JPH11332693A - Vehicle armrest - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a place where writing is enabled and the one where various articles are placed inside a vehicle. SOLUTION: Plate-shaped tables 24a and 24b provided with a width being almost equal to that of an armrest main body 21 are assembled on the upper surface of the armrest main body 21 in their front parts so as to be horizontally rotatable and also support members 27, 33, 28 and 34 are assembled to the side surface part or the front surface part of the armrest main body 21 so as to be rotatable at their one end in order to support the lower surfaces of the tables 24a and 24b. Unless the armrest 20 is used, the tables and the support members are made to be in a storage state and the armrest 20 is moved to a storing position. When the armrest 20 is used, it is moved to the usage position and the tables and the support members are made to be in the usage state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular armrest having an armrest body rotatably mounted on a seat back and housed in the seat back.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an armrest for a vehicle is provided at the center of a seat back of a bench seat type of an automobile as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 6-64554, and a part of the armrest is a can, a bottle and a bottle. It is known that the structure can be used as a tray for placing a cup, that is, as a cup holder. Further, generally, the upper surface is formed so as to be soft so that the occupant does not feel discomfort even if the arm or elbow is placed on the upper surface of the armrest.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional armrest for a vehicle, the armrest can be used as an armrest and a cup holder, but cannot be used for other purposes, for example, as a table for writing. Also, some objects cannot enter the cup holder due to the difference in size and shape, and the upper surface of the armrest is formed so soft that it is unstable when an object is placed on the upper surface.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to address the above problems, and has as its object a place where a person can write on a vehicle,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle armrest that secures a place where various objects can be placed.

In order to achieve the above object, a structural feature of the present invention is to provide an armrest body which is rotatably mounted at a rear portion of a seatback and is stored in the seatback in an upright state. In a vehicle armrest, a plate-shaped table having a width substantially equal to the width of the armrest main body is mounted on the upper surface of the armrest main body at a front portion so as to be horizontally rotatable. According to this, the table can be extended to the side of the armrest body by rotating the table, so that the table can be used for writing or as a table on which objects are placed. When the armrest is not used, the main body of the armrest can be stored in the seat back, so that the occupant is not obstructed.

Another structural feature of the present invention is that the armrest body is rotatably mounted at one end to a side or front portion thereof and is provided along the side or front portion in a stored state. There is provided a support member which is extended and rotated from the storage state to support the lower surface of the table. According to this, the lower surface of the rotated table can be supported by rotating the support member from the stored state, so that the table can be firmly fixed. In addition, since it can be stored along the side of the armrest main body, it does not hinder the storage of the armrest main body.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a bench seat type automobile seat having a vehicle armrest according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the seat in a state where the armrest is lowered to a position where the armrest is used and a table and a support member are stored. FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the seat in a state where the armrest is lowered to a use position and the table and the support member are rotated.

[0008] The bench seat 10 includes a seat back 11 and a seat cushion 12. A recess 13 for storing the armrest 20 is provided at the center of the seatback 11, and a rear portion of the armrest 20 is mounted in the recess 13 so as to be freely rotatable in the vertical direction. The recess 13 has a rectangular shape and a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the seat back 11.
The vicinity of “a” is formed to be wider by a predetermined amount than the depth in the left, right, up and down directions. When the armrest 20 is rotated rearward, the armrest 20 is stored in the recess 13 and
1 can be moved to a "storage position" where a part of the seat surface is formed, and conversely, when it is rotated forward from the storage position, it becomes a state where it falls down on the seat cushion 12 "use position". (See FIGS. 1 and 2).

The armrest 20 is, as shown in FIG.
It has an armrest body 21. The armrest main body 21 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. The length (depth) of the main body 21 in the front-rear direction is substantially equal to the length of the seat cushion 12 in the front-rear direction, and the length (width) of the main body 21 in the left-right direction. Is set slightly smaller than the length of the recess 13 in the left-right direction. A rectangular plate 21a is assembled to the lower surface of the armrest main body 21, and the plate 21a is formed to have a size substantially equal to the size of the opening 13a provided in the seat back 11.

[0010] The armrest main body 21 is
It is rotatably assembled to the seat back 11 via the fixing bracket 22. The fixing bracket 22 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and has a hole 22 provided in a rear surface portion thereof.
a, 22a are fixed to the seat back 11 by screws (not shown). Holes 22b, 22b are provided on both side surfaces of the fixing bracket 22, and the armrest body 21 is provided with the holes 22b, 22b and the body 2
Hole 21 provided substantially at the center in the vertical direction at the rear of the side surface
It is rotatably attached to the fixed bracket 22, that is, the seat back 11, by a pin 23 penetrating through the b and 21 b.

In the front portion of the upper surface of the armrest body 21, a columnar pin 21c is vertically fixed to the upper surface at the center in the width direction. Table 2 is attached to the pin 21c.
4a and 24b are mounted on the upper surface of the armrest body 21 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. Table 2
4a is formed of a substantially rectangular plate, the length of the short side is substantially equal to the width of the armrest body 21, the length of the long side is larger than the length of the short side, and the front-back direction of the bench seat 12 The hole 24a1 provided at the center in the front width direction is rotatably fitted to the pin 21c. Further, in a storage state described later (see FIG. 1), the table 24a has a notch 24a so that the table 24a does not interfere with a support member 34 described later.
2 are provided. The table 24b is formed of a substantially rectangular plate, the length of the short side is substantially equal to the width of the armrest body 21, the length of the long side is larger than the length of the short side, and The hole 24b1 provided at the center in the front width direction is rotatably fitted to the pin 21c.

Semicircular holding plates 25a and 26a are horizontally fixed to upper ends of both sides of the armrest main body 21, respectively, and semicircular holding plates 25b are also fixed to lower ends of both sides of the main body 21. , 26b are horizontally fixed opposite the holding plates 25a, 26a.
Holes 25a1, 25a1 are provided at the center of the holding plates 25a, 26a.
26a1 are provided, and the holding plate 25
Pins 25b1 and 26b1 are erected and fixed at the center of the upper surface of b and 26b. These holding plates 25a, 2
Support members 27 and 28 are rotatably mounted at respective inner ends of the support members 27 and 28 between each of the support plates 5a and the holding plates 26a and 26b.

The support member 27 is formed in a plate-like and substantially square shape, and its vertical length is set, for example, in the vertical direction of the armrest body 21 so that its upper end surface and the lower surface of the table 24a abut. The length is set substantially equal to the length (height), and the length in the horizontal direction is set smaller than the long side of the table 24a. Further, rectangular notches 27a and 27b are formed at both inner ends of the support member 27, and holes 27a1 and 27b1 are provided on the upper surface of the notch 27a and the lower surface of the notch 27b, respectively. With the support member 27 configured as described above, the hole 27b1 is rotatably fitted to the pin 25b1 provided on the holding plate 25b, and the pin 29 is connected to the hole 2 via the holding plate 25a.
7a1 is rotatably fitted to the armrest body 21 at its inner end so as to be rotatable.

The support member 28 is formed symmetrically with the support member 27, and has a hole 28b1 rotatably fitted to a pin 26b1 provided on the holding plate 26b and a pin 3b.
0 is rotatably fitted to the left side surface of the armrest main body 21 at an inner end thereof by rotatably fitting the hole 0 into the hole 28a1 via the holding plate 26a. The length of the support member 28 in the up-down direction is set substantially equal to, for example, a value larger than the height of the armrest body 21 by the thickness of the table 24a so that the upper end surface of the support member 28 abuts on the lower surface of the table 24b.

[0015] Semicircular holding plates 31a and 32a are horizontally fixed to the upper right and left ends of the front surface of the armrest main body 21, respectively, and the lower right and left lower ends of the main body 21 are also semicircular. Holding plate 31
b and 32b are horizontally fixed facing the holding plates 31a and 32a. Holes 31a1 and 32a1 are provided in the center of the holding plates 31a and 32a, and pins 31b1 and 32b1 are erected and fixed in the center of the upper surfaces of the holding plates 31b and 32b. These holding plates 31a, 31b and holding plates 32a, 3
Support members 33 and 34 are rotatably mounted at their respective inner ends between the respective members 2b.

The support member 33 is formed in a plate-like and substantially rectangular shape, and its vertical length is set to, for example, the height of the armrest main body 21 so that the upper end surface thereof comes into contact with the lower surface of the table 24a. The lengths in the horizontal direction are set so as not to protrude from the plate 21a in a stored state described later. Also, the support member 33
Rectangular notches 33a and 33b are formed at both inner ends of the notch 33, and holes 33a1 and 33b1 are provided on the upper surface of the notch 33a and the lower surface of the notch 33b, respectively. In the support member 33 configured as described above, the hole 33b1 is rotatably fitted to the pin 31b1 provided on the holding plate 31b, and the pin 35 is rotatably fitted to the hole 33a1 via the holding plate 31a. As a result, the inner end is rotatably mounted on the right front portion of the armrest body 21.

The support member 34 is formed symmetrically with the support member 33. The support member 34 has a hole 34b1 rotatably fitted to a pin 32b1 provided in the holding plate 32b and a pin 3b.
6 is rotatably fitted to the hole 34a1 via the holding plate 32a, so that the inner end thereof is rotatably mounted on the left front surface of the armrest body 21. The height of the support member 34 is set equal to the height of the support member 28.

Next, the operation of the vehicle armrest constructed as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the tables 24 a and 24 b are overlapped with each other so as to coincide with the upper surface of the armrest main body 21.
And the support members 27 and 28 and the support members 33 and 3
4 are housed in the armrest 20 by arranging them along the side surface and the front surface of the armrest body 21 (storage state).

The two tables 24a, 2 in the stored state
4b, the table 24 is rotated forward.
a and 24b can be respectively protruded to the right and left sides of the armrest body 21 (in use,
2), the tables 24a and 24b can be used for writing and can be used as a table for placing objects. Further, the lower surfaces of the tables 24a and 24b in the used state can be supported by rotating the support members 27 and 33 and 28 and 34 from the stored state to the front side (used state, see FIG. 2). , Both tables 24
a, 24b can be firmly fixed.

When the armrest 20 is not used, the tables 24a and 24b are turned back and returned to the storage state (see FIG. 1).
Can be rotated backward and stored in the recess 13 of the seat back 11, so that it does not obstruct the occupant. In this case, since the support members 27, 33 and 28, 34 can be stored along the sides of the armrest main body 21, there is no hindrance to the storage of the armrest main body 21.

In the above embodiment, the support members 27, 28, 33, 34 are each formed in a plate shape and a substantially square shape, but may be formed in a rod shape. In this case, the horizontal length is set smaller than the long sides of the tables 24a and 24b.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a bench seat in which a vehicle armrest according to an embodiment of the present invention has been moved to a use position.

2 is an overall perspective view of a bench seat provided with a vehicle armrest in a state where a table and a support member of FIG. 1 are in use;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the armrest of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 bench seat, 11 seat back, 12 seat cushion, 13 recess, 20 armrest, 21
... Armrest body, 22 ... Fixing bracket, 24a,
24b table, 25a, 25b, 26a, 26b,
31a, 31b, 32a, 32b ... holding plate, 2
7, 28, 33, 34 ... support members.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An armrest for a vehicle comprising an armrest body rotatably mounted at a rear portion of the seatback and stored in the seatback in an upright state, wherein the width of the armrest body is substantially equal to the width of the armrest body. An armrest for a vehicle, comprising a plate-shaped table having a front portion, which is horizontally rotatably mounted on an upper surface of the armrest body. 2. An armrest for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said armrest body is rotatably mounted at one end to a side surface or a front surface of said armrest main body, and is attached to said side surface or said front surface in a stored state. An armrest for a vehicle, comprising: a support member extending along the support member, the support member being rotated from the storage state and supporting a lower surface of the table.