JPH10203224A - Footrest device for vehicle crew - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform the lock release of the erection/storage of a footrest rotating plate by the operation of the foot of a crew by releasing a lock mechanism by operation force in a slide direction for a floor surface and fixing the lock mechanism in its use state after a footrest structure stored under the floor is erected. SOLUTION: When a user operates a lock release button 7 in a slide direction for footrest surface, that is, a floor surface by the toe when a footrest is used, a pin 7a fixed to a lock member 12 is released by action force of a coil spring 8 and a footrest rotating plate 4A is erected by extension of a cylinder length of an air cylinder 9 stored under the floor and actions of a link member 10 and a coil spring 13 which are stored by being folded under the floor. The link member 10 is regulated to move, the return is regulated by the coil spring 13, the location of the footrest rotating plate 4A is fixed and the use state of the footrest device is led.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a footrest device for a vehicle occupant, and more particularly to a storage and upright structure of the footrest device for a vehicle occupant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vehicle footrest device has a structure as shown in FIG. 8 as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-221257. This conventional technique has a configuration in which a footrest rotates around a fixed end, is disposed horizontally on the floor when not in use, and is turned upright from the floor when used by a rear passenger, The free end of the footrest is fixed to the rear end of the front seat.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional vehicle footrest device, when not in use, the mechanism is tilted horizontally with respect to the floor surface. However, there is a problem that the footrest can be stored easily, but it can only be used by the rear seat occupants, and cannot be used without the front seat.

FIG. 9 shows various usage patterns of the footrest device according to variations of the seat arrangement. For example, as shown in (a), depending on the sliding position of the front seat 1, the knee space of the rear seat 2 is narrowed, and a space for placing the feet of the rear occupant may be required below the front seat. In this case, a flat footrest is better in order to maintain an appropriate angle ankle angle θ. In the case where the rear seat occupant wants to take a comfortable posture as shown in (b), both the front seat 1 and the rear seat 2 are set to the front most position, and the standing of the footrest 4 is required to maintain a proper ankle angle. As shown in (c), when the rear seat 2 can be folded and stored in the luggage compartment 3 and the occupant of the front seat 1 wants to take a comfortable position at the rear end by the front long slide mechanism, the footrest 4 is raised for the front occupant. Is required.

[0005] In order to satisfy such demands, a footrest device is provided at the lower part of the front seat, and a footrest device is provided under the floor to prevent interference between the front seat and the footrest device during long sliding of the front seat. Is one of the solutions. This structure is also advantageous in terms of walk-in performance and storage space that are brought about by an increase in seat arrangement variations, as well as the elimination of unevenness on the floor surface. In this case, the footrest can be easily raised and stored by operating the foot, for example, like a toe, the footrest is fixed when used, and erroneous operations such as stepping on the foot when not using the footrest such as when walking in or storing luggage Therefore, a mechanism that does not stand up from the stored state is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and is constituted by means that can easily unlock the standing and rotating storage of the rotary plate of the footrest by operating the foot of the occupant. The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem by configuring the operating direction to be a sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface, that is, a means that operates only with an operating force in the sliding direction with respect to the floor surface during storage. I have.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a footrest device for a vehicle occupant that can be stored under the floor for a vehicle, wherein when the footrest is used, the lock mechanism is released by an operation force in a sliding direction with respect to the floor surface, After the footrest structure stored under the floor rises, it is fixed in a use state, and when the footrest is stored, the lock mechanism is released by operating force on the footrest structure and stored under the floor.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the footrest device for a vehicle occupant, unlocking when the footrest structure is retracted and unlocking when standing can be operated by the same means.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the footrest device for a vehicle occupant, unlocking when the footrest structure is retracted and unlocking when standing can be operated by individual means.

Further, the present invention provides the footrest device for a vehicle occupant, wherein one operating means movable in a sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface, means for erecting the footrest structure, and fixing the erect footrest structure. And means for connecting to the operating means to lock and release the footrest structure and the storage portion, and means for connecting to the operating means to release the fixing means.

Further, the present invention provides the footrest device for a vehicle occupant, wherein two operation means movable in a sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface, means for erecting the footrest structure, and fixing the erect footrest structure. And means for connecting to one of the operating means to lock and release the footrest structure and the storage unit, and means for connecting to the other of the operating means to release the fixing means.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to the present invention; (First Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a view showing a first embodiment of a footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to the present invention.
First, an outline of the first embodiment will be described. In the footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an unlocking member 6 is attached to a footrest turning plate 4A. . The lock release unit 6 includes a lock release button 7, a storage lock pin 7a, a standing lock release pin 7b, and a coil spring 8. In particular,
The footrest turning plate 4A is configured to release the lock at the time of storage and the lock at the time of standing by the lock release button 7 disposed at the upper right portion of the rotation plate, that is, at the position corresponding to the toe portion of the occupant's right foot. It is configured.

FIG. 1 shows a detailed configuration of the apparatus according to the first embodiment. The footrest rotation plate 4A is connected to the lower surface of the floor by an air spring type air cylinder 9. In addition, the movement of the footrest turning plate 4A in the direction of the arrow at the upright position is restricted, and the footrest turning plate 4A and the lower surface of the floor are connected by a fixed link member 10. The link member 10 is restricted from moving in the return direction by the coil spring 13. The lock release button 7 provided with a non-slip surface is restricted from moving upward by a coil spring 8 and a pin 7a attached to the button 7 is a lock member 1
Engage with 2. The other pin 7b attached to the button 7
Is connected to the link member 10 via the wire 11. When the button 11 is slid upward by passing the wire 11 through the ring member 18 disposed on the back side of the link member 10, the link member 10 is moved in the opposite direction.
This is a configuration in which the effect of pulling is generated.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 shows the operation of the first embodiment when the footrest stands up. When the front or rear occupant uses the footrest, as shown in (a), first, the user operates the lock release button 7 in the sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface, that is, the floor surface, with a toe as shown by an arrow. . Thus, the pin 7a fixed to the lock member 12 by the action force of the coil spring 8 is released. As shown in (b), when the lock pin 7a is released, the cylinder length of the air cylinder 9 stored under the floor is extended, and the link member 10 stored under the floor is stored under the floor of the coil spring 13. By the action, the footrest rotation plate 4A stands up about the fulcrum 4a. Since the movement of the link member 10 is restricted at the position (c) and the return is restricted by the coil spring 13, the position of the footrest rotating plate 4A is fixed and the footrest device is used.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the operation of the first embodiment when the footrest is stored. When the front or rear seat occupant retracts the footrest, the user slides the lock release button 7 in the sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface as shown by an arrow with a toe, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the wire 11 connected to the pin 7b
Is pulled in the direction of the arrow. In (b), the pulled wire 11 passes through the ring member 18 so that the connecting portion of the link member 10 connected to the wire 11 is restricted to the link member 10 by the coil spring 13 in the opposite direction to the operation direction of the button 7. The acting force is applied in the direction in which the link member 10 has been fixed, and the fixing of the link member 10 is released. Subsequently, by pushing the footrest rotating plate 4A downward, the link member 10 is folded, and the length of the air cylinder 9 is contracted, so that the footrest device is completely stored under the floor as shown in FIG.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the second embodiment. The footrest turning plate 4B is located at the upper right of the turning plate,
That is, the lock at the time of standing is released by the lock release portion 6a disposed at a position corresponding to the toe portion of the occupant's right foot, and is disposed at the upper left portion of the rotating plate, that is, at a position corresponding to the toe portion of the occupant's left foot. The lock at the time of storage is released by the lock release unit 6b. The unlocking section 6a is provided with the unlock button 1
4, a storage lock pin 14a and a coil spring 8; and a lock release section 6b includes a lock release button 15 and a coil spring 17.

FIG. 6 shows a detailed configuration of the apparatus according to the second embodiment. The footrest rotating plate 4B is connected to the lower surface of the floor by an air spring type air cylinder 9. Further, the movement in the direction of the arrow is restricted at the standing position, and the footrest turning plate 4B and the lower surface of the floor are connected by the fixed link member 10. The return of the link member 10 is regulated by the coil spring 13. The lock release button 14 provided with a non-slip surface is restricted from moving upward by the coil spring 8, and the pin 14 a attached to the button 14 is fixed by the lock member 12.
The other lock release button 15 is also restricted from being slid upward by the coil spring 17, and the link member 16 connected to the button 15 slides the button 15 downward so that the link member 10 acts in the return direction. It is configured to be connected.

The operation of the second embodiment at the time of standing up the footrest is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, so that the description will be omitted.

Next, FIG. 7 shows an operation when the footrest is stored in the second embodiment. When the front or rear occupant retracts the footrest, the user slides the lock release button 15 horizontally with respect to the footrest surface as shown by an arrow with a toe, as shown in FIG. As shown in (b), button 1 is operated by button operation.
The link member 16 connected to the link member 5 acts on the connecting portion of the link member 10 which stands upright as shown by the arrow, and acts on the link member 10 in the storage direction in which the link member 10 is regulated by the spring 13 to fix the link member 10. It is released. Subsequently, by pushing the footrest rotating plate 4B downward, the link member 10 is folded, and the length of the air cylinder 9 is reduced, whereby the footrest device is completely stored under the floor as shown in FIG.

[0020]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the structure of the footrest can be reduced by the upright movement of the rotating plate of the footrest.
Means for operating the unlocking of the stowage with the toe of the occupant, and the operation direction is a sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface, that is, an operation in a direction perpendicular to the floor surface, such as a stepping action during walking of the occupant, during storage. In order to prevent the lock release mechanism from being actuated by force, it is configured with a means that operates only with operating force in the sliding direction with respect to the floor surface, so it will be a footrest device that can respond to various arrangements of seats and beneath the floor when not in use Since the floor is not provided with unevenness, the practicability of the indoor space such as the movement of the occupant indoors and the securing of a storage space are improved. Further, there is obtained an effect that the operation is very easy and the stored state is not released by an erroneous operation other than using the footrest as a footrest.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a detailed structural view of a first embodiment of a footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation diagram when the footrest is erected in the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 4 is an operation diagram when the footrest is stored in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a detailed configuration diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation diagram when the footrest is stored in the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a vehicle footrest device according to the related art.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing various arrangement patterns of seats.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4A, 4B Footrest rotating plate 6, 6a, 6b Lock release part 7 Lock release button 7a, 14a Storage lock pin 7b Standing lock release pin 8, 13, 17 Coil spring 9 Air cylinder 10 Link member 11 Standing lock release wire 12 Storage lock Member 14 Storage lock release button 15 Standing lock release button 16 Standing lock release link member 18 Ring member

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Shunsuke Hijikata 2 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A footrest device for a vehicle occupant that can be stored under the floor for a vehicle, wherein a lock mechanism is released by an operation force in a sliding direction with respect to a floor surface when the footrest is used, and the footrest structure is stored under the floor. A footrest device for a vehicle occupant, wherein the footrest device is fixed in a use state after standing up, and when the footrest is stored, a lock mechanism is released by operation force on the footrest structure and the footrest structure is stored under the floor. 2. The footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to claim 1, wherein the footrest structure is unlocked during storage and
A footrest device for a vehicle occupant, wherein unlocking when standing up can be operated by the same means. 3. The footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to claim 1, wherein the footrest structure is unlocked during storage and
A footrest device for a vehicle occupant, characterized in that unlocking when standing up can be operated by individual means. 4. The footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to claim 2, wherein one operating means movable in a sliding direction with respect to a footrest surface, means for erecting the footrest structure, and the erect footrest structure. A means for fixing the footrest structure and the storage unit connected to the operating means, and a means for releasing the fixing means connected to the operating means. Footrest device. 5. The footrest device for a vehicle occupant according to claim 3, wherein: two operating means movable in a sliding direction with respect to the footrest surface; means for erecting the footrest structure; and the erect footrest structure. Means for fixing the body, means for connecting to one of the operating means to lock and release the footrest structure and the storage portion, and means for connecting to the other of the operating means to release the fixing means. Vehicle occupant footrest device.