JP2012197020A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console box that can prevent the release of a rear cover from the console box, even if a load is applied to the rear of the console box, and can eliminate screw driving.SOLUTION: In the console box 10 having a box body 11 arranged in a cabin, a rear cover 50 attached and fixed to the rear end 15 of the console box body 11 by being engaged therewith, and a mounting member 60 which is attached to the console box body 11 by being engaged therewith in a direction crossing a direction in which the rear cover 50 is attached to the console box body 11, the rear cover 50 extends toward the console box body 11 and has a locking part 54 having a penetration hole 55, and the mounting member 60 has a protrusion 63 which is inserted into the penetration hole 55 of the locking part 54.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a rear cover of a console box that is an interior part of a vehicle.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a vehicle such as an automobile provided with a center console extending substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction at a portion between a driver seat and a passenger seat in the passenger compartment.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, a console box 102 is provided at the rear of the center console 101. The console box 102 includes a console box main body 103, a lid (not shown) provided on the top of the console box main body 103 so as to be openable and closable, and a rear cover 104 that covers the rear portion of the console box main body 103.

  In the mounting structure of the console box 102 and the rear cover 104, the rear cover 104 is fitted to the fitting portion 106 formed at the rear end portion of the console box main body 103, and two left and right portions at the lower end portions of the connection surfaces of the two are provided. A plurality of locations on the upper surface are fixed with screws 105.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 06-78093

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the rear cover 104 is fixed to the rear end portion of the console box main body 103 with screws 105, there are problems that the number of parts increases and the mounting work increases. . Therefore, instead of screwing, a fixing structure in which an engagement hole is provided in one of the console box main body 103 or the rear cover 104 and an elastically deformable locking claw is formed on the other and fixed only by engagement is conceivable. However, in the engagement between the engagement hole and the elastically deformable locking claw, when the impact load is applied to the rear portion of the console box 102, the engagement state of the locking claw with respect to the engagement hole is released. In this case, the rear cover 104 may be detached from the console box 102.

  The present invention has been made in view of such technical problems of the prior art, and provides a console box that can reduce screwing by screws and reliably prevent the rear cover 104 from being detached from the console box 102. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a console box main body provided in a vehicle interior, a rear cover attached and fixed to a rear end portion of the console box main body by engagement, and the rear cover including the console A console box having an attachment member that is engaged with and attached to the console box body in a direction that intersects the direction of attachment to the box body, and the rear cover extends toward the console box body and has a through hole. It has a locking part, The attachment member is provided with the projection inserted in the penetration hole of the locking part.

  According to this aspect, even when an impact load is applied to the rear portion of the console box, the rear cover can be prevented from being detached from the console box, and screwing can be reduced.

It is a perspective view of the console box of the embodiment concerning the present invention. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the vehicle rear side of the console box of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the vehicle front side of the console box of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view to which the hinge cover member of FIG. 3 is attached. FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the state in which the hinge cover member of FIG. 4 is attached and the lid is closed. It is a disassembled perspective view of the conventional center console. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which the console box and the rear cover of FIG. 6 are assembled.

  Embodiments of a console box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Overall structure)
A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a center console 1 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction Y at a portion between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in the passenger compartment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the center console 1 is provided with a shift lever, an ashtray, a drink holder device, etc. (not shown) on the front side of the vehicle, and the rear side of the vehicle is a console box 10 or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the console box 10 includes a console box body 11, a lid body 40 that can be opened and closed via a hinge 41 on the console box body 11, and the console box body 11. And a rear cover 50 covering the rear portion.

(Console box body)
The console box main body 11 is made of resin, and is formed of two side walls extending in the vehicle front-rear direction Y and an upper surface connecting the upper end edges of the side walls. As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 12 is formed on the upper surface of the console box body 11, and a resin box container 20 is fitted into the opening 12. The box container portion 20 has a box shape having an opening 26 in the upper portion, a storage space 21 is formed therein, and the console box main body 11 on the front side and the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction Y of the upper edge portion 22, A mounting portion 23 having a mounting hole 27 for screwing with a screw 24 is formed. The box container portion 20 is fixed to the console box main body 11 by inserting a screw 24 into the mounting hole 27 of the mounting portion 23 from below the vehicle vertical direction Z and screwing it to the console box main body 11. The console box body 11 is provided with a rib or a seat (not shown) provided with a hole for fixing the screw 24 at a position corresponding to the mounting portion 23 of the box container portion 20. Can be fixed.

  And the support brackets 30a, 30b, and 30c made from metal are arrange | positioned under the vehicle up-down direction Z of the box container part 20 which comprises some console boxes 10. As shown in FIG. The box container portion 20 is supported and fixed by the support brackets 30a, 30b, and 30c in the vicinity of the bottom surface portion 25 of the box container portion 20 and the opening peripheral edge portion of the upper surface of the box container portion 20. That is, the attachment portion 23 provided on the attachment portion of the bottom surface portion 25 of the box container portion 20 and the peripheral edge portion of the opening, and the attachment seat surface 32 provided on the support brackets 30 a, 30 b, 30 c are screwed using screws 31. Stopped and fixed.

  The support brackets 30a, 30b, and 30c have an impact absorbing function for relaxing the impact load when the impact load from above is applied to the rear portion of the console box 10, in addition to supporting the box container portion 20. ing.

(Lid)
The lid 40 made of resin prevents the inside of the opening 26 of the storage space 21 of the box container portion 20 attached to the console box body 11 from being covered, and can be used as an armrest. It is attached to the console box main body 11 through the via.

  The hinge 41 is made of metal and is attached to the rear portion of the console box main body 11. More specifically, the hinge 41 includes a console body side fixing portion 42 attached to the console box body 11, a lid body side fixing portion (not shown) attached to the lid body 40 side, and a console body side fixing portion 42. A hinge shaft 43 that pivotally supports the lid-side fixing portion is provided. The console main body side fixing portion 42 includes a plurality of mounting holes for screwing with the screws 44, and the screws 44 are used for the hinge mounting portion 13 provided above the console box main body 11 on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction Y. It is fixed with screws. The hinge mounting portion 13 of the console box main body 11 is provided with a concave portion so that the console main body side fixing portion 42 of the hinge can be accommodated, and the screw hole 14 is provided in the concave portion.

(Rear cover)
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the rear cover 50 is made of resin and is attached to the rear end portion 15 of the console box body 11 from the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction Y. The rear end face 16 of the both side walls of the console box body 11 is a mating surface with the rear cover 50, and a locking hole for locking an elastically deformable locking claw 51 formed on the rear cover 50 described later. A plurality of mounting portions 18 formed with 17 are provided. The attachment portion 18 is provided so as to protrude inward from the inner surface of the side wall of the console box body 11 and has a surface substantially perpendicular to the assembly direction of the rear cover 50.

  The rear cover 50 has a flange 52 extending in the assembling direction on the periphery excluding the lower side portion, and an elastically deformable locking claw 51 that engages with the locking hole 17 of the mounting portion 18 from the inner wall surface of the flange 52 is formed. is doing.

  Further, a tongue piece 54 serving as a locking portion is formed on the upper edge portion 53 of the rear cover 50. More specifically, the tongue piece 54 extends from the upper edge 53 of the rear cover 50 toward the console box body 11 and is formed in a flat plate shape having a through hole 55. The tongue piece 54 is formed from the upper edge 53 of the rear cover positioned higher than the hinge mounting portion 13 of the console box main body 11 toward the hinge mounting portion 13, and the rear cover 50 is attached to the console box main body 11. In the state attached to the rear end portion 15, the tongue piece 54 is located above the hinge attachment portion 13.

  The through hole 55 is formed on the distal end side of the tongue piece 54, is formed to be slightly larger than the diameter of a pin-like protrusion 63 of a mounting member described later, and penetrates in the vehicle vertical direction Z. In the present embodiment, a pair of tongue pieces 54 are formed from the vicinity of the center in the width direction at the upper edge portion 53 of the rear cover 50, but one or two or more tongue pieces 54 can be formed as necessary.

  Further, a rear ventilator mounting opening 57 for mounting a rear ventilator 56 for blowing out temperature-adjusted air toward the rear seat is formed above the rear cover 50, and the rear ventilator 56 is not shown in the ventilator mounting opening 57. It is fixed with screws. In addition, between the rear cover 50 and the box container part 20, one end is connected to a rear ventilator 56 attached to the rear cover 50, and the other end is placed in an instrument panel provided in front of a front seat occupant (not shown). A rear duct (not shown) connected to the arranged air conditioner is provided.

  Further, an ashtray mounting opening 58 for mounting an ashtray for the rear seat occupant is formed at a position below the vehicle vertical direction Z of the rear ventilator mounting opening 57 of the rear cover 50, and the user desires an ashtray for the rear seat occupant. In this case, an ashtray (not shown) is attached, and when the user does not desire an ashtray for the rear seat passenger, a cover 59 for hiding the ashtray attachment opening is attached.

  In the present embodiment, the rear cover 50 does not use screws or the like with respect to the console box body 11, and the pin-like mounting member described later is inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 formed on the rear cover 50 side. With the projection 63 inserted, the locking claw 51 formed on the rear cover 50 side is engaged with and fixed to the locking hole 17 of the mounting portion 18 formed on the console box body 11 side. Yes.

  The locking claw 51 formed on the rear cover 50 side and the locking hole 17 of the mounting portion 18 formed on the console box body 11 side are fixed only by engagement.

  The locking claw 51 formed on the rear cover 50 is a resin locking claw 51 formed integrally with the rear cover 50, but is not limited thereto, and is a resin or metal clip formed separately. May be attached to the position where the locking claw 51 is formed, and the clip and the locking hole 17 on the console main body side may be engaged and fixed.

  The tongue piece 54 is not limited to a flat plate shape, and may be any locking portion that extends toward the console box body 11 and can form the through hole 55.

(Mounting member (hinge cover member))
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, when the lid 40 is opened, the hinge mounting portion 13 is visible from the outside and the appearance is impaired, so that the mounting is performed on the hinge mounting portion 13 of the console box body 11. A hinge cover member 60 made of resin as a member is attached and fixed by engagement from the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction Z to conceal the hinge attachment portion 13. The hinge cover member 60 is also covered with the lid body 40 and not exposed when the lid body 40 is closed.

  Specifically, the hinge cover member 60 is sized to cover the hinge mounting portion 13 and has a horizontally long rectangular shape extending in the vehicle width direction X.

  Further, a rib 61 extending partially downward in the vehicle vertical direction Z is partially provided on the peripheral edge of the hinge cover member 60. Further, a pair of elastic locking claws 62 for engaging and fixing to the hinge mounting portion 13 of the console box main body 11 from the vicinity of the left and right side edge portions of the hinge cover member 60 are formed to protrude in the vehicle vertical direction Z downward. . Note that a locking hole 19 for locking the elastic locking claw 62 of the hinge cover member 60 is formed on the hinge mounting portion 13 side of the console box body 11.

  Further, a pair of pin-like protrusions 63 inserted into the through-hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50 located above the hinge mounting portion 13 from the back side of the hinge cover member 60 downward in the vehicle vertical direction Z. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the protruding amount of the pin-shaped protrusion 63 is at least longer than the length B from the upper surface of the hinge cover member 60 to the surface of the through hole portion of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50, and the lid 40 is In the closed state, the length is longer than the length A between the upper surface of the hinge cover member 60 and the inner wall surface 46 of the lid body 40. The upper surface of the hinge cover member 60 refers to the position on the surface side of the position where the pin-shaped protrusion 63 is formed (the side opposite to the side where the pin-shaped protrusion 63 is formed), and the tongue piece 54. The surface of the through-hole portion refers to the periphery of the through-hole portion 55 on the upper surface side of the tongue piece 54, and when the through-hole portion 55 is inclined, the lowest position on the upper surface side of the tongue piece 54. The peripheral edge of

  The pin-like projection 63 may or may not penetrate the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54, and the length of the pin-like projection 63 inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54. It only has to be.

  In the present embodiment, the pin-like protrusion 63 passes through the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54, further extends to the formation surface of the hinge attachment portion 13 of the console box body 11, and penetrates the protrusion formed in the hinge attachment portion 13. It penetrates the hole 71. A mortar-shaped guide portion 72 is formed on the periphery of the protrusion through-hole 71 in order to improve the insertability of the pin-shaped protrusion 63. In this case, the pin-like protrusion 63 passes through the protrusion through-hole 71. However, the pin-like protrusion 63 does not have to pass through the protrusion through-hole 71, as long as it is inserted. .

  Further, the protrusion 63 is not limited to a pin shape, and may be a protrusion that can be inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece in a rod shape (columnar shape, prismatic shape), a rib shape, or the like.

  Further, the hinge cover member 60 is provided with a slit 64 for avoiding interference with the hinge arm 45 of the hinge 41.

  In the present embodiment, the hinge cover member 60 has a locking claw 62 formed on the hinge cover member 60 side with respect to the console box body 11 and a locking formed on the hinge mounting portion 13 on the console box body 11 side. It is fixed only by the engagement of the hole 19 or the like.

  Further, the locking claw 62 formed on the hinge cover member 60 is a resin locking claw 62 formed integrally with the hinge cover member 60, but is not limited thereto, and is made of a resin or a resin formed separately. A metal clip may be attached to the position where the locking claw 62 is formed, and the clip and the locking hole 19 on the console body side may be engaged and fixed.

  Further, the hinge cover member 60 serving as an attachment member of the present embodiment is attached to the console box body 11 in a direction intersecting the direction in which the rear cover 50 is attached to the console box body 11.

(assembly)
Next, how to assemble the console box 10 will be briefly described.

  First, the attachment portion provided on the bottom surface portion 25 of the box container portion 20 and the attachment seat surface 32 provided on the support brackets 30 a, 30 b, 30 c are fixed with screws using screws 31.

  Thereafter, the box container portion 20 to which the support brackets 30a, 30b, and 30c are attached is fitted from the lower side in the vehicle vertical direction Z of the opening 12 of the console box body 11, and is inserted into the attachment hole 27 of the attachment portion 23 of the box container portion 20. Screws 24 are inserted from below the vehicle vertical direction Z and fixed to the console box body 11 with screws.

  Next, the lid 41 with the lid body in which the lid-side fixing portion that already forms one side of the hinge 41 is fixed to the lid body 40 is assembled to the console box body 11. Specifically, the console main body side fixing portion 42 of the hinge 41 is screwed and fixed to the hinge mounting portion 13 provided above the console box main body 11 on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction Y using screws 44.

  Next, an air conditioning duct (not shown) is disposed on the rear end side of the box container portion 20 of the console box body 11, and then the rear cover 50 to which the rear ventilator 56 and the like are mounted is attached to the rear end portion 15 of the console box body 11. Install from the rear side in the front-rear direction Y. Specifically, the elastically deformable locking claw 51 extending from the peripheral edge of the rear cover 50 is engaged with the locking hole 17 formed in the mounting portion 18 of the rear end portion end surface 16 of the console box main body 11. Fixed. In a state where the rear cover 50 is attached to the rear end portion 15 of the console box main body 11, the tongue piece 54 formed on the rear cover 50 is positioned above the hinge attachment portion 13 of the console box main body 11 as shown in FIG. 4. ing.

  Finally, the hinge cover member 60 as an attachment member is attached from above the hinge attachment portion 13 of the console box main body 11. Specifically, the elastic locking claws 62 formed downward from the vicinity of the left and right edges of the hinge cover member 60 are engaged with and fixed to the engagement holes 19 formed on the hinge mounting portion 13 side. Is done. Further, when the hinge cover member 60 is attached, the pin-like protrusion 63 extending from the back surface side of the hinge cover member 60 is inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50.

  Next, the operation of the console box 10 of this embodiment will be described.

  For example, when the vehicle suddenly stops or collides while traveling, a part of the body of the passenger in the rear seat abuts above the rear part of the console box 10. The impact force is applied to the rear cover 50 and also transmitted to all elastically deformable locking claws 51 formed on the rear cover 50. Due to the impact force, the elastically deformable locking claw 51 locked to the periphery of the engaging hole 17 of the mounting portion 18 formed at the rear end portion 15 of the console box body 11 is bent and engaged. Is released, and the rear cover 50 tends to be detached from the console box main body 11 in the vehicle longitudinal direction Y rear side. However, a pin-like projection 63 formed in the hinge cover member 60 attached to the console box body 11 and extending in the vehicle vertical direction Z is formed on the flat tongue piece 54 extending from the upper edge 53 of the rear cover 50 to the console box 10. Since it is inserted into the through hole 55, the rear cover 50 cannot be detached from the console box body 11, and the rear cover can be prevented from being detached. That is, the pin-like protrusion 63 from the hinge cover member 60 is inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50 so that the pin-like projection 63 from the hinge cover member 60 is orthogonal to the direction in which the rear cover 50 is detached. Therefore, the rear cover 50 cannot move more than the play between the through hole 55 and the pin-like protrusion 63, and the rear cover 50 can be prevented from being detached.

  Further, the hinge cover member 60 as an attachment member is attached at a position where it is not exposed by being covered by the lid body 40 when the lid body 40 is closed. Therefore, since the impact force is not directly applied to the hinge cover member 60 that is the attachment member, the hinge cover member 60 is not damaged. Further, since the hinge cover member 60 is covered with the lid body 40, even if the hinge cover member 60 is to be detached upward, the upper surface of the hinge cover member 60 abuts on the inner wall surface 46 of the lid body, and the hinge cover member 60 Can't leave. Therefore, it is possible to reliably maintain the state where the pin-like protrusion 63 of the hinge cover member 60 is inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50 and to prevent the rear cover 50 from being detached from the console box body 11. it can.

  Further, the protrusion 63 of the projection 63 of the hinge cover member 60 which is an attachment member is longer than the length B from the upper surface of the hinge cover member 60 to the surface of the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50 and the lid 40 is closed. In this state, the length is longer than the length A between the upper surface of the hinge cover member 60 and the inner wall surface 46 of the lid body 40. Therefore, even if the attachment member is about to be detached from the console box main body 11 due to the impact force, the hinge cover member 60 cannot be detached when the lid 40 is closed. Therefore, it is possible to reliably maintain the state where the pin-like protrusion 63 of the hinge cover member 60 is inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50, and the rear cover 50 can be detached from the console box body 11. Can be prevented.

  Further, the tip of the projection 63 of the hinge cover member 60 that is an attachment member passes through the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50 and is further inserted into the projection through hole 71 formed in the console box body 11. Yes. Therefore, even if the rear cover 50 is about to be detached, the peripheral wall of the lower end portion of the protrusion 63 of the hinge cover member 60 is abutted against and regulated by the inner peripheral surface of the protrusion through hole 71 of the console box body 11. The protrusion 63 is not bent and does not come off the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50. Therefore, it is possible to reliably maintain the state where the pin-like protrusion 63 of the hinge cover member 60 is inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50, and the rear cover 50 can be detached from the console box body 11. Can be prevented.

  Further, since the hinge cover member 60 that is an attachment member is the hinge cover member 60 that covers the hinge attachment portion 13 of the console box main body 11, it is not necessary to add any special part for preventing the rear cover 50 from being detached. .

  Further, in the structure of the present application, since the assembly of the rear cover 50 and the hinge cover member 60, which is an attachment member, to the console box main body 11 is fixed by engagement, there is no need to use screws, and the number of parts can be reduced. Man-hours can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the attachment member is the hinge cover member 60 that covers the hinge attachment portion 13. For example, the edge of the opening 26 of the box container portion 20 on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction Y is extended to the vehicle rear side. A flange portion may be formed, a pin-shaped protrusion may be formed on the lower surface side of the vehicle vertical direction Z of the flange portion, and the pin-shaped protrusion may be inserted into the through hole 55 of the tongue piece 54 of the rear cover 50. In that case, after attaching the rear cover 50, the box container portion 20 is attached and fixed by engagement from the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction Z of the console box body.

  Further, in this embodiment, the tongue piece 54 formed on the rear cover 50 is integrally formed from the upper edge portion 53 of the rear cover 50. However, for example, from a component integrally assembled to the rear cover 50 such as the rear ventilator 56, A tongue piece that extends toward the console box body 11 and serves as a locking portion may be formed, and a through hole may be formed in the tongue piece.

  Further, the hinge cover member 60 that is an attachment member does not need to be entirely covered with the lid body 40, and the hinge cover member 60 is not affected even if an impact load is applied to the rear portion of the console box 10 with the lid body 40 closed. It is only necessary to cover the surface so as not to be detached, and it is preferable that the surface side of the position where the pin-shaped protrusion 63 is formed is covered.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Console box main body 12 ... Opening part 41 ... Hinge 40 ... Cover body 46 ... Inner wall surface 50 ... Rear cover 54 ... Tongue piece (locking part)
55 ... Through hole 60 ... Hinge cover member (mounting member)
63 ... projection 71 ... projection through hole

Claims (5)

A console box body provided in the passenger compartment;
A rear cover attached and fixed to the rear end of the console box body by engagement;
A console box having an attachment member that is engaged with and attached to the console box body in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the rear cover is attached to the console box body.
The rear cover includes a locking portion that extends toward the console box body and has a through hole.
The console box, wherein the attachment member includes a protrusion inserted into the through hole of the locking portion. The console box according to claim 1,
A lid attached to the opening formed on the upper surface of the console box body via a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed,
The console box, wherein the attachment member is covered with the lid in a state where the lid is closed. The console box according to claim 2,
The amount of protrusion of the protrusion from the surface of the mounting member is longer than the length from the upper surface of the mounting member to the surface of the through hole of the locking portion of the rear cover, and the mounting member is closed. A console box characterized by being longer than the length between the upper surface of the lid and the inner wall surface of the lid. It is a console box as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3, Comprising: The protrusion of the said attachment member penetrates the through-hole of the latching | locking part of the said rear cover, and also the protrusion through-hole formed in the said console box main body A console box that is inserted into the console. It is a console box as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4, Comprising: The said attachment member is a hinge cover member which covers the hinge attachment part of the said console box main body, The console box characterized by the above-mentioned.