DE19711299C2 - Driver's seat for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a driver's seat for vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, according to the preamble of Claims 1 and 2 respectively.

It is a driver's seat of the type mentioned at the beginning an approximately horizontal pivot axis of pivotable circuit unit known (US 4,478,308), in which the circuit unit as a box-shaped column with an outstanding gear lever is formed, of which on each side of the seat cushion Such a circuit unit is attached to the side is arranged. This box-shaped column is with the vehicle seat connected and to a far below the vehicle seat horizontal axis between a forward ge pivoted active position and one pivoted backwards Storage position kept pivotable. The horizontal pan axis is stationary and by one on the frame of the seat fixed shaft defined. The swiveling of the box-shaped Pillar around this shaft is achieved by two parallel, about vertically towering guide links in the shape of a U-shape Moldings are provided, which are located inside the hollow Extend the column vertically and at the bottom are attached to a support member that comes from the box-shaped The column protrudes and is pivotable about the pivot axis between the active position and the storage position, each by pin locking with assigned holes in one  Support disc are specified, which are also on the seat frame is attached. Serve to hold the circuit unit thus vertical profiles on the supporting part, which are only vertical Have guides for the vertical column, the This column can be pivoted about the pivot axis through the pivoting mounting of these guides on this axis is achieved. The column is relative to this vertical Guides can be moved vertically and locked can be locked in different heights, whereby the locking by stripes with holes on the one hand and locking pin on the other happens on the part. The pivoting of the column between two Target positions are provided in the swiveled back position Position to release a part of the seat section to the Facilitate the driver's boarding. After the driver The vertical column can take place again be swiveled to the other position at the front. In every The column protrudes equally high and over the position Area of the seat cushion so that the pillar there Represents an obstacle. Even in the swung back Ab position, the column is therefore a hindrance.

It is also a control station with a seat for one Operator known (DE 27 54 543 A1), before the Seat and a fixed one on the left side Switchboard with various actuators and a locking device on the right side of the seat points, which is in a vertical plane by a Ge rod system that forms a parallel mechanism, ver swings and deflects, between one forward-pivoted effective position in which the Locking device prevents the operator leaves the control station, and one to the rear and closed upward swung inactive position, in which the locking device exits the control station or free access to it. The lock device can be provided with a handle or the like,  which facilitates the movement of the locking device.

A driver's seat for vehicles is also known gangs mentioned type with a circuit unit, the between an active position and a storage position is held displaceably (Patent abstracts of Japan, M-541 1986, Vol. 10, No. 360, JP 61-157442 A). Here is at a distance below the seat cushion of a vehicle seat a stationary column fixed to a front wall, from which it protrudes diagonally upwards and backwards. In this stationary column is a movable column telescopic slidably added, which continues in the oblique direction can be pushed out at the top and rear and one at the end firmly attached circuit unit carries. By moving The movable column can move the circuit unit in the direction on the vehicle seat up and back in one knit position are shifted or in the opposite direction to the front and moved to a storage position below, in but the circuit unit is still in the leg room area of the driver's seat is in the way and gets in the way is.

In the unpublished DE 196 24 003 A1, which goes back to an application with an older seniority, is a Driver's seat described using the console one arranged to the side of the seat cushion and around one horizontal axis swiveling support arm from the seat cushion is directed forward and diagonally upwards, and on Support arm has a housing projecting transversely therefrom, in which Various display instruments and controls integrated are. This housing including the steering wheel of the driving Stuff is upstream of the driver, so that the display instruments and controls in the housing, such as this is common for an instrument panel, by the driver can be well surveyed and handled. Disadvantageous is with this console design that this is not yet ergonomically particularly favorable arrangement of the individual Controls, and in particular a circuit unit of the gear shift, enables.  

From DE 92 04 392 U1 is an armchair for driver's cabs from Machines, e.g. B. cranes, known, both sides of the Armchairs armrests and the latter on the armchair remote control panels are arranged, being in the armrests each have a control lever with at least one master switch is arranged. Such a device is suitable because of the special spatial conditions, e.g. B. the cramped Space, not for a driver's seat for vehicles, esp special commercial vehicles.

The invention has for its object a driver's seat for vehicles of the type mentioned. Kind under ergonomic Aspects to be designed so that if necessary a convenient Climb from the vehicle seat towards the center of the vehicle and is possible to the passenger side, and still the best possible ergonomic accessibility of the Circuit unit of the transmission circuit and any other controls made possible by the driver of the vehicle is.

The task is at a driver's seat for vehicles of the type mentioned according to the invention by the features in patent claims 1 and 2 solved. This is the best possible ergonomic Arrangement of the individual controls including the Circuit unit of the transmission circuit and thus a the best possible ergonomic accessibility of these Ver functional elements by the driver in all seating positions really. The fact that the circuit unit with the protruding shift lever in a storage position can be brought, in which the circuit unit is not is more of a nuisance to the driver climbed to the passenger side relieved and improved. This also makes it possible for the driver to stand still state of the vehicle z. B. a relaxing rest position by taking the legs across the vehicle can extend in the longitudinal direction towards the passenger side.  

Advantageous embodiments of the driver according to the invention place with appropriate training and refinements the invention are contained in the remaining claims 2-24.

The features of claims 3 and 4 ensure that when moving the vehicle seat together with it connected console no force in the individual moves and / or cables and / or lines or the like. Initiated and this or their connection points may be damaged as a result.

Due to the features of claim 5 is a special ergonomically favorable arrangement of the circuit unit and thus ergonomic accessibility in all seats positions achieved.

Any incorrect operation is avoided by the features in claim 6 prevents. In a special emergency, however, it is also possible in in the storage position to start the engine and switch on supply, but the ease of use suffers considerably.

Further details and advantages of the invention emerge from the description below.

The invention is based on one in the drawing shown embodiment explained in more detail. Show it:

Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a console,

Fig. 2 is a schematic plan view of the console in the direction of arrow II in Fig. 1 with the deutetem part of a vehicle seat,

Fig. 3 is a schematic, partially sectioned side view of a detail of the panel in FIG. 1.

For a driver's seat for a commercial vehicle, not shown in detail, for. B. a truck or omnibus, is a only schematically and partially indicated driving seat 10 with a seat cushion 11 and backrest 12 and laterally next to the vehicle seat 10 , in particular next to the seat cushion 11 and at least approximately at its height, a console 13 provided with the Vehicle seat 10 is fixedly connected, so that it z. B. when moving the vehicle seat 10 is moved together with this. The console 13 is located on the right of a commercial vehicle with a steering wheel arranged on the left and on a vehicle with a steering wheel arranged on the right of the vehicle seat 10 .

The console 13 contains a circuit unit 14 of the Ge transmission circuit of the commercial vehicle, for. B. an electro African transmission circuit, in which the circuit unit z. B. represents the encoder device. Furthermore, the console contains 13 further switching and / or control elements or the like. Operating elements which can consist of levers, switches or the like and can be of the most varied types. For the sake of example only, the following are indicated as such switching and / or control elements, in particular special operating elements: a switch 15 for the switching unit 14 , two switches 16 and 17 for power windows on the left and right, a 3/2-way valve 18 , a Actuator 19 of the parking brake (hand brake), an actuator 20 of the stretching brake, switches 21 and 22 z. B. for the interior lighting and a switch 23 for the adjustment of the or the rearview mirror. Since the circuit unit 14 and the control elements 15 to 23 listed above by way of example are integrated in the console 13 , the driver on the vehicle seat 10 has an optimal ergonomic arrangement for optimal ergonomic accessibility of all of these control elements or functional elements. The circuit unit 14 and the control elements 14 to 23 , which are listed by way of example, can be easily reached by the driver in any seating position.

The console 13 contains a number of trains and / or cables and / or lines not shown, which are connected to the circuit unit 14 or the other control elements 15 to 23 given above for the sake of example and are led out for forwarding from the console 13 , which is not is shown further. The console 13 has a strain relief, not shown, of these trains and / or cables and / or lines, by means of which, when the vehicle seat 10 is shifted together with the console 13 connected to them, these trains and / or cables and / or lines are strain-relieved .

The console 13 has an approximately vertically projecting front part 24 and a rear part 26 connected to an approximately horizontally extending section 25 in the lower region thereof, which is directed obliquely backwards and upwards. The console 13 is - viewed in side view accordingly Fig. 1 - designed approximately V-shaped or approximately U-shaped. The front part 24 and the rear part 26 of the console 13 are put together with the respective horizontal section 25 or 27 and firmly connected to one another in the region of the connection point 28 , which is only indicated schematically, for. B. screwed. The circuit unit 14 is arranged in the front part 24 . Switches 15 to 17 are also placed there. Other controls 19 to 23 are arranged in the rear part 26 , while the control element in the form of the 3/2-way valve 18 z. B. is placed in the region of the two horizontal sections 25 , 27 .

The circuit unit 14 is movable relative to the console 13 , in particular the front part 24 , between an active position, which is shown in FIG. 1 with solid lines, and a storage position, which is indicated in FIG. 1 with dashed lines. In an emergency it is seen that in the storage position of the circuit unit 14 the function "start engine" is still provided, so that emergency operation is also possible in this position. It is further provided that the circuit unit 14 is locked against movement from its active position into its inactive position during engine operation. In its mode of operation, the circuit unit 14 projects upwards over the top of the console, in particular the front part 24 , in an approximately vertical direction.

The circuit unit 14 can be pivoted relative to the console 13 about an approximately horizontal pivot axis 19 , preferably towards the front, into the console 13 or pivoted in the opposite direction from the console 13 and brought into its operative position. The swivel angle is approximately 90 °.

In another embodiment, not shown, the circuit unit is instead, depending on the design of the console 13 z. B. to the rear or to one side, e.g. B. to the side facing away from the vehicle seat 10 , in an analogous manner in the console 13 or pivoted out of this. In another, also not shown Ausführungsbei game, the circuit unit 14 is instead relatively vertically retractable relative to the console or in the opposite direction from this extendable and brought into the operative position according to FIG. 1. Movement of the circuit unit 14 between its operative position and its storage position is also possible both by vertical displacement and by pivoting about a horizontal pivot axis.

For the circuit unit 14, which can be pivoted about the pivot axis 29, an effective locking device can be provided between the circuit unit 14 and the console 13 , which is part of the pivoting mechanism and by means of which the circuit unit 14 at least in its operative position, but preferably in any relative position, is locked in relation to the console 13 . Such a locking device, not shown, is advantageous if the circuit unit 14 is movable by hand between its operative position and its storage position.

In the embodiment shown, the circuit unit 14 is powered by its power between its active position and its storage position, for which purpose a drive device 30 is provided, which has an electric motor 31 , preferably a geared motor. At the drive device 30 , in particular the electric motor 31 in the form of the geared motor, has a motor-driven gear 32 which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, is arranged together with the electric motor 31 on the circuit unit 14 . Part of the drive device 30 is furthermore at least one toothed segment 33 assigned to the toothed wheel 32 , in which the toothed wheel 32 engages. This toothed segment 33 is part of the bracket 13 and contained in the front part 24 thereof. The switch 15 is used to control the drive device 30 in the sense of a movement of the circuit unit 14 into the active position or into the storage position. In its operative position, its upward-shifting lever 34 is optimally arranged and accessible ergonomically.

The console 13 is designed as a hollow box, in which the circuit unit 14 and the further switching and / or control elements, such as the listed operating elements 15 to 23 , and the trains and / or cables and / or lines connected therewith are accommodated. The console 13 , in particular its front part 24 and also its rear part 26 , is composed of two shells, namely an upper shell and a lower shell, each in cross section, for. B. have about U-profile and are directed against each other with their U-legs. This design makes good accessibility z. B. for laying the trains and / or cables and / or lines and to the individual controls. It may be advantageous to switch and / or control individual z. B. the parking brake and the stretching brake including the respective actuating element 19 or 20 , outside of the console 13 on a separate holder 35 before and then as a unit, for. B. from below, in the upper shell of the console 13 and fasten it to be. In the exemplary embodiment shown ( FIG. 1), the upper shell of the front part 24 is denoted by 36 and the rear part 26 by 37 and in the same way the lower shell is denoted by 38 and 39, respectively. It can be seen that the upper shell 36 , 37 is larger than the lower shell 38 , 39 in terms of the extent of the U-legs. The upper shell 36 and 37 and the lower shell 38 and 39 are attached to each other and firmly connected in the area of the connection point 40 and 41 , z. B. screwed. The console 13 is as a molded part, for. B. cast.

In an embodiment not shown, the console 13 is pivotable relative to the driver seat 10 about an approximately horizontal axis and / or translationally displaceable in the vertical and / or horizontal direction. The vehicle seat 10 can od to optimize the driver's step through to the driver's side, to achieve a favorable resting position when the vehicle is stationary or the like. B. about vertical axis can be rotated, which is made possible by the design described. If the circuit unit 14 is pivoted relative to the console 13 from its operative position by about 90 ° into its position, there is an improvement in the passage for the driver towards the passenger side, since otherwise the driver's exit to the passenger side is made more difficult when the shift lever 34 is fixed. This difficulty is eliminated by the pivotability of the circuit unit 14 . In its ineffective position, it is also made easier for the driver to relax the rest position when the vehicle is at a standstill. B. to extend transversely to the center of the vehicle. The circuit unit 14 is in its operative position, as a result of the self-locking of the drive device 30 or hand of the circuit unit 14 activity due to their pivot mechanism with locking device ensures that no risk of a possible sudden Wegschwenkbewegung the circuit unit 14, a person on the Schaltungsein standardized 14 , e.g. B. on the shift lever 34 can support.

Claims (24)

1. Driver position for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, with a vehicle seat ( 10 ) with a seat cushion ( 11 ) backrest ( 12 ) and with a side-by-side seat cushion ( 11 ) arranged and connected to the vehicle seat ( 19 ) circuit unit ( 14 ) With an outstanding shift lever ( 34 ), which is pivotably held between an active position and a storage position about an approximately horizontal pivot axis ( 29 ), characterized by a bracket ( 13 ) pivotably supporting the circuit unit ( 14 ) in the form of a hollow box, which forms the switching unit ( 14 ) and other switching and / or control organs ( 15 to 23 ), the circuit unit ( 14 ) relative to the console ( 13 ) from the operative position about the horizontal pivot axis ( 29 ), preferably towards the front, into the console can be swung in or in the opposite direction from the storage position in the console ( 13 ). 2. Driver's seat for vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles, with a vehicle seat ( 10 ) with seat cushion ( 11 ) and backrest ( 12 ) and with a vehicle unit ( 19 ) arranged circuit unit ( 14 ) with an outstanding shift lever ( 34 ) between a Active position and a storage position is held displaceably, characterized by a bracket ( 13 ) slidably supporting the circuit unit ( 14 ) in the form of a hollow box containing the circuit unit ( 14 ) and further switching and / or control organs ( 15 to 23 ), wherein the circuit unit ( 14 ) relative to the console ( 13 ) from the active position approximately vertically retractable into the console ( 13 ) or in the opposite direction from the storage position in the console ( 13 ) can be extended. 3. Driver's seat according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the console ( 13 ) contains a number of trains and / or cables and / or lines connected to the circuit unit ( 14 ) or the switching and / or control elements ( 15th to 23 ) are connected and led out of the console ( 13 ). 4. Driver's seat according to claim 3, characterized in that the console ( 13 ) has a strain relief for the trains and / or cables and / or lines, by means of which when the vehicle seat ( 10 ) is displaced together with the console ( 13 ) connected therewith Trains and / or cables and / or lines are strain relieved. 5. Driver position according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the console ( 13 ) has an approximately vertically towering front part ( 24 ) and that the circuit unit ( 14 ) is arranged in this front part ( 24 ). 6. Driver position according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the circuit unit ( 14 ) is blocked during the engine running against movement from its operative position into its storage position. 7. Driver seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the circuit unit ( 14 ) in its operative position on the top of the console ( 13 ), in particular the front part ( 24 ), protrudes upwards. 8. Driver position according to claim 1, characterized in that the circuit unit ( 14 ) can be pivoted by a pivoting angle of approximately 90 °. 9. Driver position according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by a between the circuit unit ( 14 ) and the console ( 13 ) effective locking device, by means of which the circuit unit ( 14 ), preferably in any relative position, with respect to the console ( 13 ) is locked. 10. Driver's seat according to claim 9, characterized in that the locking device is part of a pivoting mechanism for the circuit unit ( 14 ). 11. Driver position according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the circuit unit ( 14 ) is movable by hand between its operative position and its storage position. 12. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the circuit unit ( 14 ) for the movement between its active position and its storage position is powered. 13. Driver position according to claim 12, characterized by an on the circuit unit ( 14 ) for its movement an acting drive device ( 30 ) having an electric motor ( 31 ), preferably a geared motor. 14. Driver position according to claim 13, characterized in that the drive device ( 30 ) at least one motor-driven gear ( 32 ) on one part, for. B. on the circuit unit ( 14 ), and an associated tooth segment ( 33 ) in which the gear ( 32 ) engages on the other part, for. B. the console ( 13 ). 15. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the console ( 13 ), viewed in side view, is approximately V-shaped or U-shaped. 16. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the console ( 13 ) is designed as a hollow box in which the circuit unit ( 14 ) and the further switching and / or control elements ( 15 to 23 ) and associated trains and / or cables and / or lines or the like are included. 17. Driver's seat according to one of claims 5 to 16, characterized in that a rear part ( 26 ) is connected to the front part ( 24 ) of the console ( 23 ), which is directed obliquely backwards and upwards. 18. Driver's seat according to one of claims 5 to 17, characterized in that the front part ( 24 ) and the rear part ( 26 ) of the console ( 13 ) are placed next to one another and are firmly connected to one another in the region of the approximately transversely running connecting point ( 28 ), e.g. B. are screwed. 19. Driver's seat according to claim 17 or 18, characterized in that the rear part ( 26 ) of the console ( 13 ) contains the further switching and / or control elements ( 19 to 23 ). 20. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the console ( 13 ), in particular its front part ( 24 ) and rear part ( 26 ), is composed of two shells which are placed together in the substantially vertical direction and in the area the respective connection point ( 40 , 41 ) are firmly connected to each other, for. B. are screwed. 21. Driver's seat according to claim 20, characterized by a respective upper shell ( 36 , 37 ) and a respective lower shell ( 38 , 39 ), each of which has approximately a U-profile in cross section and are directed toward one another with their U-legs. 22. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the console ( 13 ) as a molded part, for. B. cast. 23. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the console ( 13 ) relative to the driver's seat ( 10 ) is pivotable about an approximately horizontal axis and / or translationally displaceable in the vertical and / or horizontal direction. 24. Driver's seat according to one of claims 1 to 23, characterized in that the vehicle seat ( 10 ) together with the associated console ( 13 ) is rotatable about an approximately vertical axis.