Handrail structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020384902-A1
Application number	US-202016833665-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 30, 2020
Priority date	Jun 10, 2019
Publication date	Dec 10, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A handrail member is in a deployed state and at a so-called usable position when a tip portion of the handrail member is arranged between a sliding door and a lateral portion of a vehicle. Moreover, by making the handrail member usable, a passenger can place his or her hand on the handrail member when getting on or off the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to help the passenger get on/off the vehicle. In this manner, by turning the handrail member along a vehicle width direction around a bolt, the handrail member can be deployed and stored with a simple configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A handrail structure comprising:
a handrail member that is provided along a vehicle longitudinal direction, on a vehicle cabin interior side of a vehicle lateral portion or on a vehicle seat, with a side door provided at the vehicle lateral portion and arranged, in an open state thereof, more outward in a vehicle width direction than the vehicle lateral portion; and a turning support portion that turnably supports the handrail member in such a direction as to protrude outward in the vehicle width direction, that turns the handrail member, which is pushed by the side door, toward the vehicle cabin interior side when the side door is closed up, and that turns the handrail member in such a direction that a free end portion of the handrail member protrudes more outward in the vehicle width direction than the vehicle cabin with the side door open.

2 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the turning support portion is provided with an urging member that urges the handrail member outward in the vehicle width direction.

3 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the handrail member can also serve as an armrest that supports an elbow of a sitting passenger who sits in the vehicle seat, with the side door closed up.

4 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the free end portion of the handrail member is arranged between the side door and the vehicle lateral portion in the vehicle width direction, with the side door open, and with the free end portion of the handrail member protruding more outward in the vehicle width direction than the vehicle cabin.

5 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the handrail member turns along a horizontal direction around the turning support portion.

6 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the side door is provided with a support portion that supports the free end portion of the handrail member, with the side door open, and with the handrail member protruding outward in the vehicle width direction.

7 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
a recess portion that is recessed outward in the vehicle width direction, that accommodates the free end portion of the handrail member with the side door closed up, and that keeps the free end portion of the handrail member from moving in a vehicle vertical direction is formed in the side door.

8 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the handrail member is further equipped with an elongated portion that can be elongated along a length direction of the handrail member.

9 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the handrail member is configured to further include an accommodation portion, and a foldable table that can be accommodated in the accommodation portion.

10 . The handrail structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the handrail member is provided with a light-guiding member that can radiate light through light guiding.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakurai Hideyuki
• Shimazu Katsuya

Classifications

• B60N2/75 Primary

  Arm-rests · CPC title

• B60Q3/233

  Seats; Arm rests; Head rests · CPC title

• B60N3/001

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• B60N3/02

  of hand grips or straps · CPC title

• B60Q3/64

  for a single lighting device · CPC title