JPH0717574Y2 - Vehicle door armrests - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an armrest of a vehicle door applied to an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in most vehicles, vehicle doors that can store side glasses that can be raised and lowered are normally used.

Further, referring to FIG. 4, the side glass 1 will be described.
Is generally completely stored until its upper end substantially coincides with the top of the door trim 3 of the vehicle door 2.

However, in some trucks and commercial vehicles in recent years, a large side glass 1 is adopted, and if the side glass is lowered and the window is opened, the entire side glass 1 may not be completely stored inside the door 2. In particular, the storage may be completed with the upper end of the side glass 1 partially protruding from the top of the door trim 3.

On the other hand, the vehicle door 2 is provided with an armrest 5 ′ for supporting an occupant's arm (elbow portion) with an armrest portion 4 ′, which is fixed to the door trim 3 so as to keep the occupant's riding posture comfortable. is there.

The problem to be solved by the invention is, as shown in FIG. 5, in other vehicles such as trucks and commercial vehicles as described above, while opening the window,
In many cases, an occupant sticks out his elbow over the upper end of the side window 1 partially protruding from the top of the door trim of the vehicle door 2 and the top of the door trim 3, and places the arm as it is instead of the armrest. .

Running in such a state leaves the arm to the upper end of the side glass 1 which is extremely thin and hard and the top of the door trim 3 having the uneven portion, which may cause the arm to be hurt by the vibration of the vehicle body or to increase fatigue. At the same time, the elbows protrude, and in extreme cases, the upper body is placed in a state where it is easy to get out of the window, which is also inconvenient from the viewpoint of safety.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and one end thereof is pivotally attached to a door trim of a vehicle door capable of accommodating a vertically movable side glass, and is normally bent in an L shape. The armrest portion of the other end can be used as an armrest protruding toward the vehicle interior side, and when the side glass is lowered to a predetermined position, the upper end of the side glass is inverted at a position slightly higher than the top of the door trim. It is an armrest for a vehicle door, characterized in that the armrest is configured to cover.

Operation According to the above-mentioned means, when the side glass is lowered to a predetermined position to open the window, the armrest portion of the armrest which is normally used as an armrest in the vehicle interior is about 180 with one end pivotally attached to the door trim as a fulcrum. The armrest erected upside down on the window side can be covered with the armrests at a position slightly higher than the top of the door trim so that the upper end of the side glass can be covered.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 shows a schematic structural cross section of an armrest of the present invention standing upright on a window side, and FIG. The locked state of the armrest is shown.

Further, FIG. 3 shows a use state of the armrest by an occupant, where 1 is a side glass, 2 is a vehicle door, and 3 is a vehicle door.
Is a door trim, 4 is an armrest, and 5 is an armrest. As shown in FIG.
One end of the armrest 5 is pivotally attached via a pin 6 so as to be able to move up and down.

At the other end of the armrest 5, there is provided an elbow hook 4 which is bent in a substantially L shape. Normally, as shown in FIG.
By protruding from, it can be used as an armrest similar to the conventional one. Also, this elbow hook 4
Is a state where the side glass 1 is lowered to a predetermined position,
By reversing the armrest 5 about 180 degrees about the pin 6 as a fulcrum, the side glass 1 stored inside the vehicle door 2 at a position slightly higher than the top of the door trim 3.
Is configured to cover the upper end of.

Therefore, it is preferable that the surface of the armrest portion 4 is provided with a wide R surface having a gentle inclination angle, and the inside thereof is filled with a flexible elastic body such as urethane.

The elbow-hanging portion 4 may have a flat shape. Further, the length of the armrest 4 in the longitudinal direction is not particularly limited according to this embodiment, and may be any length as long as it is equal to or less than the lateral width of the side glass 1.

On the other hand, the contact surface of the armrest 5 with the door trim 3 should be in close contact with the molded shape of the door trim 3,
For example, as shown in the drawing, a groove portion 7 and the like are formed corresponding to the convex portions on the side surface of the door trim 3.

With the above configuration, first, as shown in FIG.
In the normal case where the side glass 3 is raised to bring the window into a fully closed or half-opened state, the armrest 5 is rotated downward through the pin 6 as shown in the drawing to move the door trim 3 into the door trim 3.
It stands upside down along the side of.

That is, the armrest 5 is kept in a state of being inverted by about 180 ° so that the armrest portion 4 at the other end becomes just the bottom portion and projects from the door trim 3 toward the vehicle interior side.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, the armrest portion 4 has the back surface 4a.
Since it projects upward to the inside of the vehicle,
By using 4a as an armrest, it can also be used as an indoor armrest.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the side glass 1
When the window is opened to a fully opened or substantially fully opened state by lowering the door to a predetermined position, the upper side surface of the door trim 3 is pivoted toward the upper end of the side glass 1 lowered to the vicinity of the door trim 3 or the top of the door trim 3. By flipping the armrest 5 upward about 180 ° about the pin 6 that is worn, the armrest 5 provided at the other end of the armrest 5 standing up along the door trim 3 is substantially horizontal. Is locked so as to face the outer side of the side glass 1 and cover the upper end of the side glass 1.

Further, the groove portion 7 formed on the side surface of the armrest 5 is in close contact with the convex portion on the side surface of the door trim 3.

In this case, the armrest 5 at the other end of the armrest 5
However, since it is arranged slightly higher than the top of the door trim 3 as described above, the upper end of the side glass 1 inevitably partially projects from the top of the door trim 3 and is not completely housed, like some trucks and commercial vehicles. Even in such a case, the armrest 5 can be erected so that the upper end of the side glass 1 is held down by the armrests 4.

As described above, according to the present invention, the armrest 5 can be freely set on the window side or the vehicle compartment side according to the open / close state of the side glass 1 by one-touch up / down operation.

As a result of the above, according to the armrest for a vehicle door of the present invention, even if an occupant entrusts his / her arm (elbow portion) through the window of the vehicle door with the side glass open to a predetermined position,
It can be mounted on an armrest that has a wide width and fits the arm and has flexible elasticity. Therefore, the armrest (armrest) appropriately absorbs the vibration of the vehicle body and the like, so that the pain and fatigue of the arm can be reliably prevented. Further, it is possible to avoid the risk that the arm is extended outside the vehicle due to the width and height of the armrest portion of the armrest and the upper half of the occupant's upper body is exposed outside the window.

In a normal case where the side glass is fully closed, it can also be used as an armrest that protrudes into the vehicle compartment and is substantially the same as the conventional one. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a schematic structural sectional view showing an embodiment of an armrest for a vehicle door according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic structural sectional view showing a state in which the armrest is locked to a door trim side,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the armrest is used by an occupant, FIG. 4 is a schematic structural sectional view showing an armrest of a conventional vehicle door, and FIG. 5 is an occupant placing the arm on the upper end of a conventional side glass. It is a perspective view showing the state where it is. 1 ... Side glass, 2 ... Door, 3 ... Door trim,
4,4 ′ …… Elbow rest, 5,5 ′ …… Arm rest.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A door trim for a vehicle door capable of accommodating a vertically movable side glass, one end of which is pivotally attached, and an arm rest portion of which the other end is normally bent in an L shape is used as an armrest protruding toward the vehicle interior. When it is possible to lower the side glass to a predetermined position, the elbow hook portion which is the inverted upper end of the side glass at a position slightly higher than the top portion of the door trim is configured to be covered. Armrest.