JP2021098418A - Console Box - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a console box which makes an upper panel less likely to be removed even if a movable member is operated.SOLUTION: A console box is provided on a floor of a vehicle and includes: a console body having side wall parts arranged in a vehicle width direction; an upper panel fixed to upper ends of the side wall parts; and an end panel fixed to rear ends of the side wall parts. The upper panel includes: a movable member provided on its upper surface; and a rotation fulcrum part provided at a lower part of a vehicle rear part. An upper end part of the end panel includes a facing part which contacts with or moves close to the lower side of the rotation fulcrum part in a state where the end panel is fixed to the side wall parts. The rotation fulcrum part supports the facing part so that a lower end part of the end panel moves in an arc form with the facing part serving as a rotation axis.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a console box provided on the floor of a vehicle.

Patent Document 1 discloses a console box provided on the floor of a vehicle. This console box includes a console body and a design surface panel. The console body includes a pair of side wall portions arranged in the vehicle width direction. The design surface panel is an upper panel fixed to the upper end of the side wall portion. The upper panel seals the opening on the upper side of the console body. Although not shown in Patent Document 1, an end panel is fixed to the rear end of the side wall portion. The end panel seals the opening on the rear end side of the console body.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-126486

A movable member may be provided on the upper surface of the upper panel. For example, examples of the rotary movable member include a knob of an electric parking brake and a lid of a cup holder. When these movable members are operated, downward stress may be applied to the rear portion of the upper panel of the vehicle. For example, when the knob of the electric parking brake is pulled up or the lid of the cup holder is opened, a downward stress acts on the rear side of the vehicle on the upper panel. At this time, an upward stress acts on the vehicle front side of the upper panel relatively, and the upper panel may come off from the console body. As a countermeasure, if the number of engagement points between the upper panel and the console body is increased, the structure of the upper panel and the console body becomes complicated, and the productivity of the vehicle including the cost decreases. There is also a problem that the weight of the vehicle increases.

In view of the above circumstances, one object of the present invention is to provide a console box in which the upper panel does not easily come off even when the movable member is operated.

The console box according to one embodiment of the present invention is
A console box installed on the floor of the vehicle
A console body with side walls that line up in the width direction of the vehicle,
An upper panel fixed to the upper end of the side wall and
It is provided with an end panel fixed to the rear end of the side wall portion.
The upper panel
The movable member provided on the upper surface and
It is equipped with a rotation fulcrum provided at the bottom of the rear part of the vehicle.
The upper end portion of the end panel includes an opposing portion that comes into contact with or is close to the rotation fulcrum portion in a state where the end panel is fixed to the side wall portion.
The rotation fulcrum portion supports the facing portion so that the facing portion serves as a rotation axis and the lower end portion of the end panel moves in an arc.

In a conventional console box, the end panel is horizontally moved from the rear side of the vehicle and attached to the console body. Therefore, the end panel did not contribute to prevent the upper panel from falling off. On the other hand, in the console box according to the embodiment, the end panel is attached to the console body so that the lower end portion of the end panel moves in an arc while the facing portion of the end panel is brought into contact with the rotation fulcrum portion of the upper panel. There is. As a result, in a state where the end panel is fixed to the console body, the facing portion of the end panel comes into contact with or approaches below the rotation fulcrum portion. Therefore, when the movable member is operated and a downward stress acts on the vehicle rear side of the upper panel, the facing portion of the end panel supports the upper panel from below. In the configuration in which the upper panel is supported from below by the facing portions of the end panels, the upper panel does not easily come off from the console body even if the number of engaging portions between the upper panel and the console body is small. Therefore, it is possible to avoid complicating the structure of the upper panel and the console body, and it is difficult to reduce the productivity of the vehicle including the cost.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an arrangement state of the console box according to the first embodiment in the vehicle. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the console box according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the console box at the position indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1 (III). FIG. 4 is a schematic vertical sectional view of the console box at the position indicated by the arrow (IV) in FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a locus of arc motion at the upper end of the end panel when the end panel of the first embodiment is attached. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the locus of the arc movement of the hook portion when the end panel of the first embodiment is attached. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a locus of arc movement of the end-side engaging portion at the time of mounting the end panel in the first embodiment.

Hereinafter, the console box 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. The same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same names. In the figure, "FR" is the front of the vehicle, "RR" is the rear of the vehicle, "UP" is the top of the vehicle, "LWR" is the bottom of the vehicle, "LH" is the left of the vehicle, and "RH" is the right of the vehicle. Shown. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these examples, and is indicated by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

<Embodiment 1>
≪Overall composition≫
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state in the vicinity of the dash panel 10 in the vehicle. A center console 9 is integrated in the dash panel 10 of this example, and a shift lever 90 is provided in the center console 9. The console box 1 of this example is connected to the center console 9. As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2, the console box 1 of this example includes a console main body 2, an upper panel 3, and an end panel 4, which are separate members. Hereinafter, each configuration provided in the console box 1 will be described in detail.

≪Console body≫
The console body 2 includes a pair of side wall portions 20, 20 arranged in the vehicle width direction. The pair of side wall portions 20, 20 are connected by a frame material or the like. Therefore, the distance between the pair of side wall portions 20, 20 is maintained. The side wall portion 20 of this example is a substantially trapezoidal resin panel having an inclination at the front end when viewed from the vehicle width direction. The slope is downward. The lower ends of the side wall portions 20 and 20 are fixed to the floor 8 (FIG. 1) between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. Further, the front end portions of the side wall portions 20 and 20 are connected to the center console 9.

Each side wall portion 20 includes three front end side engaging portions 21, 22, 23, two upper end side engaging portions 24, 25, and three rear end side engaging portions 26, 27, 28. The front end side engaging portions 21, 22, 23 of this example are provided at the inclined front end of the side wall portion 20, and are protrusions extending toward the front side of the vehicle. The front end side engaging portions 21, 22, 23 engage with the vehicle interior side engaging portion (not shown) provided in the center console 9 (FIG. 1) to connect the console body 2 and the center console 9.

The upper end side engaging portions 24 and 25 of this example are provided at the substantially horizontal upper end of the side wall portion 20, and are claw members extending toward the upper side of the vehicle. The upper end side engaging portions 24 and 25 engage with the upper side engaging portions (not shown) provided in the upper panel 3 to connect the console main body 2 and the upper panel 3.

The rear end side engaging portions 26, 27, 28 of this example are engaging holes provided on the inner peripheral side at the rear end of the side wall portion 20. The engagement hole opens toward the rear of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 4, the rear end side engaging portions 26, 27, 28 engage with the end side engaging portions 46, 47, 48 provided in the end panel 4, and engage the console body 2 and the end panel 4 with each other. Connect. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the rear end side engaging portion 26 of this example includes an inner peripheral curved portion 26c. The inner peripheral curved portion 26c is a lower portion of the engaging hole of the rear end side engaging portion 26 and has a curved surface. The radius of curvature of the curved surface substantially coincides with the length from the rotation fulcrum portion 31 to the inner peripheral curved portion 26c.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a retaining portion 29 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of each side wall portion 20. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the console box 1 at a position outside the EPB lever 5 in the vehicle width direction. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the retaining portion 29 in FIG. The retaining portion 29 of FIGS. 4 and 6 is a retaining portion 29 provided on the side wall portion 20 on the right side of the vehicle. The retaining portion 29 on the right side of the vehicle is a projecting piece protruding toward the left side of the vehicle. The retaining portion 29 provided on the side wall portion 20 on the left side of the vehicle (not shown) is a projecting piece protruding toward the right side of the vehicle.

≪Upper panel≫
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper panel 3 is a resin panel that seals the upper end opening of the console body 2. An EPB lever 5, which is an EPB switch, is provided on the upper part of the upper panel 3. The EPB lever 5 is housed in the hole 3h shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the console box 1 at a position where the EPB lever 5 is provided. In FIG. 3, the EPB lever 5 is omitted.

The EPB lever 5 in FIG. 2 is a movable member that operates so that a downward stress acts on at least the rear portion of the upper panel 3 of the vehicle. The EPB lever 5 is a small piece having a rectangular shape. The portion of the EPB lever 5 on the rear side of the vehicle is supported by the upper panel 3 via a rotation shaft (not shown) extending in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the portion of the EPB lever 5 on the front side of the vehicle can rotate in the height direction of the vehicle. When the driver pulls up the EPB lever 5, a downward stress acts on the rear portion of the upper panel 3 of the upper panel 3 via the rotating shaft. The lever unit 6 including the EPB lever 5 and the rotating shaft is fixed to the upper panel 3. Most of the lever units 6 except the EPB lever 5 are arranged on the back surface side of the upper panel 3, that is, on the lower side of the vehicle.

Of the upper surface of the upper panel 3, two mounting portions 33 and 34 are provided on the front side of the vehicle. The mounting portion 33 is formed by the upper surface of the upper panel 3 being recessed downward. The mounting portion 34 is formed by denting a portion on the upper surface of the vehicle on the front side of the mounting portion 33 downward. The mounting portion 34 is deeper than the mounting portion 33. The mounting portions 33 and 34 are spaces for placing smartphones, coins, and the like. A non-contact power supply device for a smartphone may be arranged on the back side of the mounting portions 33 and 34.

An upper side engaging portion (not shown) is provided on the lower surface of the upper panel 3. The configuration of the upper side engaging portion is not particularly limited as long as it can engage with the upper end side engaging portions 24 and 25 of the console body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a rotation fulcrum portion 31 is provided in the lower portion 30 of the upper panel 3 on the rear side of the vehicle. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the rotation fulcrum portion 31 in FIG. The rotation fulcrum portion 31 rotatably supports the facing portion 41 provided at the upper end portion 40 of the end panel 4 when the end panel 4 described later is attached to the console main body 2 while being rotated. Since the rotating fulcrum portion 31 rotatably supports the opposing portion 41, when the end panel 4 is attached to the console body 2 while rotating, the opposing portion 41 becomes a rotation axis and the lower end portion of the end panel 4 is an arc. Move. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotation fulcrum portion 31 of this example includes an overhanging portion 31A that projects diagonally downward from the lower portion 30. In this example, when the end panel 4 is attached, the end panel 4 is brought into contact with the receiving surface portion 31B, which is a portion of the surface constituting the lower portion 30 on the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the overhanging portion 31A. Therefore, it may be considered that the receiving surface portion 31B is also included in a part of the rotation fulcrum portion 31.

≪End panel≫
As shown in FIG. 2, the end panel 4 is a resin panel that seals the rear opening of the console body 2. As shown in the enlarged circled view of FIG. 2, the storage recess 4S is provided at the upper end 40 of the end panel 4 of this example. The storage recess 4S is a space surrounded by a back wall portion 42 which is a part of the end panel 4, a front wall portion 43 provided on the vehicle front side of the back wall portion 42, and a pair of connecting wall portions 44, 44. is there. As shown in FIG. 3, the front wall portion 43 projects from the vehicle front side surface of the end panel 4 to the vehicle front side and extends to the vehicle upper side. The connecting wall portions 44, 44 connect both ends of the front wall portion 43 in the vehicle width direction to the inner peripheral surface of the end panel 4. The opening of the storage recess 4S is rectangular and opens toward the upper side of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 3, the overhanging portion 31A of the upper panel 3 is housed inside the storage recess 4S. As a result, the inner peripheral surface of the storage recess 4S and the outer peripheral surface of the overhanging portion 31A face each other, and the upper end surface of the back wall portion 42 and the inner peripheral surface of the receiving surface portion 31B face each other. That is, the portion including the inner peripheral surface of the storage recess 4S and the upper end surface of the back wall portion 42 is the facing portion 41 facing the rotation fulcrum portion 31 of the upper panel 3. The facing portion 41 has a role of supporting the lower portion 30 on the rear end side of the upper panel 3 from the lower side. When the rear end portion of the upper panel 3 tries to rotate downward, the load of the upper panel 3 is mainly the front wall portion 43 and the connecting wall portion 44 connecting the front wall portion 43 to the inner peripheral surface of the end panel 4. It is supported by 44. The upper end surface of the back wall portion 42 supplementarily supports the load of the upper panel 3.

Here, the facing portion 41 may be in a position where it can support the lower portion 30 on the rear end side of the upper panel 3 from below when a downward stress acts on the rear portion of the vehicle of the upper panel 3. Therefore, the facing portion 41 does not necessarily have to be in contact with the rotation fulcrum portion 31, and may be close to the rotation fulcrum portion 31.

The front wall portion 43 also plays a role of suppressing the end panel 4 from coming off from the console main body 2. For example, even if the end panel 4 is pulled straight to the rear side, the front wall portion 43 is caught by the overhanging portion 31A, so that the end panel 4 is hard to come off from the upper panel 3. Since the upper panel 3 is fixed to the console main body 2 via the upper side engaging portion, the end panel 4 is hard to come off from the console main body 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, since the front wall portion 43 is supported by the connecting wall portions 44, 44, even if the front wall portion 43 is caught by the overhanging portion 31A, the front wall portion 43 may be broken or cracked. It's hard to do.

As shown in FIG. 4, end-side engaging portions 46, 47, 48 are provided in the vicinity of the edge portion in the vehicle width direction on the front side surface of the end panel 4. The end-side engaging portions 46, 47, 48 of this example are protrusions protruding forward. The projecting piece includes a claw portion (not shown) that is hooked on the engaging holes of the rear end side engaging portions 26, 27, 28 provided on the side wall portion 20. Examples of the claw portion include a claw portion protruding from the left side surface and the right side surface of the projecting piece in the vehicle width direction. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the end-side engaging portion 46 of this example includes an outer curved portion 46c. The outer curved portion 46c is a portion on the lower side of the end-side engaging portion 46 and has a curved surface. The radius of curvature of the curved surface substantially coincides with the length from the rotation fulcrum portion 31 to the outer curved portion 46c.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the end panel 4 includes a hook portion 49 provided on the upper end side of the inner peripheral surface of the end panel 4 and near the end portion in the vehicle width direction. The hook portion 49 is provided at a position corresponding to the retaining portion 29 of the console main body 2. Therefore, in a state where the end panel 4 is attached to the console main body 2, the retaining portion 29 is arranged inside the hook portion 49.

≪How to install the end panel≫
When the operator attaches the end panel 4 of this example to the console main body 2, the end panel 4 is attached to the console main body 2 while being rotated around the facing portion 41 of the end panel 4 as a rotation axis. When attaching the end panel 4, the operator inserts the overhanging portion 31A of the upper panel 3 into the storage recess 4S of the end panel 4 and moves the lower end portion of the end panel 4 in an arc. At that time, when the upper end of the back wall portion 42 of the end panel 4 comes into contact with the receiving surface portion 31B of the upper panel 3, the arc motion of the lower end portion of the end panel 4 becomes stable.

When the end panel 4 is attached, as shown by the arc arrow in FIG. 5, the upper end of the back wall portion 42 in the facing portion 41 of the end panel 4 is in contact with the receiving surface portion 31B of the rotation fulcrum portion 31. The lower end of the end panel 4 is moved in an arc. At that time, the front wall portion 43 is moved in an arc without contacting the overhanging portion 31A. As a result, the facing portion 41 of the upper end portion 40 is arranged below the rotation fulcrum portion 31, and the overhanging portion 31A is arranged inside the storage recess 4S. Even if the end panel 4 attached to the console body 2 is pulled straight toward the rear side of the vehicle, the front wall portion 43 is caught by the overhanging portion 31A.

When the end panel 4 is attached, as shown by the arc arrow in FIG. 6, the hook portion 49 provided at the end portion of the end panel 4 in the vehicle width direction is also moved in an arc without contacting the retaining portion 29. As a result, the retaining portion 29 is arranged inside the hook portion 49. Even if the end panel 4 attached to the console body 2 is pulled straight toward the rear side of the vehicle, the hook portion 49 is caught by the retaining portion 29. The tip of the hook portion 49 is arranged close to the lower portion 30 of the upper panel 3. Therefore, the hook portion 49 also has a role of supporting the lower portion 30 on the rear end side from the lower side when the rear end side of the upper panel 3 bends downward.

When the end panel 4 is attached, the end-side engaging portion 46 of the end panel 4 fits into the rear-end engaging portion 26 of the console body 2, as indicated by the arc arrow in FIG. Here, in this example, the outer peripheral curved portion 46c on the lower side of the end-side engaging portion 46 and the lower inner peripheral curved portion 26c on the inner peripheral surface of the hole of the rear end-side engaging portion 26 are engaged on the end side. It is a curved surface along the trajectory of the arc motion of the joint portion 46. Therefore, the end-side engaging portion 46 fits smoothly into the rear-end-side engaging portion 26.

The lower side of the end-side engaging portions 47 and 48 may be curved as in the case of the end-side engaging portion 46. However, since the end-side engaging portions 47 and 48 are located far from the rotation fulcrum portion 31, the radius of curvature of the arc motion of the end-side engaging portions 47 and 48 is large. Therefore, even if the end-side engaging portions 47 and 48 are not provided with the outer curved portion, there arises a problem that the end-side engaging portions 47 and 48 and the rear-end engaging portions 27 and 28 are difficult to engage. hard.

≪Effect≫
With the end panel 4 fixed to the console body 2, the facing portion 41 of the end panel 4 comes into contact with the lower part of the rotation fulcrum portion 31. Therefore, when the EPB lever 5 is operated and a downward stress acts on the vehicle rear side of the upper panel 3, the facing portion 41 of the end panel 4 supports the upper panel 3 from below. In the configuration in which the upper panel 3 is supported from below by the facing portion 41 of the end panel 4, the upper panel 3 is unlikely to come off from the console main body 2 even if the number of engaging portions between the upper panel 3 and the console main body 2 is small. Therefore, it is possible to avoid complicating the structure of the upper panel 3 and the console main body 2, and it is difficult to reduce the productivity of the vehicle including the cost.

<Embodiment 2>
The mounting mechanism for rotatably mounting the end panel 4 to the upper panel 3 is not limited to the configuration exemplified in the embodiment. For example, a mounting mechanism using a ball joint mechanism can be mentioned. The mounting mechanism using the ball joint mechanism includes, for example, a ball stud-shaped projecting piece protruding from the upper end of the end panel 4 and a receiving portion having a hemispherical inner peripheral surface provided in the lower portion 30 of the upper panel 3. In this case, the receiving portion is the rotation support portion, and the projecting piece is the facing portion. Further, the movable member is not limited to the EPB lever 5. For example, examples of the movable member include a lid of a cup holder and a push button type switch.

1 Console box 2 Console body 20 Side wall part, 21, 22, 23 Front end side engaging part, 24, 25 Upper end side engaging part 26, 27, 28 Rear end side engaging part, 29 Retaining part, 26c Inner circumference curvature Part 3 Upper panel 3h Hole part 30 Lower part, 31 Rotation fulcrum part, 31A Overhang part, 31B Receiving surface part 33, 34 Mounting part 4 End panel 4S Storage recess 40 Upper end part, 41 Opposing part, 42 Back wall part, 43 Front wall Part, 44 Connecting wall part 46, 47, 48 End side engaging part, 49 Hook part, 46c External curved part 5 EPB lever (movable member)
6 Lever unit 8 Floor 9 Center console 90 Shift lever 10 Dash panel

Claims (1)

A console box installed on the floor of the vehicle
A console body with side walls that line up in the width direction of the vehicle,
An upper panel fixed to the upper end of the side wall and
It is provided with an end panel fixed to the rear end of the side wall portion.
The upper panel
The movable member provided on the upper surface and
It is equipped with a rotation fulcrum provided at the bottom of the rear part of the vehicle.
The upper end portion of the end panel includes an opposing portion that comes into contact with or is close to the rotation fulcrum portion in a state where the end panel is fixed to the side wall portion.
The rotation fulcrum portion is a console box that supports the facing portion so that the facing portion serves as a rotation axis and the lower end portion of the end panel moves in an arc.

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