JP2010064539A - Connection device for vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the reverse side of a connection device of a vehicle seat welded by laser to a member for connection to be visually recognized from the outside. <P>SOLUTION: A reclining device 4 constituted as a connection device of a vehicle seat has a disk-like ratchet 10 integrally connected to a back frame 2f forming a skeleton of a seatback 2, and a disk-like guide 20 integrally connected to the cushion frame 3f forming a skeleton of a seat cushion 3. The ratchet 10 and the guide 20 are assembled to each other in a relatively rotatable manner, and a dowel 13 projecting to an outer plate surface side from the disk part 11 of the ratchet is formed on the ratchet 10. In the dowel 13, the back frame 2f is abutted on its projecting outer circumferential surface. When laser beam is applied to the surface-abutted part to execute the laser beam welding, the reverse side Wu of the welding bead W through the laser beam welding is exposed on the projecting outer circumferential surface of the dowel 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a connecting device for a vehicle seat. Specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle seat coupling device that couples two target members such that they can rotate relative to each other.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vehicle seat, a seat back is connected to a seat cushion via a reclining device, and an operation for adjusting a backrest angle is known. Here, the following Patent Document 1 discloses the configuration of the reclining device described above. In this disclosure, the reclining device is configured so that the connecting member integrally connected to the skeleton frame of the seat back and the connecting member integrally connected to the skeleton frame of the seat cushion can rotate relative to each other. It is assembled in the thickness direction.

In the reclining device described above, the connection between the one connection member and the skeleton frame of the seat cushion is performed by joining by laser welding. Specifically, in a state where one connecting member and the skeleton frame of the seat cushion are joined together, laser welding is performed on both the plates in the thickness direction, so that the melted contact surfaces of both the plates They are welded together so that both plates are joined.
JP-T-2004-518492

  However, in the prior art disclosed above, the reclining device has a structure in which two connecting members are overlapped in the thickness direction, so that the skeleton frame of the seat cushion is applied to the outer plate surface side of one of the connecting members. When laser welding is performed from the outside in the plate thickness direction, a back wave formed as a welding mark is formed on the inner plate surface side of the connecting member, and whether the welding has been performed properly The confirmation (confirmation for visually recognizing the back wave) cannot be performed from the outside.

  The present invention was devised as a solution to the above-mentioned problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to visually recognize the back wave obtained by laser welding the vehicle seat connecting device to the connection target member. There is to be able to do it.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vehicle seat coupling device of the present invention takes the following means.
A first aspect of the present invention is a vehicle seat coupling device that couples two target members such that they can rotate relative to each other. The vehicle seat coupling device includes two coupling members that are integrally coupled to one side or the other side of two target members, respectively, and are assembled to each other so as to be relatively rotatable. At least one of the two connecting members is provided with a protruding portion that protrudes on the opposite side to the direction in which the two connecting members are aligned. The projecting portion is backed by welding by applying the target member to be connected to the projecting outer peripheral surface and irradiating the same surface abutting portion with laser light and laser welding. The wave is formed so as to be exposed on the outer peripheral surface from which the convex portion protrudes or the surface opposite to the surface on which the target member is applied.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, laser welding is performed by irradiating the surface contact portion between the outer peripheral surface from which the convex portion protrudes and the target member with a laser beam, and the back surface of the outer peripheral surface or target from which the convex portion protrudes. The back wave can be easily visually recognized from the outside of the vehicle seat coupling device by being exposed to the surface of the member opposite to the surface on which the member is faced. Further, for example, even if the connecting member has a large plate thickness and the connecting member and the target member are faced in the plate thickness direction and the laser beam cannot be passed straight in the same direction, By adopting a configuration in which the target member is brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the protruding convex portion and the laser beam is allowed to pass therethrough, a configuration in which the distance through which the laser beam passes can be shortened to enable welding can be taken.

  Next, the second invention is the above-described first invention, wherein the projecting portion and the target member to be laser-welded are in the direction in which the projecting portion protrudes from the surface of the projecting outer surface of the projecting portion. And is formed into a shape along the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the convex portion.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the target member to be laser welded to the convex portion is bent in the direction in which the convex portion protrudes from the outer peripheral surface from which the convex portion protrudes, and the outer periphery of the convex portion. By being formed in a shape that conforms to the shape of the surface, it is possible to irradiate the laser beam straightly in the face-contacted direction, and reverse the reverse wave to the outer peripheral surface from which the convex portion protrudes or the target member being faced It can be formed at a position exposed on the surface.

  Next, according to a third invention, in the first or second invention described above, the convex portion is formed to extend in an arc shape in the rotation direction at a position closer to the outer peripheral edge than the rotation center of the connecting member. The contact area with the target member is wide.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the convex portion is formed at a position closer to the outer peripheral edge than the rotation center of the connecting member, the convex portion is located at a position on the outer side in the radial direction of the connecting member. Can be connected, and the connection strength can be increased. Further, since the convex portion is formed to extend in an arc shape in the rotation direction of the connecting member and the contact area with the target member is formed wide, the connection strength with the target member can be further increased.

  Next, according to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions described above, the convex portions are formed collectively in a local region in the circumferential direction of the connecting member. The formed convex part and the target member are connected.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the convex portion formed in the local region portion in the circumferential direction of the connecting member and the target member are connected to each other, so that sufficient connection strength can be obtained at this portion. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the weight of the target member by suppressing the protruding shape of the target member to a level where it protrudes to a position where the projection is aligned with the projection.

  Embodiments of the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, the configuration of the vehicle seat coupling device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the vehicle seat 1 of the present embodiment. In the vehicle seat 1, a seat back 2 that serves as a backrest is coupled to a seat cushion 3 that serves as a seating portion by a pair of left and right reclining devices 4 and 4 disposed at lower positions on both sides. Here, the reclining devices 4 and 4 correspond to the vehicle seat coupling device of the present invention.

  The reclining devices 4 and 4 are configured such that operation shafts 4c and 4c that perform switching operation of unlocking each other are integrally connected to each other by a connecting rod 4r. Thereby, each reclining device 4 and 4 is in a locked state in which the backrest angle of the seat back 2 is fixed, and a released state in which the fixed state is released and the seat back 2 can be adjusted for the backrest angle. The operating states of each other can be switched synchronously. Here, each reclining device 4 and 4 is always kept in the operation state locked by urging.

  Each reclining device 4, 4 is operated to release the locked state all at once by performing a pull-up operation of the operation lever 5 provided at the side position of the seat cushion 3. Thereby, since the fixed state of the backrest angle of the seat back 2 is released, the backrest angle can be adjusted. Then, by adjusting the backrest angle of the seat back 2 and stopping the release operation of the operation lever 5, the reclining devices 4 and 4 are again returned to the locked state by urging, so that the seat back 2 is adjusted. It is fixed at the backrest angle position.

  Here, the seat back 2 is normally urged in a forward rotation direction by an urging force of an urging spring (not shown) hooked between the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 3. Therefore, when the vehicle seat 1 is not seated and used, the reclining devices 4 and 4 are released from the locked state, whereby the seat back 2 is pushed forward by the urging force, and the seat cushion 3 is moved upward. It will be folded.

  At this time, the reclining devices 4 and 4 are normally returned to the locked state by urging by stopping the release operation of the operation lever 5 when the seat back 2 is in an angle region used as a backrest. However, the rotation angle region of each reclining device 4, 4 includes the angle region of the lock zone that is returned to the locked state by the bias when the release operation is stopped, and the free state that is not returned to the locked state even if the release operation is stopped. The angle area of the zone is set.

  The former lock zone is normally set to an angular region where the seat back 2 is used as a backrest, specifically, an angular region where the seat back 2 is tilted backward from an angular position where the seat back 2 is in an upright posture. The latter free zone is an angle region in which the seat back 2 is not used as a backrest, that is, an angle at which the seat back 2 is tilted forward from an angular position where the seat back 2 is in an upright posture. It is set in the area.

  Therefore, when the seat back 2 is moved forward, the reclining devices 4 and 4 are unlocked, and if the seat back 2 is tilted slightly from the upright position, the release operation is stopped. The back 2 is naturally pushed down to the position where it is folded into the upper surface of the seat cushion 3. Hereinafter, the configuration of the reclining devices 4 and 4 will be described in detail. The reclining devices 4 and 4 have a symmetrical configuration with each other, but have substantially the same configuration. Therefore, below, only the configuration of the reclining device 4 shown on the right side in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reclining device 4 includes a disc-shaped ratchet 10 and a guide 20, and a pair of upper and lower poles 30 and 30 and a slide cam 40 that are disposed between the disc surfaces. A hinge cam 50 for sliding the slide cam 40, a biasing spring 60 for biasing the hinge cam 50, and the ratchet 10 and the guide 20 are sandwiched in the thickness direction (axial direction). The holding member 70 for holding in a state is assembled into one. Here, the ratchet 10 corresponds to one connecting member of the present invention, and the guide 20 corresponds to the other connecting member.

  Specifically, the ratchet 10 is formed with a cylindrical portion 12 that protrudes in a cylindrical shape in the thickness direction at the outer peripheral edge of the disc portion 11. The cylindrical portion 12 is formed by extruding the outer peripheral edge of the disc portion 11 by half-cutting in the plate thickness direction. Then, on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 12, an inner peripheral tooth surface 12a in which inner teeth are formed and curved riding surfaces 12b and 12b having no inner teeth are formed side by side in the circumferential direction. . Here, the ride-up surfaces 12b and 12b are set at two positions which are axially symmetric with respect to the cylindrical portion 12, and the inner peripheral surface protrudes inward in the radial direction from the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a. The flat curved surface is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the above-described riding surfaces 12 b and 12 b are arranged in the circumferential direction so as not to interfere with any of the poles 30 and 30, and each of the poles 30 and 30 is the inner peripheral tooth surface 12 a of the ratchet 10. Is allowed to move outwardly in the radial direction. Therefore, the circumferential rotation angle region in which no interference between the riding surfaces 12b and 12b and each of the poles 30 and 30 is allowed to be engaged with each of the poles 30 and 30 and the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a of the ratchet 10. Set as a lock zone.

  However, the riding surfaces 12b and 12b are arranged in a circumferential direction that interferes with each of the poles 30 and 30, so that each of the poles 30 and 30 engages with the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a of the ratchet 10 in the radial direction. The outward movement is prevented by riding on the respective riding surfaces 12b and 12b. Therefore, the rotation angle region in the circumferential direction where the riding surfaces 12b and 12b and the respective poles 30 and 30 interfere with each other is free of engagement between the respective poles 30 and 30 and the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a of the ratchet 10. Set as a zone.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, the ratchet 10 is integrated with the seat back 2 by joining the disk portion 11 to the thin plate-like back frame 2 f that forms the skeleton of the seat back 2. It is connected. Here, the back frame 2f corresponds to a target member of the present invention.

  Here, a dowel 13 having a shape extending in an arc shape in the circumferential direction from the outer plate surface is formed on the disc portion 11 of the ratchet 10 by being extruded by a half punching process in the plate thickness direction. The dowel 13 is formed at a position closer to the outer peripheral edge of the disc portion 11 and has an arc shape extending in the circumferential direction to about a half circumference. Here, the dowel 13 corresponds to the convex portion of the present invention. In the ratchet 10, the plate surface of the back frame 2f is applied to the outer peripheral surface (upper surface in the figure) from which the above-described dowel 13 protrudes, and the contact surfaces that are in contact with each other are joined by laser welding. By this, it is firmly and integrally connected to the back frame 2f (see FIG. 5).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the above-described thin plate-like back frame 2 f has an outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13 in which the lower edge side portion that is in contact with the protruding outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13 serves as a flange portion fa. It is formed by being bent in the plate thickness direction in a flange shape according to the shape. Thereby, the back frame 2f is laser-welded in a state in which the bent flange portion fa is widely abutted against the outer peripheral surface from which the dowel 13 protrudes.

  Specifically, the laser welding for joining the back frame 2f and the dowel 13 is straight in the thickness direction from the upper surface of the flange portion fa to the surface contact portion of the flange portion fa and the dowel 13 described above. Is performed by irradiating with laser light. Thereby, the back wave Wu of the welding bead W by the same laser welding is exposed and formed on the outer peripheral surface (surface on the lower side in the figure) from which the dowel 13 protrudes. The laser welding described above is continuously performed in the circumferential direction over a substantially half-wide wide area where the dowel 13 and the flange portion fa are abutted, and the back frame 2f and the dowel 13 are lasers over a wide area. It is firmly and integrally connected by welding.

  As described above, the laser welding back wave Wu is exposed and formed on the protruding outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13, so that this laser welding is performed by the flange portion fa of the back frame 2f and the dowel 13. The operator can easily confirm whether or not it has been properly performed by visually recognizing from the outside the formation state of the back wave Wu exposed on the outer peripheral surface from which the dowels 13 protruded. Here, returning to FIG. 3, the back frame 2 f is formed in a position where the above-described dowel 13 is formed closer to the outer peripheral edge than the rotation center of the ratchet 10, and in the upper region of the outer surface of the ratchet 10 in the figure. By being formed to extend in the circumferential direction about half a circumference and having a wide contact area, the dowel 13 is connected with high connection strength.

  Along with this, the back frame 2f is formed by cutting the lower surplus shape portion from the portion joined to the dowel 13. Here, a through-hole 14 is formed in the central portion of the disc portion 11 of the ratchet 10 described above for inserting the operation shaft 4c (see FIG. 2) for performing the unlocking switching operation of the reclining device 4. .

  Next, returning to FIG. 1, the configuration of the guide 20 will be described. The guide 20 is formed in a disk shape having an outer diameter slightly larger than that of the ratchet 10. A cylindrical portion 22 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the disc portion 21 of the guide 20 so as to protrude in a cylindrical shape in the plate thickness direction, which is an assembling direction to the ratchet 10. The cylindrical portion 22 is formed by extruding the outer peripheral edge of the disc portion 21 by half-cutting in the plate thickness direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the cylindrical portion 22 is formed so that the cylindrical shape formed by the inner peripheral surface thereof is slightly larger than the cylindrical portion 12 of the ratchet 10. It can be assembled inside the cylinder. As a result, the guide 20 slides against each other and rotates relative to each other, with the cylindrical portion 12 of the ratchet 10 being assembled inside the cylinder of the cylindrical portion 22 so that the cylindrical shapes are fitted inside and outside. It is ready to be assembled.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the guide 20 is integrated with the seat cushion 3 by joining the outer plate surface of the disc portion 21 to the plate surface of the cushion frame 3 f forming the skeleton of the seat cushion 3. It is connected to. Here, the cushion frame 3f corresponds to the target member of the present invention. Here, the disc portion 21 of the guide 20 is formed by extruding a plurality of dowels 24a... And D dowels 24b protruding from the outer plate surface in a substantially cylindrical shape by half-punching in the plate thickness direction. ing.

  These dowels 24a,... And D dowels 24b are arranged and arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction at a position closer to the outer peripheral edge of the disc portion 21. Among these, the D dowel 24b is formed in a shape in which a part of the protruding cylindrical shape is cut out in a D-shaped cross section, and the shape is distinguished from the dowel 24a. It has become. On the other hand, each of the cushion frame 3f has a circular circular dowel hole 3a, or a D-shaped D dowel hole 3b into which the dowels 24a,. It is formed to penetrate in the direction.

  Therefore, the dowels 24a,..., D dowels 24b of the guide 20 described above are respectively fitted into the dowel holes 3a, .., D dowel holes 3b formed through the cushion frame 3f, and these fitting portions are welded. By joining, the guide 20 is firmly and integrally connected to the cushion frame 3f (see FIG. 5). By the way, a through hole 25 is formed in the center of the disc portion 21 of the guide 20 for inserting the operation shaft 4c (see FIG. 2) for performing the unlocking switching operation of the reclining device 4.

  And the through-hole 3c is formed also in the cushion frame 3f at the position on the same axis as the through-hole 25 for the same purpose. The through hole 3c is formed in a large shape so that a biasing spring 60 described later can be accommodated in the hole. Returning to FIG. 1, a guide groove 23 is formed in the disc portion 21 of the guide 20, the inner plate surface of which is recessed in a “ten” sign shape in the plate thickness direction.

  The guide groove 23 is formed by being extruded by half-cutting the disk portion 21 in the plate thickness direction in a “ten” sign shape. Here, the above-mentioned dowels 24a... And D dowels 24b are formed so as to protrude at positions on the outer plate surface where the guide grooves 23 are formed. In the guide groove 23, the upper and lower groove portions in the figure are formed as pole grooves 23 a and 23 a that can accommodate respective poles 30 and 30 to be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the pole grooves 23a and 23a are formed in the shape of guide walls 21a and 21b and guide walls 21c and 21d formed as side walls on both the left and right sides thereof. The guide 20 is guided so as to be slid only inward and outward in the radial direction (the vertical direction in the figure) along the shape. The right and left sides of the guide groove 23 extending in the lateral direction and the groove between them are formed as a single slide cam groove 23b in which a slide cam 40 described later can be housed.

  The slide cam groove 23b is formed in the radial direction of the guide 20 along the groove shape by the shape of the guide walls 21a, 21c and the guide walls 21b, 21d formed as side walls on both upper and lower sides. It is guided so as to be slid only inward and outward (left and right in the figure). Returning to FIG. 1, the disk portion 21 of the guide 20 is formed with spring hook portions 26 and 26 protruding in a pin shape from the outer plate surface.

  These spring hook portions 26 and 26 are functional parts for hooking an outer end 62 of an urging spring 60 (winding spring), which will be described later, and are arranged in two circumferential directions so that the hook position can be selected. It is formed in the place. Next, the configuration of the poles 30 and 30 will be described. The poles 30 and 30 are formed in a frame shape that is slidably accommodated inside the pole grooves 23a and 23a formed in the guide 20 described above.

  These poles 30 and 30 are formed in a vertically symmetrical shape. Specifically, each of the poles 30 and 30 is formed in an arcuate shape whose outer peripheral edge matches the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 12 of the ratchet 10 described above. The outer peripheral surface curved in an arc shape is formed as outer peripheral tooth surfaces 30a, 30a formed with external teeth that can mesh with the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a of the ratchet 10 described above.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the poles 30 and 30 is pressed by a slide cam 40 to be described later and is slid outwardly in the radial direction, whereby the outer peripheral tooth surfaces 30 a and 30 a are ratchet 10. And the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a. Thereby, each pole 30 and 30 and the ratchet 10 will be in an integrated state in the circumferential direction by mutual meshing force. However, in relation to the guide 20, the poles 30 and 30 can be slid only inward and outward in the radial direction by the guides by the guide walls 21a and 21b and the guide walls 21c and 21d.

  Accordingly, the ratchet 10 is in a state in which relative rotation with respect to the guide 20 is restricted via the poles 30 and 30. As a result, the reclining device 4 is rotationally locked. As shown in FIG. 7, the rotation locking state of the reclining device 4 is released when the poles 30 and 30 are pulled inward in the radial direction and are released from the meshing state with the ratchet 10. .

  Here, the operation of sliding the poles 30 and 30 inward and outward in the radial direction is performed in accordance with the sliding operation of the slide cam 40 disposed between the poles 30 and 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the slide cam 40 is formed in a frame shape that is accommodated in the slide cam groove 23 b formed in the guide 20 described above. The slide cam 40 is formed in a vertically symmetrical shape, and shoulders 42 and 42 for pushing the poles 30 and 30 outward in the radial direction are formed on the upper and lower edges of the slide cam 40 and the poles. 30 and 30 are formed having hooks 44 and 44 for pulling in the inner side in the radial direction.

  Here, the above-described poles 30 and 30 are formed in a gate shape in which the radially inner shape is partially cut out. Each of the poles 30, 30 is brought into contact with the surface portions of the upper and lower edges of the slide cam 40 by bringing the leg portions 32, 32 forming both gate-shaped legs into contact with each other in the radial direction by the slide cam 40. A pressing operation is performed outward. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, each pole 30, 30 is connected to each leg 32, 32 in each shoulder of the slide cam 40 when the slide cam 40 is slid to the left side in the figure. It is held in a state of being pushed out on the outer side in the radial direction as being in the state of riding on the portions 42 and 42.

  Thereby, each pole 30 and 30 is always hold | maintained as the state which mesh | engaged those outer peripheral tooth surfaces 30a and 30a with the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a of the ratchet 10. FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, each pole 30, 30 is slid to each hanging portion 31, 31 formed on the inner side of the portal shape by sliding the slide cam 40 to the right side in the figure. The hooks 44 of the cam 40 are hooked and pulled inward in the radial direction. As a result, the legs 32 and 32 of the poles 30 and 30 are drawn from the positions where the legs 32 and 32 are riding on the shoulders 42 and 42 of the slide cam 40 into the grooves 43 and 43 located on the left side in the figure. Thus, the meshing state of each of the poles 30 and 30 and the ratchet 10 is released.

  These groove portions 43, 43 are formed in a shape that is smoothly recessed from the respective shoulder portions 42, 42, and the slide cam 40 slides to the right side as shown in FIG. The leg portions 32, 32 are in a state of riding on the shoulder portions 42, 42 while being guided by the shapes of the groove portions 43, 43. Here, the operation of sliding the slide cam 40 in the left-right direction in the drawing is performed in accordance with the rotation operation of the hinge cam 50 assembled in the cam hole 41 penetratingly formed in the central portion of the slide cam 40.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the hinge cam 50 is rotatably assembled in a cam hole 41 formed through the center of the slide cam 40. The hinge cam 50 is normally urged to rotate in the clockwise direction shown in FIG. 1 by the urging force of an urging spring 60 (winding spring) hooked between the hinge cam 50 and the guide 20. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the urging spring 60 is in a state of being twisted in advance, and its inner end 61 is hooked on the spring hooking portion 51 of the hinge cam 50, and the outer end 62 is hooked on the guide 20. It is hooked on the spring hook portion 26.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6, the hinge cam 50 is normally pressed from the inner peripheral surface side of the cam hole 41 by the operation projection 52 formed to protrude on the outer peripheral portion thereof, and the left side in the drawing. To slide. As a result, the poles 30 and 30 are held in a state where the pawls 30 and 30 are engaged with the ratchet 10 as the leg portions 32 and 32 ride on the shoulder portions 42 and 42 of the slide cam 40.

  The hinge cam 50 is integrally connected to the operation shaft 4c described above with reference to FIG. Thereby, the hinge cam 50 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure against the urging of the urging spring 60 shown in FIG. 1 as the operation lever 5 (see FIG. 2) is pulled up. ing. That is, the hinge cam 50 is rotated in the clockwise direction of FIG. 6 by the above-described operation. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the slide cam 40 is slid to the right in the figure, and the poles 30 and 30 are released from the meshed state with the ratchet 10.

  Next, returning to FIG. 1, the holding member 70 will be described. The holding member 70 is formed by punching a thin steel plate into a ring shape, further punching out in the axial direction, and then extruding it. The seat surface portion 71 and the second seat surface portion 72 are formed in a cylindrical shape having steps. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the first seat surface portion 71 faces the outer plate surface of the cylindrical portion 12 of the ratchet 10 in the axial direction when the ratchet 10 is assembled in the cylinder of the holding member 70. It is formed as follows.

  The second seat surface portion 72 is formed so as to come into surface contact with the inner plate surface of the cylindrical portion 22 of the guide 20 when the guide 20 is assembled in the cylinder of the holding member 70. A cylindrical portion that protrudes in a cylindrical shape in the axial direction is formed from the outer peripheral edge portion of the second seat surface portion 72, and after the assembly of the ratchet 10 and the guide 20, the cylindrical portion protrudes in the radial direction. A folding surface portion 73 is set which is bent inward and is caulked.

  Therefore, by inserting the ratchet 10 into the cylinder of the holding member 70 having the above-described configuration, the ratchet 10 has each outer plate surface of the cylindrical portion 12 formed so as to protrude on the inner plate surface of the first seat surface portion 71. It is assembled in a state in which the insertion position in the axial direction is positioned with respect to the holding member 70 at the positions where the protrusions 71a. As a result of this assembly, the ratchet 10 is assembled in a state in which the outer peripheral edge of the cylindrical portion 12 is surrounded by a cylindrical portion that connects the first seat surface portion 71 and the second seat surface portion 72 of the holding member 70.

  Then, by assembling assembly parts such as the poles 30 and 30 and the slide cam 40 on the disc portion 11 of the ratchet 10, and then inserting the guide 20 into the cylinder of the holding member 70, the guide 20 The cylindrical plate 22 is assembled in such a state that the insertion position in the axial direction is positioned with respect to the holding member 70 at a position where the inner plate surface of the cylindrical portion 22 comes into surface contact with the second seat surface portion 72.

  After the assembly, the tip of the cylindrical portion (folded curved surface portion 73) protruding toward the outer plate surface side of the cylindrical portion 22 of the guide 20 is bent inward in the radial direction to form the outer plate surface of the cylindrical portion 22. The holding member 70 is coupled and fixed integrally with the guide 20 by caulking. Thereby, the ratchet 10 and the guide 20 are assembled in a state in which the ratchet 10 and the guide 20 are sandwiched between the holding members 70 and prevented from coming off.

  Here, referring to FIG. 5, the cylindrical portion 12 of the ratchet 10 has a first portion of the disk portion 21 of the guide 20 and the first of the holding member 70 with the assembly parts such as the poles 30 and 30 and the slide cam 40 interposed therebetween. It is assembled with a slight gap in the axial direction between it and the seat surface portion 71. Thereby, the rotational movement of the ratchet 10 relative to the guide 20 can be smoothly performed without being hindered by the sliding friction with the holding member 70.

  Thus, according to the reclining device 4 of the present embodiment, laser welding is performed by irradiating the surface contact portion between the outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13 of the ratchet 10 protruding from the back frame 2f (flange portion fa) with laser light. Since the back wave Wu is exposed on the protruding outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13, the back wave Wu can be easily visually recognized from the outside of the reclining device 4. Further, for example, even if the ratchet 10 has a large plate thickness, the ratchet 10 and the back frame 2f are faced in the plate thickness direction, and the laser beam cannot pass straight in the same direction. Since the back frame 2f is abutted against the outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13 protruding to allow the laser beam to pass therethrough, it is possible to reduce the distance through which the laser beam passes and to enable welding.

  Further, the thin plate-like back frame 2f to be laser-welded to the dowel 13 is bent in the direction in which the dowel 13 protrudes as a flange portion fa at the portion where the dowel 13 is brought into contact with the protruded outer periphery. By forming the shape along the surface of the dowel 13, the laser beam is irradiated straight in the direction of contact with the dowel 13, and the back wave Wu can be formed at a position where it is exposed to the protruding outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13. it can.

  Further, since the dowels 13 are collectively formed in the circumferential region portion of the ratchet 10, by connecting the dowels 13 and the back frame 2 f, sufficient connection strength can be obtained at this portion. It is possible to reduce the weight of the back frame 2f by suppressing the protruding shape of the back frame 2f so as to protrude to a position where it is in contact with the dowel 13.

  Further, by setting the surface on which the back wave Wu is formed by laser welding to the outer peripheral surface from which the dowel 13 is exposed to the outside, for example, the laser beam is too strong and the dowel 13 is other than the back frame 2f. Thus, it is possible to prevent a problem such as joining with the functional parts. Therefore, laser welding can be performed satisfactorily. When laser welding is performed by irradiating laser light from the projecting outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13 toward the surface contact portion with the flange portion fa, the welding bead W is used. The back wave Wu is exposed on the surface opposite to the surface of the flange portion fa.

  Next, the configuration of the vehicle seat coupling device (reclining device 4) according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in a present Example, about the location where the substantially same structure and effect | action as the reclining apparatus 4 demonstrated in Example 1 are the same, these are attached | subjected, description is abbreviate | omitted, About a different location This will be explained in detail.

  In the reclining device 4 of the present embodiment, the back frame 2f that is abutted on the outer peripheral surface from which the dowel 13 protrudes and is laser-welded is bent so that the flange portion fa protrudes on the side opposite to the direction in which the dowel 13 protrudes. Is formed. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5 of the first embodiment, the flange portion fa is in a state in which the bent corner-shaped portion is floated on the corner portion between the dowel 13 of the ratchet 10 and the disc portion 11. Without being configured to be applied, the surface of the bent tip side is brought into contact with the corner of the ratchet 10 and the dowel 13 and the disc portion 11 so that the plate surface is projected to the outer peripheral surface of the dowel 13. Widely applied, laser welding with the dowel 13 can be performed.

  Next, the configuration of the vehicle seat coupling device (reclining device 4) according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in a present Example, about the location where the substantially same structure and effect | action as the reclining apparatus 4 demonstrated in Example 1 are the same, these are attached | subjected, description is abbreviate | omitted, About a different location This will be explained in detail.

  In the reclining device 4 of the present embodiment, dowels 13 corresponding to the convex portions of the present invention are formed to project in a circular arc shape at two radially inner and outer locations on the disc portion 11 of the ratchet 10. The dowels 13 are each faced to the flange portions fa and fa formed by cutting and raising the lower edge portion of the back frame 2f in the plate thickness direction on the projecting outer peripheral surfaces. , Fa are integrally connected by laser welding.

  As described above, the two dowels 13 and 13 protruding in the thickness direction are arranged on the disc portion 11 of the ratchet 10 so as to be spaced apart from each other in the radial direction, and the dowels 13 and 13 protrude on the outer peripheral surface. The flanges fa and fa formed by cutting and raising the back frame 2f are brought into contact with each other, and laser welding is performed by irradiating laser light in the contacted direction. Wu and Wu can be formed at positions where they can be visually recognized from the outside, and the connection strength between both members can be further increased.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described using the three Examples, this invention can be implemented with various forms other than the said Example. For example, in the above embodiment, the vehicle seat connecting device of the present invention is applied as the reclining device 4 that connects the seat back 2 to the seat cushion 3 so that the backrest angle can be adjusted. However, this connecting device can also be applied to applications in which the seat back 2 is connected to the vehicle floor so that the backrest angle can be adjusted. Further, the connecting device can be applied to an application for connecting the seat body so as to be rotated in the turning direction with respect to the vehicle body floor. Further, the connecting device can be applied to an application in which a so-called ottoman device that lifts and supports the lower leg of a seated person from below is connected to the seat cushion 3 or the vehicle body floor so as to be able to be turned upside down.

  Further, as an example of the connecting device, the unlocking operation type reclining device 4 is illustrated in which the inner peripheral tooth surface 12a of the ratchet 10 is engaged and locked with the outer peripheral tooth surfaces 30a, 30a of the poles 30 and 30. As disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2008-18055, the external gear member (one connecting member) having the external gear has a meshing position on the inner peripheral tooth surface of the internal gear member (the other connecting member) having the internal gear. The configuration of the present invention can also be applied to a so-called stepless reclining device that rotates (revolves) while changing and performs rotation stop by an operation force that presses in the direction in which both are engaged.

  Moreover, although the slide cam 40 was shown as an operation member for moving the two poles 30 and 30 forward and backward simultaneously in the radial direction for the reclining device 4, for example, as disclosed in JP-A-2005-321891 Alternatively, a configuration using a rotary cam that allows three or more poles to be simultaneously advanced and retracted may be used.

  Moreover, the joining structure by laser welding of the present invention may be applied to a joining structure for joining the guide 20 of the reclining device 4 and the cushion frame 3f. However, in laser welding, it is desirable that the total plate thickness irradiated with laser light is about 4 mm or less. Therefore, when the plate thickness increases, it is necessary to devise measures such as thinning the cushion frame 3f. Moreover, in the said Example, although the dowel 13 (convex part) extended | extended and formed in the circumferential direction about the half circumference on the disc part 11 of the ratchet 10 (connection member), the dowel 13 was shown in the perimeter. It may be formed in a ring shape over a wide range in the circumferential direction with the back frame 2f (target member). Thereby, both connection strength can be raised further.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a reclining device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view showing the schematic structure of the vehicle seat. It is a perspective view showing the assembly structure of a reclining device. It is a perspective view showing the assembly structure of a reclining device. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 5 showing the locked state of the reclining apparatus. It is sectional drawing showing the state which cancelled | released the locked state of the reclining apparatus from the state of FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the reclining apparatus of Example 2. FIG. It is sectional drawing showing the structure of the reclining apparatus of Example 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle seat 2 Seat back 2f Back frame (target member)
fa flange part 3 seat cushion 3f cushion frame (target member)
3a Dowel hole 3b D Dowel hole 3c Through hole 4 Reclining device (vehicle seat coupling device)
4c Operating shaft 4r Connecting rod 5 Operating lever 10 Ratchet (one connecting member)
11 Disk part 12 Cylindrical part 12a Inner peripheral tooth surface 12b Raised surface 13 Dowel (convex part)
14 Through hole 20 Guide (other connecting member)
21 disc part 21a-21d guide wall 22 cylindrical part 23 guide groove 23a pole groove 23b slide cam groove 24a dowel 24b D dowel 25 through hole 26 spring hook part 30 pole 30a outer peripheral tooth surface 31 hook part 32 leg part 40 slide cam 41 Cam hole 42 Shoulder portion 43 Groove portion 44 Hook 50 Hinge cam 51 Spring hook portion 52 Operation projection 60 Biasing spring 61 Inner end 62 Outer end 70 Holding member 71 First seat surface portion 71a Projection portion 72 Second seat surface portion 73 Folding curved surface portion W Welding Bead Wu Uranami

Claims (4)

A vehicle seat coupling device that couples two target members such that they can rotate relative to each other,
The two target members are integrally connected to one side or the other side of the two target members, and have two connecting members assembled in the plate-matching direction so as to be relatively rotatable with each other
At least one of the two connecting members has a protruding portion that protrudes in the opposite direction to the direction in which the connecting members are aligned with each other, and the protruding portion is formed on the protruding outer peripheral surface. The target member to be connected is abutted and the same surface abutting part is irradiated with laser light and laser welded to the target member, so that the back surface caused by this welding is the outer peripheral surface from which the convex part protrudes or the target member A vehicle seat coupling device, wherein the vehicle seat coupling device is formed so as to be exposed on a surface opposite to the surface to which the surface is applied. The vehicle seat coupling device according to claim 1,
The target member to be laser welded to the convex portion is formed in a shape along the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the convex portion by bending a portion of the convex portion that is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the convex portion in a protruding direction of the convex portion. A vehicle seat coupling device characterized by comprising: The vehicle seat coupling device according to claim 1 or 2,
The convex portion is formed to extend in an arc shape in the rotation direction at a position closer to the outer peripheral edge than the rotation center of the connecting member, so that a contact area with the target member is wide. Sheet connecting device. The vehicle seat coupling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The vehicle is characterized in that the convex portion is formed in a local region portion in the circumferential direction of the connecting member, and the convex portion and the target member that are formed together are connected. Sheet connecting device.

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