JP2007112423A - Table for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table for a vehicle not making an indoor space of the vehicle small at a usual time and capable of moving a table body to a position near an occupant required by the table body only when the table body is required. <P>SOLUTION: The table body 10 capable of performing rotation making a rotation shaft 11 as a center is provided on at least one back surface 6a of seat backs 5, 6 becoming in the approximately horizontal state in the state that they are folded on seat cushions 3, 4 arranged in a left/right direction in parallel. The table body 10 is constituted such that it can be rotated over two positions of a position projected from the seat back 6 and a position along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle table disposed on a seat that is mounted in parallel in the left-right direction on a vehicle such as an automobile, a railway car body, an aircraft, and a ship.

As a vehicle table arranged on a conventional seat, a table body is supported on the upper end of a support plate column arranged between sheets arranged side by side in the left-right direction. There is one that can be freely rotated in the horizontal direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Utility Model Registration No. 3096039

  However, in such a conventional technique, there is always a table body between the seats, so the presence of the table body narrows the interior space of the vehicle. When one of the seats is a driver's seat, there is a possibility that it may interfere with driving operation, and improvement is desired.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a conventional technique, and only when the table body is necessary, while moving to a position close to the passenger who needed the table body, maintaining convenience, The present invention provides a vehicle table that does not normally reduce the vehicle interior space.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one of the rear surfaces of the seat back that is substantially horizontal when folded on the seat cushion that is juxtaposed in the left-right direction protrudes from the seat back around the rotation axis. And a table main body that is rotatable over at least two positions along the rear surface of the seat back.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the vehicle table according to claim 1, wherein the table body at a position along the back surface of the seat back can be held on the back surface of the seat back with almost no step. Features.

  Invention of Claim 3 is the table for vehicles of Claim 1 or Claim 2, Comprising: A storage part is provided in the back surface of the said seat back, The table main body of the position along the back surface of the said seat back is provided. The lid portion of the storage portion is a feature.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle table according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the rotating shaft is compressed between the table main body and a back surface of the seat back. The held spring is wound.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one back surface of the seat back that is substantially horizontal when folded on the seat cushion that is juxtaposed in the left-right direction is a table that is rotatable about the rotation axis. Since the table main body includes a main body and is rotatable over at least two positions of the table main body protruding from the seat back and the position along the back of the seat back, the table main body is seated only when the table main body is required. Maintaining convenience by moving from the back to a position close to the occupant who needed the table body, while the table body is normally incorporated in the seat back and exposed so that the interior space of the vehicle is not reduced Become.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the table body at a position along the back surface of the seat back can be held on the back surface of the seat back with almost no step, the total area of the back surface of the seat back and the table body is The table itself can be maintained, which is more convenient when a large area is required, such as expanding the map.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the storage portion is provided on the back surface of the seat back, when a small object such as a writing tool or a eating tool is put in the storage portion, the work using the table body is performed. The inconvenience of going to pick up is solved. In addition, since the table body at a position along the back surface of the seat back serves as a lid for the storage portion, a separate lid is not required, and cost reduction and weight reduction can be achieved.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the spring that is compressed and held between the table main body and the seat back is wound around the rotating shaft, even if vibration occurs when the vehicle travels, The table body is securely held and no vibration is generated.

  The purpose is to provide a vehicle table that can move to a position close to the occupant that the table body needs only when the table body is needed, without reducing the interior space of the vehicle at all times. At least two positions, a position protruding from the seat back around the rotation axis and a position along the back of the seat back, on the back surface of at least one of the seat backs that are substantially horizontal when folded on the seat cushion This was realized by providing a table body that can be rotated over a range of positions. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Reference numerals 1 and 2 are automobile seats as “vehicles”, reference numeral 1 is a driver seat, and reference numeral 2 is a passenger seat.

  The seats 1 and 2 are composed of seat cushions 3 and 4 and seat backs 5 and 6, and the seat back is provided by a reclining device 7 fixed to the seat cushions 3 and 4 and the seat backs 5 and 6, respectively. 5 and 6 can move at least from a neutral position such as the driver's seat 1 to a forwardly tilted position such as the passenger seat 2. The seat backs 5 and 6 can also be moved from the neutral position to the full reclining position where the seat back falls down. Reference numeral 8 denotes a headrest supported on the tops of the seat backs 5 and 6. Reference numeral 9 denotes a space between the sheets 1 and 2.

  Since the seat backs 5 and 6 are formed symmetrically, only the seat back 6 for the passenger seat 2 will be described below as a representative. The back surface 6 a of the seat back 6 is formed in a flat shape, and a flat table main body 10 is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 11 in the horizontal direction.

  The table main body 10 has an initial position (FIGS. 1 to 3) stored along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 around the rotating shaft 11 fixed to the seat back 6, and a seat adjacent to the seat back 6. It is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable over at least two positions, that is, a developed position (FIG. 4) as an overhang position that protrudes to the side. The table body 10 is unfolded by the stopper mechanism 12 from the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 to the adjacent seat side (FIG. 4) and the initial position stored along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 (FIG. 1). Through FIG. 3). The stopper mechanism 12 of this embodiment includes a coil spring 13 wound around the rotary shaft 11 and compressed and held between the table body 10 and the back surface 6a of the seat back 6, and the table body 10 Is pressed between the table body 10 and the stopper portion 17 by being pressed against a stopper portion (in this example, a nut 17 fixed by screwing to the distal end portion of the rotating shaft 11) provided at the distal end portion of the rotating shaft 11. Resistance is generated, so that the table body 10 can be held at an arbitrary position.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the table body 10 at a position along the back surface 6 a of the seat back 6 can be held on the back surface 6 a of the seat back 6 with almost no step. The back surface 6a of the seat back 6 is provided with a storage portion 14 that is recessed from the general portion of the back surface 6a, and the table body 10 at the initial position along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 is stored in the storage space. It has a function as a lid of the portion 14. The bottom surface of the storage portion 14 is formed in a two-stage type of an upper stage (bottom-up part) 14a and a lower stage (general part of the bottom surface) 14b. This is a built-in component of the seat back 6 (for example, a lumbar support). In order to prevent hitting, it is preferable to be flat if it does not interfere with the built-in objects.

  Reference numeral 15 (refer to FIG. 6) denotes a seat back frame disposed inside the seat back 6, and the rotary shaft 11 is arranged in a horizontal direction on a plate 16 whose upper end is welded to the seat back frame 15. It is pivotally supported.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  On the back surface 6a of at least one of the seat backs 5 and 6 that are substantially horizontal when folded on the seat cushions 3 and 4 that are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, with respect to the seat back 6 around the rotation shaft 11 A table main body 10 capable of rotation is provided, and the table main body 10 can be rotated over two positions: a deployed position where the table main body 10 protrudes from the seat back 6 and a retracted position stored along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6. Only when the table main body 10 is necessary, the table main body 10 protrudes from the seat back 6 and moves to a position near the seat cushion 3 of the driver's seat 1, that is, the passenger who needs the table main body 10. While maintaining, the table main body 10 is normally incorporated in the seat back 6 and exposed so that the indoor space of the vehicle is not narrowed.

  Since the table main body 10 can be held on the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 with almost no step, the total area of the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 and the table main body 10 can maintain the table function, and a large area such as expanding the map is required. It becomes more convenient when

  Since the storage portion 14 is provided on the back surface 6a of the seat back 6, if a small article, for example, a writing tool or a meal tool is placed in the storage portion 14, the table body 10 can be used for work. Inconvenience is eliminated. In addition, since the table main body 10 at a position along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 serves as a lid of the storage portion 14, a separate lid is not required, and cost reduction and weight reduction can be achieved.

  Since the table main body 10 is wound around the rotating shaft 11 on the back surface 6a side of the seat back 6, a spring 13 capable of urging the table main body 10 is wound. 10 is securely held on the back surface 6a side of the seat back 6, and no vibration is generated.

  Further, the table body 10 in the unfolded position pulled out from the back surface 6 a of the seat back 6 of the passenger seat 2 is positioned obliquely forward of the seat back 5 of the adjacent driver seat 1. Therefore, an occupant seated in the driver's seat 1 can work by placing a personal computer or a writing instrument on the table body 10 obliquely forward at the time of parking or the like. 1 and 4 show a state in which the passenger seat 2 slides forward of the vehicle rather than the driver seat 1, but in this embodiment, the driver seat 1 and the passenger seat 2 are not displaced in the vehicle front-rear direction. Even in the state, the table body 10 in the unfolded position pulled out from the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 of the passenger seat 2 is positioned obliquely forward of the seat back 5 of the adjacent driver seat 1.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to the above-mentioned 1st Example, and description of a structure and its effect is abbreviate | omitted.

  Also in the second embodiment, since the seat backs 5 and 6 of the driver seat 1 and the passenger seat 2 are formed symmetrically, only the seat back 6 for the passenger seat 2 will be described as a representative. In the first embodiment, with the seat back 6 folded on the seat cushion 4 and being substantially horizontal, the rotary shaft 11 of the table body 10 is oriented vertically, whereby the table body 10 slides horizontally. However, in the second embodiment, the rotary shaft 11B of the table body 10B is oriented horizontally with the seat back 6 folded onto the seat cushion 4 and substantially horizontal. This is mainly different in that the table body 10B can be rotated so as to be reversed upside down. More specific description will be given below.

  The table main body 10B has an initial position (FIGS. 8 and 10) stored along the back surface 6a at a substantially central portion of the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 around the rotation shaft 11B, and a seat side adjacent to the seat back 6. It is pivotally supported so as to be able to rotate over at least two positions of the unfolded position (FIGS. 9 and 11) that unfolds on the shoulder portion (right shoulder portion in this example) of the seat back 6 so as to overhang.

  As for the rotating shaft 10B, the table main body 10B is attached to the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 via a hinge, and the center of the hinge is the rotating shaft 11B of the table main body 10B.

  In the present embodiment, a stopper mechanism is provided so that the table body 10B can be held at the initial position (FIGS. 8 and 10). The stopper mechanism includes a claw portion 21 (see FIGS. 9 and 11) provided at the peripheral edge of the table main body 10B, and a claw portion of the table main body 10B provided on the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 and at the initial position of the table main body 10B. And a locking portion (not shown) that locks 21. By rotating a release lever (not shown) pivotally supported on the side surface of the seat back 6, the locking portion is detached from the claw portion 21 and the stopper mechanism is unlocked.

  Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described.

  According to the second embodiment, the rotary shaft 11 is attached to the back surface 6a of at least one of the seat backs 5 and 6 that are substantially horizontal when folded on the seat cushions 3 and 4 that are juxtaposed in the left-right direction. A table main body 10B that can rotate with respect to the seat back 6 is provided at the center, and the table main body 10B is in two positions: a deployed position where the table main body 10B protrudes from the seat back 6 and an initial position stored along the back surface 6a of the seat back 6. Can be rotated. Therefore, when the table main body 10B is required, the table main body 10B is deployed at a position close to the passenger who needs the table main body 10B (that is, at a position close to the seat cushion 3 of the driver's seat 1). Convenience is improved, and at the normal time when the table main body 10B is not required, by storing the table main body 10B in the seat back 6, the indoor space of the vehicle is not reduced.

  Further, according to the second embodiment, the table body 10B is stored in the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 with almost no step, so that the total area of the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 and the table body 10B can maintain the table function. This is more convenient when a large area is required, such as expanding a map.

  Further, the table body 10B in the unfolded position pulled out from the back surface 6a of the seat back 6 of the passenger seat 2 is positioned obliquely forward of the seat back 5 of the adjacent driver seat 1. Therefore, an occupant seated in the driver's seat 1 can work by placing a personal computer or a writing instrument on the table body 10B obliquely forward at the time of parking or the like.

  In both the first and second embodiments described above, the driver's seat and the front passenger seat are configured symmetrically, so that even when seated on the front passenger seat, the seat back of the driver's seat can be tilted to obtain the same effect. Further, in the above embodiment, the description has been given by taking the seat for an automobile as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a seat mounted on an aircraft, a railway vehicle, a vehicle, a ship, or the like may be used.

The top view which shows one side of the vehicle seat which concerns on Example 1 of this invention, and shows a table main body forward. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vehicle seat in a forward-turned state in FIG. 1. Sectional drawing along the SA-SA line of FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view showing that the table body is pushed out from the forward-loaded vehicle seat of FIG. 1 to the other vehicle seat side. The perspective view which shows the state which made the table main body of FIG. 4 protrude. The perspective view explaining the detail of the shaft support part of the table main body of FIG. Sectional drawing along the SB-SB line | wire of FIG. The top view which shows one side of the vehicle seat which concerns on Example 2 of this invention, and shows a table main body forward. FIG. 9 is a top view showing a state in which the table main body is pushed out from the forwardly fed sheet of FIG. 8 to the adjacent sheet side. The perspective view which shows the sheet | seat of the forward-turning state of FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the table main body is pushed out from the forward-sliding sheet in FIG. 10.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2 "Seat" of automobile as "vehicle" 3, 4 Seat cushion 5, 6 Seat back 6a Back of seat back 10, 10B Table body 11, 11B Rotating shaft 12 Stopper mechanism 14 Storage part

Claims (4)

  Along the rear surface of the seat back, which is substantially horizontal when folded on at least one seat cushion arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, along the position protruding from the seat back around the rotation axis and along the rear surface of the seat back A vehicle table comprising a table body that is rotatable over at least two positions. The vehicle table according to claim 1,
A vehicle table characterized in that a table body at a position along the back surface of the seat back can be held on the back surface of the seat back with almost no step. The vehicle table according to claim 1 or 2,
A vehicle table, wherein a storage portion is provided on a back surface of the seat back, and a table body at a position along the back surface of the seat back serves as a lid of the storage portion. A vehicle table according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A vehicle table, wherein a spring that is compressed and held is wound around the rotary shaft between the table main body and a back surface of a seat back.

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