Vehicle-mounted seat device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11260780-B2
Application number	US-202017029513-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2020
Priority date	Sep 25, 2019
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle-mounted seat device includes an SB main frame, a backrest, an SB subframe, and one or more front-back position regulation mechanisms for regulating the position of the SB subframe in the front-back direction relative to the SB main frame. Each front-back position regulation mechanism includes a front restraining bracket secured relative to the SB main frame, a rear restraining bracket secured on the SB subframe, and a front-back wire strung between the front and rear restraining brackets. The rear restraining bracket is deformed such that its front end portion is displaced rearward relative to its end portion upon input of a load greater than a predetermined load. A maximum pulling load of the front-back wire is greater than a load that causes initial deformation of the rear restraining bracket.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle-mounted seat device, comprising;
a seatback main frame standing in a vehicle cabin;
a backrest held by being suspended from the seatback main frame with a suspension tool, the backrest being capable of swinging relative to the seatback main frame around a shaft extending in a front-back direction of a vehicle;
a seatback subframe mounted on the backrest, the seatback subframe being capable of swinging together with the backrest relative to the seatback main frame; and
one or more front-back position regulation mechanisms for regulating a position of the seatback subframe in a front-back direction relative to the seatback main frame;
wherein
each of the front-back position regulation mechanisms includes
a front restraining bracket secured relative to the seatback main frame, the front restraining bracket including a front fixing portion;
a rear restraining bracket secured relative to the seatback subframe, the rear restraining bracket including a rear fixing portion positioned behind the front fixing portion, and an arm portion extending from the rear fixing portion so as to detour in an up-down direction of the vehicle before extending forward to be secured on the seatback subframe; and
a restraining member that is a linear member strung between the front fixing portion and the rear fixing portion, the restraining member being for regulating rearward movement of the seatback subframe relative to the seatback main frame,

the arm portion is deformed upon input of a load greater than a predetermined load such that a front end portion thereof is displaced rearward relative to the rear fixing portion, and
a maximum pulling load of the restraining member is greater than a load inputted at a time when the arm portion starts deforming.

2. The vehicle-mounted seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the arm portion includes a weak portion where stress is more likely concentrated than at other portions when a rearward force is applied from forward of the vehicle to the backrest or the seatback subframe, and
the arm portion is bent and deformed at the weak portion upon input of the load greater than the predetermined load.

3. The vehicle-mounted seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the arm portion includes a reference portion secured relative to the seatback subframe and an extension portion extending rearward from a rear end portion of the reference portion,
the reference portion is slidably movable rearward relative to the extension portion, and
the reference portion of the arm portion is slidably movable rearward relative to the extension portion upon input of the load greater than the predetermined load.

4. The vehicle-mounted seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more front-back position regulation mechanisms include a lower front-back position regulation mechanism, and an upper front-back position regulation mechanism provided at a higher position than the lower front-back position regulation mechanism, and
the arm portion of the lower front-back position regulation mechanism starts deforming upon input of a load smaller than the load that causes initial deformation of the arm portion of the upper front-back position regulation mechanism.

5. The vehicle-mounted seat device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more front-back position regulation mechanisms include a lower front-back position regulation mechanism, and an upper front-back position regulation mechanism provided at a higher position than the lower front-back position regulation mechanism, and
the rear fixing portion of the lower front-back position regulation mechanism moves relative to a front end portion of the arm portion of the lower front-back position regulation mechanism upon input of the load greater than the predetermined load by which the rear fixing portion of the upper front-back position regulation mechanism moves relative to a front end portion of the arm portion of the upper front-back position regulation mechanism.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nagai Tetsuya
• Katoh Kohshi
• Sugimoto Takashi
• Oda Osamu
• Hada Masatoshi

Classifications

• B60N2/503

  attached to the backrest (B60N2/504 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/42709 Primary

  involving residual deformation or fracture of the structure · CPC title

• B60N2/4228

  due to impact coming from the rear · CPC title

• B60N2/505

  Adjustable suspension including height adjustment · CPC title