JP2935731B2 - Console lid - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a console lid, and more particularly, to a console lid that can be operated from a rear seat.

(Prior art) Usually, the console of a car ranges from a simple structure that covers levers such as a shift lever and a parking brake lever to a large structure that forms a part of an instrument panel. In any console, it is common to provide a console box for storing small items provided with a lid, and to provide a lock mechanism on the lid so as to prevent the lid from being opened by the inertia force of the vehicle or the like.

For example, conventionally, as a console lid of this type, a left and right hinge mechanism is provided between the lid and the console main body, and a rod constituting the left or right hinge mechanism is slid by an operation knob to be separated from the striker, and the lid is thereby removed. A double-sided console lid that can be opened and closed from both sides of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat is known.
-24657, JP-A-2-30741).

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional console lid, since the occupant on the front seat side can easily open and close the lid, the occupant on the rear seat side attempts to open and close the console lid. Then, there was a problem that it was very complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a console lid in which the lid can be easily opened and closed from either the front seat side or the rear seat side.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In view of the above, a console lid according to the present invention comprises: “A pair of lock members are provided near each corner of each of the opposite sides on the short side of the vertically long console lid body. A striker that engages with the lock member is fixed to a position corresponding to the lock member on the console body, and the pair of lock members and the striker are respectively provided at the front and rear ends of the console lid body or in the vicinity thereof. An operation knob for releasing engagement with the striker is released by operating the front or rear operation knob to disengage the pair of lock members on the corresponding side and the striker. It can be opened and closed around the part ".

Here, the console lid body may be either left-right opening or front-back opening.For example, when the console lid body is long in the vehicle front-rear direction, a pair of locking members are provided on a long side of the console lid body to open left-right. To
When a pair of lock members are provided on the short side, respectively, the front and rear members are opened.

Further, the operation knob may be provided at both front and rear ends of the console lid main body, or may be provided on side surfaces near the front and rear both ends, so that it can be operated from both sides of the front seat and the rear seat in any case. It may be provided.

(Operation) In the present invention, when the console lid is opened, the front or rear operation knob may be operated, and a pair of lock members on the side corresponding to the operation knob is released from the striker, and the lock is released. Since the console lid main body can be opened and closed around the other side, the console lid main body can be lifted or opened.

As described above, in the present invention, since the operation knobs are provided at the front and rear ends of the console lid main body or in the vicinity thereof, the operation knobs can be easily operated by operating the operation knobs from either the front seat or the rear seat. The body can be opened and closed.

(Examples) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples shown in the drawings.

1 to 6 show a double-sided console box according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a console 1 is provided at the front of the vehicle cabin at a tunnel portion (not shown) of the floor panel, and a console box 2 for storing small items is formed between the front seats.

In the console box 2, the console body 3 is formed with a rectangular recess 30 elongated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a rectangular console lid body 4 that opens and closes the recess 30 is provided on the upper surface of the recess 30. I have. The console lid body 4 is configured such that a foam and leather 41 are disposed outside a hard lid core 40, and a hard plate cover 42 is fixed to the lower surface of the lid core 40.

The front and rear plates 5 are disposed between the lid core 40 and the hard plate cover 42 so as to extend in parallel with the front and rear ends of the console lid body 4. A lock portion 50 is formed at each end of the plate 5 and an operation knob 51 is formed at the center portion. The lower surface of the lock portion 50 is set as an inclined guide surface, and a guide hole 52 of the plate 5 has a lid body 4 side. The plate 5 is slidably provided in the front-rear direction. Further, a coil spring 6 is compressed between the plate 5 and the locking projection 44 of the lid core 40, whereby the plate 5 is urged outward, and the operation knob 51 is connected to the end face opening of the console lid body 4.
Projected from 45.

A substantially inverted U-shaped striker 7 is fixed to the console main body 3 near the four corners of the concave portion 30, and cutouts 46 capable of accommodating the striker 7 are provided at four lower corners of the console lid main body 4. The locking portion 50 of the plate 5 holds the striker 7 together with the lid core 40, and releases the holding when sliding in the unlocking direction.
Is releasably engaged with.

 Next, the operation method will be described.

For example, when the console lid body 4 is opened from the front seat side, first, the operator puts his hand on the front operation knob 51 and operates the operation knob 51
(See arrow A in FIG. 6), the plate 5 slides inwardly of the lid body 4 against the spring force of the coil spring 6 while being guided by the guide pins 43, and the operation knob 51 When the distance t is pushed in, the lock portions at both ends of the plate 5
Since the lock 50 is disengaged from the striker 7 and unlocked (see the solid line in FIG. 6), the console lid body 4 can be lifted as it is, and the rear striker 7 in the locked state has a rotating shaft. As a result, the console lid body 4 rotates around it, and opens as shown by the two-dot chain line C in FIGS. 1 and 5.

When the hand is released from the operation knob 51, the flat 5 slides outward by the spring force of the coil spring 6, and a part of the flat 5 comes into contact with the lid core 40 and returns to the original state.

When the console lid body 4 is closed from such an open state, the lower surface of the lock portion 50 of the plate 5
When the lid body 4 is further closed and the lid body 4 is closed, the plate 5 is pushed inward against the spring force of the coil spring 6, and when the lid body 4 is completely closed, the locking portions 50 at both ends of the plate are struck. 7 and protrudes outwardly and engages with it, whereby the console lid body 4
Is locked.

On the other hand, when the console lid body 4 is opened from the rear seat side, the operation knob 51 on the rear side may be operated in the opposite manner, and the console lid body 4 is moved in the same manner as above by the arrow B in FIG. As shown by, it opens from the rear side.

In the double-sided console lid of the present embodiment as described above, the operation knobs 51 are provided at the center of the front end and the rear end of the console lid main body 4, whereby the front or rear plate 5 is slid to lock the locking portion 50. And the lid body 4 is opened frontward or rearward, so that the operation knob 51 can be easily operated from either side of the front seat and the rear seat, and as a result, the console lid body 4 can be simplified. Can be opened and closed.

Further, in the double-sided console lid of this embodiment, the plate 5 is provided on the console lid body 4 side and the striker 7 is provided on the console body 3 side, so that the structure is very simple and durability and reliability can be guaranteed. In addition, it can be manufactured without incurring much cost.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the console lid according to the present invention, the operation before and after releasing the engagement between the pair of lock members and the striker is at or near the both ends of the front part of the console lid body. A knob is provided to release the engagement between the pair of lock members on the corresponding side and the striker by operating the front or rear operation knob, so that the console lid body can be opened and closed around the other side. Therefore, there is an effect that the lid can be easily opened and closed from either the front seat side or the rear seat side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a console lid according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2, and FIG.
5 and 6 are a side sectional view and a partial plan view, respectively, for explaining the operation of the lid. 2 ... console box, 3 ... console body, 4
... console lid body, 50 ... lock part (lock member), 51 ... operation knob, 7 ... striker.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vertically elongated console lid which opens and closes the upper surface of a console body having a recess extending front and back, wherein the console lid extends along opposing short sides of the vertically elongated console lid body. The console lid has a plate that is urged by an elastic member and slides in the vertical direction of the console lid body, and slides on a pair of locking members and the plate disposed near both ends of each short side of the console lid body. An operation knob to be formed is integrally formed with the plate, and a striker that engages with the lock member such that each short side of the console lid body is locked to the console body is fixed to the console body. A slope guide for contacting the striker is formed on a lower surface of the lock member, and the slope is guided by the operation knob. Sliding the lock to release the pair of lock members provided on one of the short sides from the striker, and rotating the console lid body about the other short side in the locked state as a rotation axis. The concave portion is opened, the console lid body is rotated about one of the short sides in a locked state as a rotation axis, the upper surface of the concave portion of the console body is closed, and the console lid body is pressed down, while the other is pressed down. Contacting the inclination guide of the lock member on the short side with the striker, sliding the plate provided with the lock member against the elastic member, and further pressing down the console lid body. The plate is slid by the restoring force of the elastic member, and the locking member is locked to the striker by the urging force of the elastic member. Console lid, characterized in that to.