JP3297905B2 - Fall prevention mechanism for the console slide door of an automobile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanism for preventing a console slide door of a console box installed between a driver's seat and a passenger's seat in a vehicle such as a passenger car from falling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a console box mounted on a passenger car or the like, it is generally known that a console door (lid) also serving as an armrest is pivotally supported at one end of a storage opening of a console box body. In addition to this,
As shown in FIG. 6, an opening is provided in a part of the armrest 1, and a bellows-type console sliding door 2 slidable along the opening is provided, and is opened and closed independently of opening and closing of the armrest. In some cases, a car phone or the like stored in a box can be taken out (see Japanese Patent Application No. 8-85548).

Since the console slide door 2 is moved to a vertical position when the armrest is opened as shown in FIG. 7, the console slide door 2 falls by gravity when the console slide door 2 is half-open, and this fall is prevented. I needed to. As a mechanism for preventing the fall, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a method of sandwiching the side surface of the console slide door 2 from both sides by springs 3 is adopted.

[0004]

In such a conventional console slide door drop prevention mechanism, since a pinching force by a spring is always applied from both sides of the slide door, resistance is transmitted to a finger when the slide door is opened and closed. There was a problem that the feeling was bad. Attempts were made to reduce the pinching force of the spring, however, as described above, the armrest naturally dropped when the armrest was opened, which was unsuccessful.

In view of the above situation, the present invention prevents the console slide door from dropping naturally when the armrest is opened,
It is another object of the present invention to provide a console slide door drop prevention mechanism capable of improving the operability of opening and closing the console slide door when the armrest is closed.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a fall prevention mechanism for a console slide door of a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a box body and an openable / closable armrest pivotally supported by the box body. A console box provided with an opening in the center, a console slide door slidable along the opening, and a pair of guide rails provided above an upper edge parallel to the sliding direction of the console slide door. , A pressing member that rotates in association with the rotation of the armrest is provided inside the armrest, and one end of the pressing member has a lower edge below a lower edge parallel to the sliding direction of the console slide door. And a pressing arm protruding with a gap provided between the console rail and the guide rail and the pressing arm. It was constructed to be clamped.

With this configuration, when the armrest is opened, the pressing arm protruding from the pressing member presses a part of the lower edge parallel to the sliding direction of the console sliding door upward, thereby pressing the console sliding door. When the armrest is closed, there is a gap between the pressing arm and the lower edge parallel to the sliding direction of the console slide door. It is possible to prevent the console slide door from dropping naturally at the time, and to improve the operability of opening and closing the console slide door when the armrest is closed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a mechanism for preventing a console sliding door from falling according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. An example of the external configuration of a console box according to this embodiment is shown in FIG.
Referring to FIG. 1, the console box comprises a box body 4 and an opening / closing armrest 1 pivotally supported by the box body 4.
And At the center of the armrest 1, a console slide door 2 composed of a bellows bellows is attached. The console sliding door 2 is provided with an armrest 1
Is configured to be slidable along an opening (not shown) established at the center of the.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing the components of the fall prevention mechanism for a console slide door for an automobile according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the fall prevention mechanism for a console slide door for an automobile according to the present invention as viewed from the rear side of the vehicle. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in the fall prevention mechanism for a console slide door for an automobile according to the present invention, first, a movable bracket 5 including a movable portion 6 and a fixed portion 7 is provided inside a rear end 1a of the armrest 1. The movable part 6 of the movable bracket 5 rotatably supports the armrest 1 by a pivot 8 formed of a round bar. A coil-shaped spring 8 a is wound around the pivot 8, and one end is fixed, and the other end is fixed to the movable part 6. The spring 8a is biased in the opening direction of the armrest 1, and when the armrest 1 is opened, the armrest 1 can be easily rotated upward. Here, when the armrest 1 is closed, a lock knob (not shown) provided at the front end of the armrest 1 is locked to the console box main body 23.

Further, the fixed portion 7 of the movable bracket 5
A chamfer arm 9 having a chamfered flat surface 9a which is chamfered flat as shown in FIG. The fixed portion 7 of the movable bracket 5 is fixed to the console box main body 23.

Next, the pressing member 10 comprises a movable part 11 and a fixed part 12, and the movable part 11 is provided with an interlocking arm 13 protruding to one side and a pressing arm 14 protruding to the other side. Here, the interlocking arm 13 and the pressing arm 14 are not on the same plane, and the interlocking arm 13 is
A step is provided so that 4 is located below. The movable part 11 and the fixed part 12 of the pressing member 10 are connected by a pivot 15 made of a round bar, and the movable part 11 is rotatable.

Here, when the armrest 1 is closed, the chamfered plane 9a of the chamfered arm 9 of the movable bracket 5 is set.
The interlocking arm 13 of the pressing member 10 is mounted thereon, and the fixing portion 12 of the pressing member 10 is screwed into the armrest door inner 16 with the lower surface of the interlocking arm 13 in contact with the chamfered plane 9 a of the chamfering arm 9. Fixed. At this time, the pressing arm 14 is inserted into the groove 18 provided in the armrest door inner 16, and a slight gap is provided between the upper surface of the pressing arm 14 and the lower surface of the console slide door 2 so as not to contact. I have.

Further, the console slide door 2 has
An upper edge 2a is provided with a step parallel to the sliding direction of the console slide door 2, and the upper edge 2a is provided.
A guide rail 20 is provided above the guide rail. The guide rail 20 is provided with a locking recess 21 provided on the side of the rail.
And the locking projection 22 provided at a corresponding position of the armrest door inner 16 engages and is fixed to the armrest door inner 16. At this time, a slight gap is provided between the guide rail 20 and the upper edge 2a, the first side 2b, and the second side 2c of the console slide door 2.
Therefore, the console slide door 2 has a structure sandwiched between the guide rail 20 and the slide surface 24 of the armrest door inner 16, and is guided from both sides by the guide rail 20 when the console slide door 2 slides. ing.

The console slide door 2 is composed of a large number of small pieces 2e continuously arranged in a longitudinal direction on a flexible board 2d. Thereby, the console slide door 2 can be freely bent. Further, the tip of the console slide door 2 (not shown)
Is an operation knob or knob, which can be pinched to slide the opening / closing door 2. The mechanism described above functions sufficiently when provided on one side of the console slide door 2, but may be provided on both sides of the console slide door 2.

The mechanism for preventing the console slide door from falling according to the present invention is configured as described above. Next, the operation of the mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state of the movable bracket and the pressing member when the armrest door is closed. As shown in this figure, when the armrest door is closed, the chamfered arm 9 of the movable bracket 5 is in a state where the chamfered plane 9a is positioned parallel to the bottom surface of the armrest door inner 16 and the pressing member 10 is placed on the chamfered plane 9a. The interlocking arm 13 is placed, and the lower surface of the interlocking arm 13 is in contact with the chamfered plane 9a. Further, since the pressing arm 14 of the pressing member 10 does not press the lower surface of the console slide door 2 and is in a non-contact state, the opening and closing of the console slide door 2 can be freely performed without receiving a great resistance from a finger. It can be carried out.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the state of the movable bracket and the pressing member when the armrest door is opened. As shown in this figure, when the armrest door is opened, the pressing member 1
The fixed portion 12 rotates clockwise in the drawing together with the rotation of the armrest door 1. As a result, the lower surface of the interlocking arm 13 of the pressing member 10 moves in a direction away from the chamfering plane 9a of the chamfering arm 9, and the end of the chamfering plane 9a of the chamfering arm 9 as shown in the drawing.
Is pressed, and the movable portion 11 of the pressing member 10 is pushed upward. Therefore, the pressing arm 14 of the pressing member 10 comes into contact with the lower surface of the console slide door 2 and presses this lower surface upward, and the console slide door 2 is sandwiched between the guide rail 20 and the pressing arm 14 described above. , Will be held.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the inclination of the armrest and the inclination of the pressing member. As shown in this figure, when the armrest 1 is opened 30 degrees from the closed state, the pressing member 1
The angle of inclination formed between the upper surface of the interlocking arm 13 and the fixing surface of the fixing portion 12 is 12 °. At this time, one end of the pressing arm 14 comes into contact with the lower surface of the console sliding door 2, and Is pushed upward.

As described above, when the armrest door 1 is opened, the movable portion 11 of the pressing member 10 is pushed upward, so that one end of the pressing arm 14 comes into contact with the lower surface of the console slide door 2 to move the console slide door 2 upward. It will push it up. Therefore, the upper edge portion 2a of the console slide door 2 is sandwiched between the pressing arm 14 and the guide rail 20, and it is possible to prevent the console slide door from falling when the armrest door is opened. When the armrest door 1 is closed, the pressing arm 14
And the lower surface of the console slide door 2 is in a non-contact state, so that the console slide door 2 can be freely opened and closed.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a relatively simple structure in which a pressing member having a lever function is added without depending on a complicated structure such as a link mechanism,
This has the effect of preventing the console slide door from dropping naturally when the armrest is opened and improving the operability of opening and closing the console slide door when the armrest is closed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view showing components of a fall prevention mechanism for a console slide door for a vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the fall prevention mechanism of the console slide door for an automobile according to the present invention as viewed from the rear side of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state of a movable bracket and a pressing member when an armrest door is closed.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state of a movable bracket and a pressing member when an armrest door is opened.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between an inclination of an armrest and an inclination of a pressing member.

FIG. 6 is a conventional example illustrating the appearance of a console box.

7 is a conventional example illustrating a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a conventional example showing a fall prevention mechanism of a console slide door.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Armrest 2 Console slide door 2a Upper edge 2b Small piece 2c Substrate 5 Movable bracket 6 Movable part of movable bracket 7 Fixed part of movable bracket 8 Pivot 8a Spring 9 Chamfer arm 9a Chamfer plane 10 Pressing member 11 Movable part of pressing member 12 Fixing part of pressing member 13 Interlocking arm 14 Pressing arm 16 Inner armrest door 20 Guide rail 24 Sliding surface

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box main body and an openable / closable armrest pivotally supported by the box main body, an opening is provided at a central portion of the armrest, and a console slide door slidable along the opening is provided. In a console box provided with a pair of guide rails above an upper edge portion parallel to a sliding direction of a console slide door, a pressing member that rotates inside the armrest accompanying rotation of the armrest; A pressing arm protruding below the lower edge parallel to the sliding direction of the console slide door with a gap between the lower edge and the guide rail and the pressing arm. A fall prevention mechanism for a console slide door of an automobile, wherein the console slide door is sandwiched between the slide doors.