JPH0448980Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a locking device for a rear seat bag that can be folded forward to communicate a trunk room and a vehicle interior.

``Prior art'' A rear seat back that can be folded forward to connect the trunk and the passenger compartment is called a trunk-through, and is used to store long items between the trunk and the passenger compartment, or to store items in the trunk. It is designed so that it can be taken out from the passenger compartment.

If you exit the vehicle with the trunk open, even if the trunk lid is locked, there is a risk that items in the trunk may be stolen from inside the vehicle unless the passenger compartment is locked.

For this reason, various locking devices have been proposed in which the portion of the rear seat bag that is folded forward is locked.

Conventional rear seat back locking devices include those disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 59-35236 or No. 60-92633.
All of them have a structure similar to a door lock for getting in and out of a car, and there is one disclosed in which the lock cannot be unlocked even if the knob for releasing the lock is operated from inside the vehicle when the door is locked. .

``Problems that the invention seeks to solve'' However, such conventional locking devices for rear seat backs have problems in that they are too large-scale locking devices to be installed inside the passenger compartment, and the mechanism is complicated and costs increase. Ta.

The present invention has been developed by focusing on these conventional problems, and is a rear seat bag lock that solves the above problems by making it possible to restrain the part of the rear seat bag that is folded forward with a simple configuration. The purpose is to provide equipment.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention for achieving the above purpose is that, in a locking device for a rear seatback that can be folded forward to communicate the trunk room and the vehicle interior, the locking device is located at the front of the seatback. A latch that is attached to the free end of the folding part, is unlocked by a handle that can be operated from inside the passenger compartment at one end, and engages and disengages from the striker that is provided so as to face the back of the folding part on the trunk room side. A member is provided on the trunk side of the forward folding part, is connected to and detached from the striker, is formed by bending a small diameter rod, has a locking part, and can be switched between a locked state and an unlocked state by a support bracket. a locking/unlocking member supported so as to be slidable along the rear surface of the portion to be folded forward; and a portion for folding the locking/unlocking member forward, the portion being provided so as to appear on the rear surface of the trunk compartment side of the portion to be folded forward. A locking device for a rear seat bag includes a locking/unlocking operation knob that is operated to slide along the back surface of the rear seat bag.

``Function'' In the unlocked state, the locking/unlocking member is detached from the striker, and by operating the latch member from inside the vehicle by holding the handle, the latch member can be engaged/disengaged from the striker. It can be lifted up and used.

When the part to be folded forward is brought into an upright state and the locking/unlocking member is moved by the locking/unlocking operation knob to engage the striker, the lock is locked.

In this locked state, even if you operate the handle from inside the vehicle and remove the latch member from the striker, the locking/unlocking member is also engaged with the striker, so it is impossible to release the restraint of the part that is folded forward. Can not.

If you move the lock/unlock member from the trunk side using the lock/unlock operation knob and remove it from the striker, the restraint by the lock/unlock member will be released, and if you release the lock by operating the handle from inside the passenger compartment, you can fold the parts forward. It is possible.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Each figure shows one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear seat bag 10 has a seat bag main body 11 as its outer periphery, and an armrest 12 and portions 20a and 20b that are folded forward are provided inside the seat bag main body 11. Rear seat back 10 is in cabin A
It faces forward and forms a partition wall from trunk room B.

The parts 20a and 20b that are folded forward have the same structure, and their lower ends are pivotally supported by the seat bag body 11, so that they can be folded forward and opened and closed upward.

Locking devices 30 having the same structure as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 are attached to the forward-folding portions 20a and 20b, respectively. A striker B1 is fixedly installed on the trunk room B side. Hereinafter, the portion 20a to be moved forward will be explained as a representative. The same applies to the portion 20b that is moved forward.

The locking device 30 is disposed inside the free end of the forward-folding portion 20a, and is sealed by a back plate 22 attached to the back side of the forward-folding portion 20a.

A base 30a is fixed to the inner surface of the back plate 22,
A latch member 31 that engages and disengages from a striker B1 provided on the trunk room B side is pivoted to a base 30a via a pivot 32, and the latch member 31 has a hook-shaped locking end 31a and a handle 33 at one end.
is directly fixed.

The handle 33 is exposed on the side of the vehicle interior A and can be operated from inside the vehicle interior. The latch member 31 is biased by a spring (not shown) in a direction in which the locking end 31a engages with the striker B1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6, a locking/unlocking member 35 is attached to the inner surface of the rear panel 22 of the forward-folding portion 20a on the trunk room B side. The locking/unlocking member 35 is supported by support brackets 36, 36 fixed to the inner surface of the back plate 22 so as to be movable laterally along the inner surface of the back plate 22.

The locking/unlocking member 35 is formed by bending a small diameter rod, and includes a straight part 35a that is slidably inserted into the support brackets 36, 36, and a straight part 35a that projects laterally from the straight part 35a and is bent along the straight part 35a. A locking/unlocking operation knob 38 is fixed at the end of a hook-shaped locking part 37 and an operated end 35b that is bent from the end of the straight part 35a and protrudes into the trunk room B by penetrating the back plate 22. It is composed of.

The locking part 37 includes an insertion opening part 37a through which the striker B1 passes and a restraining part 37b which restrains the striker B1.
The operated end 35b is configured by the back plate 22.
It is inserted into a horizontal long hole 23 bored in the hole 23 .

The construction of the locking device 30 for the other forward-folding section 20b is similar to that of the forward-folding section 20a.

Next, the action will be explained.

When there is an occupant in the vehicle and there is no need to lock the vehicle, the locking device 30 is in the unlocked state as shown in solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 2 and in FIG. 3.

The locking/unlocking member 35 is connected to the locking portion 37 by the striker B1.
If the latch member 31 is rotated by placing a hand on the handle 33 from inside the vehicle compartment A, the locking end 31a will come off the striker B1 and the lock can be released. can.

A portion 20a of the rear seat bag 10 that is folded forward,
20b can be folded forward, and can also be raised by holding the entire body and raised, and can be folded forward or raised to any desired state as necessary.

When raised, the latch member 31 has its locking end 31a engaged with the striker B1 to hold the forward-folding portions 20a, 20b of the seat bag.

When it is desired to lock the lock device 30, the parts 20a and 20b that are folded forward are placed in an upright position. As shown in FIG. 5, the striker B1 is located at a position passing through the insertion opening 37a of the locking portion 37 of the locking/unlocking member 35 and facing the restraining portion 37b.

Therefore, the user holds the lock/unlock operation knob 38 from inside the trunk room B and slides the lock/unlock member 35 in the lateral direction. The striker B1 is relatively displaced and the locking part 3
7 into the restraining part 37b and enters the locked state shown in FIGS. 1 and 6.

When the lock is in the locked state, the locking device 3 is configured to cause the parts 20a and 20b that are to be folded forward from the vehicle compartment A side to be folded forward.
Even if an attempt is made to unlock the locking section 37 of the locking/unlocking member 35, even if the latch member 31 is rotated by the handle 33 and the locking end 31a is removed from the striker B1, the locking portion 37 of the locking/unlocking member 35
Since the striker B1 cannot be removed from the vehicle, the parts 20a and 20b to be folded forward remain restrained and cannot be folded forward, so that even if the vehicle interior is invaded, the inside of the trunk room B will not be disturbed.

When the seat bag is locked, when the seat bag is pulled from the inside of the vehicle, the latch member 31 is caught on the locking part 37 of the locking/unlocking member 35 formed by a small diameter rod, and is engaged with the striker B1. It feels a little mushy compared to the
The operator can know that the seat is locked and does not have to forcefully pull the seat back without knowing that it is locked.

To unlock, open the trunk lid and use the locking/unlocking operation knob 38 to lock/unlock the locking member 3.
5 in the lateral direction to a position where the striker B1 can pass through the insertion opening 37a of the locking part 37.
The lock can be released by rotating the latch member 31 using the handle 33 as described above.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the rear seat bag 10
Although only the parts 20a and 20b that are part of the rear seat back 10 are shown as being folded forward, the rear seat back 10
It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied in the same way even when one half or the whole is moved forward.

``Effects of the invention'' According to the locking device for a rear seat bag according to the invention, a locking/unlocking member that engages and disengages from the striker is provided completely separately from the latch member, and this locking/unlocking member is formed by a rod with a small diameter. Compared to the structure that restrains the latch member, the structure is extremely simple and costs less, and there is almost no increase in weight and the weight can be maintained.

Also, when you try to fold down the seatback when it is locked, you will feel a unique sensation, so you can tell when the seatback is locked by that feeling. This prevents strain on the members.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the locking device in the locked state, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rear seat bag in the unlocked state, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the rear seat bag in the unlocked state.
4 is a plan view of the vicinity of the latch member, FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow in FIG. A...Vehicle compartment, B...Trunk room, B1...
Striker, 10... Rear seat back, 11...
... Seat bag body, 20a, 20b... Portion for folding forward, 30... Lock device, 31... Latch member, 31a... Locking end, 33... Handle, 35...
Locking/unlocking member, 37...locking portion, 38...locking/unlocking operation knob.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In a locking device for a rear seat bag that can be folded forward to communicate the trunk room and the passenger compartment, the locking device is attached to the free end of the part of the seat bag that can be folded forward, and the locking device is installed from the inside of the vehicle at one end. A latch member that is unlocked by an operable handle and engages and disengages from a striker provided so as to face the rear side of the part to be folded forward on the luggage compartment side; It is formed by bending a small diameter rod, has a locking part, and is supported by a support bracket so that it can be slid along the back surface of the forward-folding part between a locked state and an unlocked state. a locking/unlocking member, and a locking/unlocking operation knob that is provided so as to appear on the back surface of the part to be folded forward and is operated to slide and displace the locking/unlocking member along the back surface of the part to be folded forward. A rear seat bag locking device is provided.