JP6100103B2 - Door device for console - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a console door device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a console door device that is assembled to a console box body (hereinafter referred to as a console body) so that the console door can be opened and closed by a rotation operation.

In this type of general console door device, the console door is opened and closed with a support shaft as a fulcrum with respect to the console body. For example, in the case of a console door that opens forward, a support shaft is located at the rear end thereof, and the console door is connected to the console body by this support shaft.
In addition, as a prior art relevant to this kind of console door apparatus, the technique disclosed by patent document 1 can be mentioned, for example.

JP 2012-101632 A

  In the conventional console door device, since the console door and the console main body are coupled by the support shaft, the console door cannot be opened / closed from both the front and rear directions. Further, the console door cannot be removed from the console body, and the console door that can be used reversibly cannot be handled.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reversible console door that can be opened / closed from both the front and rear directions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a console door device that can respond.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
A console door device assembled to the console body so that the console door can be opened and closed by a rotation operation. The console door has a pair of left and right support shafts at two front and rear sides thereof. A support portion for individually supporting the support shafts before and after the console door is provided. The support shafts before and after the console door can be unsupported by the respective support portions, and by releasing the support of one support shaft, the console door can be rotated with the other support shaft as a fulcrum. it can. The console door can be removed from the console body by releasing the support of both support shafts. The console door includes a pair of left and right sliding portions at an intermediate position between the front and rear support shafts. These support shafts are configured such that the support by the front and rear support portions of the console main body can be released by the respective protruding and retracting operations. The console body includes a rail that extends between the front and rear support portions. The sliding portion of the console door and the front and rear support shafts are slidable and supported so as to be removable upward with respect to this rail, and by releasing the support of the support portion with respect to at least one support shaft, The console door can be slid in the front-rear direction along the rail of the console body.

More preferably, it is set as the following structures.
The console door includes movable stoppers that are provided around the front and rear support shafts and at outer positions that are the same height as the axis of each support shaft. In these movable stoppers, the shapes on both sides in the direction around the axis of each support shaft are set symmetrically with respect to a horizontal line passing through the axis of the support shaft.
The console body includes a fixed stopper provided near each support portion. These fixed stoppers, when the console door is rotated around one of the front and rear support shafts, receive the movable stopper on the support shaft side that is the fulcrum and regulate the opening angle of the console door. It is configured.

  In the present invention, among the support shafts before and after the console door, by releasing the support of one support shaft, the console door can be rotated with the other support shaft as a fulcrum. By releasing, the console door can be removed from the console body. Therefore, the console door can be opened / closed from both the front and rear directions, and by removing the console door from the console body, a reversible and usable console door can be handled.

  Further, in the present invention, the movable stopper for regulating the opening angle of the console door is provided at the same height as the axis of the support shaft of the console door, and is configured symmetrically with respect to a horizontal line passing through the axis of the support shaft. Has been. Therefore, the opening angle of the console door can be regulated to be constant regardless of which of the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the console door sandwiching the axis of the support shaft is used as the design surface. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a reversible and usable console door.

  In the present invention, the support shaft and the sliding portion provided on the side portion of the console door can slide along the rail of the console body. For this reason, in the console door that is slidable with respect to the console main body, it is not necessary to provide a rail structure on the console door itself, and the structure of the console door can be simplified.

It is an external appearance perspective view of a center console. It is an external appearance perspective view of a console door. It is a perspective view of each component which comprises a console door. It is a top view showing the assembly state of each component which comprises a console door. It is sectional drawing showing the assembly | attachment state of a door lever and a hinge pin. It is a top view showing the action | operation of the door apparatus for consoles. It is sectional drawing showing the action | operation of the door lever and the hinge pin. It is sectional drawing showing the action | operation of the door lever and the control bar. It is sectional drawing of the IX-IX arrow direction of FIG. 2 showing the action | operation of the door apparatus for consoles. It is sectional drawing of the XX arrow direction of FIG. 2 showing the action | operation of the door apparatus for consoles. It is sectional drawing of the XI-XI arrow direction of FIG. 2 showing the action | operation of the door apparatus for consoles. It is sectional drawing showing the state which slid the console door ahead by the correspondence with FIG. It is the rear view of a center console, and the figure which expanded and represented the part. It is sectional drawing of the XIV-XIV arrow direction of FIG. 13 showing the action | operation of the door apparatus for consoles. It is a side view showing the state which rotated the console door from the front-end side.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the console door 10 is installed so that the open upper surface of the upper box 3 may be opened and closed with respect to the upper box 3 of the console main body 2 in the center console 1 of the vehicle (mainly automobile).

Hereinafter, the configurations of the console door 10 and the upper box 3 will be sequentially described.
First, the configuration of the console door 10 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the console door 10 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and is symmetrical in both the front, rear, left and right.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the console door 10 has a box-shaped door inner 12 as a skeleton. The console door 10 covers the upper surface of the door inner 12 with a door outer 14, and further includes a door pad 16 on the upper surface of the door outer 14.

The lower surface of the door inner 12 has a recessed central portion (see FIGS. 8 and 10). This recessed portion can be used as a tray when the lower surface side of the door inner 12 is used as a design surface of the console door 10 as will be described later.
That is, the console door 10 has a reversible structure in which a door pad 16 is provided on one surface and a tray is provided on the opposite surface.

Both the front end and the rear end of the door inner 12 and the door outer 14 are notched at the center in the left-right direction. In the assembled state of FIG. 2, a grip portion 20 a of the door lever 20 described later is disposed in each of the front and rear cutout portions.
The grip 20 a of the door lever 20 is located in the middle of the console door 10 in the vertical direction.

Insertion holes 12b that penetrate the side wall of the door inner 12 in the thickness direction are provided at the front and rear portions on both sides of the door inner 12. In the assembled state of FIG. 2, a support shaft 25 of a hinge pin 23 described later protrudes outward of the door inner 12 through the insertion hole 12 b (see FIG. 3).
The insertion hole 12 b is provided at a position that is the middle in the vertical direction of the console door 10.

A cylindrical sliding portion 12 a protruding outward from the door inner 12 is provided at the center in the front-rear direction on both sides of the door inner 12. The inside of this sliding part 12a is penetrated in the left-right direction. In the assembled state of FIG. 2, a support bar 32 a of a lock pin 32 described later protrudes outward from the door inner 12 through the penetrated portion.
The sliding portion 12 a is provided at a position that is the middle of the console door 10 in the vertical direction.

  When the console door 10 is in a closed state with respect to the upper box 3 (see FIG. 1), the console door 10 is fixed to the upper box 3 by the support shaft 25 and the support bar 32a protruding outward. Yes. The support shaft 25 and the support bar 32a are supported by a support portion 3a (see FIGS. 9 to 11) described later provided on the inner wall of the upper box 3.

  A movable stopper 14 a is provided at the front end and the rear end on both sides of the door outer 14. The movable stopper 14a is configured to restrict an opening angle of the console door 10 with respect to the upper box 3 by contacting a fixed stopper 3d (see FIG. 14) of the upper box 3 described later.

  In the assembled state shown in FIG. 2, the movable stopper 14 a is provided at a height that is the axis of the front and rear support shafts 25. Further, the movable stopper 14a is provided at an outer position of the front and rear support shafts 25.

  The movable stopper 14a is symmetrical with respect to the horizontal line passing through the axis of the support shaft 25 in the shape of both sides in the direction around the axis of the support shaft 25 (see FIGS. 2 and 14). That is, the upper surface and the lower surface of the movable stopper 14a extend horizontally in the front-rear direction at a position spaced apart from the axis of the support shaft 25 of the console door 10 by the same distance.

  Inside the console door 10 are the door lever 20, lever shaft 22, hinge pin 23, hinge pin retainer 26, restriction bar 27, restriction bar retainer 30, lock pin 32, lock pin retainer 34, springs S1, S2, S3 shown in FIG. , Is provided. These members are assembled together in the door inner 12 as shown in FIG.

Of the above-described members, each member except for the spring S3 is provided before and after the console door 10, respectively. And each member mentioned above is arranged inside the door inner 12 symmetrically back and forth. Therefore, below, description of the rear side is abbreviate | omitted by demonstrating arrangement | positioning and assembly | attachment of each member provided in the front side of the console door 10. FIG.
As will be described later, the shape of the restriction bar 27 is partially different depending on what is arranged on the front side of the console door 10 and what is arranged on the rear side. Other members arranged on either side of the console door 10 have the same shape.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a door lever 20 is disposed at the center in the left-right direction at the front end of the door inner 12. The door lever 20 is assembled to a locking portion of the door inner 12 via a rotation support portion 20c described later. The door lever 20 is supported by the locking portion of the door inner 12 so as to be rotatable up and down around the rotation support portion 20c.

  The front end portion of the door lever 20 is a grip portion 20a extending left and right (see FIG. 3). A pair of transmission blocks 20b divided into left and right are formed on the rear side of the grip portion 20a. The rotation support portion 20c described above is provided on the outer side surface of both transmission blocks 20b.

  In both transmission blocks 20b of the door lever 20, a through-hole 20d for inserting a lever shaft 22 (described later) in the left-right direction is provided on the rear side of the rotation support portion 20c (see FIG. 3). Further, a cylindrical contact 20e extending rearward is provided at the rear end of both transmission blocks 20b (see FIG. 3). Both contactors 20e are set to transmit the operating force of the door lever 20 to the hinge pin 23 by being inserted into a cam portion 24 of the hinge pin 23 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, hinge pins 23 are individually provided on the left and right sides of both transmission blocks 20 b of the door lever 20 inside the door inner 12. Both hinge pins 23 extend back and forth along the side wall of the door inner 12, and the rear end side is bent toward the center of the door inner 12. Both the hinge pins 23 can move in the left-right direction of the door inner 12.

In both hinge pins 23, a support shaft 25 protruding outward from the door inner 12 is formed at a portion extending in the front-rear direction of the door inner 12 (see FIG. 3). The support shaft 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a spherical support end 25a that protrudes outward is provided at the tip thereof. The support shaft 25 is configured such that it can be inserted into and retracted from an insertion hole 12b provided in the side wall of the door inner 12.
The main part of the support shaft 25 has the same outer shape and dimensions as the sliding part 12a of the door inner 12.

  In both hinge pins 23, cams 24 are formed at the tips of the portions toward the center of the door inner 12 (see FIG. 3). A central portion on the front side of the cam portion 24 is recessed. Of the wall forming the recessed portion, the portion closer to the center of the door inner 12 is constituted by a cam surface 24a (see FIG. 7) extending from the intermediate point of the cam portion 24 in the vertical direction at a predetermined inclination angle. ing.

  In the assembled state shown in FIG. 4, the cam portions 24 of both the hinge pins 23 are positioned behind the two transmission blocks 20 b of the door lever 20, respectively. Then, the contact 20e of the door lever 20 is inserted into the recessed portions of both cam portions 24, and the cam portion 24 and the contact 20e are connected (see FIG. 5).

The contact 20e of the door lever 20 and the cam portion 24 of the hinge pin 23 are in a positional relationship that enables the next operation. That is, the contact 20 e of the door lever 20 moves along the cam surface 24 a of the hinge pin 23 in accordance with the rotation operation of the grip 20 a of the door lever 20.
As shown in FIG. 7A, when the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is in the neutral position shown in FIG. 5, the contact 20e of the door lever 20 is positioned at the middle point between the upper and lower cam surfaces 24a. Yes.

  In the hinge pin 23, a protrusion 23a is provided on the rear portion of the cam portion 24 (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 23a is connected to a hinge pin retainer 26 (see FIG. 3) fixed to the door inner 12 at a position on the outer side of the protrusion 23a by a spring S1. As a result, when the hinge pin 23 moves inward of the door inner 12 as will be described later, the hinge pin 23 is always urged outward to return to the predetermined position shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. It is like that.

  As shown in FIG. 4, inside the door inner 12, a restricting bar 27 extending in the front-rear direction in the center in the left-right direction of the door inner 12 is disposed behind the door lever 20. The restriction bar 27 can be moved in the front-rear direction of the door inner 12.

  The restriction bar 27 includes a first cam portion 28 at its front end (see FIG. 3). The inner side of the first cam portion 28 is penetrated in the left-right direction. The front end portion of the penetrated portion is constituted by a cam surface 28a (see FIG. 8) that extends from the intermediate point in the vertical direction of the first cam portion 28 in the vertical direction at a predetermined inclination angle.

  In the assembled state shown in FIG. 4, the first cam portion 28 of the restriction bar 27 is disposed between both transmission blocks 20 b of the door lever 20. And the lever shaft 22 is penetrated by the left-right direction with respect to the penetration part of this 1st cam part, and the through-hole 20d of both the transmission blocks 20b. The lever shaft 22 is secured to the outside of both transmission blocks 20b. Thus, the regulation bar 27 is connected to the door lever 20 via the lever shaft 22.

The lever shaft 22 is capable of arc motion with the rotation support portion 20c as a fulcrum together with both transmission blocks 20b of the door lever 20. The lever shaft 22 and the first cam portion 28 of the restriction bar 27 are in a positional relationship that enables the next operation. That is, the lever shaft 22 moves along the cam surface 28 a of the first cam portion 28 in accordance with the rotation operation of the grip portion 20 a of the door lever 20.
As shown in FIG. 8A, when the gripping portion 20a of the door lever 20 is in the neutral position shown in FIG. 5, the lever shaft 22 is positioned at the intermediate point between the upper and lower cam surfaces 28a of the first cam portion 28. positioned.

  In the restriction bar 27, a protrusion 27a is provided on the rear portion of the first cam portion 28 (see FIG. 3). As shown in FIG. 4, the protrusion 27a is connected by a spring S2 to a restriction bar retainer 30 fixed to the door inner 12 at a position behind the protrusion 27a. As a result, when the restriction bar 27 moves forward as will be described later, the restriction bar 27 is always urged rearward to return to the predetermined position shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. ing.

The rear end of the restriction bar 27 is provided with a second cam portion 29 for moving a lock pin 32 described later in the left-right direction (see FIG. 3). A central portion on the lower surface side of the second cam portion 29 is recessed. The wall forming the recessed portion is configured to open outwardly toward the front. More specifically, this wall includes cam surfaces 29a (see FIG. 6) that extend from the center side of the door inner 12 in the left-right direction at a predetermined inclination angle.
A contact 32b of a lock pin 32 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, is assembled to the second cam portion 29 so that the operating force of the door lever 20 is transmitted to the lock pin 32.

  As described above, the shape of the restricting bar 27 is partially different between the one arranged on the front side of the door inner 12 and the one arranged on the rear side (see FIG. 3). That is, in the restriction bar 27 provided on the rear side of the door inner 12, the second cam portion 29 is provided on the lower end side of the main body of the restriction bar 27, and the upper surface side of the second cam portion 29 is recessed. A contact 32b of a lock pin 32 (to be described later) is inserted into the recessed portion.

  As shown in FIG. 4, lock pins 32 are arranged on the left and right sides of the second cam portion 29 of the restriction bar 27. The lock pin 32 extends from the center of the door inner 12 toward both sides. The lock pin 32 is covered by a lock pin retainer 34 (see FIG. 3) fixed to the door inner 12, and can move only in the left-right direction.

A support bar 32a is provided at the outer end of the door inner 12 among the lock pins 32 (see FIG. 3). The tip of the support bar 32a is formed in a spherical shape having the same dimensions as the support end 25a of the hinge pin 23. The support bar 32 a is configured to be able to be inserted into and retracted from the sliding portion 12 a of the door inner 12.
In addition, when the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 protrudes outward from the sliding part 12a of the door inner 12 (see FIG. 2), the entire object formed by the support bar 32a and the sliding part 12a. The shape and size of the hinge pin 23 are the same shape and size as the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23.

  Of the two lock pins 32, contacts 32b are individually provided above and below the inner side of the door inner 12. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper and lower contacts 32 b are individually inserted into the recessed portions of the second cam portion 29 in the front and rear regulating bars 27. Thereby, the regulation bar 27 and the lock pin 32 are connected.

The contact 32b of the lock pin 32 and the second cam portion 29 of the restriction bar 27 are in the following positional relationship. That is, as described later, the contact 32b of the lock pin 32 always comes into contact with the cam surface 29a of the second cam portion 29 of the restriction bar 27 as the restriction bar 27 moves forward and backward of the door inner 12. .
As shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 6, when the gripping portion 20 a of the door lever 20 is in the neutral position shown in FIG. 5, the contact 32 b of the lock pin 32 is the cam surface of the second cam portion 29 in the restriction bar 27. It is located at the outer end of 29a.

  The left and right lock pins 32 are connected to each other as follows. That is, the insertion hole of the other lock pin 32 receives the connecting rod (see FIG. 3) extending from the one lock pin 32 to the inner side of the door inner 12. A spring S3 is wound around the connecting rod (see FIG. 4). Thus, as will be described later, when the lock pin 32 moves inward of the door inner 12, the lock pin 32 is always urged outward to return to the predetermined position shown in FIG. Yes.

  Each member in the above-described assembled state is set to operate as shown in FIG. That is, when the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated up and down, the hinge pin 23 and the lock pin 32 are moved inward of the door inner 12 together.

  The mechanism shown in FIG. 6 will be described in detail below. This mechanism is the same on the front side and the rear side of the console door 10. That is, when the front door lever 20 is operated, the lock pin 32 moves together with the front hinge pin 23. When the rear door lever 20 is operated, the lock pin 32 moves together with the rear hinge pin 23. Hereinafter, this mechanism will be described based on the front side of the console door 10.

  First, the operation of the hinge pin 23 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 7A shows a state where the grip 20a (see FIG. 5) of the door lever 20 is in the neutral position, and FIG. 7B shows a state where the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated downward (C ) Represents a state in which the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated upward. Since the lock pin 32 operates symmetrically on the left and right of the console door 10, only the left side portion is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the gripping portion 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated downward or upward from its neutral position, the contact 20e of the door lever 20 is relatively upward or downward along the cam surface 24a of the hinge pin 23. The hinge pin 23 is guided to the inner side of the door inner 12.

  Next, the operation of the restriction bar 27 and the lock pin 32 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 8A shows a state where the gripping portion 20a of the door lever 20 is in the neutral position, FIG. 8B shows a state where the gripping portion 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated downward, and FIG. A state in which the grip 20a is rotated upward is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the gripping portion 20 a of the door lever 20 is rotated downward or upward from its neutral position, the lever shaft 22 moves upward or downward along the cam surface 28 a of the first cam portion 28 of the restriction bar 27. The restriction bar 27 is guided to the front side of the door inner 12 by relatively moving to the front.

  When the restriction bar 27 moves from the predetermined position shown in FIG. 4 to the front side of the door inner 12, the contact position of the contact 32b of the lock pin 32 with respect to the second cam portion 29 of the restriction bar 27 is outside the cam surface 29a. Move from the end to the inward end. Then, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 6, the lock pin 32 is guided to the inner side of the door inner 12.

Thus, when the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated, the hinge pin 23 moves inward of the door inner 12, and the lock pin 32 moves inward of the door inner 12.
When the gripping portion 20a of the door lever 20 that has been rotated is released to the free state, the hinge pin 23, the restriction bar 27, and the lock pin 32 are pulled back to the predetermined positions shown in FIG. 4 by the urging forces of the springs S1, S2, and S3. It is. And the holding part 20a of the door lever 20 returns to a neutral position.

  Next, the configuration of the upper box 3 that supports the console door 10 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the upper box 3 is symmetrical.

  9A, 10A, and 11A show a state in which the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 are supported by the upper box 3. FIG. ing. 9 (B), 10 (B), and 11 (B), the support for the support shaft 25 and the support bar 32a on the front side is released by rotating the door lever 20 on the front side. It represents the state being done.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, on both the left and right sides of the upper box 3, a support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and a support bar 32 a of the lock pin 32 are individually attached to the front end, the center, and the rear end of the inner wall. The support part 3a comprised so that it can support is provided. The support portion 3 a has a concave shape that is open inside the upper box 3.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, FIG. 10A, and FIG. 11A, the support end 25a of the hinge pin 23 and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 enter the support portion 3a. At some point, the support end 25a and the support bar 32a are supported by the support portion 3a. As a result, the console door 10 is supported by the upper box 3.

  When the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated, the hinge pin 23 and the lock pin 32 are moved inward of the door inner 12 as shown in FIGS. 9B, 10B, and 11B. The support 3a is released from the support end 25a and the support bar 32a by moving.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, rails 3 b that allow the console door 10 to slide in the front-rear direction are provided on the inner walls of the left and right sides of the upper box 3. The rail 3b is continuous between the front and rear support portions 3a in the upper box 3.

The rail 3b is formed by a convex portion having a predetermined step with the support portion 3a so that the main portion of the support shaft 25 of the lock pin 32 and the sliding portion 12a of the door inner 12 can be supported from below. It has become.
The rail 3b allows the support end 25a of the support shaft 25 and the support rod 32a of the lock pin 32 to enter the support portion 3a while supporting the main portion of the support shaft 25 and the sliding portion 12a of the door inner 12 from below. It is placed in a position where it can

  The rail 3b is provided only below the support portion 3a. For this reason, when the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and the support rod 32a of the lock pin 32 are released from the support portion 3a, the operation is rotated upward of the console door 10 as described later, or is removed upward of the console door 10. Is possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 12, at both front and rear ends of the rail 3 b, there are provided retaining portions 3 c for restricting the sliding of the console door 10 at a predetermined position when the console door 10 is slid. Yes.

  The retaining portion 3c is provided at an outer position of the front and rear support portions 3a. Further, as will be described later, the retaining portion 3c supports the support end 25a of the hinge pin 23 and the lock pin 32 in a state in which the main portion of the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 or the side surface of the sliding portion 12a of the door inner 12 is received. It arrange | positions in the position which can make the stick | rod 32a approach the support part 3a.

  The side surface of the retaining portion 3c on the support portion 3a side is orthogonal to the rail 3b extending in the front-rear direction. Thus, the side surface can receive the side surface of the support shaft 25 main portion of the hinge pin 23 sliding on the rail 3b or the sliding portion 12a of the door inner 12.

  A side surface of the retaining portion 3c opposite to the support portion 3a is inclined inward toward the inner side of the door inner 12. As a result, when the console door 10 (see FIG. 12) that has been pulled out from the upper box 3 is pushed into the upper box 3 again, the support shaft 25 of the console door 10 is smoothly guided to the inside of the upper box 3. Can be done.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 to 14, the inner wall of the upper box 3 receives a movable stopper 14 a of the console door 10 that has been rotated, and a fixed stopper that regulates the opening angle of the console door 10 with respect to the upper box 3. 3d is provided.

The fixed stoppers 3d are respectively provided on the inner walls on the left and right sides of the upper box 3 before and after. Here, the fixed stopper 3d will be described with reference to the left side portion behind the upper box 3 shown in FIG. 13B and FIG.
Note that the fixed stopper 3d provided on the front side of the upper box 3 is configured in a symmetrical shape with the fixed stopper 3d shown here.

  The fixed stopper 3d is provided at a position close to the support portion 3a disposed at the same position as the support shaft 25 in FIG. 14 in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. Specifically, the fixed stopper 3d is provided at a position in front of the support portion 3a and below the support portion 3a.

  The rear surface of the fixed stopper 3d is inclined downward at a predetermined inclination angle. As shown in FIG. 14, the opening angle of the rotated console door 10 with respect to the upper box 3 is regulated according to the inclination angle of the rear surface.

Next, the operation of the console door device will be described.
The console door 10 can be opened and closed from the front side or the rear side.

  In the closed state of the console door 10 shown in FIG. 1, the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 and the support shaft 25 of the front and rear hinge pins 23 are shown in FIGS. 9A, 10A, and 11A. As shown in FIG. 3, the support portion 3a of the upper box 3 is individually supported.

  When opening and closing the front side of the console door 10, the front door lever 20 is rotated. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 9B, 10B, and 11B, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 on the front side and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 are supported by the support portion. The support by 3a is cancelled | released. At this time, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 on the rear side is in a state of being supported by the support portion 3a. The front side of the console door 10 can be opened and closed with the support shaft 25 of the rear hinge pin 23 as a hinge shaft (see FIG. 15).

  When opening and closing the rear side of the console door 10, when the rear door lever 20 is rotated, the support of the support shaft 25 of the rear hinge pin 23 and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 is released. At this time, since the support shaft 25 of the front hinge pin 23 remains supported, the rear side of the console door 10 can be opened and closed using the support shaft 25 of the front hinge pin 23 as a hinge shaft.

  When the front or rear door lever 20 is rotated and the free end of the console door 10 is rotated in the opening direction, the movable stopper 14a on the support shaft 25 side serving as a fulcrum for the rotation operation is moved upward. The fixed stopper 3d of the box 3 is received and the opening angle of the console door 10 with respect to the upper box 3 is regulated (see FIG. 14).

  When both the front and rear door levers 20 are rotated, the support portions 25a of the support shaft 25 of the front and rear hinge pins 23 and the support rods 32a of the lock pins 32 are simultaneously released. Thereby, the console door 10 can be removed from the upper box 3.

When the console door 10 is removed from the upper box 3, the upper box 3 can be used in a state where the upper surface opening of the upper box 3 is fully opened.
Further, by removing the console door 10 from the upper box 3, the upper surface and the lower surface of the console door 10 are reversed, and the design surface of the console door 10 is changed from the upper surface to the lower surface, or from the lower surface to the upper surface. The door 10 can be used.

  The movable stopper 14 a of the console door 10 is provided at the same height as the axis of the support shaft 25 of the console door 10 and is set symmetrically with respect to a horizontal line passing through the axis of the support shaft 25. Therefore, regardless of which of the upper surface and the lower surface of the console door 10 is used as the design surface, the opening angle associated with the opening / closing operation of the console door 10 can be regulated to be constant.

When the removed console door 10 is pushed into the upper box 3 from above, the console door 10 can be returned to the closed state with respect to the upper box 3.
At this time, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 that are projected outward from the console door 10 are pushed inward by the inner wall of the upper box 3 at one end. Then, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and the support rod 32a of the lock pin 32 are returned to the outside by the urging force of the springs S1 and S3 at the position of the support portion 3a of the upper box 3, and FIG. And it will be in the state which entered the support part 3a like (A) of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, inclined surfaces 3 e that are inclined inward toward the lower side are formed at the upper ends of the left and right sides of the upper box 3. Therefore, when the console door 10 is pushed into the upper box 3 from above, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 are smoothly guided to the inside of the upper box 3 by the inclined surface 3e. The

  Further, the support end 25a of the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 and the tip of the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 are formed in a spherical shape (see FIG. 3). Therefore, when the console door 10 is pushed into the upper box 3 from above, the frictional resistance acting between the support end 25a and the support bar 32a and the inner wall of the upper box 3 can be reduced.

  The console door 10 can be slid forward or backward from the state in which the console door 10 covers the entire upper surface of the upper box 3 (see FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 11A, when the console door 10 is in a state of covering the entire upper surface of the upper box 3, the support ends 25 a of the front and rear hinge pins 23 and the support rods 32 a of the lock pins 32 are It is supported by the support part 3a. Further, the main portion of the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 is prevented from being pulled out in the front-rear direction by the retaining portion 3 c of the upper box 3. This prevents the console door 10 from sliding back and forth.

When the door lever 20 in front of the console door 10 is rotated, as shown in FIG. 11B, the support by the support portion 3a for the support shaft 25 of the front hinge pin 23 and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 is released. The At this time, the support shaft 25 of the front hinge pin 23 is retracted to a position where it does not collide with the retaining portion 3c of the upper box 3 even if the console door 10 is slid.
In this state, the console door 10 is slid by pulling the console door 10 forward.

  It should be noted that the support end 25a of the hinge pin 23 on the rear side of the console door 10 can be removed from the support portion 3a on the rear end of the upper box 3 when the console door 10 is pulled forward. The support end 25a of the hinge pin 23 is formed in a spherical shape. Therefore, the support end 25a can be smoothly removed from the support portion 3a.

When the console door 10 is slid forward, the sliding portion 12a of the door inner 12 is supported from below by the rail 3b as shown in FIG. Further, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 on the rear side is supported from below by the rail 3b in a state where it is pushed slightly inward of the console door 10 by the inner wall of the upper box 3.
In this way, the console door 10 slides on the rail 3b of the upper box 3 with a simplified structure without providing the rail structure on the console door 10 itself.

When the console door 10 is slid to a position where the support shaft 25 on the front side of the console door 10 exceeds the retaining portion 3c at the front end of the upper box 3, the console door 10 is subsequently moved even when the hand is released from the grip portion 20a of the door lever 20. Can be pulled out. At this time, the slide is continued in a state where the support rod 32a of the lock pin 32 is pushed into the sliding portion 12a by the inner wall of the upper box 3.
However, it is natural that the console door 10 can continue to be slid even when the grip 20a of the door lever 20 is rotated.

As shown in FIG. 12, when the console door 10 is slid to a position where the sliding portion 12a reaches the front end of the upper box 3, the sliding portion 12a is received by the retaining portion 3c of the upper box 3, The slide of the console door 10 stops.
At the same time, the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 is returned outward by the biasing force of the spring S3, and the support bar 32a enters the support portion 3a at the front end of the upper box 3. Further, the support end 25a of the rear hinge pin 23 is returned outward by the biasing force of the spring S1, and the support end 25a enters the support portion 3a at the center of the upper box 3.

  The support end 25a of the hinge pin 23 and the tip of the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 are formed in a spherical shape. Therefore, the support end 25a and the support rod 32a can smoothly enter the support portion 3a from the inner wall side of the upper box 3. Further, the frictional resistance acting between the support end 25a and the support bar 32a and the inner wall of the upper box 3 during the sliding of the console door 10 can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the sliding of the console door 10 is completed, and the support bar 32 a of the lock pin 32 and the support end 25 a of the rear hinge pin 23 are supported by the support portion 3 a of the upper box 3. In this case, the open upper surface of the upper box 3 is covered with the console door 10 at substantially the front half thereof.

When the console door 10 that has been slid forward is slid rearward toward the upper box 3, the entire upper open surface of the upper box 3 can be covered with the console door 10 again.
In addition, the front end of the retaining portion 3c in the upper box 3 is inclined inward toward the inner side of the door inner 12 (see FIG. 12). Therefore, the support shaft 25 on the front side of the console door 10 is smoothly guided from the outside to the inside of the upper box 3.

When the console door 10 is slid rearward, the following operation is performed.
When the door lever 20 on the rear side of the console door 10 is rotated, the support portion 25a of the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 on the rear side and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 is released. At this time, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 on the rear side is retracted to a position where it does not collide with the retaining portion 3c of the upper box 3 even if the console door 10 is slid.
In this state, the console door 10 is slid by pulling the console door 10 backward.

  The support end 25a of the hinge pin 23 on the front side of the console door 10 can be removed from the support portion 3a on the rear end of the upper box 3 when the console door 10 is pulled rearward.

  When the console door 10 slides rearward, the sliding portion 12a of the door inner 12 is supported from below by the rail 3b. Further, the support shaft 25 of the hinge pin 23 on the front side is supported from below by the rail 3 b in a state where it is pushed slightly inward of the console door 10 by the inner wall of the upper box 3.

When the console door 10 is slid to a position where the sliding portion 12a reaches the rear end of the upper box 3, the sliding portion 12a is received by the retaining portion 3c of the upper box 3, and the sliding of the console door 10 is performed. Stop.
At the same time, the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 is returned outward by the biasing force of the spring S3, and the support bar 32a enters the support portion 3a at the rear end of the upper box 3. Further, the support end 25a of the front hinge pin 23 is returned outward by the biasing force of the spring S1, and the support end 25a enters the support portion 3a at the center of the upper box 3.

  When the sliding of the console door 10 is completed and the support bar 32a of the lock pin 32 and the support end 25a of the front hinge pin 23 are supported by the support portion 3a of the upper box 3, The open upper surface is covered with a console door 10 at substantially the rear half thereof.

  When the console door 10 slid rearward is slid forward toward the upper box 3, the console door 10 can again cover the entire open upper surface of the upper box 3.

  In the present invention, the support shafts 25 at the front and rear of the console door 10 can be released and supported by the respective support portions 3a. By releasing the support of one support shaft 25, the other support shaft 25 is released. The console door 10 can be rotated by using as a fulcrum. Therefore, the lock member for locking the console door 10 in the closed state with respect to the upper box 3 and the hinge shaft are unified by the support shaft 25, thereby simplifying the structure of the console door 10 and the upper box 3. be able to.

2 Console body 3a Support section 10 Console door 25 Support shaft

Claims (2)

A console door device assembled to the console body so that the console door can be opened and closed by rotating operation,
The console door is provided with a pair of left and right support shafts at two front and rear positions thereof, and the console body includes a support portion for individually supporting the front and rear support shafts of the console door,
The front and rear support shafts can be unsupported by the respective support portions, and by releasing the support of one support shaft, the console door can be rotated with the other support shaft as a fulcrum. It is configured so that the console door can be removed from the console body by releasing the support of the support shaft together .
The console door is provided with a pair of left and right sliding portions at an intermediate position between the front and rear support shafts, and these support shafts are configured so that the support by the front and rear support portions of the console body can be released by the respective protruding and retracting operations. And
The console body is provided with a rail continuous between the front and rear support portions, and the slide portion of the console door and the front and rear support shafts are slidably supported with respect to this rail and can be removed upward. ,
A console door device configured to be able to slide a console door in a front-rear direction along a rail of a console body by releasing support of a support portion from at least one support shaft. The console door device according to claim 1,
The console door includes movable stoppers provided around the front and rear support shafts and at outer positions that are the same height as the shaft centers of the individual support shafts. The shapes on both sides with respect to the direction around the axis are set symmetrical with respect to a horizontal line passing through the axis of the support shaft,
The console body has fixed stoppers provided near the respective support parts, and these fixed stoppers are used as support points when the console door is rotated about one of the front and rear support shafts. A console door device configured to receive a movable stopper on the shaft side and regulate the opening angle of the console door.

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