JPH0533385Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an armrest device for an automobile having a sliding rear door.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when a second seat 105 for a passenger is brought into contact with a box-shaped automobile 101 having a sliding door 103 as schematically shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, these second seats are Usually, it is arranged approximately in the same line as the rear door 103 described above. The armrest 111 of the front seat 109 is attached to the outward-opening front door 113, whereas the armrest 107 of the second seat 105 is attached to the seat back 105a of the seat 105 as shown in FIG. It is provided so that it can be raised and lowered as shown by the arrow in FIG. This is sliding door 10
3, the door 103 is guided by the guide rail and moves rearward along the outer surface of the body as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. This is because opening and closing of the door 103 is hindered. Furthermore, the armrest 107 is raised up so that it does not get in the way when getting on and off the vehicle.

A stopper rubber (not shown) is attached to the inside of the front part of the sliding door 103, and by bringing this into contact with the body panel 115, the maximum opening of the door is restricted.
Further, a door lock device is constructed between the front end of the sliding door 103 and the body panel 117 at the front edge of the door opening.
8. It can be operated by an outside handle (not shown) and can be locked on and off by operating a lock knob 119. The one indicated by numeral 121 is the left and right seat back 105.
This is the center armrest placed between a. (For similar structures, refer to pages 6-17 of the "Toyota Hiace New Model Manual" published by Toyota Motor Corporation in August 1985) (Problem that the invention aims to solve) By the way, if the armrest of the second seat is attached to this seat, The seat width, especially the width _W1 of the seat bag 105a, is reduced. As a result, especially in small cars, the problem arises that the interior space feels narrower, and furthermore, when getting in and out of a car, it is difficult to operate the lock on/off using the lock knob 119 and raise and lower the armrest under such conditions. This involves the hassle of having to perform various operations.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to provide an armrest device for an automobile that can increase the seat width and reduce the troublesome operation.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) In order to solve this problem, this invention is an armrest device for an automobile having a sliding door, which is arranged protruding from the inner surface of the sliding door, and , an armrest whose one end is rotatably supported around a shaft provided near the front end of the sliding door in the closing direction, and which is rotatable along the inner surface between an upright state in the vertical direction and a collapsed state in the front-back direction; a first stopper that stops the armrest from rotating forward in the door closing direction when the armrest is in an upright state; a second stopper that stops the armrest from rotating downward when the armrest is in a collapsed state; The door lock interlocking means locks the door lock device on and off.

(Function) According to this means, when the armrest is upright, the door lock device is locked off and the sliding door can be opened, and the space occupied by the armrest is located at the front end of the sliding door in the sliding direction. Limited to close quarters.
This allows the sliding door to be fully opened.

Further, when the armrest is laid down after the door is closed, the door lock interlocking means locks on the door lock device.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a car 101
The armrest 1 according to this embodiment is attached to the sliding door 103 of the vehicle. The armrest 1 is arranged to protrude from the inner surface of the sliding door 103, and one end thereof is rotatably supported around a shaft 3 provided near the front end of the sliding door 103 in the closing direction. It is rotatable between an upright state in the vertical direction and a collapsed state in the forward and backward direction along the vertical direction. That is, the armrest 1 is supported by the shaft 3 at its front end near the front end of the door inner panel 103a of the sliding door 103 in the closing sliding direction, and is placed in a horizontal, almost horizontal position in a laid down state as shown by symbol A in FIG. It is possible to stand up from the position to a nearly vertical vertical position as shown by symbol B, and also to fall from position B to position A.

The configuration described below is for the right sliding door, but the same configuration applies to the left side. As shown in FIG. 2, the armrest 1 has a base body 1a molded by injection of hard resin, for example.
A pad 1b made of foamed resin or the like is filled between the base body 1a and the outer skin 1b, and one end of the base body 1a is molded to be particularly thick, and the inner end of the shaft 3 is molded here. It's stuck on. The shaft 3 has a flange 3a just outside of this fixed portion and projects outward from the armrest 1, and a spline head 3c is formed at the outer end of the shaft 3 via a stepped portion 3b. This shaft 3 is supported by a bearing 7 extending inward from the base plate 5 in the shape of a pipe. The length of this bearing 7 is slightly smaller than the distance between the flange 3a of the shaft 3 and the stepped portion 3b. Further, the base plate 5 is assembled to the door inner panel 103a using screws 9 after assembling the raising/lowering means 15 described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the raising/lowering means 15 has a drive lever 19 integrated with a spline boss 17, and the spline boss 17 is fitted into the spline head 3c of the shaft 3 to abut against the stepped portion 3b. This state is maintained by a circlip 11. This restricts the relative left and right movement between the armrest 1 and the base plate 5.

On the other hand, set on the base plate 5 an approximately horizontal neutral axis X-X that passes through the center of the shaft 3, and set a neutral axis X-X on the front side of the shaft 3 (on the right side in Fig. Stopper pins 21 and 23 are provided upright, and these stopper pins 21 and 23 restrict the rotational range of the drive lever 19 to approximately 45 degrees in the upper and lower directions. The spline boss 17 and the spline head 3c are engaged so that the armrest 1 is in the horizontal position A when the drive lever 19 comes into contact with the upper stopper pin 21 as the second stopper as shown by the solid line in FIG. A relationship is established. Therefore, when the drive lever 19 is in contact with the lower stopper pin 23 serving as the first stopper as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, the armrest 1 assumes the vertical orientation B. Further, a pin 25 is provided upright on the neutral axis XX on the rear side of the shaft 3 (left side in FIG. 1), and a spring 29 is installed between this pin 25 and a pin 27 provided upright at the tip of the drive lever 19. This structure constitutes a toggle mechanism for the drive lever 19.

That is, when the pin 27 at the tip of the drive lever 19 crosses the neutral axis X-X while the armrest 1 is being lowered or raised, the spring 2
9 is connected to the armrest 1 via the drive lever 19.
drive in the direction of lodging or standing up. When the lever 19 comes into contact with the stopper pin 21 or 23 at the rotation limit of the drive lever 19, the armrest 1 is in the horizontal position, that is, the normal position, or the vertical position, that is, when the sliding door 103 is opened. The position is maintained by the tension of spring 29.

Note that this posture maintenance can also be configured using, for example, a pressing type gripper that can elastically grip the lever 19 at the above rotation limit.

The reference numeral 31 in FIG. 2 is a stopper rubber, which is fitted into the back side of the armrest 1 in the vicinity of the shaft 3. This eliminates the conventional stopper rubber. Note that this stopper rubber 31 itself can be omitted and the armrest 1 itself can be used as a stopper.

Next, the structure of the door lock interlocking means 35 will be explained.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the spline boss 1
7 further includes a lock drive lever 37. This lock drive lever 37 extends downward from the spline boss 17 when the drive lever 19 is in contact with the stopper pin 21 (the state shown by the solid line in FIG. ) is formed with a shoe 37a that slopes downward. On the other hand, an intermediate portion of a plate-shaped rocker 41 is supported by a support boss 39 fixed to the door inner panel 103a. This rocker 41 is formed of a lower rocker arm 41a oriented downward, and an upper rocker arm 41b oriented obliquely upward and forward from the support boss 39 toward the shoe 37a shown by the solid line. Then, a spring 45 is stretched between the lower rocker arm 41a and a pin 43 provided upright on the door inner panel 103a, and the arm 41a tends to rotate forward (counterclockwise rotation tendency in FIG. 1). is energized. As a result, the cam ridge 41c formed at the upper end of the upper rocker arm 41b is brought into elastic contact with the shoe 37a obliquely from the front. Therefore, when the lock drive lever 37 rotates clockwise as the armrest 1 rises, the locker 41 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with this. This rotational limit is regulated by a stopper pin 47 provided upright on the door inner panel 103a.
Further, the rear end side of a link rod 49 of a door lock remote control is connected to the lower rocker arm 41a, and its front end side is linked to the door lock device described above.

Therefore, when the locker 41 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the standing movement, the link rod 49 moves forward and locks off the door lock, making it possible to unlock the door using an inside handle and an outside handle (not shown). . Further, when the lock drive lever 37 rotates counterclockwise as the armrest 1 falls down, the shoe 37a engages with the cam ridge 41c midway through the rotation, thereby driving the locker 41 clockwise. Therefore, the link rod 49 moves backward and locks on the door, causing the inside and outside handles to fail in unlocking.

The remote control mechanism for locking on and off the door lock device by reciprocating the link rod 49 is similar to the conventional lock knob 119 (fifth
Since the door lock device is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, a detailed explanation will be omitted.

Next, the effect will be explained.

When an occupant sits on the second seat 105 and folds down the armrest 1, the armrest 1 is urged in the direction of folding down and assumes the usual sideways posture, and this posture is automatically maintained while the sliding door 103 The lock device 2 locks on. Also, when getting off the train, armrest 1
When a standing operation is performed, the door lock device is locked off and then biased in the standing direction to stand up in a vertical position, and this position is automatically maintained. At this time, the stopper rubber 31 is exposed rearward. When the inside handle (not shown) is used to unlock the door and the sliding door 103 is slid rearward, the door 103 opens onto the car body with the armrest 1 erected, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. As the sliding door 103 is guided outward, the stopper rubber 31 comes into contact with the body panel 115, and the maximum opening of the sliding door 103 is restricted.

With such a configuration, the width _W2 of the seat back 105a of the cassend seat 105 can be expanded to the vicinity of the movement trajectory of the armrest 1, as shown in FIG.

Note that the armrest 1 can also have a telescoping structure.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, according to the structure of this invention,
If the armrest is placed in an upright position near the front end of the sliding door in the closing direction, the door lock is turned off and the door lock device can be unlocked.
Sliding doors can be opened. Moreover, since the armrest is in an upright state near the front end of the sliding door in the closing direction, the space occupied by the armrest is limited to the front end of the sliding door in the sliding direction, and the sliding door can be opened sufficiently.

When the sliding door is open, the armrest protrudes from the inner surface of the sliding door in an upright position, and the forward rotation in the door closing direction is stopped by the first stopper, so the occupant seated in the seat cannot stand up. The sliding door can be easily closed by placing the hand on the armrest and pushing it, and when the sliding door is in the closed position, the door lock device can be activated with the armrest in the upright position.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of essential parts of an armrest device according to an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - arrow in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a schematic side cross-section of an automobile to which the above embodiment is applied. Explanatory diagram, Figure 4 is - of Figure 3
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of an automobile equipped with a conventional armrest device, and FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the - arrow in FIG. 1... Armrest, 15... Raising/lowering means, 35
...Door lock interlocking means, 103...Sliding door, 103a...Door inner panel.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An armrest device for an automobile having a sliding door, which is disposed protruding from the inner surface of the sliding door, and one end is disposed near the front end of the sliding door in the closing direction. an armrest that is rotatably supported around a shaft and that is rotatable along the inner surface between an upright state in a vertical direction and a collapsed state in a front-back direction; a first stopper for stopping the armrest, and a second stopper for stopping the armrest from rotating downward when it is in a collapsed state.
An armrest device for an automobile, comprising: a stopper; and a door lock interlocking means for locking on and off a door locking device in conjunction with the lowering and raising of the armrest.