JP2000168424A - Seat side table for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seat side table provided with a table body for placing articles on a seat side portion at a front side and a tray for placing articles at a rear side capable of placing various articles and being stably and smoothly drawn-in and drawn-out. SOLUTION: A table body is assembled from an upper cover 1 and an under frame 3 and an inner frame 4 opposed to the under frame 3 is provided in the inside of the table body. A slide guide mechanism is assembled from long holes 40a-40c separately provided on each plate surface and extending in a forward/backward direction of the table body; and a vertical pin 7 inserted into the long holes 40a-40c. A blade plate 64 made of a resin having an excellent sliding property is interposed between the plates surface of the under frame 3 and the inner frame 4 to mount a tray 2 to the inner frame 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seat side table for an automobile, which is mounted on a front side of a seat as a facility for placing various articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a seat side table for an automobile, a table body arranged on a front side of a seat is provided so as to be slidable to a rear side in a vehicle such as a wagon or a camper, and a rear side is provided. Some are configured to be available to occupants. In this seat side table, the user of the table body is limited to any one of the occupants on the front side or the rear side.

[0003] In addition, there has been proposed a device in which a table body is provided on a seat side portion on the front side and a cup holder is provided so as to be able to be pulled in and out from the lower side of the table body toward the rear side (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-207931). issue). In this seat side table, even if it can be used simultaneously by the front occupant and the rear occupant, the rear occupant is limited to only the cup holder.

On the rear side, a tray may be provided as a facility on which various articles can be placed so that the tray can be pulled in and out from the lower side of the table body to the rear side. However, if this tray is merely provided so that it can be pulled in and out of the table body, it can easily be lowered toward the front at the drawer position, so that articles can be stably placed. Can not.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a table body is provided on a front side of a seat for placing articles, and various articles can be placed on a rear side for placing articles. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile seat side table provided with a tray which can be pulled in and out of the vehicle.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seat side table for an automobile, comprising: an upper cover serving as a mounting portion for articles; and an under frame attached to a lower side of the upper cover. A table body having an opening at the side is assembled, and the table body is provided with an inner frame opposed to the under frame inside the table body, and extends in the front-rear direction of the table body provided separately on each plate surface of the under frame and the inner frame. Assemble the slide guide mechanism of the inner frame from the long hole and the planting pin inserted in the hole of the long hole, and further interpose a resin blade plate with high lubricity between the underframe and the inner frame. The tray that will be the mounting part for the articles is attached to the inner frame and the table body is opened. It is constituted by equipping the can put out more pull on the rear side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a frame edge ring made of a highly lubricious resin is fitted into a long hole, and a planting pin is attached to the frame of the frame edge ring. The slide guide mechanism for the inner frame is assembled by inserting the blade frame into the inner frame, and a blade plate formed integrally with the frame edge ring is provided between the plate surfaces of the underframe and the inner frame.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is configured as a side table T. The seat side table T is provided so as to be able to hold a horizontal position for placing articles when in use, and to be capable of being stored by being lowered vertically downward from the horizontal position when being stored.

The seat side table T is provided with an upper cover 1 combined with a front cover 1a and a rear cover 1b, which are formed of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene and divided into two parts, and as shown in FIG. It is provided with a tray 2 formed of resin integrally with the rear cover 1b. The upper cover 1 and the tray 2 serve as a mounting portion for articles, and the mounting portion for the articles is made of a resin material.

The structure of each part will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and other figures. The upper cover 1 is composed of a front cover 1a.
The article can be stably placed on the plane by surrounding the front wall 10 and the plane surrounded by the side walls 11 and 12 as a quadrilateral with the peripheral wall including the rear wall 13 of the rear cover 1b. It is formed as a mounting portion for a concave article having a large area.

The tray 2 has a front cover 1a and a rear cover 1
b, and is formed in a plate-like shape having rising edges 20 and 21 on both sides and a rear wall 22 so that articles can be stably placed by lowering the step than the rear wall 13 of the rear cover 1b. Have been. On the back side, ribs 23 and 24 for reinforcing the rear cover 1b are provided so as to be continuous therebetween. The tray 2 can be aligned with the rear wall (not shown) of the front cover 1a and the rear wall 22 of the rear cover 1b, and is formed with a width that allows the tray 2 to entirely enter and exit the lower side of the front cover 1a. Have been.

Since the tray 2 needs to be inserted into the lower part of the front cover 1a so as to be able to be inserted and removed, as shown in FIG. 4, both side walls 11, 12 of the front cover 1a are opposite to the article mounting surface.
It is formed as a flange portion having an internal space by being curved in a shape. Further, a slit (not shown) for inserting the rising edges 20 and 21 of the tray 2 into the rear wall of the front cover 1a.
Are provided near both ends.

An under frame 3 is attached to the lower part of the front cover 1a, and a table body T is opened from the front cover 1a and the under frame 3 with the relative gap including the slit as an opening. On the other hand, the inner frame 4 is fixed to the tray 2 including the rear cover 1b on the lower side by screwing (not shown). This under frame 3 and inner frame 4
Is formed by punching and forming a predetermined frame shape from a metal plate material.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front cover 1a and the underframe 3 are located near both sides inside the table body T and have a bracket plate 5 for maintaining a relative interval.
a and 5b are interposed between the plate surfaces to be integrally assembled and fixed.

In order to fix the bracket plates 5a and 5b with screws, the front cover 1 is provided with a plurality of screw receiving bosses 14a, 14b and 15a to 15c of tapping screws, each of which rises from the rear surface closer to both sides. .
The under frame 3 has a plurality of screw insertion holes 30.
a, 30b and 31a to 31c are provided on the plate surface closer to both sides.

The bracket plates 5a and 5b have a length extending in the longitudinal direction of the front cover 1a and the under frame 3, and have upper and lower flange portions 50a, 51a, 50b and 51b.
A metal member having a substantially Z-shaped side surface and having a rigid form provided with reinforcing ribs 52a, 53a, 52b, 53b is attached to the middle abdomen. The flange portions 50a, 51a, 50b, 51b are provided with screw holes 54a, 55a (only one side is shown in the drawing) and screw insertion holes 56a, 57a, 54b to 56b.

The bracket plates 5a and 5b are provided with tapping screws 58 (only the bracket plate 5a side is shown, the same applies hereinafter) from the screw insertion holes 30a and 30b of the underframe 3 to the screw holes 5 of the lower flange portion 50a.
4a and 55a, and the tapping screw 59 is screwed into the screw insertion holes 56a and 57a of the upper flange portion 51a.
Screwed into the screw receiving bosses 14a, 14b of the front cover 1b from the front cover 1a and the underframe 3.
And is fixed by being interposed between them.

Since these bracket plates 5a and 5b are provided, the front cover 1a and the underframe 3 reliably maintain the relative spacing for accommodating the tray 2 together with the inner frame 4 and the accommodating width of the tray 2, thereby enabling the table body T Assemble into a robust one.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the inner frame 4 is formed so as to have a length L extending to the front inside the table body T from the tray 2. The inner frame 4 is assembled and held by the under frame 3 so as to be slidable. The inner frame 4 is provided with a tray 2 including a rear cover 1b attached to the rear upper side, and is provided so as to be able to be pulled in and out from the opening of the table body T to the rear side.

The inner frame 4 has elongated holes 40a-40c extending in the front-rear direction of the table body T on the plate surface of the inner frame 4, and a frame edge ring 6 made of a resin such as polypropylene which is rich in lubricity. A slide guide mechanism which is fitted in the holes 40a to 40c and provided with the planting pins 7 (only one is shown) to be inserted into each frame of the frame edge ring 6 (only one is shown) in the under frame 3, and assembled. , And is slidably held by the under frame 3.

As the frame edge ring 6, a ring having upper and lower stopper edges 60 and 61 is provided as shown in FIG.
The upper and lower retaining edges 60 and 61 enable the elongated holes 40a to 40c to be formed.
Is provided by sandwiching the edge of the hole and inserting and fixing it in the hole. The frame edge ring 6 is provided with cutouts 62, 6 to be fitted from below the plate surface of the inner frame 4.
3 may be provided on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the upper retaining edge 60, and may be provided such that the middle portion in the longitudinal direction is bent so as to be easily fitted into the long holes 40a to 40c.

The underframe 3 and the inner frame 4 are provided on the frame edge ring 6 as sliding members having high lubricity.
Can be formed integrally with the lower retaining edge 61.

The planting pins 7 are inserted into pin holes 32a-32c formed in the plate surface of the underframe 3 to form elongated holes 40a-4.
It is fitted and inserted in the frame of the frame edge ring 6 fitted in the hole 0c. A receiving seat 33 for setting the sliding position of the inner frame 4 on the plate surface by projecting at least one plate surface portion provided with pin insertion holes 32a to 32c in the plate surface of the under frame 3 in a convex shape is formed. Is provided. The blade plate 64
As shown in FIG. 8, is mounted on both sides so as to extend between the underframe 3 and the inner frame 4.

In the thus constructed automobile seat side table, as shown in FIG. 1, the table body T is provided on the side of the front seat F, and the articles are placed on the flat surface of the upper cover 1. When the table body T is set in a horizontal position, the passengers on the front side can usually place various items such as maps, cigarettes, and confections on the vehicle. Can be used as street.

From the table body T, the rear cover 1
If the tray 2 is pulled out and the tray 2 is pulled out to the rear side, it can be extended from the upper cover 1 as an article placing portion as shown in FIG. 2, so that a wide space for placing articles can be secured as a whole.

The tray 2 has elongated holes 40a to 40c in which the inner frame 4 extends in the front-rear direction of the table body T,
A slide guide assembled from a frame edge ring made of a resin such as polypropylene which is fitted into the long holes 40a to 40c and having high lubricity, and a planting pin 7 inserted into each frame of the frame edge ring 6. Since the slide guide is held by the under frame 3 by the mechanism, it can be smoothly pulled in and out of the table body T.

A frame edge ring 6 having upper and lower stopper edges 60 and 61 is provided, and a blade plate 64 formed integrally with the frame edge ring 6 is interposed between the underframe 3 and the inner frame 4. Therefore, the inner frame 4 can be relatively arranged on the upper side with a gap provided between the inner frame 4 and the under frame 3 by the lower retaining edge 61 and the blade plate 64. The frame edge ring 6 and the blade plate 64
Is made of a highly slippery resin, so that abnormal noise can be prevented from being generated between the planting pin 7 and the underframe 3, and the sliding load can be reduced, so that the tray 2 can be taken in and out stably. be able to.

In the slide guide mechanism, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, at least three long holes 40a to 40c extending in the front-rear direction of the table body T are provided on the plate surface of the inner frame 3. 40a, 4 near both sides
0b and the center 40c, the center one 40c is located near the rear of the plate surface and both positions are shifted back and forth, and the planting pins 7 are provided in accordance with the positions of the long holes 40a to 40c. Good.

As a result, since the inner frame 4 is held by the at least three planting pins 7, the slot 40
According to the length direction of the a to 40c, it is possible to prevent the tray 2 including the rear cover 1b from being displaced horizontally and diagonally in the horizontal direction and to smoothly pull in and out, and even if the slide stroke is set large, The tray 2 including the rear cover 1b can be stably pulled out and held in a horizontal state.

At the same time, since the plate portion L extending forward of the inner frame 4 is held by the under frame 3 inside the table body T, the tray 2 is lowered forward even in the cantilevered state. Since it can be pulled out stably so as not to become long, various articles including long ones can be stably placed. The slide guide mechanism is made of a metal under frame 3 and an inner frame 4.
Therefore, the tray 2 can be pulled in and out very stably.

In the above-described embodiment, the blade plate 64 provided integrally with the frame edge ring 6 is provided. However, the blade plate 64 is formed separately from the frame edge ring 6 by using the under frame 3 to Can be attached to any of the inner frames 4 so as to be interposed between the under frame 3 and the inner frame 4. Further, the frame edge ring 6 is connected to the long holes 40a, 4 near both sides of the plate surface.
0b and the central elongated hole 40c are separately provided.
The frame edge ring 6 integral with the blade plate 64 as shown in FIG. 9 may be provided at the center, and the frame edge ring 6 without the blade plate as shown in FIG. 9 may be provided on both sides.

In addition to the above-described mechanisms, the upper cover 1 includes holders 16a, 16b, 17 for cups and the like.
a, 17b can be provided. The holders 16a, 16b, 17a, 17b of the cups are provided by recessing the front-side flat surface of the front cover 1a and the rear-side flat surface of the rear cover 1b.

Correspondingly, the underframe 3 and the inner frame 4 are provided with cup holders 16a,
Openings 34a, 34 for receiving 16b, 17a, 17b
b is provided. By being fitted into the openings 34a, 34b, the holders 16a, 16b, 17
Since a and 17b are assembled integrally with the under frame 3 and the inner frame 4, the cups can be stably and separately placed from other articles.

In the slide guide mechanism, a dish washer 70, a wave washer 71, and a plain washer 72 are provided on the axis side of the planting pin 7 protruding from the elongated holes 40a to 40c of the inner frame 4, so that the planting pin 7 The shaft protruding end is crimped on the upper side of the inner frame 4. In this planting pin 7, the wave washer 7
1, the inner frame 4 can be stably and slidably guided.

In addition, a stopper 8 can be attached to the inner frame 4 on the plate surface side facing the under frame 3. The stopper 8 has substantially U-shaped spring arms 81a and 81b extending in a bifurcated manner from the fixing plate 80 as shown in FIG. 10, and the free end sides 82a and 82b of the inner frame 4 as shown in FIG. It is provided by contacting the plate surface.

The stoppers 8 are locking claws 83a, 83b which cut out the plate surface of the fixing plate 80 and project inward from four sides.
And the projections 42a and 42b are cut and bent on the plate surface of the inner frame 4, and the projections 42a and 42b are pressed into the cutout spaces of the locking claws 83a and 83b to be attached to the plate surface of the inner frame 4. .

With respect to the stopper 8, the protrusion 3 for pulling-in / out which the under-frame 3 engages with the U-shaped protruding end of each of the spring arms 81a and 81b.
5a, 35b, 36a and 36b are provided. When the stopper 8 comes into contact with the protrusions 35a, 35b, 36a, 36b over the protruding ends of the spring arms 81a, 81b, the spring deforms. Installed.

In the stopper 8, the spring arm 8
The protruding end sides of 1a and 81b are projections 35a
By moving over the tray 35b, the tray 2 can be securely accommodated in the table body T.
Can surely be prevented from coming off. Also, the fixing plate 8
Since the free ends 82a and 82b extend in a forked shape from 0 and abut against the plate surface of the inner frame 4,
The change of the click feeling due to the spring arms 81a and 81b can be suppressed.

The table body T can be mounted on the side of the front seat F by a cantilever support mechanism 9 as shown in FIG. The cantilever support mechanism 9 includes legs 90a and 90b attached to the side of the front seat F, and connects the bendable link arms 92 and 93 between the leg 90a on one side and the bearing housing 95 of the operation lever 94. The link arms 92 and 93 are bent by pulling up and rotating the operation lever 94 upward to rotate the table body T.
Is tilted downward from the horizontal position in the vertical direction so that it can be stored.

Corresponding to the cantilever support mechanism 9, bearing portions 37a and 37b for hinge-connecting the upper ends of the legs 90a and 90b to one side of the under frame 3 and a bearing housing 95 of the operation lever 94 are fixedly accommodated. A cutout space 38 is provided on the plate surface. In the inner frame 4, a concave space 43 for accommodating the bearing housing 95 of the operation lever 94 is provided in a flange portion extending to the front side of the table body T.

[0041]

As described above, according to the automobile seat side table according to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper cover serving as a mounting portion for articles, and the underframe attached to the lower side of the upper cover are provided. From the front side and the rear side, assemble the table body with the rear side as an open port, and attach the tray that will be the loading section of the article to the inner frame so that it can be pulled in and out from the open side of the table body to the rear side. Can be used as a table equipment on which various articles can be placed.

In addition, a slide guide mechanism for the inner frame is formed by a long hole extending in the front-rear direction of the table body provided separately on each plate surface of the under frame and the inner frame, and a planting pin inserted into the long hole. Assemble,
Furthermore, a resin blade plate with rich lubricity is provided between the plate surfaces of the underframe and the inner frame,
A tray serving as a mounting portion for articles is attached to the inner frame so that the tray can be pulled in and out from the opening of the table body so as to be able to be pulled in and out from the rear side. And the tray can be smoothly taken in and out.

According to the seat side table for a vehicle according to the second aspect of the present invention, a frame edge ring made of a resin having high lubricity is fitted into the elongated hole, and the planting pin is attached to the frame edge ring. By assembling the slide guide mechanism of the inner frame by inserting it into the frame of the inner frame, the blade plate integrally formed with the frame edge ring is provided between the plate surfaces of the under frame and the inner frame, and the blade plate is provided. Can be easily assembled, and abnormal noise can be prevented from being generated between the planting pin and the underframe.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an automobile seat side table according to the present invention in a normal use state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the seat side table in a state where a tray is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing components constituting the seat side table.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the seat side table in a width direction.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the seat side table.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the seat side table in a state where a tray is pulled out.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a frame edge ring in which a blade plate integrated with the seat side table is integrally formed and omitted in the middle.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the frame edge ring of FIG. 7 interposed between an under frame and an inner frame.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another frame edge ring assembled to the seat side table with an intermediate portion omitted.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a stopper assembled to the seat side table.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the seat side table in a front-rear direction side surface.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a cantilever support mechanism that supports a table body of the seat side table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T Table body 1 Upper cover 2 Tray 3 Under frame 4 Inner frame 40a-40c Slot 6 Frame edge ring 7 Planting pin 64 Blade plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] An automobile seat side table equipped with a table body for mounting articles on a front side of a seat and a tray for mounting articles on a rear side which can be pulled in and out of the table body. A table body with an opening at the rear side is assembled from an upper cover that serves as a mounting part for articles, and an underframe that is attached to the lower side of the upper cover. A slide guide mechanism for the inner frame, comprising an elongated hole extending in the front-rear direction of the table body provided separately on each of the underframe and the inner frame, and a planting pin inserted into the elongated hole. Assemble, and further, a resin frame with high lubricity is attached to the underframe and inner frame. And a tray serving as a mounting portion for articles is attached to the inner frame so that the tray can be pulled in and out from the opening of the table body to the rear side. Side table. 2. A frame guide ring of an inner frame is assembled by fitting a frame edge ring made of a resin with high lubricity into a hole of an elongated hole, and inserting a planting pin into the frame of the frame edge ring. 2. The automobile seat side table according to claim 1, wherein a blade plate integrally formed with the frame edge ring is provided between the plate surfaces of the underframe and the inner frame.