JPH0542657Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] a. Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an armrest device for a sliding door for an automobile.

b. Prior art and its problems As is well known, sliding doors are widely used as side doors of one-box type wagons and the like. This sliding door is normally arranged so that its outer surface is almost flush with the side outer panel of the car body when closed, and when opened it is moved slightly to the side and then slides along the side outer panel of the car body. It is configured as follows.

By the way, the gap between the side outer panel of the car body and the inner panel of the sliding door is kept to the minimum necessary so that the sliding door does not protrude outside the vehicle width as much as possible when the sliding door is opened. It was not possible to provide an armrest on the inner panel.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an armrest on a sliding door with a simple structure, and also to allow the armrest to automatically move into the recess of the sliding door when the sliding door is opened. To provide an armrest for a sliding door for an automobile, which is stored in the vehicle and does not get in the way.

c. Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides the following features: (B) a drive mechanism for driving the armrest from the protruding position to the storage position; (C) the slide; (D) a handle switch that is switched in conjunction with a sliding door opening/closing handle provided on the sliding door; and (D) a handle switch that is switched in conjunction with a sliding door opening/closing handle provided on the sliding door. When the sliding door is closed, the drive mechanism is actuated to drive the armrest from the protruding position to the storage position only when the sliding door opening/closing handle is operated, and when the sliding door is opened, the armrest is moved. The sliding door opening/closing handle is held in the storage position, and the drive mechanism is not operated regardless of whether or not the sliding door opening/closing handle is operated.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a sliding door 1 of a one-box type wagon, in which an armrest 3 is provided on the inner panel 2 of the sliding door 1, and a handle 4 for opening and closing the sliding door is provided on the side of this armrest. . The armrest 3 described above is rotatable over an angular range between an upright position where it is flush with the inner panel 2 and a protruding position (horizontal position) where it is approximately perpendicular to the inner panel 2. It is composed of

That is, a case 5 having a storage section 5a is attached to the inner panel 2 as shown in FIG.
a and 6b are fixed (see Figure 4). As shown in FIG. 4, support shafts 7a and 7b are rotatably disposed through these brackets 6a and 6b, respectively, and these support shafts 7a and 7b are fitted integrally into both side corners of the armrest 3, respectively. It is worn. Therefore, the armrest 3 is designed to be rotated in the directions of arrows A and B in FIGS. 3 and 4 about the support shafts 7a and 7b.

Also, a rotating lever 8 is provided at the other end of one of the support shafts 7a.
One end of the rotary lever 8 is integrally connected to the other end of the rotary lever 8, and an operating rod 10 of an actuator 9 consisting of an electric motor, a plunger solenoid, or the like is connected to the other end. Further, the other end of the rotating lever 8 is configured such that a biasing force of a torsion coil spring 11 acts on the other end of the rotating lever 8. The rotating lever 8 is selectively biased in the direction of the arrow A or B depending on the rotating position of the lever 8. In order to prevent the rotation lever 8 from rotating in the direction of arrow A, the bracket 6a is provided with a stopper piece 13 made of a bent piece.

In addition, in this embodiment, a door switch SW ₁ that is switched according to opening and closing of the sliding door 1;
A handle switch SW ₂ is provided, which is switched in conjunction with the operation of a sliding door opening/closing handle 4 on the inner panel 2 side and a sliding door opening/closing handle (not shown) on the outer panel side. Note that the above-mentioned handle switch SW ₂ is installed at the open lever portion of the door lock assembly (not shown). Therefore, the door switch SW ₁ is configured to be kept in the OFF state when the sliding door is closed and switched to the ON state when the sliding door is opened, and the handle switch SW ₂ is configured to be connected to the sliding door opening/closing handle 4 on the inner panel 2 side and the sliding door opening/closing handle 4 on the outer panel side. Both of the sliding door opening/closing handles are kept in the OFF state when not operated, and are configured to be switched to the ON state when any one of them is operated.

As shown in FIG. 5, power is supplied to the door switch SW ₁ and the handle switch SW ₂ , and the power is supplied to the actuator 9 sequentially through the door switch SW ₁ and the relay R equipped with normally closed contacts a and b. It is becoming more and more like this. In addition, the relay R
Power is supplied to the excitation coil L through the door switch _SW1 .

Next, the operation of the armrest device configured as described above will be explained.

First, a case will be described in which the occupant uses the armrest as necessary when closing the sliding door 1.
In this case, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 3, the support shaft 7a, The armrest 3 is rotated and biased in the direction of arrow A around 7b. Accordingly, when the armrest 3 is rotated in the direction of arrow A against the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 11 and reaches a certain rotation position (rotation dead center), the armrest 3
The direction in which the armrest 3 is biased is reversed, and the armrest 3 is pivoted toward the horizontal position.

On the other hand, at this time, both door switch SW ₁ and handle switch SW ₂ are turned OFF as shown in Figure 5.
Since the actuator 9 is in a non-operating state, the actuating rod 1 of the actuator 9 is in a non-operating state.
0 is a free state. Therefore, armrest 3
With this rotation, the rotation lever 8 is rotated, and the actuating rod 10 is pulled out in the direction of arrow C in FIGS. 3 and 4 to be in an extended state. The rotation of the rotation lever 8 in the direction of the arrow A is performed by the rotation lever 8 at the fourth position.
As shown by the solid line in the figure, this is prevented by engaging the stopper piece 13 of the bracket 6a, and accordingly the armrest 3 is moved approximately 90 degrees from the storage position.
It is held in a rotated horizontal position in a protruding state.

In addition, if the occupant wants to store the armrest 3, he or she can press the armrest 3 in the opposite direction (direction of arrow B) and push it up to the rotational dead center. The force rotates it to the storage position and holds it in that position.

Next, a case will be described in which the sliding door 1 is opened with the armrest 3 protruding horizontally (in use). In this case, inner panel 2
When either the side sliding door opening/closing handle 4 or the sliding door opening/closing handle on the outer panel side is operated to release the door lock, the handle switch SW ₂ is switched to the ON state at the same time, so the power is turned off. is supplied to the actuator 9 via the handle switch SW ₂ and the contacts a and b of the normally closed relay R in sequence. Based on this, the actuator 9 is activated and the actuating rod 10 is pulled in the direction of arrow D in FIGS. It is rotated in the B direction and stored in the storage section 5a of the case 5 in an upright state. Therefore, the armrest 3 is flush with the inner panel 2, and the armrest 3 will not be damaged by hitting the sand panel when sliding the sliding door 1 to the open position.

When the sliding door 1 is slid under such a state, the door switch _SW1 is turned on, so that the excitation coil L of the relay R is energized and the normally closed contacts a and b are brought into a non-conducting state. As a result, when the sliding door 1 is opened, regardless of whether the handle switch SW ₂ is turned on or off (that is, regardless of whether or not the sliding door opening/closing handles on the inner panel 2 and outer panel sides are operated).
Power is not supplied to the actuator 9. Therefore, even if the handle is operated when closing the sliding door 1, the actuator 9 will not be activated, and therefore the actuating rod 1 of the actuator 9 will not be actuated.
When the actuator 0 is in the retracted position and there is no need for operation, power is supplied to the actuator 9 and there is no possibility of heating or the like.

According to the armrest device having such a configuration,
The armrest 3 can be easily pulled out and stored manually in the vehicle interior as required, and the armrest 3 is automatically stored in the storage section 5a of the case 5 when the sliding door 1 is opened. The distance between the sliding door 1 and the side panel can be minimized like before. Furthermore, there is no fear that the armrest will get in the way when passengers get on and off the vehicle or when loading and unloading luggage. Moreover, since the actuator 9 is configured so that it does not operate when the sliding door 1 is opened even if the sliding door opening/closing handle is operated, the actuator 9 can be protected.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiments described above, the rotary armrest 3 has been described, but it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a pop-out armrest.

e Effects of the invention As described above, the present invention is based on the switching of the door switch that is switched according to the opening and closing of the sliding door and the handle switch that is switched in conjunction with the sliding door opening/closing handle. The armrest is configured so that it is driven and placed in the storage position when the door is operated, so despite the simple configuration, it automatically returns without causing any hindrance to the opening and closing of the sliding door. A type armrest can be installed on the sliding door. Furthermore, when the sliding door is opened, the armrest is held in the storage position, and the armrest drive mechanism is not activated regardless of whether or not the sliding door opening/closing handle is operated. Inconveniences such as heat generation due to power being supplied to the drive mechanism when unnecessary do not occur, and therefore the drive source (actuator) of the drive mechanism can be protected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sliding door, and Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a case attached to the inner panel of the sliding door. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the armrest device, and FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a drive circuit for an armrest drive actuator. 1...Sliding door, 2...Inner panel, 3
... Armrest, 4 ... Handle for opening and closing sliding door, 5a ... Storage section, 6a, 6b ... Bracket, 7a, 7b ... Support shaft, 8 ... Rotating lever,
9... Actuator, 11... Torsion coil spring, 12... Toggle mechanism, 13... Stopper piece,
SW ₁ ...Door switch, SW ₂ ...Handle switch, R...Relay.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (A) The utility model is selectively arranged in a storage position stored in a storage part provided in the inner panel of an automobile sliding door and in a protruding position protruding from the storage part to the inside of the vehicle interior. (B) a drive mechanism for driving the armrest from the protruding position to the storage position; (C) a door switch that is switched in response to opening and closing of the sliding door; (D) a handle switch that is switched in conjunction with a sliding door opening/closing handle provided on the sliding door, and based on switching of the door switch and handle switch, when the sliding door is closed, the sliding door opening/closing handle is switched. Only when the sliding door is operated, the drive mechanism is actuated and the armrest is driven from the protruding position to the storage position, and when the sliding door is opened, the armrest is held in the storage position, and the sliding door is opened and closed. An armrest device for a sliding door for an automobile, characterized in that the drive mechanism is not operated regardless of whether or not a handle is operated.