JP2000159026A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate smooth sliding of a slide installed on the lid of a console box and reduce the manufacturing costs. SOLUTION: The lid 12 of a console box 10 is furnished with a lid body 21 and a slide 22 covering the lid body 21, and the slide 22 is supported slidably by a sliding mechanism 23, which is equipped with a pair of guide rails 51 on the sides fixed to the lid body 21 and a pair of sliding elements 52 located fore and aft attached to the slide 22. The sliding elements 52 are formed from leaf spring and hold the guide rails 51 pinchedly by rail pinching parts 54. The dimensional error of the guide rails is absorbed by deformation of the leaf springs, and it is possible to slide the slide 22 smoothly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a console box for an automobile, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a box body provided between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat of an automobile and having a storage portion opened on an upper surface and a console box provided with a lid for opening and closing the upper surface of the box body have been used. Have been. In general, the console box is connected to a rear portion of the lid body by a hinge or the like, and is opened and closed by rotating a front end portion of the lid upward.

[0003] For example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-126144.
There is known a console box described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. JP-A-2006-133873. And in this console box, the lid body is attached to the box body with a hinge or the like,
A slide body slidably attached to the lid body is provided, and the slide body is slid forward to improve the usability as an armrest.
Further, a pair of guide rails are attached to the lid body and the slide body, respectively, and these guide rails are slidably fitted to each other to support the slide body.

[0004]

However, in a configuration in which a pair of guide rails provided on the lid main body and the slide body are fitted to each other as in the above-mentioned conventional art, in order to slide the slide body smoothly, It is necessary to improve the dimensional accuracy of the guide rail, the accuracy of the mounting position, and the like. For console boxes used as armrests,
A large force is likely to be applied from the occupant, and deformation due to the heat of direct sunlight is also likely to occur. For this reason, in order to smoothly slide the slide body, it is necessary to increase the accuracy and strength of each member, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a console box which can ensure a smooth sliding operation and can simplify the structure to reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a console box having a box body having a storage portion provided with an opening, and an openable opening of the box body.
A lid body, and a lid having a slide body slidably attached to the lid body via a slide mechanism, the slide mechanism is attached to one of the lid body and the slide body, A pair of guide rails provided substantially in parallel with each other, a rail holding portion attached to one of the lid body and the slide body and elastically holding the guide rails, and a rail holding portion. And a sliding body provided with a connecting portion for elastically connecting.

In this configuration, the slide mechanism is
The rail holding part elastically holds the guide rail,
Since the connecting portion elastically connects the rail holding portions, the dimensional error is absorbed by the elastic deformation, and the slide body slides stably and smoothly with respect to the lid body without increasing the dimensional accuracy. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the dimensional accuracy of each part, and the manufacturing cost is reduced with a simple configuration.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a console box comprising a box body having a storage portion provided with an opening, and a lid body slidably covering the opening of the box body via a slide mechanism. A pair of guide rails attached to the box body and provided substantially in parallel with each other; a rail holding portion attached to the lid and elastically holding the guide rails; and a rail holding portion. A sliding member provided with a connecting portion for elastically connecting the members.

In this configuration, the slide mechanism is
The rail holding part elastically holds the guide rail,
Since the connecting part elastically connects the rail holding parts, the dimensional error is absorbed by the elastic deformation, and the lid slides and opens and closes stably and smoothly with respect to the box body without increasing the dimensional accuracy. . Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the dimensional accuracy of each part, and the manufacturing cost is reduced with a simple configuration.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the console box according to the first or second aspect, the sliding body has a rail holding portion and a connecting portion formed integrally by a plate-like spring material.

With this configuration, the component configuration is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the console box according to any one of the first to third aspects, the rail holding portion guides the rail in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the connecting portion biases the rail holding portion. The rail is elastically held.

In this configuration, the sliding member is disengaged from the guide rail by making the direction in which the connecting portion urges the rail holding portion substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the rail holding portion elastically holds the guide rail. It is difficult and stable.

A console box according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the console box according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, further comprising a spacer located between the rail holding portion and the guide rail, the spacer being in sliding contact with the guide rail. It is.

With this configuration, the frictional resistance between the guide rail side and the slide body side is reduced, and the slide mechanism operates smoothly.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the console box according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising a bearing device which is located between the rail holding portion and the guide rail and abuts on the guide rail. Things.

With this configuration, the frictional resistance between the guide rail side and the slide body side is reduced, and the slide mechanism operates smoothly.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the console box of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a console box. The console box 10 is disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat of an automobile, and is fixed to a floor. The box body 11 is provided with a lid 12 that can be opened and closed.

The box body 11 is also called a console body. The box body 11 is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin, and is provided with a storage section 15 which is elongated in the front-rear direction and has an opening 14 at the upper surface. A hinge support 16 is provided above the rear of the opening 14, and a lid body lock receiving portion 17 is provided at the front of the opening 14. Further, on the rear surface of the box body 11, a storage recess 18 for a rear passenger is provided.

The lid 12 is composed of a lid body 21 and a slide body 2.
2, and a slide mechanism 23. And
The lid body 21 is also called a lid inner, and is integrally formed of, for example, a synthetic resin, and is a flat plate-shaped substrate portion 25 that covers the opening portion 14 and protrudes upward from near the front and rear ends of the substrate portion 25. A front wall 26 and a rear wall 27, a cover 28 covering the upper side and both sides of the rear wall 27, a slide lock receiving part 29 located on a front side of one side of the substrate 25, and the like are formed. In addition, a hinge mounting portion 31 is formed on a rear surface of the rear wall portion 27,
By attaching a hinge 34 between the hinge attaching portion 31 and the hinge supporting portion 16 of the box body 11 using a fixing device 33 such as a screw, the lid body 21, that is, the lid 12
The opening 14 is openably and closably covered around the rotation axis of. Further, a latch receiving portion (not shown) is provided at a front end portion of the substrate portion 25, and a latch body 36 is rotatably attached to the latch receiving portion. Then, with the lid 12 closed, the claw 36a provided on the latch body 36 is locked by the lid main body lock receiving portion 17, and the lid 12 is locked so as not to open and provided on the latch body 36. The latch is released and the lid 12 can be opened by grasping the tab portion 36b and pulling it upward. The slide lock receiving portion 29 is formed with a pair of front and rear locking projections 37 and 38. The locking projections 37, 38 are formed with inwardly inclined surfaces 37a, 38a, respectively. The forward locking surface 37b, the rear locking projection 38 are formed on the front end face of the front locking projection 37. A rearward locking surface 38b is formed on the rear end face of the vehicle.

On the other hand, the slide body 22 is also called a lid outer. For example, a plurality of layers of a soft cover 42 are attached to the surface side of a base 41 integrally formed of synthetic resin.
The cover 21 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to cover the lid body 21 from above and slide in the front-rear direction. On the lower surface of the slide body 22, two rows of front and rear pins 44 are arranged to form a slide mechanism mounting portion. Further, a slide lock attachment portion 46 is provided at a front side of one side of the slide body 22, and a lock button 47 is attached to a square hole of the slide lock attachment portion 46 so as to be able to advance and retreat. Further, the lock button 47 is urged outward by a coil spring 48 which is an elastic body serving as urging means. The lock button 47 locks and holds the slide body 22 at one of a front position and a rear position with respect to the lid body 21. In the front position, the rear surface 47 of the lock button 47 is
a abuts against the forward lock surface 37b of the slide lock receiving portion 29 to lock the position. In the rear position, the front surface 47b of the lock button 47 moves the slide lock receiving portion 29 to the reverse locking surface 38b.
To lock the position. When the slide body 22 is slid, the lock is released by pushing the lock button 47 inward against the urging force of the coil spring 48, and the lock button 47 is released from the inclined surfaces 37a, 37a of the slide lock receiving portion 29. It can move while sliding on 38a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the slide mechanism 23 includes a pair of guide rails 51 on both sides attached to the lid main body 21 and a pair of front and rear slide members 52 attached to the slide body 22. I have. And guide rail 51
Is a square pole, with the corners facing up, down, left, and right, using fasteners such as screws, the front wall 26 and the rear wall 27
Are fixed substantially parallel to each other with the front-rear direction being the longitudinal direction. Each guide rail 51 is made of a resin such as ABS resin, polypropylene (PP), polyacetal, or nylon, or a metal such as aluminum (Al) alloy, magnesium alloy, or iron.
According to the extrusion molding of the resin, it can be manufactured at low cost.

Each of the sliding members 52 is formed by bending a metal elongated rectangular plate-like spring, that is, a leaf spring, which is an elastic member, into a predetermined shape, and a pair of rail holding portions 54 on both sides, and these rail holding portions 54 are provided. A connecting portion 55 for connecting the components is integrally formed. Each of the rail holding portions 54 has a substantially semicircular shape having a center on the outside, and the dimension of the semicircle in the vertical direction is smaller than that of the guide rail 51 in the vertical direction. The connecting portion 55 includes a mounting plate portion 55a that is disposed horizontally and a pair of pressing piece portions 55 that are bent downward from both ends of the mounting plate portion 55a and are continuous with the rail holding portion 54.
b, and a plurality of mounting holes 55c are formed in the mounting plate portion 55a. Then, a pair of front and rear sliding members 52 are attached to the sliding member 22 by fixing a fixing member 56 such as a screw inserted into the mounting hole 55c to the pin portion 44 of the sliding member 22, for example. .

Further, spacers 58 are engaged with and attached to the outer portion of each rail holding portion 54, that is, the center side of the arc. Each of the spacers 58 can be called a guided member. For example, the spacers 58 can be slid from two surfaces of the guide rail 51 to upper and lower corners using a so-called engineering plastic having good slidability such as polyacetal or nylon. And are integrally formed in a substantially V-shape that is loosely fitted to the. Further, each of the spacers 58 is provided with four claw portions 58a which are engaged with the rail holding portion 54 to prevent the spacers 58 from coming off. Formed in this bearing mounting part
The bearing device 61 is attached to 58b. The bearing device 61 includes a pedestal portion 62 formed of a synthetic resin in an annular shape, and a plurality of ball bearings 63 rotatably supported on the pedestal portion 62 at predetermined intervals. Abuts on the guide rail 51 and rolls.

That is, this slide mechanism 23 is
In a state where the guide rail 51 fixed to 21 and the spacer 58 and the bearing device 61 supported by the rail holding portion 54 of the slide body 52 attached to the slide body 22 are in contact with each other, the slide body 22 is manually moved. When the slide operation is performed in the front-rear direction, the guide rail 51 comes into sliding contact with the spacer 58 and the bearing device 61 on the slide body 52 side. The pressing piece 55b of the connecting portion 55 of the sliding body 52 can be elastically deformed in the horizontal direction, whereas the rail holding portion 54 is
It has an urging force in the direction of pressing and holding the guide rail 51 from above and below via 58.

According to the present embodiment, the cover body 12 of the console box 10 is
Since the slide body 22 that can slide back and forth from 21 is provided, the lid 12 can be used as an armrest with good operability.

The slide 22 is provided with a lock button.
Locking mechanism such as 47 locks at a predetermined position in the front and back, so that unexpected movement can be suppressed. In addition, slide body 22
In the position where the is advanced, the rear portion of the slide body 22 is covered with the cover 28 so that the inside of the lid main body 21 is not exposed, and the appearance can be improved.

The sliding body 52 of the sliding mechanism 23 is a leaf spring which can be elastically deformed in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction with respect to the guide rail 51, so that the two guide rails 51 are manufactured or used. Variations in size or parallelism at the time can be absorbed and reduced by deformation of the sliding body 52 which is a leaf spring. For example, the guide rail 51 may be moved to a normal position indicated by a broken line A in FIG.
Also when formed at the position shown by the solid line B, the sliding body 52
While the rail holding section 54 holds the guide rail 51 up and down, the pressing piece 55b is elastically deformed in the horizontal direction to absorb an error and to slide the slide body 22 smoothly. In this manner, the slide body 22 can be slid smoothly and stably, and the operational feeling can be improved. In addition,
The spring constant of the leaf spring constituting the sliding member 52 is determined from the relationship between the required value (width) of the sliding operation force and the management value (width) of manufacturing dimensional and positional variations.

Thus, the guide rail of the slide mechanism 23
There is no need to increase the dimensional accuracy during manufacturing such as 51,
Because it can absorb deformation due to load and heat during use, it is not necessary to use a high-strength member, and it can be formed of inexpensive materials such as polypropylene. Further, each sliding body 52 is formed by bending a single leaf spring. Therefore, there is no need to provide a special adjustment mechanism, the structure can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the spacer 58 and the bearing device 61 which smoothly contact the guide rail 51 are incorporated between the guide rail 51 and the slide body 52, the frictional resistance is reduced and the slide body 22 is stably formed. It can be slid smoothly and the operation feeling can be improved.

The box body 11 and the lid 12 of the console box 10 and the guide rails of the slide mechanism 23
Various configurations can be adopted for the shape, arrangement, and the like of the sliding body 51 and the like. Further, the spacer 58 and the bearing device 61 of the slide mechanism 23 can be omitted.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, an auxiliary storage section 65 can be formed on the upper surface of the lid main body 21 of the lid 12 and the slide body 22 can be used as a lid of the auxiliary storage section 65. . Further, in this embodiment, the rail holding portion 54 of the sliding body 52 is bent so as to bulge outward, and the spacer 58 mounted on the rail holding portion 54
Fit to 51 from outside. With this configuration, a large space is secured between the guide rails 51, and a large capacity of the auxiliary storage portion 65 is secured.

Also, a lock mechanism for locking the slide of the slide body 22 is provided on the side as shown in FIG. 1, and, for example, as shown in FIG. Lever provided with and a claw 67b
The pawl portion 67b can be disengaged from the pawl receiving portion 68 provided on the lid body 21 by rotatably operating the operating portion 67a by providing the rotatable 67.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the lid 12
Although the slide body 22 provided in is supported slidably with respect to the lid body 21 by the slide mechanism 23, for example,
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the lid 12 can be slidably supported by the slide mechanism 23 with respect to the box body 11. That is, the configuration of the slide mechanism 23 is the same as that of each of the above embodiments, and the guide rail 51 is fixed to the box main body 11, while a pair of front and rear slides 52 are attached to the lower surface of the lid main body 21 of the lid 12. I have. Further, in this embodiment, the lid 12 slides rearward to open the opening.
14, and an auxiliary storage 71 is provided above the lid body 21. The auxiliary storage 71
Is openably and closably covered by a lid 73 which is turned sideways by a hinge 72 and opened.

The cross-sectional shape of the guide rail 51 can also take various configurations. For example, as shown in FIG.
Only a portion where the rail holding portion 54 or the spacer 58 abuts is formed in a plate shape and has a substantially U-shaped cross section.
As shown in FIG. 1, it can be formed in a columnar shape. In addition, the configuration shown in FIGS.
The rail holding portion 54 directly comes into sliding contact with the guide rail 51 without using the bearing 58 and the bearing device 61. In this configuration, the configuration can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0037]

According to the console box of the first aspect, in the slide mechanism, the rail holding portion elastically holds the guide rail, and the connecting portion elastically connects the rail holding portions. The dimensional error can be absorbed by elastic deformation, and the slide body can be stably and smoothly slid with respect to the lid body without increasing the dimensional accuracy. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the dimensional accuracy of each part, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced with a simple configuration.

According to the console box of the second aspect, in the slide mechanism, the rail holding portion elastically holds the guide rail, and the connecting portion elastically connects the rail holding portions. Can be absorbed by elastic deformation, and the lid can be stably and smoothly slidably opened and closed with respect to the box body without increasing the dimensional accuracy. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the dimensional accuracy of each part, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced with a simple configuration.

According to the console box of the third aspect, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect, the sliding body is formed integrally with the rail holding portion and the connecting portion by a plate-like spring material. Can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

According to the console box of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effects of the first to third aspects, in addition to the effects of the first to third aspects, the rail holding portion is in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the connecting portion biases the rail holding portion. In order to elastically clamp the guide rail, the direction in which the connecting portion urges the rail clamping portion and the direction in which the rail clamping portion elastically clamps the guide rail are substantially orthogonal to each other, so that the sliding member can be moved from the guide rail. But hardly come off and can be stably supported.

According to the console box of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to fourth aspects, a spacer is provided between the rail holding portion and the guide rail and is in sliding contact with the guide rail. The frictional resistance between the guide rail side and the slide body side is reduced, and the slide mechanism operates smoothly.

According to the console box of the sixth aspect, in addition to the effects of the first to fifth aspects, a bearing device is provided between the rail holding portion and the guide rail and in contact with the guide rail. Therefore, the frictional resistance between the guide rail side and the slide body side is reduced, and the slide mechanism operates smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a console box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the console box with a part cut away.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a slide mechanism of the console box.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view in which a part of a slide mechanism of the console box is enlarged.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a console box showing another embodiment of the console box of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a part of the console box.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing still another embodiment of the console box of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing still another embodiment of the console box of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the console box.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a slide mechanism showing still another embodiment of the console box of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a slide mechanism showing still another embodiment of the console box of the present invention.

[Description of reference numerals] 10 Console box 11 Box body 12 Lid body 14 Opening part 15 Storage part 21 Lid body 22 Slide body 23 Slide mechanism 51 Guide rail 52 Sliding body 54 Rail holding part 55 Connecting part 58 Spacer 61 Bearing device

Claims (6)

[Claims] A box body having a storage portion provided with an opening; a cover body that covers the opening of the box body so as to be openable and closable;
And a lid having a slide body slidably attached to the lid body via a slide mechanism, wherein the slide mechanism is attached to one of the lid body and the slide body, and is substantially parallel to each other. A pair of guide rails provided on the cover body, a rail holding portion attached to one of the lid body and the slide body, and elastically holding each of the guide rails; and A console box comprising: a sliding body provided with a connecting portion to be connected. 2. A box body having a storage section provided with an opening, and a lid body slidably covering the opening of the box body via a slide mechanism, wherein the slide mechanism is provided on the box body. A pair of guide rails that are attached and provided substantially in parallel with each other, a rail holding portion that is attached to the lid and elastically holds the guide rails, and elastically connects the rail holding portions to each other. A console box comprising: a sliding body provided with a connecting portion. 3. The console box according to claim 1, wherein the slide body has a rail holding portion and a connecting portion formed integrally by a plate-shaped spring material. 4. The rail holding portion according to claim 1, wherein the rail holding portion elastically holds the guide rail in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction in which the connecting portion biases the rail holding portion. Console box. 5. The console box according to claim 1, wherein a spacer is provided between the rail holding portion and the guide rail, the spacer being in sliding contact with the guide rail. 6. The console box according to claim 1, further comprising a bearing device located between the rail holding portion and the guide rail, the bearing device being in contact with the guide rail.