JP2898540B2 - Vehicle seat armrests - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest for a vehicle seat having an operation panel mounted on a seat for various vehicles such as an aircraft, a car, a railcar, and a ship.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, a front inner side surface of a side arm rest 51 formed on a seat, that is, a passenger Along with the reclining button 54 of the seat back 53 on the seat bottom 52 side of the seat on which the user sits, an earphone jack 55, an audio channel switching / volume adjustment switch 56, a reading light ON / OFF switch 57, and a call button (call button) An operation panel 59 on which 58 and the like are collectively disposed as appropriate is mounted. The passenger sitting on the seat configured as described above listens to music or reads while operating the operation panel 59, and calls a stewardess and other crew members as necessary.

[0003]

However, the conventional operation panel 59 provided inside the side armrest 51 as described above requires, for example, an economy class side armrest 51 having a small seating interval. However, for a large-sized passenger, the space between the seated body and the armrest is extremely small, so that the operation surface of the operation panel 59 is difficult to see, and not only is operation of each operation button difficult, but also When the user touches the operation panel 59 when he or she sits down again to correct the posture, there is a problem that the operation switches and buttons are carelessly turned ON / OFF to cause a malfunction.

[0004] In addition, most of the economy class seats have a plurality of seats, such as a three-seat seat and a four-seat seat, and passengers seated at both ends mistake the position of the operation panel of their own seat. Even if this is not the case, there is a problem that a passenger seated on a seat in the middle portion is likely to cause a handling error such as an erroneous operation of an operation panel for another seat.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has an extremely simple structure, can improve operability, can prevent malfunction, and is an operation panel for the seat. It is an object of the present invention to provide an armrest for a vehicle seat that can clarify the condition.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an armrest for a vehicle seat according to the present invention comprises an aircraft,
In the armrests 3 and 4 configured as a vehicle seat in which a plurality of seats of a car, a railcar or a ship are connected in series, an audio channel switching / volume adjustment switch 11 , an on / off switch 12 for a reading light, and a call various operation buttons of the button 13 and the like, as well as arranged on the operation panel 10, an operation panel 10, the armrest 3,
4 of the front upper face, toward the seated person side operation surface of the operation panel 10 by operating the operation panel 10 formed to be slightly inclined, control such as various operation buttons 11, 12, 13
The housing 15 whose section and wiring are substantially rhombic in cross section
And opened on the front upper surface of armrests 3 and 4.
The gist is that it is detachably attached to the mouth portion 16 . Further, the engagement claw 1 protruding from one side of the housing 15 is provided.
7 is projected inside the opening 16 of the armrests 3 and 4
It is configured to be engaged with the formed supporting step portion 18 and to be detachably attached to the other side of the housing 15 with the screw 21 via the elastic member 20 so that maintenance and inspection or replacement can be performed freely. Can be.

[0007]

According to the above arrangement, since the operation panel 10 at the front upper surface of the armrest 3 and 4, are mounted inclined on the seat side of the operating surface to manipulate it, configuration on the operation panel 10 Channel switch / volume adjustment switch 11 for audio, ON / O for reading light
The operation surfaces of various operation buttons such as the FF switch 12 and the call button 13 are easy to see and can be easily operated. In particular, when such armrests 3 and 4 are configured in a middle part seat in which a plurality of seats are continuously provided, it is possible to clearly indicate whether or not the operation panel 10 is the own seat in the inclination direction of the operation surface, Operation panel 10 for the next seat
Can be prevented from being operated by mistake. Also,
Operation panel 10 and the housing 15, since it is detachably mounted with respect to the opening 16 of the armrest 3 and 4, during the inspection or failure only operations panel 10 integrated with the the housing 15 It can be removed for quick and easy maintenance.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a vehicle seat armrest according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a four-seat vehicle seat, such as an aircraft, a vehicle or a ship, equipped with the armrest according to the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a seat back pivotally supported so as to be freely tilted rearward through a reclining mechanism (not shown) having a fulcrum at a rear end of a seat bottom 2 of a vehicle seat. Side armrests 3, 3 are fixedly provided on both side ends of the seat bottoms 2, 2,..., And armrests 4, 4, 4 are also fixedly provided on the intermediate seat bottoms 2, 2, so that each seat is formed. Things.

FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 show an armrest according to the present invention. Each armrest 3,4 ... is the co By providing the ashtray 5 were retractable configured toward forward to the front end component, the arm cushion 6 made of urethane resin serving as a armrest portion to a rear portion of the armrest 3,4 Is attached. On the side surfaces of the armrests 3, 4,..., A reclining operation button 7 and an earphone jack 8 for tilting or standing the seat back 1 are mounted. Reference numeral 9 denotes a position placard indicating the position of a row in which position the seat is located in an airplane or a vehicle. Reference numeral 10 denotes an operation in which the audio channel switching / volume adjustment switches 11, 11 mounted on the front upper surfaces of the armrests 3, 4,..., The reading light ON / OFF switch 12, the call button 13, and the like are collectively arranged. It is a panel. The operation surface of the operation panel 10 is inclined downward by about 10 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane toward the inside of the seat, that is, toward the passenger sitting on the seat (inclination angle α). Reference numeral 14 denotes a mounting bracket for mounting the armrests 3 and 4 to a seat frame (not shown) so as to be able to stand upright.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operation panel 10 according to the present embodiment has a housing 15 mounted on an opening 16 formed on the front upper surface of the armrests 3, 4. As shown in FIG.
A control unit and wiring (not shown) such as the audio channel switching / volume adjustment switches 11 and 11, the reading light ON / OFF switch 12 and the call button 13 are provided inside the housing 15. And
Beside the cross-sectional shape consists substantially rhombic. Further, the operation surface is inclined with respect to the opening 16 of the armrests 3 and 4 with respect to the inside of the seat as described above. The housing 15 has an engaging claw 17 protruding from one side in the longitudinal direction thereof engaged with a supporting step 18 formed to project inside the opening 16 of the armrests 3 and 4 with a predetermined step. ,
The other side of the housing 15 is fixed below a support step 18 which is formed to project inside the opening 16 with a predetermined step, and is formed with a crank-shaped extension extending inward. It is detachably fixed to the metal fitting 19 with a screw 21 via an elastic member 20 such as a coil spring. Note that 22
Is a connector provided on the operation panel 10 side, and is used for signal connection to a connector (not shown) on the machine body side. Since the operation panel 10 can be detachably attached to the openings 16 of the armrests 3 and 4, only the operation panel 10 is detached and maintenance is performed in case of periodic inspection or failure. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 10 according to the present invention is configured to be inclined about 10 degrees α toward the seat bottom 2 with respect to the horizontal plane of the armrests 3 and 4. In order to make it easy for the occupant to visually recognize the seat, the seat may be inclined toward the seat bottom 2 and gently inclined toward the seat back 1 in two directions.

FIG. 5 shows the positional relationship between the operation panel of the armrest according to the present invention and the occupant. In the seat for four, seats A, D located at both ends of the seats A, D are provided with operation panels 10, 10, respectively.
Are arranged so as to be inclined toward the passenger seated on the seat. Further, the operation panels 10, 10 formed on the armrests 4, 4 of the intermediate seats B, C also have their operation surfaces 10 b, 10.
Since c is arranged inclining, it is clear which of the operation panels 10 and 10 is for one's own seat, and a mistake such as erroneously operating the operation panel 10 of a neighbor can be made. Absent. That is, the passenger seated in B seat, because the operation surface 10b of the operation panel 10 of the right armrest 4 desk is inclined inwardly, the operating surface 10 b
It can be seen that in the tilt direction is an operation panel 1 0 for desk. For a passenger seated in the B seat, the operation panel 1 provided on the armrest 4 on the left side of the seat is provided.
0 indicates that the operation surface 10c is inclined toward the next seat,
It can be easily determined that the operation panel 10 is not the operation panel 10 for the user, and the operation panel 10 for the next seat can be prevented from being erroneously operated.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the operation panel. In the above-described embodiment, the embodiment in which the operation panel 10 having the operation surface inclined at the opening of the housing 15 is attached to the opening 16 of the armrests 3 and 4 has been described. The housing 2 is opened in a state where the portion 23 itself is gently inclined (angle β) with respect to the vertical plane, and the inclined opening 23 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.
4, the operation panel 10 can be configured so as to be inclined toward the inside of the seat with respect to the horizontal plane.

[0014]

As described above, the vehicle seat armrest according to the present invention is constructed so that the operation surface of the operation panel is inclined inward of the seat at the front and upper surfaces of the armrest. For a passenger seated in the seat, an audio channel switch / volume adjustment switch and an O for reading light are provided on the operation panel.
N / OFF switch and call button are easy to see,
Its operation becomes easy. In addition, since the operation surface of the operation panel of each seat is inclined toward each passenger, it is possible to determine whether or not the operation panel is for the own seat based on the direction of the inclination direction, and the operation panel for the next seat can be determined. It is possible to prevent a mistake such as operation.

Further, it is possible to detachably attached to the operation panel with respect to the opening of the armrest, the event of failure or inspection can and score remove only the operation panel easily and quickly maintenance Therefore, the present invention has an extremely large effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a seat constituting a vehicle seat armrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an armrest.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view showing an operation panel portion.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between each seat and each operation panel.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing another embodiment of the operation panel.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part showing an operation panel mounted on a conventional armrest.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3, 4 Armrest 10 Operation panel 11 Channel switch / volume adjustment switch 12 ON / OFF switch for reading light 13 Call button 15, 24 Housing 16, 23 Opening

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An armrest 3 or 4 comprising a vehicle seat provided with a plurality of seats such as an aircraft, a car, a railcar or a ship, wherein an audio channel switching / volume adjusting switch 11 is provided for a reading light. various operation buttons such as ON / OFF switch 12 and the call button 13, the operation panel 10
Together placed, the operation panel 10, the front upper surface of the armrest 3, 4,
This operation surface of the operation panel 10 toward the occupant side by operating the operation panel 10 formed to be slightly inclined, the control unit and wiring such as various operation buttons 11, 12, 13,
It is installed in a housing 15 having a cross-sectional shape
To the opening 16 formed on the front upper surface of the armrests 3 and 4.
A vehicle seat armrest characterized by being detachably mounted. 2. HousingFifteenEngaging claw protruding from one side of17
ToFormed on the inside of the opening 16 of the armrests 3 and 4
The supporting step 18Engage and housingFifteenThe other side of
With elastic member20Through the screw21With a detachableWas
The armrest for a vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein: