JPH052129Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a vehicle armrest structure.

[Prior art and its problems]

2. Description of the Related Art In the rear seats of vehicles, armrests are placed between the seating positions of adjacent occupants so that occupants can rest their arms.

However, in the past, armrests had flat tops, so when occupants seated on both sides of the armrest placed their arms on the armrest, their arms would come into strong contact with each other, causing discomfort or In some cases, when the vehicle makes a sharp turn, one of the occupants may lean sideways due to the centrifugal force, causing the arm of the other occupant to fall off the armrest.

[Purpose of this invention]

The object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle armrest structure that solves the above problems.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention was devised in view of the above, and in an armrest disposed between the seating positions of each occupant in a vehicle seat on which multiple occupants can sit, the armrest is provided with a storage space that opens upward. and a lid member that is pivotally supported on the main body by a hinge and opens and closes the storage chamber,
Two recesses extending along the longitudinal direction of the armrest are formed on the upper surface of the lid member, and a cross section that narrows between the upper and lower parts of the convex partition wall existing between the two recesses is formed. This is an armrest structure for a vehicle, characterized in that the armrest structure is configured so that it can be formed into a shape so that it can serve as a handle for opening and closing the lid member.

[Example of the present invention]

Next, the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
This will be explained according to the diagram.

Reference numeral 2 designates a seat (not shown) installed inside a vehicle interior on which a plurality of occupants can sit, and is composed of a seat cushion 2a for receiving the buttocks of the occupants, and a seat back 2b for receiving the backs of the occupants. At the center in the width direction of the seat 2, there is a storage position that is pivoted to the seat back 2b by a hinge (not shown) and stored in a recess 2c formed in the seat back 2b, and a seating position for each occupant on the upper surface of the seat cushion 2a. An armrest 4 is provided which can assume a use position and a use position placed between the positions.

The armrest 4 includes a main body 6 having a storage chamber 6a that opens upward, and a lid member 10 that is pivotally supported on the main body 6 by a hinge 8 and opens and closes the storage chamber 6a. Two parallel recesses 10a extending along the longitudinal direction of the armrest 4 are formed on the upper surface of the lid member 10, and as a result, the armrest 4 is formed between the two recesses 10a.
Convex partition wall 10b extending along the longitudinal direction of
is formed. A recessed handle portion 10c is formed on the partition wall 10b, on which an occupant can place his/her finger when displacing the lid member 10 to the open position.

In addition, reference numeral 12 is the substrate of the lid member 10, 14 is the skin defining the outer surface of the lid member 10, and 16 is the substrate 1.
2 and the outer skin 14.

According to the above configuration, even when the occupants seated on both sides of the armrest 4 of the seat 2 place their respective arms on the same armrest 4, the partition wall 10b exists between both arms, so that both arms strongly come into contact with each other. Moreover, when the vehicle makes a sudden turn, one passenger leans sideways due to the centrifugal force, and the other passenger's arm is prevented from falling off the armrest. Furthermore, by forming the space between the upper and lower parts of the partition wall 10b into a constricted cross-sectional shape, the lid member 10 can be used as a handle for opening and closing the lid member, which is convenient for opening and closing the lid member. In addition, there is no need to provide a separate handle, making the armrest 4 inexpensive, and the cover member 1 including the handle 10c.
Since the outer surface of the handle part 10c is integrally covered with the skin 14, the presence of the handle part 10c is not visually noticeable and the appearance is also excellent.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. In the drawings, components having the same structure as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a lid member for opening and closing the storage chamber 6a, and a convex partition wall 18a is formed on the upper surface of the lid member along the longitudinal direction of the armrest 4 instead of forming a recessed portion as in the first embodiment. has been done. Further, a handle portion 18c similar to the handle portion 10c in the first embodiment is formed on the partition wall 18a.

According to the above configuration, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the second embodiment, the partition wall 18
The same effect can be obtained even if a is formed as a separate member and fixed to the upper surface of the lid member 18.

[Effects of this invention]

According to the present invention, the space between the upper and lower parts of the partition wall existing between the two recesses on the upper surface of the lid member is formed into a constricted cross-sectional shape, so that it can serve as a handle for opening and closing the lid member. This structure has the practical effect of making it convenient to open and close the lid member, and even when occupants seated on both sides of the armrest of the seat place their arms on the same armrest, there is still a wall between the arms. This prevents the arms of both occupants from coming into strong contact with each other and causing discomfort, and also prevents one occupant from leaning sideways due to centrifugal force and knocking the other occupant's arm off the armrest when the vehicle makes a sharp turn. Achieve the desired effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the invention. be. 2... Seat, 4... Armrest, 6... Main body, 8... Hinge, 10... Lid member, 12... Lid member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model claims] In an armrest disposed between the seating positions of each occupant in a vehicle seat on which multiple occupants can sit, the armrest is provided with a main body having a storage chamber that opens upward, and a hinge that pivots to the main body. and a lid member for opening and closing the storage chamber, two recesses extending along the longitudinal direction of the armrest are formed on the upper surface of the lid member, and a convex partition wall exists between the two recesses. An armrest structure for a vehicle, characterized in that the space between the upper and lower parts of the armrest is formed into a constricted cross-sectional shape so that it can serve as a handle for opening and closing the lid member.