JP2516593Y2 - Vehicle console box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a vehicle console box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a console box for a vehicle has a box body 2'and a box body 2'as shown in FIG.
A door 11 ′ that is openably and closably mounted by a hinge mechanism 8 ′ is mainly configured on one side of the opening of the ′.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional console box, the door 11 'with respect to the box body 2'is substantially upright at a fully closed position where it is closed in a substantially horizontal shape. When the console box is used as an armrest, the occupant's elbow must be placed on the upper surface of the door 11 'in the fully closed position due to the structure that cannot be locked during release from the fully opened position. Becomes

Therefore, when the occupant's elbow position is high, the occupant's seated posture collapses. Further, conventionally, there is a vehicle seat back side surface on which an armrest is rotatably mounted via a support shaft and a one-way clutch mechanism into a substantially horizontal use position and an upright storage position.

However, in this case, when the armrest is located at the desired angular position, the one-way clutch mechanism prevents downward rotation, but allows upward rotation. . Therefore, when the armrest is arranged at a desired angular position, it may unexpectedly rotate upward.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to adjust and lock a door to a desired opening degree with respect to a box body of a vehicle console box, and adjust its position. In, there is provided a vehicle console box capable of preventing unexpected rotation of the door in both the up and down directions.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle console box according to the invention of claim 1 has a box body having a storage chamber that opens upward, and an upper opening portion of the box body. A console box for a vehicle having a door that is openably and closably attached to a side portion thereof, wherein between the box body and the door, rotation of the door in an upward opening direction is allowed, and a downward closing is performed. A first locking mechanism that has a first locking member that locks the door in a desired direction and locks the door at a desired opening degree; and a second locking member that blocks the door from rotating in the opening direction. A second lock mechanism that has, a lock release mechanism that unlocks the second lock member by operating an operation member, and the first lock member always springs in the lock direction to open the door at a predetermined opening or more. Before Spring means emits bullet the first locking member to the unlocking direction, but are disposed respectively, the de
A can be opened and closed on one side of the opening of the box body.
The attached door frame and the door frame
Installed so that it can slide in the front-back direction with respect to the same door frame.
And a closed door body. The vehicle console box according to the invention of claim 2 is the vehicle according to claim 1.
In the dual-use console box, the second lock member
The lock release mechanism is an operation lever that is linked to the second lock member.
Link and the second locking member via the actuating link.
And an operating member for releasing the door, the operating member is a door book.
A shaft body rotatably attached to the front side of the body, and the shaft body
Operation handle extended from the front to the rear from the coaxial body
Provided integrally form an actuation arm which extends into the actuating A
And the working link are connected by the slot and the pin.
The front and rear sliding of the door body with respect to the door frame
The slot and the pin allow the construction.

[0008]

In the vehicle console box configured as described above, when the door is adjusted to the desired opening angle, the second locking member is unlocked by the operating member so that the door has the desired opening angle. Adjusted. When the door is adjusted to the desired opening angle, the downward rotation of the door in the closing direction is blocked by the locking action of the first locking member, while the upward rotation of the door does not occur. Since it is blocked by the locking action of the second lock member, it is possible to reliably prevent the door from being unexpectedly rotated in both up and down directions. When closing the opened door to the original fully closed position , by opening the door to a predetermined opening or more, the first locking member is elastically ejected in the unlocking direction by the spring means. It is closed to the closed position. Before
In the door, place the door body in front of the door frame.
It can be slid backwards. Also, the second lock
In the unlocking mechanism of the lock member, the operating member is the door
It is attached to the main body, and the operation arm of the operation member and the second
The operating link that unlocks the locking member
Connected by pins, of the door body to the door frame
Allowing sliding in the front-back direction allows the door body to move forward and backward.
Unlocking device for the second lock member when sliding in the direction
Not only does the structure not become an obstacle, but
On the other hand, the mounting position of the operating handle of the operating member is also changed.
Since it does not occur, it may interfere with the unlocking operation.
Absent.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 which is a perspective view of the vehicle console box and FIG. 1 which is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the vehicle console box, the console box 1 mainly includes a box body 2 and a door 11.

A storage chamber 3 having an upward opening is formed in the box body 2, and a bracket 4 integrally having a bottom plate 5 and side plates 6 is provided on a mounting surface provided at an upper rear portion of the storage chamber 3. The bottom plate 5 is fixed with screws.

A door 11 for opening and closing the storage chamber 3 of the box body 2 is attached to both side plates 6 of the bracket 4 so as to be openable and closable about a support shaft 10. The door 1
1 is a door frame 12, a door body 23, a frame lower cover 25, a frame rear cover 27, and a door front lower cover 2
9 is the main constituent.

The door frame 12 includes an upper plate 13 and both side plates 1.
4 are integrally provided, and the brackets 4 are provided at the rear ends of the side plates 14.
Supporting piece 1 extending obliquely downward along the outer surface of both side plates 6 of
5 has been extended. The door frame 12 is rotated with respect to the bracket 4 by a support shaft 10 made of a hexagonal bolt fitted and inserted through the support piece 15 and the both side plates 6 of the bracket 4 and a nut 17 screwed into an end portion of the support shaft 10. Assembled as possible.

A door body 23 is mounted on the door frame 12 so as to cover the upper plate 13 and the side plates 14 of the door frame 12 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction by a guide rail 18 and a sliding body 20.

The guide rail 18 is provided with a pair of guide grooves in the front-rear direction that are open downward, and a pair of slide bodies 20 are movably fitted in the guide grooves.
The guide rail 18 is the upper plate 13 of the door frame 12.
The pair of sliding bodies 20 is fixed to the upper surface with screws 19.
Are fixed to the lower surface of the door body 23 with screws 21.

Further, the pair of sliding bodies 20 are respectively provided with leaf springs 22 which elastically contact the groove wall surfaces of the guide grooves. The door body 23 is moved and guided in the front-rear direction by the guide rails 18 and the sliding bodies 20 with respect to the door frame 12, and the groove wall surfaces of the guide grooves and the leaf springs 22 are provided.
By the frictional force generated between and, it is held at an arbitrary moving position between the retracted position shown in FIG. 4 and the advanced position shown in FIG.

On the lower surface of the door frame 12, screws 2 are provided.
4, a frame lower cover 25 is fixed, a frame rear cover 27 is fixed to a rear portion of the door frame 12 by a screw 26, and a screw 28 is fixed to a lower front portion of the door body 23.
Thus, the door front lower cover 29 is fixed.

Between the box body 2 and the door 11, first and second lock mechanisms 30 and 40 and a lock release mechanism 50 are provided, respectively.

The first lock mechanism 30 allows the door 11 to rotate upward in the opening direction and prevents the door 11 from rotating downward in the closing direction. Mainly includes engagement teeth 31 each formed in a saw-tooth shape, and a pair of first lock members 33 having lock claws 32 that engage with the engagement teeth 31 only in the closing direction of the door 11. .

The first lock member 33 is mounted on the rear upper portions of the side plates 14 of the door frame 12 so as to be swingable around a pin 34, and is always fixed by a spring 35 as shown in FIG. The lock claw 32 of 33 is the engaging tooth 3
The spring 35 is elastically repelled in the unlocking direction when the door 11 is opened at a predetermined angle or more as shown in FIG.

That is, the spring 35 includes a spring accumulating portion 35a wound around the spring shaft 36 attached to the upper rear portion of the door frame 12 in a coil shape, and the spring accumulating portion 3a.
5a, a first hooking piece 35b extending from one end and hooked to the door frame 12, and a second hooking piece extending from the other end of the spring accumulating portion 35a and hooked to the first lock member 33. And a piece 35c.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the door 11 is in the closed state, a spring force for elastically pushing the first lock member 33 in the locking direction is generated in the spring accumulating portion 35a, and as shown in FIG. In addition, when the door 11 is opened by a predetermined angle or more, the spring force for elastically ejecting the first lock member 33 in the unlocking direction is generated in the spring accumulating portion 35a, so that the first and second hooking pieces 35b are provided. , 35c are set appropriately.

Further, on the front side of the both side plates 6 of the bracket 4, there is provided a guide piece 7 having an inclined guide surface for guiding and guiding the unlocked first lock member 33 toward the original lock position. Has been formed.

The second lock mechanism 40 allows the door 11 to rotate in the closing direction and prevents the door 11 from rotating in the opening direction. It has an engaging member 44 which is non-rotatably fixed by a nut 42 and has a saw-toothed engaging tooth 43 on the front side, and a lock claw 46 which meshes with the engaging tooth 43 only in the opening direction of the door 11. It is mainly composed of the second lock member 45.

The second lock member 45 is assembled so as to be swingable about a pin 34 supporting the one first lock member 33, and is always mounted by a spring (not shown).
The lock claw 46 of the lock member 45 is elastically ejected in the lock direction in which it engages with the engagement teeth 43 of the engagement member 44.

The lock release mechanism 50 includes the second lock member 4
5, which is unlocked by rotating in the unlocking direction with respect to the elastic force of a spring (not shown), is mainly composed of an operating member 51 and an operating link 56.

The operating member 51 includes a shaft body 52 rotatably attached to the front sides of both side walls of the door body 23, an operation handle 53 extending forward from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 52, and a shaft body 52. It is integrally provided with an operating arm 54 that extends upward from the one end toward the rear.

The operating link 56 is formed of a flat strip that is long in the front-rear direction, and has a bolt 57 and a nut 58 at the rear side portion of the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the door frame 12.
It is rotatably attached to one of the side plates 14. The rear end portion of the operation link 56 extends to the second lock member 45, and the interlocking pin 59 protruding from the rear end portion is fitted into the engagement groove 45a formed in the second lock member 45 in a cutout shape. The operation link 56 and the second lock member 45 are connected by the interlocking pin 59 and the engagement groove 45a.

Further, the operation link 56 has its front end portion extended to the vicinity of the base end portion of the operation arm 54 of the operation member 51,
It is connected to the operating arm 54 by the long hole 60 and the pin 61. And the door body 2 for the door frame 12
3 is allowed to slide in the forward movement direction by the long hole 60 and the pin 61, while the operation handle 53 of the operation member 51.
Is pulled upward, the second lock member 45 is rotated in the unlock direction through the actuating arm 54 and the actuating link 56 against the elastic force of a spring (not shown).

This embodiment is constructed as described above.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the door 11 is closed to the fully closed position with respect to the box body 2,
The door 11 is locked at the fully closed position by the meshing action of the lock claw 46 of the lock member 45 and the engagement tooth 43 of the engagement member 44.

When the door 11 is adjusted to a desired opening angle, by pulling up the operation handle 53 of the operation member 51, the second lock member 45 is unlocked via the operation arm 54 and the operation link 56. Is rotated in the direction. Thereby, the lock claw 46 of the second lock member 45 is provided.
Is disengaged from the engaging teeth 43 of the engaging member 44, and the lock is released.

In the unlocked state as described above, by rotating the door 11 in the upward opening direction, the lock claw 32 of the first lock member 33 and the engaging tooth 31 for the lock claw 32 are engaged. The opening angle of the door 11 is adjusted within a suitable range. In this way, the height of the door 11 can be adjusted (the opening angle can be adjusted) at a height position suitable for the height of the occupant's elbow.

When the opening angle of the door 11 is adjusted, the door 11 is rotated downward in the closing direction by the first rotation.
The lock claw 32 of the lock member 33 is prevented from meshing with the engagement tooth 31, and the upward rotation of the door 11 is prevented from rotating in the meshing direction between the lock claw 46 of the second lock member 45 and the engagement tooth 43. The door 11 is reliably prevented from being unexpectedly rotated in both up and down directions.

When the door 11 whose opening (height) has been adjusted as described above is closed at the original fully closed position, the second lock member 45 is unlocked by the operation handle 53 as described above. By opening the door 11 by a predetermined opening or more, as shown in FIG. 7, a spring force for elastically ejecting the first lock member 33 in the unlocking direction is applied to the spring accumulating portion 35a of the spring 35 of the first lock member 33. Occurs, which keeps the first locking member 33 in the unlocked state. Then, the door 11 is closed toward the original fully closed position while the first lock member 33 is kept in the unlocked state.

[0034] With the closing operation of the door 11, while the first locking member 33 is guided by the guide surface of the guide piece 7, as indicated by the chain line in FIG. 7, is rotated from the unlocked state to the locking direction, the door 11 Locked in its original closed position
It

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By unlocking the second lock member by the operation member, the door can be adjusted to a desired opening angle, and in the state where the door is adjusted to the desired opening angle, the door is closed in the closing direction. The rotation of the door can be blocked by the locking action of the first locking member, while the rotation of the door in the upward opening direction can be blocked by the locking action of the second locking member. Rotation can be reliably prevented. As a result, the occupant's elbow can be stably supported at the optimum height position. Moreover, at the door,
Sliding the door body back and forth with respect to the ram
The occupant's elbow can be placed at an optimal position even in the front-back direction.
We can also provide regular support.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a door showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the whole console box.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of the first and second lock mechanisms and the lock release mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the door is also closed at a fully closed position.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the door is moved to the forward end position in the same manner.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the door is adjusted to a desired open bottom in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing an enlarged state of the door opened to a predetermined opening or more.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional vehicle console box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Console Box 2 Box Main Body 11 Door 30 First Lock Mechanism 33 First Lock Member 35 Spring (Spring Means) 40 Second Lock Mechanism 45 Second Lock Member 50 Lock Release Mechanism 51 Operation Member

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A console box for a vehicle, comprising: a box main body having a storage chamber that opens upward; and a door that is openably and closably attached to one side of an upper opening of the box main body. Between the door and the door, a first locking member that allows the door to rotate upward in the opening direction and prevents the door from rotating downward in the closing direction to lock the door at a desired opening degree. A first lock mechanism, a second lock mechanism having a second lock member that prevents the door from rotating in the opening direction, and a lock release mechanism that unlocks the second lock member by operating an operation member. emits bullet said first locking member is always in the locking direction, the spring means emits bullet said first locking member to the unlocking direction when the door is opened above a predetermined degree, but disposed respectively , the door is, It opens to one side of the opening of the serial box body
The door frame assembled to Noh and the door frame
Assembled so that it can be covered and slid forward and backward with respect to the door frame
A vehicle console box, comprising: a door body attached thereto. 2. The console console for a vehicle according to claim 1.
The lock release mechanism of the second lock member
An operating link connected to the second lock member, and the operating link.
Operation member for unlocking the second lock member via the lock
And the operation member is rotatably attached to the front side of the door body.
And the operating handle extended forward from the shaft.
The dollar and the actuating arm extending rearward from the coaxial body are
As a body, the operating arm and the operating link are formed by a long hole and a pin.
Front and rear direction of the door body with respect to the door frame
Sliding is allowed by the slot and the pin.
A console box for vehicles, which is characterized in that