JP2001047941A - Glove compartment lid locking device for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the utilization of a glove compartment for either occupants on the front seat or occupants on the rear seat when the lid is opened and closed in the longitudinal or cross direction and also prevent the occurrence of restriction in a lid opening and closing mechanism to support the lid by means of the locking device of the lid. SOLUTION: In the locking device, a hook 38 pivotally mounted on a lid 6 is integrally formed with a lever, and the other hook 38 is integrally formed with an arm, and an operation arm 45 is connected to the arm through a shaft 47, and the operation arm 45 is pivotally mounted on the lid 6 integrally with a lever 44. A connection member 42 is laid between both hooks 38 and 38 to transmit the turning displacement of a hook to the other hook.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various storage boxes are arranged in the interior of an automobile. It is desirable that the storage box installed between the left and right front seats is designed to be opened and closed by both a person sitting in the front seat and a person sitting in the rear seat. The present invention belongs to such a technical field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 5-139454 discloses a console box of a motor vehicle in which a cover is opened on both sides. When the lid is opened to one side, the end of the lid is connected to the storage box by a hinge axis, and when the lid is opened to the other side, the other end of the lid is connected to the storage box by another hinge axis. It is in a combined state. The lid is locked by engaging a push button type hook member with the hinge shafts.

[0003]

In the prior art as described above, the lid is always hinged to the opening of the storage box, so that the opening of the storage box is closed. There is a limit to how large it can be, and it is not enough for usability. In particular, when a storage box is placed between the left and right front seats so that both a person sitting in the front seat and a person sitting in the rear seat can open and close the container, the technology described in the above publication is used. Then there is a problem that it will not be satisfactory.

[0004] The present invention is provided to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is such that the hook pivotally attached to the lid enters the engagement hole of the storage box so that the lid is opened. Is locked in the box, the hooks are pivotally attached to one side of the lid and the other is pivotally attached to the other side, and the engagement holes for receiving the hooks are provided. A lever is formed integrally with one of the hooks, and an arm is formed integrally with the other hook. The arm is connected to the arm via a shaft, and a lid is formed. The other lever is formed integrally with an operating arm pivotally attached to a part of the hook, and a connecting member for transmitting the rotational displacement of one hook to the other hook is provided between both hooks. It is characterized by.

Therefore, when one of the levers is operated,
The hook attached to the lever is released from the engagement hole. At the same time, the movement of this lever is transmitted to the other lever via the connecting member, and the hook is released from the engaging hole on the other side. By operating only one lever in this way, the other lever is also released, so that a plurality of persons can open and close from both sides of the lid, and the convenience can be improved. And since it is such a mechanism, the lid can be easily detached from the container box, and by such a "separation method", an opening and closing mechanism for associating the lid with the container box can be freely selected, The usefulness of the lid can be enhanced. That is, as can be understood from the following description, the lid itself can be used as a mini table.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the container box is disposed between the left and right front seats, and the levers are operated by a front seat person and a rear seat person. It is characterized by being installed as. Therefore, it is possible for any person before and after to freely unlock the lid and put articles in the article box in and out.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect, an opening / closing device is provided so that the lid is opened and closed while being separated from the storage box. Therefore, the opening / closing trajectory of the lid is not restricted by the lock device, which is effective for opening / closing the lid and expanding the usefulness of the mini table as described above.

[0008]

[Lid Opening / Closing Apparatus Suitable for the Present Invention] Before describing an embodiment of the present invention, a lid opening / closing apparatus paired with the lid locking apparatus of the present invention will be described. Note that this lid opening and closing device is not limited to the system described below, and various modifications are allowed.

In the following description, "front and rear" means a direction along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and "left and right" means a direction along the width direction of the vehicle. First, FIG.
Explaining the arrangement of the storage box, the front seats 1 are arranged side by side, and the storage box 2 is installed between them, and the shape is almost a rectangular parallelepiped. Such an arrangement is generally widely commercialized as a console box, and is attached to the floor panel 3. The storage box 2 is slightly shifted rearward as shown in the figure so that the person in the rear seat 4 can also open and close.

FIG. 1 shows the mechanism for easy understanding.
Parts that are not visible are also shown by solid lines. The storage box is designated by reference numeral 5 and has an elongated shape extending in the front-rear direction of the automobile, and is made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene. The lid 6 opens and closes the opening 7 of the storage box 5 and is made of the same synthetic resin as the storage box 5. Swing rod 8
Is here made of straight steel bars,
One end is pivotally attached to the box 5 and the other end is pivotally attached to the lid 6. As is clear from FIG. 2, the swing rod 8 is formed by bending a rod material into a substantially U-shape, and bending both ends to form support shafts 9 and 9 to bridge both swing rods 8 and 8. They are connected by a shaft 10. Bearing portions 12, 12 are formed in the side wall portions 11, 11 of the storage box 5, and support shafts 9, 9 are inserted into the bearing portions 12, and pivotally attached. Further, bearing projections 13 and 13 are connected to the lower surface of the lid 6, and are connected to the bridge shaft 1.
0 penetrates and is pivotally attached to the lid 6.

[0011] The support shafts 9, 9 of the above-mentioned rocking rods 8, 8
Are pivotally mounted near the center of the side walls 11 and 11 in the front-rear direction and near the upper part of the height of the storage box 5. The above-mentioned “near the center” is for setting the length of the swing rod 8 to a required value, and the property that the length changes within a certain range depending on the length of the front and rear lengths of the storage box 5. have. Therefore, “near the center” anticipates such a range of change. Similarly, the above-mentioned “close to the top” has a certain range of variation depending on the opening height of the lid 6.

The bending link 14 is of a bending type having a pivot 15 in the middle. One end of the bending link 14 is pivotally connected to the storage box 5 side, and the other end is pivotally connected to the lid 6 side. The bending link 14 is composed of a box-side link 16 pivotally attached to the container box side and a lid-side link 17 pivotally attached to the lid side.
Are connected by The two links 16 and 17 are made of a steel plate, the box-side link 16 is connected to the side wall 11 by a pivot 18, and the lid-side link 17 is pivotally attached to the inside of the lid 6 by a support shaft 19. The support shaft 19 and the lid side link 17 are integrated by welding or the like.

One end of the bent link 14 is pivotally mounted near the upper portion near the rear of the storage box 5, and the other end of the link is pivotally mounted near the center of the lid 6. Here, “upward near the rear” refers to the length of the bending link 14,
There is a certain range of variation depending on the opening height of the lid 6 and the like. Similarly to the swing rods 8, 8 disposed on the left and right of the storage box 5, the bending links 14 are also disposed on the left and right of the storage box 5.

When the bending link 14 changes its angle and changes from the state shown in FIG. 1 to a straight shape, the stopper mechanism 20 prevents the bending link 14 from bending any further.
Is installed. As this mechanism, there are various types. Here, FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate a type in which the positional relationship between the pivot 15 and the stopper piece 21 is selected. That is, the stopper piece 21 is welded to the box-side link 16 at a location offset from the pivot 15, and the lid-side link 17 is attached thereto.
The lower edge 22 is pressed. By doing so, it is possible to bend from the state shown in FIG. 9 into a “C” shape, but not into a “reverse” shape.
In other words, the stopper mechanism 20 acts in combination with the elasticity applying means described later, and plays a role of maintaining the state where the bending link 14 is extended.

The box-side link 16 is formed with an auxiliary arm 23 integral with the link. This is a box crank 16 and auxiliary arm 2 just like a bell crank.
The pivot 18 is arranged at the intersection of the three. The auxiliary arm 23 is bent at substantially 90 degrees with respect to the box-side link 16, and a push rod 24 is pivotally attached to the tip of the auxiliary arm 23. ing. The elasticity is applied to the rod 24, and as a method thereof, a resilient cylinder filled with a compressed gas, a compression coil spring, or the like can be used. Here, in the latter type, a seat plate 25 is integrally formed with the side wall portion 11 of the storage box, and a push rod 24 is inserted into a hole 26 formed therein, and a flange 27 fixed to the push rod 24 and a seat 27 are formed. A compression coil spring 28 is disposed between the plate 26 and the plate 26. The elasticity applying means 29 is configured by the above-described configuration.

At the upper part of the storage box 5, an inclined step 30 is formed, the rear of which is lowered. The support shaft 9 of the swing rod 8 is pivotally attached to the rear end of the step 30. A stopper surface 31 (see FIG. 11) is formed to be continuous with the portion 30, and the rearward inclination angle of the swing rod 8 is set. The swing rod 8, the bending link 14, the elasticity applying means 29, and the like are arranged on the left and right, respectively.
It can be understood that the swinging rod and the bending link stand upright on the left and right as shown in FIG.

When the container box 5 is inserted into the hole of the floor panel 3, the bent link 14 and the elasticity applying means 29 do not need to be exposed to the passenger compartment, but may be left as it is, but the container box is arranged as shown in FIG. When the link 1
4 and the elasticity applying means 29 must be hidden. For that purpose, the container box 5 is completely stored in the outer box 32. Note that the container box 5 and the outer box 32 are integrated at a joint indicated by reference numeral 33.

The upper surface of the lid 6 is formed with a depression 34 for placing a cup, a canned juice or the like.

The operation of the opening / closing mechanism described above will be described. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the lid 6 is closed, and the elastic force of the compression coil spring 28 attempts to rotate the auxiliary arm 23 in the counterclockwise direction. It acts in the form of being lowered. Therefore, since the lid 6 is attracted in the closing direction,
It does not easily open or shift due to vibrations during running. In this state, the swing rod 8 is almost horizontal as shown in FIG.
Are stored in the step portion 29 along the line.

Next, when the front seat person opens the lid 6 and pulls upward and backward with the front end of the lid 6, the swing rod 8 rotates about the support shaft 9, 6
Moves high and backward as shown in FIG. At this time, since the support shaft 19 makes a circular motion in the clockwise direction, the included angle between the lid-side link 17 and the box-side link 16 gradually narrows, and accordingly, the box-side link 16 also rotates clockwise, and the auxiliary arm 23 pushes down the push rod 24 to compress the compression coil spring 28. When the auxiliary arm 23 rotates clockwise while the coil spring is compressed, the auxiliary arm 23 and the push rod 2
4 passes through the dead point, and applies a clockwise rotational force to the bent link 14. Thus, the combined displacement of the swing rod 8 and the bending link 14 ends at a position where the lower portion of the swing rod 8 hits the stopper surface 31.

Therefore, since the front end of the lid 6 is at a high position and is closer to the rear, the opening 7 of the storage box 5 is wide open, so that articles can be easily taken in and out. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear end of the lid 6 is low and does not protrude rearward as much as possible, so that it does not reach the knees of the rear seat person and does not impair the livability of the rear seat.

Next, when a person in the rear seat opens the storage box 5, the rear end of the lid 6 is lifted by hand, and the support shaft 1 is lifted.
Since 9 is moved upward in the front direction, the V-shaped bent link 14 is gradually extended. At this time, the box side link 16 is rotated clockwise, so that the auxiliary arm 2
3 pushes down the push rod 24 to compress the coil spring 28, and when the rod 24 swings to a predetermined position, the pivot point P between the auxiliary arm 23 and the rod 24 passes through the dead point, and as shown in FIG. Bending link 14 that stretched straight
Becomes At this time, the elasticity of the stopper mechanism 20 and the compression coil spring 28 acts in combination to maintain the extended shape of the bending link 14. On the other hand, the bending link 14
When such a behavior occurs, the swinging rod 8 rotates slightly upward to assist in opening the lid 6.

With such an operation, the degree of opening of the lid 6 becomes straight because the bent link 14 is straightened, so that the degree of opening of the lid necessary for taking in and out of articles from the rear seat is sufficiently ensured. It is also an easy-to-use container. In this open state, the front end of the lid 6 is
Does not protrude forward, so that there is no hindrance to the driving operation of the shift lever and the like.

Further, when used as a mini-table, the shape is as shown in FIG. In this state, the oscillating rod 8 hits the stopper surface 31 and its upright state is determined, while the bending link 14 is substantially straight and inclined backward. In the bending link 14 in this state, the box side link 16 receives the clockwise rotation force by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 28, so that the stopper mechanism 20 does not bend further in the “reverse” shape. It has a stopping function.

There are several types of processes leading to the state shown in FIG. For example, there is a method in which the front and rear sides of the lid 6 are lifted obliquely rearward and upward with both hands from the state shown in FIG. 1. According to this method, the lid 6 is displaced in a substantially horizontal state, and swings during this transition period. The rod 8 stands up or the pivot point P passes through the dead point while the bending link 14 extends, and the state shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. When the rear end of the lid 6 is lifted from the state shown in FIG. 5, the bending link 14 is extended to reach the state shown in FIG. Alternatively, when any one of the front and rear sides of the lid 6 is lifted backward from the state of FIG. 6, the swinging rod 8 and the extended bending link 14 behave like a four-sided link, and the state of FIG. Become.

[0026]

Now that an example of the opening / closing mechanism has been described, an embodiment of the "lid locking device" according to the present invention will be described. The mechanism shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. FIG. 14 is a simplified view of the vertical plate 3 before and after the storage box 5 for easy understanding.
Engagement holes 37, 37 are formed in the upper portions of 6, 6, and hooks 38, 38 enter and exit in the same phase there.
12 and 13, hooks 38, 38 are shafts 39,
It is supported inside the lid 6 in a swingable manner by using a cover 39. A projecting piece 40 extending upward is provided on both hooks 38, 38.
40 are integrally formed, and are connected by a connecting rod 41 which is a “connecting member”.

A plate-like lever 42 is formed integrally with the right hook 38. On the other hand, on the left hook 38, an arm 43 extending forward is formed integrally with the hook 38. An operating arm 45 is formed integrally with the plate-shaped lever 44, and this arm 45 is pivotally attached to the inside of the lid 6 by a shaft 46. The operation arm 45 and the arm 43 are connected by a shaft 47, and the shaft 47 is inserted into an elongated hole 48 formed in the operation arm 45 in order to allow the two arms 43, 45 to move in an arc. As shown in the figure, the tip of the operating arm 45 has a forked shape, and the arm 43 is inserted between them. In other words, an arm 43 is formed integrally with the other hook 38, and an operation arm 45 is connected to the arm 43 via a shaft 47. The operation arm 45 is pivotally attached to the lid by a shaft 46. And lever 4
4 is formed integrally with the operating arm 45. The hooks 38, 38 are formed with protruding engagement portions 49, 49, respectively.

A notched portion 50 is provided below the front and rear sides of the lid 6.
A hook 50, a lever, an arm and the like shown in FIG. Parts other than the shaft and the connecting rod shown in FIG. 13 are made of a synthetic resin such as polypropylene.

The state shown by the solid line in FIG.
49 is in the “locked state” in which engagement holes 37 are fitted into engagement holes 37.
When the left lever 44 is lifted upward from this state, the shaft 47 rotates downward, so that the hook 38
It rotates counterclockwise about 9. Therefore,
The engagement portion 49 comes out of the engagement hole 37 and is unlocked. When the hook 38 rotates counterclockwise, the projection 4
0 pulls the connecting rod 41 to the left, so that the right hook 3
8 is also rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the engaging portion 49 comes out of the engaging hole 37, and the lock is released. Only by operating the left lever 44 as described above, the hooks 38 on both sides
38 operate in synchronization. As described above, the rotational displacement of one hook is transmitted to the other hook by the connecting member.

On the other hand, when the right lever 42 is rotated,
At the same time as the engaging portion 49 comes out of the engaging hole 37,
Since 0 pushes the connecting rod 41 to the left, the left hook 38 is also unlocked synchronously. In FIG. 12, since the levers 42 and 44 are arranged on both front and rear sides, the connecting rod 41 must satisfy both functions of push and pull. However, only the left lever 44 is used for the other levers 4.
When 2 is not used, the connecting rod 41 has only a pull function. Therefore, in this case, the connection on both sides can be replaced with a wire cable.

Although not described in the claims, one lever 42 is formed integrally with the hook 38, and the other lever 44 is connected to the hook 38 via the operating arm 45 or the arm 43. By means of both hooks 3
The reference numerals 8 and 38 "enter and exit from the same direction" with respect to the engagement holes 37 and 37. Therefore, since the reciprocation is performed from a certain direction, it is easy to make the engagement gaps on both sides and the rotation angles of the hooks uniform, and therefore, it is advantageous to increase the assembling accuracy.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the hook is pivotally connected to one side of the lid by locking the lid to the bin by inserting the hook pivotally attached to the lid into the engagement hole of the bin. An engagement hole for receiving both hooks is formed at opposing portions of the container box, and a lever is integrally formed on one hook. An arm is integrally formed with the other hook, and the other lever is integrally formed with an operating arm that is connected to the arm via a shaft and that is pivotally attached to a part of the lid. A connecting member for transmitting the rotational displacement of one hook to the other hook is provided between the two hooks.

Therefore, when one of the levers is operated, the hook attached to the lever is released from the engaging hole. At the same time, the movement of this lever is transmitted to the other lever via the connecting member, and the hook is released from the engaging hole on the other side. By operating only one lever in this way, the other lever is also released,
A plurality of persons can open and close from both sides of the lid, thereby improving convenience.

Further, since the lock is released by pulling the lever upward, the direction of operating the lever to release the lock is the same as the direction of lifting the lid, and the operability is extremely easy.

With such a mechanism, the lid can be easily detached from the storage box, and an opening / closing mechanism for associating the lid with the storage box can be freely selected by such a “separation method”. Thus, the usefulness of the lid can be enhanced. That is, the lid itself can be used as a mini-table.

Since the hook pivotally attached to the lid enters the engaging hole of the storage box, the lid can be easily detached from the storage box by employing the lock device according to the present invention. Therefore, the lid can be removed from the storage box, and the opening of the storage box can be maximized and used. Further, since the lid is of a type that can be separated from the storage box, an opening / closing mechanism installed between the lid and the storage box can be freely selected. Even in the case of the combination, the locking function can be performed as expected without being affected by the opening / closing behavior of the lid.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an embodiment of the present invention in a state in which it is easy to understand.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line (2)-(2) of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line (3)-(3) of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line (4)-(4) of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a simplified side view showing a state opened to one side.

FIG. 6 is a simplified side view showing a state opened to the other side.

FIG. 7 is a simplified side view showing a state of the mini table.

FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional view showing a state of the mini table.

FIG. 9 is a partial side view showing a stopper mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line (10)-(10) of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a partial longitudinal sectional side view showing a location of a stopper surface.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a lock mechanism.

FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional view of a lock mechanism.

FIG. 14 is a schematic longitudinal sectional side view illustrating a lock mechanism for easy understanding.

FIG. 15 is a side view schematically showing a positional relationship between a seat and a storage box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Lid 38 Hook 37 Engagement hole 5 Object box 42 Lever 43 Arm 47 Shaft 45 Operating arm 44 Lever 41 Connecting member 1 Front seat 4 Rear seat

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A type in which a hook pivotally attached to a lid enters an engagement hole of a storage box so that the lid is locked to the storage box, and the hook is pivotally attached to one side of the lid. An engagement hole for receiving the hooks is formed at opposing locations of the container box, and one hook is integrally formed with a lever,
An arm is integrally formed with the other hook, and the other lever is integrally formed with an operating arm that is connected to the arm via a shaft and that is pivotally attached to a part of the lid. A lid lock device for a car storage box, wherein a connecting member for transmitting the rotational displacement of one hook to the other hook is provided between the hooks. 2. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is disposed between the left and right front seats, and the levers are installed so as to be operated by a front seat person and a rear seat person. A lid lock device for an automobile storage box. 3. The lid lock device for an automobile storage box according to claim 1, wherein an opening and closing device is installed so that the lid is opened and closed while being separated from the storage box.