Equipment component for a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to an equipment component for a means of transport, comprising a base (11) which forms a pivot axis (a), a first pivot device (20) and a second pivot device (30) which can be pivoted about the pivot axis and can be moved relative to one another, a pivot element (13) being held on the second pivot device, the first pivot device being able to be locked in at least two different relative positions relative to the second pivot device by means of a securing device (40), the securing device being movable between a locked position and a released position, the first pivot device being able to be supported on a support surface (32) of the base. The first pivot device comprises a pair of first arms (21a, 21b), the second pivot device comprises a pair of second arms (31a, 31b), the pair of first arms and the pair of second arms being pivotably supported separately on a physical pivot axis, the securing device comprises a movable peg and comprises at least two recesses, the peg being assigned to one pivot device and the recesses being assigned to the other pivot device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an equipment component for a vehicle. A vehicle, within the meaning of the present invention, may be a land vehicle, an aircraft, or a ship. Such an equipment component is, for example, an armrest or a lid for a storage compartment in a center console, which can be used as an armrest. Background Art

[0002] The equipment component includes a pivot element that is pivotally supported on a base. The pivot element, for example, an armrest, can be locked in a plurality of use positions by means of a fixing device. The support member can be pivoted from any use position to a non-use position. Such an equipment component in the form of an armrest is known from EP 3 188 929 A1.

[0003] An adjustable armrest is known from DE 10 2014 0000 26 A1. The base plate consists of a first and a second plate part, which are pivotally supported about a common axis of rotation. The two plate parts are detachably connected to each other, so that the second plate part can be released from the first plate part. The first plate part is equipped with a component for fixing in different pivot positions, which allows: starting from a specific initial position or pivot position of the armrest, the base plate, i.e., the plate parts coupled to each other, to be pivoted steplessly or in steps and fixed at a desired angular height or in a desired pivot position. A plate part can be released and opened from this pivot position. Components for fixing the first plate part are known, for example, from WO 03 / 082626. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to create an equipment part which has a simple structure but provides the functions of locking the pivot part in a plurality of use positions and moving the pivot part from the use position to the non-use position in a simple manner.

[0005] 18. The swiftly and minutely adjusting device for a wood-planer working table as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second pivoting means are pivotally connected to each other with a bolt, and the bolt and the second and second pivoting means are pivotally connected to each other with a bolt, the bolt and the second pivoting means being coupled to a control panel to be used for the control panel.

[0006] The equipment component is provided for use in a vehicle. The equipment component includes a base that forms a pivot axis. The base may be formed, for example, by the frame of a center console or by at least one foot that is fixedly connected to the vehicle body. A first pivot device and a second pivot device are pivotable about the pivot axis. Both pivot devices move about the same geometric pivot axis. They may be supported on different physical pivot axes or on the same physical pivot axis. The pivot element is retained on the second pivot device.

[0007] The first pivoting device and the second pivoting device are capable of pivoting relative to each other into different relative positions. The second pivoting device can be secured in at least two different relative positions relative to the first pivoting device by means of a securing device. The securing device is movable between a secured position and a released position. In the secured position, the first pivoting device and the second pivoting device are secured to each other, i.e., relative movement is impossible. In the released position, the securing is released, and relative movement between the first pivoting device and the second pivoting device is possible.

[0008] The first pivoting device can be supported on a support surface of the base. When the pivoting member is in one of the use positions, the mating surface of the first pivoting device abuts against the support surface of the base. Because the second pivoting device can be supported on the first pivoting device in different relative positions, a plurality of use positions are defined.

[0009] Because the first pivot device is not fixed relative to the base, when the fixing device is in the fixed position, the movement unit comprising the first pivot device, the second pivot device and the pivot element can be pivoted together from any position into the non-use position. The non-use position is formed, for example, by contact between a stop surface of the second pivot device or the pivot element on the one hand and a stop surface of the base on the other hand.

[0010] The pivot element is, for example, fixedly connected to the second pivot device or integrally formed. In this case, the pivot element and the second pivot device always pivot together. In the fixed position of the fixing device, the movement unit comprising the pivot element, the first pivot device, and the second pivot device is pivoted. In the released position, the movement unit comprising the pivot element and the second pivot device pivots relative to the first pivot device.

[0011] In the sense of the present invention, a fixing device is any device for releasably blocking a relative movement between a first pivot device and a second pivot device. The fixing device comprises a first blocking element on the first pivot device, and the second pivot device comprises a second blocking element, the first blocking element and the second blocking element being releasably engageable in such a way as to prevent relative movement.

[0012] The securing device comprises, for example, a locking element in the form of a movable plug and a further locking element in the form of a matrix of at least two recesses, the plug being assigned to one of the pivoting devices and the matrix being assigned to the other pivoting device. This ensures a positively locking, functionally reliable locking. Alternatively, the present invention also contemplates other locking or securing measures by which the first and second pivoting devices can be fixed in a defined relative position, preventing relative movement even when a supporting force is applied to the pivoting elements.

[0013] In one embodiment, one of the first and second locking members comprises a clamping member that cooperates with the other locking member, which comprises a clamping surface. In the secured position of the securing device, the clamping member and the clamping surface are in a clamped relationship, such that relative movement between the first pivoting device and the second pivoting device is impossible. In the released position, relative movement is possible.

[0014] The securing device can be moved between a securing position and a release position, for example, by means of an operating device. The operating device may include, for example, a handle that can be adjusted by a user. The operating device may include, for example, multiple handles or a single handle with multiple adjustment functions. For example, a single handle may be provided for adjusting the securing device between a securing position and a release position.

[0015] Furthermore, a further handle can be provided in order to adjust a locking device, which is provided for locking the free end of the cover, between a locked position and a released position, in the case where the pivoting component is, for example, a cover of a center console.

[0016] By means of only a handle, alternatively also can manipulate fixing device and locking device.So the handle moves further more, and a plurality of adjustments are for example implemented in cascade one after another.

[0017] The operating device, for example, includes a transmission device, by which the movement of the handle can be transmitted to a fixed element, such as a latch. If, for example, the equipment component is an armrest, the handle can be arranged, for example, at the free front end region of the armrest. The fixed element can be arranged, for example, at the end region close to the pivot axis. The transmission device allows the movement of the handle to be transmitted to the fixed element, which is located further away.

[0018] The spring can, for example, bias each actuating device toward an unactuated position. Alternatively or additionally, the fixing device and / or the locking device can be biased toward a position, for example, by means of at least one spring. The fixing device can be biased toward a fixed position, for example.

[0019] The relative movement between the first and second pivoting devices is limited, for example, by a limiting device. The first and second pivoting devices can then only move relative to each other within limits. For example, the limiting device can be formed by a recess in which the tenon can move. The recess can be, for example, an elongated hole or a groove. The tenon is then assigned to one of the pivoting devices, and the recess is assigned to the other pivoting device.

[0020] The first pivoting device is loaded relative to the second pivoting device in a pivoting direction by means of a spring. In particular, the spring is fixed to the first pivoting device and the second pivoting device so that the first pivoting device is loaded and abuts against the supporting surface of the base.

[0021] The relative movement between the first and second pivoting devices is braked, for example, by means of a brake. If one pivoting device is spring-loaded, sudden movements of the pivoting device are avoided. This reduces undesirable noise. The brake device can, for example, be a grease brake. It can, for example, have a gear connected to the brake, the gear being connected to one of the pivoting devices, and the gear engaging with a toothing provided on the other pivoting device.

[0022] The first pivoting device and / or the second pivoting device, for example, has two arms spaced apart. Each arm is space-saving because the structural space between them can be used for the mechanism of the equipment components or as a storage compartment. In addition, this solution provides weight saving.

[0023] The arms of the first pivoting device and / or the arms of the second pivoting device are, for example, synchronized with one another. This improves the locking safety of the armrest. Furthermore, noise emissions are reduced because the switching and engagement noises of the locking device occur simultaneously and without separation.

[0024] The support surface is, for example, equipped with an energy accumulator, which stores the energy applied by the first pivoting device and can be transferred back to the first pivoting device. Before reaching the support surface of the base, the first pivoting device, for example, contacts a component of the energy accumulator and moves it until the first pivoting device comes into contact with the support surface. During this movement, energy is stored, which can be transferred back to the first pivoting device, for example, after the center console lid is unlocked. This supports the pivoting movement of the lid.

[0025] The equipment part is, for example, an armrest or a center console. The pivoting part is, for example, a pivotable armrest of an armrest or a cover of a storage box with an armrest surface, for a center console.

[0026] In the following description of the drawings, various embodiments of the present invention are described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. For the sake of general overview, identical or comparable components, elements, or regions are provided with identical reference numerals, partially primed, as long as different embodiments are involved.

[0027] Features which have been described with reference to only one embodiment may also be provided within the scope of the invention in any other embodiment of the invention. Such modified embodiments are also encompassed by the invention, even if they are not depicted in the drawings.

[0028] All disclosed features are inherently inventive. The disclosure content of the relevant priority documents (copies of the prior applications) as well as the cited documents and the disclosure content of the described prior art devices are hereby incorporated in their entirety into the disclosure content of the present application, also with the intention that individual features or multiple features from these documents may be included in one or more claims of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The attached pictures are as follows:

[0030] Figure 1 A perspective view showing components of the equipment as viewed from the oblique front;

[0031] Figure 2 Display button Figure 1 A side view of the equipment component according to the viewing arrow A;

[0032] Figure 3 Display button Figure 2 A top view of the equipment component of the viewing arrow B in FIG.

[0033] Figure 4 Display button Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of the section line CC in FIG;

[0034] Figure 5 Display button Figure 3 A sectional view of section line DD in FIG;

[0035] Figure 6 Display button Figure 2 a side view of the apparatus, wherein the locking device is unlocked;

[0036] Figure 7 Display button Figure 2 a side view of the apparatus, wherein the locking device and the securing device are unlocked;

[0037] Figure 8 Display button Figure 3 a side view of the apparatus, wherein the securing device and the locking device are unlocked;

[0038] Figure 9 Display button Figure 2 , wherein the pivot element is in another use position;

[0039] Figure 10 Display button Figure 4 sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the pivoting element is in another use position;

[0040] Figure 11 Display button Figure 5 sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the pivoting element is in another use position;

[0041] Figure 12 Display button Figure 2 A side view of the invention, wherein the pivoting member is in a non-use position;

[0042] Figure 13 Display button Figure 4 sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the pivoting member is in a non-use position;

[0043] Figure 14 Display button Figure 5 sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the pivoting member is in a non-use position;

[0044] Figure 15 A sectional view shows a second exemplary embodiment of an equipment component according to the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The equipment component, which is here a cover of a center console and can be used as an armrest, is designated overall by the reference numeral 10 in the figures.

[0046] according to Figure 1The equipment component 10 includes a base 11 and a first pivoting device 20 and a second pivoting device 30, the second pivoting device having a pivoting element 13. The base 11 is formed by a foot that can be fixed to the vehicle body. Alternatively, the base can also be formed by other components of the vehicle body that are fixed to the vehicle body. The first pivoting device 20 includes arms 21a and 21b. The second pivoting device 30 includes arms 31a and 31b. The arms 21a and 21b and the arms 31a and 31b are pivotable about a pivot axis a in planes parallel to each other. The pivoting element 13 is retained on the pivoting device 30 and is pivotably supported on the base 11 about the pivot axis a by means of the pivoting device. The pivot axis a is formed by a physical pivot shaft 12. The pivoting element 13 can also be formed in one piece with the second pivoting device 30.

[0047] In this exemplary embodiment, the pivot element 13 is a cover of a center console, which has a support surface 37 and can therefore serve as an armrest.

[0048] In the present embodiment, the arms 21a and 21b are not synchronized, but according to an alternative embodiment they can be synchronized. They are movable within limits relative to the arms 31a and 31b, which move synchronously. The limitation of the relative mobility is ensured by the limiting means 38, which in the present embodiment consists of the recess 22 (see Figure 5 ) is constituted, and the tenon 23 is movable in this recess. In the current embodiment, the recess 22 is assigned to the first pivot device 20, and the tenon 23 is assigned to the second pivot device 30. However, the assignment relationship can also be achieved in reverse.

[0049] The relative movement between the first pivoting device 20 and the second pivoting device 30 can be blocked by means of a first securing device 40. The securing device 40 comprises a latch 42 held translationally movable on the pivoting element 13, which latch cooperates with a matrix 44 formed on the arms 21a and 21b and comprising a plurality of recesses 45. The securing device 40 is movable between a securing position, in which the latch 42 engages with one of the recesses 45, and a release position, in which the latch 42 is disengaged from the matrix 44.

[0050] By Figure 1 By means of at least one spring 19 (not visible), the first pivot device 20 is biased relative to the second pivot device 30 in the direction u2 so as to lie against the support surface 32 .

[0051] In order to prevent the second pivot device 30 from abruptly moving relative to the first pivot device 20 into the lowermost position of use when the first fixing device 40 is released, teeth 25 are formed on the arms 21a and 21b, which engage with a gear 26, which is connected to a grease brake 27. In this way, the relative movement of the first pivot device 20 and the second pivot device 30 is braked, and disruptive noises are avoided.

[0052] The free end region of the pivot element 13 can be locked on the wall 28 of the vehicle (here on the frame of the center console) by means of a locking device 41 which is not critical to the invention. The locking device 41 is movable between a locked position and a released position.

[0053] The fixing device 40 and the locking device 41 can be actuated by the actuating device 50. That is, the fixing device 40 can be moved between a fixed position and a released position, and the locking device 41 can be moved between a locked position and a released position. In this embodiment, the actuating device 50 is configured so that the locking device 41 is actuated first and then the fixing device 40. Alternatively, however, separate actuations for the fixing device 40 and the locking device 41 can also be configured.

[0054] In press Figure 2 In the side view of FIG, the bolt 43 of the locking device 41 is engaged with the shaft 46. The locking device 41 is in the locked position. The pivot element 13 is in the lowermost use position.

[0055] In press Figure 3 In the top view of the armrest 10 , it can be seen that the arms 21 a and 21 b as well as the arms 31 a and 31 b are spaced apart from one another transversely to the longitudinal center axis m of the pivot element 13 .

[0056] In press Figure 4 and 5 In the cross-sectional view, the second pivot device 30 is in the primary position relative to the first pivot device 20. The pivot element 13, securely fastened to the projections 29 of the arms 31a and 31b, is supported on the second pivot device 30, which in turn is supported on the first pivot device 20 by means of a fastening device 40. The first pivot device 20 rests with its mating surface 16 against the contact surface 14 of the energy accumulator 18. The energy accumulator can be pressed in as far as the support surface 32, which forms a fixed stop. The stored energy can then be released back to the first pivot device 20. The energy accumulator 18 is not critical to the present invention. Alternatively, the first pivot device 20 can also come into direct contact with the support surface 32.

[0057] according to Figure 4 and 5, the fixing device 40 is in the fixing position and the locking device 41 is in the locking position. If a different use position is now to be set, the locking device 41 can be moved into the release position by actuating the actuating device 50, wherein the bolt 43 is released from the engagement with the shaft 46 (see Figure 6 ).

[0058] When the actuating device 50 is further actuated, the securing device 40 is moved into the released position (see Figure 7 and 8 ).according to Figure 8 , the bolts 42 are disengaged from the matrix 44 of the recesses 45. The second pivoting device 30 can now be moved from the primary position to the secondary position relative to the first pivoting device 20, for example, by means of the pivoting element 13 (see Figures 9-11 ). When the force acting on the actuating device 50 decreases, the fixing device 40 automatically moves into the fixing position, for example, urged by the spring 47.

[0059] Alternatively, adjustment into an intermediate position between the primary position and the secondary position is also conceivable.

[0060] During the movement of the second pivoting device 30 relative to the first pivoting device 20 from the primary position to the secondary position, the tongue 23 of the limiting device 38 moves from the first end region 33 to the second end region 34 of the recess 22 (see FIG. Figure 11 The mating surfaces 16 of the arms 21 a and 21 b of the first pivoting device 20 continue to rest on the supporting surface 32 of the base 11 .

[0061] In addition, the gear 26 of the brake device 24 (at Figure 11 The second pivoting device 30 (not visible in FIG) has moved relative to the toothing 25 from the first end region 35 to the second end region 36. When the second pivoting device 30 moves relative to the first pivoting device 20 in the direction u1, the spring 19 has been tensioned.

[0062] From each location of use, i.e. Figures 1 to 8 Location of use, Figures 9 to 11 When the first fixing device 40 is in the locked position, the motion unit including the first pivoting device 20 and the second pivoting device 30 can be pivoted to the position between the two use positions. Figures 12 to 14 In the non-use position, press Figure 13 , the mating surfaces 17 of the arms 31a and 31b bear against the stop surface 15 of the base 11. An additional pivoting movement of the pivot element 13 in the direction u1 is not possible.

[0063] If the pivoting element 13 is moved from the button Figure 12The first pivot device 20 and the second pivot device 30 are then pivoted in the direction u2 until the mating surface 16 abuts against the support surface 32. The second pivot device 30 with the pivot element 13 is then again in the previously set use position, which is therefore retained (so-called memory function).

[0064] With regard to the first exemplary embodiment, it should also be mentioned that the braking device 24 , the energy storage device 18 and the second locking device 41 are features of this embodiment and are not at all critical to the invention.

[0065] The second embodiment Figure 15 Comparable structures are provided with the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment, but these are primed.

[0066] The second exemplary embodiment relates to an equipment component 10' in the form of an armrest having a pivot element 13' in the form of a pivotable armrest. The pivot element 13' is integrally connected to a second pivot device 30'. The first pivot device 20' and the second pivot device 30' are pivotably mounted about a pivot axis a, which is formed by a physical pivot shaft 12' held on the base. The stop having a support surface 32' is also fixed to the base.

[0067] The matrix 44' of recesses 45' is fixedly connected to the second pivoting device, which matrix is ​​part of the fixing device 40'. The fixing device 40' also comprises a latch 42' which, in the locked position of the fixing device 40', engages with one of the recesses 45' and, in the released position, disengages from the matrix 44'.

[0068] The bolt 42' can be moved out of engagement by the operating device 50'. A spring (not shown) forces the bolt 42' into engagement with one of the recesses 45'. The operating device 50' can be moved into the release position by rotating the two-arm lever about the pivot axis a1 in the direction p1. When unloading, the two-arm lever automatically returns to the described basic position in the direction p2. In the release position (which is Figure 15 In the embodiment (not shown), the second pivoting device 30' can be pivoted relative to the first pivoting device 20' in one of the directions u1 or u2 to set another use position. In this use position, the mating surface 16' of the first pivoting device 20' abuts against the supporting surface 32' of the base.

[0069] The pivot element 13' can be moved from any use position in direction u1 to a non-use position, which is also not depicted here. Pivoting back from the non-use position in direction u2 to the use position can be performed until the mating surface 16' again contacts the support surface 32'. The previously set use position is also retained after movement into the non-use position.

Claims

1. An equipment component for a means of transport, comprising a base (11) forming a pivot axis (a), and comprising a first pivot device and a second pivot device, a pivot element (13) being held on the second pivot device, each of the pivot devices being pivotable about the pivot axis and movable relative to one another, characterized in that The first pivoting device (20, 20') can be locked relative to the second pivoting device (30, 30') in at least two different relative positions by means of a fixing device (40, 40'), and the fixing device can be moved between a locked position and a released position, wherein the first pivoting device (20, 20') can be supported on a supporting surface (32, 32') of the base (11), the first pivoting device (20, 20') includes a pair of first arms (21a, 21b) and the second pivoting device (30, 30') includes a pair of second arms (31a, 31b), the pair of first arms and the pair of second arms are separately pivotably supported on the same physical pivot axis or different physical pivot axes (12, 12'), the fixing device (40, 40') includes a movable bolt and at least two recesses (45, 45'), the bolt (42, 42') is assigned to one pivot device, and the recess (45, 45') is assigned to the other pivot device.

2. The equipment component according to claim 1, characterized in that The pivot element (13, 13') is fixedly connected to the second pivot device (30, 30') or is formed in one piece.

3. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The fixing device (40, 40') comprises a first locking member on one of the first pivoting device (20, 20') and the second pivoting device (30, 30'), and the other pivoting device comprises a second locking member, the first locking member and the second locking member being releasably engageable in a manner that prevents relative movement.

4. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The fixing device (40, 40') comprises a matrix (44, 44') of at least two recesses (45, 45'), which is assigned to the further pivoting device.

5. The equipment component according to claim 3, characterized in that The first closing member is formed by a clamping member and the second closing member is formed by a clamping surface.

6. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The fixing device (40, 40') can be moved between a locking position and a releasing position by means of an operating device (50, 50').

7. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The relative movement between the first pivoting device (20, 20') and the second pivoting device (30, 30') is limited by a limiting device (38).

8. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first pivoting device (20, 20') is loaded relative to the second pivoting device (30, 30') in a pivoting direction (u2) by means of a spring (19).

9. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The relative movement between the first pivoting device (20, 20') and the second pivoting device (30, 30') is braked by means of a brake device (24).

10. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The first pivoting device (20, 20') and / or the second pivoting device (30, 30') is formed by two spaced-apart arms (21a, 21b, 31a, 31b).

11. The equipment component according to claim 10, characterized in that The pivoting movements of the arms (21a, 21b) of the first pivoting device (20, 20') and / or the pivoting movements of the arms (31a, 31b) of the second pivoting device (30, 30') are synchronized with each other.

12. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The support surface (32, 32') is equipped with an energy storage device (18), through which the energy applied by the first pivoting device (20, 20') can be stored and output to the first pivoting device again.

13. The equipment component according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The equipment component is an armrest, or a cover of a center console.

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