JP2020011595A - Console box for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a console box for a vehicle that is capable of suppressing operation load required for returning operation of a lid without incurring an increase in size.SOLUTION: A console box 6 for a vehicle comprises: a box body 10 having a pair of guides 16, 18 which are formed along an opening; and a shutter-type lid 20 which is slidably assembled along the pair of guides 16, 18 of the box body 10. The lid 20 comprises therein a thin plate-shaped elastic member 30. An elastic modulus of the elastic member 30 is configured so that, when a sliding position of the lid 20 has reached curved parts 16b, 18b from linear parts 16a, 18a of the pair of guides 16, 18, component force F1 in a tangential direction of restitutive force F acting on the lid 20 from the elastic member 30 is larger than component force G1 in a tangential direction of gravity force G acting on the lid 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile console box, and more particularly, to an automobile console box disposed in a cabin of an automobile.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a console box capable of storing articles therein is arranged on a floor floor between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a vehicle cabin. In such a console box, a shutter type (bellows type) lid for opening and closing the opening of the box body is already known (see Patent Document 1). For example, as shown in FIG. 7, such a lid 120 includes an assist mechanism 130 having a wire 130 a and a spring 130 b in the shutter-type console box 106, and the spring 130 b is connected to the lid 120 via the wire 130 a. What is connected is already known. Thus, the operation of returning the lid 120 having the opening 110b of the box body 110 opened can be assisted (supported) by the spring force of the mainspring 130b. Therefore, the operation load required for the operation of returning the lid 120 can be suppressed.

JP 2008-24099 A

  However, in the related art described above, the assist mechanism 130 is provided outside the lid 120, as is clear from FIG. That is, the assist mechanism 130 is configured to be provided in the box body 110. For this reason, the box body 110 may be bulky. Therefore, the console box 106 may become large.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a console box of an automobile capable of suppressing an operation load required for a lid returning operation without increasing the size. .

  The present invention has been achieved to achieve the above object, and is configured as follows. The invention according to claim 1 is an automobile including a box body having a pair of guides formed along an opening, and a shutter type lid slidably mounted along the pair of guides of the box body. Console box. The pair of guides are configured to form a linear portion corresponding to the sliding position of the lid with the opening of the box body closed and a curved portion corresponding to the sliding position of the lid with the opening of the box body open. I have. The lid includes a thin plate-like elastic member inside. When the sliding position of the lid reaches the curved portion from the linear portion of the pair of guides, the elastic coefficient of the elastic member is determined by the tangential component of the restoring force acting on the lid from the elastic member, based on the tangential component of the gravity acting on the lid. Is set to be larger.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the elastic member has a thin plate shape, the thickness of the lid does not substantially increase. Therefore, the console box does not become large. When the sliding position of the lid reaches the curved portion from the linear portion of the pair of guides, a propulsive force (a force for sliding the lid toward the front side (the side closing the opening of the box body)) acts on the lid. It is in a state. Therefore, the operation of sliding the lid toward the front side (returning the opened lid) from the state where the lid has opened the opening of the box body can be assisted (supported) by the propulsive force. Therefore, the operation load required for this operation (return operation of the opened lid) can be suppressed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of an automobile to which the console box according to the embodiment is applied. It is the whole console box perspective view concerning an embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where the lid has opened an opening in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a force acting on the lid in FIG. 5. It is a side surface schematic diagram of the console box concerning a prior art.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the terms upper, lower, front, rear, left, and right refer to the directions of upper, lower, front, rear, left, and right described in the above-described drawings, that is, the vehicle 1 as a reference. It shows the directions of time up, down, front, back, left, and right.

  First, an overall configuration of a console box 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The console box 6 is an interior box arranged on the floor 5 between the driver's seat 3 and the passenger's seat 4 in the cabin 2 of the automobile 1, as is clear from FIG. The console box 6 mainly includes a box body 10 and a lid 20 (see FIGS. 2 to 4). Hereinafter, the box body 10 and the lid 20 will be described individually.

  First, the box body 10 will be described (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The box body 10 includes a U-shaped body 14 formed in a substantially U-shape from a front wall 11, a rear wall 12, and a bottom wall 13, a left wall 15 fixed to the left side of the U-shaped body 14, and a U-shaped body 14. And a right wall 17 fixed to the right side. Therefore, the box main body 10 is configured to include a storage portion 10b that can store an article (not shown) through a rectangular opening 10a formed on the upper side thereof.

  A substantially J-shaped guide rail 16 capable of guiding a round shaft 23a on the left side of a lid 20, which will be described later, is attached to an upper edge and a rear edge of the left wall 15. Similarly, a substantially J-shaped guide rail 18 capable of guiding a right round shaft 23a of a lid 20, which will be described later, is attached to an upper edge and a rear edge of the right wall 17. These guide rails 16 and 18 are configured to form a pair on the left and right. These descriptions correspond to the “box body having a pair of guides formed along the opening” described in the claims.

  In the guide rail 16, a portion corresponding to the upper edge of the left wall 15 is a straight portion 16a, and a portion corresponding to the rear edge of the left wall 15 is a curved portion 16b. The linear portion 16a is a portion corresponding to a sliding position of a lid 20, which will be described later, with the opening 10a closed. The curved portion 16b is a portion corresponding to a sliding position of a lid 20, which will be described later, with the opening 10a opened.

  Similarly, a portion of the guide rail 18 corresponding to the upper edge of the right wall 17 is a straight portion 18a, and a portion corresponding to the rear edge of the right wall 17 is a curved portion 18b. The linear portion 18a is a portion corresponding to a sliding position of a lid 20, which will be described later, with the opening 10a closed. The curved portion 18b is a portion corresponding to a sliding position of a lid 20, which will be described later, with the opening 10a opened. The box body 10 is configured as described above.

  Next, the lid 20 will be described (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The lid 20 includes a skin 21 and a skeleton 22. The skin body 21 is composed of an elastic skin member and a cushion layer. On the other hand, the skeleton body 22 is composed of a plurality of ribs 23 whose left and right ends form a round shaft 23a (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The skeleton body 22 includes a thin resin panel 30 and ribs 23 on the inner surface side of the skin body 21.

  This description corresponds to “the lid has a thin plate-shaped elastic member therein,” as set forth in the claims. Even when the resin panel 30 is attached via the resin panel 30 in this manner, the thickness of the lid 20 does not substantially increase because the resin panel 30 is in a thin plate shape. Therefore, the console box 6 does not increase in size.

  When the sliding position of the lid 20 reaches the curved portions 16b and 18b from the linear portions 16a and 18a of the pair of guide rails 16 and 18 as described later, the elastic modulus of the resin panel 30 is determined by the gravity G acting on the lid 20. The tangential component G1 of the restoring force F acting on the lid 20 from the resin panel 30 is set to be larger than the tangential component G1 (see FIG. 6). Hereinafter, it is simply described that “the component force F1 of the restoring force F is set to be larger than the component force G1 of the gravity G acting on the lid 20”.

  The plurality of ribs 23 are attached to the inner surface side of the skin body 21 via a gap 24 (see FIG. 4). Therefore, the skeleton body 22 can be bent around the longitudinal axis (left-right direction) of the rib 23. That is, the lid 20 can have a shutter (bellows) function. This description corresponds to the “shutter type lid” described in the claims.

  The lid 20 is configured as described above. The lid 20 configured as described above is assembled to the box main body 10 with the left and right round shafts 23a of the skeleton 22 guided by the left and right guide rails 16 and 18 of the box main body 10 (FIG. 3-4). Thereby, the lid 20 can be slid with respect to the box main body 10 along the left and right guide rails 16 and 18.

  Subsequently, the operation of the console box 6 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 20 is moved from a state in which the lid 20 closes the opening 10 a of the box body 10 (a state in which the slide position of the lid 20 is in the linear portions 16 a and 18 a of the pair of guide rails 16 and 18). Slide to the rear. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the sliding position of the lid 20 reaches the curved portions 16b, 18b from the linear portions 16a, 18a of the pair of guide rails 16, 18. Therefore, the opening 10a of the box body 10 can be opened. Therefore, articles can be stored in the storage section 10b through the opening 10a.

  At this time, as is clear from FIG. 5, the resin panel 30 of the lid 20 is in a bent state, and the gravity G and the restoring force F act on the round shaft 23a of the rib 23 of the lid 20. (See FIG. 6). As described above, the elastic modulus of the resin panel 30 is set so that the component F1 of the restoring force F is larger than the component G1 of the gravity G acting on the lid 20. Therefore, a propulsive force (a force for sliding the lid 20 toward the front side) is acting on the lid 20.

  Therefore, the operation of sliding the lid 20 toward the front side (the operation of returning the lid 20) from the state where the lid 20 has opened the opening 10a of the box body 10 can be assisted (supported) by the propulsive force. As a result, the operation load required for this operation (return operation of the lid 20) can be suppressed. In FIG. 6, G2 is a vertical component of the gravity G acting on the lid 20, and F2 is a vertical component of the restoring force F acting on the lid 20 from the resin panel 30.

  The console box 6 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above. According to this configuration, the skeleton body 22 includes the thin resin panel 30 and the ribs 23 on the inner surface side of the skin body 21. Even when the resin panel 30 is attached via the resin panel 30 in this manner, the thickness of the lid 20 does not substantially increase because the resin panel 30 is in a thin plate shape. Therefore, the console box 6 does not increase in size. When the sliding position of the lid 20 reaches the curved portions 16b and 18b from the linear portions 16a and 18a of the pair of guide rails 16 and 18, the elastic modulus of the resin panel 30 becomes a component G1 of the gravity G acting on the lid 20. The component force F1 of the restoring force F is set to be larger. Therefore, a propulsive force (a force for sliding the lid 20 toward the front side) is acting on the lid 20. Therefore, the operation of sliding the lid 20 toward the front side (return operation of the lid 20) from the state in which the lid 20 has opened the opening 10a of the box body 10 can be assisted (supported) by the propulsive force. As a result, the operation load required for this operation (return operation of the lid 20) can be suppressed.

  The above description relates only to an embodiment of the present invention, and does not mean that the present invention is limited to the above content.

  In the embodiment, the “resin panel 30” has been described as an example of the “elastic member”. However, the material is not limited to this, and any material may be used as long as it can obtain a leaf spring-like elastic action (repulsive force).

Reference Signs List 1 automobile 6 console box 10 box body 10a opening 16 guide rail (guide)
16a Straight portion 16b Curved portion 18 Guide rail (guide)
18a Straight portion 18b Curved portion 20 Lid 30 Resin panel (elastic member)
F Restoring force G Gravity

Claims (1)

A console box for an automobile, comprising: a box body having a pair of guides formed along an opening; and a shutter-type lid slidably mounted along the pair of guides of the box body.
The pair of guides are configured to form a linear portion corresponding to the sliding position of the lid when the opening of the box body is closed, and a curved portion corresponding to the sliding position of the lid when the opening of the box body is opened. Yes,
The lid has a thin plate-like elastic member inside,
When the sliding position of the lid reaches the curved portion from the linear portion of the pair of guides, the elastic coefficient of the elastic member is determined by the tangential component of the restoring force acting on the lid from the elastic member, based on the tangential component of gravity acting on the lid. A car console box that is set to have a higher component force.

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