JP2002019529A - Disposition structure of console box for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disposition structure of a console box for a vehicle reducing the number of components and working manhour and improving the operativity of a lid. SOLUTION: The lid 6 is so set that the front end part 10 is mounted on the upper face of a rear seat B in an approximately horizontal state and is rotationally moved from the mounted state in the opening direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of a console box for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A console box for storing small articles is arranged between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat of an automobile. This console box includes a container-shaped console box main body having an upper opening, and a lid that can be opened and closed around a hinge at a rear end. This lid not only has the function of opening and closing the upper opening of the console box main body, but also can be used as a table by opening and holding the front end of the lid to the rear, with the front end facing backwards and up to a substantially horizontal state. it can.

As means for holding the lid in a substantially horizontal state, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 63-66356, a means having a rotatable leg at the front end of the lid is known. is there. These legs are rotated downward when the lid is substantially horizontal, and support the front end of the lid from below. By providing such a leg portion, the lid which is in a substantially horizontal state becomes a double-supported state in which both front and rear end portions are supported from below by a hinge portion and a leg portion, so that an object is placed on the rear surface of the lid. It is safe to put on and apply a downward load.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional technique, since the lid has a structure in which the front end of the lid which faces rearward when the lid is made substantially horizontal is provided with a rotatable leg, The increase in the number of parts due to the addition of a part and the number of work steps for assembling the parts increase. In addition, it is necessary for the occupant to rotate the legs downward when the lid is in a substantially horizontal state, and to store the legs when returning the lid to the original position, which is troublesome in terms of operability and is preferable. Absent.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and can reduce the number of parts and the number of working steps, and can improve the operability of a lid. Is provided.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A console box including a console box main body having an upper opening and a lid whose rear part is rotatably attached to a hinge part installed at the upper and rear parts of the console box main body, is arranged in front of a rear seat, A console console box arrangement structure in which a lid is rotatable at least from a state in which an upper opening of the console box main body is closed to a substantially horizontal state in which a front end is directed rearward and a back is directed upward, The lid is in a substantially horizontal state with a front end resting on the upper surface of the rear seat, and is rotatable in a further opening direction from the resting state.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lid is placed in a substantially horizontal state, the front end thereof is placed on the upper surface of the rear seat, so that the lid is maintained in a substantially horizontal state. The back side can be used as a table. In order to place the front end of the lid on the upper surface of the rear seat, the front-rear length of the lid may be increased, or the distance between the lid and the rear seat may be reduced. Since it is not necessary to provide the lid with a rotating leg as in the related art, the number of parts and the number of working steps can be reduced. Further, since the lid is kept in a substantially horizontal state only by keeping the lid in a substantially horizontal state, the operability is also excellent. Further, since the lid is rotatable in a direction in which it is further opened from a state of being placed on the upper surface of the rear seat, a heavy object is placed on the back surface of the lid used as a table, or the front end of the lid is Even if the occupant pushes by mistake, the load is received by the rear seat, so that no load is applied to the hinge portion, and the hinge portion can be prevented from being damaged.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the vertical dimension from the center of the hinge to the upper surface of the front end of the lid when the lid closes the upper opening of the console box main body, and the vertical dimension from the center of the hinge to the upper surface of the rear seat. However, they are almost the same.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the vertical dimension from the center of the hinge to the upper surface of the front end of the lid when the lid closes the upper opening, and the vertical dimension from the center of the hinge to the upper surface of the rear seat are substantially the same. Since the lid is the same, the lid is rotated in the opening direction, and the front end of the lid is placed on the upper surface of the rear seat, so that the lid is surely substantially in a horizontal state and can be used as a table as it is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a parking brake lever is provided at the front lower portion of the console box so that the front end portion can be pulled up and pivoted about the rear end portion, and the parking brake lever is provided on the front surface of the console box body. An inclined surface corresponding to the angle at the time of lifting is formed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the inclined surface corresponding to the angle at which the parking brake lever is pulled up is formed on the front surface of the console box body, the rear seat can be moved when the front end of the lid is substantially horizontal. Even if the length of the lid and console box body is extended forward so as to reach the upper surface, interference with the front surface of the console box body when the parking brake lever is pulled up can be avoided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a finger hook protruding from the rear surface is formed at a position on the rear surface of the lid at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the finger hook portion is formed at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the rear surface of the lid, when returning the lid in a substantially horizontal state to the original position, the occupant in the front seat holds the arm in the lid. It is not necessary to extend to the end position (front end) of
The original state can be returned by holding the finger hook partway. Therefore, the operability is further improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a partition wall having a finger hook portion formed on the back surface of the lid and extending along the width direction.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the partition wall formed on the back surface of the lid is used as the finger hook, it is not necessary to form the finger hook, and the manufacture of the lid becomes easy.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a rearwardly projecting portion is formed at a position corresponding to the upper end of the partition wall in a substantially horizontal state of the lid.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the lid is placed in a substantially horizontal state, the rearward convex portion is formed at a position which is the upper end of the partition wall, so that the partition wall can be used as a finger hook. The finger is easily caught and the operation of returning the lid to the original state is easy to perform.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a vehicle cabin. A driver's seat and a passenger seat (not shown) are provided as a front seat A in the vehicle interior. A bench-type rear seat B is provided behind the front seat A. A pedestal 1 is formed between the front seats A, and a console box 2 is fixed on the pedestal 1. A parking brake lever 3 is provided on the front surface of the pedestal 1 so that the front end portion can be pulled up around the rear end portion and can rotate freely. The console box 2 has an overall length extending forward from the pedestal 1.

The console box 2 includes a console box body 4 fixed to the base 1, and a lid 6 having a rear end rotatably attached to a hinge portion 5 set at an upper rear edge of the console box body 4. It is composed of The console box body 4 has a container shape having an upper opening, and a front surface 7 of the console box body 4 has an inclined surface corresponding to an angle at which the parking brake lever 3 is pulled up.

The lid 6 also has a container shape that is opposite to the console box body 4, and is formed at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction with a partition wall 8 extending along the width direction projecting from the back surface.
A cup holder is formed with the front wall. The partition wall 8 is also used as a "finger portion", and has a forwardly projecting portion 9 formed at the lower end thereof.

Since the hinge portion 5 supporting the lid 6 rotates completely free, the lid 6 is closed from the state where the upper opening of the console box body 4 is closed, if there is no obstacle, and the front end portion thereof is closed. The rear end face of the lid 6 goes through the pedestal 1
To a position corresponding to the rear end face of the camera at an angle range of 180 ° or more.

The lid 6 of the console box 2 of this embodiment has a front end 10 of the lid 6 from the center of the hinge 5 with the upper opening of the console box body 4 closed.
The vertical dimension L1 from the center of the hinge portion 5 to the upper surface of the rear seat B matches the vertical dimension L1 to the upper surface of the rear seat B, and the length of the lid 6 is extended more forward than usual. Therefore, when the lid 6 is rotated in the opening direction about the hinge portion 5, the front end portion 10 of the lid 6 is placed on the upper surface of the rear seat B and is in a substantially horizontal state, and this state is maintained as it is.

Since the front and rear ends of the lid 6 in the substantially horizontal state are held by the hinge portion 5 and the rear seat B in a double-supported state, the substantially horizontal state of the lid 6 is ensured, and the rear surface of the lid 6 can be securely placed on the table. Can be used as By simply bringing the lid 6 into a substantially horizontal state, the state is maintained, and it is not necessary to provide a rotating leg as in the related art. Therefore, the number of parts and the number of work steps can be reduced, and operability can be reduced. Excellent in terms of surface.

Further, a heavy object is placed on the back surface of the lid 6 used as a table, or the front end 10 of the lid 6 is erroneously pushed by the occupant, so that the lid 6 is turned to a substantially horizontal state or more. (When the dotted line is shown in FIG. 2)
Since a gap S is secured between the rear end surface of the lid 6 and the rear end surface of the pedestal 1 in a substantially horizontal state, and the lid 6 is rotatable in a direction in which the lid 6 opens further than in the substantially horizontal state. The load is not applied to the hinge portion 5, and the breakage of the hinge portion 5 can be avoided.

The front face 7 of the console box body 4
Has an inclined surface corresponding to the angle at which the parking brake lever 3 is pulled up, as in this embodiment,
The parking brake lever 3 and the console box body 4 are extended even if the lid 6 and the console box body 4 are formed to extend forward so that the front end 10 of the lid 6 can reach the upper surface of the rear seat B when the lid 6 is substantially horizontal. 4 can be prevented from interfering with the front surface 7.

Further, since the partition wall 8 formed at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the rear surface of the lid 6 can be used as a "finger-holding portion", when the lid 6 which is in a substantially horizontal state is returned to its original state,
The occupant in the front seat A holds his arm at the rearmost end of the lid 6 (front end
It is not necessary to extend to 0), and it is possible to pull up and return to the original state by holding the partition wall 8 on the way. In addition, the partition wall 8 has a rearwardly projecting portion 9 at the upper end in a substantially horizontal state.
Is formed, the finger is easily caught, and the operation of pulling up the lid 6 and returning the lid 6 to the original state is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vehicle interior perspective view showing an arrangement structure of a console box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a console box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pedestal 2 Console box 3 Parking brake lever 4 Console box main body 5 Hinge part 6 Lid 7 Front face 8 Partition wall 9 Convex part 10 Front end part A Front seat B Rear seat

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A console box comprising a console box body having an upper opening and a lid having a rear portion rotatably attached to a hinge portion provided at an upper and a rear portion of the console box body, in front of a rear seat. Arrangement of a console box for a vehicle, wherein the lid is at least rotatable from a state in which an upper opening of the console box body is closed to a substantially horizontal state in which a front end is directed rearward and a back is directed upward. For the vehicle, wherein the lid is in a substantially horizontal state, a front end thereof is placed on an upper surface of a rear seat, and is rotatable in a further opening direction from the placed state. Console box layout structure. 2. The arrangement structure of a console box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a vertical dimension from a center of the hinge portion to an upper surface of a front end portion of the lid when the lid covers an upper opening of the console box body, and a hinge. The arrangement structure of a console box for a vehicle, wherein the vertical dimension from the center of the section to the upper surface of the rear seat is substantially the same. 3. The arrangement structure of a console box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a parking brake lever is provided on a lower front portion of the console box, the parking brake lever being rotatable by pulling up a front end portion around a rear end portion. The arrangement structure of a console box for a vehicle, wherein an inclined surface corresponding to an angle at which the parking brake lever is raised is formed on a front surface of the console box body. 4. The arrangement structure for a console box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a finger hook portion protruding from the rear surface is formed at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the rear surface of the lid. A console box arrangement structure for vehicles. 5. The arrangement structure of a console box for a vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the finger hook portion is a partition wall formed on a rear surface of the lid and extending along the width direction. Arrangement structure. 6. The vehicle console box arrangement structure according to claim 5, wherein a rearwardly projecting portion is formed at a position which becomes the upper end of the partition wall when the lid is in a substantially horizontal state. Console box layout structure.