Vehicle seatback folding device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12269377-B2
Application number	US-202118022005-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2021
Priority date	Aug 21, 2020
Publication date	Apr 8, 2025
Grant date	Apr 8, 2025

Abstract

A vehicle seatback folding device includes: a cushion bracket; a back side frame rotating on the cushion bracket; a spring mounting bracket coupled to rotate integrally with the back side frame around a hinge-coupling part; a return spring for applying, to the back side frame, elastic restoring force for rotating the back side frame in the folding direction of a seatback; and a reverse spring supported in a state in which a first end portion is caught by the spring mounting bracket and a second end portion is caught by a first spring support end.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seatback folding device comprising:
a cushion bracket integrally coupled to a seat cushion;
a back side frame integrally coupled to a seatback and hinged to the cushion bracket, the back side frame being rotated on the cushion bracket when the seatback is folded or unfolded;
a spring mounting bracket integrally coupled to the back side frame, wherein the spring mounting bracket is configured to rotate with the back side frame around a hinge shaft coupling the cushion bracket and the back side frame;
a restoring spring including a first end and a second end, the first end fixedly coupled to the spring mounting bracket, the second end caught and supported by a fixed support end integrally provided in the cushion bracket, the restoring spring configured to apply elastic restoring force to the back side frame so as to allow the back side frame to be rotated in a folding direction of the seatback; and
a reverse spring including a first end fixedly coupled to the spring mounting bracket and a second end supported while being caught by a first spring support end integrally provided on the back side frame in an unfolded state of the seatback,
wherein the restoring spring and the reverse spring are spiral springs respectively disposed around the hinge shaft coupling the cushion bracket and the back side frame,
wherein the first end of the restoring spring and the first end of the reverse spring are inner ends located radially inwards in a spiral shape of the spring, and
wherein the second end of the restoring spring and the second end of the reverse spring are outer ends located radially outwards in the spiral shape of the spring.

2. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the back side frame is rotated by a predetermined angle or more in the folding direction with the seatback,
the second end of the restoring spring is caught and supported by a second spring support end integrally provided on the back side frame, and
the reverse spring applies elastic restoring force to the back side frame so as to allow the back side frame to be rotated in an unfolding direction of the seatback while the second end thereof is caught and supported by a stopper end integrally provided in the cushion bracket.

3. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 1 , wherein the restoring spring and the reverse spring are installed to be located on a side portion of each other so as to have an overlapping arrangement structure.

4. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 2 , wherein the cushion bracket includes a base bracket integrally installed therein, and wherein the base bracket includes the fixed support end and the stopper end respectively formed thereon.

5. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 4 , wherein the back side frame includes a bracket portion formed to protrude laterally therefrom, and wherein the bracket portion includes the first spring support end and the second spring support end respectively formed thereon.

6. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 4 , wherein the base bracket includes a structure protruding laterally from the cushion bracket, and includes the fixed support end formed at one side end thereof and the stopper end formed at the other side end thereof on an opposite side of the one side end.

7. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 6 , wherein the back side frame includes a bracket portion formed to protrude laterally therefrom and formed to be integrated therewith,
wherein the bracket portion includes the first spring support end formed at one side end thereof and the second spring support end formed at the other side end thereof on an opposite side of the one side end.

8. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 7 , wherein a movement trajectory of the bracket portion forms a radially inward passage with respect to a movement trajectory of the base bracket installed in the cushion bracket during rotation of the back side frame.

9. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 7 wherein the fixed support end is formed at the one side end of the base bracket and is formed in a concave groove shape enabling the second end of the restoring spring to be inserted thereinto and caught therein, and
wherein the stopper end is formed at the other side end of the base bracket on the opposite side of the one side end and is formed in a concave groove shape enabling the second end of the reverse spring to be inserted thereinto and caught therein.

10. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 9 , wherein the second end of the restoring spring and the second end of the reverse spring are bent radially outwards so as to be respectively insertable into the fixed support end and the stopper end formed in the concave groove shape.

11. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 7 , wherein the first spring support end is formed at the one side end of the bracket portion and is formed in a concave groove shape enabling the second end of the reverse spring to be inserted thereinto and caught therein, and
wherein the second spring support end is formed at the other side end of the bracket portion on the opposite side of the one side end and is formed in a concave groove shape enabling the second end of the restoring spring to be inserted thereinto and caught therein.

12. The vehicle seatback folding device according to claim 11 , wherein the second end of the reverse spring and the second end of the restoring spring are bent radially outwards so as to be respectively insertable into the first spring support end and the second spring support end formed in the concave groove shape.

13. A vehicle seatback folding device comprising:
a cushion bracket integrally coupled to a seat cushion;
a back side frame integrally coupled to a seatback and hinged to the cushion bracket, the back side frame being rotated on the cushion bracket when the seatback is folded or unfolded;
a spring mounting bracket integrally coupled to the back side frame, wherein the spring mounting bracket is configured to rotate with the back side frame around a hinge shaft coupling the cushion bracket and the back side frame;
a restoring spring including a first end and a second end, the first end fixedly coupled to the spring mounting bracket, the second end caught and supported by a fixed support end integrally provided in the cushion bracket, the restoring spring configured to apply elastic restoring force to the back side frame so as to allow the back side frame to be rotated in a folding direction of the seatback; and
a reverse spring including a first end fixedly coupled to the spring mounting bracket and a second end supported while being caught by a first spring support end integrally provided on the back side frame in an unfolded state of the seatback,
wherein, when the back side frame is rotated by a predetermined angle or more in the folding direction with the seatback, the second end of the restoring spring is caught and supported by a second spring support end integrally provided on the back side frame, and the reverse spring applies elastic restoring force to the back side frame so as to allow the back side frame to be rotated in an unfolding direction of the seatback while the second end thereof is caught and supported by a stopper end integrally provided in the cushion bracket,
wherein the cushion bracket includes a base bracket integrally installed therein, and
wherein the base bracket includes the fixed support end and the stopper end respectively formed thereon.

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Assignees

• Hyundai Transys Inc

Inventors

• Yoon Cheol Hwan
• Kim Kyeong Ju
• Mun Hwa Young
• Lee Jung Bin
• Hwang Jun Sik

Classifications

• B60N2/3011

  the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement" · CPC title

• B60N2/3009

  about transversal axis · CPC title

• B60N2/2255

  with coiled springs · CPC title

• B60N2/30

  Non-dismountable {or dismountable} seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats · CPC title

• B60N2/36

  into a loading platform {(B60N2/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title