Transport device for a motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a transport device (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one planar, table-like storage means (4) which includes at least one storage section (6) on which an object can be placed and which extends in a working arrangement of the storage means (4) between a vehicle component and a vehicle seat (8), comprising at least one vehicle seat (8) which includes at least one backrest (10) against which a user can be positioned with their back against it, and which includes at least one seat section (12) which can be arranged in a support position in which a seat surface (14) against which a user can be positioned with their buttocks extends transversely or obliquely to the vehicle floor (16), and comprising at least one securing device (18) which includes a receiving means (20) which is arranged on a side of the seat section (12) facing away from the seat surface (14), and which includes a securing unit (22).which is arranged on a side of the storage means (4) facing away from the storage section (6) and which comprises a fixing means (24) movable relative to the storage means (4), which can be moved from a release position in which the fixing means (24) and the receiving means (20) are disengaged along an assembly direction (26) to a fixing position in which the fixing means (24) is joined with the receiving means (20) and the fixing means (24) and receiving means (20) form a rear grip at least against movement transverse to the assembly direction (26).

Description

The invention relates to a transport device for a motor vehicle. Transport devices for motor vehicles are known from the prior art, in which a table-like storage device is arranged in the vehicle interior in the area of ​​a passenger seat. The storage device is supported on one side by a vehicle component, such as a supporting structure, vehicle wall or console, and on the side facing away from the vehicle component by a vehicle seat or a rear wall of the vehicle interior. If the table-like storage device is supported against a rear wall in the vehicle interior, it is guided around a vehicle seat, resulting in a very large longitudinal extent and making it difficult to store and transport when not installed. If the table-like storage device rests against the vehicle seat, particularly the passenger seat, it will, for example, be supported by a folded-up seat cushion. This limits the weight of items transported on the table-like storage device to prevent damage to the vehicle seat and to avoid unintentional twisting of the seat cushion. Furthermore, when resting against the vehicle seat, it is always possible that the seat could be damaged, for example, by abrasion. One object of an embodiment of the invention is to propose a transport device for a motor vehicle that is compact and that can accommodate increased high loads. This problem is solved by a transport device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one planar, table-like storage means, which includes at least one storage section on which an object can be placed and which extends in a working arrangement of the storage means between a vehicle component, such as a supporting structure, vehicle wall or console, and a vehicle seat, comprising at least one vehicle seat, comprising at least one backrest on which a user can be positioned with their back against it, and comprising at least one seat section, which can be arranged in a support position in which a seat surface on which a user can be positioned with their buttocks runs transversely or obliquely to the vehicle floor, and comprising at least one securing device, which includes a receiving means arranged on a side of the seat section facing away from the seat surface, and which includes a securing unit.which is arranged on a side of the storage means facing away from the storage section and which comprises a fixing means movable relative to the storage means, which, when the seat part is in the support position and the storage means is in the working arrangement, can be moved from a release position in which the fixing means and the receiving means are out of engagement along a joining direction to a fixing position in which the fixing means is joined to the receiving means and the fixing means and receiving means form a rear engagement at least against movement transverse to the joining direction. Because the transport device includes a securing mechanism by which the table-like storage medium, with at least one securing element attached to it, can be fixed to the receiving element of the securing mechanism, the table-like storage medium is not merely leaning against or resting on the vehicle seat in its working position, but is fixed in place. This reduces the risk of relative movement of the storage medium with respect to the vehicle seat, for example, during driving maneuvers and due to vibrations from the operation of the vehicle. By arranging the receiving device on the seat part and on a side facing away from the seat surface, the storage device is fixed to the vehicle seat in such a way that the risk of wear and tear, such as abrasion effects and the like, is reduced. In one embodiment of the transport device, the seat part comprises at least one cushion body encompassing the seat surface and a seat part frame to which the cushion body is attached and which is attached to a support element arranged on the vehicle floor, and the receiving element comprises a component separate or separable from the seat part frame, which can be detachably, in particular by force and / or positive locking, or permanently, in particular by positive locking, force and / or positive locking, attached to the seat part frame on a side of the seat part frame facing away from the support element, or the receiving element and the seat part frame form a common one-piece component and the receiving element is formed by a section of the seat part frame that is arranged on the side of the seat part frame facing away from the receiving element. By fixing the support element and the seat frame together, forces acting on the support element can be transferred directly into the seat frame. This reduces the risk of damage or compression, for example to the cushion body. If the receiving device and the seat frame form a single, one-piece component, the transport device can be designed with fewer components. If the receiving device and seat frame comprise separate or separable components, existing transport devices can be easily retrofitted. The receiving device can, for example, have a U-shaped cross-section, with the two sides being able to be fixed to the seat frame at the open end. Joining a receiving means and a fixing means can be simplified if the receiving means comprises a round body extending transversely or obliquely to the joining direction, which has a rounded, in particular circular or elliptical, cross-section transverse to its longitudinal extent, and / or if the fixing means comprises a hook-like fixing section open in the joining direction, which has a cross-section corresponding to, in particular complementary to, the receiving means. If the receiving means comprises a round body extending transversely or obliquely to the joining direction, this round body can be arranged with an open end between the two side parts running parallel or obliquely to each other, if the receiving means is U-shaped. In particular, the round body can run parallel or obliquely to a vehicle transverse axis with its longitudinal extent. Because the round body has a circular or elliptical cross-section and because the fixing means has a hook-like fixing section open in the joining direction, which has a cross-section corresponding to, in particular complementary to, the receiving means, receiving means and fixing means can be joined together in a simple way. In one embodiment of the transport device, it is advantageous if the fixing unit comprises at least one guide means by which relative movement of the fixing means parallel to the joining direction and relative to the depositing means is possible, wherein the guide means comprises at least a groove-like rail on the side of the depositing means facing away from the depositing section and a slide-body or sliding-piece-like slide section on the fixing means with which the fixing means engages in the groove-like rail, which has a corresponding, in particular complementary, cross-section with respect to the groove-like rail, and by which the fixing means is held in the rail against movement transverse to the joining direction. This makes it easier to arrange and determine the storage medium. It is conceivable to implement embodiments in which the transport device comprises a single receiving means but at least two securing means. In such cases, the securing means are arranged parallel to each other and, in the secured position, rest together against the common receiving means. To prevent or at least reduce noise generation during the operation of the motor vehicle, it proves advantageous if the locking means of the locking unit comprises at least one support section with which the locking means rests against a crossbeam running transversely to the receiving means in the locking position, in particular in contact with it, and / or if the locking unit comprises at least one clamping means by which the locking means is pre-tensioned into the locking position. Because the securing element of the securing unit includes at least one support section with which, in the secured position, the securing element rests against a crossbeam running transversely to the receiving element, particularly in contact with it, it can be prevented that the securing element moves in a direction parallel to the vehicle's transverse axis. Because the securing unit includes a clamping element by which the securing element is pre-tensioned into the secured position, it can be ensured that minimal movements parallel to the joining direction, which may run parallel to the vehicle's direction of travel, are compensated for by the securing unit. This also reduces the risk of noise generation. Furthermore, the clamping element ensures that the securing element is always in contact with the receiving element. In a further development of the latter embodiment, it is provided that the fixing unit has at least one retaining element which is fixed on the side of the storage means facing away from the storage surface and which includes at least one recess in the fixing means, wherein the clamping means is fixed with one end in the recess and with the opposite end supported on the retaining element. Embodiments of the transport device prove to be advantageous if the seat part of the vehicle seat can be moved from a seating position in which the seat surface is arranged transversely or obliquely to the backrest and in particular parallel or obliquely to the vehicle floor, and a user can be arranged to sit on it with his buttocks, into the support position and back again by turning or pivoting about a rotation and / or pivot axis of the vehicle seat. If the seat section of the vehicle seat can be moved from a sitting position to a reclining position and back, a passenger can be transported in the vehicle seat even if the transport device, in particular the table-like storage device, is not installed. This expands the usability of the vehicle. If the seat section can be moved into the support position and back again by rotating or pivoting around a rotation and / or swivel axis of the vehicle seat, the vehicle seat can be easily adapted to support the storage device or to transport a passenger. To prevent the seat part from unintentionally and automatically moving from the support position to the sitting position, for example under high weight forces acting on the support means, one embodiment of the transport device comprises at least one locking unit, which includes at least one pin- or peg-like locking means arranged in a continuous opening on the support means, which includes at least one first opening on the seat part that is aligned with the locking means in the sitting position, and at least one second opening on the seat part that is aligned with the locking means in the support position, wherein the locking means can be moved from a release position, in which the locking means is arranged at least out of engagement with the first opening and the second opening, to a locking position.in which the locking device engages in the first opening or in the second opening and secures the seat part against rotation or pivoting relative to the support element about the rotation and / or pivot axis of the vehicle seat. This makes it possible to fix the seat in the sitting position and in the supporting position using the locking device. In a further development of the transport device, this includes at least one coupling device by which the storage device can be detachably fixed to the vehicle component. The coupling device can, for example, comprise one or more pin-like projections extending towards the vehicle component, which can be arranged in corresponding, particularly complementary, recesses provided therein. Furthermore, it is also conceivable that the coupling device is formed solely by a contact surface of the storage medium, with which the storage medium rests flat against the vehicle component. The vehicle component may, for example, include a vehicle console or similar. In such a case, the storage device may, for example, be located above or in the area of ​​a glove compartment on or resting against the vehicle console. Finally, one embodiment of the transport device comprises at least one separating unit comprising at least one planar first separating element which is rotatably or pivotably fixed to an edge section of the storage element about a first axis of rotation or pivoting and which can be moved from a storage position in which the first separating element lies planarly against the storage element to at least one functional position in which the first separating element runs transversely or obliquely to the storage section of the storage element and forms at least a sectional wall for a free space arranged between the storage element and the vehicle floor, and / or that the separating unit comprises a planar second separating element.which is rotatably or pivotably fixed about a second axis of rotation or pivoting on a second edge section of the first release agent adjacent to the first edge section of the first release agent encompassing the first axis of rotation or pivoting, and which can be transferred from a storage position in which the second release agent lies flat against the first release agent to at least one functional position in which the second release agent continues the first release agent. Further features, details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the attached patent claims, from the graphic representation and the following description of a preferred embodiment of the transport device. The drawing shows: Fig. 1 A perspective front view of a first embodiment of the transport device; Fig. 2 A perspective front view of a vehicle seat in a supported position of the seat section of the vehicle seat according to Fig. 1; Fig. 3 A perspective side view of a vehicle seat according to Fig. 1 in the seated position of the seat section of the vehicle seat; Fig. 4 A detail view of a locking unit of the vehicle seat according to Fig. 2; Fig. 5 A sectional view cut along the joining direction in the area of ​​a locking device of the transport device according to Fig. 1; Fig. 6 A sectional view transverse to the joining direction through a clamping element of the locking device according to Fig. 5. The figures show an assembly or individual components of this assembly of a transport device for a motor vehicle, designated as reference numeral 2. This device comprises a planar storage medium 4, which includes at least one storage section 6 on which an object can be placed. In a working configuration of the storage device 4, the storage device 4 extends between a vehicle component (not shown in the figures), such as a supporting structure, vehicle wall, or console, and a vehicle seat 8. The vehicle seat 8 comprises a backrest 10 against which a user can be positioned with their back against it. Furthermore, the vehicle seat 8 comprises a seat section 12, which includes a seat surface 14 against which a user can position their buttocks. Figures 1, 2, 4, and 5 show the vehicle seat 8 in a support position in which the seat section 12 is folded up. In this position, the seat surface 14 extends transversely or obliquely to a vehicle floor 16. Figure 3 shows the vehicle seat 8 in a seated position in which the seat section 12 is arranged such that a user can position their buttocks on the seat surface 14. In this case, the seat surface 14 runs essentially parallel or diagonally to the vehicle floor 16. The transport device 2 comprises a securing device 18, which includes a receiving means 20. The receiving means 20 is arranged on a side of the seat part 12 facing away from the seat surface 14. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the receiving means 20 comprises a substantially round body which has a rounded, in particular circular or elliptical, cross-section transverse to its longitudinal extent. Furthermore, the fixing device 18 comprises a fixing unit 22, which is arranged on a side of the storage means 4 facing away from the storage section 6 and comprises a fixing means 24 that is movable relative to the storage means 4. When the seat part 12 is in the support position and the storage means 4 is in the working position, the fixing means 24 can be moved from a release position, in which the fixing means 24 and the receiving means 20 are out of engagement, along a joining direction 26 into a fixing position (see Fig. 5), in which the fixing means 24 is joined with the receiving means 20 and the fixing means 24 and receiving means 20 form a rear engagement, at least against movement transverse to the joining direction 26. Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the transport device 2 in which a separating unit 28 is additionally arranged on the storage medium 4, comprising a planar first separating element 30. The first separating element 30 is rotatably fixed to an edge section of the storage medium 4 about a first pivot axis 32. This allows it to be moved from a storage position, in which the first separating element 30 lies flat against the storage medium 4, to a functional position (as shown in Fig. 1), in which the first separating element 30 runs transversely or obliquely to the storage section 6 of the storage medium 4 and forms at least a partial wall for a space arranged between the storage medium 4 and the vehicle floor 16. This allows the storage medium 4, the vehicle floor 16, and the first separating element 30 to form a box-like enclosure. Fig. 2 shows the vehicle seat 8 with the seat section 12 in the support position. As can be seen from Fig. 2, the receiving element 20 can form a separate or separable component. The vehicle seat 8 comprises, on the side of the seat section 12 facing away from the seat surface 14, a seat section frame 34, which is formed from two crossbeams 36 and the round body 38 extending between the two crossbeams 36. The seat section 12 is rotatable about a pivot axis 40 of the vehicle seat 8. In order to be able to fix the vehicle seat 8, in particular the seat section 12, in both the support position and the seated position, the transport device 2 includes a locking unit 42, which comprises a pin- or pin-like locking element 44 that is arranged at a through-opening on a support element 46. The seat part 12 is rotatably fixed to the support element 46 about the rotation and / or pivot axis 40 of the vehicle seat 8.Not shown in the figures, the seat part 12 includes a first opening which, in the seated position, is aligned with the locking means 44. Furthermore, the seat part 12 includes a second opening which, in the supported position, is aligned with the locking means 44. The locking device 44 is designed in such a way that it can be moved from a release position, in which the locking device 44 is arranged out of engagement with the first opening and with the second opening of the seat part 12 and thereby the seat part 12 can be moved from the sitting position to the support position or vice versa, to a locking position, in which the locking device 44 is arranged to engage in one of the two openings, i.e. either in the first opening or in the second opening. With reference to Figures 5 and 6, the clamping device 18 is described in more detail: To guide the clamping element 24 of the clamping unit 22, the clamping unit 22 comprises a guide element 48. This allows the clamping element 24 to move relative to the storage element 4. The guide element 48 comprises a groove-like rail 50, which is arranged on a side of the storage element 4 facing away from the storage section 6. The clamping element 24 comprises a slide-like or sliding-piece-like slide section 52, which is designed correspondingly, and in particular complementarily, to the groove-like rail 50. This allows the clamping element 24 to slide within the groove-like rail 50 with the slide section 52 parallel to the joining direction 26. Furthermore, the fixing device 24 includes a support section 54 with which the fixing device 24 rests in contact with one of the crossbeams 36 in the fixing position. To ensure that the fixing device 24 always moves in the joining direction 26, the fixing unit 22 includes a clamping device 56. This clamping device is supported in a recess of the fixing device 24 on one side and on a retaining element 58 on the other. The retaining element 58 is fixed to the storage device 4 on a side of the storage device 4 facing away from the storage section 6. The following briefly describes the operation of the transport device 2: To secure the storage device 4, the vehicle seat 8, in particular the seat section 12, is moved into the support position. In the support position, the seat section 12 is secured by the locking device 44. With the storage device 4 in the working position, the securing device 24 can now be manually retracted against the insertion direction 26, and the storage device 4 can be positioned on the vehicle seat 8. After the manual operation is completed, the securing device 24 is moved into the locking position by the clamping device 56. Here, the securing device 24 and the receiving device 20 are engaged and form a rear grip, at least against movement transverse to the insertion direction 26. The features of the invention disclosed in the foregoing description, in the claims and in the drawing may be essential, both individually and in any combination, in the realization of the invention in its various embodiments within the scope of protection of the following claims. Reference symbol list 2 Transport device 4 Storage device 6 Storage section 8 Vehicle seat 10 Backrest 12 Seat section 14 Seat surface 16 Vehicle floor 18 Securing device 20 Receiving device 22 Securing unit 24 Securing device 26 Assembly direction 28 Separation unit 30 First separating device 32 First rotation and / or swivel axis 34 Seat section frame 36 Crossbeam 38 Round body 40 Rotation and / or swivel axis of the vehicle seat 42 Locking unit 44 Locking device 46 Support device 48 Guide device 50 Rail 52 Slide section 54 Support section 56 Clamping device 58 Holding element

Claims

Transport device (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one planar, table-like storage means (4) which includes at least one storage section (6) on which an object can be placed and which extends in a working arrangement of the storage means (4) between a vehicle component, such as a supporting structure, vehicle wall or console, and a vehicle seat (8), with at least one vehicle seat (8) which includes at least one backrest (10) against which a user can be positioned with their back against it, and which includes at least one seat section (12) which can be arranged in a support position in which a seat surface (14) against which a user can be positioned with their buttocks runs transversely or obliquely to the vehicle floor (16), and with at least one securing device (18) which includes a receiving means (20) which is arranged on one side of the seat section (12) facing away from the seat surface (14), and which includes a securing unit (22),which is arranged on a side of the storage means (4) facing away from the storage section (6) and which comprises a fixing means (24) movable relative to the storage means (4), which, when the seat part (12) is in the support position and the storage means (4) is in the working arrangement, can be moved from a release position in which the fixing means (24) and the receiving means (20) are disengaged, along a joining direction (26) to a fixing position in which the fixing means (24) is joined with the receiving means (20) and the fixing means (24) and receiving means (20) form a rear engagement at least against movement transverse to the joining direction (26). Transport device (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the seat part (12) comprises at least one cushion body encompassing the seat surface (14) and a seat part frame (34) to which the cushion body is attached and which is attached to a support means (46) arranged on the vehicle floor (16), and that the receiving means (20) comprises a component separate or separable from the seat part frame (34), which is detachably, in particular by force-fit and / or positive locking, or permanently, in particular by positive locking, force-fit and / or positive locking, attached to the seat part frame (34) on a side of the seat part frame (34) facing away from the support means (46), or that the receiving means (20) and the seat part frame (34) form a common one-piece component and the receiving means (20) is connected by a section of the seat part frame (34) on the side of the seat part frame facing away from the receiving means (20). (34) is ordered, is trained. Transport device (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the receiving means (20) comprises a round body (38) extending transversely or obliquely to the joining direction (26), which has a rounded, in particular circular or elliptical, cross-section transversely to its longitudinal extent, and / or that the fixing means (24) comprises a hook-like fixing section open in the joining direction (26), which has a cross-section corresponding to, in particular complementary to, the receiving means (20). Transport device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing unit (22) comprises at least one guide means (48) by which a relative movement of the fixing means (24) parallel to the joining direction (26) and relative to the depositing means (4) is possible, wherein the guide means (48) comprises at least a groove-like rail (50) on the side of the depositing means (4) facing away from the depositing section (6) and a slide-body or sliding-piece-like slide section (52) on the fixing means (24) with which the fixing means (24) engages in the groove-like rail (50), which has a corresponding, in particular complementary, cross-section with respect to the groove-like rail (50), and by which the fixing means (24) is held in the rail (50) against movement transverse to the joining direction (26). Transport device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing means (24) of the fixing unit (22) comprises at least one support section (54) with which the fixing means (24) rests against a crossbeam (36) extending transversely to the receiving means (20) in the fixing position, in particular in contact with it, and / or that the fixing unit (22) comprises at least one clamping means (56) by which the fixing means (24) is pre-tensioned into the fixing position. Transport device (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that the fixing unit (22) has at least one retaining element (58) which is fixed on the side of the storage means (4) facing away from the storage surface and which comprises at least one recess in the fixing means (24), wherein the clamping means (56) is fixed with one end in the recess and with the opposite end supported on the retaining element (58). Transport device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the seat part (12) of the vehicle seat (8) can be moved from a sitting position in which the seat surface (14) is arranged transversely or obliquely to the back part (10) and in particular parallel or obliquely to the vehicle floor (16) and a user can be arranged to sit on it with his buttocks, into the support position and back by rotating or pivoting about a rotation and / or pivot axis (40) of the vehicle seat (8). Transport device (2) according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterized by at least one locking unit (42) comprising at least one pin- or pin-like locking means (44) arranged in a through opening on the support element (46), comprising at least one first opening on the seat part (12) which is aligned with the locking means (44) in the seated position, and comprising at least one second opening on the seat part (12) which is aligned with the locking means (44) in the supported position, wherein the locking means (44) can be moved from a release position, in which the locking means (44) is arranged at least out of engagement with the first opening and the second opening, to a locking position, in which the locking means (44) engages in the first opening or in the second opening and secures the seat part (12) against rotation or pivoting relative to the support element (46) about the axis of rotation and / or pivoting (40) of the vehicle seat. (8) establishes. Transport device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one coupling device by which the storage means (4) can be detachably fixed to the vehicle component. Transport device (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one separating unit (28) comprising at least one planar first separating element (30) rotatably or pivotably fixed on an edge section of the storage element (4) about a first rotational or pivoting axis (32) and which can be transferred from a storage position in which the first separating element (30) lies planarly against the storage element (4) to at least one functional position in which the first separating element (30) extends transversely or obliquely to the storage section (6) of the storage element (4) and forms at least a sectional wall for a free space arranged between the storage element (4) and the vehicle floor (16), and / or that the separating unit (28) comprises a planar second separating element,which is rotatably or pivotably fixed about a second rotational or pivotal axis (32) on a second edge section of the first release agent (30) adjacent to the first edge section of the first release agent (30) encompassing the first rotational or pivotal axis (32), and which can be transferred from a storage position in which the second release agent is in contact with the first release agent (30) over a surface area to at least one functional position in which the second release agent continues the first release agent (30).

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