JP6322501B2 - Vehicle seat - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle seat in which a seatback spring is disposed on a seatback.

  In the vehicle seat described in Patent Document 1 below, a planar elastic body is elastically supported between a pair of left and right side frames of a seat back. Also, the left upper part of the planar elastic body is connected to the left frame, the left first spring with its axis oriented substantially in the width direction, and the right upper part of the planar elastic body is connected to the right frame, and its axis is connected A right first spring directed substantially in the width direction, a left lower part of the planar elastic body is connected to the left side frame, a left second spring whose axis is directed to the front side, and a planar elastic body is connected to the right side frame. A right second spring that connects the lower right portion and has its axis directed forward. And when the other vehicle collides with the rear part of a vehicle (at the time of a vehicle rear collision), the space | interval of a head and a headrest is narrowed, and a passenger | crew's head is favorably supported by a headrest.

JP 2010-254126 A

  However, in the vehicle seat as described above, the headrest of the occupant can be satisfactorily supported by the headrest at the time of the rear collision of the vehicle, but the number of parts is extremely increased. For this reason, there is a problem that the vehicle seat is heavy and expensive.

  In consideration of the above-described facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a light and inexpensive vehicle seat that can satisfactorily support an occupant's head with a headrest during a rear-end collision.

A vehicle seat according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a pair of left and right side skeleton members that constitute left and right skeleton portions of a seat back and are arranged along the vertical direction of the seat back, and the pair of left and right sides. The occupant support portion, which is installed on the frame member with an interval in the vertical direction and is located at the intermediate portion in the width direction of the seat back, connects the reclining rotation center of the seat back and the center of the upper end portion of the upper frame. On the other hand, the plurality of seat back springs arranged to be inclined to the front side of the seat back in a side view, and the plurality of seat back springs against a load acting from the front to the rear of the seat back Each reaction force of is equal.

In the vehicle seat according to the first aspect of the present invention, the left and right skeleton portions of the seat back are configured, and a pair of left and right side skeleton members disposed along the vertical direction of the seat back are spaced apart in the vertical direction. A plurality of seatback springs are installed. In addition, an occupant support portion located in the middle portion of the seat back in the width direction is on the front side of the seat back in a side view with respect to a straight line connecting the reclining rotation center of the seat back and the center of the upper end of the upper frame. It is arranged at an angle. Further, reaction forces of the plurality of seatback springs with respect to a load acting from the front to the rear of the seatback are equal. For this reason, when a load is applied to the occupant support portion of each seatback spring from the front of the vehicle toward the rear of the vehicle by the back of the occupant seated on the vehicle seat, the reaction of each seatback spring is reversed. The force is generated substantially toward the front of the seat back, and the upper body of the seated occupant moves backward while maintaining the normal sitting posture. Therefore, the reaction force of the upper seatback spring is greater than the reaction force of the lower seatback spring, and the upper body of the occupant can be prevented from tilting forward, and each reaction force is applied obliquely to the upper front of the seatback. The head of the occupant can be prevented from moving upward in front of the seat back. As a result, it is possible to prevent the distance between the head of the occupant and the headrest from being widened at the time of the rear collision of the vehicle, and the headrest can be favorably supported by the headrest. Furthermore, the conventional seat back spring can be used for each seat back spring by adjusting the inclination angle with respect to the vertical line in the side view of the occupant support portion of each seat back spring. A sheet is obtained.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat according to the first aspect, the plurality of seatback springs are a lower seatback spring and an upper seatback spring provided at a position above the lower seatback spring. is there.

In the vehicle seat according to the second aspect of the present invention, the left and right skeleton parts of the seat back are configured, and the lower seat back spring is provided on the pair of left and right side skeleton members arranged along the vertical direction of the seat back. The upper seatback spring is installed at a position above the lower seatback spring. Further , the occupant support part of the lower seat back spring located at the center part in the width direction of the seat back and the occupant support part of the upper seat back spring located at the center part in the width direction of the seat back are the rotation center of the reclining of the seat back With respect to a straight line connecting the center of the upper frame and the upper end portion of the upper frame, the vehicle is inclined to the front side of the seat back in a side view . Further, the reaction force of the lower seatback spring to the load acting from the front to the rear of the seatback is equal to the reaction force of the upper seatback spring. For this reason, a load acts on the occupant support part of the lower seat back spring and the occupant support part of the upper seat back spring from the front of the vehicle toward the rear of the vehicle by the back part of the occupant seated on the vehicle seat. In this case, the reaction force of the lower seat back spring and the reaction force of the upper seat back spring, which is equal to the reaction force of the lower seat back spring, are generated toward the front of the seat back, and the upper body of the seated passenger is usually Move backward while maintaining the seating posture of the. Accordingly, the reaction force of the upper seat back spring becomes larger than the reaction force of the lower seat back spring, and the upper body of the occupant can be prevented from tilting forward, and each reaction force acts toward the diagonally forward upper side of the seat back. This can prevent the occupant's head from moving upward in the front of the seat back. As a result, it is possible to prevent the distance between the head of the occupant and the headrest from being widened at the time of the rear collision of the vehicle, and the headrest can be favorably supported by the headrest. In addition, the conventional seat back spring can be used for the lower seat back spring and the upper seat back spring by adjusting the inclination angle with respect to the vertical line in the side view of the occupant support portion of the lower seat back spring and the upper seat back spring. Therefore, a lightweight and inexpensive vehicle seat can be obtained.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat according to the first or second aspect, the occupant support portion of the upper seatback spring is more than the occupant support portion of the lower seatback spring. It is arranged on the back side of the back.

  In the vehicle seat according to the third aspect of the present invention, the occupant support portion of the upper seat back spring is disposed behind the occupant support portion of the lower seat back spring. For this reason, in the vehicle seat in which the seat back is inclined rearward at the seat design reference position of the seat back, the seat back of the seated occupant that is inclined rearward along the seat back is placed on the occupant of the upper seat back spring. It can support reliably by a support part and the passenger | crew support part of the seat back spring of the downward side. As a result, the head of the occupant can be satisfactorily supported by the headrest at the time of a rear collision.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle seat according to any one of the first to third aspects, the seatback spring is formed at both ends and is attached to the pair of left and right side skeleton members. The portion is twisted toward the front side or the rear side of the seat back in the side view with respect to the occupant support portion.

  In the vehicle seat according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the attachment portions that are formed at both end portions of the seat back spring and are attached to the pair of left and right side skeleton members are provided on the seat back in a side view with respect to the occupant support portion. It is twisted forward or backward. For this reason, the attachment part of a seat back spring can be attached to the conventional to-be-attached part formed in the left-right paired side part frame member. As a result, the conventional seatback spring can be used by twisting the mounting portion of the seatback spring toward the front side or the rear side of the seatback in a side view, and the pair of left and right side frame members can be used. Since there is no need to change the conventional mounting portion formed, a more inexpensive vehicle seat can be obtained.

  As described above, in the vehicle seat according to the present invention, the head of the passenger can be satisfactorily supported by the headrest at the time of rear collision of the vehicle with light weight and low cost.

It is a schematic sectional drawing in alignment with the 1-1 sectional line of FIG. 3 which shows the inclination | tilt angle of the passenger | crew support part of the seat back spring in the vehicle seat which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 1 which shows the effect | action of the vehicle seat which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from diagonally forward which shows the frame | skeleton of the vehicle seat which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing in alignment with the 4-4 sectional line of FIG. 5 which shows the inclination | tilt angle of the passenger | crew support part of the seat back spring in the vehicle seat which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view seen from diagonally forward which shows the frame | skeleton of the vehicle seat which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the vehicle seat according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, arrow FR, arrow UP, and arrow W described appropriately in each figure indicate the front direction, the upper direction, and the width direction (left-right direction) of the vehicle seat.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the vehicle seat 10 according to the present embodiment, the seat back 16 to which the headrest 14 is attached has a rotation center Q <b> 1 at the rear end portion of the seat cushion 17 connected to the vehicle body floor portion. It is connected so that it can be reclined. In the following description, when simply using the front-rear and up-down directions, the front-rear direction of the seat back 16 and the up-down direction of the seat back 16 are shown unless otherwise specified.

(Configuration of seat back)
As shown in FIG. 3, the seat back 16 includes a seat back frame 18 that is a skeleton member. The seat back frame 18 is a reverse U-shaped upper frame that connects a pair of left and right side frames 20 as side skeleton members disposed opposite to the left and right sides of the seat back 16 and upper ends of the left and right side frames 20. 22. The left and right side frames 20 are made of a sheet metal material, and the upper frame 22 is made of a pipe material. An upper panel 24 made of sheet metal is spanned between the left and right leg portions of the upper frame 22 on the back side of the seat back frame 18. Further, a lower panel 25 made of sheet metal is stretched between the lower ends of the left and right side frames 20 on the back side of the seat back frame 18. The seat back frame 18 is provided with a seat back skin 26 indicated by a two-dot chain line and a seat back pad (not shown) covered by the seat back skin 26.

(Configuration of seat back spring)
As shown in FIG. 3, a lower seat back spring 28 is installed (hanged) between the lower portions of the left and right side frames 20, and above the lower seat back springs 28 in the left and right side frames 20. An upper seatback spring 29 is installed between the parts. The lower seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 29 are so-called S springs in which wires are curved in a continuous S shape. A seat back pad (not shown) is elastically supported from the rear side by the lower seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 29.

  The lower seat back spring 28 has an occupant support portion 28A located at an intermediate portion in the seat back width direction excluding both end portions in the seat back width direction, and both end portions in the seat back width direction are attached to the left and right side frames 20. This is part 28B. The occupant support portion 28A of the lower seat back spring 28 meanders in an S shape in the vertical direction when the seat back is viewed from the front, and is planar (see FIG. 1) along the vertical direction when viewed from the side. Yes. Further, the attachment portion 28B of the lower seat back spring 28 is curved so as to be engageable with attachment holes 32 as upper and lower two attachment portions formed in the side frame 20.

  Similarly, the upper seatback spring 29 has a passenger support portion 29A located at an intermediate portion in the seatback width direction excluding both ends in the seatback width direction, and the left and right side frames 20 at both ends in the seatback width direction. It becomes the attachment part 29B. The occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 meanders in an S shape in the vertical direction when the seatback is viewed from the front, and has a planar shape along the vertical direction when viewed from the side (see FIG. 1). . Further, the attachment portion 29B of the upper seat back spring 29 is curved so as to be engageable with attachment holes 33 as upper and lower two attachment portions formed in the side frame 20.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seat back spring 28 has a seat design reference position of the seat back 16 (left and right side frames 20) (the seat back 16 in the passenger car seat of this embodiment as an example). The inclination angle θ1 of the occupant support portion 28A (from the vertical line L1) with respect to the vertical line L1 in a side view is ± 10 in the front-rear direction of the seat back at a position where the inclination angle α from the vertical line L1 to the rear is 19 °. It is within (° 1 ≦ 0 ° ± 10 °).

  Similarly, the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 also has an inclination angle θ2 (from the vertical line L2) with respect to the vertical line L2 in the side view in the seat design reference position of the seatback 16 in the longitudinal direction of the seatback. It is within 10 ° (θ2 ≦ 0 ° ± 10 °).

  1 to 3, the inclination angle θ1 of the lower seatback spring 28 with respect to the vertical line L1 of the occupant support portion 28A and the inclination angle θ2 of the upper seatback spring 29 with respect to the vertical line L2 of the occupant support portion 29A. It is 0 °. Further, the inclination angle α of the seat back 16 is set to the rear of the seat back 16 with respect to the vertical line L1 of the straight line H1 connecting the rotation center Q1 of the reclining of the seat back 16 and the axis Q2 of the upper end portion 22A of the upper frame 22. The inclination angle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, the vehicle is rear-projected and the occupant support portion 28 </ b> A of the lower seatback spring 28 is When a load acts on the occupant support 29A of the seat back spring 29 from the front of the vehicle toward the rear of the vehicle, the occupant support 28A of the lower seat back spring 28 and the occupant support 29A of the upper seat back spring 29 As shown by the two-dot chain line, it is elastically deformed backward. At this time, a reaction force F1 of the lower seatback spring 28 and a reaction force F2 of the upper seatback spring 29 equal to the reaction force F1 are generated toward the front of the seatback 16, and are indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. As described above, the upper body of the seated occupant P moves backward while maintaining a normal seating posture state (solid line in FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 is disposed on the rear side of the seatback 16 with respect to the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seatback spring 28. Yes. Accordingly, at the seat design reference position of the seat back 16, the back portion P1 of the occupant P seated on the vehicle seat 10 is inclined rearward along the seat back 16 (the state of the solid line in FIG. 2). P1 can be reliably supported by the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 and the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seatback spring 28.

(Configuration of the seat back upper part)
As shown in FIG. 3, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, a pair of left and right headrest support brackets 34 are fixed to the upper end portion of the upper frame 22, and the headrest 14 is attached to these headrest support brackets 34. Yes.

(Function and effect)
Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.
In the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a lower seatback spring 28 is installed between a pair of left and right side frames 20 of the seatback 16, and a portion above the lower seatback spring 28. An upper seat back spring 29 is installed on the door. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, at the seat design reference position of the seat back 16, the inclination angle θ <b> 1 with respect to the vertical line L <b> 1 in the side view of the occupant support portion 28 </ b> A of the lower seat back spring 28 and the occupant support of the upper seat back spring 29. The inclination angle θ2 with respect to the vertical line L2 in the side view of the portion 29A is within ± 10 ° in the front-rear direction of the seat back 16.

  Then, the vehicle is rearwardly bumped, and the back portion P1 of the occupant P seated on the vehicle seat 10 causes the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seatback spring 28 and the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 from the front of the vehicle. When a load is applied toward the rear, as shown in FIG. 2, the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seatback spring 28 and the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 are indicated by a two-dot chain line. Elastically deforms backward. At this time, a reaction force F1 of the lower seatback spring 28 and a reaction force F2 of the upper seatback spring 29 equal to the reaction force F1 are generated toward the front of the seatback 16, and the upper body of the seated passenger P is normally Move backward while maintaining the seating posture of the.

  Therefore, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, the reaction force F2 of the upper seatback spring 29 is greater than the reaction force F1 of the lower seatback spring 28, and the upper body of the occupant P can be prevented from tilting forward. The reaction forces F1 and F2 act toward the diagonally forward upper side of the seat back 16, and the head P2 of the occupant P can be prevented from moving upward in the front side of the seat back 16. As a result, it is possible to prevent the space S1 between the head P2 of the occupant P and the headrest 14 from being widened at the time of a rear-end collision, and the headrest 14 can favorably support the head P2 of the occupant P. In addition, assuming that the head P2 of the occupant P moves to the upper front side of the seat back 16, there is no need to set the height of the headrest 14 in advance, so that the height of the headrest 14 is reduced. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the outer shape of the headrest 14 is increased. Further, in the present embodiment, the inclination angles θ1 and θ2 with respect to the vertical lines L1 and L2 in the side view of the occupant support portions 28A and 29A of the lower seatback spring 28 and the upper seatback spring 29 are adjusted by the mounting holes 32 and 33. Thus, the conventional seat back spring can be used for the lower seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 29. For this reason, the lightweight and inexpensive vehicle seat 10 can be obtained.

  Further, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seat back spring 29 is disposed on the rear side of the seat back 16 with respect to the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seat back spring 28. Therefore, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment in which the seat back 16 is inclined rearward at the seat design reference position of the seat back 16, the back portion P1 of the occupant P that is inclined rearward along the seat back 16 ( 2 can be reliably supported by the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 and the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seatback spring 28. As a result, it is possible to prevent the space S1 between the head P2 of the occupant P and the headrest 14 from being widened at the time of a rear-end collision, and the headrest 14 can favorably support the head P2 of the occupant P.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the vehicle seat according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In addition, about the same member as 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the vehicle seat 10 of the present embodiment, the mounting hole 50 as the mounted portion of the lower seatback spring 28 formed in the left and right side frames 20 is a conventional mounting hole. In the side view, the seatback 16 is inclined from the front lower side toward the rear upper side. Correspondingly, the left and right attachment portions 28B of the lower seat back spring 28 are twisted toward the front side of the seat back 16 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) in the side view with respect to the occupant support portion 28A. The hole 50 can be locked.

  Similarly, the attachment holes 52 as the attachment portions of the upper seat back springs 29 formed in the left and right side frames 20 are conventional attachment holes, and are rearward from the front lower side of the seat back 16 in a side view. It is inclined upward. Correspondingly, the left and right attachment portions 29B of the upper seatback spring 29 are twisted toward the front side of the seatback 16 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) in the side view with respect to the occupant support portion 29A. The hole 52 can be locked.

(Function and effect)
Therefore, in the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the distance S1 between the head P2 of the occupant P and the headrest 14 from being widened at the time of a rear-end collision, and the headrest P2 of the occupant P is improved with the headrest 14. I can support it. In addition, assuming that the head P2 of the occupant P moves to the upper front side of the seat back 16, there is no need to set the height of the headrest 14 in advance, so that the height of the headrest 14 is reduced. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the outer shape of the headrest 14 is increased.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the left and right attachment portions 28B of the lower seat back spring 28 are twisted toward the front side (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) of the seat back 16 in a side view with respect to the occupant support portion 28A. The left and right attachment portions 29B of the upper seat back spring 29 are twisted toward the front side of the seat back 16 (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) with respect to the occupant support portion 29A. For this reason, the attachment portion 28B of the lower seat back spring 28 can be attached to the conventional attachment holes 50 formed in the left and right side frames 20, and the upper portions of the conventional attachment holes 52 formed in the left and right side frames 20 can be attached. The attachment portion 29B of the seat back spring 29 can be attached. Therefore, the conventional left and right side frames 20 can be used. Further, the lower seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 29 are twisted forward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) in a side view so that the lower seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 29 are twisted. A conventional seat back spring can be used for the spring 29. For this reason, the cheaper vehicle seat 10 is obtained.

(Supplementary explanation of the embodiment)
In the above, the present invention has been described in detail for specific embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various other embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, in the vehicle seat 10 of each of the embodiments described above, the seat back spring is the two seat back springs, the lower seat back spring 28 and the upper seat back spring 29. Alternatively, three or more seat back springs may be provided. Good.

  Further, in the vehicle seat 10 according to the above-described embodiments, the occupant support portion 29A of the upper seatback spring 29 is disposed on the rear side of the seatback 16 with respect to the occupant support portion 28A of the lower seatback spring 28. Thus, the occupant support portion of the upper seat back spring and the occupant support portion of the lower seat back spring may be arranged at the same position in the front-rear direction of the seat back corresponding to the standard seat design position of each vehicle seat. Further, the occupant support portion of the upper seat back spring may be disposed on the front side of the seat back 16 from the occupant support portion of the lower seat back spring.

  In the vehicle seat 10 of each of the above embodiments, the lower seatback spring 28 and the upper seatback spring 29 are so-called S springs, but the lower seatback spring 28 and the upper seatback spring 29 are so-called. The seat spring is not limited to the S spring, and may be another seat back spring such as a bellows-shaped leaf spring. Moreover, a to-be-attached part is not limited to an attachment hole, It is good also as other structures, such as an engagement piece.

  Further, in the vehicle seat 10 of the second embodiment, the left and right attachment portions 28B of the lower seatback spring 28 and the left and right attachment portions 29B of the upper seatback spring 29 are side surfaces with respect to the occupant support portions 28A and 29A. As viewed, the seatback 16 was twisted forward (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) to engage with the mounting holes 50 and 52. Instead of this, depending on the positional relationship between the occupant support portions 28A, 29A and the mounting holes, the left and right mounting portions 28B of the lower seat back spring 28 and the left and right mounting portions 29B of the upper seat back spring 29 are replaced with the occupant support portions 28A. 29A may be configured to be twisted toward the rear side of the seat back 16 (in the direction opposite to the arrow A in FIG. 4) and engaged with the mounting hole in a side view.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the present invention is taken as an example to the vehicle seat 10 for a passenger car in which the seat back 16 is inclined α = 19 ° backward from the vertical line L1 at the seat design standard position of the seat back 16. Although applied, in the present invention, the seat back is inclined substantially rearward from the vertical line at the seat design standard position of the seat back 16 at the seat design standard position of the truck, bus, or the seat design standard position of the seat back 16. It can also be applied to other vehicle seats.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle seat 14 Headrest 16 Seat back 18 Seat back frame 20 Side frame (side frame member)
28 Lower seat back spring 28A Lower seat back spring occupant support portion 28B Lower seat back spring mounting portion 29 Upper seat back spring 29A Upper seat back spring occupant support portion 29B Upper seat back spring mounting portion 32 Mounting hole (attached) Part)
33 Mounting hole (Mounted part)
50 Mounting hole (Mounted part)
52 Mounting hole (Mounted part)

Claims (4)

The left and right skeleton members of the seat back are configured, and a pair of left and right side skeleton members disposed along the vertical direction of the seat back;
An occupant support portion, which is installed on the pair of left and right side skeleton members with a space in the vertical direction and is positioned at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the seat back, is provided between the rotation center of the reclining of the seat back and the upper end portion of the upper frame. A plurality of seatback springs arranged to be inclined to the front side of the seatback in a side view with respect to a straight line connecting the center ;
The vehicle seat has the same reaction force of each of the plurality of seatback springs against a load acting from the front to the rear of the seatback.   2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of seatback springs are a lower seatback spring and an upper seatback spring provided at a position above the lower seatback spring.   3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein an occupant support portion of the upper seat back spring is disposed on a rear side of the seat back from an occupant support portion of the lower seat back spring.   The seatback spring is formed at both ends, and mounting portions attached to the pair of left and right side frame members are twisted toward the front side or the rear side of the seatback in the side view with respect to the occupant support portion. The vehicle seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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