JP3191584B2 - Automotive console box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile console box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 3 and 4 show an example of a conventional console box of this kind (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-99466).

[0003] As shown in FIG.
The console body 103 of FIG. 1 includes an upper wall 105 provided to be inclined rearward of the vehicle body, and a side wall 107 bent from both ends of the upper wall 105 in a substantially vertical direction and fixed to the vehicle body. The parking brake lever 109 is inserted into the upper wall 105 of the console
Lever opening 1 for projecting from inside 03 into vehicle interior
11 is formed, and a cover 115 is provided on a peripheral portion 113 of the lever opening 111. The parking brake lever 109 is provided movably in a vertical plane along the vehicle longitudinal direction.

[0004] As shown in FIG. 4, a peripheral portion 113 of the lever opening 111 is bent inward and protrudes, and a cover 115 is in contact with a tip of the peripheral portion 113. The cover 115 is a soft plate having flexibility or elasticity.
5 are fixed to the fixing members 11.
7 and 117, it is fixed to the back surface 105a of the upper wall 105 by heat swaging or the like. Fixing members 117, 117
Is fixed by separating the cover 115 from the rear surface 105a of the upper wall 105 by the amount of the protrusion of the peripheral portion 113. Since the upper surface 119 of the cover 115 is provided along the rear surface 105a of the upper wall 105, the upper surface 119 The cover 115 hardly tilts in the width direction. At a substantially center in the width direction of the cover 115, an elongated hole-like lever insertion portion 125 is formed along the moving direction of the parking brake lever 109 (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 4).
25, the parking brake lever 10
9 is inserted. In this state, the gaps d3 and d4 on both sides of the parking brake lever 109 are
At the same height in the width direction.

[0005] The cover 115 has a lever opening 111.
Functions such as preventing foreign objects from falling into the console main body 103 from the inside, absorbing the positional deviation between the lever opening 111 and the parking brake lever 109, and preventing occurrence of a tapping sound due to the contact between the parking brake lever 109 and the lever opening 111. Plays.

When the console body 103 is mounted on the vehicle body side, the parking brake lever 109 is inserted into the lever insertion portion 125 of the cover 115 so that the gaps d3 and d4 generated on both sides of the parking brake lever 109 are substantially equal. The main body 103 is moved and fixed in a substantially horizontal direction (X direction in the figure). Here, since the direction X of the positioning movement of the console body 103 is substantially parallel to the upper surface 119 of the cover 115 where the gaps d3 and d4 are formed, the gaps d3 and d4 are moved along with the positioning movement of the console body 103. , In the upper surface 119 of the cover 115. For this reason, both gaps d3, d
4 can be easily equalized, and the console body 1
13 can be easily performed.

On the other hand, the console box 12 shown in FIG.
1, the parking brake lever 1 from the driver
09 and the upper surface 125 of the console body 123.
Parking brake lever 1
09 may be provided inclined to the driver's seat side. When the parking brake lever 109 is tilted in this way, as shown in FIG. 6, the lever opening 131 may be biased toward the driver's seat side and reach the side wall 127 of the box body 123. In this case, the peripheral edges 133a, 133b on both sides in the width direction of the lever opening 131 are formed on the upper wall 125 and the sidewall 127, and the both peripheral edges 133a, 133b have a height H in the vertical direction.
Only in a shifted state. In other words, the peripheral portion 133a on the upper wall 125 side is higher, and the peripheral portion 133 on the side wall side 127 is higher.
b is lower.

[0008]

However, as shown in FIG. 6, a cover 1 similar to the prior art is provided for a lever opening 131 having upper and lower peripheral portions 133a and 133b.
When 15 is applied, the upper surface of the cover 115 changes rapidly, and the gap d5 on both sides of the parking brake lever 109 is changed.
, D6 are formed vertically displaced by an amount corresponding to the height H, so that both gaps d5, d6 are formed in the plane P inclined from the horizontal direction. That is, the gaps d5 and d6 with respect to the alignment movement direction X of the console body 123.
Are generated, the surfaces P cross each other.

For this reason, the parking brake lever 10
9, the gaps d5 and d6 increase and decrease three-dimensionally with the positioning movement of the console body 123, and the gaps d3 and d3 as in the console box 101 (see FIG. 4). ,
As compared with the case where d4 increases and decreases two-dimensionally, the positioning becomes complicated, and the workability of positioning the console body 123 cannot be denied.

Further, even when the console main body 123 is assembled with the parking brake lever 109 aligned with the center of the lever insertion portion 125, both gaps d5,
Since d6 is formed shifted in the vertical direction, the parking brake lever 109 has a disadvantage that it appears to be shifted from the center.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when a cover is provided in a lever opening having a vertically shifted peripheral edge, the console body can be easily positioned, and the parking brake lever can be moved after the console body is assembled. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a console box for an automobile that is located at the center of the insertion portion.

[0012]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is provided on an upper portion of a console body.
For a vehicle having a lever opening having upper and lower peripheral edges shifted in the vertical direction, and a soft cover having a lever insertion portion through which a parking brake lever is inserted is disposed on the peripheral edge of the lever opening. A console box, wherein an upper surface of the cover is provided in a substantially horizontal plane with respect to the upper side.

The invention according to claim 2 is the console box according to claim 1, wherein the lower peripheral portion supports the lower side of the cover and holds the upper surface of the cover in a substantially horizontal plane. It is characterized in that the support portion is provided in a protruding manner.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the console box according to the second aspect, wherein the cover has a fitting concave portion on a lower side, and the cover supporting portion is formed in a bank shape from the lower peripheral portion. , And is fitted to the fitting recess to support the cover.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the parking brake lever is inserted into the lever insertion portion of the cover, the console main body is moved substantially in the horizontal direction, and the parking brake lever is fitted to substantially the center of the lever insertion portion. During the positioning operation, since the upper surface of the cover is provided in a substantially horizontal plane, the gap formed on the upper side and the lower side of the parking brake lever is increased or decreased in the same substantially horizontal plane along the moving direction of the console body. You. That is, since the direction of the positioning movement of the console main body and the surface where both gaps are increased or decreased are substantially parallel, the two gaps are two-dimensionally increased or decreased in substantially the same plane with the alignment movement of the console main body. be able to.

Further, since the upper surface of the cover is provided in a substantially horizontal plane with reference to the upper side, the gap can be formed on the upper side of the console body which is easy to see from above.

Therefore, the console body can be two-dimensionally aligned with the parking brake lever in the substantially same plane on the upper side of the console body which is easy to see from above, so that the console body can be easily positioned. Can be. After the console body is assembled, the upper and lower spaces of the parking brake lever are formed in the same substantially horizontal plane, so that the parking brake lever appears to be located at the center of the insertion portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, when the upper surface of the cover is provided in a substantially horizontal plane with respect to the upper side, the upper surface is located at the lower peripheral edge on the lower side of the cover. However, it is necessary to provide a cover supporting part that supports the lower side of the cover and holds the upper surface of the cover in a substantially horizontal plane at the lower peripheral edge. Even if the cover is provided at a position above and away from the peripheral portion, the lower upper surface of the cover is securely held in a substantially horizontal plane and is less likely to be deformed, so that a change in the gap due to the deformation of the cover can be suppressed.

That is, on the upper side of the console body which is easy to see from above, the positioning of the console body can be performed two-dimensionally in substantially the same plane, and the gap does not fluctuate due to deformation of the cover. In addition, the console main body can be positioned more easily.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the second aspect of the present invention, the lower side of the cover is formed by a simple structure in which the fitting recess of the cover is fitted into the ridge-shaped cover supporting portion. Can be reliably supported.

Further, by fitting the fitting recess of the cover into the cover supporting portion, the lower side of the cover is externally fitted to the cover supporting portion, so that the cover supporting portion can be covered by the cover, The appearance of the periphery of the opening is improved.

[0022]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the console box 1
The console body 3 has an upper wall 5 provided substantially horizontally,
A side wall 7 that is bent substantially vertically from both ends of the upper wall 5 and fixed to the vehicle body side, and is made of PP resin, PP talc resin, AB
It is integrally formed of S resin or the like. A lever opening 11 is formed in an upper portion of the console body 3 to allow the parking brake lever 9 to pass therethrough so as to project from the inside of the console body 3 into the vehicle interior.
3 has a soft cover 15 for covering the lever opening 11.
Are arranged. The cover 15 is made of PVC resin, SEB
It is formed of S resin or the like, and has flexibility or elasticity. At the approximate center in the width direction of the cover 15, an elongated hole-shaped lever insertion portion 2 along the moving direction of the parking brake lever 9 is provided.
The parking brake lever 9 is inserted substantially at the center of the lever insertion portion 25 in the width direction. The cover 15 prevents foreign matter from dropping from the lever opening 11 into the console main body 3, absorbs a positional shift between the lever opening 11 and the parking brake lever 9, and contacts the parking brake lever 9 with the lever opening 11. It fulfills functions such as prevention of hitting sound.

As shown in FIG. 2, the parking brake lever 9 is used to improve the operability of the driver and the console body 3.
The upper surface 5 is provided to be inclined toward the driver's seat side for the purpose of effective use of the upper surface 5. For this reason, the lever opening 11 is eccentrically located on the driver's seat side and reaches the side wall 7 of the box body 3, and the peripheral edges 13 a and 13 b on both sides in the width direction of the lever opening 11 are connected to the upper wall 5.
And the side wall 7, and the two peripheral portions 13 a, 13 b are vertically shifted by a height H. That is, the lever opening 11 has an upper peripheral portion 13a on the upper wall 5 side and a lower peripheral portion 13b on the side wall 7 side.

The upper peripheral portion 13a of the lever opening 11 is
It bends and protrudes inward (vertically downward) from the upper wall 5, and the upper end 15a of the cover 15 is in contact with the tip. The upper side 15 a of the cover 15 is fixed via a fixing member 17.
It is fixed to the back surface 5a of the upper wall 5 by heat swaging or the like.
Since the fixing member 17 fixes the upper side 15a of the cover 15 away from the rear surface 5a of the upper wall 5 by an amount corresponding to the protrusion of the upper peripheral portion 13a, the upper surface 1a of the upper side 15a of the cover 15 is fixed.
9 a is provided in a substantially horizontal plane along the back surface 5 a of the upper wall 5.

The lower peripheral portion 13b of the lever opening 11 is
It is bent inward (horizontally) from the side wall 7, and its tip defines the lever opening 11. In the lower peripheral portion 13b,
A bank-shaped cover supporting portion 21 is provided protruding along the longitudinal direction of the lever opening 11. The lower side 15b of the cover 15
The inner surface of the cover support portion 21 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section.
And a side portion defines a lower side 25b of the lever insertion portion 25. When the fitting recess 23 is fitted into the cover support 21, the lower side 15 b of the cover 15 is fitted outside the cover support 21,
The cover support 21 is covered by the cover 15. The projecting height h of the cover supporting portion 21 is set such that the upper surface 19b of the lower side 15b of the cover 15 fitted to the outside is substantially the same as the upper surface 19a of the upper side 15a. Are supported by the cover support 21 and the upper surface 19 of the cover 15 is held in a substantially horizontal plane.
That is, the upper surface 19 of the cover 15 is provided in a substantially horizontal plane with the upper side 15a as a reference. Also, cover 1
5 has a lower peripheral portion 13b
A fixing portion 27 that abuts on the lower surface of the
Is a state in which the cover 15 is externally fitted to the cover support portion 21,
It is fixed to the lower surface of the lower peripheral portion 13b via a fixing member 29 by heat swaging or the like.

Next, the operation will be described.

When the console body 3 is mounted on the vehicle body side, the parking brake lever 9 is inserted into the lever insertion portion 25 of the cover 5, and the gaps d1, d2 generated on the upper and lower sides of the parking brake lever 9 are substantially equal. So that the console body 3 is oriented substantially horizontally (X direction in the figure).
Move to and fix.

In this operation, the upper surface 1 of the cover 15
9 is provided in a substantially horizontal plane, so that the gap d1 formed on the upper and lower sides of the parking brake lever 9 is formed.
, D2 are increased or decreased in the same substantially horizontal plane along the moving direction X of the console body 3. That is, since the direction X of the positioning movement of the console body 3 and the upper surface 19 of the cover 15 in which the gaps d1 and d2 are increased or decreased are substantially parallel,
As the console body 3 moves, the gap d1
, D2 can be increased or decreased two-dimensionally in substantially the same plane.

Further, since the upper surface 19 of the cover 15 is provided in a substantially horizontal plane with the upper side as a reference, both gaps d1 and d2 can be formed on the upper side of the console body 3 which is easy to see from above.

Further, the cover 1 is positioned based on the upper side 15a.
When the upper surface 19 of the cover 5 is provided in a substantially horizontal plane, the upper surface 19b must be provided at a position above the lower peripheral portion 13b on the lower side 15b of the cover 15, and in this state, the lower surface 15b is lower than the upper side 15a of the cover 15. Although the side 15b is likely to be deformed, the cover support 21
The soft cover 15 is attached to the lower peripheral portion 1.
5b, the upper surface 19b of the lower side 15b of the cover 15 is securely held in a substantially horizontal plane and is not easily deformed, and the gap d resulting from the deformation of the cover 15 is hardly deformed.
1 and d2 can be suppressed from changing.

Thus, on the upper side of the console body 3 which is easy to see from above, the positioning of the console body 3 can be performed two-dimensionally in substantially the same plane, and the cover 15
Does not change and the gaps d1 and d2 do not fluctuate.
The positioning operation of the console main body 3 can be performed extremely easily. Therefore, the workability of assembling the console body 3 is improved, and the displacement between the lever opening 11 and the parking brake lever 9 can be reliably absorbed by the cover 15.

After the console body 3 is assembled, the gaps d1 and d2 are formed in the same substantially horizontal plane, so that the parking brake lever 9 appears to be located at the center of the lever insertion portion 25. Console box 1 with good

Further, the lower side 15b of the cover 15 is securely supported by a simple structure in which the fitting concave portion 23 of the cover 15 is fitted into the ridge-shaped cover supporting portion 21, and the upper surface 19 of the cover 15 is substantially formed. It can be held in a horizontal plane.

By fitting the fitting recess 23 of the cover 15 into the cover support 21, the lower side 15 b of the cover 15 is fitted to the cover support 21, so that the cover support 21 is It can be covered by the cover 15, and the appearance of the periphery of the lever opening 11 can be improved.

[0036]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the upper surface of the cover is provided in a substantially horizontal plane, both gaps are increased from above as the console body moves. It can be increased or decreased two-dimensionally in substantially the same plane on the upper side of the console body which is easy to see. Therefore, even when the cover is provided in the lever opening having a vertically shifted peripheral portion, the console body can be easily positioned, the workability of assembling the console body can be improved, and the lever opening and the parking brake can be improved. The cover can reliably absorb the displacement of the lever.

Further, after the console body is assembled, since both gaps are formed in the same substantially horizontal plane, the parking brake lever appears to be located at the center of the insertion portion, and the console box has a good appearance. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the cover supporting portion is protruded from the lower peripheral portion, so that the soft cover is separated upward from the lower peripheral portion. Even if it is provided at the position, the upper surface on the lower side of the cover is securely held in a substantially horizontal plane, and it is difficult to deform, the fluctuation of the gap due to the deformation of the cover can be suppressed, and the position of the console body Can be performed more easily.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the present invention, the lower portion of the cover is formed by a simple structure in which the fitting concave portion of the cover is fitted into the bank-shaped cover supporting portion. Since the side can be reliably supported and the cover supporting portion can be covered with the cover, the appearance of the periphery of the lever opening is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 console box 3 console body 9 parking brake lever 11 lever opening 13 peripheral edge of lever opening 13a upper peripheral part 13b lower peripheral part 15 cover 15a upper side of cover 15b lower side of cover 19 upper surface of cover 19a upper surface of upper side 19b Lower side upper surface 21 Cover support part 23 Fitting concave part 25 Lever insertion part

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lever opening having upper and lower peripheral edges shifted in a vertical direction is formed in an upper portion of a console body,
A console box for a motor vehicle, comprising a soft cover having a lever insertion portion through which a parking brake lever is inserted at a peripheral portion of the lever opening, wherein an upper surface of the cover is based on the upper side. An automobile console box provided in a substantially horizontal plane. 2. The console box according to claim 1, wherein a cover supporting portion for supporting a lower side of the cover and holding an upper surface of the cover in a substantially horizontal plane protrudes from the lower peripheral portion. A console box for an automobile, characterized in that: 3. The console box according to claim 2, wherein the cover has a fitting concave portion on a lower side, and the cover support portion protrudes from the lower peripheral portion in a bank shape. A console box for an automobile, wherein the console box is supported by being fitted in a fitting recess.