JP2001130312A - On-vehicle air bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-vehicle air bed allowing to be easily used in a vehicle. SOLUTION: An air bed storing trim 48 is provided on an inner plate 30 of a one-box vehicle 12. The air bed 10 is stored in the air bed storing trim 48. When the air bed 10 is used, a lower cover 70 is removed to take the air bed 10 out and load on a rear seat 16A and air generated by driving a blower motor for a heater is injected into the air bed 10 through a blast duct 66. The air bed 10 becomes thereby available. Since the air bed 10 is always placed in the vehicle, it is unnecessary for a user to bring the air bed 10 into the vehicle when using it and labor of the user can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle air bet that inflates by sending air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a driver or the like sleeps in a car, the seat back of the seat is moved backward so that the driver can sleep in a posture as easy as possible. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, in order to achieve a more comfortable sleep, a driver or the like places an air bet 100 inside the vehicle.
Was brought in. Then, an air pump (not shown) is connected to the air bed 100 to
Air was sent inside and expanded. Drivers, etc.
The inflated air bed 100 is, for example,
He was lying between them and sleeping on it.

[0003]

Since the air bet 100 had no space to be stored in the vehicle in advance, it was brought into the vehicle when needed, which was inconvenient. Further, the air bed 100 is inflated by an air pump, but it is necessary to bring the air pump into the vehicle, which is similarly inconvenient. further,
It is possible for a person to inflate the air bet 100 directly, but in this case, more labor was required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle-mounted air bed that can be easily used in a vehicle.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a storage portion is provided in a vehicle, and an air bet that inflates by sending air is stored in the storage portion.

According to this configuration, the storage section is provided in the vehicle. An air bet is stored in this storage section. When the air bet is used, the user takes out the air bet from the storage portion and sends air into the air bet to expand the air bet. For this reason, when using the air bet, it is not necessary to bring the air bet into the vehicle, and the labor of the user can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the storage portion is provided on the door panel or the side panel, and the air bet is inflated and expanded in the vehicle width direction.

According to this configuration, the storage portion is provided on the door panel or the side panel, and the air bet is inflated and expanded in the vehicle width direction, so that a space for expansion can be secured and the air bet can be easily used. . If there is a seat, the air bet can be deployed on the sheet as it is. Further, the length when the air bet is deployed can be set to the vehicle width, and a large air bet can be used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air supply means for guiding an air flow generated by driving a blower motor used for a heater in a vehicle into an air bed.

According to this structure, the air flow generated by driving the blower motor used for the heater in the vehicle is guided from the air supply means into the air bed. For this reason, it is not necessary to separately bring an air pump for inflating the air bet into the vehicle when the air bet is used, so that the work of the user can be reduced. Further, the amount of air blown is larger than that of the air pump, and the air can be expanded in a short time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air passage for guiding the air inside the air bed together with the air flow generated by driving the blower motor.

According to this configuration, when the air bet is stored, the air inside the air bet is discharged. Here, the air inside the air bed is guided to the outside by the air path together with the air flow generated by driving the blower motor.
Air can be discharged smoothly. For this reason, the air can be discharged to the outside in a short time, and labor for storing the air bet can be reduced.

[0013]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle-mounted air bet according to an embodiment of the present invention; , Abbreviated as “one-box vehicle 12”).

As shown in FIG. 1, a right front seat 14A for the driver and a left front seat 14B for the occupant (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "front seat 14" as appropriate) are provided inside the one-box vehicle 12. Are located.

On the rear side of the right front seat 14A, a right rear seat 16A for an occupant is provided with a rear plate 1.
8. Also, left front seat 14B
On the rear side of the vehicle, a left rear seat 16B for an occupant is similarly disposed on a rear plate 18. In the following description, the right rear seat 16A and the left rear seat 1
6B is collectively referred to as “first rear seat 16” as appropriate. Although not shown, a second rear seat for an occupant is further disposed behind the first rear seat 16 on the vehicle side.

Front seat 14 and first rear seat 1
6 each include a seat cushion 20. A seat back frame (not shown) is attached to the rear of the seat cushion 20 in the vehicle. A seat back 22 is attached to each seat back frame. Further, a headrest 24 is attached to an upper end of each seatback 22 by a headrest stay (not shown).

Further, the seat back 22 of the front seat 14 and the first rear seat 16 can be tilted rearward with respect to the seat cushion 20 to the rear of the vehicle by a reclining mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1, a right front door 26 and a left front door are attached to both sides in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle (in FIG. 1, the left front door is not shown). As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an outer panel 28 is attached to the right front door 26 at the rear of the vehicle. An inner plate 30 is mounted inside the outer plate 28. The outer panel 28 and the inner panel 30 form a right vehicle wall 32. The right vehicle wall 32 has an outer plate 28 and an inner plate 30.
Are cut out to form a window portion 34. Then, a door glass 36 is fitted into the window portion 34, and the door glass 36 moves in the vehicle vertical direction (the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 2), so that the window portion 34 can be opened and closed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a slide door 38 is provided behind the left front door so as to be slidable in the vehicle length direction. The slide door 38 includes an outer panel 40 and an inner panel 42. The sliding door 38 has a window 44 formed by cutting out the outer panel 40 and the inner panel 42, and a door glass 46 is fitted into the window 44. 2 and 3 show a state in which the left and right door glasses 36 and 46 are lowered to the maximum and the windows 34 and 44 are fully opened. (Airbed storage trim) Here, the inner plate 3 of the right vehicle wall 32
At 0, an air bed storage trim 48 is formed.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
The air bed holding plate 5 arranged in contact with the inner plate 30
0 is provided. The air bet holding plate 50 is set to have a length from the rear portion of the right front seat 14A to the rear portion of the right rear seat 16A (hereinafter, referred to as "length in the vehicle length direction"). In addition, a bent portion 50 </ b> A formed by bending is provided on the upper portion of the air bet holding plate 50. The air bet storage trim 48 is provided on the inner plate 30 serving as a side panel.
The present invention is not limited to this, and may be provided on an inner panel that is a door panel.

The tip of the first protruding piece 52 protruding from the bent portion 50A toward the inner plate 30 is in contact with a support piece 54 integrally formed on the upper end of the inner plate 30. The tip of the second projecting piece 56 projecting to the opposite side of the inner plate 30 is
It contacts the side surface of an upper cover 58 described later, and supports the upper cover 58.

The air bed storage trim 48 has an upper cover 58 attached to the inner plate 30. The upper cover 58 is formed to have an L-shaped cross section, and the end of the upper cover 58 is bent and engaged with the upper end of the inner plate 30. The length of the upper cover 58 in the vehicle length direction is set to be substantially the same as the length of the air bet holding plate 50 in the vehicle length direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper cover 58 has a switch 60 (hereinafter, referred to as a "first switch 60") for switching between a setting for air supply to a heater and an air supply for a bed, which will be described later, and a switch for air supply. A switch 62 (not shown, hereinafter referred to as a “second switch 62”) for switching settings for air exhaust
That. ) Are provided in parallel. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the first switch 60 and the second switch 62 are connected to the control device 64.

On the rear plate 18, a duct case 68 for accommodating a blower duct 66 described later is provided. A lower cover 70 is mounted between the upper end of the duct case 68 and the lower end of the upper cover 58. The lower cover 70 has an L-shaped cross section as a whole, and includes a side surface portion 70A that covers the stored air bet 10 and a mounting portion 70B formed by bending a lower end portion of the side surface portion 70A. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the length of the side surface portion 70A of the lower cover 70 in the vehicle length direction is set to be substantially the same as the length of the upper cover 58 in the vehicle length direction. Further, opening holes (not shown) are formed at two positions (only one position is shown in FIG. 4) at both ends in the vehicle length direction at the upper end of the side surface portion 70A. A switching member 74 is inserted into the opening from the inside of the vehicle, and a rectangular lock member 76 is integrally formed at the tip of the switching member 74.

Here, the lock member 76 is connected to the switching member 74.
When the is rotated, the lower cover 70 projects from the upper end of the side surface portion 70A to the upper cover 58 side. When the lower cover 70 is fixed, the lock member 76 is
Projecting from the upper end of the upper cover 58 and engaging with the lower end of the upper cover 58. When the lower cover 70 is removed, the engagement is released by rotating the switching member 74 so that the lock member 76 does not protrude from the upper end of the side surface portion 70A. On the other hand, the tip of the mounting portion 70A of the lower cover 70 is bent substantially perpendicularly to the mounting portion 70A, and engages with a long hole (not shown) formed in the duct case 68 when the lower cover 70 is fixed. Configuration.

(Air Bet) Next, the air bet 10 stored in the air bet storage trim 48 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the air bet 10 has a rectangular shape whose length when deployed is set to be approximately the same as the width of the one-box vehicle 12. Air bet 1
When the air bet 10 is not used, the air bet 10 is wound up and stored in a space formed by the air bet holding plate 50 and the side portion 70A of the lower cover 70.

The air bed 10 has an opening (not shown) for injecting air into the air bed 10.
Is provided. In addition, the ventilation duct 6
6 are connected. Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the rear end of the air duct 66 is connected to a betting air duct 80 into which an air flow generated by driving a rear heater blower motor 78 described later enters.

Here, the ventilation duct 66 is housed inside the duct case 68 and below the rear plate 18. The ventilation duct 66 penetrates through a long hole formed in the duct case 68 and enters the inside of the airbag storage trim 48 from inside the duct case 68. On the other hand, the ventilation duct 66 penetrates an opening (not shown) formed in the rear plate 18 and is connected to the betting air duct 80.

(Air Injection Means) Next, an air injection means for injecting air into the air bed 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A rear heater unit 82 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “unit 82”) is attached to the lower part of A (the right front seat 14A is not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).
The unit 82 is provided with a rear heater blower motor 78 (hereinafter simply referred to as “motor 78”). The motor 78 is provided with a rotating shaft (not shown), and a blower fan (not shown, hereinafter simply referred to as “fan”) is attached to the rotating shaft.

As shown in FIG. 5B, a betting air pipe 84 is provided inside the unit 82 to serve as a flow path of an air flow generated by rotation of the fan. Further, a heater air pipe (not shown) serving as a flow path of an air flow for the heater is provided.

Specifically, the first air pipe 84A, into which the air flow generated by the rotation of the fan enters, is connected to the second air pipe 8A.
4B and the third air pipe 84C are connected. The second air pipe 84B and the third air pipe 84C have a fourth air pipe 8
4D is connected. A fifth air pipe 84E connected to the air bed 10 is connected to the fourth air pipe 84D. The third air pipe 84C has an air bed 1 at the time of exhaust.
A sixth air pipe 84F that guides the air inside 0 to the outside of the vehicle is connected.

Here, a first valve 86A is provided in the second air pipe 84B. The third air pipe 84C is provided with a second valve 86B. Further, a third valve 86C is provided in the sixth air pipe 84F. Each of the valves 86A, 86B, 86C has a function of controlling the flow of air inside the betting air pipe 84.

The unit 82 includes the control device 64
Is electrically connected to Therefore, the first switch 6
When the 0 and the second switch 62 are switched, a predetermined signal is transmitted to the control device 64. With this control device 64,
Switching between the betting air pipe 84 and the heater air pipe, and the opening and closing of the valves 86A, 86B, 86C are controlled.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a heater air duct 88 and a bed air duct 80 are attached to the unit 82, respectively. The betting air duct 80 is connected to the fifth air pipe 84E,
The heater air duct 88 is connected to a heater air pipe. The heater air duct 88 is provided toward the rear seat 16 side, and the betting air duct 8 is provided.
0 is provided toward the rear plate 16 side.

Next, the operation and effects of the vehicle mounted air bet 10 according to this embodiment will be described.

First, the operation when the air bed 10 is used will be described.

When using the air bed 10, the lower cover 70 of the air bed storage trim 48 is removed. FIG.
As shown in FIG.
This can be achieved by rotating the lock member 4 to release the engagement between the lock member 76 and the upper cover 58. Then, when the user enters the air bet 10 stored in the air bet storage trim 48,
And remove the right rear seat 16A and the left rear seat 16
B is placed on the seat cushion 20. Next, the seat back 22 of the right rear seat 16A and the left rear seat 16B.
Is brought back to the full flat state. Then, the first switch 60 is switched to be set to “for air blowing”, and the second switch 62 is switched to be set to “for air blowing”.

Here, the fan is rotated by setting the first switch 60 to "for bet blowing" and turning on the blower switch (not shown) of the motor 78. Then, an air flow is generated by the rotation of the fan, and the air flows in the first air pipe 84A. Further, by setting the second switch 62 to “for air blowing”, the second valve 86B is opened, and the first valve 86A and the third valve 86 are opened.
C closes.

The air flow generated by the rotation of the fan enters the first air pipe 84A (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 5B). The airflow that has entered the first air pipe 84A enters the third air pipe 84C. Then, since the second valve 86B is open, the air flows through the third air pipe 84C as it is.
Further, since the third valve 86C is closed, the air flows through the sixth valve 86C.
It does not flow through the air pipe 84F. The first air pipe 8
The airflow that has entered the second air pipe 84B from 4A does not enter the fourth air pipe 84D from the second air pipe 84B because the first valve 86A is closed.

Further, the third air pipe 84C to the fourth air pipe 8
The airflow that has entered 4D enters the fifth air pipe 84E.
Then, the air flow passes from the fifth air pipe 84E through the bed air duct 80, and enters the blower duct 66 (FIG. 5).
(B) Middle arrow C direction). The air flow is generated by the air duct 66.
From the air bet 10. As a result, FIG.
As shown in (2), the air bet 10 is inflated to be in use. When air necessary for inflation of the air bed 10 is injected, the second valve 86B is closed by a separately provided control means (not shown) so that the air does not flow backward (discharge) from the inside of the air bed 10.

As described above, since the air bet 10 is always stored in the air bet storage trim 48, there is no need to bring the air bet 10 into the vehicle when using the air bet 10. In this regard, the labor of the user can be greatly reduced.

Further, since the rear heater blower motor 78 is also used as a means for injecting air into the air bet 10, the air can be easily and quickly introduced into the air bet 10 as compared with other air injecting means such as an air pump. Can be injected. Also, there is no need to take the air pump into the vehicle.

Further, since the air bet 10 is deployed in the vehicle width direction, the length of the air bet can be made substantially equal to the length of the vehicle width, and a large size air bet can be used.

Next, the operation when the air bet 10 is stored will be described.

When the air bet 10 is stored, the second switch 62 is switched to "air exhaust". When the second switch 62 is set to “for air exhaust”, the control device 64
Thereby, the first valve 86A and the third valve 86C are opened with the second valve 86B closed. Next, the motor 78 is driven by turning on a blower switch (not shown).

When the first valve 86A and the third valve 86C are opened, the air inside the air bed 10 is discharged to the outside due to a change in the air pressure. The air discharged from the inside of the air bet 10 (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as “discharged air”) flows back through the blower duct 66, and from the bed air duct 80 to the fifth air duct.
It enters the air pipe 84E.

On the other hand, the air flow generated by the rotation of the fan flows through the first air pipe 84A and enters the second air pipe 84B. The air flow that has entered the second air pipe 84B is the fourth air pipe 8
Enter 4D. Since the second valve 86B is closed, the air flow is transferred from the third air pipe 84C to the fourth air pipe 8C.
Do not enter 4D.

The discharged air (the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. 5) discharged from the inside of the air bed 10 and entering the fifth air pipe 84E through the ventilation duct 66 enters the fourth air pipe 84D, and then the second air pipe 84D. The air flows through the fourth air pipe 84D together with the air flow that has entered through the pipe 84B, and enters the third air pipe 84C. Thereafter, the discharged air flows from the third air pipe 84C to the sixth air pipe 84F because the second valve 86B is closed.
(In the direction of arrow E in FIG. 5), and is discharged outside the vehicle through the third valve 86C. As described above, since the exhaust air discharged from the inside of the air bed is put on the air flow generated by driving the motor 78 and discharged outside the vehicle, the air can be discharged in a short time.

When all the air inside the air bet 10 is exhausted in the above steps, the user winds the air bet 10 and stores it again in the air bet storage trim 48. Then, the lower cover 70 is attached, and the process ends.

When the heater is used, the first switch 60 is switched and set to "for heater blowing". When the blower switch is turned “ON”, the air flow generated by the rotation of the fan passes through the heater air pipe and is discharged from the heater air duct 88 into the vehicle.

In the above embodiment, the rear heater blower motor 78 is used as the blower motor.
The invention is not limited to this, and a blower motor for a front heater or an air conditioner may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the mode in which the vehicle mounted air bet 10 is applied to the one-box vehicle 12 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable not only to other vehicles such as sedan type vehicles but also to vehicles in general. Can be applied.

[0053]

According to the air-bed mounted on a vehicle according to the present invention, the air-bed can be easily used in a vehicle and the labor of the user can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inside of a vehicle in a state where a vehicle mounted air bet according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the inside of the vehicle when the vehicle mounted air bet according to one embodiment of the present invention is stored.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the inside of the vehicle when the vehicle mounted air bet according to one embodiment of the present invention is used.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an air bet storage trim that stores a vehicle mounting air bet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of an air injection means, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a layout diagram of a betting air pipe arranged inside the air injection means.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where a conventional air bet is placed on a seat in an automobile.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 air bet (vehicle mounted air bet) 12 automobile 30 inner plate (side panel) 48 air bet storage trim (storage section) 66 air duct (air blowing means) 78 rear heater blower motor (blower motor) 84 bet air pipe (air passage) )

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An air bet for mounting on a vehicle, wherein a storage portion is provided in the vehicle, and an air bet that inflates by sending air is stored in the storage portion. 2. The vehicle-mounted air bet according to claim 1, wherein the storage portion is provided on a door panel or a side panel, and the air bet expands and expands in a vehicle width direction. 3. An air supply means for guiding an air flow generated by driving a blower motor used for a heater in a vehicle into the air bed.
The air bet for mounting on a vehicle according to the above. 4. The vehicle mounted air bet according to claim 3, wherein an air passage for guiding the air inside the air bet to the outside together with the air flow generated by driving the blower motor is provided.