JP2019073185A - Vehicle console lid structure - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle console lid structure which achieves excellent assembly workability.SOLUTION: A vehicle console lid structure 1 includes: a console body 10 having a housing space 10a opening on an upper surface; and a lid assembly 30 having a lid part 31 which may open or close the housing space 10a of the console body 10. The lid assembly 30 includes: an attachment part 32 which is detachably attached to the console body 10; and a hinge part 40 which supports the lid part 31 in a manner that the lid part 31 can rotate relative to the attachment part 32. The lid part 31, the attachment part 32, and the hinge part 40 are integrally assembled.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a console lid structure for a vehicle.

  Conventionally, a vehicle such as a car has a console lid structure between a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat. Patent Document 1 below discloses a console lid structure of this type. This console lid structure has a console main body having a housing space whose upper surface is open, and a lid as a lid portion attached to the console main body so as to be able to open and close the housing space.

  In this console lid structure, in the accommodation space of the console main body, a locking pin serving as a pivot for supporting the lid is provided so as to protrude from the front and rear inner wall surfaces. On the other hand, the lid is provided with an opening into which the locking pin of the console main body is fitted. Therefore, when the lid is assembled to the console main body, the opening of the lid is fitted into the locking pin of the console main body, and the operating mechanism is further operated to form a hinge portion extending in the longitudinal direction along the locking pin Be done. In this case, the lid is a double-opening type lid that can be opened on both sides with the hinge portion as a rotation center in order to open and close the housing space of the console main body.

JP, 2006-62605, A

  By the way, when assembling the lid on the console main body, the above-mentioned console lid structure needs to be performed together with the operation of forming the hinge portion, which causes a problem that the assembling operation is troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle console lid structure excellent in assembling workability.

One aspect of the present invention is
A console body having a housing space whose upper surface is open;
A lid assembly having a lid portion capable of opening and closing the housing space of the console body;
Equipped with
The lid assembly includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the console body, and a hinge portion rotatably supporting the lid portion with respect to the attachment portion, the lid portion, the attachment portion, and the attachment portion. A console lid structure for a vehicle, in which a hinge portion is integrally assembled.
It is in.

  In the above-described vehicle console lid structure, the lid assembly is configured by integrally assembling the lid portion, the mounting portion, and the hinge portion. In this case, since the hinge portion is incorporated in the lid assembly in advance, there is no need to form the hinge portion when assembling the lid assembly to the console body. Therefore, the lid assembly can be easily attached to the console body by attaching the lid assembly to the console body at the attachment portion.

  As described above, according to the above aspect, it is possible to provide a vehicle console lid structure excellent in assembling workability.

1 is a perspective view of a console lid structure for a vehicle according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The disassembled perspective view of FIG. The perspective view which expands and shows the attaching part in FIG. The top view which looked at the console main body in FIG. 1 from upper direction. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. The perspective view in the state where the console upper panel was attached to the console main body in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the state which the clip in FIG. 3 fitted to the latching opening part. Sectional drawing which shows the state which the 1st latching claw in FIG. 3 fitted to the latching opening part. Sectional drawing which shows the state which the 2nd latching claw in FIG. 3 fitted to the latching opening part. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the double-opening structure of the lid assembly in FIG. 2; Sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 5 about the console lid structure for vehicles of Embodiment 2. FIG.

  Preferred embodiments of the above aspects are described below.

  In the above-described console lid structure for a vehicle, the console main body has a mounting base provided with a locking opening, and the mounting portion of the lid assembly is a locking protrusion extending from the hinge base of the hinge portion It is preferable to have a portion and be configured to be locked to the mounting base by the engagement of the locking projection and the locking opening.

  According to this console lid structure, the lid assembly is fitted such that the locking convex portion is fitted to the locking opening while the locking convex portion of the mounting portion of the lid assembly faces the locking opening of the mounting base Is moved toward the console main body, and the mounting portion is locked to the mounting base as it is. Therefore, the attachment portion of the lid assembly can be easily attached to the console body.

  In the above-described console lid structure for a vehicle, the locking convex portion includes a plurality of locking claws that can be bent and deformed in a cross direction intersecting with a direction extending from the hinge base, and the plurality of locking claws Any of them is configured to be locked to the mounting base by being caught in the opening edge of the locking opening while being bent and deformed in the cross direction when inserted into the locking opening of the mounting base Is preferred.

  According to this console lid structure, the mounting portion of the lid assembly can be securely attached to the console body by utilizing a simple structure of the plurality of locking claws included in the locking convex portion.

  In the above-described console lid structure for a vehicle, the plurality of locking claws can be bent and deformed in the vehicle longitudinal direction as the crossing direction and a first locking claw that can be bent and deformed in the vehicle lateral direction as the crossing direction Preferably, the second locking claw is included.

  According to this lid structure, since the locking convex portion is constructed by combining the first locking claw and the second locking claw which can be bent and deformed in different directions, the locking convex portion and the locking opening The fitting with the part is not easily disengaged, and the locking projection can be firmly locked to the mounting base.

  In the above-described console lid structure for a vehicle, the console main body includes the mounting base at the front and back of the housing space, and the lid assembly includes the mounting portion at the front and rear. A locking projection engages with the locking opening of the front mounting base, and the locking convex of the rear mounting portion and the locking opening of the rear mounting base Preferably, it is configured to mate.

  According to this console lid structure, the lid assembly is constructed as a console main body by utilizing two mounting bases before and after the housing space of the console main body and two front and rear mounting portions corresponding to these two mounting bases in the lid assembly. It can be assembled to

  In the above-described console lid structure for a vehicle, the console main body has a facing wall facing the locking protrusion locked to the mounting base, and the locking wall releases the locking protrusion on the facing wall. Preferably, an access opening is provided for performing the operation.

  According to this console lid structure, the unlocking operation of the locking convex portion locked to the mounting base can be easily performed by utilizing the access opening portion provided on the opposite wall.

  The vehicle console lid structure preferably includes a cover member capable of opening and closing the access opening of the opposite wall.

  According to this console lid structure, when the lid assembly is assembled to the console main body, the appearance of the design can be improved by closing the access opening with the cover member during normal use.

  The above-described console lid structure for a vehicle includes a console upper panel attached to the front of the vehicle with respect to the accommodation space of the console main body, and the rear end portion of the console upper panel Preferably, a recessed portion is provided on the front side of the vehicle in order to avoid getting in the way of mounting the mounting portion.

  According to this console lid structure, after the console upper panel is attached to the console body, the lid assembly can be attached to the console body.

  In the above-mentioned console lid structure for vehicles, when the above-mentioned hinge part is made into the 1st hinge part, as for the above-mentioned lid assembly, this 1st hinge is the position which counters the above-mentioned 1st hinge part across the above-mentioned accommodation space of the above-mentioned console body. As a double-opening lid assembly including a second hinge portion extending in parallel with the second portion, and by selectively using any one of the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion, the lid portion can be opened at both sides Preferably, it is constructed.

  According to this console lid structure, it is possible to easily attach the double-opening lid assembly to the console body.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle console lid structure mounted on a vehicle will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings for describing this embodiment, the front of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow X, the right of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow Y, and the upper part of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow Z unless otherwise specified.
Further, a vehicle left-right direction (hereinafter simply referred to as "left-right direction") is indicated by an arrow D1, and a vehicle longitudinal direction (hereinafter referred to simply as "longitudinal direction") is indicated by an arrow D2. "Up and down direction" is indicated by an arrow D3.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle console lid structure (hereinafter simply referred to as “lid structure”) 1 of the first embodiment is provided between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat of the vehicle. The lid structure 1 includes a console body 10, a console upper panel 20, and a lid assembly 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the console body 10 has a housing space 10 a whose upper surface is open at the rear. The console main body 10 is configured as a resin molded body made of a resin material.

  The console body 10 is provided with mounting bases 12 and 16 at the front and back of the housing space 10a. Each of the two mounting bases 12 and 16 is a plate-like portion whose thickness direction is the vertical direction D3 and extends in the left-right direction D1 so as to connect the right wall and the left wall of the console body 10.

  The lid assembly 30 is configured to be able to open and close the housing space 10 a of the console body 10. The lid assembly 30 includes a lid 31 as a lid, an attachment portion 32, and a hinge portion 40. The lid assembly 30 is configured such that the lid portion 31, the attachment portion 32, and the hinge portion 40 are integrally assembled.

  The lid assembly 30 is prepared separately from the console body 10. Each element of the lid assembly 30 is constituted by a resin molded part made of a resin material. The lid assembly 30 can also be referred to as a "door assembly" or a "door module".

  The lid portion 31 of the lid assembly 30 is a portion for covering the accommodation space 10 a of the console main body 10. That is, the accommodation space 10 a of the console main body 10 is closed by closing the lid 31, and is opened by opening the lid 31.

  The attachment portion 32 of the lid assembly 30 is a portion that is detachably attached to the console body 10. The lid assembly 30 is attached to the console body 10 by the attachment of the attachment portion 32. The attachment portions 32 are provided at two front and rear positions of the lid assembly 30. In the following description, the front attachment portion 32 is referred to as an attachment portion 32A, and the rear attachment portion 32 is referred to as an attachment portion 32B.

  The separation distance in the front-rear direction D2 between the mounting portion 32A and the mounting portion 32B is the same as the separation distance in the front-rear direction D2 between the mounting base 12 on the front side of the console body 10 and the mounting base 16 on the rear side. Therefore, when the lid assembly 30 is assembled to the console main body 10, the attachment portion 32A is attached to the attachment base 12 and the attachment portion 32B is attached to the attachment base 16.

  The hinge portion 40 of the lid assembly 30 is a portion that rotatably supports the lid portion 31 with respect to the two attachment portions 32A and 32B, and is configured by a hinge axis extending in the front-rear direction D2. The two first hinges 40A on the right side as the hinges 40 become the center of rotation when the lid 31 opens to the right when the left operation unit 31a is manually operated.

  On the other hand, the two left second hinges 40B as the hinges 40 are located on the left side facing the two first hinges 40A with the housing space 10a of the console main body 10 interposed therebetween. It extends parallel to the hinge 40A.

  These two second hinges 40B are the center of rotation when the lid 31 is opened to the left when the right operation unit 31b is manually operated.

Thus, the lid assembly 30 according to the present embodiment selectively operates one of the two operation units 31a and 31b to select one of the two first hinges 40A and the two second hinges 40B. It is configured as a double-opening type lid assembly in which double-opening of the lid portion 31 is possible by selectively using one of them.
The details of the double-opening structure of the lid assembly 30 will be described later.

  The console upper panel 20 is attached to the front of the vehicle than the accommodation space 10 a of the console body 10. The console upper panel 20 is typically provided with a lever opening through which the lever shaft of the shift lever is inserted, an indicator for displaying the shift position of the shift lever, and the like. The console upper panel 20 is configured as a resin molding made of a resin material.

  At the lower part of the console upper panel 20, a plurality of engagement pieces 21 are provided. The console upper panel 20 is attached to the console body 10 by inserting the plurality of engagement pieces 21 into the engagement holes 11 provided in the console body 10. The attachment of the console upper panel 20 is performed before attaching the three attachment portions 32A and 32B of the lid assembly 30 to the console body 10.

  The panel rear end portion 22 of the console upper panel 20 is provided with a recess 23 recessed toward the vehicle front side. The recess 23 is provided to avoid being in the way of attaching the front attachment portion 32A of the lid assembly 30 to the console body 10. For this purpose, the recess 23 is a mounting point of the mounting portion 32A after the mounting of the console upper panel 20 and before the mounting portion 32A of the lid assembly 30 is mounted. It is shaped so as not to overlap the mounting base 12) in the vertical direction D3.

  Further, the console upper panel 20 is provided with protrusions 24 on the left and right of the recess 23 of the panel rear end 22. The projection 24 projects from the rear end 22 of the console upper panel 20 to the rear of the vehicle. The projecting portion 24 is disposed so as to overlap below the lid portion 31 of the lid assembly 30 after the two attaching portions 32A and 32B of the lid assembly 30 are attached to the console body 10 subsequently to the console upper panel 20. Ru.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting portion 32 </ b> A has a locking convex portion 33 extending downward from the hinge base 41 of the hinge portion 40. The locking convex portion 33 is configured to include two clips 34 juxtaposed left and right, and two locking claw mechanisms 35 disposed on both left and right sides of the two clips 34.

  The clip 34 has a tapered overall shape when viewed in the left-right direction D1. The clip 34 includes a body portion 34a and a covering portion 34b that continuously covers the front and rear surfaces and the lower surface of the body portion 34a. The main body portion 34a is made of hard resin. The covering portion 34 b is made of a material that is elastically deformable and softer than the main portion 34 a.

  The locking claw mechanisms 35 each include three locking claws 36, 37, and 38 that can be bent and deformed in a cross direction intersecting with a direction extending downward from the hinge base 41 and extending.

  The locking claw 36 is configured as a first locking claw that can be bent and deformed in the left-right direction D1 which is one of the above-described cross directions. The locking claw 36 has a flat guide arm portion 36a whose thickness direction is in the left-right direction D1 and extends in the vertical direction D3, and a protrusion 36b provided on the side surface of the guide arm portion 36a.

  The two locking claws 37 and 38 are both configured as a second locking claw that can be bent and deformed in the front-rear direction D2, which is one of the above-described cross directions. The locking claw 37 has a flat guide arm portion 37a whose longitudinal direction D2 is a thickness direction and which extends in the vertical direction D3, and a projecting portion 37b provided on the front surface of the guide arm portion 37a. The locking claw 38 has a flat guide arm 38a extending in the vertical direction D3 with the front-rear direction D2 as the thickness direction, and a protrusion 38b provided on the back of the guide arm 38a.

  Although not particularly illustrated, the rear attachment portion 32B also has the same structure as the front attachment portion 32A. Therefore, the detailed description of the attachment portion 32B is omitted.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting base 12 of the console body 10 is provided with four locking openings 13 juxtaposed in the left-right direction D1. Each of the four locking openings 13 is a rectangular opening portion penetrating in the vertical direction D3. These four locking openings 13 are two first locking openings 13a arranged adjacent to each other in the center, and 2 arranged on both the left and right sides across these two first locking openings 13a. And two second locking openings 13b.

  Here, the locking convex portion 33 (see FIG. 3) of the mounting portion 32A is configured to be locked by engagement with the four locking openings 13 of the mounting base 12 of the console main body 10. Specifically, each of the two clips 34 of the mounting portion 32A is fitted to each of the two first locking openings 13a of the mounting base 12. Further, each of the two locking claw mechanisms 35 of the mounting portion 32A is fitted to each of the two second locking openings 13b of the mounting base 12.

  The mounting base 16 of the console body 10 is provided with four locking openings 17 juxtaposed in the left-right direction D1. The four locking openings 17 have the same shape and arrangement as the four locking openings 13. That is, the four locking openings 17 are disposed on both the left and right sides across the two first locking openings 17a disposed adjacent to each other in the center, and the two first locking openings 17a. It is classified into two second locking openings 17b.

  Here, the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B is fitted to the four locking openings 17 of the mounting base 16 of the console main body 10 in the same manner as the locking convex portion 33 (see FIG. 3) of the mounting portion 32A. It is comprised so that it may be locked by. Specifically, each of the two clips 34 of the mounting portion 32B is fitted to each of the two first locking openings 17a of the mounting base 16. Further, each of the two locking claw mechanisms 35 of the mounting portion 32B is fitted to each of the two second locking openings 17b of the mounting base 16.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the console main body 10 has two partition walls 14 that partition the front and back of the housing space 10 a. Each of the two partition walls 14 is a plate-like portion whose thickness direction is in the front-rear direction D2.

  The front partition wall 14 is provided so as to be connected to the rear end portion of the mounting base 12 and is disposed to be orthogonal to the mounting base 12. The partition wall 14 is configured as an opposing wall that faces the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A locked to the locking opening 13 of the mounting base 12. That is, this partition wall 14 is disposed adjacent to the rear of the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A.

  Similarly, the rear partition wall 14 is provided so as to be connected to the front end of the mounting base 16 and arranged to be orthogonal to the mounting base 16. The partition wall 14 is configured as an opposing wall that faces the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B locked to the locking opening 17 of the mounting base 16.

  The front partition wall 14 is provided with an access opening 14a for performing a locking release operation of the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A. The operator can insert a finger from the accommodation space 10a of the console body 10 into the access opening 14a. Therefore, the worker can easily perform the unlocking operation of the locking convex portion 33 locked to the mounting base 12 by using the access opening 14a provided in the front partition wall 14. it can.

  Further, the rear end wall 18 forming the rear end portion of the console main body 10 is configured as an opposing wall opposed to the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B locked to the locking opening 17 of the mounting base 16 There is. That is, the rear end wall 18 is disposed adjacent to the rear of the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B.

  The rear end wall 18 is provided with an access opening 18a for performing an unlocking operation of the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B. The operator can insert a finger into the access opening 18 a from the rear of the console body 10. Therefore, the worker can easily perform the unlocking operation of the locking convex portion 33 locked to the mounting base 16 by using the access opening 18a provided in the rear end wall 18 .

  The lid structure 1 further includes a cover member 15 capable of opening and closing the access opening 14 a of the front partition wall 14 and a cover member 19 capable of opening and closing the access opening 18 a of the rear end wall 18. The two cover members 15, 19 are both configured as detachable members.

  The cover member 15 is provided with a flat plate-like main body portion 15a having a dimension capable of covering the access opening 14a, and a plurality of flexible deformable hooks 15b extending from the main body portion 15a. For this reason, the cover member 15 is inserted by bending the plurality of locking claws 15b of the cover member 15 from the accommodation space 10a of the console body 10 to the access opening 14a and hooking on the opening edge of the access opening 14a. Can be attached to the front partition wall 14.

  Similarly, the cover member 19 is provided with a flat plate-like main body 19a having a dimension capable of covering the access opening 18a, and a plurality of resiliently deformable locking claws 19b extending from the main body 19a. . Therefore, the plurality of locking claws 19b of the cover member 19 are inserted from the rear of the console main body 10 while being bent to the access opening 18a, and the cover member 19 is reared by hooking on the opening edge of the access opening 18a. It can be attached to the end wall 18.

  Note that at least one of the two removable cover members 15 and 19 may be a slide-type member slidably provided on the console main body 10 or a turn provided rotatably on the console main body 10 as necessary. It can also be changed to a movable member.

  By providing the two cover members 15 and 19, in normal use after the lid assembly 30 is assembled to the console main body 10, the cover openings 15a and 18a are closed by the cover members 15 and 19 to form a lid structure. The design appearance of 1 can be improved.

  Next, the assembly of the lid structure 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, the console upper panel 20 is attached to the console body 10. When the console upper panel 20 is attached to the console main body 10, the recess 23 is provided at the rear end 22 of the panel, so the upper space of the mounting base 12 on the front side is not shielded by the rear end 22.

  Thereafter, in order to assemble the lid assembly 30 to the console body 10, the lid assembly 30 is lowered with the two mounting portions 32A and 32B directed downward. Specifically, the position of the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A matches the position of the locking opening 13 of the mounting base 12, and the position of the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B is the engagement of the mounting base 16 The lid assembly 30 is lowered to match the position of the stop opening 17.

  At this time, the operation of the locking projection 33 of the mounting portion 32A being inserted into the locking opening 13 of the mounting base 12 is not disturbed by the effect of the recess 23 provided in the panel rear end portion 22 of the console upper panel 20 . Therefore, with the lowering operation of the lid assembly 30, the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A is inserted into and fitted to the locking opening 13 of the mounting base 12, and the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B is The operation of inserting and fitting into the locking opening 17 of the mounting base 16 can be smoothly performed.

  Then, the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A is fitted to the locking opening 13 of the mounting base 12 and locked to the mounting base 12, and the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B is the engagement of the mounting base 16 The lid assembly 30 is assembled to the console body 10 by being fitted to the locking opening 17 and locked to the mounting base 16.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the clip 34 constituting the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32 </ b> A is inserted into one corresponding first locking opening 13 a of the locking openings 13 of the mounting base 12. . At this time, since the clip 34 has a tapered shape, the clip 34 can be easily inserted into the first locking opening 13 a.

  When the clip 34 descends the first locking opening 13a, the cover 34b is elastically deformed while being pressed by the opening edge of the first locking opening 13a. At this time, when the clip 34 is fitted into the first locking opening 13 a, a holding force for holding the clip 34 on the mounting base 12 is generated.

  On the other hand, this clip 34 is applied from the first locking opening 13 a of the mounting base 12 by applying a load that overcomes the holding force upward to the clip 34 locked to the first locking opening 13 a. It can be extracted.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the clip 34 constituting the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B is inserted into the corresponding first locking opening 17a of the locking opening 17 of the mounting base 16. The operation of the clip 34 at this time is the same as the above-described operation of the clip 34 of the attachment portion 32A.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the locking claw mechanism 35 constituting the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32A is one of the corresponding second locking openings of the locking openings 13 of the mounting base 12. It is inserted into the part 13b. At this time, since the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 have the guide arm portions 36a, 37a, 38a extending in the vertical direction D3, the guide arm portions 36a, 37a, 38a are used as the second locking openings. Easy to insert in 13b.

  All three locking claws 36, 37, 38 of the locking claw mechanism 35 are bent and deformed in the left-right direction D1 or the front-rear direction D2 when inserted into the second locking opening 13b of the mounting base 12 By being caught on the opening edge of the second locking opening 13b, the mounting base 12 is locked.

  Also, although not particularly shown, the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 are all the locking openings of the mounting base 16 similarly for the locking claw mechanism 35 that constitutes the locking convex portion 33 of the mounting portion 32B. It is inserted into the corresponding one second locking opening 17 b of the portion 17. At this time, when the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 are all inserted into the second locking opening 17b of the mounting base 16, the second locking engagement is carried out while being bent and deformed in the left-right direction D1 or the front-rear direction D2. It is locked to the mounting base 16 by being caught by the opening edge of the locking opening 17b.

  Here, with respect to the three locking claws 36, 37, 38, the projecting portion 36b of the locking claw 36 is inserted into the second locking opening 13b while being bent and deformed inward, and then has a substantially original shape. It returns and is hooked and locked by the opening edge on the right side or the left side of the second locking opening 13b.

  Further, the projection 37b of the locking claw 37 is inserted into the second locking opening 13b while being bent and deformed rearward, and then returns roughly to the original shape, and the front side of the second locking opening 13b It is locked by the opening edge.

  In addition, the projecting portion 38b of the locking claw 38 is inserted into the second locking opening 13b while being bent forward, and then returns to the original shape, and the rear side of the second locking opening 13b. It is locked by being caught by the opening edge of.

  At this time, the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 are firmly fitted to the second locking opening 13b to hold the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 on the mounting base 12 Holding power is produced. In particular, since the locking claw mechanism 35 is constructed by combining the locking claw 36 that can be bent and deformed in the left-right direction D1 and the locking claws 37 and 38 that can be bent and deformed in the front-rear direction D2, The pawl mechanism 35 can be firmly locked to the mounting base 12.

  Therefore, even if an upward load is applied to the locking claw mechanism 35 locked to the second locking opening 13b, the locking claw mechanism 35 is extracted from the second locking opening 13b of the mounting base 12 The lid assembly 30 can not be removed from the console body 10.

  Therefore, when it is desired to remove the lid assembly 30 from the console body 10, first, the two cover members 15 and 19 are removed from the console body 10, and the access opening 14a of the partition wall 14 and the access opening 18a of the rear end wall 18 Open each one (see Figure 5).

  Thereafter, a finger is inserted through the access opening 14a of the partition wall 14 to perform an unlocking operation of the left and right locking claw mechanisms 35 for the mounting portion 32A. In this locking release operation, in each locking claw mechanism 35, for example, a load is applied to the locking claw 36 such that the protrusion 36b is released from the opening edge of the second locking opening 13b, and the locking claw 38 On the other hand, a load is applied such that the protrusion 38b is released from the opening edge of the second locking opening 13b. Thereby, the protrusion 37b of the locking claw 37 can be similarly removed from the opening edge of the second locking opening 13b.

  Similarly, a finger is inserted through the access opening 18a of the rear end wall 18 to perform an unlocking operation of the left and right locking claw mechanisms 35 for the mounting portion 32B. In this locking release operation, in each locking claw mechanism 35, for example, a load is applied to the locking claw 36 such that the protrusion 36b is disengaged from the opening edge of the second locking opening 17b, and the locking claw 38 On the other hand, a load is applied such that the protrusion 38b is disengaged from the opening edge of the second locking opening 17b. As a result, the projecting portion 37b of the locking claw 37 can be similarly removed from the opening edge of the second locking opening 17b.

  Here, the double-opening structure of the lid assembly 30 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the left and right operation parts 31a, 31b of the lid assembly 30 are elastically biased by an elastic biasing member (not shown) so as to be connected by the connecting member 31c and held in the neutral position. There is. By operating any one of the left and right operation units 31a and 31b, the switching member 46 is moved in any one of the front-rear direction D2.

  At the upper left side of the front hinge base 41, a bracket portion 42 having a shaft hole 42a is provided. The bracket portion 42 is connected to the front region of the lid portion 31 via the link body 43. The link body 43 has an axial hole 43a at one end and an axial hole 43b at the other end. The link body 43 is rotatably connected to the lid portion 31 by a first hinge portion 40A as a first hinge shaft inserted into the shaft hole 43a. The link body 43 is rotatably connected to the bracket portion 42 by a second hinge portion 40B as a second hinge shaft inserted into the shaft hole 43b. Further, the link body 43 includes an accommodation space 43 c capable of accommodating the bracket portion 42. Further, the link body 43 is configured to be latchable with the front hinge base 41.

  At the upper right side of the rear hinge base 41, a bracket 44 having an axial hole 44a is provided. The bracket portion 44 is connected to the rear region of the lid portion 31 via the link body 45. The link body 45 has an axial hole 45a at one end and an axial hole 45b at the other end. The link body 45 is rotatably connected to the bracket portion 44 by a first hinge portion 40A as a first hinge shaft inserted into the shaft hole 45a. The link body 45 is rotatably connected to the lid portion 31 by a second hinge portion 40B as a second hinge shaft inserted into the shaft hole 45b. Further, the link body 45 includes an accommodation space 45 c capable of accommodating the bracket portion 44. Further, the link body 45 is configured to be latchable with the rear hinge base 41.

  When the operation portion 31a is operated, the link member 43 is engaged with the front hinge base 41 by the movement of the switching member 46 in one of the front-rear direction D2, and the link 45 and the rear hinge base 41 are engaged. Latch engagement is released. For this reason, the link body 43 is integrated with the front hinge base 41 in a horizontal state, and can be rotated with respect to the lid 31 around the first hinge portion 40A. On the other hand, the link body 45 is integrated with the lid portion 31 in the stored state (see the two-dot chain line), and the first hinge portion 40A is provided to the rear hinge base 41. It becomes possible to turn around the center. For this reason, the lid portion 31 of the lid assembly 30 can be opened to the right centering on the front and rear two first hinge portions 40A.

  When the operation unit 31b is operated, the switching member 46 moves in the opposite direction to that of the operation unit 31a, whereby the latch engagement between the link body 43 and the hinge base 41 on the front side is released, and the link body 45 The rear hinge base 41 is latched and engaged. For this reason, the link body 43 is rotatable about the second hinge portion 40 B with respect to the front hinge base 41 and integrated with the lid portion 31 in the stored state. (See the dash-dotted line). On the other hand, the link body 45 is rotatable about the second hinge 40B with respect to the lid 31 and integrated with the rear hinge base 41 in the horizontal state. It will be in the For this reason, the lid portion 31 of the lid assembly 30 can be left-opened around the two front and rear second hinge portions 40B.

  Therefore, by selectively operating one of the left and right operation units 31a and 31b, it is possible to open both the left and right sides of the lid 31.

  For further detailed description of the above-mentioned double-opening structure, for example, the double-opening lid structure disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-245838 is referred to.

  Next, the operation and effect of the first embodiment will be described.

  In the lid structure 1 described above, the lid assembly 30 is configured by integrally assembling the lid portion 31, the attachment portions 32A and 32B, and the hinge portion 40. In this case, since the hinge portion 40 is incorporated in the lid assembly 30 in advance, there is no need to form the hinge portion 40 when assembling the lid assembly 30 to the console main body 10. Therefore, by attaching the lid assembly 30 to the console body 10 at the attachment portion 32, the double-opening lid assembly 30 can be easily assembled to the console body 10.

  As a result, it is possible to provide the lid structure 1 excellent in assembling workability when assembling the lid assembly 30 to the console main body 10.

  According to the lid structure 1 described above, the locking convex portion 33 is in a state where the locking convex portions 33 of the mounting portions 32A and 32B of the lid assembly 30 are directed to the locking openings 13 and 17 of the mounting bases 12 and 16. By moving the lid assembly 30 toward the console main body 10 so as to be fitted into the locking openings 13 and 17, the mounting portions 32 A and 32 B are locked to the mounting bases 12 and 16 as they are. Therefore, the attachment portions 32A and 32B of the lid assembly 30 can be easily attached to the console body 10.

  According to the lid structure 1 described above, the attachment portions 32A and 32B of the lid assembly 30 can be attached to the console main body 10 by using a simple structure by the three locking claws 36, 37 and 38 included in the locking convex portion 33. It can be attached securely.

  In particular, since the locking convex portion 33 is constructed by combining the first locking claw 36 and the second locking claws 37 and 38 which can be bent and deformed in mutually different directions, the locking convex portion 33 is locked. The engagement with the openings 13 and 17 is not easily disengaged, and the locking projection 33 can be firmly locked to the mounting bases 12 and 16.

  According to the lid structure 1 described above, the two mounting bases 12 and 16 at the front and back of the accommodation space 10a of the console main body 10 and the two front and rear mounting portions 32A corresponding to the two mounting bases 12 and 16 in the lid assembly 30 The lid assembly 30 can be assembled to the console main body 10 by using 32B.

  According to the lid structure 1 described above, by configuring the two locking claw mechanisms 35 of the locking convex portion 33 with the three locking claws 36, 37, 38, the mounting portions 32A, 32B against external load The strength can be increased. For example, it is possible to ensure a strength that can withstand the load that the attachment portions 32A and 32B receive when the lid portion 31 of the lid assembly 30 is excessively opened.

  Hereinafter, other embodiments relating to the above-described first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the other embodiments, the same elements as the elements of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the same elements is omitted.

Second Embodiment
As shown in FIG. 11, the lid structure 101 of the second embodiment is similar to the front partition wall 14 in the rear partition wall 14 instead of providing the access opening 18 a in the rear end wall 18 of the console main body 10. It differs from the lid structure 1 of the first embodiment in that the access opening 14 a is provided. The lid structure 101 further includes a cover member 115 capable of opening and closing the access opening 14 a of the rear partition wall 14. The cover member 115 is similar to the cover member 15 capable of opening and closing the access opening 14 a of the front partition wall 14.

  The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment.

According to the lid structure 101 of the second embodiment, the removal of the two cover members 15 and 115 and the access to the two attachment portions 32A and 32B can all be performed from the accommodation space 10a of the console main body 10.
Other effects and effects similar to those of the first embodiment are achieved.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various applications and modifications can be considered without departing from the object of the present invention. For example, the following embodiments to which the above embodiment is applied can be implemented.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 of the locking claw mechanism 35 are inserted into one second locking opening 13b or the second locking opening 17b is exemplified. Instead of this, a structure in which each of the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 is inserted into a dedicated opening, or any two of the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 are one opening The structure etc. which are inserted in a part are also employable.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the two attachment portions 32A and 32B are disposed in the back and forth in the lid assembly 30 is exemplified, but the number and the arrangement of the attachment portions are not limited to this. It is possible to change to

  In the above embodiment, although the case where the locking claw mechanism 35 includes the three locking claws 36, 37, 38 is illustrated, the number of locking claws is not limited to this, and may be appropriately selected as necessary. It is possible to change to

Although the above embodiment illustrates the case where the locking projection 33 includes the two clips 34 and the two locking claw mechanisms 35, the number of each of the clips 34 and the locking claw mechanisms 35 is limited to this. It is not a thing, but it can change suitably as needed.
Moreover, any one of the clip 34 and the locking claw mechanism 35 can be omitted as needed.

  In the above embodiment, the attachment portion 32A, 32B of the lid assembly 30 is attached to the console body 10 using the clip 34 and the locking claws 36, 37, 38, but in place of this, a screw or bolt is used. The lid assembly 30 may be attached to the console body 10 using a fastening member such as, for example.

  Although the above embodiment exemplifies the case of using the cover members 15 and 19 which can open and close the access openings 14a and 18a, the cover members 15 and 19 can be omitted as necessary.

  In the above embodiment, the assembly structure of the lid assembly 30 is exemplified in the case where the lid 31 is applied to a double-opening lid assembly in which the lid 31 can be double-opened in the left-right direction. The present invention can also be applied to a double-opening type lid assembly that can be opened to both sides, and a single-opening type lid assembly that allows the lid portion 31 to be opened to either left or right or either front or back.

1,101 Console lid structure for vehicles (lid structure)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 console main body 10a accommodation space 12, 16 mounting base 13, 13a, 13b, 17, 17a, 17b latching opening part 14 partition wall (opposing wall)
14a, 18a access opening 15, 19 cover member 18 rear end wall (opposing wall)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 console upper panel 22 panel rear end part 23 recessed part 30 lid assembly 31 lid part 32, 32A, 32B attachment part 33 locking convex part 34 clip 36 1st locking claw (locking claw)
37, 38 Second locking claw (locking claw)
40 hinge part 40A first hinge part (hinge part)
40B Second hinge part (hinge part)
41 Hinge base D1 Vehicle horizontal direction (cross direction)
D2 Vehicle longitudinal direction (cross direction)

Claims (9)

A console body having a housing space whose upper surface is open;
A lid assembly having a lid portion capable of opening and closing the housing space of the console body;
Equipped with
The lid assembly includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the console body, and a hinge portion rotatably supporting the lid portion with respect to the attachment portion, the lid portion, the attachment portion, and the attachment portion. A console lid structure for a vehicle in which the hinge part is assembled in one piece.   The console main body has a mounting base provided with a locking opening, and the mounting portion of the lid assembly has a locking projection extending from the hinge base of the hinge, and the locking projection is provided The vehicle console lid structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is configured to be locked to the mounting base by fitting the portion and the locking opening.   The locking projection includes a plurality of locking claws that can be bent and deformed in a cross direction crossing the direction in which the locking base extends from the hinge base, and any of the plurality of locking claws is the locking groove 3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the holding base is configured to be locked by being caught in the opening edge of the locking opening while being bent and deformed in the cross direction when being inserted into the locking opening. Console lid structure for vehicles.   The plurality of locking claws include a first locking claw that can be bent and deformed in the lateral direction of the vehicle as the crossing direction, and a second locking claw that can be bent and deformed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle as the crossing direction. The vehicle console lid structure according to claim 3.   The console main body includes the mounting base on the front and back of the housing space, and the lid assembly includes the mounting portion on the front and back, and the locking convex portion of the mounting portion on the front side and the mounting on the front side The locking opening of the base is fitted, and the locking projection of the mounting portion on the rear and the locking opening of the mounting base on the rear are fitted. The vehicle console lid structure according to any one of claims 2 to 4.   The console main body has an opposite wall facing the locking convex portion locked to the mounting base, and the opposite wall has an access opening for performing a locking release operation of the locking convex portion The vehicle console lid structure according to any one of claims 2 to 5, provided.   The vehicle console lid structure according to claim 6, further comprising: a cover member capable of opening and closing the access opening of the opposite wall.   A console upper panel attached to the front of the vehicle with respect to the housing space of the console main body is provided, and a panel rear end portion of the console upper panel is installed in the way of attaching the mounting portion of the lid assembly to the console main body The vehicle console lid structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a recessed portion recessed toward the vehicle front side is provided in order to avoid becoming dull.   The lid assembly extends parallel to the first hinge portion at a position facing the first hinge portion across the housing space of the console main body when the hinge portion is the first hinge portion. The lid portion is configured as a double-opening lid assembly that includes a hinge portion, and can selectively open the lid portion by selectively using any one of the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion. A vehicle console lid structure according to any one of 8.

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