JPH09169233A - Sea underfoot elevating body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide seat underfoot elevating body structure enabling an occupant to take a nap, have a meal or work in a comfortable position without feeling cramped and moreover realizing this easily while being able to store various articles so as to further improve convenience. SOLUTION: This elevating body structure has a storage space 9 formed at an underfoot floor 5 of an automobile seat 1, elevating mechanism 10 additionally provided at the storage space 9 so as to be able to ascend, descend and be positioned, and an elevating body 8 assembled onto the elevating mechanism 10 and having a flat upper face. The elevating body 8 is enclosed in the storage space 9 in association with the descent of the elevating mechanism 10 and is displaceable into a non-service position C where the upper face is almost flush with the floor 5 and a service position D of ascending above the floor 5 in association with the ascent of the elevating mechanism 10 so as to be used as a stool, a desk, or the like. The elevating body 8 can be also formed into an article enclosable box shape.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevating structure under a seat. That is, the present invention relates to an elevating body structure provided on a floor under the seat of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is used to explain a conventional example of this kind.
(1) is a side view, and (2) is a perspective view.
For example, in an automobile such as a heavy-duty truck in which a bed is not separately provided in the vehicle, when taking a nap in the vehicle, the occupant M moves the backrest portion 2 of the seat 1 rearward as shown in FIG. At the same time, he put his foot on the steering wheel 3 and took a nap posture A. When eating or working in the car, as shown in FIG. 2B, for example, the floor console 4 beside the seat 1 is used.
A desk was used as a desk, and lunch boxes, notebooks, etc. were placed on the desk, and only the upper half of the body from the seat 1 was twisted sideways by about 90 degrees, and only the upper half of the body was turned sideways, and a meal and a working posture B were taken.

[0003]

The following problems have been pointed out in such a conventional example. First, in the nap posture A shown in FIG. 2 (1), since the foot is placed on the steering wheel 3, the angle, height, distance, etc. are poor, and the posture is unstable and cramped. However, it has been pointed out that it is difficult to take a nap and that the occupant M has poor habitability in the vehicle. Secondly, the eating and working posture B shown in FIG. 2 (2) is a horizontal orientation in which only the upper body is twisted sideways, so an unnatural posture must be taken for a long time.
It has been pointed out that the posture is cramped and the passenger M has a poor habitability in the vehicle from this viewpoint as well.

In view of the above situation, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in which a storage space is provided on the floor below the seat, and the elevating body is moved by the elevating mechanism. By being displaceable between the non-use position on the floor and the use position on the floor, firstly, it is possible to take a nap in a comfortable posture, secondly, to eat and work in a comfortable posture, and thirdly. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to propose an elevating body structure under the seat, which can realize this easily and easily. A second object of the present invention is to propose a lifting body structure under the seat, in which, in addition to the above, fourthly, the convenience is further improved by making the lifting body a box shape.

[0005]

The technical means of the present invention for solving such a problem is as follows. First, claim 1 is as follows. That is, this claim 1
The structure of an elevating body under the seat of the vehicle is an elevating body structure provided on a floor under the seat of an automobile, and includes a storage space formed under the floor and an ascending body attached to the storage space.
It comprises an elevating mechanism capable of descending and positioning, and an elevating body assembled to the elevating mechanism and having a flat upper surface. The lifting body is housed in the storage space as the lifting mechanism descends, and the upper and lower surfaces are in a non-use position where the upper surface is substantially flush with the floor, and the lifting mechanism lifts the floor to raise the floor. It is characterized in that it can be displaced to the position where it is used as a stand or desk.

Next, claim 2 is as follows. That is, the lifting / lowering body structure under the seat according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the lifting / lowering body structure according to claim 1, the lifting / lowering body has a box shape and is capable of storing articles therein. To do. Therefore, in the structure for raising and lowering a seat foot according to claim 1 or claim 2, when the elevator is not used, it is set to a non-use position by the elevating mechanism, and is placed in a storage space formed on the floor under the seat. It is stored. During use, it is moved to the use position by the elevating mechanism and lifted up on the floor to be used as a footrest, a desk or the like. According to the second aspect, the article can be stored inside the box-shaped lifting body.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is provided for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, and (1) is a side explanatory view,
(2) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lifting body.

A driver's seat, a passenger's seat, and other seats 1 are arranged in the cabin of an automobile such as a large truck. The seat 1 includes a seat cushion portion, that is, a seat portion 7, which is laterally arranged on a floor 5 through a pedestal 6, and a seat back portion, that is, a backrest portion 2, which is erected on the rear portion of the seat portion 7. The backrest 2 is of a retractable type, and can be displaced between a vertical normal posture and a tilted posture in which the backrest 2 is tilted backward as shown in the drawing.

Now, the structure of the lifting body 8 is provided on the floor 5 below the seat 1. Then, a storage space 9 formed under the floor 5, an elevating mechanism 10 attached to the storage space 9 for raising, lowering, and positioning, and an elevating mechanism 1
And an ascending / descending body 8 having a flat upper surface. The elevating body 8 is accommodated in the accommodating space 9 as the elevating mechanism 10 descends, and the lower non-use position C (shown by an imaginary line in the drawing) whose upper surface is substantially flush with the floor 5 and the elevating mechanism 10 are shown. As it goes up, it can move up to the floor 5, and can be displaced to a higher use position D (indicated by a solid line or a broken line in the figure) used as a footrest, a desk, or the like.

These will be described in more detail. First, the storage space 9 is formed in a concave shape under the floor 5 below the foot of the seat 1 such as a driver's seat or a passenger seat, and the upper surface thereof is open. Next, the elevating mechanism 10 is, in the illustrated example, made up of an assembly of a plurality of cylinders having a nesting structure which are erected from the floor of the storage space 9. When the elongating mechanism 10 is extended and raised as a whole, it projects onto the floor 5, When it is shortened and lowered, it is stored under the floor 5. It should be noted that the lifting mechanism 10 can adopt various other known structures regardless of such an illustrated example, and for example, a scissor-type pantograph structure can be considered. In any case, the elevating mechanism 10 can be locked and positioned at the ascending position and the descending position, and the ascending position is a lower height position suitable for allowing the elevating body 8 to be used as a footrest. , The upper and lower height positions suitable for making the lifting / lowering body 8 to be used as a desk are set so as to be positioned respectively.

Next, the lifting body 8 has a box shape in the illustrated example,
As shown in FIG. 1 (2), a box body 11 and a lid having a flat upper surface which is openably and closably attached to one side of the box body 11 via a hinge 12 are provided. It is composed of 13 and. Then, the elevating body 8 having a box shape as described above is obtained by positioning the elevating mechanism 10 attached below the bottom surface of the box body 11 at the lowered position.
The non-use position C (indicated by an imaginary line in the figure) is stored in the storage space 9, and the upper surface of the lid 13 is substantially flush with the floor 5. Further, the lifting / lowering body 8 is set to the use position D by the lifting / lowering mechanism 10 being positioned at the two rising positions. That is, a lower-height usage position D (indicated by a solid line in the figure) suitable for being used as a footrest, and an upper-height usage position D suitable for being used as a desk (see FIG. Displayed with a broken line). In addition, 1 in the figure
Reference numeral 4 denotes a floor mat. The floor mat 14 and the carpet are placed on the elevator 8 when it is set to the non-use position C and fixed with the magic tape 15,
When the lifting body 8 is set to the use position D, the magic tape 1
The fixation by 5 is released, and it is turned over and turned over on the floor 5 as shown. Reference numeral 16 is a headrest on the backrest portion 2 of the seat 1.

The present invention is configured as described above. Then it becomes as follows. In the structure of the lift 8 under the seat 1, the lift 8 is normally in the non-use position C by the lift mechanism 10 and is housed in the storage space 9 formed on the floor 5 under the seat 1. At the time of use, it is set to the use position D by the elevating mechanism 10 and is raised to the floor 5 to be used as a footrest, a desk or the like. Now, in the structure of the lifting body 8 under the seat 1 foot, the following first, second, third and fourth structures are obtained.

First, the occupant sitting on the seat 1 is set by first setting the elevating body 8 to the use position D (see the solid line in the figure) having a height suitable for being used as a footrest. M
Can easily take a stable and comfortable nap posture A under the body angle, height, etc. suitable for a nap.
Secondly, the occupant M sitting on the seat 1 can easily move as it is by further setting the elevating body 8 to the use position D (see the broken line display in the figure) having a height suitable for being used as a desk. To
It is possible to take a meal / work posture B in a positive and comfortable posture suitable for eating and working. Thirdly, these are simply and easily realized by forming the storage space 9 in the floor 5 below the seat 1 and providing the lifting body 8 with the lifting mechanism 10 therein. That is, it can be easily and easily realized by attaching the elevating mechanism 10 to the elevating body 8 below the storage box under the seat 1 which has been partially used in the past. Fourthly, in the illustrated example, the elevating body 8 has a box shape, so that, for example, a lunch box, a notebook, shoes, etc.
It is convenient because it can store food and work related items.

[0014]

The structure of the lifting body under the seat according to the present invention is
As described above, the storage space is provided on the floor below the seat, and the elevating body can be displaced between the non-use position in the storage space and the use position on the floor by the elevating mechanism. Exert.

First, it is possible to take a nap in a comfortable posture. In other words, in the structure of the lifting body under the seat, it is possible to take a stable and comfortable nap posture at an appropriate angle and height by setting the lifting body to the use position. The posture is not cramped as in the conventional example, and it is possible to easily take a nap in the vehicle, and the occupant's habitability in the vehicle is improved.

Secondly, meals and work can be performed in a comfortable posture. In other words, according to the structure of the lifting body under the seat, it is possible to easily take a meal and work posture while facing forward by setting the lifting body to the use position. It is possible to easily eat and work in the car without the need for a twisted and cramped posture, which also improves the occupant's comfort in the car.

Third, and yet this is easily accomplished. That is, the structure of the elevating body under the seat is composed of a storage space under the seat and an elevating body with an elevating mechanism, and the above-mentioned points are easily realized by a simple configuration.

Further, in the second aspect, since the elevating body has a box shape, in addition to the above, fourthly, convenience is further improved. In other words, the structure of the lifting body under the seat is convenient because it can store meals, work, and other items such as lunch boxes, notebooks, shoes, etc. in the lifting body. Is improved. As described above, the effects exhibited by the present invention are remarkably large, for example, the problems existing in this type of conventional example are eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an elevation structure of a seat foot according to the present invention,
In order to explain the embodiment of the invention, (1) is a side view and (2) is a perspective view of a lifting body.

FIG. 2 is a side explanatory view and FIG. 2 (2) is a perspective explanatory view for explaining the conventional example of this kind.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Seat 2 Backrest 3 Steering Wheel 4 Floor Console 5 Floor 6 Pedestal 7 Seat Seat 8 Elevator 9 Storage Space 10 Elevating Mechanism 11 Box Main Body 12 Hinge 13 Lid 14 Floor Mat 15 Magic Tape 16 Headrest A Drowsing B Meal, Work Posture C Non-use position D Use position M Crew

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An elevator structure provided on a floor under the seat of an automobile, including a storage space formed under the floor, and a lifting mechanism attached to the storage space for raising, lowering, and positioning. And an elevator body having a flat upper surface assembled to the elevator mechanism, the elevator body being housed in the storage space as the elevator mechanism descends, and the upper surface being substantially flush with the floor in an unused position. When,
An elevating body structure under a seat, wherein the elevating mechanism rises above the floor and can be displaced to a use position used as a footrest, a desk or the like. 2. The elevating body structure under a seat according to claim 1, wherein the elevating body has a box shape and is capable of storing articles therein. Body structure.