JPS5848185Y2 - Knee pads for car drivers - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a knee pad for an automobile driver.

When driving a vehicle such as a truck or passenger car, the leg that operates the accelerator, etc. (especially the right leg in the case of Japanese cars) must be kept in a position that protrudes almost straight forward and downward from the body. In this state, due to the structure of the car, the legs are at a distance from the door on the driver's seat side, and the knees are not fixed at all, so they tend to swing from side to side.

Therefore, while driving, force is naturally applied to the knees in an effort to maintain the legs in a state suitable for driving operations, and the force becomes more intense when driving around curves and the like.

Therefore, when driving a car, the knees tend to get tired easily, and the feeling of fatigue is particularly noticeable when driving continues for a long time.

To prevent knee fatigue while driving as described above, it is best to keep your legs in a position suitable for driving and to lean your knees against something to prevent them from swinging.
This will make your knees extremely comfortable.

In view of the above, the present invention can be installed at any position in front of the seat on the inner surface of the door on the driver's side depending on the driver's needs, and moreover, allows the driver to lean on his or her knees while keeping the legs in a suitable state for driving operations. This was devised with the aim of providing a knee brace that can be used and has a good feel when touching the knee.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

1 is a block made entirely of synthetic resin foam with moderate elasticity, and has, for example, a length of 200111 and a width of 100.
It has a rectangular shape with a height of about 15011 mm, and a storage recess 2a for storing small items such as cigarettes and a storage recess 2b for storing juice etc. are formed on the upper surface as shown in the figure as necessary.

The block 1 is covered with a covering material 3 such as vinyl, leather cloth, etc. to improve its appearance, but the covering material 3 is not necessarily required.

A fixing means 4 is provided on one side in the width direction of the block 1 configured as described above, and is detachably attached to a position in front of the seat on the inner surface of the door 11 on the driver's side of the automobile.
2 can be freely attached at a position where they can come into contact with each other.

In this case, the side that the driver's knee 12 comes into contact with is naturally made of synthetic resin foam.

Fastening means 4 that is detachable from the door 11 of the block 1
In addition to fixing with screws, double-sided adhesive tape 4a can be used as shown in FIG. One side can be attached to the block 1 side and the other side to the door 11 side. In the former case, the knee pad of the present invention can be fixed at any position depending on the driver, and in the latter case, it can be attached and removed. It has the advantage of being easy to perform.

Further, as the fastening means 4, a hook or other engaging means can be used.

In addition, the flock 1 is not limited to the one made entirely of synthetic resin foam as described above, but as shown in FIG. 6,
Most of the molded body 5 is made of non-foamed synthetic resin, and one side of the molded body 5 that comes into contact with the driver's knee 12 is made of a soft synthetic resin foam 6 made of polyurethane, vinyl chloride, etc.
In this case, the foamed body 6 may be attached to the molded body 5.

In this embodiment, the fixing means 4 for the door 11 is provided on the side opposite to the surface of the foam 6.

Further, in this embodiment, the synthetic resin molded body 5 can be formed hollow, and further, instead of the synthetic resin molded body 5, a block-shaped body made of wood, metal, etc. can be used.

The width of the block 1, that is, the width of the knee pad of the present invention, is such that the driver's legs 13 are in a suitable state for driving operation depending on the size and type of the vehicle such as a truck or passenger car and the driver. Set it so that it corresponds to the distance between the knee 12 and the door 11.

The knee pad a of the present invention has a block 1 having at least one side made of elastic synthetic resin foam as described above.
A fastening means 4 is provided on the other side of the block 1 and is detachably attached to a position in front of the seat on the inner surface of the door on the driver's side of the automobile, and is located at a position where the driver's knee comes into contact. Since the attachment can be configured freely, in the case of long-distance driving, depending on the needs of other drivers, the fastening means 4 can be attached to any position on the inner surface of the door where the driver's knees 12 can come into contact. It is easy to install and use.

In this state, the driver can keep the knee 12 in contact with the knee pad a of the present invention while keeping the leg 13 for operating the accelerator etc. sticking out almost straight forward and downward. The left and right rocking of the vehicle can be restricted, and even when the knee 12 is relaxed, the leg 13 can be maintained in a state suitable for driving operation, and there is no need to apply force to the knee even on curves.

Therefore, even if you drive a car for a long time, your knees will not get tired and you can drive in an extremely comfortable condition.

Moreover, in the knee pad of the present invention, the side that comes into contact with the driver's knee 12 is always made of elastic synthetic resin foam.
The contact feeling of the driver's knee 12 is good, and the knee 12 does not become painful even if the driver's knee 12 is in contact for a long time or is strongly pressed at a curve or the like.

Note that you can remove it when it is not needed. As described above, the present invention reliably prevents knee fatigue of car drivers, does not interfere with driving operations, and can be used as a storage area for small items, etc., and has various practical effects. It is something that plays.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line ■-■ from the previous time, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the state of use, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are sectional views showing different embodiments. a... Knee pad, 1... Block, 3
...... Surface material, 4... Fastening means, 11.
...Door 12...Knee, 13...
···leg.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] ■ A block made of elastic synthetic resin foam on at least one side, the other side of which is a seat on the inside of the door on the driver's side of an automobile. A knee pad for a driver of an automobile, characterized in that it is provided with a fastening means that can be attached and detached from a front position, and can be freely attached to a position where the driver's knee can come into contact with it. 2. The knee pad for a driver of a motor vehicle as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration, wherein the block is covered with a covering material such as leather cloth. 3. A knee pad for an automobile driver as set forth in claim 1 or 2 of the utility model registration claim, which is provided with a storage recess on the upper surface. 4. The knee pad for an automobile driver according to claim 1, 2, or 3 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the fastening means is a double-sided adhesive tape. 5. Utility model registration claim 1, in which, as a fastening means, one of an entangled pile piece and an entangled diagonal piece that can be freely engaged with the entangled pile piece is attached to the block side, and the other is attached to the door on the driver's seat side. section,
The knee pad for a driver of a motor vehicle according to paragraph 2 or 3.