KR20200034395A - Guide plate for forming free swing section and the recliner containing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An endless guide plate of the present invention can include: a ring-shaped body having a constant thickness; a coupling unit including a groove depressed inward in the centripetal direction from the outer wall of the body, and a protrusion raised outward in a centrifugal direction on both parts of the outer wall of the body, where depression of the groove is started; and at least one inner protrusion unit protruding from the inner wall of the body in an arcuate shape in the centripetal direction of the body and extending along the inner wall of the body in the circumferential direction of the body.

Description

Unauthorized guide plate and recliner including the same {GUIDE PLATE FOR FORMING FREE SWING SECTION AND THE RECLINER CONTAINING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an endless guide plate that forms an endless section and a recliner comprising the same, and to an endless guide plate which has a wide compatibility and can easily form an endless section and a recliner comprising the same.

In general, the seat for a car is composed of a seat cushion that supports the load of the occupant and is slidably installed back and forth on the floor surface of the room, and a seat back that is rotatably installed at a certain angle to support the occupant's back. And a recliner is provided to control the angle of the vehicle seatback.

When the recliner for a vehicle seat adjusts the angle of the seatback with respect to the seat cushion, a limit capable of accommodating the rotational impact of the seatback, such as a collision of the vehicle, is possible to maintain the adjusted angle of the seatback in consideration of the safety of the seat occupant. It is desirable to be highly designed.

On the other hand, in the related art, when a recliner having a different end section is required as the size and angle adjustment range of the seat changing according to the size and type of the vehicle is changed, a new part is manufactured and changed to have a driving range corresponding to the endless section. There was a problem in that a recliner must be produced that matches the endless section.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0904369

The technical problem of the present invention has been devised in this regard, and an object of the present invention is to provide an endless guide plate and a recliner comprising the same, which can form an endless section without being affected by the shape of the component parts.

An endless guide plate according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a ring-shaped body having a constant thickness; A fastening part including a groove settled inward along a centripetal direction from an outer wall of the body, and a protrusion raised outward along a centrifugal direction in both portions where the settling of the groove is started among the outer walls of the body; And at least one inner protrusion protruding in an arcuate direction from the inner wall of the body to the center of the body, and extending along the inner wall of the body in the circumferential direction of the body.

In addition, the recliner according to an embodiment of the present invention, the endless guide plate; A sector gear coupled with a fastening portion of the endless guide plate; It is meshed with the sector gear, a bent end is formed in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate, and is arranged in multiple stages at the bottom of the endless guide plate, from the first position to the endless direction of the endless guide plate to the endless guide plate A plurality of lock gears performing a uniaxial reciprocating motion along the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate to a second position moved in the centrifugal direction of the; And the unevenness corresponding to the bent end of the lock gear is formed on the outer circumferential surface, rotates by the operation of the occupant or passenger, and the lock moved in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate when the lock gear is located in the first position. And a cam plate that engages the gear and the unevenness and disengages the lock gear and the unevenness moved in the centrifugal direction of the endless guide plate when the lock gear is positioned at the second position.

In addition, the stepless guide plate, when the lock gear is located in the first position, the locking by the lock gear is released to maintain an endless state, and the lock gear when the lock gear is located in the second position It can be locked by.

In addition, the lock gear, a stopper is formed in the direction toward the endless guide plate, the endless guide plate, one end or the other end of the inner protrusion can be locked by contacting the stopper by rotation of the endless guide plate. have.

In addition, the inner protruding portion, the height protruding from the inner wall of the endless guide plate may be formed below the axial displacement that occurs when the uniaxial reciprocating motion of the lock gear.

The endless guide plate and the recliner comprising the same according to the present invention are applied to a vehicle seat that requires various endless sections, and can form various endless sections without changing or replacing a sector gear among component parts.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a recliner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the recliner of FIG. 1.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the endless guide plate included in the recliner of FIG. 1.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the lock gear included in the recliner of FIG. 1.
5 is a partially enlarged view showing a state in which the lock gear and the cam plate of FIG. 1 are disposed.
6A to 6D are views showing the movement of the recliner whose state changes according to the movement of the lock gear and the cam plate.

For a detailed description of the present invention, which will be described later, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that illustrate specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in detail enough to enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. In addition, it should be understood that the location or placement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment can be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the following detailed description is not intended to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if appropriately described, is limited only by the appended claims, along with all ranges equivalent to those claimed. In the drawings, similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar functions across various aspects.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The recliner comprising the endless guide plate according to the present invention can be easily applied to various vehicles having different deformation ranges of the angle of the seat cushion for the vehicle and the seatback, and in particular, without changing or replacing the sector gear among the components of the recliner. Various endless sections can be formed.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a recliner according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the recliner.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the recliner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, similar to the conventional recliner, locking, release, stepless steps to adjust the angle of the vehicle seat plate (12), spring (14), holder (16), housing (18) and camshaft (19).

On the other hand, the recliner 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention to easily form a stepless section without replacing parts, a stepless guide plate 11, a sector gear 17, a lock gear 13 and a cam Plate 15 is included.

Each component constituting the recliner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be arranged in multiple stages or may be arranged in combination according to an assembly order in the manufacturing process. In detail, the front cover 191, the housing 18, the sector gear 17, the endless guide plate 11, the plate 12, the holder 16, the rear bush 193 may be combined in a multi-stage form. . The front cover 191 and the rear bush 193 may form a camshaft 19, and the holder 16 is provided with a spring 14, a cam plate 15, a lock gear 13, and a space maintenance ball It may include (161). In addition, the plate 12, the spring 14, the holder 16, the housing 18 and the camshaft 19 of the recliner 1 can be provided in a form borrowing the driving mechanism and characteristics of the conventional recliner. have.

On the other hand, the recliner 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that it can form an endless section in various vehicle seats regardless of the shape of the sector gear 17, and for this purpose, the endless guide plate 11 Be equipped.

The endless guide plate 11 may be combined with the sector gear 17, and the state of the recliner 1 may be divided into locking, release, and unlocking (hereinafter referred to as unauthorized) states according to the position of the lock gear 13. .

The sector gear 17 may be combined in a multi-stage form with the endless guide plate 11 or the endless guide plate 11 and the bottom surface may be combined in a horizontal state. Sector gear 17 may be coupled to the fastening portion (Fig. 3, 115) of the endless guide plate (11). The recliner 1 may be divided into a locking or endless state according to the state of the endless guide plate 11 coupled with the sector gear 17. In addition, the sector gear 17 may engage with the lock gear 13 through some of the teeth formed on the inner circumferential surface.

The lock gear 13 may be arranged in a multi-stage form with the endless guide plate 11. In detail, the lock gear 13 is in contact with the rear surface of the endless guide plate 11 and may be arranged in a multi-stage shape at the bottom of the endless guide plate 11. The lock gear 13 may induce the locking, release, and endless state of the endless guide plate 11 through the centrifugal movement of the endless guide plate 11. The lock gear 13 is formed with teeth on the outer circumferential surface, and can be engaged with the sector gear 17 when the lock gear 15 is raised.

The cam plate 15 is a portion through which the external force applied by the occupant or a passenger is transmitted through the camshaft 19, and can induce uniaxial reciprocation of the lock gear 13 when rotating, through which the recliner 1 is locked. , Release and unauthorized status can be induced.

Hereinafter, the endless guide plate 11 and the lock gear 13 and the sector gear 17 and the cam plate 15 directly interlocked therewith will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the endless guide plate included in the recliner of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, as described above, the endless guide plate 11 is a core component that implements various endless sections in the recliner 1 of the present invention. In detail, the endless guide plate 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a body 111, a fastening portion 115, and an inner protrusion 113.

The body 111 may have a ring shape having a constant thickness. The body 111 is a skeleton that maintains the shape of the endless guide plate 11, and each function may be implemented through a component protruding from the body 111 or having a hole formed inside the body 111.

The fastening portion 115 may include a groove settled inward along the centripetal direction from the outer wall of the body 111. In addition, the fastening portion 115 may include protrusions raised outward along the centrifugal direction in both portions of the outer wall of the body 111 where sedimentation of the grooves is started. As such, the fastening portion 115 may be fastened to the sector gear 17 including grooves and protrusions. One or more fastening portions 115 may be formed as necessary, to improve the coupling force with the sector gear 17.

The inner protruding portion 113 may protrude in an arch shape from the inner wall of the body 111 to the centripetal direction of the body 111. The inner protrusion 113 may be formed to extend in the circumferential direction of the body 111 along the inner wall of the body 111. At least one inner protrusion 113 may protrude from the inner wall of the body 111. The inner protrusion 113 may be formed in a predetermined length, and if necessary, a plurality of inner protrusions 113 are formed to improve the possibility of contact with the stopper (FIGS. 4, 131) of the lock gear 13, thereby making the locked recl. The stability of the liner 1 can be improved. The inner protrusion 113 may have one end or the other end contacting the stopper 131 by rotation of the endless guide plate 11 according to the rotational direction, through which the endless guide plate 11 can be locked.

In addition, when a plurality of inner protrusions 113 protrude to the inner wall of the body 111, the spaced distance between each inner protrusion 113 is greater than the width of the stopper 131, so that the lock gear 13 is made It can be easily moved from one position to the second position along the uniaxial direction. On the other hand, among the front exposed areas of the sector gear 17, a mark corresponding to a spaced apart position between the inner protrusions 113 is added with a mark, a mark, or the like, or a sensor indicating whether the lock gear 13 is movable is provided. It can be added to improve the convenience of passengers.

In addition, the inner protruding portion 113 may have a height protruding from the inner wall of the endless guide plate 11 to be equal to or less than the axial displacement that occurs during uniaxial reciprocating motion of the lock gear 13. In detail, the height of the inner protrusion 113 is formed smaller than the reciprocating distance of the lock gear 13, and the space formed between the endless guide plate 11 and the stopper 131 through the centrifugal movement of the lock gear 13 Can pass.

When the lock gear 13 is positioned in the first position, the endless guide plate 11 can be unlocked by the lock gear 13. Through this, the endless state of the recliner 1 is maintained, so that the angle of the vehicle seatback can be adjusted.

On the other hand, the stepless guide plate 11 can be locked by the lock gear 13 when the lock gear 13 is located in the second position. Through this, the locked state of the recliner 1 is maintained, and the angle adjustment of the vehicle seatback can be limited.

The first position of the lock gear 13 means that the lock gear 13 descends as much as possible in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate 11, and in the second position, the lock gear 13 is the endless guide plate 11 It means the state of ascent in the centrifugal direction. Meanwhile, a description of the relationship between the first and second positions of the lock gear 13 and the cam plate 15 and the endless guide plate 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6A to 6D below.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the lock gear included in the recliner of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lock gear 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a bent end 133 and a stopper 131.

The bent end 133 may be formed in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the bent end 133 may be formed at a bent end 133 with a concavely recessed portion inside the lock gear 13 and a convexly protruding portion outside the lock gear 13. The uniaxial reciprocating range of the lock gear 13 may be determined based on the height difference between the depressed and protruding sections of the bent end 133. In addition, unlike the example shown in Figure 4, the bent end 133 may be provided in various forms depending on the form in which the cam plate 15 is provided. For example, a single protruding portion and a plurality of recessed portions may be included, and as another example, it may be provided in a form of including a plurality of protruding portions and recessed portions, but is not limited thereto.

The stopper 131 may be formed to protrude in the direction toward the endless guide plate 11. The stopper 131 may protrude from the center of the lock gear 13, but the protruding position is not limited thereto. The stopper 131 may limit the movement of the endless guide plate 11 when it comes into contact with the inner protrusion 113, thereby allowing the recliner 1 to remain locked.

5 is a partially enlarged view showing a state in which the lock gear and the cam plate of FIG. 1 are disposed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the cam plate 15 may include irregularities 151. The unevenness 151 is a portion in contact with the bent end 133 of the lock gear 13, and the position of the lock gear 13 may be moved from the first position to the second position according to the position of the unevenness 151. As shown in FIG. 5, when the protrusions of the unevenness 151 and the lock gear 13 are in contact with each other, the lock gear 13 is positioned at a second position in a state in which the endless guide plate 11 is moved in the centrifugal direction. .

On the other hand, when the unevenness 151 moves to the recessed portion of the lock gear 13 due to the rotation of the cam plate 15, the lock gear 13 moves in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate 11 It is located in the first position.

That is, the displacement of the uniaxial reciprocating motion of the lock gear 13 may be determined based on the height difference between the protruding and depressed portions of the lock gear 13 and the height of the unevenness 151 of the cam plate 15. The designer can adjust the size of the lock gear 13 and the cam plate 15 according to the size of the holder 16 and the sector gear 17. In addition, the displacement of the uniaxial reciprocating motion of the lock gear 13 can be set by changing the specifications of the inner protrusion 113 and the stopper 131 based on the sizes of the adjusted lock gear 13 and the cam plate 15. .

6A to 6D are views showing the movement of the recliner whose state changes according to the movement of the lock gear and the cam plate.

In detail, FIG. 6A shows a locked state of the endless guide plate 11, FIG. 6B shows a release state of the endless guide plate 11, and FIG. 6C shows a state in which the endless guide plate 11 can be rotated in an endless state, and FIG. 6d shows a state in which the endless guide plate 11 is relocked due to the movement of the lock gear 13.

Referring to Figure 6a, the lock gear 13 is located in the second position, the stopper 131 and the inner protrusion 113 is in contact with the endless rotation of the guide plate 11 may be limited. Further, although not shown, the sector gear 17 engaged with the endless guide plate 11 engages with the teeth of the lock gear 13 in the second position, so that rotation can be restricted. That is, in the locked state of the recliner 1, movement may be restricted by contact between the endless guide plate 11 and the lock gear 13 and meshing between the sector gear 17 and the lock gear 13. If necessary, an external force is transmitted to the outside connected to the camshaft 19 to induce the movement of the cam plate 15.

Referring to Figure 6b, the cam plate 15 is moved and at the same time the lock gear 13 can be moved in the center direction of the endless guide plate (11). The state as the corresponding drawing is defined as a release state, and it can be understood that the cam plate 15 and the lock gear 13 are moving for the movement of the endless guide plate 11 while the locking state is released.

Thereafter, when the rotation of the cam plate 15 ends, as shown in FIG. 6C, and the lock gear 13 moves to the first position in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate 11, among the inner walls of the endless guide plate 11 The inner protrusion 113 can easily pass through the space between the portion where the inner protrusion 113 is not formed and the stopper 131. That is, the clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the endless guide plate 11 may be free. In addition, in this state, as the lock gear 13 moves to the first position, the engaged portion with the sector gear 17 is released, so that the tooth coupling between the lock gear 13 and the sector gear 17 is released and the recliner is released. The natural rotation of (1) can be induced. That is, in the endless state, rotational suppression by contact between the endless guide plate 11 and the lock gear 13 and rotational suppression by tooth coupling between the sector gear 17 and the lock gear 13 are released so that the endless guide plate 11 ) And the angle of the vehicle seatback connected to the sector gear 17 can be easily changed.

Thereafter, when the vehicle seatback is adjusted to an angle suitable for the occupant, the cam plate 15 may be rotated as shown in FIG. 6D so that the protrusions of the unevenness 151 and the lock gear 13 are in contact. Through this, the lock gear 13 may move in the centrifugal direction of the endless guide plate 11 to be located in the second position. The lock gear 13 located in the second position can be engaged with the sector gear 17 again through a toothed engagement. In addition, the stopper 131 of the lock gear 13 and the inner protruding portion 113 of the endless guide plate 11 may be in contact to keep the endless guide plate 11 and the recliner 1 in a locked state.

On the other hand, in the description of FIGS. 6A to 6D, when the stepless guide plate 11 rotates counterclockwise, assuming that the angle formed between the vehicle seatback and the seat cushion increases, the seatback is fixed and then the occupant attaches a back to the vehicle seatback. When leaning, a force that induces clockwise rotation may be transmitted to the recliner 1. At this time, the contact between the inner protrusion 113 and the stopper 131 can effectively limit the clockwise rotation of the endless guide plate 11.

On the other hand, if the stepless guide plate 11 rotates clockwise differently from the above-described example, assuming that the angle formed between the vehicle seatback and the seat cushion is increased, when the seatback is fixed, the occupant leans against the vehicle seatback, etc. A force inducing counterclockwise rotation may be transmitted to the liner 1, which may vary depending on the design type of the recliner 1 and the mounting position of the recliner 1.

On the other hand, the conventional recliner fixed the angle of the vehicle seatback connected to the recliner through the engagement of the lock gear and the sector gear, but the recliner 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a lock gear 13 and an endless guide plate. (11).

That is, in an unauthorized state in which the angle of the vehicle seatback is changed, strong external force is not applied from the seatback, but when the angle of the seatback is fixed and the occupant leans toward the seatback, the weight of the occupant and the pressure due to acceleration of the vehicle are applied to the seatback. Based on this, a force that induces rotation may be transmitted to the recliner. The recliner 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as well as the engagement of the lock gear 13 and the sector gear 17 when such external force is transmitted, the other end of the inner projection 113 and the stopper 131 contact By canceling the force transmitted from the outside, the seat back for the vehicle can be firmly fixed, thereby improving the ride comfort of the occupant riding the vehicle.

The present invention has been described in detail through exemplary embodiments above, but those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains understand that various modifications are possible within the limits of the embodiments described above without departing from the scope of the present invention. will be. Therefore, the scope of rights of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by all modified or modified forms derived from the claims and equivalent concepts as well as the claims described below.

1: recliner
11: Stepless guide plate
111: body
113: inner protrusion
115: fastening
12: Plate
13: Rock gear
131: stopper
133: bend
14: spring
15: cam plate
151: irregularities
16: holder
161: Spacing ball
17: sector gear
18: housing
19: camshaft
191: front cover
193: rear bush

Claims (5)

A ring-shaped body having a constant thickness;
A fastening part including a groove settled inward along a centripetal direction from an outer wall of the body, and a protrusion raised outward along a centrifugal direction in both portions where the settling of the groove is started among the outer walls of the body; And
The at least one inner protrusion protruding from the inner wall of the body in an arcuate direction in the center of the body and extending in the circumferential direction of the body along the inner wall of the body.
The stepless guide plate of claim 1;
A sector gear coupled with a fastening portion of the endless guide plate;
It is meshed with the sector gear, a bent end is formed in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate, and is arranged in multiple stages at the bottom of the endless guide plate, from the first position to the endless direction of the endless guide plate to the endless guide plate A plurality of lock gears performing a uniaxial reciprocating motion along the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate to a second position moved in the centrifugal direction of the; And
The uneven surface corresponding to the bent end of the lock gear is formed on the outer circumferential surface, rotates by the operation of a passenger or a passenger, and when the lock gear is located in the first position, the lock gear moved in the centripetal direction of the endless guide plate And a cam plate that disengages the lock gear and the unevenness moved in the centrifugal direction of the stepless guide plate when the unevenness is engaged and the lock gear is located at the second position.
According to claim 2,
The stepless guide plate,
When the lock gear is located in the first position, the locking by the lock gear is released to maintain an endless state, and the recliner is locked by the lock gear when the lock gear is located in the second position.
The method of claim 3,
The lock gear,
A stopper is formed in a direction toward the endless guide plate,
The stepless guide plate,
A recliner, wherein one end or the other end of the inner protrusion is locked in contact with the stopper by rotation of the endless guide plate.
According to claim 2,
The inner projection,
A recliner having a height protruding from the inner wall of the endless guide plate is equal to or less than an axial displacement generated during uniaxial reciprocation of the lock gear.

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