JP2000175768A - Armrest device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heighten operability by opening a lid easily only by operating a lid body to laterally slide when operating to open/close the lid in an arm rest device for a vehicle with the lid body openable/closable from both lateral directions. SOLUTION: Recessed parts 34 for accommodating sliders 50 slidably in the lateral direction are formed on the front and rear sides of storage space 33 of a box body 30. Lock grooves 35 for locking locking claws 43 attached on the front and rear sides of a lid body 40 are opened outside of the recessed parts 34, and coil springs 44, 45 are made to act between each slider 50 and the inner surface of the lid body 40 to always energize the lid body 40 upward and to maintain the covering of the lid body 40. When the lid body 40 and the slider 50 are operated to slide laterally and the locking claw 43 reaches a lock release cutout 36, the locking claw 43 comes off a lock groove 35, and the lid body 40 is energized in the opening direction by the spring force of the coil springs 44, 45.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular armrest device, and more particularly to a box body which is installed on a vehicle seat and can accommodate small items therein, and a top opening of the box body which is detachably covered. The present invention relates to an armrest device for a vehicle, comprising a lid body and capable of opening and closing the lid body from both left and right directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional armrest device, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, an armrest device 1 is provided with a lid body 3 which covers an upper opening of a box body 2 capable of accommodating small articles or the like via a hinge 2a. It is configured to be openably and closably attached to the body 2. And this armrest device 1
Is mounted substantially at the center of the vehicle seat 4 and opens and closes the lid body 3 using the opposite side of the hinge 2a as an operation unit.

Recently, an armrest device 5 shown in FIG. 14 has been proposed which can open and close both sides of a lid so that occupants sitting on the left and right sides can open and close the lid body equally. The lock mechanism of the armrest device 5 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 15, on the inner surface side of the lid body 3, lock pins 6a and 6b are respectively provided on the front side and the rear side so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The lock pin 6a on the front side is spring-biased to the front side, and the lock pin 6b on the rear side is spring-biased to the rear side. Although only one side is shown in FIG. 15, a similar lock pin is provided on the other side.

When the lid body 3 is mounted on the box body 2, the lock pins 6a and 6b enter the lock holes of the box body 2 and function as hinge axes. At the time of opening operation, if the operation knob 7a of the lock release member 7 is pressed inward, the lock pin whose terminal is fitted into the inclined guide holes 7b, 7c provided in the lock release member 7 is provided. 6a and 6b are drawn inward, and the lock pins 6a and 6b are
From the lock hole.

Accordingly, the operation knob 7a of the unlocking member 7
To unlock the left or right side,
On the other side, the lock pins 6a and 6b enter the lock holes of the box body 2 and function as hinge axes, so that the lid body 3 can be opened.

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional armrest device 5 that can be opened and closed in both left and right directions,
The operation knob 7a of the unlocking member 7 is pressed inward to release the lock, and then the lid body 3 is lifted upward to perform the opening operation. Therefore, the opening operation is troublesome, and the closing operation of the lid body 3 is performed. Also, in the state where the operation knob 7a of the unlocking member 7 is pressed inward, the lid body 3 is superimposed on the upper surface of the box body 2, and then the unlocking member 7
Must be released from the operation knob 7a to perform the unlocking operation, and the opening and closing operation of the lid body 3 is troublesome.
It was not preferable in terms of usability.

[0007] Further, since the unlocking members 7 are provided on the left and right sides of the lid body 3, the operation knob 7 a of the unlocking member 7 gives a sense of strangeness in appearance and causes a reduction in the appearance performance of the armrest device 5. It has become.

An object of the present invention relates to an armrest device for a vehicle which is mounted on a vehicle seat and which can open and close a lid body in both left and right directions. When the lid is opened and closed, there is no need to lift the lid, and simply slide the lid. An object of the present invention is to provide an armrest device for a vehicle which can be easily opened and closed simply by being operated, is excellent in usability, and has improved appearance performance.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a vehicle armrest device according to claim 1 is provided on a vehicle seat and has a box capable of accommodating small items and the like inside. Body and a lid body that detachably covers the upper opening of the box body, and wherein the lid body can be opened and closed from both left and right directions, the box body is located in front of and behind a central storage space. A concave portion is formed on the side to slidably receive the slider in the left-right direction, a lock groove extending along the concave portion and provided with unlocking cutouts at both ends is formed, and the lid body is a coil spring. The lid body is supported on the upper surface side of the slider through the lock member, and a lock claw provided on the inner surface of the lid body is slidably locked in the lock groove, so that the lid body is placed on the upper surface of the box body. When the lid is held in the closed state so as to cover the mouth and the lock claw is located in the lock release notch of the lock groove terminal by the sliding operation of the lid body in the left and right direction, the lock claw is disengaged from the lock groove, and the lid body and the slider The lid body is urged in the opening direction by the coil spring between them, and the opened state of the lid body is maintained.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
A lid body is supported on the upper surface side of a slider that is slidably accommodated in the box body in the left-right direction, and is urged upward by a coil spring, but is provided on the front and rear sides of the inner surface of the lid. Since the lock claw is accommodated in the lock groove of the box body, even if the lid body and the slider are operated to the left and right, the lid body is locked in the lock groove while the lock claw is locked in the lock groove. It is held with the top surface covered.

When the slider reaches one of the right and left ends, the lock claw of the lid body is located in the unlocking notch provided at the end of the lock groove, and the engagement between the box body and the lid body is changed. The lid body is released and the coil body between the slider and the lid body acts to rotate the lid body, so that the lid body can be opened only by sliding the lid body to the left and right sides, and the opened state is set. Can be locked.

Further, the locked state can be released only by sliding the lid body in the left and right direction, and the operation knob of the unlocking member does not appear on the product surface as in the conventional case.
A simple appearance is obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an armrest device for a vehicle, wherein a concave portion which is depressed upward is formed in a central portion of the lock groove, and a lock claw provided on a lid body is locked in the concave portion, and the coil spring is provided. By applying the spring force in the locking direction, the lid body is held by the box body at the neutral position.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention,
The lid body is supported on the slider, and the slider and the lid body slide right and left on the upper surface of the box body. In synchronization with this, locking claws provided on the front and rear sides of the lid body surface are locked. Slide in the lock groove. A concave portion that is depressed upward is provided in the center of the lock groove. When the lock claw is located in the concave portion, the lid body is urged upward by a coil spring installed between the lid body and the slider. The lock claw is fitted into this recess with a sense of moderation by the spring force of the coil spring, and the lid body is securely held at its neutral position.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a vehicle armrest device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is an overall view showing an embodiment in which an armrest device according to the present invention is installed on a vehicle seat, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the armrest device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a box body in the armrest device according to the present invention. 4 and 5 are partial sectional views of a box body in the armrest device according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a lid body in the armrest device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an armrest according to the present invention. 8 and 9 are explanatory views showing an opened state of the lid body in the armrest device according to the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the armrest apparatus according to the present invention when the lid body is opened. Explanatory diagram showing the mutual relationship between the box body and the lid body,
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a closed state of the lid body in the armrest device according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing an opened state of the lid body in the armrest apparatus according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a rear seat 10 of a vehicle includes
The seat occupant is a three-seater type and includes a seat cushion 11 on which an occupant sits and a seat back 12 serving as a backrest of the occupant.

The vehicle armrest device 20 according to the present invention is installed on the rear seat 10 and is stored in a storage portion 13 provided substantially at the center of the seat back 12 when not in use. At the time of use, it is installed and used in a substantially horizontal state on the seat cushion 11 in a forward tilted state. Therefore, a pair of support brackets 14 that rotatably support the armrest device 20 are attached to a frame behind the storage unit 13.

Next, the structure of the armrest device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the armrest device 20 is generally constituted by a box body 30 and a lid body 40. The box body 30 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape long in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. A container-shaped inner plate 32 is attached along the inner surface of the box body 31, and small items can be stored in a storage space 33 formed below the inner plate 32.

More specifically, the box body 31 is
Pad material 31 such as polyurethane foam having a cushioning property on the surface of a core material 311 made of a synthetic resin material such as P resin.
2 are laminated, and a surface material 313 such as a PVC sheet, cloth, or the like is provided on the surface, so that a good feel is obtained and a sense of unity with the rear sheet 10 is obtained.

The storage space 33 of the box body 30
A concave portion 34 extending in the left-right direction is provided on the front and rear sides of the slider 50.
Are slidably provided along the left and right direction,
A lock groove 35 extending along the left-right direction is formed outside the lock groove 35, and a lock release notch 36 is formed on the left and right end sides of the lock groove 35.

As shown in FIG. 4, a guide projection 341 for supporting the slider 50 is formed in the side wall of the concave portion 34 for accommodating the slider 50, and a corresponding concave groove 51 is formed in the slider 50. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, a concave portion 37 which is depressed upward is formed in the center portion of the lock groove 35, and the concave portion 37 has a function of holding the lock claw 43 of the lid body 40 at the neutral position. Have. On the upper surface of the slider 50, elbow-shaped spring receivers 52 and 53 for receiving ends of a coil spring described later are formed at diagonal positions.

Next, the structure of the lid body 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the lid 40 has a two-layer structure of a lid body 41 and an inner plate 42, similar to the basic configuration of the box 30, as shown in FIG. And it is the composition which raised the appearance performance.

That is, the lid main body 41 is formed by laminating a pad material 412 such as a polyurethane foam on the surface of a core material 411 made of a synthetic resin such as a PP resin, and further, on the surface thereof, a skin material 413 made of a PVC sheet or cloth. An inner plate 4 made of a synthetic resin material such as a PP resin is provided at an appropriate interval on the inner surface of the lid body 41.
2 are installed.

The lid body 40 is, as shown in FIG.
First, a hook-shaped lock claw 43 is formed substantially at the center of the front and rear sides of the inner surface plate 42 of the lid body 40,
Two coil springs 44 and 45 are provided between the slider 50 and the front and rear sides of the inner plate 42 (see FIG. 10). Specifically, the pair of support pieces 441 and 4
A coil spring 44 is wound around a shaft 442 provided between the coil springs 44, one end 443 of the coil spring 44 is locked by a plate-shaped rib 444, and the other end 445 of the coil spring 44
Extends on the surface of the slider 50 and is locked by the spring receiver 52.

Similarly, the coil spring 45 on the other side is provided at a position symmetrical to the coil spring 44 described above, and
Similarly, a coil spring 45 is attached to a shaft 452 provided on the support piece 451.
Is wound, one end 453 of the coil spring 45 is locked by the plate-shaped rib 454, and the other end 4
55 is locked by a spring receiver 53 at a position diagonal to the spring receiver 52 of the slider 50. Although the description is omitted, a similar coil spring 4 is also provided on the rear side of the lid body 40.
4 and 45 are provided between the slider 50 and the rear slider 50.

Accordingly, the lid body 40 is supported by the sliders 50 provided on the front and rear sides of the box body 30,
Further, the lid body 40 is always urged upward by the coil springs 44 and 45, while the lock claw 43 provided on the lid body 40 is accommodated in the lock groove 35 of the box body 30. The lid body 40 is held so as to cover the upper opening of the box body 30.

Next, the opening and closing operation of the lid body 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 11, the lock claw 43 of the lid body 40 is
5 is fitted into the concave portion 37 at the center of the lid 5, and the spring biasing force of the coil springs 44 and 45 is applied upward to the lid body 40. Therefore, the lid body 40 is securely locked at this neutral position. Have been.

Next, in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG.
When the slider 0 is slid, the lid body 40 and the slider 50 operate synchronously by the coil springs 44 and 45. Then, the lock claw 43 also moves in the lock groove 35, but when the lock claw 43 is located in the lock release notch 36 of the terminal of the lock groove 35, the lock claw 43 of the lid body 40 is moved from the lock release notch 36 through the lock release notch 36. Then, the engagement between the box body 30 and the lid body 40 is released.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lid body 40 is urged in the direction of rotation by the spring force of the coil spring 44, and the lid body 40 is automatically opened, and the spring force of the coil spring 44 is increased. Is locked in the open state (see FIG. 12).

Although only the front side of the lid body 40 is shown in FIG. 10, the unlocking and the spring force of the coil spring 44 are similarly applied to the rear side. As the rotation center axis at this time, a line connecting the axis 442 supporting the coil spring 44 and the axis of the spring receiver 53 on the other side of the slider 50 is the hinge axis.

When the lid body 40 is slid in the opposite direction, the slider 50 slides in the opposite direction, and the locking claw 43 of the lid body 40 is on the opposite side of the lock groove 35 in the left-right direction. Removed from the unlocking notch 36 to the outside,
This time, the lid body 40 is rotated by the spring force of the coil spring 45, and is locked with the lid body 40 opened. The hinge shaft at that time is the support shaft 45 of the coil spring 45.
A line connecting the axis 2 of the spring receiver 52 of the slider 50 to the axis becomes a hinge axis.

In order to return the open lid body 40 shown in FIG. 12 to the original state, the lid body 40 is rotated clockwise in FIG. After being inserted into the unlocking notch 36 of the lock groove 35, the lid body 40 and the slider 50 may be slid to the center side. Then, when the lock claw 43 is fitted into the concave portion 37 of the lock groove 35 shown in FIG.
The position becomes the neutral position, and the closing operation of the lid body 40 is completed.
At this time, a modest operation can be expected by the coil springs 44 and 45, and the lid body 40 is securely locked at the neutral position.

[0033]

The above is an embodiment of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention. In the vehicle armrest device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the slider for holding the lid body inside the box body is moved left and right. The lid body is provided so as to be slidable in the direction, a lock groove for guiding the lock claw of the lid body is formed, and a lock release notch for releasing the lock is provided on the left and right terminal sides of the lock groove. When the slide operation is performed in the direction of, the lock claw of the lid body comes off the lock groove, and at this time, the spring force of the coil spring between the slider and the lid body acts, and the lid body performs a rotating operation. It is not necessary to operate the operation knob of the unlocking member and lift the lid body upward as in the past, and simply slide the lid body. It is possible to open manipulate the lid body. Further, in order to close the lid body, it is only necessary to close the lid body and slide the lid body, and workability in opening and closing the lid body can be significantly improved.

Further, by simply sliding the lid body in the left-right direction, the locked state of the lid body can be released, and the operation knob of the unlocking member is not conspicuous on the product surface as in the conventional case. A simple and beautiful appearance performance can be obtained without obstructing the above.

According to the vehicle armrest device of the second aspect of the present invention, the central portion of the lock groove is provided with a concave portion which engages with the lock claw of the lid member, and the concave portion is provided between the slider and the lid member. Since the locked state can be maintained at all times by the spring force of the coil spring in between, the lid body can be securely held at the neutral position and the operation with a sense of moderation becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an embodiment in which an armrest device of a vehicle armrest device according to the present invention is installed on a rear seat.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a box body in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a lid body in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a lid body in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a sliding operation in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a lid body opening operation in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a lid body and a slider in an open state of the lid body in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a closed state of a lid body in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing an open state of a lid body in the armrest device of the vehicle armrest device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing a conventional armrest device installed on a rear seat.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a conventional left-right opening type armrest device.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a lock mechanism portion in a conventional left-right opening type armrest device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rear seat 20 Armrest device 30 Box body 31 Box main part 33 Storage space 34 Depression 35 Lock groove 36 Notch 37 for unlocking 37 Depression 40 Lid body 41 Lid main part 411 Core material 412 Pad material 413 Skin material 42 Inner plate 43 Lock claw 44 Coil spring 441 Support piece 442 Shaft 443 One end of coil spring 45 Coil spring 451 Support piece 452 Shaft 453 One end of coil spring 454 Rib 455 The other end of coil spring 50 Slider 52 Spring receiver 53 Spring receiver

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A box body installed in a vehicle seat and capable of storing small items therein, and a lid body that removably covers an opening on an upper surface of the box body. The lid body can be opened and closed from both left and right directions. In the armrest device for a vehicle as described above, the box body is formed with a concave portion for slidably receiving the slider in the left-right direction on the front and rear sides of a central storage space, while extending along the concave portion, and extending to both terminals. A lock groove provided with a lock release notch is formed, the lid body is supported on the upper surface side of the slider via a coil spring, and a lock claw provided on the inner surface of the lid body is slidably engaged in the lock groove. By being stopped, the lid body is maintained in a closed state so as to cover the upper surface opening of the box body, and the locking claw locks the lock groove terminal by sliding the lid body in the left-right direction. When you position the cutout for the removal, the lock pawl is disengaged from the lock groove,
An armrest device for a vehicle, wherein a lid body is spring-biased in an opening direction by a coil spring between the lid body and a slider, and the opened state of the lid body is maintained. 2. A concave portion which is depressed upward is formed at a central portion of the lock groove, and a lock claw provided on the lid body is locked in the concave portion, and a spring force of a coil spring is applied in a lock direction, The vehicle armrest device according to claim 1, wherein the lid body is held by the box body at the neutral position.