JPH09328032A - Rear seat foot rest for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rear seat foot rest wherein various articles can be stored under a floor surface in front of a rear seat so as to be prevented from obstructing on the floor surface in front of the rear seat. SOLUTION: In a floor surface before a rear seat 1 of a passenger car, a flat floor surface 2 formed with an under floor pit 4 is constituted, with a cover plate 6 openably and closably in an upper surface opening part, further with a tilt angle adjustably, a box 5 is provided by opening with a link 10, for a closing condition of the cover plate 6, to be formed with a plane flush with the floor surface 2, for an opening condition of the cover plate 6, the box is set up in the under floor pit 4 so as to make a tilt surface of the cover plate 6 face a side of the rear seat 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rear seat footrest of a passenger car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a rear seat footrest of a passenger car, as shown in FIG. 4, a footrest main body 21 having a footrest inclined surface 22 is attached to a lower portion of a backrest 20 of a front seat with a pin 2.
It is rotatably attached by 3 and when it is unnecessary, it is shown in FIG.
4 and a built-in front seat that is pulled out to the front as shown in FIG. 4 (B) when used, and as shown in FIG. Box-shaped footrest 2 with 26 attached so that it can be opened and closed
4 is commonly used.

[0003]

By the way, when the footrest is used, it is often the case that the shoes are taken off and the feet are put on, but the above-mentioned front seat built-in type cannot store the taken off shoes. With this point box type footrest, you can store the shoes you took off and put them on your feet, but when you do not use it as a footrest, you will put it on the floor and it will be an obstacle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rear seat footrest capable of accommodating various articles under the floor surface in front of the rear seat so as not to get in the way on the floor surface in front of the rear seat.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a flat floor surface having an underfloor pit in a footrest portion in front of a rear seat of a passenger vehicle, and has an upper surface. A box provided with a lid plate that can be opened and closed by a hinge in the opening and that can be opened and adjusted with a link to adjust the tilt angle forms a plane flush with the floor surface when the lid plate is closed, and opens the lid plate. Then, the cover plate is installed in the underfloor pit so that the inclined surface of the cover plate faces the rear seat side.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 1 is a rear seat, and 2 is a floor surface in front of the rear seat. In the foothold of this floor surface 2,
A flat floor surface having an underfloor pit 4 having an opening 3 is formed, and a box 5 is installed in the underfloor pit 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the box 5 is provided with a lid plate 6 which is openably and closably attached to a top opening of the box 5 by a hinge 7, and is provided so that an opening inclination angle can be adjusted.

The mechanism for adjusting the opening inclination angle of the cover plate 6 is
The side wall of the box 5 is provided with an arm 9 which can be positioned and rotated in the vertical direction by a ratchet portion 8, and the arm 9 and the lower surface of the cover plate 6 are connected by a link 10.

Under the floor, the box 5 forms the same plane as the floor surface 2 when the cover plate 6 is closed, and the inclined surface of the cover plate 6 faces the rear seat 1 side when the cover plate 6 is open. It is a configuration installed in the pit 4.

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, when the cover plate 6 of the box 5 is closed, it is flush with the floor surface 2 as shown in FIG. 1 and forms a flat floor surface, so that there is no discomfort. The living space can be used effectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid plate 6 can be opened and positioned at a desired inclination angle to be used as a footrest.

Further, when the shoes are taken off and the feet are put on the footrest, the taken-off shoes can be stored in the box 5, and the taken-off shoes do not become an obstacle on the floor surface 2.

In addition to storing the shoes taken off, the box 5 stores baggage or the like brought into the vehicle by passengers in the rear seat, so that the baggage does not have to be placed on the seat or floor. Therefore, the space of the seat and the floor is effectively used, and the habitability is improved.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, a flat floor surface in which an underfloor pit is formed is formed in the foot floor foot portion in front of a rear seat of a passenger car, and a cover plate is provided in the underfloor pit. Since the box is provided so that the opening angle can be adjusted and the tilt angle can be adjusted to be flush with the floor surface when the lid plate is closed, the lid plate can be opened and positioned at a desired inclination angle. Can be used as a footrest, and the footrest can exist at a fixed position regardless of the position of the front seat.
It has the advantage of being able to store baggage and other items brought in by passengers in the rear seat under the floor in front of the rear seats, and effectively use the space on the seats and floor to improve comfort. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the present invention with a cover plate closed.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention with a lid plate open and a footrest state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the entire box

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional footrest structure with a built-in front seat.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional box-type footrest structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rear Seat 2 Floor 3 Opening 4 Underfloor Pit 5 Box 6 Lid 7 Hinge 8 Ratchet 9 Arm 10 Link

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A flat floor surface in which an underfloor pit is formed in a footrest portion in front of a rear seat of a passenger car, and a lid plate is openable and closable by a hinge in an upper opening portion and opened by a link. The box provided with adjustable tilt angle forms the same plane as the floor surface when the lid plate is closed, and the underfloor pit so that the tilt surface of the lid plate faces the rear seat side when the lid plate is open. A rear seat footrest for automobiles, which is characterized by being installed inside.