JP2013241037A - Vehicular console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To respond to a high-grade console box by selecting an armrest attachable/detachable to/from a box body of the console box, and to improve support performance of the armrest.SOLUTION: A vehicular console box includes a box body 10, and a plurality of types of functional component groups attachable/detachable to/from the box body, wherein various types of recombinant components 18 incorporated in the box body 10, and an armrest 22 mounted to the box body from the upper side are prepared in the functional component groups. The armrest 22 includes a pair of right and left support legs 30, and the box body includes a pair of rail members 34 into which both the support legs are individually inserted. Ball plungers for filling spaces with both the support legs with energization force of springs are incorporated in both the rail members 34.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle console box, and more specifically, a vehicle console capable of meeting user needs by selectively assembling a plurality of types of functional component groups to a box body which is a common basic member. Regarding the box.

  As this type of console box, for example, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is already known. In this technology, a basic box body arranged so as to cover the floor shift lever portion of the vehicle body, and a plurality of types of replacement parts (cup holder, storage box, switch base, etc.) that can be attached to and detached from the box body, It has. By selectively assembling these replacement parts to the box body, it is possible to create a console box that meets the user's needs.

JP 2011-230626 A

  However, only by selectively using rearranged parts such as cup holders and storage boxes, there are few variations in the functions and design of the console box, and it is difficult to finish a high-grade console box in particular.

  The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and its purpose is to select an armrest that can be attached to and detached from the box body in a console box that can be finished with functions and designs that meet the needs of the user. By doing so, it is possible to handle high-grade console boxes and to improve the support performance of the armrest.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
A console box for a vehicle comprising a box main body having an opening on the upper surface and a plurality of types of functional parts detachable from the box main body. Various replacement parts to be assembled and an armrest assembled from above with respect to the box body are prepared. The armrest includes a pair of left and right support legs that are fixed to the inner frame and extend downward. The box body includes a pair of rail members into which both support legs of the armrest are individually inserted and can support these support legs. Both rail members incorporate ball plungers for closing the gap between the two support legs with the biasing force of the spring.

In the present invention, various types of replacement parts and armrests are prepared for a plurality of types of functional parts that can be attached to and detached from the box body. By selectively using these parts, the console box meets the needs of the user. It can be finished in function and design, and the variation can be expanded especially by attaching and detaching the armrest, and the armrest can be selected to correspond to the high-grade console box.
Also, when both support legs of the armrest are inserted into the rail of the box body, the gap between them is filled by the ball plunger, so that the support performance of the armrest assembled to the box body is improved, and the armrest The backlash is suppressed.

The perspective view showing the box body of the console box for vehicles. The perspective view of the large sized tray which is one of the rearrangement components in a functional component group. The perspective view of the small tray which is one of the rearrangement components in a functional component group. The perspective view of the cup holder which is one of the rearrangement components in a functional component group. The perspective view of the smart phone holder which is one of the rearrangement components in a functional component group. The perspective view showing the armrest in a functional component group. The perspective view of the state which selected and assembled | attached the rearrangement component to the box main body. The perspective view of the state which assembled | attached the armrest to the box main body of FIG. The side view which represented the box main body side in the cross section in FIG. Sectional drawing which expanded and represented a part of FIG. Sectional drawing of the AA arrow direction of FIG. The perspective view of the state which added the rear cover to the box main body of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A box main body 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a common part of a console box that can be customized by a user, and its outline is constituted by side plates 12 on both the left and right sides and a rear plate 14 on the rear side. An opening 16 is provided on the upper surface of the box body 10 for selectively assembling each reassembly component 18 (a large tray 18A, a small tray 18B, a cup holder 18C, etc.) in a functional component group described later. Yes.
Inside the opening portion 16 is a bottom plate 17 that supports each recombination component 18, and a plurality of engagement holes 13 arranged in a row at predetermined intervals are formed on the inner surface side of both side plates 12. Yes. In FIG. 1, only the engagement holes 13 located on the right side in the opening 16 are visible, and the left engagement holes 13 are hidden.

Among the functional component groups that are detachably assembled to the box main body 10, examples of the reconfigurable components 18 that are selectively assembled into the opening 16 of the box main body 10 include a large tray 18A shown in FIG. Small tray 18B shown in FIG. 4, cup holder 18C shown in FIG. 4, and smart phone holder 18D shown in FIG. The functional component group includes an armrest 22 shown in FIG.
Note that when describing each of the rearranged parts 18, the individual parts are distinguished as the large tray 18A, the small tray 18B, the cup holder 18C, and the smart phone holder 18D shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. This will be described as the component 18.

Each recombination component 18 has a storage portion 19 whose upper surface is opened individually, and a total of four engagement pins 20 are provided at both front and rear end portions of the left and right outer edges. However, in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, only the two engagement pins 20 provided on the left outer edge of each reassembly component 18 are visible. The storage portion 19 of the large tray 18A and the small tray 18B is used as an accessory case or the like, and the pair of storage portions 19 of the cup holder 18C is used to put a cup or can for beverages, and the storage portion 19 of the smartphone holder 18D. As is well known, it is used to set a smartphone. The cup holder 18 </ b> C includes a lid 15 for opening and closing the storage portion 19.
Since each reassembly component 18 is attached to and detached from the opening 16 of the box body 10, each engagement pin 20 is fitted in the engagement hole 13 by the biasing force of a built-in spring (not shown). The part 18 can be removed from the opening 16 by lifting.

  When each reassembly component 18 is individually assembled in the opening 16 of the box body 10, each engagement pin 20 is fitted in the corresponding engagement hole 13. For example, the large tray 18A is incorporated in the opening 16 so as to occupy the entire space, and each engagement pin 20 is fitted into a total of four engagement holes 13 located at the left and right front and rear ends. It will be. Further, in the small tray 18B, as shown in FIG. 7, the cup holder 18C and the smart phone holder 18D are combined with the opening 16 and the four engagement pins 20 correspond to the corresponding engagement holes 13 respectively. Fits in. Each reassembly component 18 assembled in the opening 16 has its lower surface received by the bottom plate 17 of the opening 16, thereby stabilizing the assembled state of each reassembly component 18 (FIG. 9).

The armrest 22 which is one of the functional parts group has an accessory case 24 and a smart phone holder 26 opened on the upper surface thereof. The accessory case 24 and the smart phone holder 26 have a configuration in which either one or both of them are abolished when priority is given to the original function as the armrest 22.
The armrest 22 includes a pair of left and right support legs 30 extending downward from the rear side inside. The upper end portions of both support legs 30 are firmly coupled to a bracket 28 fixed to an inner frame (not shown) of the armrest 22 (FIG. 9). Both the support legs 30 have a cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 11, and each one side (outer side) portion is a sliding portion 32 inserted into a guide groove 36 of a rail member 34 to be described next.

Inside the box body 10, a pair of left and right rail members 34 that individually support both support legs 30 of the armrest 22 are fixed vertically (FIG. 9). However, in FIG. 9, only one side (left side) rail member 34 is visible. Both support legs 30 have guide grooves 36, and the sliding portions 32 of both support legs 30 are individually inserted into the guide grooves 36. Ball plungers 38 are incorporated in both rail members 34 at a total of four locations, two at the top and two at the front and rear sides (FIG. 10).
Each ball plunger 38 includes a ball 38a partially protruding from the tip and a spring 38b that urges the ball 38a in a pushing direction (FIG. 11). Therefore, each ball plunger 38 presses each ball 38a against the sliding portion 32 of the support leg 30 inserted in the guide groove 36 of the rail member 34 by the urging force of the spring 38b, whereby the sliding portion 32 is pressed. The gap in the front-rear direction between the guide groove 36 and the guide groove 36 can be reduced.

To assemble the armrest 22 to the box body 10 as shown in FIG. 8, the smart phone holder 18 </ b> D incorporated in the rearmost part of the opening 16 is removed from the respective replacement parts 18 shown in FIG. 7. Then, both support legs 30 of the armrest 22 are inserted into the inside of the box body 10 from the opening 16 side using the space where the smart phone holder 18D is removed. As a result, as described above, the sliding portions 32 of the both support legs 30 are inserted into the guide grooves 36 of the individual rail members 34 so that the both support legs 30 are firmly supported, and the armrest 22 is assembled to the box body 10. .
As described above, by assembling the armrest 22 to the box body 10, the console box can be upgraded (FIG. 8). Further, as described above, since the gap between the sliding portions 32 of the both support legs 30 and the guide grooves 36 of both rail members 34 is filled by the ball plunger 38, the support performance of the armrest 22 is improved and the support legs are improved. The backlash between 30 and the rail member 34 is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the console box can be finished to a higher grade by using a rear cover 40 that integrally extends the box body 10 and the armrest 22 rearward. The rear cover 40 can be provided with a smart phone holder 42 that can be accessed from the rear seat.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Box main body 16 Opening part 18 Each replacement part 22 Armrest 30 Support leg 34 Rail member 38 Ball plunger

Claims (1)

A console box for a vehicle comprising a box body having an opening on the upper surface, and a plurality of types of functional component groups removable from the box body,
In the functional parts group, various replacement parts that are selectively assembled into the opening of the box body and an armrest that is assembled to the box body from above are prepared, and the armrest is fixed to the inner frame. The box body has a pair of rail members that can support the support legs by inserting both support legs of the armrest individually, , A console box for a vehicle in which a ball plunger is incorporated to close the gap between the support legs with the urging force of the spring.

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