JP4125589B2 - accessory case - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an accessory case whose opening is closed by a slide lid made of a flexible material.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, as a lid that closes the opening of an accessory case provided in the center console of an automobile, a slide lid in which a large number of protrusions are provided in parallel on the back surface of a soft and thin sheet material is slid on a pair of left and right guide rails. It is known (see, for example, JP-A-2002-087167).
[0003]
According to this slide lid, since it is freely bent at the thin wall portion between adjacent ridges, it is housed in an armored door type in a housing portion provided continuously at one end of the opening when opened, and on the guide rail when closed. It spreads along, the opening is closed, and the weight added to the upper surface is supported with the rigidity of the protrusion.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-087167
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, according to this prior art, when the opening is closed, the front end of the sliding cover made of a flexible material is pulled, and when the opening is opened, the rear end of the moving direction is pushed and pushed into the housing portion by its own weight. The slide lid is dropped. Therefore, when the slide lid is opened, the forward end of the slide lid may be caught by the guide rail, and it is difficult to guarantee the smoothness of the lid opening operation.
[0006]
The present invention has been devised to solve such problems of the prior art, and its main object is to provide an accessory case that is improved so as to facilitate the opening operation. .
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, the present invention slides on a guide rail (6) extending along the opening surface of the box (4), and at the same time, accommodates a receiving section ( 8) An accessory case having a flexible slide lid (5) accommodated in 8), one end of which is pivotally supported by the box and the other end at the end of the slide lid on the accommodating portion side. The arm (16), which is engaged and has a gear (17) centered on the shaft support, moves the slide lid in the opening / closing direction by a rotational motion, and is pivotally supported by the box and meshes with the gear of the arm. An intermediate gear (19) provided with a gear; and a torsion spring (18) provided on a central axis of the intermediate gear to turn and bias the intermediate gear. In order to accommodate, it is formed in an arc shape centering on the pivot center of the arm, and the intermediate gear is Characterized in that it is disposed inwardly of the shape.
[0008]
In this way, since the front end of the sliding lid in the traveling direction when opened is pulled, the smoothness of the opening operation can be improved.
[0009]
Further , the slide lid can be reliably accommodated in the accommodating portion with a simple structure.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 1 shows an automobile center console box 1 to which an accessory case according to the present invention is applied. The center console box 1 is provided between a driver's seat 2 and a front passenger seat 3 of a passenger car, and a box 4 having an open upper surface is embedded inside the center console box 1. The opening of the box 4 is normally closed with a slide lid 5 that can be freely opened and closed.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 2, guide rails 6 on which the slide lid 5 slides are formed on both sides of the opening of the box 4. A latch mechanism 7 for holding the closed state of the slide lid 5 is provided at the front end (left side in FIG. 2) of the opening, and the slide when opened is provided at the rear end (right side in FIG. 2). An accommodating portion 8 formed of an arc groove having an appropriate curvature for accommodating the lid 5 in a curved shape is formed.
[0013]
The slide lid 5 has a shape like an armored door in which a number of long and thin thick portions 9 are connected to each other by a thin portion 10, and the entirety thereof is formed of a soft synthetic resin material. A guide rail 6 formed in the box 4 is slid. When the slide lid 5 is opened, the slide lid 5 extends substantially on a horizontal plane so as to be bent and smoothly enter the housing portion 8.
[0014]
At the forward end of the sliding lid 5 during the closing movement, a knob portion 11 for hooking a fingertip during the closing operation is formed. A groove 13 is formed on the inner surface of the knob portion 11 to engage the lock claw 12 of the latch mechanism 7.
[0015]
The lock claw 12 is formed of a hard synthetic resin material, slidably moves up and down in a recess 14 provided at the front end of the box body 4, and is always elastically biased upward by a compression coil spring 15. ing.
[0016]
On the housing portion 8 side of the box body 4 is engaged with an arm 16 that is pivotally supported on the side wall of the box body 4 and can rotate an angle range of about 180 degrees, and a gear 17 formed at the base portion of the arm 16. The intermediate gear 19 is elastically biased by a torsion coil spring 18 for applying a rotational force to the arm 16, and the rotary damper 20 is engaged with the intermediate gear 19 to regulate the rotational speed of the arm 16. An opening drive mechanism 21 is provided.
[0017]
The free end of the arm 16 of the opening drive mechanism 21 enters a slit 22 provided at the rear end of the slide lid 5 so that the rotational force of the arm 16 is transmitted to the slide lid 5.
[0018]
According to the accessory case configured as described above, when the slide lid 5 is closed, if the knob portion 11 is fully advanced against the elastic rotational force of the torsion coil spring 18 applied to the arm 16, the slide lid 5 is moved forward. 5, the lock claw 12 is caught in the groove 13 on the back surface of the front end, and the closed state is automatically maintained.
[0019]
When the push button 23 integrated with the lock claw 12 is pressed to disengage the lock claw 12 from the groove 13, the arm is moved at an appropriate speed determined by the elastic rotational force of the torsion coil spring 18 and the resistance force of the rotary damper 20. 16 rotates, and the slide lid 5 connected to the arm end is automatically opened. At this time, since the opening motion of the slide lid 5 is performed by the driving force applied to the front end in the traveling direction, the reliability of the smooth operation of the lid opening is increased.
[0020]
As described above, the present invention has been described in detail by exemplifying what is applied to a console box of an automobile. However, the present invention is not limited to the above and can be applied to furniture and office equipment. Moreover, it is not limited to a simple box-shaped accessory case, and a holder for a beverage container may be provided inside so that it can be used as a cup holder.
[0021]
Further, the opening drive mechanism is not limited to the one using the arm 16 that is rotationally biased by the torsion coil spring 18 described above, for example, a wire wound around a bobbin that is rotationally biased by the torsion spring, or a known constant load. It can also comprise so that tractive force may be given to a slide lid with a spring.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the opening motion is performed by the driving force applied to the front end of the sliding lid in the moving direction. Can produce various effects. Moreover, according to the structure of Claim 2, a slide lid can be reliably accommodated in an accommodating part with a simple structure.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part inside a passenger compartment of a passenger car to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view along the front-rear direction of an accessory case according to the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center console box 2 Driver's seat 3 Front passenger seat 4 Box 5 Slide lid 6 Guide rail 7 Latch mechanism 8 Housing part 9 Thick part 10 Thin part 11 Knob part 12 Lock claw 13 Groove 14 Depression 15 Compression coil spring 16 Arm 17 Gear 18 Torsion coil spring 19 Intermediate gear 20 Rotation damper 21 Opening drive mechanism 22 Slit 23 Push button

Claims (1)

An accessory case that slides on a guide rail that extends along an opening surface of the box and has a flexible slide lid that is accommodated in an accommodating portion provided at one end of the box,
One end is pivotally supported by the box body, and the other end is engaged with the end portion of the slide lid on the housing portion side, and includes a gear centered on the shaft support portion. An arm that moves the slide lid in the opening and closing direction;
An intermediate gear provided with a gear that is pivotally supported by the box and meshes with a gear of the arm;
A torsion spring provided on a central axis of the intermediate gear to urge the intermediate gear to rotate;
Have
The accommodating portion is formed in an arc shape centering on the rotation center of the arm in order to bend and accommodate the slide lid,
The accessory case is characterized in that the intermediate gear is disposed inside the arc shape of the housing portion .

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