JPH0721159Y2 - Vehicle seat armrests - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an armrest for a vehicle seat, and more specifically, a seat recess for accommodating the armrest is formed in a seat back, and the armrest is provided below the recess. The present invention relates to an armrest for a vehicle seat, in which a pivot support portion is formed, and an armrest is attached to the pivot support portion so as to be pulled out forward.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, an armrest is provided in a vehicle seat,
Particularly in the case of a rear seat or the like, this armrest is attached so as to be stored in a storage recess formed in the seatback. When using the armrest, the armrest can be pulled out from the storage recess for use, thereby improving the habitability in the vehicle compartment.

Since the storage recess is formed in the seat back, when the armrest is rotated forward, the storage recess is exposed to the outside, which may deteriorate the appearance. Therefore, the storage recess is covered with a shielding sheet, or a space is shielded by using a shielding curtain as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-6138.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the conventional armrest, it is impossible to prevent the shielding sheet from becoming wrinkled when the armrest is stored in the storage recess, and especially when the shielding sheet is made of leather or the like, pull out the armrest. When used, the wrinkles of the leather did not return and there was a risk of deteriorating the appearance. Further, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-6138, when the shielding curtain is provided in the space, one end of the shielding curtain is attached to the rear upper surface of the armrest and the other end is an elastic member extending from the back of the seat back. Since the elastic member is connected and attached to the fixing member formed on the upper part of the seat back, the structure of the seat back is complicated and the assembling work is complicated, and the elastic member has a long life. If elastic fatigue occurs due to use, there is a risk that wrinkles will be generated on the screen and the appearance will be deteriorated.

The object of the present invention is to prevent wrinkles from being generated on the shielding sheet when the armrest is housed in the housing recess, and to have a simple structure that enables easy and quick assembly work, and an armrest with an excellent appearance. Is provided.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention has been made in view of the problems described above, and a storage recess for storing an armrest is formed in the seat back.
In an armrest of a vehicle seat in which a pivotal support portion of an armrest is formed in a lower portion of the storage recess, one end of a shielding sheet is fixed to a rear end of the armrest, and the shielding sheet extends horizontally at a rear position of the storage recess. And the other end of the shielding sheet is attached to the upper surface of the rear portion of the armrest, which is spaced apart from the rear end of the armrest by an appropriate distance. When the armrests are formed substantially at the same height position and the armrest is pulled out forward from the storage recess centering around the pivotal support, the shielding sheet keeps the lower part of the storage recess in a substantially horizontal state from the upper surface of the rear part of the armrest. It is characterized by being shielded.

[Action]

According to the present invention, one end of the shielding sheet is fixed to the rear end of the armrest, the shielding sheet is hung on the shaft provided at the rear of the accommodating recess and pulled out forward, and the other end of the shielding sheet is Since the shaft is attached to the rear upper surface of the armrest and the shaft is formed at substantially the same height as the upper surface of the armrest in a state where the armrest is pulled out forward, the shielding sheet is used when the armrest is pulled out and used. Between the shafts, the lower part of the housing recess is shielded in a substantially horizontal state, and when the armrest is housed in the housing recess, the rear end of the armrest pivots downward so that the shielding sheet contacts the outer circumference of the shaft and moves downward. The shield sheet will not be wrinkled and will not wrinkle, and the armrest can be pulled through when the armrest is pulled out. Is shall.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an armrest of a vehicle seat according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 respectively show an outline of an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to the center armrest 2 of the rear seat 1, but the center armrest will be described. The number of armrests is not limited to 2, and may be an armrest on the side portion.

A storage recess 6 for storing the armrest 2 is formed in the seatback 5 of the rear seat 1, and the storage recess 6 is formed in the seatback 5 so as to extend in the vertical direction. A pivotally supporting portion 8 of the armrest 2 is formed in a lower portion of the storage recess 6, and the pivotally supporting portion 8 is fixed to the seat back frame side, a hinge bracket 13 formed in a standing state from the plate 11, and the hinge. It consists of a hinge bolt 15 that is inserted into the bolt hole 14 of the bracket 13, and the hinge bolt 15
Is inserted in the rear end side portion of the armrest 2. A hinge pin may be formed on the rear end side of the armrest 2.

A shaft 17 extending in the horizontal direction is formed at the rear position of the storage recess 6. The shaft 17 is formed at a height position substantially equal to the upper surface of the armrest 2 in the state shown in FIG. 2 in which the armrest 2 is pulled out forward. The armrest 2 includes an armrest frame 21 into which the hinge bolt 15 of the pivot portion 8 is inserted, and a pad material 22 that covers the frame 21.
And a skin material 23, and a sewn portion 25 of the skin material 23 is formed at the rear end of the armrest 2. Armrest 2
One end 32 of the shielding sheet 31 is fixed to the skin material 23 at the rear end by sewing or the like. This shielding sheet 31 is an armrest 2
It is preferable to use the same material as the skin material 23 of
It may be made of a different material. The shielding sheet 31 has a width substantially equal to the width of the armrest 2, and the shielding sheet 31
Is hooked above the lower side of the shaft 17 formed at the rear position of the storage recess 6 and drawn out to the front of the seat back 5, and the other end 33 of the shielding sheet 31 is appropriately moved forward from the rear end of the armrest 2. It is attached to the upper rear surface of the armrest 2 at a distance. The other end 33 of the shielding sheet 31 may be directly fixed to the skin material 23 on the upper rear surface of the armrest 2 by sewing or high frequency welding, or may be locked by a locking means 35 such as a surface fastener. . Also,
With the armrest 2 pulled out forward, the shielding sheet 31 is pulled sufficiently by the shaft 17 so that no slack is generated.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the armrest 2 is pulled forward from the storage recess 6, the lower portion of the storage recess 6 is shielded by the shielding sheet 31, and the shielding sheet 31 is used as the shaft.
It is possible to obtain a sufficiently stretched state by means of 17. Next, as shown in FIG. 3, when the armrest 2 is housed in the housing recess 6, the lower part of the armrest 2 is hinge bolt.
Rotate clockwise about 15 as seen in FIGS. 2 and 3,
Even if the distance between the rear end of the armrest 2 and the shaft 17 becomes long, the rear upper surface of the armrest 2 can approach the shaft 17 and hold the shielding sheet 31 in a pulled state. The tensioned state of the shielding sheet 31 can be changed by appropriately adjusting the mounting positions of both ends 32, 33 of the shielding sheet 31 and the mounting position of the shaft 17.

[Effect of device]

The above is the configuration of one embodiment of the vehicle seat armrest according to the present invention. According to this configuration, one end of the shielding sheet is fixed to the rear end of the armrest, and the shielding sheet is located behind the storage recess. Is hung on the shaft provided on the front side of the armrest, and the other end of the shielding sheet is attached to the upper surface of the rear portion of the armrest, and the shaft has a height position substantially equal to the upper surface of the armrest in the state where the armrest is pulled out to the front side. When the armrest is pulled out and used, the shielding sheet shields the lower part of the storage recess between the shafts from the rear upper surface of the armrest in a substantially horizontal state, and when the armrest is stored in the storage recess, the shielding sheet Since the shaft is held in a tensioned state, there is no risk of wrinkles on the shielding sheet, the structure is simple, and the assembly work can be done easily and quickly. It is possible to obtain an excellent seat armrest for a vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 respectively show an outline of an embodiment of an armrest for a vehicle seat according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the armrest in a pulled-out state. , FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional explanatory view of a stored state of the armrest. In the figure, 2 ... Armrest, 5 ... Seat back, 6 ...
… Storing recess, 8 …… Pivot, 13 …… Hinge bracket,
16 …… Hinge bolt, 17 …… Shaft, 21 …… Armrest frame, 22 …… Pad material, 23 …… Skin material, 31 ……
Shielding sheet, 32, 33 ... Edge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An armrest for a vehicle seat, wherein a seat recess for accommodating an armrest is formed in a seat back, and a pivotal support portion of the armrest is formed at a lower part of the accommodating recess, and one end of a shielding seat is provided at a rear end of the armrest. The shield sheet is fixed and hooked on a shaft extending horizontally in the rear position of the storage recess and pulled out forward, and the other end of the shield sheet is forwardly spaced from the rear end of the armrest by an appropriate distance. Is attached to the upper surface of the rear portion of the armrest on which the shaft is placed, the shaft is formed at a height position substantially equal to the upper surface of the armrest, and the shielding sheet is provided when the armrest is pulled out forward from the storage recess centering on the pivotal support portion. Is designed to shield the lower portion of the storage recess between the shafts from the upper surface of the rear portion of the armrest in a substantially horizontal state. Vehicle for the armrest of the seat to be.