Multi-gear armrest adjusting mechanism and automobile seat armrest
Technical Field
The invention relates to a vehicle armrest adjusting device, in particular to a multi-gear armrest adjusting mechanism and an automobile seat armrest.
Background
With the upgrading of the consumption level, people pursue higher and higher automobile comfort, such as the comfort requirement of a seat armrest.
Armrests are functional accessories, and are generally provided at the side of a seat for supporting the hands of a seated person, thereby improving the comfort of the seated user. In order to make the riding space of a user flexible and changeable, part of the armrests are installed on the side parts of the seat in a folding mode, in the prior art, most of the foldable armrests are folded through simple rotating assembly, the armrests cannot be adjusted in gear, namely, the armrests only have two positions of an initial point and a termination use point, so that the armrests cannot meet the use requirements of users with different body types, and the comfort is further improved.
Even if a small part of handrails have a multi-gear adjusting function, the handrails with the multi-gear adjusting function still have the technical defects of excessively complex structure, high manufacturing cost, easy damage and the like.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of this, the invention provides a multi-gear armrest adjusting mechanism, which has a simple structure, is easy to implement, is convenient to adjust, can meet the requirements of users with different body types, and is comfortable.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
a multi-gear armrest adjusting mechanism is characterized by comprising a shell assembly with an assembly cavity, wherein a rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the shell assembly and penetrates through the assembly cavity, the assembly cavity limits the rotating range of the rotating shaft, and an adjusting section and a free rotating section are sequentially formed in the rotating range;
the rotating shaft is fixedly sleeved with a driving plate, the driving plate is positioned in an assembly cavity, a locking plate is movably mounted on the driving plate through an elastic element, an external tooth part is arranged at the outer end of the locking plate, an internal tooth part capable of being meshed with the external tooth part is arranged in the corresponding adjusting section area in the assembly cavity, and the internal tooth part and the external tooth part are constructed into mutually adaptive unidirectional tooth structures;
the assembly cavity is respectively provided with a locking guide part and an unlocking guide part at the positions corresponding to the two ends of the inner tooth part, wherein the locking guide part is positioned at one end of the inner tooth part far away from the adjusting section;
when the locking plate rotates to the position of the locking guide part along with the driving plate, under the action of the locking guide part, the locking plate moves outwards along the radial direction of the driving plate and is meshed with the internal tooth part, the elastic element applies force to the locking plate in the direction of meshing the external tooth part and the internal tooth part, and the rotating shaft can rotate step by step in the adjusting section along the direction from the locking guide part to the unlocking guide part under the action of external force;
when the lock plate rotates to the position of the unlocking guide portion, the unlocking guide portion forces the lock plate to move radially inward along the drive plate, the outer tooth portion and the inner tooth portion are separated, the elastic element applies force to the lock plate in the direction of moving the lock plate inward, and the rotating shaft can rotate freely relative to the shell assembly within the rotating range.
By adopting the structure, the armrest supporting body is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft, so that the armrest can be manually controlled to rotate, fold and unfold for use, wherein in the folded state, the elastic force of the elastic element enables the locking plate to be close to the driving plate, the external tooth part on the locking plate and the internal tooth part on the shell assembly are in the separated state, at the moment, the armrest supporting body can freely rotate in the rotating range, and in the folded state, the armrest supporting body is usually positioned on the side part of the backrest of the seat. When the user needs to use the handrail supporter, the handrail supporter rotates downwards, the locking plate collides with the locking guide part, the elastic force that the elastic element was compelled to the locking guide part turns to, the elastic force of elastic element makes the locking plate rotate towards the direction of keeping away from the drive plate, thereby make interior tooth portion and external tooth portion meshing, form the locking of handrail promptly, under the locking state, lift the handrail supporter gently, can change the meshing position of internal tooth portion on external tooth portion, thereby adjust the use height of handrail, use with the user who satisfies different sizes, the travelling comfort is good. Meanwhile, the handrail adjusting mechanism realizes multi-gear adjustment through fewer parts and has the technical advantages of simple structure, convenience in operation and control, easiness in realization of products, long service life and the like.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: the elastic element is a steering double-torsion spring, one end of the elastic element is hung on the driving plate, and the other end of the elastic element is hung on the locking plate. By adopting the structure, the elastic force of the elastic element can be conveniently turned.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: the number of teeth of the inner tooth part is greater than that of the outer tooth part. Adopt above-mentioned structure to realize many gears and adjust, and guarantee that many gears are adjusted and have better locking power.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: one end of the assembling cavity, which is far away from the inner tooth part, is provided with a pre-tightening force clamping groove, and the side wall of the driving plate is provided with a clamping column matched with the pre-tightening force clamping groove. By adopting the structure, when the handrail is folded at the side part of the backrest, the clamping column is embedded in the pretightening force clamping groove, so that the handrail supporting body can be prevented from being forwards separated.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: the shell assembly is formed by buckling an end shell, an intermediate plate and an end cover plate, wherein the intermediate plate is of a hollow structure and is positioned between the end shell and the end cover plate. By adopting the structure, the assembly cavity in the shell assembly is formed, and the assembly of each part of the adjusting mechanism is easier.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: the rotating shaft is sequentially provided with a connecting part, a first supporting part in running fit with the end part shell, spline teeth fixedly sleeved with the driving plate and a second supporting part in running fit with the end part cover plate. By adopting the structure, the assembly is convenient.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: the position of the driving plate corresponding to the elastic element is provided with a receiving groove, and the bottom of the receiving groove is provided with a hanging hole. The structure is adopted, so that the elastic element is convenient to assemble.
Preferably, the method comprises the following steps: the front end of the locking plate is provided with a front collision cambered surface, the rear end of the locking plate is provided with a rear collision cambered surface, the locking guide part is a curved surface capable of being in sliding contact with the front collision cambered surface, and the unlocking guide part is a supporting convex block capable of being in sliding contact with the rear collision cambered surface. Adopt above-mentioned structure to it rotates to control the locking plate to overcome elastic element's resistance relative drive plate, promptly: the locking plate is ensured to be easier to switch between the locking state and the unlocking state.
The invention also provides an automobile seat armrest, which adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides an automobile seat armrest, includes the handrail supporter, its key lies in: the handrail adjusting mechanism with multiple gears is further included, and one end of the handrail supporting body is fixedly installed on the connecting portion of the rotating shaft.
By adopting the structure, the handrail realizes multi-gear adjustment through fewer parts, and has the technical advantages of simple structure, convenient operation and control, easy realization of products, long service life and the like. Meanwhile, the handrail supporting body is directly arranged on the rotating shaft, so that the rotating shaft of the handrail can be effectively prevented from falling off.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. the handrail is convenient to use and fold, has good controllability and multi-gear adjustment, can meet the use requirements of users with different body types, and has good comfort and high-grade feeling.
2. The adjusting mechanism realizes multi-gear adjustment through fewer parts, has the technical advantages of simple structure, easy realization of products, long service life and the like, and has wide market application prospect.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is an exploded schematic view of an adjustment mechanism;
fig. 2 to 7 show several states of the adjusting structure corresponding to the armrest, wherein: fig. 2 shows the armrest in a folded state, fig. 4 shows the front end of the lock plate just before coming into collision contact with the lock guide, fig. 5 shows the armrest in an unfolded use state, and fig. 7 shows the rear end of the lock plate coming into collision contact with the unlock guide;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the construction of an end cover plate in the housing assembly;
FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of the spindle;
fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the armrest.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples and the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a multi-gear armrest adjustment mechanism relates to the following components: the locking device comprises a shell assembly 1, a rotating shaft 2, a driving plate 3 and a locking plate 5, wherein the shell assembly 1 is formed by buckling an end shell 11, an intermediate plate 12 and an end cover plate 13, and the intermediate plate 12 is of a hollow structure and is positioned between the end shell 11 and the end cover plate 13. After the end shell 11, the middle plate 12 and the end cover plate 13 are buckled together, the middle plate 12 with a hollow structure enables the interior of the shell assembly 1 to form an assembly cavity 1a, the rotating shaft 2 is rotatably installed on the shell assembly 1 and penetrates through the assembly cavity 1a, the assembly cavity 1a limits the rotating range of the rotating shaft 2, and an adjusting section a and a free rotating section b are sequentially formed in the rotating range; the drive plate 3 is fixed the suit on pivot 2 to be located assembly chamber 1a, lock plate 5 rotates through elastic element 4 and supports on drive plate 3, and when pivot 2 rotated, lock plate 5 can rotate along with drive plate 3 is synchronous.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the lock plate 5 is provided with an external tooth portion 5a, an internal tooth portion 1b capable of meshing with the external tooth portion 5a is arranged in the assembly cavity 1a, the number of teeth of the internal tooth portion 1b is greater than that of the external tooth portion 5a, the assembly cavity 1a is provided with a locking guide portion 1c and an unlocking guide portion 1d at positions corresponding to two ends of the internal tooth portion 1b, the front end of the lock plate 5 is provided with a front collision arc surface 5b, the rear end of the lock plate is provided with a rear collision arc surface 5c, the locking guide portion 1c is a curved surface capable of slidably contacting with the front collision arc surface 5b, and the unlocking guide portion 1d is a support projection capable of slidably contacting with the rear collision arc surface 5; the internal toothing 1b and the external toothing 5a are designed as a mutually adapted unidirectional toothing, the external toothing 5a being movable only from the locking guide 1c in the direction of the unlocking guide 1d after the external toothing 5a has meshed with the internal toothing 1b in the region of the adjustment section a, namely: and (5) multi-gear adjustment.
As shown in fig. 9, for assembly, the rotating shaft 2 is sequentially provided with a connecting portion 2a, a first supporting portion 2b, a spline tooth 2c and a second supporting portion 2d, wherein the first supporting portion 2b is rotatably fitted to the end housing 11, the spline tooth 2c is fixedly sleeved on the driving plate 3, and the second supporting portion 2d is rotatably fitted to the end cover plate 13.
As shown in fig. 10, in a conventional assembling structure in which one end of an armrest support body 6 is fixedly mounted on a connecting portion 2a of a rotating shaft 2, a connecting shaft extends from an end portion of the armrest, and the connecting shaft is connected to the rotating shaft of an adjusting mechanism, the connecting shaft is easy to fall off during use, so that: in the present embodiment, the handrail support member 6 is directly mounted on the connecting portion 2a of the rotating shaft 2, and the rotating shaft of the handrail can be prevented from falling off.
As shown in fig. 2, 3 and 8, a pre-tightening force slot 1e is disposed at one end of the assembly cavity 1a, which is far away from the inner tooth portion 1b, a locking post 3a corresponding to the pre-tightening force slot 1e is disposed on a side wall of the driving plate 3, and when the armrest is folded at a side portion of the seat back, the locking post 3a is embedded in the pre-tightening force slot 1e, so that the armrest support body 6 can be prevented from being pulled out forward.
For the purpose of structural arrangement, a preload clamp groove 1e and a lock guide 1c in the assembly chamber 1a are provided on the inner side of the end cover 13.
As shown in fig. 1, the driving plate 3 is provided with a receiving slot 3b corresponding to the elastic element 4, and a slot bottom of the receiving slot 3b is provided with a hanging hole 3 c. In this embodiment, the elastic element 4 is a steering double torsion spring, one end of which is hooked on the hooking hole 3c, and the other end of which is hooked on the locking plate 5.
The working principle of the invention is as follows:
as shown in fig. 2, in the initial state, the armrest support 6 is folded on the side portion of the seat back, and at this time, the latching column 3a is embedded in the pre-tightening latching slot 1e, and the elastic element 4 applies a leftward elastic force to the locking plate 5, so that the locking plate 5 tends to move toward the driving plate 3.
As shown in fig. 3 to 5, the armrest support body 6 is rotated forward from the side of the seat back, and when the armrest support body is rotated to the horizontal position, the front collision arc 5b of the lock plate 5 is in sliding contact with the lock guide 1c, the lock guide 1c forces the elastic force of the elastic member 4 to turn, and the elastic force of the elastic member 4 rotates the lock plate 5 in a direction away from the drive plate 3, so that the internal teeth 1b and the external teeth 5a are engaged, that is, the armrest lock state is formed.
As shown in fig. 6, when the armrest support body 6 is lifted lightly in the locked state, the engagement position of the inner tooth portion 1b on the outer tooth portion 5a can be changed, so that the usage height of the armrest can be adjusted to meet the usage of users with different body types, and the armrest is comfortable. At this stage, the spring force of the spring element 4 keeps the internal toothing 1b engaged on the external toothing 5a, and the external toothing 5a can only be moved from the locking guide 1c in the direction of the unlocking guide 1d, i.e.: and (5) multi-gear adjustment.
As shown in fig. 7, the armrest support body 6 is further lifted upwards, the rear collision arc 5c of the locking plate 5 is in sliding contact with the unlocking guide portion 1d, the unlocking guide portion 1d forces the elastic force of the elastic element 4 to return to the turning direction, the leftward elastic force of the elastic element 4 again makes the locking plate 5 have a tendency to move towards the driving plate 3, at this time, the inner tooth portion 1b is also separated from the outer tooth portion 5a, and the armrest support body 6 can be rotated upwards to be folded to the side position of the seat back.
Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various similar representations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.