JPH0719883Y2 - Armrest - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an armrest for an automobile capable of adjusting the amount of protrusion to the passenger side.

<Problems to be Solved by Conventional Techniques and Inventions> As shown in FIG. 13, conventionally, a regulator handle 13 for moving a window glass 12 up and down and a door 14 are conventionally provided on the inner surface of an automobile door panel 11. Inner handle 15 for opening and closing, or inner lock knob for locking the door
16 and the like are provided, and an armrest 17 for allowing a passenger to place an arm, an elbow or the like is provided so as to protrude toward the inside of the room.

However, in the conventional armrest 17, it is difficult for the passenger to rest the arm or elbow on the armrest 17 easily and comfortably because the protrusion width toward the indoor side (that is, the seated passenger side) is not secured. In addition, if the protrusion width of the armrest 17 is set to be large, there is a problem that it becomes an obstacle when getting on and off.

<Means for Solving the Problems> An armrest according to the present invention includes an armrest fixing portion provided on the indoor side of a door panel, and a movably provided on the armrest fixing portion and protruding toward the indoor side and the armrest fixing portion side. The armrest movable part that retreats to the armrest movable part, the fixing means that fixes the armrest movable part to the armrest fixed part at the protruding position and the retracted position of the armrest movable part, and the armrest movable part is moved forward and backward according to opening and closing of the door. And a drive mechanism for rotating the arm, wherein the drive mechanism has one end rotatably connected to the armrest movable portion, and the drive arm is disposed in the inner space of the door to rotate one end to the other end of the rotation arm. A movably connected rod and the other end of the rod, which penetrates the end surface of the door panel and contacts the fender panel And a spring means interposed between the stopper and the end surface of the door panel for urging the armrest movable portion so as to almost always superpose the armrest movable portion on the armrest fixed portion side. When operating from the open state to the closed state, the armrest movable portion is configured to move to the protruding position by the rod and the rotating arm that are displaced against the spring force of the spring means. It is a thing.

<Operation> When the door is closed, the armrest fixed part provided on the indoor side of the door panel causes the armrest movable part, which is movably provided on the armrest fixed part, to protrude toward the indoor side, and the armrest sticks out. As the width increases, on the contrary, when the door is opened, the armrest movable portion retracts toward the armrest fixed portion side and the protruding width becomes the minimum. Further, the armrest movable portion is reliably fixed to the armrest fixed portion by the fixing means in each of the state where the armrest movable portion is extended and the state where the armrest movable portion is retracted.

Embodiment An embodiment of the armrest according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1 and the plan view of this one embodiment, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped armrest fixing portion 22 projects toward the interior side on the interior side of the interior side of a vehicle door panel 21. It is fixed in a ready-to-use state. An armrest movable portion 24 having substantially the same shape as the armrest fixed portion 22 is slidably coupled to the armrest fixed portion 22 along an upper end surface 23 of the armrest fixed portion 22, that is, AA in FIG. As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, a pin 25 is fitted to the lower end of the armrest sliding portion 24, and the lower end of the pin 25 pivots to the mounting portion 26 of the door panel 21. One end of a pivot arm 27 that is freely supported is rotatably connected. Furthermore, at the lower end of the armrest movable part 24 near the pin 25,
A recess 28 is formed in which the rotating arm 26 connected to the pin 25 can rotate. Therefore, this rotating arm 27
By rotating about the fulcrum 29 of 26, the armrest movable part 24 is pushed out to the indoor side along the upper end surface 23 of the armrest fixing part 22 to improve the convenience of passengers, and when unnecessary, in FIG. As indicated by the two-dot chain line, the armrest fixing portion 22 is retracted so that it can be stored compactly. In order to ensure such movement of the armrest movable part 24 and to make the supporting force of the armrest fixed part 22 sufficient for the armrest movable part 24, as shown in FIG. twenty three
The fixing pin 30 is provided on the
Is formed in the lower end portion of the armrest movable portion 24 along the movement path of the armrest movable portion 24 described above, and the guide groove 31
Is slidably fitted to. Also the armrest movable part
In the state where 24 is protruding toward the indoor side, the protruding position of the fixing pin 30 is displaced from the position of the other pin 25 along the substantially vertical direction in the figure (that is, the inside and outside direction with the door panel 21 sandwiched in between). This effectively prevents rattling of the armrest movable portion 24.

Further, the above-described rotating arm is rotated by a mechanism that is driven according to opening and closing of the door as described below, whereby the armrest movable portion 24 is pushed out or retracted, and fixed at the respective pushed-out position and retracted position. Be seen. That is, as shown in the plan sectional view of the door portion in FIG. 5, one end side (the left end side in the drawing) of the door panel 21 is rotatably connected to the end portion of the fender panel 32 by a connecting means (not shown). At the same time, on the inner surface of the door panel 21 on the indoor side, an armrest 33 including the armrest fixing portion 22 and the armrest movable portion 24 described above is provided. To the other end of the above-described rotating arm 27 of the armrest 33, one end of a rod 34 movably arranged along the inner side surface of the door panel 21 in the left-right direction in the drawing is rotatably connected. The other end of the rod 34 penetrates the end surface 35 of the door panel 21 at the left end in the figure, and the end surface of the fender panel 32.
It can come in contact with 36.

The part where the other end side of the rod 34 is located is a part, and the part where the one end side is located is a b part.
As shown in these figures, a flange-shaped stopper 37 is formed at the end portion of the rod 34 that protrudes from the door panel 21, and the stopper 37 is formed.
A compression spring 38 is interposed between and the end surface 35 of the door panel 21. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the door is open, a sufficient gap is created between the end surface 36 of the fender panel 32 and the end surface 35 of the door panel 21, so that the rod 34 is attached by the compression spring 38. It is urged to move to the left side in the drawing to rotate the rotating arm 27 to the door panel 21 side, and the armrest movable portion 24 is in a state of substantially overlapping the armrest fixed portion 22. On the other hand, when the door is closed, the end surface of the fender panel 32 and the end surface 35 of the door panel 21.
Since the space between the armrest movable portion 24 and the passenger is decreased, the rod 34 moves to the right side in the figure against the urging force of the compression spring 38 to rotate the rotating arm 27 toward the room side. Push it to the side.

Further, the connecting portion between the rotating arm 27 and the rod 34 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 in order to perform only a substantially parallel movement motion without bending the rod 34 when rotating the rotating arm 27. ing. That is, a ring portion 40 having a long hole 39 is provided on the side of the connecting portion of the rotating arm 27 with the rod 34, and the ring portion 40 has a locking portion 41 formed at the end of the rod 34. Are connected to be movable in the long hole 39.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9 in another embodiment, as in the armrest 33 of the above-described embodiment, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped armrest fixing portion 22 is provided on the inner side surface of the door panel 21 on the indoor side in a state of protruding to the indoor side. It is fixed. Armrest fixing part 22
An armrest movable portion 24 having substantially the same shape as the armrest fixed portion 22 is slidably coupled to the armrest fixed portion 22 along an upper end surface 23 of the armrest fixed portion 22.

That is, in the present embodiment, two substantially rectangular guide grooves 51 extending from the door panel 21 side to the indoor side are formed on the upper end surface 23 of the armrest fixing portion 22, and each guide groove 51 is formed.
A fixing groove 52 that intersects the guide groove 51 at a substantially right angle is formed in the middle of. On the other hand, the lower end surface 53 of the armrest movable part 24
A sliding pin 54 is slidably fitted in the guide groove 51 and the fixed groove 52 described above, and as a result, the armrest movable portion 24 is provided along the guide groove 51 and the fixed groove 52. Can be guided and moved by these sliding pins 54 that slide,
The armrest movable part 24 can be manually pulled out to the indoor side or retracted to the door panel 21 side.

The cross section of the guide groove 51 described above as shown in FIG. 10 showing the cross section taken along the line CC in FIG. 9 has a protruding portion that narrows the upper end surface 23 side.
It has a substantially rectangular shape with 55. Further, the above-described sliding pin 54 includes the protruding shaft 56 protruding from the lower end surface 53 of the armrest movable portion 24, the fixed flange 57 fixed to the tip of the protruding shaft 56, and facing this. A movable flange 58 slidably fitted to the protrusion shaft 56, and a compression spring 59 interposed between the fixed flange 57 and the movable flange 58 are provided. The sliding pin 54 moves while the fixed flange 57 and the movable flange 58 are brought into close contact with the bottom surface of the fixed groove 52 and the protruding portion 55, respectively.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11 which is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 9 and as shown in FIG. 12 which is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. The fixing member 60 for guiding the sliding pin of the armrest movable part 24 from the guide groove 51 to the fixed groove 52 and fixing the fixed pin at the fixed groove 52 is provided on the indoor end surface 61 of the guide groove 51.
It is provided slidably along the bottom surface of the guide groove 51 with a compression spring interposed therebetween. That is, sliding pin 54
On the end surface of the fixing member 60 that abuts the fixing flange 57 of, the inclined surface 62 that is inclined so as to guide the sliding pin 54 pushed into the indoor side into the fixing groove 52 is formed. When the armrest movable part 24 is pulled out to the indoor side in order to increase the protruding width of the armrest 33 as necessary, the sliding pin 54 slides inward along the guide groove 51 and the compression spring 59 presses it. While being held, the fixing member 60 is pushed in, guided by the inclined surface 62, and fed into the fixing groove 52. After that, the fixing member 60 slides toward the door panel side of the guide groove 51 by the restoring force of the compression spring 59 to surround and fix the sliding pin 54 in the fixing groove 52.

In order to retreat the armrest movable part 24 that has protruded toward the indoor side and is fixed to the armrest fixed part 22 side again, as shown in FIG. 11, pull up the armrest movable part 24 and move it toward the guide groove 51 side. By moving, the fixing by the fixing member 60 described above is released, and the guide groove
All you have to do is move it to the door panel 21 side along 51.

By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the shape of the armrest 33 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, but of course any other shape may be used, and the armrest movable portion 24 may be located below the armrest fixing portion 22. Furthermore, the guide groove
31,51 and fixing groove 52, or pin 25, fixing pin 30, sliding pin 5
The shape and configuration of 4, etc., the number of installations, etc. are not limited to those of the present embodiment, and in short, any armrest movable portion 24 can be moved reliably and smoothly.

<Effects of the Invention> According to the armrest of the present invention, the armrest fixing portion is provided so as to project toward the indoor side of the door panel, and the armrest movable portion movable with respect to the armrest fixing portion is provided, and the armrest fixing portion is provided according to opening and closing of the door. By protruding the armrest movable part to the indoor side and retracting it to the armrest fixed part side, the protruding width of the armrest can be made larger when compared to the conventional one, so that the convenience and effectiveness are significantly improved, and When the vehicle retreats, the protruding width can be reduced to effectively use the indoor space and prevent obstacles such as getting on and off. Further, since the armrest movable portion is securely held in the protruding state or the overlapping state by the drive mechanism having the stopper function such as the spring means and the stopper, the reliability is enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the armrest according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is AA in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration view showing the mounting state of the armrest, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are enlarged views of FIG. 5, respectively. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a connecting portion between a rod and a rotating arm, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 9, and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a conventional armrest. In the drawing, 21 is a door panel, 22 is an armrest fixing part, and 24
Is an armrest movable part, 25 is a pin, 27 is a rotating arm, 28
Is a concave portion, 30 is a fixing pin, 31 and 51 are guide grooves, 32 is a fender panel, 33 is an armrest, 34 is a rod, 38 and 59 are compression springs, 52 is a fixing groove, 54 is a sliding pin, and 57 is a fixing flange. ,
Reference numeral 58 is a movable flange, 60 is a fixed member, and 62 is an inclined surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An armrest fixing part provided on the indoor side of a door panel, an armrest movable part movably provided on the armrest fixing part and protruding toward the indoor side and retracting to the armrest fixing part side, and the armrest. Fixing means for fixing the armrest movable part to the armrest fixed part at the protruding position and the retracted position of the movable part, and a drive mechanism for driving the armrest movable part forward and backward in response to opening and closing of a door, further comprising the above-mentioned driving A mechanism has a rotating arm whose one end is rotatably connected to the armrest movable part, a rod which is disposed in an inner space of the door and has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the rotating arm, and the rod. A flange-shaped stopper formed on the other end of the door panel and penetrating the end surface of the door panel to come into contact with the fender panel; And a spring means interposed between the armrest movable portion and the door panel end surface for urging the armrest movable portion so as to almost always overlap the armrest fixed portion side, and when the door is operated from the open state to the closed state, An armrest characterized in that the armrest movable portion is configured to move to the protruding position by the rod and the pivoting arm that are displaced against a spring force.