JP2002104459A - Lid structure of console - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a lid structure of a console whose operability is improved without interfering with an operation of a shift lever and whose appearance has a high-quality impression. SOLUTION: A lid 11 provided on an opening of a console 10 with a front face opened is divided into two upper and lower portions as an upper lid 12 and a lower lid 13. The upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 are rotatably supported by hinge shafts 14 and 15 in the vicinity of an upper part and the vicinity of a lower part of the opening, respectively. In addition, the upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 are coupled via an interlocking mechanism 16 so that they can be opened/closed simultaneously.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid structure of a housing, and more particularly, to a mounting structure of a lid (lid) provided on a housing of an audio device mounted on a vehicle or an accessory case, and a shift lever. The present invention relates to a lid structure of a housing which does not hinder operations such as the above, and improves the ease of taking out and the appearance of stored items.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are two types of openable lids: a retractable type in which the lid falls down in front of a housing when the lid is opened, and a retractable type which is stored in the housing. . FIG. 5A shows a retractable type, in which the lid 1
Is rotatably supported by a hinge shaft 3 provided below a front portion of the housing 2 so that the front portion of the housing 2 can be opened and closed.

FIG. 5 (b) shows a retractable type.
A hinge shaft 5 is provided on the housing 4 at an intermediate position above and below the front part and a bracket 6 having a shaft hole on the lid 6.
Are provided on both sides, and the shaft hole is rotatably engaged with the hinge shaft 5 of the housing 4 so that the front part of the housing 4 can be opened and closed.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional lid structure of the housing, the retractable type described with reference to FIG.
As shown in (a), since one lid 1 falls forward, the opening / closing stroke amount is large, and the trajectory of the tip of the lid 1 is large, which may interfere with the operation of the shift lever 8 of the vehicle. Further, when the lid 1 is folded down, the usability of the ashtray or the like disposed at the lower part is poor, and the appearance of the hinge portion is not good.

In the retractable type described with reference to FIG. 5B, as shown in FIG.
Space is required to be stored in the space, which causes restrictions. For example, when various functions such as a multimedia module are integrated in the housing, the lid 6 interferes with the internal unit in the upper storage method. In addition, in the lower storage method, since a lid storage space is required, an ashtray or the like arranged at the lower portion cannot be placed on the layout. And so on.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and realizes a lid structure of a housing which does not interfere with operation of a shift lever, improves operability of stored items, and has a high-grade appearance. With the goal.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lid structure for a housing, wherein a lid provided in the opening of a housing having an open front is divided into two upper and lower parts. 12 and a lower lid 13, the upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 are rotatably supported by hinge shafts 14 and 15 near the upper and lower portions of the opening, respectively, and the upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 are interlocked. It is characterized in that it can be connected and opened simultaneously by the mechanism 16. The upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 have a width W in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the hinge shafts 14 and 15.
The lower lid 13 is larger than the upper lid 12. A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the lid 11 is provided with a push-open / push-close mechanism 18 that opens when pressed when the lid 11 is in a closed state.

By adopting this configuration, the operation of the shift lever is not hindered, and the operability of the stored items is improved.
Further, a lid structure of a casing having a high-grade appearance can be obtained.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) shows a state in which a lid is closed,
(B) is a perspective view showing a state where the lid was opened.
In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a housing having an opening on the front surface;
Is a lid provided in the opening. The lid is vertically divided into an upper lid 12 and a lower lid 13, each of which is bent from left and right ends to form brackets 12 a and 13 a.
The upper lid 12 is located near the upper portion of the opening by a hinge shaft 14 via the 2a and 13a, and the lower lid 13 is
Are rotatably supported near the lower part of the opening.

It is preferable to use a soft material at the joint between the upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 in order to prevent abnormal noise when closed and to prevent danger when a finger is pinched.
The upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13 are formed such that the width w in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the hinge shafts 14 and 15 is larger in the lower lid 13 than in the upper lid 12.

The upper lid 12 and the lower lid 13
And an interlocking mechanism 16 is provided between them so that they open and close simultaneously. Further, between the hinge shaft 15 fixed to the lower lid 13 and the housing 10, a damper mechanism 1 is provided.
7 are provided. Further, the lower lid 13 is constantly urged in the opening direction by a spring (not shown), and a push-open / push-close mechanism 18 is provided on the bracket 13a.

The interlocking mechanism 16 is configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 3A shows a state in which the lids 12 and 13 are closed, and FIG. 3B shows a state in which the lids 12 and 13 are opened. In this interlocking mechanism 16, as shown in FIG. 1A, a bracket 12a of the upper lid 12 extends in a lever shape, and one end of a link 20 is rotatably connected to a tip of the bracket 12a by a pin 19, and the other end of the link 20 Is rotatably connected to the bracket 13a of the lower lid 13 by a pin 21. Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the lower lid 13 is turned in the direction of arrow A and opened, the link 20 simultaneously pulls the tip of the bracket 12a of the upper lid 12,
The upper lid 12 is opened by rotating in the direction of arrow B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the damper mechanism 17 is engaged with a gear 22 fixed to a hinge shaft 15 fixed to the lower lid 13 via a one-way clutch (not shown). The gear 23 includes a friction damper or a viscous damper. When the lower lid 13 is opened, the lower lid 13 is prevented from opening suddenly and acts to open slowly. The one-way clutch prevents the damper from operating when the lower lid 13 is closed. Is lightly closed.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the push-open / push-close mechanism 18. As shown in FIG. The push-open / push-close mechanism 18 has an arc-shaped groove 24 formed in the bracket 13a of the lower lid 13 as shown in FIG. 1A, and a heart cam 25 shown in FIG. Is provided. The bent end of a lock pin 27 whose one end is rotatably supported is inserted into the groove 24 as shown in FIG. The heart cam 25 of the heart cam mechanism 26 is rotatably supported by a pin 28 as shown in FIG. 3B, and is urged in the direction of arrow X by a spring (not shown).

Then, as shown in FIG.
Is closed, the bent end of the lock pin 27 is locked at the P position of the heart cam 25 in FIG. In this state, the knob 1 at the tip of the lower lid 13
When 3b is pressed in the direction of arrow A, the tip of the lock pin 27 comes to the position Q in FIG. Next, when the pressing is stopped, the tip of the lock pin 27 passes through the position of R in FIG. As a result, the lower lid 13 is opened as shown in FIG.

When the lid 11 is closed,
(E) When the knob 13b of the lower lid 13 is pressed in the direction of arrow B as shown in the figure, the state shown in the figure (c) is changed to the state shown in the figure (a), contrary to opening. At this time, the tip of the lock pin 27 passes from the groove 24 through the upper side of the heart cam 25 in FIG.
From the position to the T position. Next, the knob 1 of the lower lid 13
When the pressing of 3b is stopped, the tip of the lock pin 27 returns from the T position to the P position, and is in an initial state.

As described above, in the present embodiment, since the lid is divided into two parts vertically, the storage space for the lid is divided, so that there is no risk of spatial interference with the internal equipment.
Further, the lower lid is wider than the upper lid, and an interlocking mechanism that can open and close the upper lid and the lower lid in conjunction with each other is provided, so that opening and closing is easy, and the lower lid interferes with the operation of the shift lever. There is no danger, and the operability of the stored items such as taking out and loading of the disk, the operation of the switch, and the visibility of the display unit is improved, and the appearance becomes more luxurious.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the lid structure of the housing of the present invention. (A) In the embodiment shown in the figure, the damper mechanism 16, push-open / push-close mechanism 18 and knob 13b are removed from the previous embodiment,
A motor 29 for driving the gear 22 fixed to the hinge shaft 15 of the lower lid 13 and a switch 30 for rotating the motor 29 in the forward and reverse directions are provided. In the present embodiment configured as described above, the lid can be opened and closed with one touch of the switch 30, and since the knob 13b is removed, the front surface is clean and the appearance is good.

FIG. 4B shows the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4A in which the motor 29 is removed, the lower lid 13 is provided with a knob 31 and a catching convex member 32, and the casing 10 is provided with the catching member. A receiving member 33 for fitting and holding the convex member 32 is provided. Note that a magnet catch, a roller catch, or the like may be used as the catch. In the present embodiment configured as described above, the configuration is simple and the cost can be reduced.

[0020]

According to the lid structure of the housing of the present invention, the lid does not hinder the operation of the shift lever, the operability of the stored items is improved, and the housing has a high-grade appearance. Is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of a lid structure of a housing according to the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid is closed, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid is opened.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are longitudinal sectional views of an embodiment of a lid structure of a housing according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A shows a state in which the lid is closed, and FIG. 2B shows a state in which the lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a push-open / push-close mechanism in the embodiment of the lid structure of the housing of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another embodiment of the lid structure of the housing of the present invention.

5A and 5B are views showing a conventional lid structure of a housing, wherein FIG. 5A is a view showing a retractable type, and FIG. 5B is a view showing a retractable type.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a problem to be solved by the invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Housing 11 ... Lid 12 ... Upper lid 13 ... Lower lid 14, 15 ... Hinge shaft 16 ... Interlocking mechanism 17 ... Damper mechanism 18 ... Push-open / push-close mechanism 19, 21 ... Pin 20 ... Link 22, 23 ... Gear 24 ... groove 25 ... heart cam 26 ... heart cam mechanism 27 ... lock pin 28 ... pin 29 ... motor 30 ... switch 31 ... knob 32 ... convex member 33 ... receiving member

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An upper lid (12) and a lower lid (13) of a housing (10) having an open front surface, the lid (11) provided in the opening being vertically divided into two parts. (12) and the lower lid (13) are rotatably supported by hinge shafts (14, 15) near the upper and lower portions of the opening, respectively, and the upper lid (12) and the lower lid (13) are interlocked. A lid structure for a casing, wherein the lid is connected by a mechanism (16) and can be simultaneously opened and closed. 2. A width (W) of the upper lid (12) and the lower lid (13) in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the hinge shafts (14, 15) is lower than that of the upper lid (12). The lid structure of a housing according to claim 1, wherein the lid (13) is larger. 3. The lid (11) is provided with the lid (1).
2. The lid structure for a housing according to claim 1, further comprising a push-open / push-close mechanism (18) that is opened when pressed when 1) is in a closed state.