JPH11321419A - Arm rest device for vehicle door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of use of an arm rest for vehicle door. SOLUTION: This arm rest device arranged in the inside surface of a vehicle door is provided with a fixed arm rest 10a fixed to the inside surface of the door and extended in the fore and aft direction and having a recessed part 11c at an intermediate part in the fore and aft direction thereof, and a movable arm rest 10b fitted in the recessed part 11c freely to be moved toward the cabin side by the predetermined quantity. The movable arm rest 10b is drawn to the cabin side at need so as to improve the convenience of use.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest device for a vehicle door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An armrest for a vehicle door is disposed on the inner surface of the door of the vehicle, extends in the front-rear direction, and protrudes toward the passenger compartment by the width of the armrest. Functions to maintain.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional armrest, since the size of the protrusion toward the passenger compartment is set to a predetermined value, the size of the occupant and the occupant's preferred posture may vary depending on the size of the occupant. May not have enough elbows on the armrests. Also, depending on the type of vehicle, for example, due to the positional relationship of the rear wheel house, the seating portion of the rear seat may be raised, and in this case,
The body of the occupant seated in the rear seat tilts away from the door, and the occupant may not be able to place the elbow on the armrest sufficiently.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to move a part of the armrest toward the passenger compartment as necessary to increase the size of the protrusion toward the passenger compartment, so that the occupant can place the elbow sufficiently on the armrest. The present invention provides an armrest device configured as described above.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an armrest device for a vehicle door which is disposed on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle. And a fixed armrest having a recess in the middle part in the front-rear direction, and fitted into the recess of the fixed armrest so as to be able to move forward by a predetermined amount toward the passenger compartment and aligned with the inner edge of the fixed armrest on the passenger compartment side when retracted. The movable armrest is provided.

In the armrest device according to the present invention, a bottom portion is provided in the recess of the fixed armrest, a fixed rail extending from the inner side surface of the door to the cabin is provided on the bottom portion, and the movable armrest is provided with a fixed rail. By providing a movable side rail movably fitted to the fixed side rail on the lower surface side, and fitting these two rails together, the movable armrest can be assembled to the fixed armrest.

[0007]

In the armrest device according to the present invention, when the movable armrest is retracted to the door side, the movable armrest is aligned with the inner edge of the fixed armrest, and has the same external shape as the conventional armrest. Present and function similarly.

In the armrest device,
The movable armrest can be advanced from the inside surface of the door to the interior of the vehicle, and the movable armrest can be projected toward the interior of the vehicle. Therefore, if the occupant cannot place the elbow sufficiently on the armrest part, the occupant can move the movable armrest toward the passenger compartment and protrude a predetermined amount, so that the occupant can fully rest the elbow on the movable armrest. Therefore, a comfortable sitting posture can be taken.

In the armrest device according to the present invention, a bottom portion is provided in the recess of the fixed armrest, and a fixed-side rail extending from the inner side surface of the door to the cabin is provided in the bottom portion.
And a movable side rail movably fitted to the fixed side rail is provided on the lower surface side of the movable arm rest, and the movable arm rest is fitted to the fixed arm rest by fitting these two rails together. Then, the movable armrest can be stably supported on the fixed armrest. In this case, if a plurality of support mechanisms including the above-mentioned fixed side rail and movable side rail are arranged in front and rear, the support of the movable armrest to the fixed armrest can be made more stable.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an armrest device according to the present invention. The armrest device is disposed on the inner surface of the door D of the vehicle and is located on the passenger compartment side.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fixed armrest 10a
, Movable armrest 10b, movable armrest 10
b is supported by a fixed armrest 10a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the fixed armrest 10a includes front and rear armrest portions 11a and 11b.
A recess 11c is provided between the recesses, and the recess 11c is formed in a shape having a bottom 11d and opening upward and to the side. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the movable armrest 10 b includes a recess 12 b in which the inside of the armrest portion 12 a opens downward, and
0a is formed to have a size that fits into the recess 11c.
The movable armrest 10b includes a pair of front and rear support mechanisms 10c.
Are supported by the fixed armrest 10a. In addition,
The front and rear support mechanisms 10c have the same structure, and only the front support mechanism 10c is shown.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the support mechanism 10c includes a fixed rail 13, a movable rail 14, and a connecting pin 15 for connecting the two rails 13, 14. The fixed-side rail 13 is a box-shaped member having a predetermined length with both ends opened. The fixed-side rail 13 is fixed to the bottom 11d of the recess 11c in the fixed armrest 10a via a screw 16a. Extending to the side. A guide groove 13b is formed in the upper wall of the rail body 13a of the fixed rail 13 so as to extend a predetermined length from the front end side to the middle part. The guide groove 13b has a plurality of circular groove portions 1 connected in series.
3b1 and a plurality of narrow communication grooves 13b2 connecting the circular grooves 13b1 to each other.

The movable rail 14 comprises a flat, cylindrical, rail-shaped main body 14a having a predetermined length, and a leg 14b extending from the lower surface of the rail main body 14a downward and in parallel to the predetermined length. Armrest part 12 of 10b
a screw 16b on the top 12c of the recess 12b in FIG.
, And extends from the inner side of the door D to the vehicle interior.

A connecting pin 15 is fixed to the top of the movable rail 14 on the rear end side of the rail body 14a. The connecting pin 15 includes flange portions 15b and 15c at upper and lower ends of a pin body 15a.
4a is fixed at the lower flange portion 15c while penetrating the top portion. In this state, the connecting pin 15 has an upper end protruding upward from the top of the rail main body 14a by a predetermined length.
d is fixed.

The movable side rail 14 is supported by the rail body 13a via left and right balls 16c in a state of being inserted into the rail body 13a of the fixed side rail 13, and both sides of the guide groove 13b of the rail body 13a. The upper flange portion 15a is fitted to the edge portion via a bush 15d to protrude upward from the guide groove 13b. Thereby, the movable side rail 14 is slidably connected to the fixed side rail 13, and the movable armrest 10b is connected to the fixed armrest 10a.
Is attached to the bottom 11d of the recess 11c so as to be able to advance and retreat toward the vehicle compartment.

In this assembled state, the connecting pins 15
The pin body 15a is formed with a communication groove 13b2 of the guide groove 13b.
The sliding resistance of the movable rail 14 is large because the sliding resistance of the movable rail 14 is restricted by a predetermined resistance, and the sliding resistance of the movable rail 14 is very small in the circular groove 13b1 with little sliding resistance. Tolerate.

In the armrest device having such a configuration, when the movable armrest 10b is retracted toward the inner side of the door D, the movable armrest 10b is positioned at the inner end of the fixed armrest 10a as shown by the solid line in FIG. It aligns with the rim, assumes the same profile as a conventional armrest, and functions similarly.

In the armrest device,
By pulling the movable armrest 10b forward, the door D can be advanced from the inside surface side of the door D toward the vehicle interior, and can be protruded toward the vehicle interior as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

When the movable armrest 10b is pulled out, the connecting pin 15 fixed to the movable rail 14 moves in the guide groove 13b of the fixed rail 13, but the pin body 15a of the connecting pin 15 is moved to the guide groove 13b. Communication groove part 1
In 3b2, the sliding resistance is large and the circular groove 13b1 is formed.
In this case, there is almost no sliding resistance and the movable side rail 14 can be quickly slid.

For this reason, when the pin body 15a of the connecting pin 15 reaches the inside of the communication groove 13b2 of the guide groove 13b, the movable armrest 10b is restricted from sliding by a predetermined resistance, and is temporarily held at the position. When the movable armrest 10b in this holding state is further pulled out,
The pin body 15a of the connecting pin 15 is connected to the next communication groove 13b2.
When it reaches the inside, the sliding is regulated, and it is held again at the site.

For this reason, when the occupant cannot put his / her elbow sufficiently on the fixed armrest 10a and the movable armrest 10b of the armrest device in the normal state, the occupant projects the movable armrest 10b toward the passenger compartment by a desired amount. The elbow can be sufficiently placed on the movable armrest 10b, and a comfortable sitting posture can be taken.

Further, in the armrest device,
Since the movable armrest 10b can be pulled out stepwise with respect to the fixed armrest 10a and held at the pulled-out position, the movable armrest 10b can be held in a stable support state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an armrest device according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a support mechanism constituting the armrest device.

FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a part corresponding to line 3-3 in FIG. 2 in the armrest device.

FIG. 4 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a portion corresponding to line 4-4 in FIG. 2 in the armrest device.

FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a portion corresponding to line 5-5 in FIG. 2 in the armrest device.

[Description of Signs] 10a: fixed armrest, 10b: movable armrest, 10c: support mechanism, 11a, 11b: armrest portion, 11c: concave portion, 11d: bottom portion, 12a: armrest portion, 12b: concave portion, 12c: top portion, 13: fixed side rail, 13a: rail body, 13b: guide groove, 13b1
... circular groove, 13b2 ... communication groove, 14 ... movable side rail, 14a ... rail body, 14b ... leg, 15 ... connecting pin, 15a ... pin body, 15b, 15c ... flange part
15d ... bush, 16a, 16b ... screw, 16
c: ball, D: door.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An armrest device for a vehicle door disposed on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle, the armrest device being fixed to the inner surface of the door, extending in the front-rear direction, and having a recess at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction. And a movable armrest which is fitted into the recess of the fixed armrest so as to be able to advance forward by a predetermined amount toward the passenger compartment and is aligned with the inner edge of the fixed armrest on the passenger compartment side when retracted. Armrest device for 2. The vehicle armrest device according to claim 1, wherein the recess of the fixed armrest has a bottom portion, and the bottom portion is provided with a fixed side rail extending from an inner side surface of the door to a passenger compartment side, and A movable side rail movably fitted to the fixed side rail is provided on a lower surface side of the movable arm rest, and the movable arm rest is assembled to the fixed arm rest by fitting these two rails together. An armrest device for a vehicle door.