JP2009154568A - Movement control device for moving body, and lid device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute control of causing a moving body to move through movement of four links up to a prescribed forward-movement position and to make rotational movement around an axis after reaching the prescribed forward-movement position. <P>SOLUTION: A movement control device for a moving body is provided with a base arm 1, which is assembled to a moving body M by a first pivotally-supporting part A and assembled to a fixed body S by a second pivotally-supporting part B, a control arm 2, which is assembled to the moving body M by a third pivotally-supporting part C and has a sliding part 2b guided by a cam part 4 provided to the fixed body S, and a support 3 that is rotatably combined to the fixed body S by a fourth pivotally-supporting part D. The control arm 2 is slidably movably combined to the support 3. The cam part 4 has a first part 4a and a second part 4e continuous in a direction of intersecting with the first part 4a. When the sliding part 2b of the control arm 2 is located at the second part 4e of the cam part 4, the moving body M is rotated around the first pivotally-supporting part A while changing a distance between the third pivotally-supporting part C and the fourth pivotally-supporting part D. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, the movement of the movable body is moved to a predetermined forward movement position by a movement close to a parallel slide by a four-bar link, and after reaching the predetermined forward movement position, the movable body is rotated about one axis. The present invention relates to a control device that performs control, and a lid device configured using the control device.

Patent Document 1 discloses that the position of the upper end of the lid can be kept low in a state where the opening of the storage container is opened forward, and that the opening is greatly opened by moving the lid laterally from the opening. There is what is shown. However, in the thing of this patent document 1, while requiring the guide groove over the moving direction of a lid | cover in the side part of a container main body, the link hooked so that it could slide to this guide groove was required, and also this link In addition, a guide groove for lowering the lid at the final stage of opening is required.
JP 2000-159251 A

  The main problem to be solved by the present invention is that the movement of the movable body is moved to a predetermined forward movement position by a movement close to a parallel slide by a four-bar link, and after reaching the predetermined forward movement position, one axis is moved. The control device for controlling the rotational movement around the center is provided with a structure that is as simple as possible and minimizes the installation space.

From the 1st viewpoint which achieves the said subject, the control apparatus shall be provided with the structure of the following (1)-(6).
(1) A base arm that is assembled to the movable body with the first pivot part and is assembled to the fixed body with the second pivot part;
(2) A control arm having a sliding portion guided to a cam portion provided on the fixed body, and being assembled to the movable body with a third pivot portion.
(3) a support body rotatably combined with a fixed body with a fourth pivotal support,
(4) The control arm is slidably combined with the support body,
(5) The cam portion includes a first portion and a second portion continuing in a direction crossing the first portion,
(6) When the sliding part of the control arm is in the second part of the cam part, the movable body is rotated around the first pivot part while changing the distance between the third pivot part and the fourth pivot part. It has become.

  In the state in which the sliding part is guided to the first part of the cam part, the movable part is moved to a parallel slide by a four-bar link until the predetermined forward movement position so that the positional relation of the four pivotal support parts is not changed by this first part. It can be moved with close movement. In the state where the sliding part is inserted into the second part of the cam part, the control arm can be slid relative to the support so as to change the distance between the third pivot part and the fourth pivot part. After reaching the predetermined forward movement position, the movable body can be rotated about the first pivotal support. When returning the movable body that has finished the forward movement, rotate the movable body in the opposite direction to the forward movement centering on the first pivot until the predetermined forward movement position, and from there on the sliding part The first part of the cam portion is guided again, and the movable body can be moved in the direction opposite to the forward movement to the position before the forward movement by an operation close to a parallel slide by the four-bar link.

Moreover, the control apparatus shall be provided with the structure of the following (1)-(4) from the 2nd viewpoint which achieves the said subject.
(1) A base arm that is assembled to the movable body with the first pivot part and is assembled to the fixed body with the second pivot part;
(2) The movable body is assembled with a third pivot portion, and a sliding portion guided by a cam portion provided on the stationary body is provided. Further, the stationary body is provided between the third pivot portion and the sliding portion. And a control arm that is slidably combined with the fourth pivot section provided in the
(3) The cam portion includes a first portion and a second portion continuing in a direction crossing the first portion,
(4) When the sliding part of the control arm is in the second part of the cam part, the movable body is rotated about the first pivot part while changing the distance between the third pivot part and the fourth pivot part. It has become.

  Also in this case, the operation of the movable body can be controlled in the same manner as the control device according to the first aspect. In this case, the support is not necessary. That is, when the sliding part is in the first part of the cam part, the control arm is rotated around the fourth pivotal support part. When the sliding part enters the second part of the cam part, the control arm is slid while being supported by the fourth pivot part, and the distance between the third pivot part and the fourth pivot part is varied.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the said subject, in this invention, a lid apparatus shall be used as the lid which block | closes the opening formed in the fixed body in the position before the said movable body moved forward. In such a lid device, the end of the lid on the opening side is slid to the side opposite to the opening side until the predetermined forward movement position, and the first pivot part is moved forward from the predetermined forward movement position. The lid can be rotated so that the base side of the lid is not positioned above the opening level of the fixed body as the center, and even if the distance between the first pivotal support and the end of the lid on the open side is large Can be opened widely, and the protruding dimension of the lid between the opening end of the lid and the opening can be made as small as possible.

  The base arm may be provided with first urging means for applying a turning force around the second pivotal support. In this case, the forward movement of the movable body can be forcibly performed by the first urging means. Further, the control arm may be provided with a second urging means for urging and moving the control arm in a direction away from the first portion when the sliding portion enters the second portion. . In this case, the sliding part is guided from the first part to the second part, and at the same time, the control arm is moved along the second part to smoothly open the movable body around the first pivotal support part. Can be made. Further, if the first portion of the cam portion is formed so as to follow a virtual circular arc with the center of rotation of the support as a center, the forward movement to the predetermined forward position and the predetermined forward movement are performed. It is possible to smoothly return from the moving position.

Either one of the pinion of the damper device that applies braking to the rotation of the pinion and the rack that meshes with the pinion is provided on the support,
The other of the pinion and the rack may be provided in the control arm.

  In this case, braking is applied to the forward movement of the movable body from the predetermined forward movement position to the forward movement end position, and the forward movement of the movable body is both the first urging means and the second urging means. Or it can be made to slow down from the middle against one energizing.

  In the control device according to the present invention, the base arm, the control arm, the support body that supports the control arm so as to be slidable, and the cam portion, the operation of the movable body is performed in four sections until a predetermined forward movement position. It has a simple structure and can be controlled so that it can be controlled to move around the first pivotal support after it has moved to a predetermined forward movement position by moving close to the parallel slide by the link. While the body is operated in this way, the positions of the first to fourth support portions can be close to each other, and can be provided with a minimum installation space.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Here, FIG. 1 is a state in which the components constituting the console box configured by applying the operation control device G according to the embodiment are separated, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 3 to 5 show the operation control device G as viewed from the side with the main part of the console box as a cross section so that the operation of the operation control device G can be easily understood. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the configuration of the control arm 2 is partially different from the examples shown in FIGS.

  The motion control device G according to this embodiment is configured to perform a parallel slide by a four-bar link until a predetermined forward movement position of the movable body M combined with the fixed body S via the base arm 1 and the control arm 2. It is controlled so as to make a rotational movement around one axis after moving to a predetermined forward movement position.

  Further, the lid device according to this embodiment is configured as a lid Ma that closes the opening Sb formed in the fixed body S at the position before the forward movement of the movable body M.

  The illustrated example shows a console box as a typical application example of the operation control device G. In the illustrated example, the motion control device G is on the base side opposite to the opening side (the side where the opening starts) of the lid Ma as the movable body M constituting the console box, and the lid Ma is fixed to the fixed body S. Are linked to the box body Sa. The lid Ma closes the upper surface opening Sb of the box body Sa at the position before the forward movement. The control arm 2 is located on the opening side of the lid Ma with respect to the base arm 1. Further, at the position before the forward movement of the lid Ma, both the base arm 1 and the control arm 2 are inclined forward. Until the lid Ma reaches a predetermined forward movement position, the arms 1 and 2 that have been tilted forward move up and then tilt backward, so that the movement of the lid Ma moves away from the box body Sa. However, it will be like sliding backwards. After reaching a predetermined forward movement position (the position shown in FIG. 4), the control arm 2 is moved upward so as to increase the distance between a third pivot part C and a fourth pivot part D, which will be described later. The backward tilt is restricted to the inside of the side plate Sc of the box body Sa, and the movable body M is rotated around the first pivotal support A. In the illustrated example, the end portion Mb on the base side of the lid Ma is disengaged from the side plate Sc of the box body Sa at a predetermined forward movement position, and the lid Ma is rotated around the first pivotal support portion A thereafter. The base side is moved downward on the outside of the side plate Sc of the box body Sa. As a result, even if the pitch from the first pivotal support A to the open end portion Mc of the lid Ma is lengthened, the open end portion Mc of the lid Ma at the forward movement end position (position of FIG. 5). The level of is kept low.

The forward movement of the lid Ma of the console box according to the illustrated example is performed in the following order.
Pre-forward position (closed position / FIG. 3) → predetermined forward position (half-open position / FIG. 4) → forward end position (fully open position / FIG. 5)

Further, the return movement of the lid Ma is performed in the following order.
Pre-return position (fully open position or forward end position) → predetermined reverse position (half-open position or predetermined forward position) → return end position (closed position or forward position)

  In the illustrated example, the forward movement of the lid Ma from the closed position to the fully opened position is forcibly made by first urging means 5 described later, and the state of the lid Ma in the fully opened position is the first urging force. It is stably maintained by the bias of the means 5.

The operation control device G includes the following elements (1) to (6).
(1) Base arm 1
(2) Control arm 2
(3) Support 3
(4) Cam part 4
(5) First biasing means 5
(6) Second urging means 6

  In the illustrated example, the lid Ma has a substantially rectangular plate shape. The base arm 1 has its upper end attached to the base plate Md attached to the inner surface of the base side of the lid Ma so as to be rotatable with the first pivot A, and the control arm 2 has its upper end attached to the base plate Md. The third pivot part C is pivotably assembled.

  The box body Sa includes an elongated opening Sb that is closed by the lid Ma. A support bracket Sd of the operation control device G is attached to one end side of the box body Sa. The support body 3 is rotatably assembled to the box body Sa as the fixed body S via the support bracket Sd, and a cam portion 4 is formed on the support bracket Sd. The support brackets Sd are arranged and assembled on the left and right sides of the box body Sa so that the side on which the cam portion 4 is provided faces the side plate Sc inside the side plate Sc. In the illustrated example, two sets of operations are performed. The lid Ma and the box body Sa are linked by the control device G. In addition, each component of the left motion control device G (not shown in FIG. 1) sandwiches a virtual center line x along the length direction of the lid Ma with respect to each component of the corresponding right motion control device G. It is arranged at a position where it is symmetrical.

  A hooking portion Me that is releasably hooked to the hooked portion Se of the box main body Sa is formed at the end portion Mc of the lid Ma on the opening side. In the illustrated example, when the button indicated by the symbol Sf is pressed, this engagement is released, and the lid Ma is forcibly opened forward by the urging of the first urging means 5.

  The base arm 1 is assembled to the lid Ma as the movable body M with the first pivot part A, and is assembled to the box body Sa as the fixed body S with the second pivot part B. In the example shown in the drawing, the base arm 1 is curved with its upper end side curved toward the base side of the lid Ma, and a shaft body 1b constituting the second pivotal support portion B with the axis line directed in the width direction of the lid Ma. At the lower end, it is rotatably assembled to the box body Sa, and at the upper end, it is rotatably assembled to the lid Ma by the shaft body 1a constituting the first pivotal support portion A with the axis line oriented in the width direction of the lid Ma. .

  The control arm 2 is assembled with a lid Ma as a movable body M with a third pivot C, and a sliding portion 2b guided by a cam portion 4 provided on the support bracket Sd on the fixed body S side. I have. The third pivot C is located on the open side of the lid Ma from the first pivot A, that is, on the front side. In the illustrated example, the upper end side of the control arm 2 is curved toward the opening side of the lid Ma, and the upper end is formed by the shaft body 2a constituting the third pivotal support portion C with the axis line directed in the width direction of the lid Ma. Is attached to the lid Ma in a rotatable manner. The sliding portion 2 b is provided at the lower end of the control arm 2. In the illustrated example, the sliding portion 2b is configured as a roller body 2c that is rotatably supported by a shaft body 2d having an axis line in the width direction of the lid Ma.

  The support 3 is combined with the fixed body S so as to be rotatable with the fourth pivotal support D. In the illustrated example, the support body 3 is configured to have a rectangular tube shape in which both the upper end and the lower end of the tube are opened. The support body 3 has a shaft body 3a that constitutes a fourth pivotal support portion D that protrudes from the one surface on the lower end side of the cylinder, and the shaft body 3a is combined with the support bracket Sd so as to be rotatable so as to be fixed. Is supported on the side. The fourth pivot D is located below the first pivot A and the third pivot C and ahead of the second pivot B. The cross-sectional outline shape of the support 3 in the direction orthogonal to the cylinder axis is a shape that follows the cross-sectional outline shape of the control arm 2 in a direction perpendicular to the length direction in a portion other than the curved portion. 2 is passed through the support 3 and is slidably combined with the support 3.

  The cam portion 4 includes a first portion 4a and a second portion 4e that continues in a direction crossing the first portion 4a. The first portion 4a is configured as an arcuate cam groove 4b having a groove rear end 4c positioned below the second pivotal support B and extending forward therefrom, with the upper side being curved inside. The second portion 4e is configured as a cam groove 4f that communicates with the first portion 4a from the groove front end 4d of the first portion 4a and extends upward and ends below the fourth pivot D of the support 3. The groove widths of the cam grooves 4b and 4f are configured to be substantially equal to the outer diameter of the roller body 2c serving as the sliding portion 2b.

  In the illustrated example, the first portion 4a is formed so as to position the sliding portion 2b so as to keep the distance between the third pivot portion C and the fourth pivot portion D so as not to be separated from each other. .

  When the sliding portion 2b of the control arm 2 is in the second portion 4e of the cam portion 4, the lid Ma as the movable body M is changed while the distance between the third pivot portion C and the fourth pivot portion D is changed. It is designed to be pivoted about a pivot A.

  In a state where the sliding portion 2b is guided to the first portion 4a of the cam portion 4, the movable portion M is moved to a predetermined forward movement position so that the positional relationship of the four pivotal portions A to D is not changed by the first portion 4a. Can be moved by a movement close to a parallel slide using a four-bar link. In a state where the sliding portion 2b is inserted into the second portion 4e of the cam portion 4, the control arm 2 is slid relative to the support 3 so as to change the distance between the third pivot portion C and the fourth pivot portion D. Therefore, after the movable body M reaches a predetermined forward movement position, the movable body M can be rotated about the first pivot A. When the movable body M that has finished the forward movement is moved backward, the movable body M is rotated around the first pivot A in the opposite direction to the forward movement position until a predetermined forward movement position, and from there on the slide The moving portion 2b can be guided again to the first portion 4a of the cam portion 4, and the movable body M can be moved to the pre-forwarding position in a direction close to a parallel slide by a four-bar link in the opposite direction to the forward movement.

  As described above, when the movable body M is the lid Ma that closes the opening Sb formed in the fixed body S at the position before the forward movement, the end Mc on the opening side of the lid Ma is opened until the predetermined forward position. The lid Ma is slid to the opposite side, and the lid Ma is rotated so that the base side of the lid Ma is not positioned above the level of the opening Sb of the fixed body S from the predetermined forward movement position. Even when the distance between the first pivotal support portion A and the open end portion Mc of the lid Ma is large, the opening Sb is opened widely, and the open end portion Mc of the lid Ma The protruding dimension of the lid Ma between the opening Sb can be made as small as possible.

  Further, in this embodiment, the first portion 4a of the cam portion 4 is formed along an imaginary circular arc with the center of rotation of the support 3 as the center, thereby providing a predetermined The forward movement to the forward movement position and the backward movement from the predetermined forward movement position are smoothly performed.

  The first urging means 5 gives the base arm 1 a turning force around the second pivotal support B. In the illustrated example, the first biasing means 5 positions the shaft body 1b constituting the second pivotal support portion B so as to pass inside the spring winding portion 5b, and fixes the spring end 5c to the base arm 1. The other end 5d of the spring is fixed to the support bracket Sd and is constituted by a torsion coil spring 5a. In the illustrated example, the urging force that rotates the base arm 1 in the direction in which the spring winding portion 5b of the spring 5a is most elastically deformed to move the movable body M forward in a state where the movable body M is in the position before the forward movement. It has come to store. Thereby, in this embodiment, the forward movement of the movable body M is forcibly made by the first urging means 5.

  The second biasing means 6 biases and moves the control arm 2 in a direction away from the first portion 4a along the second portion 4e when the sliding portion 2b enters the second portion 4e. . In the illustrated example, the second urging means 6 fixes the spring upper end 6b to the upper portion of the support body 3, and the spring lower end 6c to the shaft body 2d of the roller body 2c constituting the sliding portion 2b to the roller body 2c. It is comprised by the tension | pulling coil spring 6a fixed on the opposite side to the arrangement | positioning side. In the illustrated example, when the sliding portion 2b is in the first portion 4a of the cam portion 4, the spring 6a is most extended. As a result, in this embodiment, the sliding portion 2b is guided from the first portion 4a to the second portion 4e, and at the same time, the control arm 2 is moved along the second portion 4e, and the first pivot is moved. The movable body M can be opened smoothly around the branch A. When the movable body M in the forward movement end position is moved backward, the control arm 2 is slid in the direction in which the third pivot C is brought closer to the fourth pivot D, and the spring 6a is extended again.

  Further, in this embodiment, the support 3 is provided with the pinion 7a of the damper device 7 for applying braking to the rotation of the pinion 7a, and the rack 2e meshing with the pinion 7a is provided with the control arm 2 Is provided.

  In the illustrated example, a rack 2e is formed along the length direction of the control arm 2 on the side directed to the rear of the control arm 2, and the support 3 is provided through a notch 3b formed in the support 3. A damper device 7 in which a part of the pinion 7 a is inserted and meshed with the rack 2 e is assembled to the support 3. Accordingly, in this embodiment, braking is applied to the forward movement of the movable body M from the predetermined forward movement position to the forward movement end position, and the forward movement of the movable body M is the first biasing means 5. And it is made to slow down from the middle against the biasing of the second biasing means 6. As such a damper device 7, a stator 7b fixed to the support 3, a rotor (not shown) which is rotatably combined with the stator 7b and has the pinion 7a at the outer end, and a viscosity filled in the stator 7b. And a fluid that causes a viscous fluid to act on the rotation of the rotor.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the control arm 2 is slidably combined with the fourth pivot D provided on the fixed body S between the third pivot C and the sliding part 2b. However, the operation of the lid Ma can be controlled in the same manner as in the examples shown in FIGS. In this case, the support 3 is not necessary.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the fourth pivotal support portion D is constituted by a fixed body S side, specifically, a shaft body 3 a ′ fixed to the support bracket Sd. The control arm 2 is formed with a long hole 2f having a width in which the shaft body 3a 'can be accommodated with little play along the length direction. When the sliding portion 2b is in the first portion 4a of the cam portion 4, the fourth pivot portion D is at the upper end of the elongated hole 2f, and the control arm 2 is rotated around the fourth pivot portion D. When the sliding part 2b enters the second part 4e of the cam part 4, the fourth pivot part D moves relatively in the elongated hole 2f, and the distance between the third pivot part C and the fourth pivot part D increases. Variable.

Exploded perspective configuration diagram of an application example of the motion control device G Perspective configuration diagram Fracture side view Fracture side view Fracture side view Side view showing another configuration example of the control arm 2

Explanation of symbols

G motion control device M movable body S fixed body 1 base arm 2 control arm 3 support A first pivot part B second pivot part C third pivot part D fourth pivot part

Claims (7)

A base arm assembled to the movable body with the first pivot part, and a base arm assembled to the fixed body with the second pivot part;
A control arm that is assembled to the movable body with a third pivot and has a sliding portion guided by a cam portion provided on the fixed body;
And a support body rotatably combined with a fixed body with a fourth pivotal support,
The control arm is slidably combined with the support,
The cam portion includes a first portion and a second portion continuing in a direction crossing the first portion,
When the sliding part of the control arm is in the second part of the cam part, the movable body is rotated around the first pivot part while changing the distance between the third pivot part and the fourth pivot part. An operation control device for a movable body. A base arm assembled to the movable body with the first pivot part, and a base arm assembled to the fixed body with the second pivot part;
The movable body is assembled with a third pivot portion, and a sliding portion guided by a cam portion provided on the stationary body is provided. Further, the stationary body is provided between the third pivot portion and the sliding portion. And a control arm that is slidably combined with the fourth pivotal support,
The cam portion includes a first portion and a second portion continuing in a direction crossing the first portion,
When the sliding part of the control arm is in the second part of the cam part, the movable body is rotated around the first pivot part while changing the distance between the third pivot part and the fourth pivot part. An operation control device for a movable body.   The operation control device for a movable body according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a first urging means for applying a turning force around the second pivotal support to the base arm.   The second urging means for urging and moving the control arm in a direction away from the first portion along the second portion when the sliding portion enters the second portion. The operation control apparatus of the movable body of Claim 1 or Claim 2.   The movable portion according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first portion of the cam portion is formed along a virtual circular arc whose center is the rotation center of the support body. Body motion control device. Either one of the pinion of the damper device that applies braking to the rotation of the pinion and the rack that meshes with the pinion is provided on the support,
The movable body motion control device according to claim 4, wherein the other of the pinion and the rack is provided in a control arm.   The lid device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the movable body is a lid that closes an opening formed in the fixed body at a position before the forward movement.

Images