CN109515277A - A kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device - Google Patents

A kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device Download PDF

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CN109515277A
CN109515277A CN201811602945.5A CN201811602945A CN109515277A CN 109515277 A CN109515277 A CN 109515277A CN 201811602945 A CN201811602945 A CN 201811602945A CN 109515277 A CN109515277 A CN 109515277A
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王甫
王甫一
付世伦
林琮钧
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • B60N3/001Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for of tables or trays
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61DBODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES
    • B61D33/00Seats
    • B61D33/0007Details; Accessories
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64DEQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
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    • B64D11/06Arrangements of seats, or adaptations or details specially adapted for aircraft seats

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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary devices, it includes pedestal, bracket and pars contractilis, pedestal is connect with bracket, and pedestal is fixed on vehicle seat, the telescopic end of pars contractilis is mounted in bracket, and it is rotatably mounted on bracket have a lock for making pars contractilis retaining, the turning end of pars contractilis is equipped with a spherical button, and spherical shape, which is buckled, is equipped with rotatable occipitalia.Multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device of the invention is provided with occipitalia and desktop, the comfort level of passenger's rest can be improved in its occipitalia, and desktop can place the article of passenger, pars contractilis can freely be adjusted according to the raising of passenger, habit, and after regulating, the position of pars contractilis is lockked by lock, so as to meet the needs of different passengers, improves its versatility;Desktop and occipitalia can be rotated with 360 °, so that the behavioural habits that desktop and occipitalia may conform to passenger are adjusted, increase the comfort of passenger;And pars contractilis is easy to adjust, and whole device structure is simple.

Description

A kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device
Technical field
The present invention relates to vehicle seat auxiliary device, especially a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device.
Background technique
As the improvement of people's living standards, the number of travelling in each year is all being continuously increased, although self-driving travel now Number is more and more, but for long-distance travel, most people still selects the vehicles such as long-distance bus, train and aircraft, But the tables and chairs adjustability and comfort of existing long-distance bus, train and aircraft are poor, especially for long-time sitting Long-distance bus and train, for existing seat after passenger's sitting, comfort level is low, to increase the sense tired out of passenger.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, provides that a kind of structure is simple, easy to adjust and comfort level High multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device.
The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device, it include pedestal, Bracket and pars contractilis, pedestal are connect with bracket, and pedestal is fixed on vehicle seat, and the telescopic end of pars contractilis is mounted in bracket, and Rotatably mounted on bracket to have the lock for making pars contractilis retaining, the turning end of pars contractilis is equipped with a spherical button, and spherical shape buckles peace Equipped with rotatable occipitalia.
Preferably, bracket is U-bracket, and a cover board for covering bracket is equipped on bracket.
Preferably, it is provided with Saw blade on the side wall of pars contractilis telescopic end, is provided on lock and matches with the sawtooth of Saw blade The wedge block of conjunction.
Preferably, a groove body is offered on the side wall of bracket, lock is hinged in groove body, and the second limit is provided on lock Portion, when wedge block cooperation is in the sawtooth of Saw blade, the second limiting section support is at the top of groove body.
Preferably, a groove has been offered on bracket, shaft is provided in groove, be provided with and rotate around the axis on pedestal Axle sleeve offers limiting slot in the outer rim of axle sleeve, the first limiting section is additionally provided on the inner sidewall of groove, the first limiting section is located at In limiting slot.
Preferably, the rotatable angle of limiting slot is 135 °.
Preferably, the slot bottom of bracket is provided with a guide post, and the telescopic end of pars contractilis is offered to be slidably matched with guide post Guide groove.
Preferably, groove body is U-lag, and the slot bottom of groove body is provided with pivot, offers on lock and rotates by axis of pivot Hole.
Preferably, spherical button includes the first ball seat, and the turning end of pars contractilis is equipped with the first ball with the cooperation of the first ball seat Head is provided with connecting rod on the first ball seat, and the end of connecting rod is provided with third bulb, is provided on occipitalia and matches with third bulb The third ball seat of conjunction.
Preferably, a connecting rod is additionally provided on the first ball seat, and two connecting rods are symmetrical arranged, the end of the connecting rod It is provided with the second bulb, the second bulb is rotatably mounted in the second ball seat, and the second ball seat is mounted on a desktop.
The invention has the following advantages that
1, multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device of the invention is provided with occipitalia and desktop, and the comfortable of passenger's rest can be improved in occipitalia Degree, and desktop can place the article of passenger, to improve the convenience at seat, to improve the comfort level of table, be applicable in In vehicular traffics such as long-distance bus, trains.
2, pars contractilis can freely be adjusted according to the raising of passenger, habit, and after regulating, the position of pars contractilis passes through Lock locks, and so as to meet the needs of different passengers, improves its versatility;
3, desktop and occipitalia can be rotated with 360 °, therefore desktop and occipitalia can adjust position according to the demand of passenger, so that table Plate and occipitalia meet the behavioural habits of passenger, increase the comfort of passenger.
4, pars contractilis by sawtooth can wedge block cooperation so that pars contractilis is easy to adjust, and whole device structure is simple.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is structural schematic diagram one of the invention;
Fig. 2 is structural schematic diagram two of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram for removing cover board;
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of pars contractilis;
Fig. 5 is the scheme of installation of lock;
In figure: 1- pedestal, 2- bracket, 3- pars contractilis, 4- cover board, 5- spherical shape button, 6- occipitalia, 7- desktop, 8- lock, 21- shaft, 22- guide post, the first limiting section of 23-, 24- limiting slot, 25- groove, 26- axle sleeve, 31- guide groove, 32- Saw blade, 33- first Bulb, the first ball seat of 51-, 52- connecting rod, the second ball seat of 53-, 54- third ball seat, the second bulb of 55-, 56- third bulb, 81- wedge block, the second limiting section of 82-, 83- through-hole, 84- pivot.
Specific embodiment
In order to make the object, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiment of the invention clearer, below in conjunction with the embodiment of the present invention In attached drawing, technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is A part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.The present invention being usually described and illustrated herein in the accompanying drawings is implemented The component of example can be arranged and be designed with a variety of different configurations.
Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiment of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit below claimed The scope of the present invention, but be merely representative of selected embodiment of the invention.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, this field is common Technical staff's every other embodiment obtained without creative efforts belongs to the model that the present invention protects It encloses.
It should also be noted that similar label and letter indicate similar terms in following attached drawing, therefore, once a certain Xiang Yi It is defined in a attached drawing, does not then need that it is further defined and explained in subsequent attached drawing.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation of the instructions such as term " on ", "inner", "outside" or position are closed System for be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings or the invention product using when the orientation usually put or position close System, is merely for convenience of description of the present invention and simplification of the description, rather than the device or element of indication or suggestion meaning must have Specific orientation is constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore is not considered as limiting the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is also necessary to which explanation is unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, term " setting ", " installation ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or integrally connect It connects;It can be mechanical connection, be also possible to be electrically connected;It can be directly connected, can also indirectly connected through an intermediary, it can To be the connection inside two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned term can be understood with concrete condition Concrete meaning in the present invention.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, the purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary Device, it includes pedestal 1, bracket 2 and pars contractilis 3, and pedestal 1 is connect with bracket 2, and pedestal 1 is fixed on vehicle seat, in this implementation In example, as shown in figure 3, bracket 2 is U-bracket, and a cover board 4 for covering bracket 2 is installed on bracket 2, further, Threaded hole, cover board 4 and bracket 2 is opened up on the side wall of bracket 2 to install by lock-screw, in the present embodiment, cover board 4 and bracket 2 Mode not just for this one kind, it is preferred that convex block is set on the side wall of bracket 2, offered on cover board 4 and convex block cooperation Sliding groove realizes that the grafting of cover board 4 and bracket 2 is installed, certainly, convex block can be set by the mating of convex block and sliding groove It sets on cover board 4, and sliding groove is set on the side wall of bracket 2, further, sliding groove is dovetail groove, so that cover board 4 Have after sliding groove and convex block are detached from, can just remove.
In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 3, the telescopic end of pars contractilis 3 is mounted in bracket 2, and rotatably pacify on bracket 2 Equipped with the lock 8 for making 3 retaining of pars contractilis, in the present embodiment, it is provided with Saw blade 32 on the side wall of 3 telescopic end of pars contractilis, locks The wedge block 81 being provided on button 8 with the jigsaw fit of Saw blade 32 further offers a groove body on the side wall of bracket 2 83, lock 8 is hinged in groove body 83, is provided with the second limiting section 82 on lock 8, when the cooperation of wedge block 81 is in the saw of Saw blade 32 When in tooth, the second limiting section 82 is against the top of groove body 83, and further, groove body 83 is U-lag, is arranged in the slot bottom of groove body 83 There is pivot 84, the hole with pivot 84 for axis rotation is offered on lock 8, therefore, after pars contractilis 3 stretches in place, the second limit Portion 82 is against the top of groove body 83, so that wedge block 81 can not be rotated towards the top of groove body 83, to realize 3 nothing of pars contractilis Method is shunk back, and so as to realize the adjusting of 3 extension elongation of pars contractilis, is wanted with meeting different heights to 3 collapsing length of pars contractilis Ask, when needing to pull out pars contractilis 3, directly firmly pull outward, so that it may realize wedge block 81 toward groove body 83 lower rotation, when need When adjusting back pars contractilis 3, lock 8 only need to be pressed, so that lower rotation of the wedge block 81 toward groove body 83, wedge block 81 is detached from saw Tooth, so that the readjustment of pars contractilis 3 can be realized.
In this embodiment, as shown in figure 3, for the straightness that guarantee pars contractilis 3 moves, the slot bottom of bracket 2 is provided with one and leads To column 22, the telescopic end of pars contractilis 3 offers the guide groove 31 being slidably matched with guide post 22, and guide post 22 can be rectangular Column is also possible to circular columns, it is preferred that guide post 22 is circular columns, therefore when guide post 22 is slidably fitted in guide groove 31 Afterwards, pars contractilis 3 can not rotate, and ensure that the straightness that pars contractilis 3 moves.
In the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1 ~ Fig. 4, the turning end of pars contractilis 3 is equipped with a spherical button 5, is equipped on spherical shape button 5 Rotatable occipitalia 6, further, spherical shape button 5 includes the first ball seat 51, and the turning end of pars contractilis 3 is equipped with and the first ball seat First bulb 33 of 51 cooperations, the first ball seat 51 can be rotated around 360 ° of the first bulb, further, be provided on the first ball seat 51 Connecting rod 52, the end of connecting rod 52 are provided with third bulb 56, and the third ball cooperated with third bulb 56 is provided on occipitalia 6 Seat 54, so that occipitalia 6 can be rotated around third bulb 360, in the present embodiment, is additionally provided with a connecting rod on the first ball seat 51 52, and two connecting rods 52 are symmetrical arranged, the end of the connecting rod 52 is provided with the second bulb 55, and the second bulb 55 is rotatable It is mounted in the second ball seat 53, the second ball seat 53 is mounted on a desktop 7, and desktop 7 passes through the second ball seat 53 and the second bulb 55 360 ° of rotations may be implemented, therefore when in use, occipitalia 6 and desktop 7 can carry out position tune according to habit, the height of user Section, to improve comfort level.
In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 5, having offered a groove 25 on bracket 2, it is provided with shaft 21 in groove 25, It is provided with the axle sleeve 26 of 21 rotations around the shaft on pedestal 1, offers limiting slot 24, the inner sidewall of groove 25 in the outer rim of axle sleeve 26 On be additionally provided with the first limiting section 23, the first limiting section 23 is located in limiting slot 24, further, the rotatable angle of limiting slot 24 Degree is 135 °, therefore bracket 2 can be that fulcrum rotates 135 ° with shaft 21, so that being obliquely installed and desktop 7 for occipitalia 6 can be realized It is horizontal positioned, the comfort level of tables and chairs is improved, the seats such as train, bus, aircraft are suitable for, seat can be improved for long-distance travel and relaxed Appropriateness.
Although reference be made herein to invention has been described for multiple explanatory embodiments of the invention, however, it is to be understood that Those skilled in the art can be designed that a lot of other modification and implementations, these modifications and implementations will fall in this Shen It please be within disclosed scope and spirit.More specifically, disclose in the application, drawings and claims in the range of, can With the building block and/or a variety of variations and modifications of layout progress to theme combination layout.In addition to building block and/or layout Outside the modification and improvement of progress, to those skilled in the art, other purposes also be will be apparent.

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1. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device, it is characterised in that: it includes pedestal (1), bracket (2) and pars contractilis (3), described Pedestal (1) is connect with the bracket (2), and the pedestal (1) is fixed on vehicle seat, the telescopic end installation of the pars contractilis (3) In the bracket (2), and it is rotatably mounted on the bracket (2) have a lock (8) for making the pars contractilis (3) retaining, it is described The turning end of pars contractilis (3) is equipped with a spherical button (5), is equipped with rotatable occipitalia (6) on the spherical button (5).
2. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device described in any one according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the bracket (2) it is U-bracket, and a cover board (4) for covering the bracket (2) is installed on the bracket (2).
3. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the pars contractilis (3) is flexible It is provided with Saw blade (32), is provided on the lock (8) and the wedge block of the jigsaw fit of Saw blade (32) on the side wall at end (81).
4. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the side wall of the bracket (2) On offer a groove body (83), the lock (8) is hinged in the groove body (83), is provided with the second limit on the lock (8) Position portion (82), when the wedge block (81) cooperation is in the sawtooth of the Saw blade (32), second limiting section (82) is supported At the top of the groove body (83).
5. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that: opened on the bracket (2) Equipped with having a groove (25), it is provided with shaft (21) in the groove (25), is provided on the pedestal (1) around the shaft (21) axle sleeve (26) rotated offers limiting slot (24) in the outer rim of the axle sleeve (26), the inner sidewall of the groove (25) On be additionally provided with the first limiting section (23), first limiting section (23) is located in the limiting slot (24).
6. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the limiting slot (24) can turn Dynamic angle is 135 °.
7. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the slot bottom of the bracket (2) It is provided with a guide post (22), the telescopic end of the pars contractilis (3) offers the guiding being slidably matched with the guide post (22) Slot (31).
8. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: the groove body (83) is U-shaped Slot is provided with pivot (84) in the slot bottom of the groove body (83), is offered on the lock (8) and is turned with the pivot (84) for axis Dynamic hole.
9. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that: spherical button (5) packet It includes the first ball seat (51), the turning end of the pars contractilis (3) is equipped with the first bulb with first ball seat (51) cooperation (33), it is provided with connecting rod (52) on first ball seat (51), the end of the connecting rod (52) is provided with third bulb (56), the third ball seat (54) with the third bulb (56) cooperation is provided on the occipitalia (6).
10. a kind of multifunctional vehicle seat auxiliary device according to claim 9, it is characterised in that: first ball seat (51) On be additionally provided with a connecting rod (52), and two connecting rods (52) are symmetrical arranged, and the end of the connecting rod (52) is provided with second Bulb (55), second bulb (55) are rotatably mounted in the second ball seat (53), and second ball seat (53) is mounted on On one desktop (7).
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