JP4238179B2 - Opening / closing mechanism of storage - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing mechanism for a storage section provided in a console or the like in a vehicle cabin.

In general, a storage unit provided in a console includes a lid. As this type of storage section, for example, a console box disposed at the rear of the console is known. As such a storage portion, a housing provided with a shaft-rotating lid, a slide-type lid, or a motor-equipped lid is used. Further, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a storage device provided with a lock means for holding a small case lid provided in front of a shift lever so as to be held in a closed state by moving the shift lever to a predetermined position. Are known.
JP-A-9-86286

  However, since the storage portion as described above is arranged at the rear portion of the console, it is necessary to twist the side and shoulder greatly when opening and closing the shaft-rotating lid or the sliding lid. Yes, it was inconvenient. In addition, when a storage unit having a lid that is electrically opened and closed is used, a motor or the like must be mounted, which increases costs.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems. An object of the invention is to provide an opening / closing mechanism for a storage unit that allows an occupant sitting in a driver's seat or a passenger seat to easily open and close the storage unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claims 1 and 5 is an opening / closing mechanism for a storage part, wherein the storage part is a front end part of a console, a rear part of a console, or a lower part of a center cluster of an instrument panel. The opening / closing mechanism includes an operation unit and a transmission unit that mechanically transmits an operation force applied to the operation unit to the lid, and the operation unit is arranged in front of and behind the console. The gist is that it is provided at the center of the direction.

  According to this structure, since the operation part is provided in the center part of the front-back direction of a console, and the operation force given to this operation part is mechanically transmitted to the cover body of the said accommodating part by a transmission part, a console When opening and closing the lid of the storage unit provided at the front end of the console, the rear part of the console, or the lower part of the center cluster of the instrument panel, there is no need to twist the side and shoulders or extend the hand. Therefore, the lid can be easily opened and closed regardless of the position of the storage portion.

Further, since the lid of the storage unit is mechanically opened and closed, a lid driving motor or the like is not required, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
Here, “mechanically transmitted” means that electric energy is not required and the operation force applied to the operation unit is transmitted using manual operation.

In particular, the invention according to claim 1, the pre-SL operating unit, comprising a rotatably operating rod back and forth extends vertically, the transmission unit includes a rotatably propagation rack back and forth extends in the longitudinal direction, the A pinion engaged with the transmission rack, the lid includes an opening / closing rack extending in the front-rear direction, the pinion is engaged with the opening / closing rack, and the transmission rack moves back and forth in accordance with the back-and-forth movement of the operating rod. It is summarized as follows.

According to this configuration, by moving the operating rod in the front-rear direction, the operating force applied to the operating rod is easily transmitted to the lid through the transmission rack, the pinion, and the opening / closing rack.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the operating rod extends in the left-right direction, and the transmission rack is provided with an insertion hole into which the operating rod is inserted. It is a summary.

According to this configuration, the operating rod and the transmission rack are easily engaged by inserting the operating rod into the insertion hole.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the second aspect , the operation rod is configured to be rotatable, and an upper end portion of the operation rod is provided with a gripping rod extending in parallel with the operation rod. The length of the gripping rod is longer than the length of the actuating rod.

According to this configuration, since the length of the gripping rod is longer than the length of the actuating rod, the operation load when rotating the operating rod is reduced.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the operating rod is configured to be movable in the vertical direction, and the operating rod has a V-shaped penetration that is divided into two forks in the front-rear direction. hole is extended in the lateral direction, the the transfer rack engaging rod which is inserted into the through-hole extending in the lateral direction, on the opposite side of the transfer rack across the said operating rod, the engagement The gist is that a pair of regulating members that regulate the range of movement of the rod in the front-rear direction are arranged at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.

  According to this configuration, since the through hole has a V-shape, when the operating rod is pressed downward, the engagement rod is regulated by the regulating member and the sliding side of the operating rod within the through hole is located. Guided to the end. For this reason, the sliding operation in the front-rear direction of the operating rod becomes easy.

In particular, the invention according to claim 5, before Symbol operation unit is provided with an operating rack, a pair of transfer pinions the transmission unit respectively disposed on the operating unit and the storage unit, these transmission pinions It is provided with an annularly formed wire that is slip-locked to these transmission pinions for synchronous rotation, and the gist is that the operation rack and one of the pair of transmission pinions are engaged with each other.

  According to this configuration, the opening and closing operation of the lid can be performed regardless of the position of the storage unit by adjusting the length of the wire according to the position of the storage unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the passenger | crew who seated in the driver's seat or the passenger seat can provide the opening / closing mechanism of the storage part which can open and close a storage part easily.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a console box opening / closing mechanism will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the traveling direction (forward direction) of the vehicle will be described as the front (front of the vehicle).

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a console 11 erected on a floor panel between a driver's boarding space and a passenger's passenger's boarding space is provided almost at the center from the front end of the passenger compartment. It has been. The console 11 has a long rectangular box shape extending in the front-rear direction. A shift lever is provided at the center of the upper surface of the console 11, and a console box 12 as a storage portion is provided at the rear. At the front end portion of the console 11, an instrument panel made of a synthetic resin and arranged separately from the console 11 is disposed.

  The console box 12 has a substantially rectangular box shape, and a storage space surrounded by a bottom wall, a front wall, a side wall, and a rear wall is provided therein. A substantially square plate-like lid 13 is provided at the upper end of the console box 12 and closes the storage space so that it can be opened and closed.

  A guide groove 32 having a long hole shape extending substantially in the front-rear direction is provided in the upper part of each side wall. Each guide groove 32 extends in the front-rear direction at the upper end portion of the side wall, and extends in the oblique direction so as to extend downward along the rear wall of the console box 12 at the rear end portion of the side wall. The rear end of the guide groove 32 is located above the central height in the vertical direction of the rear wall of the console box 12.

  The lid 13 includes a top plate having a rectangular plate shape that closes the storage space of the console box 12 and a pair of left and right side plates that are suspended from the left and right side edges of the top plate. The side plate covers the outer surface of the upper end portion of the side wall. A pair of front and rear guide pins 33 are provided between the left and right side plates of the lid 13. Each guide pin 33 is constructed so as to extend between the inner side surfaces of the opposing side plates in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and is inserted into the guide groove 32. An open / close rack 31 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on one side of the lower surface of the top plate.

Next, an opening / closing mechanism for opening / closing the lid 13 in the console box 12 will be described.
An opening / closing mechanism 14 for opening and closing the lid body 13 is provided in the console 11, and mechanically transmits an operating portion 15 for opening and closing the lid body 13 and an operating force applied to the operating portion 15. And a transmission unit 16 for opening and closing the lid 13. The opening / closing mechanism 14 is configured to manually perform the opening / closing operation of the lid body 13 without using electrical energy.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operation unit 15 includes an operation rod 17 having a bar shape extending in the vertical direction. A long hole 18 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the center of the upper wall 11a of the console 11 in the front-rear direction. The upper end portion of the operation rod 17 extends upward from the upper wall 11 a of the console 11 through the long hole 18. At the upper end of the operating rod 17, a rod-shaped gripping bar 19 is extended in the left direction. A rod-like actuating bar 20 extends leftward at the center of the operating rod 17 positioned below the upper wall 11a of the console 11 in the vertical direction. That is, the gripping bar 19 and the actuating bar 20 extend in parallel to each other. At this time, the length of the gripping bar 19 is longer than the length of the actuating bar 20 (in this embodiment, the length of the gripping bar 19 is twice the length of the actuating bar 20).

  A flange 21 having a diameter larger than that of the operation rod 17 and a substantially circular shape is fixed to the lower end portion of the operation rod 17. A slider 22 having a larger diameter than that of the operation rod 17 and having a substantially cylindrical shape is provided at the lower end of the operation rod 17. The slider 22 is attached so as to be rotatable with respect to the operating rod 17. A torsion spring 23 is provided on the outer periphery of the operating rod 17 between the lower surface of the flange 21 and the upper surface of the slider 22 so as to surround the operating rod 17. Both ends of the torsion spring 23 are fixed to the lower surface of the flange 21 and the upper surface of the slider 22, respectively. An insertion hole 24 extending in the front-rear direction is provided in the center of the slider 22, and a guide bar 25 having a bar shape extending in the front-rear direction is inserted through the insertion hole 24. Both front and rear ends of the guide bar 25 are fixed to a guide base 26 having a U-shaped side surface fixed in the console 11. The slider 22 slides in the front-rear direction along the guide rod 25 through the insertion hole 24.

  The transmission unit 16 includes a rectangular columnar transmission rack 27 extending in the front-rear direction. The meshing portion of the transmission rack 27 is provided on the upper surface of the transmission rack 27. A long hole 28 as an insertion hole for inserting the operating rod 20 is provided at the front end portion of the transmission rack 27 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. A rear end portion of the transmission rack 27 is provided with a first pinion 29 as a pinion and a second pinion 30 as a pinion. The first pinion 29 is pivotally attached to the inner surface of one side wall of the console box 12 and meshed with the transmission rack 27. The second pinion 30 is pivotally attached to the inner surface of one side wall of the console box 12 and meshed with the first pinion 29.

  A front end portion of the transmission rack 27 is located on the left side of the operation rod 17, and the operating rod 20 is inserted into the elongated hole 28. The second pinion 30 is engaged with the opening / closing rack 31. With this configuration, when the transmission rack 27 is slid in the front-rear direction, the first pinion 29 and the second pinion 30 are rotated, and the open / close rack 31 is slid in the front-rear direction.

  2 and 3, when the lid 13 is slid rearward to open the storage space of the console box 12, first, a driver or a passenger on the passenger seat (hereinafter referred to as a driver or the like). The gripping rod 19 is rotated counterclockwise against the urging force of the torsion spring 23 around the operating rod 17 in the state of gripping the gripping rod 19 with the hand described in FIG. At this time, the operating rod 20 is rotated in the same direction as the gripping rod 19. Then, the operating rod 20 presses the rear end portion of the long hole 28 rearward, and the transmission rack 27 is slid and moved backward by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the first pinion 29 and the second pinion 30 are rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2, and the open / close rack 31 is slid backward by a predetermined distance. At this time, the lid body 13 is slid backward by a predetermined distance along the guide groove 32.

  Further, at this time, since the length of the gripping rod 19 is twice the length of the actuating rod 20, an operation load that is about twice the force applied to the rotation operation of the gripping rod 19 from the relationship between these rotational moments. Is added to the actuating rod 20. That is, the initial starting time until the transmission rack 27 changes from the stationary state to the rearward sliding state requires the largest operating load (at the moment when the static friction force acting between the members is converted into the dynamic friction force. However, the operation load at this time is reduced based on the relation of the rotational moment.

  If the operating rod 17 is pulled rearward along the long hole 18 following the rotation operation of the gripping bar 19, the slider 22 is slid rearward along the guide bar 25 through the insertion hole 24. At this time, since there is a momentum to slide the transmission rack 27 backward by the rotation operation of the gripping rod 19 (dynamic frictional force is exerted between the members), the sliding movement of the operating rod 17 is small. It can be achieved with operational loads.

  When the operating rod 17 is further pulled until it comes into contact with the rear end edge of the long hole 18, the lid 13 is slid rearward in the same manner as described above, and the storage space of the console box 12 is opened. At this time, since the rear portion of the guide groove 32 extends downward, when the guide pin 33 slid along the guide groove 32 reaches the center portion (rear end portion of the side wall) of the guide groove 32, the lid The body 13 slides down along the rear wall due to its own weight, and the entire storage space is automatically opened largely. Thereafter, when the hand is released from the gripping bar 19, the operating rod 17 is rotated by the biasing force of the torsion spring 23, and the gripping bar 19 returns to the original leftward position.

  Further, when the storage space of the console box 12 is closed by sliding the lid 13 forward, an operation reverse to the operation for opening the storage space of the console box 12 may be performed. That is, in a state where the grip rod 19 is gripped by the driver's hand, the grip rod 19 is rotated clockwise against the biasing force of the torsion spring 23 around the operation rod 17. Thereby, the operating rod 20 presses the front end portion of the long hole 28 forward, and the transmission rack 27 is slid forward by a predetermined distance. Even in this case, the operation load is most required at the initial start until the transmission rack 27 changes from the stationary state to the forward sliding state, but the operation load at this time is reduced as described above.

  Subsequently, when the operating rod 17 is pushed until it comes into contact with the front end edge of the long hole 18, the lid 13 is slid forward as in the above, and the lid 13 closes the storage space. Thereafter, when the hand is released from the gripping bar 19, the operating rod 17 is rotated by the biasing force of the torsion spring 23, and the gripping bar 19 returns to the original leftward position.

The effects exhibited by the first embodiment will be described below.
The operation unit 15 that opens and closes the lid 13 of the console box 12 is provided at the center in the front-rear direction of the console 11, and the operation force applied to the operation unit 15 is transmitted by the transmission unit 16 to the console box. Twelve lids 13 are configured to be mechanically transmitted. For this reason, even if the console box 12 is provided in the rear part of the console 11, it is not necessary to twist a side or a shoulder greatly or extend a hand when the lid 13 of the console box 12 is opened or closed. As a result, the lid 13 can be easily opened and closed regardless of the position of the console box 12.

  The operation rod 17 and the lid 13 of the console box 12 are connected via the transmission rack 27, the first pinion 29, the second pinion 30 and the opening / closing rack 31, so that the operation rod 17 by the driver or the like is connected. The lid 13 can be mechanically opened and closed using the operating force. For this reason, in order to open and close the lid 13, a driving motor or the like is not required, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  -Since the turning operation of the gripping bar 19 is converted into the longitudinal movement of the transmission rack 27, the operation at the initial start-up becomes smooth. Furthermore, since the length of the gripping bar 19 is twice the length of the actuating bar 20, the operation load of the gripping bar 19 when the transmission rack 27 is initially started can be reduced.

  Since the rear portion of the guide groove 32 extends downward, the lid body 13 is slid until the guide pin 33 reaches the center portion of the guide groove 32, and then the lid body 13 is caused by its own weight. The body 13 can be fully opened automatically.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 (a), and 5 (b), the operation unit 40 includes an operation rod 41 having a substantially quadrangular prism shape extending in the vertical direction. The operation rod 41 includes a rod body 47 having a substantially quadrangular prism shape extending in the vertical direction. A grip portion 43 having a block shape whose diameter is larger than that of the heel body 47 is provided at an upper end portion of the heel body 47.

  A rectangular hole 18 extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the upper wall 11a of the console 11. The upper part of the heel body 47 extends above the upper wall 11a of the console 11 through the long hole 18. A through hole 44 having a V-shaped side surface is provided at the lower part of the main body 47 located below the upper wall 11a of the console 11. The through-hole 44 is formed so that the center portion in the front-rear direction is positioned at the lowest position, and is formed so as to be positioned higher toward the front and rear end portions. A connecting portion 45 having a smaller diameter and a columnar shape than the rod main body 47 is provided at the lower end portion of the rod main body 47 so as to be extendable in the vertical direction. A slider 22 having a cylindrical shape with a diameter larger than that of the connection portion 45 is provided at the lower end portion of the connection portion 45. A coil spring 46 is provided between the lower end surface of the collar body 47 and the upper end surface of the slider 22 so as to surround the connecting portion 45. The coil spring 46 biases the collar body 47 upward with respect to the slider 22.

  A guide plate 42 extending in the front-rear direction is suspended from the left side of the long hole 18, and a sliding groove 50 having a lateral lateral U-shape is provided at the center of the guide plate 42. The center portion of the sliding groove 50 extends in the front-rear direction, and both front and rear end portions extend upward. That is, both front and rear end portions of the sliding groove 50 are a front bent portion 50a and a rear bent portion 50b extending in the vertical direction. The length of the sliding groove 50 in the front-rear direction is substantially the same as the length of the long hole 18 in the front-rear direction. A circular rod-shaped sliding pin 49 projects leftward on the left side surface of the central portion in the vertical direction of the bag main body 47. The sliding pin 49 is inserted into the sliding groove 50 so as to be slidable. When the sliding pin 49 is at the position of the front bent portion 50a or the rear bent portion 50b, the slide pin 49 receives the urging force of the coil spring 46 via the operating rod 41 and the front bent portion 50a or the rear bent portion 50b. Abutting on the upper edge, the movement of the operation rod 41 in the front-rear direction is restricted.

  The transmission rack 27 is located on the left side of the through hole 44. On the right side surface of the front end portion of the transmission rack 27, an engagement rod 48 having a circular bar shape projects rightward. The engaging rod 48 extends to the right side of the operating rod 41 through the through hole 44 and is disposed in the console 11 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. A front stopper 51 and a rear stopper 52 as a pair of front and rear restriction members are disposed on the right side of the lower portion of the collar body 47. Both the front stopper 51 and the rear stopper 52 are formed in a side L shape and are fixed to the console 11. The front stopper 51 and the rear stopper 52 are both disposed at the same height as the through-hole 44, and are provided at positions corresponding to the front bent part 50a and the rear bent part 50b in the front-rear direction. A front restricting plate 51b extending rearward is projected from the upper end of the front stopper 51, and between the bottom surface of the base end of the front restricting plate 51b and the rear surface of the upper end of the front stopper 51. Is a contact surface 51a having a side arc shape. A rear restricting plate 52b extending forward is protruded from the upper end of the rear stopper 52, and a side surface is provided between the bottom surface of the rear end of the rear restricting plate 52b and the front surface of the upper end of the rear stopper 52. The contact surface 52a has an arc shape.

  The engaging rod 48 passes between the front stopper 51 and the rear stopper 52 and extends to the right side of these. As shown in FIG. 5B, the engagement rod 48 is restricted from moving forward by being brought into contact with the contact surface 51 a of the front stopper 51. The engagement rod 48 is abutted against the abutment surface 52 a of the rear stopper 52, thereby restricting rearward movement. That is, the engagement rod 48 moves in the front-rear direction between the front stopper 51 and the rear stopper 52. Further, the engagement rod 48 is disposed at the same height as the lower surfaces of the front restriction plate 51b and the rear restriction plate 52b.

  When the lid 13 is slid rearward to open the storage space of the console box 12, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (a) and 5 (b), the grip portion 43 can be held by the driver's hand. Is pressed downward, the connecting portion 45 contracts, and the flange main body 47 moves downward while resisting the urging force of the coil spring 46. As a result, the slide pin 49 is moved to the lower end portion of the front bent portion 50a so that it can slide rearward. At this time, the engagement rod 48 is slid to the rear end of the through hole 44 under the restriction of the front stopper 51, and the rearward movement of the transmission rack 27 is started.

  When the grip portion 43 is continuously pulled backward, the sliding pin 49 slides backward in the sliding groove 50, and the transmission rack 27 further slides backward to open the lid 13. Become. At this time, the operating rod 41 is brought into contact with the rear end edge of the long hole 18, the engaging rod 48 is brought into contact with the rear stopper 52, and the sliding pin 49 is placed at the lower end of the rear bent portion 50 b of the sliding groove 50. It has been moved. Thereafter, when the hand is released from the grip portion 43, the heel body 47 is lifted upward by the biasing force of the coil spring 46, and the sliding pin 49 is brought into contact with the upper end edge of the rear bent portion 50b. As a result, the operating rod 41 is in a locked state where movement in the front-rear direction is restricted.

  Further, when the storage space of the console box 12 is closed by sliding to the front of the lid body 13, the grip portion 43 is pressed downward by a driver's hand. At this time, the rod main body 47 moves downward while resisting the urging force of the coil spring 46. As a result, the slide pin 49 is moved to the lower end portion of the rear bent portion 50b, and the slide pin 49 is slidable forward. Further, the engagement rod 48 is slid to the front end of the through hole 44 under the restriction of the rear stopper 52, and the sliding pin 49 is slid forward, and the transmission rack 27 starts to slide forward. . Thereafter, the lid 13 is closed by performing the reverse operation of opening the lid 13.

The effects exhibited by the second embodiment will be described below.
-Since the operation of pressing the grip portion 43 downward is easy to apply force, the initial operation when opening and closing the lid 13 is facilitated.

  Since the through hole 44 has a V-shape, when the grip portion 43 is pressed downward, the engagement rod 48 is regulated by the front stopper 51 or the rear stopper 52 and the operation rod 41 in the through hole 44 Can be guided to the end of the slide direction side. For this reason, a driver | operator etc. can operate the operating rod 41, putting a weight on the grip part 43, and the slide operation of the front-back direction of the operating rod 41 becomes easy.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in an opening / closing mechanism for a storage portion provided at a front end portion of a console in a vehicle interior will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a storage portion 60 is provided at the front end portion of the console 11 that extends in the front-rear direction in a substantially central portion of the vehicle interior. As shown in FIG. 6, a left lid 61 as a quadrangular plate-like lid and a right lid 62 as a lid are provided at the upper end of the storage unit 60. FIG. 6 shows the storage unit 60 as viewed obliquely from behind. The storage unit 60 has a square box shape, and a storage space surrounded by a bottom wall, a front wall, a side wall, and a rear wall is provided inside the storage unit 60.

  The left lid 61 is provided with a left top plate 61c that is positioned at the upper end of the storage space and closes the storage space. The front and rear ends of the left top plate 61c have inverted triangular plate shapes, respectively. The front support plate 61a and the rear support plate 61b are suspended downward. The right lid 62 is provided with a right top plate 62c that is positioned at the upper end portion of the storage space and closes the storage space. The front end portion and the rear end portion of the right top plate 62c have an inverted triangular plate shape, respectively. A front support plate 62a and a rear support plate 62b are formed to extend downward. The left top plate 61c and the right top plate 62c are arranged side by side so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) along the horizontal plane with the upper end portion of the storage space closed. .

  Rotating shafts 63 and 64 extending in the front-rear direction are fixed to lower ends of the front support plate 61a and the rear support plate 61b, respectively. A rotating shaft 65 extending in the front-rear direction is fixed to the lower ends of the front support plate 62a and the rear support plate 62b so as to connect the support plates 62a and 62b. The rotary shafts 63, 64, 65 are rotatably supported on the console 11. A small gear 66 is fixed to the rear end portion of the rotation shaft 65 of the right lid body 62, and a small gear 69 is fixed to the front end portion of the rotation shaft 65. A small gear 70 is fixed to the rotary shaft 63 at the front end of the front support plate 61a. The small gear 69 and the small gear 70 are meshed with each other via a transmission gear 71 and a transmission gear 72. The small gear 66 meshes with a large gear 67 that is rotatably supported on the console 11 by a rotation shaft 68. In the vicinity of the rotation shaft 68 of the large gear 67, an engagement groove 73 that extends linearly along the substantial rotation direction of the large gear 67 is formed.

  An L-shaped spring 74 formed in a substantially L shape by bending a rod-shaped elastic member is provided at the rear end of the storage unit 60. One end portion (base end portion) of the L-shaped spring 74 is fixed to the console 11, and the other end portion of the L-shaped spring 74 is an insertion portion 74a extending forward. The insertion portion 74a is inserted into the engagement groove 73 so as to be slidable. The L-shaped spring 74 urges the insertion portion 74 a upward by the urging force of the L-shaped spring 74.

  Behind the large gear 67, there are provided a closed arm 75 having a back S-shape and an open arm 77 having a back Z-shape. The upper right end portion of the closed arm 75 and the upper left end portion of the open arm 77 are both rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 76 fixed in the console 11 so as to extend in the front-rear direction.

  When the upper left end 78 of the open arm 77 is pulled down in the storage portion 60, the open arm 77 is rotated counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 76, and the lower right end 79 of the open arm 77 is moved downward. The insertion part 74a of the L-shaped spring 74 is pressed rightward. On the other hand, when the upper right end portion 80 of the closed arm 75 is pulled down, the closed arm 75 is rotated clockwise around the rotating shaft 76 in the rear view, and the lower left end portion 81 of the closed arm 75 is moved to the L-shaped spring. The insertion part 74a of 74 is pressed to the left.

Next, an opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the left lid body 61 and the right lid body 62 in the storage unit 60 will be described.
An opening / closing mechanism 82 for opening and closing the left lid body 61 and the right lid body 62 is provided in the console 11, an operation unit 83 for opening and closing the left lid body 61 and the right lid body 62, and the operation And a transmission unit 84 that mechanically transmits the operating force of the unit 83 to the left lid body 61 and the right lid body 62.

  The operation unit 83 is disposed at the center in the front-rear direction of the console 11 and includes an open button 85 and a close button 86. A pair of left and right support portions 87 is suspended below the open button 85. A front end portion of a working plate 88 having an L-shaped side surface is rotatably connected to the lower end portions of the pair of support portions 87. A rotating shaft 89 extending in the left-right direction is provided at the bent portion of the operating plate 88, and the entire operating plate 88 is rotated around the rotating shaft 89. A pair of left and right support portions 90 are suspended below the close button 86. A front end portion of an operation plate 91 having an L-shaped side surface is rotatably connected to the lower end portions of the pair of support portions 90. The rotating shaft 89 is provided at the bent portion of the operating plate 91, and the entire operating plate 91 is rotated around the rotating shaft 89.

  The transmission portion 84 includes a closed wire 92 and an open wire 93. The outer surfaces of the closed wire 92 and the open wire 93 are each covered with a covering member 94. The covering member 94 is fixed at a predetermined position in the console 11.

  One end (rear end) of the open wire 93 is fixed to the lower end of the operating plate 88, and the other end (front end) of the open wire 93 is fixed to the upper left end 78 of the open arm 77. . When the open button 85 is pressed downward, the operating plate 88 is rotated, the lower end of the operating plate 88 is moved rearward, and the upper left end 78 of the open arm 77 is pulled down. Yes. One end (rear end) of the closed wire 92 is fixed to the lower end of the operation plate 91, and the other end (front end) of the closed wire 92 is fixed to the upper right end 80 of the closed arm 75. . When the close button 86 is pressed downward, the operating plate 91 is rotated, the lower end portion of the operating plate 91 is moved rearward, and the upper right end portion 80 of the closed arm 75 is pulled down. Yes.

  Now, when the left lid body 61 and the right lid body 62 are rotated outwardly of the vehicle to open the storage space, the open button 85 is pressed downward. Then, the lower end portion of the operation plate 88 is rotated backward about the rotation shaft 89. As a result, the open wire 93 is pulled rearward, and the upper left end 78 of the open arm 77 is pulled down. Subsequently, the open arm 77 is rotated counterclockwise in the rear view, and the insertion portion 74 a of the L-shaped spring 74 is pressed rightward by the lower right end 79 of the open arm 77. Accordingly, the insertion portion 74 a slides in the engagement groove 73 and is moved to the right end portion in the engagement groove 73. Then, with the help of the urging force of the L-shaped spring 74, the large gear 67 is rotated counterclockwise in the rear view, and the small gear 66 and the small gear 69 are rotated clockwise in the rear view. As a result, the right lid 62 is rotated clockwise in the rear view through the front support plate 62a and the rear support plate 62b.

  At this time, the small gear 69 is rotated counterclockwise in the rear view through the transmission gear 71 and the transmission gear 72 by the rotation of the small gear 69. Thereby, the left lid body 61 is rotated counterclockwise through the front support plate 61a and the rear support plate 61b in the rear view. As a result, the right lid body 62 and the left lid body 61 are rotated in directions away from each other, and the right lid body 62 and the left lid body 61 are opened. This state is maintained by the biasing force of the L-shaped spring 74.

  Further, when the left lid body 61 and the right lid body 62 are rotated inward of the vehicle to close the storage space, the close button 86 is pressed downward. Then, the lower end portion of the operation plate 91 is rotated backward about the rotation shaft 89. Thereby, the closed wire 92 is pulled backward, and the upper right end portion 80 of the closed arm 75 is pulled down. Subsequently, the closed arm 75 is rotated clockwise in a rear view, and the insertion portion 74a of the L-shaped spring 74 is pressed leftward by the lower left end portion 81 of the closed arm 75. Thereby, the insertion portion 74 a slides in the engagement groove 73 and is moved to the left end portion in the engagement groove 73. Then, with the help of the urging force of the L-shaped spring 74, the large gear 67 is rotated clockwise in the rear view, and the small gear 66 and the small gear 69 are rotated counterclockwise in the rear view.

  At this time, due to the rotation of the small gear 69, the small gear 70 is rotated clockwise through the transmission gear 71 and the transmission gear 72 in a rear view. As a result, the right lid 62 is rotated counterclockwise through the front support plate 62a and the rear support plate 62b in the rear view. As a result, the right lid body 62 and the left lid body 61 are rotated in directions close to each other, and the right lid body 62 and the left lid body 61 are closed. This state is maintained by the biasing force of the L-shaped spring 74.

The effects exhibited by the third embodiment will be described below.
Since the open button 85 and the close button 86 are disposed in the center portion of the console 11 in the front-rear direction, the opening / closing operation of the storage portion 60 disposed in the front end portion of the console 11 can be easily performed in the center portion. it can.

  By adjusting the lengths of the closed wire 92 and the open wire 93 according to the position of the storage unit 60, the right lid body 62 and the left lid body 61 can be remotely opened / closed regardless of the position of the storage unit 60. . Therefore, the driver or the like can easily open and close the right lid body 62 and the left lid body 61 by operating the open button 85 and the close button 86 without reaching the storage section 60.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with a focus on the differences from the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, the console box 100 as a storage unit is provided at the rear part of the console 11. The console box 100 has a substantially square box shape and includes a storage space surrounded by a bottom wall, a front wall, a side wall, and a rear wall. A substantially square plate-like lid body 101 is provided at the upper end of the console box 100, and the storage space is closed so that it can be opened and closed. A guide groove 102 having a long hole shape extending substantially in the front-rear direction is provided at the upper end of each side wall. Each guide groove 102 extends in the front-rear direction at the upper end portion of the side wall, and extends to the rear end portion of the side wall.

  The lid 101 includes a top plate having a rectangular plate shape that closes the storage space of the console box 100, and a pair of left and right side plates that are suspended from the left and right edges of the top plate. The side plate covers the outer surface of the upper end portion of the side wall. Guide pins 103 are provided between the left and right side plates of the lid 101. The guide pin 103 is installed so as to extend between the inner side surfaces of the opposing side plates in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and is inserted into the guide groove 102. An opening / closing rack 104 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on one side of the lower surface of the top plate. An oil damper 119 that meshes with the opening / closing rack 104 is provided at the upper end of one side wall, and the acceleration when the opening / closing rack 104 slides is attenuated to suppress sudden acceleration and sudden stop. ing.

Next, an opening / closing mechanism for opening / closing the lid body 101 in the console box 100 will be described.
An opening / closing mechanism 105 for opening / closing the lid 101 is provided in the console 11, and mechanically transmits an operation unit 106 for opening / closing the lid 101 and an operation force applied to the operation unit 106. A transmission unit 107 that opens and closes the lid 101 is provided. The opening / closing mechanism 105 is configured to manually perform the opening / closing operation of the lid body 101 without using electrical energy.

  The operation unit 106 includes an operation lever 108 having a side L-shape and an operation rack 109 having a substantially side triangular plate shape to which the lower end of the operation lever 108 is fixed. A rotary shaft 110 is provided at the upper end of the operation rack 109. A meshing portion extending substantially in the front-rear direction is provided on the lower end surface of the operation rack 109. The rotating shaft 110 is pivotally supported by the console 11, and rotates the operation rack 109 to move the meshing portion in the front-rear direction. That is, the meshing portion moves back and forth by moving the operation lever 108 up and down.

  The transmission unit 107 includes a first transmission pinion 111 and a second transmission pinion 112 as a pair of transmission pinions disposed on the operation unit 106 and the console box 100, respectively. The first transmission pinion 111 is meshed with the meshing portion of the operation rack 109. Further, the transmission unit 107 is connected by an annular wire 113 for rotating the first transmission pinion 111 and the second transmission pinion 112 in synchronization. The wire 113 is slip-locked to the shaft of the first transmission pinion 111 at the front end portion, and is slip-locked to the shaft of the second transmission pinion 112 at the rear end portion, so that the rotation of the first transmission pinion 111 is performed. Accordingly, the second transmission pinion 112 is rotated.

  A small gear 114 that is pivotally supported on the left side wall in the console box 100 by a rotating shaft 115 is engaged with the upper end portion of the second transmission pinion 112. A large gear 116 having a larger diameter than that of the small gear 114 is provided on the left side of the small gear 114. The large gear 116 is fixed to the small gear 114 via the rotating shaft 115 and rotates together with the small gear 114. The large gear 116 meshes with the opening / closing rack 104 via a transmission gear 117 and a transmission gear 118.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the lid 101 is slid rearward to open the console box 100, the operation is first performed by the driver's hand as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The lever 108 is pulled up. Then, the operation rack 109 is rotated and the first transmission pinion 111 is rotated in the arrow A direction. By the rotation of the first transmission pinion 111, the second transmission pinion 112 is rotated in the arrow B direction via the wire 113. As the second transmission pinion 112 is rotated, the small gear 114 and the large gear 116 are integrally rotated in the direction of arrow C. Thereby, the transmission gear 117 is rotated in the arrow D direction, and the transmission gear 118 is rotated in the arrow E direction. At this time, since the large gear 116 has a larger diameter than the small gear 114, the rotation speed of the transmission gear 117 is increased. By the rotation of the transmission gear 118 in the direction of arrow E, the lid body 101 slides backward via the opening / closing rack 104, and the lid body 101 is opened as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Become.

  Further, when closing the lid 101, the operation lever 108 is pushed downward. Then, the gears including the first transmission pinion 111 and the second transmission pinion 112 move in the opposite direction to the case of opening the lid body 101, and the lid body 101 slides forward through the opening / closing rack 104. Thus, the lid 101 is closed.

The effects exhibited by the fourth embodiment will be described below.
The lid 101 can be remotely opened / closed regardless of the position of the console box 100 by adjusting the length of the wire 113 according to the position of the console box 100. Therefore, when opening or closing the console box 100, the driver or the like can easily open and close the lid body 101 only by operating the operation lever 108 without twisting the side or shoulder greatly.

  Since the large gear 116 has a larger diameter than the small gear 114, the rotational movement amount transmitted to the transmission gear 117 can be increased with respect to the rotational movement amount transmitted to the second transmission pinion 112. For this reason, even if the operation amount of the operation lever 108 is small, the lid body 101 can be largely slid back and forth.

In addition, each said embodiment can also be changed and actualized as follows.
The lid body 13 and the opening / closing rack 31 of the first embodiment may be changed to a lid body 150 and an opening / closing rack 151 each having a circular arc shape as shown in FIG. In this case, it is necessary to configure so that the central portion of the lid 13 is the highest. In this way, when the lid 150 is opened and closed, if the lid 150 is slid about half of the distance, the remaining half of the distance is automatically slid by the weight of the lid 150. The For this reason, the opening / closing operation of the lid 150 becomes easy.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a pulley 152 may be provided in the operation portion, a belt-like belt 153 may be provided in the transmission portion, and the pulley 152 and the first pinion 29 may be connected by the belt-like belt 153. That is, the pulley 152 is pivotally supported by the rotation shaft 155 provided at the upper end portion of the columnar support column 154 erected so as to extend vertically in the console 11. The pulley 152 is provided with an operation rod 156 having a T-shaped side surface, and the pulley 152 is rotated forward and backward by tilting the operation rod 156 back and forth. The rotational movement of the pulley 152 is transmitted to the first pinion 29 by the belt-like belt 153.

  -You may provide the said accommodating part in the lower part of the center cluster of an instrument panel.

The perspective view of the console periphery of a vehicle interior. The side view which shows the inside of the console of 1st Embodiment. The expansion perspective view which shows the operation part of 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the operation part of 2nd Embodiment. (A) is a side view which shows operation | movement of the operating rod of 2nd Embodiment, (b) is a side view which shows the positional relationship of the engagement rod of 2nd Embodiment, and a front stopper and a rear stopper. The perspective view which shows the inside of the console of 3rd Embodiment. The side view which shows the inside of the console of 4th Embodiment. The side view which shows the inside of the console of the example of a change. The side view which shows the inside of the console of the example of a change.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Console, 12, 100 ... Console box as storage part, 13, 101 ... Cover, 14, 82, 105 ... Opening / closing mechanism, 15, 40, 83, 106 ... Operation part, 16, 84, 107 ... Transmission part , 17, 41, 156 ... operating rod, 19 ... gripping bar, 20 ... actuating bar, 27 ... transmission rack, 28 ... long hole as insertion hole, 29 ... first pinion as pinion, 30 ... second as pinion Pinion 31, 104, 151 ... open / close rack, 44 ... through hole, 48 ... engagement rod, 51 ... front stopper as restriction member, 52 ... rear stopper as restriction member, 60 ... storage part, 61 ... as lid Left lid body, 62 ... right lid body as lid body, 109 ... operation rack, 111 ... first transmission pinion as transmission pinion, 112 ... second transmission pinion as transmission pinion, 113 ... I hate.

Claims (5)

An opening / closing mechanism for the storage unit,
The storage portion is provided at the front end portion of the console, the rear portion of the console or the lower portion of the center cluster of the instrument panel and includes a lid,
The opening / closing mechanism includes an operation unit, and a transmission unit that mechanically transmits an operation force applied to the operation unit to the lid,
The operation unit is provided at a central portion in the front-rear direction of the console ,
The operation unit includes an operation rod that extends in the vertical direction and can be moved back and forth.
The transmission unit includes a transmission rack that extends in the front-rear direction and can move back and forth, and a pinion that meshes with the transmission rack,
The lid includes an open / close rack extending in the front-rear direction,
An opening / closing mechanism for a storage section, wherein the pinion is engaged with the opening / closing rack, and the transmission rack is configured to move back and forth in accordance with the back-and-forth movement of the operating rod . The opening / closing mechanism of the storage portion according to claim 1, wherein an operating rod extends in the left-right direction on the operating rod, and an insertion hole into which the operating rod is inserted is provided in the transmission rack. . The operating rod is configured to be rotatable, and a grip rod extending in parallel with the operating rod is provided at an upper end portion of the operating rod, and the length of the grip rod is longer than the length of the operating rod. The opening / closing mechanism of the storage part according to claim 2. The operating rod is configured to be movable in the vertical direction, and the operating rod is provided with a V-shaped through-hole extending in the left-right direction, and the transmission rack is provided with the through-hole. The inserted engagement rod extends in the left-right direction, and on the opposite side of the transmission rack across the operation rod, a pair of restriction members that regulate the range of movement of the engagement rod in the front-rear direction are provided in the front-rear direction. The opening / closing mechanism of the storage portion according to claim 1 , wherein the opening / closing mechanism is disposed at a predetermined interval . An opening / closing mechanism for the storage unit,
The storage portion is provided at the front end portion of the console, the rear portion of the console or the lower portion of the center cluster of the instrument panel and includes a lid,
The opening / closing mechanism includes an operation unit, and a transmission unit that mechanically transmits an operation force applied to the operation unit to the lid,
The operation unit is provided at a central portion in the front-rear direction of the console,
The operation unit includes an operation rack, and the transmission unit includes a pair of transmission pinions respectively disposed in the operation unit and the storage unit, and an anti-slip mechanism for the transmission pinions to rotate the transmission pinions synchronously. and a wire which is formed annularly to be sealed, the operating rack and said pair of one and the closing mechanism of the retract and part you characterized in that meshes with the transfer pinion.

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