JP2819669B2 - Console box structure - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a console box structure in which console equipment and the like are mounted on a rear vertical wall surface.

(Prior Art) As an automobile equipped with this type of console box structure, for example, the one shown in FIG. 5 has been considered.

In FIG. 5, the console box 1 is installed at the center between the front seats 2 and 2 and at the center of the front floor 3. The console box 1 includes a box body 1a and a lid 1b that opens and closes an upper open end of the box body 1a. A console unit 4 such as a television unit, a radio, an ashtray, and a wireless device is embedded in a rear side surface of the box body 1a.

In such a configuration, the occupant of the rear seat 5 can enjoy the image of, for example, a television unit as the console equipment 4, operate the radio and wireless devices, and open and close the ashtray.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the console equipment 4 described above is fixed to the box body 1, the angle and height of the console equipment 4 depend on the height difference and preference of the occupant sitting on the rear seat 5. There was a problem that the adjustment of was not possible.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a console box structure in which the angle and height of console equipment can be adjusted according to the height difference and preference of the occupant sitting on the rear seat.

(Means for Solving the Problems) To this end, the present invention provides a box body having an open upper end, and a console box structure in which the open end of the box body is opened and closed by a lid. , The lid includes a back cover and a front cover,
The back cover is attached to a rear portion of the box main body with a first hinge so as to be openable and closable upward around a rear end portion, and the front cover is connected to a front end portion of the back cover so as to be openable and closable upward around a front end portion. A vertical wall is provided at the rear end of the front cover and extends to a position close to a lower rear end of the box body, and console equipment and the like are mounted on the vertical wall; A console box structure in which an angle adjusting means for fixing the front cover at an arbitrary angle is interposed therebetween.

(Operation) According to such a configuration, after the fixing by the angle adjusting means is released, the front cover is rotated up and down around the second hinge to adjust the height or the inclination angle of the console equipment and the like. After that, the adjustment work is completed by fixing the front cover at this position by the angle adjusting means.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 4, 6 is a front floor of an automobile, 7 is a front seat, and 8 is a center console box located between the front seats 7 and 7 and arranged on the front floor 6.

The center console box 8 includes a box body 9 and a lid 10. The box body 9 is open at the top and rear as shown in FIG. The lid 10 has a back cover 11 and a front cover 12. The back cover 11 includes an upper wall 11a that closes an upper opening end of the box body 9 and a round rear wall 11b that closes a rear opening end of the box body 9. Further, the front cover 12 integrally has an upper wall 12a and a rear wall 12b as a vertical wall which respectively cover the upper wall 11a and the rear wall 11b of the back cover 11.
The covers 11 and 12 have side walls, although their numbers are omitted.

The back cover 11 is attached to a rear portion of the box body 9 by a first hinge 13 so as to be openable and closable upward around a rear end portion. The front cover 12 is attached to the front end of the back cover 11 with a second hinge 14 (see FIG. 2) so as to be openable and closable upward around the front end. Further, a mounting hole 12c is formed in the rear side wall 12b of the front cover 12, and the mounting hole 12c is provided as a console accessory or the like, for example, a television unit 15.
Are fitted and fixed. As shown in the prior art, the console equipment includes a radio, an ashtray, a wireless device, and the like in addition to the television unit.

An angle adjusting means 16 is interposed between the lower ends of the rear side walls 11b and 12b of the covers 11 and 12 as shown in FIG.

The angle adjusting means 16 includes a locking wall 11c integrally formed upward at a rear end portion of a rear side wall 11b of the back cover 11, and a vertical wall formed on an inner surface of the locking wall 11c. It has a plurality of locking grooves A1, A2, A3 [see FIG. 3 (C)].

The angle adjusting means 16 includes an inverted U-shaped spring plate 17 having a fixed plate portion 17a fixed to the inner surface of the lower end portion of the rear side wall 12b of the front cover 12, as shown in FIG. 17 has a locking claw 18 provided at a free end of a flexible spring piece 17b [see FIG. 3 (B)]. The locking claw 18 is provided with the locking groove described above.
Any one of A1, A2, and A3 is elastically engaged with the spring force of the spring piece 17b. The positions of the locking grooves A1, A2, A3 are slightly shifted back and forth so as to correspond to the circular rotation of the locking claw 18 accompanying the rotation of the front cover 12.

Further, the angle adjusting means 16 includes a fixing plate portion 17a and a rear side wall 12b.
Rod 1 slidably penetrating through and fixed to the spring piece 17b
9 and a button 20 for unlocking fixed to the free end of the rod 19.

 Next, the operation of such a configuration will be described.

According to such a configuration, the button 20 is pressed and the locking claw 18 is pressed.
The fixing of the front cover 12 by the angle adjusting means 16 is released by removing the lock from the state of engagement with any one of the locking grooves A1, A2, A3. In this state, the height or the inclination angle of the television unit 15 is changed by rotating the front cover 12 up and down about the second hinge 14. Then, corresponding to the remaining ones of the above-mentioned locking grooves A1, A2, A3, the button 20
When the pressing force is released from the
The spring groove b is engaged and fixed to the corresponding one of the locking grooves A1, A2, A3. Thereby, the front cover 12 is fixed at this position by the angle adjusting means 16, and the adjusting operation is completed.

By opening the lid 10 upward around the first hinge 13, small items can be stored in the box body 9. By opening the front cover 12 upward around the second hinge 14, the back cover 11 A sheet-shaped document, a small-sized accessory, or the like can be stored in a space formed between the front cover 12 and the front cover 12.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, in a box body having an open upper end and a console box structure in which an open end of the box body is opened and closed by a lid, It consists of a cover and a front cover,
The back cover is attached to a rear portion of the box main body with a first hinge so as to be openable and closable upward around a rear end portion, and the front cover is connected to a front end portion of the back cover so as to be openable and closable upward around a front end portion. A vertical wall is provided at the rear end of the front cover and extends to a position close to a lower rear end of the box body, and console equipment and the like are mounted on the vertical wall; An angle adjustment means for fixing the front cover at an arbitrary angle is interposed between them, so that the set angle and height of console equipment can be adjusted according to the height difference and preference of the occupant sitting on the rear seat .

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a console box structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along a line II of FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the vicinity of the second hinge portion in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 (A) is an enlarged view of a main part of the rear part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 (B) is a sectional view of FIG. 3 (A) is a perspective view of the spring plate, FIG. 3 (C) is a perspective view of a portion of the locking wall in FIG. 3 (A), and FIG. 4 is FIGS. 1 to 3 (A), FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of an automobile showing an example of an arrangement of a console box provided with the structures of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of an automobile having a conventional console box. 9 Box body 10 Lid 11 Back cover 12 Front cover 13 First hinge 14 Second hinge 15 TV unit (console equipment) 16 Angle adjusting means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box body having an upper end opened, and a console box structure in which an open end of the box body is opened and closed by a lid, wherein the lid comprises a back cover and a front cover, The back cover is attached to a rear portion of the box body by a first hinge so as to be openable and closable upward around a rear end portion, and the front cover is attached to a front end portion of the back cover so as to be openable and closable upward around a front end portion. A vertical wall is provided at the rear end of the front cover, which is attached to the hinge, and extends to a position close to a lower rear end of the box main body. Console equipment is mounted on the vertical wall, and between the two covers. A console box structure comprising an angle adjusting means for fixing the front cover at an arbitrary angle.