JPH0246756Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an armrest that is tiltably provided on the side of a seat bag.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of armrest has been formed by covering the outer periphery of a frame with a pad and a skin, and the outer shape and size of the armrest have been appropriately selected depending on the shape or size of the seat.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

By the way, the shape and size of such an armrest has been set by changing the shape and size of the frame each time.

For this reason, in the past, it was not possible to use a common frame for all seats and therefore for all vehicle models, which made parts management complicated and caused an increase in costs. Furthermore, since such conventional frames only have the function of supporting the pads and skin on their outer circumferential surface, some kind of ingenuity is required to attach accessories, etc. to the inside of the armrest or to the outer circumferential surface. This was something that had to be done.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an armrest in which the shape and size of the armrest can be formed as desired, and in which accessories and the like can be easily attached to the inside or the outer circumferential surface of the armrest, if necessary.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve this object, the armrest of the present invention is an armrest that is tiltably provided on the side of a seat back, and the frame of the armrest rotatably supports a rotating shaft for tilting the armrest on opposite sides. Consisting of a main frame consisting of a box-shaped shaft support with a U-shaped cross section and a wall and a beam-shaped support section continuous with the shaft support, and a sub-frame made of a wire rod attached to the main frame. has been done.

[Effect]

By appropriately arranging a sub-frame on the main frame, the shape and size of the armrest can be arbitrarily set, and at the same time, accessories and the like can be attached to the main frame as needed.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 2, an armrest 1 is provided on the side of a seat back 2 so as to be tiltable.

In FIG. 1, the armrest 1 includes a frame 7 consisting of a main frame 5 and a sub-frame 6;
It consists of a pad 8 and a skin 9 covering the outer periphery of the frame 7. The main frame 5 is a standard frame integrally formed of sheet metal, and one end thereof is provided with opposing side plates 3a, 3a that rotatably support a rotating shaft 10 made of a metal pipe that tilts the armrest 1. It is composed of a box-shaped shaft support 3 having a U-shaped cross section, and a beam-shaped support portion 4 having a U-shaped cross section and formed continuously from the shaft support 3. An angle adjustment device 11 for tilting the armrest 1 to an optimal angle is attached within the pivot support 3 via a rotating shaft 10. Note that the other end of the rotating shaft 10 is fixed to the seat back frame 12. The sub-frame 6 is made of a wire rod 6a such as a wire, and its ends are fixed to the main frame 5 by welding or the like, and the sub-frames 6 are assembled so as to be engaged with each other.

Here, the shape, size and arrangement of the wire rods 6a of the sub-frame 6 are set in accordance with the type of the armrest 1, and the outer shape and size of the armrest 1 are regulated. In the illustrated embodiment, the overall external shape of the frame 7 formed by the sub-frame 6 together with the main frame 5 is its width direction dimension.
La is larger than the width L of the shaft support 3, and its height Ha is approximately equal to the height H' of the support column 4. Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the width direction dimension Lb of the frame 7 is formed approximately equal to the width dimension L of the three shaft supports. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the height dimension Hb of one end of the frame 7 is approximately equal to the height H of the shaft support 3, and the height dimension Hc of the other end is the height dimension of the support 4.
It is formed almost equal to H′. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the height dimension Hb of the frame 7 is approximately equal to the shaft support height dimension H. By forming the frame 7 in this manner, the shape and size of the armrest 1 can be easily formed into an arbitrary shape and size based on the shape and size of each of the frames 7.

Furthermore, the wire rods 6a of the sub-frame 6 are arranged in correspondence with accessories and the like that are attached to the inside or the outer peripheral surface of the armrest 1.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an ashtray 13 is inserted into a recess provided in a portion 1a of an armrest 1, and its collar 13a is locked.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment, and in the figure, the overall external shape of the frame 7 formed by the sub-frame 6 together with the main frame 5 is the width direction dimension.
Lc is larger than the dimension La of the above-mentioned embodiment,
Its height direction dimension Ha is formed to be the same as the dimension Ha of the previous embodiment. At the tip of the armrest 1, an operation switch board 14 for controlling the posture of the seat is connected to a locking hook 14b by a wire rod 6a.
It is resiliently engaged and fixed. In addition, a total of four locking hooks 14b are provided in two stages, upper and lower. The operation cord 14c has one end connected to the switch 14a of the operation switch board 14, and the other end connected to the operating section through the rotary shaft 10 hole. In this way, by providing the operation switch board 14 at the tip of the armrest 1, the seat occupant can control the posture of the seat while placing his or her hands on the armrest 1 and resting his or her back against the seat back. It is possible to set the posture. Further, the ashtray 15 may be attached to the recess provided in the portion 1b of the armrest 1, and the accessory case 16 may be attached to the recess provided in the portion 1c.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the armrest of the present invention, since the armrest frame is composed of a main frame and a sub-frame, the shape and size of the armrest can be arbitrarily set by appropriately arranging the sub-frames. Can be done. Therefore, armrests, which have heretofore been manufactured separately depending on the type of seat or vehicle, can be used in common for all vehicle types by simply selecting an appropriate sub-frame. Furthermore, by using the secondary frame to store small items inside the armrest, or by securing an operation switch board to the outer surface of the armrest, the armrest can be easily used for purposes other than its original function. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view mainly showing one embodiment of the frame in the armrest according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the armrest attached to the seat back, and Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing another embodiment of the frame in the present invention. 4 is a schematic side view of another embodiment of the frame, FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of another embodiment of the frame, and FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of the frame. It is a diagram. 1...Armrest, 3...Axis support, 4...
Strut part, 5... Main frame, 6... Sub frame,
7... Frame, 8... Padded, 9... Epidermis.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The armrest is tiltably provided on the side of the seat back, and the frame of the armrest includes a box-shaped pivot support with a U-shaped cross section and opposite side walls that rotatably support a rotating shaft for tilting the armrest; An armrest comprising a main frame consisting of a beam-shaped support section having a U-shaped cross section continuous to the pivot support, and a sub-frame consisting of a wire rod added to the main frame.