JP2005112236A - Assist grip - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assist grip capable of increasing the easiness of standing from a seat. <P>SOLUTION: A storage part 15 is recessed in a rear seat 11 on the left side of the seat back 14 thereof, and the assist grip 1 is stored in the storage part 15. The assist grip bracket 41 of the assist grip 1 is pivotally supported on the fixed bracket 23 of an inner panel 22 so that a grip body 31 can be formed selectively between a stored state 43 in which the grip body 31 is extended along the seat back 14 and an extended state 44 in which the grip body is extended from the seat back 14 forward of the seat. A joint part 32 enabling the grip body 31 to be folded is formed at the intermediate part of the grip body 31 of the assist grip 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an assist grip that assists in getting on and off a vehicle.

  Conventionally, vehicles have been provided with an assist grip to be gripped by hand.

  The assist grip is formed in a U shape and is provided at the upper edge of the door opening.

  Thus, a seated person on the seat is configured to be able to place a hand on the assist grip.

  However, such an assist grip does not improve the stand-up property from the seat because of the structure in which the hand is extended to the upper edge of the door opening.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an assist grip capable of improving the stand-up property from a seat.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the assist grip according to claim 1 of the present invention, the grip body provided in the vehicle compartment and to be handled during use is provided on the seat side portion located on the door opening side.

  That is, a grip body to be put on during use is provided on the seat side located on the door opening side.

  For this reason, when the seated person of the seat stands up, a hand can be put on the grip body on the side of the seat.

  In the assist grip according to claim 2, the grip body is supported in a tiltable manner, and the grip body extends along the seat back of the seat, and extends forward from the seat back to the front of the seat. The extended state can be selectively formed.

  That is, the grip body is tiltably supported, and when not in use, a retracted state in which the grip body extends along the seat back can be formed. Thereby, the living space in a vehicle interior is expanded compared with the case where a grip main body always projects.

  In use, an extended state can be formed in which the grip body is extended forward of the seat from the seat back. As a result, the grip body protrudes larger than the seat back.

  Further, in the assist grip according to the third aspect, a joint part is set in the middle part of the grip body, and the grip body is configured to be bent at the joint part.

  That is, the grip body extending forward of the seat during use can be bent at the midway portion. Thereby, the boarding / alighting property from a door opening part is improved.

  In addition, in the assist grip according to claim 4, in the extended state, there is provided a restricting means that allows bending toward the outside of the vehicle interior on the front end side from the joint portion while preventing bending in the drooping direction. Provided.

  That is, in the extended state, the gripping property at the time of getting on and off can be improved without obstructing the opening space by bending the tip side from the joint portion toward the outside of the passenger compartment.

  At this time, the tip side of the joint is prevented from being bent in the hanging direction. For this reason, it is possible to support the body by placing a hand from above the tip portion.

  As described above, in the assist grip according to the first aspect of the present invention, the seat occupant can stand up by gripping the grip body on the side of the seat.

  Therefore, the stand-up property from the seat can be improved as compared with the conventional case in which the hand is extended to the assist grip at the upper edge of the door opening. Further, the extended hand does not cover the door opening, and the entrance / exit from the door opening can be improved.

  In the assist grip according to the second aspect, a retracted state in which the grip body extends along the seat back when not in use can be formed. Thereby, compared with the case where a grip main body always protrudes, the comfortability in a vehicle interior can be improved, without shortening the length dimension of a grip main body.

  In use, the grip body can be extended forward of the seat from the seat back. Thereby, a grip main body can be protruded more largely than a seat back. Therefore, convenience is improved as compared with the conventional assist grip in which the protruding amount is fixed.

  Further, in the assist grip according to the third aspect, the grip body extending forward of the seat during use can be bent at the midway portion. Thereby, the improvement of getting on and off from a door opening part can be aimed at.

  In addition, in the assist grip according to claim 4, in a state in which the grip body extends from the seat back to the front of the seat, the front end side of the joint portion is bent outward from the passenger compartment so that the vehicle can be moved from outside the passenger compartment when getting on and off. The grip of the grip body can be improved.

  At this time, the tip side of the joint is prevented from being bent in the hanging direction. For this reason, it is possible to support the body by placing a hand from above the tip portion.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an assist grip 1 according to the present embodiment, and the assist grip 1 is a device that assists in getting on and off a vehicle.

  A rear seat 11 is provided at the rear of the driver's seat of the vehicle, and a door opening 13 that is opened and closed by a door 12 is provided on the left side of the rear seat 11 as shown in FIG. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, a storage portion 15 is recessed from the middle portion to the upper portion on the left side portion of the seat back 14 of the rear seat 11, and the rear seat located on the door opening 13 side. The assist grip 1 is accommodated in the storage portion 15 on the 11 side.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a tire house 21 that protrudes toward the vehicle interior I side is provided at the vehicle rear RR of the door opening 13, and the inner panel 22 of the vehicle body that forms the tire house 21 is provided. The fixing bracket 23 is fastened and fixed. The fixing bracket 23 is disposed on the vehicle rear RR of the rear seat 11, and the fixing bracket 23 is provided with a pair of support plates 24, 24 extending toward the vehicle front FR. Both support plates 24, 24 are juxtaposed in the vehicle width direction and extend into the storage portion 15 of the seat back 14.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the assist grip 1 is composed of a rod-shaped grip body 31 that can be put in hand during use, and a joint portion that allows the grip body 31 to be bent at an intermediate portion of the grip body 31. 32 is provided. The grip body 31 is divided into a distal end component member 33 that constitutes the distal end side of the joint portion 32 and a proximal end component member 34 that constitutes the proximal end side, and each of the constituent members 33 and 34 is an elastic material. It is formed by a cylindrical metal pipe 36 covered with 35, and the tip of the tip component member 33 is closed with an end cap 37.

  A rectangular assist grip bracket 41 is provided at the base end portion of the base end constituting member 34, and the assist grip bracket 41 extends from the fixed bracket 23 as shown in FIG. It is inserted between both support plates 24,24. The assist grip bracket 41 is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 42 that passes through and is fixed to the support plates 24, 24. The grip body 31 can be tilted about the rotating shaft 42. It is supported by. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 1, the grip body 31 extends along the seat back 14 and is stored in the storage portion 15, and extends from the seat back 14 to the front of the seat. The extended state 44 can be selectively formed. In the extended state 44, the assist grip bracket 41 abuts against a stopper 45 provided on the fixed bracket 23, whereby the grip The main body 31 is configured to extend substantially horizontally.

  The joint portion 32 includes a first connecting member 51 that is fitted to the distal end of the proximal end component member 34, and a second coupling member 52 that is fitted to the proximal end of the distal end constituent member 33. . A pair of upper and lower clamping pieces 53, 53 are provided at the tip of the first connecting member 51, and are formed in a bifurcated manner. The second connecting portion 52 is provided with a flat plate-like insertion piece 54 inserted between the sandwiching pieces 53, 53, and the insertion piece 54 is fixed through the both sandwiching pieces 53, 53. The rotating shaft 55 is rotatably supported. Thereby, in the extended state 44, the grip body 31 is allowed to bend in the horizontal direction including the O direction outside the passenger compartment, as shown in FIG. The regulating means of the present invention is configured.

  In addition, on the side surface of the insertion piece 54 of the second connecting portion 52, notches 61,... Receding inward are provided at the lengthwise front end and both side portions thereof, and the first connecting portion 54 is provided. The member 52 is provided with a ball plunger 62 that urges the ball toward the side surface of the insertion piece 54. As a result, there is a click feeling in a state in which the distal end component member 33 is disposed on an extension of the proximal end component member 34 and a state in which the distal end component member 33 is bent at a right angle with respect to the proximal end component member 34. It is configured to be obtained.

  In the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, a grip body 31 that is put on the hand during use is provided on the left side of the rear seat 11 located on the door opening 13 side.

  For this reason, when a seated person of the rear seat 11 stands up, the user can stand up by gripping the grip body 31 on the left side of the seat.

  Therefore, the stand-up property from the rear seat 11 can be improved as compared with the conventional case where the hand has to be extended to the assist grip at the upper edge of the door opening. In addition, the extended hand does not cover the door opening 13, and the entrance / exit from the door opening 13 can be improved.

  The grip body 31 is tiltably supported. When not in use, the grip body 31 extends along the seat back 14 and is stored in the storage unit 15 as shown in FIG. 43 can be formed. Thereby, compared with the case where the grip main body 31 always protrudes, the comfortability of the vehicle interior I can be improved, without shortening the length dimension of the grip main body 31.

  In use, as shown in FIG. 4, an extended state 44 in which the grip body 31 is extended forward from the storage portion 15 of the seat back 14 to the front of the rear seat 11 can be formed. Thereby, the grip body 31 can be protruded larger than the seat back 14. Therefore, convenience is improved as compared with the conventional assist grip in which the protruding amount is fixed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the grip body 31 extending forward of the rear seat 11 during use can be bent by a joint portion 32 provided in the middle portion. Thereby, the boarding / exiting property from the door opening part 13 can be improved.

  In addition, the gripping property of the grip body 31 from the outside of the passenger compartment O when riding can be improved by bending the distal end constituent portion 33 on the front end side from the joint portion 32 toward the outside of the passenger compartment O.

  At this time, the distal end side of the joint portion 32 is prevented from being bent in the hanging direction. For this reason, it is possible to support the body by placing a hand from above the tip component member 33.

It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the side surface of one embodiment of this invention. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the plane of the same embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the same embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the extension state of the grip main body of the embodiment, (b) is an A arrow figure of (a). (A) is a figure which shows the state which bent the grip main body of the embodiment, (b) is a B arrow figure of (a).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Assist grip 11 Rear seat 13 Door opening 14 Seat back 31 Grip body 32 Joint part 43 Stored state 44 Extended state I Vehicle interior O Vehicle interior

Claims (4)

An assist grip, characterized in that a grip body that is provided in a passenger compartment and that can be handled during use is provided on a side of a seat located on a door opening side. The grip main body is tiltably supported, and a retracted state in which the grip main body extends along the seat back of the seat and an extended state in which the seat extends from the seat back to the front of the seat are selectively formed. The assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the assist grip is configured to be possible. The assist grip according to claim 2, wherein a joint portion is set in a middle portion of the grip body, and the grip body is configured to be foldable at the joint portion. 4. The assist grip according to claim 3, wherein in the extended state, there is provided a restricting means for preventing bending in the drooping direction while allowing bending toward the outer side of the vehicle interior from the joint portion toward the front end side. .

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