Electric vehicle seat stowing structure
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1. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure, comprising:
- a swing drive mechanism for swinging a seat cushion between a seating position and a stowing position, the swing drive mechanism provided on a floor of a vehicle in the vicinity of a wheel house including a group of reduction gears disposed in a gear case or in a bracket; and
an actuator for driving the group of reduction gears placed vertically on a side of the gear case or the bracket; and
a striker for locking the seat cushion to the seating position.
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An electric vehicle seat stowing structure having a swing drive mechanism for swinging a seat cushion between a seating position and a stowing position, the swing drive mechanism provided on a floor of a vehicle in the vicinity of a wheel house including a group of reduction gears disposed in a gear case or in a bracket and an actuator for driving the group of reduction gears placed vertically on a side of the gear case or the bracket and a striker for locking the seat cushion to the seating position.
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1. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure, comprising:
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a swing drive mechanism for swinging a seat cushion between a seating position and a stowing position, the swing drive mechanism provided on a floor of a vehicle in the vicinity of a wheel house including a group of reduction gears disposed in a gear case or in a bracket; and
an actuator for driving the group of reduction gears placed vertically on a side of the gear case or the bracket; and
a striker for locking the seat cushion to the seating position. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 1, further comprising a reinforcement cross member disposed on the floor in the vicinity of the striker,
wherein an end portion of the cross member is connected to a gusset reinforcing the wheel house additionally.
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4. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 2, further comprising a reinforcement cross member disposed on the floor in the vicinity of the striker,
wherein an end portion of the cross member is connected to a gusset reinforcing the wheel house additionally.
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5. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 1, wherein the electric vehicle seat stowing structure is adopted to a vehicle of which riding capacity ranges from 6 to 7 occupants.
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6. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 1, wherein the electric vehicle seat stowing structure is adopted to a vehicle of which riding capacity ranges from 4 to 5 occupants.
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7. An assembling method of an electric vehicle seat stowing structure, comprising steps of:
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mounting a cross member on a floor of a vehicle;
mounting a first support shaft on the floor, and disposing a first mounting plate provided on the first support shaft so as to be inclined at the predetermined angle;
mounting a second support shaft on the floor via a swing drive mechanism, and disposing a second mounting plate provided on the second support shaft so as to be inclined at the predetermined angle;
mounting first and second strikers, respectively, at positions being spaced apart at the predetermined distance relative to the first and second support shafts;
inclining the seat cushion according to an inclination angles of the respective first and second mounting plates;
engaging first and second locking brackets of the seat cushion with the first and second mounting plate, respectively;
swinging the seat cushion to a floor recessed stowing portion; and
mounting the left and right mounting plates on a bottom portion of the seat cushion wherein the swing drive mechanism includes a group of reduction gears disposed in a gear case or in a bracket; and
an actuator for driving the group of reduction gears placed vertically on a side of the gear case or the bracket. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 1, further comprising a lock mechanism including
a base mounted on a cushion frame; -
a plate mounted on the base via a rotational shaft portion;
a first and second gears provided at an upper end portion of the base;
a lower lever mounted on the plate via a pin so as to freely swing thereon;
a lock gear formed on the lower lever, the lock gear meshing with the first and second gears;
a intermediate lever mounted on the plate via an intermediate pin so as to freely swing thereon, the intermediate lever pressing a distal end of the lower swing lever;
an upper lever mounted on the plate via an upper pin so as to freely swing thereon; and
an a tension spring extended between the lower swing lever and the upper swing lever.
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11. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 10, further comprising an automatic lock release mechanism including
a mounting bracket mounted on the cushion frame; -
a driving motor provided on the mounting bracket;
a fluctuating shaft protruded from the driving motor;
a magnet mounted on the fluctuating shaft; and
an upper and lower sensor mounted, respectively, on locations which corresponds to upper and lower ends of the fluctuating shaft.
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12. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 11, further comprising a manual lock release mechanism including
a lever of which an lower end is mounted thereon via a pin in such a manner that the lever freely swings on the pin; -
an arm provided in such a manner as to extend to the lower end portion of the manual lever;
an inner cable of which a proximal end portion is connected to the distal end portion of the arm; and
a coil spring mounted on the pin.
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13. An electric vehicle seat stowing structure as set forth in Clam 12, wherein the cable branches to a first and second cable at a connecting portion, the first and second cable is connected to the automatic lock release mechanism and manual lock release mechanism, respectively.
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