JPH061877Y2 - Automotive seat footrest structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a footrest structure for an automobile seat, more specifically, a pair of side portions which are vertically arranged on the left and right sides of a seat cushion. The present invention relates to the structure of a footrest in an automobile seat having footrests on the front surfaces of both side portions.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a footrest structure for a vehicle seat has a rear end of the footrest rotatably attached to a front portion of a seat cushion from a horizontal shape to a vertical shape. When the occupant puts his foot on this footrest, and the footrest was stored vertically when not in use, when storing it vertically, the footrest cannot be stored if it gets caught on the vehicle floor. There was a problem that the length could not be long enough for the occupants to put their feet on. In order to solve such a problem, there are some that use the footrest by pulling it out from the seat cushion, but with this footrest, the length is satisfied, but the height and angle cannot be adjusted,
There is a problem that you cannot rest your foot on this footrest in a comfortable position.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to secure a sufficient length for hanging the foot, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a footrest structure for an automobile seat, which can adjust height and angle.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The structure of the footrest of the vehicle seat according to the present invention is
Attaching pieces are projected on both ends of the footrest on the seat cushion side, a lock mechanism for attaching and detaching the attaching piece of the footrest is provided on the front surface of the side portion, and a drive mechanism is provided on the inner side surface of the side portion. The base end of the turning piece is fixed, one end of a footrest tilting link is detachably attached to the tip of the turning piece, and the other end of the link is attached to the footrest.

(Function) When the footrest is used, the structure of the footrest of the vehicle seat is such that the mounting piece of the footrest is attached to the lock mechanism of the side portion, and one end of the link for tilting the footrest is attached to the turning piece of the side portion. When it is attached to the tip of the and the drive mechanism of the side part is driven, the rotating piece rotates, and the link moves up and down accordingly, so that the footrest can be adjusted in angle around the mounting piece. You can rest your foot on this footrest in a comfortable position. On the other hand, when the footrest is not used, the footrest mounting piece is unlocked and removed from the side part locking mechanism, and when one end of the link is removed from the tip of the side piece pivoting piece, the footrest comes off from the side part. It can be stored regardless of the length of the footrest.

(Embodiment) An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

FIG. 1 shows an automobile seat (S) using the structure of the present invention. The automobile seat (S) is a pair of side portions (right and left) of the seat cushions (S / C), which are arranged to face each other. 1) and (1), and footrests (F) on the front of both side parts (1) and (1)
Is configured. In addition, (S / B) is a seat back, and this seat back (S / B) is mounted so as to be tiltable with respect to the seat cushion (S / C).

As shown in FIG. 2, the footrest (F) has a quadrangular shape, and its width (W) is formed to be substantially the same as the width between the side portions (1) and (1). The mounting pieces (F ₁ ) and (F ₁ ) project from both ends of the footrest (F) on the seat cushion (S / C) side, and the side portions are located on the outer surfaces of these mounting pieces (F ₁ ) and (F ₁ ). Pins (F ₂ ) and (F ₂ ) are provided in the (1) and (1) directions. Furthermore, the footrest
A link (L) is provided on the lower surface (F ₃ ) of (F). This link (L) forms a right triangle with the horizontal link (L ₁ ), the vertical link (L ₂ ) and the hypotenuse link (L ₃ ), and the horizontal link (L ₁ ) forms the lower surface (F ₃ ) of the footrest (F). ), And both ends (L ₄ ) and (L ₄ ) of the horizontal link (L ₁ ) are rotatably attached to the footrest (F). Then, the vertical link (L ₂ ) is arranged substantially parallel to the inner surface (1a) of the side portion (1), and the lower end (L ₆ ) of the vertical link (L ₂ ) is provided with the inner surface of the side portion (1). A protruding piece (L ₇ ) protruding in the (1a) direction is formed. The footrest (F) has a length long enough for an occupant to rest his / her feet.

On the other hand, front side (1b), (1b) of both side parts (1), (1) are provided with lock mechanisms (R), (R) at the same height as the seat cushion (SC). . As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, this locking mechanism (R) is an L-shaped base plate (R ₁ ) on which the mounting piece (F ₁ ) of the footrest (F) is attached and detached, and the mounting of the footrest (F). The lock piece (R ₂ ) that locks the piece (F ₁ ) to the board (R ₁ ) and this lock piece (R 1
It is composed of a spring (R ₃ ) for urging ₂ ) in the locking direction and an operating lever (R ₄ ) for unlocking the lock piece (R ₂ ).
The L-shaped substrate (R ₁ ) is from the inner surface (1a) of the side part (1) to the front surface.
It is fixed to the side part (1) along (1b). Substrate (R ₁ )
Along the inner surface (1a) of the side part (1) along the front surface (1b),
An L-shaped notch (R ₅ ) is formed for attaching and detaching the attachment piece (F ₁ ) of the footrest (F). Notch (R ₅ ) on board (R ₁ )
Since it is L-shaped, the pin (F ₂ ) formed on the mounting piece (F ₁ ) of the footrest (F) should be attached to the front surface (1b) of the side part (1).
Can be attached to and removed from the notch (R ₅ ). Lock piece (R ₂ )
Like the notch (R ₅ ), it has an L shape, and the base end (R ₆ ) on the inner side surface (1a) side of the side portion ( ₁ ) is rotatably attached to the substrate (R ₁ ).
₆ ) Mounted on the surface. Then, the inner surface (1a) side of the locking piece (R ₂₎ is engaging piece for engaging a pin (F ₂₎ of inserting into the notch (R ₅₎ footrest (F) (R ₇₎ is formed Has been done. The pin (F ₂ ) of the footrest (F) is locked to the locking part (F ₇ ) of the lock piece (R ₂ ) and the mounting piece (F ₁ ) of the footrest (F) is locked to the lock mechanism (R). Has become. The front (1b) side of the locking piece (R ₂₎ is a spring for urging the lock piece (R ₂₎ upward
(R ₃ ) is provided. The lower end (R ₆ ) of the spring (R ₃ ) engages with the lock piece (R ₂ ), and the upper end (R ₉ ) engages with the shaft portion (R ₉ ) of the base end (R ₆ ). ₂ ) is urged in the lock direction.

Furthermore, for the lock piece (R ₂ ), attach the lock piece (R ₂
An operating lever (R ₄ ) for unlocking ₂ ) from the pin (F ₂ ) of the footrest (F) is provided. The lower end (R ₁₀ ) of the operating lever (R ₄ ) is fixed to the lock piece (R ₂ ), and when the upper end (R ₁₁ ) is pushed down, the lock piece (R ₂ ) moves to the base end (R ₆ ). The center of the rotation of the footrest (F) is to release the locked state with the pin (F ₂ ) of the footrest (F).

Further, a drive mechanism (2) is provided on the inner surface (1a) side of the side portion (1). This drive mechanism (2) is a seat cushion
It is provided below (S / C) and is rotated forward and backward by an operation button (not shown). The base end (3a) of the rotating piece (3) is fixed to the drive mechanism (2), and the rotating piece (3) rotates around the base end (3a) by the drive of the drive mechanism (2). It moves. The vertical link is attached to the tip (3b) of the rotating piece (3).
(L ₂₎ U-shaped support piece which supports the lower projecting piece provided on the (L ₆₎ (L ₇₎ of the (3c) is provided. By attaching the protruding piece (L ₇ ) of the vertical link (L ₂ ) to this support piece (3c) and rotating the rotating piece (3), the vertical link (L ₂ ) moves in the vertical direction, As a result, the height angle of the footrest (F) can be adjusted. The protrusion (L ₇ ) of the vertical link (L ₂ ) is the support piece (3
Removably installed from c).

The footrest structure according to the above configuration is the footrest (F)
Pins (F ₂ ) and (F ₂ ) of the lock mechanism (R) are locked to the lock piece (R ₂ ) of the lock mechanism (R) to lock the mounting piece (F ₁ ) of the footrest (F). F) Vertical link (L ₂ ) lug
When (L ₇ ) is attached to the support piece (3c) of the rotating piece (3), the footrest (F) can be used.

To change the height angle of the footrest (F), the occupant operates the operation button to drive the drive mechanism (2), and the rotating piece (3) rotates in the arrow direction as shown in FIG. 7. Then, the vertical link (L ₂ ) of the footrest (F) moves upward. As a result, the footrest (F) has a mounting piece (F ₁ ), a pin (F ₂ ) of (F ₁ ),
The angle changes around (F ₂ ) and the occupant's favorite usage condition can be achieved.

On the other hand, when the footrest (F) is not used, the lock mechanism (R)
When the operating lever (R ₄ ) of is operated, the lock piece (R ₂ ) rotates and the pin (F ₂ ) of the mounting piece (F ₁ ) of the footrest (F) is unlocked. ) Mounting piece (F ₁ ) can be removed from the lock mechanism (R) of the side part (1),
Further, remove the protruding piece (L ₇ ) of the vertical link (L ₂ ) of the footrest (F) from the support piece (3c) of the rotating piece (3), and remove the footrest (F).
Can be removed from the side parts (1) and (1), so that the footrest (F) can be stored.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, the following effects occur.

When using the footrest, the footrest attachment piece can be detachably attached to the side lock mechanism and the footrest link can be detachably attached to the side rotation piece, so the length of the footrest is used by the occupant. It can be of sufficient length.

In addition, when using the footrest, the rotating piece is rotated by the drive of the drive mechanism, and the link of the footrest moves up and down accordingly, and the height angle can be adjusted with the footrest of sufficient length. As a result, the occupant can use the footrest at any height angle.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle seat using the structure of the present invention before a footrest is attached, FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the back of the footrest shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a lock mechanism shown in FIG. Fig. 4 and Fig. 4 are exploded perspective views of the locking mechanism shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the locking mechanism shown in Fig. 3 in a state in which the mounting pieces of the footrest are locked, and Fig. 6 is a diagram after mounting the footrest. 7 is a perspective view of the vehicle seat shown in FIG.
The figure is a side view of FIG. In the figure, S is an automobile seat, S and C are seat cushions, 1 and 1 are side portions, F is a footrest, F ₁ is a footrest mounting piece, R is a lock mechanism, 2 is a drive mechanism, 3
Is a rotating piece, and L is a link.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A seat for an automobile having a pair of side portions which are arranged to face each other on the left and right sides of a seat cushion, and footrests are provided on the front surfaces of the both side portions. A mounting mechanism is provided at both ends, a lock mechanism for attaching and detaching the mounting piece of the footrest is provided on the front surface of the side portion, and a drive mechanism is provided on the inner side surface of the side portion. A footrest structure for an automobile seat in which an end is fixed, one end of a link for tilting a footrest is detachably attached to the tip of the rotating piece, and the other end of the link is attached to the footrest.