JP2006199182A - Table for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table for a vehicle capable of supporting a table member with a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: In the table 11 for the vehicle, the base end part of the table member 13 is connected to an interior part 1 for the vehicle with a hinge 26, the table member 13 is turnably provided at a horizontally supported use position and a storing position along the vertical wall 1a of the interior part 1 for the vehicle, and the table has a first support member 29 turnably supported on the tip end part of the table member 13 and a second support member 31 turnably supported on the vertical wall 1a. The first and the second support members 29, 31 are turnably supported each other, and the bracket 33 holding the second support member 31 is fixed to the first support member 29. At the use position, the table member 13 is horizontally supported by holding the second support member 31 on the bracket 33, and at the storing position, the first and second support members 29, 31 are stored between the table member 13 and the vertical wall 1a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, the base end of the table member is hingedly connected to the vehicle interior product, and the table member is rotatably provided at a use position where the table member is supported horizontally and a storage position along the vertical wall of the vehicle interior product. The present invention relates to a vehicle table.

  There is a vehicle in which a retractable vehicle table is provided in a vehicle interior such as a rear side trim. In such a vehicle table, generally, the base end portion of the table member is connected to the vehicle interior by a hinge, and the table member is rotated between the use position where the table member is supported horizontally and the storage position along the vertical wall of the vehicle interior. It is configured to be movable.

Patent Document 1 includes a table body pivotally supported by a hinge bracket provided on the seat side, one end pivotally supported on the back side of the table body, and the other end provided on the seat side. There is disclosed a table structure of a sheet that is in a use state in which the table body is held substantially horizontally by the support link from the stored state along the sheet. In this table structure, the support link has a first link and a second link that is pin-supported by an oval pin so that it can be bent at its tip, and a guide groove communicates with it at the tip of the first link. A circular groove is formed, a fitting groove is formed at the tip of the second link, and an oval pin fitted into the fitting groove at the tip of the second link is formed in the guide groove at the tip of the first link. The first link and the second link are held in a substantially straight line with the table body held in use, and the oval pin fitted in the fitting groove at the tip of the second link is the first link. The first link and the second link are in a state in which the first link and the second link can be bent while being positioned in the circular groove at the tip of one link. According to this, in the state of use of the table body, the oval pin is positioned in the guide groove at the tip of the first link, and the lock is not released unless the table body is lifted upward. It is described that a certain locked state is obtained and there is no possibility of spilling a beverage such as a cup placed on the table body.
JP 2002-172041 A

  However, in the table structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, the shapes of the tip portions of the first and second links are complicated. Therefore, the connection structure and the support structure for supporting the table body are also complicated.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this point, The place made into the objective is to provide the table for vehicles which can support a table member with a simple structure.

In the vehicle table of the present invention that achieves the above object, the base end portion of the table member is connected to the vehicle interior by a hinge, the use position where the table member is supported horizontally, and the vertical position of the vehicle interior. A vehicle table rotatably provided at a storage position along a wall;
A first support member pivotally supported on the tip of the table member, and a second support member pivotally supported on the vertical wall,
The first and second support members are pivotally supported with respect to each other, and a bracket for gripping the other support member is fixed to one of the support members. The other support member is held by the bracket to horizontally support the table member, and is stored between the table member and the vertical wall at the storage position.

  According to said structure, the support structure of a table member is comprised by the 1st and 2nd support member and the bracket fixed to one of those support members, and also the other support member is the support structure. Since the table member is supported horizontally by being held by the bracket, the table member can be supported with a very simple structure.

  In the vehicle table according to the present invention, the other support member is made of a substantially U-shaped elastic material whose open end can be bent inward in the width direction, and the respective front end portions of the both open ends are substantially L-shaped. And the pivot shaft is pivotally supported by the bracket so that both open ends bend inward to bring the bracket into a gripping position and an opening position. It may be movable.

  According to the above configuration, the other support member can be easily gripped and released by the bracket by bending the other support member inward in the width direction.

  In this case, the vehicle table of the present invention is provided with a locking portion capable of holding the other support member on the vertical wall of the vehicle interior, and the table member is in the storage position. When positioned, the locking portion may be configured to bend and hold the other support member inward in the width direction.

  According to the above configuration, when the table member is positioned at the storage position, the locking portion holds the other support member, so that the first and second support members rattle during traveling of the vehicle, and Occurrence of abnormal noise can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the table member can be supported with a very simple structure.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment shown below.

  1 to 4 show a vehicle table 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the vehicle table 11 has a base end portion of a table member 13 connected to a rear side trim (vehicle interior product) 1 by a hinge 26, and first and second support members 29 and 31. Thus, the table member 11 is rotatably provided at a use position where the table member 11 is horizontally supported and a storage position along the vertical wall 1a of the rear side trim 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle table 11 includes a unit in which each member such as a table member 13 is attached to the table storage panel 3 in a recess (not shown) formed in the vertical wall 1 a of the rear side trim 1. It has a fitted configuration. As a result, the table storage panel 3 also constitutes a part of the vertical wall 1 a of the rear side trim 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the table storage panel 3 is formed in a vertically-long rectangular box-shaped storage recess 5 that opens to the side. On the upper surface of the table storage panel 3, three engaging grooves 3a extending in the width direction are formed at intervals. Each of the side edges of the table storage panel 3 is formed with three perforated engagement tongues 3b protruding from the back side, spaced apart from each other, and also on the lower edge. Each of the two similar engaging tongue pieces 3b projecting to the back side is formed at a distance from each other. The table storage panel 3 is fixed to the vertical wall 1a of the rear side trim 1 by engaging the engagement grooves 3a and the engagement tongues 3b with the protrusions formed in the recesses of the vertical wall 1a of the rear side trim 1. Has been. A lock engagement hole 3c is formed in the center of the lower side of the table storage panel 3.

  The storage recess 5 of the table storage panel 3 is formed with a step portion 5a extending in the width direction slightly above the center, and the upper portion is shallower than the lower portion. . A pair of locking portions 5b each having a substantially triangular prism shape are provided directly above the stepped portion 5a with a space therebetween. Three hinge mounting holes 5c are formed in the upper part of the stepped portion of the storage recess 5 with an interval in the width direction. A pair of holder mounting holes 5d are formed in the lower portion of the storage recess 5 below the stepped portion and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the table member 13 includes a table body 15 and a table frame 23. The table main body 15 is formed in a shape like an inverted resin rectangular box having the same outer shape as the table storage panel 3. Specifically, the length of the long side of the table body 15 is substantially the same as the length of the storage recess 5 in the vertical direction, and the length of the short side is approximately the same as the length of the storage recess 5 in the width direction. The thickness is substantially the same as the depth of the storage recess in the upper part of the step portion 5a. On the back surface side of the table main body 15, frame attachment holes 15d are formed at a total of five locations at the four corners and the center of the tip 15b.

  The front end portion 15b of the table body 15 is formed with a lock accommodating portion 15c that is recessed inwardly in the center at the center, and has a relatively long hole 15e on one of its both side surfaces and relatively on the other. Short holes 15f are formed so as to face each other. A lock 17 is provided in the lock housing portion 15c. The lock 17 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape having an opening 17a on one of the side surfaces, a convex portion 17c is formed on each of both bottom surfaces, and an engagement projection 17d is formed on the back surface side. ing. The lock 17 is disposed so that the opening 17a faces outward, one convex portion 17c is inserted into a relatively long hole 15e formed on one side surface of the lock accommodating portion 15c, and the other convex portion The part 17c is attached to the table body 15 by being inserted into a relatively short hole 15f formed on the other side surface together with the coil spring 19. The coil spring 19 has one end fixed to the lock 17 and the other end fixed to the side surface of the lock accommodating portion 15 c, and urges the lock 17 to rotate outward toward the back side of the table body 15 by torsion spring elasticity.

  The table frame 23 is formed in a metal square shape having the same outer shape as the table main body 15. In the table frame 23, five fixture insertion holes 23 d are formed corresponding to the frame mounting holes 15 d of the table body 15. In the table member 13, the table frame 23 is housed on the back side of the table body 15, and the fixtures 16 inserted from the back side into the respective fixture insertion holes 23 d are inserted into the frame mounting holes 15 d formed in the table body 15. It is fixed and configured.

  One short side portion 23b of the table frame 23 is formed with a recessed portion 23c that is recessed in a trapezoidal shape at the center, and first support member mounting holes 23e are formed on both side surfaces thereof. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the hinge 26 is a pair of hinge main body 27 formed in a horizontally-long rectangular plate shape and the other short side 23 a of the table frame 23 spaced apart from each other. And the engaging portion 25. In the hinge main body 27, three fixing tool insertion holes 27c are formed at intervals in the width direction. The hinge main body 27 is attached to the table storage panel 3 by fixing the fixtures 6 inserted from the front side into the respective fixture insertion holes 27c to the hinge mounting holes 5c formed in the table storage panel 3. It is attached. On the upper side of the hinge main body 27, a pair of fitting portions 27b each formed of a tongue piece formed in a concave shape are provided in the width direction at intervals. A cylindrical fixture insertion portion 27d is provided at each of the pair of tips of each fitting portion 27b so as to extend in the width direction. Thereby, each fitting part 27b is formed with a missing part 27f formed between the pair of fixture insertion parts 27d, that is, a remaining part 27e, a missing part 27f, and a remaining part 27e are formed in this order in the width direction. It has become. On the other hand, each engaging portion 25 is formed in a shape in which the tip end portion of the tongue piece divided into three tip portions is wound in a cylindrical shape, and in the width direction, a remaining portion 25b, a missing portion 25c, The remaining portion 25b, the missing portion 25c, and the remaining portion 25b are sequentially formed. The table member 13 fits the remaining portion 25b of the engaging portion 25 corresponding to the missing portion 27f of the hinge main body portion 27, and the remaining portion of the hinge main body portion 27 corresponding to the missing portion 25c of each engaging portion 25. 27e is engaged, and a long fixture 28 such as a rod is inserted into a hole in which the remaining portion 27e of the hinge main body 27 and the remaining portion 25b of the engaging portion 25 communicate with each other. The table 28 is attached to the table storage panel 3 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction with the fixture 28 as an axis. Further, the table member 13 is fixed by engagement of the table storage panel 3 with the lock engagement hole 3c by the lock 17, and cannot rotate, and returns to rotation by releasing the engagement.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first and second support members 29 and 31 are each formed in a shape obtained by bending a metal wire which is an elastic material into a U shape. More specifically, the first and second support members 29, 31 include a central portion 29c, 31c that extends linearly in the width direction, and an arm that bends from both ends thereof and extends straight diagonally outward from each. It consists of portions 29b and 31b, and tip portions 29a and 31a that are bent in a substantially L shape continuously to the arm portions 29b and 31b and extend outward. With the configuration as described above, the first and second support members 29 and 31 can be elastically bent at the open ends inward in the width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first support member 29 is rotated around the front end portion of the table member 13 by fitting both end portions 29 a into the first support member mounting holes 23 e formed in the table frame 23. It is pivotally supported. That is, both the tip portions 29a of the first support member 29 are configured as pivot shafts.

  A bracket 33 is fixed to the first support member 29 so as to cover a part of the central portion 29c and the arm portion 29b from above. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the bracket 33 includes a flat plate-like fixing portion 33 a and bent portions 33 b formed so as to continuously hang down on both sides thereof. In each bent portion 33b, a second support member shaft support portion 33c is formed on the distal end portion 29a side of the first support member 29, and a second support member holding portion 33e is formed on the central portion 29c side. A through hole 33d is formed in the second support member shaft support portion 33c. The second support member holding portion 33e is formed in an S-shaped cross section in which the base end side is convex outward and then convex inward toward the open end, and the tip is formed in the opening 33f. It is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the second support member 31 has a central portion 31c fitted into the holding portion 35a of the holder 35, and is inserted from the front side into the fixture insertion holes 35b formed on both sides of the holding portion 35a. The fixture 34 is pivotally supported by the table storage panel 3 by being fixed to a holder mounting hole 5d formed in the table storage panel 3. In addition, the second support member 31 includes a first support member to which the bracket 33 is fixed by fitting both end portions 31 a into through holes 33 d formed in the second support member shaft support portion 33 c of the bracket 33. 29 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable. That is, both the tip portions 31a of the second support member 31 are configured as pivot shafts.

  Hereinafter, the use and storage of the vehicle table 11 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIG. 7, the vehicle table 11 is positioned at a use position where the table member 13 protrudes from the rear side trim 1 and is supported horizontally. At this time, the first and second support members 29 and 31 are provided so as to extend straight from the front end portion of the table member 13 to the obliquely lower rear side trim 1 side and support the table member 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the bracket 33 holds both arm portions 31b of the second member 31 so as to be sandwiched from both sides by the second support member holding portion 33e. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and FIG. 7, the first and second support members 29 and 31 are held in a substantially linear shape.

  Next, the storing operation of the vehicle table 11 will be described.

  When storing the vehicle table 11, first, as shown in FIG. 10, the second support member 31 is elastically bent inward in the width direction indicated by the arrow, and the second support member holding portion 33 e of the bracket 33. Is released, and the second support member 31 is rotated with respect to the first support member 29 and the bracket 33 as shown in FIG. The second support members 29 and 31 are bent inward.

  Then, the table member 13 is rotated so as to be positioned along the vertical wall 1 a of the rear side trim 1.

  Finally, the table member 13 is pressed toward the rear side trim 1 side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11A, in the second support member 31, each arm portion 31b is displaced inward along the tapered surface of the locking portion 5b, and is flexibly elastically inward in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), it is elastically locked and held by the locking portion 5b. Further, the table member 13 is locked and fixed by inserting the engagement protrusion 17 d of the lock 17 into the lock engagement hole 3 c of the table storage panel 3.

  The vehicle table 11 stored as described above is stored in the storage recess when the first and second support members 29 and 31 are bent as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and FIG. 9 in the storage state. 5, the bracket 33 is stored in the upper portion of the storage recess 5, and the table member 13 is positioned at the storage position so as to close the opening. At this time, the locking portion 5b elastically locks and holds both arm portions 31b of the second support member 31 in a state where the arm portions 31b are elastically bent from both sides.

  Next, the expansion | deployment operation | movement of this table 11 for vehicles is demonstrated. Basically, the unfolding operation is the reverse of the storing operation.

  When the vehicle table 11 is deployed, first, the lock 17 is rotated outward to the front side to release the engagement of the engagement protrusion 17d from the lock engagement hole 3c, and the table body 15 is moved to the front side. Turn to. At this time, the latch holding by the latching portion 5b of the second support member 31 is released.

  Then, the table body 15 is positioned horizontally, and the second support member 31 is grasped by the bracket 33 so that the arm portion 31b of the second support member 31 is pushed into the second support member holding portion 33e from the opening 33f of the bracket 33. By holding, the vehicle table 11 is unfolded and is ready for use. At this time, the second support member 31 is elastically bent inward in the width direction when both arm portions 31b are pushed into the opening 33f of the bracket 33, and then elastically returns, as shown in FIG. The second support member holding portion 33e is locked. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the 1st and 2nd support members 29 and 31 are hold | maintained substantially linearly.

  In the case of the vehicle table 11 as described above, the support structure of the table member 13 is configured by the first and second support members 29 and 31, and the bracket 33 fixed to the first support member 29. Since the support structure supports the table member 13 horizontally by the first support member 29 being held by the bracket 33, the table member 13 can be supported with a very simple structure.

  Further, the holding of the first support member 29 by the bracket 33 and the release of the holding can be easily performed by elastically bending the second support member 31 inward in the width direction.

  Furthermore, when the table member 13 is positioned at the retracted position, the locking portion 5c holds the second support member 31, so that the first and second support members 29, 31 rattle during traveling of the vehicle, and It is possible to prevent the occurrence of abnormal noise due to the above.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the vehicle table 11 was set as the structure provided in the vertical wall 1a of the rear side trim 1, it is not limited to this in particular, It was provided in the door trim of a passenger seat, or the seat back surface. It may be a thing.

  In the above embodiment, the bracket 33 is fixed to the first support member 29. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the bracket 33 is fixed to the second support member 31. Also good.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the base end of the table member is connected to the vehicle interior by a hinge, and the table member is supported horizontally and stored along the vertical wall of the vehicle interior. This is useful for a vehicular table that is pivotable to a position.

It is a perspective view of the table for vehicles at the time of table use. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the table for vehicles at the time of table use. It is a perspective view of the table for vehicles at the time of table storage. It is a perspective view of the principal part of the table for vehicles at the time of table storage. It is a disassembled perspective view of a part of vehicle table. It is a disassembled perspective view of the other part of the table for vehicles. It is sectional drawing along the VII-VII line in FIG. It is sectional drawing along the VIII-VIII line in FIG. It is sectional drawing along the IX-IX line in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which bent the 1st support member at the time of the width direction inward at the time of table storage. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the state before the latching holding | maintenance to the latching | locking part of a 2nd support member, and (b) is the state after latching holding | maintenance, respectively. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st and 2nd supporting member and bracket in the middle of table storing.

Explanation of symbols

1 Rear side trim (vehicle interior)
1a Vertical wall 5b Locking portion 11 Vehicle table 13 Table member 26 Hinge 29 First support member 31 Second support member 33 Bracket

Claims (3)

The base end portion of the table member is hinged to the vehicle interior product, and the table member is rotatably provided at a use position where the table member is supported horizontally and a storage position along the vertical wall of the vehicle interior product. A vehicle table,
A first support member pivotally supported on the tip of the table member, and a second support member pivotally supported on the vertical wall,
The first and second support members are pivotally supported with respect to each other, and a bracket for gripping the other support member is fixed to one of the support members. The vehicle is characterized in that the other support member is held by the bracket to horizontally support the table member, and is stored between the table member and the vertical wall at the storage position. For table.   The other support member is made of a substantially U-shaped elastic material whose open ends can be bent inward in the width direction, and the respective tip portions of both open ends are bent into a substantially L shape to form a rotation shaft. In addition, the pivot shaft is pivotally supported by the bracket, and both the open ends are bent inward in the width direction so that the bracket can move between the holding position and the open position. The vehicle table according to claim 1. The vertical wall of the vehicle interior product is provided with a locking portion capable of holding the other support member, and when the table member is positioned at the storage position, the locking portion is The vehicle table according to claim 2, wherein the other support member is bent and held inward in the width direction.

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