JP2021172242A - Vehicle center console - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vehicle center console which has an armrest provided so that its front part covers the upper side of a storage part and yet can secure high rigidity of the armrest.SOLUTION: A center console 2 includes: a console box 7; a storage part 13 provided at the front side of a front end part 7c of the console box 7; an armrest 6 which protrudes forward from the front end part 7c of the console box 7 so that a front part 6a covers the upper side of the storage part 13; and an opening/closing mechanism which connects the console box 7 with the armrest 6 and enables the armrest 6 to open or close relative to an opening 7b of the console box 7 with the outer side as seen in a vehicle width direction of the console box 7 set to a supporting point. An interior of the armrest 6 is provided with a reinforcement member 14 which has rigidity higher than that of a member forming the armrest 6 and extends from a front part 6b of the armrest 6 to the vehicle rear side relative to a hinge part of the opening/closing mechanism.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle center console.

Some vehicles are provided with a center console that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle from the portion between the driver's seat and the passenger seat to the lower part of the instrument panel. The center console has an armrest provided between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, a cup holder provided in the front part of the armrest, and the like.

Patent Document 1 discloses a center console having an armrest that can slide in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In the center console disclosed in Patent Document 1, the lid covering the upper opening of the console box is composed of an upper lid member and a lower lid member, and the upper lid member and the lower lid member are connected by a slide member. The center console disclosed in Patent Document 1 attempts to secure the rigidity of the lid while allowing the upper lid member to slide with respect to the lower lid member by providing engaging means on both the left and right sides of the slide member. ..

In the center console disclosed in Patent Document 1, the opening edge of the console box and the lid are connected by a hinge portion, and the lid can be opened and closed with the rear end as a fulcrum.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-80828

By the way, in recent vehicles, in order to improve the convenience of occupants, a storage unit for accommodating various articles is provided. For example, the center console may be provided with an accommodating portion for accommodating a mobile terminal and having a wireless power feeding device.

Even when various accommodation units are to be provided in the center console in this way, the position of the armrest is determined in relation to the occupants in the driver's seat and the passenger seat, so that the armrest cannot be installed so far behind. Therefore, a structure may be adopted in which the front portion of the armrest covers the upper part of the accommodating portion provided on the front side of the console box.

However, when the occupant puts his / her weight on the forearm placed on the armrest, a large load is input to the armrest, so it is necessary to take measures to prevent the armrest from being damaged. In particular, in the case of adopting a structure in which the front part of the armrest covers the upper part of the accommodating part as described above, since the space below the front part of the armrest is a space, it is input to the front part of the armrest. Since a large force acts on the rear part of the armrest due to the load, it is important to take measures to prevent damage to the hinge part and the like related to the opening and closing of the armrest.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to secure high rigidity of the armrest while having an armrest provided so that the front portion covers the upper part of the accommodating portion. The purpose is to provide a center console for the vehicle.

The vehicle center console according to one aspect of the present invention is a center console extending in the vehicle front-rear direction in the vehicle interior of the vehicle, the console box extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and having an opening at the top, and the console box. An opening / closing mechanism that connects the armrest covering the opening, the console box, and the armrest so that the armrest can be opened / closed with respect to the opening of the console box with the outside of the console box in the vehicle width direction as a fulcrum. The opening and closing mechanism includes a housing portion provided on the front side of the console box for accommodating articles, and the opening / closing mechanism has a hinge portion serving as a fulcrum of the armrest with respect to the opening of the console box. It extends from the front end of the console box toward the front of the vehicle, and the front of the armrest is arranged so as to cover the upper part of the accommodating portion. Inside the armrest, the rigidity is higher than that of the members constituting the armrest. Therefore, a reinforcing member extending from the front portion of the armrest to the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the hinge portion is provided.

In the center console of the vehicle according to the above aspect, a reinforcing member extending from the front portion to the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the hinge portion is provided inside the armrest. Therefore, even if the load is input to the front part of the armrest by the occupant applying the weight to the forearm, the input load is distributed to the reinforcing member. Therefore, it is possible to secure high rigidity of the armrest while adopting a structure in which the front portion of the armrest covers the upper part of the accommodating portion.

Here, in the center console of the vehicle according to the above aspect, since the reinforcing member is provided so as to extend to the rear side of the vehicle from the hinge portion, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the hinge portion is damaged by the input load. be. That is, in the center console of the vehicle according to the above aspect, the concentration of the load on the hinge portion can be suppressed by distributing the load on the reinforcing member, and the hinge portion can be prevented from being damaged.

In the center console of the vehicle according to the above aspect, the reinforcing member may have a first fixing portion fixed to the armrest on the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the hinge portion.

As described above, in the case of adopting the configuration in which the reinforcing member is fixed to the armrest by the first fixing portion (the fixing portion on the rear side of the vehicle from the hinge portion in the armrest), the reinforcing member is input to the front portion of the armrest. The load is distributed to the rear side of the hinge portion by the reinforcing member, which is more effective in preventing the hinge portion from being damaged.

In the center console of the vehicle according to the above aspect, the opening / closing mechanism further includes a shaft portion that is pivotally supported by the hinge portion and extends toward the front side of the vehicle, and an engaging portion that engages the shaft portion and the armrest. The reinforcing member has a second fixing portion fixed to the armrest, and is arranged inside the engaging portion in the vehicle width direction and at substantially the same position as the engaging portion in the vehicle front-rear direction. You may.

As described above, when the second fixing portion is provided at a position substantially the same as the engaging portion in the vehicle front-rear direction, even when a load in the vehicle width direction is input to the front portion of the armrest. Dispersion of the load on the reinforcing member also suppresses the concentration of the load on the engaging portion. Therefore, when the above configuration is adopted, even when a load in the vehicle width direction is input to the front portion of the armrest, the engaging portion and the hinge portion connected to the engaging portion via the shaft portion Damage can be prevented more effectively.

In the vehicle center console according to the above aspect, the armrest has an upper armrest member arranged on the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction and a lower armrest member arranged on the lower side in the vehicle vertical direction. The hinge portion is connected to the lower armrest member, and the reinforcing member is arranged between the upper armrest member and the lower armrest member and is fixed to the lower armrest member. , You may decide.

As described above, when the hinge portion is connected to the lower armrest member and the reinforcing member is also fixed to the lower armrest member, the reinforcing member is fixed to the lower armrest member. This is more effective in distributing the input load and directly preventing damage to the hinge portion also connected to the lower armrest member.

In the center console of the vehicle according to each of the above aspects, it is possible to secure high rigidity of the armrest while having the armrest provided so that the front portion covers the upper part of the accommodating portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the center console and its periphery in the vehicle which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an armrest. It is a top view of the armrest viewed from above. It is sectional drawing which shows the IV-IV cross section of FIG. It is a top view which shows the reinforcing member and the lower armrest member in the structure of an armrest.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the forms described below exemplify the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the following forms except for its essential configuration.

In the figure, "Fr" is the front of the vehicle, "Re" is the rear of the vehicle, "Le" is the left side of the vehicle, "Ri" is the right side of the vehicle, "Up" is the upper part of the vehicle, and "Lo" is the lower part of the vehicle. Point to.

[Embodiment]
1. 1. Configuration of Vehicle 1 in Vehicle Room 1a FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the center console 2 and its surroundings in vehicle room 1a of vehicle 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the center console 2 provided with the center console 2 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle in the passenger compartment 1a of the vehicle 1 extends to the lower side of the instrument panel 3 on the front side. The driver's seat and passenger's seat arranged on the left and right sides of the center console 2 are not shown.

The center console 2 is provided with a tray portion 25 for placing small items at the front end portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The tray portion 25 is a recess having a rectangular bottom surface with a non-slip surface. Two cup holders 24 are provided behind the tray portion 25.

A shift lever 4 is planted behind the portion of the center console 2 where the cup holder 24 is provided, and an input portion 5 is further rearward. Further behind the input unit 5, an armrest 6 is provided for the occupant seated in the front seat to put his forearm on. The armrest 6 is provided above the portion of the center console 2 where the cup holder 24, the input portion 5, and the like are provided.

In the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment, the armrest 6 has an armrest left portion 6L and an armrest right portion 6R. The left armrest 6L and the right armrest 6R can be opened and closed with the outside in the vehicle width direction as a fulcrum. That is, the left armrest 6L and the right armrest 6R can be opened to each other.

2. Structure of the armrest 6 and its surroundings FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the armrest 6. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the armrest 6 viewed from above.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center console 2 includes a console box 7 at the rear. The console box 7 has an internal space 7a capable of accommodating articles. An opening 7b is provided above the internal space 7a. The armrest 6 covers the opening 7b of the console box 7 in the closed state.

In the center console 2, the front end portion (end portion on the front side of the vehicle) 7c of the console box 7 is provided with a claw receiving portion 12 that engages with the engaging claw portion 11 provided on the armrest 6. The engaging claw portion 11 and the claw receiving portion 12 are in an engaged state when the armrest 6 is closed. The occupant pushes the unlock button 10 protruding from the front portion 6a of the armrest 6 toward the front of the vehicle as shown by arrow A, so that the engaging claw portion 11 and the claw receiving portion 12 are engaged as shown by arrow B. Can be released and the armrest 6 can be opened.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, in the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, the armrests 6 are the left armrest 6L provided on the left side in the vehicle width direction and the right armrest 6 provided on the right side in the vehicle width direction. It is composed of 6R and. The left side portion 6L of the armrest can be opened and closed on the inner side 6Lb with the side side 6La side portion on the outer side (left side) in the vehicle width direction as a fulcrum. Similarly, the armrest right portion 6R can be opened and closed on the inner side 6Rb with the side portion 6Ra side portion on the outer side (right side) in the vehicle width direction as a fulcrum. That is, the left armrest 6L and the right armrest 6R can be opened.

In the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, the armrest 6 is configured from the armrest left portion 6L and the armrest right portion 6R as described above so that the double doors can be opened, so that the armrest left portion 6L and the armrest right portion 6R can be opened. This is so that the inner sides 6Lb and 6Rb can be kept low in the height direction when the is opened. As a result, even if the left armrest 6L and the right armrest 6R are opened, they are less likely to get in the way in the passenger compartment 1a.

Returning to FIG. 2, in the center console 2, an accommodating portion 13 for accommodating the mobile terminal 500 is provided on the front side of the front end portion 7c of the console box 7. In the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 500 is adopted as an example of the articles to be stored in the storage unit 13, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is possible to accommodate various articles.

Further, although not shown, a wireless charging device capable of wirelessly charging the mobile terminal 500 is provided around the accommodating portion 13.

The armrest 6 has an upper armrest member 8 arranged above and a lower armrest member 9 arranged below. The top and bottom here are the directions in which the armrest 6 is closed.

The upper armrest member 8 and the lower armrest member 9 are joined so as to form a space between them. The above-mentioned unlock button 10 and the like are housed in the space between the upper armrest member 8 and the lower armrest member 9. In the armrest 6 according to the present embodiment, the upper armrest member 8 on which the forearm of the occupant is placed has a cushioning property. This ensures the comfort of the occupants.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front portion 6a of the armrest 6 projects toward the front side of the vehicle so as to cover the upper portion of the accommodating portion 13. By adopting such a layout, it is possible to provide the armrest 6 at an appropriate position in relation to the driver's seat and the passenger seat while providing the accommodating portion 13 in the center console 2. Further, by adopting the layout of the present embodiment, the length of the center console 2 in the vehicle front-rear direction is set to fit between the portion between the driver's seat and the passenger seat and the lower part of the instrument panel 3. It is also possible.

Further, by covering the upper part of the accommodating portion 13 with the front portion 6a of the armrest 6, there is also a security merit that the mobile terminal 500 accommodated in the accommodating portion 13 can be made difficult to see from the outside of the vehicle 1.

Here, with respect to the armrest 6, the occupant may put his / her weight on the forearm with the forearm resting on the armrest 6. Then, the armrest 6 according to the present embodiment, since the front 6a is protrudes forward so as to cover the upper side of the housing portion 13, sometimes the load, such as an arrow F ₁ is input. In the armrest 6 according to the present embodiment, even when a load F ₁ is input to the front 6a, the rigidity of the armrest 6, the structure capable of preventing breakage of the hinge section according to the opening and closing of the armrest 6 It has been adopted. The structure will be described below.

3. 3. Internal structure of armrest 6 FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an IV-IV cross section of FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the reinforcing member 14 and the lower armrest member 9 in the configuration of the armrest 6, omitting the magazine of the upper armrest member 8.

As shown in FIG. 4, a reinforcing member 14 is provided in the space (inside the armrest 6) between the upper armrest member 8 and the lower armrest member 9 in the armrest 6. The reinforcing member 14 has higher rigidity than the upper armrest member 8 and the lower armrest member 9 constituting the armrest 6.

In the present embodiment, as an example, the upper armrest member 8 is formed using polypropylene (PP), and the lower armrest member 9 is formed using an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS resin). Further, in the present embodiment, as an example, the reinforcing member 14 is formed by using glass fiber reinforced nylon.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the rigidity of the reinforcing member 14 is increased by adopting the reinforcing member 14 made of different materials for the upper armrest member 8 and the lower armrest member 9. However, it is also possible to increase the rigidity of the reinforcing member 14 by other means, for example, a structure such as providing ribs or the like.

The reinforcing member 14 is provided so as to extend from the front end portion 6b, which is the front end in the space inside the armrest 6, to the middle portion of the armrest 6 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Between the console box 7 and the armrest 6, an opening / closing mechanism 15 is provided that connects the console box 7 and the armrest 6 so that the armrest 6 can be opened / closed with respect to the console box 7. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening / closing mechanism 15 has a hinge portion 16, a shaft portion 17, and a spring portion 18. The hinge portion 16 is a portion serving as a fulcrum for opening and closing the armrest 6 with respect to the console box 7, and is fixed to the console box 7. One end of the shaft portion 7 is pivotally supported by the hinge portion 16, and the other end is pivotally supported (engaged) by an engaging portion 9a provided on the lower armrest member 9. The spring portion 18 is wound around the shaft portion 17, one end of which is attached to the hinge portion 16 and the other end of which is attached to the lower armrest member 9.

The reinforcing member 14 is a plate-shaped member. The reinforcing member 14 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view in which the length in the vehicle front-rear direction is longer than the width in the vehicle width direction. The front portion 14d of the reinforcing member 14 is located at the front end portion 9b of the lower armrest member 9 corresponding to the front end portion 6b of the armrest 6, and the rear portion 14b is located on the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the hinge portion 16. Here, in the present embodiment, the reinforcing member 14 is not flat plate-shaped, but has irregularities in the plate thickness direction. As a result, the rigidity can be further improved.

The reinforcing member 14 is fixed to the lower armrest member 9 at five fixing portions 14a, 14b, 14c, 14e, 14f. The reinforcing member 14 is fixed to the lower armrest member 9 by using screws 19 to 23. Of the five fixing portions 14a, 14b, 14c, 14e, and 14f, the rear fixing portions 14a and 14b are provided in the rear portion 14g behind the hinge portion 16. The rear fixing portions 14a and 14b correspond to the first fixing portion.

Of the five fixing portions 14a, 14b, 14c, 14e, and 14f, the front fixing portions 14e and 14f are provided on the front portion 14d of the reinforcing member 14. The intermediate fixing portion 14c is provided in the middle portion of the reinforcing member 14 in the longitudinal direction (vehicle front-rear direction), and is located in the vicinity of the engaging portion 9a of the lower armrest member 9.

In the state where the armrest 6 is closed, the intermediate fixing portion 14c of the reinforcing member 14 is arranged inside the engaging portion 9c in the vehicle width direction and at substantially the same position as the engaging portion 9c in the vehicle front-rear direction. The intermediate fixing portion 14c corresponds to the second fixing portion.

In FIG. 5, the internal structure is illustrated by taking the left armrest 6L as an example, but the right armrest 6R also has the same structure.

4. Effect In the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, a reinforcing member 14 extending from the front portion 6a of the armrest 6 to the rear side of the hinge portion 16 is provided inside the armrest 6. Even load is inputted to the front 6a of the armrest 6 by this because the occupant put weight (arrow F ₁ in FIG. 2 and _4), the entered load also will be dispersed to the reinforcing member 14. Therefore, even if the front portion 6a of the armrest 6 is provided so as to cover the upper part of the accommodating portion 13, the high rigidity of the armrest 6 can be ensured.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reinforcing member 14, since the rear portion 14g is provided so as to be located behind the hinge portion 16 of the opening and closing mechanism 15, the hinge portion 16 is damaged by the load F ₁ input Such a situation can be avoided. This is because the load is distributed to the reinforcing member 14 also in the peripheral portion of the hinge portion 16 in the front-rear direction, and the concentration of the load on the hinge portion 14 can be suppressed.

Further, in the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, the reinforcing member 14 is fixed to the lower armrest member 9 of the armrest 6 by the rear fixing portions (fixing portions 14g provided in the rear portion 14g) 14a and 14b. because it uses a configuration, the load F ₁ which is input to the front 6a of the armrest 6, would be distributed to the rear side of the hinge portion 16 is effective to prevent breakage of the hinge portion 16 ..

Further, in the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, in the state where the armrest 6 is closed, the intermediate fixing portion 14c of the reinforcing member 14 is inside the engaging portion 9c in the vehicle width direction and the engaging portion 9c in the vehicle front-rear direction. Since it is arranged at substantially the same position as, even when a load F ₂ (see FIG. 5) from the outside to the inside in the vehicle width direction is input to the front portion 6a of the armrest 6, the engaging portion Even in the peripheral portion of 9a, the load is reliably distributed to the reinforcing member 14. Accordingly, the center console 2, when a load F ₂ in the vehicle width direction is inputted to the front 6a of the armrest 6 also, the engagement portion 9a of the lower armrest member 9, and the engagement portion 9a and the shaft portion 17 It is possible to more effectively prevent damage to the hinge portion 16 connected via the above.

Further, the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, since the reinforcing member 14 is fixed to the lower armrest member 9, reliably disperse the load F ₁ which is input to the armrest 6 in the reinforcing member 14, the shaft portion 17 It is possible to reliably prevent the hinge portion 16 connected to the lower armrest member 9 from being damaged.

As described above, in the center console 2 according to the present embodiment, the high rigidity of the armrest 6 can be ensured even though the front portion 6a has the armrest 6 provided so as to cover the upper part of the accommodating portion 13. , It is possible to prevent the hinge portion 16 of the opening / closing mechanism 15 from being damaged.

[Modification example]
In the above embodiment, the reinforcing member 14 is provided from the front end portion 6b of the armrest 6 to the middle in the front-rear direction, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the space between the upper armrest member 8 and the lower armrest member 9 in the armrest 6, the armrest 6 may be provided from the front end portion to the rear end portion in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction of the vehicle 1).

In the above embodiment, the plate-shaped reinforcing member 14 is provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto. A rod-shaped (solid, hollow) reinforcing member may be provided.

In the above embodiment, the armrest 6 is composed of two parts (armrest left portion 6L, armrest right portion 6R), but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, an armrest composed of one part can be adopted.

In the above embodiment, the reinforcing member 14 is fixed to the lower armrest member 9 of the armrest 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. The reinforcing member may be fixed to the upper armrest member, or may be fixed to both the upper armrest member and the lower armrest member.

In the above embodiment, the reinforcing member 14 is fixed to the lower armrest member 9 of the armrest 6 by using screws 19 to 23, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, it may be fixed to the armrest by using another fixing member such as a blind rivet.

1 Vehicle 1a Car room 2 Center console 6 Armrest 6a Front part 7 Console box 7b Opening 7c Front end 8 Upper armrest member 9 Lower armrest member 13 Accommodating part 14 Reinforcing member 14a, 14b Rear fixing part (first fixing part)
14c Intermediate fixing part (second fixing part)
15 Opening and closing mechanism 16 Hinge part 17 Shaft part 19-23 Screw 500 Mobile terminal

Claims (4)

A center console that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
A console box that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and has an opening at the top,
An armrest covering the opening of the console box and
An opening / closing mechanism that connects the console box and the armrest and enables the armrest to be opened / closed with respect to the opening of the console box with the outside of the console box in the vehicle width direction as a fulcrum.
An accommodating portion provided on the front side of the console box for accommodating articles,
With
The opening / closing mechanism has a hinge portion that serves as a fulcrum of the armrest with respect to the opening of the console box.
The armrest extends from the front end of the console box toward the front of the vehicle, and the front of the armrest is arranged so as to cover above the accommodating portion.
Inside the armrest, a reinforcing member that is more rigid than the members constituting the armrest and extends from the front portion of the armrest to the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the hinge portion is provided.
Vehicle center console. In the center console of the vehicle according to claim 1.
The reinforcing member has a first fixing portion fixed to the armrest on the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the hinge portion.
Vehicle center console. In the center console of the vehicle according to claim 1 or 2.
The opening / closing mechanism further includes a shaft portion that is pivotally supported by the hinge portion and extends toward the front side of the vehicle, and an engaging portion that engages the shaft portion with the armrest.
In the reinforcing member, the second fixing portion fixed to the armrest is arranged inside the engaging portion in the vehicle width direction and at substantially the same position as the engaging portion in the vehicle front-rear direction.
Vehicle center console. In the center console of the vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The armrest has an upper armrest member arranged on the upper side in the vertical direction of the vehicle and a lower armrest member arranged on the lower side in the vertical direction of the vehicle.
The hinge portion is connected to the lower armrest member, and is connected to the lower armrest member.
The reinforcing member is arranged between the upper armrest member and the lower armrest member, and is fixed to the lower armrest member.
Vehicle center console.

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