JP7234871B2 - Seat Cover - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to seat covers. More specifically, it relates to a seat cover having a lower belt cover covering the lower part of the back of the seat back.

A configuration is known in which a lower belt cover that covers the lower portion of the back of the seat back is hooked to a cushion spring exposed at the bottom of the seat cushion with a rubber band (Patent Document 1). By the hooking, the lower band cover is held in a state of covering the lower part of the back of the seatback in a manner that allows the reclining motion of the seatback to escape.

JP 2013-103539 A

If there is no space at the bottom of the seat cushion to pull in the rubber band, the lower belt cover cannot be fixed. Accordingly, the present invention provides a seat cover that can fix the lower band cover of the seat back without pulling it into the bottom of the seat cushion.

In order to solve the above problems, the seat cover of the present invention employs the following means.

That is, the seat cover of the present invention is a seat cover having a lower band cover that covers the lower part of the back of the seat back, and the lower band cover applies an elastic pulling force to the rear region of the cushion cover that covers the seat cushion. It has an elastic member attached to the state.

According to the above configuration, the lower band cover of the seat back can be fixed in a state of being elastically retracted into the seat cushion without being retracted into the bottom portion of the seat cushion.

Moreover, the seat cover of the present invention may be further configured as follows. The elastic member has a sewn portion sewn to the rear region of the cushion cover and an engaging portion detachably attached to the loincloth cover.

According to the above configuration, the lower belt cover can be easily fixed to the seat cushion.

Moreover, the seat cover of the present invention may be further configured as follows. The lower band cover has a skin material exposed on the back side of the seat back, and a planar inner surface plate provided in a state of being superimposed on the inner surface side of the skin material so that the periphery thereof is joined. A slit is formed in the inner plate so that the engaging portion can be inserted and engaged from a direction intersecting with the direction of action of the pulling force.

According to the above configuration, the lower band cover can be fixed to the seat cushion simply and with good appearance.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a seat cover according to a first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a structure for fixing the lower band cover to the cushion cover; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2; FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1;

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

<<1st Embodiment>>
(Regarding the schematic configuration of the seat cover 1C)
First, the configuration of a seat cover 1C according to a first embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. In the following description, when directions such as front, back, up, down, left, and right are indicated, they refer to the respective directions shown in the respective drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a seat cover 1C according to this embodiment is configured as a cover member for covering a seat 1 of an automobile. The seat 1 includes a seat back 2 that serves as a backrest portion for a seated person, a seat cushion 3 that serves as a sitting portion, and a headrest 4 that serves as a headrest portion. The seat cover 1C is composed of a back cover 2C covering the seat back 2 and a cushion cover 3C covering the seat cushion 3. As shown in FIG.

The seat back 2 has lower ends on both left and right sides connected to rear ends on both left and right sides of the seat cushion 3 via recliners (not shown). Thereby, the seat back 2 can adjust the backrest angle in the front-rear direction around a rotation center 2D extending in the seat width direction set at the center of each recliner.

Side shields 5 made of resin are attached to rear end portions on both left and right sides of the seat cushion 3 . Each of the side shields 5 covers the connecting portions on both left and right sides of the seat back 2 and the seat cushion 3 via the recliner (not shown) from the outside.

As shown in FIG. 4, the seat back 2 includes a metal back frame 2A forming its skeleton, a foamed urethane back pad 2B attached to the front part of the back frame 2A, and fabric covering the entire seat back 2. and a back cover 2C manufactured by The seat cushion 3 also has a metal cushion frame 3A forming its skeleton, a foamed urethane cushion pad 3B attached to the upper part of the cushion frame 3A, and a fabric cushion cover 3C covering the entire seat cushion 3. , consists of

The seat back 2 has a planar lower band cover 10 that covers the rear end of the seat cushion 3 from behind. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lower belt cover 10 is sewn to the lower portion of the back of the back cover 2C with a sewn portion 11A and provided in a suspended manner.

The inner surface of the lower band cover 10 is elastically pulled into the rear end of the seat cushion 3 via the rubber band 20 . As a result, the lower belt cover 10 is held by the side portions thereof being pressed against the side shields 5 from behind. Here, the rubber band 20 corresponds to the "elastic member" of the present invention.

The lower band cover 10 follows the movement of the seat back 2 while sliding vertically on the side shields 5 when the seat back 2 tilts in the longitudinal direction around the center of rotation 2D. As a result, the lower band cover 10 can prevent the reclining motion of the seat back 2 while maintaining the state of covering the rear end portion of the seat cushion 3. - 特許庁

A specific configuration of the rubber band 20 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG. The rubber band 20 is sewn (sewn portion 21) to the central portion in the seat width direction of the rear region of the cushion cover 3C.

The rubber band 20 extends rearward from the sewn portion 21 and has a resin engagement plate 22 attached to the lower end thereof so as to be detachable from the lower band cover 10. It is configured. Here, the engaging plate 22 corresponds to the "engaging portion" of the present invention.

The rubber band 20 is sewn to the cushion cover 3C in such a manner that the sewn line runs in the width direction of the seat. As a result, the rubber band 20 is configured to extend rearward with its surface facing in the height direction in a non-twisted state. The engagement plate 22 is made of a substantially rectangular thin plate member.

The engagement plate 22 is stitched to the end of the rubber band 20 extending rearward, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the engagement plate 22 is sewn onto the rear end side surface of the rubber band 20 so that the rubber band 20 extends rearward without being twisted so as to be horizontally long.

More specifically, the engaging plate 22 has a half surface area in the lateral direction that overlaps the rearwardly extending surface portion of the rubber band 20, and is stitched with an N-shaped sewing line running in the longitudinal direction. It is connected by the N sewn portion 22A). The engagement plate 22 is inserted vertically into the lower band cover 10 and attached as follows.

In other words, the engagement plate 22 is attached by being inserted into the slit 12B formed in the lower belt cover 10 from the lower side to the upper side in the drawing. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower band cover 10 includes a fabric skin material 11 exposed on the back side (rear side) of the seat back 2 and an inner surface side (the front side in the figure) of the skin material 11. It has a double structure consisting of resin-made thin plate-like inner plates 12 that are superimposed in a state in which the left, right, and lower peripheries are sewn together.

As shown in FIG. 3, a slit 12B extending in the left-right direction is formed in the central portion of the inner plate 12 of the lower band cover 10 in the seat width direction. The slit 12B is formed in the lower end region of the inner plate 12 in the figure, and is formed in an inverted T shape in which a through hole 12A extending elongated upward in the figure communicates with the central portion in the sheet width direction of the slit 12B. It is

The slit 12B has a width that allows the engaging plate 22 to be vertically oriented with its surface facing in the front-rear direction and inserted from below. The through hole 12A is a hole through which the rubber band 20 connected to the central portion of the engaging plate 22 is passed forward when the engaging plate 22 is inserted into the slit 12B from below.

The engagement plate 22 is inserted into the slit 12B of the lower belt cover 10 from the lower side to the upper side in the drawing while the rubber band 20 is twisted and vertically oriented, so that the engagement plate 22 is inserted as shown in FIG. It is attached in a state of being sandwiched between the inner plate 12 of the lower band cover 10 and the skin material 11. - 特許庁As a result of the insertion, the rubber band 20 vertically extending forward from the central portion of the engaging plate 22 is passed forward through the through hole 12A.

Therefore, by attaching the engagement plate 22, the lower band cover 10 is set in a state of being pulled by the rubber band 20 to the rear end portion of the seat cushion 3 under tension. When the seatback 2 is reclining, the rubber band 20 can prevent the lower belt cover 10 from moving vertically due to the movement of the seatback 2 by its expansion and contraction. In addition to the expansion and contraction described above, the rubber band 20 moves vertically within the through hole 12A to prevent the lower belt cover 10 from moving vertically as the seat back 2 reclines. there is

(summary)
In summary, the back cover 2C according to this embodiment has the following configuration. Note that the reference numerals in parentheses below correspond to the respective configurations shown in the above embodiments.

That is, it is a seat cover (1C) having a lower belt cover (10) covering the lower part of the back of the seat back (2). This seat cover (1C) has an elastic member (20) that attaches the lower belt cover (10) to the rear region of the cushion cover (3C) that covers the seat cushion (3) while applying an elastic pulling force. According to the above configuration, the lower belt cover (10) of the seat back (2) can be elastically pulled into the seat cushion (3) and fixed without being pulled into the bottom of the seat cushion (3). .

In addition, the elastic member (20) has a sewn part (21) sewn to the rear region of the cushion cover (3C), an engaging part (22) detachably attached to the lower belt cover (10), have According to the above configuration, the lower belt cover (10) can be easily fixed to the seat cushion (3).

In addition, the lower band cover (10) is superimposed on the skin material (11) exposed on the back side of the seat back (2) in a state where the periphery thereof is joined to the inner surface side of the skin material (11). a planar inner plate (12). A slit (12B) is formed in the inner surface plate (12) so that the engaging portion (22) can be inserted and engaged from a direction intersecting the action direction of the drawing force. According to the above configuration, the lower belt cover (10) can be easily fixed to the seat cushion (3) with good appearance.

<<About other embodiments>>
As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described using one embodiment, but the present invention can be implemented in various forms shown below in addition to the above embodiment.

1. The seat cover of the present invention may be applied not only to automobile seats, but also to seats for vehicles other than automobiles, such as railways, and other vehicles, such as aircraft and ships. In addition to vehicle seats, seat covers are applied to spectator seats installed in various facilities such as sports facilities, theaters, concert venues, event venues, and non-vehicle seats such as massage seats. can be

2. The elastic member is provided so as to draw a central portion of the lower band cover in the seat width direction toward the rear end region of the cushion cover, and to draw a plurality of portions in the seat width direction toward the rear end region of the cushion cover. It can be anything. The elastic member may be one that is coupled to the lower belt cover and detachably attached to the rear region of the cushion cover by a coupling member such as a hook or hook-and-loop fastener.

Also, the means for detachably attaching the elastic member to the lower belt cover may be a connecting member such as a hook or hook-and-loop fastener. The elastic member may be composed of an elastic member other than a rubber band, such as a spring.

3. The slit formed in the inner plate of the lower belt cover may be such that the engaging portion is inserted from below, or may be inserted from above or from the side.

1 seat (vehicle seat)
1C seat cover 2 seat back 2A back frame 2B back pad 2C back cover 2D center of rotation 3 seat cushion 3A cushion frame 3B cushion pad 3C cushion cover 4 headrest 5 side shield 10 lower belt cover 11 skin material 11A seam 12 inner plate 12A through Hole 12B Slit 20 Rubber band (elastic member)
21 suture portion 22 engagement plate (engagement portion)
22A N sewing part

Claims (3)

A seat cover having a lower band cover covering the lower part of the back of the seat back,
A seat cover having an elastic member that attaches the lower band cover to a rear region of the cushion cover covering the seat cushion in a state of applying an elastic pulling force. A seat cover according to claim 1,
The seat cover, wherein the elastic member has a sewn portion sewn to a rear region of the cushion cover and an engaging portion detachably attached to the lower band cover. A seat cover according to claim 2,
The lower band cover has a skin material exposed on the rear back side of the seat back, and a planar inner surface plate provided in a superimposed state in a state where the periphery is joined to the inner surface side of the skin material,
A seat cover in which a slit is formed in the inner surface plate so that the engaging portion can be inserted and engaged from a direction intersecting with a direction of action of a pulling force.

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