Vehicle seat and method for manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9701222-B2
Application number	US-201514694301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2015
Priority date	Apr 25, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes paired right and left recliners; operating pins respectively inserted through the recliners in an axial direction, and rotated about axes thereof to respectively unlock the recliners; and a rod that integrally connects the operating pins. One operating pin includes an operating shaft portion inserted through, and connected to one recliner, and a connection portion that contacts the rod and is connected to the rod. An insertion depth of the operating shaft portion with respect to the one recliner can be changed by moving the operating shaft portion between a first position in which the connection portion contacts the rod to be connectable to the rod, and a second position in which the connection portion is away from the rod in the axial direction. The operating shaft portion is connected to the one recliner so as to operate the one recliner, in the first position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
paired right and left recliners that respectively connect side frames in right and left sides of a seat back to a base that is provided one of on and above a floor;
operating pins that are respectively inserted through the recliners in an axial direction, and are configured to rotate about axes thereof to respectively unlock the recliners; and
a rod that is configured to integrally connect the operating pins to each other, wherein
one of the operating pins includes:
an operating shaft portion that is inserted through one of the recliners from a seat inner side in the axial direction and is connected to the one recliner; and
a connection portion that is configured to contact and connect to the rod,

the operating shaft portion and the rod are arranged in the axial direction,
an insertion depth of the operating shaft portion with respect to the one recliner is configured to change, by sliding the operating shaft portion between a first position in which the connection portion contacts the rod so as to connect to the rod, and a second position in which the connection portion is away from the rod in the axial direction, and
when the operating shaft portion is in the first position:
a distance between one end of the operating shaft portion and one of the side frames in the axial direction is greater than an insertion amount by which the rod is inserted in the connection portion, the one end of the operating shaft portion faces the connection portion and the one side frame is on a side of the one recliner; and
the operating shaft portion is connected to the one recliner and is configured to operate the one recliner.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the one operating pin further includes a restriction portion that restricts movement of the operating shaft portion with respect to the one recliner, up to the second position.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein
the operating pins are constituted by components that are identical to each other,
the other of the operating pins is connected to the rod in a state in which the operating shaft portion of the other operating pin is inserted through the other of the recliners to the insertion depth corresponding to the second position, and
an unlocking lever provided to perform an operation for unlocking both of the recliners is fitted to an extra-length portion of the operating shaft portion of the other operating pin, the extra-length portion protruding from the other recliner to an outside of the vehicle seat.

4. A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat including paired right and left recliners that respectively connect side frames in right and left sides of a seat back to a base that is provided one of on and above a floor; operating pins that are respectively inserted through the recliners in an axial direction, and are configured to rotate about axes thereof to respectively unlock the recliners; and a rod that is configured to integrally connect the operating pins to each other, the method comprising:
connecting the side frames in the right and left sides of the seat back to each other to form one unit;
inserting the operating pins through the recliners from a seat inner side in the axial direction to connect the operating pins to the recliners;
bringing the rod into contact with one of the operating pins, and connecting the rod to the one operating pin; and
sliding the other of the operating pins to a position in which the other operating pin contacts the rod, and connecting the other operating pin to the rod, wherein
the other operating pin is slid in a direction in which an insertion depth of the other operating pin with respect to the corresponding recliner is reduced while the other operating pin remains inserted through the corresponding recliner that is connected to the corresponding side frame.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein when the one of the operating pins is in the second position and the other operating pin is inserted through the other recliner, the rod is configured to be inserted between the operating pins.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the one of the side frames is connected to the one recliner.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk
• Shiroki Corp

Inventors

• Kitou Hidekazu

Classifications

• B60N2/236 Primary

  linearly movable · CPC title

• B60N2205/50

  Interlocking shaft arrangements transmitting movement between hinge mechanisms on both sides of a seat · CPC title

• B60N2/2352 Primary

  with external pawls · CPC title