Elbow supporting seat, auxiliary instrument panel assembly and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model discloses an elbow supporting seat, an auxiliary fascia console assembly and a vehicle, the elbow supporting seat comprises a handrail part, one side of the handrail part is provided with a hinge shaft so as to be rotatably arranged at the top of an auxiliary fascia console; the supporting part is hinged to one side of the armrest part, the rotating path at least passes through the storage position and the use position, the supporting part is completely contracted back to the coverage range of the armrest part when located at the storage position, and at least part of the supporting part extends out of the coverage range of the armrest part in the width direction of the vehicle body when located at the use position; when the supporting part is located at the using position, the armrest part rotates to the position attached to the auxiliary instrument panel so as to clamp and limit the supporting part. The supporting part is arranged on the side edge of the armrest part, so that when the supporting part is located at the using position, the covering range of the armrest part in the width direction of the vehicle body is extended, the elbow supporting requirement of a main driver and an auxiliary driver is met, meanwhile, when the supporting part is located at the containing position, the covering range of the armrest part retracts, and the arrangement space of the vehicle body cannot be occupied; and influence on peripheral structure arrangement is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicles, and particularly relates to an elbow support seat, a console assembly and a vehicle. Background Art

[0002] The use comfort of a vehicle is one of the important criteria for customers to judge when purchasing a vehicle. Due to the vehicle styling factors, currently, the auxiliary armrest and the console body are usually designed with the same width at the console position of the vehicle, which can meet the elbow leaning needs of the driver or the co-driver. However, when the arms of the two people on both sides are placed at the same time, there will be an interference problem due to the insufficient width of the auxiliary armrest. For more mature vehicle models, their lightweight and high integration make it affect the overall vehicle layout, such as the settings of surrounding structures such as seats and seat belts, when directly widening the console and the auxiliary armrest, resulting in more complex layout and assembly problems.

[0003] Therefore, how to improve the leaning comfort of the driver and the co-driver at the console position is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The utility model provides an elbow support seat, a console assembly and a vehicle to improve the leaning comfort of the driver and the co-driver at the console position.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] In the first aspect, the utility model provides an elbow support seat, including:

[0007] An armrest part, on one side of which there is a hinge shaft for rotatably setting on the top of the console;

[0008] A support part, which is hinged to one side of the armrest part, and the rotation path of the support part at least passes through a storage position and a use position. When the support part is in the storage position, it completely retracts into the coverage range of the armrest part. When the support part is in the use position, it at least partially extends out of the coverage range of the armrest part along the width direction of the vehicle body; and when the support part is in the use position, the armrest part can rotate to a position where it fits against the console to clamp and limit the support part.

[0009] Optionally, in the above elbow support seat, two support parts are symmetrically arranged in the width direction of the armrest part. The extension distance of a single armrest part in the width direction of the vehicle body is greater than twice the distance of a single support part, and the rotation structures of the two support parts and the armrest part are independently arranged.

[0010] Optionally, in the above elbow support seat, the support portion is a box structure, including a placement box with an opening on one side and a connection cover rotatably connected to the placement box. The connection cover is used to open and close the placement box, and when the support portion is in the use position and is clamped by the armrest portion and the sub-instrument panel, the opening side of the placement box is vertically upward.

[0011] Optionally, in the above elbow support seat, a soft pad area is fixedly provided on the support portion. The soft pad area is arranged on the side of the connection cover facing away from the placement box and covers the connection cover.

[0012] Optionally, in the above elbow support seat, both sides of the soft pad area in the vehicle body width direction are provided with rounded corner structures.

[0013] Optionally, in the above elbow support seat, the support portion includes a support arm with a bending structure. The support arm is used to carry other areas of the support portion, and when the support portion is in the use position, the support arm abuts against the sub-instrument panel to limit the support portion in the use position.

[0014] Optionally, in the above elbow support seat, a hinge shaft is provided on the armrest portion, and a hinge tube is correspondingly provided on the support portion. The hinge shaft is completely arranged through the hinge tube in the length direction.

[0015] In a second aspect, the present invention provides a sub-instrument panel assembly, including a sub-instrument panel and the elbow support seat provided in any one of the above embodiments. The sub-instrument panel includes an armrest box with an opening vertically upward. When the armrest portion rotates to the first position, it closes the armrest box, and when it rotates to the second position, it opens the armrest box.

[0016] Optionally, in the above sub-instrument panel assembly, when the armrest portion is in the first position and the support portion is in the storage position, the support portion is completely embedded in the armrest box.

[0017] In a third aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle, and the above sub-instrument panel assembly provided in any one of the above embodiments is arranged between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle.

[0018] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the elbow support seat provided by the present utility model provides a main space for the occupant's elbow to lean on by setting an armrest portion, and at the same time, a support portion is rotatably arranged on one side of the armrest portion; the rotation path of the support portion relative to the armrest portion at least passes through a storage position and a use position. When the support portion is in the storage position, it completely retracts into the coverage range of the armrest portion, and thus can rotate with the armrest portion. When the armrest portion rotates to a position fitting the top of the sub-instrument panel, the support portion is completely hidden without affecting the structural arrangement of the surrounding space. When the support portion is in the use position, at least a part of it extends out of the coverage range of the armrest portion to extend the armrest portion in the width direction of the vehicle body, so as to provide a wider support space to meet the elbow leaning needs of the driver and front passenger. At the same time, the support portion in the use position can be clamped and stably arranged by the armrest portion and the sub-instrument panel, thus meeting the strength required for supporting the occupant's elbow. When the passenger needs to use the support portion, after rotating the armrest portion away from the top of the sub-instrument panel, then rotating the support portion from the storage position to the use position, and then rotating the armrest portion back to the position fitting the top of the sub-instrument panel, the use requirement can be met by clamping the support portion with the armrest portion and the sub-instrument panel. The operation process is simple, and there is no need for excessive structural updates of the armrest portion, and the support portion does not occupy the vehicle body layout space, avoiding the influence of the elbow support seat on the layout of other vehicle body structures. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings, and the present utility model can also be applied to other similar scenarios according to the provided drawings. Unless obvious from the language context or otherwise stated, the same reference numerals in the drawings represent the same structure or operation.

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the storage state of the armrest portion and the support portion provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram;

[0022] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the opened structure of the armrest portion;

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure when the armrest portion is stored and the support portion is in the use position;

[0024] Figure 5 is Figure 4 a schematic diagram of the opened state of the support portion in

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of the support part and the armrest part.

[0026] Among them, 10 - armrest part; 110 - hinge shaft; 20 - support part; 210 - placement box; 220 - connection cover; 230 - soft cushion area; 240 - support arm; 250 - hinge tube; 30 - sub - instrument panel; 310 - armrest box. Specific embodiments

[0027] The armrest area on the sub - instrument panel is the area for the elbows of the driver and front - passenger to lean on. However, in most vehicle models, when people on both sides of the armrest area lean on it simultaneously, there will be contact due to the narrow width of the armrest area, affecting the comfort of the people. And simply widening the sub - instrument panel and the auxiliary armrest directly will affect the overall vehicle layout, such as the settings of surrounding structures like seats and seat belts, resulting in more complex layout and assembly problems.

[0028] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present utility model, the embodiments of the present utility model will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the embodiments shown below do not limit the content of the utility model recorded in the claims in any way. Furthermore, all the content of the configurations shown in the following embodiments is not limited to what is necessary for the solution of the utility model recorded in the claims.

[0029] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 The elbow support seat provided by the embodiment of the present utility model mainly includes an armrest part 10 and a support part 20. Among them, the armrest part 10 is similar to the armrest area structure commonly used in existing vehicle models, and a hinge shaft 110 is provided on one side thereof to be rotatably arranged on the top of the sub - instrument panel 30. It should be noted that considering the operating habits of the front - row passengers, the armrest part 10 is hinged to the top of the sub - instrument panel 30 through its side facing the rear of the vehicle body to open the top area of the sub - instrument panel 30 towards the rear. The support part 20 is hinged to one side of the armrest part 10 so as to be able to perform a rotational movement relative to the armrest part 10.

[0030] It should be noted that the rotation path of the support portion 20 with its hinge structure with the armrest portion 10 as the rotation center will at least pass through the storage position and the use position. Specifically, when the support portion 20 is in the storage position, it is completely retracted into the coverage range of the armrest portion 10 for storage. Here, it should be noted that the support portion 20 being completely retracted into the coverage range of the armrest portion 10 specifically means that on the setting plane of the armrest portion 10, the projection of the support portion 20 on this plane is completely within the projection of the armrest portion 10 on this plane. On this basis, the support portion 20 can follow the rotation of the armrest portion 10 without affecting the movement and position adjustment of the armrest portion 10, reducing the impact on the surrounding structure of the vehicle body. At the same time, when the support portion 20 is in the use position, it at least partially extends out of the coverage range of the armrest portion 10 in the width direction of the vehicle body for people to lean on. It should be noted that the support portion 20 partially extending out of the armrest portion 10 can extend the coverage range of the armrest portion 10 in the width direction of the vehicle body. Based on this, when the support portion 20 is in the use position, the armrest portion 10 can drive the support portion 20 to perform a rotational movement relative to the passenger instrument panel 30. When the armrest portion 10 rotates to a position where it fits the passenger instrument panel 30, the deployed support portion 20 is located between the top of the armrest portion 10 and the passenger instrument panel 30 and is limited. The armrest portion 10 and the passenger instrument panel 30 can clamp and limit the support portion 20 in the use position to prevent the support portion 20 from rotating through the abutting action of the passenger instrument panel 30, so that the support portion 20 has sufficient support strength to meet the leaning needs of passengers. In the above structure, when the support portion 20 is in the storage position, it can be driven by the armrest portion 10 to move. A groove space can be provided inside the armrest portion 10 or the passenger instrument panel 30 to meet the embedded storage of the support portion 20 without affecting the existing vehicle body structure layout. When the support portion 20 is in the use position, its position is stabilized by the clamping of the armrest portion 10 and the passenger instrument panel 30 to meet the support for people.

[0031] It should be noted that preferably, when the support portion 20 is in the use position, it extends entirely out of the coverage range of the armrest portion 10 in the width direction of the vehicle body to achieve the maximum extension effect of the armrest portion 10 in the width direction of the vehicle body and provide a larger support range.

[0032] The elbow support seat provided by the embodiment of the present utility model provides a main elbow leaning space for the occupant by setting the armrest part 10, and at the same time, a support part 20 is rotatably arranged on one side of the armrest part 10; the rotation path of the support part 20 relative to the armrest part 10 at least passes through the storage position and the use position. When the support part 20 is in the storage position, it completely retracts into the coverage range of the armrest part 10, and thus can rotate with the armrest part 10. When the armrest part 10 rotates to the position where it fits against the top of the co-driver's instrument panel 30, the support part 20 is completely hidden without affecting the structural arrangement of the surrounding space. When the support part 20 is in the use position, at least a part of it extends out of the coverage range of the armrest part 10 to extend the armrest part 10 in the width direction of the vehicle body, so as to provide a wider support space to meet the elbow leaning needs of the driver and co-driver. At the same time, the support part 20 in the use position can be clamped and stably arranged by the armrest part 10 and the co-driver's instrument panel 30, thus meeting the strength required for supporting the occupant's elbow. When the passenger needs to use the support part 20, refer to Figure 3 , after rotating the armrest part 10 away from the top of the co-driver's instrument panel 30, then rotate the support part 20 from the storage position to the use position, and then refer to Figure 4 , rotate the armrest part 10 back to the position where it fits against the top of the co-driver's instrument panel 30, and clamp the support part 20 by the armrest part 10 and the co-driver's instrument panel 30 to meet the use requirements. The operation process is simple, and there is no need for excessive structural updates of the armrest part 10. The support part 20 does not occupy the vehicle body layout space, avoiding the influence of the elbow support seat on the layout of other vehicle body structures.

[0033] Furthermore, the support part 20 extends the armrest part 10 in the width direction of the vehicle body, that is, it can increase the support range of the elbow support seat to meet the elbow support needs of the driver and co-driver. In order to further optimize the above technical solution, in some embodiments of the present utility model, two support parts 20 are symmetrically arranged in the width direction of the armrest part 10, where the width direction of the armrest part 10 is the width direction of the vehicle body. At the same time, the rotation structures of the two support parts 20 and the armrest part 10 are independently arranged so that they can be independently switched in position. On this basis, one support part 20 is correspondingly arranged at both the driver's position and the co-driver's position, and the passengers on both sides can independently drive a single support part 20 according to needs without affecting the use requirements of the passengers on the other side, so that the elbow support seat can meet the support needs of the passengers on both sides without cross-use interference. It should be noted at the same time that in the width direction of the vehicle body, the extension distance of the armrest part 10 is greater than twice the extension distance of a single support part 20, so that when the support parts 20 on both sides are in the storage position, they can be simultaneously covered by the armrest part 10 to meet the requirements of hidden storage.

[0034] In addition, in the elbow support seat provided by the embodiment of the present utility model, the support portion 20 may be a plate structure. The plate structure can have more convenient storage ability while meeting the elbow support requirements, and it can be stored only by fitting with the lower wall surface of the armrest portion 10. In some embodiments of the present utility model, in order to improve the storage space of the vehicle and meet the storage requirements of the driver and co-driver, refer to Figure 5 , the support portion 20 is arranged as a box structure. Specifically, the support portion 20 includes a placement box 210 and a connection cover 220. Among them, one side of the placement box 210 is open to enable the placement and removal of items, and the connection cover 220 is rotatably arranged on the placement box 210 through a rotating structure such as a rotating shaft or a hinge. The size of the connection cover 220 is the same as the opening size of the placement box 210 for opening and closing the placement box 210. When the connection cover 220 closes the placement box 210, a locking structure is arranged between its free end and the placement box 210 for stable closing to prevent the leakage of items inside the placement box 210. It should be noted that when the support portion 20 is in the use position and is clamped by the armrest portion 10 and the sub-instrument panel 30 to achieve stable setting, the opening side of the placement box 210 is vertically upward, and the occupant can open the connection cover 220 in the vertical direction to place or take items into or out of the placement box 210.

[0035] On the basis of the above embodiments, in order to improve the elbow leaning comfort of the driver and co-driver, a soft pad area 230 is fixedly arranged on the support portion 20 in the embodiment of the present utility model. The soft pad area 230 is arranged on the side of the connection cover 220 facing away from the placement box 210 and covers the connection cover 220, so that when the support portion 20 is in the use position, the soft pad area 230 is vertically upward to meet the support for the passengers. At the same time, it is preferably that the soft pad area 230 has the same material as the soft pad structure arranged on the armrest portion 10, so that the elbows of the driver and co-driver have a consistent support feeling. In addition, in order to further improve the support comfort of the soft pad area 230, both sides of the soft pad area 230 in the vehicle body width direction are arranged as rounded corner structures, which can enable the same soft pad structure to be used for the two side support portions 20 without distinguishing between the front and back, improving the part universality and reducing the assembly difficulty. At the same time, the soft pad area 230 with rounded corners can provide a smooth transition for the elbows of the passengers and improve the elbow leaning feeling of the passengers.

[0036] Furthermore, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6In order to improve the convenience of setting and the support stability of the support part 20, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the support part 20 also includes a support arm 240 with a bent structure, and the support arm 240 is used to support other areas on the support part 20 to improve the design freedom of other areas on the support part 20. At the same time, the setting of the support arm 240 can extend in the length direction of the vehicle body, so that when the support part 20 is in the use position, the support arm 240 abuts against the auxiliary instrument panel 30, and cooperates with the clamping effect of the armrest part 10 to achieve a stable setting of the support part 20. In addition, it should be noted that the bending configuration of the support arm 240 can make the top of the support part 20 adaptively designed, so as to achieve the height design of the support part 20 without affecting the connection structure between the support part 20 and the armrest part 10, and can make the top of the support part 20 flush with the armrest part 10 when the support part 20 is in the use position, so as to improve the passenger's elbow leaning experience.

[0037] In addition, it should be noted that the support arm 240 can be connected to the armrest portion 10 as a connecting structure of the support portion 20 to meet the hinged rotation requirements of the support portion 20. It has a more free structural design method. At the same time, in a specific embodiment of the utility model, in order to improve the stability of the hinged setting of the support portion 20 on the armrest portion 10, a hinge shaft 110 is provided on the armrest portion 10, and a corresponding hinge tube 250 is provided on the support portion 20, and preferably, the hinge tube 250 is equal to the length of the support portion 20 in the length direction of the vehicle body. At the same time, the hinge shaft 110 is completely arranged to pass through the hinge tube 250 in the length direction to realize the rotational connection between the support portion 20 and the armrest portion 10. It should be noted that the hinged tube 250, which has the same length as the support portion 20, can enable the entire side of the support portion 20 to be subjected to force during rotation without the risk of deflection or shaking. At the same time, the hinged tube 250 on the support portion 20 in the above embodiment can be arranged on the support arm 240 so as not to affect the arrangement of other structures on the support portion 20, thereby improving the stability of the structural arrangement of the support portion 20.

[0038] Furthermore, some other embodiments of the utility model also provide a sub-instrument panel assembly, which includes a sub-instrument panel 30 and an elbow support seat provided by any of the above-mentioned embodiments, wherein the elbow support seat is arranged at the top of the sub-instrument panel 30, and the sub-instrument panel 30 includes an armrest box 310 with an opening vertically upward to meet the storage needs, and at the same time, the armrest portion 10 of the elbow support seat will pass through a first position and a second position during the rotation along the top of the sub-instrument panel 30, when the armrest portion 10 is rotated to the first position, the top opening of the armrest box 310 is closed by the elbow support seat, and at the same time, the elbow support seat meets the elbow leaning needs of the driver and co-driver; and when the armrest portion 10 is rotated to the second position, the top opening of the armrest box 310 is opened, and passengers can place items in the armrest box 310.

[0039] On the basis of the above embodiments, when the armrest portion 10 is in the first position and the support portion 20 is in the storage position, the support portion 20 is completely embedded in the armrest box 310. The setting of the armrest box 310 provides sufficient storage space for the support portion 20, avoiding the influence of the setting of the support portion 20 on the surrounding seat structure and the original structure of the armrest box 310. At the same time, a part of the space of the armrest box 310 is used for storing the support portion 20, and the other space also has a storage function without affecting the original storage function of the armrest box 310.

[0040] Further, some other embodiments of the present invention also provide a vehicle, in which a sub-instrument panel assembly provided in any one of the above embodiments is provided between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. Since the above sub-instrument panel assembly has the above technical effects, this vehicle also has the above technical effects and will not be elaborated herein.

[0041] It should be noted that for the convenience of description, only the parts related to the relevant utility model are shown in the drawings. Without conflict, the embodiments in the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0042] As shown in the present invention and the claims, unless the context clearly indicates an exception, words such as "a", "an", "one" and / or "the" are not specifically singular and may also include plural. Generally speaking, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of the clearly identified steps and elements, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list. The method or device may also include other steps or elements. The element defined by the statement "including one..." does not exclude the existence of another identical element in the process, method, commodity or device including the element.

[0043] Hereinafter, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features.

[0044] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and an explanation of the applied technical principles, and is not used to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and modifications. The scope of the utility model involved in the present invention is not limited to the technical solutions formed by the specific combination of the above technical features, and should also cover other technical solutions formed by any combination of the above technical features or their equivalent features without departing from the above inventive concept. For example, the technical solutions formed by mutually replacing the above features with the technical features (but not limited to) having similar functions disclosed in the present invention.

Claims

1. An elbow support seat, characterized in that: include: An armrest portion, one side of which is provided with a hinge shaft so as to be rotatably arranged on the top of the auxiliary instrument panel; A support portion, which is hinged to one side of the armrest portion, and a rotation path of the support portion passes through at least a storage position and a use position; when the support portion is in the storage position, the support portion is completely retracted back into the coverage range of the armrest portion; when the support portion is in the use position, the support portion at least partially extends out of the coverage range of the armrest portion along the width direction of the vehicle body; and when the support portion is in the use position, the armrest portion can be rotated to a position that fits the auxiliary instrument panel so as to clamp and limit the support portion with the auxiliary instrument panel.

2. The elbow support seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two support parts are symmetrically arranged in the width direction of the armrest part, the extension distance of a single armrest part in the width direction of the vehicle body is greater than twice that of a single support part, and the two support parts and the rotating structure of the armrest part are independently arranged.

3. The elbow support seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support portion is a box structure, including a placement box with an opening on one side and a connection cover rotatably connected to the placement box, the connection cover is used to open and close the placement box, and when the support portion is in the use position and clamped by the armrest portion and the auxiliary instrument panel, the opening side of the placement box is vertically upward.

4. The elbow support seat according to claim 3, characterized in that: A soft pad area is fixedly arranged on the support portion, and the soft pad area is arranged on a side of the connection cover facing away from the placement box and covers the connection cover.

5. The elbow support seat according to claim 4, characterized in that: The two sides of the cushion area in the width direction of the vehicle body are arranged as rounded structures.

6. The elbow support seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support portion includes a support arm with a bent structure, the support arm is used to support other areas of the support portion, and when the support portion is located in a use position, the support arm abuts against the auxiliary instrument panel to limit the support portion to the use position.

7. The elbow support seat according to claim 1, characterized in that: The armrest portion is provided with a hinge shaft, and the support portion is correspondingly provided with a hinge tube, and the hinge shaft is completely arranged through the hinge tube in the length direction.

8. A secondary instrument panel assembly, characterized in that: It comprises an auxiliary instrument panel and an elbow support seat as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the auxiliary instrument panel comprises an armrest box opening vertically upward, the armrest box is closed when the armrest portion is rotated to a first position, and the armrest box is opened when it is rotated to a second position.

9. The auxiliary instrument panel assembly as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: When the armrest portion is located at the first position and the support portion is located at the storage position, the support portion is completely embedded in the armrest box.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that: The auxiliary instrument panel assembly according to claim 8 or 9 is arranged between the main driver's seat and the auxiliary driver's seat.

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