JP2005119479A - Center console - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a center console capable of suppressing a manufacturing cost and enhancing easiness in executing manufacturing operation. <P>SOLUTION: The center console is equipped with an accommodation part having an opening at the upper part, an opening/closing lid composed of a decoration plate and a reinforcing plate attached to its rear surface and covering the opening so as to be capable of opening and closing freely, right and left rail members which pinch from above and below right and left edges of the lid and thereby support the lid so as to be capable of sliding in fore-and-aft directions, and right and left frame to support the rail members, wherein the lid is provided with a fixing member sliding on surfaces of the rail members in a state that the right and left edges of the decoration plate and the reinforcing plate laid one over another are pinched from above and below. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a center console, and more particularly to a center console that can be walk-through by being folded and housed when not in use.

In recent years, considering the comfort and convenience of cars, the center console that is installed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat can be removed or folded, enabling a walk-through to the rear seat. doing.
As a foldable center console, for example, a console that is held so as to be parallel to a horizontal plane when used, and is rotated and stored so as to be perpendicular to the horizontal plane when not in use (for example, a patent) Reference 1).
JP-A-7-315097

Here, when providing a storage unit for storing small items in the foldable center console, the upper opening of the storage unit can be freely opened and closed to prevent small items from falling from the storage unit during folding. It is necessary to provide a covering lid (open / close lid).
10 and 11 are longitudinal sectional views showing the structure of a conventional opening / closing lid 100. As shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of cylindrical protrusions 102 are provided on the back surface of a resin decorative plate 101, and a steel plate is provided. In the state where each projection 102 is inserted into the through hole 104 provided in the reinforcing plate 103 made of metal, the decorative plate 101 and the reinforcing plate 103 are obtained by applying heat to the lower end of each projection 102 and dissolving it as shown in FIG. And was joined. Then, the opening / closing lid 100 is sandwiched from above and below by rail members 105 having a U-shaped cross section disposed on both left and right edges of the opening / closing lid 100, so that the opening / closing lid 100 is slidably supported in the front-rear direction. .
However, according to the structure of such a conventional opening / closing lid, there is a problem that a welding facility for melting the protrusions is required, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases and a man-hour increases due to the welding work.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a center console that takes the above-mentioned problems into consideration and suppresses the manufacturing cost and improves the workability of the manufacturing work.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the invention according to claim 1 is provided in a walk-through portion between two left and right vehicle seats, and is held parallel to a horizontal plane when used and horizontal when not used. An opening / closing lid that comprises a housing part having an opening at the top, a decorative plate and a reinforcing plate attached to the back surface of the decorative plate, and that covers the opening in an openable / closable manner And a pair of left and right rail members that slidably support the open / close lid in the front-rear direction by sandwiching left and right edges of the open / close lid from above and below, and a pair of left and right frames that support the rail member The opening / closing lid includes a fixing member that slides on the surface of the rail member in a state where the left and right edges of the decorative plate and the reinforcing plate are vertically stacked.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the fixing plate is provided that slides on the surface of the rail member in a state where the left and right edges of the decorative plate and the reinforcing plate are vertically stacked. Therefore, unlike the conventional open / close lid, a welding facility for dissolving the protrusion provided on the back surface of the decorative plate is not required, and the manufacturing cost and the number of manufacturing operations can be reduced. In addition, in the conventional center console, it is necessary to separately provide a member for improving the slidability of the opening / closing lid on the left and right edges of the opening / closing lid. However, in the center console shown in the present embodiment, the fixing member is a decorative member. In addition to fixing the plate and the reinforcing plate, it also has a function as a member for enhancing the slidability of the opening / closing lid, so the number of parts of the center console can be reduced.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the center console according to the first aspect, the opening / closing lid includes a front opening / closing lid that opens and closes the front side of the opening and a rear portion that covers the rear side of the opening. It is characterized by comprising an opening / closing lid.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while reducing the manufacturing cost of a center console, the workability | operativity of manufacturing operation can be improved.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the center console 10 is provided in the walk-through portion 2 between the left and right two vehicle seats 1 and is held so as to be parallel to the horizontal plane when in use. As shown, it is configured to be rotatable so as to be perpendicular to the horizontal plane when not in use.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the center console 10 is roughly configured by a top plate 20 having a cavity inside, a support member 30 that rotatably supports the top plate 20, and the like.

The support member 30 includes two front and rear vertical members 31 that are fixed perpendicularly to the vehicle floor, and a horizontal member 32 that spans between the vertical members 31.
The top plate 20 is formed with a storage portion 22 having an opening 21 at the top. The front side of the opening 21 is covered with a front opening / closing lid 40 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the rear side of the opening 21 is a rear opening / closing lid 50. It can be opened and closed freely.

4 is a view of the front opening / closing lid 40 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa ′ in FIG. Since the front opening / closing lid 40 and the rear opening / closing lid 50 have substantially the same structure, the structure will be described below using the front opening / closing lid 40.
The front opening / closing lid 40 is composed of a decorative plate 41 and a reinforcing plate 42 attached to the back surface of the decorative plate 41, and the decorative plate 41 and the reinforcing plate 42 in a vertically stacked state sandwich the left and right edges from above and below. The pair of right and left fixing members 43 are integrated. Further, as will be described in detail later, the fixing member 43 is fitted into the openings 71 of the rail members 70 provided on the left and right sides of the front opening / closing lid 40, and slides back and forth inside the opening 71.
The fixing member 43 is preferably formed of, for example, a reinforced resin containing glass fibers as a reinforcing material in a polyamide resin or the like. The reinforced resin is a resin that includes an inorganic material as a reinforcing material and has increased strength and rigidity. Examples of inorganic materials include high silicate materials such as glass and fused silica, ceramic materials such as carbon and silicon carbide, metal materials such as copper and stainless steel, and composite materials such as boron / tungsten and boron / carbon. And those formed in the shape of beads or beads. Thereby, the intensity | strength and slidability of the fixing member 43 can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 6, a frame body 60 as a cover and a rail member 70 that supports the open / close lids 40 and 50 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction are attached to the left and right of the top plate 20.
The rail member 70 is a U-shaped member fixed to the inner surface side of the frame body 60, and by fitting the fixing members 43 attached to the left and right edges of the opening / closing lids 40 and 50 into the opening 71, The left and right edges of the open / close lids 40 and 50 are sandwiched from above and below, and are slidable in the front-rear direction. The rail member 70 includes a plurality of upper projecting portions 72 projecting inward from the upper surface and lower projecting portions 73 projecting outward from the lower surface at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction.
Note that a box-shaped member 23 serving as a bottom surface and a side surface of the storage portion 22 is attached to the lower portion of the rail member 70.

The frame body 60 includes a side surface portion 61 that covers the side surface of the rail member 70, and an extension portion 62 that extends inward from the upper end of the side surface portion 61 and has a tip bent downward, and projects upward from the side surface portion 61. A lower engaging piece 63 that engages with the portion 72 is provided, and an upper engaging piece 64 that engages with the upper protruding portion 72 is provided at a bent portion of the extending portion 62.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a plate-like protrusion 65 is formed in the vicinity of the front end of the frame body 60, and a notch 74 is formed in the vicinity of the front end of the rail member 70.

When attaching the rail member 70 to the frame body 60, the operator first positions the rail member 70 in the front-rear direction by fitting the protruding portion 65 of the frame body 60 into the notch 74 of the rail member 70. . Next, the rail member 70 is pushed into the frame body 60 while the extension portion 62 is elastically deformed in a state where the upper portion of the rail member 70 is in contact with the inner surface of the extension portion 62 of the frame body 60. The upper protrusion 72 is locked to the upper engagement piece 64, and the lower protrusion 73 is locked to the lower engagement piece 63. Since the upper end portion of the lower engagement piece 63 is cut away, the rail member 70 can be smoothly moved into the frame body 60.
The rotation mechanism 80 that rotates the center console 10 from the parallel state to the vertical state is the same as that of a conventional general center console, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. However, the rotation mechanism 80 is illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9. The first arm 81, the second arm 82, the connecting rod 83, the lever 84, etc.

The first arm 81 is connected to the rotary shaft 85 fixed to the horizontal member 32 at the lower end, and is connected to the lower end of the second arm 82 at the upper end. Further, a spring 86 is attached to the rotation shaft 85, and the first arm 81 can be rotated around the rotation shaft 85 while being urged clockwise as shown in FIG. .
As described above, the second arm 82 is connected to the upper end of the first arm 81 at the lower end, and is fixed to the connecting rod 83 extending in the front-rear direction at the upper end. The connecting rod 83 is supported by a part of the top plate 20 so as to be rotatable around its axis, and a lever 84 is attached to the front end of the connecting rod 83.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the state where the center console 10 is held so as to be parallel to the horizontal plane, the connecting portion between the first arm 81 and the second arm 82 is connected to the lower end of the first arm 81 and the second portion. It is located below the straight line connecting the upper end of the arm 82, and the load from the top plate 20 is transmitted to the floor side via the vertical member 31.
When the lever 84 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 8 from this state, the rotational force from the lever 84 is transmitted to the second arm 82 via the connecting rod 83, and the second arm 82 is counter-rotated around its upper end. Rotate clockwise. As a result, the connecting portion between the first arm 81 and the second arm 82 moves above a straight line connecting the lower end of the first arm 81 and the upper end of the second arm 82. Thereafter, the first arm 81 urged by the spring 86 rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 85, so that the center console 10 rotates until it becomes perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and the vehicle seat 1 It will be stored on the side.

  As described above, the center console 10 shown in the present embodiment slides on the surface of the rail member 70 in a state where the left and right edges of the decorative plate 41 and the reinforcing plate 42 are vertically stacked. A fixing member 43 is provided. Therefore, unlike the conventional open / close lid, a welding facility for dissolving the protrusion provided on the back surface of the decorative plate is not required, and the manufacturing cost and the number of manufacturing operations can be reduced. Further, in the conventional center console, it is necessary to separately provide a member for improving the slidability of the opening / closing lid on the left and right edges of the opening / closing lid, but in the center console 10 shown in the present embodiment, the fixing member 43 is provided. Further, since it has a function not only as a member for fixing the decorative plate 41 and the reinforcing plate 42 but also as a member for improving the slidability of the opening / closing lids 40 and 50, the number of parts of the center console 10 is reduced. be able to.

It is a principal part perspective view which shows the center console of a horizontal state. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the center console of a perpendicular state. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the structure of a center console. It is a bottom view which shows the structure of an opening-and-closing lid. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of an opening-and-closing lid. It is a front view which shows the structure of a frame and a rail member. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the structure of a frame and a rail member. It is a principal part rear view which shows the structure of a center console. It is a principal part side view which shows the structure of a center console. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of an opening-and-closing lid. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of an opening-and-closing lid.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle seat 2 Walk-through part 10 Center console 20 Top plate 21 Opening 22 Storage part 23 Box-shaped member 40 Front opening / closing lid 41 Decorative plate 42 Reinforcement plate 43 Fixing member 50 Rear opening / closing lid 60 Frame body 61 Side surface part 62 Portion 63 Lower engagement piece 64 Upper engagement piece 65 Projection 70 Rail member 72 Upper projection 73 Lower projection 74 Notch

Claims (2)

In the center console that is provided in the walk-through part between the left and right vehicle seats and is held parallel to the horizontal plane when in use and rotatable so as to be perpendicular to the horizontal plane when not in use.
An opening / closing lid that includes a housing portion having an opening in the upper part, a decorative plate and a reinforcing plate attached to the back surface of the decorative plate, and covers the opening in an openable / closable manner; A pair of left and right rail members that slidably support the open / close lid in the front-rear direction, and a pair of left and right frame bodies that support the rail members;
The center console includes a fixing member that slides on a surface of the rail member in a state in which the left and right edges of the decorative plate and the reinforcing plate are sandwiched from above and below in a state where the opening / closing lid is overlapped vertically. . In the center console according to claim 1,
The center console, wherein the opening / closing lid includes a front opening / closing lid that covers the front side of the opening so as to be openable and closable, and a rear opening / closing lid that covers the rear side of the opening so as to be openable / closable.

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