JP2005067437A - Overhead console - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an overhead console which is easily assembled, and hardly causes vibration. <P>SOLUTION: An upper structure 4 having an upper fitting seat 7 facing a roof reinforcement 3, a lower structure 5 having an article reception unit 10, and a thin-walled part 6 to flexibly join a leading edge part of the lower structure 5 with a front edge part of the upper structure 4 are formed of synthetic resin. A lower fitting seat 9 to overlap the upper fitting seat 7 when the lower structure 5 is folded with respect to the upper structure 4 is provided on the lower structure 5. The lower fitting seat 9 and the upper fitting seat 7 are fixed to the roof reinforcement 3 by a fastening means 11 to obtain high rigidity. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an overhead console provided on a ceiling of a passenger compartment.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an overhead console that is incorporated in the front part of the passenger compartment ceiling (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  This overhead console includes a console body having an opening for taking in and out articles, and a lid (lid) attached to the console body and capable of closing the opening.

  In addition, there is a driver's cab opening box to be incorporated in the instrument panel (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

The opening box includes a box having an opening for taking in and out articles, and a flange along the upper side and the left and right sides of the opening attached to the box, and the flange is fixed to the instrument panel.
CD-ROM of Japanese Utility Model No. 4-40927 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-91981) Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. 61-137579 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-43959)

  Although the overhead console of Patent Document 1 includes a lid, it may be more convenient that there is no lid depending on the type of articles to be stored and the frequency of taking in and out.

  Therefore, it is conceivable that the opening box of Patent Document 2 having a simple structure is incorporated in the ceiling of the passenger compartment as an overhead console. In this case, the flange must be fixed to the roof head lining or the like, so the box is cantilevered. It is in a support state and is likely to vibrate during vehicle operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an overhead console that is easy to assemble and hardly generates vibration.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an upper structure provided with an upper mounting seat opposed to a passenger compartment ceiling member, a lower structure holding an article, and an edge of the lower structure at an edge of the upper structure. A lower mounting seat that overlaps the upper mounting seat when the lower structure is bent with respect to the upper structure is formed on the lower structure when the thin-walled portion that can be bent is formed of synthetic resin. The upper mounting seat is configured to be fixed to the passenger compartment ceiling member by fastening means.

  In the present invention, the lower structure is folded and the lower mounting seat is overlapped with the upper mounting seat, and the upper mounting seat and the lower mounting seat are fixed to the vehicle interior ceiling member by fastening means.

  According to the overhead console of the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.

  (1) Since the lower structure is bent so that the lower mounting seat overlaps the upper mounting seat, and the lower mounting seat and the upper mounting seat are fixed to the vehicle interior ceiling member by the fastening member, assembly is easy. In addition, high rigidity can be obtained.

  (2) Accordingly, vibrations are less likely to occur in the lower structure and the upper structure during vehicle operation, and noise in the passenger compartment can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5 show an example of an embodiment of an overhead console according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a roof head lining, 2 denotes a roof panel, and the lower surface of the roof panel 2 has a vehicle width. A roof reinforcement 3 extending in the direction is fixed.

  The overhead console includes an upper structure 4 and a lower structure 5, and a thin wall portion (integrator) that extends in the vehicle width direction and integrally joins the front edge portion of the lower structure 5 to the front edge portion of the upper structure 4 so that the front structure can be bent. Luge) 6 is made of a synthetic resin material.

  As this synthetic resin material, a material having a mechanical strength obtained according to a load on an article to be stored and an appropriate elasticity that softens an impact when a passenger's body hits is selected.

  The upper structure 4 has upper mounting seats 7 and 8 arranged in the vehicle width direction, and the lower structure 5 has a lower mounting seat 9 and an article receiving portion 10 arranged in the vehicle width direction.

  One of the upper mounting seats 7 faces the portion near the front F of the roof reinforcement 3 and the other upper mounting seat 8 faces the portion near the rear A of the roof reinforcement 3. Yes.

  The lower mounting seat 9 overlaps the upper mounting seat 7 when the lower structure 5 is folded with respect to the upper structure 4 with the thin portion 6 as a boundary, and the article receiving portion 10 similarly bends the lower structure 5. It is located below the upper mounting seat 8 and has a shape that opens toward the vehicle compartment rear A side.

  That is, the lower structure 5 before bending is in an inverted state as shown in FIGS.

  The upper mounting seat 7 and the lower mounting seat 9 are fixed to the roof reinforcement 3 by fastening means 11, and the upper mounting seat 8 is fixed to the roof reinforcement 3 by another fastening means 12.

  As the fastening means 11 and 12, a tapping screw or a combination of a bolt and a nut can be applied.

  In this way, the lower structure 5 is folded and the lower mounting seat 9 is overlaid on the upper mounting seat 7 of the upper structure 4, and the mounting seats 7 and 9 are fixed to the roof reinforcement 3 by the fastening means 11. Attachment is easy and high rigidity can be obtained.

  Therefore, vibrations are less likely to occur in the lower structure 5 and the upper structure 4 during vehicle operation, and noise in the passenger compartment can be reduced.

  Even if the upper mounting seats 7 and 8, the lower mounting seat 9, and the article receiving unit 10 are provided one by one, an overhead console can be formed. However, a pair of the upper mounting seat 7 and the lower mounting seat 9 is formed. The upper mounting seat 8 and the article receiving portion 10 may be arranged on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and on the contrary, the upper mounting seat 8 and the article receiving portion 10 on the both sides in the vehicle width direction on the upper side. The mounting seat 8 and the article receiving unit 10 may be arranged, or these may be arranged alternately.

  A cap 13 that can cover the upper mounting seat 8 from below is integrally joined to a rear edge portion of the upper mounting seat 8 by a thin portion (integral hinge) 14 extending in the vehicle width direction.

  Further, a protrusion 16 that can be engaged with a hole 15 formed in the upper mounting seat 8 is provided at the tip of the cap 13.

  The cap 13 and the thin portion 14 are formed of the same type of synthetic resin material as the upper structure 4, the lower structure 5, and the thin portion 6 described above.

  That is, when the cap 13 is bent and the protrusion 16 is engaged with the hole 15, the cap 13 is fixed in a state of hiding the fastening means 12.

  Further, the opening formed in the roof head lining 1 for putting the article into and out of the article receiving portion 10 covers the entire edge of the opening and both the upper structure 4 and the lower structure 5. A frame-like console garnish 17 that is in contact with the rear edge portion is fitted.

  The overhead console of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and it is needless to say that changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The overhead console of the present invention can be applied to various vehicle types.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state after the assembly | attachment of the part which a lower mounting seat overlaps with an upper mounting seat in an example of embodiment of the overhead console of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state after the assembly | attachment of the article | item receiving part in an example of embodiment of the overhead console of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state before the assembly | attachment of the part relevant to FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state before the assembly | attachment of the part relevant to FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the console garnish attached to the vehicle interior ceiling.

Explanation of symbols

3 Roof reinforcement (vehicle compartment ceiling member)
4 Upper structure 5 Lower structure 6 Thin portion 7 Upper mounting seat 9 Lower mounting seat 11 Fastening member

Claims (1)

  The upper structure provided with the upper mounting seat facing the passenger compartment ceiling member, the lower structure holding the article, and the thin-walled portion that joins the edge of the lower structure to the edge of the upper structure so as to be foldable is made of synthetic resin. When the lower structure is formed and folded with respect to the upper structure, a lower mounting seat overlapping the upper mounting seat is provided in the lower structure, and the lower mounting seat and the upper mounting seat are connected to the vehicle interior ceiling member by fastening means. An overhead console characterized in that it is configured to stick to.

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