SEAT APPARATUS

• US 20110095584A1
• Filed: 10/27/2010
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Imasen Electric Industrial Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Imasen Electric Industrial Company Limited
• Inventors: UEKI, Hiroyuki, TOMIDA, Masahiro, KOJIMA, Kiyoyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/913,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20110095584A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/330
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0296 Central command actuator to selectively switch on or engage one of several special purpose circuits or mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/18792 including worm

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a seat apparatus enabling noise reduction and size reduction of a rotation transmitting mechanism. This seat apparatus is provided with a rotation transmitting mechanism capable of transmitting rotation to each of adjusting mechanisms. This rotation transmitting mechanism includes a motor, a worm, and two worm wheels each meshed with the worm and arranged in proximity to each other. This rotation transmitting mechanism also includes four clutch members. Each clutch member is interposed between corresponding one of the adjusting mechanisms and corresponding one of the worm wheels. Each clutch member is configured such that it can be switched between a transmission state and an interruption state. In the transmission state, rotation via the worm wheel can be transmitted to the corresponding adjusting mechanism. In the interruption state, on the other hand, transmission of the rotation is interrupted.

Claims

1. A seat apparatus comprising:

a seat cushion slidably attached to a vehicle body;

a seat back inclinably attached to a rear portion of the seat cushion;

a first adjusting mechanism which adjusts a sliding amount of the seat cushion with respect to the vehicle body in accordance with rotation to be transmitted;

a second adjusting mechanism which adjusts an inclination angle of the seat back with respect to the seat cushion in accordance with rotation to be transmitted;

a third adjusting mechanism which adjusts a height of a front portion of the seat cushion in accordance with rotation to be transmitted;

a fourth adjusting mechanism which adjusts a height of the rear portion of the seat cushion in accordance with rotation to be transmitted; and

a rotation transmitting mechanism capable of transmitting the rotation to each of the adjusting mechanisms,

wherein the rotation transmitting mechanism includes;

the motor;

a worm which rotates in accordance with rotation driving of the motor;

a plurality of worm wheels each meshed with the worm and arranged in proximity to one another; and

four clutch members each of which is interposed between corresponding one of the adjusting mechanisms and corresponding one of the plurality of worm wheels and can be switched between a transmission state where rotation via the worm wheel can be transmitted to the corresponding adjusting mechanism and an interruption state where transmission of the rotation is interrupted.

2. The seat apparatus according to claim 1, wherein two of the four clutch members are respectively arranged on one side and the other side in an axial direction of the one worm wheel so as to be each interposed between corresponding one of the adjusting mechanisms and the worm wheel.

8. A seat apparatus comprising a seat and the seat adjusting unit according to claim 1.

3. A seat adjusting unit comprising:

a plurality of adjusting mechanisms to adjust arrangement of a seat provided in a vehicle; and

a driving force transmitting mechanism to transmit rotation of a motor to these adjusting mechanisms,

wherein the driving force transmitting mechanism includes;

a worm which rotates in accordance with rotation of the motor;

a worm wheel which is meshed with the worm and rotates in accordance with rotation of the worm; and

a clutch member which is provided for each of the adjusting mechanisms and can be switched between a transmission state where rotation of the worm wheel is transmitted to the corresponding adjusting mechanism and an interruption state where transmission of the rotation is interrupted.

4. The seat adjusting unit according to claim 3, wherein two of the clutch members are arranged to sandwich the one worm wheel.

5. The seat adjusting unit according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of the worm wheels are provided and arranged in proximity to one another.

6. The seat adjusting unit according to claim 5, wherein rotation axes of the plurality of worm wheels are parallel to one another.

7. The seat adjusting unit according to claim 6, wherein two worm wheels and four clutch members are provided, and

the adjusting mechanisms each corresponding to each clutch member include:

a first adjusting mechanism which adjusts a sliding amount of the seat;

a second adjusting mechanism which adjusts an inclination angle of a seat back provided at a rear portion of the seat;

a third adjusting mechanism which adjusts a height of a front portion of the seat; and

a fourth adjusting mechanism which adjusts a height of the rear portion of the seat.