Vehicle seat console

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat console for movably mounting a vehicle seat in a vehicle, which vehicle has a vehicle body with a floor structure forming a vehicle interior floor, the vehicle seat being movably arranged on the vehicle interior floor parallel to a vehicle longitudinal direction and parallel to a vehicle transverse direction by means of at least one first rail means extending parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction and at least one second rail means extending parallel to the vehicle transverse direction, the vehicle interior floor having a step extending in the vehicle transverse direction, which step divides the vehicle interior floor in the vehicle longitudinal direction into a lower first floor region and an upper second floor region, and the vehicle interior floor being retracted behind the at least one vehicle seat by wheel housings entering from the respective outer side, characterized in that the second rail means are raised from the vehicle outer side extending parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction towards a vertical vehicle longitudinal centre plane.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a vehicle seat console. It also relates to a vehicle seat having such a console and a vehicle having such a seat. Background Technology

[0002] While the rear seats in typical sedans can move within a narrow area in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and their backrests can be adjusted within a limited angle, they cannot be adjusted to a reclining or resting position. This is because the rearward reclining capability is limited by the lateral body reinforcements extending behind these seats and the recessed wheel arches. Although it is conceivable to position the rear seats closer to the center of the vehicle and higher in the lateral direction, this would make getting in and out of the vehicle more difficult.

[0003] Existing technology

[0004] DE 10 2006 022 732 A1 and DE 10 2008 004 231 A1 each disclose a seating device for a motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle seat is guided to move along tracks in both the longitudinal and transverse directions of the vehicle. Thus, the vehicle seat automatically moves in the transverse direction as it moves in the longitudinal direction. The vehicle seat is guided in longitudinal tracks, which in turn are guided in transverse tracks. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a vehicle seat console that allows the rear vehicle seats to also be used as reclining or resting seats.

[0006] This objective is achieved through the features described below.

[0007] In a vehicle seat console for movably mounting a vehicle seat in a vehicle, the vehicle having a body with a floor structure forming a vehicle interior floor, the vehicle seat being movably mounted on the vehicle interior floor parallel to both the longitudinal and lateral directions of the vehicle via at least one first track extending parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal direction and at least one second track extending parallel to the vehicle's lateral direction, the vehicle interior floor having a step extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle dividing the vehicle interior floor into a lower first floor region and a higher second floor region in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the vehicle interior floor retracting behind the at least one vehicle seat via wheel covers entering from the respective outer sides, the vehicle seat console being characterized in that the second track device rises from the vehicle's outer side extending parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal direction toward a vertical vehicle longitudinal center plane.

[0008] advantage

[0009] According to an embodiment of the invention, the vehicle seat control console allows the rear second-row seats to first move towards the center of the vehicle in order to adjust from a normal upright seating position to a reclining or resting position, wherein the seats are raised and then the seats, and particularly the seat backs, are adjusted to the reclining or resting position. Therefore, the seat backs can tilt past the wheel arches, and the body reinforcements extending laterally behind the seats in the normal upright seating position no longer form an obstacle limiting the tilt angle of the seat backs due to the higher positioning of the vehicle seats.

[0010] Further preferred and advantageous design features of the vehicle seat console according to the invention are as follows.

[0011] Preferably, the first track device has at least one lower guide element connected to the base plate structure and at least one upper guide element connected to the second track device, wherein at least one of these guide elements is configured as a guide rail.

[0012] It is also advantageous that the second track device has at least one lower guide element connected to the first track device and at least one upper guide element connected to the vehicle seat, wherein at least one of these guide elements constitutes a guide rail.

[0013] A particularly advantageous further improvement is characterized by a control device for adjusting the seat, which is configured such that when the vehicle seat moves from a forward seating position to a reclining or resting position, it first moves toward the vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle and rises there parallel to the vertical axis of the vehicle, and then moves backward parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0014] A particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, which can be combined with other embodiments, is characterized by: a control device for adjusting the seat, the control device being configured such that, when the vehicle seat moves from a forward seating position to a reclining or resting position, it first moves toward the vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle and rises there parallel to the vertical axis of the vehicle, and simultaneously or subsequently tilts the vehicle seat back backward.

[0015] The present invention also relates to a vehicle seat having such a vehicle seat console.

[0016] Finally, the present invention also relates to a vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, having at least one such vehicle seat. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Preferred embodiments of the invention, which have additional design details and other advantages, are described and explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Brief description of the attached figures

[0019] In the picture:

[0020] Figure 1 A partial side view showing a partial cross-section of a vehicle having a vehicle seat equipped with a console according to the invention;

[0021] Figure 2 A vehicle seat with a console according to the invention is shown in a lowered, upright seat position along the edge of the seat. Figure 1 The front view of arrow II in the middle; and

[0022] Figure 3 Show Figure 2 The view shows the vehicle seat in a position where it has been moved inward and raised. Detailed Implementation

[0023] Description of preferred embodiments

[0024] exist Figure 1 The image shows a partial sectional side view of the rear interior of vehicle 1. Vehicle 1 has a body 10 with a floor structure 12 that forms a vehicle interior floor 13 and has a central tunnel 14 extending centrally in the longitudinal direction X of the vehicle, which extends upward (in the Z direction) beyond the vehicle interior floor 13.

[0025] The vehicle interior floor 13 has a step 15 extending in the vehicle's lateral direction (Y direction) and formed by a crossbeam 17 of the floor structure 12 of the vehicle 1. This step 15 divides the vehicle interior floor 13 into a lower, front first floor area 13' and a higher, rear second floor area 13''.

[0026] In the cabin 16 surrounded by the body 10 Figure 1 The rear section shown includes a vehicle seat 2 with a lower seat portion 20 and a seat back 22. The vehicle seat is connected to the floor structure 12 in a longitudinally and laterally movable manner via a vehicle seat control console 25. A luggage compartment 11 is located behind this rear seat. Of course, in addition to the vehicle seat 2 shown in the cross-sectional view, another rear seat can be arranged on the other side of the central tunnel 14 in the vehicle's lateral direction (Y direction). This other vehicle seat is designed and connected to the vehicle 1 in the same manner as the vehicle seat 2 shown.

[0027] The upright seating position of the vehicle seat 2 for the passenger (not shown) seated therein is shown in solid line at its foremost position. The rearmost position of the vehicle seat 2 is shown in dashed line, where the seat back 22 is reclined into a lying or resting position.

[0028] The vehicle seat 2 is connected to the vehicle seat control panel 25 via a first track device 3 extending to the lower right in the longitudinal direction X of the vehicle, that is, parallel to the direction of travel F, and a second track device 3' extending to the lower left parallel to this direction. Figure 2 It is movably supported on the base plate structure 12 of vehicle 1 in the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the vehicle. The support by means of the lower right track device 3 is described below, wherein the lower left track device 3' is constructed in a similar manner.

[0029] Each of the lower track devices 3, 3' has lower guide elements 32, 32' configured as lower longitudinal tracks 31, 31', which are mounted on the vehicle interior floor 13 in the area of ​​the floor region 13' in front of the vehicle interior floor. In the lower longitudinal tracks 31, 31', a front sliding seat 33, 33' and a rear sliding seat 34, 34' are supported longitudinally as corresponding upper guide elements 38, 38'. At least one of the two sliding seats 33, 34, 33', 34' on the corresponding side is driven longitudinally by means of a drive device (not shown).

[0030] Each of the front sliding seats 33, 33' is connected via front lower supports 35, 35' to the front upper horizontal rail 41 forming the lower guide element 42 of the first track device 4. The front lower supports 35, 35' that support the front upper horizontal rail 41 have different lengths in their vertical extension (in the Z direction), with the support 35' closer to the central tunnel 14 than the support 35' closer to the side sill 18. Figure 2The bracket 35 is closer to the outer side A of the vehicle. Therefore, the upper front rail 41 is inclined in the lateral direction (Y direction) such that it rises upward toward the central tunnel 14. The height of the upper front rail 41 near the central tunnel 14 is determined such that the base plate 21 of the seat portion 20 below the vehicle seat 2, which is laterally movable in the upper rail 41 as described below—at its position near the center console—is above the central tunnel 14 and also above the crossbeam 17, so that the vehicle seat 2 can thus occupy the position described below. Figure 3 As shown and in Figure 1 The upper resting or lying position is indicated by a dashed line.

[0031] In the upper front rail 41, the upper outer slide 43 and the upper inner slide 44 are movably supported as upper guide elements 48 in the lateral direction (Y direction). At least one of the two upper front slides 43, 44 is laterally movably driven by a separate drive mechanism (not shown). The two upper front slides 43, 44 are connected to the base plate 21 of the vehicle seat 2 by their respective upper front brackets 45, 46. The upper front brackets 45, 46 also have different vertical lengths, with the outer bracket 45 being much longer than the inner bracket 46, such that the base plate 21 of the vehicle seat 2, and therefore the entire vehicle seat 2, is movably supported at its end position in the lateral direction (Y direction). Figure 2 and Figure 3 ) and horizontal orientation during lateral movement.

[0032] Each of the rear lower slides 34, 34' is connected to the rear upper transverse rail 41' of the rear upper second track device 4', which forms the lower guide element 42', via the provided rear lower brackets 36, 36'. The structure of the transverse rail 41', its longitudinally movable support in the lower track device 3, 3', and its connection to the vehicle seat 2's base plate 21 via the rear upper slides 43', 44', which forms the upper guide element 48', with lateral mobility, corresponds to the front upper track device 4.

[0033] By providing inclined track devices 4 and 4' above the central tunnel 14 extending in the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the vehicle and rising in the transverse direction (Y direction) of the vehicle above the track devices 3 and 3' extending in the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the vehicle, the vehicle seat 2 can first move upward (in the Z direction) in the Y direction (in the YZ plane) and then move in the X direction and tilt to a lying or resting position.

[0034] This invention ensures that a person sitting in a vehicle seat is in an upright position in the front part of the vehicle seat. Figure 2When seated, it occupies a low and outward seating position (buttocks point), thus simplifying boarding and alighting. The first step is to move vehicle seat 2 in the Y direction toward the vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle (XZ plane), as it... Figure 3 The arrow symbolically indicates that vehicle seat 2 first enters the position closer to the center of the vehicle. Figure 3 The higher position is shown in the diagram. The vehicle seat 2 then moves backward in the X direction and tilts back to occupy a reclining or resting position (in...). Figure 1 The seat diagram shown in dashed lines can only be achieved by the following method: the vehicle seat 2 is positioned sufficiently inward and upward to allow access through the wheel arch 19 into the vehicle interior. Figure 2 ), longitudinal beams (such as central tunnel 14) and transverse beams 17 or torsion rings.

[0035] This invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are merely used to generally explain the core ideas of the invention. Rather, within the framework of the scope of protection, the device according to the invention can also be implemented in ways different from those described above. In particular, the device may have a combination of features constituting the individual features of the claims.

[0036] The reference numerals in the claims, description and drawings are only used to better understand the invention and should not limit the scope of protection.

[0037] List of reference numerals

[0038] 1 vehicle

[0039] 2 vehicle seats

[0040] 3. The first track device in the lower right corner

[0041] The second track device at the lower left of 3'

[0042] The first track device below 3'

[0043] 4. The second track device above the front

[0044] The second track device above 4'

[0045] 10 body

[0046] 11 baggage compartments

[0047] 12-base plate structure

[0048] 13 Vehicle interior floor

[0049] The first base plate area before 13'

[0050] The second base plate area after 13''

[0051] 14 Central Tunnel

[0052] 15 steps

[0053] 16-car cabin

[0054] 17 crossbeams

[0055] 17 steps

[0056] 19 wheel covers

[0057] Seat components below 20

[0058] 21 base plate

[0059] 22 vehicle seat backrests

[0060] 25 Car Seat Console

[0061] 31 Lower Guide Rail

[0062] 31 Lower longitudinal rail

[0063] 31' lower guide rail

[0064] 31' Lower longitudinal track

[0065] 32 Lower Guide Element

[0066] 32' lower guide element

[0067] 33 Front lower slide

[0068] 33' front lower slide

[0069] 34 The slide below

[0070] 34' lower slide

[0071] 35-inch front lower support

[0072] 35' front under bracket

[0073] 36. Support below

[0074] 38 upper guide element

[0075] 38' upper guide element

[0076] 41 The horizontal rail above

[0077] 41 upper guide rail

[0078] The horizontal rail above 41'

[0079] 42 Lower Guide Element

[0080] 42' lower guide element

[0081] 43 Front upper outer slide

[0082] 43' rear upper outer slide

[0083] 44. Inner slide at the upper front

[0084] 44' rear upper inner slide

[0085] 45-inch front upper support

[0086] 45' rear upper support

[0087] 46 The support above the front

[0088] 46' rear upper support

[0089] 48 upper guide element

[0090] 48' upper guide element

[0091] A vehicle exterior

[0092] F driving direction

[0093] S1 Seating Position

[0094] S2 Lying and Resting Positions

[0095] X Vehicle longitudinal direction

[0096] Y vehicle lateral direction

[0097] Z vehicle vertical axis direction

[0098] XZ vertical vehicle longitudinal center plane

Claims

1. A vehicle seat control console for movably mounting a vehicle seat (2) in a vehicle (1), said vehicle having a body (10) with a floor structure (12), wherein, The floor structure (12) forms a vehicle interior floor (13), and the vehicle seat (2) is movably mounted on the vehicle interior floor by means of at least one first track device (3, 3') extending parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) and at least one second track device (4, 4') extending parallel to the vehicle lateral direction (Y), parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) and parallel to the vehicle lateral direction (Y). The vehicle interior floor (13) has a step (17) extending in the vehicle lateral direction (Y), which divides the vehicle interior floor (13) in the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) into a lower first floor area (13') and a higher second floor area (13''), and the vehicle interior floor (13) retracts behind the at least one vehicle seat (2) by a wheel cover (19) entering from the corresponding outer side. The second track device (4, 4') rises from the vehicle outer side (A) extending parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction (X) toward the vertical vehicle longitudinal center plane (XZ).

2. The vehicle seat control console according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first track device (3, 3') has at least one lower guide element (32, 32') connected to the base plate structure (12) and at least one upper guide element (38, 38') coupled to the second track device (4, 4'), and at least one of these guide elements is configured as a lower guide rail (31, 31').

3. The vehicle seat control console according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The second track device (4, 4') has at least one lower guide element (42, 42') coupled to the first track device (3, 3') and at least one upper guide element (48, 48') connected to the vehicle seat (2), and at least one of these guide elements is configured as an upper guide rail (41).

4. The vehicle seat control console according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A control device for adjusting the seat is provided, which is configured such that when the vehicle seat (2) moves from the front seating position (S1) to the rear reclining or resting position (S2), it first moves toward the vertical longitudinal center plane (XZ) of the vehicle and then rises parallel to the vertical axis (Z) of the vehicle and then moves backward parallel to the longitudinal direction (X) of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle seat control console according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A control device for adjusting the seat is provided, which is configured such that when the vehicle seat (2) moves from the front seated position (S1) to the rearward reclining or resting position (S2), it first moves toward the vertical longitudinal center plane (XZ) of the vehicle and rises in the direction parallel to the vertical axis (Z) of the vehicle and simultaneously or subsequently tilts the vehicle seat back (22) backward.

6. A vehicle seat having a vehicle seat console (25) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. A vehicle having at least one vehicle seat (2) according to claim 6.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, characterized in that, The vehicle in question is a motor vehicle.

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