JP2016203860A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console box which can absorb, when a load is input in an emergency from above to a lid part, the load in an emergency by surely breaking a plurality of bars.SOLUTION: A console box 2 includes: a console body 4; a storage container part 5; and a lid part 6. A plurality of slit parts 23 are formed in a vehicle longitudinal direction 22 on both sides of the storage container part 5 so that a plurality of bars 25 which are broken when a load 21 in an emergency is input from above to the lid part 6 are arranged between the slit parts 23. An inner-folding shaped inward bent edge part 16 is formed at an upper edge part of each side wall part 3 of the console body 4, and a rising wall part 28 rising along a rear face of the inward bend edge part 16 is extended at both sides of the storage container part 5. A contact rib 51 protruding toward the rear face side of the inward bend edge part 16 in a lateral direction 35 is formed at the rising wall part 28.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

  The present invention relates to a console box.

  In a vehicle such as an automobile, a center console is provided between a driver seat and a passenger seat in the passenger compartment. And the console box as a storage device is provided in the rear part of this center console (for example, refer to patent documents 1).

  The console box is disposed so as to be openable and closable with respect to a console body having a pair of left and right side walls, a storage container housed inside the pair of left and right side walls of the console body, and an upper portion of the console body. And a lid portion.

JP 2009-40119 A

  However, the console box described in Patent Document 1 has the following problems.

  In other words, since the center console is provided at a good position in the center of the vehicle compartment, the interior thereof is suitable for installing vehicle equipment and the like. When equipment is installed inside the center console, the capacity of the console box at the rear of the center console is reduced by the amount of equipment installed and installed, and the equipment is located directly under the storage container. As a result, it becomes impossible to ensure a sufficient distance between the storage container portion and the equipment, so that the storage container portion easily bottoms out with respect to the equipment.

  Therefore, when an emergency load from above is applied to the lid, it is difficult to absorb the emergency load because the storage container easily bottoms out.

  Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A console body having a pair of left and right side walls;
A storage container installed between a pair of left and right side walls of the console body;
In a console box provided with a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the upper portion of the console body,
By forming a plurality of slit portions along the vehicle front-rear direction on both sides of the storage container portion, a plurality of crosspieces that are broken when an emergency load from above is input to the lid portion between the slit portions. Provided,
While forming an inwardly bent inwardly bent edge on the upper edge of each side wall of the console body,
Extending on both sides of the storage container portion is a rising wall portion that rises along the back surface of the inwardly bent edge,
Further, the present invention is characterized in that a rib that protrudes laterally toward the back surface side of the inwardly bent edge portion is formed on the rising wall portion.

  According to the present invention, according to the above configuration, the emergency load can be absorbed by reliably breaking the plurality of crosspieces when the emergency load from above is input to the lid.

It is a whole perspective view of the center console concerning this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the console box of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of the console box of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state into which the emergency load was input into the rear part of a console box. It is the same longitudinal cross-sectional view as FIG. 3 which shows the state of a deformation | transformation by emergency load. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 4 showing a state of deformation due to an emergency load. 3 is a perspective view of a storage container portion according to Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 9. 6 is a plan view of a storage container portion according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of the front part of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of the rear part of FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a storage container portion according to a third embodiment. FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 14. It is sectional drawing of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the modification of FIG.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 17 are for explaining this embodiment. Of these, FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 are mainly related to each embodiment, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are related to Embodiment 1, FIGS. 11 to 13 are related to Embodiment 2, and FIGS. Is.

  <Configuration> The configuration of this embodiment will be described below.

  A center console 1 as shown in FIG. 1 is provided between a driver seat and a passenger seat in a passenger compartment of a vehicle such as an automobile. And let the rear part of this center console 1 be the console box 2 as a storage device.

  As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2 and the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 3 and 4, the console box 2 includes a console body 4 having a pair of left and right side walls 3 and a pair of left and right side walls of the console body 4. A storage container 5 housed inside 3 and a lid 6 disposed so as to be openable and closable with respect to the upper portion of the console body 4 (that is, the upper edge between the pair of left and right side walls 3). .

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage container portion 5 is fastened and fixed to the console body 4 by fastening members 7 such as screws from below at four corner portions. In addition, a hinge portion is provided on the rear side between the console body 4 and the lid portion 6, and a lock portion is provided on the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a vehicle-mounted object such as an accessory 8 is installed immediately below the storage container 5 inside the console body 4. Thereby, the storage container part 5 becomes a shallow dish-shaped thing etc. which have the bottom face part 11 and the low side part 12 surrounding the circumference | surroundings of this bottom face part 11. FIG. In this case, the storage container part 5 is partitioned in the front and back by a cross-shaped partition part 13 (see FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the top edge of each side wall 3 of the console body 4 has a flat top 15 with which the lid 6 is brought into contact, and an inwardly folded inner portion extending downward from the top 15. A bend edge 16 is formed. On the other hand, a flange portion 17 with which the lower edge portion of the inward bent edge portion 16 abuts is formed on the upper edge portion of the storage container portion 5.

  In contrast to the basic configuration as described above, this embodiment has the following configuration.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the console box 2 is displaced downward as a whole when the emergency load 21 from the upper side is input to the lid portion 6 in an emergency, and the storage container portion 5 is equipped with the equipment 8. Raise the bottom to hit. 7 and 8, the lid portion 6 is deformed so as to be recessed downward, the console body 4 is deformed so that the side wall portions 3 swell sideways, and the storage container portion 5 is formed on the side surface. It deform | transforms so that the part 12 may spread sideways.

  Therefore, in order to absorb the emergency load 21, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a plurality of slit portions 23 are formed along the vehicle longitudinal direction 22 on both side portions (flange portions 17) of the storage container portion 5. Thus, a plurality of crosspieces 25 (load absorbing means for the emergency load 21) that are broken when the emergency load 21 from above is input to the lid portion 6 are provided between the slit portions 23. At this time, the slit portion 23 and the crosspiece portion 25 are provided in the same size at the same position on the left and right.

  And as shown in FIG. 5, the back notch 26 used as the fracture | rupture starting point is provided with respect to the back surface of the crosspiece 25, when the emergency load 21 from upper direction is input. And it is made for the crosspiece 25 (breaking means with respect to a deformation | transformation of the up-and-down direction 27) to break easily with respect to the deformation | transformation of the up-and-down direction 27 of the console box 2. FIG.

  Further, on both side portions of the storage container portion 5 (that is, the outer edge portion of the flange portion 17), a rising wall portion 28 that rises substantially upward along the back surface of the inward bent edge portion 16 is extended. A gap abutted between the upper edge portion of the rising wall portion 28 and the top portion 15 of the console body 4 or the rib 29 (the concave portion 31) provided on the top portion 15 by the deformation in the vertical direction 27 of the console box 2. A portion 32 (breaking means for deformation in the vertical direction) is provided so that the crosspiece 25 is easily broken with respect to the deformation in the vertical direction 27 of the console box 2. The gap portion 32 is slightly larger than the gap portion 33 between the lower edge portion of the inward bent edge portion 16 (of the console body 4) and the flange portion 17 (of the storage container portion 5). The In addition, the concave portion 31 of the rib 29 may be provided with a tapered portion 34 for easily accommodating the rising wall portion 28 during assembly.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, in order to cope with the deformation of the console box 2 in the lateral direction 35 (vehicle width direction), the following configuration is provided.

  (1-1) As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the slit portion 23a located near the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 is made longer than the slit portion 23 located far from the planned input portion (L1). > L2).

  Here, the emergency load 21 is assumed to be input by the head of the rear seat occupant (simulated dummy, see FIG. 6), and the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 is in advance at the position of the rear portion of the lid portion 6. Is set. However, the setting of the position where the emergency load 21 is to be input can be changed according to the situation.

  The slit portion 23 may be set to a relatively free length, for example, gradually decreasing from near to far from the input planned portion. In such a case, the slit portion 23 a located near the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 is made longer than the other slit portions 23.

  However, as already described above, the slit part 23 and the crosspiece part 25 are basically all of the same length and size, and the length is partially changed according to the purpose. However, it is preferable in terms of design / manufacturing and stabilizing the performance.

  (1-2) Therefore, only the slit portion 23 a closest to the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 is made longer than the other slit portions 23.

  Here, the long slit portion 23 a may be provided only at one location on one side of the storage container portion 5, or may be provided at one location on each side of the storage container portion 5. In the case where one long slit portion 23 a is provided on each side of the storage container portion 5, it is preferable that the long slit portion 23 a is provided at the same position on both sides with the same length. In this case, by omitting the crosspiece 25a closest to the planned input portion of the emergency load 21, the slit portions 23 on both sides thereof are connected to provide a slit portion 23a that is almost twice as long. Yes. In addition, about the other slit part 23, as above-mentioned, all are arrange | equalized with the same length.

  <Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (Basic operation) By opening and closing the lid portion 6 with respect to the console body 4, it is possible to put in and out the storage container portion 5. At this time, the lid portion 6 opens and closes the front portion in the vertical direction 27 and the vehicle longitudinal direction 22 with the hinge portion as the center.

  In an emergency, when the emergency load 21 from above is input to the lid 6 with the lid 6 closed, the emergency load 21 causes the lid 6, the console body 4, and the storage container 5 to move in the vertical direction 27 ( It is deformed in the vertical direction) and in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction 35). When the crosspiece 25 is broken by this deformation, the emergency load 21 can be absorbed. Thereby, for example, even when the head of the rear seat occupant comes into contact with the lid 6, the head of the rear seat occupant can be effectively protected.

  At this time, in order to absorb the emergency load 21 with certainty, it is important that all the left and right crosspieces 25 are reliably broken by the input of the emergency load 21.

  (Effect 1-1) Therefore, the slit part 23a located near the input planned part of the emergency load 21 is made longer than the slit part 23 located far from the planned input part. As a result, the number of crosspieces 25 is small near the planned input portion (or the density of the crosspieces 25 is low), and the number of crosspieces 25 is large (or crosspieces at positions far from the planned input portion than near). Since the density of the portion 25 is high), the rigidity around the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 in the storage container portion 5 is partially reduced at the position of the elongated slit portion 23a to easily deform the vicinity of the planned input portion. can do. As a result, the crosspieces 25 near the planned input portion are likely to break, and the breakage of the crosspieces 25 near the planned input portion is triggered, so that the breakage is transmitted to the distant crosspieces 25 in a chained manner. be able to.

  (Effect 1-2) Only one slit part 23a closest to the planned input part of the emergency load 21 is made longer than the other slit parts 23. As a result, the number of crosspieces 25 is reduced only in the portion of one slit portion 23a closest to the planned input portion of the emergency load 21, so that the crosspieces 25 on both sides of this (long formed) slit portion 23a By defining the crosspiece 25 where the breakage is first caused by the load 21, the above described breakage of the crosspiece 25 can be surely generated. Therefore, at the normal time, the overall shape of the storage container portion 5 can be held by the crosspieces 25 provided (substantially evenly) on the other slit portions 23, and the long slit portions 23 a can be used in an emergency. The crosspiece 25 can be reliably broken.

  11 to 13 show this embodiment.

  (2-1) A notch 41 (side notch) is formed on the side surface of the crosspiece 25 as a starting point for fracture when the emergency load 21 is input.

  Here, the notch portion 41 can be provided on both side surfaces of the crosspiece 25. However, preferably:

(2-2) That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the notch portion 41 is arranged on the vehicle rear side of the crosspiece 25 b positioned on the vehicle front side with respect to the input portion of the emergency load 21 to the lid portion 6 ( In this case, it is provided on the side surface on the right side in the figure.
Further, as shown in FIG. 13, it is provided on the side surface on the vehicle front side (in this case, the left side in the drawing) of the crosspiece 25 c located on the vehicle rear side of the emergency load 21 input scheduled portion.

  Here, the long slit portion 23a described above may be provided near the planned input portion of the emergency load 21, or may not be provided. The notch 41 angle 42 may be any number. However, preferably:

  (2-3) The angle 42 of the notch portion 41 provided on the side surface of the crosspiece 25 is set to an acute angle (<90 °).

  <Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (Effect 2-1) The notch part 41 was formed with respect to the side surface of the crosspiece part 25. FIG. The notch portion 41 serves as a starting point for breaking with respect to deformation in the left-right direction when the emergency load 21 is input. As a result, the break starting point of each crosspiece 25 with respect to the deformation in the left-right direction is determined by the notch 41, so that each crosspiece 25 is reliably broken at the position of the notch 41. Due to the breakage of all the crosspieces 25, the emergency load 21 can be reliably absorbed.

  In addition, by forming the notch portion 41 on the side surface of the crosspiece portion 25, the restriction when the notch portion 41 is provided is reduced and the design freedom of the notch portion 41 is increased. It becomes easy to optimize the notch portion 41 by adjusting the size and shape so as to be broken.

  (Effect 2-2) The notch portion 41 is formed on the side surface on the vehicle rear side of the crosspiece 25b located on the vehicle front side with respect to the input portion of the emergency load 21, and further than the input portion of the emergency load 21. It was formed on the side surface on the vehicle front side of the crosspiece 25c located on the vehicle rear side. Thereby, since all the notch parts 41 are provided so as to face the input planned part with respect to the position near the input planned part of the emergency load 21, the emergency load 21 is efficiently transmitted to the notch part 41, The crosspiece 25 can be reliably broken at the notch 41.

  Note that the notch portions 41 can be structurally provided on both sides of the crosspiece portion 25 in the vehicle front-rear direction 22. Thereby, the crosspiece 25 can be more easily broken against deformation in the left-right direction. Further, since it is possible to cope with the case where the position of the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 is unknown, it is not necessary to make the direction of the notch portion 41 according to the position of the planned input portion of the emergency load 21. Can do.

  (Function 2-3) The angle 42 of the notch 41 on the side surface of the crosspiece 25 is made an acute angle. Thereby, the notch part 41 can be deeply formed rather than the case where the angle 42 of the notch part 41 is made an obtuse angle. Therefore, the notch portion 41 can be more easily broken, and the function of the notch portion 41 as a break starting point can be improved.

  Other configurations and operational effects than those described above are the same as in the above-described embodiment. Therefore, the description of the above embodiment is referred to as this embodiment.

  14 to 17 show this embodiment and a modification.

  (3-1) As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the rib 51 that protrudes in the lateral direction 35 toward the back surface side of the inward bending edge portion 16 is formed on the rising wall portion 28.

  Here, for example, when the interval between the rising wall portion 28 and the inward bent edge portion 16 is set to about 3 mm, the interval between the rib 51 and the inward bent edge portion 16 is narrower than that. 1 mm or so. The rib 51 extends substantially in the vertical direction 27. A taper portion 52 for facilitating assembly may be provided on the upper portion of the rib 51.

  (3-2) Alternatively, as the above modification, as shown in FIG. 17, the ribs 53 projecting in the lateral direction 35 toward the rising wall portion 28 on the back surface side of the inward bent edge portion 16. Form.

  Here, for example, when the interval between the rising wall portion 28 and the inward bending edge portion 16 is set to about 3 mm, the interval between the rib 53 and the rising wall portion 28 or the inward bending edge portion 16 is the same. It is set to about 1 mm so that it becomes narrower. The rib 53 extends substantially in the vertical direction 27. A tapered portion 54 or the like for facilitating assembly may be provided at the lower portion of the rib 53.

  The rib 51 and the rib 53 described above can be provided in combination.

  (3-3) In each of the above cases, as shown in FIG. 15, the ribs 51 and 53 (the rib 53 is not shown) are on the back side of the rising wall portion 28 or the inward bent edge portion 16. In the vicinity of the end of the crosspiece 25 or the slit 23.

  Here, the ribs 51 and 53 can be provided singularly or plurally at positions near the crosspiece 25 or the end of the slit 23. The ribs 51 and 53 can be provided over the entire area in the vehicle front-rear direction 22. However, preferably:

  (3-4) The ribs 51 and 53 (the ribs 53 are not shown) serve as input portions of the emergency load 21 on the back surface side of the rising wall portion 28 or the inward bending edge portion 16. You may make it provide partially with respect to a near position.

  Here, the ribs 51 and 53 can be provided singly or in plural with respect to a position close to the planned input portion. In this case, the ribs 51 and 53 may be provided at a position other than the position near the end of the crosspiece 25 or the slit 23. However, by combining the above (3-3) and (3-4), the ribs are concentrated at a position in the vicinity of the end portion of the crosspiece 25 or the slit portion 23 and near the planned input portion. It becomes effective if 51 and 53 are provided.

  <Effect> According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (Operation and Effect 3-1) The rib 51 protruding toward the back surface side of the inwardly bent edge portion 16 of the console body 4 is formed on the rising wall portion 28 of the storage container portion 5. Thereby, when the emergency load 21 is input to the lid portion 6, the relative distance in the left-right direction between the console body 4 and the storage container portion 5 changes, and the inwardly bent edge 16 of the console body 4 and the storage container portion are changed. When the 5 rising wall portions 28 come close to each other, the rib 51 partially hits the back surface of the inward bending edge portion 16.

  By the strong contact of the rib 51, the crosspiece 25 positioned near the rib 51 can be easily broken. Then, with the breakage of the crosspieces 25 around the rib 51 as a trigger, a breakage occurs in the adjacent crosspieces 25, so that all the crosspieces 25 can be reliably broken.

  Moreover, if the rib 51 is provided at a position near the slit portion 23 and the crosspiece 25 in the rising wall portion 28, the pressing force by the rib 51 can be transmitted to the crosspiece 25 more directly. is there.

  (Effect 3-2) On the back surface side of the inward bending edge portion 16, the rib 53 that protrudes toward the rising wall portion 28 is formed. Thereby, when the emergency load 21 is input to the lid portion 6, the relative distance in the left-right direction between the console body 4 and the storage container portion 5 changes, and the inwardly bent edge 16 of the console body 4 and the storage container portion are changed. When the five rising wall portions 28 come close to each other, the rib 53 partially hits the rising wall portion 28.

  Due to the strong contact of the rib 53, the crosspiece 25 located near the rib 53 can be easily broken. Then, with the breakage of the crosspieces 25 around the rib 53 as a trigger, the breakage occurs in the adjacent crosspieces 25, so that all the crosspieces 25 can be reliably broken.

  Moreover, when the rib 53 is provided at a position near the slit portion 23 and the crosspiece 25 on the back surface of the inward bent edge portion 16, the pressing force by the rib 53 can be transmitted to the crosspiece 25 more directly. It is advantageous.

  Since the storage container portion 5 is a smaller component than the console main body 4, if the rib 51 is provided on the storage container portion 5 side, the rib 53 is disposed on the console main body 4 side as described later. It is easier to manufacture than providing, and is advantageous in terms of mold structure. Moreover, since the crosspiece 25 and the rib 51 are formed in the same component (storage container portion 5), the above-described pressing force can be more easily transmitted to the crosspiece 25, and the emergency load 21 is input. Since the rib 51 does not escape due to a difference in deformation between the storage container 5 and the console body 4 at the time, it can be expected that the reliability of the breakage of the crosspiece 25 by the rib 51 is increased.

  (Effect 3-3) The ribs 51 and 53 are arranged on the back surface side of the rising wall portion 28 or the inward bending edge portion 16 with respect to the vicinity of the end portion of the crosspiece 25 or the slit portion 23 ( (Single or plural) in the vehicle front-rear direction 22. Thereby, the pressing force by the ribs 51 and 53 can be transmitted more directly to the crosspiece 25, which is more advantageous in reliably breaking the crosspiece 25.

  In the case where the rib 51 is provided on the side of the storage container portion 5, if the positions of the crosspiece 25 and the rib 51 are slightly shifted, the portion of the portion at the time of forming the storage container portion 5 can be reduced. Since it becomes easy to ensure the fluidity of the molten resin, it is preferable because it can eliminate molding defects and improve product quality.

  (Effect 3-4) The ribs 51 and 53 are partially (on the vehicle front and rear) with respect to the position near the planned input portion of the emergency load 21 on the back surface side of the rising wall portion 28 or the inward bending edge portion 16. (Single or plural) in the direction 22. As a result, the position at which a large pressing force is applied by the ribs 51 and 53 is limited to the vicinity of the portion where the emergency load 21 is to be input. 25) can be established to ensure the above-described chain of breakage of the crosspiece 25. Therefore, it is possible to reliably break the crosspiece 25 in an emergency while maintaining the strength of the storage container 5 as a whole at a normal time.

  In addition, about the structure and effect other than the above, it is the same as each above-mentioned Example. Therefore, the description of each embodiment described above is referred to as this embodiment.

  Of course, the long slit portion 23a, the notch portion 41, and the ribs 51 and 53 according to the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined.

2 Console box 3 Side wall part 4 Console body 5 Storage container part 6 Lid part 16 Inward bending edge part 21 Emergency load 22 Vehicle front-rear direction 23 Slit part 25 Crosspiece part 28 Standing wall part 51 This rib 53 This rib

Claims (4)

A console body having a pair of left and right side walls;
A storage container installed between a pair of left and right side walls of the console body;
In a console box provided with a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the upper portion of the console body,
By forming a plurality of slit portions along the vehicle front-rear direction on both sides of the storage container portion, a plurality of crosspieces that are broken when an emergency load from above is input to the lid portion between the slit portions. Provided,
While forming an inwardly bent inwardly bent edge on the upper edge of each side wall of the console body,
Extending on both sides of the storage container portion is a rising wall portion that rises along the back surface of the inwardly bent edge,
Furthermore, the rib which protrudes in the horizontal direction toward the back surface side of the said inward bending edge part was formed in the said standing wall part, The console box characterized by the above-mentioned. A console body having a pair of left and right side walls;
A storage container installed between a pair of left and right side walls of the console body;
In a console box provided with a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the upper portion of the console body,
By forming a plurality of slit portions along the vehicle front-rear direction on both sides of the storage container portion, a plurality of crosspieces that are broken when an emergency load from above is input to the lid portion between the slit portions. Provided,
While forming an inwardly bent inwardly bent edge on the upper edge of each side wall of the console body,
Extending on both sides of the storage container portion is a rising wall portion that rises along the back surface of the inwardly bent edge,
The console box further comprises a rib that protrudes laterally toward the upright wall on the back side of the inwardly bent edge. The console box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The abutment rib is provided (a plurality in the vehicle front-rear direction) with respect to the vicinity of the end of the crosspiece or the slit on the back side of the rising wall or the inward bending edge. And console box. The console box according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The console box, wherein the rib is partially provided at a position close to the emergency load input scheduled portion on the back surface side of the rising wall portion or the inward bending edge portion.