JP2018034630A - Console Box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To alter specifications of an opening/closing function of a console door without changing the design of the console box.SOLUTION: A console box 1 comprises: a door hinge 12 supported rotatably on a console body 20 with a hinge shaft 30; ring gears 14c, 16c provided at the door hinge on a circumference having its center in the shaft center of the hinge shaft 30; an assist spring 40 attachable to and detachable from the hinge shaft 30, and generating elastic force in an opening direction of the console door 5 in the attached state; a pinion 82 attachable to and detachable from the console body and engaging the ring gears in the attached state to rotate; and resistance means (friction springs 70A, 70B) attachable to and detachable from the console body, and imparting resistance to rotations of the pinion in the attached state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a console box for a vehicle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a console box of a type that opens and closes a storage portion of a console body by a console door being rotated around the axis of a hinge shaft.

  This type of console box has various specifications for the opening / closing function of the console door. That is, there is an assist type having a function of assisting an operation force in a direction of opening the console door. There is a free stopper type that has the function of maintaining the console door at any opening angle. In addition, there is a normal type that does not have an additional function for opening and closing the console door. Each of these types is selected according to the vehicle type, vehicle grade, and the like. Patent Document 1 discloses an assist type console door.

Japanese Patent No. 3206328

  Conventionally, console boxes having different designs (shape, dimensions, etc.) have been manufactured exclusively for each specification in accordance with the specifications of the opening / closing function of the console door. For this reason, for example, a die for each of them is required and costs are high.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to change the specifications of the console door without changing the basic design of the console box.

  In order to solve the above problems, the console box of the present invention takes the following means.

  A console box that opens and closes the console main body by rotating the console door about the axis of the hinge shaft, and is disposed between the console door and the console main body. The door hinge is rotatably supported by the hinge shaft, and in this door hinge, the ring gear provided on the circumference centered on the axis of the hinge shaft and the shaft on the hinge shaft can be attached and detached. In the attached state, it can be attached to and detached from the console body and the assist spring that exerts the elastic force in the direction to open the console door between the console body and the door hinge, and in the attached state, it rotates in mesh with the ring gear. It can be attached to and detached from the console and the pinion. Ri, in the state in which the attached and a, and resistance means capable of providing resistance to rotation of the pinion.

  More preferably, the following measures are taken.

  The console door includes a door inner and a door outer. As the door inner, a fixed door inner and a movable door inner that can be exchangeably attached to the door outer are prepared. The stationary door inner can be integrally coupled to the door hinge, and the movable door inner can be assembled to be slidable with respect to the door hinge.

  More preferably, the following measures are taken.

  A console box that opens and closes the console main body by rotating the console door about the axis of the hinge shaft, and is disposed between the console door and the console main body. And a door hinge rotatably supported by a hinge shaft. The console door includes a door inner and a door outer. As the door inner, a fixed door inner and a movable door inner that can be exchangeably attached to the door outer are prepared. The stationary door inner can be integrally coupled to the door hinge, and the movable door inner can be assembled to be slidable with respect to the door hinge.

  In the present invention, the assist spring, the pinion, and the resistance means are rearranged parts that can be attached to and detached from the respective attachment objects. By selectively using each of these rearranged parts, the specification of the opening / closing function of the console door can be used in three types without changing the design of the console box. That is, if not using all of the rearranged parts, the console door is a normal type that has no additional function for opening and closing operations. On the other hand, when only the assist spring is used, the operation force when opening the console door is assisted by the elastic force, and when the pinion and the resistance means are used, the console door is opened by the resistance force applied to the rotation of the pinion. Can be stopped at any opening angle. As a result, the basic structure of the console box can be made common, and the console door can be set to specifications of a normal door, an assist door, and a free stop door.

  In addition, the console door can be set to the sliding door and normal door specifications in addition to the above-mentioned specifications for the opening and closing functions by properly using the fixed door inner and the movable door inner that can be exchangeably attached to the door outer constituting the console door. can do.

  In addition, by using a fixed door inner and a movable door inner that can be interchangeably mounted on the door outer constituting the console door, a console door that opens and closes the storage part of the console body by rotating operation is replaced with a slide door and a normal door. Can be set to specifications.

The perspective view of a console box in case the specification of the opening / closing function of a console door is a normal type. The perspective view of a console box in case the specification of the opening / closing function of a console door is an assist type. The perspective view of a console box in case the specification of the opening / closing function of a console door is a free stopper type. The disassembled perspective view of a console box. The exploded perspective view by the side of a console door. The side view of a console box when the specification of the opening / closing function of a console door is a free stopper type. Sectional drawing of the VII-VII arrow direction of FIG. Sectional drawing of the VIII-VIII arrow direction of FIG. The exploded perspective view of a slide type console door. The top view of a slide type console door. Sectional drawing of the XI-XI arrow direction of FIG. The side view of the console box which shows the operating state of a slide type console door.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The console box 1 includes a console body 20, a console door 5, and a door hinge 12. The console door 5 includes a door outer 7 and a door inner 10 (FIG. 4). The door inner 10 is a fixed door inner for door specification that does not slide, as compared to a door inner 90 (movable door inner) for sliding door specification described later.

  The console box 1 is provided with an assist spring 40 that is a rearrangement component. Moreover, the console box 1 is provided with a pair of stopper units 50A and 50B which are rearranged parts. In FIG. 3, only the left stopper unit 50A is visible. The console box 1 is for a vehicle, and is mounted between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the console main body 20 includes a storage portion 22 having an open upper surface, a pair of left and right main body side connection portions 24 and 26 projecting rearward from the rear wall 22a of the storage portion 22, A central structure portion 28 provided between the portions 24 and 26. The central structure portion 28 is provided with a main body side locking portion 28 a for locking the one end portion 40 a of the assist spring 40. The main body side locking portion 28a is, for example, a hole formed from the surface of the central structure portion 28 toward the inside of the central structure portion 28.

  As shown in FIG. 4, both main body side connecting portions 24 and 26 are provided with plate-like portions 24a and 26a facing each other. The left main body side connecting portion 24 includes a cylindrical main body side shaft hole 24b that protrudes outward from the plate-like portion 24a, and a cylindrical unit housing portion 24c that protrudes outward from the plate-like portion 24a. ing. The main body side shaft hole 24b and the unit accommodating portion 24c are respectively penetrated to the inner surface of the plate-like portion 24a. The right main body side connecting portion 26 is configured to be bilaterally symmetrical with the left main body side connecting portion 24, and includes a main body side shaft hole 26b and a unit accommodating portion 26c. The functions of the main body side shaft holes 24b and 26b are the same. The functions of both unit accommodating portions 24c and 26c are the same.

  The door inner 10 of the console door 5 includes a rear side door inner 11 coupled to each other (FIGS. 4 and 5), both of which are detachably attached to the door outer 7 with its lower surface closed. The door inner 10 and the rear door inner 11 are detachably coupled to the base 13 of the door hinge 12.

  The door hinge 12 includes a pair of left and right hinge arms 14 and 16 at the rear end portion of the base 13. The hinge arms 14 and 16 protrude downward from the lower surface of the rear end portion of the base 13. As shown in FIG. 7, both the hinge arms 14 and 16 are respectively disposed between the corresponding main body side connecting portions 24 and 26 and the central structure portion 28. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hinge arms 14 and 16 are provided with plate-like portions 14a and 16a facing each other.

  The left hinge arm 14 is provided on the circumference centering on the door side shaft hole 14b penetrating the plate-like portion 14a and the axis of the door side shaft hole 14b (axis P of the hinge shaft 30). The ring gear 14c and the door side latching | locking part 14d for latching the one end part 40b of the assist spring 40 are provided. The ring gear 14c is formed in a quarter arc shape. The door side latching | locking part 14d is a through-hole which penetrated the plate-shaped part 14a in the thickness direction, for example. The right hinge arm 16 is configured to be bilaterally symmetric with the left hinge arm 14 and includes a door side shaft hole 16b and a ring gear 16c. The functions of the door side shaft holes 14b and 16b are the same. The functions of both ring gears 14c and 16c are the same.

  The hinge shaft 30 is inserted into the door side shaft holes 14b and 16b of both the hinge arms 14 and 16 and the body side shaft holes 24b and 26b of the both body side connecting portions 24 and 26. Therefore, the door hinge 12 can rotate with respect to the console body 20 about the axis P of the hinge shaft 30 as a fulcrum. Thereby, the upper surface opening part of the storage part 22 in the console main body 20 can be opened and closed by the console door 5.

  The assist spring 40 can be attached to and detached from the axis of the hinge shaft 30. The assist spring 40 is a torsion spring, for example. When the assist spring 40 is mounted on the axis of the hinge shaft 30 (see FIG. 2), one end 40a is locked (inserted) into the main body side locking portion 28a, and the other end 40b is locked at the door side locking portion. 14d is engaged (inserted). Thereby, the assist spring 40 exhibits an elastic force in the direction of opening the console door 5 with respect to the door hinge 12 and assists the operating force when the console door 5 is opened.

  Both stopper units 50A and 50B can be individually attached to and detached from both unit housing portions 24c and 26c of the console body 20. In the following description, it is assumed that both stopper units 50A and 50B are attached to both of the unit accommodating portions 24c and 26c.

  The left stopper unit 50A includes a case 60A, a friction spring 70A, and a rotating body 80A. The right stopper unit 50B is configured symmetrically with the left stopper unit 50A, and includes a case 60B, a friction spring 70B, and a rotating body 80B. In the drawings, portions having the same configuration and function in both stopper units 50A and 50B are denoted by the same reference numerals. Since the functions of both stopper units 50A and 50B are the same, the left stopper unit 50A will be described below, and the redundant description of the right stopper unit 50B will be omitted.

  The case 60A is configured in a bottomed cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the outer peripheral surface of the case 60A is aligned with the inner peripheral surface of the unit accommodating portion 24c. As shown in FIG. 8, a protrusion 64 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the case 60A. The protrusion 64 is fitted in the fitting groove M of the unit housing portion 24c, and the case 60A is not rotatable relative to the unit housing portion 24c in the circumferential direction.

  The friction spring 70A functions as a resistance means that gives resistance to the rotation of the pinion 82 described later. The friction spring 70A is formed by bending and deforming a strip-shaped plate spring. The friction spring 70A is disposed inside the case 60A. As shown in FIG. 8, the friction spring 70 </ b> A includes an arc portion 72 disposed along the inner peripheral surface of the case 60 </ b> A, and a sandwiching portion 74 that is curved toward the axial center of the case 60 </ b> A with respect to the arc portion 72. Yes. The arc portion 72 contacts the inner peripheral surface of the case 60 </ b> A and provides resistance to the rotation of the pinion 82. The sandwiching portion 74 sandwiches a rotation shaft 86 to be described later and a projecting portion 86 a projecting from the rotation shaft 86 to one side in the radial direction, and receives the rotation of the pinion 82.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rotating body 80 </ b> A includes a pinion 82, a flange 84 having a diameter larger than that of the pinion 82, and a rotating shaft 86. The flange 84 is rotatably supported by the thickness portion of the plate-like portion 24 a of the main body side connecting portion 24. The rotating shaft 86 is inserted into the through hole 62a of the bottom 62 of the case 60A and is rotatably supported. The axis S of the rotating shaft 86 and the axis P of the hinge shaft 30 are parallel to each other. The pinion 82 is located inward of the plate-like portion 24a and meshes with the ring gear 14c of the door hinge 12 to rotate. The rotation of the pinion 82 is applied by the resistance force of the friction spring 70A. This resistance force is set to a value that prevents rotation in the closing direction based on the weight of the console door 5 as will be described later.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which the user opens the console door 5 to an arbitrary opening angle θ and then releases the hand from the console door 5. In this state, the console door 5 is subjected to its own weight in the closing direction. However, the console door 5 is prevented from rotating by the ring gear 14c of the door hinge 12 receiving the resistance force of the friction spring 70A via the pinion 82. Therefore, the console door 5 is maintained at the opening angle θ.

  By arranging the rotation shafts 86 of the stopper units 50A and 50B at different positions from the hinge shaft 30 (arranged at positions that are not coaxial), the diameters of the ring gears 14c and 16c and the diameter of the pinion 82 are set to different dimensions. it can. In the present embodiment, the diameters of the ring gears 14c and 16c are set larger than the diameter of the pinion 82. As a result, the moment acting on the rotating shaft 86 can be reduced, and the elastic force of the friction springs 70A and 70B can be reduced.

  In the console box 1 configured as described above, the specification of the opening / closing function of the console door 5 can be changed to three types by selectively using the assist spring 40 and both stopper units 50A and 50B which are rearranged parts. In the case where neither the assist spring 40 nor the stopper units 50A and 50B are used, the console door 5 is a normal type (see FIG. 1) having no additional function for opening and closing operations. When the assist spring 40 is attached to the hinge shaft 30, the console door 5 is an assist type (see FIG. 2) that assists the operation force during the opening operation. When both stopper units 50A and 50B are attached to both unit accommodating portions 24c and 26c, the console door 5 is a free stopper type (see FIG. 3) that can maintain an arbitrary opening angle θ (see FIG. 6).

  Next, the sliding door type console door 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. In the sliding door specification, a movable door inner 90 is used instead of the fixed door inner 10 described above. A slider 92 is coupled to the movable door inner 90 from the upper surface side and integrated with each other. The movable door inner 90 and the slider 92 are detachably attached to the door outer 7 with its lower surface closed. The slider 92 is assembled so as to slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the base 13 of the door hinge 12. That is, the movable door inner 90 is slidably assembled to the door hinge 12 through the slider 92.

  The door hinge 12 is a common part in the console door 5 that does not slide or slides. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, guide pins 13 a are provided at two front and rear positions on both outer surfaces of the base 13 in the door hinge 12. However, in these drawings, only both guide pins 13a on the left outer surface are shown. On the other hand, guide grooves 93 that engage with the corresponding guide pins 13a of the door hinge 12 are provided on the inner surfaces of both sides of the slider 92 (FIG. 11). Both guide grooves 93 extend in the front-rear direction so as to ensure a sliding stroke of the console door 5. In the case of the sliding door specification, the rear side upper surface of the base 13 in the door hinge 12 is closed by the hinge cover 91 in order to maintain the design when the console door 5 is slid forward (FIG. 9).

  Thus, by replacing the stationary door inner 10 with the movable door inner 90 with respect to the door hinge 12 which is a common part, the console door 5 can be slid in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. As a result, the front / rear position when the console door 5 is opened / closed can be adjusted, or the front / rear position when the console door 5 is used as an armrest can be adjusted.

  The embodiments for carrying out the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the structure, configuration, appearance, shape, and the like described in the above embodiments. Various changes, additions, and deletions are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the resistance means is not limited to the friction springs 70A and 70B. For example, an oil damper may be used as the resistance means so that the console door 5 can be maintained at an arbitrary opening angle θ.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Console box 5 Console door 14c, 16c Ring gear 20 Console main body 30 Hinge shaft 40 Assist spring 70A, 70B Friction spring (resistance means)
80A, 80B Rotating body 82 Pinion

Claims (3)

A console box that opens and closes a storage part of the console body by rotating the console door about the axis of the hinge shaft,
A door hinge disposed between the console door and the console body and rotatably supported by a hinge shaft with respect to the console body;
In this door hinge, a ring gear provided on a circumference centered on the axis of the hinge shaft;
An assist spring that can be attached to and detached from the axis of the hinge shaft, and in the attached state, exhibits an elastic force in the direction of opening the console door between the console body and the door hinge,
A pinion that can be attached to and detached from the console body and that can rotate while meshing with the ring gear when attached.
A console box provided with resistance means that can be attached to and detached from the console main body and can give resistance to rotation of the pinion in the attached state. A console box according to claim 1,
The console door is composed of a door inner and a door outer,
As the door inner, a fixed door inner and a movable door inner that can be exchangeably attached to the door outer are prepared,
A console box in which the fixed door inner can be integrally coupled to the door hinge, and the movable door inner can be assembled to slide relative to the door hinge. A console box that opens and closes a storage part of the console body by rotating the console door about the axis of the hinge shaft,
A door hinge disposed between the console door and the console body, and rotatably supported by a hinge shaft with respect to the console body;
The console door is composed of a door inner and a door outer,
As the door inner, a fixed door inner and a movable door inner that can be exchangeably attached to the door outer are prepared,
A console box in which the fixed door inner can be integrally coupled to the door hinge, and the movable door inner can be assembled to slide relative to the door hinge.

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