Equipment arrangement for a motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a fitting arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a first fitting (2) which can be displaced in a first direction of displacement (4) and a second fitting (3) which can be displaced in a second direction of displacement (5) which is angled relative to the first direction of displacement (4), which second fitting (3) releases the first fitting (2) for displacement in a first position and limits displacement of the first fitting (2) in a second position.It is provided that a flap (10) is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis with respect to the second piece of furniture (3) in such a way that, when the second piece of furniture (3) is displaced from the first position in the direction of the second position, the flap is pivoted from a first flap position into a second flap position, which is selected in such a way that, in the event of a collision with the first piece of furniture (2), the flap (10) is forced in the direction of its first flap position and in the process displaces the second piece of furniture (3) in the direction of its first position.

Description

The invention relates to a device arrangement for a motor vehicle, having a first device object that can be displaced in a first displacement direction and a second device object that can be displaced in a second displacement direction angled with respect to the first displacement direction and which, in a first position, releases the first device object for displacement and, in a second position, limits displacement of the first device object.The prior art discloses, for example, the publication DE 10 2008 043 638 A1. This relates to an object holder of a motor vehicle for receiving and holding movable objects, in particular beverage containers, having a holding part which can be moved in and out between a retracted non-use position and an extended use position and which provides an adjustment opening for the object in the use position. It is provided here that the holding part interacts with stationary parts of the motor vehicle in the extended position of use in order to hold the object.DE 10 2023 205 134 A1 relates to a holding device in a vehicle for an input device having a display which is formed with a ball head, a cage, a spring and a holder for the input device.Furthermore, the documents U.S. Pat. No. 2019) / 0 315 281 A1 and U.S. Pat. No. 2020 / 0 156 553 A1 are known from the prior art.It is the object of the invention to propose a device arrangement for a motor vehicle which has advantages over the prior art, in particular avoids damage to the devices due to a collision of the devices with one another.This is achieved according to the invention with a device arrangement having the features of claim 1. It is provided here that a flap is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis with respect to the second object of installation in such a way that, when the second object of installation is displaced from the first position in the direction of the second position, it is pivoted from a first flap position into a second flap position which is selected in such a way that, in the event of a collision with the first object of installation, the flap is forced in the direction of its first flap position and in the process displaces the second object of installation in the direction of its first position.Advantageous embodiments with expedient developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims. It is pointed out that the exemplary embodiments explained in the description are not restrictive; rather, any variations of the features disclosed in the description, the claims and the figures can be realized.The device arrangement is preferably part of the motor vehicle and comprises at least two devices, namely the first device and the second device. The two items of furniture are preferably part of an interior appliance of the motor vehicle, insofar as they are internal items of furniture of the interior appliance of the motor vehicle. The device arrangement is thus a component of the internal device of the motor vehicle or forms the latter at least partially.The two items of installation are mounted or storable on the motor vehicle, in particular on a body of the motor vehicle. The items of equipment are mounted in such a way that they can be displaced with respect to the motor vehicle. This is to be understood as meaning that the two items of equipment are not rigidly connected to the motor vehicle, but rather are arranged movably in an interior space surrounded by the body of the motor vehicle. However, it can be provided that the first piece of equipment and / or the second piece of equipment can / is at least temporarily fixable, for example by means of a corresponding locking mechanism. In principle, however, both the first object of the device and the second object of the device are at least regionally displaceable, in particular displaceably mounted. For example, the first piece of equipment and / or the second piece of equipment are each present as one of the devices mentioned below: vehicle seat, storage area, storage compartment or the like.The first piece of equipment is displaceable in the first displacement direction. In particular, the first object of the device can be displaced in the first displacement direction within a displacement range or adjustment range bounded by a first end position and a second end position. The second piece of equipment is displaceable in the second displacement direction between the first position and the second position, wherein the second displacement direction is angled with respect to the first displacement direction. This is to be understood as meaning that the two displacement directions are not parallel to one another. For example, the two displacement directions intersect or are arranged skew to one another.In other words, an imaginary first plane completely accommodates the first displacement direction and an imaginary second plane accommodates the second displacement direction. Preferably, the two planes also each accommodate a straight line which is parallel to and spaced apart from one another. The planes are angled with respect to one another, in particular they together enclose an angle which is greater than 0° and less than 180°. The angle is preferably at least 45° and at most 135°, at least 60° and at most 120°, at least 75° and at most 105° or approximately or exactly 90°. Particularly preferably, the two planes are perpendicular to one another in this respect. Overall, the two items of equipment are mounted such that they can be displaced relative to one another or can be displaced relative to one another in mutually different directions.In the first positions, in particular in the first end positions, of the two items of equipment, these are spaced apart from one another, at least they are spaced further apart from one another. The two displacement directions are arranged at an angle to one another in such a way that the second object of the device releases the first object of the device for displacement in its first position, in particular in its first end position, and limits a displacement of the first object of the device in its second position, in particular in its second end position. The latter is to be understood as meaning that the second object of the installation in its second position blocks the displacement of the first object of the installation at least in regions, that is to say is present in an imaginary extension of the first object of the installation along the first displacement direction. In particular, the second object of the device is present in its second position, viewed in the direction of the first displacement direction, at least in regions in overlapping relationship with the first object of the device, so that displacement of the first object of the device from its first position, in particular from its first end position, in the direction of its second position, in particular its second end position, is blocked at least in regions by the second object of the device.In other words, the second object of installation in its second position blocks the first displacement path at least in regions, such that displacement of the first object of installation along the first displacement path would lead to a collision between the two objects of installation. If, on the other hand, the second object of the device is present in its first position, it releases the displacement of the first object of the device, so that it is possible to displace the first object of the device over its entire displacement range without a collision occurring between the two objects of the device.A displacement of the first object of installation can thus lead to damage to the objects of installation as long as the second object of installation is in the second position. In order to avoid this, the invention provides the pivotably mounted flap. The flap is pivotable about the pivot axis between the first flap position and the second flap position and is arranged such that it is pivoted from the first flap position into the second flap position when the second object of the device is displaced from the first position in the direction of the second position. Preferably, the flap is also arranged such that it is pivoted back again into the first flap position when the second piece of equipment is displaced from the second position in the direction of the first position from the second flap position.In the first flap position, the flap is located away from the imaginary extension of the first object of installation along the first displacement path; in the second flap position, the first object of installation comes into contact with the flap in at least one position during its displacement along the first displacement path. The flap is configured and the second flap position is selected such that the flap is forced in the direction of its first flap position in the event of a collision with the first object of the device and in this case displaces the second object of the device in the direction of its first position, in particular displaces it into its first end position.In other words, the first piece of equipment is present in its first position at a distance from the flap and, when displaced in the direction of its second position, collides with the flap present in the second flap position. In this case, the first piece of equipment urges the flap into the first flap position and displaces the second piece of equipment in the direction of its first position. Overall, the first piece of equipment thus interacts with the flap in order to displace the second piece of equipment in the direction of its first position. For this purpose, a corresponding operative connection is produced between the flap and the second object of installation, in particular the flap is arranged and / or mounted on the second object of installation. Damage to the equipment objects due to their collision is thereby reliably avoided.A further development of the invention provides that the flap is pivotably mounted on the second object of the device, so that it is displaced together with it in the second displacement direction. The flap is thus connected to the second item of equipment in an articulated manner. When the second object of installation is displaced from the first position into the second position, the flap is displaced from the first flap position into the second flap position, so that it is present in the second position of the second object of installation accordingly in the second flap position. Conversely, when the second object of the device is displaced from the second position into the first position, the flap is correspondingly displaced from the second flap position into the first flap position.The first flap position is thus assigned to the first position of the second object of installation and the second flap position is assigned to the second position of the second object of installation. This ensures that the flap is always in the corresponding flap position when the second object of the device is displaced.A further development of the invention provides that the pivot axis is perpendicular to an imaginary plane which accommodates the first displacement direction and / or the second displacement direction completely therein. Preferably, the imaginary plane completely accommodates the second displacement direction. The second object of the device is thus displaceable in the imaginary plane. The flap is pivotably mounted on the second object of the device perpendicularly with respect to the second displacement direction. This enables a particularly simple constructionally fastening of the flap to the second object of the device.Preferably, the imaginary plane additionally completely accommodates the first displacement direction. In this case, the two items of equipment can be displaced relative to one another in the imaginary plane. Alternatively, the first displacement direction intersects the imaginary plane, so that the first piece of equipment can be displaced obliquely with respect to the imaginary plane in this respect. In any case, the first displacement direction is arranged with respect to the imaginary plane in such a way that the first piece of equipment is present in its first position at a distance from the flap and, when displaced in the direction of its second position, collides with the flap as long as the second piece of equipment is present in its second position. This ensures that the second piece of equipment is reliably displaced into the first position.A further development of the invention provides that the flap is acted upon by a spring force which urges the flap in the direction of its second flap position. As already explained above, the second flap position is assigned to the second position of the second item of equipment. The spring force is effected, for example, by means of a spring element which is supported on the one hand on the second object of the device and on the other hand on the flap. The spring element is arranged in such a way that it urges the flap in the direction of the second flap position. This ensures that the flap is present in the second flap position when the second object of the device is displaced in the direction of the second position.A further development of the invention provides that the flap in the first position of the second object of installation bears against a first stop and, when the second object of installation is present in the second position, is present at a distance from the first stop and / or that the flap in the second position of the second object of installation bears against a second stop and, when the second object of installation is present in the first position, is present at a distance from the second stop.As already explained above, the spring force urges the flap in the direction of its second flap position. In order to arrange the flap in the first position of the second piece of equipment in the first flap position, the first stop is provided. This is arranged in such a way that the flap, in the first position of the second object of the device, bears against the first stop and is supported against the latter counter to the spring force. The first stop is preferably fixed in place on the vehicle body or connected to the latter. This means that the second piece of equipment is displaced relative to the first stop during its displacement. In particular, the second object of the device moves away from the first stop during a displacement in the direction of the second position. Conversely, the second piece of equipment moves towards the first stop upon a displacement in the direction of the first position. In this case, the flap comes into contact with the first stop, as a result of which the flap is finally forced against the spring force into the first flap position. Overall, the flap is thus held in the first flap position in the first position of the second object of the device by the first stop on the one hand and the spring force on the other hand. The flap is thus reliably held in the first flap position.Additionally or alternatively, the second stop is provided. This is arranged in such a way that the flap, in the second position of the second object of the device, bears against the second stop and is supported against the latter counter to the spring force. The second stop is preferably arranged on the second piece of equipment, in particular it is rigidly and permanently connected to the second piece of equipment. In the first position of the second piece of equipment, the flap is initially at a distance from the second stop before in the first flap position. In the second position of the second piece of equipment, the flap is supported against the second stop against the spring force. Overall, the flap is held in the second position of the second piece of equipment by the second stop on the one hand and the spring force on the other hand in the second flap position. The flap is thus reliably held in the second flap position.A further development of the invention provides that the flap in the first flap position is aligned with a front surface of the second piece of equipment. The second piece of furniture has the front surface which faces the interior of the motor vehicle. The front surface is visible from the interior space in particular both in the first position and in the second position of the second item of equipment. The front surface is preferably arranged parallel to the first displacement direction and perpendicular to the second displacement direction. In the first flap position, in particular in the first position of the second object of the device, the flap is aligned with the front surface. As a result, the flap is arranged particularly non-perceptibly in the first position of the second item of equipment.A further development of the invention provides that the flap in the first flap position is arranged between the front surface of the second object of installation and an outer surface of a bracket which at least temporarily accommodates the second object of installation and is aligned with both. The console is preferably a component of the interior device of the motor vehicle and is designed to receive the second piece of equipment. The second piece of equipment is present, for example, as a storage surface which can be pulled out of the console or as an pull-out storage compartment.Preferably, the second item of equipment is completely accommodated in the console in its first position. The front surface of the second object of the installation is in this case aligned with the outer surface of the bracket. For example, the first position corresponds to a closed position of the second piece of equipment, in which the latter is visually non-noticeable lowered into the console. In the second position, on the other hand, the second piece of equipment is at least partially present outside the console. For example, the second position corresponds to an open position in which the storage surface or the storage compartment is accessible from the interior. Particularly preferably, the second piece of equipment has a retraction mechanism which forces the second piece of equipment into the closed position when it is displaced from the open position in the direction of the closed position.In the first position, i.e. in this respect in the closed position, of the second item of equipment, the flap is present in the first flap position. In this case, it is arranged between the front surface of the second piece of equipment and the outer surface of the bracket and is aligned with both. This enables a particularly visually imperceptible configuration of the flap.A further development of the invention provides that the bracket has a cranked region in which the flap is accommodated in the first flap position. The cranked region is formed in particular in the outer surface of the bracket. The cranked region forms a receptacle in which the flap is received at least in regions in the first position of the second item of equipment. Particularly preferably, the first stop is formed in the cranked region, against which the flap bears in the first position of the second item of equipment. The first stop is designed, for example, as a projection. This makes it possible to keep the flap reliably and visually non-noticeable in the first flap position.A further development of the invention provides that the first piece of equipment is a vehicle seat and the console is a central console present adjacent to the vehicle seat. The configuration of the first piece of equipment as a vehicle seat has already been mentioned above. The second piece of equipment is accommodated at least temporarily in the console, which is present as the central console. The second piece of equipment is arranged such that the front surface faces the vehicle seat. In the second position of the second piece of furniture, the latter engages at least in regions into a foot space present adjacent to the central console and the vehicle seat.In its second position, the second object of the device thus at least partially blocks the displacement of the vehicle seat in the direction of the foot space. When the vehicle seat is displaced in the direction of the foot space, the vehicle seat collides with the flap present in the second flap position, pushes it in the direction of its first flap position and in the process displaces the second item of equipment in the direction of its first position, in particular into the first position. Overall, an automatic displacement of the second object of the installation into its first position is thus achieved.A further development of the invention provides that a base body of the second piece of equipment delimits a stowage space, wherein the stowage space is accessible in the second position and inaccessible in the first position, in particular by being accommodated in the console in the second position of the second piece of equipment. The second object of the device is provided in so far as a storage compartment, the base body of which is preferably completely accommodated in the console in the closed position. In the open position, on the other hand, the base body is at least partially present outside the console. The base body delimits the storage space which is open in at least one direction. In the closed position, the storage space is inaccessible from the interior and in the open position is accessible. The invention thus provides a storage compartment which can be pulled out of the central console and which closes automatically when the driver's seat is displaced towards the latter.The invention further relates to a motor vehicle having a device arrangement, in particular a device arrangement according to the statements within the scope of this description.The advantages of such a configuration of the motor vehicle and of the device arrangement have already been pointed out above. Both the device arrangement and the motor vehicle can be further developed according to the explanations within the scope of this description, so that reference is made to these in this respect.The features and combinations of features described in the description, in particular the features and combinations of features described in the following description of the figures and / or shown in the figures, can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations or alone without departing from the scope of the invention. Embodiments are therefore also to be considered as encompassed by the invention which are not explicitly shown or explained in the description and / or the figures, but which emerge from the explained embodiments or can be derived from them by combinations of features.The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing, without any restriction of the invention being effected. The figure shows FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a device arrangement for a motor vehicle in a first position, and FIG. 2 shows a schematic illustration of the device arrangement in a second position.FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a device arrangement 1 for a motor vehicle, which is not illustrated in any more detail. The device arrangement 1 comprises a first device object 2 and a second device object 3. The first device object 2 is present, for example, as a vehicle seat 2 and is displaceable in the direction of a first displacement direction 4. The second piece of equipment 3 is present, for example, as an extendable storage compartment and is displaceable in the direction of a second displacement direction 5. For example, the second object 3 is displaceably mounted by means of corresponding guide rails.The second object 3 is shown in a first position, in which a base body 6 of the second object 3 is completely accommodated in a central console 7 located adjacent to the vehicle seat 2. In the first position, a front surface 8 of the second piece of furniture 3 is aligned with an outer surface 9 of the center console 7.A flap 10 is pivotably mounted on the second object 3 of the device, in particular by means of a joint, not shown in more detail. In the illustrated first position of the second piece of furniture 3, the flap 10 is present in a first flap position and is accommodated in a cranked region 11 of the central console 7. In the cranked region 11 a first stop 12 is formed against which the flap 10 bears in the first flap position. A spring element 13 urges the flap against the first stop 12, and the flap is thus held in the first flap position on the one hand by the spring force of the spring element 13 and on the other hand by the first stop 12. In the first flap position, the flap 10 is arranged between the front surface 8 and the outer surface 9 and is aligned with both.FIG. 2 shows the second item of equipment 3 in a second position. In this, the second object 3 engages at least partially in a foot space 14 present adjacent to the vehicle seat 2 and the second object 3 and thereby limits a displacement of the vehicle seat 2 in the direction of the first displacement direction 4.In the second position of the second piece of equipment 3, the flap 10 is present in a second flap position. In this case, the spring element 13 urges the flap against a second stop 15 formed on the base body 6, and the flap 10 is therefore held in the second flap position on the one hand by the spring force of the spring element 13 and on the other hand by the second stop 15.In the second flap position, the flap 10 is present at an angle with respect to the front surface 8. When the vehicle seat 2 is displaced in the direction of the second object 3, the latter collides with the object in the flap 10, and the vehicle seat 2 thereby pushes the flap 10 in the direction of its first flap position and in the process pushes the second object 3 in the direction of its first position. Damage to the vehicle seat 2 and / or the second piece of equipment 3 as a result of a collision of the two pieces of equipment 2 and 3 is thus reliably avoided.LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS:1 Device arrangement 2 First device object 3 Second device object 4 First displacement direction 5 Second displacement direction 6 Base body 7 Center console 8 Front surface 9 Outer surface 10 Flap 11 Cranked region 12 First stop 13 Spring element 14 Foot space 15 Second stop

Claims

Device arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle, having a first device object (2) which can be displaced in a first displacement direction (4) and a second device object (3) which can be displaced in a second displacement direction (5) which is angled with respect to the first displacement direction (4) and which, in a first position, releases the first device object (2) for displacement and, in a second position, limits a displacement of the first device object (2), characterized in that, with respect to the second device object (3), a flap (10) is mounted pivotably about a pivot axis in such a way that, when the second device object (3) is displaced from the first position in the direction of the second position, said flap is pivoted from a first flap position into a second flap position which is selected in such a way, the flap (10) is urged in the direction of its first flap position in the event of a collision with the first object (2) of the device and displaces the second object (3) in the direction of its first position in the process.Device arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the flap (10) is pivotably mounted on the second device object (3) so that it is displaced together with it in the second displacement direction (5).Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pivot axis is perpendicular to an imaginary plane which accommodates the first displacement direction (4) and / or the second displacement direction (5) completely therein.Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flap (10) is acted upon by a spring force which urges the flap (10) in the direction of its second flap position.Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flap (10), in the first position of the second object (3), bears against a first stop (12) and, in the presence of the second object (3) in the second position, is present at a distance from the first stop (12), and / or in that, in the second position of the second object (3), the flap (10) bears against a second stop (15) and, in the presence of the second object (3) in the first position, is present at a distance from the second stop (15).Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flap (10), in the first flap position, is aligned with a front surface (8) of the second item of equipment (3).Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the first flap position, the flap (10) is arranged between the front surface (8) of the second object (3) and an outer surface (9) of a bracket (7) which receives the second object (3) at least temporarily and is aligned with both.Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bracket (7) has a cranked region (11), in which the flap (10) is accommodated in the first flap position.Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first item of equipment (2) is a vehicle seat and the console (7) is a central console which is present adjacent to the vehicle seat.Device arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a base body (6) of the second item of equipment (3) delimits a stowage space, wherein the stowage space is accessible in the second position and inaccessible in the first position.

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