JP7140715B2 - seat air conditioner - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seat air conditioner that supplies air to a person seated in a seat.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-200003 discloses a seat air conditioner in which an air outlet for blowing out air is provided in the upper portion of the seat back or the lower portion of the headrest. The person sitting on the seat can feel refreshed when the air blown out from the air outlet is blown to the person.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-63050

However, in the seat air-conditioning device of Patent Document 1, the air outlet is configured by a duct separate from the seat back, the headrest, and the connecting portion (headrest stay) that connects them. For this reason, the number of component parts of the seat that can be seen from the outside increases by the number of ducts. In other words, there is room for improving the exterior design of the seat air conditioner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a seat air-conditioning apparatus capable of improving the appearance design even if an air outlet is provided.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, a seat air conditioner according to one aspect of the present invention (for example, a seat air conditioner 1 in the embodiment) includes a seat back (for example, the seat back 2 in the embodiment) and a A headrest (for example, the headrest 3 in the embodiment) arranged on the upper side is connected to the seat back and the headrest, and an air outlet (for example, a A connection portion (for example, the connection portion 4 in the embodiment) having a blowout port 6 in the embodiment, and a through hole penetrating the seat back in the front-rear direction is formed in the connection portion, A front opening of the through-hole located on the front side is configured as the blowout port, and an inner surface of the through-hole includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the seatback so as to face the front side of the seatback. A ventilation hole for passing air is opened in the inclined surface toward the inside of the through hole.
(2) A seat air conditioner according to another aspect of the present invention (for example, the seat air conditioner 1 in the embodiment) includes a seat back (for example, the seat back 2 in the embodiment) and a A headrest (for example, the headrest 3 in the embodiment) is connected to the seat back and the headrest, and an air outlet (for example, the air outlet in the embodiment) that opens to one of the front side and the rear side of the seat back and blows air in the opening direction 6) (for example, the connecting portion 4 in the embodiment), and the connecting portion is formed with a through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction of the seat back and positioned on the rear side of the seat back. A rear opening of the through hole is configured as the blowout port, an inner surface of the through hole includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the seat back so as to face the rear side of the seat back, and A ventilation hole for passing air is opened in the inclined surface toward the inside of the through hole.

(3) In one aspect of the present invention, the outlet may extend from one end to the other end in the width direction of the seatback.

(4) In one aspect of the present invention, a plurality of people may be seated side by side in the width direction.

(5) In one aspect of the present invention, the seat back, the headrest, and the connecting portion may be integrally formed.

(6) In one aspect of the present invention, the seat back, the headrest, and the connecting portion may be formed separately, and the seat back and the headrest may be connected to each other via the connecting portion.

According to aspects (1) and (2) above, the outlet is provided integrally with the connecting portion, which is a constituent part of the seat, compared to the case where the outlet is formed separately from the constituent part of the seat. As a result, the number of components of the seat that can be seen from the outside can be reduced. Therefore, even if the air outlet is provided in the seat, the exterior design of the seat air conditioner can be improved.
Further, according to the above aspects (1) and (2), the air outlet is configured by a through hole penetrating through the connecting portion, so that the appearance design of the seat air conditioner including the air outlet can be further improved.
Further, according to the above aspect (1), the ventilation hole for passing air toward the inside of the through-hole opens on the inclined surface of the inner surface of the through-hole that faces the front side of the seat back. Therefore, even if the air outlet is formed of a through hole penetrating the connecting portion, the air can be reliably blown out from the air outlet to the front side of the seat back.
Further, according to the above aspect (2), the vent hole for passing air toward the inside of the through hole opens on the inclined surface facing the rear side of the seat back in the inner surface of the through hole. Therefore, even if the air outlet is formed of a through hole penetrating the connecting portion, the air can be reliably blown out from the air outlet to the rear side of the seat back.

According to the aspect (3) above, the outlet is formed in an elongated shape in the width direction of the seatback. Therefore, when the air outlet opens to the front side of the seat back, even if the person seated on the seat moves in the width direction, the air blown from the same air outlet should be surely blown to the person seated on the seat. can be done. In addition, when the air outlet is opened on the rear side of the seat back, even if the person on the rear side of the seat moves in the width direction, the air blown from the same air outlet is directed to the person on the rear side of the seat. You can definitely spray it. Therefore, a person sitting on the seat or a person behind the seat can certainly feel coolness from the blown air.

According to the above aspect (4) , even if a person is seated at an arbitrary position in the width direction of the seat, or even if a plurality of people are seated side by side in the width direction of the seat, air is blown out from the same outlet. The fresh air can be surely blown to all the people seated on the seat to make them feel refreshed.

According to the above aspect (5) , the seat back, the connecting portion, and the headrest are integrally formed, so that the number of component parts of the seat that can be seen from the outside can be further reduced. Therefore, the exterior design of the seat air conditioner can be further improved.

According to the aspect (6) above, since the connecting portion including the outlet is formed separately from the seat back and the headrest, the seat air conditioner can be easily manufactured.

1 is a perspective view showing a seat air conditioner according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a main part of the seat air conditioner of FIG. 1; 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the seat air conditioner of FIGS. 1 to 3; FIG. 5 is a front view showing a main part of a seat air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
A seat air conditioner 1 according to the present embodiment is provided, for example, in various moving bodies. The moving object may be, for example, an automobile traveling on roads, a train traveling on railroad tracks, an aircraft traveling in the air, a vessel traveling on water, or the like. As shown in FIG. 1 , a seat air conditioner 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as a seat 1 ) of this embodiment includes a seat back 2 , a headrest 3 , and a connecting portion 4 . The seat air conditioner 1 also includes a seat cushion 5 .

The seat cushion 5 is a seat portion that receives the buttocks, thighs, and the like of a person sitting on the seat 1 (hereinafter referred to as a seated person). The seat back 2 is a backrest that receives the waist and back of the seated person.
The headrest 3 receives the head of the seated person. The headrest 3 is arranged above the seat back 2 . The dimension (width dimension) of the headrest 3 in the width direction (the direction indicated by the arrow W in FIG. 1) may be smaller than the width dimension of the seat back 2, for example, but is equivalent to the width dimension of the seat back 2 in this embodiment. is.

The connecting portion 4 connects the seat back 2 and the headrest 3 . The width dimension of the connecting portion 4 may be smaller than the width dimension of the seat back 2 or the headrest 3, for example, but is equivalent to the width dimension of the seat back 2 or the headrest 3 in this embodiment.
In this embodiment, the seat back 2, the headrest 3, and the connecting portion 4 are integrally formed.

The connecting portion 4 has an outlet 6 . The air outlet 6 is opened on the front side of the seat back 2 and blows air forward (opening direction). The front side of the seat back 2 is the side where the waist and back of the seated person are positioned with respect to the seat back 2 . Further, the forward direction is the direction from the connecting portion 4 toward the seated person. An arrow F1 in FIG. 1 indicates an example of the direction in which the air blows out from the blowout port 6. As shown in FIG. In front of the air outlet 6, mainly the neck of the seated person is positioned. As a result, the air blown from the air outlet 6 can be blown to the neck of the seated person.

In this embodiment, the outlet 6 extends from one end of the seat back 2 in the width direction to the other end. The air outlet 6 is formed in an elongated shape in the width direction of the seat back 2 . Both ends of the outlet 6 in the longitudinal direction may reach, for example, both ends of the connecting portion 4 in the width direction, but they do not reach in the present embodiment. That is, both ends of the outlet 6 in the longitudinal direction are located inside the both ends of the connecting portion 4 in the width direction.

Although only one person can sit on the seat 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, the seat 1 may allow, for example, a plurality of people (for example, three people) to sit side by side in the width direction. That is, the seat 1 may be a so-called bench seat. In this case, the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 5 are formed in a shape elongated in the width direction. In this embodiment, the headrest 3 and the connecting portion 4 are also formed in a shape elongated in the width direction like the seat back 2 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outlet 6 of the present embodiment is formed by a through-hole 11 passing through the connecting portion 4 in the front-rear direction of the seat back 2 (the direction indicated by the arrow FR in FIG. 3). That is, the connecting portion 4 is formed with a through hole 11 penetrating therethrough. An opening 12 (hereinafter referred to as a front opening 12 ) of the through hole 11 located on the front side of the seat back 2 is configured as the blowout port 6 . In FIG. 3, the direction of arrow FR (left direction) is the front, and the direction opposite to arrow FR (right direction) is the rear.

The inner surface of through hole 11 includes inclined surface 13 . The inclined surface 13 is inclined radially inward of the through-hole 11 from the front side to the rear side of the seat back 2 in the longitudinal direction of the seat back 2 . Therefore, the inclined surface 13 faces the front side of the seat back 2 and is exposed to the front side of the seat back 2 through the front opening 12 (air outlet 6).

In the present embodiment, the inclined surface 13 is formed in a region of the inner surface of the through hole 11 located on the side of the headrest 3 in the arrangement direction of the seatback 2 and the headrest 3 (vertical direction in FIGS. 2 and 3). The inclined surfaces 13 are formed on the inner surface of the through-hole 11 at regions located at both ends of the through-hole 11 in the width direction of the seat back 2 . Note that the inclined surface 13 may be formed, for example, in a region located on the seatback 2 side in the arrangement direction of the seatback 2 and the headrest 3 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the inclined surface 13 has a ventilation hole 14 that opens toward the inside of the through hole 11 for passing air. The ventilation holes 14 may be formed in a slit shape or band shape extending in the width direction of the connecting portion 4, for example, but are formed in a dot shape in the present embodiment. For example, only one ventilation hole 14 may be opened in the inclined surface 13, but in this embodiment, a large number of ventilation holes 14 are opened.

The air blown out from the air outlet 6 may be supplied to the air outlet 6 from an air conditioning unit (not shown), for example, through the interior of the seat back 2 , the headrest 3 , and the connecting portion 4 .
In this embodiment, the air blown out from the air outlet 6 is supplied from the air conditioning unit through the interior of the seat back 2 , the headrest 3 , and the connecting portion 4 to the ventilation hole 14 that opens onto the inclined surface 13 of the through hole 11 . Since the vent hole 14 opens in the inclined surface 13 facing the front side of the seat back 2, as shown in FIG. The air blows out to the front side of the seat back 2 from the air outlet 6 (the front opening 12 of the through hole 11). An arrow F2 in FIG. 3 indicates an example of the flow direction of the air blown from the outlet 6 after passing through the inclined surface 13 toward the inside of the through-hole 11 .

As described above, according to the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, the air outlet 6 that opens to the front side of the seat back 2 and blows air forward is the connecting portion that connects the seat back 2 and the headrest 3. 4 are provided integrally. That is, the outlet 6 is provided integrally with the connecting portion 4 which is a component of the seat 1 . Therefore, compared to the case where the outlet 6 is formed separately from the constituent parts of the seat 1, the number of constituent parts of the seat 1 that can be seen from the outside can be reduced. Therefore, even if the air outlet 6 is provided in the seat 1, the exterior design of the seat 1 can be improved.

Further, according to the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, the outlet 6 extends from one end of the seat back 2 in the width direction to the other end. That is, the outlet 6 is formed in an elongated shape in the width direction of the seat back 2 . Therefore, even if the person (especially the neck) seated on the seat 1 moves in the width direction, the air blown out from the same air outlet 6 can be surely blown to the person (especially the neck) seated on the seat 1.例文帳に追加As a result, the person seated on the seat 1 can surely feel a cool feeling from the blown air.

Further, according to the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, the seat back 2, the headrest 3 and the connecting portion 4 are integrally formed. Therefore, the number of components of the seat 1 that can be seen from the outside can be further reduced. Therefore, the exterior design of the seat air conditioner 1 can be further improved.

Further, according to the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, the outlet 6 is configured by the through hole 11 penetrating the connecting portion 4 . Therefore, the appearance design of the seat air conditioner 1 including the outlet 6 can be further improved.
Further, according to the seat air-conditioning device 1 of the first embodiment, the ventilation hole 14 through which the air passes toward the inside of the through hole 11 is opened in the inclined surface 13 of the inner surface of the through hole 11 facing the front side of the seat back 2. is doing. Therefore, even if the air outlet 6 is constituted by the through hole 11 passing through the connecting portion 4 , the air can be reliably blown out from the air outlet 6 to the front side of the seat back 2 .

Further, in the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, when a plurality of people can sit side by side in the width direction of the seat 1, even if a person sits at an arbitrary position in the width direction of the seat 1, In addition, even if a plurality of people are seated side by side in the width direction of the seat 1, the air blown out from the same air outlet 6 is surely blown to all the people (especially necks) seated on the seat 1 to give a cool feeling. can make you feel

When the seat air-conditioning device 1 of the first embodiment is a bench seat, the headrest 3 and the connecting portion 4 are arranged, for example, in a plurality in the same seat back 2 at intervals in the width direction of the seat back 2. good too.

Further, in the seat air-conditioning device 1 of the first embodiment, a plurality of outlets 6 may be arranged in the width direction of the seat back 2 at the same connecting portion 4, for example.

Further, in the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, the outlet 6 does not have to be configured by the through hole 11 passing through the connecting portion 4 . In other words, the connecting portion 4 may have the outlet 6 that opens only on the front side of the seat back 2, for example.

Further, in the seat air conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the air outlet 6 may be opened on the rear side of the seat back 2 to blow air rearward (opening direction). Behind the seat back 2 there may be a place for people (for example, a rear seat). The air outlet 6 may open only on the rear side of the seat back 2, for example.

In the seat air conditioner exemplified in FIG. 4, similarly to the seat air conditioner 1 exemplified in FIG. In addition, the inner surface of the through hole 11 includes an inclined surface 13, and the inclined surface 13 has a ventilation hole (not shown) for passing air toward the inside of the through hole 11. As shown in FIG.
However, in the configuration of FIG. 4 , the opening 15 of the through hole 11 located on the rear side of the seat back 2 (hereinafter referred to as the rear opening 15 ) is configured as the blowout port 6 . The inclined surface 13 is inclined radially inward of the through-hole 11 from the rear side to the front side of the seat back 2 in the longitudinal direction of the seat back 2 .

According to the seat air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 4 , the outlet 6 opens to the rear side of the seat back 2 . Therefore, it is possible to blow air to a person behind the seat back 2 (for example, a person sitting on a rear seat) to feel cool. Further, according to the seat air conditioner illustrated in FIG. 4, the same effects as those of the seat air conditioner 1 illustrated in FIG. 3 can be obtained.

For example, if the air outlet 6 is formed in an elongated shape in the width direction of the seat back 2, even if a person on the rear side of the seat back 2 moves in the width direction, the air blown out from the same air outlet 6 is The person behind the seat back 2 can be surely sprayed.
Further, in the seat air-conditioning apparatus illustrated in FIG. 4 , a ventilation hole through which air passes inward of the through-hole 11 is opened on the rearward inclined surface 13 of the seat back 2 . Therefore, even if the air outlet 6 is constituted by the through hole 11 passing through the connecting portion 4 , the air can be reliably blown out from the air outlet 6 to the rear of the seat back 2 .

In the seat air conditioner of the first embodiment, the air outlet 6 may be opened, for example, on both the front side and the rear side of the seat back 2 to blow air forward and rearward.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the same components as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, a seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment is provided in a moving body such as an automobile, a train, an aircraft, a ship, etc., in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and includes a seat back 2A, a headrest 3A and a connecting portion. Equipped with 4A. The basic configurations of the seat back 2A, the headrest 3A, and the connecting portion 4A are the same as in the first embodiment. For example, the connecting portion 4A connects the seat back 2A and the headrest 3A as in the first embodiment. In addition, the connecting portion 4A has an air outlet 6A that opens to the front side of the seat back 2A and blows air forward (opening direction), as in the first embodiment. Note that the connecting portion 4A may have, for example, a blowout port (not shown) that opens to the rear side of the seatback 2A and blows out air rearward (opening direction).

However, in the seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment, the seat back 2A, the headrest 3A and the connecting portion 4A are formed separately. Also, the seatback 2A and the headrest 3A are connected to each other via the connecting portion 4A.
Further, in the seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment, the outlets 6A of the connecting portion 4A are formed in a dot shape, and a plurality of them are arranged in the width direction of the seat 1A (the direction indicated by the arrow W in FIG. 5).

In the seat air conditioner 1A illustrated in FIG. 5, the dimension (width dimension) of the headrest 3A in the width direction is smaller than the width dimension of the seat back 2A. may be equivalent. Also, the width dimension of the connecting portion 4A is smaller than the width dimension of the seat back 2A and the headrest 3A, but may be equal to the width dimension of the seat back 2A and the headrest 3A, for example, as in the first embodiment.

The seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment has the same effect as the first embodiment.
Further, according to the seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment, the connecting portion 4A including the outlet 6A is formed separately from the seat back 2A and the headrest 3A. Therefore, the seat 1A can be manufactured more easily than when the connecting portion 4A is integrally formed with the seat back 2A and the headrest 3A.

In the seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment, the outlet 6A of the connecting portion 4A may be formed in an elongated shape extending from one end to the other end in the width direction of the connecting portion 4A, for example. Further, when the width dimension of the connecting portion 4A is the same as the width dimension of the seat back 2A and the headrest 3A, the outlet 6A extends from one end of the seat back 2A in the width direction to the other as in the first embodiment. It may be formed in an elongated shape extending to the end.

Further, the seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment may be a bench seat on which a plurality of people can sit side by side in the width direction, for example, as in the first embodiment. In this case, the headrest 3A and the connecting portion 4A may be formed in a shape elongated in the width direction, for example, like the seatback 2A. A plurality of headrests 3A and connecting portions 4A may be arranged in the width direction of the seatback 2A, for example.

Further, in the seat air conditioner 1A of the second embodiment, for example, as in the first embodiment, the seat back 2A may be configured by a through hole passing through the connecting portion 4A in the front-rear direction. In this case, the inner surface of the through-hole preferably includes an inclined surface similar to that of the first embodiment, and the inclined surface is preferably provided with a ventilation hole for passing air toward the inside of the through-hole.

Although the details of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1, 1A seat air conditioner (seat)
2, 2A seat backs 3, 3A headrests 4, 4A connecting portions 6, 6A outlet 11 through-hole 12 front opening 13 inclined surface 14 ventilation hole 15 rear opening

Claims (6)

seat back and
a headrest arranged on the upper part of the seat back;
a connecting portion that connects the seat back and the headrest and has an air outlet that opens to one of the front side and the rear side of the seat back and blows out air in the opening direction ;
A through hole penetrating the seat back in the front-rear direction is formed in the connecting portion,
a front opening of the through-hole positioned on the front side of the seat back is configured as the outlet,
the inner surface of the through hole includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the seat back so as to face the front side of the seat back;
A seat air-conditioning device in which a ventilation hole for passing air toward the inside of the through-hole is opened in the inclined surface . seat back and
a headrest arranged on the upper part of the seat back;
a connecting portion that connects the seat back and the headrest and has an air outlet that opens to one of the front side and the rear side of the seat back and blows out air in the opening direction ;
A through hole penetrating the seat back in the front-rear direction is formed in the connecting portion,
a rear opening of the through-hole located on the rear side of the seat back is configured as the outlet,
the inner surface of the through hole includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the seat back so as to face the rear side of the seat back;
A seat air-conditioning device in which a ventilation hole for passing air toward the inside of the through-hole is opened in the inclined surface . 3. The seat air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outlet extends from one end to the other end in the width direction of the seat back. The seat air conditioner according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of people can sit side by side in the width direction. The seat air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the seat back, the headrest, and the connecting portion are integrally formed. the seat back, the headrest and the connecting portion are separately formed,
The seat air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the seat back and the headrest are connected to each other via the connecting portion.

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