JPH0255241B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <<Technical Field of the Invention>> The present invention relates to a vehicle door, and particularly to a vehicle door having a cushion side component on its side.

≪Conventional technology and its problems≫ In narrow passenger cars, members that make up the side part of the seat cushion, such as side supports and armrests, or side supports and armrests, are integrated on the side of the door trim adjacent to the seat cushion. The parts are installed. This member (hereinafter referred to as a side component) may be displaced from the appropriate position when the seat is slid back and forth, or may become a nuisance when getting on or off the seat.

In order to eliminate such problems, for example,
As seen in Japanese Patent No. 57-131342, by making the side component members slidable back and forth, and by hooking the hook provided at the rear end of the side component member to the seat bag, the side component members can be moved forward and backward of the seat. Some devices are designed to move forward and backward together with the seat when the seat is moved forward, and the side component can be moved forward by unlocking the hook by operating the door lock or door handle.

However, such a side component has a complicated structure, and the pins and hooks are exposed on the indoor side, resulting in poor appearance. Further, once the door is opened, the side components remain in the forward position, so it is necessary to manually reset the side components to the side portions again after sitting on the seat.

<<Objective of the Invention>> An object of the present invention is to enable the side structural members to completely follow the sliding position and move back and forth by sliding the seat.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the side structural members to slide back and forth in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the door.

<<Structure of the Invention>> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention arranges a side component on the side of a door trim so as to be slidable back and forth, and a bracket connected to the side component on the inside of the door trim; A spring means connected to one end of the bracket to always bias the bracket toward the rear side, and a flexible connecting member having one end connected to the other end of the bracket are provided, and the connecting member is pulled out toward the front end of the door. The pull-out end is connected to the rear part of a movable rail for sliding the seat cushion, so that the side component can move forward and backward following the forward and backward movement of the seat cushion.

<<Embodiments of the Invention>> FIG. 1 shows a door and a seat adjacent thereto according to the invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the door in an open state.

In the figure, 1 is a seat, 2 is a door that contacts the side portion of the seat 1, and a door trim 3 is attached to the contact surface of the door 2.

The seat 1 consists of a seat cushion 4 and a seat bag 5 provided on the back of the seat cushion 4. The seat cushion 4 is located on a slide rail 7 that is slidably engaged with a fixed rail 6 fixed to the floor surface, and is operated by operating a control lever 8 provided on a side portion of the seat cushion 4. It is possible to slide forward and backward.

Further, a side support 9 is integrated on one side of the seat cushion 4.

A side component 10 is attached to the door trim 3 side opposite to the side support 9. The side component 10 is composed of a side support part 11 having substantially the same shape as the side support 9, and an armrest part 12 integrally formed on the upper part of the side support part 11.

The side component 10, as shown in FIG.
Main guide hole 13 formed in door trim 3
It is possible to slide back and forth along sub-guide holes 14 formed above and below the main guide hole 13.

FIG. 3 shows the attachment relationship between the side component and the door trim, in which the side component 10 is connected to a bracket 15 disposed inside the door trim 3 via a pair of bolts 16. 1 bolt each
6 is inserted through the main guide hole 13 and attached to the back surface of the side component 10.

Further, a guide pin 17 coupled to the side component 10 is inserted into each sub-guide hole 14, and each bolt 16 and guide pin 17 are inserted into the guide hole 13,
14, the side component 10 can be slid back and forth on the side of the door trim 3.

On the inside of the door trim 3, the bracket 15 is always attached to the rear side of the door trim 3 by means of a tension spring 19, one end of which is suspended from a spring attachment post 18 fixed to the door trim 3 side, and the other end of which is suspended from the bracket 15. is energized by

Further, the distal end side of the bracket 15 is connected to a flexible connecting member, that is, a release wire 20.

The release wire 20 is connected to the wire protection tube 21
The outer periphery of the tube 21 is covered with a rubber tube 21, and relative sliding is caused between the tube 21 and the tube 21.
The release wire 20 is drawn out to the bottom of the tip of the door 2. Also, one end of the wire protection tube 21 is attached to the tube fixing bracket 22 with a connecting sleeve 2.
It is fixed via 1a. The tube fixing bracket 22 is attached to the door trim 3 by screws 23.
is fixed inside. Wire protection tube 2
The other end of 1 is connected to the door 2 via a connecting sleeve 21a.
This connecting sleeve 21
Both ends of the wire protection tube 21 are fixed to the tube fixing bracket 22 and the tip of the door 2, respectively, by screwing nuts 21b onto the protruding ends of the wire protection tube 21 from the door 2.

The lead-out end of the release wire 20 from the door 2 is covered with a wire protection tube 24 similar to that described above. The wire protection tube 24 is fixed to the floor by a floor fixing bracket 25. The wire protection tube 24 is routed along the floor surface, extends to the lower rear end of the seat cushion 4, and is fixed to the floor surface while being routed in a U-shape (see FIG. 1).

The end 20a of the release wire 20 inserted through the protective tube 24 is connected to the slide rail 7.
It is attached to the rear end of.

Therefore, when the operating lever 8 is pulled in the direction of arrow A and the seat 1 is moved backward in the direction of arrow B from the state shown in FIG. The bracket 15 is pushed back by the biasing pressure of the spring 19.

For this reason, the side component 10 retreats in the direction of arrow B in response to the retreating movement of the seat 1.

Conversely, when the seat 1 is pulled forward, the release wire 20 is pulled, thereby causing the side component 10 to move forward together with the seat 1.

The end of the release wire 20 extending from the door 2 is exposed as shown in FIG. 1, and is located a distance L inward from the hinge center A of the door 2.

Therefore, when the door is opened from the closed state shown in FIG. 1 in the direction of arrow N as shown in FIG. In the open state, the door advances to the forward position shown by arrow D, thereby preventing the side component 10 from interfering with the elevation when the door is opened.

When the door returns from the open state to the closed state, the release wire 20 is loosened by a distance L, and is retreated to a position corresponding to the position of the seat 1.

<<Effects of the Invention>> As explained above, in the present invention, the side components can move forward and backward completely following the forward and backward movement of the seat 1. Moreover, since the structure is composed of a release wire, a bracket, and a spring that biases the same, the structure is extremely simplified. Also,
The lead-out end of the release wire is completely covered with a floor carpet or the like, and no mechanical parts are exposed, resulting in a good appearance.

In addition, by locating the pull-out position of a connecting member such as a release wire inward from the center of the door hinge, the side component can be moved forward and backward to completely follow the opening and closing of the door. The forward and backward movement of the member can be linked to the seat and door without manual operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the relative relationship between the door and the seat according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the door when it is opened, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the mechanical part of the side component. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Seat, 2... Door, 3... Door trim, 4... Seat cushion, 5... Seat back, 7... Slide rail, 10... Side component, 11... Side support part, 12... Armrest Section 15...Bracket, 19...Tension spring, 20...Release wire.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle door having a side component on the side of a door trim attached to the inside of the vehicle door,
The side component is disposed on the side of the door trim so as to be slidable back and forth, and the inside of the door trim includes a bracket connected to the side component, and a bracket connected to one end of the bracket to constantly bias the bracket toward the rear side. Spring means and a flexible connecting member having one end connected to the other end of the bracket are provided, the connecting member is pulled out toward the front end of the door, and the pulled out end is connected to the rear part of the movable rail for sliding the seat cushion. A vehicle door characterized in that the side component can be moved forward and backward following the forward and backward movement of the seat cushion. 2. The drawing end of the connecting member from the door is located inside the hinge center of the door, and by pulling the connecting member when the door is opened, the side component is advanced, and when the door is closed, the connecting member is moved forward. 2. The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the side component is moved back to a position corresponding to the longitudinal position of the seat cushion by pulling back.