Vehicle hip-rest

Abstract

To provide a vehicle hip-rest installed inside the vehicle, which can be used as a shield to protect a passenger or a crew in an emergency.SOLUTION: A hip-rest 10 comprises: a front surface 16 configured to support a cushion part 40; a support frame 11 having the front face 16 and a back face 17 facing the opposite side; an upper side hook 12 being detachably caught in an upper-side handrail 91 on the upper side of the support frame; and a lower-side engagement part 13 being detachably engaged with a lower-side handrail 92. The upper side hook 12 of the hip-rest 10 is detachably hooked to the upper-side handrail 91 and is pivotable about the handrail inserted into a hook groove 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle hip rest that is attached to the interior of a vehicle and is capable of supporting the buttocks of a passenger. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a railway vehicle seat that can be used as a shield to protect passengers in the event of encountering a suspicious person inside the vehicle by removing the seat cushion from the seat frame. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-59284 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The invention described in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that seats are provided in the vehicle interior, and cannot be applied to vehicle interiors that do not have seats, such as multipurpose spaces.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle hip rest that can be installed inside a vehicle cabin and used as a shield to protect passengers and crew members in an emergency. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle hiprest according to this embodiment is a vehicle hiprest that is attached to two handrails that are arranged vertically along an interior wall that forms the vehicle cabin and that can support the buttocks of a passenger. The vehicle hiprest includes an elastic cushion portion, a plate-shaped support frame on one side of which the cushion portion is located, an upper hook portion that is located at the top of the support frame and has a hook groove that detachably hooks onto the upper of the two handrails, and a lower engagement portion that is located on the support frame below the upper hook portion and detachably engages with the lower of the two handrails when the upper hook portion is hooked onto the upper handrail. The upper hook portion is shaped so that it can rotatably hook onto the upper handrail by inserting the upper handrail into the hook groove from the other side of the support frame opposite to the one side.

[0007] The inventors have conceived the idea of ​​using a hip rest that is attached to a vehicle cabin and supports a passenger's buttocks as a shield. The vehicle hip rest can be attached to two handrails in the cabin by inserting the upper handrail from the opposite side into the hook groove of the upper hook portion, rotating the upper handrail while hooked onto the upper handrail, and engaging the lower handrail with the lower engagement portion. When using the vehicle hip rest as a shield, the passenger releases the engagement of the lower handrail with the lower engagement portion, releases the upper hook portion from the upper handrail, and then holds the vehicle hip rest in front of them by, for example, inserting their fingers into the hook groove of the upper hook portion. Therefore, passengers or crew members can use the vehicle hip rest as a shield while holding the cushion portion and support frame in front of them. This allows the vehicle hip rest to be attached to the cabin via the two handrails during normal operation, and in an emergency, it can be detached from the two handrails and used as a shield to protect passengers or crew members. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, a vehicle hip rest can be provided that can be attached to the interior of a vehicle via two handrails during normal times, and can be detached from the two handrails in an emergency to be used as a shield to protect passengers and crew members. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a multipurpose space equipped with hip rests. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a six-view diagram of a hip rest. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA′ in FIG. 2(b). [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating how the hip rest is attached to two handrails. [Figure 6] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating a hip rest used as a shield. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a hip rest according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] (First embodiment) An embodiment of a vehicle hiprest according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a multipurpose space to which a hiprest 10 is attached. FIG. 2 is a six-view diagram of the hiprest 10. FIG. 2(a) is a plan view of the hiprest 10, and FIG. 2(b) is a front view of the hiprest 10. FIG. 2(c) is a right side view of the hiprest 10 as viewed from the right side, and FIG. 2(d) is a bottom view of the hiprest 10. FIG. 2(e) is a rear view of the hiprest 10. Note that the appearance of the hiprest 10 as viewed from the right side and the left side is substantially the same (mirror image), so a left side view of the hiprest 10 as viewed from the left side is omitted in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA' in the front view shown in FIG. 2(b).

[0011] As shown in Fig. 1, the hip rest 10 is a device that is installed in a multipurpose space TM within the passenger compartment of a railway vehicle and is capable of supporting the buttocks of passengers. Here, the multipurpose space TM is a space within the passenger compartment of the railway vehicle intended for use by passengers using wheelchairs, strollers, etc., and is provided, for example, at the end of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction. Hereinafter, the up-down direction of the hip rest 10 when installed within the multipurpose space TM, i.e., in the installed state, will be referred to as the height direction D1, the left-right direction will be referred to as the left-right direction D2, and the front-to-back direction will be referred to as the front-to-back direction D3.

[0012] In the multipurpose space TM, the hip rest 10 is attached to two handrails 91, 92 arranged side by side above and below along the interior wall NH of the vehicle. The two handrails 91, 92 are pipes with circular cross sections, and are attached by extending substantially horizontally along the interior wall NH of the vehicle. Hereinafter, of the two handrails lined up in the height direction D1, the upper handrail will be referred to as the "upper handrail" 91, and the lower handrail will be referred to as the "lower handrail" 92.

[0013] As shown in Figures 2(a) to 2(e), the hip rest 10 mainly comprises a cushion part 40 that supports the buttocks of a passenger, and a support frame 11. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the support frame 11 is a plate-like member that is approximately rectangular when viewed from the front of the hip rest 10, and has a front surface 16 on which the cushion part 40 is located, and a back surface 17 facing the opposite side of the front surface 16. In this embodiment, the "front surface 16 side" of the support frame 11 is an example of one side, and the "back surface 17 side" is an example of the other side.

[0014] The support frame 11 is formed of a metal such as steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. Alternatively, the support frame 11 may be formed of a hard resin such as reinforced plastic, or a material in which carbon fiber is composited with resin. Furthermore, the support frame 11 may be formed of a composite of metal, resin, and carbon fiber.

[0015] 4 is a perspective view of the support frame 11 as viewed from the rear surface 17 side. The support frame 11 includes an upper hook portion 12 at its upper portion that detachably hooks onto an upper handrail 91, and a lower engagement portion 13 that is located below the upper hook portion 12 and detachably engages with a lower handrail 92. In this embodiment, the upper hook portion 12 is covered with a cushion portion 40 (strictly speaking, a cover 41 described below), and a part of the cushion portion 40 is hooked onto the upper handrail 91 with the cushion portion 40 interposed between the upper hook portion 12 and the upper hook portion 12. Therefore, the phrase "the upper hook portion 12 is hooked onto the upper handrail 91" includes the concept of the upper hook portion 12 being hooked onto the upper handrail 91 with the cushion portion 40 interposed.

[0016] The upper hook portion 12 has a hook groove 22 that detachably hooks onto the upper handrail 91. The upper hook portion 12 is shaped so that it can rotatably hook onto the upper handrail 91 by inserting the upper handrail 91 into the hook groove 22 from the back surface 17 side. Specifically, the upper hook portion 12 has an extension portion 20 that extends in the front-to-back direction D3 on the back surface 17 side, and a finger hook portion 21 that extends downward in the height direction D1 from an end of the extension portion 20 distal from the back surface 17, and the extension portion 20 and the finger hook portion 21 form the hook groove 22 together with the upper end of the support frame 11. In this embodiment, the dimensions of the extension portion 20 and the finger hook portion 21 in the left-to-right direction D2 are approximately the same as the dimension of the support frame 11 in the left-to-right direction D2. Alternatively, the dimensions of the extension portion 20 and the finger hook portion 21 in the left-right direction D2 may be shorter than the dimension of the support frame 11 in the left-right direction D2.

[0017] Two side walls 14 are provided on both ends of the support frame 11 in the left-right direction D2, and extend a predetermined length in the front-rear direction D3 on the rear surface 17 side. The side walls 14 are thin, plate-shaped portions. The ends of the side walls 14 extending from the support frame 11 in the front-rear direction D3 extend beyond the ends of the upper hook portions 12 in the front-rear direction D3.

[0018] The tip of the side wall portion 14 on the upper hook portion 12 side (in other words, the tip of the upper hook portion 12 side in the height direction D1) is located away from the tip of the upper hook portion 12 (i.e., the lower end of the finger hook portion 21) in the height direction D1, and is positioned so as not to interfere with the upper handrail 91 even when the upper handrail 91 is inserted into the hook groove 22. The side wall portion 14 has an inclined portion 23 that inclines upward in the height direction D1 as the tip of the upper hook portion 12 side approaches the back surface 17 of the support frame 11 in the front-to-back direction D3. In other words, the inclined portion 23 is inclined so as to approach the hook groove 22 as it approaches the back surface 17 of the support frame 11 from the tip in the front-to-back direction D3. This makes it possible to guide the upper handrail 91 into the hook groove 22 along the inclined portion 23 of the side wall portion 14, as will be described later.

[0019] An insertion notch 24 into which the lower handrail 92 can be inserted is provided below the side wall 14. The insertion notch 24 opens at the end of the side wall 14 distal from the back surface 17 of the extension portion 20 in the front-to-back direction D3, and has a width in the up-down direction D1 corresponding to the diameter of the cross section of the lower handrail 92. The end of the extension portion 20 on the back surface 17 side is semicircular in shape and has an inner diameter corresponding to the diameter of the cross section of the lower handrail 92.

[0020] A bottom wall 15 extending in the front-to-rear direction D3 is provided on the rear surface 17 side at the lower end of the support frame 11. The extending dimension of the bottom wall 15 in the front-to-rear direction D3 is approximately the same as the dimension of the side wall 14 in the front-to-rear direction D3. Note that the bottom wall 15 does not necessarily have to be provided at the lower end of the support frame 11.

[0021] In this embodiment, the upper hook portion 12, the side wall portion 14, and the bottom wall portion 15 are formed by bending a flat plate-shaped base material that is the base of the support frame 11. Note that the upper hook portion 12, the side wall portion 14, and the bottom wall portion 15 may each be joined to the support frame 11 by welding or the like. When the support frame 11 is formed from a hard resin such as reinforced plastic, the respective portions 12, 14, and 15 including the support frame 11 may be integrally molded.

[0022] On the back surface 17 of the support frame 11, a lower engagement portion 13 that engages with the lower handrail 92 is attached below the upper hook portion 12 in the height direction D1. In this embodiment, two lower engagement portions 13 are attached to the back surface 17 side by side in the left-right direction D2. The lower engagement portion 13 has a mounting base 25 through which a screw used to screw into the support frame 11 passes, and a leaf spring portion 26 that extends in an intersecting direction from the mounting base 25 and applies an elastic pressing force to the lower handrail 92. In a side view, the leaf spring portion 26 is a leaf spring that has a curved shape that curves downward in accordance with the cross-sectional shape of the lower handrail 92.

[0023] The lower engaging portion 13 is attached to the rear surface 17 of the support frame 11 in a position where it can abut from below with the leaf spring portion 26 against the lower handrail 92 that penetrates the insertion cutout 24 of the side wall portion 14. This allows the lower engaging portion 13 to engage with the lower handrail 92 by applying an upward pressing force to the lower handrail 92 that penetrates the insertion cutout 24 with the leaf spring portion 26.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 4, an elastic padding 30 is attached to the support frame 11 on the inner side in the left-right direction D2 of the two side wall portions 14. The elastic padding 30 has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is arranged with its long sides along the side wall portions 14 in the height direction D1. The elastic padding 30 is made of an elastic material such as polyurethane.

[0025] The end of the elastic padding 30 on the side of the upper hook portion 12 protrudes in the height direction D1 beyond the inclined portion 23 of the side wall portion 14, thereby forming a retaining portion 31. In this embodiment, the end of the retaining portion 31 in the height direction D1 is located a predetermined distance away from the lower end of the finger loop portion 21. As will be described later, when the upper handrail 91 is inserted from the back surface 17 side into the gap between the finger loop portion 21 and the inclined portion 23 and inserted into the hook groove 22, the retaining portion 31 elastically deforms, allowing the upper handrail 91 to be inserted toward the hook groove 22. Note that a notch 32 corresponding to the shape of the insertion notch 24 of the side wall portion 14 is provided at the bottom of the elastic padding 30, and the lower handrail 92 can be inserted into this notch 32.

[0026] Returning to FIG. 3, a cushion section 40 is attached to the front surface 16 side of the support frame 11. The cushion section 40 has a cover 41 (41A, 41B, 41C, and 41D, which will be described later) and a pad 42. The cover 41 is made of fabric such as cloth or textile, and covers the entire front surface 16 side of the support frame 11. Specifically, the cover 41 has a central cover 41A, and an upper cover 41B, a side cover 41C, and a lower cover 41D, which are provided around the central cover 41A. In each drawing, the entire cover 41 is indicated by "41," and each part of the cover 41 is indicated by the suffix "A," "B," "C," or "D."

[0027] The central skin 41A is a portion of the cushion 40 that supports the buttocks and back of a passenger, and is shaped to correspond to the shape of the pad 42. The pad 42 is a portion inside the skin 41 that forms the outer shape of the cushion 40 (first convex portion 40A and second convex portion 40B, which will be described later). As shown in FIG. 3 , the pad 42 covers the entire front surface 16 between the skin 41 and the support frame 11, and its upper end portion covers the upper surface portion of the extension portion 20 of the upper hook portion 12 and extends to the tip of the finger hook portion 21. Furthermore, the lower end portion of the pad 42 covers the lower surface of the bottom wall 15 and extends to the end of the bottom wall 15 on the opposite side from the support frame 11. The pad 42 is formed of, for example, elastic polyurethane or the like.

[0028] As shown in FIGS. 2(a), 2(c), and 3, the cushion portion 40 formed by the pad 42 has a first convex portion 40A that is a convex portion at the top of the cushion portion 40 and that protrudes toward the front surface 16 of the support frame 11. The second convex portion 40B is a convex portion that protrudes toward the front surface 16 below the first convex portion 40A. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2(c), the cushion portion 40 has a curved shape in which the lower side protrudes more than the upper side in side view. Note that the shape of the cushion portion 40 is not limited to a shape having the first convex portion 40A and the second convex portion 40B, and may be a shape that is curved in side view by having three or more convex portions, or a shape that has only one convex portion.

[0029] The upper skin 41B is a portion capable of covering the upper hook portion 12. Specifically, the upper skin 41B covers the upper hook portion 12 up to the tip of the finger loop portion 21 (for example, as shown in FIG. 3). The side skin 41C is a portion capable of covering the side wall portion 14. In this embodiment, the side skin 41C covers the elastic padding 30 in addition to the side wall portion 14. The lower skin 41D is a portion capable of covering the bottom wall portion 15. A joining member such as a hook-and-loop fastener is attached to each of the skins 41B to 41D of the skin 41. With the pad 42 inserted, the hook-and-loop fastener is joined to the hook-and-loop fasteners attached to the support frame 11 and the respective portions 12, 14, and 15, so that the skin 41 is fixed to the support frame 11 in a state where it covers the front surface 16 side of the support frame 11.

[0030] Next, a method for attaching the hip rest 10 to the handrails 91, 92 of the multipurpose space TM and using it will be described with reference to Figure 5. First, as shown in Figure 5(a), the worker places the hip rest 10 with the back surface 17 of the support frame 11 facing the interior wall NH of the vehicle, and inserts the upper handrail 91 into the opening of the upper hook portion 12 covered with the skin 41 and into the hook groove 22. At this time, the retaining portion 31 covered with the skin 41 elastically deforms when it abuts against the upper handrail 91, making it easier to insert the upper handrail 91 into the hook groove 22. By inserting the upper handrail 91 into the hook groove 22, the upper hook portion 12 is engaged so as to be rotatable around the upper handrail 91.

[0031] Next, the worker rotates the hip rest 10 around the upper handrail 91 inserted into the hook groove 22 so that the back surface 17 of the support frame 11 approaches the vehicle interior wall NH. In FIG. 5(b), the hip rest 10 is rotated counterclockwise around the upper handrail 91. As the hip rest 10 rotates, the lower handrail 92 comes into contact with the leaf spring portion 26 of the lower engagement portion 13, pushing the leaf spring portion 26 downward. As the hip rest 10 rotates, the lower handrail 92 reaches the curved recess of the leaf spring portion 26, and the leaf spring portion 26 returns to its original shape due to its elastic force, applying an upward elastic pressing force to the lower handrail 92. The upward elastic pressing force applied by the leaf spring portion 26 restricts the rotation of the hip rest 10 around the upper handrail 91, and the hip rest 10 is attached to the upper and lower handrails 91, 92.

[0032] Next, a method for a passenger to remove the hip rest 10 from the multipurpose space TM and use it as a shield will be described. For example, if a passenger encounters a suspicious person in the multipurpose space TM, the passenger can insert their hand into the gap between the hip rest 10 and the interior wall NH and pull the lower part of the hip rest 10 toward themselves. This causes the hip rest 10 to rotate around the upper handrail 91 inserted into the hook groove 22, releasing the engagement of the lower engagement portion 13 with the lower handrail 92. When the passenger inserts their hand into the gap between the hip rest 10 and the interior wall NH, they can grasp the elastic padding 30 covered by the skin 41 together with the side wall portion 14, making it easier to hold the hip rest 10 and pull it toward themselves.

[0033] Next, the passenger pulls the hip rest 10 toward them, while releasing the upper hook portion 12 from the upper handrail 91. When the passenger pulls the hip rest 10 toward them, the retaining portion 31 comes into contact with the upper handrail 91, causing elastic deformation, making it easier to eject the upper handrail 91 from the opening of the upper hook portion 12. In addition, by pulling the hip rest 10 toward them along the slope of the sloped portion 23, which is harder than the retaining portion 31, the upper handrail 91 is guided by the sloped portion 23, making it easier to release the upper hook portion 12 from the upper handrail 91.

[0034] As shown in Figure 6, the passenger holds the hip rest 10, which has been released from the handrails 91, 92, with its cushion portion 40 facing away from the passenger. At this time, the passenger holds the hip rest 10 in front of the passenger by inserting their fingers into the hook grooves 22 of the upper hook portion 12 and hooking their fingers into the finger loop portion 21. This allows the passenger to hold the hip rest 10 with the cushion portion 40 and the front surface 16 of the support frame 11 positioned in front of the passenger, allowing them to defend against attacks from the front.

[0035] As a result, even in the multipurpose space TM where no seats are provided, passengers can detach the hip rest 10 from the two handrails 91, 92 and use it as a shield. In addition, because the hip rest 10 is smaller than the seat cushion, even passengers with weak strength, such as children or the elderly, can use the hip rest 10 as a shield to protect themselves. Furthermore, since the hip rest 10 is normally attached to the two handrails 91, 92, it is positioned higher than the seat cushion, eliminating the need for passengers to bend down or assume a lower position when removing the hip rest 10.

[0036] Furthermore, because the side wall 14 extends from the support frame 11 at both ends in the left-right direction D2, even when a passenger inserts their hand into the hook groove 22 and places their finger in the finger loop 21, the passenger's arm does not interfere with the side wall 14 covered by the skin 41. Note that FIG. 6 shows a side skin 41C that covers the side wall 14 instead of the side wall 14. This makes it easier to hold the hip rest 10, for example, even when the passenger moves the hip rest 10 close to them so as to hide behind it.

[0037] The above-described embodiment can achieve the following effects. When using the hip rest 10 as a shield, the passenger releases the hip rest 10 from the two handrails 91, 92, and then holds the hip rest 10 in front of them by hooking their fingers into the hook grooves 22 of the upper hook portion 12 on the back surface 17. This allows the passenger to use the hip rest 10 with the cushion portion 40 and support frame 11 positioned in front of them, thereby protecting themselves from attacks.

[0038] The finger loop 21 forming the tip of the upper hook 12 is covered by the cushion 40. This allows the user to place their fingers on the finger loop 21 covered by the cushion 40, making it easier to hold the hip rest 10 in front of the user.

[0039] When hip rest 10 is used as a shield, passengers can be protected from a side attack by side wall 14. Also, even when a passenger holds hip rest 10 by hooking their fingers into hook groove 22, side wall 14 covered with skin 41 does not interfere with the passenger's arms, making it easy to hold hip rest 10.

[0040] Hip rest 10 is provided inside side wall 14 in left-right direction D2, extending in height direction D1 along side wall 14, and is provided with elastic padding 30. When removing hip rest 10 from two handrails 91, 92, a passenger can pull hip rest 10 toward themselves while grasping elastic padding 30 covered with upholstery 41, making it easy to remove hip rest 10 from two handrails 91, 92.

[0041] The hip rest 10 includes an elastic retaining portion 31 that protrudes upward from the end of the side wall portion 14 that faces the upper hook portion 12. As a result, when hooking the upper hook portion 12 onto the upper handrail 91, the upper handrail 91 is pressed against the retaining portion 31, causing the retaining portion 31 to elastically deform, making it easier to insert the upper handrail 91 toward the hook groove 22. The retaining portion 31 then returns to its original shape due to elastic deformation, thereby narrowing the gap with the finger hook portion 21 and making it difficult for the upper handrail 91 to come off the upper hook portion 12.

[0042] The lower engagement portion 13 has a leaf spring portion 26 that extends in the front-to-rear direction D3 on the rear surface 17 side of the support frame 11, and by rotating the hip rest 10 around the upper handrail 91, the leaf spring portion 26 comes into contact with and engages with the lower handrail 92 from below. This allows the hip rest 10 to be securely engaged with the lower handrail 92.

[0043] (Second embodiment) In the second embodiment, the same components as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their description will not be repeated. Fig. 7 is a side view of a hip rest 10 according to the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the hip rest 10 is provided with an auxiliary handle 50 on the back surface 17 of the support frame 11, below the upper hook portion 12. The auxiliary handle 50 has a grip portion 51 that extends in the left-right direction D2 and can be grasped by a passenger, and a pair of legs 52. The pair of legs 52 extend from both ends of the grip portion 51 toward the back surface 17, and support the grip portion 51 at a predetermined distance from the back surface 17 in the front-rear direction D3.

[0044] In the hip rest 10 configured as described above, when the hip rest 10 is attached to the two handrails 91, 92, the auxiliary handle 50 is hidden by the support frame 11, making it less visible from the outside and not detracting from the aesthetic appearance of the hip rest 10. In this embodiment, the auxiliary handle 50 is attached to the support frame 11 below the lower engagement portion 13 (approximately midway in the up-down direction D1 between the insertion notch 24 and the bottom wall portion 15), so that the auxiliary handle 50 does not interfere with the engagement between the lower engagement portion 13 and the lower handrail 92 when the hip rest 10 is attached to each handrail 91, 92. However, the auxiliary handle 50 may be attached to the support frame between the upper hook portion 12 and the lower engagement portion 13.

[0045] The hip rest 10 according to this embodiment is attached to and detached from the multipurpose space TM in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted. On the other hand, when using the hip rest 10 as a shield, a passenger can hold the hip rest 10 in front of them by inserting one hand into the hook groove 22 of the hip rest 10 and hooking their fingers in the finger loop portion 21, while grasping the auxiliary handle 50 with the other hand.

[0046] The hip rest 10 according to this embodiment has been described above, but the embodiment of the hip rest 10 is not limited to this, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. In the above-described embodiment, the hip rest 10 was attached to the multipurpose space TM of a railway vehicle. Alternatively, the vehicle to which the hip rest 10 is attached may be any large vehicle used for transporting passengers, such as a bus, as long as it has a multipurpose space TM without seats. In this case, too, the hip rest 10 is detachably attached to two handrails installed in the multipurpose space TM.

[0047] The shape of the upper hook portion 12 is not limited to the configuration having the extension portion 20 and finger hook portion 21 described above, as long as it is shaped so that the upper handrail 91 can be rotatably hooked onto the upper handrail 91 by inserting the upper handrail 91 into the hook groove 22 from the front side of the back surface 17 of the support frame 11. For example, when attached to the two handrails 91, 92, the upper hook portion 12 may be shaped so that it curves upward convexly from the support frame 11 in a side view and has a hook groove 22 that opens on the back surface 17 side.

[0048] The lower engaging portion 13 may have a leaf spring portion that abuts against the lower handrail 92 from above, instead of a leaf spring portion that abuts against the lower handrail 92 from below. Alternatively, the lower engaging portion 13 may engage with the lower handrail 92 by having leaf spring portions that abut against the lower handrail 92 at upper and lower positions.

[0049] The support frame 11 is not limited to a flat plate shape having a front surface 16 and a back surface 17, and may have any shape as long as it is large enough to receive the cushion portion 40 and to conceal the passenger. The hip rest 10 does not have to have the side wall portion 14.

[0050] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which a passenger uses the hip rest 10 as a shield, but the same applies to a case in which a crew member uses the hip rest 10 as a shield instead of a passenger. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10...hip rest, 11...support frame, 12...upper hook portion, 13...lower engagement portion, 14...side wall portion, 16...front surface, 17...back surface, 22...engagement groove, 40...cushion portion, NH...interior wall of vehicle, TM...multipurpose space

Claims

1. A vehicle hip rest attached to two handrails arranged vertically along an interior wall forming a vehicle compartment, capable of supporting a passenger's buttocks, An elastic cushion part, a plate-shaped support frame on one side of which the cushion portion is located; An upper hook portion located at an upper portion of the support frame and having a hook groove that can be detachably hooked onto the upper handrail of the two handrails; a lower engaging portion that is located below the upper hook portion in the support frame and that detachably engages with the lower handrail of the two handrails when the upper hook portion is hooked on the upper handrail; The upper hook portion is A hip rest for a vehicle, characterized in that the upper handrail is shaped to be hooked rotatably around the upper handrail by inserting the upper handrail into the hook groove from the other side opposite the one side of the support frame.

2. The vehicle hiprest according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the upper hook portion that forms the hook groove is covered by the cushion portion.

3. The vehicle hiprest according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a side wall portion extending on the other side at both left and right ends of the support frame.

4. The vehicle hip rest according to claim 3, further comprising an elastic padding extending in a height direction along the side wall portion and laterally inward of the side wall portion.

5. an end of the side wall portion facing the upper hook portion in the height direction is located at a predetermined distance from a tip of the upper hook portion in the height direction; 5. The vehicle hip rest according to claim 4, wherein the elastic padding projects beyond an end of the side wall portion facing the upper hook portion to form a retaining portion.

6. The lower engagement portion is a leaf spring portion extending on the other side of the support frame; The vehicle hiprest as described in claim 1, characterized in that by rotating the vehicle hiprest around the upper handrail to which the upper hook portion is hooked, the leaf spring portion abuts against the lower handrail from above or below and engages with the lower handrail.

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