JP2001030817A - Gap closing construction of seat apparatus for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent any articles from being fitted from a rear of a seat into a gap which may be formed penetratingly in an up and down direction between a rear lower end portion of the seat and a cross member for supporting the seat when the seat is moved forward. SOLUTION: This seat apparatus has a cross member 15 supported on a chassis near above a floor panel, and a bracket 15 supported on the chassis in front of the cross member 15. A seat 17 is supported by the cross member 15 and the bracket in such a manner that the seat 17 is movable in the longitudinal direction above the cross member 15 and the bracket. A flexible cover portion 30 for closing a gap 24 formed penetratingly in an up and down direction is disposed between the rear lower end portion of the seat 17 which is moved forward and the cross member 15. A lower end portion 31 of the cover body 30 is connected to the cross member 15, and an upper end portion 32 of the cover portion 30 is connected to a rear portion of the seat 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention closes a gap formed between a cross member and a rear lower end of the seat when the seat is supported by cross members extending in the width direction of the vehicle body. The present invention relates to a gap closing structure in an automobile seat device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a conventional structure for closing a gap in an automobile seat device as described below.

[0003] That is, the vehicle body has a floor panel forming the lower surface of the cabin, a cross member extending in the width direction of the vehicle body near the upper portion of the floor panel and supported by the vehicle body, and a cross member in front of the cross member. And a bracket supported by the floor panel.

A sheet is disposed above and above the cross member and the bracket, and the sheet is supported by the cross member and the bracket so as to be movable within a limited range in the front-rear direction. ,
The seat can be moved to a desired position so that the occupant of the seat fits his physique and taste.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional technology has the following problems.

That is, if the sheet is largely moved forward, a gap may be formed vertically between the rear lower end of the sheet and the cross member.

In the above case, if another seat is provided behind the seat, there is a risk that the foot of the occupant sitting on the other seat may inadvertently fit into the gap. There is a possibility that the comfort of sitting on the seat may be impaired.

In the case where the back of the seat is a luggage compartment, a part of the parcels loaded in the luggage compartment fits into the gap, and the seat moves smoothly in the front-rear direction. May be inhibited.

Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a cover body that closes the gap.

[0010] Here, for example, a cover body as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 2-33744 (reference numeral 5 in the above publication).
) Can be provided. However, when this cover body is provided, this entirely covers the lower rear portion of the sheet, and it is easy and large in appearance, and this causes a reduction in the appearance of the sheet. Not preferred.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and is directed to a case in which a cross member extending in the width direction of a vehicle body supports the seat so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. When a gap is formed between the rear lower end portion of the seat and the cross member, a vertical penetrating space is formed between the rear end portion and the cross member. The task is to do so.

It is another object of the present invention to keep the appearance of the sheet good even in the case described above.

[0013]

The gap closing structure in the vehicle seat device of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a cross member 15 extending in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 near the upper part of the floor panel 5 and supported by the vehicle body 2, and supported by the vehicle body 2 in front of the cross member 15. A bracket 16 is provided, and a seat 17 is provided so as to straddle the cross member 15 and the bracket 16 above the bracket 16. The seat 17 is attached to the cross member 1 so that the seat 17 is movable in the front-rear direction.
In the automobile seat device supported by the bracket 5 and the bracket 16,

A flexible cover 30 which closes a gap 24 formed vertically between the rear lower end of the seat 17 moved forward and the cross member 15.
The lower end 31 of the cover 30 is connected to the cross member 15 while the upper end 3 of the cover 30 is
2 is connected to the rear part of the seat 17.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the lower end portion 31 of the cover body 30 is
The lower end 31 of the cover body 30 is connected to the upper surface of the cross member 15 so as to extend rearward from the middle portion 33 side in the vertical direction.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2
In addition to the present invention, the upper end portion 32 of the cover body 30 is connected to the lower surface of the rear portion of the seat 17.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an automobile, and an arrow Fr
Indicates the front of the vehicle 1.

The vehicle body 2 of the automobile 1 is made of sheet metal, and the interior thereof is a vehicle compartment 3. The vehicle body 2 includes side sills 4 that form left and right lower portions of the vehicle body 2 and extend in the front-rear direction.
A floor panel 5 erected on the left and right side sills 4 to form the lower surface of the vehicle compartment 3;
And a plurality of pillars 6 extending in the front and rear directions to form side surfaces of the vehicle compartment 3, and a roof panel 7 extending over the pillars 6 and forming the upper surface of the vehicle compartment 3. A door opening 9 is formed between the adjacent pillars 6 and 6, and is closed by a door (not shown) so as to be freely opened and closed.

In the cabin 3 are seated persons 1 such as occupants and passengers.
There is provided a seat device 13 that allows the seat 2 to be seated.

The seat device 13 has a rectangular pipe shape extending in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 in the vicinity of an intermediate portion of the floor panel 5 in the front-rear direction and extending and supported below the left and right pillars 6 of the vehicle body 2. And a metal cross member 15,
A bracket 16 supported by the floor panel 5 of the vehicle body 2 in front of the cross member 15, a seat 17 disposed so as to straddle these cross members 15 and 16 near and above the cross member 15 and the bracket 16, A guide rail means 18 is provided for supporting the seat 17 on the cross member 15 and the bracket 16 so that the seat 17 can be moved in the front-rear direction. It is movable only within a limited range (hereinafter, referred to as a “movable range”).

The seat 17 is supported by the cross member 15 and the bracket 16 via the guide rail means 18, and the seat cushion 20 projects upwardly from the rear end of the seat cushion 20. And a seat back 21 supported on the rear end of the seat cushion 20. A seated person 12 seated on the seat cushion 20 can be seated on the seat cushion 20 from the front thereof. The backrest can be used. Although the handle 22 is provided in front of the seat 17, the handle 22 may not be provided.

In the above case, the cross member 15 is arranged below the movement locus of the rear end of the seat cushion 20 of the seat 17 in the front-rear direction so that the seat 17 is firmly supported on the vehicle body 2. The bracket 16 is disposed below the movement locus of the front end of the seat cushion 20 of the seat 17. That is, the cross member 15 and the bracket 16 are
The distance between the seat cushion 20 and the seat cushion 20 is larger than that of the seat cushion 20 so as not to be largely displaced outward in the front-rear direction.

As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, when the seat 17 has moved to the front end of the "movable range" foremost, the rear end of the seat cushion 20 which is the rear lower end of the seat 17 A gap 24 that penetrates in a vertical direction (more specifically, a forwardly downward or rearwardly upwardly inclined direction) is formed between the portion and the cross member 15.

The seat device 13 has another seat 26 disposed in the passenger compartment 3 behind the seat 17. The other seat 26 includes a seat cushion 20 and a seat back 21 having the same configuration as the seat 17,
The other seat 26 is fixedly supported by the floor panel 5 of the vehicle body 2. The foot of the occupant 12 sitting on the other seat 26 is placed on the floor panel 5 and can be freely inserted into and removed from the space 27 between the floor panel 5 and the cross member 15 from behind. I have.

As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, a gap 24 is formed between the rear end of the seat cushion 20 of the seat 17 moved forward and the cross member 15 so as to penetrate vertically. Close flexible resin cover 3
0 is provided. The cover body 30 is bent and formed to have a substantially C-shape that opens rearward when viewed from the side of the vehicle body 2 (FIG. 1), and a lower end portion 31 of the cover body 30 is formed.
And the upper end portion 32 are formed so as to extend rearward from a vertically intermediate portion 33 of the cover body 30.

The lower end 31 of the cover 30 is joined to the upper surface of the cross member 15 which extends substantially horizontally. Also,
The upper end 32 of the cover body 30 is surface-joined to the lower surface of the rear end of the seat cushion 20 of the seat 17 extending substantially horizontally, and is connected to this lower surface.

In the above case, the lower end 31 of the cover 30
Is detachably connected to the cross member 15 in a one-touch manner by a plurality of (four) clips 35 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2, but may be connected by screws or rivets.

The seat cushion 20 includes a skin 36 constituting an outer shell thereof, and an elastic pad 37 filled in the skin 36. The upper end 32 of the cover body 30 is The rear surface of the cushion 20 is connected to the surface of the skin 36 on the lower surface by hogling, sewing, bonding, or the like.

When the sheet 17 is moved in the "movable range", the cover 30 is given some slack so that no tensile force is applied. Further, when the seat 17 is moved to the front end of the “movable range”, the slack is substantially absorbed by the cover body 30, and the middle portion 33 of the cover body 30 is substantially moved rearward and downward. It is supposed to extend linearly.

According to the above configuration, the flexible cover 30 which closes the gap 24 formed to penetrate vertically between the rear lower end of the seat 17 moved forward and the cross member 15. The lower end 31 of the cover 30 is connected to the cross member 15, while the upper end 32 of the cover 30 is connected to the rear of the seat 17.

Therefore, the occupant 1 on the other seat 26 disposed behind the seat 17 with respect to the gap 24
The cover 30 prevents the feet of the second person from inadvertently fitting or a part of the small package from fitting behind the seat 17.

When the cover 30 closes the gap 24 as described above, the cover 30 tends to incline backward and downward.
Even if an object such as a foot tries to fit into the space 4, the object will be guided to the upper surface of the cover body 30 and directed downward and downward, so that the object will fit into the gap 24 more. It is surely prevented.

Further, as described above, since the lower end 31 of the cover 30 is detachably connected to the cross member 15, the lower end 31 of the cover 17 is provided with respect to the guide rail means 18 and the like below the seat cushion 20 of the seat 17. When performing maintenance work, the lower end 3
By removing the gap 1, the gap 24 is opened and can be used as a work space, so that the maintenance and inspection work can be easily performed.

The cover body 30 may be formed of the same material as that of the skin 36 of the seat cushion 20. In this case, material management for forming the seat cushion 20 becomes unnecessary. It can be molded at low cost.

The lower end 31 of the cover 30 is extended rearward from the middle portion 33 of the cover 30 in the vertical direction.
Are connected to the upper surface of the cross member 15.

For this reason, the cover 30 tends to be stored between the cross member 15 and the rear end of the seat cushion 20, which is the rear lower end of the seat 17,
The rearward projection from the rear lower end side of the seat 17 is suppressed.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cover 30 from being easily seen from the rear side of the seat 17 in appearance, so that the appearance of the seat 17 is kept good.

Further, the cover 30 is connected to the sheet 17.
Of the other seat 2 behind the seat 17 is prevented.
6 for the occupants such as the occupants 12 and the loaded parcels,
The cover 30 is prevented from being in the way.

The upper end 32 of the cover 30 is connected to the lower surface of the rear part of the seat 17.

For this reason, the cover 30 tends to be stored between the cross member 15 and the rear end of the seat cushion 20, which is the rear lower end of the seat 17,
The lower end 31 of the above-mentioned cover body 30 is
The same effect as the effect based on the configuration of being connected to the upper surface of the device will be produced.

In FIG. 1, one-dot and three-dot chain lines indicate another embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the lower end 31 of the cover 30 closing the gap 24 is joined to the rear surface of the cross member 15 extending substantially vertically, and is connected to the cross member 15 by a clip. It is detachably connected by a tool 35.

The upper end portion 32 of the cover body 30 is formed so as to extend forward from the middle portion 33 thereof.
The upper end 32 is surface-bonded to the lower surface of the rear end of the seat cushion 20, which is the rear lower end of the seat 17,
It is connected to this lower surface.

The dashed line in FIG. 1 shows the case where the seat 17 has moved backward.

According to the above configuration, the cover 30 is
When the gap 2 is further away from the gap 24, the gap 2
Since the door 4 is closed, the entry of an object into the gap 24 is more reliably prevented.

[0048]

The effects of the present invention are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cross member extending in the width direction of the vehicle body near the upper part of the floor panel and supported by the vehicle body, and a bracket supported by the vehicle body in front of the cross member. In an automobile seat apparatus, a seat is disposed so as to straddle the cross member and the bracket above the cross member and the seat is supported by the cross member and the bracket so that the seat is movable in the front-rear direction.

A rear lower end portion of the seat moved forward;
A flexible cover body that closes a gap formed so as to penetrate vertically with the cross member is provided, and a lower end of the cover body is connected to the cross member, while an upper end of the cover body is connected to the cross member. It is connected to the rear of the seat.

For this reason, the foot of the occupant inadvertently fits in the other space provided behind the seat in the gap, or a part of the small package fits in from the back of the seat. Rubbing is prevented by the cover body.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the comfort of sitting on the other seat behind the seat from being hindered and the smooth movement of the seat in the front-rear direction from being hindered.

When the cover body closes the gap as described above, the cover body tends to incline backward, so that an object such as a foot tries to fit into the gap from behind the seat. However, the object is guided by the upper surface of the cover body and is directed rearward and downward, so that the object is more reliably prevented from entering the gap.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lower end of the cover body extends rearward from the middle part in the vertical direction of the cover body, and the lower end of the cover body is attached to the upper surface of the cross member. Connected to.

Therefore, the cover body tends to be housed between the cross member and the rear lower end of the seat, so that the rearward projection of the seat from the rear lower end side is suppressed.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the above-mentioned cover body from being easily seen from the rear side of the seat in appearance.
The appearance of the sheet is kept good.

Further, the cover body is prevented from protruding greatly rearward from the rear lower end of the seat, and the cover body obstructs an occupant behind the seat and loaded luggage. That is prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the upper end of the cover is connected to the lower surface of the rear portion of the seat.

For this reason, the cover body tends to be housed between the cross member and the rear lower end of the seat, so that the same effects as those according to the second aspect are further produced. Become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is a partial side view of the automobile.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of what is shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automobile 2 Body 3 Car cabin 5 Floor panel 12 Seated person 13 Seat device 15 Cross member 16 Bracket 17 Seat 18 Guide rail means 20 Seat cushion 21 Seat back 24 Gap 26 Other seat 30 Cover body 31 Lower end 32 Upper end 33 Intermediate Department

Claims (3)

[Claims] A cross member extending in the width direction of the vehicle body near the upper part of the floor panel and supported by the vehicle body; and a bracket supported by the vehicle body in front of the cross member. A seat device is provided so as to straddle the upper portion thereof, and the seat is supported by the cross member and the bracket so that the seat can be moved in the front-rear direction. A flexible cover body is provided between the rear lower end portion and the cross member so as to close a gap formed so as to penetrate vertically, and the lower end portion of the cover body is connected to the cross member. A gap closing structure in an automobile seat device in which an upper end of a body is connected to a rear portion of the seat. 2. A lower end portion of the cover body extends rearward from a middle part of the cover body in the vertical direction, and a lower end portion of the cover body is connected to an upper surface of the cross member. 2. A gap closing structure in the vehicle seat device according to 1. 3. The gap closing structure according to claim 1, wherein an upper end portion of the cover body is connected to a lower surface of a rear portion of the seat.