JPH0517318Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a seat in which a personal television receiver is installed in the armrest of various types of seats, such as aircraft, vehicle, and marine seats, which have a built-in folding table. It is something.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, various types of seats installed in aircraft, vehicles, and ships have had a large folding table built into the armrest, and a small LCD TV receiver or other type of TV receiver has been installed in the armrest. A device with the part facing upward has been proposed.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in this type of seat, the table is taken out from the armrest and unfolded in front of the seated person, so if the TV receiver is not located outside of the table hinge, especially in front, the two may interfere. Therefore, it was extremely difficult to place the television receiver on the armrest of the table device.

In addition, a small TV receiver such as a liquid crystal type is fitted into the top of the armrest. Those attached to the top of the armrest require the seated person to look into the TV display, which can be very tiring, and the TV display reflects light from above, making it even more difficult to see. There was also the problem that it was difficult.

This invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is equipped with a large television receiver that can be individually selected and used by the occupants of each seat, mounted on the armrest side that has a built-in folding table. However, it is an object of the present invention to provide a seat that allows watching television even when the table is in use.

[Means for solving problems]

The seat in which the television receiver is installed in the armrest according to the present invention has a recessed part for accommodating the television receiver formed on the side of various seats of an aircraft or a vehicle or on the front end seat side of the center armrest, and the recessed part A support tube is disposed below the hole formed in the bottom surface of the armrest and opens upward through the hole and slopes toward the front and upper side of the armrest, and a sliding rod that can move up and down is housed in the support tube. In addition, a measure is taken to mount a television receiver on the upper end of the sliding rod.

In addition, the bottom of the television receiver and the upper end of the sliding rod are connected with a ball joint so that they can swing freely, and an elastic member such as a spring is installed inside the support tube.
A measure is also taken to constantly bias the sliding rod upward.

[Effect]

Thus, the seat configured as described above allows the television receiver to be stopped diagonally upward at the front end of the armrest during viewing, and the television display portion of the television receiver to be rotated in the line of sight direction of the seated person. The television display unit can be fixed at a predetermined angle in a normal usage position. Therefore,
The seated person can personally view the television display section while keeping the table in use.

In addition, since a ball joint is used, it is possible to easily direct the TV display section toward the line of sight of the seated person at a desired angle, and the unfolded table can be closed or unfolded while the TV receiver is in use. You can also do that.

On the other hand, when the television is not being viewed, the television receiver can be housed in a recess formed at the front end of the armrest on the seat side, so that it does not interfere with the person sitting on the seat. It goes without saying that the table can be opened or closed freely when not watching television.

〔Example〕

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an aircraft seat in which a television receiver is provided on an armrest according to the present invention will be described as shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are a plan view and a sectional view of essential parts showing a state in which a television receiver is taken out from an armrest, for example, a side armrest, and at the same time the table is unfolded.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates a side armrest attached to both sides of various seats such as seats for aircraft, vehicles, or ships, and reference numeral 2 indicates a recessed step portion formed at the front end of the side armrest 1 on the seat side 1a. This recessed step portion 2 accommodates a television receiver 3 formed in a plate shape, such as a liquid crystal display, by moving it up and down without any difference in level. The television receiver 3 has a television display section 4 formed on one side thereof, which is attached to respective side armrests 1, 1 for the occupants on both sides of a double-type seat, for example. 5 is a folding table that is taken out from the upper surface of the side armrest 1, unfolded and used to span over the center armrest 6 on the opposite side; 7 is a foldable table that supports the table 5 on its side; A hinge 8 for laying down the table 5 is a lid that covers the upper surface of the storage section of the table 5. 9 is a hinge for rotating the table 5 to the front position of the upper surface of the side armrest 1 when the table 5 is taken out from the side armrest 1; 10 is a hinge that connects the two table pieces 5a and 5b forming the table 5; It is a hinge that An operation panel section 11 for the television receiver 3 is provided on the side surface of the seat of the side armrest 1 configured as described above. The operation panel section 11 is provided with a switch, a volume, a channel, an earphone jack, etc. exclusively for the television receiver 3. Furthermore, the operation panel section 11 can also be provided with a reading light switch for reading, a call light switch for calling a stewardess, etc. that are installed in general aircraft seats. Further, an ashtray 12 is arranged at the front end of the upper surface of the side armrest.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state in which the television receiver 3 and the table 5 are housed in the side armrest 1. The television receiver 3 is housed in the recessed part 2 and the table 5 is housed in the side armrest. 1
At the same time, a lid 8 is placed over the top of the housing. Reference numeral 13 denotes a support tube disposed below a hole 14 formed in the bottom surface of the recessed step portion 2. The support tube 13 is
It opens upward through the hole 14 and assumes a mounting position inclined toward the front and upper side of the side armrest 1. A sliding rod 15 with a TV receiver 3 mounted at the bottom thereof rotatably within a predetermined range is inserted into the support tube 13 and housed therein, and the sliding rod 15 can freely move up and down within the support tube 13. Configure it so that it can be done. Reference numeral 16 denotes an elastic member such as a coil spring installed inside the support tube 13 in order to constantly push the sliding rod 15 upward. This elastic member 16 raises the television receiver 3 diagonally upward at the front end of the side armrest 1. The upper stop position of the sliding rod 15 is fixed by fitting the locking end 19 of the stopper 18 into a recess or groove 17 formed at an appropriate position in the upper part 15A and lower part 15B of the sliding rod 15, respectively. can do. That is, by fitting the locking end 19 of the stopper 18 into the recess or groove 17 formed in the upper part 15A of the sliding rod 15, the television receiver 3 is fixed at the position housed in the recessed step 2, and is moved upward. It doesn't jump out. Conversely, if the locking end 19 of the stopper 18 is fitted into the groove 17 of the lower part 15B of the sliding rod 15, the television receiver 3 will stop at a predetermined position and will not fall off. Note that the wiring between the television receiver 3 and the operation panel section 11 is performed by passing through the inside of the sliding rod 15.

Further, FIG. 4 shows a rotation mechanism section that restricts the rotation range of the television receiver 3 on the sliding rod 15, and shows the rotational shaft mounting portion of the television receiver 3 on the sliding rod 15. A guide plate 21 having long holes 20, 20 regulating the rotation angle to 90 degrees around the axis is provided, and a support plate 22 on the side of the sliding rod 15 is connected to the long hole 2.
The pins 23 and 23 that fit into the pins 0 and 20 are projected. Therefore, the TV receiver 3 is connected to pin 2.
The range in which 3 and 23 rotate in the long hole, that is, approximately 90
It can be rotated within a range of degrees to specify the storage position and viewing position. Note that the attachment locations of the elongated hole 20 and the pin 23 may be upside down.

5 and 6 show a click stop 2 for fixing the television receiver 3 at the upper end of the sliding rod 15 in the housing position and the viewing position.
FIG. 4 is a front view and an end view of main parts showing the guide plate 2.
Concave portions or grooves 25, 25 are formed at two locations on the outer periphery of the support plate 22, and the concave portions or grooves 25,
A plate spring 27 and the like having a fitting protrusion 26 which applies an urging force in the direction of fitting into the plate spring 25 is fixed. With this configuration, the accommodation position and the viewing position of the television receiver 3 can be fixed at the position where the fitting protrusion 26 of the spring 27 fits into the recess or the groove 25, 25.

FIG. 7 shows the television receiver 3 relative to the sliding rod 15.
This shows another embodiment of the rotating mechanism, in which a television receiver 3 is connected to a sliding rod 15 via a ball joint 28. That is,
This is done by connecting a bar 30 to a part of a sphere 29, and inserting the bar 30 through the notch 31 into a half-bowl-shaped member 32 in which a hole or notch 31 is formed in the center of the sphere 29. Wrapping the sphere 29, the sphere 29
An elastic member 33 such as a coil spring is used to firmly contact the inner surface of the half-bowl-shaped member 32 with the half-bowl-shaped member 32.
It was pressed strongly from the outside. Therefore, the television receiver 3 mounted on the bar 30 or the half-bowl-shaped member 32 can be easily oriented in a desired direction and can be reliably kept fixed in that position. With this configuration, the seated person can watch the television receiver 3 in a more free posture.

When using the television receiver, first remove the stopper 18, and further pull up the television receiver 3, which has been raised by the biasing force of the elastic member 16, so that the groove 17 of the lower part 15b of the sliding rod 15 is aligned with the locking end 19 of the stopper 18.
Pull up until it fits into the position. Next, the television receiver 3 is rotated approximately 90 degrees to a viewing position where the television display section 4 of the television receiver 3 faces in the line of sight of the seated person.

Conversely, when the television receiver 3 is housed in the recessed step 2, the television receiver 3 may be rotated to the accommodation position and pushed down, or it may be pushed down to the position of the recessed step 2 and then rotated. . When the television receiver 3 is pushed down to this recessed part 2, the stopper 18
The locking end automatically fits into the upper groove 15b.

Although this embodiment describes a seat in which a television receiver is provided on the side armrest, a television receiver may also be provided in the center armrest. It is also possible to provide a television receiver on a seat whose armrest does not have a built-in table.

[Effect of idea]

Since the seat in which the television receiver is installed in the armrest according to the present invention is constructed as described above, it has a simple structure, and the television receiver having a large television display section taken out from the armrest is set in the line of sight direction of the seated person. It is characterized by the fact that it can be viewed on a large scale and that a large folding table can be used at the same time, and the practical effects of implementing this invention are extremely large.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the TV receiver taken out from the side armrest and the table unfolded at the same time, Figure 2 is a side view of the same main part, and Figure 3 is the side armrest housing the TV receiver and table respectively. FIG. 4 is an exploded, enlarged perspective view showing the rotating mechanism that restricts the rotation range of the television receiver at the upper end of the sliding rod. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the sliding rod. Figure 6 is a front view of the main parts showing the click stop for fixing the television receiver at the upper end of the sliding rod in the storage position and the viewing position. Figure 6 is an end view taken from Figure 5. Figure 7 FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment in which a television receiver is swingably mounted on the upper end of a sliding rod. 1...Side armrest, 2...Concave step, 3
...TV receiver, 13...Support tube, 14...
Hole, 15...Sliding rod, 16...Elastic member, 28...
...Ball joint.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A recessed part for accommodating a television receiver is formed on the front end seat side of the armrest of various seats of an aircraft or vehicle, and a hole made in the bottom of the recessed part is provided. A support tube is disposed below that opens upward through the hole and slopes toward the front and upper side of the armrest, and a sliding rod that is movable up and down is housed in the support tube, and the sliding rod A seat characterized in that a television receiver is installed at the upper end of the seat. (2) Claim 1 for utility model registration, characterized in that the armrest is a side armrest
A seat with a television receiver installed in the armrest as described in Section 1. (3) Connect the bottom of the television receiver and the top of the sliding rod,
A seat provided with a television receiver on an armrest as claimed in claim 1 of the utility model registration, characterized in that the seat is connected with a ball joint so as to be swingable. (4) A television receiver is installed in the armrest set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, which is characterized in that an elastic member such as a spring is installed in the support tube to constantly urge the sliding rod upward. seat.