Apparatus for reclining rear seat for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9827882-B2
Application number	US-201614990915-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2016
Priority date	Oct 2, 2015
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus for reclining a rear seat for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat cushion frame that is connected to a floor via an operation part and is configured to move forward while rotating when the operation part is operated. Additionally, front and rear ends of the seat cushion frame are configured to rotate relative to the floor, respectively, by a link. A seat back frame includes a guide pin and a lower end of the seat back frame is mounted to the rear end of the seat cushion frame to slide while rotating, and an upper end of the seat back frame is rotatably connected to a vehicle body. A guide bracket is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body, with the guide pin of the seat back frame being connected to the guide bracket to allow the guide pin to slide.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for reclining a rear seat for a vehicle, comprising:
a seat cushion frame connected to a floor via an operation part and configured to move forward while rotating when the operation part is operated, wherein a front end and a rear end of the seat cushion frame are configured to move while rotating relative to the floor, respectively, by a link;
a seat back frame having a guide pin, wherein a lower end of the seat back frame is mounted to the rear end of the seat cushion frame to be capable of sliding while rotating, and an upper end of the seat back frame is connected to a vehicle body to be capable of rotating;
a guide bracket fixedly mounted to the vehicle body, wherein the guide pin of the seat back frame is connected to the guide bracket to allow the guide pin to slide;
a coupling element disposed in an upper end of the seat back frame, the coupling element extending downward; and
a support element disposed on the vehicle body, wherein the coupling element of the seat back frame is rotatably coupled to the support element to allow the support element to support a rotation of the seat back frame.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the front end of the seat cushion frame is rotatably mounted to the floor via a first link, and the rear end of the seat cushion frame is rotatably mounted to the floor via a second link, wherein the seat cushion frame is configured to move forward while rotating by rotations of the first and the second links when the operation part is operated.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the operation part includes:
a drive motor disposed on the front end of the seat cushion frame; and
a lead screw that extends rearward from the drive motor and is connected to the floor,
wherein when the drive motor is operated, the drive motor is configured to move along the lead screw and the seat cushion frame moves while rotating.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rear end of the seat cushion frame includes a locking bracket having a slide groove, and the lower end of the seat back frame includes a movable pin, the movable pin being engaged with the slide groove and moving along the slide groove.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the slide groove of the locking bracket extends curvedly in a direction in which the seat cushion frame moves forward while rotating when the operation part is operated.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the support element is open in an upper end thereof and the coupling element is inserted into the support element from an upside to a downside, the support element being configured to surround the coupling element when the coupling element is inserted into the support element.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the guide bracket is fixedly mounted to the vehicle body at a location adjacent to the guide pin, with a guide slot disposed in the guide bracket by extending in a forward or a backward direction, wherein the guide pin is inserted into the guide slot.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the guide slot of the guide bracket extends upward and forward.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the guide slot of the guide bracket extends upward and downward.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Jeong Chan Ho
• Na Seon Chae
• You Jung Sang
• Sung Young Bok
• Yu Sang Uk

Classifications

• B60N2/2236

  with a transversal pin displaced by a slot or a cam along a predetermined path · CPC title

• B60N2/2209 Primary

  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

• B60N2/3063

  by composed movement · 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

• B60N2/22

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