopper 30 to the outside. It is held as a state assembled in a covered state. And the state which coat | covered the stopper 30 completely with respect to the exterior as a state which coat | covered the fixing | fixed part of the stopper 30 and the floor F by the volt | bolt Bc by closing the opening-and-closing part 23A after the fastening operation | work of the volt | bolt Bc It can be. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing portion 23 </ b> A is elastically pushed into the back surface of the upper edge portion of the opening 23 </ b> B by performing an operation of closing the opening / closing portion 23 </ b> A. It is hooked and held in a locked state so as not to open.

  It should be noted that the front leg 11A of the slide rail 11 and the rear leg 11B of the slide rails 11 arranged on the left side (vehicle outer side) shown in FIG. For this purpose, resin covers (not shown) are attached. However, these covers are well-known, and a description of the specific configuration will be omitted.

  Thus, according to the cover structure of the vehicle seat slide rail of the present embodiment, the stopper 30 and the cover 20 are integrally formed, and the fixing structure (fastening structure by the bolt Bc) that fixes the stopper 30 to the floor F is used. Since the cover 20 can be held in a state where the end of the slide rail 11 is covered, the structure of the stopper 30 and the cover 20 can be streamlined, the number of parts can be reduced, and installation work can be reduced. It can be omitted. Further, since the stopper 30 is configured to be covered with the cover 20 from the outside, the stopper 30 can be hidden by the cover 20 so as to be more attractive.

  Further, the cover 20 is configured such that the portion covering the fixing portion (fastening portion by the bolt Bc) of the stopper 30 with respect to the floor F can be opened and closed, so that the opening and closing portion 23A is opened and the stopper 30 is moved to the floor F. After fixing, the opening / closing part 23A can be closed to cover the fixing part (fastened part by the bolt Bc) with respect to the outside. Therefore, the operation of fixing the fixing portion (fastening portion by the bolt Bc) of the stopper 30 to the floor F can be easily performed, and after fixing, the fixing portion (fastening portion by the bolt Bc) is hidden by the cover 20. It can be in a good-looking state.

  Next, the cover structure of the vehicle seat slide rail according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, parts that are substantially the same in structure as the cover structure of the vehicle seat slide rail shown in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. Different parts will be described in detail with different reference numerals. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, in the cover 20 of this embodiment, the opening / closing portion for exposing the fastening portion (fixed portion) by the bolt Bc of the stopper 30 to the outside is configured as a slide opening / closing type opening / closing portion 23 </ b> E. Has been. The opening / closing part 23E is formed in a square shape, and both side edges thereof are guided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the stopper cover part 23, and the opening / closing part 23E is slid in the vertical direction. Thus, the opening 23B can be opened and closed.

  The opening 23B that is opened and closed by the opening / closing portion 23E is formed in a shape that is slightly larger than the head of the bolt Bc. By opening the opening 23B, a fastening tool (not shown) is inserted into the opening 23B, and the bolt The work of fastening Bc can be performed. The upper / lower sliding type opening / closing part 23E has protrusions 23E1 projecting outward from both ends at both side edges (see FIG. 6). These protrusions 23E1 are brought into contact with a locking portion 23E3 formed on the upper edge portion of the standing wall portion of the stopper cover portion 23 by sliding the opening / closing portion 23E to a position where the opening / closing portion 23E is completely opened upward. The slide is locked so as not to slide upward and come off. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing portion 23E is slid downward from the open position to close it, so that the hooking claws 23E2 formed on one side of the upper edge of the opening 23B It is elastically hooked to the back surface of the upper edge and is held in a locked state so as not to open upward. Thus, the opening / closing part 23E can also be formed as a slide-type opening / closing structure.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described using two Examples, this invention can be implemented with various forms other than the said Example. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments (see FIGS. 1 and 4), the stopper 30 is disposed in the vicinity of the front leg 11A of the slide rail 11 inside the vehicle. Although the front end side opening portion and the front leg portion 11A are collectively covered with the outside, the stopper 30 is disposed in the vicinity of the front leg portion 11A of the slide rail 11 outside the vehicle. The front end side opening and the front leg 11A of the slide rail 11 on the same side may be covered together. In addition, the cover of the present invention only needs to be configured so as to cover at least the stopper and the coupling portion between the end portion of the slide rail and the floor to the outside, and the front end side opening portion of the slide rail. It does not need to be configured to cover up to. In addition, a stopper is arranged in the vicinity of the middle of both slide rails, and this stopper and the joint between the end of the slide rail on one side and the floor are covered together by a cover. However, in this case, it should be noted that the shape of the cover becomes excessively large.

  Further, as an opening / closing part formed on the cover, a rotation opening / closing type (opening / closing part 23A) is exemplified in the first embodiment, and a sliding opening / closing type (opening / closing part 23E) is exemplified in the second embodiment. The rotation direction and the slide direction may be set in directions different from those shown in the above embodiments. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the fastening by the bolt Bc is exemplified as the means for connecting the end portion (front leg portion 11A) of the slide rail 11 and the floor F. However, other connecting means such as welding may be used. Good. In each of the above embodiments, the cover 20 is configured to cover the outside of the joint between the front end of the slide rail 11 (front leg 11A) and the floor F. The stopper is disposed in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the slide rail (the rear leg portion 11B in each of the above embodiments) so as to restrict the limit position of the rearward sliding of the vehicle seat. The rear end of the slide rail together with the stopper may be covered with a cover.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle seat 2 Seat back 3 Seat cushion 10 Slider mechanism 10A Operation lever 11 Slide rail 11A Front side leg part 11B Rear side leg part 12 Movable rail 20 Cover 21 Leg cover part 22 Rail cover part 23 Stopper cover part 23A Opening / closing part 23A1 Hanging Claw 23B Opening 23C Upper hook part 23D Hanging claw 23E Opening / closing part 23E1 Projection 23E2 Hook claw 23E3 Locking part 30 Stopper 31 Upper claw 32 Horizontal claw 33 Through hole 34 Locking piece F Floor Ba Bolt Bb Bolt Bc Bolt

Claims (2)

A cover structure for a vehicle seat slide rail in which a cover for covering the joint portion to the outside is attached to a joint portion between the end of the slide rail that slide-guides the vehicle seat with respect to the floor and the floor. There,
The cover is integrally formed with a stopper that is fixed on the floor and restricts a sliding area of the vehicle seat with respect to the floor within a predetermined range, and the stopper is covered with the cover to the outside. A cover structure for a vehicle seat slide rail, wherein the cover is held in a state of covering an end portion of the slide rail by a fixing structure for fixing the stopper to the floor. The vehicle seat slide rail cover structure according to claim 1,
The cover is configured as an openable / closable opening / closing portion capable of exposing the fixing portion to a portion where the stopper covers the fixing portion with respect to the floor. Construction.

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