JP2012121460A - Overhead console device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an overhead console device capable of changing storage amount of a storage part according to the extent of a storage object.SOLUTION: In the overhead console device 1 provided with the storage part 3 supported freely rotatably for a ceiling 6, the storage part includes a frame 4, a cover 5 which is approximately separated relatively from the frame and an energizing means (elastic rubber 13) which energizes the cover in the direction of bringing the cover close to the frame, wherein a storage space surrounded by the frame and the cover is expanded and contracted by relative approach and separation of the frame and the cover.

Description

  The present invention relates to an overhead console device, and more particularly to an overhead console device capable of changing a storage amount of a storage portion according to the size of a storage item.

  2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional overhead console device, a device including a storage unit that is supported so as to be rotatable between a closed state and an open state with respect to a vehicle ceiling is generally known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this overhead console device, the storage portion is opened and a storage item is put in, and the storage portion is closed and the storage portion is stored.

JP 2005-313699 A

  However, in the conventional overhead console device, since the storage amount of the storage portion is constant, if the storage amount of the storage portion is increased to increase the storage capacity, the product shape of the overhead console device increases, and passengers in the vehicle interior The feeling of oppression increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide an overhead console device capable of changing the storage amount of the storage unit in accordance with the size of the storage item.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is an overhead console device including a storage portion that is rotatably supported with respect to a ceiling, and the storage portion includes a frame and the frame. A cover that is relatively close to and away from the frame, and a biasing means that biases the cover in the direction of approaching the frame. The gist is that the storage space surrounded by the cover is expanded and contracted.
The gist of a second aspect of the present invention is that, in the first aspect, the storage portion further includes a flexible connecting member that connects the frame and the cover.
A third aspect of the present invention is summarized in that, in the second aspect, the connection member is formed in a bellows shape.
The gist of a fourth aspect of the present invention is that, in any one of the first to third aspects, the urging means is an elastic body that connects the frame and the cover.
The gist of a fifth aspect of the present invention is that, in the fourth aspect, the elastic body is inserted through a guide hole formed in the connection member.

According to the overhead console device of the present invention, the storage unit includes a frame, a cover that is relatively close to and away from the frame, and a biasing unit that biases the cover in a direction in which the cover is close to the frame. Since the storage space surrounded by the frame and the cover is expanded and contracted by the relative proximity and separation of the frame and the cover, the storage amount of the storage portion can be changed according to the size of the storage items. That is, the storage space with the cover closest to the frame is thicker than a relatively large storage object, specifically, the height of the storage space (that is, the height in the direction in which the storage space is expanded or contracted). When storing a stored item, if the storage unit storing the stored item is turned to a closed state with respect to the ceiling, the stored item is in a state where the cover is closest to the frame (that is, storing the stored item). In order to separate the cover from the frame against the urging force of the urging means from the state in which the space is most contracted, the storage space of the storage unit is enlarged and sandwiched between the cover and the ceiling side . As a result, the stored item can be stored in the minimum necessary size according to the size of the stored item, and the stored item can be stably held. On the other hand, when storing a relatively small stored item, specifically, a stored item thinner than the height of the storage space where the cover is closest to the frame, or when storing no stored item, the biasing force of the biasing means As a result, the cover is in the closest state to the frame, so that the storage unit and thus the overhead console device can be made compact, and further, the feeling of pressure on passengers in the passenger compartment when the storage unit is in the closed state can be reduced. .
Moreover, when the said accommodating part is further provided with the connection member which has flexibility, a connection member is expanded / contracted with the relative proximity | contact proximity separation of a flame | frame and a cover. Thereby, the storage space formed by the connection member, the frame, and the cover can be smoothly expanded and reduced.
Further, when the connection member is formed in a bellows shape, the storage space can be expanded and contracted more smoothly by folding and expanding the connection member.
Further, when the urging means is an elastic body, the cover can be urged in the direction approaching the frame using a simple structure.
Furthermore, when the elastic body is inserted through a guide hole formed in the connection member, the connection member can be smoothly expanded and contracted by the guide function of the elastic body when the storage space is expanded and contracted.

The present invention will be further described in the following detailed description with reference to the drawings referred to, with reference to non-limiting examples of exemplary embodiments according to the present invention. Similar parts are shown throughout the several figures.
1 is a schematic diagram of a vehicle including an overhead console device according to a first embodiment. It is a perspective view of the overhead console device. It is a disassembled perspective view of the said overhead console apparatus. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the expansion | extension state of the accommodating part of the said overhead console apparatus. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the open state of the accommodating part of the said overhead console apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the expansion | extension state of the accommodating part of the said overhead console apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the overhead console apparatus which concerns on Example 2. FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the expansion | extension state of the accommodating part of the said overhead console apparatus.

  The items shown here are exemplary and illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention, and are the most effective and easy-to-understand explanations of the principles and conceptual features of the present invention. It is stated for the purpose of providing what seems to be. In this respect, it is not intended to illustrate the structural details of the present invention beyond what is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the present invention. It will be clear to those skilled in the art how it is actually implemented.

1. Overhead console device Embodiment 1 The overhead console device according to the present invention is an overhead console device (1, 21) including a storage portion (3) that is rotatably supported with respect to the ceiling, and the storage portion is connected to the frame (4) and the frame. Cover (5) that is relatively close to and away from each other, and biasing means (13, 25) that biases the cover in the direction of approaching the frame, and by the relative proximity and separation of the frame and the cover, The storage space (S) surrounded by the frame and the cover is expanded and contracted (see, for example, FIGS. 5 and 10). The storage unit is normally supported so as to be rotatable between a closed state (P1) stored with respect to the ceiling and an open state (P2) opened with respect to the ceiling (for example, FIG. 2). And FIG. 8 etc.).

  Embodiment 1 above. As an example of the overhead console device, for example, the storage portion may include a flexible connecting member (8) that connects the frame and the cover (see, for example, FIGS. 5 and 10). it can. This connecting member can be formed in a bellows shape, for example.

  The connecting member normally has a function of forming the storage space between the frame and the cover and regulating a separation interval between the frame and the cover. Examples of the material of the connection member include cloth (for example, non-woven fabric, woven fabric, knitted fabric, etc.), paper, resin, rubber, metal, and the like. Among these, it is preferable that it is a cloth which has air permeability. This is because appropriate air permeability according to the stored items can be secured.

  Embodiment 1 above. As an example of the overhead console device, for example, the urging means may be an elastic body (13, 25) that connects the frame and the cover (see, for example, FIGS. 5 and 10). Examples of the elastic body include an elastic rubber, an elastic spring, and a foam. Of these, elastic rubber is preferable. This is because a simpler structure can be achieved. As the connection form of the elastic rubber, for example, [1] one of the frame and the cover is connected to both ends of the elastic rubber in the longitudinal direction, and the other is a guide for guiding the elastic rubber. (2), one end of the elastic rubber in the longitudinal direction is connected to one of the frame and the cover, and the other is a long elastic rubber. The form (for example, refer FIG. 10 etc.) etc. which the other end side of the direction is connected can be mentioned. Among these, from the viewpoint that the amount of elastic deformation of the elastic rubber can be increased to further increase the storage amount of the storage space, the above-mentioned [1] form is preferable.

  In the case of the above-mentioned form, the said elastic body can mention the form (for example, refer FIG. 10 etc.) penetrated by the guide hole (8a) formed in the connection member, for example. The connecting member is usually formed with a plurality of guide holes along the direction in which the frame and the cover are close to and away from each other. The guide hole includes a slit-like cut in addition to a normal hole.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the first and second embodiments with reference to the drawings.

<Example 1>
(1) Configuration of Overhead Console Device As shown in FIG. 1, the overhead console device (hereinafter also abbreviated as “console device”) 1 according to this embodiment is such that its longitudinal direction faces the front-rear direction of the vehicle. It is mounted on the vehicle ceiling 6. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the console device 1 includes a base 2 attached to a ceiling base material 6 a (see FIG. 4), and a storage portion 3 that is rotatably supported by the base 2. ing. The storage unit 3 includes a frame-like frame 4, a dish-like cover 5 that is relatively close to and away from the frame 4, and a belt-like elastic rubber that biases the cover 5 toward the frame 4 13 (illustrated as “biasing means” and “elastic body” according to the present invention).

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the frame 4 is supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis with respect to the base 2 via a rotation shaft 7 (see FIG. 4). Therefore, the storage unit 3 is rotatable between a closed state P1 (see FIG. 2) stored with respect to the ceiling 6 and an open state P2 (see FIG. 8) opened with respect to the ceiling 6. It is supported. Note that a lock mechanism (not shown) that engages with and disengages from the end portion of the base 2 is provided at the end portion of the frame 4, and the storage portion 3 is held in the closed state P1 by this lock mechanism. Yes.

  The frame 4 and the cover 5 are connected to each other by a cloth connecting member 8 having a bellows shape and a cylindrical shape and having air permeability. A space surrounded by the connecting member 8 and the frame 4 and the cover 5 is a storage space S. The connecting member 8 is folded when the cover 5 is closest to the frame 4 and is expanded when the cover 5 is most separated from the frame 4. Therefore, the connection member 8 has a function of regulating the separation interval between the frame 4 and the cover 5.

  The elastic rubber 13 and the guide member 14 are disposed on both ends of the cover 5 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle on the upper surface side (surface side facing the outside of the passenger compartment). Each elastic rubber 13 is connected to the frame 4 at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Each elastic rubber 13 is inserted into a guide hole 16a formed in the guide portion 16 of the guide member 14, and the guide portion 16 guides the elastic rubber 13 upward (see FIG. 7). . Note that both ends of the elastic rubber 13 in the longitudinal direction are disposed outside the connection member 8 so as not to interfere with the connection member 8.

(2) Operation of Overhead Console Device Next, the operation of the console device 1 having the above configuration will be described. A relatively large storage item 15 (see FIG. 6), specifically, the height of the storage space S in the state Q1 in which the cover 5 is closest to the frame 4 (that is, the height in the direction in which the storage space S is expanded or contracted). A) When storing a thicker stored item 15, the storage unit 3 in the closed state P1 is set to the open state P2, and the stored item 15 is stored in the storage unit 3 and then returned to the closed state P2. Then, from the state Q1 in which the cover 5 is closest to the frame 4 (that is, the state in which the storage space S of the storage portion 3 is most contracted), the cover 15 is moved to the urging force of the elastic rubber 13. On the contrary, the storage space S of the storage portion 3 is enlarged and is sandwiched between the cover 5 and the base 2 so as to be separated from the frame 4.

  On the other hand, when the stored item 15 is taken out, the storage unit 3 in the closed state P1 is rotated to the open state P2, and the stored item 15 is taken out from the storage unit 3 and then returned to the closed state P1. At this time, the frame 4 and the cover 5 are brought into the closest state Q1 by the urging force of the elastic rubber 13.

(3) Effects of the Embodiment As described above, according to the console device 1 of the present embodiment, the storage portion 3 is covered with the frame 4, the cover 5 that is relatively close to and away from the frame 4, and the cover with respect to the frame 4. Since the storage space S surrounded by the frame 4 and the cover 5 is expanded and contracted by the relative proximity and separation of the frame 4 and the cover 5. The storage amount of the storage unit 3 can be changed according to the size of the storage items. That is, the storage space S in the state Q1 in which the cover 5 is closest to the frame 4 has a relatively large storage item 15, specifically, the height of the storage space S (that is, the storage space S is expanded or contracted). When storing a storage item 15 that is thicker than the height in the direction, the storage unit 3 that stores the storage item 15 is rotated to the closed state P1 with respect to the ceiling 6. In order to separate the cover 5 from the frame 4 against the biasing force of the elastic rubber 13 from the state Q1 where the cover 5 is closest (that is, the state where the storage space S of the storage unit 3 is most contracted), The storage space S of the part 3 is enlarged and sandwiched between the cover 5 and the base 2 (ceiling side). As a result, the stored item can be stored in the minimum necessary size according to the size of the stored item, and the stored item can be stably held. On the other hand, when storing a comparatively small stored item, specifically, a stored item thinner than the height of the storage space S in the state Q1 in which the cover 5 is closest to the frame 4, or when storing no stored item, the elastic rubber The urging force 13 causes the cover 5 to be in the closest state Q1 with respect to the frame 4, so that the storage unit 3 and thus the overhead console device 1 can be made compact. Further, the storage unit 3 is in the closed state P1. The feeling of pressure on the passengers in the passenger compartment can be reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the storage portion 3 is further provided with the flexible connection member 8, the connection member 8 is expanded and contracted with the relative proximity and separation of the frame 4 and the cover 5. Thereby, the storage space S formed by the connection member 8, the frame 4, and the cover 5 can be smoothly expanded and reduced.

  In the present embodiment, since the connection member 8 is formed in a bellows shape, the storage space S can be expanded and contracted more smoothly by folding and expanding the connection member 8.

  In the present embodiment, since the elastic rubber 13 is used as the urging means, the cover 5 can be urged toward the frame 4 using a simple structure.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since both ends of the elastic rubber 13 in the longitudinal direction are connected to the frame 4 and the guide portions 16 for guiding the elastic rubber 13 are provided on the cover 5, the elastic deformation amount of the elastic rubber 13 is provided. And the storage capacity of the storage space can be further increased.

<Example 2>
Next, an overhead console apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described. The same components as those of the overhead console apparatus 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The overhead console device (hereinafter also abbreviated as “console device”) 21 according to the present embodiment includes a base 2 and a storage portion 3 as shown in FIGS. The storage unit 3 includes a frame 4, a cover 5, and a belt-shaped elastic rubber 25 that urges the cover 5 toward the frame 4 in the direction in which the cover 5 is close. The frame 4 and the cover 5 are connected by a connecting member 8. A plurality of guide holes 8 a are formed in the connecting member 8 along the direction in which the frame 4 and the cover 5 are separated from each other.

  The elastic rubber 25 is disposed at the four corners on the upper surface side of the cover 5 (surface side facing the outside of the passenger compartment). Each elastic rubber 25 is connected to the frame 4 at one end in the longitudinal direction and is connected to the cover 5 at the other end in the longitudinal direction. Each elastic rubber 25 is inserted through the guide hole 8 a of the connection member 8.

(2) Effects of the Embodiment As described above, according to the console device 21 of the second embodiment, in addition to the same operation and effect as the console device 1 of the first embodiment, the elastic rubber 25 is connected to the connecting member 8. The connecting member 8 can be smoothly expanded / contracted by the guide function of the elastic rubber 25 when the storage space S is expanded / contracted.

  In the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention depending on the purpose and application. That is, in the first and second embodiments, the frame 4 and the cover 5 are connected by the elastic rubbers 13 and 25 and the connecting member 8 having flexibility. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the connecting member Instead of using 8, the frame 4 and the cover 5 may be connected only by the elastic rubbers 13 and 25. Further, for example, the connection may be made only by the connection member 8 (biasing means) that is an elastic body without using the elastic rubbers 13 and 25.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the connection member 8 formed in the bellows shape was illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, it is good also as a connection member which is not bellows shape. Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the connection member 8 formed in the cylinder shape was illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, it is good also as connection members, such as a string shape, a strip | belt shape, and planar shape. Further, in the first and second embodiments, an opening for taking in and out the stored items may be formed in the connection member 8 that covers the entire circumferential side surface of the storage space S.

  In the first and second embodiments, the elastic rubbers 13 and 25 are exemplified as the urging means. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a damper mechanism may be employed. Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the belt-shaped elastic rubbers 13 and 25 were illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, you may employ | adopt a string-like or planar elastic rubber.

  In the first embodiment, the end portion of the elastic rubber 13 is connected to the frame 4 and the guide portion 16 for guiding the elastic rubber 13 is provided on the cover 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The end portion of the elastic rubber 13 may be coupled to the frame 4 and a guide portion 16 for guiding the elastic rubber 13 may be provided on the frame 4.

  Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, the overhead console devices 1 and 21 disposed on the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction of the ceiling 6 are exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is good also as an overhead console apparatus arrange | positioned by the side or the back side.

  The foregoing examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Although the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the language used in the description and illustration of the invention is illustrative and exemplary rather than limiting. As detailed herein, changes may be made in its form within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. Although specific structures, materials, and examples have been referred to in the detailed description of the invention herein, it is not intended to limit the invention to the disclosure herein, but rather, the invention is claimed. It covers all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses within the scope of

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above, and various modifications or changes can be made within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

  It is widely used as a technique related to an overhead console device for storing things. In particular, it is suitably used as an overhead console device for vehicles such as passenger cars, buses, trucks, etc., railway vehicles such as trains and trains, construction vehicles, agricultural vehicles, and industrial vehicles.

  1, 21; Overhead console device, 3; Storage unit, 4; Frame, 5; Cover, 8; Connection member, 8a; Guide hole, 13, 25; Elastic rubber, S: Storage space, Q1; Separated state.

Claims (5)

An overhead console device including a storage unit supported rotatably with respect to a ceiling,
The storage unit includes a frame, a cover that is relatively close to and away from the frame, and an urging unit that urges the cover in a direction toward the frame.
An overhead console apparatus characterized in that a storage space surrounded by the frame and the cover is expanded and contracted by relative proximity and separation of the frame and the cover.   The overhead console apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage portion further includes a flexible connecting member that connects the frame and the cover.   The overhead console apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connection member is formed in a bellows shape.   4. The overhead console device according to claim 1, wherein the urging unit is an elastic body that connects the frame and the cover. 5.   The overhead console device according to claim 4, wherein the elastic body is inserted through a guide hole formed in the connection member.

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