JP2010023641A - Console - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console with a height adjustable arm rest on its top surface without a decrease in a storage space of a console storage section. <P>SOLUTION: In the console with the arm rest on its top surface, the armrest or a console body are arranged movably in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle along an inclined guide surface becoming higher toward the front of the vehicle. When the arm rest or the console body is moved toward the front of the vehicle, the arm rest or the console body is raised upward. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a console such as a center console provided between left and right front seats in a vehicle, for example.

  For example, the center console has an armrest function as a driver's armrest and a storage space function for storing small items. The conventional center console has a fixed height and front / rear position (the front of the vehicle is the front and the rear is the rear), so to use it as an armrest, the difference in the driver's physique and the driver's seat There is an inconvenience that the optimum position is not obtained when sliding back and forth or changing the backrest angle.

Therefore, as a solution to such inconvenience, an upper base that also serves as an armrest and an armrest is provided on a base that is connected to the floor of the vehicle body. In contrast, a console box that can slide the upper base in the front-rear direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1),
A console is provided in the rear portion of the console that can store small items and includes an opening / closing lid, and an armrest that can be raised and lowered by an elevating mechanism is provided on the guide portion so as to be movable up and down (for example, see Patent Document 2).
The front side of the standing guide part is formed on a guide surface that rises diagonally from the bottom of the storage part to the rear, and an armrest that moves diagonally up and down along this guide surface is provided. When the armrest is raised, the armrest is stored A center console (see, for example, Patent Document 3) that is in a state of being shifted rearward with respect to the part is provided.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-40294 JP 2003-165389 A JP 2007-210517 A

However, the console box shown in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the storage space is reduced because the rear portion of the console is occupied by the lifting device that lifts and lowers the armrest, and the storage function is lowered.
Although the problem is solved in the console box shown in Patent Document 2, the armrest moves up and down substantially vertically along the guide portion. Therefore, when the armrest is raised, the armrest is positioned directly above the storage portion. Therefore, there is a problem that the armrest becomes an obstacle when the storage unit is used.
In the center console shown in Patent Document 3, although the problem has been solved, the armrest goes in and out of the storage part. Therefore, when the storage part is used, the armrest must be raised when using the storage part. There are challenges.

  The present invention has been proposed to solve such problems. In a console having an armrest provided on the top surface, the armrest can be adjusted in height and the storage space of the console storage portion can be reduced. It provides a console with no decline.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the console of the present invention is a console having an armrest on the top surface, and the armrest or the console body can move in the vehicle front-rear direction along an inclined guide surface that rises toward the front of the vehicle. When the armrest or console body is moved toward the front of the vehicle, the armrest or console body rises upward.

With this configuration, the height of the armrest can be adjusted by moving it toward the front of the vehicle. Further, since the armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, the height of the armrest can be changed and adjusted even if the console body moves toward the front of the vehicle and the console body rises upward.
The armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, and it is the armrest or console body that moves in the longitudinal direction of the car along the inclined guide surface that rises toward the front of the car. Since it can be used as it is, the storage function does not deteriorate.

Further, the armrest of the console according to the present invention is directed to the front and rear direction of the vehicle along the inclined guide surface that becomes higher toward the front of the vehicle, on the upper surface of the lid that can be opened and closed in the opening of the storage portion at the upper end of the console body. It is characterized by being movably provided.
According to this configuration, the height of the armrest can be adjusted, and the storage portion of the console can be used as it is without deteriorating the storage function. Further, even if the armrest is moved toward the front of the vehicle, the height increases as it moves toward the front of the vehicle, so that it does not interfere with the operation of the shift lever or the like.

Further, the armrest or console body of the console of the present invention is provided with a locking means for locking the moving position and a lock releasing means for releasing the lock of the locking means.
Thereby, after adjusting the height of an armrest, it can lock and hold | maintain a position.

As the locking means, for example, a friction plate formed by a spring plate that presses and contacts a rail member connected to an armrest or a console body,
An example of the unlocking means is a wedge-shaped unlocking member that is inserted between the friction plate and the rail member so as to be able to advance and retreat, and separates the friction plate from the rail member.
With this configuration, the armrest or console body locks the position where the friction plate is pressed against the rail member and moves, and a wedge-shaped unlocking member is inserted between the friction plate and the rail member so that the friction plate abuts the rail. The lock can be released by separating from the member.
The friction plate according to the present invention includes a configuration in which the rail members are opposed to each other so as to sandwich the rail member, and includes a configuration in which both surfaces of the rail member are pressed and abutted. In this case, a wedge-shaped unlocking member is inserted between the opposing friction plates. In addition, the contact of the friction plate from the rail member may be separated. In the present invention, “inserting the wedge-shaped unlocking member between the friction plate and the rail member and separating the contact of the friction plate from the rail member” includes the above-described configuration and action.

Further, an operating lever is connected to the wedge-shaped unlocking member that can be moved forward and backward of the unlocking means, and is configured to be able to advance and retract between the friction plate of the locking means and the rail member by operation of the operating lever. And preferred.
With this configuration, the armrest or the console body can be unlocked by operating the operation lever.

  The wedge-shaped unlocking member of the unlocking means is provided with a spring that biases the wedge-shaped unlocking member in the direction of retreating from between the friction plate and the rail member. The spring is held in a locked position that is retracted from between the friction plate and the rail member, and is unlocked by insertion between the friction plate and the rail member against the spring of the operation lever. More preferably, the unlocking member is retracted and returned from between the friction plate and the rail member by a spring so that the friction plate is pressed against the rail member and locked.

  With this configuration, when the armrest or console body can be unlocked and moved with the operating lever and adjusted in height, the operating lever can be released (for example, removing external force by hand) and automatically at that position. Locked to.

According to the console of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The height of the armrest can be adjusted by moving the armrest or the console body toward the front of the vehicle.
(2) The armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, and it is the armrest or console body that moves in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle along the inclined guide surface that rises toward the front of the vehicle. Since it can be used as it is, the storage function does not deteriorate.
(3) If the armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, for example, the top surface of the lid, even if the armrest is moved toward the front of the vehicle, the height increases as it moves toward the front of the vehicle. It does not interfere with the operation of the shift lever.

(4) Since the armrest or console body is provided with a lock means for locking the moving position and a lock release means for unlocking the lock means, the armrest or console body is moved to increase the height of the armrest. After adjusting, it can be locked and held in position.

(5) The lock means is a friction plate formed by a spring plate that is connected to the armrest or console body and presses and contacts the rail member, and the lock release means is inserted between the friction plate and the rail member so as to freely advance and retract. Since the wedge-shaped unlocking member separates the friction plate from the rail member, the wedge-shaped unlocking member is inserted between the friction plate and the rail member, and the friction plate is separated from the rail member. In the unlocked state, the armrest or console body can be moved toward the front of the car to adjust the height of the armrest, and after adjustment, when the wedge-shaped unlocking member is retracted from between the friction plate and the rail member, The position where the friction plate moves by pressing against the rail member can be locked.

(6) Since the armrest or the console body can be unlocked by operating the operation lever, the height of the armrest can be easily adjusted.
(7) Also, since the wedge-shaped unlocking member is provided with a spring that urges in the direction of retreating from between the friction plate and the rail member, that is, in the locked state, usually the wedge-shaped lock The release member holds the position of the locked state in which it is retracted from between the friction plate and the rail member. Therefore, the armrest or console body can be adjusted by adjusting the height by inserting the wedge-shaped unlocking member between the friction plate and the rail member to resist the biasing force of the spring with the operation lever, unlocking it, and moving it. If the operation lever is released after the height is adjusted, the wedge-shaped unlocking member is returned by the spring and its position is automatically locked, so that the height of the armrest can be easily adjusted.

  The console of the present invention is provided, for example, between left and right front seats in a vehicle, and an armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, and has an armrest function as a driver's armrest and a storage space function for storing small items. ing. An armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, and the armrest or the console main body is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle along an inclined guide surface that rises toward the front of the vehicle. The armrest or the console main body rises upward.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking a center console as an example. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a center console showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view of the center console portion, and FIG. 2A is an armrest showing the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3B is a partially cut-away enlarged perspective view of the center console portion, and FIG. 3 is a lid body that can be opened and closed at the opening of the storage portion of the console main body. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened.

  The center console 1 shown in this embodiment includes a console body 2, a lid 3 provided at the opening of the storage section 5 at the upper end of the console body 2 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge 6 (see FIG. 3), and the lid. The armrest 4 is provided on the upper surface of the body 3 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The armrest 4 is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle along an inclined guide surface 7 (see FIG. 2) formed on the upper surface of the lid body 3 and increases toward the front of the vehicle, and moves toward the front of the vehicle. If it does, it will become the structure which raises gradually upward along the inclination guide surface 7, and becomes high. Therefore, the height of the armrest 4 can be adjusted by moving the armrest 4 toward the front of the vehicle. 1 (a) and 1 (b) show that the armrest 4 is in a steady position, and FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) show the state where the armrest 4 is moved toward the front of the vehicle and the height is increased. Shows a state in which the lid 3 provided with the armrest 4 is opened. According to the center console 1 of this embodiment, the height of the armrest 4 can be adjusted, and the storage portion 5 is also conventional. It can be understood that the storage function is not deteriorated.

The armrest 4 is provided with a lock means for locking the moving position and a lock release means for unlocking the lock means.
As a result, the armrest 4 can be moved in the front-rear direction of the vehicle when unlocked by the unlocking means, and the height can be adjusted by this movement, and the armrest 4 is locked after the height of the armrest 4 is adjusted and held in position. Can do.

  Further details will be described. 4 is a schematic sectional view of an armrest portion showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a partial sectional perspective view of an armrest portion showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a lock means and an unlocking means. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the locking means and the unlocking means, and FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view for explaining the operation of the locking means and the unlocking means, with the moving piece omitted. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the locking means and the unlocking means.

  The upper surface of the lid 3 is formed on an inclined guide surface 7 that rises toward the front of the vehicle, and the bottom surface of the armrest 4 (sliding surface with the inclined guide surface 7) is also an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined guide surface 7, The armrest 4 is movable on the upper surface of the lid 3 along the inclined guide surface 7 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In this example, a rail 8 is provided on the inclined guide surface 7 on the upper surface of the lid 3, and a concave groove 9 is provided on the left and right side surfaces of the rail 8 along the rail 8. 9 is provided corresponding to the groove 9, and the armrest 4 is guided by the protrusion 10 inserted into the groove 9 of the rail 8 and can move in the vehicle front-rear direction. The structure which guides this armrest 4 along the inclination guide surface 7 of the cover body 3 is not restrict | limited to this example, A conventionally well-known means is employable.

  Brackets 11 and 11 are fixed to the inclined guide surface 7 of the lid 3 at a predetermined interval in the front and rear, and a rail member 12 is installed between the brackets 11 and 11. A moving piece 13 is provided on the rail member 12 so as to be movable back and forth along the rail member 12. An operation lever 14 extending to the front end of the armrest 4 along the lower surface of the armrest 4 is connected to the moving piece 13, and the moving piece 13 can be moved back and forth by pulling the operation lever 14 forward or pushing it in. Move operation is possible.

  A support member 15 is fixedly suspended from the lower surface of the armrest 4 and reaches the inside of the moving piece 13. The moving piece 13 is engaged with the support member 15 so as to be movable back and forth within a predetermined range. That is, the operation lever 14 can be moved back and forth within a predetermined range. Below the support member 15, friction plates 16 a and 16 b formed by spring plates are attached to the rail member 12 so as to press and contact the rail member 12 from above and below at the internal position of the moving piece 13. The friction plates 16a and 16b that come into pressure contact constitute locking means. The friction plates 16a and 16b are formed by curving a spring plate in an arc shape, and the curved surface on the protruding side is urged against and pressed against the rail member 12 by a spring force (see FIGS. 6 and 8). Accordingly, the frictional force of the friction plates 16a and 16b acts to lock the rail member 12. In this example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the support member 15 is formed of a screw shaft, and a nut 17 is screwed onto the upper side of the friction plate 16a and the lower side of the friction plate 16b. By adjusting the tightening of 16a and 16b, the frictional force on the rail member 12 can be adjusted.

  On the other hand, the movable piece 13 has wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b around the friction plates 16a and 16b between the opposing friction plates 16a and 16b as shown in FIGS. Installed towards. Since the moving piece 13 can be moved back and forth within a predetermined range by operating the operation lever 14 as described above, the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b attached to the moving piece 13 are also included. Move back and forth. Accordingly, when the operation lever 14 is pulled forward and the moving piece 13 is moved forward, one wedge-shaped unlocking member 18b enters between the friction plates 16a and 16b, and the interval between the friction plates 16a and 16b is increased. On the contrary, when the operation lever 14 is pushed backward and the moving piece 13 is moved backward, the other wedge-shaped unlocking member 18a enters between the friction plates 16a and 16b, and the interval between the friction plates 16a and 16b is increased. To do. When the distance between the friction plates 16a and 16b is increased by the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b, the friction plates 16a and 16b are separated from the rail member 12 so that there is no pressing contact, so that the lock is released. This constitutes the unlocking means.

In this example, the rail member 12 is formed of a long plate material, and a long hole 12a is formed in the center along the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b are The moving piece 13 is attached to the elongated hole 12a.
Further, between the support member 15 and the moving piece 13, springs 19 that urge the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b in the direction of retreating from between the friction plates 16a and 16b are provided before and after the support member 15. The normal moving piece 13 is provided with a lock position in which the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b are retracted from between the friction plates 16a and 16b by a spring 19. Accordingly, the lock is released by an insertion operation between the friction plates 16a and 16b against the spring 19 of the operating lever 14, and when the external force is removed from the operating lever 14, the moving piece 13 is restored by the spring 19, As a result, the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b are also retracted from the friction plates 16a and 16b to be locked. Thus, in this example, when the armrest 4 is unlocked and moved by the operation lever 14 to adjust the height, the armrest 4 is automatically locked at that position when the operation lever 14 is released (external force is removed). The

Next, the operation of the center console 1 according to the above embodiment will be described.
Normally, the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18a and 18b are in a locked position in which they are retracted from between the friction plates 16a and 16b via the moving piece 13 by the biasing force of the spring 19, so that the armrest 4 is held in that position. Yes. For example, the armrest 4 is locked in the original position as shown in FIGS. When it is desired to adjust the height of the armrest 4, the moving piece 13 is moved in the front-rear direction by operating the operation lever 14, and the wedge-shaped unlocking members 18 a, 18 b are inserted between the friction plates 16 a, 16 b. Since the space between 16a and 16b is enlarged and the pressing contact of the friction plates 16a and 16b to the rail member 12 is eliminated, the lock is released and the armrest 4 becomes movable, for example, moves toward the front of the vehicle. By doing so, the armrest 4 rises upward so that the height can be adjusted. When the armrest 4 reaches the optimum height, when the external force from the operation lever 14 is removed, the rust-like unlocking members 18a and 18b are moved to the friction plates 16a and 16b via the moving piece 13 by the biasing force of the spring 19. The armrest 4 is locked in that position because it leaves.
Moreover, when using the storage part 5 of the console main body 2, as shown in FIG. 3, it becomes usable by opening the cover body 3 provided with the armrest 4.

  In the above embodiment, the height of the armrest 4 is adjusted by moving the armrest 4 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In the center console in which the armrest is provided on the top surface of the console, the console body is positioned in the front of the vehicle. It is provided so that it can move in the longitudinal direction of the car along the inclined guide surface that rises toward the front, and when the console body is moved toward the front of the car, the console body rises, thereby adjusting the height of the armrest. May be.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for adjusting the height of the armrest by moving the console body. In this embodiment, a lid body 3 that opens and closes the opening of the storage section 5 is provided on the upper portion of the console body 2, and the upper surface of the lid body 3 is an armrest 4. The console body 2 is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle along the inclined guide surface 21 of the base 20 provided on the floor surface, and the console body 2 is moved by the inclined guide surface 21 when moved toward the front of the vehicle. Ascend upward. Accordingly, the armrest 4 is also lifted upward via the console body 2, so that the height can be adjusted by moving the console body 2. The moving mechanism, locking means, and unlocking means at this time are the same as those in the above embodiment.

  The above embodiment is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications of the present invention are allowed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

(A) is a perspective view of the center console which shows embodiment of this invention, (b) is an expansion perspective view of the center console part. (A) is a perspective view of the center console in a state where the armrest showing the embodiment of the present invention moves toward the front of the vehicle, and (b) is a partially cutaway enlarged perspective view of the center console portion. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the cover body provided in the accommodating part opening of the console main body so that opening and closing was possible. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the armrest part which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a partial cross section perspective view of the armrest part which shows embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a locking means and a lock release means. It is a top view which shows a locking means and a lock release means. It is a fragmentary perspective view explaining the effect | action of a locking means and a lock release means. It is a disassembled perspective view of a lock means and a lock release means. It is explanatory drawing which shows other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center console 2 Console main body 3 Cover body 4 Armrest 5 Storage part 7 Inclined guide surface 8 Rail 9 Groove 10 Projection 11 Bracket 12 Rail member 12a Long hole 13 Moving piece 14 Operation lever 15 Support member 16a, 16b Friction plate 17 Nut 18a, 18b Wedge-shaped unlocking member 19 Spring 20 Base 21 Inclined guide surface

Claims (3)

  In a console with an armrest on the top surface, the armrest or console body is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle along an inclined guide surface that rises toward the front of the vehicle, and the armrest or console body faces the front of the vehicle. When the console is moved, the armrest or console body rises upward.   The armrest is provided on an upper surface of a lid provided to be openable and closable at an opening of the storage unit at the upper end of the console main body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle along an inclined guide surface that increases toward the front of the vehicle. The console according to claim 1, wherein:   The console according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the armrest or the console main body is provided with a lock unit that locks the moving position and a lock release unit that unlocks the lock unit.

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