JPH0834276A - Armrest of seat for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent any appearance from worsening in a state that the cover of an armrest is opened, and to facilitate an access operation of articles into the storage space of an armrest body as well as to enable it to surely keep the cover opened state in a simple structure. CONSTITUTION:This is an armrest 1 of a car seat, consisting of an armrest body 2 installed with an article storage space on the top face part, and a cover body 3 connected to this armrest body 2 rotatably around a connecting shaft 41 extending in the car with direction, and in this constitution, a plate body 5 is installed in a backside part of this cover body 3 rotatably around a support shaft 32 in parallel with the connecting shaft 41. Simultaneously, an engaged plate spring 33, having this plate body 5 engaged in a state of being stored is installed there, and further an engaging groove 23a engaging a tip part of the plate body 5 and keeping the openedness of the cover body 3 is formed in a bar member 23 bridged to an article storage space 21 of the armrest body 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest for an automobile seat, which is attached to a central portion of a bench seat so that it can be retracted and retracted, and has an accommodation space for articles therein. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an armrest for a vehicle seat as shown in FIG. 7 has been known. This vehicle seat S is composed of a seat bottom S1 which is a seat and a seat back S2 which is a backrest. A storage recess S3 for storing the armrest is provided at the center of the seat back S2 in the vehicle width direction. This armrest 100
Is rotatably supported around an unillustrated horizontal axis provided inside the seat back S2, and the armrest 100 stored in the storage recess S3 is pulled out to move the armrest 100 counterclockwise about the horizontal axis. Turn to Figure 1,
As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle is placed on the seat bottom S1.

On the surface of such an armrest 100, an article storage section 210 for storing various articles is usually provided as a recess, and a lid 300 for closing the article storage section 210 is provided. The lid 300 is connected to the armrest 100 via a hinge member, which is usually a hinge (not shown). Therefore, the armrest 100
With the lid 300 pulled out onto the seat bottom S1.
Is pulled up, as indicated by the double-dashed line arrow,
The lid 300 is rotated clockwise around the coupling axis of the hinge member to be retracted into the storage recess S3, and the lid 300 is opened.

A lid 30 of such an armrest 100
Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 63-8136 discloses that a plate-shaped cup holder that rotates around a support shaft with respect to the back surface of 0 is provided. The cup holder is provided with an appropriate number of container insertion holes, and the lid 300 is opened, and the cup holder is pulled out from the back surface of the lid 300 to be in a horizontal posture so that the cups and the like are held in the container insertion holes. You can

By the way, conventionally, most of the armrests 100 as shown in FIG. 7 described above have no locking means for maintaining the opened state of the lid 300, so that the lid 300 is in the opened state. When an automobile running at abruptly stops, a force is applied to the lid body 300 in the traveling direction of the automobile, and the lid 300 is abruptly closed. Regarding this, the above-mentioned actual development 63-813
The same inconvenience also exists with the cup holder disclosed in Japanese Patent No.

Therefore, in order to avoid such an inconvenience, a linear or arc-shaped guide rod is provided at the side edge portion of the lid downwardly, and the guide rod is guided to the armrest body. It has been proposed that a groove for accommodating is formed, an urging member provided in the groove presses and clamps the guide bar, and the frictional force generated by the pressing clamp holds the lid open. 56-63645, Japanese Utility Model Publication 57-128544, etc.).

Further, a link mechanism or the like is interposed between the lid body and the armrest body, and a lock mechanism for restricting the link movement of the link mechanism when the lid body is opened is adopted.
There is also proposed a structure in which the lid body is maintained in the opened state by the locking mechanism when the lid body is opened (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-148739, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-730).
53, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-20850, etc.).

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-63645 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-12854.
In the case of using the guide rod described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4 etc., the guide rod is exposed to the outside to make the appearance unpleasant when the lid is opened, and the exposed rod interferes with the armrest body. However, there is a problem in that it is difficult to perform the operation of moving articles in and out of the article storage section. This is because the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-148739, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1
The same applies to those using the link mechanism described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 73053, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 4-20850, and the like.

Also, in any of the above-mentioned publications, the open state holding structure of the lid is very complicated,
In addition, there is a problem that the number of parts is large and therefore the manufacturing cost is high.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and does not look bad when the lid is opened, and it is easy to carry out an operation of putting an article in and out of an article storage section of the armrest main body. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an armrest for a vehicle seat that can reliably hold the opened state of the lid with a simple structure.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an armrest for a vehicle seat, comprising an armrest body having an article storage portion formed in a recess on an upper surface thereof, and a coupling shaft extending in the vehicle width direction on the armrest body. In an armrest of an automobile seat, which is composed of a lid body that is rotatably coupled around, a plate body is provided on a back surface portion of the lid body so as to be rotatable around a support axis parallel to the coupling axis. Storage locking means for locking the plate body in a stored state is provided, and an engaging portion for engaging the tip of the plate body and holding the lid body in an open state is formed in the armrest body. It is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an armrest for a vehicle seat according to the first aspect, wherein at least one supporting hole for accommodating an article is formed through the plate. It is characterized by that.

An armrest for a vehicle seat according to a third aspect of the present invention is the armrest for a vehicle seat according to the first or second aspect, wherein the plates are joined so as to be foldable in one direction of the vehicle length direction. Formed by two plates,
It is stored in the back surface of the lid body in a folded state, is restricted from being folded in the other direction while being pulled out from the back surface portion of the lid body, and its tip is engaged with the engaging portion, and the lid is closed. It is characterized in that it is configured to maintain an open state of the body.

[0014]

According to the armrest for a vehicle seat of the above-mentioned claim 1, since the housing locking means for locking the plate body in the housed state is provided on the back surface of the lid body, the plate body is supported around the support shaft. By rotating the plate body to a storage posture substantially parallel to the lid body and operating the storage locking means, the storage state of the plate body on the back surface of the lid body is maintained.

Further, since the armrest main body is formed with an engaging portion which engages with the distal end portion of the plate body and holds the open state of the lid body, the plate body is rotated around the support axis from the lid body in the open state. Then, the plate body plays the role of a projecting rod, and the opened state of the lid body is held by pulling out the lid body and engaging the tip portion thereof with the engaging portion.

According to the armrest for a vehicle seat of the above-mentioned claim 2, since at least one support hole for accommodating articles is formed through the plate, the container for beverage or the like is put in this support hole. Can be held.

According to the armrest for a vehicle seat of the third aspect, since the plate body is composed of two plates that are foldably connected in one direction, the total length of the plate body is the length of the lid body. Even if it is longer than that, it can be stored on the back surface of the lid by folding it in two and shortening it. Further, when the lid body is held in the open state, it is possible to extend the entire length of the plate body by extending it from the two-folded state. For example, when the plate body is provided with support holes for storing articles, the number of support holes is increased. It becomes possible to do.

[0018]

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of an armrest according to the present invention. In addition, FIG. 2 shows AA of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line, showing a state where the plate body is housed in the back surface portion of the lid body, and FIG. 3 is also the same sectional view, in which the plate body pulled out from the back surface portion of the lid body opens the lid body. Shows the state of maintaining.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a vertically long storage recess S3 is provided at the center of the seat back S2 of the vehicle seat S in the vehicle width direction. The armrest 1 including the lid 3 is housed. On the other hand, a pair of brackets 11 are provided on the inner wall surfaces of the lower portion of the storage recess S3 facing each other in the vehicle width direction (only one bracket 11 is drawn in FIG. 1), and between the pair of brackets 11. The horizontal axis 12 is extended.

The base end portion of the armrest body 2 is pivotally supported about the horizontal shaft 12 so that the armrest 1 is rotated clockwise about the horizontal shaft 12 with the lid 3 closed. As a result, the armrest 1 is stored in the storage recess S3, and when the armrest 1 is rotated counterclockwise around the horizontal shaft 12 from this storage state, the armrest 1 is pulled out onto the seat bottom S1 as shown in FIG.

The lid 3 is made up of the armrest body 2
It is connected to the armrest body 2 by a hinge 4 provided on the upper part of the base end side. The armrest 1 is a storage recess S
The lid body 3 is opened and closed by rotating the lid body 3 around the coupling shaft 41 of the hinge 4 in a state where the lid body 3 is pulled out onto the seat back S2.

On the upper surface of the armrest main body 2, an article storage section 21 for storing various articles is recessed. Further, a predetermined lock piece 31 is provided on the outer peripheral edge portion on the tip side of the lid body 3, and the article storage portion 2
An engaging hole 22 that engages with the lock piece 31 is provided in a portion of the upper edge portion of the first corresponding to the lock piece 31, and the lock piece 31 is closed with the lid 3 closing the article storage unit 21.
Is engaged with the engaging hole 22 to hold the closed state of the lid 3. Then, the engagement is released by performing a predetermined operation on the lock piece 31 engaged with the engagement hole 22.

The lid 3 has an edge wall 3a on the outer periphery thereof, and a storage portion 3b is formed in a portion surrounded by the edge wall 3a. A support shaft 32 is provided between the left and right edge walls 3a in the lower portion of the storage portion 3b, and the plate body 5 is pivotally supported around the support shaft 32.

The plate 5 is dimensioned in length and width so that it can be stored in the storage portion 3b. By rotating the plate 5 around the support shaft 32 in the clockwise direction from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. The plate body 5 is stored in the storage portion 3b. In order to maintain this stored state, a locking leaf spring 33 having an L-shape in a side view is provided as a storage locking means on the back surface of the lid body 3, and the plate body 5 holds the plate body 5.
The distal end edge portion is locked to the locking leaf spring 33 by its urging force in the state of being housed in b.

Further, in a state in which the lid body 3 is opened at a predetermined angle with respect to the armrest main body 2, it is on the locus of the tip of the plate body 5 pulled out from the storage portion 3b and the article storage portion of the armrest main body 2. A crosspiece 23 is bridged at a portion that crosses the opening 21 and an engagement groove 23a as an engaging portion is provided in the upper surface of the crosspiece 23. On the other hand, an engaging projection 51 corresponding to the engaging groove 23a is provided at the tip of the plate body 5 so as to project therefrom.

Therefore, with the lid 3 opened, the storage portion 3
By pulling out the plate 5 from b and engaging the engaging projection 51 at the tip end thereof with the engaging groove 23a of the crosspiece 23, the plate 5 serves as a projecting rod with respect to the lid 3. Therefore, the open posture of the lid body 3 is maintained.

The plate 5 has a plurality of article support holes 52.
Is provided so that a beverage can, a cup or the like can be inserted into and supported by the article support hole 52, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. In the present embodiment, a crank-shaped support fitting 53 is provided on the back surface of the plate 5 corresponding to the article support hole 52, and is inserted into the article support hole 52 by the support fitting 53. The bottom of the stored article is supported.

Since the armrest 1 of the first embodiment is constructed as described above, the plate body 5 is normally rotated clockwise around the support shaft 32 and stored in the storage portion 3b of the lid body 3. , Is locked by the locking leaf spring 33. When using the plate 5, the plate 5 is pulled out by applying a force against the biasing force of the locking plate spring 33 to the plate 5 with the lid 3 opened, and pulling out the tip of the plate 5. The provided engagement protrusion 51 is engaged with the engagement groove 23a.

Then, the plate body 5 is in a state of supporting the lid body 3 through the support shaft 32, the open state of the lid body 3 is surely maintained, and the article support hole 52 of the plate body 5 is secured. It can be used for storing cups containing beverages. Further, since the plate body 5 plays a role of a supporting rod with respect to the lid body 3, it is surely prevented that the lid body 3 is closed due to a sudden stop of the automobile or the like.

FIG. 4 shows a second armrest according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing an example. In addition, FIG. 5 shows B- of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line B, showing a state in which the plate body is housed in the back surface portion of the lid body, and FIG. 6 is also the same cross-sectional view, in which the plate body pulled out from the back surface portion of the lid body is the lid body. It shows the state of maintaining the open state.

As shown in these figures, in the case of this embodiment, the plate body 50 is constructed such that two unit plate bodies 50a are connected in series in the longitudinal direction and can be folded in the middle. In this embodiment, the plate body 50 is made of polypropylene having excellent bending strength. The so-called PP projecting downward at the connecting portion of the polypropylene unit plate body 50a.
A hinge 54 is integrally formed, and a cut portion 54 having a depth corresponding to the thickness of the plate body 50 is formed on the PP hinge 54.
A is provided so as to cross the plate body 50, and a thin connecting portion 54b is formed in the lower portion of the cut portion 54a.

Then, the pair of front and rear unit plate bodies 50a which are folded is opened, and the plate body 50 is formed so as to be located on the same plane with both side surfaces of the cut portion 54a being in contact with each other. Therefore, even if a downward force is applied to the plate body 50 that has been pushed open, both side surfaces of the cutout portion 54a stop against each other and the plate body 50 does not bend, but the plate body 50 does not bend.
When a force is applied from below to above, the pair of unit plate members 50a relatively rotate about the connecting portion 54b, and are folded in two with the central portion protruding upward.

The plate 50 as described above is folded in two and is rotated clockwise about the support shaft 32 in FIG.
In FIG. 5, the plate body 50 is housed in the housing portion 3b of the lid body 30 as shown by the two-dot chain line and by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in FIG. Then, the dimensions are set so that the tip end portion of the stretched plate body 50 reaches the edge portion on the tip end side of the article storage portion 21 of the armrest body 20 with the lid body 30 opened at a predetermined angle.

An engaging projection 510 is projected downward from the tip edge portion of the unit plate body 50a on the tip side in a state where the plate body 50 is stretched in the lateral direction. The protrusion 510 is positioned so as to be engaged with the engagement hole 22 of the armrest body 20. In the present embodiment, the engagement hole 22 serves as an engagement portion that holds the lid 30 in the open state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a magnet 6 is attached to the rear surface of the unit plate body 50a on the front end side, and an iron plate corresponding to the magnet 6 is provided in the storage portion 3b of the lid body 30. 61 is provided, and the folded plate 50 is housed in the housing 3b of the lid 30 and the magnet 6 and the iron plate 6 are provided.
1 and 1 are attracted to each other, and the state of the plate body 50 being housed in the housing portion 3b is maintained. Other than the above, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Since the armrest 10 of this embodiment is constructed as described above, when the plate body 50 is housed in the housing portion 3b of the lid body 30, as shown in FIG. The PP hinge 54 is folded in two around the connecting portion 54b, and the iron plate 61 is magnetically attached to the magnet 6 so that the stored state is reliably maintained.

When the plate body 50 is to be used by pulling it out from the storage portion 3b, the magnet 6 and the iron plate 61 are separated from each other with the lid 30 open, and a pair of two is formed. By extending the unit plate body 50a and engaging the engagement projections 510 provided on the unit plate body 50a on the distal end side with the engagement holes 22, the extended plate body 50 serves as a fulcrum rod and a lid. The open state of the body 30 is securely held. In this state, the article support hole 52 penetrating the plate body 50 can be used for supporting a beverage can, a cup or the like, as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. In addition, the lid body 30 does not close even when the vehicle suddenly stops due to the action of the projecting rod of the plate body 50.

[0038]

According to the armrest of the automobile seat of the first aspect of the present invention, since the housing locking means for locking the plate body in the housed state is provided on the back surface of the lid body, the plate body is provided. Is rotated about the support shaft to bring the plate body into a storage posture substantially parallel to the lid body, and then the storage locking means is operated to hold the storage state of the plate body on the back surface of the lid body.

Further, since the armrest main body is formed with an engaging portion which engages with the distal end portion of the plate body and holds the opened state of the lid body, the plate body is rotated around the support axis from the opened lid body. Then, the plate body plays the role of a projecting rod, and the opened state of the lid body is held by pulling out the lid body and engaging the tip portion thereof with the engaging portion.

As described above, since the structure for holding the open state of the lid is composed only of the plate, the structure is simple, the number of parts is small, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Become. It can also be easily applied to existing armrests.

Further, unlike the conventional one, the guide rod is not in a state of protruding to the outside with the lid body opened, but is in a state in which the plate body is in the inner lid state and the article storage section is closed. Therefore, the appearance is not spoiled. Further, by flipping up the plate body, it is possible to easily carry out an operation for moving an article in and out of the article storage section without being obstructed by the guide bar as in the conventional case.

According to the armrest for a vehicle seat of the second aspect of the present invention, since at least one supporting hole for accommodating articles is provided through the plate body, a beverage container or the like is provided in the supporting hole. It can be conveniently put in and held.

According to the armrest for an automobile seat of claim 3 of the present invention, since the plate body is composed of two plates that are foldably connected in one direction, the entire length of the plate body is the lid body. Even if it is longer than the length, it can be stored in the back surface of the lid by folding it in two and shortening it. Further, when the lid body is held in the open state, it is possible to extend the entire length of the plate body by extending it from the two-folded state. For example, when the plate body is provided with support holes for storing articles, the number of support holes is increased. It is possible and convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, showing a state in which the plate body is stored in the storage portion of the lid body.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the plate body is pulled out from the storage portion of the lid body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the armrest according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4, showing a state in which the plate body is stored in the storage portion of the lid body.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 4, showing a state in which the plate body is pulled out from the storage portion of the lid body.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating an armrest of a conventional vehicle seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,10,100 Armrest 11 Bracket 12 Horizontal shaft 2,20 Armrest main body 21,210 Article storage part 22 Engagement hole 23 Crosspiece 23a Engagement groove 3,30,300 Lid 3a Edge wall 3b Storage part 31 Lock piece 32 Support shaft 33 Locking leaf spring 4 Hinge 41 Coupling shaft 5,50 Plate body 50a Unit plate body 51 Engagement protrusion 52 Article support hole 53 Support metal fitting 54 PP hinge 54a Cut portion 54b Connecting portion 6 Magnet 61 Iron plate S sheet S1 sheet Back S2 Seat back S3 Storage recess

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An armrest for a vehicle seat, comprising: an armrest main body having a recessed article storage portion on an upper surface thereof; and a lid body rotatably coupled to the armrest main body about a coupling axis extending in a vehicle width direction. In the above, a plate body is provided on the back surface of the lid body so as to be rotatable about a support axis parallel to the coupling axis, and storage locking means for locking the plate body in a stored state is provided, An armrest for a vehicle seat, characterized in that the armrest main body is formed with an engaging portion that engages with a tip end portion of a plate body and holds an open state of a lid body. 2. The plate body is provided with at least one support hole for accommodating an article so as to penetrate therethrough.
The armrest of the car seat described. 3. The plate body is formed of two plates that are foldably connected to each other in a vehicle length direction, and is housed in the back surface of the lid body in a folded state, and the back surface of the lid body. It is configured such that folding in the other direction is regulated in a state in which the distal end portion is pulled out from the end portion and is engaged with the engaging portion, and the lid body is held in the open state. Item 1. An armrest for a vehicle seat according to item 1 or 2.