JP3384250B2 - Vehicle table - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle table suitable for a vehicle having a walk-through portion and a parking lever provided on the walk-through portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in consideration of comfort and convenience in the interior of an automobile, there are cases in which a walk-through portion is provided between adjacent seats such as a driver's seat and a passenger seat. Further, in order to improve convenience, a folding vehicle table may be provided in the walk-through portion between the seats.

As a conventional folding table arranged between sheets, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-315097, there is a table which can be folded directly on the side surface of the sheet. This folding table is
When the table is not in use, the table body is stowed to the side of the seat for storage, and when the table is used, the table body is raised and used in a horizontal position. Therefore, when the table is not used, the function of the walkthrough section can be sufficiently maintained.

[0004]

However, the above conventional vehicle table has the following problems. That is, it is difficult to apply the conventional vehicle table described above to a vehicle having a parking lever provided on the floor.

That is, depending on the vehicle, a parking lever may be provided on the floor adjacent to the driver's seat and a walk-through portion may be provided between the parking lever and another seat (passenger seat). . In this case,
The parking lever interferes with the seat on the driver's side, and the folding table of the type directly mounted on the seat cannot be provided. Further, if the above-mentioned conventional type table is arranged with respect to another seat, the space of the walk-through portion is taken up, and it becomes difficult to secure its function.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is provided to a vehicle having a parking lever on the floor of the vehicle while maintaining the function of the walk-through portion beside the parking lever. It is intended to provide a highly convenient retractable vehicle table that can be installed.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a parking lever and a parking lever are provided on a floor of a vehicle adjacent to a side surface of a seat.
Provided a side cover surrounding the king lever, also with said parking lever is provided with a walk-through portion between the other sheet adjacent to the sheet, the said walk-through portion becomes by arranging the retractable table The table is composed of a top plate rotatably arranged with respect to the side cover and a stay foldably arranged between the top plate and the side cover. at the time table used is held in a horizontal state by the stay, whereas the table is not used, Ri Thea configured to be housed in the side surface of the side cover in a folded state the stay, and the top plate
Has an L-shaped cross section, and the tip of one side is the side cover.
Is rotatably supported at a position near the seat above
When the table is stored, the one side is on the above side.
It is placed along the top of the face cover and the other side is up.
Face the side of the walkthrough side of the side cover, and
When using the bull, the above one side stands up and
The other side portion is in a horizontal state.
It's in Bull .

What is most noticeable in the present invention is that the table is arranged so that it can be stored in the side cover of the parking lever.

As mentioned above, the top plate is rotatably arranged with respect to the side cover. That is, the top plate is configured to change between a horizontal state when the table is used and a storage state which is tilted in the vertical direction by rotating.

As described above, the stay is foldably arranged between the top plate and the side cover. That is, when the top plate is tilted vertically to be stored, the stay is folded and stored between the top plate and the side cover. On the other hand, when the top plate is positioned in the horizontal state, the stay is extended and both ends thereof are engaged with the top plate and the side cover, respectively,
It is designed to serve as a supporting tree.

Therefore, when the table is used, the top plate housed in the side cover is rotated to be in a horizontal state, and is held by the stay in the extended state. This makes it possible to easily realize a stable table use state. Further, when the table is not used, the stay is folded to release the support of the top plate, and the top plate is laid down in the vertical state. As a result, the stored state of the table can be easily obtained. It should be noted that the storage of the table means that the top plate is arranged so as to face the side cover of the parking lever when the table is not used.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. As described above, in the present invention, the side cover of the parking lever accommodates the table having the above configuration. That is, the table of the present invention is, so to speak, a part of the side cover of the parking lever. Therefore, the conventional problem that the vehicle table cannot be provided due to the parking lever can be completely eliminated.

Further, the table is composed of the top plate and the stay having the above structure and can be easily folded. Therefore, when it is desired to use the table, the top plate can be placed in a horizontal state to improve convenience. On the other hand, when it is not necessary to use a table, the top plate can be tilted down and stored while facing the side cover. Therefore, in the present invention, even if the table is installed, the function can be maintained without occupying the space of the walk-through portion where the parking lever is provided.

Next, as in the second aspect of the invention, the top plate has a notch concave portion at a portion located above the parking lever so that the parking lever can be moved up and down. Preferably. That is, when the table is used, the top plate is rotated and held in a horizontal state, but at this time, it is necessary that the top plate does not interfere with the operation of the parking lever. On the other hand, various countermeasures such as devising the rotating position of the top plate are conceivable, but as described above, by providing the notch concave portion on the top plate, it is easy to perform in a vehicle with limited space. Can be dealt with.

Further, as in the third aspect of the present invention, a hollow storage chamber may be provided inside the top plate, and a cup holder may be disposed in the storage chamber so as to be able to move in and out. In this case, in addition to the convenience of the table, handling of beverages in the vehicle can be made extremely convenient. Further, in place of this cup holder, other accessories such as an ashtray can be provided so as to be able to go in and out, and it is possible to give a variation to the function of the table according to needs.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1 A vehicle table according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. In this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the parking lever 4 is provided on the floor 80 of the vehicle adjacent to the seat 81, and the walk-through portion 7 is provided between the parking lever 4 and another seat 82. A storage type table 1 is arranged on the side cover 3 of the parking lever 4 on the side of the walk-through portion 7.

The table 1 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3,
A top plate 10 rotatably arranged with respect to the side cover 3.
And a stay 2 foldably disposed between the top plate 10 and the side cover 3. The top plate 10 is configured to be held horizontally by the stay 2 when the table is used, and is stored on the side surface of the side cover 3 in a folded state of the stay 2 when the table is not used.

This will be described in detail below. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the parking lever 4 is of a general type that rotates with respect to a fulcrum provided on the floor side, and the parking lever 4 is operated by pushing the button 41 at the tip. 4 can be rotated downwards. Then, the parking brake is released in a state where the parking lever 4 is lowered to the lowest point (L in FIG. 2), and the parking brake is maintained in an operating state by rotating and raising the parking brake (U in FIG. 2). Is configured to.

As shown in FIG. 1, the parking lever 4 is surrounded by the side cover 3 on its fulcrum side. That is, the side cover 3 of this example is provided with the parking lever 4
It is configured so as to entirely surround not only the walk-through portion 7 side but also the driver seat side. The side cover 3 has an opening 31 for allowing the parking lever 4 to rotate, and the outer shape of the entire part is formed in a concave shape.

The top plate 10 provided on the side cover 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the rear side has an L-shaped cross section,
A rotary support shaft 125 is provided at the tip of the short side portion 12. The rotation support shaft 125 is rotatably supported near the upper seat 81 of the side cover 3 and serves as a center of rotation of the top plate 10. The short side portion 12 is configured to cover the upper portion of the side cover 3 when the table is stored (FIG. 2) and to stand up when the table is used (FIG. 1).

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the top plate 10 has a notch concave portion 16 in a portion located above the parking lever 4 on the tip end side thereof. Notch recess 16
2 is provided so that the parking lever 4 can be operated even when the table is used, as shown in FIG. Further, the notch recess 16 is provided so as to have the same outer peripheral shape when it overlaps with the side cover 3 in the table storage state, and also improves the design.

The top plate 10 also has a lateral groove 18 at its tip for holding a hand when the top plate 10 rotates. Also top plate 10
In order to prevent the articles 13 and the like placed on the top plate 10 from dropping when the table is used, the circumference 13 of the surface is formed one step higher. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the top plate 10 has a hollow storage chamber 15 which is open at the rear thereof. Various accessories 6 such as a cup holder, which will be described later, can be arranged in the storage chamber 15 so as to be able to go in and out.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the stay 2 provided between the top plate 10 and the side cover 3 has two bars 21,
It has a structure in which 22 is foldably connected, and both ends 201 and 203 thereof are rotatably fixed to the top plate 10 and the side cover 3, respectively. Further, the bars 21 and 22 have a structure in which they are bent only in one direction from the fully extended state, and are not bent in the opposite direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, when the stay 2 is in a fully extended state when the table is used, the stay 2 can move only in the arrow B direction and serves as a supporting tree.

Further, the side cover 3 is provided with a stay recess 32 capable of accommodating the stay 2 in a folded state. Then, this stay recess 32
The end portion 203 of the stay 2 is connected to the bottom surface side of the. As a result, when the table 10 is not used, the stay 2 is housed in the stay recess 32 and the table 1
0 can be tilted until it abuts the side cover 3.

Next, when using the vehicle table 1 of this example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the top plate 1 in the stored state is shown.
Pull 0 up to a horizontal position. At this time, the stay 2 that has been folded into the two folded states is gradually opened as the top plate 10 moves, and when the top plate 10 is in the horizontal state, the stay 2 is in a completely extended state. Stay 2 stretched
Are arranged diagonally as shown in FIG. 3 and are not bent in the load direction. Therefore, as described above, the stay 2 plays the role of a supporting tree and holds the top plate 10 in a horizontal state.

Next, when the table is not used, the central portion 202 of the stay 2 is pushed inward and the top plate 10 is tilted to the side cover 3 side. This allows the stay 2
Is bent as the top plate 10 descends, and is stored in the stay recess 32 of the side cover 3. And top plate 1
When 0 falls to the vertical state and comes into contact with the side cover 3, the stay 2 is completely folded in two and is housed in the stay recess 32 of the side cover 3.

Next, the operation of this example will be described. In the present example, as described above, the side cover 3 of the parking lever 4 accommodates the table having the above configuration. Therefore, even if the parking lever 4 is provided on the floor, the vehicle table can be easily provided between the seats 81 and 82.

The table 1 comprises the top plate 10 and the stay 2 and can be housed in the side cover 3. Therefore, when it is not necessary to use the table, the top plate can be tilted down and stored while facing the side cover. Therefore, the table 1 can also maintain its function without occupying the space of the walk-through portion 7 provided between the parking lever 4 and the passenger seat 82.

Embodiment 2 In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, a cup holder 6 is arranged as the accessory in the storage chamber of the top plate 10 in the embodiment 1. The parts other than the accessories are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the cup holder 6 has a structure in which two cups can be placed, and a main body 61 having semicircular cutouts 62 on the left and right, and the above cutouts. It is composed of a guide portion 63 which is combined with the portion 62 to form a circular guide, and a bottom plate portion 64 which receives the bottom portion of the cup.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the main body 61 is slidably arranged in the hollow storage chamber 15 (FIG. 3) of the top plate 10. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, a guide pin 155 for smoothly sliding the cup holder 6 is provided in the storage chamber 15, while a guide pin engaging with the pin 155 is provided on the main body 61. A groove 615 is provided.

The guide portions 63 provided on the left and right sides of the main body portion 61 are semicircular ring-shaped as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and rotate about the rear end portion 631 as a fulcrum. It is arranged. When the cup holder 6 is housed in the top plate 10, the guide portion is housed inside the main body portion 61, and when the cup holder is used, it is formed into a circular shape together with the semicircular cutout portion 62. It is configured. Further, the guide portion 63 is biased by a spring (not shown) in the opening direction, and is configured to open outward by itself when the cup holder 6 is pulled out from the top plate 10.

Further, the bottom plate portion 64 has the body portion 6
1 has a support column 642 connected to it, and its base 643 is rotatably connected to the main body 61. Then, the bottom plate portion 64
When the main body 61 is pushed into the top plate 10, the main body 6
When the cup holder 6 is pulled out, it is rotated to the 1 side and compactly stored, and when the cup holder 6 is pulled out, the cup holder 6 is rotated by its own weight to be in a horizontal state.

In this embodiment, the cup holder having such a structure is arranged so as to be able to move in and out of the top plate 10. Therefore, in addition to the convenience of the above table, handling of beverages in the vehicle can be made more convenient. In addition, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, even for a vehicle having a parking lever on the floor of the vehicle,
It is possible to provide a highly convenient retractable vehicle table that can be disposed while maintaining the function of the walk-through portion beside the parking lever.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a table use state according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a table stored state in the first embodiment.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement state of a vehicle table as seen from the inside of the vehicle in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a vehicle table including a cup holder according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cup holder according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the cup holder according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the cup holder is pulled out to a use position in the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the cup holder is pushed to the storage position in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing an engagement state between the cup holder and the top plate in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. ． ． table, 10. ． ． Top board, 2. ． ． Stay, 3. ． ． Side cover 4. ． ． Parking lever, 6. ． ． Cup holder, 7. ． ． Walk-through section, 80. ． ． floor, 81, 82. ． ． Sheet,

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A seat on a floor of a vehicleSide ofAdjacent to
Then parking leverAnd the side surface surrounding the parking lever
With coverAnd the parking lever and the seat
A walk-through section is installed between the
Ke,TheWalk-through sectionToHas a retractable table
Tera, The table is rotatably arranged with respect to the side cover.
Folded top plate and folding between the top plate and the side cover
It consists of stays that can be seen only When the table is used, the top plate is watered by the stay.
It is kept flat, and when the table is not used, the above
With the tab folded, store it on the side of the above side cover.
Configured to, Moreover, the top plate has an L-shaped cross section, and the tip of one side of the top plate
Can be rotated to a position near the seat on the side cover
It is supported, and when the table is stored,
When the side part is arranged along the upper part of the side cover,
The other side is the surface of the side cover on the walk-through side.
When facing the table, one side of the above stands upright.
And the other side is horizontal.
Table for vehicles to be used. 2. The top plate according to claim 1, wherein the top plate has a notch concave portion at a portion located above the parking lever so that the parking lever can be moved up and down. Table for the vehicle. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the top plate has a hollow accommodating chamber inside, and a cup holder is arranged in the accommodating chamber so that the cup holder can move in and out. Vehicle table.