Vehicle seats

Abstract

To provide a vehicle seat capable of being held in a flip-up state along a cabin wall surface which has a structure reconciling appearance and assemble workability.SOLUTION: A vehicle seat is capable of being held in a flip-up state along a cabin wall surface. A male type buckle arranged in the seat is engaged with and held by a female buckle 11 arranged in the cabin wall surface. The female buckle 11 is arranged in a case 12 and the case is rotatable relative to a body in which a bracket 16 is fixed to the body to support both end parts of a shaft body 15 penetrating a pair of first side wall parts 12d, and the position of the female buckle is selectable between a storage position along the cabin wall surface and a use position where the female buckle faces the direction of the seat in a flip-up state. A lid body 14 rotatable around the shaft body 15 is arranged between the female buckle 11 and the bottom face of the case 12. The lid body 14 is overlapped with the female buckle 11 at the use position of the female buckle 11, and the lid body is fixed to the case 12 at the storage position of the female buckle 11 in a state where the bottom face is invisible from outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle seat, and more particularly to a vehicle seat that holds a seat back in a flipped-up position along a vehicle interior wall when the seat back is folded or unfolded relative to a seat cushion. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, some automobile seats are held in a raised position along the side wall of the vehicle cabin with the seat back folded against the seat cushion or unfolded to be substantially flush with the seat cushion. The automobile seat described in Patent Document 1 holds the seat back in a raised position along the side wall of the vehicle cabin with the seat back folded against the seat cushion. In this state, a male buckle attached to the tip of a webbing extending from the seat cushion engages with a female buckle disposed on the side wall of the vehicle cabin to hold the automobile seat in the raised position. The female buckle has a buckle body disposed in a recessed container that opens to the passenger compartment. The body is rotatably supported by a shaft that penetrates the side wall of the container, and both ends of the shaft are connected to inner panels of the vehicle via brackets on the outside of the side wall of the container. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-30739 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The automobile seat described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has a problem in that when the main body of the female buckle is rotated to the use position, the heads of the bolts that secure the bottom of the container body together with the bracket to the inner panel are visible from the outside, marring the appearance. One possible solution is to attach a cover to hide the heads of the bolts, but this requires installation in a narrow space on the bottom of the container, which makes installation difficult.

[0005] In view of these problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle seat that can be maintained in a flipped-up state so as to fit along the vehicle compartment wall, and that has a structure that achieves both good appearance and ease of assembly. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The first aspect of the present invention is a vehicle seat that can be held in a raised position along a vehicle interior wall surface when the seat back is folded relative to the seat cushion or when the seat back is unfolded to be substantially flush with the seat cushion, and the vehicle seat is held in a raised position by engaging an engaging member disposed at a tip end of a webbing extending from the vehicle seat with an engaged member disposed on the vehicle interior wall surface, and the engaged member is disposed in a container-shaped case that opens toward the vehicle interior, and brackets that support both ends of a shaft that penetrates a side wall portion of the case on the outside of the side wall portion of the case are attached to the vehicle body by bolts that pass through through holes provided in a bottom surface of the case. The bracket is fastened and fixed so that it can rotate relative to the case, and is configured to be able to selectively adopt a storage position along the vehicle interior wall and a usage position facing the vehicle seat in the raised state, and a lid body is arranged between the engaged member and the bottom portion, which is rotatable together with the engaged member around the shaft, and the lid body is positioned so as to overlap the engaged member when the engaged member is in the usage position before being attached to the vehicle interior wall, and when the engaged member is rotated to the storage position after the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body, the lid body rotates together with the engaged member and is fixed to the case in a position where the bottom portion cannot be seen from the outside.

[0007] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the engaged member and the lid are stacked and both are attached to the case so as to be rotatable about the shaft. With the engaged member in the use position, the bracket is bolted to the vehicle body, and then the engaged member is moved to the storage position, whereby the lid is fixed to the case. When the engaged member is rotated from this state to the use position, the lid is fixed in place, hiding the bottom portion of the case, and does not rotate. This makes it possible to make the bolt heads invisible from the outside, even when the engaged member is in the use position. This allows for easy installation of the lid and prevents deterioration of the appearance quality due to the bolt heads being visible from the outside.

[0008] The second invention of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned first invention, when the lid body is rotated together with the engaged member to the storage position of the engaged member, the engaging portion formed on the lid body engages with the engaging portion formed on the case, thereby fixing the lid body to the case.

[0009] According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cover can be rotated together with the engaged member to the storage position of the engaged member while overlapping the engaged member, so that the locking portion engages with the locked portion and the cover can be fixed to the case. This allows the cover to be fixed to the case with a simple operation.

[0010] The third invention of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, when the cover body is in the use position before the engaged member is attached to the vehicle interior wall, a temporary locking portion formed on the cover body engages with a temporary locking portion formed on the case, thereby temporarily fixing the cover body to the case so that it cannot rotate around the shaft body.

[0011] According to the third invention, when the cover body is in the use position before the engaged member is attached to the passenger compartment wall, it is temporarily fixed to the case so that it cannot rotate around the shaft body, making it easy to bolt the bracket to the vehicle body.

[0012] The fourth invention of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first invention or the second invention, the engaging member has a decorative cover on the opposite side of the lid body, which is attached to the case so as to be rotatable around the shaft body while being overlapped with the engaging member, and the decorative cover has a convex portion formed at a position radially spaced from the shaft body that protrudes from the vehicle compartment wall toward the vehicle compartment to rotate the engaging member toward the usage position when the engaging member is in the storage position.

[0013] According to the fourth invention, the engaged member is covered with a decorative cover when in the storage position, giving it a good appearance, and the engaged member can be rotated toward the use position by pressing the convex portion of the decorative cover, making it easy to switch the engaged member between the storage position and the use position. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat in a flipped-up state according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the female buckle device according to the embodiment in a state before it is attached to the vehicle body. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the female buckle device in the embodiment. [Figure 4] 1 is a perspective view of the female buckle device according to the embodiment after it has been attached to the vehicle body, showing the female buckle in a stored position. [Figure 5] 1 is a perspective view of the female buckle device according to the embodiment after it has been attached to the vehicle body, and shows the female buckle in the use position. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the female buckle device in the embodiment before it is attached to the vehicle body. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 7 in the state of FIG. 4. [Figure 9] 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 7 in the state of FIG. 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0015] An automobile seat 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. In Figure 1, arrows indicate the directions when the automobile seat 1 is installed in an automobile. Here, the automobile seat 1 corresponds to the "vehicle seat" in the claims.

[0016] FIG. 1 shows an automobile seat 1 in a flipped-up state so as to fit along a passenger compartment side wall 2. The automobile seat 1 has a seat cushion 3 that supports the buttocks and thighs of a seated occupant, and a seat back 4 that supports the waist and back of the seated occupant. The automobile seat 1 can be flipped up so that the rear portion of the seat back 4 faces the passenger compartment side wall 2, with the seat back 4 overlapping the seat cushion 3 and folded so that the seating surface faces the passenger compartment side wall 2. To maintain the automobile seat 1 in this state, a webbing 6 with a male buckle 5 attached to its tip is attached to the upper rear part of the seat cushion 3, and a female buckle device 7 with a female buckle 11 is attached to an attachment opening 2a in the passenger compartment side wall 2. The automobile seat 1 is maintained in the flipped-up state by engaging the male buckle 5 with the female buckle 11. Here, the vehicle interior side wall surface 2, the male buckle 5, and the female buckle 11 correspond to the "vehicle interior wall surface," "engaging member," and "engaged member" in the claims, respectively.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 1 , the male buckle 5 has a base portion 51 and an engaging portion 52, and the base portion 51 is connected to the tip of the webbing 6 extending from the seat cushion 3. The engaging portion 52 has a pair of rod-shaped bodies 53 extending from the base portion 51, and a claw portion 54 is formed on the outer surface of each of the pair of rod-shaped bodies 53. When the pair of rod-shaped bodies 53 are inserted into the rectangular tube portion 11a of the female buckle 11 (described later), the male buckle 5 elastically deforms inward and then returns to its original state, and the claw portions 54 engage with the peripheral edges of the engaging holes 11a2 of the rectangular tube portion 11a, thereby connecting the male buckle 5 to the female buckle 11. Then, the webbing 6 is connected under tension to the female buckle 11 connected to the passenger compartment side wall surface 2, and the automobile seat 1 is maintained in a flipped-up state along the passenger compartment side wall surface 2 without tipping toward the passenger compartment.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the female buckle device 7, in which the female buckle 11 is disposed, is disposed so as to close the mounting opening 2a in the wall surface 2 on the passenger compartment side.

[0019] 2, 3, 6, and 7, the female buckle device 7 has a container-shaped case 12 that opens toward the interior of the vehicle cabin, a female buckle 11, a decorative cover 13, a lid 14, and a shaft 15 that are placed inside the case 12, and a bracket 16 that secures the shaft 15 to an inner panel (not shown), which is part of the vehicle body. The female buckle 11, the decorative cover 13, and the lid 14 are attached to the case 12 so as to be rotatable around the shaft 15, and both ends of the shaft 15 are secured to the inner panel via the bracket 16, thereby securing the female buckle device 7 to the inner panel.

[0020] As shown in Figures 3, 6, and 7, the case 12 has a rectangular opening 12a that opens toward the interior of the vehicle cabin and a container-like shape with a bottom surface 12b on the opposite side of the opening 12a. A flange 12c extending outward parallel to the bottom surface 12b is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the opening 12a. A pair of first side walls 12d connecting the longitudinal portion of the opening 12a to a portion of the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface 12b has a shaft hole 12d1 formed in a portion on one end side of the longitudinal direction, the shaft hole 12d1 penetrating in the minor axis direction and through which the shaft 15 is inserted. A pair of second side walls 12e connecting the minor axis portion of the opening 12a to a portion of the outer peripheral edge of the bottom surface 12b has an engagement protrusion 12e1 formed in the second side wall 12e on the other end side in the major axis direction (the side farther from the pair of shaft holes 12d1) near the bottom surface 12b, in a portion central in the minor axis direction and close to the bottom surface 12b, the engagement protrusion 12e1 protruding toward the pair of shaft holes 12d1. The engaging protrusion 12e1 has the function of engaging with an engaging recess 14b1 of the lid 14, which will be described later, to stop rotation of the lid 14 and secure it to the case 12. Furthermore, an engaging protrusion 12e2 extending toward the opening 12a is formed in the center of the short axis direction on the second side wall 12e at one end side in the long axis direction (the side closer to the pair of axial holes 12d1). The engaging protrusion 12e2 engages with a protrusion 14a2 of the lid 14, which will be described later, in the state before the female buckle device 7 is secured to the inner panel, as shown in FIG. 2, to temporarily hold the lid 14 in the state before the female buckle device 7 is secured to the inner panel, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7. In addition, a locking corner 12e3 is formed in the center of the short axis direction and closer to the opening 12a than the engaging protrusion 12e1 on the second side wall 12e at the other end side in the long axis direction (the side farther from the pair of axial holes 12d1). The locking corners 12e3 have the function of locking with locking projections 11a3 of the female buckle 11, which will be described later, to stop rotation of the female buckle 11. A plurality of locking portions 12c1 are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 12c, extending toward the bottom surface 12b and engaging with the peripheral edge of a mounting opening 2a (see FIG. 1) formed in the passenger compartment side wall surface 2 to fix the case 12 to the passenger compartment side wall surface 2. The bottom surface 12b is formed with through holes 12b1 into which a tool can be inserted for fastening the bracket 16 to the inner panel with bolts B.Here, the first side wall portion 12d, the bottom surface portion 12b, the engaging convex portion 12e1, and the engaging protrusion portion 12e2 correspond to the "side wall portion," "bottom surface portion," "engaged portion," and "temporarily engaged portion" in the claims, respectively.

[0021] As shown in Figures 3 and 5 to 7, the female buckle 11 has a rectangular tubular portion 11a and a pair of connecting portions 11b formed on one axial end of the rectangular tubular portion 11a. The other axial end of the rectangular tubular portion 11a (the side opposite the pair of connecting portions 11b) is a receiving opening 11a1 into which the engaging portion 52 of the male buckle 5 can be inserted. In the rectangular tubular portion 11a, engaging holes 11a2 are formed on each side surface in the short axis direction of the receiving opening 11a1. When the engaging portion 52 of the male buckle 5 is inserted into the rectangular tubular portion 11a through the receiving opening 11a1, the claw portions 54 of the pair of rod-shaped bodies 53 engage with the outer peripheral edge of the engaging hole 11a2, thereby connecting the female buckle 11 and the male buckle 5. A locking protrusion 11a3 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the receiving opening 11a1 in the longitudinal center on the side facing the bottom surface portion 12b when the female buckle 11 is in the stored position shown in Fig. 4, and protrudes toward the other axial end of the rectangular tube portion 11a (the side opposite the pair of connecting portions 11b). The locking protrusion 11a3 is a portion that is locked to the locking corner portion 12e3 of the case 12 when the female buckle 11 is in the stored position shown in Fig. 4. A shaft hole 11b1 is formed coaxially through each of the pair of connecting portions 11b, and a shaft 15 is passed through the pair of shaft holes 11b1 so that the female buckle 11 can be rotatably attached to the case 12.

[0022] As shown in Figures 3 to 7, the decorative cover 13 is a generally rectangular plate-like member that is attached in a state where it is superimposed on the outer surface of the female buckle 11 when the female buckle 11 is in the storage position shown in Figure 4. A pair of standing wall portions 13a that extend inwardly of the case 12 are formed on one end side of the outer peripheral edge in the long axis direction of the rectangle when the decorative cover 13 is in the storage position shown in Figure 4, and each standing wall portion 13a has a coaxial axial hole 13a1 that penetrates through it. A folded portion 13b that extends inwardly of the case 12 and is folded back partway toward the pair of axial holes 13a1 is formed on the outer peripheral edge that extends in the short axis direction of the other end side of the rectangular long axis direction (the side opposite to the pair of axial holes 13a1) of the decorative cover 13. When the decorative cover 13 is placed over the female buckle 11, the folded portion 13b is engaged with the outer peripheral edge portion on the other end side of the receiving opening 11a1 of the rectangular tubular portion 11a of the female buckle 11. A pair of upright walls 13a are placed over the pair of connecting portions 11b of the female buckle 11 from the outside, and the shaft 15 is passed through with each shaft hole 11b1 aligned with each shaft hole 13a1. This allows the decorative cover 13 to be attached to the case 12 integrally with the female buckle 11 and rotatable around the shaft 15. A bulge 13c is formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the decorative cover 13 extending in the minor axis direction at one end side of the rectangular major axis direction (the side of the pair of shaft holes 13a1), which bulges outward from the case 12 when the decorative cover 13 is in the stored position shown in FIG. 4. When the bulging portion 13c is pressed while the buckle is in the storage position shown in Fig. 4, it contributes to rotating the female buckle 11 integrated with the decorative cover 13 so that the female buckle 11 is raised toward the use position shown in Fig. 5. Here, the bulging portion 13c corresponds to the "protrusion" in the claims.

[0023] As shown in Figures 2, 3, and 5 to 7, the cover 14 is a rectangular, flat-plate member that is placed over the surface of the female buckle 11 opposite the surface to which the decorative cover 13 is attached before the female buckle device 7 shown in Figure 2 is fixed to the inner panel. An attachment portion 14a is formed on one end of the outer peripheral edge in the minor axis direction of the rectangle. The attachment portion 14a extends in the direction of the axes of the pair of axial holes 11b1 of the female buckle 11 by a distance slightly shorter than the distance between the pair of connecting portions 11b of the female buckle 11 before the female buckle device 7 shown in Figure 2 is fixed to the inner panel. An axial hole 14a1 is formed at the tip end of the attachment portion 14a, extending in the major axis direction of the rectangle. The attachment portion 14a of the cover 14 is positioned between the pair of connecting portions 11b of the female buckle 11, and the shaft 15 is passed through the attachment portion 14a with the axial holes 11b1 and 14a1 aligned. As a result, the cover 14 is attached to the case 12 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 15. A radially extending protrusion 14a2 is formed in the axial center of the tip end of the attachment portion 14a (see FIG. 7). The protrusion 14a2 engages with the engaging protrusion 12e2 of the case 12 in the state before the female buckle device 7 is fixed to the inner panel shown in FIG. 2, thereby temporarily holding the cover 14 in the state before the female buckle device 7 is fixed to the inner panel shown in FIGS. 2 and 7. On the other end side (the side opposite to the attachment portion 14a) in the short axis direction of the rectangle, opposite the surface to which the attachment portion 14a is attached, a protrusion 14b having an engaging recess 14b1 protruding in the direction away from the female buckle 11 is formed in the state before the female buckle device 7 is fixed to the inner panel shown in FIG. 2. Here, the engaging recess 14b1 and the protrusion 14a2 correspond to the "locking portion" and the "provisional locking portion" in the claims, respectively.

[0024] As shown in Figures 2, 3, and 5 to 7, the bracket 16 has a base plate portion 16a and a pair of side plate portions 16b that rise perpendicularly from both ends of the base plate portion 16a, and is formed into a generally U-shape. The base plate portion 16a is formed with a pair of bolt holes 16a1 through which bolts B are passed for fixing the bracket 16 to an inner panel. When the case 12 is placed inside the base plate portion 16a and the pair of side plate portions 16b, the pair of side plate portions 16b overlap the pair of first side wall portions 12d of the case 12 from the outside. In this state, each side plate portion 16b is formed with an axial hole 16b1 that coincides with the axial hole 12d1 formed in each first side wall portion 12d. By passing the shaft body 15 through the shaft hole 16b1 of each side plate portion 16b, the shaft hole 12d1 of each first side wall portion 12d, the shaft hole 13a1 of the decorative cover 13, the shaft hole 11b1 of the female buckle 11, and the shaft hole 14a1 of the lid body 14, the bracket 16, the case 12, the decorative cover 13, the female buckle 11, and the lid body 14 are integrated together so that they can rotate relative to each other around the shaft body 15.

[0025] 2, 4, and 5 to 9, a procedure for installing the female buckle device 7 on the vehicle interior wall surface 2 will be described. FIGS. 2 and 7 show the female buckle device 7 in a state before installation on the vehicle interior wall surface 2. The lid body 14 is placed on the female buckle 11 side of the integrated decorative cover 13 and female buckle 11, and the lid body 14 is rotated together with the case 12 in the opening direction (toward the use position of the female buckle 11) about the shaft 15. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the protrusion 14a2 of the lid body 14 engages with the engaging protrusion 12e2 of the case 12, temporarily holding the lid body 14 so that it cannot rotate in the closing direction about the shaft 15. As a result, the decorative cover 13 and the female buckle 11 are also temporarily held together with the lid body 14 in the use position of the female buckle 11 relative to the case 12. In this state, the female buckle device 7 is placed at the position of the mounting opening 2a (see Figure 1) in the passenger compartment side wall 2, and the multiple locking portions 12c1 of the case 12 are engaged with the peripheral edge of the mounting opening 2a in the passenger compartment side wall 2, and bolts B are passed through each bolt hole 16a1 of the bracket 16 to fasten and fix the case 12 to the inner panel. The bolts B are fastened by passing a tool through the through hole 12b1 of the case 12. In this state, the case 12 is fixed to the passenger compartment side wall 2 and the inner panel, and in this state the decorative cover 13, female buckle 11, and lid 14 become rotatable about the shaft 15.

[0026] The decorative cover 13, female buckle 11, and lid 14 are rotated around the shaft 15 from the open state shown in Fig. 7 (the state in which the female buckle 11 is in use) to the state in which the decorative cover 13 covers the opening 12a of the case 12 and the stored position of the female buckle 11 shown in Figs. 4 and 8. Specifically, the protrusion 14a2 of the lid 14 releases the temporary retention state with the engaging protrusion 12e2 of the case 12, and the decorative cover 13, female buckle 11, and lid 14 rotate in the direction of the stored position of the female buckle 11 shown in Figs. 4 and 8, and the rotation stops when the engaging recess 14b1 engages with the engaging protrusion 12e1 of the case 12. At this time, the lid 14 is approximately parallel to the bottom surface 12b of the case 12 and the base portion 16a of the bracket 16, and covers the bottom surface 12b. At this time, the locking projection 11a3 of the female buckle 11 is locked to the locking corner 12e3 of the case 12, and is held so as not to rotate in the direction of the use position unless a predetermined force is applied.

[0027] When the bulge 13c of the decorative cover 13 is pressed toward the case 12 from the closed state shown in Fig. 8, the locking protrusion 11a3 of the female buckle 11 disengages from the locking corner 12e3 of the case 12, and the decorative cover 13 and the female buckle 11 rotate together in the open direction, reaching the use position of the female buckle 11 shown in Figs. 5 and 9. At this time, the cover 14 is not integrated with the female buckle 11, and the engagement recess 14b1 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 12e1 of the case 12, so the cover 14 does not rotate together with the decorative cover 13 and the female buckle 11, and remains in the state shown in Figs. 8 and 9. As a result, the bottom surface 12b of the case 12 is hidden from view from the outside, and therefore the heads of the bolts B that fasten the bracket 16 to the inner panel are also hidden from view from the outside. From this point on, even if the decorative cover 13 and the female buckle 11 are rotated between the storage position of the female buckle 11 shown in Figures 4 and 8 and the use position of the female buckle 11 shown in Figures 5 and 9, the lid body 14 will remain in a state in which the bottom portion 12b of the case 12 is hidden so that it cannot be seen from the outside.

[0028] The present embodiment configured as described above provides the following advantageous effects. Before the female buckle device 7 is attached to the passenger compartment side wall 2, the female buckle 11 and the cover 14 are stacked and rotation about the shaft 15 is stopped when the female buckle 11 is in the use position. In this state, the female buckle device 7 is inserted into the attachment opening 2a of the passenger compartment side wall 2, and the bracket 16 is fastened and fixed to the inner panel with the bolt B. Next, when the decorative cover 13, the female buckle 11, and the cover 14 are rotated about the shaft 15 to place the female buckle 11 in the storage position, the engagement recess 14b1 of the cover 14 engages with the engagement protrusion 12e1 of the case 12, and the cover 14 is fixed to the case 12. From this state, when the decorative cover 13 and female buckle 11 are rotated to the use position of the female buckle 11, the lid 14 is fixed and does not rotate while hiding the bottom surface 12b of the case 12, making it possible to make the heads of each bolt B invisible from the outside. This makes it possible to attach the lid 14 with ease and suppresses deterioration in appearance quality due to the heads of each bolt B being visible from the outside. Specifically, the lid 14 can be fixed to the case 12 by rotating the lid 14, together with the decorative cover 13 and female buckle 11, while overlapping the female buckle 11 to the storage position of the female buckle 11, thereby avoiding the inconvenient task of reaching inside the case 12 to attach the lid 14.

[0029] Furthermore, since the female buckle 11 is covered with the decorative cover 13 when in the storage position, it looks good and can be rotated to the use position by pressing the bulge 13c of the decorative cover 13. This makes it easy to switch the female buckle 11 between the storage position and the use position.

[0030] Although specific embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to those external appearances and configurations, and various modifications, additions, and deletions are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, the following can be mentioned.

[0031] 1. In the above embodiment, the female buckle 11 is arranged as the "engaged member" on the vehicle interior wall surface 2, and the male buckle 5 is arranged as the "engaging member" on the side of the automobile seat 1. However, this is not limiting, and the male buckle 5 may be arranged as the "engaged member" on the vehicle interior wall surface 2, and the female buckle 11 may be arranged as the "engaging member" on the side of the automobile seat 1.

[0032] 2. In the above embodiment, the female buckle 11 and the decorative cover 13 are configured as separate parts, but they can also be configured as one part by improving the appearance of the part that appears on the outside when the female buckle 11 is in the stored position.

[0033] 3. In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to an automobile seat 1, but is not limited to this and may be applied to seats installed in aircraft, ships, trains, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1. Automobile seats (vehicle seats) 2. Vehicle side wall (vehicle wall) 3 seat cushions 4 seat backs 5 Male buckle (engagement member) 6. Webbing 7 Female buckle device 11 Female buckle (engaged member) 12 cases 12b Bottom part (bottom part) 12b1 Through hole 12e1 Engagement convex part (locked part) 12e2 Engagement protrusion (temporary engagement portion) 12e3 Locking corner 12d 1st side wall part (side wall part) 13 Decorative cover 13c Swelling part (convex part) 14 Lid 14b1 Engagement recess (locking portion) 14a2 Protrusion (temporary locking portion) 15 Axial body 16 Bracket B Bolt

Claims

1. A vehicle seat that can be held in a flipped-up state in a position along a vehicle compartment wall surface with the seat back folded relative to the seat cushion or with the seat back unfolded to be substantially flush with the seat cushion, The vehicle seat is held in a flipped-up state by engaging an engaging member disposed at a tip end of a webbing extending from the vehicle seat with an engaged member disposed on the vehicle compartment wall surface, The engaged member is disposed in a container-shaped case that opens toward the vehicle interior, and brackets that support both ends of a shaft that penetrates a side wall of the case on the outside of the side wall of the case are fixed to the vehicle body by bolts through through holes provided in a bottom surface of the case, so that the engaged member can rotate relative to the case, and is configured to be able to selectively take a storage position along the vehicle interior wall surface and a use position facing toward the vehicle seat in a raised state, a cover body that is rotatable together with the engaged member around the shaft body is disposed between the engaged member and the bottom surface portion; The vehicle seat is configured so that the cover is positioned so as to overlap the engaged member when the engaged member is in the use position before being attached to the vehicle interior wall, and rotates together with the engaged member when the engaged member is rotated to the storage position after the bracket is fixed to the vehicle body, thereby fixing the bottom portion to the case in a position where it cannot be seen from the outside.

2. 2. A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein when the cover body is rotated together with the engaged member to the storage position of the engaged member, the engaging portion formed on the cover body engages with the engaging portion formed on the case, thereby fixing the cover body to the case.

3. In claim 1 or claim 2, when the cover body is in the use position before the engaging member is attached to the vehicle interior wall surface, a temporary locking portion formed on the cover body engages with a temporary locking portion formed on the case, thereby temporarily fixing the cover body to the case so that it cannot rotate around the shaft body.

4. According to claim 1 or 2, a decorative cover is provided on the opposite side of the engagement member from the lid body, the decorative cover being attached to the case so as to be rotatable about the shaft body in a state where it is overlapped with the engagement member, The decorative cover has a convex portion that protrudes from the passenger compartment wall toward the passenger compartment at a position radially spaced from the shaft body to rotate the engaged member toward the use position when the engaged member is in the storage position.

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