Vehicle seat

Abstract

To provide a vehicle seat which enables a brake pedal to be easily depressed to prevent incorrect depression of an accelerator pedal without providing a device for dealing with incorrect depression in a vehicle.SOLUTION: In a vehicle seat 10, an accelerator pedal is disposed at the right side with respect to a seat cushion 11 of a driver seat and a brake pedal is disposed at the left side of the accelerator pedal. An area, located at the right side and a front side part, of the seat cushion 11 is provided with a bank part 12 protruding more than other portions of the seat cushion 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle seat suitable for preventing an erroneous accelerator pedal operation, that is, an operation in which a driver erroneously depresses an accelerator pedal. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a technique for equipping a vehicle with an erroneous depression response device in order to prevent the vehicle from suddenly starting due to an erroneous depression of the accelerator pedal by a driver. For example, the erroneous depression response device described in Patent Document 1 has an erroneous depression detection means for detecting an erroneous depression, and a driving force limiting means for implementing a driving force limiting control, which is a control for limiting the driving force, when an erroneous depression is detected. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-206206 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] To provide a vehicle seat which makes it easier to depress a brake pedal and prevents accidental depression of an accelerator pedal without equipping the vehicle with an erroneous depression prevention device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle seat having an accelerator pedal disposed on the right side of a driver's seat cushion and a brake pedal disposed on the left side of the accelerator pedal, the vehicle seat having a right and front portion of the seat cushion, It is set next to the driver's thigh and the thigh comes into contact with it. The bank was covered The bank portion is made of a cover pad that is attached later. This is what was done. The invention according to claim 2 is the vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a bank portion is also provided on the left side of the seat cushion. The invention of claim 3 is a vehicle seat as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the vehicle-outside shape of the front end of the bank portion provided on the right side of the seat cushion is cut so as to form a downward slope from the top of the bank portion toward the outside of the vehicle. Effect of the Invention

[0006] In particular, elderly drivers tend to have their thighs spread outward. This means that the right leg that presses the accelerator pedal is likely to turn to the right side of the seat cushion, making it difficult to naturally press the left brake pedal. Or, when braking suddenly, the accelerator pedal may be pressed.

[0007] In the present invention, the right and front part of the seat cushion 2. Embankment As a result, the bank portion applies a reaction force to the left side to the driver's right foot, making it easier to step on the left brake pedal with the right foot, and preventing erroneous stepping on the accelerator pedal.

[0008] In addition, in the present invention, the bank portion is provided on the right side and front part of the seat cushion, and not along the entire area along the fore-and-aft direction of the right side of the seat cushion facing the outside of the vehicle, so it does not interfere with the driver's getting in and out of the vehicle.

[0009] In addition, in normal seats other than competition bucket seats, the left or right edge of the seat cushion is relatively flat, and the right edge applies a reaction force to the driver's right foot toward the left, so it is not possible to expect the driver to move the entire right foot to the left.

[0010] In addition, competition bucket seats have hard mounds on the entire front-to-rear area of ​​the right and left sides of the seat cushion to support the driver, making it difficult to get in and out of the seat and making it difficult to use in normal situations. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a seat cushion of a vehicle seat according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view showing the seat cushion of FIG. [Diagram 3]3A and 3B are schematic cross-sectional views of the seat cushion of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, where (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a side view showing a seat cushion according to a modified example of the vehicle seat. [Diagram 5] 5A and 5B are schematic cross-sectional views of the seat cushion of FIG. 4, where (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4, and (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] In a vehicle to which the vehicle seat 10 of the present invention is applied, an accelerator pedal is disposed on the right side of the driver's seat cushion 11, and a brake pedal is disposed on the left side of the accelerator pedal.

[0013] In this specification, the right side will be referred to as the "right side", the left side will be referred to as the "left side", and the front side will be referred to as the "front side" when facing the front of the vehicle.

[0014] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a vehicle seat 10 has a bank portion 12 on the right front side of a seat cushion 11, the bank portion 12 being raised higher than other portions of the seat cushion 11.

[0015] In other words, the vehicle seat 10 supports braking operation by the right foot 1R when the driver is seated on the seat cushion 11, with the thigh of the right foot 1R abutting against the bank portion 12, which applies a reaction force to the thigh of the right foot 1R to the left, thereby pulling the entire right foot 1R to the left.

[0016] At this time, in order to allow the driver to get in and out of the vehicle seat 10 easily, the bank portion 12 is not set beside the driver's waist, but is set partially beside the thighs (from the groin to the knees).

[0017] 3, C indicates the seat center, 1R indicates the right leg, 1L indicates the left leg, and F indicates the reaction force that the bank portion 12 exerts on the thigh of the right leg 1R indicated by a solid line.

[0018] As a specific embodiment of providing a bank portion 12 on the seat cushion 11 of the vehicle seat 10, a member having appropriate hardness and cushioning properties, such as a urethane pad, is placed on the right side and front side of the seat cushion 11, and a shape is set in which only the right side and front side is raised higher than other parts of the seat cushion 11.

[0019] The shape of the seat cushion 11 provided with the bank portion 12 may be formed by the cushion pad itself, or the cushion pad may be covered with the bank portion 12 made of a cover pad. A cover pad provided with the bank portion 12 may be provided after the fact for an existing normal seat.

[0020] 4 and 5, the vehicle seat 10 can cut the vehicle outer shape of the front end of the bank portion 12 provided on the seat cushion 11 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle (cut line K) while maintaining the vehicle inner shape of the front end shown in Fig. 5(B). This makes it difficult for the driver's right foot 1R to hit the bank portion 12 when getting in and out, improving the ease of getting in and out.

[0021] In the vehicle seat 10, for design considerations or to prevent the left foot 1L from leaning toward the center console of the vehicle, a raised shape may be added not only to the right side (outside of the vehicle) of the seat cushion 11 but also to the left side (inside of the vehicle) (symmetry between the left and right sides is not an issue).

[0022] According to this embodiment, the following advantageous effects are obtained. In the present invention, a bank portion 12 that is raised higher than other portions of the seat cushion 11 is provided on the right side and front side of the seat cushion 11. As a result, the bank portion 12 applies a reaction force to the left side to the right foot 1R of the driver, making it easier to step on the left brake pedal with the right foot and preventing erroneous stepping on the accelerator pedal.

[0023] In addition, in the present invention, the bank portion 12 is provided on the right side and front portion of the seat cushion 11, and is not provided over the entire area along the fore-and-aft direction of the right side of the seat cushion 11 facing the outside of the vehicle, so that it does not interfere with the driver's getting in and out of the vehicle.

[0024] Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention also includes design changes and the like that do not deviate from the gist of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0025] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle seat that makes it easier to depress the brake pedal and prevents erroneous depression of the accelerator pedal, without equipping the vehicle with an erroneous depression prevention device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0026] 10 Vehicle seats 11 Seat cushion 12 Bank

Claims

1. A vehicle seat for use in a vehicle in which an accelerator pedal is disposed on the right side of a driver's seat cushion and a brake pedal is disposed on the left side of the accelerator pedal, The seat cushion has a raised portion on the right side thereof, a bank portion that is set beside the driver's thighs and that comes into contact with the thighs and supports the driver's braking operation is placed on a right side and front side of the seat cushion, the bank portion being placed on a part of the entire area along the front-rear direction on the right side facing the outside of the vehicle, excluding the side of the driver's waist, so as to cover the raised portion from above; The bank portion is made of an add-on cover pad having a cushioning property softer than that of a bucket seat for racing, A vehicle seat, wherein an inner end portion of the bank portion in a width direction of the vehicle is located more inward than an inner end portion of the raised portion in a width direction of the vehicle.

2. 2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, A vehicle seat, further comprising a bank portion provided on the left side of the seat cushion.

3. 3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 or 2, A vehicle seat characterized in that the vehicle-outside shape of the front end of the bank portion provided on the right side of the seat cushion is cut so as to form a downward slope from the top of the bank portion toward the outside of the vehicle.

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