JP2538881Y2 - Armrest structure of vehicle seat - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an armrest structure for a vehicle seat.

(Prior Art) As one type of this kind of armrest structure, as shown in FIG. 4, an armrest body 1 having a box structure having an opening 1a formed on the upper surface, and the opening 1a being assembled to the body 1
Lid 2 for opening and closing various switches 3 on the surface
And a switch panel 4 provided on the upper surface of the armrest main body 1. The rear end of the armrest main body 1 is attached to the vehicle rear seat S so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. An armrest structure configured to be installed in a non-use position stored in a recess 5 provided in a portion and a use position protruding forward from the recess 5 is practically used.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, recently, the use of automobile telephones has been remarkable,
The telephone 6 may be stored in the main body 1 using the armrest main body 1 as an installation location.

However, according to the above-described armrest structure, when it is necessary to take notes during a telephone call, the lid 2 is rotated upward to take out the telephone 6, so that the lid 2 can be used as a writing table. This is extremely inconvenient because there is no alternative.

An object of the present invention is to provide an armrest structure for a vehicle seat that can eliminate such inconvenience.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides an armrest main body having a box structure with an opening formed on the upper surface, a lid attached to the main body to close the opening so that the opening can be opened, and various switches on the surface. An armrest structure for a vehicle seat provided with a switch panel provided on an upper surface of the armrest main body, wherein one end of the switch panel is attached to the main body so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction, and an auxiliary is provided at the other end of the panel. A first position where the switch panel is set substantially parallel to the upper surface of the armrest main body and the auxiliary panel is set substantially parallel to the upper surface of the armrest main body. The second position is selectively and releasably locked.

According to the present invention, one end of the switch panel is rotatably assembled to the armrest main body, and an auxiliary panel is suspended from the other end, and the auxiliary panel is attached to the upper surface of the armrest main body by the locking means. The auxiliary panel can be used as a writing table because it is configured to be held at a position substantially parallel to. Therefore, during a telephone call, a notebook or the like can be placed on the auxiliary panel to take notes, which is extremely convenient in practice.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show an armrest structure of a vehicle rear seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The armrest structure has an armrest body 10 having a box structure with an opening 10a formed on the upper surface, and the rear end is rotatably assembled to the upper edge of the rear end of the main body 10 to openably close the opening 10a. A cover panel 13 is provided at the front of the upper surface of the lid 11 and the armrest main body 10 and has various switches 12 arranged on the surface thereof.

The armrest body 10 is either in a non-use position stored in a recess 14 provided at the center of the seat back SB of the vehicle rear seat S, or in a use position protruding forward from the recess 14 as shown in FIG. The rear end is attached to the seat back SB so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction so that the seat back can be installed. An automobile telephone 15 is stored and installed inside the armrest body 10.

The switch panel 13 is fixed to the upper surface of the box body 16, and an auxiliary panel 17 is vertically provided at a rear end of the panel 13. On the other hand, a frame 18 is fitted to the armrest body 10 along the periphery of the opening 10a, and a bracket 19 is fixed to the inside of the front part of the frame 18 by screws 20.

A gear 21 is integrally fixed to the upper right front corner of the box body 16 to which the switch panel 13 is fixed, and the gear 21 is rotatably supported by a bracket 19 via a shaft 21a. A torsion spring 22 is wound around the shaft 21a, and one end of the spring 22 is locked by a bracket 19 and the other end is a gear 21.
It is locked to. Although not shown, a front upper corner of the left side surface of the box 16 is rotatably supported by a bracket 19 via a shaft. As a result, the front end of the switch panel 13 is mounted on the armrest main body 10 via the box 16 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and is urged upward by the torsion spring 22.

A damper 23 is fixed to the bracket 19 with a screw 23a,
The gear 24 and the gear 21 fixed to the rotating shaft 23b of the damper 23
The gear 25 is meshed with the gear 25. Viscous oil is sealed in the damper 23, and viscous resistance of the oil acts when the rotating shaft 23b rotates. Thereby, the box 16
When the switch panel 13 fixed to the box 16 rotates upward due to the repulsive force of the torsion spring 22, it rotates slowly due to the viscous resistance of the oil.

Next, a lock lever 26 is rotatably mounted on the right side surface of the box 16, and one end of the lever 26 is connected to a push button 27 provided on the switch panel 13 via a lever 28. On the other hand, a lock pin 26 a fixed to the other end of the lock lever 26 is engaged with the right side surface of the bracket 19, and the engagement is released in conjunction with the pressing operation of the push button 27.
19a and a second engagement portion 19b are formed. Switch panel
The switch panel 13 and the auxiliary panel 17 are set and held at a first position where the switch panel 13 is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the armrest body 10 by the engagement of the locking pin 26a with the first engagement portion 19a,
When the locking pin 26a engages with the second engaging portion 19b, the auxiliary panel 17 is set and held at the second position substantially parallel to the upper surface.

The auxiliary panel 17 is composed of an inner panel 29 having a front end fixed to the switch panel 13 and an outer panel 31 connected to the rear end of the panel 29 via a hinge 30 so as to be expandable. It can be folded so as to be superimposed, and can rotate 180 degrees. On the front end surface of the outer panel 31, there is provided an engagement projection 31a for press-fitting into an engagement recess 13a provided on the rear surface of the rear end of the switch panel 13 to lock the panel 31 at the overlapping position. Further, on the upper surface of the front end portion of the outer panel 31, a concave portion 31 for hanging a fingertip when the panel 31 is expanded.
b is provided.

This embodiment has the above configuration. As shown in FIG. 2, when the lock pin 26a is engaged with the first engaging portion 19a, the switch panel 13 and the auxiliary panel 17 are connected to the armrest main body 10 by the switch panel 13. The first is almost parallel to the upper surface of the
The position is set and held. Therefore, when the lid 11 is rotated upward as shown in FIG. 3, the switch panel 13 is exposed on the upper surface of the armrest main body 10, so that various switches 12 can be operated.

Next, when the push button 27 is pressed from this state,
The lock lever 26 rotates counterclockwise in FIG.
The lock pin 26a is disengaged from the first engagement portion. Accordingly, the box 16 is pivoted by the elasticity of the torsion spring 22.
Rotate gently upward with 21a as the fulcrum and lock pin 26a
Are engaged with the second engagement portion 19b. As a result, the switch panel 13 and the auxiliary panel 17 are set and held at the second position where the auxiliary panel 17 is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the armrest main body 10, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

Further, when a fingertip is hung on the concave portion 31b from this state, and the outer panel 31 is rotated rearward by 180 degrees and expanded, the length of the auxiliary panel 17 is doubled.

On the other hand, after the outer panel 31 is folded over the inner panel 29, the push button 27 is pressed to disengage the locking pin 26a from the second engaging portion 19b, and then the switch is pressed against the torsion spring 22. Panel 13 and auxiliary panel 17
When the lock pin 26a is rotated downward, the first engaging portion 1
By engaging with 9a, both panels 13, 17 return to the state shown in FIG.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, one end of the switch panel 13 is rotatably assembled to the armrest main body 10, and the auxiliary panel 17 is suspended from the other end.
, The auxiliary panel 17 can be used as a writing table. Therefore, during a telephone call, a notebook or the like can be placed on the auxiliary panel 17 to take notes, which is extremely convenient in practice.

In addition, since the switch panel 13 and the auxiliary panel 17 are resiliently turned upward by the torsion spring 22, the auxiliary panel 17 is set to the horizontal position only by pressing the push button 27 with one hand during a telephone call. Yes, good operability.

Furthermore, the auxiliary panel 17 is the same as the inner panel 29
Since the outer panel 31 is formed so as to be foldable and expandable to 29, the area of the auxiliary panel 17 can be enlarged and a large notebook or the like can be placed.

In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the armrest structure of the vehicle rear seat S has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to the armrest structure of the front seat and the second seat as well as the rear seat S. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of an armrest structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the essential part, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vehicle rear seat provided with the armrest structure, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vehicle rear seat provided with a conventional armrest structure. Explanation of reference numeral 10: Armrest body, 10a: Opening, 11: Lid, 1
2 switch, 13 switch panel, 15 car telephone, 16 box, 17 auxiliary panel, 19 bracket, 19a first engaging portion, 19b second member Joint part, 22 ...
... Torsion spring, 26 ... Rock lever, 26a ...
... lock pin, 27 ... push button, 29 ... inner panel, 31 ... outer panel.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An armrest main body having a box structure having an opening formed on an upper surface, a lid attached to the main body and closing the opening so that the opening can be opened, and various switches arranged on a surface of the armrest main body. An armrest structure for a vehicle seat provided with a switch panel provided on the vehicle body, one end of the switch panel is assembled to the main body so as to be vertically rotatable, and an auxiliary panel is vertically attached to the other end of the panel; and The locking means selectively moves the panels to a first position in which the switch panel is set substantially parallel to the upper surface of the armrest main body and a second position in which the auxiliary panel is set substantially parallel to the upper surface of the armrest main body. An armrest structure for a vehicle seat, wherein the armrest structure is configured to be releasably locked.