Table for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10875549-B2
Application number	US-201916653638-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Oct 15, 2018
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

A table for vehicle includes a tray, at least one extendible leaf mounted movably on the tray between a deployed position and a withdrawn position. The extendible leaf is mounted translatably on the tray between the deployed position and the withdrawn position. The table further includes at least one rotatable leaf mounted rotatably on the extendible leaf between an idle position and a deployed position, and means for coupling movements of the second and rotatable leafs, which are configured to rotate the rotatable leaf from its idle position to its deployed position when the extendible leaf is translated from its deployed position to its withdrawn position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A table for a vehicle, comprising:
a tray, suitable for being secured to the vehicle,
at least one extendible leaf, mounted movably on the tray between a deployed position and a withdrawn position,
wherein the extendible leaf is mounted translatably on the tray between the deployed position and the withdrawn position, and wherein the table further includes:
at least one rotatable leaf mounted rotatably on the extendible leaf between an idle position and a deployed position,
a hinge configured for coupling movements of the extendible and rotatable leafs, configured to rotate the rotatable leaf from its idle position to its deployed position when the extendible leaf is translated from its deployed position to its withdrawn position,
wherein the rotatable leaf comprises an upper surface and a lower surface,
the upper surface being flush with an upper surface of the tray when the rotatable leaf is in its idle position,
the lower surface being arranged opposite a surface of the extendible leaf when the rotatable leaf is in its idle position, the lower surface having a convex curved profile,
the lower surface of the rotatable leaf being configured to come into contact with the tray during the rotation of the rotatable leaf from its idle position to its deployed position.

2. The table according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable leaf is in direct contact with the tray during its rotation from its idle position to its deployed position.

3. The table according to claim 1 , wherein the tray comprises at least one guideway configured to receive the extendible leaf, the guideway authorizing a translational movement of the extendible leaf relative to the tray between the deployed position and the withdrawn position to the exclusion of any other movement.

4. The table according to claim 1 , wherein the angle between the idle position and the deployed position of the rotatable leaf is between 80° and 95°.

5. The table according to claim 1 , wherein the extendible leaf is mounted movably in rectilinear translation along a direction parallel to an elongation direction of the tray.

6. The table according to claim 5 , wherein the extendible leaf extends, along the elongation direction, between a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being separated from the tray in the deployed position of the extendible leaf, and being in contact with the tray in the withdrawn position of the extendible leaf, the rotatable leaf being mounted rotatably on said distal end.

7. The table according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable leaf is articulated relative to the extendible leaf by the hinge, the hinge being configured to exert a resisting torque between the extendible leaf and the rotatable leaf.

8. The table according to claim 1 , wherein the tray has a protrusion opposite the rotatable leaf, and the rotatable leaf has a groove, said protrusion being able to be housed in said groove when the rotatable leaf is in the deployed position and the extendible leaf is in the withdrawn position.

9. A table for a vehicle, comprising:
a tray, suitable for being secured to the vehicle,
at least one extendible leaf, mounted movably on the tray between a deployed position and a withdrawn position,
wherein the extendible leaf is mounted translatably on the tray between the deployed position and the withdrawn position, and wherein the table further includes:
at least one rotatable leaf mounted rotatably on the extendible leaf between an idle position and a deployed position,
a hinge configured for coupling movements of the extendible and rotatable leafs, configured to rotate the rotatable leaf from its idle position to its deployed position when the extendible leaf is translated from its deployed position to its withdrawn position,
wherein the rotatable leaf is articulated relative to the extendible leaf by the hinge, the hinge being configured to exert a resisting torque between the extendible leaf and the rotatable leaf such that the resisting torque enables keeping the rotatable leaf in several intermediate positions between the idle position and the deployed position.

10. A table for a vehicle, comprising:
a tray, suitable for being secured to the vehicle,
at least one extendible leaf, mounted movably on the tray between a deployed position and a withdrawn position,
wherein the extendible leaf is mounted translatably on the tray between the deployed position and the withdrawn position, and wherein the table further includes:
at least one rotatable leaf mounted rotatably on the extendible leaf between an idle position and a deployed position,
a hinge configured for coupling movements of the extendible and rotatable leafs, configured to rotate the rotatable leaf from its idle position to its deployed position when the extendible leaf is translated from its deployed position to its withdrawn position,
wherein the rotatable leaf comprises an upper surface and a lower surface,
the upper surface being flush with an upper surface of the tray when the rotatable leaf is in its idle position,
the lower surface being arranged opposite a surface of the extendible leaf when the rotatable leaf is in its idle position, the lower surface having a convex curved profile,
the lower surface of the rotatable leaf being configured to come into contact with the tray during the rotation of the rotatable leaf from its idle position to its deployed position, and
wherein the upper surface of the rotatable leaf has at least one stationary bar.

Assignees

• Alstom Transp Tech

Inventors

• Le Corre Dominique

Classifications

• B61D37/00 Primary

  Other furniture or furnishings · CPC title

• B60N3/001 Primary

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• A47B1/04

  with supplementary leaves or drop leaves {arranged at the periphery (A47B1/08 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2205/30

  Seat or seat parts characterised by comprising plural parts or pieces · CPC title

• B60N3/002

  of trays · CPC title