JP2008149816A - Opening/closing structure of lid of console box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opening/closing structure of a lid of a console box for allowing the lid to be a closed state by operation from the front side, even with the console box which allows the lid to be an opened state by moving the lid to a rear side. <P>SOLUTION: This console box 10 is provided with a box main body 12 provided with a storing part 14 having an opened upper part and the lid 20 provided to be opened/closed to the opened state in which opening of a storing part 14 is opened and a closed state in which the opening of the storing part 14 is closed. The lid 20 is provided with an energizing means for energizing the lid 20 in a normal time closed direction. A heart cam lock mechanism 30 is equipped between the lid 20 and the box main body 12 to function in the opened state of the lid 20. The opened state of the lid 20 is held by the heart cam lock mechanism 30. Holding of the opened state of the lid 20 is released by releasing operation of the heart cam lock mechanism 30 for pressing the lid 20 in an opened direction and the lid 20 is allowed to be the closed state by the energizing means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing structure for a lid of a console box.

  As a console box arranged between a driver's seat and a passenger seat, a conventional box body has a storage portion with an upper opening, and has a lid (console door) that can be opened and closed with respect to the opening. Is widely used. Some lids can be opened and closed by the rear end being hinged to the rear upper end of the box body. When such a lid is closed, the front end is generally locked to the box body. When the lid is opened, the lid is lifted up by releasing the lock and then lifting the lid so that the lid is vertical. The rotation is stopped by the stopper at a position slightly inclined rearward. On the other hand, when the closed state is set, the front end is locked to the box body by rotating the lid while tilting it while supporting it. The lid is always urged by the spring in the opening direction. When the lock is released, the lid is opened by the force of the spring. The lid is pushed down against the elastic force of the spring and the front end is locked to the box. There is also a thing which makes it a closed state by doing. Such a console box is often used as an armrest when the lid is formed thick and closed.

  By the way, as another storage device provided in the passenger compartment, the storage unit main body is stored in a recess provided in the instrument panel, and can be opened / closed or rotated so as to be opened and closed. And ashtray. Some conventional storage devices can be opened by a one-touch operation with a heart cam lock mechanism, and the ease of opening is improved. That is, the storage unit main body is always urged in the opening direction, and the heart cam lock mechanism is equipped to function when the storage unit main body is in the closed state. When the storage unit body is pushed into the recess against the urging force, the urging force causes the heart cam lock mechanism to function so that the storage unit body is stored in the recess and the closed state is maintained. When the storage unit main body is pushed again into the recess in this closed state, the heart cam lock mechanism is unlocked by the one-touch operation to be pushed, and the storage unit main body is pushed out of the recess by the urging force to be in the open state. Such a storage device in the passenger compartment is described in Patent Document 1, for example.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-2158

  In a conventional console box, when closing a lid that has been moved backward and opened, the lid must be pivoted to tilt while supporting the lid, or the lid must be pushed down against the elastic force of the spring. First, the lid had to be operated from the rear side. Therefore, a driver or passenger seated person must turn his hand to the rear side of the lid or twist his body to operate in an unnatural posture compared to a normal seating posture. It was necessary to continue the operation of supporting and pushing down the lid while keeping the correct posture. In particular, when the lid is in a closed state and is located behind the backrest surface of the driver seat or the passenger seat, it is very difficult to close. As described above, the console box arranged between the driver's seat and the passenger seat has conventionally had the inconvenience of closing operation unique to the arrangement. Looking at other storage devices in the conventional vehicle interior, some improved the ease of opening using the heart cam lock mechanism, but improved the ease of closing. There was nothing that could eliminate the inconvenience of closing the console box.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an opening / closing structure for a lid of a console box that can be closed by an easier operation. Furthermore, even if it is a console box which moves a cover body back and makes it an open state, the opening / closing structure of the cover body of a console box which can make the cover body a closed state by operation from the front side is provided. That was the issue.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box body provided with a storage portion having an upper opening, an open state in which the opening of the storage portion is opened with respect to the opening of the storage portion of the box body, and the opening of the storage portion is closed And a lid for a console box provided to be opened and closed in the closed state, wherein the lid has a biasing means for constantly biasing the lid in the closing direction. A heart cam lock mechanism is provided between the lid body and the box body so as to function in the opened state of the lid body. The open state of the lid body is provided by the heart cam lock mechanism. The release of the held state of the lid is released by the release operation of the heart cam lock mechanism that pushes the lid in the opening direction, and the lid is closed by the biasing means. Of the console box characterized by Body is a closing structure.

  According to the console box lid opening / closing structure of the first aspect of the invention, since the open state of the lid is maintained by the heart cam lock mechanism, even when the vehicle is driven in the open state, the vehicle is shaken or inertial. This makes it difficult for the lid to be closed. Further, the holding of the open state is released by the release operation of the heart cam lock mechanism that pushes the lid body in the opening direction, and the closed state is entered. That is, even if the console box is opened by moving the lid backward, it can be easily changed from the open state to the closed state by pushing the lid from the front side. Accordingly, a driver or passenger seated in the driver's seat can perform an operation to close the lid without forcibly turning his hand to the rear side of the lid or twisting his / her body.

  A second invention is a console box lid opening and closing structure according to the first invention, wherein the lid body movement restriction in the opening direction is provided separately from the heart cam lock mechanism. The opening / closing structure of the lid of the console box is characterized by the above.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the movement of the lid in the opening direction is restricted by the stopper means provided separately from the heart cam lock mechanism, it is avoided that the lock pin constituting the heart cam lock mechanism hits the guide rail. Therefore, breakage of the lock pin and the guide rail can be reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the console box lid opening / closing structure according to the first or second aspect of the invention, wherein the lid is formed so as to function as an armrest in a closed state. It is the opening / closing structure of the lid of a console box.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, when the lid is functioned as an armrest in the closed state, the lid is normally urged in the closing direction, so that it is less likely to rattle due to shaking during travel and the like, and has excellent stability. .

According to 1st invention, it can be easily made from an open state to a closed state by operation which pushes a cover body to an opening direction. Therefore, even if the console box is opened by moving the lid rearward, an opening / closing structure for the lid of the console box capable of closing the lid by an operation from the front side is provided. Can do.
According to the second invention, it is possible to reduce breakage of the lock pin and the guide rail constituting the heart cam lock mechanism.
According to the third invention, when the lid is functioned as an armrest in the closed state, the stability is excellent.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, as a first embodiment, FIGS. 1 to 8 show an example in which a console box lid opening / closing structure of the present invention is applied to a console box 10 having a rotary lid 20. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the console box 10 includes a box body 12 and a lid 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the box body 12 is formed with a recess having an opening at the top, and constitutes a storage portion 14 that can be used as a container. The lid 20 is rotated about the rear position as a fulcrum, so that the opening of the storage portion 14 shown in FIG. 1 is closed and the opening of the storage portion 14 shown in FIG. 2 is opened. It can be opened and closed. The console box 10 is disposed between a driver seat and a passenger seat (not shown), and can also be used as an armrest when the lid 20 is closed. The lid 20 has a thick structure in which a cushioning material is included and the outer surface 20a side is covered with an epidermis in consideration of comfort when used as an armrest.

  The lid 20 is attached to the box body 12 via support arms 22 and 23 on both sides in the rear position. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the support arm 22 includes a curved portion 22 a and a straight portion 22 b that face each other. The straight portion 22b is disposed in a space between the outer wall 12a of the box body 12 and the inner wall 14a of the storage portion 14 (see FIG. 2), and its end portion is rotatable about the rotation shaft 24. It is attached to the box body 12. The curved portion 22a is disposed through a through hole 26 penetrating upward from the space between the inner wall 14a of the storage portion 14 (see FIG. 2). The other support arm 23 has the same configuration as the support arm 22, and the end of the curved portion 22 a is fixed to the inner surface 20 b of the lid 20 above the box body 12. The lid 20 can be opened and closed with the rotation of the support arms 22 and 23 around the rotation shaft 24. Hereinafter, the rotation direction of the lid 20 and the support arms 22 and 23 when the lid 20 is to be opened, that is, the clockwise direction around the rotation shaft 24 as viewed in FIGS. Conversely, the counterclockwise direction around the rotation shaft 24 is referred to as the closing direction. The rotating shaft 24 is provided with a torsion coil spring (not shown) as an urging means for urging the support arm 22 in the normally closing direction, whereby the lid 20 is urged in the normally closing direction. Therefore, when the lid 20 is rotated in the opening direction, the lid 20 is rotated against the urging force of the urging means.

  The console box 10 is equipped with a heart cam lock mechanism 30 that functions in conjunction with the pivoting operation of the support arm 22 accompanying the opening / closing operation of the lid 20. The heart cam lock mechanism 30 includes a plate-like cam portion (hereinafter referred to as a cam plate) 34 and a lock pin 32 provided on the support arm 22. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the cam plate 34 has a substantially heart-shaped cam (hereinafter, referred to as a heart cam) that is relatively protruded by forming a recess around the guide rail 36 on one side. 40 is provided. The cam plate 34 is disposed as a plane parallel to the support arm 22 when viewed in the front-rear direction, and is attached to the box body 12 so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis 35 different from the rotation axis 24 of the support arm 22. ing.

  The lock pin 32 is disposed perpendicular to the cam plate 34, and one end is inserted into the guide rail 36 so as to be movable in the guide rail 36, and the other end is fixed to the support arm 22. The lock pin 32 moves on the circular track around the rotation shaft 24 together with the support arm 22 as the lid 20 is opened and closed, and relatively moves along the guide rail 36 together with the support arm 22. That is, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 5 to 8, the shape of the guide rail 36 guides the lock pin 32 around the heart cam 40 in one direction (clockwise as viewed in FIGS. 5 to 8) at all times. Is set to As the lock pin 32 moves in the guide rail 36, the cam plate 34 is slightly rotated around the rotation shaft 35 to change the angle, so that the lock pin 32 relatively moves around the heart cam 40. Will be allowed to. 5 to 8, the movement path of the lock pin 32 is indicated by a two-dot chain line, but this is because the lock pin 32 and the guide rail 36 when moving on a circular orbit about the rotation shaft 35 and The relative position with respect to the heart cam 40 is shown for convenience of explanation. 5 to 8, the positional relationship of the members is difficult to understand in order to emphasize the movement of the heart cam lock mechanism 30, but the cam plate 34 and the support arm 22 are positioned in this order from the front of the page. A heart cam 40 is formed on the back surface side of the first arm, and a lock pin 32 protrudes from the support arm 22 toward the front side of the sheet.

  In the heart cam lock mechanism 30, a heart-shaped depression of the heart cam 40 is formed as an engagement recess 41 that can engage with the lock pin 32, and the lock pin 32 guided by the guide rail 36 is engaged with the engagement recess 41. When combined, it functions and becomes locked. This is the same as the well-known heart cam lock mechanism. In particular, the heart cam lock mechanism 30 is equipped to function in the opened state of the lid 20, and the open state of the lid 20 is held by the heart cam lock mechanism 30. And the holding | maintenance of the open state of the cover body 20 is set as the structure cancelled | released by cancellation | release operation of the heart cam lock mechanism which pushes the cover body 20 to an opening direction. In other words, the engagement recess 41 of the heart cam 40 is formed as a recess that opens in the opening direction, and the lock pin 32 can be received and locked in the open state. And it is comprised so that the lock pin 32 can be removed from the engagement recessed part 41, and the lock | rock release can be carried out by pushing the cover body 20 to an opening direction. Hereinafter, the specific configuration will be described in more detail along the opening / closing operation of the lid body 20 with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the guide rail 36 has a shape in which two locations are recessed in the opening direction, and guides the lock pin 32 to the engaging recess 41 when the lid 20 is opened. And a second guide recess 38 for guiding the lock pin 32 engaged with the engagement recess 41 to the outside of the engagement recess 41. The tip 44a of the partition portion 44 formed between the first guide recess 37 and the second guide recess 38 to partition the guide recesses 37 and 38 is displaced from the engagement recess 41 of the heart cam 40. When the lock pin 32 engaged with the engagement recess 41 is moved in the opening direction around the rotation shaft 24, the contact position of the lock pin 32 with the partitioning portion 44 is the second guide recess from the tip 44a. It is formed to be at a position close to 38. In the closing direction, a groove 39 extending as a curved shape along the rotational movement of the lock pin 32 is formed. First, in the closed state of the lid 20, the inner surface 20 b of the lid 20 covers the opening of the storage portion 14, and the closed state is maintained by the urging means that urges the lid 20 in the closing direction (see FIG. 3). . At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the lock pin 32 is positioned below the groove 39.

  Since the closed state of the lid 20 is held by the biasing force of the biasing means, when the lid 20 is opened, the lid 20 is rotated in the opening direction against the biasing force. When the lid 20 is rotated in the opening direction, the lock pin 32 moves upward along the curved side wall on the left side in FIG. 5 of the guide rail 36 from the inside of the groove 39 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The entrance side of the first guide concave portion 37 is inclined toward the inside of the first guide concave portion 37 when viewed from the movement path of the lock pin 32 that moves counterclockwise around the heart cam 40 in FIG. And constitutes a first slope 37 a for guiding the lock pin 32 to the first guide recess 37. The lock pin 32 that has moved upward is guided to the first guide recess 37 along the first inclined surface 37a. When the lock pin 32 comes into contact with the first guide recess 37, the rotation of the lid 20 in the opening direction is stopped (see FIG. 6). The position of the lid 20 at that time is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. When the support of the lid 20 for opening is removed here, the lid 20 moves in the closing direction by the urging force of the urging means. The heart cam 40 is formed as a slope inclined toward the recess of the engagement recess 41 at a position facing the first guide recess 37, and a second slope 41a for guiding the lock pin 32 to the engagement recess 41 is formed. ing. When the lock pin 32 moved in the closing direction exits the first guide recess 37, it comes into contact with the second inclined surface 41 a, is guided by the engagement recess 41, and is received by the engagement recess 41. At this time, the lock pin 32 is pressed against the engaging recess 41 by the urging force of the urging means to prevent the rotation in the closing direction, the heart cam lock mechanism 30 is locked, and the open state of the lid 20 is maintained. (See FIG. 7). That is, when the support of the lid 20 for opening is removed, the position where the lock pin slightly returns in the closing direction by the amount moved from the first guide recess 37 to the engagement recess 41 (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4). ), The open state of the lid 20 is maintained.

  The surface of the heart cam 40 that faces the second inclined surface 41a across the engaging recess 41 is formed as a shape that rises in the opening direction and constitutes a third inclined surface 41b. And the 4th slope 38a formed as the slope inclined toward the 2nd guide recessed part 38 is comprised ahead of the opening direction of the 3rd slope 41b. When the lock pin 32 is engaged with the engagement recess 41 and the open state of the lid 20 is maintained, the lock pin 32 is rotated when the lid 20 is rotated in the opening direction against the biasing force of the biasing means. Is disengaged from the engaging recess 41, moves in the opening direction along the third inclined surface 41b, contacts the fourth inclined surface 38a, and is guided to the second guiding recess 38 along the fourth inclined surface 38a (see FIG. 8). Here, the second guide recess 38 is provided by being shifted to a position not opposite to the engagement recess 41 of the heart cam 40. When the lock pin 32 is guided to the second guide recess 38, the lock pin 32 is Even if it moves in the closing direction, it can move downward without returning to the locked state. Therefore, the lock of the heart cam lock mechanism 30 can be released by moving the lid 20 in the opening direction as long as the lock pin 32 moves from the engagement recess 41 to the second guide recess 38. Therefore, the operation of pushing the lid 20 in the opening direction only when the lock pin 32 moves from the engaging recess 41 to the second guide recess 38 corresponds to the releasing operation of the heart cam lock mechanism that pushes the lid 20 of the present invention in the opening direction. To do.

  When the lid 20 is pushed in the opening direction against the urging force of the urging means, the holding operation for releasing the open state is performed and the pushing force is removed, the urging force of the urging means causes the lid 20 to move in the closing direction. Rotate. Since the lock pin 32 in the second guide recess 38 can move downward, the lid body 20 is closed without being prevented from rotating in the closing direction of the lid body 20. At this time, the lock pin 32 moves downward in the guide rail 36 as the lid 20 rotates, and is located in the groove 39 when the lid 20 is closed (see FIG. 5). In this way, the lid 20 is released from the open state by the one-touch operation that pushes the lid 20 slightly in the opening direction as the lock pin 32 moves from the engagement recess 41 to the second guide recess 38. can do.

According to the console box 10 of the above structure, there exist the following effects.
First, since the lid body 20 is normally urged in the closing direction to maintain the closed state, the lid body 20 is not likely to flutter due to the shaking of the vehicle body when traveling when used as an armrest in the closed state. can do. Further, since the closed state of the lid 20 is not based on the lock but by the urging means, it is not necessary to release the lock when the lid 20 is opened. Therefore, the lid 20 can be easily rotated by rotating it at a front position away from the rotating shaft 35. However, the position of the rotating operation is not particularly limited, and a lever is used to release the lock. The lid 20 can be opened without looking or looking for the lock lever. Moreover, since it is not necessary to provide the lock hole and lock nail | claw which concern on the opening edge of the accommodating part 14 to hold a closed state, the appearance in an open state is good.

  Next, since the heart cam lock mechanism 30 is equipped to function in the opened state of the lid body 20, the lid body 20 can be held in the opened state. Therefore, the lid body 20 is unlikely to wobble or close due to the shaking of the vehicle body during traveling.

  Next, pressing the lid 20 in the opening direction releases the hold of the lid 20 and closes the lid 20 by the urging means. Therefore, the inner surface 20b of the lid 20 is As long as the heart cam lock mechanism 30 is unlocked by a pressing operation, the user can be in the closed state without rotating the lid 20. In particular, in a console box in which the outer surface 20a of the lid 20 is located behind the surface of the back of the driver's seat or passenger's seat in the open state, a seated person in the driver's seat or passenger's seat turns his arm toward the outer surface 20a. It is easy to operate by twisting the body. However, according to the first embodiment, the outer surface 20a of the lid 20 is open even when the outer surface 20a of the lid 20 is located behind the surface of the back portion of the driver seat or the passenger seat. Even if the arm is not turned to the side, the inner surface 20b may be pushed slightly in the opening direction from the front side. Further, since the pushing position is not particularly limited, for example, a driver or a passenger seated in the driver's seat or the front passenger seat can keep the posture facing the front and push the lid 20 with the elbow without twisting the body. is there.

  Next, compared to the case where a heart cam lock mechanism is installed in a small container case provided on an instrument panel or the like, a heart cam and a lock pin that are considerably rigid are provided when a heart cam lock mechanism is installed in a large console box. Otherwise, the heart cam or lock pin could be damaged. However, the console box 10 is equipped with a heart cam lock mechanism 30 so as to function in the open state with respect to the console box 10 that is normally closed. Accordingly, the lock pin 32 is not easily engaged with the engagement recess 41 of the heart cam 40 for a long time, and the burden caused by the lock pin 32 engaging the heart cam 40 for a long time is easily reduced. Therefore, even if the rigidity of the heart cam 40 or the lock pin 32 is not particularly increased, it is possible to reduce damage to the heart cam or the lock pin.

  Next, as a second embodiment, FIGS. 9 to 19 show an example in which the console box lid opening / closing structure of the present invention is applied to the console box 50 having the sliding lid 60. The console box 50 includes a box body 52 and a lid 60 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 10, the box body 52 is formed with a recess having an opening at the top. The recess is divided into front and rear, and the rear side is set as a storage portion 54 and the front side is set as a drink holder 56. The lid 60 can be opened and closed by sliding back and forth between a closed state where the opening of the storage portion 54 shown in FIG. 9 is closed and an open state where the opening of the storage portion 54 shown in FIG. 10 is open. It is said that. The console box 50 is disposed between a driver seat and a passenger seat (not shown), and can be used as an armrest when the lid 60 is in a closed state, and is further slid forward as shown in FIG. The armrest position can be adjusted. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the closed state illustrated in FIG. 9 is referred to as a first closed state, and the closed state illustrated in FIG. 11 in which the lid body 60 is further slid forward from the first closed state is referred to as a second closed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the box main body 52 is provided with a support arm 62 that is rotatable about a rotation shaft 64 that is perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal direction. The lid 60 is attached to the box body 52 via the support arm 62 on both sides on the inner surface side. The inner surface 60b of the lid body 60 is formed in a circular arc shape centering on the rotation shaft 64 along the front-rear direction, and the cross section orthogonal to the front-rear direction is a U-shape. The box body 52 has an upper end formed in an arcuate shape centered on the rotation shaft 64, and an opening of the storage portion 54 is provided with a standing wall 58 along the arcuate surface shape. A lid body 60 having a U-shaped cross section is fitted to the upright wall 58, and the lid body 60 slides back and forth with the rotation of the support arm 62 and can be opened and closed. Hereinafter, the rotation direction of the support arm 62 when the lid 60 is to be opened, that is, the clockwise direction around the rotation axis 64 as viewed in FIGS. A counterclockwise direction centered at 64 is referred to as a closing direction. The rotating shaft 64 is provided with a torsion coil spring (not shown) as an urging means for urging the support arm 62 in the normally closing direction, whereby the lid body 60 is urged in the normally closing direction. Therefore, when the lid 60 is slid in the opening direction, it is slid against the urging force of the urging means.

  The console box 50 is provided with a heart cam lock mechanism 70 that functions when the lid 60 is open. Separately from the heart cam lock mechanism 70, a first closed state (see FIG. 9) and a second closed state (FIG. 11)). The lock mechanisms that function in the first closed state and the second closed state are disposed in pairs on the inner surface 60c of the lid body 60 along the width direction, and the lock pieces are always urged outward. 68, and a first lock hole 69a and a second lock hole 69b provided in left and right pairs on the standing wall 58. The lock piece 68 engages with the first lock hole 69a located relatively rearward and in the first closed state, and the lock piece 68 engages with the second lock hole 69b located relatively forward and closes the second. The state is maintained. The lock mechanism is configured to release the locked state by converting the movement of the lock knob 66 into the movement of the orthogonal lock piece 68 by pushing the lock knob 66 provided at the front end of the lid 60 rearward. ing. Such a locking mechanism is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-104192. In this specification, the lock mechanism that functions in the first closed state and the second closed state is referred to as a heel lock in order to distinguish it from the heart cam lock mechanism 70.

  The heart cam lock mechanism 70 that functions in the opened state of the lid 60 is provided in linkage with the pivoting operation of the support arm 62 accompanying the opening / closing operation of the lid 60. A lid 60 is connected to the tip of the support arm 62, but the rotation shaft 64 is formed in a substantially fan shape, and the lock pin 72 constituting the heart cam lock mechanism 70 is a fan-shaped portion of the support arm 62. The cover 60 is provided at a position shifted about 90 degrees in the opening direction with respect to the connection position of the lid body 60. The lock pin 72 is disposed perpendicularly to the cam plate 74, one end is inserted into the guide rail 76 so as to be movable in the guide rail 76, and the other end is fixed to the support arm 62. The basic mechanism in which the lock pin 72 moved relative to the inside of the guide rail 76 engages with the engagement recess 81 of the heart cam 80 when the lid 60 is open and is locked is the heart cam lock mechanism 30 of the first embodiment. It is the same. 15-19, the relative movement path | route with respect to the heart cam 80 of the lock pin 72 was shown with the dashed-two dotted line.

  In the console box 50 of the second embodiment, the movement restriction of the lid 60 in the opening direction is performed by stopper means provided separately from the heart cam lock mechanism 70. That is, when the lock pin 72 enters the first guide concave portion 77 or the first guide concave portion 78, the lid is stopped by the stopper means before the lock pin 72 comes into contact with the abutment of the first guide concave portion 77 or the first guide concave portion 78. Regulation is performed to stop the movement of 60 in the opening direction. Specifically, the support arm 62 is notched on the substantially fan-shaped opening direction side to form a stopper engaging portion 62a, and the stopper engaging portion 62 is engaged with the stopper 63 provided in the box body 52. By combining, the rotation of the support arm 62 in the opening direction is restricted.

  When the first closed state shown in FIGS. 9 and 12 is changed to the open state shown in FIGS. 10 and 13, the lock knob 66 is pushed to release the heel lock, and the lid body 60 is slid in the opening direction against the urging means. . As shown in FIG. 15, the lock pin 72 is positioned above the groove 79 of the guide rail 76 in the first closed state. The protrusion 80a in the closing direction of the heart cam 80 is disposed so as to be displaced from the groove 79, and the lock pin 72 is guided to the left side of the heart cam 80 when viewed in FIG. Moves upward from the left side of the heart cam 80 coming out of the groove. The lock pin 72 that has moved upward is guided to the first guide recess 77 along the first inclined surface 77a. When the lock pin 72 is guided by the first guide recess 77, the stopper engaging portion 62 a of the support arm 62 contacts the stopper 63 before the lock pin 72 contacts the abutment of the first guide recess 77. The sliding in the opening direction is stopped (see FIG. 16). The position of the lid 60 at that time is shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. When the operating force to slide the lid 60 is released, the lid 60 moves in the closing direction by the biasing force of the biasing means, and the lock pin 72 exits the first guide recess 77 and contacts the second inclined surface 81a. The contact is guided by the engagement recess 81 and received by the engagement recess 81 (see FIG. 17). At this time, the lock pin 72 is pressed against the engagement recess 81 by the urging force of the urging means to prevent the rotation in the closing direction, the heart cam lock mechanism 70 is locked, and the open state of the lid 80 is maintained. The That is, when the support of the lid 60 for opening is removed, the lock pin 72 is slightly returned to the closing direction by the amount moved from the first guide recess 77 to the engagement recess 81 (shown by a solid line in FIG. 13). Position), the lid 60 is kept open.

  When the lock pin 72 is engaged with the engaging recess 81 and the open state of the lid body 60 is maintained, the lock pin 72 is engaged when the lid body 60 is pushed in the opening direction against the biasing force of the biasing means. The heart cam lock mechanism 70 can be unlocked by moving from the joint recess 81 in the opening direction along the third slope 81b and being guided along the fourth slope 78a by the second guide recess 78 (FIG. 18). . At this time, when the lock pin 72 is guided to the second guide recess 78, the stopper engaging portion 62a of the support arm 62 abuts against the stopper 63 and the sliding of the lid 60 in the opening direction is stopped. The operation of slightly pushing the lid 60 in the opening direction as the lock pin 72 moves from the engagement recess 81 to the second guide recess 78 corresponds to the releasing operation of the heart cam lock mechanism that pushes the lid 60 of the present invention in the opening direction. To do.

  When changing from the open state to the first closed state, the cover body 60 is pushed in the opening direction against the urging force of the urging means to release the holding state of the open state, and the urging means is released when the pushing force is removed. The lid body 60 slides in the closing direction by the urging force. When the lid 60 slides in the closing direction, the lock piece 68 that is constantly biased outward is engaged with the first lock hole 69a that is relatively rearward, and the lid 60 is first closed by the hook lock. Held in a state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, the lock pin 72 of the heart cam lock mechanism 70 is disengaged from the engagement recess 81 and positioned above the groove 79.

  When the first closed state shown in FIGS. 9 and 12 is changed to the second closed state shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, the lock knob 66 is pressed to release the lock. The lid 60 slides in the closing direction by the biasing force of the biasing means, the lock piece 68 engages with the second lock hole 69b, and the lid 60 is held in the second closed state by the lock. Conversely, when changing from the second closed state to the first closed state, the lock knob 66 is pressed to release the heel lock, and the lid body 60 is slid in the opening direction against the urging force of the urging means. The lock piece 68 engages with the first lock hole 69a, and the lid body 60 is held in the first closed state. The heart cam lock mechanism 70 moves the lock pin 72 so as not to prevent the lock pin 72 from moving downward in the groove 79 when the lid 60 is displaced between the first closed state and the second closed state. It is curved along a circular orbit. When the lid 60 is in the second closed state, the lock pin 72 is positioned inside the groove 79 as shown in FIG.

  When the lid 60 is to be moved from the second closed state shown in FIGS. 11 and 14 to the open state shown in FIGS. 10 and 13, the lid 60 is opened while the lock knob 66 is released while the lock knob 66 is released. Can be easily opened.

According to the console box 50 of the above structure, there exist the following effects.
First, holding of the lid 60 in the open state is released by pushing the lid 60 in the opening direction and the lid 60 is closed by the biasing means. It is possible to easily close the front end portion 60c by pushing the front end portion 60c in the opening direction. Therefore, in order to slide the lid 60 in the closing direction, it is not necessary to operate the rear end 60d of the lid 20 or forcibly grip the outer surface 60a. In particular, in a console box in which the rear end portion 60d of the lid body 60 is in the rearward position from the surface of the back portion of the driver seat or the passenger seat in the open state, the seated person of the driver seat or the passenger seat moves toward the rear end portion 60d. Operating with the arm turned tends to be extremely difficult by twisting the body. However, according to this second embodiment, even if the rear end portion 60d of the lid body 60 is in the opened state and is a console box located behind the surface of the back portion of the driver seat or the passenger seat, the lid body 60 What is necessary is just to push the front-end part 60c slightly in an opening direction, without turning an arm on the rear-end part 60d side. Further, since the pushing position is not particularly limited, for example, the driver or the passenger seated in the driver's seat or the front passenger seat pushes the front end portion 60c of the lid body 60 with the elbow without twisting the body while keeping the posture facing the front. It is also possible.

  Next, when the lock pin 72 enters the first guide recess 77 or the second guide recess 78, a stopper 63 that restricts the sliding of the lid 60 in the opening direction is provided, so that the first guide recess 77 or It is possible to prevent the guide rail 76 and the lock pin 72 from being deformed or broken due to the lock pin 72 coming into contact with the first guide recess 78.

  Next, the closed state of the lid 60 is configured in a two-stage system that can be held in two stages of the first closed state and the second closed state by the heel lock. The position can be easily changed according to the posture.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various other embodiments can be considered without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, the opening direction of the lid is not particularly limited, and the opening / closing structure of the present invention can be applied to the lid of a console box that is opened by moving the lid forward or to the side, so that the closing operation is easy. It is possible to improve the sex.
Further, a damper may be provided for gently exerting the urging force of the urging means that urges the lid in the normally closing direction.
In the second embodiment, the closed state of the lid 60 is a two-stage method, but it is also possible to increase the lock hole to make the closed state a multi-stage of three or more stages, and without providing a heel lock. The closed state may be stepless.
In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the heart cam lock mechanism is provided only on one of the support arms provided on both sides, but a symmetrical heart cam lock mechanism may be provided on both support arms.
In the above embodiment, in the heart cam lock mechanisms 30 and 70, the lock pins 32 and 72 are fixed on the support arms 22 and 62, and the cam plates 34 and 74 can rotate around the rotation shafts 35 and 75. The configuration is such that the guide rails 36 and 76 move inside. As another embodiment, the cam plate may be fixed, and a lock pin may be rotatably provided with respect to the support arm so as to be movable within the guide rail.

It is a perspective view of the closed state of the console box of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the open state of the console box of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the console box shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the console box shown in FIG. 2. It is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism of the console box of 1st Embodiment, and is a figure which shows the mode at the time of a closed state. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 5, showing an open state and a state before the open state is maintained. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 5 and shows a state in which the open state is maintained. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 5 and shows a state in which the holding is released in the open state. It is a perspective view of the 1st closed state of the console box of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the open state of the console box of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the 2nd closed state of the console box of 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the console box shown in FIG. 9. It is a perspective view of the console box shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the console box shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism of the console box of 2nd Embodiment, and is a figure which shows a mode in the 1st closed state. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 15, showing a state before the open state is maintained and the open state is maintained. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 15 and shows a state in which the open state is maintained. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 15 and shows a state in which the holding is released in the open state. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the heart cam lock mechanism shown in FIG. 15 and shows a state in a second closed state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Console box 12 Box main body 14 Storage part 20 Cover body 20a Outer surface 20b Inner surface 22, 23 Support arm 24 Rotating shaft 30 Heart cam lock mechanism 32 Lock pin 34 Cam plate 35 Rotating shaft 36 Guide rail 40 Heart cam 41 Engaging recess 50 Console box 52 Box body 54 Storage portion 56 Drink holder 60 Lid 60a Outer surface 60b Inner surface 60c Front end portion 60d Rear end portion 62 Support arm 62a Stopper engagement portion 63 Stopper 64 Rotating shaft 66 Lock knob 68 Lock piece 69a Lock hole 69b Lock hole 70 Heart cam lock mechanism 72 Lock pin 74 Cam plate 75 Rotating shaft 76 Guide rail 80 Heart cam 81 Engaging recess

Claims (3)

A box main body having a storage portion with an upper opening; an open state in which the opening of the storage portion is open with respect to an opening in the storage portion of the box main body; and a closed state in which the opening of the storage portion is closed An opening / closing structure of a lid of a console box comprising a lid provided to be openable and closable,
The lid body is provided with a biasing means for constantly biasing the lid body in the closing direction, and a heart cam lock mechanism functions between the lid body and the box body in the open state of the lid body. The open state of the lid is held by the heart cam lock mechanism, and the open state of the lid is released by releasing the heart cam lock mechanism that pushes the lid in the opening direction. An opening / closing structure for a lid of a console box, wherein the lid is closed and the lid is closed by the biasing means. It is an opening and closing structure of the lid of the console box according to claim 1,
Restriction of movement of the lid in the opening direction is performed by stopper means provided separately from the heart cam lock mechanism. The opening / closing structure of the lid of the console box according to claim 1 or 2,
An opening / closing structure for a lid of a console box, wherein the lid is formed so as to function as an armrest in a closed state.

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