JP7251433B2 - table equipment - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table device having a flat plate portion and a flat plate support mechanism that supports the flat plate portion so as to be vertically rotatable between a horizontal position and an upright position.

Patent Document 1 describes a technique related to the table device described above. The table device 110 described in Patent Document 1 includes a center console 112 provided between the left and right seats 102, as shown in FIG. A slide member 114 is provided on the upper portion of the center console 112 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A plate-like tray table 118 is attached to the slide member 114 via a hinge 116 so as to be vertically rotatable between a horizontal position and a standing position.

As a result, the tray table 118 can be used as a table at the position of the seat 102 by sliding the slide member 114 to the front end and rotating the tray table 118 downward to the horizontal position. By sliding the slide member 114 rearward while the tray table 118 is rotated upward to the upright position, the tray table 118 can be used as a partition between the left and right seats 102 .

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2014-525367

In the above-described table device 110, one tray table 118 is used as a table or a partition.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to make it possible to use a plurality of flat plate portions for the table and the partition.

The above problems are solved by each invention. In a first aspect of the invention, a first flat plate portion, a second flat plate portion, and upper surfaces of the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are deployable to a horizontal position where the top surfaces of the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are flush with each other, and the a flat plate support mechanism for supporting the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion so that the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion can rotate from a horizontal position to a standing position where they overlap each other; and the flat plate support mechanism is arranged so that the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are horizontally slidable in both a horizontal position and an upright position. A slide mechanism is provided to support the second flat plate portion .

According to the present invention, the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are supported by the flat plate support mechanism so as to be able to develop to a horizontal position where the top surfaces of each other are flush with each other. The second flat plate portion can be used as a continuous table. Therefore, when used as a table, a sufficient area can be secured and the usability is good. In addition, since the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are supported by the flat plate support mechanism so as to be rotatable from the horizontal position to the standing position overlapping each other, the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion and can be used as partitions.
Also, it becomes possible to change the shape of the table. In addition, you will be able to extend the area of the partition.

According to the second aspect of the invention , the flat plate support mechanism includes an angle adjustment mechanism that vertically rotates the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion between the horizontal position and the standing position.

According to the third invention , the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion have the same shape, and the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion have a polygonal shape in a state in which the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are expanded in a horizontal position. becomes a table. This allows the table to be used from multiple directions.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention , the flat plate support mechanism supports the flat plate portion for footrest used for the footrest in a horizontal position, and in a state in which the flat plate portion for footrest is rotated upward from the horizontal position to the standing position, It is configured to be continuous with the first and second flat plate portions held in the standing position. This allows the footrest flat plate portion to be used as a partition together with a plurality of flat plate portions.

According to the invention, multiple flats can be used for the table and the partition.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a model perspective view of a vehicle provided with the table apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a model perspective view of a vehicle provided with the said table apparatus. It is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the table device is used as an extended partition. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which used the said table apparatus as an octagonal table from the front downward direction. It is a perspective view showing the angle adjustment mechanism of the said table apparatus. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4; FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which used the said table apparatus as an octagonal table from front upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which used the said table apparatus as a deformation|transformation table from front upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the state used as the said deformation|transformation table from the front downward direction. It is a perspective view showing the state which uses the said table apparatus as a partition. It is a perspective view showing the state which uses the said table apparatus as an extended partition. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which used the table apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention as an octagonal table from front upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which used the said table apparatus as an octagonal table from front upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the state which used the said table apparatus as an octagonal table from the front downward direction. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state in which the table device is used as an octagonal table. It is a perspective view showing the state which uses the said table apparatus as an extended partition. It is a perspective view showing the state which uses the table apparatus with a footrest which concerns on a modification as an octagonal table. It is a perspective view showing the conventional table apparatus.

[Embodiment 1]
A table device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11. FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the table device 30 according to the present embodiment is a device that can be used as a table in an unfolded state and can be used as a partition in a folded state (see FIG. 1). be. Here, front, rear, left, right, and up and down shown in the drawing correspond to front, rear, left, right, and up and down of the vehicle provided with the table device 30 .

<Overview of vehicle 10>
The vehicle 10 is a vehicle capable of automatic operation. In the vehicle 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, in a dashboard 12 provided in the front part of the vehicle interior, there is a computer for performing automatic driving operation of the vehicle 10 and other control operations. (illustration omitted) is installed. Left and right seats 21 and 22 are installed in the passenger compartment, and a seat moving device (not shown) consisting of a forward/rearward sliding mechanism, an elevating mechanism, a rotating mechanism, etc. is provided under each of the seats 21 and 22. ing. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a table device 30 is provided between the left and right seats 21 and 22 in the passenger compartment. Here, the seat moving device and the table device 30 are configured to be operable based on signals from the computer. Here, in FIGS. 1 and 2, a windshield, a roof panel, left and right doors, and the like, which constitute the passenger compartment, are omitted.

<Overview of table device 30>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the table device 30 includes a pair of flat plate portions 31 and a flat plate support mechanism 40 that supports the flat plate portions 31 so that the flat plate portions 31 can be expanded like a table or can be folded like a partition. ing. Here, the position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is the original position of the table device 30, and the pair of flat plate portions 31 and the flat plate support mechanism 40 will be described based on the front, rear, left, right, and top and bottom of the table device 30 in the original position. .

<Regarding the flat plate portion 31>
The pair of flat plate portions 31 are arranged on the left and right sides of the table device 30 in the original position, and as shown in FIG. That is, each flat plate portion 31 is a flat plate formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the edge portions 31e corresponding to the lower bases of the trapezoids of the left and right flat plate portions 31 are positioned at the center of rotation when the flat plate portions 31 are unfolded or folded into a table shape. side.

The left and right flat plate portions 31 are rotated downward from the standing position to the horizontal unfolded position by the action of the flat plate support mechanism 40, and the upper surfaces of the left and right flat plate portions 31 are flush with each other as shown in FIGS. It is held to form a regular octagonal table. When the left and right flat plate portions 31 are rotated upward from the unfolded position to the standing position by the action of the flat plate support mechanism 40, the left and right flat plate portions 31 overlap in the left-right direction as shown in FIGS. , becomes available as a partition.

<Regarding the flat plate support mechanism 40>
As shown in FIG. 3, the flat plate support mechanism 40 includes a device base 41 fixed to the floor of the vehicle 10, a slide table 43 horizontally slidable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with respect to the device base 41, and the slide table 43. and a pillar 45 erected thereon. Further, the flat plate support mechanism 40 includes an angle adjustment mechanism 50 that vertically rotates the left and right flat plate portions 31 between the unfolded position and the upright position on the top of the column 45, and a slide that supports the left and right flat plate portions 31 so as to be slidable back and forth. mechanism 60 (see FIG. 6).

<Regarding the strut 45>
As shown in FIG. 3, the strut 45 is formed in a substantially T shape from a strut main body 45m and a horizontal arm 45a extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at the upper end position of the strut main body 45m. Left and right flat plate portions 31 are arranged on the left and right sides of the arm portion 45a of the post 45, respectively. At the center of the upper portion of the column body portion 45m of the column 45, an elevating slider 52 of an angle adjusting mechanism 50 for vertically rotating the left and right flat plate portions 31 is provided.

<Regarding the angle adjustment mechanism 50>
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the angle adjustment mechanism 50 includes the above-described elevating slider 52, a driving source (not shown) for raising and lowering the elevating slider 52 in the column main body 45m, and the arm portion 45a of the column 45. Left and right top plate bases 54 are connected to each other so as to be vertically rotatable. The angle adjustment mechanism 50 also includes left and right plate-like links 56 for vertically rotating the left and right top plate bases 54 . One end of the plate-like link 56 is connected to the rotatable free end of the top plate base 54 via a first hinge 57a so as to be vertically rotatable. are connected so as to be vertically rotatable through

With the above configuration, when the lift slider 52 is lifted by the action of the drive source, the left and right plate-like links 56 push up the free rotation end sides of the left and right top plate bases 54 , respectively, and the left and right top plate bases 54 move up from the column 45 . It comes to rotate upward (stand up) with respect to the arm part 45a. Further, when the elevating slider 52 descends, the left and right plate-like links 56 pull down the rotatable free end sides of the left and right top plate bases 54, and the left and right top plate bases 54 move horizontally with respect to the arm portion 45a of the column 45. It will rotate downward to the position (deployed position). Here, the driving source for raising and lowering the elevation slider 52 may be a motor, or a spring or a damper may be used instead of the motor.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 , the left and right plate portions 31 are superimposed on the left and right top plate bases 54 and connected to each other via a slide mechanism 60 so as to be slidable back and forth. Therefore, when the top plate base 54 rotates vertically with respect to the arm portion 45a of the column 45 by the function of the angle adjusting mechanism 50, the flat plate portion 31 rotates vertically together with the top plate base 54. FIG. Here, the driving source of the angle adjustment mechanism 50 operates based on signals from the computer within the dashboard 12 .

<About the slide mechanism 60>
As shown in FIG. 6, the slide mechanism 60 includes rails 63 provided on the upper surface of the top plate base 54 and sliders 64 provided on the lower surface of the flat plate portion 31 . The rails 63 are provided on both the left and right sides of the upper surface of the top plate base 54 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Further, the slider 64 is fixed at a position corresponding to the rail 63 on the lower surface of the flat plate portion 31 . A slider 64 of the flat plate portion 31 is connected so as to be slidable along the rail 63 of the top plate base 54 . With the above configuration, the flat plate portion 31 can be slid back and forth with respect to the top plate base 54 by applying force to the flat plate portion 31 in the front and rear direction. Here, it is also possible to provide the slide mechanism 60 with a drive source and operate the slide mechanism 60 based on a signal from a computer.

<Regarding the mode of use of the table device 30>
<Octagonal table>
When the table device 30 folded at the original position as shown in FIG. 1 is used as an octagonal table as shown in FIG. Select Use Table. As a result, the computer operates, and the driving source of the angle adjustment mechanism 50 is driven in the direction in which the elevation slider 52 is lowered. As a result, the left and right plate-like links 56 pull down the left and right top plate bases 54 on the free rotation end side. As a result, the left and right flat plate portions 31 together with the left and right top plate bases 54 rotate downward to the horizontal position (unfolded position) with respect to the arm portions 45a of the column 45 . As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper surfaces of the left and right flat plate portions 31 of the table device 30 are held flush, and the left and right flat plate portions 31 can be used as an octagonal table. By making the table octagonal in this way, the table can be used from any direction.

<Transformation table>
Next, when the octagonal table is used as a transforming table as shown in FIGS. The flat plate portion 31 is slid rearward with respect to the top plate base 54 . As a result, the front portion of the flat plate portion 31 on the right side projects forward, and the rear portion of the flat plate portion 31 on the left side projects rearward, so that it can be used as a transformation table. It is also possible to slide the right flat plate portion 31 backward with respect to the top plate base 54 and slide the left flat plate portion 31 forward with respect to the top plate base 54 .

<Partition>
Next, when using the octagonal table (see FIG. 7) as a partition as shown in FIG. 10, the input/output device such as the dashboard 12 is operated to select partition use. As a result, the driving source of the angle adjustment mechanism 50 is driven in the direction to raise the elevation slider 52 . As a result, the left and right plate-like links 56 push up the left and right top plate bases 54 on the free rotation end side. As a result, the left and right plate portions 31 together with the left and right top plate bases 54 are turned upward from the horizontal position (deployed position) to the standing position with respect to the arm portion 45a of the column 45 . Thereby, as shown in FIG. 10, the left and right flat plate portions 31 of the table device 30 can be used as partitions.

<Extended Partition>
Next, when the partition (see FIG. 10) is used as an extended partition as shown in FIG. The portion 31 is slid backward with respect to the top plate base 54 . As a result, the partition can be expanded by projecting the front portion of the right flat plate portion 31 forward and projecting the rear portion of the left flat plate portion 31 rearward. By sliding both the left and right flat plate portions 31 forward or backward, the front and rear positions of the partition can be adjusted.

[Embodiment 2]
A table device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12 to 16. FIG. A table device 30b according to the present embodiment is obtained by modifying the flat plate portion 31 of the table device 30 according to the first embodiment, and other configurations are substantially the same as those of the table device 30 according to the first embodiment. For this reason, in the table device 30b according to the present embodiment, the same members as those of the table device 30 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, rectangular openings 31h are formed in the left and right flat plate portions 31 of the table device 30b according to the present embodiment at central positions on the rotation center side. In addition, a cover-shaped square flat plate 31t for opening and closing the square opening 31h is connected to the flat plate portion 31 in a vertically rotatable state at a position corresponding to the square opening 31h. 12, the square flat plate 31t closes the square opening 31h and continues to the surface of the flat plate portion 31, and as shown in FIGS. It is connected to the flat plate portion 31 so as to be vertically rotatable between open positions where it is rotated downward to open the rectangular opening 31h. A spring member (not shown) is provided between the flat plate portion 31 and the square flat plate 31t to hold the square flat plate 31t in the closed position or the open position. Instead of holding the rectangular flat plate 31t at the closed position or the open position by the spring force of the spring material, it is also possible to use a holding tool such as a hook.

The size of the rectangular opening 31h of the flat plate portion 31 is set to a size that allows insertion of, for example, a coffee cup or a plastic bottle. 14 and 15, a cloth-like sheet 58 is provided between the left and right plate-like links 56 of the angle adjusting mechanism 50 for vertically turning the left and right flat plate portions 31. As shown in FIGS. The cloth-like sheet 58 is stretched in parallel under the left and right flat plate portions 31 in a state in which the angle adjustment mechanism 50 rotates the left and right flat plate portions 31 downward to the horizontal unfolded position. As a result, when a rectangular opening 31h of the flat plate portion 31 used as a table is opened and a coffee cup or the like is inserted through the rectangular opening 31h, the bottom of the coffee cup or the like is received by the cloth-like sheet 58 from below. will be available. That is, the rectangular opening 31h of the flat plate portion 31 and the cloth-like sheet 58 of the angle adjusting mechanism 50 can be used as a cup holder.

Here, the cloth-like sheet 58 hangs downward when the angle adjustment mechanism 50 rotates the left and right flat plate portions 31 upward to the upright position. does not become Further, as shown in FIG. 16, in a state in which the left and right flat plate portions 31 are used as extended partitions, the rectangular flat plate 31t is rotated downward from the closed position to the open position, thereby turning the rectangular flat plate 31t into a shelf for small articles. can be used as

<Correspondence between the terms of the present embodiment and the terms of the present invention>
The left flat plate portion 31 corresponds to the first flat plate portion of the present invention, and the right flat plate portion 31 corresponds to the second flat plate portion of the present invention. Also, the octagonal table corresponds to the polygonal table in the present invention.

<Advantages of the table device 30 according to the present embodiment>
According to the table device 30 according to the present embodiment, the left and right flat plate portions 31 are supported by the flat plate support mechanism 40 so as to be able to develop to a horizontal position where the upper surfaces are flush with each other. Can be used as a continuous table. Therefore, when used as a table, a sufficient area can be secured and the usability is good. Further, since the left and right flat plate portions 31 are supported by the flat plate support mechanism 40 so as to be rotatable from the horizontal position to the mutually overlapping upright position, the left and right flat plate portions 31 can be used as partitions. Also, the slide mechanism 60 works to change the shape of the table. Also, the area of the partition can be expanded. Furthermore, since the table is octagonal when the left and right flat plate portions 31 are unfolded in the horizontal position, the table can be used from multiple directions.

<Change example>
Here, the present invention is not limited to Embodiments 1 and 2, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in Embodiments 1 and 2, the table devices 30 and 30b including the left and right flat plate portions 31 were exemplified, but as shown in FIG. It is also possible to provide so as to be rotatable with. As a result, while the left and right flat plate portions 31 of the table device 30 are being used as a table, the footrest flat plate portion 47 can be rotated downward to the horizontal position and used as a footrest. Further, by rotating the left and right flat plate portions 31 and the footrest flat plate portion 47 upward to the standing position, the left and right flat plate portions 31 and the footrest flat plate portion 47 can be used as a partition.

In the first and second embodiments, the left and right flat plate portions 31 are rotated simultaneously in the horizontal direction or the standing direction by the angle adjustment mechanism 50. However, the left and right flat plate portions 31 are individually rotated by the angle adjustment mechanism 50. Rotating is also possible. This allows one flat plate portion 31 to be used as a table and the other flat plate portion 31 to be used as a partition. Further, in Embodiments 1 and 2, an example in which an octagonal table is formed by the left and right flat plate portions 31 is shown. can also be formed. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the table devices 30, 30b used in the vehicle 10 capable of automatic operation are illustrated, but the table devices 30, 30b can also be used in vehicles such as trains, ships, passenger planes, and the like. It is also possible to use the table devices 30, 30b like ordinary furniture.

30 Table device 30b Table device 31 Flat plate portion (first flat plate portion, second flat plate portion)
40... Flat plate support mechanism 47... Flat plate portion for footrest 50... Angle adjustment mechanism 54... Top plate base 56... Plate-like link 60... Slide mechanism 63. ... Rail 64 ... Slider

Claims (4)

a first flat plate portion, a second flat plate portion;
The first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion can be developed to a horizontal position where the top surfaces of the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are flush with each other, and the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion overlap each other from the horizontal position. a flat plate support mechanism that supports the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion so as to be rotatable to a position;
and
The flat plate support mechanism is arranged so that the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are horizontally slidable in both a horizontal position and an upright position. A table device provided with a slide mechanism for supporting the flat plate portion . A table device according to claim 1,
The flat plate support mechanism includes an angle adjusting mechanism for vertically rotating the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion between a horizontal position and a standing position. A table device according to either claim 1 or claim 2,
The first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion have the same shape, and the table device becomes a polygonal table when the first flat plate portion and the second flat plate portion are unfolded in a horizontal position. . A table device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The flat plate support mechanism supports a flat plate portion for footrest used for the footrest in a horizontal position,
A table device, wherein the footrest flat plate portion is configured to be continuous with the first and second flat plate portions held at the standing position when the footrest flat plate portion is rotated upward from the horizontal position to the standing position.

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