JP3608034B2 - Vehicle seat mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle seat mounting structure, and more particularly to a vehicle seat mounting structure for storing a seat disposed on a floor surface at the rear of a vehicle having a step difference on a lower floor surface at the front of the vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as an example of a vehicle seat mounting structure for storing a seat disposed on a higher floor surface of a vehicle floor having a step on a lower floor surface, a structure as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-20444 is disclosed. It has been known.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 3, in this vehicle seat mounting structure, when the rear seat 102 is rotated forward (in the direction of arrow V in FIG. 3) after the seat back 100 is tilted forward, the locking means 104 is moved to the seat cushion 106. Since the coupling between the front leg 108 and the front leg 108 is locked, the rear seat 102 is integrated with the front leg 108 and rotates with the lower end pin 110 of the front leg 108 as a fulcrum.
[0004]
After that, as shown in FIG. 4, when the headrest 112 reaches below the seat cushion 122 of the front seat 120, the lock release means 114 releases the lock state of the lock means 104. As a result, if the front leg 108 is tilted while rotating the rear seat 102 upward (in the direction of arrow W in FIG. 4), the rear seat 102 can be stored on the lower floor surface 122 in the front.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this vehicle seat mounting structure, when the tunnel portion protrudes from the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the low floor surface 122, the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the rear seat 102 interferes with the tunnel portion. As a result, even if the rear seat 102 is a plurality of divided seats mounted in parallel in the vehicle width direction, a so-called center seat that is the central portion of the rear seat 102 in the vehicle width direction cannot be stored. For this reason, a flat cargo space cannot be formed.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle seat mounting structure that can form a substantially flat cargo space even on a floor having a tunnel portion in consideration of the above facts.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle seat mounting structure for storing a seat disposed on a higher floor surface of a vehicle floor having a step on a lower floor surface,
A tunnel portion formed on the low floor surface;
A vehicle seat that is mounted on the high floor surface in parallel in the vehicle width direction, and that includes a center seat located at a center portion in the vehicle width direction and left and right side seats on both sides in the vehicle width direction ;
A seat detaching means provided on a seat back of the center seat and a seat back of the side seat, wherein the center seat is detachable from a vehicle body;
Sheet storage means for allowing the side seat to be stored on the low floor surface;
It is characterized by having.
[0008]
Thus, for removal when moving the vehicle seat from the use position to the storage position, the vehicle body by the sheet detaching means provided the center seat and the seat back of the seat back and side sheet of the center sheet, the floor surface of the center sheet And can be easily removed from the side seats . On the other hand, the remaining side seats are stored on the lower floor surface by the sheet storing means. As a result, a substantially flat cargo space can be formed even on the floor having the tunnel portion.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
One embodiment of the vehicle seat mounting structure of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0012]
In the figure, the arrow FR indicates the vehicle forward direction, the arrow IN indicates the vehicle width inward direction, and the arrow UP indicates the vehicle upward direction.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1 (A), the rear seat 10 of this embodiment is of a parallel three-seat type, and includes a center seat 12 located at the center in the vehicle width direction and left and right side seats 14 on both sides in the vehicle width direction. , 16. The left and right side seats 14, 16 have a floor surface on the lower side of the passenger compartment floor 22 via a link 20 as a seat storage means with a leg portion 18 rotatably attached to the front side of the lower surface of each seat cushion 14A, 16A. It is supported by 22A so that it can rotate in the front-rear direction. Further, a lock mechanism 24 is provided on the rear side of the lower surface of the seat cushions 14A, 16A, and the seat cushions 14A, 16A are located behind the lower floor surface 22A of the passenger compartment floor 22 via these lock mechanisms 24. It is detachably locked to the formed higher floor surface 22B. The lock mechanism 24 has a well-known structure. For example, a lock claw 25 is provided on the side of the seat cushions 14A and 16A, and these lock claw are the floor surface shown in FIG. It can be attached to and detached from a striker 28 disposed in a recess 26 formed in 22B.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1B, the left and right side seats 14 and 16 release the lock on the floor surface 22B by the respective lock mechanisms 24 and rotate the legs 18 forward via the links 20. The lower floor surface 22A is such that the back surfaces 14C, 16C of the seat backs 14B, 16B are substantially flush with the higher floor surface 22B, with the respective seat backs 14B, 16B folded on the seat cushions 14A, 16A. It can be stored above.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the center seat 12 is disposed on the floor surface 22B that is one step higher than the side leg 30 provided on the lower surface of the seat cushion 12A. It is a position (position in the direction of the tunnel portion 32) overlapping with the tunnel portion 32 formed in the vehicle width direction center portion of the lower floor surface 22A in the vehicle width direction.
[0016]
Further, a rocker 34 as a seat detaching means is fixed to a side portion of the seat back 12B of the center seat 12, and the seat detaching means is provided on the side portion of the seat back 16B of the right side seat 16. The striker 36 is locked. Therefore, the center seat 12 can be easily detached from the floor surface 22B and the left and right side seats 14, 16 (vehicle body) by releasing the engagement with the right side seat 16.
[0017]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
[0018]
In the present embodiment, after the center seat 12 and the right side seat 16 are unlocked and the center seat 12 is removed from the vehicle body, the left and right side seats 14 and 16 are respectively fixed to the floor surface 22B by the locking mechanism 24. The lock is released and each leg 18 is rotated forward via the link 20. Thus, the left and right side seats 14, 16 can be stored on the lower floor surface 22A on both sides of the tunnel portion 32 with the respective seat backs 14B, 16B folded on the seat cushions 14A, 16A. it can. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1B, the back surfaces 14C and 16C of the folded seat backs 14B and 16B are substantially flush with the floor surface 22B that is one step higher.
[0019]
Thus, in the vehicle seat mounting structure of the present embodiment, after the center seat 12 is removed from the vehicle body, the left and right side seats 14 and 16 are stored on the lower floor surface 22A on both sides of the tunnel portion 32. Even on the floor 22 having the tunnel portion 32, a substantially flat cargo space can be formed by the folded backs 14C and 16C of the seat backs 14B and 16B, the upper surface of the tunnel portion 32, and the floor surface 22B that is one step higher.
[0020]
Although the present invention has been described in detail with respect to specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to such 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, the configuration in which the center seat 12 is detachably fixed to the vehicle body and the configuration in which the left and right side seats 14, 16 are stored in the lower floor surface 22A are not limited to the above embodiment, and the folded left and right side seats 14 , 16 may rotate approximately 180 degrees around the front end of the seat cushion, and may be substantially flush with the floor surface 22B where the back surface of the seat cushion is high. In the above embodiment, the back surfaces 14C and 16C of the folded seat backs 14B and 16B are substantially flush with the higher floor surface 22B, but the left and right side seats 14 and 16 are stored in the lower floor surface 22A. It is good also as a structure which becomes substantially flush with the floor surface 22B one step higher by mounting a floor board etc. later. In the above embodiment, the vehicle seat mounting structure of the present invention is applied to the rear seat 10, but the present invention can also be applied to other seats such as a front seat.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle seat mounting structure for storing a seat disposed on a higher floor surface of a vehicle floor having a step on a lower floor surface, and is formed on a lower floor surface. a tunnel portion, mounted in parallel in the vehicle width direction to a higher floor surface, and the vehicle seat constituted by the left and right side seats of the center seat in the vehicle width direction side portions positioned in the vehicle width direction central portion, Center A seat detaching means provided on the seat back of the seat and the seat back of the side seat, the seat detaching means for detaching the center seat from the vehicle body, and a seat storing means for storing the side seat on a low floor surface; , with a center seat can be easily removed from the floor surface and the side sheet, even in a floor having a tunnel section, substantially flat luggage compartment space It has an excellent effect that can form a nest.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a seat use structure in a vehicle seat mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, as seen from an obliquely outer front side of the vehicle, and FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the vehicles front slanting outer side which shows the seat storing state in the seat mounting structure for vehicles concerned.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the vehicle seat mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention as seen from the diagonally forward side of the vehicle.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a state before storage of a conventional vehicle seat mounting structure.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a conventional vehicle seat mounting structure in the middle of storage.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Rear seat 12 Center seat 14 Side seat 14A Seat cushion 14B Seat back 16 Side seat 16A Seat cushion 16B Seat back 18 Leg 20 Link (seat storage means)
22 Car interior floor 22A Lower floor surface 22B One step higher floor surface 24 Lock mechanism 30 Side leg 32 Tunnel portion 34 Rocker (seat detaching means)
36 striker (seat detaching means)

Claims (1)

A vehicle seat mounting structure for storing a seat disposed on a higher floor surface of a vehicle floor having a step on a lower floor surface,
A tunnel portion formed on the low floor surface;
A vehicle seat that is mounted on the high floor surface in parallel in the vehicle width direction, and that includes a center seat located at a center portion in the vehicle width direction and left and right side seats on both sides in the vehicle width direction ;
A seat detaching means provided on a seat back of the center seat and a seat back of the side seat, wherein the center seat is detachable from a vehicle body;
Sheet storage means for allowing the side seat to be stored on the low floor surface;
A vehicle seat mounting structure comprising:

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