Leg rest apparatus for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9994139-B2
Application number	US-201515327179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2015
Priority date	Jul 25, 2014
Publication date	Jun 12, 2018
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a leg rest device for a vehicle. The leg rest device includes: a leg rest coupled to the front side of a seat cushion of a vehicle; a driving unit to fold and unfold the leg rest upward and downward; and a tilting unit that has a side coupled to the leg rest and the other side coupled to the seat cushion. In particular, the tilting unit tilts the leg rest forward at a predetermined angle when the leg rest is unfolded.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A leg rest device for a vehicle, comprising:
a leg rest coupled to a front side of a seat cushion of a vehicle;
a driving unit configured to fold or unfold the leg rest upward and downward; and
a tilting unit that has a side coupled to the leg rest and another side coupled to the seat cushion, the tilting unit configured to tilt the leg rest forward when the leg rest is unfolded,
wherein the tilting unit includes a guide member through which a guide hole is formed in a front-rear direction, and a sliding member having an upper portion formed with a guide protrusion and a lower portion pivotally attached to a lower portion of the guide member by a first hinge shaft,
wherein the guide protrusion is configured to slide along the guide hole when the leg rest is unfolded or folded, and
wherein the sliding member is tilted around the first hinge shaft forward and backward.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the driving unit includes a motor and a screw and is coupled to a lower side of the tilting unit, and when the motor is operated, the screw presses the leg rest upward so that the leg rest is unfolded upward.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the titling unit further comprises a support member of which one end is coupled to the guide member and another end is coupled to the sliding member, the support member configured to support the leg rest.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the sliding member and the support member are hinged at the lower sides by a second hinge shaft.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the leg rest further has an operating portion, an expanding portion sliding forward and backward by operation of the operating portion, and a holding portion supporting the lower side of the leg rest.

Assignees

• Hyundai Dymos Inc

Inventors

• An Sung Chol
• Seo Jin Ho
• Kim Jun Kyu
• Park Chan Uk
• Kim Myeong Sub
• Kim Yun Ho
• Kim Dong Hwan

Classifications

• B60N2/0232

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/4495

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/995 Primary

  Lower-leg-rests, e.g. calf-rests · CPC title

• B60N2/02246

  Electric motors therefor · CPC title