KR20100030428A

KR20100030428A - Lever typed seat arm rest angle adjusting device

Info

Publication number: KR20100030428A
Application number: KR1020080089370A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김성훈
Original assignee: 다이모스(주)
Priority date: 2008-09-10
Filing date: 2008-09-10
Publication date: 2010-03-18

Abstract

Seat armrest (A) of the present invention is moved up and down via the hinge axis 13 of one end so that the angle is adjusted, and then the angle adjusting device provided to fix the seat armrest (A) in the angle adjusted state A locker fixed to the hinge plate 4 having a hinge plate 4 hinged by a pulling force through a cable 2 connected to the lever 1 and subjected to elastic restoring force of the spring 6. After the angle adjustment of the seat armrest A is made in the state that the fixing force of the lock gear 11 is released by the release of 7), when the pull through the cable 2 is released, the hinge plate (through the spring 6) 4) the lock gear 11, which is pressurized by the locker 7 returning to the initial state together with the rotation gear 12, is engaged with the rotary gear 12, thereby forming a fixed state to the angle-adjusted seat armrest A. , The angle adjustment work up and down the seat armrest (A) based on the horizontal state can be conveniently implemented There is a characteristic.

Description

Lever typed seat arm rest angle adjusting device using lever

The present invention relates to a seat armrest, and more particularly to a seat armrest angle adjusting device using a lever.

In general, a plurality of seats (Seat) is installed in the vehicle for a comfortable ride of the driver and passengers.

These seats are divided into separate seats for one passenger and bench seats that can be seated by several passengers at once. The separate seats are mainly installed in the driver's and passenger seats of the passenger car, and the bench seats are installed behind the driver's seat and the passenger seat. .

Of these, the bench seat is equipped with a seat armrest that can hang the arm of the passenger to the middle portion thereof. The seat armrest is typically hinged at one end to the seat portion, and the entire armrest is raised or lowered using the hinge engagement portion. Used at the convenience of the passenger.

In addition, the armrests are also mounted on the separate seats to further enhance the passenger's convenience, so that one end can act as a seat armrest applied to the bench seat while lifting the armrests to hang the arm of the passenger.

However, the seat armrest applied to the separate seat is also operated to be raised up from the horizontal state and lowered up to the maximum horizontal state using the hinged portion on the side portion of the seat. Inconvenient to use, even if the seat armrest is completely lowered, it can only be adjusted in a horizontal state with respect to the seat, there is a vulnerability to give discomfort due to the body difference of the passenger.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and the seat armrest which is hinged to the seat and can hang the arm of the passenger is freely adjusted up and down on the basis of the horizontal state, so that it is suitable for the body of the passenger. The purpose is to enable the adjustment of the upper and lower angles, and to solve the inconvenience caused by the body difference.

In addition, the seat armrest of the present invention has the object of preventing the inconvenience of adjusting the angle again after returning to the horizontal state when adjusting the upper and lower angles of the seat armrest as the locking state is possible in both directions after the angle adjustment. .

The present invention for achieving the above object, the seat armrest angle adjustment device is hinged to the seat via a hinge axis via a lever provided in the seat armrest is adjusted up and down;

A cable fixed to one side of the lever to be pulled through the lever;

A locking assembly for angular movement about the hinge point of the lower portion to compress the spring when the cable is pulled;

Rotation to release the fixing force of the seat armrests by being separated from the lock gear each angular movement about the hinge point of the lower portion, so that the restraint force by the locking assembly is released by the pulling force of the cable, the rotation is engaged to generate a fixing force of the seat armrest Assembly;

Characterized in that consisting of.

To this end, the locking assembly is provided with a fixing pin as the upper portion, receiving a pulling force from the connected cable, the lower portion of the hinge plate is hinged fixed by the hinge pin in the inner space of the seat armrest,

A spring fixed to the hinge plate and the other end fixed to the inner space of the seat armrest so that the hinge plate is compressed through the hinge plate during each movement of the hinge plate, and then exerts an elastic restoring force to return the hinge plate to its initial state.

Padded to the side of the hinge plate, it consists of a rocker that moves with the hinge plate.

The rotation assembly includes a lock gear that is hinged at a lower end portion in an inner space of the seat armrest, forms a coupling end of a groove shape which is dug toward the upper side, and receives an elastic restoring force of the compressed spring when the external pressing force is released. It consists of a rotating gear that wraps around the hinge axis that hinges the seat armrest up and down and rotates when the seat armrest moves up and down.

According to the present invention, the seat armrest which is hinged to the seat can be seated on the passenger's arm while the angle is adjusted up and down on the basis of the horizontal state, the locking state after the angle adjustment is possible in both directions, the body of the passenger Minimizing the inconvenience caused by the difference, of course, the upper and lower angle adjustment of the seat armrest can be easily implemented.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in various different forms, one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may be described herein. It is not limited to the Example to make.

1 is a view showing the configuration of the seat armrest angle adjusting device using a lever according to the present invention, the present invention is an angle adjusting device installed on the seat armrest (A) hinged to the seat to adjust the angle up and down As the lever 1 is operated to release the lock state, the angle of the seat arm A is adjusted horizontally up and down with respect to the seat via the hinge axis 13, and the lever 1 is released. The seat angle of the seat angle adjusted (A) is configured to be switched to the locked state.

To this end, the angle adjusting device is coupled to the seat armrest (A) via a hinge pin to expose the lever (1) exposed, and one side is fixed to the lever (1) as the lever (1) is flipped The cable 2, the locking assembly 3 which is angularly moved about the hinge pin through the pulling force of the cable 2, and the seat in the state of being undone by the angular movement of the locking assembly 3 It is comprised by the rotation assembly 10 which adjusts the angle of the seat armrest A by rotating the seat armrest A up and down via the hinge axis | shaft 13 fixed to it.

Here, the lever 1 is preferably installed in front of the seat armrest A, and the cable 2 having one end fixed to the lever 1 is installed into the inner space of the seat armrest A. .

The locking assembly 3 is provided with a fixing pin 5 as an upper portion thereof, and receives the pulling force from the connected cable 2, and the lower portion is hinged by a hinge pin in the inner space of the seat armrest A. The hinge plate 4 and one end of the hinge plate 4 are compressed through the hinge plate 4 during each movement of the hinge plate 4 to apply an elastic restoring force to return the hinge plate 4 to its initial state. It is fixed to 4) and the other end is composed of a spring (6) fixed to the inner space of the seat armrest (A) and the locker (7) which is padded to the side of the hinge plate (4) and moves together with the hinge plate (4). It is done.

Here, the locker 7 is fixed to the seat armrest (A) does not move even when the seat armrest (A) is subjected to an external load, as the hinge plate (4) is returned to the initial position when the cable 2 is released. In order to maintain the state, it has a shape to be fitted toward the lock gear 11 constituting the rotation assembly (10).

In addition, the rotating assembly 10 is hinged to the lower end portion in the inner space of the seat armrest (A), the spring is compressed as the pressing force (force applied by the locker 7 in the fixed state) applied from the outside is released. Rotating gear (12) wrapped around the lock gear (11) receiving elastic restoring force and the hinge shaft (13) which hinges the seat armrest (A) up and down, and rotates when the seat armrest (A) moves up and down. It consists of.

In addition, the lock gear 11 and the rotary gear 12 have the function of maintaining the fixed state of the seat armrest (A) after the angle of the seat armrest (A) is adjusted, for this purpose, the rotary gear ( 12) forms a sector gear type in which a gear is formed on the outer circumferential surface in some sections, and the lock gear 11 also forms a gear to be engaged with the gear of the rotary gear 12.

At this time, as the gear tooth of the lock gear 11 and the rotary gear 12 determines the adjustment angle of the seat armrest A, it is designed according to the adjustment angle interval of the seat armrest A when designing.

In addition, the lock gear 11 is formed with a groove-shaped coupling end 11a formed at an opposite upper end portion of the gear forming portion, which is a portion of the locker 7 forming the locking assembly 3. The lock gear 11 engaged with the rotary gear 12 in the fitted state (11a) is restrained so as not to fall off the rotary gear 12, so that the seat armrest A even when an external load is applied to the angle-adjusted seat armrest A. ) Will act to maintain a fixed state.

The seat armrest (A) of the present invention as described above is moved up and down via the hinge shaft (13) of one end so that the angle is adjusted, the angle adjustment provided to fix the seat armrest (A) in the angle adjusted state The device has a hinge plate 4 which is hinged by a pulling force through a cable 2 connected to the lever 1 and is subjected to the elastic restoring force of the spring 6, and fixed to the hinge plate 4. When the angle of the seat armrest A is adjusted in a state in which the locking force of the lock gear 11 is released due to the release of the locker 7, when the pull through the cable 2 is released, the spring 6 is hinged. The lock gear 11, which is pressurized by the locker 7, which is returned to the initial state with the plate 4, is engaged with the rotary gear 12, thereby forming a fixed state to the angle-adjusted seat armrest A. According to the horizontal state, the angle adjustment work up and down the seat armrest (A) conveniently There will be features that can be implemented.

To this end, the angle adjusting device of the seat armrest (A) is provided as an inner space of the seat armrest (A) is adjusted to the top and bottom by being coupled to the sheet via the rotation axis 13, as shown in FIG. The locking assembly is provided with a locking assembly (3) which is angularly moved by receiving a pulling force of the cable (2) fixed at one end to the lever (1) which is hinged to lift up, and generates an elastic force for restoration. Engagement is released and recombined through the Say 3 to provide a rotary assembly 10 geared together to fix the angled seat armrest A.

That is, when the passenger leans up the lever 1 provided on the seat armrest A via the hinge pin, the cable 2 is pulled through the lever 1, As the force is lowered, the hinge plate 4 fixed in the inner space of the seat armrest A rotates (counterclockwise), and the spring 6 fixed to the hinge plate 4 is converted into a compressed state. .

At this time, when the hinge plate 4 is rotated through the cable 2, the locker 7 coupled to the side of the hinge plate 4 is also behaved together.

As such, when the hinge plate 4 and the locker 7 rotate in the counterclockwise direction, the lock gear 11 in which the locker 7 is disengaged from the lock spring 11 is compressed and restored (not shown). The hinge restoring force, i.e., rotates slightly in the counterclockwise direction, is shifted from the gear teeth of the rotary gear 12.

Subsequently, when the locker 7 falls from the lock gear 11 and at the same time the lock gear 11 also falls from the rotation gear 12, the fixed state of the seat armrest A is switched to the completely released state. The angle of the seat armrest A is adjusted to a desired state.

That is, when raising the seat armrest (A) upward more, if you slightly lift the front portion of the seat armrest (A), the seat armrest (A) while the rotary gear 12 rotates via the hinge axis (13) ) Is raised up.

Subsequently, when the lever 1 is released in the state where the upward angle adjustment of the seat armrest A is completed, the cable 2 fixed to the lever 1 is loosened and the spring that has been compressed by the hinge plate 4 ( 6) is restored to rotate the hinge plate (4) clockwise direction.

The initial state return rotation of the hinge plate 4 rotates the locker 7 together, and the locker 7 returned to the initial state is formed at the upper end of the lock gear 11. At the same time, the lock gear 11 is engaged with the rotary gear 12.

At this time, the lock gear 11 is added to the force by the locker 7 in response to the return action of the spring pulled during the counterclockwise rotation.

As such, when the lock gear 11 is pressurized through the hinge plate 4 and the locker 7 which are subjected to the return force of the spring 6, the lock gear 11 is more strongly engaged toward the rotary gear 12. Through the pressing force of the spring 6 and the coupling force of the locker 7 and the lock gear 11 and the engagement force of the lock gear 11 and the rotary gear 12, the angle-adjusted seat armrest A is fixed. Thus, even if an external force is applied, the angled fixed state can be maintained.

On the other hand, when lowering the seat armrest (A), compared to the case of raising the seat armrest (A) up, only the seat armrest (A) to force the seat armrest (A) through the hinge axis 13 Since it is implemented by rotating in the downward direction, description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a seat armrest angle adjusting device using a lever according to the present invention

Figure 2 is an operation of adjusting the angle of the seat armrest using the angle adjusting device according to the present invention

1: lever 2: cable

3: locking assay 4: hinge plate

5: fixing pin 6: spring

7: rocker 10: rotating assembly

11: lock gear 11a: coupling stage

12: rotary gear 13: hinge axis

A: seat armrest

Claims

A lever (1) provided at the seat armrest (A) which is hinged to the seat via a hinge shaft (13) and is angled up and down;

A cable (2) fixed at one side to the lever (1) so as to be pulled through the lever (1);

A locking assembly (3) for angular movement about the hinge point of the lower portion to compress the spring (6) when the cable (2) is pulled;

The locking force of the locking assembly 3 is separated from the lock gear 11 which is angularly moved about the hinge point of the lower portion so that the restraining force by the locking assembly 3 is released by the pulling force of the cable 2, thereby releasing the fixing force of the seat armrest A. And the rotation assembly 10 is engaged to generate a fixing force of the seat armrest (A);

Seat armrest angle control device using a lever, characterized in that consisting of.

The method of claim 1, wherein the lever (1) seat armrest angle control device using a lever, characterized in that the hinge is coupled to lift up from the front of the seat armrest (A).

The locking assembly (3) according to claim 1, wherein the locking assembly (3) is provided with a fixing pin (5) as the upper portion and receives a pulling force from the connected cable (2), the lower portion being connected to the hinge pin in the inner space of the seat armrest (A). Hinged hinged plate (4),

After each movement of the hinge plate 4 is compressed through the hinge plate 4, one end is fixed to the hinge plate 4 and the other end is applied to apply an elastic restoring force for returning the hinge plate 4 to its initial state. A spring 6 fixed to the inner space of the seat armrest A and

The seat armrest angle adjusting device using a lever, which is padded to the side of the hinge plate (4) and composed of a locker (7) that moves together with the hinge plate (4).

The seat armrest angle control device according to claim 3, wherein the locker (7) has a structure protruding from the upper end portion so as to fit into the groove portion.

The method of claim 1, wherein the rotary assembly 10 is hinged to the lower end portion in the inner space of the seat armrest (A), and forms a groove-shaped engaging end (11a) that is dug toward the top, the external pressing force release Rotation that is rotated when the seat armrest A moves up and down by enclosing the lock gear 11 that receives the elastic restoring force of the compressed spring and the hinge shaft 13 that hinges the seat armrest A up and down. Seat armrest angle adjusting device using a lever, characterized in that consisting of a gear (12).

The method of claim 5, wherein the rotary gear 12 forms a sector gear type in which a gear is formed on the outer circumferential surface in a partial section, and the lock gear 11 also forms a gear to be engaged with the gear of the rotary gear 12. Seat armrest angle adjusting device using a lever.