JP2009040099A - Vehicular seat device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular seat device capable of improving operability, by sliding a seat in the longitudinal direction by an operation means common to both seats. <P>SOLUTION: This vehicular seat is provided by laterally independently arranging a pair of seats 3 and 4 in a cabin, and is characterized by integrally longitudinally slidably constituting the pair of right-left seats 3 and 4 by the common operation means 43 when the respective right-left seats 3 and 4 are arranged in close vicinity by horizontally sliding inside in the car width direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat device in which a pair of seats are independently provided on the left and right sides of a vehicle interior.

Conventionally, as a vehicle seat device of the above-described example, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.
That is, a center seat having a small width in the vehicle width direction is arranged at the center behind the first row seat consisting of the front seat on the driver's seat and the front seat on the passenger seat. A left seat having a width and a right seat are arranged independently on the left and right sides, and the center seat, the left seat, and the right seat constitute a second row seat (rear seat).

  The above-mentioned center seat is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and both the left and right seats are slidable in the vehicle width direction in front of the tire house, and can also be slid in the front-rear direction of the vehicle between the left and right tire houses. It is configured.

  From the state in which the center seat and the left and right seats are arranged in a horizontal row, the center seat is first slid forward, and then the left and right seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction. When the side surfaces are brought into contact with each other, the entire width of the left and right seats is reduced by an amount corresponding to the width of the center seat in the vehicle width direction, so that the left and right seats in this state can be slid rearward. When the rear slide is completed, the left and right seats are positioned between the left and right tire houses, and a wide foot space for the rear seat occupant seated on the second row seat can be secured.

  However, the conventional vehicle seat device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that both the left and right seats cannot be integrally slid in the front-rear direction by a common operation means.

JP 2000-264109 A

  Therefore, the present invention provides a pair of seats independently on the left and right sides in the vehicle interior, and when the left and right seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and arranged close together, the pair of left and right seats are integrated by a common operation means. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle seat device that can be slidable in the front-rear direction and can be slid in the front-rear direction of the seat with the operating means common to both the seats, thereby improving the operability.

  A vehicle seat device according to the present invention is a vehicle seat device in which a pair of left and right seats are independently provided in a vehicle interior, and when the left and right seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other. The pair of left and right seats can be integrally slid forward and backward by a common operation means.

According to the above configuration, when the pair of left and right seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other, the pair of left and right seats can be integrally slid back and forth by the common operation means.
In this way, since the seat can be slid in the front-rear direction with the operation means common to both seats, the operability can be improved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the left and right seats are each provided with a front / rear slide operation lever, and when the both seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and arranged close to each other, the front / rear slide operation of each seat is performed. The lever is configured to be connected.
According to the said structure, a common operation means can be comprised by connecting the back-and-front slide operation lever of each sheet | seat.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, left and right tire houses bulging in a vehicle interior are provided, and the pair of seats are provided in front of the left and right tire houses so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction and the front-rear direction. However, the vehicle width direction outer side portion overlaps the tire house in the vehicle width direction, and the tire width direction inner side of the tire house extends at least the rear portion of the seat overlaps the tire house in the front-rear direction. It is provided to be movable between positions.

  According to the above configuration, a pair of seats that can be slid backward while avoiding the tire house can be achieved, and by improving the comfortability by making the long slide, the long slide is performed by operating means common to both seats, The operability can be improved.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the rear slide restricting means for restricting the rear slide of the seat in a state where each seat is set at the first position, and both the seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction. And a restriction releasing means for releasing the restriction of the rear slide by the rear slide restricting means when arranged close to each other.

  According to the above configuration, when the left and right seats are set at the first position, the rear slide of the left and right seats can be restricted by the rear slide restricting means. And, when both seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other, the restriction of the rear slide by the rear slide restriction means is released by the restriction release means, It is possible to link the rear slide restriction release and the common operation means.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the seat includes a seat cushion supported so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction, and the rear slide restricting means is provided on the floor and restricts the rear slide; and And an engagement portion that can be engaged with the restriction portion, and the restriction release means releases the engagement between the restriction portion and the engagement portion when the seat cushions of the respective seats are arranged close to each other. It is comprised as follows.
According to the above configuration, the rear slide can be deregulated using the close arrangement of the seat cushion.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the restricting portion is formed on a longitudinal slide rail.
According to the said structure, a back slide can be controlled using a front-back direction slide rail.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the restricting portion is set to allow a predetermined amount of forward / backward sliding of the seat.
According to the said structure, the front-back slide of the right-and-left seat in the range which does not interfere with a tire house can be accept | permitted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the pair of left and right sheets is a second row sheet.
According to the above configuration, the seat device of the vehicle can be applied to the second row seat that is highly demanded, and the usability of the second row seat can be improved.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a third row sheet is provided behind the second row sheet, and the third row sheet is provided so as to be retractable rearward.
According to the above configuration, it is possible to achieve both the riding on the third row seat and the comfort of the second row seat. In particular, in the state where the third row seat is stored, When retracted to the second position, it is possible to expand the foot space and the living space of the occupant seated on the second row seat, and to improve the occupant comfort.

  According to the present invention, when a pair of seats are provided independently on the left and right sides in the vehicle interior, and the left and right seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and arranged close together, the pair of left and right seats are integrated by a common operating means. Therefore, the seat can be slid in the front-rear direction with the operation means common to both seats, and the operability can be improved.

  In a vehicle seat apparatus in which a pair of seats are provided independently in the left and right sides of the vehicle interior, the seat can be slid in the front-rear direction by means of operating means common to both seats, When each seat is slid laterally inward in the vehicle width direction and placed close together, a pair of left and right seats can be integrally slid forward and backward by a common operation means.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The drawing shows a vehicle seat device. In FIG. 1, this vehicle seat device is similar to a driver seat 1 (so-called driver's seat) having a seat cushion 1c, a seat back 1b, a headrest 1h and an armrest 1a. A first-row seat (front seat) is configured by disposing a passenger cushion seat 2 (so-called passenger seat) having a seat cushion 2c, a seat back 2b, a headrest 2h, and an armrest 2a (so-called passenger seat) in the vehicle width direction. is doing.

  Behind this first row seat is a right rear seat 3 having a seat cushion 3c, a seat back 3b and a headrest 3h, and similarly, a left rear seat 4 having a seat cushion 4c, a seat back 4b and a headrest 4h Are arranged apart (in parallel) in the vehicle width direction to form a second row seat.

Here, the above-mentioned second row seats (rear seats 3 and 4) are provided as a pair independently on the left and right sides of the passenger compartment.
Further, a rear seat 5 provided with a bench seat type seat cushion 5c, a seat back 5b, and a plurality of headrests 5h, 5h is disposed further rearward of the above-mentioned second row seat. Is configured.

Each of the above-mentioned seats 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 is disposed on the floor panel 6, and the rear seat 3 on the right side of the second row seat is along the front-rear direction slide rails 7 and 8 as seat slide rails. And configured to be movable in the front-rear direction.
Similarly, the rear seat 4 on the left side of the second row seat is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction along the front-rear slide rails 10 and 11 as seat slide rails.

  The longitudinal slide rails 7, 8, 10, and 11 described above are long slide rails provided in parallel to each other on the floor panel 6, and both the middle two longitudinal slide rails 8 and 10 are arranged on both sides. The two front and rear slide rails 7 and 11 on the side are further elongated, and the slide rails 7 and 11 on both sides extend to the rear part of the tire house 9 and 9 bulging in the vehicle interior. The rear seat 5 in the third row is configured to be movable in the front-rear direction along the two front-rear slide rails 7 and 11 on both sides.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 12 denotes a steering wheel.
FIG. 1 shows a first position in which the outer side portions in the vehicle width direction of the left and right rear seats 4 and 3 in the second row overlap the tire houses 9 and 9 in the vehicle width direction.

Also, the rear seats 5 in the third row are configured as so-called tip-up seats in which the seat cushion 5c is turned to the seat back 5b side from the seatable state and folded, and the rear seats 5 are stored rearward. After the seat cushion 5c of the rear seat 5 in the third row is tipped up from the state shown in FIG. 2, the left and right rear seats 4, 3 in the second row are temporarily slid inward in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. After that, in the state shown in FIG. 2 (however, for convenience of illustration, the seat cushion 5c of the rear seat 5 in the third row is shown in a seatable state in FIG. 2), the left and right seats 3, As shown in FIG. 3, at least the rear part of each seat 3, 4 (in this embodiment, the majority of each seat 3, 4) T The Yahausu 9,9 and a second position overlapping in the longitudinal direction.
That is, the rear rows 3 and 4 in the second row are provided so as to be movable between the first position shown in FIG. 1 and the second position shown in FIG.

  4 is a front view showing a vehicle seat device, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view of FIG. 4, as shown in FIGS. Each rear seat 3, 4 in the second row has a pair of seat legs 13, 13 corresponding to the front and rear slide rails 7, 8, 10, 11, respectively. Rollers 14 and 14 that rotate along the inner bottoms of the front and rear slide rails 7, 8, 10, and 11 are provided below the leg portions 13 and 13, and the rear seats 3 and 4 (second row seats) are provided. It is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the front-rear direction slide rails 7, 8, 10, 11.

  Between the upper portions of the pair of seat leg portions 13 and 13, as shown in FIG. 5, the horizontal slide rails 15 and 15 are provided in parallel with being spaced apart in the front-rear direction. The lateral slide rail 15 includes a lower rail 16 having a fixed structure, and an upper rail 17 that is movable along the lower rail 16 in the vehicle width direction. Although FIG. 5 shows the lateral slide rail 15 of the left rear seat 4, the right rear seat 3 is similarly configured.

  4 to 6, a plate 18 (upper rail connecting means) is horizontally mounted between the pair of front and rear upper rails 17 and 17 so as to move integrally with the upper rails 17 and 17, and the plate 18 The above-described seat cushions 3c and 4c are arranged via a seat cushion frame (not shown). That is, the seats 3 and 4 include seat cushions 3c and 4c that are supported so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, when the seats 3 and 4 are set at the first position (see FIG. 1), the left and right sides that restrict the rear slide of the seats 3 and 4 are controlled. The rear slide restricting means 20, 20 are provided.

  The rear slide restricting means 20 is integrally or integrally formed on the vehicle exterior side of the front and rear slide rails 7 and 11, and has a concave groove 21 extending in the front and rear direction and a stopper formed at the rear end of the concave groove 21. The vertical wall 22 (refer FIG. 7) and the pin 23 as an engaging part which can be engaged with the above-mentioned concave groove 21 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the formation position of the above-described stopper vertical wall 22 is set forward by a predetermined amount L from the front end of the tire house 9.

  Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 6, the above-described pin 23 is supported by a holder 24 provided on the outer side surface of the seat leg portion 13 on the outer side of the vehicle so as to be movable up and down. A spring retainer 25 is attached, a stopper 26 is attached to the lower portion of the pin 23, and a coil spring 27 that urges the pin 23 upward is stretched between the lower surface of the spring retainer 25 and the upper surface of the holder 24. is doing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the seats 3 and 4 are set at the first position on the lower surface of the upper rail 17 on the outside of the vehicle, the pin 23 is pushed down against the urging force of the coil spring 27. The cam 28 which inserts 23 in the recessed groove 21 is attached.

  The cam 28 is a restriction that releases the restriction of the rear slide by the rear slide restricting means 20 when both the seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other (see FIGS. 2 and 8). As shown in FIG. 8, the cam 28 serving as a releasing means and a releasing means is separated from the above-described pin 23 when the seat cushions 3 c and 4 c of the respective seats 3 and 4 are arranged close to each other by lateral sliding. Thus, the concave groove 21 as the restricting portion and the pin 23 as the engaging portion are disengaged.

  That is, when the left and right seat cushions 3c, 4c are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction from the first position shown in FIG. 4 and are arranged close to each other as shown in FIG. 8, the cam 28 that has pushed down the pin 23 from the upper part thereof. However, since the pin 23 is separated from the pin 23, the pin 23 is moved up to a position where the stopper 26 comes into contact with the lower surface of the holder 24 by the biasing force of the coil spring 27, and the lower portion of the pin 23 is separated upward from the groove 21. The rear slide restriction is released.

  Here, as is clear from FIGS. 6 and 7, when the sheets 3 and 4 are set at the first position and the pins 23 are disposed in the concave grooves 21, the left and right sheets 3 and 4 are moved to the pins 23. Can slide back to a position where it contacts the vertical wall 22 at the rear end of the concave groove 21, but after the pin 23 abuts, further rearward sliding to the rear side is restricted. , 4 is allowed to slide back and forth in a range where it does not interfere with the tire house 9. That is, the concave groove 21 as the restricting portion is set so as to allow a predetermined amount of sliding back and forth of the sheets 3 and 4.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of FIG. 6, and as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9, A plurality of lock recesses 30 are formed spaced apart in the front-rear direction (particularly, see FIG. 9).
In addition, a lock mechanism 31 that locks the longitudinal slide of the seats 3 and 4 is provided on the vehicle exterior side of the seat leg portion 13 corresponding to the two middle longitudinal slide rails 8 and 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the lock mechanism 31 includes a lock member 32 that engages with the lock recess 30, a pin 33 that integrally connects the lock member 32 to the lower end thereof, and the pin 33 that moves up and down. Upper and lower guide members 34, 35 that are movably guided, a spring retainer 36 that is fitted and fixed to the pin 33 between these upper and lower guide members 34, 35, and also serves as a stopper, and a lower guide and a lower guide of the spring retainer 36. And a coil spring 37 that is stretched between the upper surface of the member 35 and constantly biases the pin 33 and the lock member 32 upward.

  6 and 9, the pin 33 and the lock member 32 are moved upward by the urging force of the coil spring 37, the lock member 32 is engaged with the lock recess 30, and the seat 3, 4 slides forward and backward.

The operation mechanisms 40 and 40 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) for releasing the lock of the front and rear slides of the seats 3 and 4 by the lock mechanism 31 described above can release the locks of the left and right seats 3 and 4 separately. It is configured to be able to.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the operation mechanism 40 includes a frontal gate-shaped bracket 41 attached to the plate 18, and a front-rear supported by the bracket 41 via bearings 42, 42. And a slide operation lever 43.

  As shown in a plan view of one of the front and rear slide operation levers 43, the front and rear slide operation lever 43 is composed of a manual operation grip 43 a that extends forward from between the bearings 42 and 42, and the bearings 42 and 42. The shaft core portions 43b and 43c to be supported, the extended portion 43d extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the shaft core portion 43c, and the operation integrally connected to the rear side of the extended portion 43d And a piece 44.

Here, the left and right front / rear slide control levers 43 are configured to always hold the normal positions shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 by an urging force of a spring or the like (not shown).
Further, the extending portion 43d of the front / rear slide operating lever 43 extends inward in the vehicle width direction through an opening 45 formed in the seat leg 13 and having a size that allows the operation piece 44 to move. Has been.

  Then, from the normal state of the front / rear slide operation lever 43 shown in FIG. 5, when the front / rear slide operation lever 43 is operated upward as shown in FIG. Since it swings around the portions 43b and 43c, the operation piece 44 moves downward, and the pin 33 is pushed downward against the urging force of the coil spring 37 by the downward movement operation piece 44, and the lock member 32 is moved. Can be removed from the lock recess 30 (see FIG. 9), and the slides in the longitudinal direction of the seats 3 and 4 can be unlocked separately.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, 8, and 12, a coupler 47 having a rectangular tube-shaped recess 46 is provided at the inner end of the extending portion 43 d of the right front / rear slide operation lever 43. A prismatic convex portion 48 that can be engaged with the concave portion 46 is provided at the inner end of the extending portion 43d of the left front / rear slide control lever 43. As shown in FIG. 8 from the state shown in FIG. When the seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and arranged close to each other, the front and rear slide operation levers 43 and 43 of the left and right seats 3 and 4 are connected by engaging the convex portion 48 with the concave portion 46. It is comprised so that.

  That is, when the left and right seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. 8, the pair of left and right seats 3 and 3 are moved by the front and rear slide operation levers 43 as common operation means. 4 is configured to be integrally slidable back and forth.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, when the front and rear slide operation levers 43 and 43 of the left and right seats 3 and 4 are integrally connected, either the left or right front and rear slide operation lever 43 is operated in the unlocking direction. Then, the left and right operation pieces 44, 44 move down simultaneously, and the lock members 32, 32 in the lock mechanisms 31, 31 on the rail 8 side and the rail 10 side can be unlocked from the lock recess 30. Therefore, the pair of left and right seats 3 and 4 can be integrally slid forward and backward by any one of the front and rear slide operation levers 43 as common operation means.

  Note that the connection structure when the inner end of the extending portion 43d of the front and rear slide operation lever 43 is disposed close to the seat is the configuration shown in FIG. 13, the configuration shown in FIG. 14, or the configuration shown in FIG. Sixteen configurations may be employed.

  That is, in the connecting structure shown in FIG. 13, a clutch member 51 having an uneven clutch pawl 50 is provided at the inner end of the right extending portion 43d, and the clutch pawl 50 is disposed at the inner end of the left extending portion 43d. When the left and right seats 3, 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other, the left and right clutch claws 50, 52 are illustrated. 13 is connected to the left and right front / rear slide operation levers 43 and 43 as indicated by phantom lines.

  In the connecting structure shown in FIG. 14, a screw portion 54 is integrally formed at the inner end portion of the right extension portion 43d, and a retaining portion 55 is formed at the inner end portion of the left extension portion 43d. When the nut member 56 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the extending portion 43d and the left and right seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inwardly in the vehicle width direction and arranged close to each other, as shown in phantom lines in the figure, The nut member 56 is manually tightened to the screw portion 54 to connect the left and right front / rear slide operation levers 43 and 43.

15 and 16, the left and right front / rear slide operation levers 43, 43 are formed by pipe members, and the extension members 43d, 43d of the front / rear slide operation levers 43, 43 made of this pipe member are formed. Sliders 57, 58 are arranged on the end side so as to be movable in the vehicle width direction, and a coupler 47 having a rectangular tube-shaped recess 46 is provided at the inner end of the right slider 57, and at the inner end of the left slider 58. Is provided with a prismatic convex portion 48 that can be engaged with the concave portion 46.
The left and right sliders 57 and 58 are each provided with an operating rod 60 for operating the sliders 57 and 58 along a slide groove 59 formed in the extending portion 43d.

Further, notch grooves 59IN and 59OUT continuous with the slide groove 59 are formed at both ends of the slide groove 59 on the vehicle inner side and the vehicle outer side, respectively.
When the left and right seats 3 and 4 are separately slid forward and backward, the left and right operation rods 60 and 60 are positioned in the notch grooves (59OUT) on the vehicle outer side.

  On the other hand, when the left and right seats 3 and 4 are slid sideways inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close together, the sliders 57 and 58 are manually operated inward in the vehicle width direction using the operation rod 60 to After engaging the convex portion 48 with 46, the operation rod 60 is positioned in the notch groove 59IN on the vehicle interior side, and the left and right front / rear slide operation levers 43, 43 are connected.

  Even when the configuration of FIG. 13, the configuration of FIG. 14, or the configuration of FIGS. 15 and 16 is adopted, when the left and right seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction, By connecting the slide operation levers 43, the pair of left and right seats 3, 4 can be integrally slid back and forth with the front / rear slide operation lever 43 as a common operation means.

  In particular, with the configuration shown in FIG. 14 or the configurations shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the left and right seats 3, 4 can be moved inwardly in the vehicle width direction even when they are arranged close to each other. It becomes possible to select the independent front / rear slide and the integrated front / rear slide, and the choices in the operation can be expanded to further improve the usability.

  In the figure, arrow F indicates the front of the vehicle, arrow R indicates the rear of the vehicle, arrow IN indicates the inside of the vehicle, and arrow OUT indicates the outside of the vehicle.

  As described above, the vehicle seat device according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 16 is a vehicle seat device in which a pair of seats 3 and 4 are independently provided in the left and right sides of the vehicle interior. A configuration in which a pair of left and right seats 3 and 4 can be integrally slid forward and backward by a common operating means (see front and rear slide operation lever 43) when 3 and 4 are laterally slid inwardly in the vehicle width direction. (See FIG. 8).

According to this configuration, when the pair of left and right seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other, the pair of left and right seats 3 is operated by the above-described common operation means (see the front and rear slide operation lever 43). , 4 can be slid back and forth integrally.
As described above, since the seats 3 and 4 can be slid in the front-rear direction by the operation means common to both seats (see the front-rear slide operation lever 43), the operability can be improved.

  Further, the left and right seats 3 and 4 are respectively provided with front and rear slide operation levers 43 and 43. When the both seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other, 4 front and rear slide operation levers 43, 43 are connected (see FIG. 8).

According to this configuration, a common operation means can be configured by connecting the front and rear slide operation levers 43 and 43 of the respective seats 3 and 4.
Further, left and right tire houses 9 bulging in the vehicle interior are provided, and the pair of seats 3 and 4 are provided in front of the left and right tire houses 9 so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction and the front and rear direction. 4 is a first position (see FIG. 1) where the outer portion in the vehicle width direction overlaps the tire house 9 in the vehicle width direction, and at least the rear portion of the seats 3 and 4 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the tire house 9 (see FIG. 1). In this embodiment, the majority of the seats 3 and 4 are provided so as to be movable between the tire house 9 and a second position (see FIG. 3) that overlaps in the front-rear direction (FIGS. 1 and 2). 3).

  According to this configuration, the pair of seats 3 and 4 that can be slid rearward while avoiding the tire house 9 can be formed, and the long-sliding can improve the comfortability, and the long slide can be shared by both the seats 3 and 4. By using the operation means (refer to the front / rear slide operation lever 43), the operability can be improved.

  In addition, when the seats 3 and 4 are set at the first position (see FIGS. 1 and 4), the rear slide restricting means 20 for restricting the rear slide of the seats 3 and 4 and both the seats 3 and 3 are provided. When 4 is laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and is arranged close to the vehicle (see FIG. 8), it is provided with restriction release means (see cam 28) for releasing the rear slide restriction by the rear slide restriction means 20 (See FIGS. 4 and 8).

  According to this configuration, when the left and right seats 3 and 4 are set at the first position (see FIG. 4), the rear slide restricting means 20 restricts the rear slide of the left and right seats 3 and 4. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the seats 3 and 4 from interfering with the tire house 9 by retreating the seats 3 and 4, and the both seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and arranged close to each other. Then, the restriction release means (see the cam 28) releases the restriction of the rear slide by the rear slide restriction means 20, and the restriction release of the rear slide and the common use of the operation means (the left and right front and rear slide operation levers 43) Link).

  The seats 3 and 4 are provided with seat cushions 3c and 4c supported so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction, and the rear slide restricting means 20 is provided on the floor (refer to the floor panel 6) to restrict the rear slide. And a restriction portion (see the cam 28). When the seat cushions 3c and 4c of the respective seats 3 and 4 are disposed close to each other, the engagement between the restricting portion (concave groove 21) and the engaging portion (see the pin 23) is released. (See FIGS. 4 and 8).

According to this configuration, the rear slide can be deregulated using the close arrangement of the seat cushions 3c and 4c.
Further, the restriction portion (see the concave groove 21) is formed on the front and rear slide rails 7 and 11 (see FIG. 7).

According to this configuration, the rear slide can be restricted using the front and rear slide rails 7 and 11.
In addition, the restricting portion (see the concave groove 21) is set to allow a predetermined amount of sliding back and forth (see FIG. 7).

According to this configuration, the left and right seats 3 and 4 can be allowed to slide back and forth within a range that does not interfere with the tire house 9.
Further, the pair of left and right sheets 3 and 4 is a second row sheet (see FIG. 1).

According to this configuration, the vehicle seat device can be applied to the second-row seats 3 and 4 that have high demands, and the usability of the second-row seats 3 and 4 can be improved.
Further, a third row sheet 5 is provided behind the second row sheets 3 and 4, and the third row sheet 5 is provided so as to be retractable (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

  According to this configuration, it is possible to achieve both the riding on the third row seat 5 and the improvement of the habitability of the second row seats 3 and 4, particularly in a state where the third row seat 5 is stored. When the second row seats 3 and 4 are retracted to the second position, the foot space and the living space of the occupants seated on the second row seats 3 and 4 can be increased, and the occupant's comfortability can be improved. be able to.

  In addition, as shown in a plan view in FIG. 17, the rear seats 3 and 4 in the second row can be slid independently in the left and right directions, so that either the left or right seat (the left side in FIG. The seat 4) can be set to the second position, and either the left or right seat (the seat 3 on the right in FIG. 17) can be set to the first position. Mountability can also be improved.

18, 19 and 20 show another embodiment of the rear slide restricting means.
FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 18 and shows the rear slide restricting means in the left rear seat 4 in the second row, but the rear slide restricting means in the right rear seat 3 is the same as that on the left side. It is configured symmetrically.

  The rear slide restricting means 70 leaves the upper bent piece 11a on the vehicle outer side of the longitudinal slide rail 11 from the same position as the vertical wall 22 for the stopper shown in FIG. 7 to the rear side, and this upper bent piece 11a. A stopper 71 as a restricting portion formed at the front end of the seat, a hook 73 as an engaging portion that is pivotally supported with respect to a support shaft 72 provided on the outer surface of the seat leg 13 and engageable with the stopper 71, It has.

Further, a wire 74 is stretched between the above-described hook 73 and the vehicle outer side end portion of the upper rail 17 of the lateral slide rail 15 located on the rear side of the pair of front and rear lateral slide rails 15, 15. .
Further, a wire guide 75 is attached to the vehicle outer end of the lower rail 16, while the hook 73 is always urged in a direction to engage with the stopper 71 by a spring or the like (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, in a state where the left and right seats 3 and 4 are set at the first position, the connecting portion of the wire 74 to the upper rail 17 is positioned substantially directly above the hook 73. Since it is biased in the direction of engaging with the stopper 71, when the left and right seats 3, 4 are moved backward while being held at the first position, the hook 73 comes into contact with the stopper 71 at the position where it is further rear. Backward sliding to the side is restricted (see the solid line in FIG. 19).
It should be noted that the movement of each of the seats 3 and 4 forward from the position where the hook 73 contacts the stopper 71 is allowed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 20 from the state shown in FIG. 18, when the left and right seats 3, 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and arranged close to each other, the upper rail 17 that slides inward in the vehicle width direction causes the wire to Since 74 is pulled against the urging force, the hook 73 is rotated from the solid line position shown in FIG. 19 to the virtual line position shown in FIG. Under the state shown in FIG. 20, the left and right seats 3, 4 can be slid rearward to the second position (see FIG. 3).
That is, the above-described wire 74 is a restriction that releases the engagement between the stopper 71 as the restricting portion and the hook 73 as the engaging portion when the seat cushions 3c and 4c of the respective seats 3 and 4 are disposed close to each other. It is a release means.

  As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the rear slide of the sheets 3 and 4 is restricted in a state where the sheets 3 and 4 are set at the first position (see FIG. 18). When the rear slide restricting means 70 and the both seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other (see FIG. 20), the restriction release for releasing the rear slide restriction by the rear slide restricting means 70 is released. Means (see wire 74) (see FIGS. 18 to 20).

  According to this configuration, when the left and right seats 3 and 4 are set to the first position (see FIG. 18), the rear slide restricting means 70 restricts the rear slide of the left and right seats 3 and 4. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the seats 3 and 4 from interfering with the tire house 9 by retreating the seats 3 and 4, and both the seats 3 and 4 are laterally slid inwardly in the vehicle width direction so as to be arranged close to each other ( 20), the restriction release means (see the wire 74) releases the restriction of the rear slide by the rear slide restriction means 70, and the restriction release of the rear slide and the common use of the operation means (left and right front and rear) And the slide operation lever 43 can be linked.

  The seats 3 and 4 are provided with seat cushions 3c and 4c supported so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction, and the rear slide restricting means 70 is provided on the floor (see the floor panel 6) and restricts the rear slide. A restricting portion (see stopper 71) and an engaging portion (see hook 73) engageable with the restricting portion (see stopper 71), and the restriction releasing means (see wire 74), When the seat cushions 3c and 4c of the respective seats 3 and 4 are arranged close to each other (see FIG. 20), the engagement between the restriction portion (see the stopper 71) and the engagement portion (see the hook 73) is released. It has been done.

According to this configuration, the rear slide can be deregulated using the close arrangement of the seat cushions 3c and 4c.
Further, the restricting portion (see the stopper 71) is formed on the front and rear slide rails 7 and 11.

According to this configuration, the rear slide can be restricted using the front and rear slide rails 7 and 11.
In addition, the restricting portion (see the stopper 71) is set so as to allow the seats 3 and 4 to slide forward and backward by a predetermined amount.

According to this configuration, the left and right seats 3 and 4 can be allowed to slide back and forth within a range that does not interfere with the tire house 9.
Also in this embodiment shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those of the previous embodiment. Therefore, in FIGS. A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The common operation means of the present invention corresponds to the front / rear slide operation lever 43 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The pair of sheets corresponds to the second row of sheets 3 and 4,
The restriction release means corresponds to the cam 28 and the wire 74,
The restricting portion corresponds to the recessed groove 21 and the stopper 71,
The engaging portion corresponds to the pin 23 and the hook 73,
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

The top view which shows the 1st position in the seat apparatus of the vehicle of this invention A plan view of the left and right seats slid inward in the vehicle width direction and placed close together The top view which shows the 2nd position in the seat apparatus of a vehicle Front view of the second row seat in the first position AA sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. Partial enlarged front view of FIG. The perspective view which shows the relationship between a control part and a tire house Front view showing the close arrangement state of both sheets A perspective view showing a locking mechanism Top view showing the front / rear slide control lever Side view showing unlocking of lock mechanism by operation lever The perspective view which shows the connection structure of the front-and-back slide operation lever Front view showing another embodiment of the connecting structure of the front and rear slide operation lever Cross-sectional view showing still another embodiment of the connecting structure of the front and rear slide operation lever Front / rear slide operation lever connection structure Further perspective view showing another embodiment Sectional view of the connection structure shown in FIG. Plan view showing another example of seat arrangement Front view showing another embodiment of rear slide restricting means 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. Front view showing the close arrangement state of both sheets

Explanation of symbols

3, 4 ... Rear seat (second row seat)
3c, 4c ... Seat cushion 5 ... Rear seat (third row seat)
6 ... Floor panel (floor)
9. Tire house 7, 11. Front-rear direction slide rail 20. Back slide restricting means 21 ... Concave groove (regulator)
23 ... Pin (engagement part)
28 ... Cam (regulation release means)
43. Front / rear slide operation lever (common operation means)
70 ... Back slide restricting means 71 ... Stopper (regulator)
73 ... Hook (engagement part)
74 ... Wire (regulation release means)

Claims (9)

A vehicle seat device in which a pair of seats are provided independently in the vehicle interior,
A vehicle seat device configured such that a pair of left and right seats can be integrally slid forward and backward by a common operating means when left and right seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction. Both the left and right seats have front and rear slide control levers,
2. The vehicle seat device according to claim 1, wherein when the both seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other, the front and rear slide operation levers of each seat are connected. The left and right tire houses that bulge in the passenger compartment are provided, and the pair of seats are provided in front of the left and right tire houses so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction and the front and rear direction
Each of the seats has a first position where an outer portion in the vehicle width direction overlaps the tire house in the vehicle width direction;
The vehicle seat device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a rear portion of the seat overlaps with the tire house in a front-rear direction on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the tire house. A rear slide restricting means for restricting the rear slide of the seat in a state where each of the seats is set at the first position;
4. The vehicle seat device according to claim 3, further comprising: a restriction release means for releasing the restriction of the rear slide by the rear slide restriction means when both the seats are laterally slid inward in the vehicle width direction and are arranged close to each other. The seat includes a seat cushion supported so as to be slidable in the vehicle width direction,
The rear slide restricting means is provided on the floor and restricts the rear slide; and
And an engaging portion engageable with the restricting portion,
The vehicle seat device according to claim 4, wherein the restriction release means is configured to release the engagement between the restriction portion and the engagement portion when the seat cushions of the respective seats are arranged close to each other. The vehicle seat device according to claim 5, wherein the restricting portion is formed on a longitudinal slide rail. The vehicle seat device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the restricting portion is set to allow a predetermined amount of sliding of the seat back and forth. The vehicle seat device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the pair of left and right seats is a second row seat. The vehicle seat device according to claim 8, wherein a third row seat is provided behind the second row seat, and the third row seat is provided so as to be retractable rearward.

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