JP2002291559A - Reclining seat for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To constitute a reclining seat, which won't reveal the inside of a device when a lip element of a side cover is turned over or prevents passenger's fingers from getting in because of infolded and deformed lip element of the side cover, by easy alterations of the structure. SOLUTION: The structure of a reclining seat is as follows: A side cover 6 with an U-shaped cross section has an elastic lip element 61 found all the way from a flange 62 at the front to a flange 62 on the bottom and covers the lower part of a seat back 1 with a protruding bracket plate 2 for a reclining mechanism. An inner cover 7, which covers the bracket plate 2 for the reclining mechanism from the front while keeping off a relative distance G to allow the lip element 60 to deform elastically, is thrust from a side of a seat back cover 8 into the inside of the side cover 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in an automobile reclining seat in which a lower portion of a seat back from which a bracket plate for a reclining mechanism protrudes is covered by a side cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 4 (hereinafter, only one side is shown), a reclining seat for an automobile includes a bracket plate 2 projecting below a seat back 1 and a bracket plate 4 rising from a rear portion of a seat cushion 3.
And are connected between the ends by a pivot shaft 5 for bearing connection.
With the pivot shaft 5 as a support shaft, a reclining mechanism (not shown) is configured to be able to tilt backward and forward.

In the reclining seat, as shown in FIG. 5, the cover main body 60 is fitted to the lower portion of the seat back 1 so as to cover the lower portion of the seat back 1 from which the bracket plate 2 projects, so that the reclining seat has a substantially cross section. A rubber lip 6 that is resin-shaped in a U shape and is elastically deformable.
In some cases, a side cover 6 made of resin and provided with a cover 1 from the front flange 62 to the bottom flange 63 is mounted.

The side covers 6 are attached to both sides of the seat back 1 as shown in FIG. 6, but as the seat back 1 is lowered as shown in FIG. A rubber lip portion 61 is provided so as to be elastically deformable so that the contact of the seat cushion 3 with the side portion of the seat cushion 3 can be escaped.

The side cover 6 is attached by arranging the lip portion 61 on the side portion of the seat back 1 with a protruding edge, and fixing the cover body 60 to the plate surface of the bracket plate 2 from outside by screwing. I have.

When the side cover 6 is mounted, the lip portion 61 is elastically deformable, so that the lip portion 61 is rolled up and the internal mechanism is visible. It is inevitable that such a situation will occur.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the lip portion of the side cover is rolled up and the internal mechanism can be seen by a simple structure change, or the occupant's finger enters due to the inward deformation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle reclining seat improved so as to prevent the reclining.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reclining seat for an automobile, comprising a substantially U-shaped side cover having an elastically deformable lip from a front flange to a bottom flange. The inner cover, which covers the lower portion of the seat back from which the bracket plate for the reclining mechanism projects, and covers the bracket plate for the reclining mechanism from the front at a relative distance allowing the elastic deformation of the lip portion. It is configured by protruding from the side surface of the back cover to the inside of the side cover.

In the reclining seat for an automobile according to a second aspect of the present invention, a vertically long resin plate having a substantially L-shaped cross section is sewn and fixed to a side surface of the seat back cover as an inner cover.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the embodiment shown in the drawings is not shown in detail, but is applied to a case in which a rear seat for a plurality of wagons is configured as a reclining seat. Have been. 1 to 3,
Components common to those shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Reference numeral 1 denotes a seat back, 2 denotes a bracket plate of the seat back 1, 3 denotes a seat cushion, 4 denotes a bracket plate of the seat cushion, 5 denotes a pivot shaft, and 6 denotes a side cover.

In the rear seat for a plurality of wagons, in order to secure a wide walk-through space, a lower portion of the seat back 1 from which the bracket plate 2 protrudes is depressed inward, and the side cover 6 is formed with a seat. It is attached to both lower sides of the seat back 1 so as to cover the bracket plate 2 disposed in the recess of the back 1 and not to protrude outward.

The configuration of the side cover 6 is the same as that of the existing one, and the cover body 60 is resin-molded to have a substantially U-shaped cross section in accordance with the lower portion of the seat back 1 as shown in FIG. At the same time, an elastically deformable rubber lip portion 61 is provided from the front flange 62 to the bottom flange 63.

The side cover 6 has a lip portion 61 facing forward and an inner edge applied to a side portion of the seat back 1, and a cover body 60 is attached to the bracket plate 2 from outside similarly to the existing one. The seat back 1 is attached to the lower side of the seat back 1 by screwing it to the plate surface.

In the reclining seat, FIG.
The inner cover 7 that covers the bracket plate 2 for the reclining mechanism from the front is separated from the side of the seat back cover 8 by the inner cover 7 that separates the relative gap G allowing the elastic deformation of the lip portion 61 inside the side cover 6 as shown in FIG. It is provided by projecting inside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner cover 7 is made of a vertically long resin plate of polyethylene or the like having a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the base side 7a is provided with a seat back cover (not shown).
And is attached to the side of the seat back in advance by projecting the overhanging side 7b from the side of the seat back cover. The overhanging side 7b of the inner cover 7 may be formed to have a length and width enough to cover the front vertical side of the bracket plate 2 in the lower space of the seat back 1.

In the reclining seat configured as described above, since the inner cover 7 is provided inside the side cover 6 with a relative gap G allowing the elastic deformation of the lip portion 61, the seat back 1 can be moved forward. Accordingly, the lip portion 61 does not interfere with the elastic deformation of the seat cushion 3 when the lip portion 61 contacts the side portion of the seat cushion 3.

When the seat back 1 is in the standing position, even if the lip portion 61 of the side cover 6 is turned up,
Since the overhanging side 7b of the inner cover 7 covers the front vertical side of the bracket plate 2, the internal mechanism cannot be seen from the outside. Further, even if the lip portion 61 is depressed and deformed inward, the lip portion 61 is received by the overhanging side 7b of the inner cover 7, thereby preventing the occupant's finger from entering the inside.

[0018]

As described above, according to the reclining seat for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, the bracket plate for the reclining mechanism is covered from the front side with a relative interval allowing the elastic deformation of the lip portion. Even if the lip part of the side cover is rolled up, the inner cover covers the front vertical side of the bracket plate by a simple structure change that the inner cover extends from the side of the seat back cover to the inside of the side cover. Therefore, even if the internal mechanism is not visible from the outside or the lip part is inwardly deformed, it is received by the inner cover, which prevents the occupant's fingers from entering the inside, and also causes the seat back to fall forward Thus, the lip portion can be configured so as not to hinder the elastic deformation of the lip portion against the side portion of the seat cushion.

According to the reclining seat for an automobile according to the second aspect of the present invention, the vertically reclining resin plate having a substantially L-shaped cross section sewn and fixed to the side surface of the seat back cover is provided as the inner cover. Even if an inner cover that covers the mechanism bracket plate from the front side is provided, the entire seat can be easily assembled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a side cover provided in a vehicle reclining seat according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing one side of the reclining seat to which the side cover of FIG. 1 is attached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an inner plate provided on the reclining seat of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an automobile reclining seat according to a general example.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing one side of a seat back in the vehicle reclining seat of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the entire vehicle reclining seat of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the reclining seat of FIG. 4 in a forward leaning state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat back 2 Bracket plate 6 Side cover 61 Side cover lip part 62 Side cover front flange 63 Side cover bottom flange 7 Inner plate 8 Seat back cover G Relative distance between lip part and inner plate

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A substantially U-shaped side cover having an elastically deformable lip from a front flange to a bottom flange covers a lower portion of a seat back from which a bracket plate for a reclining mechanism projects. In an automobile reclining seat, an inner cover that covers a bracket plate for a reclining mechanism from the front side is provided to protrude from the side surface of the seat back cover into the side cover at a relative interval that allows elastic deformation of the lip portion. An automobile reclining seat characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The vehicle reclining seat according to claim 1, wherein a vertically long resin plate having a substantially L-shaped section is sewn and fixed to a side surface of the seat back cover as an inner cover.