JPH111139A - Arm rest for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an arm rest enabling an occupant to take out a telephone accurately and easily and use it easily with minimum motion of his hand and eyes without changing his posture. SOLUTION: A telephone base board 14 fitted with a telephone 13 is housed in a forward protrudable state in an arm rest body 12 provided at the side of a seat of a vehicle, and the arm rest body 12 is provided with a fixing means 18 for fixing a first spring 17 energizing the telephone base board 14 to protrude and the telephone base board 14 in the housed state into the arm rest body 12. The telephone base board 14 is provided with a sliding member 14a fitted to the arm rest body 12 so as to be movable forward, an oscillating member 14b pivotally supported to the front end of the sliding member 14a so as to be able to stand up, and a second spring 14c energizing the oscillating member in the direction of standing up. It is desirable to provide the oscillating member 14b with a fitting piece 16b formed in such a way as to be able to hold the telephone 13 from the side part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest provided on a side of a vehicle seat. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle armrest configured to be able to store a telephone such as a mobile telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an armrest is provided on a side of a seat of a vehicle so that a seated vehicle can be used for an armrest or the like. In recent years, communication devices have been developed, and the ownership rate of so-called mobile phones that transmit sound by radio waves has been increasing. Since this mobile phone can be used at any time and place, the vehicle occupant may use the mobile phone while traveling while the vehicle is being carried. On the other hand, the conventional vehicle does not have a dedicated place for holding the telephone, and the occupant who carried the vehicle with the mobile phone carried the telephone in his clothing pocket or at the same time. The phone is stored in a bag, and the phone is taken out of a pocket or bag and used as needed.

[0003]

However, storing the telephone in the pocket or bag of the clothes is difficult, for example, when a call is confirmed while driving a vehicle.
There was a problem that it was difficult to take out the telephone immediately when using the telephone. To solve this problem, the occupant in the vehicle should take this phone out of his pocket or bag and place it on an unoccupied seat or near it, such as in a console box or inside an armrest provided in a storage room. It is also conceivable to put it. However, just taking out the phone and keeping it nearby is necessary for the driver while driving the vehicle to find the phone by fumbling to hold the phone in his hand when using the phone, There is a problem that the posture during driving changes. Also, in order to visually confirm the location of the phone, you have to move your gaze,
There is a problem that the attention directed to the outside world decreases.
Furthermore, even if the location of the phone can be confirmed, if the phone is placed relatively far from the seat, such as the upper part of the instrument panel, the driving posture will change drastically to hold the phone in its hand. There are also issues that must be addressed.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular armrest that allows an occupant to take out a telephone accurately and easily. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular armrest that allows a telephone to be easily used with minimal hand movement and line of sight movement without losing the occupant's seated position.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a telephone base plate 14 to which a telephone 13 is attached is stored so as to protrude forward inside an armrest main body 12 provided on a side of a vehicle seat 11, and the telephone base plate 14 is attached to the armrest main body. The first spring 17 urged to protrude from the armrest body 12
The vehicle armrest provided on the armrest main body 12 is a fixing means 18 provided inside and fixing the stored telephone base plate 14 inside the armrest main body 12. When the fixing in the stored state is released by the fixing means 18, the telephone base plate 14 projects forward from the opening 12a of the armrest main body 12 by the urging force of the first spring 17, and the occupant can take out the telephone accurately and easily.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a slide member 14a attached to the armrest body 12 so that the telephone base plate 14 can move forward,
A swing member 14b pivotally supported at the front end of the slide member 14a so as to be able to rise, and a second spring 14c for urging the swing member 14b in the upright direction. The telephone 13 is attached to the swing member 14b. The swing member 14b is a vehicle armrest that is stored in the armrest main body 12 together with the slide member 14a in a lying state, and is configured so that the slide member 14a stands up in a protruding state so that the telephone 13 emerges from inside the armrest main body 12. .

If a second spring 14c is provided at the front end of the slide member 14a to pivotally support the swinging member 14b and urge the swinging member 14b in the upright direction, the armrest main body 12 and the telephone base plate 14 Swinging member 14b rises with respect to the slide member 14a by the urging force of the second spring 14c. By attaching the telephone set 13 to the swinging member 14b, the telephone set 13 is provided in front of the armrest body 12 provided on the side of the seat 11, that is, the telephone set 13 is located on the left front side for the driver and on the right front side for the passenger seat. To appear. The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, which is a vehicle armrest in which the swinging member 14b is provided with mounting pieces 16a and 16b configured to be able to hold the telephone 13 from the side. Mounting pieces 16a, 16
b, the telephone 13 is pinched from both sides and the swinging member 14b
, The telephone 13 can be easily attached to and detached from the swinging member 14b.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, an armrest body 12 is provided on a floor (not shown) beside the seat 11 of the vehicle, and a telephone base plate 14 to which a telephone 13 is attached is stored inside the armrest body 12. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 12 a is formed on the front surface of the armrest main body 12, and a storage unit 12 b for storing the telephone base plate 14 is formed inside the armrest main body 12 behind the opening 12 a. The telephone base plate 14 includes a slide member 14a and a swing member 14b. The slide member 14a is attached to the armrest main body 12 so as to be movable from the armrest main body 12 to the front of the vehicle. Swing member 14
b is pivotally supported at the front end of the slide member 14a so as to be able to stand up,
A leaf spring 14c, which is a second spring, is mounted on the pivot portion of the slide member 14a and the swing member 14b so as to be folded. The leaf spring 14c causes the swinging member 14b to move the sliding member 1 by a force for restoring the folded state.
4a.

As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 1 to 4, the telephone set 13 is attached to a swing member 14b. 3 and 4
As shown in FIG. 7, the telephone 13 is mounted by mounting pieces 16a and 16b projecting from both sides of the swinging member 14b, and a lower portion of the swinging member 14b has a convex portion 14d with which the lower end of the telephone 13 abuts. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, one of the mounting pieces 16a protrudes from a moving member 16 movably mounted in the swinging member 14b, and the moving member 16 is provided with a third coil spring 16c. This third
The biasing force of the coil spring 16c is applied to one of the mounting pieces 16a.
Is moved so as to narrow the interval with the other mounting piece 16b. The one mounting piece 16a is moved by overcoming the biasing force of the third coil spring 16c, and the respective mounting pieces 1 are moved in a state where the distance from the other mounting piece 16b is widened.
The telephone 13 is mounted between 6a and 16b. The telephone 13 mounted between the mounting pieces 16a and 16b is clamped from both sides by the urging force of the third spring and mounted on the swing member 14b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the swing member 14b overlaps with the slide member 14a in the lying state, and the opening 12a of the armrest body 12 is formed to have a height to accommodate the swing member 14b in the lying state. When the member 14a moves inside the armrest body 12, the swing member 1
4b is stored inside the armrest body 12 in a state of overlapping with the slide member 14a. The swinging member 14b is formed with an engaging claw 14e for locking the armrest main body 12 in a state of being stored inside the armrest main body 12, and the engaging claw 14e is engaged with the armrest main body 12 to store the telephone base plate 14. In this state, it is fixed inside the armrest body 12. A projecting piece 14f is formed at the lower rear of the slide member 14a, and one end of a coil spring 17 as a first spring is locked, and the other end of the coil spring 17 is locked to the armrest body 12 in front of the projecting piece 14f. You. The coil spring 17 biases the telephone base plate 14 in a direction protruding from the armrest main body 12 by biasing to reduce the interval between one end and the other end.

The armrest main body 12 is provided with fixing means 18 for fixing the telephone base plate 14 in the retracted state inside the armrest main body 12. The fixing means 18 includes a rotating claw 18a pivotally supported at a position facing an engaging claw 14e formed on the swinging member 14b, a handle 18b provided at a front portion of the armrest main body 12, a handle 18b and a rotating claw. The connecting rod 18c connects the other end of the connecting rod 18a. The handle 18b is configured to be able to be pushed into the armrest main body 12, and when the handle 18b is pushed, the rotating claw 18a rotates via the connecting rod 18c, and the rotating claw 18 is rotated.
a of the engaging claw 14e contacts one end of the engaging claw 14e.
Is configured to release the engagement state.

In the vehicle armrest thus configured, when the telephone 13 is not used, it is used as a normal armrest. That is, the occupant can sit on the seat 11 in a relaxed state with the elbow resting on the armrest body 12. When the occupant uses the telephone 13, such as when the telephone 13 receives the signal, the occupant uses the finger of his hand to move the handle 18 b to the armrest main body 12 so as to make the telephone appear from the inside of the armrest main body 12.
Push in. In this case, since the handle 18b is provided at the front part of the armrest main body 12, the armrest main body 12
The handle 18b can be pushed in with the elbow placed on top. When the handle 18b is pushed in, the rotary claw 18a rotates via the connecting rod 18c, and one end of the rotary claw 18a comes into contact with the tip of the engagement claw 14e, and the engagement claw 14e is disengaged from the armrest main body 12 and the engaged state. Is released. Engaging claw 1
When the engagement state of 4e is released, the slide member 14a moves forward from the armrest main body 12 by the urging force of the coil spring 17, and the telephone base plate 14 projects from the armrest main body 12. When the telephone base plate 14 projects, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the swinging member 14b rises with respect to the slide member 14a due to the force of the leaf spring 14c trying to restore. Thus, the telephone 1 attached to the swing member 14b
3 emerges from inside the armrest body 12.

As shown in FIG. 5, the position where the telephone 13 appears is the armrest main body 12 provided on the side of the seat 11.
Therefore, the telephone 13 appears at the driver's left front and the passenger's seat passenger's right front, and the occupant holds the appeared telephone 13 in his / her hand and separates it from the rocking member. The detachment of the telephone set 13 is performed in a state where one of the attachment pieces 16a is moved by overcoming the urging force of the third coil spring 16c, and the distance from the other attachment piece 16b is increased. Thereby, the occupant can easily hold the telephone 13 with his / her hand with minimal movement of the hand and movement of the line of sight without losing the posture of sitting on the seat 11. After using the phone,
The telephone is stored inside the armrest main body 12 by a procedure reverse to the procedure of making the telephone appear from the armrest main body 12. That is, the occupant mounts the telephone 13 on the rocking member 14b between the one mounting piece 16a and the other mounting piece 16b and lowers the rocking member 14b. The telephone 13 is stored inside the armrest body 12 by engaging the engagement claws 14e.

In the above example, the occupant using the telephone 13 detaches the telephone 13 from the swinging member. However, if the occupant can use the telephone 13 without holding it, As shown in FIG. 5, the telephone 13 that has appeared in front of the armrest body 12 is
It may be used in a state mounted on the swinging member 14b without detaching from the swing member 4b. With such a telephone 13, its use is further facilitated.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the telephone base plate to which the telephone set 13 is attached is stored in the armrest main body so as to protrude forward, and the telephone base plate is urged to protrude. Since the first spring and the fixing means for fixing the stored telephone base plate are provided, the first spring projects the telephone base plate by releasing the fixing by the fixing means. As a result, the occupant can accurately and easily take out the telephone from the inside of the armrest body.

Further, the telephone base plate includes a swing member pivotally supported at the front end of the slide member so as to be able to stand up, and a second spring for urging the swing member in the upright direction. When mounted, when the telephone base plate protrudes from the armrest body, the swinging member rises together with the telephone by the urging force of the second spring. As a result, the telephone appears at the front left of the driver and the front right of the passenger, and the occupant can easily hold the telephone in his hand. In this case, the telephone is sandwiched from both sides by the mounting pieces and attached to the swinging member, so that the telephone can be easily attached to and detached from the swinging member, and the hand of the occupant can be minimized without disturbing the seated position. The telephone can be easily used by moving and moving the line of sight.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 5, showing an armrest of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which the telephone base plate protrudes from the armrest main body, and a swinging member stands.

FIG. 3B shows a state in which a telephone is attached to the swinging member.
Arrow view.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary perspective view showing a state in which an occupant sitting on a seat uses a telephone that has emerged from the armrest body;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Seat 12 Armrest main body 13 Telephone 14 Telephone base plate 14a Slide member 14b Swing member 14c Second spring 16a, 16b Mounting piece 17 First spring 18 Fixing means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A telephone base plate (1) to which a telephone (13) is attached.
4) Armrest body provided on the side of the vehicle seat (11)
(12) A first spring (17) that is stored inside the armrest body (12a) so as to protrude forward inside and that urges the telephone base plate (14) so as to protrude from the armrest body (12). The telephone base plate (14) in the stored state is provided with the armrest main body.
(12) An armrest for a vehicle, wherein a fixing means (18) for fixing the armrest is provided in the armrest body (12). 2. A slide member (14a) attached to an armrest body (12) so that a telephone base plate (14) can move forward.
A swing member (14b) pivotally supported at the front end of the slide member (14a), and a second spring (14c) for urging the swing member (14b) in a direction to stand. A telephone (13) is attached to the swinging member (14b), and the swinging member (15b) is in a lying state and the sliding member (14a)
The phone is stored inside the armrest body (12), and the slide member (14a) stands upright in a protruding state.
The vehicle armrest according to claim 1, wherein the armrest (13) is made to emerge from inside the armrest body (12). 3. The armrest for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the swinging member (14b) is provided with mounting pieces (16a, 16b) configured to hold the telephone (13) from the side.