WO2018079093A1 - Airbag, passenger support device, and variable volume device - Google Patents

Airbag, passenger support device, and variable volume device Download PDF

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WO2018079093A1
WO2018079093A1 PCT/JP2017/032503 JP2017032503W WO2018079093A1 WO 2018079093 A1 WO2018079093 A1 WO 2018079093A1 JP 2017032503 W JP2017032503 W JP 2017032503W WO 2018079093 A1 WO2018079093 A1 WO 2018079093A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02Seat parts
    • A47C7/14Seat parts of adjustable shape; elastically mounted ; adaptable to a user contour or ergonomic seating positions
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/54Supports for the arms
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/75Arm-rests
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B60N2/90Details or parts not otherwise provided for
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    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60NSEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N3/00Arrangements or adaptations of other passenger fittings, not otherwise provided for

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  • the present invention relates to an air bag, an occupant support device, and a variable volume device.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which the seat support shape is changed by expanding and contracting an air bag (bladder) provided inside the seat.
  • the bag portion of the air bag is formed by bonding two sheet materials (cloth). That is, by adopting such a configuration, the two sheet members form first and second pressing surfaces that face in opposite directions. Furthermore, when these sheet materials are bonded together, the air tube can be easily connected to the bag portion by sandwiching the air tube. As a result, the workability can be improved and the cost can be reduced.
  • the air bag described in Patent Document 2 is provided with a communication tube portion serving as an intake / exhaust port (supply / exhaust port) on the pressing surface of the bag portion (air bag body), and an air tube ( Hose) is connected.
  • a bag part can be expanded / contracted with the stable attitude
  • the cylindrical member serving as the connection portion of the air tube is arranged so as to intersect the pressing surface of the bag portion, when the compressed air bag is touched, the cylindrical member feels as a protruding foreign object. There is a possibility that. As a result, there is a possibility that the texture may be lowered, so that there is still room for improvement in this respect.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an air bag that is excellent in texture and can be smoothly expanded and contracted in a stable posture, and an occupant support device and a volume variable device provided with the air bag.
  • An air bag that solves the above-described problems is provided with a first bag portion having first and second pressing surfaces facing in opposite directions and a hole portion provided in the first pressing surface.
  • 2nd bag part smaller than this 1st bag part connected to 1 bag part, Comprising: The said 2nd bag part to which the front-end
  • an occupant support device that solves the above problems includes a contact portion for an occupant seated on a vehicle seat, a base member provided inside the contact portion, and the air bag.
  • the air bag is arranged between the contact portion and the base member, and the contact portion is displaced by expansion and contraction of the air bag.
  • variable volume device that solves the above-described problems includes a wall portion of a storage space provided in a vehicle compartment, a base member provided inside the wall portion, and the air bag.
  • the air bag is arranged between the wall portion and the base member and is configured to change the volume of the accommodation space when the wall portion is displaced based on expansion and contraction of the air bag.
  • Sectional drawing of the air bag provided inside the armrest of FIG. 1 (IX-IX cross section in FIG. 3). Explanatory drawing of the state which the 3rd sheet
  • (A) is sectional drawing of the air bag of another example
  • (b) is a top view which shows the several protrusion surrounding the circumference
  • (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the air bag of a prior art.
  • the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1 is provided with an armrest 3 used by a seat occupant (not shown) disposed on the side of the vehicle door 1.
  • the armrest 3 has an elbow rest 4 having a design surface 4s facing upward.
  • the armrest 3 of the present embodiment is configured so that an occupant seated on the seat can place an arm part (for example, the forearm part beyond the elbow) on the design surface 4s of the elbow rest part 4. It has become.
  • the armrest 3 of the present embodiment includes an air bag 10 provided inside the armrest 3 at a position below the elbow rest portion 4.
  • the air bag 10 is connected to an intake / exhaust device 12 via an air tube 11 serving as an air flow path L.
  • the air tube 11 of this embodiment is formed using the soft resin which can be elastically deformed.
  • the operation of the intake / exhaust device 12 is controlled by the control device 13.
  • an operation input signal Scr for an operation switch (not shown) is input to the control device 13.
  • the control apparatus 13 of this embodiment is a structure which controls the action
  • the air bag 10 of the present embodiment expands when air is pumped through the air tube 11 and contracts when the internal air is discharged.
  • the elbow rest part 4 located in the upper part displaces.
  • a soft material is used for the elbow rest 4.
  • the armrest 3 of this embodiment becomes a structure by which the design surface 4s of the elbow rest part 4 is displaced to an up-down direction by this.
  • control device 13 operates the intake / exhaust device 12, that is, the air bag so that the elbow rest portion 4 of the armrest 3 is displaced according to the operation request of the occupant indicated by the operation input signal Scr.
  • the intake / exhaust control for 10 is executed.
  • the armrest 3 of this embodiment is a structure which supports the passenger
  • Air bag Next, the structure and arrangement of the air bag 10 provided on the armrest 3 of the present embodiment will be described.
  • the air bag 10 of the present embodiment includes a first bag portion 20 that is inflated into a flat and substantially square box shape when air is pumped through an air tube 11. Specifically, the first bag portion 20 overlaps two sheet materials 21 and 22 cut into a substantially rectangular shape in the thickness direction, and welds the peripheral portions of the respective sheet materials 21 and 22 to each other. It is formed by. And the 1st bag part 20 becomes the 1st and 2nd press surface S1, S2 in which the outer surfaces 21s and 22s of the sheet materials 21 and 22 face the mutually opposing direction at the time of the expansion by this. It is configured as follows.
  • the air bag 10 of the present embodiment is at a position below the elbow rest 4 (lower side in FIG. 6).
  • the base member 23 is placed on the support surface 23 s of the base member 23 provided inside the armrest 3.
  • the air bag 10 is in a state in which the first sheet material 21 constituting the first pressing surface S1 in the first bag portion 20 is directed downward with respect to the support surface 23s of the base member 23. It is placed.
  • the air bag 10 placed on the support surface 23s, specifically, the groove portion 24 extending in the longitudinal direction of the first bag portion 20 is formed on the support surface 23s of the base member 23.
  • the air tube 11 of this embodiment becomes a structure wired inside this groove part 24. As shown in FIG.
  • the first sheet material 21 of the first bag portion 20 includes the first sheet material at the central portion thereof.
  • the hole 25 which penetrates the sheet material 21 in the thickness direction is provided.
  • the air bag 10 of this embodiment is provided with the 2nd bag part 30 smaller than the said 1st bag part 20 connected to the 1st bag part 20 through this hole part 25.
  • the longitudinal direction of the air bag 10 that is, the extending direction of the air tube 11 arranged along the first pressing surface S ⁇ b> 1 by being disposed in the groove portion 24.
  • a connection hole 31 is provided in the opening.
  • the air bag 10 of this embodiment becomes a structure by which the front-end
  • the second bag portion 30 is the first pressing surface S ⁇ b> 1 in the first bag portion 20, that is,
  • the third sheet material 33 is bonded to the outer surface 21 s of the first sheet material 21 constituting the first bag portion 20 at a position covering the hole 25.
  • the third sheet material 33 is cut smaller than the first sheet material 21.
  • the third sheet material 33 includes a rectangular portion 33a extending in the longitudinal direction of the air bag 10 and a semicircular shape provided on one end in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular portion 33a (the right end portion in FIG. 4). Part 33b.
  • the third sheet material 33 is affixed to the outer surface 21 s of the first sheet material 21 in such a manner that the center of the semicircular portion 33 b is aligned with the hole 25.
  • the air tube 11 uses the third sheet material 33 as the first sheet as described above.
  • the tip end portion 11 a is sandwiched between the rectangular portion 33 a and the first sheet material 21 in the third sheet material 33.
  • the connection hole 31 is formed when the rectangular part 33a in the 3rd sheet
  • the second bag portion 30 is connected to the hole portion 25 and the connection hole 31 at a portion covering the hole portion 25 provided in the first sheet material 21.
  • a communication portion 32 is formed between the air tube 11 (the tip portion 11a thereof).
  • the air pressure-fed through the air tube 11 flows into the first bag portion 20 and the air in the first bag portion 20 is air tube. 11 is configured to be discharged to the outside through 11.
  • the air bag 10 of the present embodiment generates a pressing force when the first bag portion 20 having the first and second pressing surfaces S1, S2 expands and contracts.
  • the 2nd bag part 30 connected to the 1st bag part 20 via the hole part 25 provided in the 1st press surface S1 becomes a structure which functions as the connection part 40 of the air tube 11.
  • the first bag 20 has the first pressing surface S1 that is the support surface 23s of the base member 23 regardless of the expansion / contraction state. Is maintained in a stable posture. Furthermore, the second bag portion 30 can be minimized by not obtaining a function for generating a pressing force on the second bag portion 30 constituting the connection portion 40. In other words, by suppressing the volume change due to expansion / contraction, the position of the second bag portion 30 to which the tip end portion 11a of the air tube 11 is connected hardly changes regardless of the expansion / contraction state of the first bag portion 20. . And the air bag 10 of this embodiment is the structure by which the 1st bag part 20 expands / contracts smoothly by suppressing the local bending of the air tube 11 by this.
  • the second bag portion 30 has substantially the same thickness as the third sheet material 33 constituting the second bag portion 30. Furthermore, the front-end
  • the armrest 3 of this embodiment arranges the air bag 10 configured as described above between the elbow rest portion 4 and a base member 23 provided inside the elbow rest portion 4. And thereby, the elbow rest part 4 can be smoothly displaced by expansion / contraction of the air bag 10, maintaining the aesthetics and feel of the design surface 4s.
  • the air bag 10 includes a first bag 20 having first and second pressing surfaces S1 and S2 facing in opposite directions, and a hole 25 provided in the first pressing surface S1. And a second bag portion 30 smaller than the first bag portion 20 communicating with the first bag portion 20 via the first bag portion 20.
  • the first pressing surface S1 is unidirectional.
  • the 1st bag part 20 can be expanded / contracted with the stable attitude
  • the 2nd bag part 30 can be minimized by not calculating
  • the position of the 2nd bag part 30 which functions as the connection part 40 of the air tube 11 does not move regardless of the expansion / contraction state of the 1st bag part 20 by restraining the volume change by the expansion / contraction small. Can be.
  • local bending of the air tube 11 can be suppressed, and the first bag portion 20 can be expanded and contracted smoothly.
  • the distal end portion 11 a of the air tube 11 connected to the second bag portion 30 is pressed in the radial direction via the first and second sheet materials 21 and 22 constituting the first bag portion 20. Therefore, the structure is easily crushed. As a result, even in the contracted state, it is possible to maintain a good tactile sensation in which the connecting portion 40 of the air tube 11 provided on the first pressing surface S1 is not felt as a protruding foreign object.
  • the 2nd bag part 30 is provided with the 3rd sheet
  • the third sheet material 33 is bonded to each other.
  • the second bag portion 30 can be formed simply and easily. And when bonding the 3rd sheet
  • the first bag portion 20 includes two sheet materials 21 and 22, and is formed by bonding these two sheet materials 21 and 22 together. And the 2nd bag part 30 is provided in the position which covers the hole 25 provided in the center part of 1st press surface S1.
  • the first bag portion 20 can be formed simply and easily.
  • the first bag portion 20 formed by bonding the two sheet materials 21 and 22 in this manner has a feature that the central portion of each pressing surface (S1, S2) swells greatly. Therefore, about the 1st bag part 20 which has such composition, the 2nd bag part 30 provided in the position adjacent to the 1st press face S1 is used as connection part 40 of air tube 11, A remarkable effect can be obtained. And the remarkable effect can be acquired especially by providing the hole 25 covered with the 2nd bag part 30 in the center part of 1st press surface S1 which swells the most.
  • the armrest 3 as an occupant support device includes an elbow rest portion 4 as a contact portion on which an arm portion of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat is placed, and a base provided inside the elbow rest portion 4 And a member 23.
  • the air bag 10 is disposed between the elbow rest 4 and the base member 23.
  • the elbow rest portion 4 of the armrest 3 can be displaced in the vertical direction by the expansion and contraction of the air bag 10. As a result, the user of the armrest 3 can be supported in a more stable posture. Furthermore, when the air bag 10 is smoothly expanded and contracted in a stable posture, the elbow rest portion 4 can be smoothly displaced while maintaining the aesthetic appearance and feel of the design surface 4s. And thereby, a high texture can be ensured.
  • the 1st bag part 20 decided to swell in flat flat square box shape.
  • the shape is not limited thereto, and the shape may be arbitrarily changed as long as the first and second pressing surfaces S1 and S2 face in opposite directions.
  • the 1st bag part 20 decided to bond two sheet
  • the formation position of the hole 25 may be arbitrarily changed as long as it is the first pressing surface S1.
  • the second bag portion 30 is formed by bonding the third sheet material 33 to the first sheet material 21 constituting the first pressing surface S1 at a position covering the hole portion 25. It was decided to be done.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the method of forming the second bag portion 30 may be arbitrarily changed, for example, by fixing the bag-like member at a position covering the hole 25. And if it is smaller than the 1st bag part 20, you may change arbitrarily also about the magnitude
  • the second bag portion 30 is desirably as small as possible.
  • the connection hole 31 provided in the second bag portion 30 in advance is used as long as the distal end portion 11a of the air tube 11 arranged along the first pressing surface S1 is connected.
  • the connection method may be arbitrarily changed, such as inserting the tip 11a of the air tube 11.
  • seat material 33 in the state before bonding on 1st press surface S1 may be a flat shape, and as shown in FIG. 7, the connection hole 31 and 1st
  • the three-dimensional shape (cross-sectional U-shape) of the communication portion 32 that forms a gap between the hole portion 25 of the pressing surface S1 and the tip portion 11a of the air tube 11 connected to the connection hole 31 is formed in advance. There may be.
  • the hole portion 25 and the air tube are also in the exhaust state as described above. It is good to set it as the structure by which the communication part 32 which forms a clearance gap between 11 front-end
  • each of the protrusions 35 has an arc-shaped protrusion shape that surrounds the hole 25 in an annular shape with a space between each other. That is, by adopting such a configuration, when the second bag portion 30 is crushed by exhaust, the third sheet material 33 attached to the first pressing surface S1 closes the hole portion 25. It can be avoided. Further, the air path is secured by the gap between the protrusions 35. And thereby, the 1st bag part 20 can be expanded smoothly.
  • the number and shape of the protrusions 35 surrounding the hole 25 may be arbitrarily changed. Further, such a protrusion 35 may be provided on the third sheet material 33 constituting the second bag portion 30. And you may apply to the structure which forms the 2nd bag part 30 by other methods, such as adhering a bag-shaped member to 1st press surface S1, for example.
  • the groove portion 24 extending in the longitudinal direction of the first bag portion 20 is formed on the support surface 23s of the base member 23 on which the air bag 10 is placed.
  • the air tube 11 is arranged in the groove 24.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the extending direction of the groove portion 24 is not limited to this, as long as the distal end portion 11a of the air tube 11 connected to the second bag portion 30 is arranged along the first pressing surface S1. May be arbitrarily changed. Further, the depth of the groove 24 may be arbitrarily changed. And the structure which does not have such a groove part 24 is not excluded.
  • the armrest 3 as an occupant support device is embodied in a configuration provided on the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the air bag 10 ⁇ / b> C may be embodied in the armrest 3 ⁇ / b> C provided in the center console 41.
  • the air bag 10C is provided inside an elbow rest portion 4C on which an arm portion (not shown) of an occupant seated on the seat 42 on the side of the armrest 3C is placed.
  • the elbow rest portion 4C as a contact portion with respect to the occupant is displaced.
  • a “knee pad portion” where the knee portion of an occupant seated on the seat 42 abuts is provided. Furthermore, while providing a base member inside the knee pad as this contact part, the air bag 10 is arrange
  • a base member 23D is provided below the lower wall portion 43a of the console box 43, and the air bag 10D is disposed between the base member 23D and the lower wall portion 43a.
  • the volume variable apparatus 45 which changes the volume of the console box 43 may be formed by the lower wall part 43a moving to an up-down direction based on expansion / contraction of this air bag 10D.
  • the volume of the console box 43 can be freely changed in accordance with the size of the object accommodated in the console box 43. As a result, the contents in the console box 43 can be stably held.
  • the side wall portion 43b of the console box 43 may be displaced laterally by the expansion / contraction of the air bag 10D.
  • a volume variable apparatus 45 may be applied to other accommodation spaces provided in the passenger compartment, such as a door pocket 46 (see FIG. 1) provided in the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1, for example. .

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This airbag is provided with a first bag section and a second bag section. The first bag section has first and second pressing surfaces that are oriented in opposite directions. The second bag section is connected with the first bag section through a hole provided in the first pressing surface, and is smaller in size than the first bag section. Furthermore, a leading end portion of an air tube disposed along the first pressing surface is connected to the second bag section.

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空気袋、乗員支持装置、及び容積可変装置Air bag, occupant support device, and variable volume device
 本発明は、空気袋、乗員支持装置、及び容積可変装置に関するものである。 The present invention relates to an air bag, an occupant support device, and a variable volume device.
 従来、車両のシートに着座した乗員に対する当接部と当該当接部の内側に設けられたベース部材との間に配置された空気袋を有する乗員支持装置がある。そして、例えば、特許文献1には、シートの内側に設けられた空気袋(ブラダ)を拡縮させることにより、そのシートサポート形状を変更する構成が開示されている。 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an occupant support device having an air bag disposed between an abutting portion for an occupant seated on a vehicle seat and a base member provided inside the abutting portion. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which the seat support shape is changed by expanding and contracting an air bag (bladder) provided inside the seat.
 また、この従来例においては、二枚のシート材(布)を貼り合わせることにより、その空気袋の袋部が形成されている。即ち、このような構成を採用することで、その二枚のシート材が、それぞれ、互いに相反する方向を向いた第1及び第2の押圧面を形成する。更に、これらのシート材を貼り合わせる際、エアチューブを挟み込むことにより、容易に、その袋部に対してエアチューブを接続することができる。そして、これにより、その作業性の向上及び低コスト化を図ることができる。 Further, in this conventional example, the bag portion of the air bag is formed by bonding two sheet materials (cloth). That is, by adopting such a configuration, the two sheet members form first and second pressing surfaces that face in opposite directions. Furthermore, when these sheet materials are bonded together, the air tube can be easily connected to the bag portion by sandwiching the air tube. As a result, the workability can be improved and the cost can be reduced.
特開2015-96403号公報JP2015-96403A 特開2004-201942号公報JP 2004-201942 A
 しかしながら、図14(a)及び図14(b)に示すように、上記のような空気袋50をベース部材53の支持面53s上に載置する構成を採用した場合、この空気袋50に空気を充填することにより、エアチューブ61が接続された一端側を支点として、他端側が浮き上がるように、その空気袋50の姿勢が変化する。そして、上記のような乗員支持装置においては、このような空気袋50の姿勢変化によって、装置の意匠面を構成する当接部の美観が損なわれる、或いは、その当接部に乗員の体が触れた際の触感が悪くなる等の問題が生ずる可能性がある。 However, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, when the configuration in which the air bag 50 is placed on the support surface 53s of the base member 53 as shown in FIG. , The posture of the air bag 50 changes so that the other end side is lifted with the one end side to which the air tube 61 is connected as a fulcrum. In the occupant support device as described above, the change in the attitude of the air bag 50 impairs the aesthetics of the abutment portion constituting the design surface of the device, or the occupant's body is in the abutment portion. There is a possibility that a problem such as a poor feeling when touched may occur.
 また、図14(c)に示すように、ベース部材53の支持面53sに対して空気袋50の押圧面Sを固定した場合には、その側端部に接続されたエアチューブ61が当該空気袋50の拡張により局所的に屈曲する可能性がある。そして、これにより、その空気袋50の円滑な拡縮が妨げられるおそれがある。 14C, when the pressing surface S of the air bag 50 is fixed to the support surface 53s of the base member 53, the air tube 61 connected to the side end portion of the air tube 61 There is a possibility of local bending due to the expansion of the bag 50. This may hinder smooth expansion / contraction of the air bag 50.
 尚、例えば、特許文献2に記載の空気袋は、その袋部(空気袋本体)の押圧面に吸排気口(給排気口)となる連通筒部を設け、この連通筒部にエアチューブ(ホース)を接続する構成となっている。そして、このような構成を採用することで、その押圧面が一方向(例えば、ベース部材の支持面側)を向いた安定した姿勢で袋部を拡縮させることができる。 In addition, for example, the air bag described in Patent Document 2 is provided with a communication tube portion serving as an intake / exhaust port (supply / exhaust port) on the pressing surface of the bag portion (air bag body), and an air tube ( Hose) is connected. And by employ | adopting such a structure, a bag part can be expanded / contracted with the stable attitude | position in which the press surface faced one direction (for example, the support surface side of a base member).
 しかしながら、エアチューブの接続部となる筒状部材を袋部の押圧面に対して交差配置することによって、収縮した状態の空気袋に触れた際、この筒状部材が、突起状の異物として感じられる可能性がある。そして、これにより、その質感が低下するおそれがあることから、この点において、なお改善の余地を残すものとなっていた。 However, when the cylindrical member serving as the connection portion of the air tube is arranged so as to intersect the pressing surface of the bag portion, when the compressed air bag is touched, the cylindrical member feels as a protruding foreign object. There is a possibility that. As a result, there is a possibility that the texture may be lowered, so that there is still room for improvement in this respect.
 本発明の目的は、質感に優れ、且つ安定した姿勢で円滑に拡縮することのできる空気袋、並びに、この空気袋を備えた乗員支持装置及び容積可変装置を提供することにある。 An object of the present invention is to provide an air bag that is excellent in texture and can be smoothly expanded and contracted in a stable posture, and an occupant support device and a volume variable device provided with the air bag.
 上記課題を解決する空気袋は、互いに相反する方向を向いた第1及び第2の押圧面を有する第1の袋部と、前記第1の押圧面に設けられた孔部を介して前記第1の袋部に連通する該第1の袋部よりも小さい第2の袋部であって、前記第1の押圧面に沿うように配置されたエアチューブの先端部が接続される前記第2の袋部とを備えることが好ましい。 An air bag that solves the above-described problems is provided with a first bag portion having first and second pressing surfaces facing in opposite directions and a hole portion provided in the first pressing surface. 2nd bag part smaller than this 1st bag part connected to 1 bag part, Comprising: The said 2nd bag part to which the front-end | tip part of the air tube arrange | positioned along the said 1st pressing surface is connected It is preferable to provide the bag part.
 上記課題を解決する乗員支持装置は、車両のシートに着座した乗員に対する当接部と、前記当接部の内側に設けられたベース部材と、上記空気袋とを備えることが好ましい。前記空気袋は、前記当接部と前記ベース部材との間に配置されるとともに前記空気袋の拡縮により前記当接部が変位するように構成されている。 It is preferable that an occupant support device that solves the above problems includes a contact portion for an occupant seated on a vehicle seat, a base member provided inside the contact portion, and the air bag. The air bag is arranged between the contact portion and the base member, and the contact portion is displaced by expansion and contraction of the air bag.
 上記課題を解決する容積可変装置は、車室に設けられた収容スペースの壁部と、前記壁部の内側に設けられたベース部材と、上記空気袋とを備えることが好ましい。前記空気袋は、前記壁部と前記ベース部材の間に配置されるとともに前記空気袋の拡縮に基づき前記壁部が変位することにより前記収容スペースの容積を変化させるように構成されている。 It is preferable that the variable volume device that solves the above-described problems includes a wall portion of a storage space provided in a vehicle compartment, a base member provided inside the wall portion, and the air bag. The air bag is arranged between the wall portion and the base member and is configured to change the volume of the accommodation space when the wall portion is displaced based on expansion and contraction of the air bag.
車両ドアのインナーパネルに設けられたアームレスト、及びその肘置き部の内側に設けられた空気袋の説明図。Explanatory drawing of the air bag provided in the inner side of the armrest provided in the inner panel of the vehicle door, and the elbow rest part. 図1のアームレストのベース部材に載置された空気袋の斜視図。The perspective view of the air bag mounted in the base member of the armrest of FIG. 図1のアームレストのベース部材に載置された空気袋の平面図。The top view of the air bag mounted in the base member of the armrest of FIG. 図2の空気袋の下面図。The bottom view of the air bag of FIG. 図2の空気袋の側面図。The side view of the air bag of FIG. (a)(b)は、図1のアームレストの内側に設けられた空気袋の断面図(図3におけるVI-VI断面、a:収縮状態、b:拡張状態)。(A) (b) is sectional drawing of the air bag provided inside the armrest of FIG. 1 (the VI-VI cross section in FIG. 3, a: contraction state, b: expansion state). 図5の空気袋の第3のシート材の斜視図。The perspective view of the 3rd sheet | seat material of the air bag of FIG. 図1のアームレストの内側に設けられた空気袋の断面図(図3におけるVIII-VIII断面)。Sectional drawing of the air bag provided inside the armrest of FIG. 1 (VIII-VIII cross section in FIG. 3). 図1のアームレストの内側に設けられた空気袋の断面図(図3におけるIX-IX断面)。Sectional drawing of the air bag provided inside the armrest of FIG. 1 (IX-IX cross section in FIG. 3). 排気により第1の押圧面に張り付いた第3のシート材が孔部を塞ぐ状態の説明図。Explanatory drawing of the state which the 3rd sheet | seat material sticking to the 1st press surface by exhaust | gas_blocking a hole part. (a)は、別例の空気袋の断面図、(b)は、(a)に示す空気袋の第1の押圧面に設けられた空気孔の周囲を囲む複数の突部を示す平面図。(A) is sectional drawing of the air bag of another example, (b) is a top view which shows the several protrusion surrounding the circumference | surroundings of the air hole provided in the 1st press surface of the air bag shown to (a). . センターコンソールに設けられたアームレスト、及びその内側に設けられた空気袋の説明図。Explanatory drawing of the armrest provided in the center console, and the air bag provided in the inside. コンソールボックスの下壁部の下方に設けられた空気袋、及びこの空気袋を備えた容積可変装置の概略構成図。The schematic structure figure of the air bag provided under the lower wall part of the console box, and the volume variable apparatus provided with this air bag. (a)~(c)は、従来技術の空気袋を示す説明図。(A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows the air bag of a prior art.
 以下、乗員支持装置の空気袋を車両ドアに設けられたアームレストに具体化した一実施形態を図面に従って説明する。
 図1に示すように、車両ドア1のインナーパネル2には、この車両ドア1の側方に配置されたシートの乗員(図示略)が利用するアームレスト3が設けられている。具体的には、このアームレスト3は、上方に臨む意匠面4sを備えた肘置き部4を有している。そして、本実施形態のアームレスト3は、これにより、そのシートに着座した乗員が、この肘置き部4の意匠面4sに腕部(例えば、肘から先の前腕部)を載せることができる構成になっている。
Hereinafter, an embodiment in which an air bag of an occupant support device is embodied in an armrest provided on a vehicle door will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1 is provided with an armrest 3 used by a seat occupant (not shown) disposed on the side of the vehicle door 1. Specifically, the armrest 3 has an elbow rest 4 having a design surface 4s facing upward. Then, the armrest 3 of the present embodiment is configured so that an occupant seated on the seat can place an arm part (for example, the forearm part beyond the elbow) on the design surface 4s of the elbow rest part 4. It has become.
 また、本実施形態のアームレスト3は、この肘置き部4の下方となる位置において、その内側に設けられた空気袋10を備えている。具体的には、この空気袋10は、空気の流路Lとなるエアチューブ11を介して吸排気装置12に接続されている。尚、本実施形態のエアチューブ11は、弾性変形可能な軟質樹脂を用いて形成されている。また、この吸排気装置12は、制御装置13によって、その作動が制御されている。更に、この制御装置13には、図示しない操作スイッチに対する操作入力信号Scrが入力されるようになっている。そして、本実施形態の制御装置13は、この操作入力信号Scrに基づいて、その吸排気装置12の作動を制御する構成になっている。 Further, the armrest 3 of the present embodiment includes an air bag 10 provided inside the armrest 3 at a position below the elbow rest portion 4. Specifically, the air bag 10 is connected to an intake / exhaust device 12 via an air tube 11 serving as an air flow path L. In addition, the air tube 11 of this embodiment is formed using the soft resin which can be elastically deformed. The operation of the intake / exhaust device 12 is controlled by the control device 13. Further, an operation input signal Scr for an operation switch (not shown) is input to the control device 13. And the control apparatus 13 of this embodiment is a structure which controls the action | operation of the intake / exhaust apparatus 12 based on this operation input signal Scr.
 即ち、本実施形態の空気袋10は、エアチューブ11を介して空気が圧送されることにより拡張し、その内部空気が排出されることにより収縮する。また、本実施形態のアームレスト3は、この空気袋10が拡縮することにより、その上方に位置する肘置き部4が変位する。具体的には、本実施形態のアームレスト3において、この肘置き部4には、軟質素材が用いられている。そして、本実施形態のアームレスト3は、これにより、その肘置き部4の意匠面4sが上下方向に変位する構成になっている。 That is, the air bag 10 of the present embodiment expands when air is pumped through the air tube 11 and contracts when the internal air is discharged. Moreover, as for the armrest 3 of this embodiment, when this air bag 10 expands and contracts, the elbow rest part 4 located in the upper part displaces. Specifically, in the armrest 3 of the present embodiment, a soft material is used for the elbow rest 4. And the armrest 3 of this embodiment becomes a structure by which the design surface 4s of the elbow rest part 4 is displaced to an up-down direction by this.
 また、本実施形態の制御装置13は、その操作入力信号Scrに示された乗員の操作要求に従ってアームレスト3の肘置き部4が変位するように、吸排気装置12の作動、つまりは、空気袋10に対する吸排気制御を実行する。そして、本実施形態のアームレスト3は、これにより、その当接部となる肘置き部4を介してシートの乗員を安定した姿勢で支持する構成になっている。 Further, the control device 13 according to the present embodiment operates the intake / exhaust device 12, that is, the air bag so that the elbow rest portion 4 of the armrest 3 is displaced according to the operation request of the occupant indicated by the operation input signal Scr. The intake / exhaust control for 10 is executed. And the armrest 3 of this embodiment is a structure which supports the passenger | crew's passenger | crew with the stable attitude | position via the elbow rest part 4 used as the contact part by this.
 (空気袋)
 次に、本実施形態のアームレスト3に設けられた空気袋10の構成、及びその配置について説明する。
(Air bag)
Next, the structure and arrangement of the air bag 10 provided on the armrest 3 of the present embodiment will be described.
 図2~図5に示すように、本実施形態の空気袋10は、エアチューブ11を介して空気が圧送されることにより扁平略四角箱状に膨らむ第1の袋部20を備えている。具体的には、この第1の袋部20は、略矩形状にカットされた二枚のシート材21,22を厚み方向に重ねるとともに、これら各シート材21,22の周縁部を互いに溶着することにより形成されている。そして、第1の袋部20は、これにより、その拡張時、シート材21,22の外表面21s,22sが、互いに相反する方向を向いた第1及び第2の押圧面S1,S2となるように構成されている。 As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the air bag 10 of the present embodiment includes a first bag portion 20 that is inflated into a flat and substantially square box shape when air is pumped through an air tube 11. Specifically, the first bag portion 20 overlaps two sheet materials 21 and 22 cut into a substantially rectangular shape in the thickness direction, and welds the peripheral portions of the respective sheet materials 21 and 22 to each other. It is formed by. And the 1st bag part 20 becomes the 1st and 2nd press surface S1, S2 in which the outer surfaces 21s and 22s of the sheet materials 21 and 22 face the mutually opposing direction at the time of the expansion by this. It is configured as follows.
 図2、図3、図6(a)及び図6(b)に示すように、本実施形態の空気袋10は、上記肘置き部4の下方(図6中、下側)となる位置において、そのアームレスト3の内側に設けられたベース部材23の支持面23s上に載置されている。詳しくは、この空気袋10は、ベース部材23の支持面23sに対し、その第1の袋部20における第1の押圧面S1を構成する第1のシート材21を下側に向けた状態で載置されている。更に、ベース部材23の支持面23sには、当該支持面23s上に載置される空気袋10、詳しくは、その第1の袋部20の長手方向に延びる溝部24が形成されている。そして、本実施形態のエアチューブ11は、この溝部24の内側に配索される構成になっている。 As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 6 (a) and 6 (b), the air bag 10 of the present embodiment is at a position below the elbow rest 4 (lower side in FIG. 6). The base member 23 is placed on the support surface 23 s of the base member 23 provided inside the armrest 3. Specifically, the air bag 10 is in a state in which the first sheet material 21 constituting the first pressing surface S1 in the first bag portion 20 is directed downward with respect to the support surface 23s of the base member 23. It is placed. Further, the air bag 10 placed on the support surface 23s, specifically, the groove portion 24 extending in the longitudinal direction of the first bag portion 20 is formed on the support surface 23s of the base member 23. And the air tube 11 of this embodiment becomes a structure wired inside this groove part 24. As shown in FIG.
 詳述すると、図4~図6(b)に示すように、本実施形態の空気袋10において、第1の袋部20の第1のシート材21には、その中央部分に、当該第1のシート材21を厚み方向に貫通する孔部25が設けられている。また、本実施形態の空気袋10は、この孔部25を介して第1の袋部20に連通する当該第1の袋部20よりも小さい第2の袋部30を備えている。更に、この第2の袋部30には、空気袋10の長手方向、つまりは上記溝部24内に配置されることにより第1の押圧面S1に沿って配索されたエアチューブ11の延伸方向に開口する接続孔31が設けられている。そして、本実施形態の空気袋10は、この接続孔31に対して、そのエアチューブ11の先端部11aが接続される構成となっている。 More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6B, in the air bag 10 of the present embodiment, the first sheet material 21 of the first bag portion 20 includes the first sheet material at the central portion thereof. The hole 25 which penetrates the sheet material 21 in the thickness direction is provided. Moreover, the air bag 10 of this embodiment is provided with the 2nd bag part 30 smaller than the said 1st bag part 20 connected to the 1st bag part 20 through this hole part 25. As shown in FIG. Further, in the second bag portion 30, the longitudinal direction of the air bag 10, that is, the extending direction of the air tube 11 arranged along the first pressing surface S <b> 1 by being disposed in the groove portion 24. A connection hole 31 is provided in the opening. And the air bag 10 of this embodiment becomes a structure by which the front-end | tip part 11a of the air tube 11 is connected with respect to this connection hole 31. FIG.
 さらに詳述すると、図4、図5及び図7に示すように、本実施形態の空気袋10において、第2の袋部30は、第1の袋部20における第1の押圧面S1、つまり、その第1の袋部20を構成する第1のシート材21の外表面21sに対し、上記孔部25を覆う位置において、第3のシート材33を貼り合わせることにより形成されている。具体的には、この第3のシート材33は、第1のシート材21よりも小さくカットされている。また、この第3のシート材33は、空気袋10の長手方向に延びる矩形部33aと、この矩形部33aの長手方向一端(図4中、右側の端部)側に設けられた半円形状部33bと、を備えている。そして、この第3のシート材33は、その半円形状部33bの中心となる位置を上記孔部25に合せる態様で、その第1のシート材21の外表面21sに貼り付けられている。 More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7, in the air bag 10 of the present embodiment, the second bag portion 30 is the first pressing surface S <b> 1 in the first bag portion 20, that is, The third sheet material 33 is bonded to the outer surface 21 s of the first sheet material 21 constituting the first bag portion 20 at a position covering the hole 25. Specifically, the third sheet material 33 is cut smaller than the first sheet material 21. The third sheet material 33 includes a rectangular portion 33a extending in the longitudinal direction of the air bag 10 and a semicircular shape provided on one end in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular portion 33a (the right end portion in FIG. 4). Part 33b. The third sheet material 33 is affixed to the outer surface 21 s of the first sheet material 21 in such a manner that the center of the semicircular portion 33 b is aligned with the hole 25.
 また、図6(a)、図6(b)及び図8に示すように、本実施形態の空気袋10において、エアチューブ11は、上記のように第3のシート材33を第1のシート材21の外表面21sに貼り合せる際、その第3のシート材33における矩形部33aと第1のシート材21との間に、先端部11aが挟み込まれる構成になっている。そして、本実施形態の空気袋10は、これにより、第3のシート材33における矩形部33aが径方向からエアチューブ11の先端部11aに密着することで、その接続孔31が形成される、つまりは、第1の押圧面S1に沿って配置されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aが第2の袋部30に接続される構成になっている。 Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 8, in the air bag 10 of the present embodiment, the air tube 11 uses the third sheet material 33 as the first sheet as described above. When being bonded to the outer surface 21 s of the material 21, the tip end portion 11 a is sandwiched between the rectangular portion 33 a and the first sheet material 21 in the third sheet material 33. And as for the air bag 10 of this embodiment, the connection hole 31 is formed when the rectangular part 33a in the 3rd sheet | seat material 33 closely_contact | adheres to the front-end | tip part 11a of the air tube 11 from radial direction by this. That is, the distal end portion 11 a of the air tube 11 disposed along the first pressing surface S <b> 1 is connected to the second bag portion 30.
 更に、図6(b)及び図9に示すように、第2の袋部30は、第1のシート材21に設けられた孔部25を覆う部分が、孔部25と接続孔31に接続されたエアチューブ11(の先端部11a)との間の連通部32を形成する。そして、本実施形態の空気袋10は、これにより、そのエアチューブ11を介して圧送された空気が第1の袋部20内に流入し、及び第1の袋部20内の空気がエアチューブ11を介して外部に排出される構成になっている。 Further, as shown in FIG. 6B and FIG. 9, the second bag portion 30 is connected to the hole portion 25 and the connection hole 31 at a portion covering the hole portion 25 provided in the first sheet material 21. A communication portion 32 is formed between the air tube 11 (the tip portion 11a thereof). In the air bag 10 of the present embodiment, the air pressure-fed through the air tube 11 flows into the first bag portion 20 and the air in the first bag portion 20 is air tube. 11 is configured to be discharged to the outside through 11.
 このように、本実施形態の空気袋10は、その第1及び第2の押圧面S1,S2を有した第1の袋部20が拡縮することにより押圧力を発生する。そして、その第1の押圧面S1に設けられた孔部25を介して第1の袋部20に連通する第2の袋部30が、エアチューブ11の接続部40として機能する構成になっている。 Thus, the air bag 10 of the present embodiment generates a pressing force when the first bag portion 20 having the first and second pressing surfaces S1, S2 expands and contracts. And the 2nd bag part 30 connected to the 1st bag part 20 via the hole part 25 provided in the 1st press surface S1 becomes a structure which functions as the connection part 40 of the air tube 11. FIG. Yes.
 即ち、第1の押圧面S1にエアチューブ11の接続部40を設けることにより、第1の袋部20は、その拡縮状態に関わらず、第1の押圧面S1がベース部材23の支持面23sを向いた安定した姿勢に維持される。更に、その接続部40を構成する第2の袋部30に押圧力を発生する機能を求めないことで、この第2の袋部30を極小化することが可能になる。つまり、拡縮による体積変化を小さく抑えることで、第1の袋部20の拡縮状態に関わらず、エアチューブ11の先端部11aが接続された第2の袋部30の位置は、ほとんど変化しなくなる。そして、本実施形態の空気袋10は、これにより、エアチューブ11の局所的な屈曲を抑えることで、円滑に、その第1の袋部20が拡縮する構成になっている。 That is, by providing the connection portion 40 of the air tube 11 on the first pressing surface S1, the first bag 20 has the first pressing surface S1 that is the support surface 23s of the base member 23 regardless of the expansion / contraction state. Is maintained in a stable posture. Furthermore, the second bag portion 30 can be minimized by not obtaining a function for generating a pressing force on the second bag portion 30 constituting the connection portion 40. In other words, by suppressing the volume change due to expansion / contraction, the position of the second bag portion 30 to which the tip end portion 11a of the air tube 11 is connected hardly changes regardless of the expansion / contraction state of the first bag portion 20. . And the air bag 10 of this embodiment is the structure by which the 1st bag part 20 expands / contracts smoothly by suppressing the local bending of the air tube 11 by this.
 また、収縮状態にある場合、第2の袋部30は、当該第2の袋部30を構成する第3のシート材33と略同じ厚みになる。更に、この第2の袋部30に接続されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aは、第1の押圧面S1に沿って配置されている。つまり、このエアチューブ11の先端部11aは、第1の袋部20を構成する第1及び第2のシート材21,22を介して径方向に押圧されることにより容易に潰れる構成になっている。そして、本実施形態の空気袋10は、これにより、収縮状態においても、そのエアチューブ11の接続部40が突起状の異物として感じられることのない良好な触感を維持する構成になっている。 In the contracted state, the second bag portion 30 has substantially the same thickness as the third sheet material 33 constituting the second bag portion 30. Furthermore, the front-end | tip part 11a of the air tube 11 connected to this 2nd bag part 30 is arrange | positioned along 1st press surface S1. That is, the distal end portion 11 a of the air tube 11 is configured to be easily crushed by being pressed in the radial direction via the first and second sheet materials 21 and 22 constituting the first bag portion 20. Yes. And the air bag 10 of this embodiment is a structure which maintains the favorable tactile sense by which the connection part 40 of the air tube 11 is not felt as a protrusion-like foreign material by this even in a contracted state.
 本実施形態のアームレスト3は、上記のように構成された空気袋10を、その肘置き部4と当該肘置き部4の内側に設けられたベース部材23との間に配置する。そして、これにより、意匠面4sの美観及び感触を維持しつつ、空気袋10の拡縮によって、円滑に、その肘置き部4を変位させることが可能になっている。 The armrest 3 of this embodiment arranges the air bag 10 configured as described above between the elbow rest portion 4 and a base member 23 provided inside the elbow rest portion 4. And thereby, the elbow rest part 4 can be smoothly displaced by expansion / contraction of the air bag 10, maintaining the aesthetics and feel of the design surface 4s.
 以上、本実施形態によれば、以下のような効果を得ることができる。
 (1)空気袋10は、互いに相反する方向を向いた第1及び第2の押圧面S1,S2を有する第1の袋部20と、その第1の押圧面S1に設けられた孔部25を介して第1の袋部20に連通する当該第1の袋部20よりも小さい第2の袋部30と、を備える。第2の袋部には、第1の袋部20における第1の押圧面S1に沿うように配置されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aが接続される。
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The air bag 10 includes a first bag 20 having first and second pressing surfaces S1 and S2 facing in opposite directions, and a hole 25 provided in the first pressing surface S1. And a second bag portion 30 smaller than the first bag portion 20 communicating with the first bag portion 20 via the first bag portion 20. The tip part 11a of the air tube 11 arrange | positioned along the 1st press surface S1 in the 1st bag part 20 is connected to the 2nd bag part.
 上記構成によれば、第1の押圧面S1に隣接する位置に設けられた第2の袋部30をエアチューブ11の接続部40として機能させることにより、その第1の押圧面S1が一方向(ベース部材23の支持面23側)を向いた安定した姿勢で第1の袋部20を拡縮させることができる。また、第2の袋部30に押圧力を発生する機能を求めないことで、当該第2の袋部30を極小化することができる。そして、これにより、その拡縮による体積変化を小さく抑えることで、第1の袋部20の拡縮状態に関わらず、エアチューブ11の接続部40として機能する第2の袋部30の位置が動かないようにすることができる。その結果、エアチューブ11の局所的な屈曲を抑えて、円滑に、その第1の袋部20を拡縮させることができる。 According to the above configuration, by causing the second bag portion 30 provided at a position adjacent to the first pressing surface S1 to function as the connecting portion 40 of the air tube 11, the first pressing surface S1 is unidirectional. The 1st bag part 20 can be expanded / contracted with the stable attitude | position which faced (the support surface 23 side of the base member 23). Moreover, the 2nd bag part 30 can be minimized by not calculating | requiring the function which generate | occur | produces pressing force in the 2nd bag part 30. FIG. And by this, the position of the 2nd bag part 30 which functions as the connection part 40 of the air tube 11 does not move regardless of the expansion / contraction state of the 1st bag part 20 by restraining the volume change by the expansion / contraction small. Can be. As a result, local bending of the air tube 11 can be suppressed, and the first bag portion 20 can be expanded and contracted smoothly.
 更に、第2の袋部30に接続されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aは、第1の袋部20を構成する第1及び第2のシート材21,22を介して径方向に押圧されることにより、容易に潰れる構成になっている。そして、これにより、収縮状態においても、その第1の押圧面S1に設けられたエアチューブ11の接続部40が突起状の異物として感じられることのない良好な触感を維持することができる。 Further, the distal end portion 11 a of the air tube 11 connected to the second bag portion 30 is pressed in the radial direction via the first and second sheet materials 21 and 22 constituting the first bag portion 20. Therefore, the structure is easily crushed. As a result, even in the contracted state, it is possible to maintain a good tactile sensation in which the connecting portion 40 of the air tube 11 provided on the first pressing surface S1 is not felt as a protruding foreign object.
 (2)第2の袋部30は、第3のシート材33を備えており、孔部25を覆う位置において第1の押圧面S1を構成する第1のシート材21(の外表面21s)に第3のシート材33が貼り合わされることにより形成されている。 (2) The 2nd bag part 30 is provided with the 3rd sheet | seat material 33, and the 1st sheet | seat material 21 (outside surface 21s) which comprises 1st press surface S1 in the position which covers the hole part 25. The third sheet material 33 is bonded to each other.
 上記構成によれば、構成簡素、且つ容易に、第2の袋部30を形成することができる。そして、その第3のシート材33を第1の押圧面S1に貼り合せる際、これら第1の押圧面S1と第3のシート材33との間に、エアチューブ11の先端部11aを挟み込むことにより、容易に、エアチューブ11の先端部11aを第2の袋部30に接続することができる。 According to the above configuration, the second bag portion 30 can be formed simply and easily. And when bonding the 3rd sheet | seat material 33 to 1st press surface S1, sandwiching the front-end | tip part 11a of the air tube 11 between these 1st press surfaces S1 and the 3rd sheet | seat material 33. Thereby, the front-end | tip part 11a of the air tube 11 can be connected to the 2nd bag part 30 easily.
 (3)第1の袋部20は、二枚のシート材21,22を備えており、これら二枚のシート材21,22が互いに貼り合わされることにより形成されている。そして、第2の袋部30は、第1の押圧面S1の中央部分に設けられた孔部25を覆う位置に設けられる。 (3) The first bag portion 20 includes two sheet materials 21 and 22, and is formed by bonding these two sheet materials 21 and 22 together. And the 2nd bag part 30 is provided in the position which covers the hole 25 provided in the center part of 1st press surface S1.
 上記構成によれば、構成簡素、且つ容易に、その第1の袋部20を形成することができる。また、このように二枚のシート材21,22を貼り合せてなる第1の袋部20は、その各押圧面(S1,S2)の中央部分が大きく膨らむ特徴がある。従って、このような構成を有する第1の袋部20について、その第1の押圧面S1に隣接する位置に設けられた第2の袋部30をエアチューブ11の接続部40とすることで、顕著な効果を得ることができる。そして、特に、第2の袋部30に覆われる孔部25を、その最も大きく膨らむ第1の押圧面S1の中央部分に設けることで、より一層、顕著な効果を得ることができる。 According to the above configuration, the first bag portion 20 can be formed simply and easily. In addition, the first bag portion 20 formed by bonding the two sheet materials 21 and 22 in this manner has a feature that the central portion of each pressing surface (S1, S2) swells greatly. Therefore, about the 1st bag part 20 which has such composition, the 2nd bag part 30 provided in the position adjacent to the 1st press face S1 is used as connection part 40 of air tube 11, A remarkable effect can be obtained. And the remarkable effect can be acquired especially by providing the hole 25 covered with the 2nd bag part 30 in the center part of 1st press surface S1 which swells the most.
 (4)乗員支持装置としてのアームレスト3は、車両のシートに着座した乗員の腕部が載置される当接部としての肘置き部4と、この肘置き部4の内側に設けられたベース部材23と、を備える。そして、これらの肘置き部4とベース部材23との間には、上記空気袋10が配置される。 (4) The armrest 3 as an occupant support device includes an elbow rest portion 4 as a contact portion on which an arm portion of an occupant seated on a vehicle seat is placed, and a base provided inside the elbow rest portion 4 And a member 23. The air bag 10 is disposed between the elbow rest 4 and the base member 23.
 上記構成によれば、空気袋10の拡縮によって、アームレスト3の肘置き部4を上下方向に変位させることができる。そして、これにより、このアームレスト3の利用者をより安定した姿勢で支持することができる。更に、その空気袋10が、安定した姿勢で円滑に拡縮することにより、その意匠面4sの美観及び感触を維持しつつ、円滑に肘置き部4を変位させることができる。そして、これにより、高い質感を確保することができる。 According to the above configuration, the elbow rest portion 4 of the armrest 3 can be displaced in the vertical direction by the expansion and contraction of the air bag 10. As a result, the user of the armrest 3 can be supported in a more stable posture. Furthermore, when the air bag 10 is smoothly expanded and contracted in a stable posture, the elbow rest portion 4 can be smoothly displaced while maintaining the aesthetic appearance and feel of the design surface 4s. And thereby, a high texture can be ensured.
 なお、上記実施形態は以下のように変更してもよい。
 ・上記実施形態では、第1の袋部20は、扁平略四角箱状に膨らむこととした。しかし、これに限らず、互いに相反する方向を向いた第1及び第2の押圧面S1,S2を有するものであれば、その形状は、任意に変更してもよい。また、第1の袋部20は、二枚のシート材21,22を貼り合せてなることとしたが、その形成方法についてもまた、任意に変更してもよい。そして、孔部25の形成位置についてもまた、第1の押圧面S1であれば、任意に変更してもよい。
In addition, you may change the said embodiment as follows.
-In the said embodiment, the 1st bag part 20 decided to swell in flat flat square box shape. However, the shape is not limited thereto, and the shape may be arbitrarily changed as long as the first and second pressing surfaces S1 and S2 face in opposite directions. Moreover, although the 1st bag part 20 decided to bond two sheet | seat materials 21 and 22, it may change arbitrarily also about the formation method. And the formation position of the hole 25 may be arbitrarily changed as long as it is the first pressing surface S1.
 ・上記実施形態では、第2の袋部30は、孔部25を覆う位置において、第1の押圧面S1を構成する第1のシート材21に第3のシート材33を貼り合わせることにより形成されることとした。しかし、これに限らず、例えば、袋状部材を孔部25を覆う位置に固着する等、その第2の袋部30の形成方法は、任意に変更してもよい。そして、第1の袋部20よりも小さいものであれば、その大きさ及び形状についてもまた、任意に変更してもよい。但し、その拡縮による体積変化を小さく抑える観点では、第2の袋部30は、できる限り小さい方が望ましい。 In the above-described embodiment, the second bag portion 30 is formed by bonding the third sheet material 33 to the first sheet material 21 constituting the first pressing surface S1 at a position covering the hole portion 25. It was decided to be done. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the method of forming the second bag portion 30 may be arbitrarily changed, for example, by fixing the bag-like member at a position covering the hole 25. And if it is smaller than the 1st bag part 20, you may change arbitrarily also about the magnitude | size and shape. However, from the viewpoint of suppressing the volume change due to the expansion / contraction, the second bag portion 30 is desirably as small as possible.
 ・更に、上記実施形態では、第3のシート材33を第1の押圧面S1に貼り合せて第2の袋部30を形成する際、これら第1の押圧面S1と第3のシート材33との間に、エアチューブ11の先端部11aを挟み込むこととした。しかし、これに限らず、第1の押圧面S1に沿うように配置されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aが接続される構成であれば、予め第2の袋部30に設けられた接続孔31に対し、エアチューブ11の先端部11aを挿入する等、接続方法は任意に変更してもよい。 Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the second bag portion 30 is formed by bonding the third sheet material 33 to the first pressing surface S1, the first pressing surface S1 and the third sheet material 33 are formed. The tip 11a of the air tube 11 is sandwiched between the two. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connection hole 31 provided in the second bag portion 30 in advance is used as long as the distal end portion 11a of the air tube 11 arranged along the first pressing surface S1 is connected. On the other hand, the connection method may be arbitrarily changed, such as inserting the tip 11a of the air tube 11.
 ・また、第1の押圧面S1に貼り合せる前の状態における第3のシート材33の形状は、平坦形状であってもよく、図7に示すように、その接続孔31、及び、第1の押圧面S1の孔部25と接続孔31に接続されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aとの間に隙間を形成する連通部32の立体形状(断面U字形状)が予め形成されたものであってもよい。 Moreover, the shape of the 3rd sheet | seat material 33 in the state before bonding on 1st press surface S1 may be a flat shape, and as shown in FIG. 7, the connection hole 31 and 1st The three-dimensional shape (cross-sectional U-shape) of the communication portion 32 that forms a gap between the hole portion 25 of the pressing surface S1 and the tip portion 11a of the air tube 11 connected to the connection hole 31 is formed in advance. There may be.
 特に、連通部32の立体形状が予め作り込まれた第3のシート材33を用いることで、空気袋10から空気を排出した後においても、その第1の押圧面S1に形成された孔部25と接続孔31に接続されたエアチューブ11の先端部11aとの間の隙間を維持することができる。 In particular, by using the third sheet material 33 in which the three-dimensional shape of the communication portion 32 is previously formed, the hole formed in the first pressing surface S1 even after the air is discharged from the air bag 10. 25 and the gap between the tip 11a of the air tube 11 connected to the connection hole 31 can be maintained.
 即ち、図10に示すように、排気により第2の袋部30が潰れることで、その第2の袋部30を構成する第3のシート材33が第1の押圧面S1に張り付いてしまう可能性がある。そして、これにより、その第1の押圧面S1に設けられた孔部25が塞がれるおそれがある。しかしながら、上記構成によれば、このような状況の発生を回避することができる。 That is, as shown in FIG. 10, when the second bag part 30 is crushed by exhaust, the third sheet material 33 constituting the second bag part 30 sticks to the first pressing surface S1. there is a possibility. And thereby, there exists a possibility that the hole 25 provided in the 1st press surface S1 may be block | closed. However, according to the above configuration, occurrence of such a situation can be avoided.
 尚、例えば、第1の押圧面S1に袋状部材を固着する等、その他の方法により第2の袋部30を形成する場合についてもまた、このように排気状態においても孔部25とエアチューブ11の先端部11aとの間に隙間を形成する連通部32が維持される構成とするとよい。そして、これにより、排気により第1の袋部20と第2の袋部30とを連通する孔部25が塞がれる状況を防いで、円滑に、その第1の袋部20を拡張させることができる。 Note that, for example, when the second bag portion 30 is formed by other methods such as fixing a bag-like member to the first pressing surface S1, the hole portion 25 and the air tube are also in the exhaust state as described above. It is good to set it as the structure by which the communication part 32 which forms a clearance gap between 11 front-end | tip parts 11a is maintained. This prevents the situation in which the hole 25 connecting the first bag portion 20 and the second bag portion 30 is closed by exhaust, and smoothly expands the first bag portion 20. Can do.
 ・また、図11(a)及び図11(b)に示す空気袋10Bのように、第1の袋部20Bと第2の袋部30とを連通する孔部25を囲むように、突出する複数の突部35を第1の押圧面S1に設けてもよい。具体的には、この例において、これらの突部35は、それぞれ、互いに間隔を開けて孔部25の周囲を円環状に囲む円弧状の突条形状をなしている。即ち、このような構成を採用することで、排気により第2の袋部30が潰れた際、その第1の押圧面S1に張り付いた第3のシート材33が孔部25を塞ぐ状況を回避することができる。更に、突部35間の隙間によって、空気の経路が確保される。そして、これにより、円滑に、第1の袋部20を拡張させることができる。 -Moreover, it protrudes so that the hole 25 which connects the 1st bag part 20B and the 2nd bag part 30 may be enclosed like the air bag 10B shown to Fig.11 (a) and FIG.11 (b). A plurality of protrusions 35 may be provided on the first pressing surface S1. Specifically, in this example, each of the protrusions 35 has an arc-shaped protrusion shape that surrounds the hole 25 in an annular shape with a space between each other. That is, by adopting such a configuration, when the second bag portion 30 is crushed by exhaust, the third sheet material 33 attached to the first pressing surface S1 closes the hole portion 25. It can be avoided. Further, the air path is secured by the gap between the protrusions 35. And thereby, the 1st bag part 20 can be expanded smoothly.
 尚、孔部25の周囲を囲む突部35の数や形状は、任意に変更してもよい。また、このような突部35は、第2の袋部30を構成する第3のシート材33に設けてもよい。そして、例えば、第1の押圧面S1に袋状部材を固着する等、その他の方法により第2の袋部30を形成する構成に適用してもよい。 It should be noted that the number and shape of the protrusions 35 surrounding the hole 25 may be arbitrarily changed. Further, such a protrusion 35 may be provided on the third sheet material 33 constituting the second bag portion 30. And you may apply to the structure which forms the 2nd bag part 30 by other methods, such as adhering a bag-shaped member to 1st press surface S1, for example.
 ・上記実施形態では、空気袋10が載置されるベース部材23の支持面23sには、その第1の袋部20の長手方向に延びる溝部24が形成される。そして、エアチューブ11は、この溝部24内に配置されることとした。しかし、これに限らず、第2の袋部30に接続されるエアチューブ11の先端部11aが、第1の押圧面S1に沿うように配置される構成であれば、その溝部24の延伸方向は、任意に変更してもよい。また、溝部24の深さも任意に変更してもよい。そして、このような溝部24を有しない構成についてもまた、これを排除しない。 In the embodiment described above, the groove portion 24 extending in the longitudinal direction of the first bag portion 20 is formed on the support surface 23s of the base member 23 on which the air bag 10 is placed. The air tube 11 is arranged in the groove 24. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the extending direction of the groove portion 24 is not limited to this, as long as the distal end portion 11a of the air tube 11 connected to the second bag portion 30 is arranged along the first pressing surface S1. May be arbitrarily changed. Further, the depth of the groove 24 may be arbitrarily changed. And the structure which does not have such a groove part 24 is not excluded.
 ・上記実施形態では、乗員支持装置としてのアームレスト3が、車両ドア1のインナーパネル2に設けられた構成に具体化した。しかし、これに限らず、例えば、図12に示すように、センターコンソール41に設けられたアームレスト3Cに空気袋10Cを設ける構成に具体化してもよい。具体的には、空気袋10Cは、アームレスト3Cの側方のシート42に着座する乗員の腕部(図示略)が載置される肘置き部4Cの内側に設けられ、この空気袋10Cの拡縮により、その乗員に対する当接部としての肘置き部4Cが変位する。 In the above embodiment, the armrest 3 as an occupant support device is embodied in a configuration provided on the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, the air bag 10 </ b> C may be embodied in the armrest 3 </ b> C provided in the center console 41. Specifically, the air bag 10C is provided inside an elbow rest portion 4C on which an arm portion (not shown) of an occupant seated on the seat 42 on the side of the armrest 3C is placed. As a result, the elbow rest portion 4C as a contact portion with respect to the occupant is displaced.
 ・また、例えば、センターコンソール41の側面、或いは車両ドア1のインナーパネル2等に、シート42に着座する乗員の膝部が当接する「膝当て部」を設ける。更に、この当接部としての膝当て部の内側にベース部材を設けるとともに、このベース部材と膝当て部との間に空気袋10を配置する。そして、この空気袋10を拡縮させることにより、その膝当て部を変位させる構成としてもよい。尚、このような当接部は、膝以外の脚部が当接するものであってもよい。そして、これにより、シートに着座する乗員をより安定的な姿勢で支持することができる。 Further, for example, on the side surface of the center console 41 or the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1 or the like, a “knee pad portion” where the knee portion of an occupant seated on the seat 42 abuts is provided. Furthermore, while providing a base member inside the knee pad as this contact part, the air bag 10 is arrange | positioned between this base member and a knee pad. And it is good also as a structure which displaces the knee pad part by expanding and contracting this air bag 10. As shown in FIG. In addition, such a contact part may contact | abut leg parts other than a knee. Thus, the occupant seated on the seat can be supported in a more stable posture.
 ・更に、例えば、図13に示すように、コンソールボックス43の下壁部43aの下方にベース部材23Dを設け、このベース部材23Dと下壁部43aとの間に空気袋10Dを配置する。そして、この空気袋10Dの拡縮に基づき下壁部43aが上下方向に変位することにより、そのコンソールボックス43の容積を変化させる容積可変装置45を形成してもよい。 Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, a base member 23D is provided below the lower wall portion 43a of the console box 43, and the air bag 10D is disposed between the base member 23D and the lower wall portion 43a. And the volume variable apparatus 45 which changes the volume of the console box 43 may be formed by the lower wall part 43a moving to an up-down direction based on expansion / contraction of this air bag 10D.
 上記構成によれば、コンソールボックス43内に収容される物の大きさに合わせて、そのコンソールボックス43の容積を自在に変更することができる。そして、これにより、コンソールボックス43内の収容物を安定的に保持することができる。 According to the above configuration, the volume of the console box 43 can be freely changed in accordance with the size of the object accommodated in the console box 43. As a result, the contents in the console box 43 can be stably held.
 また、空気袋10Dの拡縮によりコンソールボックス43の側壁部43bが側方に変位する構成であってもよい。そして、このような容積可変装置45は、例えば、車両ドア1のインナーパネル2に設けられたドアポケット46(図1参照)等、車室に設けられたその他の収容スペースに適用してもよい。 Further, the side wall portion 43b of the console box 43 may be displaced laterally by the expansion / contraction of the air bag 10D. And such a volume variable apparatus 45 may be applied to other accommodation spaces provided in the passenger compartment, such as a door pocket 46 (see FIG. 1) provided in the inner panel 2 of the vehicle door 1, for example. .

Claims (7)

  1.  互いに相反する方向を向いた第1及び第2の押圧面を有する第1の袋部と、
     前記第1の押圧面に設けられた孔部を介して前記第1の袋部に連通する該第1の袋部よりも小さい第2の袋部であって、前記第1の押圧面に沿うように配置されたエアチューブの先端部が接続される前記第2の袋部と、を備える、空気袋。
    A first bag portion having first and second pressing surfaces facing in opposite directions;
    A second bag portion that is smaller than the first bag portion and communicates with the first bag portion through a hole provided in the first pressing surface, and is along the first pressing surface. An air bag comprising: the second bag portion to which a tip portion of an air tube arranged in this manner is connected.
  2.  請求項1に記載の空気袋において、
     前記第2の袋部は、前記孔部を覆う位置において前記第1の押圧面に貼り合わされたシート材を備える、空気袋。
    The air bag according to claim 1,
    The second bag portion is an air bag including a sheet material bonded to the first pressing surface at a position covering the hole portion.
  3.  請求項1又は請求項2に記載の空気袋において、
     前記第1の袋部は、互いに貼り合わされた二枚のシート材を備える、空気袋。
    In the air bag according to claim 1 or 2,
    The first bag portion is an air bag including two sheet members bonded to each other.
  4.  請求項3に記載の空気袋において、
     前記孔部は、前記第1の押圧面の中央部分に設けられる、空気袋。
    The air bag according to claim 3,
    The hole is an air bag provided in a central portion of the first pressing surface.
  5.  車両のシートに着座した乗員に対する当接部と、
     前記当接部の内側に設けられたベース部材と、
     請求項1~請求項4の何れか一項に記載の空気袋であって、前記当接部と前記ベース部材との間に配置されるとともに前記空気袋の拡縮により前記当接部が変位するように構成されている、前記空気袋と、
     を備える乗員支持装置。
    A contact portion for an occupant seated in a vehicle seat;
    A base member provided inside the contact portion;
    The air bag according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air bag is disposed between the contact portion and the base member, and the contact portion is displaced by expansion and contraction of the air bag. Configured as described above, and
    An occupant support device.
  6.  請求項5に記載の乗員支持装置において、
     前記当接部は、前記乗員の腕部が載置されるアームレストの肘置き部である、乗員支持装置。
    The occupant support device according to claim 5,
    The said contact part is a passenger | crew support apparatus which is an elbow rest part of the armrest by which the said passenger | crew's arm part is mounted.
  7.  車室に設けられた収容スペースの壁部と、
     前記壁部の内側に設けられたベース部材と、
     請求項1~請求項4の何れか一項に記載の空気袋であって、前記壁部と前記ベース部材との間に配置されるとともに前記空気袋の拡縮に基づき前記壁部が変位することにより前記収容スペースの容積を変化させるように構成されている、前記空気袋と、
     を備える容積可変装置。
    A wall portion of a storage space provided in the passenger compartment;
    A base member provided inside the wall,
    The air bag according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air bag is disposed between the wall portion and the base member, and the wall portion is displaced based on expansion and contraction of the air bag. The air bag is configured to change the volume of the storage space by:
    A variable volume device comprising:
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