JP2018197064A - Vehicle slide rail mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

To achieve downsizing of a feeding mechanism of a vehicle slide rail mechanism.SOLUTION: A slide rail mechanism 10 has: a slide rail 12 extending in a specific direction; a slider 13 which is guided so as to slide along the slide rail 12; and an electric driving type feeding mechanism 14 which conducts slide operation of the slider 13. The feeding mechanism 14 has: an operation link 14A which is connected with the slider 13 and feeds the slider 13 in the specific direction by rotation around a support shaft 14A2 extending in a direction intersecting with the specific direction; a planetary gear mechanism 14B which is connected with the support shaft 14A2 of the operation link 14A and feeds the support shaft 14A2 in the specific direction by rotation around a base shaft 14B3a parallel to the support shaft 14A2; and gear connection parts (14A3, 14B2a) which rotate the planetary gear mechanism 14B and the operation link 14A in rotation directions opposite to each other in an interlocked manner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle slide rail mechanism. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle slide rail mechanism having a slide rail extending in a specific slide direction, a slider guided so as to be slidable along the slide rail, and an electrically driven feed mechanism that slides the slider. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vehicle slide rail mechanism that is configured to be able to adjust the position in the height direction of a table is known (Patent Document 1). Specifically, this vehicle slide rail mechanism is configured by combining a movable rail that can slide relative to a fixed rail so that the entire rail length combining both rails can be expanded and contracted. It has become. Then, the slider is moved with respect to the extendable slide rail so as to be lifted and lowered by manual operation.

JP 2003-226180 A

  However, when an attempt is made to move the slider by an electric operation with respect to a slide rail having a long rail length as in the prior art described above, the components of the feed mechanism are increased in size so that the slider can be moved long in the slide direction. End up. The present invention has been devised as a solution to the above problem, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to reduce the size of the feed mechanism of the vehicle slide rail mechanism.

  In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle slide rail mechanism of the present invention takes the following means.

  A first invention is a vehicle slide having a slide rail extending in a specific slide direction, a slider guided so as to be slidable along the slide rail, and an electrically driven feed mechanism for sliding the slider. It is a rail mechanism. A feed mechanism is connected to the slider and rotates around a support shaft extending in a direction intersecting with a specific slide direction. The operation link sends the slider in a specific slide direction, and is connected to the support shaft of the operation link. A rotating body that sends the support shaft in a specific sliding direction by rotation around a parallel base axis; and an interlocking operation unit that rotates the rotating body and the operation link in conjunction with mutually opposite rotation directions.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the slider is sent in one slide direction by the rotation of the operation link in the opposite direction while the support shaft of the operation link is sent in one slide direction by the rotation of the rotating body in one direction. it can. Therefore, even if the link length of the operation link is kept short, the slider can be efficiently moved greatly in a specific sliding direction, so that the feed mechanism can be reduced in size.

  The second invention is the following configuration in the first invention described above. The interlocking operation unit is a gear coupling unit that rotates the gears of the rotating body and the support shaft of the operation link in conjunction with rotation directions opposite to each other.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, a configuration for rotating the operation link in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body can be obtained reasonably and compactly between these connecting portions.

  The third invention is the following configuration in the second invention described above. The rotating body is constituted by a planetary gear mechanism, and the support shaft of the operation link is gear-connected to the planetary gear that revolves around the sun gear.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the slider can be more efficiently sent in a specific sliding direction by the operation of the feeding mechanism.

  According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions described above, the following configuration is adopted. The slide rail is composed of a plurality of divided rails combined in a shape that can slide in a specific sliding direction, and the movable-side divided rail is pulled by the movement of the slider by engaging with the slider. Slide against the split rail.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the slide rail is configured by the plurality of divided rails that can slide in a telescopic manner, so that the slide rail can be downsized in accordance with the downsizing of the feed mechanism.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of a vehicle slide rail mechanism according to a first embodiment. It is the perspective view showing the state which fell the developed table to the seated person's knee front side. It is the perspective view showing the state which raised the height of the expand | deployed table. It is the perspective view showing the state which raised the height of the expand | deployed table by the raise of an armrest. It is the perspective view showing the state which fell down the table from the position which raised the armrest to the seated person's knee front side. It is a side view showing the storage state of the table. It is a side view showing the state where the table was pulled up to the upper side of the armrest. It is a side view showing the state where the table was pushed down on the seated person's knee and deployed. It is the side view showing the state which fell the developed table to the seated person's knee front side. It is the perspective view showing the state which raised the height of the expand | deployed table by the raise of an armrest. It is a perspective view of a table moving mechanism. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 11 from the other side. It is a disassembled perspective view of a table moving mechanism. It is a side view of a table moving mechanism. It is the side view which looked at FIG. 14 from the other side. It is a side view showing the structure of the table moving mechanism in a table accommodation state. It is the side view showing the state where the slider reached the upper end of the movable rail by pulling up the table. It is the side view showing the state where the table was further pulled up and the movable side rail was pulled up while sliding with respect to the fixed side rail. It is the side view showing the state which pushed down the developed table around the axis center to the front side.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using drawing.

<< About schematic structure of slide rail mechanism 10 >>
First, the configuration of the slide rail mechanism 10 (vehicle slide rail mechanism) according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, when directions such as front / rear, up / down, left / right, and the like are indicated, the directions shown in the drawings are indicated. Further, in the case of “sheet width direction”, it indicates the left-right direction of the sheet 100 described later, and in the case of “sheet height direction”, it indicates the vertical direction of the sheet 100 and is indicated as “sheet front-rear direction”. In this case, the front-rear direction of the seat 100 is indicated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slide rail mechanism 10 of the present embodiment is mounted on a table device 1 of a seat 100 provided as a left rear seat of an automobile. Specifically, the table device 1 described above has a flat table 2 serving as a storage for small items, and a table moving mechanism 3 that allows the table 2 to be moved with respect to the sheet 100 so as to be unfoldable and retractable. It is configured. The above-described table moving mechanism 3 starts from the storage position P1 (see FIG. 6) in which the above-described table 2 is stored in a vertically long shape along the right side portion of the seat 100 by an electric operation by a predetermined switch operation. It moves to the pulling-up position P2 pulled straight up (see FIG. 7). Then, the table moving mechanism 3 described above starts from the position where the table 2 is lifted to the pulling position P2 (see FIG. 7), and then the table 2 is placed on the seated person's lap by manual tilting operation. It can be developed to a deployment position P3 (see FIG. 8) that lies horizontally on a region directly above the surface (a region directly above a seat cushion 102 described later).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the above-described table 2 is switched to a usable state in which small items can be placed on the horizontal upper surface by being expanded to the above-described expansion position P3. Yes. Further, the above-described table 2 has a panel heater 2A embedded therein, and is deployed to the deployment position P3, thereby radiating warm heat due to radiant heat from the lower surface side toward both knees of the seated person. Be able to.

  Specifically, the table 2 described above is developed so as to be bridged across the upper surface portions of the upright plate-like armrests 103 erected on the left and right side portions of the seat 100 described above. The panel heater 2A embedded in the table 2 described above is expanded in a state where the surface is widely faced between the left and right armrests 103 by the expansion of the table 2 described above, and is applied to both knees of the seated person. The warm heat can be radiated from above over a wide range in the sheet width direction.

  The table 2 described above has a heat transfer structure 2 </ b> B that can radiate the heat radiated from the panel heater 2 </ b> A described above also from the upper surface side of the table 2. Specifically, the table 2 is formed of an aluminum plate material having a high thermal conductivity, and the strength of the heat insulating effect by a heat insulating layer (not shown) set inside is adjusted, so that the upper surface is moderate. The warm heat is transmitted, and the accompanying warm heat is radiated from the upper surface side to the outside.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, the table moving mechanism 3 described above further expands the table 2 developed to the above-described development position P <b> 3 and further sets the seat width set at the front lower portion of the right armrest 103. The rotary shaft 21 can be rotated in such a manner that it is tilted down to the front lower side by an electric operation by a predetermined switch operation. A state in which the table 2 is tilted in such a manner that the table 2 falls to the front side of the seat cushion 102 serving as the seating portion of the seat 100 and the lower surface thereof is directed to the lower leg portion of the seated person by the rotation. Can be switched to. In the above state, the table 2 is in an unusable state in which the upper surface of the table 2 is tilted forward and cannot be used as a storage for small items. It is supposed that the heat can be radiated toward the part.

  At that time, as shown in these drawings, the ottoman 104, which serves as a footrest of the seat 100, is switched to a relaxed posture in which the seat cushion 102 is pushed forward to the forward tilt position P4. The heat radiated from the lower surface side of the switched table 2 can be efficiently applied to both lower leg portions of the seated person who puts his feet on the ottoman 104. The forward tilt position P4 of the table 2 described above can be adjusted to an appropriate position by an electric operation by a predetermined switch operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the table moving mechanism 3 described above further raises and lowers the table 2 deployed to the deployment position P <b> 3 described above by electric operation by a predetermined switch operation with respect to the right armrest 103. It can be moved in the form of. By the above movement, the distance in the seat height direction with respect to the knees of the occupant of the table 2 can be increased or decreased, the use position of the table 2 can be changed, and the lower surface side of the table 2 is radiated. The intensity of radiant heat can be adjusted.

  The table moving mechanism 3 described above is configured such that the table 2 described above is coupled to a state in which the table 2 can be moved in the seat height direction with respect to the right armrest 103. As shown in FIG. 4, the right armrest 103 described above, together with the left armrest 103, can adjust the position in the height direction with respect to the seat 100 by an electric operation by a predetermined switch operation. 4 and 10, the table 2 is configured so that the left and right armrests 103 are raised and lowered with respect to the seat 100 to move the right armrest 103 and the right armrest 103 without operating the table moving mechanism 3. The position in the height direction with respect to the sheet 100 is adjusted integrally.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the table moving mechanism 3 described above is the same as the state shown in FIG. 2 even when the position in the height direction of the table 2 developed to the development position P3 is raised. As described above, it is possible to rotate around the rotation shaft 21 set at the front lower portion of the right armrest 103 in such a manner that it is tilted down to the front lower side by an electric operation by a predetermined switch operation. . With the above configuration, the table 2 can be moved to a high position by rotating the table 2 from a high position, such as when the occupant's physique is relatively large or when the heat is weakened. It can be switched to the state of the forward tilt position P4 at the corresponding high position. Therefore, the table 2 can be switched to the forward tilt position P4 while maintaining the state that matches the seated person's physique and the preference of heat intensity.

<< Configuration of Sheet 100 >>
Hereinafter, the specific configuration of the table device 1 described above will be described in detail together with the basic configuration of the seat 100. First, the basic configuration of the seat 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a seat 100 includes a seat back 101 that serves as a backrest for a seated person, a seat cushion 102 that serves as a seating part, a pair of left and right armrests 103 that serve as an armrest, and an ottoman 104 that serves as a footrest. It is set as the structure provided with these.

  The lower end of the left and right sides of the seat back 101 described above is connected to the rear ends of the left and right sides of the seat cushion 102 so that the backrest angle can be adjusted via a recliner (not shown). The seat cushion 102 is connected to a vehicle floor in a state in which the position in the front-rear direction of the seat can be adjusted via a pair of left and right slide rails 12 (not shown). The armrest 103 is connected to the left and right sides of the seat cushion 102 in a state where the position in the seat height direction can be adjusted via a lifter mechanism (not shown). The ottoman 104 is connected to the front portion of the seat cushion 102 in a state where it can be unfolded and stored via a drive mechanism (not shown).

<< Configuration of Table Moving Mechanism 3 >>
Next, the configuration of the table moving mechanism 3 will be described. The table moving mechanism 3 includes a slide rail mechanism 10 that connects the table 2 in a state in which the table 2 is moved in the seat height direction with respect to the right armrest 103 described above, and the table 2 in the seat width direction with respect to the right armrest 103. And a front-rear rotation mechanism 20 that is connected to a state in which the shaft is rotated in the front-rear direction of the seat.

<< Configuration of Slide Rail Mechanism 10 >>
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the slide rail mechanism 10 described above includes a flat base plate 11 that faces in the seat width direction, a slide rail 12 that is attached to the base plate 11 and extends straight in the seat height direction, A slider 13 guided so as to be slidable along the slide rail 12 in the seat height direction; and an electrically driven feed mechanism 14 that slides the slider 13 relative to the base plate 11 in the seat height direction. It is configured.

  The above-described base plate 11 is connected to the right armrest 103 described above with reference to FIG. 1 via a back-and-forth rotation mechanism 20 described later, and rotates around the rotation shaft 21 with respect to the right armrest 103 by driving the front-rear rotation mechanism 20. It is provided in a state where it can be performed. As shown in FIG. 13, the slide rail 12 is fixed to the above-described base plate 11 and is fixed to the base plate 11. The fixed rail 12 </ b> A extends in the seat height direction and is elongated. The movable side rail 12B is assembled in a guided state so as to be slidable in the seat height direction. Here, the fixed side rail 12A corresponds to the “fixed side divided rail” of the present invention, and the movable side rail 12B corresponds to the “movable side divided rail” of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed rail 12 </ b> A and the movable rail 12 </ b> B described above have substantially the same seat length in the seat height direction and fit within the shape of the armrest 103 in the seat height direction. It is said to be long. In the state where the fixed rail 12A described above is assembled to the right armrest 103 shown in FIG. 6 via the base plate 11 described above with reference to FIGS. Is provided.

  And as shown in FIG. 13, the movable side rail 12B assembled so as to be slidable in the seat height direction with respect to the fixed side rail 12A described above is provided at two locations, that is, an intermediate portion and a lower end portion in the seat height direction. Each fitting portion 12B1 attached integrally is fitted to each guide groove 12A1 formed to be recessed in a shape extending in a line shape in the seat height direction along the front and rear sides of the fixed side rail 12A. Thus, it is assembled in a state of being guided so as to be slidable only in the seat height direction along the fixed side rail 12A.

  With the above assembly, the movable rail 12B has a lowermost position where the lower end fitting portion 12B1 bottoms on the lower end of the fixed rail 12A as shown in FIG. 16, and the seat height as shown in FIG. The fixed side rail is moved by the vertical movement of the slider 13 accompanying the operation of the feed mechanism 14 described later between the fitting portion 12B1 assembled at the intermediate portion in the direction and the upper most position where the upper end of the fixed side rail 12A reaches the uppermost position. It can slide in the seat height direction with respect to 12A. With the above configuration, the slide rail 12 keeps the movable side rail 12B from the fixed side rail 12A while maintaining the state where the two fitting portions 12B1 of the movable side rail 12B are fitted to the fixed side rail 12A. The rail length in the seat height direction can be expanded and contracted by overlapping or shifting in the seat height direction. At the upper end of the movable rail 12B described above, as shown in FIG. 13, sliding friction due to interference with the table 2 when the table 2 is laid down from the position where it is pulled up or raised from the position where it is laid down is provided. A roller 12B2 for reduction is assembled.

  The slider 13 is assembled in a state of being guided so as to be slidable only in the seat height direction with respect to the movable rail 12B described above. Specifically, the slider 13 described above is locked from the lower end side to the upper end of the movable side rail 12B by being inserted from the lower side so as to be fitted into the rail shape of the above-described movable side rail 12B. It is assembled in a state in which it is guided so as to be slidable only in the seat height direction within the range up to the point of time.

  The above-described table 2 is integrally assembled to the above-described slider 13 via a bracket 13A. In the bracket 13A described above, a hinge shaft 13B is set at an intermediate portion thereof so that the shaft is directed in the front-rear direction of the seat, and the table 2 is indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 1 by rotation about the hinge shaft 13B. Thus, it is possible to switch between a state of standing straight in the seat height direction and a state of lying down horizontally in the seat width direction as shown by the solid line in FIG. ing. As shown in FIG. 13, the bracket 13 </ b> A described above is assembled with a damper 13 </ b> C that can cushion the speed of the table 2 so that the table 2 is not overly bulged when the table 2 is lowered from the standing state to the lying state. It has been.

  The above-described slider 13 is moved and operated in the seat height direction along the movable-side rail 12B in accordance with the operation of a feed mechanism 14 to be described later by being assembled to the slide rail 12 described above. Yes. That is, first, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 14 to 16, the slider 13 described above is positioned at the lower end side of the slide rail 12 in the initial position in which the table 2 is dropped into the storage position P <b> 1. It is supposed to be located. In this state, the slide rail 12 is in a state where the movable rail 12B is dropped into the lower most position where the movable rail 12B overlaps the fixed rail 12A. As shown in FIG. 6, both the movable rail 12B and the fixed rail 12A The armrest 103 is disposed at a position lower than the upper surface. In addition, the table 2 is also in a state of being largely dropped downward so as to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the armrest 103.

  From the above state, as shown in FIG. 17, when the slider 13 described above is pulled upward by the operation of a feed mechanism 14 described later, the slider 13 moves upward along the movable rail 12B. Then, when the slider 13 is lifted up to a position where the slider 13 hits the upper end of the movable rail 12B, the slider 13 is further lifted upward from there to move the movable rail 12B as shown in FIG. The slider 13 is lifted by the slider 13 and slides upward with respect to the fixed rail 12A. As shown in FIG. 7, the sliding causes the slider 13 and the movable rail 12B to be raised to a position higher than the upper surface of the armrest 103, and the table 2 is laid sideways at that position as shown in FIG. However, the table 2 can be dropped horizontally without being raised by the armrest 103.

  If the table 2 is to be laid down before the slider 13 is pulled up to the height position shown in FIG. 7, the table 2 hits the upper end of the movable rail 12B, and the movement of the tumbling can be felt in the middle. Yes. However, since the upper end of the movable rail 12B against which the table 2 comes into contact is the roller 12B2 described above, the slider 13 is pulled up to the height position shown in FIG. As a result, the table 2 is guided so as to be gradually dropped to a position where the table 2 gradually becomes horizontal with the sliding rotation of the roller 12B2.

  Further, when the slider 13 is dropped from the height position shown in FIG. 7 toward the initial position shown in FIG. 6, the movable rail 12B is dropped together with the slider 13, and the fixed rail is moved. 12A and the arrangement are returned to the overlapped state. At that time, even if the slider 13 is dropped in a state where the table 2 is expanded horizontally, the table 2 gradually and smoothly comes into contact with the roller 12B2 provided at the upper end of the movable rail 12B. By being raised, the table 2 can be dropped to the storage position P1 in a form in which the table 2 is returned to the standing state.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 15, the feed mechanism 14 is connected to the slider 13 described above and is operated to move the slider 13 in the seat height direction by rotation, and is connected to the operation link 14 </ b> A and rotated. A planetary gear mechanism 14B that moves and operates the operation link 14A in the seat height direction, and a drive unit 14C that transmits a rotational driving force to the operation link 14A and the planetary gear mechanism 14B are configured. Here, the planetary gear mechanism 14B described above corresponds to the “rotating body” of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the operation link 14 </ b> A is provided in the initial state so as to extend in the sheet height direction, and the lower end of the operation link 14 </ b> A can be rotated with the above-described slider 13 by the connecting shaft 14 </ b> A < It is connected to the shaft. As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the operation link 14 </ b> A is rotatably connected to the lower end of a connecting link 14 </ b> B <b> 3 of a planetary gear mechanism 14 </ b> B described later by a support shaft 14 </ b> A <b> 2 whose upper end is oriented in the seat width direction. It is in a state of being rotatably connected to the base plate 11 via the connecting link 14B3. A spur gear-shaped tooth surface 14A3 formed around the above-described support shaft 14A2 is integrally formed at the upper end of the operation link 14A.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the planetary gear mechanism 14 </ b> B meshes with the substantially semicircular disk-shaped sun gear 14 </ b> B <b> 1 integrally attached to the base plate 11 and the tooth surface 14 </ b> B <b> 1 a on the outer peripheral side of the sun gear 14 </ b> B <b> 1. The planetary gear 14B2 is connected to the planetary gear 14B2, and the planetary gear 14B2 is connected to the planetary gear 14B2 so that the planetary gear 14B2 can revolve while changing the meshing position along the circumference of the sun gear 14B1. As shown in FIGS. 14 to 15, the sun gear 14 </ b> B <b> 1 described above is disposed in a region on the rear side of the above-described slide rail 12, and the slide rail 12 is cut by the thinned portion cut into a substantially semicircular shape. It is made into the state attached to the base plate 11 integrally in the approach position approached from the rear side.

  The planetary gear 14B2 has a spur gear shape having a larger radius of rotation than the sun gear 14B1 described above, and has a tooth surface 14B2a formed endlessly over the entire outer peripheral surface thereof. The connecting link 14B3 has substantially the same link length as the operation link 14A described above, and is provided in an initial state so as to extend in the seat height direction like the operation link 14A, and the lower end thereof is operated by the support shaft 14A2 described above. 14A is rotatably connected to the upper end of the shaft 14A, and the upper end is rotatably connected to the base plate 11 through the central shaft portion of the sun gear 14B1 by a base shaft 14B3a parallel to the support shaft 14A2. Further, the center shaft portion of the planetary gear 14B2 described above is rotatably connected to a shaft pin 14B3b parallel to the support shaft 14A2.

  By the connection via the connecting link 14B3, the tooth surface 14B2a of the planetary gear 14B2 meshes with the tooth surface 14B1a of the sun gear 14B1 and the tooth surface 14A3 formed around the support shaft 14A2 of the operation link 14A. It is assembled into a shape. Specifically, by the connection via the connecting link 14B3, the sun gear 14B1, the planetary gear 14B2, and the support shaft 14A2 of the operation link 14A are assembled in a state in which they are aligned and aligned with each other. Has been. As shown in FIG. 16, in the planetary gear mechanism 14B described above, when the slider 13 described above is in the initial position where the slide rail 12 is positioned on the lower end side, the operation link 14A and the connection link 14B3 described above are slightly behind each other. It is held in a posture state extending in the seat height direction, which is bent in a reverse letter shape.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the planetary gear mechanism 14B starts from the initial position, and the above-described connecting link 14B3 is centered on the upper end side base shaft 14B3a by the rotational driving force output from the driving unit 14C described later. When the rotating operation is performed so as to be raised in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the planetary gear 14B2 is moved so as to revolve around the sun gear 14B1 while rotating around the sun gear 14B1 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing. At the same time, the support shaft 14A2 of the operation link 14A is moved and operated so as to be lifted in the same direction. As a result of the above operation, the support shaft 14A2 of the operation link 14A is lifted to a higher position with the rotation of the connecting link 14B3, and the tooth surface 14A3 around the support shaft 14A2 is shown in the illustration of the meshed planetary gear 14B2. With the rotation in the clockwise direction, the operation link 14A is rotated around the support shaft 14A2 in the clockwise direction in the figure so as to change the meshing position with the tooth surface 14B2a of the planetary gear 14B2. Here, the coupling portion between the above-described toothed surface 14A3 around the support shaft 14A2 and the toothed surface 14B2a of the planetary gear is capable of transmitting power to the “interlocking operation portion” and the “gear coupling portion” of the present invention. Equivalent to.

  With the above operation, the slider 13 connected to the lower end of the operation link 14 </ b> A is moved and operated so as to be pulled upward along the slide rail 12. As described above, the operation link 14A rotates with the connecting link 14B3 as shown in FIG. 18 and with the connecting link 14B3, as shown in FIG. It is rotated so that it can be pulled up to a position where it is in a posture. By the above rotation operation, the slider 13 is moved greatly in the seat height direction from the initial position shown in FIG. 16 beyond the link length of the operation link 14A to the excess position exceeding the upper end of the fixed side rail 12A shown in FIG. It has come to be.

  At that time, as shown in FIG. 16, the slider 13 is shown in FIG. 18 from the rotation angle at which the connecting link 14B3 to which the planetary gear 14B2 is connected extends from the base shaft 14B3a at the center of the sun gear 14B1 more drooping than horizontal. In this way, the rotation angle is rotated up to the upright angle beyond the horizontal posture, so that the pulling start region shown in FIG. 16 and the pulling end region shown in FIG. Although it is pulled up at a high speed, it is moved so as to be pulled up at a relatively high speed in the area in between.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13 to 14, the drive unit 14 </ b> C includes an electrically driven motor 14 </ b> C <b> 1, a pinion 14 </ b> C <b> 2 connected to the output shaft of the motor 14 </ b> C <b> 1, and a first spur gear 14 </ b> C <b> 3 meshed with the pinion 14 </ b> C <b> 2. And a second spur gear 14C4 meshed with the first spur gear 14C3. The motor 14C1 described above is provided so as to be integrally attached to the base plate 11. The pinion 14C2 is directly connected to the output shaft of the motor 14C1 described above, and is rotated in forward and reverse directions around an axis extending in the sheet width direction in accordance with the drive rotation of the motor 14C1.

  The first spur gear 14C3 is disposed at a position above the pinion 14C2 described above, and has a central shaft portion rotatably connected to the base plate 11 by a shaft pin 14C3a whose axis is directed in the sheet width direction. ing. The second spur gear 14C4 is disposed at a position above the first spur gear 14C3 described above, and the base shaft 14B3a, which is the rotation center of the connecting link 14B3 described above, is integrally connected to the center shaft portion of the second spur gear 14C4. 11 is rotatably connected to the shaft. The above-described base shaft 14B3a is integrally connected to the central shaft portion of the above-described second spur gear 14C4 and the upper end of the connecting link 14B3, and both are integrally connected.

  The drive unit 14C configured as described above is held in a state in which the rotation of the planetary gear mechanism 14B and the operation link 14A described above is stopped by the braking force when the drive of the motor 14C1 described above is stopped. . The drive unit 14C rotates and drives the first spur gear 14C3 to the second spur gear 14C4 through the pinion 14C2 by driving and rotating the motor 14C1 in either the forward or reverse direction. And the connecting link 14B3 integrally connected to the second spur gear 14C4 is driven to rotate in a rotational direction corresponding to the periphery of the base shaft 14B3a.

<< Configuration of Front / Rear Rotation Mechanism 20 >>
Next, a specific configuration of the front / rear rotating mechanism 20 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13 to 14, the front / rear rotation mechanism 20 is a seat that rotatably connects the front lower portion of the base plate 11 to the right side of the right armrest 103 described above with reference to FIG. 1. The rotary shaft 21 is oriented in the width direction, the sector gear 22 is integrally coupled to the base plate 11, and the drive unit 23 is configured to transmit a rotational driving force to the sector gear 22.

  The rotating shaft 21 described above is integrally connected to the above-described base plate 11 and is configured to be rotatably connected to the right side portion of the right armrest 103. The sector gear 22 has a substantially fan-shaped configuration with an arc-shaped outer peripheral surface drawn around the rotary shaft 21 described above, and projects to the lower back side, and a tooth surface 22A formed along the outer peripheral surface will be described later. The drive unit 23 is assembled in a state of meshing with the pinion 23B of the drive unit 23. The sector gear 22 described above is formed with a long hole 22 </ b> B penetrating in an arc shape drawn around the rotation shaft 21 described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 14, the drive unit 23 includes the electric drive motor 23 </ b> A, the pinion 23 </ b> B connected to the output shaft of the motor 23 </ b> A, and extends from the motor 23 </ b> A to the right side (the sheet width direction). And a regulation pin 23 </ b> C inserted into the long hole 22 </ b> B of the sector gear 22. The motor 23A described above is provided integrally attached to the right side portion of the right armrest 103 described above with reference to FIG. When the pinion 23B is directly connected to the output shaft of the motor 23A described above and the drive of the motor 23A is stopped, the pinion 23B is held in a state where the rotation of the meshed sector gear 22 is stopped by the braking force. ing. The pinion 23B is rotated in forward and reverse directions around an axis extending in the sheet width direction by driving and rotating the motor 23A.

  By the above rotation operation, the pinion 23B feeds and moves the meshed sector gear 22 in the corresponding rotation direction, so that the table 2 connected via the base plate 11 as shown in FIG. It is designed to rotate and return to tilt. The rotational movement in the front-rear direction of the seat around the rotary shaft 21 of the table 2 accompanying the driving rotation of the motor 23A is locked when the regulation pin 23C extending from the motor 23A hits one end or the other end of the long hole 22B of the sector gear 22. It can be stopped at each position. The locking positions are set to a rotational position where the table 2 is at the unfolded position P3 shown in FIG. 8 and a rotational position where the table 2 is at the forward tilt position P4 shown in FIG.

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In summary, the slide rail mechanism 10 of the present embodiment has the following configuration. That is, the slide rail (12) extending in a specific slide direction (height direction), the slider (13) guided so as to be slidable along the slide rail (12), and the slider (13) are slid. An electrically driven feed mechanism (14) and a vehicle slide rail mechanism (10). The feed mechanism (14) is connected to the slider (13) and rotates the slider (13) by rotating around a support shaft (14A2) extending in a direction (sheet width direction) intersecting a specific slide direction (height direction). An operation link (14A) sent in a specific sliding direction (height direction) and a support shaft (14A2) connected to the support shaft (14A2) of the operation link (14A) and supported by rotation about a base shaft (14B3a) parallel to the support shaft (14A2). A rotating body (14B) that sends the shaft (14A2) in a specific sliding direction (height direction), and an interlocking operation section that rotates the rotating body (14B) and the operation link (14A) in conjunction with mutually opposite rotation directions. (14A3, 14B2a).

  With this configuration, the operation link (14A) conflicts while the support shaft (14A2) of the operation link (14A) is sent in one sliding direction by rotation of the rotating body (14B) in one direction. The slider (13) can be sent in one sliding direction by rotating the direction. Therefore, even if the link length of the operation link (14A) is kept short, the slider (13) can be efficiently moved greatly in a specific slide direction (height direction), and therefore the feed mechanism (14) can be downsized. Can be achieved.

  In addition, the interlocking operation portion (14A3, 14B2a) gears the rotating body (14B) and the support shaft (14A2) of the operation link (14A) and rotates them in conjunction with the mutually opposite rotational directions. 14A3, 14B2a). By adopting such a configuration, a configuration for rotating the operation link (14A) in the opposite direction in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body (14B) can be obtained reasonably and compactly between these connecting portions. Can do.

  The rotating body (14B) is constituted by a planetary gear mechanism (14B), and the support shaft (14A2) of the operation link (14A) is gear-coupled to the planetary gear (14B2) revolving around the sun gear (14B1). Has been. With such a configuration, the slider (13) can be more efficiently fed in a specific sliding direction (height direction) by the operation of the feeding mechanism (14).

  The slide rail (12) is composed of a plurality of divided rails (12A, 12B) combined in a shape that can slide in a specific sliding direction (height direction), and the movable divided rail (12B). ) Slides with respect to the fixed-side split rail (12A) in such a manner that it is pulled by the movement of the slider (13) by engagement with the slider (13). In this way, the slide rail (12) is constituted by a plurality of divided rails (12A, 12B) that can slide in a telescopic manner, so that the slide rail (12) can be reduced in size in accordance with the downsizing of the feed mechanism (14). Can also be achieved.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the present invention has been described using one example, the present invention can be implemented in various forms in addition to the above example. For example, the vehicle slide rail mechanism of the present invention can be used for vehicles other than automobiles such as railways, and various vehicles such as aircraft and ships.

  The slide rail may be a guide that slides in the seat front-rear direction or the seat width direction in addition to the guide that slides the slider in the seat height direction. Further, the slide rail may be composed of a single rail that does not expand and contract, in addition to a plurality of divided rails as shown in the above embodiment. Further, the split rail may be composed of a combination of three or more.

  Further, the rotating body connected to the support shaft of the operation link and sending the support shaft in a specific sliding direction by rotation around the base shaft parallel to the support shaft may be configured by a link. In addition, the interlock operation unit that rotates the rotating body and the operation link in conjunction with mutually opposite rotation directions may include a gear connection, a power transmission connection by a belt or a chain, or a connection by a cable. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Table apparatus 2 Table 2A Panel heater 2B Heat transfer structure 3 Table moving mechanism 10 Slide rail mechanism (slide rail mechanism for vehicles)
11 Base plate 12 Slide rail 12A Fixed rail (Fixed rail)
12A1 Guide groove 12B Movable side rail (movable side split rail)
12B1 Fitting portion 12B2 Roller 13 Slider 13A Bracket 13B Hinge shaft 13C Damper 14 Feeding mechanism 14A Operation link 14A1 Connection shaft 14A2 Support shaft 14A3 Tooth surface (interlocking operation portion, gear connection portion)
14B Planetary gear mechanism (rotating body)
14B1 Sun gear 14B1a Tooth surface 14B2 Planetary gear 14B2a Tooth surface (interlocking operation part, gear connection part)
14B3 articulated link 14B3a base shaft 14B3b shaft pin 14C drive unit 14C1 motor 14C2 pinion 14C3 first spur gear 14C3a shaft pin 14C4 second spur gear 20 23C Restriction pin 100 Seat 101 Seat back 102 Seat cushion 103 Armrest 104 Ottoman P1 Storage position P2 Pull-up position P3 Deployment position P4 Forward tilt position

Claims (4)

A vehicle slide rail mechanism having a slide rail extending in a specific sliding direction, a slider guided so as to be slidable along the slide rail, and an electrically driven feed mechanism that slides the slider. And
The feeding mechanism is
An operation link that is coupled to the slider and sends the slider in the specific sliding direction by rotation about a support shaft extending in a direction intersecting the specific sliding direction;
A rotating body connected to the support shaft of the operation link and sending the support shaft in the specific sliding direction by rotation around a base shaft parallel to the support shaft;
A vehicle slide rail mechanism comprising: an interlocking operation unit that rotates the rotating body and the operation link in an interlocking manner in mutually opposite rotation directions. The vehicle slide rail mechanism according to claim 1,
A vehicle slide rail mechanism, wherein the interlocking operation unit is a gear connecting unit that rotates the interlocking body and the support shaft of the operation link in conjunction with each other in a mutually opposite rotational direction. The vehicle slide rail mechanism according to claim 2,
A vehicle slide rail mechanism in which the rotating body is constituted by a planetary gear mechanism, and the support shaft of the operation link is gear-coupled to a planetary gear that revolves around a sun gear. A vehicle slide rail mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The slide rail is composed of a plurality of divided rails combined so as to be able to slide in a specific sliding direction, and the movable-side divided rail is pulled by the movement of the slider by engaging with the slider. A slide rail mechanism for vehicles that slides against the fixed rail on the fixed side.

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