JPH09226436A - Armrests used for vehicle seats - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: A container can be easily inserted into a cup holder, and the container can be surely held in a fall-stop state. An armrest body (11) is provided with a cup holder (12) at a tip portion thereof, and the cup holder (12) is opened at the tip portion of the armrest body (11), and a cup pocket (13) thereof. A cup lock frame 15 fixedly arranged therein, inside the cup lock frame 15 in the cup pocket 13, and with a spring 17 up and down on the bottom wall of the cup pocket 13. The cup table 16 is movably supported, and a plurality of cup guide flappers 18, 18, 18 hinged to the cup table 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an armrest used for a vehicle seat that includes a cup holder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in automobiles, a cup holder is provided on an armrest of a seat, and each occupant tends to freely take a drink or the like while seating a container on the cup holder. However, since the cup holder is a cup stand that uses a wire frame or a perforated plate, it cannot be widened because the opening is constrained by the fall prevention, and it is not possible to put a container in the cup stand when the car runs. It was troublesome.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an armrest used for a vehicle seat, which allows a container to be easily inserted into a cup holder and to securely hold the container in a tilt-prevented state. is there.

[0004]

Means corresponding to the object and the operation thereof
The armrest body is provided with a cup holder at the tip portion, and the cup holder is opened at the tip portion of the armrest body, the cup pocket fixedly placed in the cup pocket, A lock frame, a cup table disposed inside the cup lock frame inside the cup pocket, and supported by a spring so as to be vertically movable on a bottom wall of the cup pocket, and the cup table. Consists of a plurality of cup guide flappers hingedly connected to each other, and its pocket can be widely opened to allow the container to be gripped.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the armrests used in the vehicle seat of the present invention will be described based on the specified and illustrated specific examples. FIGS. 1 to 3 are used in the rear seats of passenger cars. 10 shows a specific example 10 of an armrest used for a vehicle seat of the present invention embodied as a center armrest, in which the armrest body 11 is provided with cup holders 12, 12 at the tip end. Also, the cup holder 12,
12 is a cup pocket 13 opened at the tip of the armrest body 11, a cup lock frame 15 fixedly arranged in the cup pocket 13, and an inside of the cup lock frame 15. A cup table 16 disposed in the cup pocket 13 and movably supported by a bottom wall 14 of the cup pocket 13 by a spring 17, and a plurality of hinge tables connected to the cup table 16. cup·
The guide flappers 18, 18, 18 are respectively configured.

The cup pockets 13, 13 are wide open to facilitate the insertion of a container 30, eg cup, can juice, etc., and the cup lock frame 15 is bent from a wire, and The plurality of claws 20, 20 cut and raised on the bottom wall of the cup pocket 13, 13 make the cup pocket 13, 13
It is fixed to its bottom wall 14.

The cup table 16 is formed on a disk, and the disk 16 is stopped by a plurality of claws 21 and 21 cut and raised on the lower surface, and the spring 17 fixes the cup pocket 13 on the disk. It is movably supported on the bottom wall 14 thereof.

The plurality of cup guide flappers 1
The hinges 8, 18 and 18 are hinged to the outer circumference of the cup table 16 at equal intervals, and are blunted or opened by the cup lock frame 15 as the cup table 16 moves up and down. Specifically, the plurality of cup guide flappers 18, 18, 18 are normally in a normal state, and the spring 17 thereof extends so that the cup table 1
6 is lifted by its spring 17, so that it is opened, and when its container 30 is placed on its cup table 16, its spring 17 contracts and its cup table 16 is lowered by its spring 17, It is pursed and grips the container 30. In this case, the plurality of cup guide flappers 18, 1
8 and 18 have morning glory-shaped guide surfaces 19, 19 and 19 for facilitating the guiding of the container 30 to the cup table 16 and also for securely gripping the container 30. Of course, the morning glory guide surface 19, 19, 19 may be formed as an inclined guide surface.

Therefore, in the above-described center armrest 10, the container 30 is easily inserted into the cup pocket 13 even when the passenger car is traveling, and the plurality of cup guide flappers 1 are provided.
The occupants are surely held in a fall-prevented state by 8, 18 and 18 so that the occupant can freely take a drink or the like on the rear seat. Further, in the cup holders 12 and 12, the container 30 is gripped and opened by the swelling and opening operations of the plurality of cup guide flappers 18, 18 and 18, so that the container 30 is simple. It can be plugged in and taken out again.

As will be apparent from the specific embodiments of the present invention described above with reference to the drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains have the subject matter of the present invention. Is the nature of the invention (na
), and are readily embodied in other aspects that are objectively perceived as inherent in them. Of course, the content of the present invention corresponds to the subject of the invention (be commensu).
rate with) and essential for the invention.

[0011]

Benefits of the Invention As can be seen from the above, the armrest used in the vehicle seat of the present invention is such that the armrest body has a cup holder at the tip portion, and
The cup holder has a cup pocket opened to the tip portion of the armrest body, a cup lock frame fixedly arranged in the cup pocket, and the cup inside the cup lock frame. · Consists of a cup table located in the pocket and supported by springs on the bottom wall of the cup pocket so that it can move up and down, and a plurality of cup guide flappers hinged to the cup table. Therefore, the armrest used in the vehicle seat of the present invention allows the container to be easily inserted into the cup holder, and the container is securely held in a tilt-prevented state, and the container can be held in the cup holder.・ It can be easily taken out from the holder and drinks etc. can be taken freely by the occupant. It is very useful and practical for the sheet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a specific example of an armrest used for a vehicle seat of the present invention, which is embodied as a center armrest used for a rear seat of a passenger car.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the cup holder in the normal state taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a cup holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 cup holder 13 cup pocket 15 cup lock frame 16 cup table 18 cup guide flapper

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. The armrest body includes a cup holder at a tip portion thereof, and the cup holder is opened at the tip portion of the armrest body.
Pocket, cup lock frame fixedly placed in the cup pocket, inside the cup pocket inside the cup lock frame, and on the bottom wall of the cup pocket with springs An armrest used for a vehicle seat, which is composed of a cup table that is vertically movable and a plurality of cup guide flappers that are hinged to the cup table. 2. An armrest for use in a vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the cup lock frame is bent from a wire. 3. The armrest used in a vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the cup guide flapper has a morning glory-shaped guide surface. 4. The armrest used in a vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the cup guide flapper has an inclined guide surface.