JP2019026064A - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to provide a connection terminal on a vehicle seat in a positionally fixed state with a good appearance.SOLUTION: A seat 1 comprising a cushion pad 10 which elastically receives a load of a seating person, and a cushion cover 20 which covers the cushion pad 10. This seat has: an USB port (connection terminal) 30 which is insert-molded in the cushion pad 10, and is so embedded from an inner frame face 12A of the cushion pad 10 as to expose a plug-in connection port 30A; and an opening 22A which is so provided in the cushion cover 20 as to be capable of exposing the connection port 30A to the exterior.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle seat including a seat pad that elastically receives a seated person's load and a seat cover that covers the seat pad.

  Conventionally, in a vehicle seat, a seat pad is foam-molded integrally with a seating sensor, and an electric wire extending from the seating sensor is passed outside through a slit cut into a part of a seat cover that covers the seat pad. The thing made into the structure which was made is known (patent document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-50550

  In the above-described conventional technology, the connection terminal is attached to the tip of the electric wire passed through the slit of the seat cover, and the connection terminal and the electric wire are exposed to the outside without being fixed in position. The present invention was devised as a solution to the above-described problem, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat in a state where the connection terminals are looked good and fixed. is there.

  In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle seat of the present invention takes the following means.

  A first invention is a vehicle seat including a seat pad that elastically receives a load of a seated person, and a seat cover that covers the seat pad, and is insert-molded on the seat pad from an outer surface of the seat pad. It has a connection terminal embedded so as to expose the plug-in type connection port, and an opening opened in the seat cover so that the connection port can be exposed to the outside.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the connection terminal can be embedded in a good appearance in a state in which the connection port is exposed from the opening formed in the seat cover, with the connection terminal integrally fixed in the seat pad.

  The second invention is the following configuration in the first invention described above. The connection terminal is provided so that the connection port is exposed from an outer surface different from a surface of the seat pad that receives the load of the seated person.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the connection terminal can be provided in a form that makes it difficult to feel a foreign object feeling when seated on the seat pad.

  The third invention is the following configuration in the first or second invention described above. The seat cover is provided with a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the outside.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lid provided on the seat cover can cover the connection port so that the connection port is not exposed to the outside when not in use, and protect the connection port from entering foreign matter. Can do.

  According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions described above, the following configuration is adopted. The connection port is provided flush with the opening of the seat cover.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the connection port can be provided in a state that is easy to visually recognize from the outside, while having a configuration that does not project the connection terminal to the outside and has a good appearance and fit.

  According to a fifth invention, in any of the first to fourth inventions described above, the following configuration is adopted. An edge portion facing the opening of the seat cover is folded so as to enter the seat pad along the outer peripheral surface of the connection terminal.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the edge portion facing the opening of the seat cover can have a good finished shape with no visible stitches.

  A sixth invention is the following configuration in any of the first to fifth inventions described above. The seat pad is integrally foamed with the seat cover.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the position of the opening of the seat cover is less likely to be displaced from the position where the connection port is exposed, and the tension by the integral foam molding of the seat cover and the seat pad is created around the connection port. The partial hardness of the mouth is easily harmonized with the surrounding hardness.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of a vehicle seat of Example 1. FIG. It is the perspective view showing the state where the connection port of the USB port (connection terminal) was closed by the lid. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

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

<< General configuration of seat 1 (vehicle seat) >>
First, the configuration of the seat 1 (vehicle seat) according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, when directions such as front / rear, up / down, left / right, and the like are indicated, the directions shown in the drawings are indicated. In addition, the “sheet width direction” indicates the left-right direction of the sheet 1, the “sheet height direction” indicates the vertical direction of the sheet 1, and the “sheet front-rear direction” indicates. Indicates the front-rear direction of the seat 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the seat 1 according to the present embodiment is configured as a right seat of an automobile, and includes a seat back 2 serving as a seat back portion, a seat cushion 3 serving as a seat portion, and a headrest portion. And a headrest (not shown). The above-described seat back 2 has its left and right side lower ends resting on the rear end portions of the left and right sides of the seat cushion 3 via recliners (not shown) that function as a rotation shaft device capable of stopping rotation. It is connected so that the angle can be adjusted. The seat cushion 3 is connected to a vehicle floor in a state where the position of the seat in the front-rear direction can be adjusted via a pair of left and right slide rails (not shown). A headrest (not shown) is mounted on the upper portion of the seat back 2 from above.

  On the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the seat cushion 3 described above, the connection port 30A of the plate-like USB port 30 that can be electrically connected by inserting the USB plug D from the side faces the outside. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the above-described USB port 30 has a main body portion embedded in the seat cushion 3, and a vehicle (not shown) through an electric wire 31 extending through the seat cushion 3 to the rear lower side. Electrically connected to the power supply on the side. Here, the USB port 30 corresponds to the “connection terminal” of the present invention. Hereafter, the structure of each part of the seat cushion 3 mentioned above is demonstrated in detail.

<< Configuration of seat cushion 3 >>
As shown in FIG. 1, the above-described seat cushion 3 includes a metal cushion frame (not shown) constituting the skeleton, and a urethane foam cushion that is set on the cushion frame and elastically receives the load of the seated person. The pad 10 and a cushion cover 20 made of synthetic leather that covers the entire surface of the cushion pad 10 and forms the design surface of the seat cushion 3 are schematically configured. The cushion pad 10 described above corresponds to the “seat pad” of the present invention, and the cushion cover 20 corresponds to the “seat cover” of the present invention.

  The above-mentioned cushion frame (not shown) has a structure assembled in a substantially square frame shape in plan view, and can strongly support the outer peripheral part of the cushion pad 10 set on the upper part from below. It is set as the structure provided with intensity | strength. In the square frame of the cushion frame (not shown) described above, a plurality of support springs (not shown) that can elastically support the central portion of the cushion pad 10 set on the cushion frame 10 from the lower side in a planar shape are bridged. .

  The cushion pad 10 is set in a state where it is covered from above by a cushion frame (not shown). Specifically, the cushion pad 10 described above is covered in a state in which a cushion cover 20 described later is integrated by a so-called “skin-integrated foaming method” across the top plate surface and front, rear, left and right peripheral side surfaces. The fin-shaped edges extending downward from the front, rear, left, and right peripheral side surfaces of the cushion cover 20 are fixedly attached to the cushion frame by being fixedly attached to the cushion frame. It is provided as a state.

  The cushion cover 20 has a two-layer structure of a skin 20A made of a synthetic leather material and a slab urethane 20B integrally laminated on the back surface of the skin 20A. When the cushion pad 10 is foam-molded, the cushion cover 20 is set in a state where it is laid face down in the mold first, and the cushion pad 10 is placed on the back surface facing the slab urethane 20B. As a result of the foam molding, the entire surface of the cushion pad 10 (the top plate surface and the entire surrounding side surfaces of the front, rear, left and right) is covered in an integrally bonded state (“skin-integrated foaming method”). .

  By the above molding, the cushion cover 20 is coated in a state of being integrally bonded to the surface of the cushion pad 10 in a form that appropriately reproduces the surface shape with the unevenness of the cushion pad 10 on the design surface on the front side. . Specifically, the cushion cover 20 described above is configured such that a thin film film (not shown) that prevents impregnation of the foaming raw material is integrally laminated on the back surface of the slab urethane 20B on the back surface side. The pad 10 is formed in a state in which the foaming raw material is bonded to the surface of the cushion pad 10 so as to be integrally bonded to the surface of the cushion pad 10.

  By the way, the cushion pad 10 forming the basic shape of the seat cushion 3 described above forms a central portion in the seat width direction and supports the seat occupant's buttocks and thighs from below with a substantially flat surface shape. Formed in a shape having a portion 11 and left and right top plate side portions 12 that form both side portions in the seat width direction and support the seated person's buttocks and thighs in an inclined shape that rises obliquely from both outsides. Has been.

  In addition, the cushion cover 20 includes a top plate cover piece 21 that covers the top plate surface of the top plate main portion 11 and the top plate side portion 12 of the cushion pad 10 described above, and the front, rear, left, and right sides of the cushion pad 10. Each gusset cover piece 22 to be put on each peripheral side surface, and these are stitched together into a single bag shape that is connected to each other. Among these, the inner side gusset cover piece 22 that is put on the inner side gusset surface 12A that is the inner side surface of the cushion pad 10 in the vehicle width direction is embedded in the top plate side portion 12 that is covered by the gusset cover piece 22. A substantially rectangular opening 22A that exposes the connection port 30A of the USB port 30 to the outside is formed. Here, the inner surface 12A corresponds to the “outer surface” of the present invention.

  Further, a synthetic leather lid 22C capable of opening and closing the above-described opening 22A is sewn on the above-described inner kamachi cover piece 22. As shown in FIG. 3, the above-described lid 22C is sewn with the lower edge portion turned over to the outer surface portion above the above-described opening 22A (sewn line 22C1), and the sewn sewn line 22C1 is broken. The point is provided in a state of being hung down by a gravitational action and covering the opening 22A (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lid 22C described above is operated so that the user grips and pulls up the lower edge of the lid 22C, thereby opening the covered opening 22A to the outside. Then, the connection port 30A of the USB port 30 is switched to a state in which the connection port 30A is exposed to the outside, and the lid 22C is lowered to the original state, so that the opening 22A can be returned to the covered state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the cushion pad 10 is foam-molded integrally with the cushion cover 20, the USB port 30 is set in the molding die (not shown) together with the cushion cover 20 before being cushioned. By performing foam molding of the pad 10, the pad 10 is provided in an embedded state in the cushion pad 10 (insert molding). Specifically, when the above-described molding is performed, the above-described USB port 30 is first inserted into an insertion protrusion provided so as to protrude into the above-described molding die (not shown), so that the position is fixed within the molding die. Set as Next, the cushion cover 20 is set in a state in which the USB port 30 is laid so that the USB port 30 passes through the opening 22 </ b> A in a state of facing down with respect to the mold with the USB port 30 set therein.

  At this time, the edge portion 22B facing the opening 22A of the cushion cover 20 described above is inwardly inserted in the insertion direction by the outer peripheral edge of the USB port 30 when the USB port 30 described above is inserted into the opening 22A from the outside. It is made into the shape with the folding margin which is pushed and folded. Thereby, the edge portion 22B facing the opening 22A of the cushion cover 20 is folded inward as described above by passing the USB port 30 into the opening 22A from the outside, so that the outer peripheral surface of the USB port 30 is It is set to the shape along.

  Accordingly, the foam pad molding of the cushion pad 10 is performed from the set state, so that the USB port 30 described above faces the connection port 30A to the opening 22A of the cushion cover 20, and the cushion pad 20 and the cushion pad 20 together. 10 is provided in a state of being integrally bonded to 10. Specifically, the USB port 30 described above is flush with the outer surface of the kerchief cover piece 22 in which the connection port 30 </ b> A forms the peripheral side surface of the opening 22 </ b> A of the cushion cover 20 due to the foaming pressure accompanying the foam molding of the cushion pad 10 described above. It is designed to form a shape. The above-described USB port 30 has a planar shape in which the outer peripheral surface portion facing the opening 22A is folded into a shape that enters the inside of the edge portion 22B facing the opening 22A of the above-described kamachi cover piece 22. As the applied state, it is finished so as to fit into the opening 22A described above without any gap.

  By the above molding, the edge portion 22B facing the opening 22A of the above-described kamachi cover piece 22 is in a state in which the cut is covered and hidden so that the cut is not exposed at the edge of the opening 22A. It is designed to be finished. In detail, since the above-mentioned kamachi cover piece 22 is set in the foaming mold of the cushion pad 10 and formed by integral foaming, the edge portion 22B facing the opening 22A is formed. Without being subjected to post-processing such as drawing into the cushion pad 10, it is easily formed into a shape that is put into the cushion pad 10 and is formed into an appropriately shaped shape that is not crushed by pulling in. It has become.

  The wire 31 extending from the USB port 30 is arranged so as to be guided out of the mold in a curved shape with an extra length through the cavity space in the mold when the cushion pad 10 is foamed. By being routed, it is provided so as to extend outside through the cushion pad 10.

<Summary>
In summary, the sheet 1 of the present embodiment has the following configuration. That is, a vehicle seat (1) including a seat pad (10) that elastically receives a seated person's load and a seat cover (20) that covers the seat pad (10). ) And the connection terminal (30A) embedded so as to expose the plug-in connection port (30A) from the outer surface (12A) of the seat pad (10) and the connection port (30A) to the outside And an opening (22A) opened in the seat cover (20) so as to be exposed.

  With this structure, the connection terminal (30) is integrally fixed in the seat pad (10), and the connection port (30A) is opened from the opening (22A) opened in the seat cover (20). ) Can be embedded in a form that exposes.

  Further, the connection terminal (30) is provided so as to expose the connection port (30A) from an outer surface (12A) different from the surface of the seat pad (10) that receives the load of the seated person. With such a configuration, the connection terminal (30) can be provided in a shape that makes it difficult to feel a foreign object feeling when seated on the seat pad (10).

  The seat cover (20) is provided with a lid (22C) that can open and close the opening (22A) with respect to the outside. With such a configuration, the lid (22C) provided on the seat cover (20) can cover the connection port (30A) with good appearance so as not to be exposed to the outside when not in use. It can protect so that a foreign material may not enter into the mouth (30A).

  The connection port (30A) is provided flush with the opening (22A) of the seat cover (20). By adopting such a configuration, the connection port (30A) can be provided in a state that is easy to visually recognize from the outside, while having a configuration that does not project the connection terminal (30) to the outside and has a good appearance.

  Further, the edge portion (22B) facing the opening (22A) of the seat cover (20) is folded so as to enter the seat pad (10) along the outer peripheral surface of the connection terminal (30). With such a configuration, the edge portion (22B) facing the opening (22A) of the seat cover (20) can be formed into a good finished shape with no visible stitches.

  The seat pad (10) is integrally foamed with the seat cover (20). With such a configuration, the position of the opening (22A) of the seat cover (20) is not easily displaced from the position where the connection port (30A) is exposed, and the seat cover (30A) is surrounded by the seat cover (30A). 20) and tension by integral foam molding of the seat pad (10) are born, and the partial hardness of the connection port (30A) is easily harmonized with the surrounding hardness.

<< About other embodiments >>
As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described using one example, the present invention can be implemented in various forms in addition to the above example. For example, the configuration according to the vehicle seat of the present invention is widely applied to seats used for various vehicles such as railways, vehicles other than automobiles, airplanes, ships, etc., in addition to seats other than the right seat of an automobile. Is something that can be done.

  Moreover, the structure which concerns on the vehicle seat of this invention can be widely applied to other seat structures, such as a seat back, a headrest, an ottoman, and an armrest, besides a seat cushion. The seat cover that covers the seat pad may be made of a fabric material in addition to a leather material such as synthetic leather. In addition, the above-described seat cover is covered with the seat pad separately after foam molding of the seat pad, in addition to the one covered with the seat pad by foam molding integrally with the seat pad. It may be provided. In addition, in the case where the seat cover is integrally foam-molded with the seat pad, the back of the slab urethane laminated on the back side of the outer skin is impregnated with the foam material of the seat pad and is integrally cured. It may be a thing.

  Further, the connection terminals that are insert-molded on the seat pad may be composed of other types of connection terminals such as HDMI (registered trademark) terminals, cigar sockets, and outlets in addition to the USB terminals. Further, the outer surface of the seat pad exposed at the connection port of the connection terminal may be other outer surfaces such as an outer gusset surface, a front gusset surface, and a top plate surface, in addition to the inner gusset surface of the seat cushion. Further, it may be an outer surface such as an inner back surface, an outer back surface, a top plate surface, or a back surface of the seat back or the headrest. Moreover, outer surfaces, such as a top plate surface in a ottoman or an armrest, a side surface, and a front end surface, may be sufficient. When the outer surface of the seat pad exposed at the connection port of the connection terminal is set as a surface facing the rear side of the seat, a seated person in the rear seat can use the connection terminal conveniently.

  Further, the lid that closes the opening provided in the seat cover so as to be openable and closable may be formed of a sliding or rotating resin plate. Also, a hook-and-loop fastener that allows the lid to be held in a closed state is set between the seat cover and the lid can be held in a closed state by a biasing force such as spring force or sewing. It may be a thing. Further, the connection port of the connection terminal may be provided in a state where the connection port is not flush with the opening of the seat cover but slightly protrudes from the opening or enters into the back from the opening. Further, the connection port of the connection terminal may be provided flush with the outer surface of the seat pad covered with the seat cover.

1 seat (vehicle seat)
2 Seat back 3 Seat cushion 10 Cushion pad (seat pad)
11 Top plate main part 12 Top plate side part 12A Inakamachi surface (outer surface)
20 Cushion cover (seat cover)
20A skin 20B slab urethane 21 top plate cover piece 22 kamachi cover piece 22A opening 22B edge part 22C lid 22C1 sewing line 30 USB port (connection terminal)
30A Connection port 31 Electric wire D USB plug

Claims (6)

A vehicle seat comprising a seat pad that elastically receives a load of a seated person, and a seat cover that covers the seat pad,
A connection terminal embedded in the seat pad so as to expose the plug-in connection port from the outer surface of the seat pad;
A vehicle seat having an opening formed in the seat cover so that the connection port can be exposed to the outside. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
The vehicle seat, wherein the connection terminal is provided so as to expose the connection port from an outer surface different from a surface of the seat pad that receives a load of a seated person. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 or 2,
A vehicle seat, wherein the seat cover is provided with a lid capable of opening and closing the opening with respect to the outside. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A vehicle seat in which the connection port is flush with the opening of the seat cover. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A vehicle seat in which an edge portion facing the opening of the seat cover is folded so as to enter the seat pad along an outer peripheral surface of the connection terminal. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A vehicle seat in which the seat pad is integrally foam-molded with the seat cover.

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