Seat for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12043145-B2
Application number	US-202217743847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2022
Priority date	Aug 3, 2021
Publication date	Jul 23, 2024
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024

Abstract

A seat for a vehicle includes support links enabling a rotating motion and a sliding motion between a seat frame and seat rails, the support links being mounted so that the seat may be rotated in the forward and rearward directions as in a seesaw motion about a shaft of the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle, so as to easily implement a facing mode posture, in which passengers sit facing each other, a relaxed comfort posture, etc.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat for a vehicle comprising:
a seat frame configured such that a first seat frame part and a second seat frame part are formed integrally with each other at a predetermined angle;
a pair of seat rails, each comprising a stationary rail and a movable rail mounted on the stationary rail so as to be movable forwards and rearwards;
a pair of first support links provided with front ends connected to the first seat frame part using hinges and rear ends connected to rear parts of the movable rails of the seat rails using hinges;
a pair of second support links provided with front ends connected to front parts of the movable rails of the seat rails using hinges and rear ends connected to the second seat frame part using hinges;
a suspension device fixedly mounted on a support plate connected to the stationary rails of the seat rails, and connected to a crossbar extending between left and right boundaries of the first seat frame part and the second seat frame part using a hinge; and
a driving device fixedly mounted on the support plate so as to push or pull either the pair of first support links or the pair of second support links,
wherein a first leg rest frame to be also used as a headrest frame is mounted at a distal end of the first seat frame part, and a second leg rest frame to be also used as the headrest frame is mounted at a distal end of the second seat frame part.

2. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the pair of first support links are disposed to be inclined downwards from the front ends thereof to the rear ends thereof, the pair of second support links are disposed to be inclined downwards from the rear ends thereof to the front ends thereof, and thus, the pair of first support links and the pair of second support links are disposed to cross each other.

3. The seat of claim 1 , wherein a pair of first hinge brackets each hinge-coupled to a corresponding front end of each of the pair of first support links are provided under the first seat frame part, a pair of second hinge brackets each hinge-coupled to a corresponding rear end of each of the pair of second support links are provided under the second seat frame part, and a third hinge bracket is hinge-connected to an underside of a crossbar extending between left and right boundaries of the first seat frame part and the second seat frame part.

4. The seat of claim 3 , wherein a distance between the pair of first hinge brackets and the third hinge bracket and a distance between the pair of second hinge brackets and the third hinge bracket are set to be equal to each other.

5. The seat claim 1 , wherein a rear end of each of the pair of first support links is hinge-coupled to a corresponding one of the pair of first support brackets mounted at the rear part of a corresponding movable rail, and a front end of each of the pair of second support links is hinge-coupled to a corresponding one of the pair of second support brackets mounted at the front part of a corresponding movable rail.

6. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the driving device comprises:
a first motor mounted on the support plate;
a first gear box mounted at an output shaft of the first motor;
a lead screw coupled to the first gear box so as to be movable forwards or rearwards;
a first connection plate configured to connect the rear ends of the first support links provided in a pair;
a second connection plate configured to connect the front ends of the second support links provided in a pair; and
a push-pull link configured to connect a rear end of the lead screw and the first connection plate, or configured to connect a front end of the lead screw and the second connection plate.

7. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the suspension device comprises:
a guide pipe mounted on the support plate and configured to have a predetermined height;
a spring installed in the guide pipe so as to be compressible; and
a guide link an upper end of which is connected to a third hinge bracket disposed on an underside of a crossbar extending between left and right boundaries of the first seat frame part and the second seat frame part, and a lower end of which is inserted into the guide pipe and connected to an upper end of the spring, so as to be rectilinearly moved upwards and downwards.

8. The seat of claim 7 , wherein, in order to assure upward and downward rectilinear movement of the guide link, a guide hole configured to extend in a vertical direction is formed in the guide pipe, and a guide pin inserted into the guide hole protrudes from the guide link.

9. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the first leg rest frame is mounted at a first mounting brackets mounted at the distal end of the first seat frame part such that an angle of the first leg rest frame is adjustable by a first hinge shaft of the hinge bracket, and the second leg rest frame is mounted at second mounting brackets mounted at the distal end of the second seat frame part by a second hinge shaft such that an angle of the second leg rest frame is adjustable.

10. The seat of claim 9 , wherein a second gear box connected to an output shaft of a second motor is mounted on the first hinge shaft so as to transmit rotating force to the first hinge shaft, and a third gear box connected to an output shaft of a third motor is mounted on the second hinge shaft so as to transmit rotating force to the second hinge shaft.

11. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the first seat frame part and the second seat frame part are provided to have the same shape, and the first leg rest frame and the second leg rest frame are provided to have the same shape.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Jung Chan Ho
• Jung Ho Suk
• Cho Han Kyeol
• Lee Hyeok Seung
• Lee Da Eun
• Lee Hoon Bok
• Yun Jun Young
• Lee Jun Hwan
• Park Sang Do
• Lee Sang Hark

Classifications

• B60N2/02246

  Electric motors therefor · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2/2209

  by longitudinal displacement of the cushion, e.g. back-rest hinged on the bottom to the cushion and linked on the top to the vehicle frame · CPC title

• B60N2/20

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/54

  using mechanical springs · CPC title