JPH082308A - Arm rest for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a container in a cup holder provided at the tip of an arm rest body from overturning and dropping out. CONSTITUTION:In an arm rest for vehicle provided with a cup holder 5 equipped at the tip of an arm rest body 1, a pair of covers 7 are provided, which are vertically opened and closed interlockingly with the cup housing section 6 formed at the tip of the arm rest body 1, and a cup guide 12 is provided between the internal sides of these covers 7, which is bendable downward from a nearly horizontal position. In addition, a cup insertion hole 12e is opened in this cup guide 12, and when a container 8 is housed in a cup housing section from the cup insertion hole 12e of the cup guide 12 with the covers 7 opened, the upper section of the container 8 is held by the cup guide 12, and therefore, even if a cup housing section 6 is shallow, the container 8 is not overturned or dropped during the running of the vehicle.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle armrest having a cup holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some seats provided in vehicles such as automobiles are provided with foldable armrests on the side of the seat or in the central portion of the seatback in order to enhance comfort.

Further, the armrest provided with a cup holder for accommodating a container such as a cup containing a drink is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-171047, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-196654, and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-196654. It is known from, for example, JP 62-3335.

In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-171047, a center armrest provided on a seat back is provided with a cup holder for accommodating a container. When the center armrest is used, The cup holder is configured to accommodate a container such as a drink.

In Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-19654 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-3335, a mounting portion and a cover for opening and closing the mounting portion are provided on a part of the armrest body. By opening the cover, a container such as a cup can be placed inside the placing portion and the cover.

[0006]

However, in the conventional vehicle armrest, if the depth of the cup holder a is increased, the pad thickness c of the lower portion of the armrest body b becomes thin as shown in FIG. 4, and the cushion effect is impaired. Therefore, the depth of the cup holder a could not be made too deep.

For this reason, there is a problem that the container d housed in the cup holder a falls off from the cup holder a while the vehicle is traveling, and the seat and the inside of the vehicle are contaminated by the drink.

Further, the cup holder a is replaced with the armrest body b.
When it is provided at the tip end of the armrest main body b, it is necessary to provide it near the middle part of the armrest main body b. There were also problems such as smaller space.

The present invention has been made in order to improve the conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide an armrest for a vehicle in which a cup holder on which a container such as a drink can be stably placed can be provided at the tip of the armrest body. It is what

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle armrest having a cup holder at the tip of the armrest body, and a cup accommodating portion formed at the tip of the armrest body. A pair of covers that can be opened and closed in the vertical direction in conjunction with, and a cup guide that is bendable downward from a substantially horizontal position is provided between the insides of these covers, and a cup insertion hole is opened in this cup guide. Is.

[0011]

[Operation] When using the cup holder with the above configuration,
When the covers are opened, the cup guides provided between the covers will be in a substantially horizontal position.In this state, by storing the container in the cup storage part through the cup insertion hole of the cup guide, the upper part of the container is held by the cup guide. As a result, the container will not fall over while the vehicle is traveling and will not fall out of the cup holder.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cup holder provided at the tip of the armrest body in a used state, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory views of the same operation.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes an armrest main body, which is foldably accommodated in a seat back of a vehicle seat (not shown) and is held in a substantially horizontal position in a used state.

The armrest body 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an accessory case 2 is opened on the upper surface excluding the tip portion. The upper end opening of the accessory case 2 has a rear end portion of the armrest body 1. The armrest body 3 is pivotally attached to the rear portion and is closed by an armrest portion 3 which can be opened and closed in the vertical direction, and pads 4 are provided on both side surfaces and a bottom surface of the armrest body 1.

A cup holder 5 is provided on the upper surface of the armrest body 1 on the distal end side.

The cup holder 5 is the armrest body 1
The cup housing 6 is formed by recessing the upper surface of the cup housing 6 and a cover 7 that is openably and closably provided at the opening of the cup housing 6, and the cup housing 6 contains a container 8 containing a drink or the like. It is designed to accommodate multiple units.

On the other hand, the cover 7 is composed of one member divided in the left-right direction from the central portion, and semicircular side plates 7a are projected on both sides of the base end portion.

The pin 9 is formed in the substantially central portion of the side plate 7a.
The cover 7 is pivotally attached to the inside of the cup housing 6 so that each cover 7 can be opened and closed in the vertical direction around these pins 9, and the pinion gear 10 is fixed to the side plate 7a of each cover 7. Then, a pair of pinion gears 11 meshing with each other are meshed with the pinion gears 10, and when one cover 7 is opened / closed, the other cover 7 interlocked by the pinion gears 10 and 11 is also opened / closed in the same direction. It is like this.

A cup guide 1 is provided between the inside of the cover 7.
2 are provided.

The cup guide 12 comprises three members, that is, both end members 12a and an intermediate member 12b.
Pins 12c are pivotally attached between b and can be bent downward from a horizontal position.
It is pivotally attached to the inside of the cover 7 at approximately the center by 2d.

Each end member 12a and intermediate member 12b
A cup insertion hole 1 such as a circular shape in which the container 8 can be freely inserted
2e is opened, and by inserting the container 8 into these cup insertion holes 12e, the cup guide 12 can support the container 8 slightly above the middle part.

The operation will now be described with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS. 2 to 3. When the cup holder 5 is not used, the cover 7 is closed as shown in FIG. As a result, the cup holder 6 of the cup holder 5 is not exposed,
The appearance is good and dust is not accumulated in the cup housing 6, which is hygienic.

Next, when the cup holder 5 is used, as shown in FIG. 3, the base end portion of the one cover 7 is pressed from above to open the one cover.

As a result, the other cover 7 interlocked by the pinion gears 10 and 11 is also opened, and the cup guides 12 connected between the insides of the covers 7 are held in a substantially horizontal position as shown in FIG. In this state, the container 8 such as a drink may be accommodated in the cup accommodating portion 6 through the cup insertion hole 12e of the cup guide 12, and since the cup guide 12 supports the container 8 slightly above the intermediate portion thereof, the cup accommodating portion 6 Even if the depth of the container is shallow, the container 8 does not fall or fall off the cup holder 5 while the vehicle is traveling.

[0026]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a bendable cup guide is provided between a pair of covers that openably and closably covers the upper opening of the cup accommodating portion and the cup accommodating portion is provided by the cup guide. Since the upper side is supported by the container housed in the container, the container does not fall over or fall out of the cup holder while the vehicle is traveling, even if the depth of the cup housing portion is shallow. As a result, it is possible to prevent the seat and the inside of the vehicle from being contaminated by the drink in the container.

Further, since the cup accommodating portion may be shallow, it is possible to provide a sufficient thickness of the pad even if it is provided at the tip of the armrest body, and when the accessory holder is provided in the armrest body, the cup holder is used as the armrest. By providing it at the tip of the main body, a sufficient space for a small container can be secured. Moreover, since the cover for opening and closing the cup housing is provided with the cup guide, it can be easily and inexpensively implemented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cup holder provided on an armrest body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view of the cup holder provided on the armrest body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view of the cup holder provided in the armrest body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a cup holder provided in a conventional armrest body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Armrest Main Body 5 Cup Holder 6 Cup Housing 7 Cover 8 Container 12 Cup Guide 12e Cup Insert Hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle armrest in which a cup holder is provided at the tip of an armrest body, and a pair of covers that are opened and closed in a vertical direction are provided in conjunction with a cup housing formed at the tip of the armrest body. Further, a vehicle armrest in which a cup guide that can be bent downward from a substantially horizontal position is provided between the insides of these covers, and a cup insertion hole is opened in the cup guide.