JP6012158B2 - Rotating body device and storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating body device having a rotating body that is pivotally supported by a main body so as to be rotatable from a position for closing an opening / closing portion to an opening position, and a storage device including the rotating body device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a box body that is disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile and has an opening on its upper surface or the like as a main body, and a lid as a rotating body that opens and closes the opening of the box body. A console box is known as a synthetic resin storage device provided. The console box is provided with a lid that is pivotable at the opening, and the lid is biased in a direction to open the opening by a spring, and the lock of the lid with respect to the box body is released. The lid is automatically rotated to the maximum open state (fully open state) by the biasing of the spring. Such a lid generally includes a stop mechanism that stops the rotation when a part of the rotation mechanism of the lid abuts a part of the box body.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been known an apparatus in which a lid mechanism is provided with a slide mechanism or the like so that small articles can be stored inside the lid that also serves as an armrest (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Such a lid is heavy, and if it is automatically opened by the bias of the spring, a spring having a strong biasing force must be used. In this case, when releasing the lock of the lid in the closed state and simultaneously springing up the heavy lid by the spring force and rotating it to the maximum opening position (fully opened position), the closer to the maximum opening position, The rotation speed of the lid gradually increases, and even if the rotation of the lid is stopped at the specified position by the stop mechanism as described above, the lid contacts the box body in the most accelerated state. Therefore, there is a possibility that the impact of the rotation cannot be absorbed, and the lid body is rotated so as to bounce back in the closing direction, and is then rotated again in the opening direction and stopped at the maximum opening position. That is, there is a possibility that the lid body will behave in such a manner as to bounce in the vicinity of the maximum opening position.

  Since the behavior of the lid body impairs the luxury of the console box, for example, a cushioning material such as urethane or rubber is arranged to prevent the lid body from bouncing, or the damper or the like can be rotated. Although the structure which decelerates the rotational speed of a cover body using a speed control apparatus can be considered, if these structures are employ | adopted, it will increase in cost.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-211437 (page 3, FIG. 1)

  As described above, there is a demand for a configuration that stably stops the lid at the maximum opening position without increasing the manufacturing cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a rotating body device capable of stably stopping the rotating body at the maximum opening position of the opened / closed portion without increasing the manufacturing cost, and a storage provided with the same. An object is to provide an apparatus.

The rotating body device according to claim 1 is a main body having an opening / closing portion, a shaft support portion rotatably supported by the main body, and a position separated from the shaft support portion with respect to the shaft support portion. A rotating body provided with a projecting portion that protrudes along a direction intersecting the rotating direction, and is provided so as to be rotatable from a position to close the opening / closing portion to an opening position, and to rotate the opening / closing portion in the opening direction. An urging means for urging the moving body is provided integrally with any one of the main body and the projecting portion of the rotating body, and comes into contact with the other part of the main body and the projecting portion of the rotating body. An opening holding portion that holds the rotating body at the maximum opening position of the opening / closing portion, and one of the main body and the protruding portion of the rotating body are provided integrally with each other, and more than the maximum opening position of the opening / closing portion. For sliding contact between the main body on the closing position side and the other part of the protrusion of the rotating body Ri in which the rotating and the shaft by applying a load branch direction toward the moving body equipped with a braking portion to decelerate the rotation speed of the rotating body.

The rotating body device according to claim 2 is the rotating body device according to claim 1, wherein the braking portion is a virtual circle that passes through the other part of the main body and the protruding portion of the rotating body with the rotation center of the rotating body as a center. And at least a part of which overlaps.

The rotating body device according to claim 3 is the rotating body device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the braking portion is elastically deformed by sliding contact between the main body and the other part of the protruding portion of the rotating body. At least a part of the elastic part for adjusting the amount of deceleration of the rotational speed of the rotating body is provided.

  A rotating body device according to a fourth aspect is the rotating body device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the braking part is provided continuously with the open holding part.

  A storage device according to a fifth aspect includes the rotating body device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, and the main body is a storage body having an opening portion as an opening / closing portion and a storage portion communicating with the opening portion. The rotating body is a lid that opens and closes the opening.

According to the rotating body device of the first aspect, the braking unit and the main body provided integrally with either the main body or the protruding portion that is separated from the shaft support portion of the rotating body and protrudes in a direction intersecting the rotating direction. and the other portion of the collision detecting portion of the rotary body, the rotary body when the load acts in the direction towards the shaft support sliding contact with the rotary body at a position side to close than the maximum opening position of the closing part times The opening / closing part is opened by decelerating the moving speed and the opening holding part provided integrally with either the main body or the projecting part of the rotating body and the other part of the main body and the projecting part of the rotating body abut. By holding the rotating body at the maximum opening position, it is possible to stably stop the rotating body at the maximum opening position of the opening / closing portion without using a cushioning material or the like and increasing the manufacturing cost.

According to the rotating body device according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the rotating body device according to claim 1, the other part of the main body and the protruding portion of the rotating body with the braking portion as the center of rotation of the rotating body is provided. By forming the imaginary circle so that at least a part thereof overlaps the passing virtual circle, the brake part, the main body, and the other part of the projecting part of the rotating body are in sliding contact with each other at a position closer than the maximum opening position of the opening / closing part. Thus, it is possible to easily form a configuration that reduces the rotation speed of the rotating body.

According to the rotating body device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the rotating body device of the first or second aspect, the elastic portion provided in at least a part of the braking portion is the other of the main body and the protruding portion of the rotating body. By adjusting the amount of deceleration of the rotating speed of the rotating body by elastically deforming by sliding contact with a part of the rotating body, the rotating speed of the rotating body by the braking unit is rapidly reduced or the rotating body is rotated. It is possible to more reliably prevent the movement from stopping at a position close to the maximum opening position of the opening / closing part.

  According to the rotating body device according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the rotation speed is controlled by providing the braking portion continuously with the opening holding portion. Thus, the rotating body decelerated by can be more reliably stopped at the maximum opening position of the opening / closing portion.

  According to the storage device of the fifth aspect, by providing the rotating body device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the lid that opens and closes the opening that communicates with the storage portion can be secured at the maximum opening position of the opening. It is possible to provide a high-quality storage device that can be stopped.

It is a side view which shows the state in which the rotational speed of the cover body as a rotary body which shows one Embodiment of the rotary body apparatus of this invention is decelerated. It is a side view which shows the closed state of a cover body same as the above. It is a side view which shows the maximum open state of a cover body same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the cover body of a rotation body apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the storage body of a rotation body apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows a part of storage apparatus as a rotation body apparatus same as the above.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a rotating body device and a storage device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 6, reference numeral 10 denotes a console box which is a storage device as a rotating body device. This console box 10 is, for example, a front seat of a vehicle of an automobile, that is, a center console located between a driver seat and a passenger seat. Part of it. The console box 10 includes a lid body 12 as a rotating body, and a box body 13 as a storage body as a main body that is pivotally supported by the lid body 12 and attached to the vehicle body side of the automobile. ing. Hereinafter, directions such as the front-rear direction, the both-side direction, and the up-down direction will be described based on the state where the console box 10 is attached to the vehicle body.

  The lid 12 is also called a lid or the like, and opens and closes the box body 13 by rotation, and also functions as an armrest on which an occupant places an elbow or the like. The lid body 12 includes an armrest portion 16 that is a lid body as a rotating body body, and hinge portions 17 and 17 projecting below the armrest portion 16.

  The armrest portion 16 is located on the upper rear side of the console box 10 and is covered with, for example, leather or cloth. The armrest portion 16 can have various shapes. For example, the armrest portion 16 is formed in a longitudinal shape in the front-rear direction. Further, an inclined portion 16a that is inclined upward toward the rear is formed at the rear portion of the armrest portion 16. A recess 16b facing the box body 13 is formed below the front portion of the armrest portion 16.

  Further, each hinge portion 17 has a hinge-like body 21 protruding from both sides of the lower portion of the inclined portion 16a of the armrest portion 16 to the rear lower side, that is, a hinge portion main body 21 protruding along the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. And a shaft support portion 22 that protrudes from the rear upper side of the main body 21.

  Each hinge portion main body 21 has a substantially hexagonal reinforcing rib portion 24 formed on the outer side, that is, on the side surface opposite to the other hinge portion 17. In other words, the outer side surface of the hinge main body 21 is a thinned portion 25 in which the space between the reinforcing rib portions 24 is thinned. The reinforcing rib portion 24 is not shown in FIG. 4 for the sake of clarity. Further, the hinge body 21 is a curved portion 26 whose front side is curved in an arc shape, and is continuous with the rear end portion of the curved portion 26 in a direction intersecting the curved portion 26. A protruding portion 27 that protrudes is formed. The protrusion 27 has a flat contact support portion 27a on the front side that is the curved portion 26 side, and a sliding contact portion 27b that is formed in an arc shape on the rear side that is the anti-curvature portion 26 side of the tip portion. It has become. That is, the contact support portion 27a and the sliding contact portion 27b are disposed adjacent to each other. The abutment support portion 27a is an abutment portion that abuts on the box body 13 side, and the slidable contact portion 27b is an interference portion that slidably contacts, that is, interferes with the box body 13 side.

  Further, the shaft support portion 22 is a portion that is supported by the box body 13 with the vehicle width direction, that is, both side directions as the axial direction, and the shaft support portion 22 is a semicircular urging means arrangement portion that is open on the upper side. A receiving recess 31 is provided, and one side outside the receiving recess 31 is covered with a cover 32. A part of the box body 13 is fitted in the receiving recess 31. Furthermore, a circular insertion opening 32a is formed at the center of the cover 32, and the end of the rotation shaft 34 of the lid 12 is inserted into the insertion opening 32a. Ribs 32b and 32b are integrally formed on both sides of the insertion opening 32a of the cover portion 32 in parallel to the diametrical direction.

  Both ends of the rotating shaft 34 are inserted into the insertion openings 32a and 32a of the shaft support portions 22 and 22 of the hinge portions 17 and 17, respectively, and the hinge portions 17 and 17 (the lid body 12) by an E ring 35 or the like as a locking means. ). The central axis of the rotation shaft 34 is the rotation center of the lid 12. Therefore, the shape of the bending portion 26 is along a virtual circumference in a side view centering on the central axis of the rotation shaft 34.

  Note that the lid 12 is a rotating body that can store small items, for example, by making the armrest portion 16 a thin box shape and allowing the upper portion of the armrest portion 16 to slide or rotate in the longitudinal direction with respect to the lower portion. You may comprise an accommodating part (lid body accommodating part) inside.

  On the other hand, the box body 13 includes, for example, a casing portion 37 formed in a box shape with a synthetic resin, side decorative plates 38 and 38 that cover both sides of the casing portion 37 and extend forward, and a rear portion of the casing portion 37. And a rear decorative plate 39 covering the same. And, between the front of the casing portion 37 of the box body 13 and the side decorative plates 38, 38, for example, in order from the front side, a multi-function operation provided with a speed change operation unit (not shown) and, if necessary, a joystick, etc. An arrangement part 40 in which parts and the like are arranged is partitioned.

  The casing portion 37 integrally includes a bottomed rectangular tube-shaped casing portion main body 41 and a support portion 42 provided at a rear portion of the casing portion main body 41.

  The casing body 41 includes a flat plate (not shown), a front plate 45 raised upward from the front end portion of the bottom plate, side plates 46 and 46 raised upward from both sides of the bottom plate, and a rear plate of the bottom plate. A rear plate 47 raised upward from the side is integrally provided, and the bottom plate, the front plate 45, the side plates 46 and 46, and the rear plate 47 define a housing portion 48, and the front plate 45 and the side plate An opening 49 serving as a quadrangular opening / closing portion communicating with the accommodating portion 48 is defined by the upper ends of 46 and 46 and the rear plate 47.

  The front plate 45 is formed in a flat plate shape extending in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Further, the front plate 45 is located facing the arrangement portion 40 between the side decorative plates 38 and 38. Further, a clamp portion 50 as a locking means for locking the lid body 12 to the box body 13 is disposed at the upper end portion of the front plate 45. The clamp part 50 is located above the arrangement part 40 and facing the concave part 16b at the front part of the armrest part 16. The clamp portion 50 is biased in a direction in which the lid body 12 is latched by a latching biasing means such as a spring (not shown). While being locked, the lock can be released by an external operation by a passenger or the like.

  Each side plate 46 is formed in a flat plate shape extending in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. Further, reinforcing rib portions 51 are formed in a lattice shape on the outer surface of each side plate 46, that is, the surface on the side opposite to the accommodating portion 48. Further, a plurality of receiving portions 52 for attaching the side decorative plates 38, 38 are formed on the outer surface of each side plate 46. In addition, on the rear upper side of the outer surface of each side plate 46, a braking portion 53 that continues the rib portion 51 and decelerates the rotational speed of the lid 12 over a predetermined range, and a lid that is continuous with the braking portion 53. An open holding portion 54 capable of abutting on 12 is formed. A flange portion 55 is formed on the upper edge portion of each side plate 46 so as to protrude outward from the opening 49 in a flange shape.

  The braking portion 53 includes a connecting portion 53a as a braking portion support portion continuous with the upper portion of the rib portion 51, and an elastic portion 53b as an auxiliary contact receiving portion continuous from the upper end portion of the connecting portion 53a to the open holding portion 54. Are integrally formed on the side plate 46 in a rib shape protruding along the vehicle width direction which is the thickness direction of the side plate 46. That is, the braking portion 53 is formed in a thin plate shape. Further, each braking portion 53 faces a position closer to the upper side in front of the curved portion 26 of each hinge portion 17 of the lid body 12 with the lid body 12 attached to the box body 13 via the rotation shaft 34. Is located.

  The connecting portion 53a is a portion that supports the lower side of the elastic portion 53b, and is formed in a straight line along the vertical direction.

  Further, the elastic portion 53b is a portion that suppresses the rotation speed of the lid body 12 by the sliding contact portion 27b on the distal end side of the projecting portion 27 of each hinge portion 17 of the lid body 12 being in sliding contact with the rotation of the lid body 12. It is inclined in the upward direction toward the front and is formed in a longitudinal shape. In other words, the elastic portion 53b has an imaginary circle C passing through the sliding contact portion 27b with the upper side on the open holding portion 54 side being the center axis of the rotation shaft 34 that is the rotation center of the lid body 12, that is, the virtual portion C. It is formed so as to overlap (wrap) slightly (for example, about 0.3 mm) with respect to a circular arc. Further, the elastic portion 53b is formed in a single plate shape that is not reinforced by another reinforcing portion or the like, and can be bent and deformed slightly elastically in the plate thickness direction by sliding contact with the sliding contact portion 27b. It has become. The elastic portion 53b may be linear as long as the elastic portion 53b is slidably in contact with the sliding contact portion 27b on the distal end side of the protruding portion 27 of each hinge portion 17 of the lid 12. For example, the elastic portion 53b slightly protrudes to the front side. It may be curved in a circular arc shape.

  In addition, the opening holding portion 54 regulates the rotation of the lid body 12 by the abutting support portions 27a of the protrusions 27 of the hinge portions 17 of the lid body 12 facing each other when the lid body 12 rotates. Part, that is, a part for setting the maximum rotation angle (maximum opening position) of the lid 12, and a planar shape formed extending substantially horizontally from the upper end of the elastic part 53b of the braking part 53 to the rear. The side plate 46 is formed in a rib shape protruding along the vehicle width direction, which is the thickness direction of the side plate 46. That is, the open holding portion 54 is formed in a thin plate shape. Further, a plurality of reinforcing ribs 57 as a reinforcing part are projected from the upper part of the open holding part 54. These reinforcing ribs 57 are integrally formed with the side plate 46 and connected to the flange portion 55 at the upper edge of the side plate 46 to reinforce the open holding portion 54 in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the lid 12 can be rotated by, for example, 70 ° at the maximum by the open holding portion 54.

  The rear plate 47 is formed in a flat plate shape that extends along the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Further, an inclined plate portion 47a that is inclined upward toward the rear is integrally formed at the upper end portion of the rear plate 47. The inclined plate portion 47a is a portion along the inclined portion 16a at the rear portion of the armrest portion 16 of the lid body 12 in a state where the opening portion 49 is closed by the lid body 12. A support portion 42 is formed integrally with the rear portion of the rear plate 47 over the rear portion of the inclined plate portion 47a.

  Further, the support part 42 is a part covered by the rear part of the side decorative plates 38, 38 and the rear decorative board 39, and a support part main body 61 protruding below the inclined plate part 47a of the rear plate 47, and the support part A support extending portion 62 is formed integrally with a lower portion of the main body 61 and formed longitudinally in the vertical direction at the center in the vehicle width direction along the rear surface that is the outer surface of the rear plate 47.

  The support portion body 61 includes both side plate portions 65, 65 projecting downward from the inclined plate portion 47a downward, and a connecting plate portion 66 for connecting the lower end portions of the both side plate portions 65, 65, It is formed in a rectangular frame shape together with the inclined plate portion 47a.

  Each side plate portion 65 is provided with a holding portion 71 as an urging means holding portion with the vehicle width direction as an axial direction projecting in a cylindrical shape (boss shape) at a position near the upper end, and around this holding portion 71, An escape portion 72 that avoids interference with the lid body 12 is recessed.

  The holding portion 71 is a portion that holds a torsion spring 74 as urging means, and a plurality of holding rib portions 71a are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the holding portion 71 along the axial direction. These holding rib portions 71a reinforce the holding portion 71 and prevent the torsion spring 74 from rotating. Further, the rotation shaft 34 is inserted between the holding portions 71 and 71 of the both side plate portions 65 and 65. The torsion spring 74 is formed by winding a metal linear body in a coil shape, and is held by the holding portion 71 by a holding rib portion 71a of the holding portion 71 inserted therein. The torsion spring 74 has one end fixed to the lid 12 and the other end fixed to the box body 13 to open the opening 49 of the box body 13 (clockwise direction in FIGS. 1 to 3). The lid 12 is energized.

  Further, the escape portion 72 is formed along a virtual arc whose outer edge portion is centered on the central axis of the holding portion 71 (the rotation shaft 34).

  Further, a receiving portion (not shown) for attaching the side decorative plate 38 is formed on the side portion of the support extending portion 62. Further, an attachment receiving portion (not shown) for attaching the rear decorative plate 39 is formed at the rear portion of the support extending portion 62.

  The console box 10 is locked to the box body 13 by the clamp unit 50 with the lid 12 closing the opening 49 (closed position). At this time, the lid body 12 is in a state in which the inclined portion 16a of the armrest portion 16 is closed by the inclined plate portion 47a of the box body 13, and the shaft support portion 22 of each hinge portion 17 is fitted to each escape portion 72. (FIG. 2).

  In this state, when an occupant or the like releases the locking of the lid body 12 to the box body 13 by operating the clamp portion 50, the lid body 12 rotates about the rotation shaft 34 by the urging of the torsion spring 74. Move. At this time, since the front part of the armrest part 16 rotates rearward and upward in the lid body 12, the protruding part 27 of each hinge part 17 moves forwardly and upwardly.

  When the lid body 12 is rotated from the closed position to the opening direction by a predetermined rotation angle, for example, about 65 °, the sliding contact portion 27b of the protruding portion 27 of each hinge portion 17 comes into contact with the elastic portion 53b of the braking portion 53. The sliding speed of the lid body 12 is reduced by these frictional resistances by slidingly contacting the upper front side along the elastic portion 53b (FIG. 1). At this time, the elastic portion 53b is elastically bent toward the front side, that is, the anti-sliding contact portion 27b side, so that the amount of deceleration of the rotational speed of the lid body 12 is adjusted, and the rotational speed of the lid body 12 is rapidly reduced. Never do.

  Then, the sliding contact portion 27b continues to slidably contact with the elastic portion 53b of the braking portion 53 over a predetermined angular range, for example, 5 °, up to the maximum opening position (full opening position) of the lid body 12, thereby causing the lid body 12 to slide. Maintains the reduced rotational speed, and in this state, when the contact support part 27a of each hinge part 17 comes into contact with each open holding part 54 of the box body 13, the lid body 12 is moved in the closing direction. The rotation stops without bouncing (bounces) and is held at the maximum opening position where the opening 49 is opened to the maximum (FIG. 3).

  When the lid 12 is closed, the lid 12 is locked to the box body 13 by the clamp portion 50 by pushing the armrest portion 16 of the lid 12 forward against the bias of the torsion spring 74. Then, the opening 49 is held in a closed state.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the braking portion 53 provided integrally with the box body 13 and the sliding contact portion 27b of the lid body 12 are in sliding contact with each other at a position closer to the opening portion 49 than the maximum opening position. The opening speed of the lid body 12 is reduced, and the opening holding portion 54 provided integrally with the box body 13 and the abutting support portion 27a of the lid body 12 come into contact with each other so that the lid 49 is closed at the maximum opening position of the opening 49. By holding the body 12, the lid 12 can be stably stopped at the maximum opening position of the opening 49 without using a cushioning material such as urethane or rubber to increase the manufacturing cost. .

  In other words, the brake part 53 can be molded at the same time as the box body 13 (casing part 37) is molded, so there is no need for a separate assembling work such as a cushioning material, thereby preventing an increase in work man-hours and part costs. The manufacturing cost does not increase.

  In particular, when the weight of the lid 12 is large, such as providing a rotating body accommodating portion (lid body accommodating portion) inside the lid 12, for example, when the urging force of the torsion spring 74 is increased corresponding to the weight, The rotation speed of the lid body 12 can be reliably reduced by the braking portion 53, and the lid body 12 can be stably stopped at the maximum opening position of the opening portion 49.

  In addition, the braking unit 53 has a predetermined angle range (in the present embodiment) from the predetermined rotation angle (65 ° in the present embodiment) to the maximum opening position side of the opening 49 in the rotation range of the lid 12. In this case, the rotation speed of the lid body 12 is reduced only at 5 °, so that the rotation operation at the initial stage of the lid body 12 (beginning to open) is not impaired.

  Further, since the braking portion 53 is formed in the box body 13 (casing portion 37) in a rib shape continuous with the rib portion 51, the braking portion 53 is used as a mold for molding the box body 13 (casing portion 37). It can be easily formed without any major design changes.

  Further, by forming the braking portion 53 (the elastic portion 53b thereof) so as to overlap with the virtual circle C passing through the sliding contact portion 27b with the central axis of the rotation shaft 34 being the rotation center of the lid body 12 as the center, It is possible to easily form a configuration in which the braking portion 53 and the slidable contact portion 27b of the lid body 12 are slidably contacted with each other at a position closer than the maximum opening position of the opening portion 49 to reduce the rotational speed of the lid body 12.

  Further, the elastic portion 53b provided in a part of the braking portion 53 is elastically deformed by sliding contact with the lid body 12, thereby adjusting the amount of reduction of the rotational speed of the lid body 12, thereby the braking portion 53 The rotation speed of the lid body 12 due to the sliding contact with the contact point suddenly decreases, and the rotation of the lid body 12 is more reliably prevented from stopping at a position closer to the closing position than the maximum opening position of the opening 49. it can.

  Further, by providing the braking portion 53 continuously with the opening holding portion 54, the lid body 12 whose rotational speed is decelerated by the braking portion 53 can be more reliably stopped at the maximum opening position of the opening portion 49. .

  Then, the lid body 12 that opens and closes the opening portion 49 that communicates with the accommodating portion 48 can be stably stopped at the maximum opening position of the opening portion 49, and a high-class feeling can be given to the operation of the lid body 12. Can provide high quality console box 10.

  In the above-described embodiment, a rotational speed control device such as a damper may be used in combination in order to reduce the rotational speed of the lid 12 more reliably.

  Further, the console box 10 provided in the vehicle compartment has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the present invention can be applied to an accessory case disposed at another position of the vehicle or a vehicle storage box such as a cup holder. When the weight of the lid 12 is relatively small and the urging force of the torsion spring 74 can be relatively small, such as when applied to such an accessory case or a cup holder, the lid 12 By making the braking portion 53 and the sliding contact portion 27b of the lid body 12 slidably contact from the beginning of rotation (beginning to open), the rotational speed of the lid body 12 without using a rotational speed control device such as a damper. (Opening speed) can be easily controlled. That is, the braking portion 53 and the open holding portion 54 can be set regardless of the sizes of the lid body 12 and the box body 13.

  Further, the brake unit 53 may be provided integrally with the lid body 12, and a sliding contact portion that is in sliding contact with the brake unit 53 by the rotation of the lid body 12 may be provided integrally with a part of the box body 13. Similarly, the opening holding portion 54 is provided integrally with the lid body 12, and is configured to hold the lid body 12 at the maximum opening position of the opening portion 49 by contacting the opening holding portion 54 by the rotation of the lid body 12. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the console box 10 provided in the vehicle compartment of the vehicle has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the present invention can be applied to a vehicle storage box disposed at another position of the vehicle. Further, the present invention is not limited to a vehicle and can be applied to a storage device that is attached to various places. And it is not restricted to a storage device, ie, a rotation body is not restricted to the cover body which opens and closes the opening part of a storage box, It can also apply as a cover apparatus provided with the cover body which covers parts, such as an operation part.

  The present invention can be applied to a console box provided in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, an accessory case having a lid, a cup holder, or the like.

10 Console box which is a storage device as a rotating body device
12 Lid as a rotating body
13 Box body that is a container as the body
22 shaft support
27 Protrusion
48 containment
49 Opening as opening / closing part
53 Braking part
53b Elastic part
54 Opening holding part
74 Torsion spring as biasing means C Virtual circle

Claims (5)

A main body with an opening / closing part;
A shaft support portion rotatably supported by the main body, and a projecting portion projecting along a direction intersecting the rotation direction with respect to the shaft support portion at a position spaced from the shaft support portion; A rotating body provided so as to be rotatable from a position for closing the opening / closing portion to a position for opening;
Urging means for urging the rotating body in a direction to open the opening / closing part;
Provided integrally with either the main body or the projecting portion of the rotating body, and in contact with the other part of the main body and the projecting portion of the rotating body, An open holding part for holding the rotating body;
A part of the other of the main body and the protruding portion of the rotating body that is provided integrally with one of the main body and the protruding portion of the rotating body and is closer to the closing position than the maximum opening position of the opening / closing portion. And a braking part that decelerates the rotational speed of the rotating body by applying a load in a direction toward the shaft support part of the rotating body by sliding contact with the rotating body device. The braking part is formed so that at least a part overlaps a virtual circle that passes through the other part of the main body and the protruding part of the turning body with the rotation center of the turning body as a center. The rotating body apparatus as described. The braking unit includes at least a part of an elastic part that adjusts a reduction amount of the rotation speed of the rotating body by elastically deforming by sliding contact with the other part of the main body and the protruding part of the rotating body. The rotating body device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body device is provided. The rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the braking portion is provided continuously with the open holding portion. A rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising:
The main body is a storage body having an opening as an opening / closing part and a storage part communicating with the opening,
The rotating body is a lid that opens and closes the opening.

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