JP2003118463A - Tiltable footrest of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tiltable footrest of an automobile flush with a body floor in a normal state with a small article compartment thereunder. SOLUTION: The plate-like footrest body 10 is set flush with a floor panel 1 in an opening 18 of a recess 1a formed on the floor panel 1 as a small item compartment, and the base end of the footrest body 10 is pivotally attached to the base end of the opening 18. The base end of a support member 15 is pivotally attached to the footrest body 10 for supporting the footrest body at the open position, and a guide member 13 for guiding the top of the support member 15 slidably along the floor panel 1 to rotate the footrest body 10 upward is mounted in the periphery of the opening 18. The guide member has grooved stoppers 14 and 14a for constraining the top of the support member 15 so that the footrest body 10 rotated to the use position is constrained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable footrest for an automobile, in which a footrest surface rising obliquely from the floor is set by being rotated from a normal state to a use position. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A base end portion of a footrest body functioning as a footrest surface is pivotally attached to a seat frame located below a seatback of a front seat, and springs up along a back surface of the seatback. , A foldable footrest for a foldable rear seat is known in which the footrest body is stepped on and set diagonally so that the tip of the body is rotated toward the floor when used.

[0003]

In the case of this footrest, it is superposed on the seat back in a protruding state in a normal state where it is not used, and it is not particularly configured to perform another function.

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object to provide a foldable footrest for an automobile, which is in the same plane as the floor in a normal state, and which has a small compartment under the floor.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention comprises a footrest surface which rises diagonally from the floor when rotated from a normal state to a use position according to claim 1. In a car's retractable footrest, the plate-shaped footrest body is normally set flush with the floor panel in the opening of the recess formed in the floor as a small case, and the base end of the footrest body is The footrest body is pivotally attached to the base end portion of the opening, and the base end portion of the support member that supports the footrest body in the open position is pivotally attached to the periphery of the opening portion.
A guide member for slidably guiding the tip end portion of the support member along the floor panel is provided so as to rotate the footrest body upward, and the footrest body rotated to the use position is restrained by the guide member. As described above, the stopper for restraining the tip portion of the support member is formed.

In a normal state where the footrest body is not used as a footrest, the footrest body is flush with the floor panel and functions as a lid for a small container. When the footrest body is rotated upward, the opening is opened, and when the tip end portion of the support member is restrained by the stopper, the footrest body is restrained in the diagonal use position which functions as a footrest surface.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A retractable footrest for an automobile for a rear seat according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. This footrest is provided with an opening 1 of a recess 1a formed in a floor panel 1 slightly rearward of a seat back 2 of a front seat placed on a seat frame 2a of the front seat and having a depth as an accessory case.
8, a plate-shaped footrest main body 10 having a corresponding size that functions as a footrest surface is set to be openable and closable. That is, the base end portions of the side surface portions 11 that are bent at right angles on both sides of the footrest main body 10 have the openings 18
It is pivotally attached by a pin 6 to a bracket 5 provided at the base end of the.

In order to support the footrest body 10 in the open position, the base end of the plate-like support member 15 is pivotally attached by a pin 17 at an intermediate position on both sides of the side surface portion 11 on the back surface thereof, and the opening 18 is formed. Guide members 13 for guiding the tip end portion of the support member 15 along the floor so as to be slidable in the rotation direction of the footrest body 10 are provided on both sides of the inside and around the opening on the front side. The guide member is provided with concave stoppers 14 and 14a into which the distal end of the support member 15 is inserted so that the footrest body 10 is constrained to an oblique opening / closing operation position that functions as a footrest surface. A region 13a of the guide member 13 which is located ahead of the stopper 14a is formed in a plate shape so as to cover the opening 18. On the base end side of the front region 13a of the guide member 13, the opening 18 is extended as the rail portions 13b on both sides.

The operation of the retractable footrest of the automobile constructed as described above is as follows. FIG. 2A shows a normal state of the retractable footrest, and the inside can be used as, for example, a small case for vehicle verification. The footrest body 10 is flush with the floor panel 1 and functions as a lid for the opening 18 for the accessory case.

When used as a footrest, as shown in FIG. 2B, a finger is placed on the finger rest 19 to rotate the footrest main body 10 upward, and at the same time, the support member 15 is provided.
Is moved along the guide member 13 to be engaged with a stopper 14 having a desired angle, for example, to be locked at an oblique use position. In this state, the recess 1a is covered by the plate-shaped support member 15 and the front area 13a of the guide member 13.

When accommodating a small item, the support member 25 is slid further toward the base end side along the rail portion 13b, or the footrest body 10 is pivoted upwards to open the opening 18 largely. . When the opening 18 is closed by the footrest body 10, the support member 15 is manually placed on the forward region 13a of the guide member 13 and slid forward and rotated downward.

As a structure for restraining the support member 25, as shown in FIG.
It is also conceivable to form a long groove 21 with concave stoppers 22 and 22a into which a pin 26 protruding in a lateral direction is inserted at the tip portion of 5.

FIG. 4 shows a footrest according to another embodiment, in which a supporting member 35 is set to be vertically long so as to project forward from the footrest body 30 in a normal state. Further, the back side region 35b where the footrest body 30 is overlapped with the protruding front region 35a is formed as a step-like thin portion. Of the two guide members 33, the front end region 33a of the concave stopper 34 on the base end side has a plate shape that covers the opening 18, and the base end side has the rail portion 3a.
Formed as 3b.

As a result, in the normal state, the footrest main body 3 supported by the guide member 33 via the support member 35.
0 and the front areas 35a of the adjacent support members 35 are flush with the floor panel 1, respectively, so that the openings 1
8 closed.

When a footrest is used, the footrest body 30 is shown in FIG.
Rotate to a tilted state at any of the stages. In the use position, the upper part of the opening 18 is covered with the support member 35 and the guide member 33. Since the support member 35 is not hidden by the footrest body 30, the turning operation becomes easy.

When accommodating small items, the front region 35a of the support member 35 is further pulled toward the base end side, or the finger rest portion 36 is put in the normal state and the upper portion is rotated together with the footrest body 30 as it is. The opening 18 is opened.

In the above embodiment, the number of stoppers may be one or three or more.
By forming the plate-like front region of the support member on the outer periphery of the opening by the floor panel, the small article storage recess can be made smaller in volume without forming a space below the front region.

[0018]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to realize a retractable footrest with an accessory case that looks good when not in use and is flush with the floor and functions as a lid. According to the invention of claim 2, the opening is covered even when the footrest body is rotated to the use position. According to the invention of claim 3, since the support member is adjacent to the footrest main body in the same plane as the floor, the turning operation thereof is facilitated. According to the invention of claim 4, it is formed as a foldable footrest for the rear seat, so that it can be beautifully constructed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an essential part of a retractable footrest of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a method of using the foldable footrest, FIG. 2A is a perspective view when the foldable footrest is not used, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view when the foldable footrest is used.

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating a support member structure for a retractable footrest according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a footrest body according to still another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 floor panel 1a recess 2 Seat back of front seat 10, 30 Footrest body 13, 20, 33 Guide member 13a, 33a, 35a Forward area 14, 14a, 22, 22a, 34 Recessed stopper 15, 25, 35 support members 18 openings

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A retractable footrest for an automobile having a footrest surface that rises diagonally from the floor when rotated from a normal state to a use position, wherein a plate-shaped footrest body is formed on the floor as an accessory case. The footrest body is set in the opening of the recess in the same plane as the floor panel in a normal state, and the base end of the footrest body is pivotally attached to the base end of the opening. The base end of the support member that supports the open state is pivotally attached,
A guide member is provided around the opening so as to slidably guide the tip of the support member along the floor panel so as to rotate the footrest body upward, and the guide member is provided with the opening. A retractable footrest for an automobile, characterized in that a stopper for restraining a tip end portion of the support member is formed so as to restrain the footrest body rotated to a use position in a state. 2. The region of the guide member which is located in front of the stopper and the support member are formed in a plate shape which respectively covers the openings at the use position.
Retractable footrest for the listed vehicles. 3. The lengthwise length of the support member is set so as to include a plate-shaped forward region protruding forward from the footrest body in a normal state, and a backside region of the plate-shaped support member with respect to the footrest body is in a normal state. 3. The automobile according to claim 2, wherein the front area and the footrest body, which are overlapped with the back area, are formed as thin portions so as to be flush with the floor panel, respectively. Invertable footrest. 4. The foldable footrest for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the small article storage recess is formed behind the front seat for the rear seat.