JP4549966B2 - Housing structure with lid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a housing structure having a lid provided in a vehicle interior, and more particularly to a housing structure having a slide-type opening / closing lid.

  A console that serves as both an armrest and a housing is widely provided between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle. The housing portion is a so-called console box, and the upper surface of the lid that opens and closes the opening is formed of a soft material or cloth on the upper side, so that the lid is configured as an armrest.

  Conventionally, the lid that opens and closes the console box is a rear side (rear side in the front-rear direction of the vehicle) and is pivotally connected to the box side, and a lock mechanism is provided on the front side of the lid, By releasing the lock, the front end side is lifted (or flipped up) to open. Recently, a structure in which the lid is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction and the front end is lifted and opened while being slid to the rear end side is also known.

  Furthermore, in order to improve the operability of various devices or equipment provided in the vehicle, switches and electrical display units are provided on the lid of the console box. When wiring the console box cover with such electrical functions, flexible printed wiring boards (FPCs) and flexible flat cables (FFCs) are required due to space constraints and bending resistance requirements. Sometimes used. When wiring to the so-called rotation type lid described above, if the location where the wiring crosses from the console box to the lid is set near the pivot center of the lid, the fixed portion of the wiring on the console box side and the lid side Since there is almost no relative movement with respect to the fixed portion of the wiring, it is not necessary to provide a margin (extra length) in the wiring. However, in the so-called slide type structure in which the lid is slid with respect to the console box, all the places with the lid move relative to the console box. It is necessary to provide it.

  When a surplus length is provided in the wiring provided between the fixed part and the movable part attached thereto, it is necessary to accommodate the surplus part in a predetermined place as expected according to the movement of the movable part. A so-called crease is attached to the long portion, and when the lead-out portion of the wiring from the fixed portion and the lead-in portion of the movable portion approach each other, the extra length portion is bent or bent according to the crease. . One example is described in Patent Document 1, and the structure described in Patent Document 1 is a flat cable arrangement structure between a body and a door, and an extra length portion of the flat cable is formed as a so-called S-character. And the extra length is housed in the storage chamber provided in the door, and one end of the metal belt spring is fixed to the body side and the other end is fixed to the interior of the storage chamber. Even when the door is opened and closed by bending the extra length of the flat cable into an S shape by the so-called U-shaped curved spring spring, the extra length of the flat cable has a predetermined curved shape. To maintain.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-244886

  If a flexible member such as a belt-like spring described in Patent Document 1 described above is used in order to handle the extra length of the wiring provided between the console box and the slide type lid, Since the flexible member also needs to be deformed when the lid is opened and closed, there is a possibility that the opening and closing operation may be hindered, and such a flexible member must be newly provided. Further, manufacturability or assemblability is hindered, and there is a possibility that the cost increases.

  On the other hand, the flexible printed wiring board and the flat cable have a thin plate shape and are flexible, and therefore can be folded in advance. However, if such a crease is attached to the extra length of the cable prior to the assembly of the console box, the equipment and processes for that purpose will increase, and the crease will be required when attaching the lid to the console box. There is a possibility that the manufacturability or assemblability of the console box is deteriorated and the number of processes is increased.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above technical problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a housing structure having a lid that can easily handle the extra length of the wiring and is therefore excellent in manufacturability or assemblability. It is what.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a lid for opening and closing the opening by sliding along the opening in the opening of the main body having the box, and wherein the pull-out portion provided in the main body component argument can out the flat cable toward the lid is put-out guide from the introduction portion provided in the lid with intervening predetermined surplus portions fixed to the lid, a housing structure having a lid, a first position or in front Kifutatai said body portion of said lid member in the sliding direction along the opening to open the opening sliding relative with the al assembled is allowed to slide relative to the second position until in front Kifutatai said lid member in the sliding direction along the said opening closes said opening said body portion And from the drawer part to the introduction part. The length of the extra length portion is not less than the distance between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion when the lid body is slid and assembled with respect to the main body portion, and the lid body is in the second position. It is set to be equal to or larger than the distance between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion in the state where is located.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a guide member for slidably guiding the lid body is provided in the main body portion, and the lid body is located on the second position side from the drawer portion. The lower portion of the guide member is opposed to the upper surface of the guide member, and the second position is set in a range in which the introduction portion does not exceed a portion of the upper surface of the guide member that forms the opposed portion. It is characterized by that.

  Furthermore, the invention of claim 3 is the invention of claim 2, wherein the length of the flat cable between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion is such that the lid body moves to the second position. The accommodation structure is set to be longer than the length of the facing portion in the state of being.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, a retreat position is set for retreating the lid body from the second position to the drawer portion side, A facing portion is formed opposite to the upper surface of the guide member, and the length of the flat cable between the leading portion and the introducing portion is set to be shorter than twice the length of the facing portion. It is the accommodation structure characterized by having.

  Furthermore, the invention of claim 5 is a housing structure having a lid provided with a lid that opens and closes the opening by sliding along the opening in the opening of the main body having the box. And a lock mechanism that senses an operation and outputs a signal at a front end portion in the sliding direction of the lid, and that is electrically operated to release the locking of the lid with respect to the main body portion. Is provided on the lid, and a flat cable that electrically connects these sensors and the lock mechanism is disposed in the lid.

The invention of claim 6 is interposed in the invention of claim 5, the extra length portion argument comes out a flat plate-like cable in a predetermined toward the lid from the drawer unit provided in the main body component It is fixed to the lid by guide-out put from the introduction portion provided in the lid by a first position or in before the lid in the sliding direction along the opening to open the opening Kifutatai together is assembled et al is provided by sliding relative to the body portion, the second position until in front Kifutatai said lid member in the sliding direction along the opening closes the opening the The length of the extra length portion from the lead-out portion to the introduction portion is configured to slide with respect to the main body portion, and the length when the lid body is slid with respect to the main body portion and assembled. More than the space | interval of a drawer | drawing-out part and the said introduction part, and the said cover body in the said 2nd position A housing structure, characterized in that it is set above the gap between the inlet portion and the lead portion in a state that position.

  Furthermore, the invention of claim 7 is the invention of claim 6, wherein a guide member for slidably guiding the lid body is provided in the main body portion, and the lid is located on the second position side from the drawer portion. A facing portion is formed in which a lower surface of the body and an upper surface of the guide member are opposed to each other, and the second position is set in a range in which the introduction portion does not exceed a portion of the upper surface of the guide member that forms the facing portion. It is the accommodation structure characterized by being made.

  The invention of claim 8 is the invention of claim 7, wherein the length of the flat cable between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion is such that the lid body moves to the second position. The accommodation structure is set to be longer than the length of the facing portion in a state where the facing portion is located.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 7, wherein a retreat position for retreating the lid body from the second position to the drawer portion side is set, and the bottom surface of the lid body at the retreat position is set. A facing portion is formed opposite to the upper surface of the guide member, and the length of the flat cable between the lead-out portion and the introducing portion is set to be shorter than twice the length of the facing portion. It is the accommodation structure characterized by having.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the introduction portion of the flat cable with respect to the lid body is located on the side opposite to the second position with respect to the lead portion of the flat cable from the main body portion, and the lid is in that state. Since the body is slid and assembled with respect to the main body portion, a so-called extra length portion between the leading portion and the leading portion of the flat cable is opposite to the second position with respect to the leading portion. Between the second position and the position where the lid is retracted in a state in which the folded portion is sandwiched between the body portion and the folded portion. Slide.

  During the sliding process, the extra length of the flat cable changes its shape so that the part folded back in half is expanded and contracted, so that the extra length becomes entangled and twisted. The so-called processing of the extra length can be performed satisfactorily without occurring. And since the above-mentioned bi-fold shape of the extra length portion can be set by assembling the lid body to the main body portion, a prior process or process such as folding the flat cable becomes unnecessary, and the lid body Manufacturability and assemblability of the housing structure having wiring can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 2, even if the lid body is moved to the second position, the introduction portion of the flat cable with respect to the lid body is located at the facing portion between the lid body and the guide member. Since the introduction portion is concealed by the facing portion, it is possible to prevent the flat cable from being exposed to a state that can be visually recognized from the outside, and to improve the appearance.

  Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 3, even when the lid is moved to the second position, the intermediate portion of the flat cable is folded back to the initial two-layered state at the facing portion. Thus, the extra length of the flat cable when the lid is retracted from the second position can be reliably processed, and tangling or twisting of the flat cable can be prevented.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when the lid is moved to the retracted position, the so-called extra length portion of the flat cable is in a state of being accommodated inside the facing portion between the lid and the guide member. As a result, it is possible to prevent the flat cable from being exposed to a state visible from the outside, and to improve the appearance.

  On the other hand, according to the invention of claim 5, when the finger is brought close to or in contact with the sensor, the lock mechanism can be unlocked and the lid can be opened, in which case the lid is slid. Since the wiring of the lid is made by a flat cable, it becomes easy to accommodate the flat cable by bending it into the desired shape, and for this purpose, the lid is smoothly opened and closed. be able to.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the introduction portion of the flat cable with respect to the lid is located on the opposite side to the second position with respect to the lead portion of the flat cable from the main body portion, and the state The lid body is slid and assembled with respect to the main body portion, so that a so-called extra length portion between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion of the flat cable has the second position with respect to the lead-out portion. Is stretched to the opposite side and folded back, and the lid is folded between the second position and the position retracted from this position with the portion folded in two sandwiched between the body portion. Slide between.

  During the sliding process, the extra length of the flat cable changes its shape so that the part folded back in half is expanded and contracted, so that the extra length becomes entangled and twisted. The so-called processing of the extra length can be performed satisfactorily without occurring. And since the above-mentioned bi-fold shape of the extra length portion can be set by assembling the lid body to the main body portion, a prior process or process such as folding the flat cable becomes unnecessary, and the lid body Manufacturability and assemblability of the housing structure having wiring can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 7, even if the lid body is moved to the second position, the introduction portion of the flat cable with respect to the lid body is located at the facing portion between the lid body and the guide member. Since the introduction portion is concealed by the facing portion, it is possible to prevent the flat cable from being exposed to a state that can be visually recognized from the outside, and to improve the appearance.

  Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 8, even when the lid is moved to the second position, the intermediate portion of the flat cable is folded back to the initial two-layered state at the facing portion. Thus, the extra length of the flat cable when the lid is retracted from the second position can be reliably processed, and tangling or twisting of the flat cable can be prevented.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when the lid is moved to the retracted position, the so-called extra length portion of the flat cable is in a state of being accommodated in the facing portion between the lid and the guide member. As a result, it is possible to prevent the flat cable from being exposed to a state visible from the outside, and to improve the appearance.

  Hereinafter, a housing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The housing structure (console) 1 is disposed in the vicinity of a driver's seat of a vehicle as an example, and as schematically shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a main body portion 3 having a box 2 therein, It has a lid 4 that opens and closes the opening of the box 2, and the lid 4 is configured to slide in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. FIG. 4 shows a state where the lid body 4 is in the retracted position (first position), and FIG. 3 shows a state where the lid body 4 is in the forward position (second position). The lid 4 may be configured to rotate so that the front end side is lifted at a predetermined retracted position (FIG. 7).

  Wiring is applied to the inside of the lid 4, and a flat cable 5 such as a flexible printed wiring board or a flat cable is used for the wiring. Is introduced. The flat cable 5 is for controlling the opening and closing of the lid body 4 as an example, and includes a sensor 6 such as a proximity sensor or a touch sensor provided facing the lower surface of the front end portion of the lid body 4 and the box. 2 is connected to an electromagnetic lock mechanism 7 provided on the lid 4 so as to correspond to the inside of the opening end of the two. Moreover, the predetermined location by the side of the main-body part 3 of the flat cable 5 is connected to the controller and power supply which are not shown in figure. That is, when the lid 4 is in a closed state covering the opening of the box 2, the electromagnetic lock mechanism 7 is engaged with a predetermined portion on the main body portion 3 side to lock the lid 4 in the closed state, When the finger 8 approaches or comes into contact with the sensor 6 in this state, the sensor 6 outputs a signal, and as a result, the electromagnetic lock mechanism 7 is energized and unlocked.

  Next, the arrangement of the flat cable 5 will be described in detail. FIG. 1 shows the mutual relationship between the cover 4, the guide member 9 that holds the cover 4 slidably, and the flat cable 5. An attachment portion 10 for attaching the flat cable 5 is provided on the inner lower surface of the lid body 4, and is covered by a cover 11 applied to the lower surface of the tip side portion (tip portion) of the flat cable 5. The flat cable 5 is configured so as to be sandwiched and fixed between the distal end portion of the flat cable 5 and the mounting portion 10. Therefore, the rear end portion of the cover 11 serves as an introduction portion 12 for introducing the flat cable 5 into the lid body 4. The flat cable 5 is electrically connected to an electric device (not shown) provided on the lid 4 in the fixed state.

  On the other hand, the guide member 9 is disposed on the rear end side inside the main body portion 3 and is attached to the main body portion 3 by the rotation shaft 13. A portion on the upper surface side of the guide member 9 is a guide portion 14 that is slidably engaged with the lid 4. The guide portion 14 is basically a portion for guiding the lid body 4 in the front-rear direction, and a conventionally known structure can be adopted as the structure thereof, for example, the inner surface of the side wall portion of the lid body 4. It may be a protrusion that engages with a groove formed in the front-rear direction, or may be a guide groove in the front-rear direction that engages a pin or roller provided on the lid 4 so as to allow rolling. Further, it may be a pin or a roller that engages with a guide groove formed in the lid 4 in the front-rear direction.

  The rear end portion of the guide portion 14 serves as a fixing portion 15 for fixing the flat cable 5, and the intermediate portion of the flat cable 5 is covered by a cover 16 applied to the upper surface of the intermediate portion of the flat cable 5. It is configured so as to be sandwiched and fixed between the fixing portion 15. Therefore, the front end portion of the cover 16 serves as a drawer portion 17 that draws the flat cable 5 toward the lid body 4.

  The guide member 9 and the lid body 4 are configured so as to be slidably engaged by moving the lid body 4 from the rear side of the guide portion 14 to the front side. This state is schematically shown. In this state, the front end portion of the flat cable 5 is fixed to the mounting portion 10 of the lid 4 by the cover 11 in advance, and the intermediate portion of the flat cable 5 is fixed to the guide member 9 by the cover 16. It is fixed to the part 15. Then, the lid 4 is sufficiently lowered to the rear of the guide member 9, and is advanced with respect to the guide member 9 from there. In that case, immediately before the lid body 4 is assembled to the guide member 9, the introduction portion 12 is located on the rear side (rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction) with respect to the drawer portion 17 on the guide member 9 side, The flat cable 5 is stretched between the introduction portion 12 and the lead-out portion 17 with some looseness. The portion stretched with some looseness is a so-called extra length portion 18 of the flat cable 5, and the length (L1) of the lid 4 is assembled with the guide member 9 (main body portion 3). The length is set to be equal to or longer than the distance (L2) between the drawing portion 17 and the introduction portion 12 at the time of attachment.

  Thus, when the lid body 4 is assembled to the guide member 9, the position of the lid body 4 is set so that the introduction portion 12 is located sufficiently rearward with respect to the drawer portion 17. After the extra length portion 18 is pulled rearward from the drawer portion 17, the extra length portion 18 is pulled into the introduction portion 12, and as a result, the extra length portion 18 is bent into a folded state. This is a so-called S-shaped bending state including a portion sandwiched between the fixing portions 15 on the guide member 9 side. In other words, curved portions 5 a and 5 b are generated by folding the flat cable 5 in a U shape in the vicinity of the introduction portion 12 and in the vicinity of the drawer portion 17.

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which the lid 4 slidably assembled to the guide member 9 is moved to the forward movement position (second position). This state is a state in which the lid 4 closes the opening of the box 2 in the console 1, and the lid 4 moves forward with respect to the guide member 9, so that the introduction portion 12 on the lid 4 side is The guide member 9 has moved forward from the drawer portion 17. Even in this state, the extra length portion 18 of the flat cable 5 is in a so-called S-shaped bent state. That is, the entire length of the extra length portion 18 of the flat cable 5 is longer than the distance (distance) between the drawer portion 17 and the introduction portion 12 in a state where the lid body 4 is in the forward position.

  Therefore, when the lid 4 is slid toward the forward position, one curved portion in the S-curve set when the lid 4 is assembled to the guide member 9 (for example, a curved portion on the drawer portion 17 side). The S-bending shape changes so that 5a advances along the upper surface of the guide member 9. Alternatively, the shape of the S-shaped bend changes so that the bending portion 5b on the introduction portion 12 side moves backward relative to the introduction portion 12. FIG. 3 shows the former example. As a result, the surplus length portion 18 is extended. However, since the flat cable 5 has a surplus length, a small S-curved portion remains in the vicinity of the introduction portion 12, the vicinity of the lead portion, or the middle portion thereof. That is, the length of the extra length portion 18 becomes longer than the distance (distance) between the introduction portion 12 and the lead-out portion 17, and the so-called S-bend state is maintained in the process of forward and backward movement of the lid body 4. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the flat cable 5 from being entangled or twisted.

  In the forward position of the lid body 4, the introduction portion 12 substantially coincides with the front end portion of the guide member 9 or is located on the rear side of the front end portion. The extra length portion 18 is accommodated in the facing portion between the lid 4 and the guide member 9. That is, the S-bending state is maintained.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the lid 4 is moved from the above-mentioned forward position (second position) to the backward position (first position). This state is a state where the lid 4 opens the opening of the box 2 in the console 1. The lid 4 is retracted along the guide member 9, and the slack of the extra length portion 18 is increased. The extra length portion 18 has a so-called S-bend portion both when the lid body 4 is assembled to the guide member 9 and when the lid body 4 is moved to the advanced position, so that the basic shape is maintained. It will be in the folded state. That is, since the S-bending state is maintained, it is possible to prevent the flat cable 5 from being entangled or twisted.

  Even in the state where the lid 4 is retracted to the retracted position, a facing portion is formed in which the upper surface of the guide member 9 and the lower surface of the lid 4 are opposed to each other. And in said console 1, the length of the said extra length part 18 bent by S character is set shorter than twice the length of the opposing part in a retreat position. The surplus length portion 18 bent in an S shape is accommodated in the opposite portion.

  As described above, even if the console 1 has a structure in which the flat cable 5 is arranged between the main body portion 3 and the lid body 4, a bending wrinkle is given to the flat cable 5 in advance. Without requiring work or steps, the extra length portion associated with the sliding of the lid 4 can be curved and stored in a so-called S shape. As a result, the number of work steps involved in assembling the console 1 can be reduced and the console 1 can be reduced. It is possible to improve the manufacturability or assemblability.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific example, and can be applied to a console having a lid that only slides in the front-rear direction and does not rotate. Moreover, you may use means other than said cover as a means to fix a flat cable.

It is a figure which shows the accommodation structure of one embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the mutual relationship of a cover body, the guide member holding this slidably, and a flat cable. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which slides and attaches a cover body to a guide member (main-body part). It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which has a cover body in an advance position (2nd position). It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which has a cover body in a retracted position (1st position). It is a side view which shows roughly the accommodation structure of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the accommodation structure of this embodiment. It is a schematic side view which shows the operation state of the storage structure of another embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Console, 2 ... Box, 3 ... Body part, 4 ... Cover body, 5 ... Flat cable, 6 ... Sensor, 7 ... Electromagnetic lock mechanism, 9 ... Guide member, 12 ... Introduction part, 17 ... Drawer part, 18 ... extra length part.

Claims (9)

The opening of the body portion having a box with a lid for opening and closing the opening is provided by sliding along the opening, toward the lid from the drawer unit provided in the main body component argument can out the flat cable is fixed to the lid body guide-out put from the introduction portion provided in the lid with intervening predetermined surplus portions, a housing structure having a lid ,
Together with the lid first position or in front Kifutatai to open the opening assembled et al is provided by sliding relative to the body portion in the sliding direction along the opening, the opening second position until in front Kifutatai said lid member in the sliding direction along closes the opening is configured to slide relative to the body portion,
The length of the extra length part from the drawer part to the introduction part is not less than the distance between the drawer part and the introduction part when the lid body is slid and assembled with respect to the main body part, and the A housing structure having a lid, which is set to be equal to or greater than a distance between the drawing portion and the introduction portion in a state where the lid is located at a second position.   A guide member for slidably guiding the lid is provided in the main body portion, and a facing portion is formed on the second position side of the drawer portion so that the lower surface of the lid and the upper surface of the guide member face each other. 2. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the second position is set in a range in which the introduction portion does not exceed a portion of the upper surface of the guide member that forms the facing portion. Containment structure.   The length of the flat cable between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion is set to be longer than the length of the facing portion in a state where the lid body is moved to the second position. A housing structure having a lid according to claim 2.   A retreat position for retreating the lid body from the second position to the drawer portion side is set, and a facing portion is formed in which the lower surface of the lid body at the retracted position and the upper surface of the guide member are opposed to each other, 3. The lid according to claim 2, wherein a length of the flat cable between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion is set to be shorter than twice the length of the facing portion. Containment structure. A housing structure having a lid provided with a lid that opens and closes the opening by sliding along the opening in the opening of the main body portion having a box,
A sensor that senses an operation and outputs a signal is provided at a front end portion in the sliding direction of the lid body, and a lock mechanism that electrically operates to unlock the body portion of the lid body is a lid. A housing structure having a lid, wherein a flat cable that is provided on the body and electrically connects these sensors and the lock mechanism is disposed inside the lid. Argument can out a flat plate-like cable is put-out guide from the introduction portion provided in the lid with intervening predetermined extra length portion from the lead-out portion provided in the main body portion component toward the lid Fixed to the lid ,
Together with the lid first position or in front Kifutatai to open the opening assembled et al is provided by sliding relative to the body portion in the sliding direction along the opening, the opening second position until in front Kifutatai said lid member in the sliding direction along closes the opening is configured to slide relative to the body portion,
The length of the extra length part from the drawer part to the introduction part is not less than the distance between the drawer part and the introduction part when the lid body is slid and assembled with respect to the main body part, and the The housing structure having a lid according to claim 5, wherein the accommodation structure is set to be equal to or greater than a distance between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion in a state where the lid is located at a second position.   A guide member for slidably guiding the lid is provided in the main body portion, and a facing portion is formed on the second position side of the drawer portion so that the lower surface of the lid and the upper surface of the guide member face each other. The lid according to claim 6, wherein the second position is set in a range in which the introduction portion does not exceed a portion of the upper surface of the guide member that forms the facing portion. Containment structure.   The length of the flat cable between the lead-out portion and the introduction portion is set to be longer than the length of the facing portion in a state where the lid body is moved to the second position. A housing structure having a lid according to claim 7.   A retreat position for retreating the lid body from the second position to the drawer portion side is set, and a facing portion is formed in which the lower surface of the lid body at the retracted position and the upper surface of the guide member are opposed to each other, The lid according to claim 7, wherein a length of the flat cable between the lead portion and the introduction portion is set to be shorter than twice the length of the facing portion. Containment structure.

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