Floor lock release mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11897368-B2
Application number	US-202117329988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2021
Priority date	May 29, 2020
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A floor lock release mechanism includes an arm member, a lever, a switching member, a lever biasing member, and a switching member biasing member. The lever is rotatable between a rearward rotational position and a forward rotational position. The lever biasing member biases the lever toward a neutral position. The switching member is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The switching member biasing member biases the switching member toward the locked position. The lever includes a pressed portion and a pressing portion. The pressing portion is arranged on the same side as a side on which the pressed portion is arranged with respect to a straight line orthogonal to a straight line connecting the pressed portion and a rotation center.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A floor lock release mechanism that can release a floor lock that locks a movement of a seat with respect to a floor of a vehicle, the seat including a seat cushion and a seat back,
the floor lock release mechanism comprising:
an arm member that rotates relative to a cushion side frame in the same direction as a direction of rotation of a back side frame with respect to the cushion side frame when the back side frame tilts with respect to the cushion side frame, the cushion side frame constituting a part of a framework of the seat cushion, the back side frame constituting a part of a framework of the seat back;
a lever connected to the cushion side frame so as to rotate relative to the cushion side frame by being pushed by the arm member when the arm member rotates with respect to the cushion side frame;
a switching member connected to the cushion side frame so as to rotate relative to the cushion side frame by being pushed by the lever when the lever rotates with respect to the cushion side frame, and being capable of switching the floor lock between a locked state and an unlocked state, the locked state being a state in which the floor lock locks the movement of the seat with respect to the floor, the unlocked state being a state in which the floor lock permits the movement of the seat with respect to the floor;
a lever biasing member that biases the lever; and
a switching member biasing member that biases the switching member, wherein
the lever is rotatable between a rearward rotational position and a forward rotational position, the rearward rotational position being a position in which the lever is rotated in a rearward rotational direction opposite to a forward rotational direction in which the arm member rotates when the back side frame tilts forward with respect to the cushion side frame from a neutral position in which no external force from the arm member acts on the lever, the forward rotational position being a position in which the lever is rotated in the forward rotational direction from the neutral position,
the lever biasing member biases the lever toward the neutral position,
the switching member is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the locked position being a position in which the floor lock is maintained in the locked state, the unlocked position being a position in which the switching member is in contact with the lever located in the rearward rotational position and the floor lock is maintained in the unlocked state,
the switching member biasing member biases the switching member toward the locked position,
the lever pushes the switching member toward the unlocked position while rotating toward the rearward rotational position by being pushed by the arm member that rotates in the forward rotational direction, and rotates toward the forward rotational position while being separated from the switching member by being pushed by the arm member that rotates in the rearward rotational direction,
the lever includes:
a pressed portion that is pressed by the arm member; and
a pressing portion that presses the switching member, and

the pressing portion is arranged on the same side as a side on which the pressed portion is arranged with respect to a straight line orthogonal to a straight line connecting the pressed portion and a rotation center of the lever.

2. The floor lock release mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the lever includes:
a lever main body connected to the cushion side frame so as to be rotatable around the rotation center relative to the cushion side frame;
a protruding portion protruding from the lever main body in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the rotation center; and
a cut-and-raised piece cut and raised from the lever main body, and
the cut-and-raised piece includes the pressing portion.

3. The floor lock release mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein
the switching member includes:
a switching member main body connected to the cushion side frame so as to be rotatable around the rotation center relative to the cushion side frame; and
an abutting portion connected to the switching member main body and abutting against the pressing portion when the lever main body rotates in the rearward rotational direction.

4. The floor lock release mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein
the abutting portion is constituted by a cut-and-raised piece cut and raised from the switching member main body, and
the abutting portion is shaped to intersect the pressing portion.

5. The floor lock release mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the lever includes:
a lever main body connected to the cushion side frame so as to be rotatable around the rotation center relative to the cushion side frame; and
a protruding portion protruding from the lever main body in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the rotation center, and
the protruding portion includes the pressed portion and the pressing portion.

6. The floor lock release mechanism according to claim 5 , wherein
the protruding portion includes:
a support shaft shaped to extend from the lever main body in the direction parallel to the axial direction of the rotation center; and
a roller supported by the support shaft so as to be rotatable relative to the support shaft,
the roller includes the pressed portion, and
the support shaft includes the pressing portion.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Nakagawa Hiroki

Classifications

• B60N2/0155 Primary

  with the locking mechanism on the vehicle floor or rail · CPC title

• B60N2/933

  rotatable · CPC title

• B60N2/12 Primary

  slidable and tiltable · CPC title