JP2010137765A - Lid movable apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a lid movable apparatus capable of restricting a movable lid from protruding out of an opening. <P>SOLUTION: A body 2 of the lid movable apparatus includes a long hole 4a acting as a lateral rail extending substantially a straight-line from the front side to the rear side substantially along the edge 2e of an opening 2a, and a long hole 4b acting as a longitudinal rail extending on the rear side of an inner chamber 2b substantially along a depth direction (a vertical direction) of the inner chamber 2b. A movable lid 3 is provided with a protrusion 3c acting as a lateral slider guided along the long hole 4a under an attitude of closing the opening 2a at a front side position and also provided with a protrusion 3d acting as a vertical slider guided along the long hole 4b under an attitude of closing the opening 2a at a position of rear side with respect to the protrusion 3c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid movable device.

Conventionally, a cup holder for a vehicle interior provided with a movable lid is known (Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-87168 A

  However, in the cup holder of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the movable lid protrudes outward from the opening when opening and closing, so that the aesthetic appearance is impaired and the movable lid interferes with other parts. There was also a risk that the movable lid could not be adopted.

  Then, an object of this invention is to obtain the lid | cover movable apparatus which can suppress that a movable lid protrudes from an opening part.

  In the invention of claim 1, one side of the mutually opposing end portions of the movable lid that covers the opening of the inner chamber formed in the main body is moved to the other side, and the movable lid is moved to the other side. A lid movable device that stores in a posture along the side surface on the other side of the inner chamber, and a horizontal rail that extends substantially linearly from the one side to the other side along the edge of the opening on the main body. A vertical rail extending substantially along the depth direction of the inner chamber on the other side of the inner chamber, and the horizontal position of the movable lid on the one side with the opening closed. A horizontal slider guided along the rail is provided, and a vertical slider guided along the vertical rail is provided at a position on the other side of the horizontal slider with the opening being closed. Features.

  In the invention of claim 2, the main body is pivotally supported by the main body, and a horizontal slide auxiliary member that pushes the horizontal slider along with the rotation, and the main body is pivotally supported by the main body. A vertical slide auxiliary member that pushes the vertical slider with the rotation, and an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the horizontal slide auxiliary member and the vertical slide auxiliary member.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the main body portion is provided with a drive mechanism for driving one of the lateral slide auxiliary member and the vertical slide auxiliary member.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that at least one of the horizontal slider and the vertical slider is configured to roll along a corresponding rail.

  According to the invention of claim 1, the horizontal slider moves along the horizontal rail extending substantially along the edge of the opening, and the vertical slider moves along the vertical rail extending substantially along the depth direction. It is possible to prevent the movable lid from projecting greatly outward from the opening during opening and closing.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the movable lid can be opened and closed more smoothly by providing the horizontal slide auxiliary member and the vertical slide auxiliary member that are interlocked with each other via the interlock mechanism.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the interlocking mechanism is provided, it is possible to apply a sliding force to both the horizontal slider and the vertical slider with a relatively simple configuration including one drive mechanism.

  According to the invention of claim 4, by allowing the horizontal slider or the vertical slider to roll, the friction can be reduced and the movable lid can be opened and closed more smoothly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same component is contained in several embodiment and Example shown below. Therefore, below, the same code | symbol is provided about these similar components, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. In each figure, UP indicates the vertical direction, FR indicates the vehicle longitudinal direction, and WD indicates the vehicle width direction.

  (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a box with a lid for a vehicle compartment provided with a lid movable device according to this embodiment, and shows a state in which the movable lid is closed. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a box with a lid, showing a state in which the movable lid is opened, FIG. 3 is a side view of the lid movable device, showing a closed state of the movable lid, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of the device, showing the open state of the movable lid, FIG. 5 is a side view of the lid movable device, showing the opening / closing locus of the movable lid, and FIG. 6 is VI-VI in FIG. It is sectional drawing.

  A box 1 with a lid for a passenger compartment as a lid movable device according to the present embodiment is provided, for example, in a console between front seats (driver's seat and front passenger seat) of an automobile, as an accessory case, a cup holder, an ashtray, etc. It is what is used.

  The main body 2 includes an inner chamber 2b having an opening 2a that opens upward, is formed in a container shape, is fixed to the vehicle body in the vehicle interior, and supports the movable lid 3 so as to be movable.

  The movable lid 3 is moved from the closed state shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 by moving the front side edge part 3a of the pair of side edge parts 3a and 3b facing each other in the front-rear direction to the rear side. 2 and the open state shown in FIG. In the open state, the movable lid 3 is accommodated (stored) in the inner chamber 2 b in a posture along the side surface 2 c on the rear side of the inner chamber 2 b of the main body 2.

  In order to movably support the movable lid 3, the pair of side walls 2d and 2d of the main body 2 are provided with a long hole 4a as a horizontal rail and a long hole 4b as a vertical rail. These long holes 4a , 4b are slidably inserted into the projections 3c, 3d protruding from the movable lid 3 to the side. In the present embodiment, the protrusion 3c inserted through the long hole 4a corresponds to a horizontal slider, and the protrusion 3d inserted through the long hole 4b corresponds to a vertical slider. As shown in FIG. 3, the protrusion 3c is provided on the left and right sides of the movable lid 3 at positions near the front side edge 3a, and the protrusion 3d is on the rear side of the protrusion 3c in the closed state. They are spaced apart. The protrusion 3c is inserted through the front end portion of the elongated hole 4a, and the protrusion 3d is inserted through the upper end portion of the elongated hole 4b. 3 to 6 show only the configuration on the left side, the right side has the same structure.

  The elongated hole 4a as a horizontal rail extends substantially linearly along the edges (left and right edges in the present embodiment) 2e of the opening 2a, and the elongated hole 4b as a vertical rail extends in the inner chamber 2b. It extends substantially linearly along the depth direction perpendicular to the long hole 4a. In the present embodiment, the long holes 4a and 4b are connected.

  When the movable lid 3 is moved from the closed state shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to the open state shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 (that is, when the movable lid 3 is opened), as shown in FIG. The inserted projection 3c moves from the front end portion toward the rear end portion while being guided by the elongated hole 4a, and the projection 3d inserted through the elongated hole 4b is guided by the elongated hole 4b and has its upper end portion. Move toward the bottom edge from On the other hand, when moving from the closed state shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 to the open state shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 (that is, when the movable lid 3 is closed), the movable lid 3 and the protrusions 3c and 3d are opened. Move in the opposite direction on the same trajectory.

  Therefore, according to the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 3c arranged at the front side edge 3a of the movable lid 3 or in the vicinity thereof is linearly formed along the edge 2e of the opening 2a. Since the movable lid 3 (the end side portion 3a) moves along the elongated hole 4a, it is suppressed that the movable lid 3 (the end side portion 3a) protrudes outward (upward in the present embodiment) from the opening 2a.

  In the present embodiment, in order to move the movable lid 3 more smoothly, the arm 5a as a lateral slide auxiliary member that is pivotally supported by the main body 2 and presses the projection 3c as a lateral slider; An arm 5b is provided as a longitudinal slide assisting member that is pivotally supported by the main body 2 and pushes a projection 3d as a longitudinal slider. The protrusions 3c and 3d are inserted into elongated holes 5c and 5c formed in the corresponding arms 5a and 5b, respectively, and the protrusions 3c and 3d are pushed from the side surfaces of the elongated holes 5c and 5c, It moves along 5c. In other words, in the present embodiment, the projections 3c and 3d and the arms 5a and 5b having the long holes 5c are operated between the direct movement (reciprocating movement) of the projections 3c and 3d and the rotation of the arms 5a and 5b. An operation conversion mechanism for converting between them is constructed. Instead of the long hole 5c, an elongated notch extending substantially along the radial direction of the arm 5a, 5b with the distal ends of the arms 5a, 5b of the long hole 5c open may be formed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in order to link these arms 5a and 5b to each other, the gear 6a fixed to the arm 5a and the gear 6b fixed to the arm 5b are meshed with each other to form the interlocking mechanism 6. .

  With this configuration, the movement of one of the protrusions 3c and 3d can be transmitted to the other via the arms 5a and 5b and the interlocking mechanism 6, so that the protrusions 3c and 3d can be smoothly moved in the elongated holes 4a and 4b. You can slide. A specific example thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. For example, when the movable lid 3 is opened from the closed state of FIG. 3, the user operates the operation unit 3 f formed on the movable lid 3 as, for example, a protrusion. Is moved backward (opening direction, right side in FIG. 3) with fingers or the like. Then, the force by which the protrusion 3c moves rearward is transmitted to the arm 5a, and the arm 5a rotates clockwise. The rotation is transmitted to the arm 5b via the interlocking mechanism 6, and the arm 5b counterclockwise. Rotate around. At this time, if the protrusion 3d is in contact with the upper edge (front side in the opening direction) of the elongated hole 5c of the arm 5b, the protrusion 3d receives a force downward from the arm 5b. Therefore, it is suppressed that the protrusion 3d is pressed against the side surface of the elongated hole 4b and is difficult to move downward, and thus a smoother opening operation of the movable lid 3 is realized.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, in this embodiment, a coil spring 7 is provided as a biasing mechanism that biases the arm 5 a counterclockwise with respect to the main body 2. The arm 5a is urged counterclockwise by the coil spring 7, thereby urging the movable lid 3 in the closing direction. In the present embodiment, the coil spring 7 corresponds to a drive mechanism.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, a lock mechanism 8 is provided that holds the movable lid 3 fixedly with respect to the main body 2 in the open state. The lock mechanism 8 is formed by pushing a protrusion 3e provided on the back side in the opening direction of the movable lid 3 (in this embodiment, the lower side when the movable lid 3 is open and the rear side when the movable lid 3 is closed) toward the back side. And holding the protrusion 3e is released by pushing the movable lid 3 back again (downward) in the open state.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the movable lid 3 is pushed downward in the open state of FIG. 4, the lock of the movable lid 3 by the lock mechanism 8 is released, and the movable lid 3 is closed as shown in FIG. It will return to the position. At this time, the arm 5b is rotated continuously with the arm 5a by the interlocking mechanism 6, so that the protrusion 3c is pushed forward (leftward in FIGS. 3 and 4) by the arm 5a that rotates counterclockwise by the urging force. At the same time, if the projection 3d is in contact with the lower edge (front side in the closing direction) of the elongated hole 5c, the projection 3d is moved upward (upward in FIGS. 3 and 4) by the arm 5b that rotates clockwise. Will be pushed.

  Thus, the protrusions 3c and 3d are pushed in the reciprocating direction by the corresponding arms 5a and 5b, respectively. Therefore, the movable lid 3 can be opened and closed more smoothly.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the movable lid 3 is in the closed state shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 3d has a downward force, that is, a force to move to the other side due to gravity in the elongated hole 4b extending vertically. However, the protrusion 3d is supported by the arm 5b urged by the coil spring 7, and is prevented from falling.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the rotational axes C1 and C2 of the arms 5a and 5b and the gears 6a and 6b are set to positions that are lateral to the longitudinal center position of the corresponding long holes 4a and 4b. By setting the distances r1 and r2 from the corresponding elongated holes 4a and 4b of the rotation axes C1 and C2 to be the same, the change in the rotation angle of the arm 5a accompanying the movement of the protrusion 3c and the movement of the protrusion 3d The change in the rotation angle of the arm 5b accompanying the above is the same. Therefore, it is possible to construct a configuration that can push both the protrusions 3c and 3d while interlocking with the interlocking mechanism 6 relatively easily.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the present embodiment, by providing a damper mechanism 9 having a gear 9a meshing with one gear 6b of the two gears 6a and 6b and a viscous fluid accommodating portion 9b, A sudden change in the moving speed of the movable lid 3 is suppressed, so that the movable lid 3 abuts against the main body 2 and a sound is generated, or the user feels uncomfortable with the operation of the movable lid 3.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the main body 2 is provided with the elongated hole 4a as a lateral rail extending substantially linearly from the front side to the rear side along the edge 2e of the opening 2a, and the inner chamber 2b. And a long hole 4b as a vertical rail extending substantially along the depth direction of the inner chamber 2b (vertical direction in the present embodiment) on the rear side of the inner lid 2b, and the movable lid 3 is closed with the opening 2a closed. A projection 3c as a horizontal slider guided along the elongated hole 4a is provided at a position on the front side, and the opening 2a is closed along the elongated hole 4b at a position on the rear side with respect to the projection 3c. A protrusion 3d is provided as a guided vertical slider. Therefore, the protrusion 3c moves along the elongated hole 4a extending substantially along the edge 2e of the opening 2a, and the protrusion 3d moves along the elongated hole 4b extending substantially along the depth direction. It is possible to prevent the movable lid 3 from projecting greatly outward (upward in the present embodiment) from the opening 2a during opening and closing.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main body 2 is pivotally supported by the main body 2, and the arm 5 a as a lateral slide auxiliary member that pushes the protrusion 3 c along with the rotation, and the main body 2 is pivotally supported by the main body 2. In addition, an arm 5b as a vertical slide assisting member that pushes the projection 3d as a vertical slider in accordance with the rotation, and an interlocking mechanism 6 that links the arm 5a and the arm 5b are provided. Therefore, by providing the arms 5a and 5b interlocked with each other via the interlocking mechanism 6, the movable lid 3 can be opened and closed more smoothly.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the main body 2 is provided with a coil spring 7 as a drive mechanism for driving either one of the arms 5a and 5b (the arm 5a in the present embodiment). Since the interlocking mechanism 6 is provided, a sliding force can be applied to both the protrusions 3c and 3d by a relatively simple configuration including one coil spring 7.

  (Second Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a side view of a lid movable device according to this embodiment, showing a closed state of the movable lid, and FIG. 8 is a side view of the lid movable device, and the movable lid. It is a figure which shows the open state of. 7 and 8 show only the configuration on the left side, the right side has the same structure.

  A box 1A with a lid for a vehicle interior as a lid movable device according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the interlocking mechanism 6A, and other parts except the interlocking mechanism 6A are the same as those in the first embodiment. The configuration is the same as that of the embodiment.

  That is, the interlocking mechanism 6A according to the present embodiment includes a gear 6a fixed to the arm 5a, a gear 6c meshing with the gear 6a, a pulley 6d fixed to the gear 6c, a pulley 6e fixed to the arm 5b, and a pulley 6d. , 6e is provided with an endless belt 6f made of an elastic body.

  Also in this embodiment, the arms 5a and 5b rotate in opposite directions. Then, by appropriately adjusting the number of teeth of the gears 6a and 6c and the diameters of the pulleys 6d and 6e, a change in the rotation angle of the arm 5a accompanying the movement of the protrusion 3c and a rotation of the arm 5b accompanying the movement of the protrusion 3d. The change in the moving angle is the same. Therefore, the movable lid 3 opens and closes along the locus similar to that in FIG. 6 according to the first embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the endless belt 6f made of an elastic body is interposed between the arms 5a and 5b. Therefore, the backlash of each part can be absorbed by expansion and contraction (elastic deformation) of the endless belt 6f, and the state in which the projection 3c is pushed by the arm 5a and the projection 3d is pushed by the arm 5b is a relatively simple configuration. Can be obtained by:

  (Third Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a side view of a movable lid device according to this embodiment, showing a closed state of the movable lid, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the movable lid device, and the movable lid. FIG. 11 is a side view of the lid movable device, and is a diagram showing an opening / closing locus of the movable lid. 9 to 11 show only the configuration on the left side, the right side has the same structure.

  The vehicle interior lid box 1B as the lid movable device according to the present embodiment does not include the arm 5b but includes only the arm 5a.

  Further, the protrusions 3c and 3d are provided with a collar 3g that can roll along the long holes 4a and 4b to reduce resistance when moving along the long holes 4a and 4b.

  Further, the coil spring 7B as the urging mechanism and the drive mechanism is configured to urge the arm 5a in the opposite direction to the first and second embodiments (that is, the clockwise direction in FIGS. 9 and 10). Thus, an urging force in the opening direction is applied to the movable lid 3B.

  The lock mechanism 8 pushes the protrusion 3e provided on the back side in the closing direction of the movable lid 3B (in this embodiment, the front side when the movable lid 3 is closed and the upper side when the movable lid 3 is open) toward the back side. The projection 3e is released by holding the movable lid 3 in the closed state and pushing the movable lid 3 back again.

  Further, the elongated hole 4b is provided with a protrusion 4c in order to suppress the protrusion 3d from dropping downward due to gravity when the movable lid 3B is closed. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in the present embodiment, the long holes 4a and 4b are formed independently, and the rigidity and strength of the main body 2B are improved accordingly.

  In such a configuration, when the movable lid 3B is pushed forward in the state of FIG. 9, the lock of the movable lid 3B by the lock mechanism 8 is released. Then, the arm 5a is rotated clockwise by the urging force of the coil spring 7, and the projection 3c is pushed to the rear side in the opening direction (rear side in the present embodiment) by the arm 5a, and the movable lid as shown in FIG. 3B opens. On the other hand, when closing the movable lid 3B, the operating portion 3f is pulled up with a finger and moved further forward to close the movable lid 3B. When the movable lid 3B is opened and closed, in the present embodiment, since the projections 3c and 3d have the collar 3g, the movable lid 3B can move more smoothly along the elongated holes 4a and 4b. It can be opened and closed along the locus shown in FIG.

  According to the above embodiment, the protrusions 3c and 3d are configured to be rollable along the corresponding long holes 4a and 4b. Therefore, the friction when the movable lid 3B moves can be reduced, and the movable lid 3B can be opened and closed more smoothly. In the configuration of the present embodiment, only the protrusion 3d that is not driven by the arm 5a and moves in the vertical direction may be configured to roll.

  Further, since the arm 5b is omitted, the number of parts can be reduced to simplify the configuration, and the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing effort can be reduced.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, the lid movable device in which the inner chamber is opened upward is illustrated, but the opening direction of the opening is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. Further, the moving direction of the movable lid is not limited to the horizontal direction (front-rear direction).

  In the above embodiment, a coil spring that functions as a torsion spring is provided as a drive mechanism that drives the movable lid. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a coil spring that functions as a tension spring or a compression spring may be provided. An urging mechanism such as an elastomer or other elastic body may be provided. Alternatively, the movable lid may be driven by a motor or the like. Moreover, it can change suitably whether it drives in an opening direction or it drives in a closing direction.

  Further, the rail is not limited to a long hole, but may be configured as a groove or a ridge, and the slider may be configured to be slidable along the rail, and is not limited to a protrusion. Further, the specifications (position, shape, size, etc.) of the slide auxiliary member that pushes the slider are not limited to the above embodiment.

It is a perspective view of a box with a lid for vehicle interior provided with a lid movable device concerning an embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the state where a movable lid was closed. It is a perspective view of a box with a lid for a vehicle interior provided with a lid movable device concerning an embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the state where a movable lid was opened. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the closed state of a movable lid. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the open state of a movable lid. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the opening-and-closing locus of a movable lid. It is VI-VI sectional drawing of FIG. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the closed state of a movable lid. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the open state of a movable lid. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing the closed state of a movable lid. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the open state of a movable lid. It is a side view of the lid movable device concerning 3rd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the opening / closing locus | trajectory of a movable lid.

Explanation of symbols

1,1A, 1B Car interior box with lid (lid movable device)
2, 2B Main body portion 2a Opening portion 2b Inner chamber 2c Side surface 2e Edge 3, 3B Movable lid 3a (on one side) End portion 3c Projection (lateral slider)
3d protrusion (vertical slider)
4a Long hole (horizontal rail)
4b Long hole (vertical rail)
5a Arm (lateral slide auxiliary member)
5b Arm (vertical slide auxiliary member)
6, 6A Interlocking mechanism 7, 7B Coil spring (drive mechanism)

Claims (4)

The movable lid is moved along the side surface on the other side of the inner chamber by moving one side of the mutually opposing end portions of the movable lid that covers the opening of the inner chamber formed in the main body to the other side. A lid movable device that stores in a posture,
A lateral rail extending substantially linearly from the one side to the other side substantially along the edge of the opening, and extending substantially along the depth direction of the inner chamber on the other side of the inner chamber. A vertical rail,
The movable lid is provided with a horizontal slider guided along the horizontal rail at a position on the one side with the opening closed, and the movable lid is closed with respect to the horizontal slider with the opening closed. A lid moving device comprising a vertical slider guided along the vertical rail at a position on the other side. A horizontal slide auxiliary member that is pivotally supported by the main body portion and pushes the horizontal slider along with the rotation,
A vertical slide auxiliary member that is pivotally supported by the main body and that pushes the vertical slider along with the rotation,
An interlocking mechanism for interlocking the horizontal slide auxiliary member and the vertical slide auxiliary member;
The lid movable device according to claim 1, further comprising:   The lid movable device according to claim 2, wherein the main body portion is provided with a drive mechanism that drives one of the horizontal slide auxiliary member and the vertical slide auxiliary member.   4. The lid movable device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the horizontal slider and the vertical slider is configured to be rollable along a corresponding rail. 5.

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