CN110329160B

CN110329160B - Automobile storage box

Info

Publication number: CN110329160B
Application number: CN201910732633.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陆洁静; 孙盛; 邹江河; 王南洋
Original assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-09
Filing date: 2019-08-09
Publication date: 2023-05-05
Anticipated expiration: 2039-08-09
Also published as: CN110329160A

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage compartment for a motor vehicle, comprising: a base having a storage space; a cover mounted on the base and movable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space; a linkage mounted to the base and movable between a first state limiting the retraction of the cover into the base and a second state allowing the retraction of the cover into the base, the linkage including a rear link mounted to the base and movable between a raised position and a lowered position; when the rear link is in the raised position, the lid is in the closed position, the rear link supporting the lid such that a top surface of the lid is flush with a top surface of the base to limit lid retraction into the base; the rear link is spaced from the cover when the rear link is in the low position such that the cover is movable between the closed position and the open position. According to the automobile storage box disclosed by the invention, the normal opening and closing of the cover of the storage box without the surface difference can be realized, so that the requirement of continuously updated modeling is met.

Description

Automobile storage box

Technical Field

The present invention relates to automotive interiors, and more particularly to an automotive storage compartment.

Background

Roller doors are often used as a storage compartment cover. A typical rolling door is generally made up of a plurality of interlocking parallel rib segments that are rotatable relative to one another, the parallel rib segments being bendable in a direction perpendicular to their parallel orientation. When the rolling door is opened, the parallel rib-like sheets are subjected to force in a direction perpendicular to the parallel orientation thereof, and move in a force-receiving direction and curl downward. Because the rolling shutter door is curled according to a certain radian, namely, the rear end of the rolling shutter door is arc-shaped, when the rolling shutter door is matched with the storage box base, a gap in the front-rear direction can be formed to influence the appearance, and in order to improve the problem, the conventional solution generally changes the gap in the front-rear direction into the gap in the upper-lower direction, namely, the rear end of the rolling shutter door or the rolling shutter door is integrally designed to be lower than the base.

With the increasing demands of people on the comfort, the aesthetic property and the like of automotive interiors, more and more designs tend to make the rolling door flush with a base (without surface difference) and give the same surface treatment effect, so that the rolling door looks like being integrated with peripheral parts. Based on these new design requirements, conventional roller shutter door structures have failed to meet the requirements.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an automobile storage box, which aims to solve the problem that a rolling door and a base in the prior art are poor in surface.

The automobile storage box according to the present invention comprises: a base with a storage space; a cover mounted on the base and movable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space, wherein at least a portion of the cover is received in the base in the open position; and a linkage mounted to the base and movable between a first state limiting the retraction of the cover into the base and a second state allowing the retraction of the cover into the base, the linkage including a rear link mounted to the base and movable between a first upper position and a first lower position; when the rear link is in the first raised position, the lid is in the closed position, the rear link supporting the lid such that a top surface of the lid (particularly a top surface of a rear end of the lid) is flush with a top surface of the base to limit lid retraction into the base; the rear link is spaced from the cover when the rear link is in the first low position such that the cover is movable between the closed position and the open position.

Preferably, the linkage includes a rear spring that drives the rear link from the first low position to the first high position.

Preferably, the automotive storage compartment further includes a lock mechanism mounted to the lid, the linkage mechanism being movable between a first state and a second state in response to the lock mechanism.

Preferably, the linkage mechanism includes a front link mounted to the base and movable between a second upper position and a second lower position in response to the lock mechanism, the front link being linked with the rear link and the direction of movement of the front link being opposite to the movement of the rear link; when the front connecting rod is in the second high position, the rear connecting rod is in the first low position; when the front link is in the second low position, the rear link is in the first high position.

Preferably, the front link and the rear link are linked by a swivel arm, a steering groove or a wire.

Preferably, the linkage further comprises a front spring driving the front link to move from the second low position to the second high position.

Preferably, the lock mechanism includes a button and at least one locking bolt, wherein the locking bolt moves from an extended position to a retracted position in response to movement of the button.

Preferably, the locking bolt restrains the front link in the second low position when the locking bolt is in the extended position.

Preferably, the front link moves from the second high position to the second low position in response to the locking bolt moving from the retracted position to the extended position.

Preferably, the cover has a plurality of parallel rib-like segments and a rear end portion hinged to the parallel rib-like segments; the rear link supports the rear end portion with its top surface flush with the top surface of the base when the cover is in the closed position.

Preferably, the base has a guide rail providing sliding support for movement of the cover, the rear end of the cover being fitted into the guide rail by a second ball thereof being inserted into the guide rail, the rear end of the guide rail having an upwardly projecting receiving groove into which the second ball is restrained by the rear link when the cover is in the closed position.

Preferably, the second ball is sleeved with a bearing to be matched with the guide rail.

According to the automobile storage box disclosed by the invention, the normal opening and closing of the cover of the storage box without the surface difference can be realized, so that the requirement of continuously updated modeling is met.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows an application environment of an automobile storage box for placing a cup or other article according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the automobile storage box is mounted on a floor console of a vehicle.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the closed state of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the top of the base of the automotive storage case of FIG. 3 with the top portion hidden to reveal the linkage;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an opened state of the automobile storage box of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a lid of the automotive locker of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a lock mechanism of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial view of the rear end of the cover of FIG. 8 showing the second ball and bearing in positional relationship with the rear link;

FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of a linkage mechanism of the automotive storage case of FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 3 illustrating the positional relationship of the rear end armature and the rear link;

fig. 12 is a schematic view showing a state in which a button of the automobile locker of fig. 3 is pressed to unlock the cover;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the linkage mechanism of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 12 after the cover is unlocked;

FIG. 14 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 12 after the lid is unlocked;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged partial view of the rear end of the cover of FIG. 14 showing the second ball and bearing in positional relationship with the rear link;

FIG. 16 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the automotive storage compartment of FIG. 12 after the cover is unlocked, illustrating the positional relationship of the rear end armature and the rear link;

FIG. 17 is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of the automotive storage case of FIG. 5;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which the automobile storage box of FIG. 5 is about to be closed;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of a linkage mechanism of the automotive storage case of FIG. 18;

fig. 20 illustrates a link mechanism of an automobile storage box according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of a linkage of the automotive storage compartment including the linkage of FIG. 20 in a closed state;

FIG. 22 is a schematic illustration of a linkage mechanism including the linkage mechanism of FIG. 20 when an automotive storage compartment is unlocked;

fig. 23 is a schematic view of a link mechanism of the automobile storage box in a closed state according to the third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 24 is a schematic view of the linkage mechanism of fig. 23 when the automobile storage compartment is unlocked.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1, the vehicle V has a floor console FC inside, which provides an automobile storage compartment ST for placing a cup or other object according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 2, the automobile storage box ST includes a base 10, a cover 20, a lock mechanism 30, and a link mechanism 40, wherein the base 10 has a storage space H, the cover 20 is mounted on top of the base 10 and moves between a closed position covering the storage space H and an open position exposing the storage space H, the lock mechanism 30 is mounted at a front end of the cover 20, the link mechanism 40 is mounted on a side of the base 10 and switches the cover 20 from a first state restricted to be at least partially retracted into the base 10 to a second state allowed to be at least partially retracted into the base 10 in response to the lock mechanism 30. As shown in fig. 3, in the closed position of the cover 20 with respect to the base 10, the cover 20 covers the storage space H of the base 10, and the top surface of the cover 20 is flush with the top surface of the base 10. As shown in fig. 5, in a position where the cover 20 is opened with respect to the base 10, the storage space H of the base 10 is exposed, and the cover 20 is at least partially housed in the base 10.

Returning to fig. 2, the base 10 includes a main body 10a and left and

right side plates

10b,10c fixed to both sides of the main body 10a, wherein the main body 10a provides a storage space H, and left and right guide rails 101 (see fig. 8-9) and 102 provided on surfaces of the left and

right side plates

10b,10c facing the main body 10a to provide sliding support for movement of the cover 20, and having left and right receiving grooves 1011 (see fig. 8-9) and 1021 protruding upward at rear ends thereof. The front ends of the left and

right side plates

10b,10c have through holes 1031. In this embodiment, the storage space H can accommodate two cups and one mobile phone at the same time, but it is conceivable that the storage space H may be set to one or more cups as needed, the mobile phone space may be omitted, or other article storage space may be replaced.

As shown in fig. 2, the cover 20 is a soft-coated rolling door, and includes a frame 201 formed of a plurality of parallel rib-shaped segments and a soft layer 202 connected to the frame 201, wherein the left and right sides of the frame 201 are respectively connected to the base 10 so as to be movable relative to the

guide rails

101, 102. As shown in fig. 6, the skeleton 201 includes first balls 2011 on both left and right ends of each parallel rib-like segment, and the first balls 2011 are placed in the left and right rails 101 (see fig. 8) 102 so that the cover 20 can move along the left and

right rails

101, 102. The backbone 201 further includes a rear end 2012 hinged to the parallel rib-shaped segments, which is disposed at a rear end of the backbone 201, and a rear end backbone 2013 connected to the rear end 2012, and the rear end 2012 and the rear end backbone 2013 may be made of the same or different materials. The rear end framework 2013 is provided with a second ball head 2014, a bearing 2015 is sleeved on the second ball head 2014, and the bearing 2015 is matched with the left guide rail 101 and the right guide rail 102. In particular, in the closed state of the cover 20, the second ball 2014 and the bearing 2015 are received in the upwardly projecting receiving groove 1011 (see fig. 9) of the rear ends of the

rails

101, 102, and are retained in 1021 such that the rear end 2012 is kept flush with the top surface of the base 10; during the sliding opening and closing of the cover 20, the second ball 2014 and the bearing 2015 descend from the

receiving grooves

1011, 1021 in the sliding grooves of the left and right guide rails 101 (see fig. 15), 102 to slide such that the rear end 2012 is lower than the top surface of the base 10 without affecting the sliding of the cover 20. In addition, the cover 20 further includes a skin 203 providing an appearance surface and a spacer fabric 204 located between the skin 203 and the soft layer 202, and the spacer fabric 204 is bonded to the soft layer 202 by glue, so that user comfort can be improved. During the formation of the cover 20, the skin 203 coats the armature 201, the soft layer 202, and the spacer fabric 204 in a final process to provide an integral cover 20. In the present embodiment, the soft layer 202 is made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material, but other materials such as Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) may be used; the skin 203 may be made of PVC, PU, suede, fabric, or the like. It is contemplated that the soft layer 202 and spacer fabric 204 in this case may be replaced with a polyurethane foam layer.

Returning to fig. 2, the lock mechanism 30 includes a button 31, a button base 32, a left lock tongue 33, a right lock tongue 34, and a spring 35, wherein the button base 32 is fixed to the front end of the cover 20, the button 31 is mounted on the button base 32 and movable in the direction of movement of the cover 20 relative to the button base 32, the left and right lock

tongues

33, 34 are mounted on the button base 32 and extendable (i.e., in an extended position) from a through hole 1031 (see fig. 4) of the base 10 in the left and right directions relative to the button base 32, and the spring 35 is fixedly disposed between the left and right lock

tongues

33, 34 to provide a driving force for the movement of the left and right lock

tongues

33, 34 from the retracted position to the extended position. In addition, the top of the left and right locking

bolts

33, 34 has locking

pins

331, 341, as shown in fig. 7, which respectively cooperate with two triangular grooves 311 on the button 31 to convert movement of the button 31 in the moving direction of the cover 20 into movement of the left and right locking

bolts

33, 34 in the left and right directions. When unlocking the cover 20 in the closed position, the user applies pressure F to the button 31 in the direction in which the cover 20 is opened (31 a is the position of the button 31 after being pressed), the left and right locking

tongues

33 and 34 move along the groove slope 312 in the triangular groove 311 in response to the pressing of the button 31 (i.e., with the movement of the button 31) so that the left and right locking

tongues

33 and 34 are disengaged from the through-hole 1031 (see fig. 4) (33 a and 34a are retracted positions after the left and right locking

tongues

33 and 34 are disengaged) to achieve unlocking.

As shown in fig. 2, the link mechanism 40 includes two symmetrical sets of mechanisms respectively disposed on the left and

right side plates

10b,10c of the base 10, which can better maintain the stability of opening and closing of the cover 20, but can be implemented by only one link mechanism 40. Referring to fig. 4, the link mechanism 40 includes a front link 41 connected to the front end of the left side plate 10b and a rear link 43 connected to the rear end of the left side plate 10b, wherein the front link 41 includes an upper end face 411 (see fig. 2 and 10) and an upper inclined face 412 (see fig. 2 and 19) adjacent to the upper end face 411. The front link 41 and the rear link 43 are provided to be movable up and down with respect to the left side plate 10b, and a front spring 44 and a rear spring 45 are further provided between the front link 41 and the left side plate 10b and between the rear link 43 and the left side plate 10b to provide a driving force for the upward movement of the front link 41 and a driving force for the downward movement of the rear link 43, respectively. The link mechanism 40 further includes a rotary arm 42 and a transmission turntable 46 disposed between the front link 41 and the rear link 43, the rotary arm 42 and the transmission turntable 46 being mounted on the left side plate 10b by screws, one end of the rotary arm 42 being connected to the front link 41, the other end being connected to the rear link 43, so that movement of the front link 41 can drive the rear link 43 to move reversely by rotation of the rotary arm 42 about the transmission turntable 46.

The following describes the movement process of the automobile storage box ST:

when the cover 20 is in the closed state, as shown in fig. 8, the cover 20 covers the storage space H of the base 10 and the top surface of the cover 20 (particularly, the rear end 2012 of the cover 20) is flush with the top surface of the base 10. Referring to fig. 10, the upper end face 411 of the front link 41 is restrained by the left tongue 33 protruding from the through hole 1031 of the base 10 so that the front link 41 cannot move upward, i.e., the front link 41 is in a lower position, at which time the front spring 44 is compressed and the rear spring 45 is stretched, the connecting arm 42 and the transmission dial 46 are in a counterclockwise maximum position, and the rear link 43 is in a higher position. As shown in fig. 11, the rear link 43 contacts with the bearing 2015 on the second ball 2014 to provide support for the rear end chassis 2013, such that, on one hand, the second ball 2014 and the bearing 2015 are received in the upwardly convex receiving groove 1011 of the rear end of the left rail 101 to keep the rear end 2012 flush with the top surface of the base 10 (see fig. 9), and, on the other hand, such that the rear end 2012 of the chassis 201 can withstand an external force without sagging or causing the cover 20 to automatically open when the cover 20 is in the closed position.

When the cover 20 is opened, as shown in fig. 12, the user applies a pressing force F to the button 31 in the opening direction of the cover 20, and the left lock tongue 33 is retracted inward, so that the left lock tongue 33 is translated away from the upper end face 411 of the front link 41. As shown in fig. 13, the front link 41 moves upward by the front spring 44, thereby driving the rotation arm 42 to rotate clockwise around the transmission turntable 46, and the rear link 43 moves downward by the combined action of the rotation arm 42 and the rear spring 45. In this way, as shown in fig. 14-16, the rear link 43 is separated from the second ball 2014 and the bearing 2015, the supporting effect is disabled, the second ball 2014 and the bearing 2015 move downward into the left guide rail 101 under the gravity action of the rear end skeleton 2013, so that the rear end of the cover 20 is lower than the base 10, as shown in fig. 14 and 16, the cover 20 is pushed to move along the opening direction continuously, the left lock tongue 33 is kept at the retracted position, the second ball 2014 and the first ball 2011 move along the left guide rail 101, the rear end of the cover 20 does not interfere with the base 10 until the cover 20 is completely accommodated in the base 10 to be locked, i.e. the storage space H is completely opened.

When the cover 20 is closed, as shown in fig. 17 to 18, the user pulls the cover 20 in the closing direction to move forward along the base 10 to the position shown in fig. 19, at this time, the left lock tongue 33 re-extends into the through hole 1031 from the retracted position and contacts with the upper inclined surface 412 on the front link 41, the left lock tongue 33 continues to move forward along with the cover 20 to drive the front link 41 to move downward under the action of the upper inclined surface 412 until the left lock tongue 33 contacts with the upper end surface 411 of the link 41, and the left lock tongue 33 returns to the extended position. Because the front connecting rod 41 is connected with one end of the rotating arm 42, the rotating arm 42 is driven to rotate anticlockwise around the transmission turntable 46, so that the rear connecting rod 43 is driven to move upwards until the rear connecting rod 43 contacts with the bearing 2015 and then moves upwards together, and the second ball 2014 and the bearing 2015 are pushed back to the initial positions again, so that the top surface of the cover 20 is flush with the top surface of the base 10 when the cover is completely closed.

Example 2

Unlike embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 20, the front link 41 and the rear link 43 of the link mechanism 40 are replaced with a front link 41a and a rear link 43a having triangular steering grooves, and the swivel arm 42 and the transmission dial 46 are replaced with connection rods 42a respectively connected to the front link 41a and the rear link 43a, wherein both ends of the connection rods 42a have round pins 426 a,422a protruding laterally, respectively. The front round pin 421a is engaged with the steering slot 411a of the front link 41a, and the rear round pin 422a is engaged with the steering slot 431a of the rear link 43 a. As shown in fig. 21 to 22, when the front link 41a moves upward, the front round pin 421a moves along the groove slope of the steering groove 411a, driving the connecting rod 42a to move backward, and the rear round pin 422a moves along the groove slope of the steering groove 431a, pushing the rear link 43a to move downward.

Example 3

Unlike embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 23, the rotating arm 42 and the transmission dial 46 of the link mechanism 40 are replaced with a wire 42b, the front link 41 and the rear link 43 of the link mechanism 40 are replaced with a front link 41b and a rear link 43b connected to the wire 42b, and the wire 42b is fixed to the base 10 in a U-shaped arrangement by a wire sheath 46b wrapped around the wire 42b and is movable back and forth in the wire sheath 46 b. As shown in fig. 23 to 24, when the front link 41b moves upward, the rear link 43b is pulled downward by the wire 42 b.

The foregoing description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and various modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment of the present invention. All simple, equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the claims and the specification of this application fall within the scope of the patent claims. The present invention is not described in detail in the conventional art.

Claims

1. An automotive storage compartment, comprising:

a base having a storage space, the base having a continuous guide rail, the rear end of the guide rail having an upwardly protruding receiving groove;

a cover mounted on the base and movable between a closed position covering the storage space and an open position exposing the storage space, wherein at least a portion of the cover is received in the base in the open position, the cover having a second ball inserted into the rail for mating sliding movement; and

a linkage mounted to the base and movable between a first state limiting the retraction of the cover into the base and a second state allowing the retraction of the cover into the base, the linkage comprising a rear link mounted to the base and movable between a first upper position and a first lower position;

when the rear connecting rod is in the first high position, the cover is in the closed position, the rear connecting rod supports the cover to enable the top surface of the cover to be flush with the top surface of the base so as to limit the cover to be retracted into the base, and the rear connecting rod is in contact with the second ball so as to enable the second ball to be accommodated in the accommodating groove to be limited;

when the rear link is in the first low position, the rear link is spaced apart from the cover to allow the cover to be movable between the closed position and the open position, wherein the rear link is separated from the second ball to allow the cover to move under gravity from the receiving slot into engagement in the sliding slot of the rail.

2. The automotive storage compartment of claim 1, wherein the linkage includes a rear spring that drives the rear link from the first low position to the first high position.

3. The automotive storage compartment of claim 1 further comprising a lock mechanism mounted to the lid, the linkage mechanism being responsive to the lock mechanism to move between the first and second states.

4. The automotive storage compartment of claim 3 wherein the linkage mechanism includes a front link mounted to the base and movable between a second upper position and a second lower position in response to the lock mechanism, the front link being in linkage with the rear link and the direction of movement of the front link being opposite the direction of movement of the rear link; when the front connecting rod is in the second high position, the rear connecting rod is in the first low position; when the front link is in the second low position, the rear link is in the first high position.

5. The automotive storage case of claim 4 wherein the front link and the rear link are linked by a swivel arm, a steering slot, or a pull wire.

6. The automotive storage compartment of claim 4, wherein the linkage mechanism further comprises a front spring that drives the front link from the second low position to the second high position.

7. The automotive storage compartment of claim 4, wherein the lock mechanism includes a button and at least one locking tab, wherein the locking tab moves from an extended position to a retracted position in response to movement of the button.

8. The automotive storage case of claim 7 wherein the locking tongue restrains the front link in the second low position when the locking tongue is in the extended position.

9. The automotive storage compartment of claim 7, wherein the front link moves from the second high position to the second low position in response to the locking tongue moving from the retracted position to the extended position.

10. The automotive storage case of claim 1 wherein the cover has a plurality of parallel rib-like segments and a rear end portion hinged to the parallel rib-like segments; the rear link supports the rear end portion with its top surface flush with the top surface of the base when the cover is in the closed position.

11. The automotive storage compartment of claim 10, wherein the rear end of the cover is inserted into the rail via the second ball head to mate.

12. The automotive storage case of claim 11 wherein the second ball is sleeved with bearings to mate with the rail.