JPH08173Y2 - Vehicle armrest - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle armrest attached to a door trim.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in recent years, armrests mounted on door trims are often of a type in which the armrests are fixed in a sliding manner so that mounting members such as screws cannot be seen on the front side.

5 and 6 show a state in which an armrest is attached to a door trim by using a slide system.

In the drawings, a central portion of a door trim 1 is formed in a bulge shape toward the vehicle interior side, and an armrest lower 2 is formed.
And an armrest upper 3 having a cushioning function is joined and fixed to the upper surface of the armrest lower 2.

More specifically, in the door trim 1, a surface of a core material formed into a required shape is coated with a skin material having a decorative property and a cushioning property.
Similarly, the surface of the support plate 3a made of a resin plate or the like is covered with a pad material 3b made of polyurethane foam or the like for providing cushioning properties, and the surface thereof is made of a vinyl chloride sheet or the like.
The arm rest upper 3 is provided with a hook 4 and a mounting boss 5 projectingly formed integrally with the support plate 3a (see FIG. 6).

Then, after inserting the hook 4 and the mounting boss 5 into the opening 6 formed in the upper surface of the armrest lower 2 formed integrally with the door trim 1, the hook 4 is slid in the direction of the arrow to move the hook 4 into place. The armrest for vehicle is fixed to the armrest lower 2 by fitting the attachment boss 5 to the leaf spring 7 attached to the door trim 1 and fixing the armrest upper 3 at an appropriate position while engaging with the edge of the opening 6. Are configured.

[0007]

However, as a recent tendency, due to the modeling of the door trim 1, the center contact portion (the portion indicated by A in FIG. 5) of the door trim 1 is often set to a curved surface. As shown in FIG. 7, when the arm restore upper 3 is slid, the curved surface portion A and the tip of the arm restore upper 3 are in contact with each other first, so that it is difficult to attach the arm restore upper 3 by the conventional slide method. There was a problem.

Therefore, when the slide system is used,
It has been pointed out that the shape of the center contact portion of the door trim 1 is limited to a substantially flat surface, which imposes a large restriction on the molding of the door trim 1.

Further, the work for fixing the armrest upper 3 to the upper surface of the armrest lower 2 is to appropriately insert the hook 4 and the mounting boss 4 into the mounting hole 6 and then perform the sliding operation, which is troublesome. At the same time, it has been pointed out that it is difficult to properly maintain the holding strength of the armrest upper 3 when an error occurs in the size of the hook 4.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle armrest in which an armrest upper is fixed to the upper surface of an armrest lower integrally formed with a door trim. In order to provide an armrest for a vehicle, the armrest upper can be easily and surely fixed even if the shape of the middle portion of the door trim is curved.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an armrest lower is formed in a central portion of a door trim so as to bulge toward a vehicle interior side, and an upper surface of the armrest lower is formed. In a vehicle armrest in which an armrest upper is fixed, a plurality of clips are attached to a lower surface of the armrest upper, and a mounting hole is opened at a position corresponding to the clip on an upper surface of the armrest lower, so that the armrest upper It is characterized in that the armrest upper and the armrest lower are joined and fixed by pushing down on the upper surface of the armrest lower and fitting the clip into the mounting hole.

[0012]

As apparent from the above structure, the clip attached to the lower surface of the armrest upper is fitted into the mounting hole on the upper surface of the armrest lower, so that the armrest upper can be simply pushed down onto the upper surface of the armrest lower. , It is possible to fix the armrest upper to the armrest lower easily and securely with one touch.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the vehicle armrest, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the vehicle armrest. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the vehicle armrest.

In FIG. 1, first, the door trim 10 is
Core material 1 such as fiberboard or resin board molded into the required shape
1 and a skin material 12 that is attached to the surface side of the core material 11 and has a decorative property and a cushioning property. The center portion of the door trim 10 bulges toward the vehicle interior. The armrest lower 20 is formed by the bulging portion.

If desired, the skin material 12 may be omitted and the door trim 10 may be composed of only the core material 11 made of a synthetic resin plate or the like.

On the other hand, the armrest upper 30 attached to the upper surface of the armrest lower 20 has a pad plate 32 having a cushioning function such as polyurethane foam laminated on the surface of a support plate 31 made of a resin plate or the like, and further having an outer surface made of resin. The support plate 31 is covered with a skin material 33 such as a sheet or cloth, and a plurality of mounting bosses 34 are formed in a staggered manner on the lower surface of the support plate 31.

As a means for fixing the armrest upper 30 to the armrest lower 20, a clip 40 is fixed by a screw 41 to a mounting boss 34 formed on the lower surface of the armrest upper 30. Is fitted into the mounting hole 21 formed on the upper surface of the armrest lower 20,
As shown in FIG. 3, the armrest upper 30 can be easily and reliably fixed to the upper surface of the armrest lower 20.

However, among the plurality of clips 40, at least one of the clips 40 has a structure in which the locking piece 42 is rotated by 90 ° in the locking direction to reliably prevent the positional displacement in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Is.

As described above, in this embodiment, a plurality of clips 4 attached to the lower surface of the armrest upper 30.
Since 0 is fitted into the mounting hole 21 formed on the upper surface of the armrest lower 20, the armrest upper 30 can be easily fixed to the upper surface of the armrest lower 20 by simply pushing the armrest upper 30 downward.
It can be firmly fixed by the locking pieces 42 of 0, so that the mounting workability can be improved and the firm mounting can be expected.

Further, since the armrest upper 30 is simply pushed downward, even if the inner contact portion of the door trim 10 is set to have a curved shape, there is no problem in mounting the door trim 10, so that the freedom of molding of the door trim 10 is dramatically increased. Can be improved.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the vehicle armrest according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the clip 40 of the above-mentioned embodiment is replaced with an inexpensive clip having a further simplified shape. 50 is used to attach the armrest upper 30 to the upper surface of the armrest lower 20, and the clip 50 in this embodiment is used.
Is provided with a single locking piece 51, and this clip 50
Are set in a zigzag manner and at least one position of the clip 50 is rotated by 90 °,
The same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Reference numeral 52 is a locking bracket. In this embodiment, after locking the locking bracket 52 to the edge of the mounting hole 21, the mounting portion is fitted to the locking claw 52. As a fulcrum, the armrest upper 30 is rotated downward to fit the clip 50 into the mounting hole 21. As with the above-described embodiment, the mounting workability of the armrest upper 30 is improved and the mounting strength is improved. As well as being obtained, by simplifying the clip 50,
There is an advantage that the cost can be further reduced.

[0024]

As described above, the vehicle armrest according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) According to the present invention, the clip mounted on the lower surface of the armrest upper is fitted into the mounting hole provided on the upper surface of the armrest lower, and the mounting member such as the clip does not appear on the product surface. The effect of improving the appearance and design of the product is obtained.

(2) According to the present invention, it is possible to complete the assembly of the armrest with one touch by simply pushing the armrest upper downward on the upper surface of the armrest lower, and there is an effect that the workability is remarkably improved.

(3) According to the present invention, when the armrest upper is mounted on the upper surface of the armrest lower, it is only necessary to push down the armrest upper, not the slide system. Even if it is set to, it does not affect the mounting workability at all, so that it has an effect of dramatically improving the freedom of molding of the door trim.

(4) According to the present invention, a clip is used to fix the armrest lower and the armrest upper,
Since the clip locking pieces provide reliable and firm fixation, the armrest upper can be expected to be reliably fixed to the armrest lower, and there is an effect that reliable attachment stability can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the armrest for the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of a second embodiment of a vehicle armrest according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing a door trim in which an armrest is installed.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional armrest assembly structure.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a defect of the conventional armrest.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Car Door Trim 20 Armrest Lower 21 Mounting Hole 30 Armrest Upper 31 Support Plate 34 Mounting Boss 40 Clip 41 Screw 42 Locking Piece 50 Clip 51 Locking Piece 52 Locking Bracket

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An armrest lower (20) is formed in a central portion of a door trim (10) so as to bulge toward the vehicle interior side, and an armrest upper (30) is provided on an upper surface of the armrest lower (20). In a fixed armrest for a vehicle, the armrest upper (3
A plurality of clips (40) are attached to the lower surface of the armrest lower (0) and an attachment hole (21) is formed in the upper surface of the armrest lower (20) at a position corresponding to the clip (40). ) Is pushed down on the upper surface of the armrest lower (20) and the clip (40) is fitted into the mounting hole (21), whereby the armrest upper (30) and the armrest lower (20) are joined and fixed. Vehicle armrests. 2. A vehicle armrest according to claim 1, wherein the direction of at least one clip (40) is rotated by 90 °.