JP2018103817A - Article storage device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article holding device for a vehicle capable of improving usability relative to prior ones.SOLUTION: A control part 80 actuates a bottom member 40 by a signal detecting that, a lid body 30 becomes in a fully open state by an opening/closing detection part 60, for moving the bottom member 40 from a lower end position 41 to an upper end position 42, and moves the bottom member 40 to the lower end position 41 by a signal detecting that, the bottom member 40 is moved downward from the upper end position 42 by a vertical position detection part 70. In the structure, it is possible to surely move the bottom member 40 between the upper end position 42 and the lower end position 41 in a vertical direction regardless of a shape of the lid body 30 and an opening/closing movement amount. Therefore, even when a vertical dimension of a console body 20 is relatively large, and a depth of a storage part 21 provided on the console body 20 is relatively deep, a lifting amount of the bottom member 40 is secured, and usability can be improved.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an article storage device for a vehicle whose bottom member is a liftable type.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a box in which a box body is guided so as to be movable in a vertical direction in a storage chamber provided in a console, and the lifting body moves up and down by rotation of the rotating body accompanying opening and closing of the lid, and is fixed to the lifting body. Disclosed is an article storage device for a vehicle in which a body moves up and down.

However, the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following problems.
The depth of the console because the amount of lifting and lowering of the lifting body and box is determined by the distance between the center of rotation of the rotating body when the lid is opened and closed and the starting position for lifting and lowering the lifting body to which the box is fixed. There is a risk that the amount of lifting will be insufficient in the box. Therefore, there is room for improvement in terms of improvement in usability.

JP 2005-41365 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle article holding device capable of improving usability as compared with the conventional art.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) a console body having an opening opening upward;
A lid for opening and closing the opening;
A bottom member provided so as to be movable in a vertical direction between a lower end position and an upper end position above the lower end position inside the console body;
A drive unit for moving the bottom member in the vertical direction;
An open / close detector for detecting an open / closed state of the lid;
An up / down detection unit for detecting an up / down position of the bottom member;
A control unit for controlling the driving unit;
Have
The control unit operates the bottom member in response to a signal detected by the open / close detection unit that the lid body is fully opened to move the bottom member from the lower end position to the upper end position, thereby detecting the up / down detection. An article storage device for a vehicle, wherein the bottom member is moved to the lower end position by a signal detected by the section that the bottom member has moved downward from the upper end position.

According to the vehicle article storage device of (1) above, the following effects can be obtained.
The control unit operates the bottom member based on a signal detected by the open / close detection unit that the lid has been fully opened to move the bottom member from the lower end position to the upper end position, and the vertical member detects the bottom member from the upper end position. The bottom member is moved to the lower end position based on the signal that has been detected to have moved downward. In this structure, the bottom member can be moved in the vertical direction from the upper end position to the lower end position regardless of the shape of the lid. Therefore, even when the vertical dimension of the console body is relatively large and the depth of the accommodating portion provided in the console body is relatively deep, the lifting amount of the bottom member can be secured, and the usability can be improved as compared with the conventional case. .

It is a side schematic diagram when the bottom member is in the lower end position and the lid is in the fully closed state of the vehicle article storage device of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a side schematic diagram when a cover body moves to the full open state from the state of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view when the bottom member rises to the upper end position from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view when the bottom member is lowered to the lower end position from the state of FIG. 3 and the lid is moved to a fully closed state. FIG. 4 is a schematic side view when the bottom member is lowered to the lower end position from the state of FIG. 3, but the height of the stored item is relatively high and the stored item protrudes from the opening. It is a figure which shows the modification of this invention Example, and is a figure which shows the case where a cover body rotates around the rear-end part vicinity, and opens and closes, a bottom member is in a lower end position and a cover body is in a fully-closed state It is a side schematic diagram at the time. It is a figure which shows the modification of this invention Example, and is a side schematic diagram when a cover body moves to a full open state from the state of FIG. 6, and the bottom member raised to the upper end position.

  A vehicle article storage device (hereinafter also simply referred to as a storage device) 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, UP indicates the upper side (the vehicle upper side), and FR indicates the front side (the vehicle front side).

  The storage device 10 is a console box device disposed on a floor between a driver seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage device 10 includes a console body 20 having an opening 22 that opens upward, a lid 30 for opening and closing the opening 22, a lower end position 41 and a lower end within the console body 20. A bottom member 40 provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction between the upper end position 42 (see FIG. 3) above the position 41, a drive unit 50 for moving the bottom member 40 in the vertical direction, and opening / closing of the lid 30 It has an open / close detection unit 60 that detects the state, an up / down detection unit 70 that detects the vertical position of the bottom member 40, a control unit 80 that controls the drive unit 50, and a stored item sensor 90.

  The console body 20 is fixed to the floor F of the vehicle. The upper edge portion of the console body 20 includes a straight portion 20a and a curved portion 20b when viewed from the vehicle width direction (in side view). The straight portion 20a extends horizontally (including substantially horizontal) in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the curved portion 20b extends while curving downward from the rear end portion of the straight portion 20a.

  The console body 20 is provided with a storage portion 21, and the opening of the storage portion 21 is an opening portion 22 that opens upward. The accommodating portion 21 includes the opening 22 and has a large accommodating portion 21a having a relatively large accommodating space, and is lower than the large accommodating portion 21a and has a shorter length in the front-rear direction than the large accommodating portion 21a. A small accommodating portion 21b that is located between the large accommodating portion 21a and the small accommodating portion 21b, connects the large accommodating portion 21a and the small accommodating portion 21b, and gradually changes the accommodating space.

Of the partition walls constituting the housing part 21, the partition wall part (small housing part side partition wall part) 23 constituting the small housing part 21b extends vertically in the vertical direction. In the illustrated example of the present invention, the partition wall portion (large storage portion side partition wall portion) 24 constituting the large storage portion among the partition walls constituting the storage portion 21 is vertical in the vertical direction in the same manner as the small storage portion side partition wall portion 23. Although extending, it may extend in directions other than the vertical direction.

  The lid 30 can be opened and closed by sliding with respect to the console body 20. However, the movement of the lid 30 relative to the console body 20 is not limited to the slide type. (I) As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the lid 30 is provided at the rear end (including the vicinity thereof). (Ii) Although not shown, at least one end of the lid 30 in the vehicle width direction (including the vicinity thereof) may be used. (2) may be a laterally open type that rotates around a rotational axis (not shown) that extends in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid 30 is slidable along the upper edge of the console body 20. Therefore, in a side view, the lid 30 extends straight (including substantially straight) as shown in FIG. 1 when positioned at the straight portion 20a, and deforms as shown in FIG. 2 when positioned at the curved portion 20b. (Bent).

  It is desirable that the lid 30 has a cushioning property. In this case, when the lid 30 is used as an armrest, the user P can be comfortably used while being prevented from hurting his arm.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the bottom member 40 is supported by the console body 20 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The bottom member 40 is a member that constitutes the bottom wall of the accommodating portion 21 of the console body 20. The bottom member 40 only needs to have at least a portion constituting the bottom wall of the housing portion 21 located inside the console body 20, and does not need to be located inside the console body 20 as a whole.

  The bottom member 40 is movable in the vertical direction only along the small storage portion side partition wall portion 23 of the console main body 20 and does not enter the gradually changing storage portion 21c and the large storage portion 21a of the console main body 20. . Thereby, it is possible to move only in the vertical direction along the small storage portion side partition wall portion 23 extending in the vertical direction.

When the bottom member 40 is at the lower end position 41, the bottom member 40 is positioned at the lower end portion (including the vicinity thereof) of the small storage portion side partition wall portion 23, and when the bottom member 40 is at the upper end position 42, the upper end portion ( (Including its neighborhood). Thus, the depth of the accommodating part 21 can be changed by raising and lowering the bottom member 40 with respect to the console main body 20 between the lower end position 41 and the upper end position 42. When the bottom member 40 is at the lower end position 41, the bottom member 40 is placed at the bottom of the user's hand of AF05 (fifth from the smaller one when 100 American Females are lined up) seated in the driver's seat or passenger seat. When the bottom member 40 is in a position not reaching the material 40 and the bottom member 40 is in the upper end position 42, the bottom member 40 is in a position where the hand of the user of the AF 05 sitting in the driver seat or the passenger seat can reach the bottom member 40. .

The drive unit 50 moves the bottom member 40 in the vertical direction with respect to the console body 20. The drive unit 50 is disposed adjacent to the bottom member 40. The drive unit 50 includes a motor 51 and a gear 52. The gear 52 meshes with a motor gear (not shown) provided in the motor 51 and rotates by driving the motor 51. The gear 52 can be rotated forward and backward by changing the drive direction of the motor 51. The gear 52 meshes with a rack gear (not shown) provided on the bottom member 40, and the bottom member 40 can be moved in the vertical direction with respect to the console body 20 by the rotation of the gear 52.

It is desirable that the drive unit 50 not only moves the bottom member 40 in the vertical direction with respect to the console body 20 but also moves the lid 30 relative to the console body 20. This is because the lid 30 can be opened and closed by the drive unit 50, and a manual opening and closing operation can be eliminated.

The open / close detection unit 60 detects the open / closed state of the lid 30, and particularly detects that the lid 30 is fully open. The open / close detection unit 60 is provided in the console main body 20 so as to correspond to a position where the rear end portion (rear end portion when the cover body 30 is in the fully closed state) 31 reaches only in the cover body fully open state. The open / close detection unit 60 is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, a limit switch that contacts only when the lid 30 is in a fully open state.

The vertical detection unit 70 detects the vertical position of the bottom member 40 with respect to the console main body 20. Although the vertical detection part 70 is not specifically limited, For example, it consists of an encoder etc. which are assembled | attached to the motor 51 of the drive part 50. FIG.

The control unit 80 controls the drive unit 50. The control unit 80 receives signals from the open / close detection unit 60, the vertical detection unit 70, and the stored item sensor 90, performs signal processing, and controls the drive unit 50.

The stored item sensor 90 is provided in the opening 22 of the console body 20 or in the vicinity thereof. The stored item sensor 90 is a sensor that detects that the stored item S placed on the bottom member 40 is at the opening 22 site when the bottom member 40 is at the lower end position 41. The stored item sensor 90 is not particularly limited, and includes, for example, an infrared sensor provided in the opening 22.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(A) As shown in FIG. 1, the bottom member 40 is at the lower end position 41 when the lid 30 is in a fully closed state.
(B) After (a), a switch (not shown) for opening and closing the lid 30 is operated. Then, when the control unit 80 receives the signal and drives the drive unit 50, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 30 moves backward with respect to the console body 20, and the lid 30 is fully opened. become. When the lid 30 is in the fully open state, the open / close detection unit 60 detects that the lid 30 is in the fully open state.

(C) After the above (b), the control unit 80 drives the motor 51 of the drive unit 50 to move the gear 52 based on the signal that the opening / closing detection unit 60 detects that the lid 30 is fully opened. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom member 40 is operated to move the bottom member 40 from the lower end position 41 to the upper end position 42. Accordingly, the seat occupant can access the bottom member 40 regardless of the size of the seat occupant of the driver seat or the passenger seat, and can access the entire accommodating portion 21. Therefore, the stored item S can be easily placed (taken in and out) on the storage unit 21.

(D) After the step (c), when the bottom member 40 is pushed downward directly or via the storage item S placed on the bottom member 40, the bottom member 40 moves slightly from the upper end position 42 downward. Then, the vertical detection unit 70 detects that the bottom member 40 has moved downward from the upper end position 42. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 80 rotates the motor 51 of the driving unit 50 in the opposite direction to that in the above (c) and moves the gear 52 in the reverse direction based on the signal detected by the vertical detection unit 70. Then, the bottom member 40 is operated to move the bottom member 40 to the lower end position 41.

(E) After (d) above, the vertical detection unit 70 detects that the bottom member 40 has reached the lower end position 41. After the detection by the up-and-down detection unit 70, the stored item sensor 90 detects that the stored item S placed on the bottom member 40 is in the opening 22 part.
(E1) When the stored item sensor 90 does not sense that the stored item S is at the site of the opening 22, as shown in FIG. 4, the drive unit 50 is driven by the control unit 80, so that the lid 30 is the console body. 20 moves forward and closes, and the lid 30 is fully closed.
(E2) On the other hand, when the storage object sensor 90 senses that the storage object S is in the opening 22 site, the control unit 80 determines that the storage object S protrudes above the opening 22, and FIG. As shown, the drive unit 50 is not driven, and the lid 30 is prevented from closing with respect to the console body 20.

Next, effects of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(A) The control unit 80 operates the bottom member 40 based on a signal detected by the open / close detection unit 60 that the lid body 30 is fully opened to move the bottom member 40 from the lower end position 41 to the upper end position 42, The bottom member 40 is moved to the lower end position 41 by a signal detected by the vertical detection unit 70 that the bottom member 40 has moved downward from the upper end position 42. In this structure, the bottom member 40 can be reliably moved in the vertical direction between the upper end position 42 and the lower end position 41 regardless of the shape of the lid 30 and the opening / closing movement amount. Therefore, even when the vertical dimension of the console body 20 is relatively large and the depth of the accommodating portion 21 provided in the console body 20 is relatively deep, the raising / lowering amount of the bottom member 40 can be secured, which is used compared to the conventional case. Can be improved.

(B) Since the stored item sensor 90 is provided, the control unit is controlled by a signal from the stored item sensor 90 when the bottom member 40 is at the lower end position 41 and the stored item S protrudes upward from the opening 22. At 80, the lid 30 can be prevented from closing. Therefore, it is possible to suppress damage and breakage of the stored item S by the lid body 30 by closing the lid body 30.

(C) Since the bottom member 40 is formed separately from the console body 20, it is only necessary to move the bottom member 40 in the vertical direction in order to raise and lower the bottom of the accommodating portion 21, thereby simplifying the structure. Is advantageous.

(D) Since the opening / closing operation of the lid body 30 and the raising / lowering of the bottom member 40 are separately operated without being synchronized, the amount of movement of the bottom member 40 is desired regardless of the amount of movement required to open / close the lid body 30. Can only be raised and lowered.

(E) Since the bottom member 41 rises after the lid 30 is fully opened, the bottom member 41 can be prevented from rising until the lid 30 is fully opened. Therefore, since the stored item S does not enter the opening locus of the lid body 30, the stored item S having a higher height can be stored in the storage unit 21.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle goods storage apparatus 20 Console main body 21 Storage part 22 Opening part 30 Cover body 40 Bottom member 41 Lower end position 42 Upper end position 50 Drive part 51 Motor 52 Gear 60 Opening / closing detection part 70 Up / down detection part 80 Control part 90 Storage object sensor F Vehicle floor P User S Storage

Claims (1)

A console body having an opening that opens upward;
A lid for opening and closing the opening;
A bottom member provided so as to be movable in a vertical direction between a lower end position and an upper end position above the lower end position inside the console body;
A drive unit for moving the bottom member in the vertical direction;
An open / close detector for detecting an open / closed state of the lid;
An up / down detection unit for detecting an up / down position of the bottom member;
A control unit for controlling the driving unit;
Have
The control unit operates the bottom member in response to a signal detected by the open / close detection unit that the lid body is fully opened to move the bottom member from the lower end position to the upper end position, thereby detecting the up / down detection. An article storage device for a vehicle, wherein the bottom member is moved to the lower end position by a signal detected by the section that the bottom member has moved downward from the upper end position.

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