Seat for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12128798-B2
Application number	US-202217972902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	Nov 29, 2021
Publication date	Oct 29, 2024
Grant date	Oct 29, 2024

Abstract

Disclosed is a seat for a vehicle configured to variously adjust a seat position between, for example, a full-flat mode, a relaxation mode, a cushion tip-up mode, a full-bed mode, a walk-in mode, and a rear-view mode using a first hinge shaft to rotate the entire seat, including a seatback and a seat cushion, and a second hinge shaft to rotate the seatback.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
a pair of support brackets mounted on a floor panel so as to be movable forwards and rearwards;
seat cushion support frames, each connected to a corresponding one of the pair of support brackets so as to be rotatable forwards and rearwards, and positioned at a predetermined height from the floor panel;
a first hinge shaft passing through rear end portions of the seat cushion support frames, and having opposite ends thereof connected to upper portions of the pair of support brackets;
a first motor mounted on one of the seat cushion support frames so as to rotate the seat cushion support frames using an operating force for rotation about the first hinge shaft;
a second hinge shaft, passing through side plates of a seatback frame and having ends each connected to an upper rear end of a corresponding one of the seat cushion support frames;
a second motor mounted on one of the side plate of the seatback frame so as to rotate the seatback frame using an operating force for rotation about the second hinge shaft; and
an interlocking frame having rear ends hinge-coupled to lower ends of the side plates of the seatback frame and front ends hinge-coupled to front ends of the seat cushion support frames,
a controller configured to control an amount of rotation of each of the first motor and the second motor,
wherein the controller is mounted on a lower plate, the lower plate being mounted on a connection pipe that connects the rear ends of the seat cushion support frames to each other.

2. The seat of claim 1 , wherein a pair of support links are provided to hinge-couple the front ends of the interlocking frame to the front ends of the seat cushion support frames, respectively.

3. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the first motor is fixedly mounted on an inner surface of one of the seat cushion support frame by a connecting bar, and a gearbox portion of the first motor is connected to the first hinge shaft so as to be rotatable about the first hinge shaft.

4. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the second motor is fixedly mounted on an inner surface of the seatback frame by a connecting bar, and a gearbox portion of the second motor is connected to the second hinge shaft so as to be rotatable about the second hinge shaft.

5. The seat of claim 1 , wherein first bearings, configured to rotatably support the seat cushion support frames, are each mounted at the rear ends of the seat cushion support frames through which the first hinge shaft passes, and first support cores, to which both ends of the first hinge shaft are fixedly connected, are mounted on the pair of support brackets.

6. The seat of claim 1 , wherein second bearings, configured to rotatably support the seatback frame, are each mounted at portions of the side plates of the seatback frame through which the second hinge shaft passes, and second support cores, to which both ends of the second hinge shaft are fixedly connected, are mounted on the seat cushion support frames.

7. The seat of claim 1 , wherein a lower end of each of the support brackets is mounted on a moving rail, and a fixed rail, to which the moving rail is movably coupled, is mounted on the floor panel.

8. The seat of claim 1 , wherein, as a height of a mounting point of in the rear end portion of the seat cushion support frame, which is the mounting point through which the opposite ends of the first hinge shaft pass, is lowered, a position at which the seat cushion support frames are vertically erected is adjusted to be moved further rearwards.

9. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback frame is rotated in one direction about the second hinge shaft by operation of the second motor so as to be folded onto the seat cushion, after which the seat cushion support frames are rotated at a predetermined angle in the one direction about the first hinge shaft by operation of the first motor so as to be tilted downwards and forwards, thereby implementing a full-flat mode in which a rear surface of a seatback is flush with a luggage board.

10. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback frame is rotated in a first direction at a predetermined angle about the second hinge shaft by an operation of the second motor so as to be reclined, after which the seat cushion support frame is rotated at a predetermined angle in the first direction about the first hinge shaft by operation of the first motor such that the front ends of the seat cushion support frame are tilted upward, thereby implementing a relaxation mode.

11. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback frame is rotated in one direction about the second hinge shaft by operation of the second motor so as to be folded onto the seat cushion, after which the seat cushion support frame is rotated at a predetermined angle in a different direction about the first hinge shaft by operation of the first motor so as to be vertically erected, thereby implementing a cushion tip-up mode in which the seat cushion is vertically erected together with a seatback.

12. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seatback frame is rotated in a different direction about the second hinge shaft by an operation of the second motor so as to be maximally reclined, after which a rear end portion of the interlocking frame and a rear end portion of the seat cushion rise at the same time, and after that, the seat cushion support frames are rotated at a predetermined angle in the different direction about the first hinge shaft by an operation of the first motor so as to be tilted upwards and forwards, thereby implementing a full-bed mode in which a seatback and a seat cushion are arranged to be flat and parallel to the floor panel.

13. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion support frames are rotated at a predetermined angle in one direction about the first hinge shaft so as to be tilted downwards and forwards, and the seatback frame is vertically erected by an operation of the first motor at the same time, after which a moving rail coupled to the support bracket is moved forwards along a fixed rail, thereby implementing a walk-in mode in which a passage for entry and exit is secured between a car door and a rear-row seat.

14. The seat of claim 1 , wherein the seat cushion support frame rotate at a predetermined angle in a different direction about the first hinge shaft so as to be vertically erected, and a seatback is aligned with a seat cushion of a rear-row seat in a line at the same time, thereby implementing a rear-view mode in which a seat cushion faces a seatback of the rear-row seat.

15. The seat of claim 3 , wherein a ring gear, which is a final output gear connected to a motor output shaft, is installed in the gearbox portion of the first motor.

16. The seat of claim 15 , a pinion gear is mounted on the first hinge shaft coupled to the gear box portion of the first motor.

17. The seat of claim 1 , the second hinge shaft connects the side plates of the seatback frame.

18. A vehicle comprising the seat of claim 1 .

19. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
a pair of support brackets mounted on a floor panel so as to be movable forwards and rearwards;
seat cushion support frames, each connected to a corresponding one of the pair of support brackets so as to be rotatable forwards and rearwards, and positioned at a predetermined height from the floor panel;
a first hinge shaft passing through rear end portions of the seat cushion support frames, and having opposite ends thereof connected to upper portions of the pair of support brackets;
a first motor mou

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Yun Jun Young
• Park Sang Do
• Jung Ho Suk
• Kim Mu Young
• Lee Jun Hwan
• Jung Chan Ho
• Lee Hyeok Seung

Classifications

• B60N2/3065

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title

• B60N2/3047

  the cushion being hinged at the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/22

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/304

  by rotation only · CPC title

• B60N2/682

  Joining means · CPC title