JP2917121B2 - Console Box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a console box for an automobile. More specifically, the present invention relates to a console box provided with an armrest that can be moved substantially in parallel with an inner lid provided at an opening of the box, in which the armrest is prevented from rattling when the inner lid is opened.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the structure of a console box for an automobile having an armrest or a table has been disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No.
No. 36638, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-14546, and the like.

FIG. 7 shows a console box disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 3-36638, in which a base 2 hinged to a box 1 and an armrest 4 held up and down by a parallel link mechanism 3 on the base 2 are shown. Locking means having a torsion spring 5 as urging means for urging the armrest 4 in the ascending direction, and a releasing mechanism capable of locking the armrest 4 at the lowered position and the raised position respectively against the urging means and the urging force. The lifting device including the parallel link mechanism 3 includes an urging means and an air damper (not shown) operated via a link 5a as a braking means for attenuating the urging force. .

As shown in FIG. 7A, the armrest 4 can be raised by the parallel link mechanism 3, and as shown in FIG. 7B, the base 2 and the armrest 4 open the opening of the box 1 together. You can do it.

FIG. 8 shows a console box disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-14546. A lid 7 capable of closing the upper opening 6 of the box 1 is provided on the upper opening 6 so as to be openable and closable. Tray 8 and an openable and closable lid 9 connected to the tray 8 via a parallel link mechanism 3, and the lid 9 is made of a substantially horizontal thin tray-like bottom plate 9 a, and the bottom plate 9 a And a pair of upper lids 9b, 9b 'which can be opened and closed on both sides by being screwed to both sides of the upper cover 9b.

[0008] Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the tray 8 is opened together with the lid member 9 from the opening of the box 1, or as shown in FIG. It can be moved, and the upper lids 9b and 9b 'can be developed right and left of the bottom plate 9a as shown in FIG.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The console box described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 38 can be used in the two states shown in FIGS. (A) and (b). However, in order to achieve the state shown in (a), a torsion spring and braking means (not shown) are used. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the cost increases.

In the console box disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-14546, when the cover 9 is only operated when the state shown in FIG. Play is generated between the tray 8 and the lid member 9. Further, if there is a lock between the lid member 9 and the box 1, the state shown in FIG. 8B cannot be obtained. However, because of the play, it is illusioned that the state shown in FIG.
There is a problem that the lid member 9 tries to open even if it does not open. (This does not happen if you perform a normal unlock operation.)

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a console box provided with an armrest which can be moved substantially in parallel with an inner lid provided at an opening of the box. It is an object of the present invention to realize a console box in which a failure is prevented.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the sliding console box of the present invention, a box 1 having an open top is provided.
0 and a hinge 1 at one end of the opening 10a of the box 10.
2, an inner lid 11 rotatably mounted by the armature 2, an armrest 16 disposed above the inner lid 11, and the armrest 16 connected to the inner lid 11 so as to be movable substantially in parallel, and axis comprises a parallel link 14, 14 'which are arranged parallel to the hinge axis of the inner lid 11
And a claw 18 provided on the lower surface of the armrest 16 and at an end farther from the hinge 12 supporting the inner lid 11, and the armrest 16 approaches the hinge 12 of the inner lid 11. And an armrest lock member 19 provided on the inner lid 11 and engaged with the claw 18 of the armrest 16 to prevent the armrest 16 from moving in the direction.

In addition to the above, the box is provided with a claw, and the inner lid is provided with a lock member for an inner lid which can be disengaged from the claw of the box. By adopting this configuration, in a console box provided with an armrest that can be moved substantially parallel to the inner lid provided in the opening of the box, a console box that prevents a problem that the armrest rattles when the inner lid is opened is improved. can get.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, a box 10, an inner lid 11, a hinge 12, a link mounting plate 13, parallel links 14, 14 ', an armrest mounting plate 15, an armrest 16, An inner lid lock member 17 is provided.

The box 10 has a box shape with an opening at the top, and a recess for attaching a hinge 12 is formed on one side of the opening 10a, and a claw 10b for locking a lock member for the inner lid is formed on the other side. ing. Further, the inner lid 11 has a tray shape capable of closing the opening 10a of the box 10, and one of the inner lid 11 has a lock member 19 for an armrest.
Is provided. The hinge 12 has a hinge shape having a hinge shaft 12a.

The link mounting plate 13 and the armrest mounting plate 15 are in the form of a tray and have parallel links 1 on both sides thereof.
A bearing for rotatably supporting the ends of the 4, 14 'is formed. The armrest 16 has a pillow shape and has claws 18 (not shown) on the lower surface thereof. Further, the inner lid lock member 17 has an attachment portion to the inner lid and a claw portion which can be manually detached.

These components are assembled as shown in FIG. That is, the hinge 12 is attached to one end of the opening of the box 10.
At the other end of the inner lid 11, a lock member 17 for the inner lid is attached to the other end of the inner lid 11 so that the claw portion 17a can be disengaged from the claw 10b formed on the box 10. Can be A link mounting plate 13 is mounted on the upper surface of the inner lid 11, and one end of a parallel link 14, 14 'is rotatable on a bearing portion of the link mounting plate 13, and its shaft 14a is connected to a hinge shaft of the hinge 12. It is supported so as to be parallel to 12a.

At the other ends of the parallel links 14, 14 ', an armrest mounting plate 15 is rotatably mounted on a bearing portion thereof by a shaft 15a, and an armrest 16 is mounted on the armrest mounting plate 15 by bolts or the like. Can be

The present embodiment configured as described above can be in the state shown in FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the armrest 16 is slid, and the armrest 16 is moved forward (arrow A) from the state of FIG.
3), the claw 18 is disengaged from the armrest lock member 19, and the armrest 16 is moved in parallel by the parallel links 14 and 14 'to be in the state shown in FIG.

In order to obtain the state shown in FIG. 4, it is sufficient to manually pull the knob of the lock member 17 for the inner lid upward from the state shown in FIG. The base is bent, and the claw portion 17a is the claw 1 of the box 10.
0b, the inner lid 11 rotates together with the armrest 16 about the hinge shaft 12a to be in the state of FIG.

In this case, the armrest 16 has its claw 18
Is engaged with the claw portion of the armrest lock member 19 of the inner lid 11 so that there is no backlash. Even if the armrest 16 is erroneously lifted, the inner lid 11 is Since it is engaged with the claw 10b, it cannot be lifted.

In this case, if there is no claw 18 of the armrest 16 and the armrest lock member formed on the inner lid 11, the inner lid 11 is opened as shown in FIG. When the armrest 16 is not hung on the member 17 and is hung on the tip of the armrest 16, the armrest 16 is lifted as shown in FIG.

The claw 1 provided on the armrest 16
Various shapes of the armrest lock member 19 and the armrest lock member 19 provided on the inner lid are conceivable. However, the shape shown in FIGS. When the is moved from the state shown in FIG. 2 to the state shown in FIG. 3, the claw 18 and the lock member 19 come off easily. When the upper surface of the claw is flat, the engagement between the claw 18 and the lock member 19 is unlikely to be released when the armrest is moved as shown in FIG. In particular, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the armrest is returned from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. 2 when the armrest is returned from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. The noise (hitting sound) at the time of the combination is smaller than (a) and (b).

[0022]

According to the present invention, a lock member for an armrest is provided on the inner lid, and a claw for engaging the lock member is provided on the armrest, thereby preventing a problem that the armrest rattles when the inner lid is opened. It becomes possible.
The configuration is extremely simple because a magnet or the like is not used to lock the armrest.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an assembled sectional view showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the armrest according to the embodiment of the present invention is slid.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the inner lid of the embodiment of the present invention is rotated upward together with the armrest.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a problem in a case where there is no claw and an armrest lock member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing three examples of a claw and an armrest lock member according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional console box. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of a conventional console box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Box 10a ... Opening 10b, 18 ... Claw 11 ... Inner lid 12 ... Hinge 13 ... Link mounting plate 14, 14 '... Parallel link 15 ... Armrest mounting plate 16 ... Armrest 17 ... Middle lid lock member 19 ... Armrest Lock member

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yuji Masuoka 25 Aoike, Yoshiwara-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi Prefecture Inside Arako Co., Ltd. References JP-A-9-95167 (JP, A)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A box having an open top, an inner lid rotatably attached to one end of an opening of the box by a hinge, an armrest disposed above the inner lid, A parallel link, the pivot of which is arranged parallel to the hinge axis of the inner lid, the console box comprising: A claw provided at an end remote from the hinge supporting the inner lid; and a claw of the armrest provided on the inner lid to prevent the armrest from moving in a direction approaching the hinge of the inner lid. And a lock member for armrest which engages with the console box. 2. The console box according to claim 1, wherein a claw is provided on the box, and a lock member for an inner lid is provided on the inner lid, the locking member being detachable from a claw of the box.