JP2001269246A - Armrest device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an armrest device that has a table function in addition to the original function for resting the arm. SOLUTION: An armrest 4, 5 is so designed that it can be supported nearly horizontally even when it is turned upside down, with a soft cushion surface A formed on either the top or bottom surface of the armrest 4, 5 and a hard, flat table surface B on the other.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest device for supporting an armrest in a substantially horizontal state on each side surface of a seat back of a seat of a vehicle or a theater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An armrest is supported on a side surface of a seat back of a seat in a substantially horizontal state (for a similar technique, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-38856). The upper surface of the armrest has a soft cushion surface so that the occupant can relax on the arm.

[0003]

However, in such an armrest device, a cup, a small object, or the like is placed on the armrest only by putting the arm on the cushion surface of the armrest so that the armrest can be relaxed. It was inconvenient because I could not do it.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and provides an armrest device capable of obtaining a table function in addition to an original function of placing an arm.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shaft formed on a side surface of a pair of seats spaced apart in the left-right direction on opposite side surfaces of a seat back and on a side surface of a base end portion of an armrest. A removable armrest device for supporting the armrest in a substantially horizontal state by inserting the armrest, wherein the armrest can be supported in a substantially horizontal state even when it is turned upside down, and a soft cushion surface is provided on one of upper and lower surfaces of the armrest. And a hard and flat table surface was formed on the other side.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cushion surface of the armrest supported by the side surface of the seatback is turned up in a pair of seats spaced apart left and right, the occupant is placed above the armrest. The original function of being able to place the arm is obtained. Then, once the armrest is removed from the seatback, it is turned upside down and attached to the side of the seatback arranged at the opposite position, so that the table surface faces upward, so that cups and small items can be placed on the table surface. A possible table function is obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a shaft formed on a base end side surface of an armrest is inserted into each of left and right side surfaces of a seat back of a seat, and the armrest is supported in a substantially horizontal state. A flexible armrest device, wherein the armrest can be supported in a substantially horizontal state even when it is turned upside down, and a soft cushion surface is formed on one of upper and lower surfaces of the armrest, and a hard and flat table surface is formed on the other. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when armrests are respectively attached to the left and right sides of one seatback, the armrests are once removed from the seatback and turned upside down in the same manner as in the preceding paragraph. The table function is obtained by attaching to the side side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the armrest is rotatable, is stored upward along the seatback when not in use, and is turned to the front side to be substantially horizontal when not in use. I do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the armrest is freely rotatable, when not in use, the armrest can be turned upward so as to be along the side surface of the seatback, so that the user can get on and off the vehicle. The operation of walking through between the left and right sheets is easy to perform.

[0011]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a frontmost seat 1 in a three-row seat of a wagon car. This sheet 1
Is divided into left and right, respectively.
In the center there is a walk-through passage.

The seat 1 comprises a seat cushion 2 and a seat back 3. The seat 1 can be moved back and forth via a rail (not shown). Armrests 4 and 5 are rotatably attached to the side surfaces of each seatback 3 facing each other. A bracket 7 having a cylindrical bearing 6 is fixed to a side surface of the seat back 3. Armrests 4, 5
A shaft 8 is formed on the base end side surface of the bracket 7. By inserting the shaft 8 into the bearing 6 of the bracket 7,
The armrests 4, 5 are rotatably supported. That is, when not in use, it is accommodated upward along the seat back 3, and when in use, it is turned to the front side so as to be in a substantially horizontal state, and the occupant's arm can be placed thereon. Further, when the armrests 4 and 5 themselves are unnecessary, they can be removed from the seat back 3 and stored in a luggage room or the like.

A soft cushion surface A and a hard and flat table surface B are formed above and below the armrests 4 and 5, and are normally supported with the cushion surface A up as shown in FIG. , Can carry the occupant's arm. The armrests 4 and 5 have a structure that can be supported in a substantially horizontal state even when the armrests are turned upside down. Therefore, once the armrests 4 and 5 are removed from the seat back 3,
As shown in FIG. 4, the table surface B is turned upside down and then attached to the side surface of the seat back 3 on the opposite side.
Faces upwards, so that cups and small articles can be placed on the table surface B. Thus, according to this embodiment, the armrest 4, which only has the function of placing the arm of the occupant,
5 can also be provided with a table function.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, a case is shown in which armrests 4 and 5 are attached to the left and right sides of one seatback 9 respectively. In this embodiment, as in the previous embodiment, the table function can be obtained by removing the armrests 4 and 5 from the seat back 3 once, turning them upside down, and attaching them to the opposite side surface. Other configurations, functions and effects are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

[0016]

According to the present invention, when the cushion surface of the armrest supported by the side surface of the seat back is raised, the original function of placing the occupant's arm on the cushion surface can be obtained. Then, once the armrest is removed from the seat back, flipped upside down and attached to the side of the opposite seat back, the table surface faces up, so a table function that can place cups and small items on the table surface is obtained. Can be

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an armrest device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a support structure of the armrest of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the seat showing the state in which the cushion surface of FIG. 1 is up;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the seat showing the state in which the table surface of FIG. 1 is faced up;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a seat showing a state in which a cushion surface of an armrest device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is up;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the seat showing the state in which the table surface of FIG. 5 is faced up;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat 2 Seat cushion 3, 9 Seat back 4, 5 Armrest 8 Shaft A Cushion surface B Table surface

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A shaft formed on a base end side surface of an armrest is inserted into a side surface of a pair of seats spaced apart in the left-right direction on opposite side surfaces of a seatback to support the armrest in a substantially horizontal state. The armrest can be supported in a substantially horizontal state even when it is turned upside down, and a soft cushion surface is formed on one of upper and lower surfaces of the armrest, and a hard and flat table surface is formed on the other. An armrest device characterized by being formed. 2. A detachable armrest device for inserting a shaft formed on a base end side surface of an armrest into each of left and right side surfaces of a seat back of a seat to support the armrest in a substantially horizontal state. An armrest device, wherein the armrest can be supported in a substantially horizontal state even when it is turned upside down, and a soft cushion surface is formed on one of upper and lower surfaces of the armrest, and a hard and flat table surface is formed on the other. . 3. The armrest device according to claim 1, wherein the armrest is rotatable, is stored upward along the seat back when not in use, and is forwardly moved when in use. An armrest device which is turned to a substantially horizontal state.