JP2558018Y2 - Table equipment for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular table device provided in a vehicle interior of a vehicle, and more particularly to a vehicular table device which is capable of being raised and lowered and retractable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional table apparatus for a vehicle of this type, the one shown in FIG.
-57442). That is, a flat housing 51 including a cover plate 52 is provided in a horizontal state on an instrument panel of the vehicle,
A drawer type table 53 is accommodated in the housing 51. The table 53 is particularly configured as a cup holder for the purpose of stably supporting drink cans and cups. The table 53 has a support hole 54 formed thereon, and its lower surface also serves as a lid. A foldable tray 55 is provided, and the bottom surface of a cup or the like accommodated in the support hole 54 is supported by the tray 55.

The table 53 is provided with a retractor 56 as urging means.
An oil damper (not shown) as a braking means having a pinion gear that meshes with the rack 57 on the housing 51 side is provided on the back surface of 3. And the retractor 5
The locking piece 58 at the end of the drawer 6 is locked in the cutout 59 of the housing 51.

Therefore, when pulling out the table 53, the push button 60 at the tip of the table 53 is used.
When the one push operation is performed, the engagement between the latch 61 and the locking claw 62 is released, and the table 53 is moved to the retractor 56.
Is pulled out of the housing 51 so as to protrude independently from the housing 51. At this time, the withdrawing speed of the table 53 is limited to a slow speed by the braking action of the oil damper described above, and when the table 53 is pulled out from the housing 51 as described above, the table 53 is moved into the housing 51 together with the table 53 until then. The accommodated tray 55 is developed by its own weight as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the table 53 is stored, when the table 53 is pushed with a pressing force enough to overcome the winding force of the retractor 56, the tray 55 is gradually folded, and finally, the latch 61 The table 53 is held in the stored state by the engagement with the locking claws 62.

[0006]

However, such a conventional vehicle table apparatus has a structure in which the horizontal table 53 is simply slid in the front-rear direction. Requires a space corresponding to the depth of the table 53. Therefore, the table 53 in a horizontal state cannot be installed in a portion where there is no space for storing the table 53 in the same posture, and the installation place of the table device is significantly restricted.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and is a space-saving vehicle in which a horizontal table can be installed in a portion where there is no space for storing the table in the same posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a table device for use.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vehicle table apparatus according to the present invention has a flat case provided in a vehicle in a substantially vertical posture, and is accommodated in the case so as to be able to move up and down. A table body rotatable to a horizontal posture position regulated by a posture holding portion provided at an upper end portion of the case at the highest position; and a table body housed in the case and rotatably connected to the table body. ,
A slider that moves up and down in the case in accordance with the elevating operation of the table body; an assisting force applying means provided in the case to apply an upward assisting force to the table body; and a slider provided between the table body and the slider. A rotation assisting force applying means for applying a rotation assisting force when the table body is rotated from the vertical posture position to the horizontal posture position, and provided in the case, in response to a pressing operation of the table body in the vertical posture. A locking means for performing locking and unlocking operations and engaging with a part of the slider to hold the table main body in the retracted state when locked, and releasing the engaged state with the slider when unlocked. .

[0009]

In the above construction, when the table body is retracted, the table body located in the case together with the slider is provided with an upward assisting force by the assisting force applying means, but the locking means is engaged with a part of the slider. In addition, the locked state is locked, and the stored state of the table body is maintained unless the locked state of the locking means is released.

On the other hand, when pulling out the table body,
When the table body in the stored state is pressed lightly downward,
The locking means is unlocked and disengaged from the slider, and the table body rises autonomously due to the assisting force provided by the assisting force applying means and gradually projects from the case. When the table body rises to a position near the highest position, the table body can be rotated to a horizontal posture position regulated by a posture holding portion provided at the upper end of the case, and a small external force is applied or The table main body is rotated to the horizontal posture position with the slider left, and is held down at the position by the self-standing operation, so that the table can be used as a table.

When the table body is stored, the table body is raised to the vertical position and then pushed into the case with a pressing force that overcomes the assisting force of the assisting force applying means. As a result, the table body is lowered together with the slider, and the locking means engages with a part of the slider to lock it, thereby returning to the retracted state.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, a flat rectangular case 2 having an open upper portion is provided in a body side trim 1 of a vehicle body in a vertical state, and an upper end portion of the case 2 has an upper end portion as described later. The posture holding portion 3 for holding the table body 5 in a horizontal posture position is formed in a stepped manner in a shelf shape. A table body 5 formed integrally with the lid part 4 is housed in the case 2 so as to be able to move up and down. A slider 7 is provided at the lower end of the table body 5 via a pin 6 as shown in FIG. It is hinged so as to be rotatable. The slider 7 is mounted on the table body 5.
Is adapted to move up and down between the lowered position P ₁ of the case 2 and the uppermost position P ₂ together with the uppermost position P _2, the table body 5 as shown in Figure 1 attitude of the slider 7 It is adapted to allow the rotation to a horizontal position P ₃ is restricted by the holding portion 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of holding holes 8 are formed in the table body 5 for the purpose of stably supporting a container C such as a soft drink can or a cup. A substantially U-shaped arm 9 for supporting the bottom of C is rotatably connected. Then, the arm 9, while the table body 5 when stored in the case 2 is folded so as to overlap with the table body 5, when the table body 5 is rotated to a horizontal position P ₃ in FIG. 1 orientation Until it turns to its own weight.

A retractor 10 is provided on a side wall portion of the case 2 as an assisting force applying means for applying an upward assisting force to the table body 5. As shown in FIG. 5, the retractor 10 has a thin spring steel belt 12 wound around the drum 11 by the tightening force of a not-shown winding spring built in the drum 11. The hook 13 at the tip is locked to the lower end of the slider 7. Therefore, an upward assisting force is always applied to the table main body 5 by the tightening force of the retractor 10.

A rotation-promoting spring 13 is provided as a rotation-assisting force applying means at a portion of one side of the slider 7 which overlaps the table main body 5 when the table main body 5 is stored. The rotation promoting spring 13 is mounted in a compressed state between a support pin 14 inserted and supported by the slider 7 and a spring cap 15 as shown in FIG.
In the retracted state, the rotation assisting force in the direction of arrow a in FIG.

The slider 7 has a hinge base end shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a gear 16 is formed, and an oil damper 18 having a pinion gear 17 meshing with the gear 16 is provided inside the table body 5 adjacent to the gear 16. This oil damper 18
A viscous fluid such as silicone oil is sealed in a housing that supports a shaft integral with the pinion gear 17, and the gear 1 is rotated as the table body 5 rotates.
Although the pinion gear 17 rotates due to the engagement with the gear 6, the braking force is applied to the table main body 5 by viscous resistance of the viscous fluid in the housing of the oil damper 18, and the rotation speed is limited to a slow speed. Will be.

A projection 19 is formed integrally with the lower end of the slider 7, while a latch mechanism 20 is provided at the lower end of the case 2 as locking means for engaging with the projection 19. I have. The latch mechanism 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, a slide piece 22 is vertically movably accommodated in a flat box-shaped housing 21 fitted and fixed to the bottom of the case 2.
A pair of elastically deformable groove-shaped claw pieces 23 are integrally formed at the upper end of the slide piece 22.
An upward helping force is provided by A ball holding groove 25 is formed on one side surface of the slide piece 22, and a substantially heart-shaped groove cam 26 that forms a closed loop is formed on the inner surface of the housing 21. The lock ball 27 is held between the ball holding groove 25 and the groove cam 26.

Therefore, in the locked state shown in FIG.
The protrusion 19 on the slider 7 side is the claw 23 of the slide piece 22.
, The slide piece 22 is pushed into the housing 21, and the slide piece 22 is
Rock ball 27, although assisted upward by
Since There has been positioned in the bent portion R ₁ is in the lock position of the groove cam 26, the latch mechanism 20 is moved upward of the slider 7 to lock the slider 7 is prevented.

On the other hand, when the slider 7 is pushed by the stroke S when the latch mechanism 20 is unlocked,
Groove lock ball 27 from the bent portion R ₁ of FIG. 7, 8 cam 2
Since moving 6 to the corner portion R ₂ of the releasing the pressing force of the slider 7 in this state, the lock ball 27, as shown in FIG. 8 until the corner portion R ₄ via the corner portion R ₃ of the groove cam 26 Slide piece 22 as it moves
Moves upward, and the pair of claw pieces 23 are opened by self-elastic force to release the projection pieces 19. Thereby, the latch mechanism 2
0 is in the unlocked state, and the upward movement of the slider 7 is allowed. Further, when locking the slider 7 again, since the slide frame 22 with the projecting piece 19 pushes the slide 7 is locked ball 27 while downward movement to move to the corner R ₅ of the groove cam 26, the state in the releasing the pressing force of the slider 7, the lock ball 27, as shown in FIG. 7 is again locked back to the bending portion R ₁ of the groove cam 26.

In the structure of this embodiment having the above-described structure, when the table body 5 is stored in the case 2, the arm 9 is folded into the table body 5 as shown in FIG. The table main body 5 is aligned with the slider 7 in a straight line, and the projection 19 at the lower end of the slider 7 has the claw 23 of the latch mechanism 20 as shown in FIG.
And locked. Accordingly, although upward assisting force is applied to the table main body 5 by the retractor 10, the upward movement of the table main body 5 is prevented, and the table main body 5 is held in the stored state.
The upper end opening of the case 2 is closed by a lid 4.

On the other hand, when the table body 5 is pulled out and used, when the lid portion 4 of the table body 5 is pressed downward, the latch mechanism 20 is unlocked as described above with reference to FIGS. Thus, the engagement between the projection piece 19 and the claw piece 23 on the latch mechanism 20 side is released. When the latch mechanism 20 is unlocked, the table main body 5 moves up with the slider 7 independently due to the assisting force provided by the retractor 10 even when the pressing force of the table main body 5 is released, and the latch mechanism 20 moves upward as shown in FIG. As shown, it gradually protrudes upward from the opening of the case 2.

Then, the table body 5 is moved to the highest position P _2.
The table 2 is raised close to the lower end of the table body 5 and the case 2
When the table body 5 reaches the circular arc portion 28, the table body 5 is provided with the rotation assisting force in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. 1 by the rotation promoting spring 13; by falling rotated to a horizontal position P ₃ is restricted by the attitude holding portion 3 as shown in FIG. 1, the arms 9 are simultaneously projected by rotating to the position shown in FIG. 1 by its own weight.

At this time, the rotation speed of the table main body 5 is limited to a slow speed by the braking effect of the oil damper 18, and the table main body 5 does not vigorously rotate and fall. Therefore, when the containers C such as drink cans and cups are stored in the holding holes 8 of the table body 5 in the horizontal state and the bottom thereof is seated on the arm 9, the containers C such as drink cans and cups can be stably provided. Can be supported.

When the table main body 5 is stored, the table main body 5 is raised up to the highest position P ₂ in the vertical posture as shown in FIG. The lid portion 4 is pushed down with a pressing force capable of overcoming the assisting force of the retractor 7. Thereby, the arm 9 is folded into the table main body 5 and the table main body 5 is gradually stored in the case 2 together with the slider 7. When releasing the pushing force on only depressed to lower stroke than lowered position P ₁ to the table body 5 S (see FIG. 7), the projecting piece 19 of the lower end of the slider 7 as shown in FIG. 7 the latch a claw piece 23 of the mechanism 20 is again engaged and locked, the table body is returned to the lowered position P ₁ is a storage position raised by a stroke S.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the table body 5 used in a horizontal state is of an upside down type and a vertically retractable type. Because of this, the space in the depth (thickness) direction of the installation position can be remarkably reduced, and the apparatus can be easily installed in a part having a small space in the depth direction such as the body side trim.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the escutcheon portion 31 at the upper end opening of the case 2 in the first embodiment is further improved. The structure is the same as that of the first embodiment. That is, the tapered surface 32 is formed on the lower edge of the lid portion 4 formed integrally with the table body 5,
Similarly, a tapered surface 33 is formed in a portion of the escutsion portion 31 of the case 2 facing the tapered surface 32 on the lid portion 4 side. The table main body 5 is stored in the case 2 while maintaining a predetermined clearance C _1, and a leaf spring 34 provided in the case 2 provides a rightward urging force in FIGS. Is given. The supporting force of the leaf spring 34 is
Although it is opposed to the assisting force of the rotation promoting spring 13 shown in FIG. 1, the assisting force of the leaf spring 34 is set to be larger.

Therefore, according to the structure of this embodiment, when the table main body 5 is in the retracted state, the table main body 5 is pushed rightward in FIG. , 33 or to each other are in close contact, or even be as clearance C ₃ between the tapered surfaces 32 and 33 to each other both very small, if not contact, so that the aesthetic appearance is improved.

When the lid portion 4 is pressed when the table body 5 is pulled out, as shown in FIG. 10, the table body 5 is brought into sliding contact with both tapered surfaces 32 and 33 as shown in FIG. 7 and 8, the stroke S required to unlock the latch mechanism 20 is secured as described above with reference to FIGS. After the mechanism 20 performs the unlocking operation, the table main body 5 rises independently and protrudes from the case 2 even if the pressing force is released. In other words, in order to improve the aesthetic appearance, as described above, or eliminate the gap between the tapered surfaces 32, 33 with each other in the storage state of the table body 5, or even significantly reduce the gap C _3, the There is no hindrance to the locking and unlocking operation of the latch mechanism 20.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, the table body used in a horizontal state is of an upside down type and a vertically retractable type, and when stored in a case, the table body is raised in a vertical posture. To store it down. Therefore, the space occupied by the installation position in the depth direction is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional structure, and the installation position can be easily set even in a portion where the space in the depth direction is small.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory sectional view showing a storage state of the vehicle table device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a relationship between a table body and a slider according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the table body according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the retractor according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the rotation promoting spring according to the embodiment in an assembled state.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the latch mechanism according to the embodiment when locked.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the latch mechanism according to the embodiment when unlocked.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing the operation of the vehicle table device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional vehicle table device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body side trim 2 Case 3 Attitude holding part 4 Lid part 5 Table body 7 Slider 10 Retractor (assisting force applying means) 13 Spring for promoting rotation (rotating assisting force applying means) 19 Projection piece 20 Latch mechanism (locking means) P ₁ Lower position (storage position) P ₂ highest position (vertical posture position) P ₃ horizontal posture position

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A flat case provided in a vehicle in a substantially vertical posture, and a horizontal case which is housed in the case so as to be able to ascend and descend, and which is regulated by a posture holding portion provided at an upper end portion of the case at a highest position. A table main body rotatable to a posture position, a slider housed in the case and rotatably connected to the table main body, and a slider that moves up and down in the case in accordance with an elevating operation of the table body; and a slider provided in the case. An assisting force applying means for applying an upward assisting force to the table body, and a rotation assisting force provided between the table body and the slider for rotating the table body from a vertical position to a horizontal position. Rotation assisting means for applying a force, and a locking and unlocking operation provided in the case according to a pressing operation of the table body in a vertical posture. Locking means for engaging the part of the slider when locked to hold the table body in the retracted state, and for unlocking to release the engaged state with the slider. Table device for vehicles.