JPH0220101Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Technical Field of the Invention>> The present invention relates to an improvement of a door armrest for a vehicle.

<<Prior art and its problems>> This type of door armrest is required to have a holding structure that can accurately support the human body in a limited space inside a vehicle. For this reason, the armrest
It is placed and fixed at a position on the side of the door trim with an appropriate gap from the seat back so that it is at a height that is easy to use while sitting on the seat and does not obstruct the sliding operation of the seat.

However, with this structure in which the door armrest is fixed to the door, when the seat is slid backwards or the seat back is tilted significantly backwards, the relative position of the seat and armrest shifts, making it difficult to use the armrest. It often happens.

In particular, some recent rear seats are equipped with mechanisms that allow them to slide forward and backward or recline, just like the front seats.

On the other hand, the length of the lower part of the rear door in the front and back direction is shorter than that of the front door to avoid interference with the wheel house, etc., and the length of the armrest is also shortened accordingly, and the rear seat can be moved to the rear or reclined. In some cases, it stopped functioning as an armrest at all.

<<Purpose of the invention>> The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object thereof is to enable the door armrest to be used effectively within the range of sliding adjustment of the front and back of the seat.

<<Structure of the invention>> In order to achieve the above object, the vehicle door armrest of the present invention includes an armrest body fixed to the side surface of a door trim and having a rear opening, and an armrest body inserted through the rear opening of the armrest body so as to be retractable from the rear opening. It consists of an auxiliary armrest whose protruding end is arranged so as to be in contact with the seat back when the door is closed, and a spring means that biases the auxiliary armrest toward the protruding side, so that the auxiliary armrest follows the sliding movement of the seat back. shall be.

<<Description of Embodiments>> FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing the arrangement relationship between a door armrest and a rear seat according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the door armrest shown in FIG. 1.

In the figure, 1 is a bench seat type rear seat, and 2 is a rear door that contacts the side portion of the seat 1. The seat 1 has a seat cushion 4,
It consists of a seat back 6 tiltably disposed on the back of a seat cushion 4.

The seat cushion 4 is located on a slide rail 7b (only one of which is shown) that engages with a fixed rail 7a fixed to the floor surface, and is operated by an operating lever 8 provided at the bottom of the seat cushion 4. This allows it to slide back and forth in the direction of arrow Y1 in FIG.

A door trim 2a is attached to the inside of the door 2. A door armrest 3 is attached to the side surface of the door trim 2a along the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the door armrest 3 includes an armrest main body 10 and an auxiliary armrest 1 which is inserted into the armrest main body 10 so as to be retractable and whose protruding end 11a abuts against the seat back 6 when the door is closed.
1, and spring means 12 for biasing the auxiliary armrest 11 in the projecting direction.

The armrest main body 10 is hollow inside and has a concave handle portion 10a formed on the side where it is attached to the door trim 2a. Further, the rear end 10b of the armrest main body 10 is opened, and the auxiliary armrest 11 is inserted through this rear end.

The protruding end 11a of the auxiliary armrest 11 is curved, and a guide shaft 13 is integrally fixed to the substantially central portion of the rear end 11b.

The auxiliary armrest 11 is attached to the bracket 1.
4 is disposed inside the armrest main body 10, and is biased by a spring means 12 in a direction protruding from the inside of the armrest main body 10. That is,
The bracket has a U-shape, and one end is 10 mm.
A through hole 14b is formed in a, and this through hole 14b
A guide shaft 13 is slidably inserted therethrough. This guide shaft 13 is connected to the other end 1 of the bracket 14.
4c is biased by spring means 12,
The auxiliary armrest 11 is constantly pressed toward the protruding side.

In the figure, 15 is a collar provided at the tip of the guide shaft 13 to prevent it from coming off, and 14d is a through hole for mounting a bracket.

In the above configuration, for example, when the seat 1 is slid backward when the door is closed, the auxiliary armrest 11 is moved by the armrest main body 10 by the amount of the slide.
It is pushed out from inside and expands and contracts in the Y2 direction shown in FIG. 1 following the slide of the seat 1, and its tip enters between the seat back 6 and the vehicle body panel.

In addition, in the above embodiment of the present invention, when the door is opened,
When closing next time, the auxiliary armrest 11 is
Resisting the biasing force of the spring means 12, it is returned to its original position by being held while sliding it toward the front of the vehicle body by the operation of the occupant, and brought into contact with the door.

Here, the armrest main body 10 of the rear door 2 is formed short in the front and back direction to avoid interference with the wheel house, etc., but when the rear seat 1 is slid rearward again, the auxiliary armrest 1
1 functions in place of the armrest main body 10, it is exactly the same as the door armrest 3 being positioned in a range that covers the entire range of longitudinal sliding or angle adjustment of the rear seat 1.

In addition, the maximum protrusion amount of the auxiliary armrest 11 is
Of course, it is set at a position that does not interfere with opening and closing of the rear door 2.

<<Effect of the invention>> As explained above, according to the invention, the auxiliary armrest expands and contracts as the seat slides, so that even when the seat is slid backwards, the auxiliary armrest comes into contact with the seat back. The state will be as follows. Therefore, compared to conventional fixed door armrests, this invention does not become difficult to use due to the relative position of the seats, and can be used effectively at all times, making it especially suitable for rear seats that can be slid forward and backward. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view showing the relationship between the door armrest and the seat according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the door armrest of FIG. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Seat, 2...Door, 3...Door armrest, 4...Seat cushion, 6...Seat back, 10...Armrest body, 11...Auxiliary armrest, 12...Spring means, 13...Slide Axis, 14...Bracket.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An armrest main body fixed to the side of the door trim and opening at the rear; an auxiliary armrest inserted through the rear opening of the armrest main body so as to be retractable; and an auxiliary armrest placed so that its protruding end is in contact with the seat back when the door is closed; A door armrest for a vehicle, characterized in that the auxiliary armrest is comprised of a spring means that biases the seat back, and that the auxiliary armrest follows the sliding movement of the seat back.