JP2699616B2 - Automotive console box - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a console box for a vehicle, which is disposed at the center of the floor of a vehicle.

2. Description of the Related Art Some console boxes for automobiles include, for example, a new model manual (B13-J) issued by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in January 1990.
1) As shown on page D-70, there is known a lid provided with a tray for storing small articles which also functions as a back cover on the back side of the lid.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The box body is provided with a stay that protrudes from the rear side edge of the opening, and the stay end is connected to the lid,
Although the full opening of the lid is restricted by the stay, in order to dispose the stay for restricting the full opening of the lid so as to be able to protrude and retract at the opening edge of the box body, the width of the opening edge is required. Needs to be set to a certain extent, and the opening width of the box body is reduced. Also, in order to prevent the lid from closing due to inertia and generating a rattling sound when the vehicle is suddenly braked while traveling with the lid fully opened, a suitable amount of the stay is provided at the stay penetration portion of the opening edge. When the friction is applied, it is undeniable that the opening / closing operation of the lid becomes slightly heavy.

Thus, the present invention can increase the opening width of the box body, improve the opening and closing operability of the lid, and furthermore, even when sudden braking is performed with the lid fully opened, the lid is closed. An object of the present invention is to provide a console box for an automobile, which can suppress movement in a direction and can further improve quality and reliability.

Means for Solving the Problems A first movable bracket and a second movable bracket are coaxially pivotally connected to a fixed bracket, and the fixed bracket is fixed to a rear edge of the opening of the box body, while the periphery of the opening of the box body. A rear end portion of the tray fixed and fixed to the second movable bracket, and a rear end portion of a lid formed in a box shape covering the tray is fixed to the first movable bracket, and A stopper link having a slide slit is rotatably supported on the fixed bracket, and a slide pin protruding from the inside of the lid is engaged with the slide slit of the stopper link. A spring for urging the stopper link in the opening direction is provided, and a slide pin is provided in the slide slit at a fully open position of the lid. , And a protruding edge portion for suppressing the movement of the lid in the closing direction is formed.

When the lid is opened, the slide pin slides and slides in the slide slit of the stopper link, gets over the protruding edge, and locks on the toe of the slide slit, thereby restricting the lid from being fully opened. In this state, since the slide pin is locked to the protruding edge portion, play of the lid in the closing direction is suppressed.
When closing the lid, by pushing the free end side of the lid forward, the slide pin rides over the protruding edge in the direction opposite to the above, and the lid can be closed with a light operating force. .

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a box body made of a resin material and having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and an opening 2 is formed on the upper surface thereof. Reference numeral 4 denotes an under tray made of a resin material that forms an article storage section 3 by separating the bottom, front and rear portions below the opening 2 and upper edges of the front and rear walls 4a and 4b of the opening 2. Screws 5 are fixed to the rear surfaces of the front and rear edges, and the side edge of the bottom wall 4c is fixed to the side wall 1a of the box body 1 with screws 6.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a lid hinge member for opening and closing the tray 13 and a lid 21 formed in a box shape, which will be described later, to the box main body 1. A fixed bracket 8 and a first movable bracket connected to the fixed bracket 8 by a hinge pin 9.
10, and a second movable bracket 11. First
An opening 10a for receiving the second movable bracket 11 is provided at the center of the movable bracket 10, and the second movable bracket 11
Is connected to the hinge pin 9 at the opening 10a of the first movable bracket 10, so that the first and second movable brackets 10 and 11 can rotate independently of each other. The fixing bracket 8 is fixedly secured to the rear edge 2a of the opening 2 with a screw 12. The front end portion 8b of the fixing bracket 8 is bent into a substantially U-shape in cross section, and the front edge portion of the rear edge portion 2a of the opening 2 is wound around the lower end 2b. The load in the opening direction is prevented from being concentrated on the screw 12 fixing portion, and the load can be borne by the entire rear edge 2a of the opening 2. A tray 13 made of a resin material is fastened to the second movable bracket 11 and a box-shaped lid 21 made of a resin material is similarly fastened and fixed to the first movable bracket 10. The device can be opened and closed.

The tray 13 is fixed to the periphery of the opening 2 of the box main body 1 and is also fixed, and also serves as a back cover of the box-shaped lid 21.
A shallow first storage section 14 for storing thin small articles, and a slightly deeper second storage section 15 for vertically storing a plurality of cassette tape cases M and the like are formed substantially in the rear half. The cassette tape case M is provided in front of and inside the second storage portion 15.
16 for sorting so that multiple units can be sorted and stored.
Is formed. Bracket piece 17 at the rear end of tray 13
The second movable bracket 11 is fixed to the lower surface of the bracket piece 17 with a screw 18. Particularly, the tray 13 is provided with an extended portion 19 for taking out an article at the rear edge of the second storage portion 15. After the tray 13 is opened together with the lid 21, only the tray 13 is turned in the closing direction. Sometimes, the above-mentioned cassette tape case M is not skimmed out by the extending portion 19 and remains on the lid 21 side. Reference numeral 20 denotes a locking piece projecting from the front end of the tray 13 and engaging with and disengaging from a hook 35 described later.

The lid 21 is formed in an inverted box shape by an outer panel 22 made of a resin material covered with a skin 23 such as a soft pad, and an inner panel 24 made of a resin material. A bracket piece 25 is formed at the rear end of the inner panel 24, and the first movable bracket 10 described above is overlapped with a hinge reinforcement 26 on the back of the bracket piece 25, and the outer panel 22 is formed together with the bracket piece 25. A screw 27 is fixed to a boss (not shown). A partition piece 24a is protruded from the inner panel 24 at a position corresponding to the partition wall 13a formed between the first storage section 14 and the second storage section 15 of the tray 13.
4a prevents the articles stored in the first storage section 14 from moving over the partition 13a to the second storage section 15 side. Also, a soft pad 28 for pressing the upper surface of the cassette tape case M to prevent rattling is attached to a concave surface 24b corresponding to the second storage portion 15 of the inner panel 24.

Here, the fixing bracket 8 of the lid hinge member 7
On both side edges of the bracket, a bracket 8a is formed by bending and a pin 29 is pivotally supported. A slide slit 31 is formed at each protruding end of the pin 29.
Is rotatably supported on a stopper link 30.
On the other hand, brackets 26a are bent at both ends of the hinge reinforcement 26, and slide pins 32 projecting from the outside of the brackets 26a are connected to the slide slits.
31 is slidably engaged with the stopper link 30 and the lid.
It is connected to 21. The hinge reinforcement 26 is slightly thicker than the first movable bracket 10 as shown in FIG. 4 so that even if an external force of about 10 kg is applied to the lid 21 at the full opening regulation position in the opening direction, the brackets at both ends may be used. 26a has a rigid structure such that the stopper link 30 is not deformed outwardly. Further, a spring 34 for opening and losing the lid 21 is disposed on the pivot portion of the stopper link 30. Specifically, two coil springs 34 are loosely mounted on the pins 29 to lock the intermediate connecting portion 34a on the fixed bracket 8 and to terminate the winding ends at both ends of the stopper link 30. The lid 21 is engaged with the rear edge of the intermediate portion so that the lid 21 can be opened and defeated by the coil spring 34. In the slide slit 31 of the stopper link 30, in the fully opened position of the lid 21, that is, in a state where the slide pin 32 is engaged with the upper toe end of the slide slit 31 and the rotation thereof is regulated, A protruding edge portion 33 is formed to stop the lid 21 from moving in the closing direction by being locked to the lid 21. The protruding edge portion 33 has a lower edge side formed in a slope shape so that the slide pin 32 can smoothly go over when the lid 21 is closed.
The upper edge portion that locks with is slightly rounded, and even if the lid 21 is fully opened and a deceleration of about 0.3 G to 0.7 G is applied, the engagement with the slide pin 32 does not come off, but by hand. Lid
By pushing the cover 21 in the closing direction, the slide pin 32 can easily get over the protruding edge 33 so that the closing operation force is not increased.

35 and 36 are hooks provided on the lower surface of the free end of the lid 21.One hook 35 is engaged with the engaging piece 20 of the free end of the tray 13 to hold the tray 13 on the rear surface of the lid 21 so as to be freely detachable, and hook
36 is a locking hole 37 formed in the front edge of the opening 2 of the box body 1.
The lid 21 is disengaged from the edge to lock and unlock the lid 21.
Each of these hooks 35 and 36 is formed of a resin material,
It protrudes from lever pieces 35b and 36b connected to the base parts 35a and 36a via a thin hinge part, and pulls up the lever pieces 35a and 36b to form a connection with the locking piece 20 or the edge of the locking hole 37. The engagement is released. The base portions 35a and 36a are inserted into the recessed portions 24c formed in the inner panel 24, and fixed together with the inner panel 24 to the boss portion 22a of the outer panel 22 with screws 38. Here, in particular, the front surface of the one hook 35 is provided with an interlocking bar 39 extending to the front surface of the other adjacent hook 36.
In the state where lid 21 is closed,
When the one hook 35 is pulled up, the other hook 36 is also pulled up integrally to release the engagement with the edge of the locking hole 37, and only the lid 21 is opened with the tray 13 left.
When the lid 21 is closed and the lid 21 is opened by lifting the other hook 36 to disengage the engagement with the edge of the locking hole 37, the tray 13 is not moved while the other hook 35 remains immovable. Lid
It is designed to be opened integrally with 21. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes a finger recess provided arbitrarily below the locking piece 20 adjacent to the locking hole 37.

According to the above-described embodiment, when the lid 21 is closed and the other hook 36 is pulled up to disengage the engagement with the edge of the locking hole 37, the lid 21 is actuated by the spring force of the coil spring 34. Is slightly lifted up integrally with the tray 13. Therefore, if a finger is lifted on the free end of the lid 21 and pulled up, the coil spring 34 also has an assisting force, and
The opening 21 can be opened lightly, and articles can be freely taken in and out through the opening 2. In the process of opening the lid 21, the slide pin 32 slides in the slide slit 31 of the stopper link 30, and the slide slit 30 is rotated rearward, and the slide pin 32 rides over the protruding edge 33 near the fully opened position. A click feeling is obtained, and the slide pin 32 is engaged with the upper toe of the slide slit 31, so that the lid 21 is fully opened. With the lid 21 fully open, the one hook
When the 35 is lifted, the engagement with the locking piece 20 is released, and the tray 13 is independently rotated integrally with the second movable bracket 11 in the closing direction to engage with the periphery of the opening 2 of the box body 1. In this case, they can be fixed and the articles stored in the first storage section 14 or the second storage section 15 can be freely taken out. Here, when the tray 13 rotates independently, the cassette tape case M accommodated in the second accommodating portion 15 can be scooped out by the extending portion 19, so that the cassette tape case M is It does not remain in 24b.

On the other hand, with lid 21 closed, one hook
When the 35 is lifted, the engagement with the locking piece 20 is released, and the other hook 36 is also pulled up by the interlocking bar 39, and the engagement with the edge of the locking hole 37 is released. Therefore, lid 21
Is opened, only the lid 21 is opened while the tray 13 remains on the peripheral edge of the opening 2, and the full opening is restricted as described above.

In any of the open states, the slide pin 32 is locked to the protruding edge 33 of the slide slit 31 at the fully open position of the lid 21. Can be suppressed from rotating in the closing direction due to the inertial force. Therefore, no flapping noise is generated due to the rapid closing of the lid 21 and the articles on the tray 13 are not dissipated, or the hand is placed on the edge of the opening 2. It is possible to avoid a situation in which the user puts his hand on the lid 21 due to the sudden closing of the lid 21.

Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the stopper link is pivotally supported by the fixing bracket of the lid hinge member, and the stopper link is engaged with the slide pin and the slide slit inside the lid to connect with the lid. Therefore, unlike the conventional lid stay that protrudes and retracts from the side edge of the opening of the box body, the width of the opening is not restricted to be narrow, and the article storage volume of the box body can be increased. Can be. Further, since a spring for opening and losing the opening is disposed on the shaft support of the stopper link, even when the lid is opened integrally with the tray, the lid is lifted up by the spring so that the lid can be operated with a light operating force. Can be opened. In addition, when the lid is in the fully open position, the slide pin is engaged with the protruding edge of the slide slit, thereby suppressing the movement of the lid in the closing direction. This has a great effect in practical use, such as being able to avoid sudden closing due to inertia.

Further, a fixing bracket is connected to the rear edge of the opening of the box body, and the first and the first coaxially pivotally connected to the fixing bracket.
The lid and tray are connected to each of the second movable brackets, and a stopper ring that regulates the full opening of the lid is rotatably supported on the fixed bracket, so that the height of the lid is reduced and the console box is compact. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing an essential part of the lid of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a relationship between a lid hinge member and a stopper link. ,
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line BB of FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the lid and the front end of the tray, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the hook. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Box body, 2 ... Opening, 7 ... Lid hinge member, 8 ... Fixing bracket, 9 ... Hinge pin, 10
...... First movable bracket, 11 ... Second movable bracket,
13 ... tray, 21 ... lid, 30 ... stopper link,
31 ... Slide slit, 32 ... Slide pin, 33 ...
Protrusion, 34 ... spring.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first movable bracket and a second movable bracket which are coaxially pivotally connected to a fixed bracket to fix the fixed bracket to a rear edge of an opening of the box main body, and to engage with a peripheral edge of the opening of the box main body; While fixing the rear end of the tray to be stopped and fixed to the second movable bracket,
A rear end portion of a lid formed in a box shape that covers the tray is fixed to the first movable bracket, and a stopper link having a slide slit in the fixed bracket is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable inside the lid. A projecting slide pin is engaged with a slide slit of the stopper link, and a spring for urging the stopper link in an opening direction is disposed on a shaft support portion of the stopper link.
A console box for an automobile, wherein a protrusion is formed in the slide slit so as to be engaged with a slide pin at a position where the lid is fully opened, and suppresses play of the lid in a closing direction.