WO2018151270A1

WO2018151270A1 - Footrest device

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Publication number: WO2018151270A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/005560
Authority: WO
Inventors: 井爪　友治
Original assignee: 株式会社ニフコ
Priority date: 2017-02-16
Filing date: 2018-02-16
Publication date: 2018-08-23
Also published as: JP6737909B2; JPWO2018151270A1

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a footrest device that allows an operator of a vehicle to rest his/her right foot in a natural position when the operator does not need to perform an acceleration operation and that, when in use, can prevent an accelerator pedal from being operated by mistake. [Solution] A footrest device (1) that comprises: a base member (4) that is fixed to a vehicle; and a footrest member (5) that is tiltably supported by the base member (4). The footrest member (5) can move between: being in a deployed position and covering at least one portion of a depression-side surface of an accelerator pedal; and being in a stored position that is approximately 90° from the deployed position so as not to cover the surface of the accelerator pedal.

Description

Footrest device

The present disclosure relates to a footrest device for a foot that performs an accelerator operation in a vehicle.

In recent years, automatic cruises on highways, automatic inter-vehicle control systems that automatically maintain a constant inter-vehicle distance from the vehicle ahead, and automatic obstacle avoidance control systems that automatically avoid sudden jumps and obstacles. Driving technology has been put into practical use. In the future, autonomous driving technology is expected to develop and spread further. With the spread of automatic driving technology, the time during which no accelerator operation is required during driving increases. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a footrest for the right foot in order to rest the foot (right foot) that performs the accelerator operation and to prevent accidental operation of the accelerator pedal during automatic driving or the like.

Patent Document 1 describes that a right foot footrest is provided on the right side of the accelerator pedal. Patent Document 2 describes a footrest that supports the outer side surface of the right heel. Since the footrest supports the side surface of the heel, it does not hinder the accelerator operation by the driver, that is, the operation of moving the toe side up and down around the rear end of the heel even in the supported state.

Further, Patent Document 3 describes a footrest for a left foot supported by a storage part on a wall surface in a vehicle compartment via a hinge. In relation to the hinge, Patent Document 4 describes that a hinge connecting a pair of panels is covered with a pair of covers. One cover covers one panel and the hinge, the other cover covers the other panel, and its end portion is in sliding contact with the surface of the one panel. Even when the panel is opened and closed, the hinge and the vicinity thereof are always covered with a pair of covers, so that the adhesion of dust or foreign matter to the hinge is suppressed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-192944 JP 2009-90728 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-122935 JP 2016-142103 A

In general, since the position of the accelerator pedal is set to the position of the right foot in the most natural state of the driver sitting in the driver's seat, a footrest for the right foot is provided on the right side of the accelerator pedal as described in Patent Document 1. If provided, the driver's posture becomes unnatural when the right foot is placed on the footrest. In addition, in the footrest device for the right foot described in Patent Document 2, since the outer side surface of the right foot heel is supported and the back surface of the right foot is not supported, the accelerator pedal may be erroneously operated, I could not rest my right foot.

In view of such a problem, the present invention provides a footrest device for a right foot that can rest the right foot in a natural position and can prevent erroneous operation of the accelerator pedal while resting. With the goal.

A footrest device (1, 61, 71, 81) for a driver of a vehicle (V) according to at least some embodiments of the present invention covers at least a part of the stepped-side surface of an accelerator pedal (3). And a footrest member (5, 63, 74, 82) supported by the vehicle so as to be displaceable between a position and a storage position that does not cover the surface of the accelerator pedal. The footrest member (5) is supported by the vehicle via a base member (4) and is supported by the base member so as to be tiltable about a hinge axis, thereby displacing between the deployed position and the storage position. It is preferable to obtain.

According to this configuration, the footrest member in the deployed position is disposed at the same position as the accelerator pedal that is disposed in a natural position to dispose the driver's right foot in the left-right direction. , You can rest your right foot in a natural position. Further, since the footrest member covers the accelerator pedal at the deployed position, it is possible to prevent the accelerator pedal from being stepped on by mistake.

In the footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention, in the above configuration, the footrest member includes a spring member (43) that biases the base member toward the storage position. It is characterized by.

According to this configuration, the footrest member is easily maintained in the storage position even when the vehicle shakes.

The footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention is characterized in that, in the above configuration, the spring member is configured such that the footrest member is held in the deployed position by gravity. .

According to this configuration, the footrest member is maintained in the deployed position by the gravity.

The footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention may be configured such that, in any of the above configurations, the displacement of the pedal member (8) operated by the driver's foot is changed from the storage position of the footrest member. It has a conversion mechanism (9) for converting into a displacement toward the deployment position. In this configuration, the pedal member is supported by the vehicle so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the footrest member is on the hinge axis line side of the main body part (13) and the main body part with respect to the hinge axis line. A semi-cylindrical portion (14a) formed concentrically, and the conversion mechanism is provided on the pedal member and a cam portion (25a) forming a spiral groove or a shoulder surface provided on the semi-cylindrical portion. And a pin member (25) in sliding contact with the cam portion. More preferably, the conversion mechanism is a slider coupled to the pedal member via a link mechanism (18) and slidably supported along a guide member (16) extending parallel to the hinge axis. (17), and the pin member is provided on the slider.

According to this configuration, the footrest pedal can be displaced from the storage position to the deployed position with a simple operation.

The footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention can be operated by the driver's foot to tilt the footrest member directly by the driver's foot in any of the above configurations. An operation part (13a) is provided in the footrest member.

According to this configuration, the footrest pedal can be displaced between the deployed position and the storage position with a simple operation.

The footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention has a first cover plate (6) covering at least a part of the surface of the footrest member and at least one of the base members in any of the above configurations. And a second cover plate (7) coupled to the footrest member so as to be tiltable with respect to the cover hinge axis parallel to the hinge axis so as to cover the portion, wherein the first cover plate is the footrest member. The second cover plate is displaceable left and right on the base member, and the second cover plate is substantially flush with the first cover plate when the footrest member is in the deployed position. It is comprised so that it may become. Here, the term “substantially flush” includes the case where the posture of the foot with respect to both plates is the same as when both plates constitute the same plane when the foot is placed across both plates. And includes, for example, the case where there are linear irregularities in the contact portions of the two plates and the case where there is a slight step between the two plates.

According to this configuration, the first cover plate and the second cover plate cooperate to form a plane on which a foot can be placed, so that the driver can select a right foot placement area and be aesthetically pleasing. Excellent.

In the footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention, in the above configuration, the first cover plate and the second cover plate are detachably attached to the footrest member by magnets (29, 33). It is characterized by that.

According to this configuration, the first cover plate and the second cover plate can be easily attached and detached, and even if the first cover plate and the second cover plate are soiled by mud or the like, the first cover plate and the second cover plate can be removed and washed with water.

The footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention is the footrest device according to any one of the configurations having the first and second cover plates, wherein the second cover plate is on the base member and on the hinge axis. The footrest member is supported at the upper end of a lift-up arm (35) supported so as to be rotatable at a lower end portion around a parallel axis, and the footrest member is at the storage position, compared to when the footrest member is at the deployed position. In some cases, the angular position of the lift-up arm is set so that the upper end of the lift-up arm becomes higher. In this configuration, when the footrest member is in the unfolded position, the second cover plate is disposed on the surface of the base member so that the second cover plate is disposed adjacent to and parallel to the surface of the base member. A recess (12a) for receiving the cover plate is preferably provided.

According to this configuration, even when another member such as the surface of the base member is adjacent to the right side of the second cover plate, the second cover plate moves upward while moving to the right side when displaced from the deployed position. Therefore, the second cover plate can be prevented from being bent or damaged without interfering with other members.

The footrest device according to at least some embodiments of the present invention has the first and second cover plates described above, wherein the second cover plate has a cover hinge axis having the cover hinge axis. And a sliding contact shaft (31) having an axis adjacent to the cover hinge shaft portion and parallel to the axis of the cover hinge shaft portion, the cover hinge shaft portion including the footrest The shaft receiving groove (34) provided in the member is rotatably supported, and the first cover plate is urged toward the sliding contact shaft portion by a spring, whereby the unfolded position and the storage position are stored. Between the positions, the first cover plate is tilted about the sliding contact shaft portion so that the side edge portion of the first cover plate on the second cover plate side slides on the sliding contact shaft portion. Characterized in that it.

According to this configuration, the first and second cover plates are always in sliding contact with each other between the deployed position and the storage position, and cover the hinge joint between the footrest member and the base member. It is possible to prevent the tilting of the footrest member from entering the coupling portion.

In the footrest device (61, 71) according to at least some embodiments of the present invention, the footrest member (63, 74) has the above-described configuration via the base member (62, 72). The footrest member is supported by a vehicle and is slidably supported with respect to the base member so that the footrest member can be displaced between the deployed position and the storage position. In this configuration, it is preferable to further include a spring member that biases the footrest member toward the deployed position, and a latch mechanism that locks the footrest member at the storage position. The footrest member is slidably supported by the base member via a side rail, and the footrest member is displaced from the deployed position and / or the storage position by a force in a sliding movement direction equal to or less than a predetermined value. In order not to do so, an engagement structure may be provided between the footrest member and the side rail.

According to these configurations, the footrest member at the unfolded position is disposed at the same position as the accelerator pedal that is disposed at a natural position to position the driver's right foot in the left-right direction. Can rest the right foot in a natural position. Further, since the footrest member covers the accelerator pedal at the deployed position, it is possible to prevent the accelerator pedal from being stepped on by mistake. Further, when the latch mechanism or the engagement structure is provided, the footrest member is easily maintained at the deployed position and / or the storage position even if the vehicle swings.

A hinge device (51) according to at least some embodiments of the present invention is a hinge device in which a first member (113) is movably connected to a base member (112) via a hinge (52), A first cover plate (106) covering at least a part of the surface of one member, and tiltable about a cover hinge axis parallel to the axis of the hinge with respect to the first member so as to cover at least a part of the base member And a second cover plate (107) supported by the first cover plate, wherein the first cover plate is supported by the first member, and the second cover plate covers the base member right and left (covers). The second cover plate is displaceable in a direction perpendicular to the hinge axis and substantially parallel to the surface of the base member, and when the first member is in the deployed position. Characterized in that it is configured to be serial first cover plate substantially flush.

According to this configuration, when the hinge is opened and closed, the first cover plate and the second cover plate cooperate with each other to always cover the hinge, thereby preventing a finger from being sandwiched between the first member and the base member. it can.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a footrest device capable of resting the right foot at a natural position and preventing accidental operation of the accelerator pedal while resting.

The perspective view of the vehicle interior of a vehicle provided with the footrest device concerning an embodiment Rear view of the footrest device according to the embodiment The perspective view which shows the base member of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the principal part of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment (The deployment position, the state which stepped on the slide pedal) The perspective view which shows the principal part of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment (storage position) The perspective view which shows the conversion mechanism of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the footrest member of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment The perspective view which shows the 1st cover plate of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment (a: front surface, b: back surface) The perspective view which shows the 2nd cover plate of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment (a: back surface, b: front surface) Sectional drawing which shows the displacement between the deployment position of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment, and a storage position (a: deployment position, b: during displacement, c: storage position) The expanded sectional view which shows the displacement between the deployment position of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment, and a storage position (a: deployment position, b: during displacement, c: storage position) Schematic sectional view showing displacement between the first position and the second position of the application example (a: first position, b: during displacement, c: second position) The perspective view which shows the 1st modification of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment. The perspective view which shows the 2nd modification of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment. The perspective view which shows the 3rd modification of the footrest apparatus which concerns on embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description, the up / down, left / right and front / rear directions refer to the up / down, left / right and front / rear directions of the vehicle V.

FIG. 1 shows the position of the footrest device 1 according to the embodiment in the vehicle V. A brake pedal 2 and an accelerator pedal 3 are provided in front of the floor of the V driver's seat of the vehicle, and the accelerator pedal 3 is disposed on the right side of the brake pedal 2. The accelerator pedal 3 is arranged at a position where the driver can step on the right foot in the most natural state. The footrest device 1 for the right foot includes a base member 4 and a footrest member 5 hinged to the base member 4 so as to be displaceable between a deployed position and a storage position. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the footrest member 5 is in the storage position. At this time, the footrest device 1 is located on the right side of the accelerator pedal 3.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the footrest device 1 when the footrest member 5 is in the deployed position. The footrest member 5 covers at least a part of the depression surface of the accelerator pedal 3 so that the driver cannot depress the accelerator pedal 3 at the unfolded position. The footrest device 1 includes a first cover plate 6 that covers a part of the surface of the footrest member 5, that is, a part of the surface facing the driver to place the foot in the unfolded position, and another one of the surface of the footrest member 5. And a second cover plate 7 that covers a part of the surface of the base member 4 facing the driver, a slide pedal 8 for tilting the footrest member 5 from the storage position to the deployed position, and the displacement of the slide pedal to the footrest member 5 and a conversion mechanism 9 that converts the displacement between the deployed position and the storage position.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the base member 4 includes a base lower part 10 fixed to the floor of the vehicle V, a side base 11 fixed to the right side of the base lower part 10, and a left side above the side base 11. And a support portion 12 that is fixed and supports the footrest member 5.

4 and 5 show the footrest device 1 with the second cover plate 7, the slide pedal 8, the base lower part 10, and the side base 11 removed. FIG. 4 shows a state where the footrest member 5 is in the deployed position and the slide pedal 8 is depressed, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the footrest member 5 is in the storage position.

The footrest member 5 includes a main body 13 and a hinge shaft 14 fixed to the hinge axis of the main body 13 (axis of tilting the footrest 5 with respect to the base member 4). The hinge shaft portion 14 has a semi-cylindrical portion 14a disposed on the right side of the hinge axis line at the unfolded position. The semi-cylindrical portion 14a is formed concentrically with respect to the hinge axis. The hinge axis extends in the front-rear direction inclined upward, and the inclination angle is an angle with respect to the floor of the surface of the first cover plate 6 at the unfolded position, and the driver puts his right foot on the first cover plate 6. For example, the angle is set to about 30 ° so that the ankle portion has a comfortable posture. The direction of the hinge axis may be a horizontal front-rear direction or a left-right direction. The tilting range of the footrest member 5 is a range between the deployment position and the storage position, and the deployment position is set so that the surface of the first cover plate 6 is parallel to the left-right direction, and the storage position is the deployment position. It is set at a position rotated about 90 ° from the position toward the upper right. The displacement angle between the storage position and the deployed position can be changed within a range where the footrest member 5 does not cover the accelerator pedal 3 at the storage position so that the footrest member 5 is stabilized at the storage position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the main part of the slide pedal 8 and the conversion mechanism 9 for converting the displacement of the slide pedal 8 in the front-rear direction into the displacement between the storage position and the deployed position of the footrest member 5. The slide pedal 8 and the conversion mechanism 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6.

The slide pedal 8 is supported by the base lower part 10 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and can be displaced between the forward movement position and the backward movement position. The slide pedal 8 is pushed forward by the driver's feet and displaced from the reverse position to the forward position. Since the compression coil spring 15 is provided between the slide pedal 8 and the front part of the base lower part 10, the slide pedal 8 is displaced from the forward movement position to the backward movement position when the driver's foot is released. The displacement of the slide pedal 8 may be changed to slide up and down or left and right, or may be changed to displacement due to tilting.

The rail 16 which is a guide member fixed to the left surface of the side base 11 (see FIG. 3) extends parallel to the hinge axis and faces the semi-cylindrical portion 14a in the left-right direction. The rail 16 slidably supports a slider 17, and the slider 17 is displaced in conjunction with the slide pedal 8. When the slide pedal 8 moves forward, the slider 17 moves forward in an oblique front-rear direction along the extending direction of the rail 16, and when the slide pedal 8 moves backward, the slider 17 is displaced so as to move backward in the oblique front-rear direction. When the slide pedal 8 is located at the retreat position, the slider 17 is disposed at the normal position, and when the slide pedal 8 is located at the advance position, the slider 17 is disposed at the advance position. In order to convert the displacement of the slide pedal 8 in the front-rear direction into the displacement of the slider 17 in the oblique front-rear direction, a link mechanism 18 is provided.

The link mechanism 18 includes a first link 19 that is connected to the side base 11 and receives a force for displacement from the slide pedal 8, and a second link 20 that is connected to the first link 19 and the slider 17. The first link 19 is substantially L-shaped in a side view, and is connected to the side base 11 at an upper end portion 19a of the L-shape so as to be rotatable about an axis line in the left-right direction. Also, a pair of left and right side walls 21 erected on the back side of the slide pedal 8 is provided with a pair of left and right guide holes 22 extending in the vertical direction so that the upper side is directed forward. The L-shaped bent portion 19b of the first link 19 is positioned below and rearward of the upper end portion 19a, and a pair of left and right protrusions 23 project from the side surface. The pair of left and right guide holes 22 support the pair of left and right projections 23 so as to be slidable. An L-shaped lower end portion 19c of the first link 19 is located in front of the bent portion 19b and is connected to the rear end side of the second link 20 so as to be rotatable around an axis line facing the left-right direction. ing. The front end side of the second link 20 is connected to the slider 17 so as to be rotatable around an axis line facing the left-right direction.

When the slide pedal 8 is displaced forward or backward, the pair of left and right guide holes 22 push forward or backward while sliding the projections 23, whereby the first link 19 rotates around the upper end 19a. To do. The vertical displacement of the pair of left and right projections 23 accompanying the rotation is allowed by the guide hole 22 being a long hole including a vertical component. The rotation of the first link 19 is converted into a linear motion of the slider 17 by the second link 20. The guide hole 22 may be a through hole or a non-through hole, and the inclination in the extending direction may be changed within a range in which the vertical displacement of the pair of left and right protrusions 23 can be allowed.

A pin 24 protrudes from the slider 17 toward the left. A pin receiving groove 25 for slidably receiving the pin 24 is provided on the side surface of the semi-cylindrical portion 14a. The pin receiving groove 25 has a spiral groove 25a that is curved so as to go downward in the circumferential direction as it goes forward along the hinge axis direction when viewed from the right side, and from the front end of the spiral groove 25a toward the rear in the axial direction. And the circumferential groove 25c provided along the circumferential direction of the hinge shaft portion 14 so as to connect the rear end of the axial groove 25b and the rear end of the spiral groove 25a. . The pin receiving groove 25 may have a shoulder shape instead of the groove.

When the driver steps on the slide pedal 8 from the retracted position toward the advanced position and displaces the slider 17 from the normal position to the advanced position via the link mechanism 18, the pin 24 slides in the spiral groove 25a. As a result, the hinge shaft portion 14 rotates and the footrest member 5 is displaced from the storage position to the deployed position. Thereafter, when the driver removes his / her foot from the slide pedal 8, the urging force of the compression coil spring 15 returns the slide pedal 8 from the forward position to the backward position and moves the slider 17 from the forward position to the normal position via the link mechanism 18. The pin 24 slides in the axial groove 25b from the front end toward the rear end. At this time, since the hinge shaft portion 14 does not rotate, the footrest member 5 is maintained in the state of being arranged at the deployed position. In the state after the displacement, the pin 24 is positioned on the axial groove 25b side of the circumferential groove 25c, so that the pin receiving groove 25 does not hinder the displacement of the footrest member 5 from the deployed position to the storage position. Therefore, the driver can move the footrest member 5 directly from the deployed position to the stored position with the right foot or the like. In order to move the footrest member 5 from the deployed position to the stowed position, the rear end side of the body portion 13 of the footrest member 5 is easier to operate on the left end side of the footrest member 5 with the right foot of the driver than the front end side. An operation portion 13a bulging to the left is formed.

When the footrest member 5 is disposed at the storage position, the pin 24 is positioned on the spiral groove 25a side in the circumferential groove 25c, and the pin 24 does not prevent the footrest member 5 from tilting toward the deployed position. The driver can also directly tilt the footrest member 5 from the storage position to the deployed position using the right foot or the like. Further, in order to prevent the footrest member 5 from falling from the storage position to the deployed position due to shaking of the vehicle V or the like, a lock mechanism may be provided so that the footrest member 5 arranged at the storage position does not move. For example, the pin 24 can be expanded and contracted in the left-right direction, and the rear end of the spiral groove 25a is deeper than the circumferential groove 25c between the rear end of the spiral groove 25a and the circumferential groove 25c on the right side thereof. Thus, a locking mechanism may be provided to prevent the pin 24 from entering the circumferential groove 25c from the rear end of the spiral groove 25a.

FIG. 7 shows the footrest member 5. 8 shows the first cover plate 6 (a: front surface (surface on which the foot is placed), b: back surface (surface supported by the footrest member 5)), and FIG. 9 shows the second cover plate 7 (a: back surface (base). The surface which can contact | abut to the support part 12 of the member 4, b: surface (surface which faced the driver | operator side)) is shown. 10 and 11 show the displacement of the first cover plate 6 and the second cover plate 7 when the footrest member 5 is displaced between the deployed position and the storage position in a cross section orthogonal to the hinge axis.

The front edge, the rear edge, and the left edge of the first cover plate 6 are substantially the same as the front edge, the rear edge, and the left edge of the main body portion 13 of the footrest member 5 in the direction when the first cover plate 6 is disposed at the unfolded position. The right edge of the first cover plate 6 becomes a sliding contact edge 26 that contacts the second cover plate 7 and extends parallel to the hinge axis. A metal plate 27 containing a magnetic material such as iron is attached to the back surface of the first cover plate 6. A recess 28 is provided on the surface of the main body 13 of the footrest member 5, and a magnet piece 29 is disposed in the recess 28. The magnet piece 29 is urged to the right in the deployed position by a compression coil spring (not shown) attached to the main body 13. When the metal plate 27 is attracted to the magnet piece 29, the first cover plate 6 is attached to the surface of the footrest member 5 so as to be detachable and slidable in the left-right direction at the development position within a predetermined range. It is energized to the right.

The second cover plate 7 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the direction orthogonal to the surface thereof. In the direction when the footrest member 5 is disposed at the unfolded position, the left edge of the second cover plate 7 extends in the hinge axis direction, and the cover hinge shaft portion 30 and the upper right of the cover hinge shaft portion 30 respectively. The sliding contact shaft portion 31 disposed so as to bulge out from the groove and the groove 32 provided on the right surface of the sliding contact shaft portion 31 are formed. When the footrest member 5 is disposed at the unfolded position, the second cover plate 7 is received in the concave portion 12a (see FIG. 4) of the support portion 12, and the cover hinge shaft portion 30, the sliding contact shaft portion 31, and the sliding cover. The first cover plate 6 is flush with the first cover plate 6 except for the tangent portion 31, and is adjacent to the surface of the support portion 12 and is parallel with a flush or slight step.

A magnet 33 is attached to the cover hinge shaft 30. Further, a shaft that fits and supports a cover hinge shaft portion 30 in the vicinity of the right edge of the surface of the body portion 13 of the footrest member 5, that is, the upper left portion in the vicinity of the hinge shaft portion 14 so as to be rotatable around the axis. The receiving groove 34 is provided, and the material forming the shaft receiving groove 34 includes a magnetic material such as iron. The cover hinge shaft portion 30 of the second cover plate 7 is detachably attached to the shaft receiving groove 34 of the footrest member 5 by magnetic force, and the shaft receiving groove 34 rotatably supports the cover hinge shaft portion 30, thereby The cover plate 7 can be tilted with respect to the footrest member 5.

The sliding contact edge 26 of the first cover plate 6 is notched so that the lower side is in contact with the cover hinge shaft portion 30 and the upper right surface is in contact with the sliding contact shaft portion 31 at the unfolded position. Has been. When the footrest member 5 is tilted with respect to the support portion 12 and displaced between the deployed position and the storage position, the second cover plate 7 is moved to the footrest member 5 and the first cover plate 6 around the axis of the cover hinge shaft portion 30. Tilt against. At this time, the first cover plate 6 is urged toward the right side in the deployed position, that is, toward the sliding contact shaft portion 31 by the spring force from the magnet piece 29, so that the sliding contact edge 26 is There is no gap between the first cover plate 6 and the second cover plate 7 in sliding contact with the sliding shaft portion 31. In the storage position, the sliding contact edge 26 is received in the groove 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a lift-up arm 35 is provided for lifting the second cover plate 7 when the footrest member 5 is displaced from the deployed position to the storage position. The arm portion 36 of the lift-up arm 35 is supported on the side base 11 so as to be rotatable around an axis parallel to the hinge axis on the lower end side. On the upper end side of the lift-up arm 35, there are an upper end plate 37 supported by the arm portion 36 so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the hinge axis, and a columnar convex portion 38 formed on the surface of the upper end plate 37. A head portion 39 is formed. The material of the upper end plate 37 and / or the convex portion 38 includes a magnetic material such as iron. As shown in FIG. 9, a ring 40 including a magnet and receiving the convex portion 38 is fixed to the back surface of the second cover plate 7, and the side surface of the convex portion 38 is defined by the inner peripheral surface of the ring 40. A recessed portion 41 to be locked is formed. The concave portion 41 preferably receives the convex portion 38 loosely.

The upper end plate 37 of the lift-up arm 35 is in contact with a ring 40 fixed to the back surface of the second cover plate 7 by magnetic force. The upper end of the arm portion 36 at the deployed position is positioned to the left and above the lower end rotatably supported by the side base 11 so that the head 39 rises when displaced from the deployed position to the storage position. To do. Since the cover hinge shaft portion 30 of the second cover plate 7 is displaced together with the footrest member 5 when displaced from the deployed position to the storage position, the convex portion 38 is pushed rightward by the concave portion 41 of the second cover plate 7. Because of this force, the lift-up arm 35 rotates about the lower end, so that the head 39 moves along an arcuate locus toward the upper right around the axis on the lower end side. Since the upper end plate 37 is attracted to the ring 40 and rotates relative to the arm portion 36 in accordance with the displacement, the upper end plate 37 and the second cover plate 7 are maintained in mutual coupling. For this reason, the second cover plate 7 rises while moving to the right. When displacing from the storage position to the deployment position, the convex portion 38 is pushed leftward by the concave portion 41, so that the second cover plate 7 and the lift-up arm 35 are opposite to the direction from the deployment position toward the storage position. It is displaced to. In order to secure an arrangement space for the lift-up arm 35, a recess 42 (see FIG. 7) may be provided at a position facing the lift-up arm 35 of the hinge shaft portion 14.

Further, a torsion coil spring 43 wound around the axis of the lower end of the lift-up arm 35 and biasing the second cover plate 7 to the upper right may be provided. The torsion coil spring 43 urges the footrest member 5 through the second cover plate 7 in the direction from the deployed position toward the storage position. Since the urging force by the torsion coil spring 43 acts substantially rightward on the footrest member 5 arranged at the deployed position, the footrest member 5 is maintained at the deployed position by its gravity. If the spring force is set so that the footrest member 5 is maintained in the deployed position by the gravity, the torsion coil spring 43 may be provided at a position where the hinge axis of the hinge shaft portion 14 is wound.

The footrest member 5 and the first cover plate 6 cover the surface of the accelerator pedal 3 at the unfolded position, so that the driver can arrange the footrest member 5 and the first cover plate 6 in the most natural and comfortable position in the left-right direction. In addition, since the angle of the footrest member 5 and the first cover plate 6 with respect to the floor in the deployed position can be freely set, the driver can relax the angle of the ankle of the right foot and take an easy posture. Can be set as possible.

Even if the brake operation is required while using the footrest, the position of the right foot is substantially the same as the position when the accelerator is operated in the left-right direction. In other words, it is located slightly behind and above the position when the accelerator operation is performed. Therefore, the driver can depress the brake pedal 2 when the footrest is used, in substantially the same operation as when the brake pedal 2 is depressed from a state where the accelerator pedal 3 is depressed.

By pushing out the slide pedal 8, the footrest member 5 can be tilted to the deployment position used with the footrest, so that the operation for the deployment position is intuitively easy to understand, and the footrest member 5 is easily placed at the deployment position. can do.

When the footrest member 5 is displaced between the deployed position and the storage position, there is no gap between the first cover plate 6 and the second cover plate 7 covering the hinge shaft portion 14, so that mud etc. It is possible to prevent the pin receiving groove 25 from entering and causing a malfunction.

Further, if the second cover plate 7 is set so as to cover the right end of the surface of the base member 4, the right end of the second cover plate 7 is arranged to the right of the right end of the base member 4 in the storage position. Therefore, a space required for installing the footrest device 1 becomes large. Therefore, it is preferable that the second cover plate 7 is set so as not to cover the right end side of the surface of the base member 4. In this case, the surface of the base member 4 and the surface of the second cover plate 7 are substantially omitted. It is preferable to have the same height. Therefore, in the unfolded position, the surface of the second cover plate 7 is arranged in parallel with the surface of the support portion 12 with a slight level difference or a slight step, and the right edge of the second cover plate 7 is placed on the support portion 12. Adjacent to the left edge of the surface. When the second cover plate 7 is displaced from the deployed position to the stowed position, the second cover plate 7 moves to the right while being lifted by the lift-up arm 35, so the second cover plate 7 and the surface of the support portion 12 do not interfere with each other. At the time of displacement, it is possible to prevent the surfaces of the second cover plate 7 and the support portion 12 from being bent or damaged. Further, when the second cover plate 7 is moved from the unfolded position to the storage position, the entire second cover plate 7 is lifted. The inclination of becomes smaller. Therefore, mud or the like placed on the second cover plate can be prevented from falling on the floor, and cleaning becomes easy.

The structure for covering the hinge axis in the above embodiment of the present invention is applied to furniture having a hinged door, a folding table having a hinge provided on a seat back of a vehicle, a folding door having a hinge, and the like. can do. In the conventional structure, when opening and closing the hinged door, there is a risk that a finger may be caught between the two members joined by the hinge. This problem can be solved by the structure in which the two covers in the embodiment cover the hinge axis. Hereinafter, this application example will be described. In addition, about the member which exhibits the same function as the said embodiment, a lower 2 digit attaches | subjects the same code | symbol as the said embodiment, shows a corresponding relationship, and abbreviate | omits the common description.

As shown in FIG. 12, the furniture 51 such as a shelf includes a second panel 112 and a first panel 113 such as a door coupled to the second panel 112 with a hinge 52. The second panel 112 may be a fixed member such as a wall or a movable member such as a door. The first panel 113 has a first position where the hinge 52 is opened by 180 ° with respect to the second panel (a position corresponding to the unfolded position in the above embodiment), and a second position where the hinge 52 is opened by 90 ° (described above). Tilt between positions corresponding to the storage position of the form. The tilt angle can be changed as appropriate.

The furniture 51 is supported by the first cover plate 106 covering at least a part of the first panel 113 and the first panel 114 so as to be tiltable about an axis parallel to the axis of the hinge 52, and the hinge 52 and the second panel 112. And a second cover plate 107 covering at least a part of the second cover plate 107. In the first position, the surface of the second cover plate 107 is flush with the main surface of the first cover plate 106 except in the vicinity of the edge in contact with the first cover plate 106.

The first cover plate 106 and the second cover plate 107 may be detachably attached to the first panel 113 by magnets, as in the above embodiment, but may be detachable by other means. It may be attached to.

The second cover plate 107 is adjacent to the first cover plate 106 at the edge adjacent to the first cover plate 106, the cover hinge shaft 130 serving as a tilting axis of the second cover plate 107, and the cover hinge shaft 130. The cover hinge shaft portion 130 is rotatably received in a shaft receiving groove 134 provided in the first panel 114. The cover hinge shaft portion 130 has a shaft 131 parallel to the axis of the hinge shaft portion 130. . The cover hinge shaft 130 may be attracted to the shaft receiving groove 134 by a magnetic force. Since the first cover plate 106 is biased toward the sliding contact shaft portion 131 by the spring, the side edge portion of the first cover plate 106 is slidably contacted between the first position and the second position. The first cover plate 106 tilts around the sliding contact shaft portion 131 so as to slide on the portion 131.

The hinge 52 is covered by the first cover plate 106 and the second cover plate 107, and the sliding contact edge 126 of the first cover plate 106 is always in sliding contact with the sliding contact shaft portion 131. When tilted, it is possible to prevent a finger from being sandwiched between the first panel 113 and the second panel 112, and it is possible to prevent the tilt of the first panel 113 from being inhibited due to dust or the like.

The furniture 51 is supported by the second panel 112 so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the axis of the hinge 52, and the furniture 51 is turned around the axis parallel to the axis of the hinge 52 on the free end side of the arm 136. It further includes a lift-up arm 135 having a head 139 movably attached thereto. The head 139 of the lift-up arm 135 and the back surface of the second cover plate 107 may be engaged as in the above embodiment, and if the second cover plate does not need to be removed, the head 139 It may be fixed to the back surface of the second cover plate 107. The free end of the arm portion 136 is disposed at the first position on the first panel 113 side and the second cover plate 107 side (leftward and above the paper surface in FIG. 12) from the base end of the arm portion 136 in the first position. The

When the second cover plate 107 is displaced from the first position to the second position, the second cover plate 107 is displaced in a direction away from the second panel 112 by the lift-up arm 135, so that the second panel 112 interferes with the displacement of the second cover plate 107. This can prevent the second cover plate 107 from being bent or damaged.

Further, the above embodiment can be modified as shown in FIGS. A footrest device 61 according to the first modification shown in FIG. 13 includes a box-shaped base member 62 disposed on the right side of the accelerator pedal 3, and a footrest member 63 supported by the base member 62 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. Is provided. In this case, in the storage position where the footrest member 63 is stored in the base member 62, the slide movement of the footrest member 63 is locked by the latch mechanism 64, and the footrest member 63 is pushed rightward or a button is pressed. The footrest member 63 urged by the urging means such as the compression coil spring 65 is released toward the deployed position when the lock is released, and the footrest member 63 located at the deployed position is slid to the deployed position. The footrest member 63 is slid to the storage position and locked.

Further, a footrest device 71 according to the second modification shown in FIG. 14 includes a base member 72 disposed on the right side of the accelerator pedal 3 and a pair of front and rear that is attached to the upper surface of the base member 72 and extends in the left-right direction. A side rail 73 and a footrest member 74 supported by a pair of side rails 73 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction are provided. The driver can slide the footrest member 74 between the retracted position and the deployed position using his / her foot. In order to prevent the footrest member 74 from being displaced from the deployed position and the storage position with a force in the slide movement direction that is equal to or less than a predetermined value, a roller or a convex portion is provided between the footrest member 74 and the upper surface of the side rail 73 or the base member 72. It is preferable that an engagement structure constituted by 75 and the recess 76 is provided.

In the footrest device 81 according to the third modification shown in FIG. 15, the footrest member 82 is hinged to the wall surface of the vehicle V. The driver can use the foot to tilt and displace the footrest member 82 between the storage position and the deployed position.

This is the end of the description of the specific embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be widely modified. The relationship between two members that are attracted to each other by magnetic force may be changed so that the member including the magnet includes a magnetic body such as iron and the member including the magnetic body such as iron includes a magnet. A magnet may be included so that the members are attracted to each other. A vehicle interior wall or floor recess may be provided, and the base member may be accommodated in the recess.

1: Footrest device 3: Accelerator pedal 4: Base member 5: Footrest member 6: First cover plate 7: Second cover plate 8: Slide pedal 9: Conversion mechanism 13: Body portion 14: Semi-cylindrical portion 15: Compression coil spring (Slide pedal biasing member)
16: Rail 17: Slider 18: Link mechanism 24: Pin 25: Pin receiving groove 25a: Spiral groove 25b: Axial groove 25c: Circumferential groove 26: Sliding contact edge (side edge)
30: Cover hinge shaft portion 31: Sliding contact shaft portion 32: Groove 34: Shaft groove 35: Lift-up arm 36: Arm portion 37: Upper end plate 38: Convex portion 39: Head portion 41: Concavity

Claims

A footrest device for a vehicle driver,
A footrest device, comprising: a footrest member supported by the vehicle so as to be displaceable between an unfolded position that covers at least part of the accelerator pedal stepping surface and a storage position that does not cover the surface of the accelerator pedal.
The footrest member is supported by the vehicle via a base member,
The footrest device according to claim 1, wherein the footrest member can be displaced between the deployed position and the storage position by being supported to be tiltable about a hinge axis with respect to the base member. .
The footrest device according to claim 2, further comprising a spring member that biases the footrest member toward the storage position with respect to the base member.
The footrest device according to claim 3, wherein the spring member is configured such that the footrest member is held in the deployed position by gravity.
5. A conversion mechanism for converting displacement of a pedal member operated by the driver's foot into displacement from the storage position of the footrest member toward the deployed position. The footrest apparatus as described in any one.
The pedal member is supported by the vehicle so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction,
The footrest member has a main body part and a semi-cylindrical part formed concentrically with respect to the hinge axis on the hinge axis side of the main body part,
The said conversion mechanism has the cam part which makes the spiral groove or shoulder surface provided in the said semi-cylindrical part, and the pin member which is provided in the said pedal member, and slidably contacts with the said cam part, Item 6. A footrest device according to Item 5.
The conversion mechanism includes a slider coupled to the pedal member via a link mechanism and supported so as to be slidable along a guide member extending in parallel with the hinge axis, and the pin member is the slider The footrest device according to claim 6, wherein the footrest device is provided on the footrest device.
The operation unit operable by the driver's foot is provided in the footrest member to tilt the footrest member directly by the driver's foot. The footrest device according to crab.
A first cover plate covering at least part of the surface of the footrest member;
A second cover plate coupled to the footrest member so as to be tiltable with respect to a cover hinge axis parallel to the hinge axis so as to cover at least a part of the base member;
The first cover plate is supported by the footrest member, and the second cover plate is displaceable left and right on the base member;
The second cover plate is configured to be substantially flush with the first cover plate when the footrest member is in the deployed position. Footrest device.
The footrest device according to claim 9, wherein the first cover plate and the second cover plate are detachably attached to the footrest member by a magnet.
The second cover plate is supported by the base member at an upper end of a lift-up arm that is rotatably supported at a lower end around an axis parallel to the hinge axis.
The angular position of the lift-up arm is set so that the upper end of the lift-up arm is higher when the footrest member is in the stowed position than when the footrest member is in the deployed position. The footrest device according to claim 9 or 10.
A recess for receiving the second cover plate on the surface of the base member such that the second cover plate is disposed adjacent to and parallel to the surface of the base member when the footrest member is in the deployed position. The footrest device according to claim 11, wherein the footrest device is provided.
The second cover plate includes a cover hinge shaft portion having the cover hinge axis, and a sliding contact shaft portion having an axis adjacent to the cover hinge shaft and parallel to the axis of the cover hinge shaft. And
The cover hinge shaft portion is rotatably supported by a shaft receiving groove provided in the footrest member,
The first cover plate is biased toward the sliding contact shaft portion by a spring, so that the second cover plate side of the first cover plate is between the deployed position and the storage position. The first cover plate tilts around the sliding contact shaft portion so that the side edge portion of the sliding portion slides on the sliding contact shaft portion. Footrest device.
The footrest member is supported by the vehicle via a base member,
The footrest device according to claim 1, wherein the footrest member can be displaced between the deployed position and the storage position by being slidably supported with respect to the base member.
A spring member that biases the footrest member toward the deployed position;
The footrest device according to claim 14, further comprising a latch mechanism that locks the footrest member at the storage position.
The footrest member is slidably supported on the base member via a side rail,
An engagement structure is provided between the footrest member and the side rail so that the footrest member is not displaced from the deployed position and / or the storage position with a force in the slide movement direction that is equal to or less than a predetermined value. The footrest device according to claim 14, wherein