JP6183399B2 - Vehicle center console - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle center console, and more particularly to a center console provided on an upper surface of a center tunnel on a vehicle body floor surface.

  Conventionally, vehicles such as automobiles are equipped with an air conditioning unit in an instrument panel in front of the vehicle in order to adjust the temperature in the passenger compartment. This air-conditioning unit is generally provided in an instrument panel as cool air, warm air, or a mixed air of these by cooling or heating air taken in by a blower driven by a motor by a heat exchanger such as an evaporator or a heater core. It is comprised so that it may ventilate into a vehicle interior from an air outlet.

  On the other hand, in recent years, vehicles having a large vehicle body such as SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) have been widely used. Such a vehicle has a large indoor space, so it is difficult to reach the rear seats with air conditioning.

  In this connection, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses that an end portion of a rear seat air conditioning duct is connected between an evaporator of an air conditioning unit in an instrument panel and a heater core, and cool air before passing through the heater core is used for rear air conditioning. An air conditioner is disclosed in which a rear seat can be efficiently cooled by being led to a rear seat via a fan. Further, for example, in Patent Document 2, in the air conditioning unit in which the evaporator is arranged substantially vertically, the air conditioning unit in the instrument panel is downsized by devising the position where the passage to the cold storage compartment for the vehicle opens. Techniques to do this are disclosed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-081024 JP 2006-088842 A

  However, in the air conditioner disclosed in Patent Document 1, the heat exchanger of the air conditioning unit in the instrument panel is shared by the front seat and the rear seat, and generally the heat exchanger has a cooling or heating capability as the size increases. Since the air conditioning unit has a heat exchanger of a size that can be placed in a limited space in the instrument panel, the temperature of the air conditioning airflow to the rear seats should be sufficient for a vehicle with a large body such as an SUV. Difficult to adjust.

  In such a case, in order to sufficiently adjust the temperature of the conditioned air to the rear seat, the rear seat with a heat exchanger is provided separately from the air conditioning unit disposed in the instrument panel. It is conceivable to provide the air conditioning unit in a center console that extends from the instrument panel to the rear of the vehicle.

  However, in general, the center console is sandwiched between the left and right seats, the center tunnel rises upward on the lower vehicle body floor, and various items such as shift levers, switches, storage compartments, armrests, etc. are attached to the upper surface. Yes. Therefore, simply disposing the air conditioning unit in the center console may increase the size of the center console that accommodates the air conditioning unit and reduce the comfort of the passenger compartment.

  Therefore, it is necessary to accommodate the air conditioning unit in the center console in a compact manner. However, in the air conditioning unit disclosed in Patent Document 2, since the evaporator is arranged substantially vertically, the size of the evaporator is placed on the upper surface of the center console. There is a risk that an evaporator with sufficient cooling performance may not be disposed in the air conditioning unit, or a sufficient depth cannot be secured as the article storage unit, because it is limited by the lower end of the article storage unit such as the cup holder or accessory case provided. is there.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle center console capable of ensuring a space for an evaporator and a depth of an article storage section and capable of compactly arranging an air conditioning unit in the center console. .

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows.

First, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is
A vehicle center console in which an air conditioning unit extending in the vehicle front-rear direction having a blower and a cooling heat exchanger for cooling air behind the blower is disposed.
The center console is provided with a shift lever of a shift device protruding on the upper surface of the front portion thereof, and has an article storage portion capable of storing articles on the rear upper surface of the shift lever,
The blower is provided below a pedestal that supports the shift device,
The upper end of the heat exchanger, the said base portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle article storage portion is provided et is between and, and wherein <br/> be positioned above the lower end of the article storage portion To do.

Moreover, the invention according to claim 2 is the vehicle center console according to claim 1,
The heat exchanger is characterized in that its upper end is inclined forward and upward.

The invention according to claim 3 is the vehicle center console according to claim 2,
The heat exchanger is characterized in that a rear part thereof is provided below the article storage part.

The invention according to claim 4
A vehicle center console in which an air conditioning unit extending in the vehicle front-rear direction having a blower and a cooling heat exchanger for cooling air behind the blower is disposed.
The center console is provided with a shift lever of a shift device protruding on the upper surface of the front portion thereof, and has an article storage portion capable of storing articles on the rear upper surface of the shift lever,
The blower is provided below a pedestal that supports the shift device,
The heat exchanger is provided to be inclined forward toward the upper end thereof,
The upper end portion of the heat exchanger is provided between the pedestal portion and the article storage portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
The rear part of the heat exchanger is provided below the article storage unit.
It is characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 5 is the vehicle center console according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The heat exchanger protrudes from the upper surface of the air conditioning unit.

The invention according to claim 6 is the vehicle center console according to claim 5,
A switch for operating a vehicle-mounted device is provided above the upper end of the heat exchanger.

With the above configuration, according to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, the blower is disposed below the pedestal portion, and the upper end portion of the cooling heat exchanger and the article storage portion in the vehicle front-rear direction are arranged. By shifting the position, it is possible to secure the space for disposing the heat exchanger for cooling and the depth of the article storage unit, and to arrange the air conditioning unit in the center console in a compact manner.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2 and claim 4 , since the upper end of the cooling heat exchanger is inclined forward and upward, a large-sized cooling heat exchanger can be It is possible to arrange the air-conditioning unit with a limited thickness.

According to the invention described in claim 3 and claim 4 , since the rear part of the cooling heat exchanger is provided below the article storage part, the height direction of the heat exchanger and the article storage part is Secure space. The article storage unit can be arranged at a more convenient position in front.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the upper end of the cooling heat exchanger is located above the lower end of the article storage unit, a larger cooling heat exchanger is disposed in the air conditioning unit. be able to.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, since the cooling heat exchanger protrudes from the upper surface of the air conditioning unit, a larger cooling heat exchanger can be disposed in the air conditioning unit.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the switch for operating the vehicle-mounted device is provided above the upper end of the cooling heat exchanger, and above the upper end of the cooling heat exchanger. Space can be used effectively.

It is a perspective view of the center console provided with the vehicle air conditioner concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the vehicle front-rear direction of the center console. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the vehicle front-back direction which shows the main structures of the air conditioning unit. It is a right view of the air conditioning unit. It is a top view of the air-conditioning unit. It is a bottom view of the air conditioning unit. It is a top view of the vehicle body floor surface under the air conditioning unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicle air conditioner to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that arrows F and R appropriately shown in the figure indicate the forward direction and the backward direction of the vehicle longitudinal direction, respectively.

  The vehicle air conditioner of this embodiment is provided in a center console in a passenger compartment of a passenger car such as an FR (front engine-rear drive) vehicle or a four-wheel drive vehicle, and the structure of this center console is shown in FIG. Show.

  A center console 1 extending from the lower part of the front dashboard (not shown) toward the rear (arrow R in the figure) is provided in the passenger compartment so as to separate the left and right front driver's seats from the passenger seat (not shown). It has been.

  In the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a center tunnel for accommodating a propeller shaft, an exhaust pipe and the like (not shown) extending in the vehicle front-rear direction at the center in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body floor surface 2 The center console 1 is provided along the center tunnel 3 at an upper portion thereof.

  The center console 1 is a box-shaped storage portion that opens downward and has a space between the center console 1 and the upper surface of the center tunnel 3.

  A shift lever portion 4a of a shift device 4 capable of performing a gear shifting operation of the vehicle is protruded and provided in front of the upper surface of the center console 1 (arrow F), and behind the shift lever portion 4a, An operation switch 5 for operating a vehicle-mounted device such as navigation is mounted.

  Further, on the upper surface of the center console 1, two cup holders 6 on the left and right sides for storing cups, bottles and the like are integrally formed behind the operation switch 5.

  Further, on the upper surface of the center console 1, behind the cup holder 6, there is provided a front case accessory case 7 for storing small items. The accessory case 7 includes an upper storage portion 7a integrally formed on the upper surface of the center console 1, and an opening / closing lid 7b hinged to the center console 1 for opening and closing the opening portion of the storage portion 7a. ,have. The open / close lid 7b is configured so that the upper surface portion of the open / close lid 7b serves as an armrest for a front seat occupant seated in a driver seat or a passenger seat. 1 and 2 show the open / close lid 7b in a closed state.

  Further, a rear air conditioning switch 8 for operating a rear seat rear air conditioning unit 10 (described later) by a rear seat occupant is mounted above the back of the center console 1 behind the accessory case 7. Below the switch 8, there is provided a discharge port 9 through which the conditioned air from the rear air conditioning unit 10 is discharged into the passenger compartment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the center console 1 includes a rear air conditioning unit 10 provided on the upper surface of a center tunnel 3 provided on the vehicle body floor surface 2 so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the rear air conditioning. Air conditioning ducts 11 and 12 for guiding the conditioned air of the unit 10 to the rear are provided.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 includes a unit main body 20 that constitutes a main part thereof. The unit body 20 has a blower 20a for blowing the air taken in from the passenger compartment downstream, and cools or heats the blown air to produce cold air, warm air, or conditioned air that is a mixed air thereof. The air conditioning unit 20b and the discharge unit 20c for discharging the conditioned air to the rear seat are integrally configured.

  The shift device 4 is supported below by a pedestal portion 13 provided on the center tunnel 3, and is fixed to the vehicle body floor surface 2 via the pedestal portion 13. The pedestal portion 13 is configured such that the air blowing portion 20a of the rear air conditioning unit 10 is accommodated in a space below the pedestal portion 13.

  Next, the internal structure of the rear air conditioning unit 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the rear air conditioning unit 10 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rear air conditioning unit 10 includes a blower 21 and a blower motor 22 that rotationally drives the blower 21 in a blower portion 20 a in front of the vehicle (arrow F). The blower 21 and the blower motor 22 are provided to face each other in the vehicle width direction. In the following description, in the vehicle width direction, the side on which the blower 21 is provided is referred to as “blower side”, and the side on which the blower motor 22 is provided on the opposite side is referred to as “motor side”.

  The blower 21 rotates around an axis in the vehicle width direction and is provided with a large number of fins in the circumferential direction. The centrifugal fan 21a pushes air in the radial direction by the rotation of the fins, and the outer periphery and one side surface of the fan 21a. And a scroll-shaped scroll case 21b covering the surface.

  The blower motor 22 is attached to the back surface of the scroll case 21b of the blower 21, and includes an output shaft (not shown) arranged coaxially with the rotation shaft of the fan 21a. The output shaft has a rotational torque that is equal to that of the fan 21a. So as to be transmitted to the inside from the back surface of the scroll case 21b and connected to the rotating shaft of the fan 21a. The blower motor 22 has a substantially cylindrical outer shape, and has an outer diameter smaller than that of the scroll case 21 b of the blower 21. Further, the blower motor 22 is configured to be able to control its rotational speed in accordance with the air volume operation of the air conditioning switch 8.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 has an expansion valve 23 that injects liquid refrigerant in the form of a mist in the air conditioning unit 20b behind the blower 20a, and vaporization of the refrigerant that is injected in the form of mist by the expansion valve 23 as a cooling heat exchanger. And an evaporator 24 that cools the air by heat.

  The evaporator 24 is inclined in the front-rear direction of the vehicle so that the upper end 24a is inclined forward and upward, that is, the upper end 24a is on the upstream side (front F) and the lower end 24b is on the downstream side (rear R). Placed in a different posture.

  The upper end 24a and the lower end 24b of the evaporator 24 are provided with an upper side tank and a lower side tank for diverting the injected refrigerant to the respective tubes. A plurality of tubes (not shown) in which a large number of fins (not shown) are joined to the surface are provided, and the evaporator 24 is cooled by the refrigerant evaporating in the tubes. It is configured.

  The expansion valve 23 is connected to a refrigerant supply pipe 25 for supplying liquid refrigerant compressed to a high temperature and high pressure from a compressor (not shown) and a refrigerant discharge pipe 26 for discharging the refrigerant. Further, the evaporator 24 is connected at its inlet and outlet to the refrigerant flow path via an expansion valve 23 and connecting pipes 23a and 23b.

  According to the above-described configuration, the liquid refrigerant supplied from the compressor to the expansion valve 23 via the refrigerant supply pipe 25 is sprayed in a mist state by the expansion valve 23 and supplied to the evaporator 24 via the connection pipe 23a. The atomized refrigerant supplied to the evaporator 24 is vaporized by exchanging heat with air in the tube. The gas refrigerant vaporized in the tube of the evaporator 24 is returned to the compressor via the connecting pipe 23b and the refrigerant discharge pipe 26, compressed to high temperature and high pressure by the compressor, cooled and liquefied by a condenser (not shown), and received by a receiver ( (Not shown) is temporarily stored. The stored liquid refrigerant is supplied again from the receiver to the expansion valve 23 and the evaporator 24.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 is provided with a front ventilation path 27 for guiding the air blown from the outlet 21d of the scroll case 21b to the evaporator 24 in front of the evaporator 24.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front ventilation path 27 is provided such that the motor side surface 27 b expands from the blower 21 toward the evaporator 24 toward the motor side.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 is provided with a rear ventilation path 29 for guiding the air cooled by the evaporator 24 to an air mix door 34 to be described later, behind the evaporator 24. As shown in FIG. 5, the blower-side side surface 29 a of the rear ventilation path 29 is offset from the blower-side side face 27 b of the front ventilation path 27 toward the motor side.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 is provided with a heater core 30 on the downstream side of the evaporator 24 as a heating heat exchanger for reheating the air that has passed through the evaporator 24 by heat exchange with engine cooling water that circulates inside. ing.

  The heater core 30 has a water supply pipe 31 for supplying the heater core 30 with cooling water heated by an engine (not shown), and the cooling water used for heating the air is discharged from the heater core 30 to the radiator side. The drainage pipe 32 is connected.

  In the rear air conditioning unit 10, a bypass passage 33 is formed above the heater core 30 to bypass the heater core 30 and guide air to the downstream side.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 includes an air mix door 34 for adjusting a flow rate ratio between hot air heated through the heater core 30 and cold air that bypasses the heater core 30 and passes through the bypass passage 33.

  The air mix door 34 is a flat-plate-type rotary door that can rotate around a shaft 34a in the vehicle width direction within a predetermined angle range, and the flow rate ratio can be changed according to the angle.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the air mix door 34 is rotated at a desired angle by a drive mechanism 35 disposed on the side surface on the blower side behind the evaporator 24 in the rear air conditioning unit 10. The drive mechanism 35 is configured to be able to control the rotation angle in accordance with the temperature operation with the air conditioning switch 8.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 has an upper discharge port 36 for discharging the conditioned air to the upper part of the rear seat and a lower part for discharging the conditioned air to the lower part of the rear seat to the discharge part 20c on the downstream side of the air conditioner 20b. A discharge port 37 and a mode door 38 for changing the flow rate ratio of the conditioned air discharged from the upper discharge port 36 and the lower discharge port 37 are provided.

  The mode door 38 is a flat-plate-type rotary door that can rotate around a shaft 38a in the vehicle width direction, and the flow rate ratio can be changed according to the angle. As shown in FIG. 3, when the mode door 38 faces the angle d, the flow rate ratio of the conditioned air discharged from the upper discharge port 36 is maximized, and when the mode door 38 faces the angle e, the conditioned air discharged from the lower discharge port 37. The flow rate ratio becomes the maximum.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the mode door 38 is rotated at a desired angle by a drive mechanism 39 disposed on the side surface on the blower side behind the evaporator 24 in the rear air conditioning unit 10. The drive mechanism 39 is configured to be able to control the rotation angle in accordance with the switching operation of the discharge mode such as the face mode blowing from the upper discharge port 36 and the foot mode blowing from the lower discharge port 37 in the air conditioning switch 8. ing.

  Next, an assembly structure of the rear air conditioning unit 10 to the vehicle body floor surface 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The rear air conditioning unit 10 includes a plurality of first to fourth fixing portions 41 to 44 for fixing the unit main body 20 to the upper surface of the center tunnel 3 of the vehicle body floor surface 2, and these fixing portions 41 to 44 are unit main bodies. 20 is provided integrally.

  As shown in FIG. 5, since the outer diameter of the blower motor 22 is smaller than the outer diameter of the scroll case 21 b of the blower 21, a concave portion is provided between the blower motor 22 and the evaporator 24 on the side on the motor side in plan view. 20d, and the first fixing portion 41 is provided in the recessed portion 20d. Since the first fixing portion 41 is provided in the recessed portion 20d, the first fixing portion 41 is configured not to protrude outward from the side surface on the motor side of the unit body 20 in the vehicle width direction.

  Further, the second fixing portion 42 is provided at the rear end portion of the side portion on the motor side, and is configured not to protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from the side surface on the motor side of the unit body 20.

  The third fixing portion 43 is a side portion on the blower side, and is preferably disposed between the first fixing portion 41 and the second fixing portion 42 in the vehicle front-rear direction, preferably on the blower side in the ventilation path behind the evaporator 24. It is provided on a side surface that is offset to the motor side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the corresponding side surface of the ventilation path ahead of the evaporator 24.

  The fourth fixing portion 44 is provided at the front end of the side portion on the motor side, and is configured not to protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from the side surface on the motor side of the unit body 20.

  The first, second, and fourth fixing portions 41, 42, and 44 and the blower motor 22 described above are provided at substantially the same position in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the unit main body 20 of the rear air conditioning unit 10 includes a sheet-like seal member 45 made of an elastic member such as urethane on the bottom surface 20e. The seal member 45 is formed with a plurality of through holes 45 a to 45 d through which the various pipes 25, 26, 28, 31, 32 are passed.

  Here, the upper surface of the center tunnel 3 on the vehicle body floor surface 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, support members 14 to 17 for supporting the rear air conditioning unit 10 are erected and fixed on the upper surface of the center tunnel 3. Each support member 14-17 is provided in the position corresponding to each fixing | fixed part 41-44 of the rear air-conditioning unit 10 in the upper surface of the center tunnel 3, The stud bolt 14a-17a which the centerline faced the perpendicular direction is provided. Each has.

  In addition, on the upper surface of the center tunnel 3, a plurality of openings 3 b to 3 e that are opened to the outside of the passenger compartment are provided on the seal surface portion 3 a that faces the seal member 45 of the rear air conditioning unit 10. The various pipes 25, 26, 28, 31, and 32 extend outside the passenger compartment through these openings 3b to 3e.

  The above-described rear air conditioning unit 10 is fixed to the upper surface of the center tunnel 3 by fixing the fixing members 41 to 44 and the corresponding support members 14 to 17 from above by fastening means 46 such as nuts.

  When the rear air conditioning unit 10 is fixed to the upper surface of the center tunnel 3 via the support members 14 to 17 from above, the seal member 45 is sandwiched between the bottom surface 20e of the rear air conditioning unit 10 and the seal surface portion 3a of the center tunnel 3. It is done. At this time, since the seal member 45 is disposed in a compressed state around the openings 3b to 3e on the upper surface of the center tunnel 3, the periphery of the openings 3b to 3e is sealed.

  The openings 3b to 3e on the upper surface of the center tunnel 3 are provided with support members 17 on the sides of the openings 3b to 3e in order to improve the sealing performance, and the stud bolts 14a to 14a of the support members 14 to 17 in plan view. 17a (first to third fixing portions 41 to 43) are preferably provided so that the centers of the openings 3b to 3e are located in a triangular region S surrounded by a straight line connecting the centers of the first to third fixing portions 41 to 43.

  Next, the arrangement of the rear air conditioning unit 10 in the center console 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear air conditioning unit 10 is accommodated in a space A between the upper surface of the center tunnel 3 and the lower surfaces of the shift device 4, the operation switch 5, the cup holder 6, the accessory case 7, and the operation switch 8. It is comprised so that.

  In the present embodiment, the evaporator 24 of the rear air conditioning unit 10 has an upper end 24a protruding upward from the upper surface of the air conditioning unit 10 and a lower end 24b provided below the cup holder 6, and the evaporator. As a whole, the upper end 24a is inclined to the upstream side (front F) and the lower end 24b is inclined to the downstream side (rear R). The upper end portion 24a is disposed between the pedestal portion 13 and the cup holder 6 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is therefore located above the lower end portion 6a of the cup holder 6, but the lower end portion 6a of the cup holder 6 There is no interference. An operation switch 5 having a relatively small size is provided above the upper end 24a.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the blower 21 is disposed below the pedestal portion 13, and the upper end portion 24a of the evaporator 24 and the position of the cup holder 6 and the accessory case 7 in the vehicle front-rear direction are shifted. As a result, the rear air-conditioning unit 10 is compacted in the center console 1 while suppressing the increase in the length in the vehicle front-rear direction while securing the space for arranging the evaporator 24 and the space in the height direction of the cup holder 6 and the accessory case 7. Can be arranged.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the evaporator 24 is disposed at an inclination, so that an increase in the height of the rear air conditioning unit 10 can be suppressed even if the evaporator 24 is enlarged in order to increase the cooling capacity.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, since the evaporator 24 is provided below the cup holder 6 and the accessory case 7, the depth of the evaporator 24 and the cup holder 6 and the accessory case 7 can be ensured. . Moreover, since the upper end part 24a of the evaporator 24 inclines ahead, the cup holder 6 and the accessory case 7 can be arrange | positioned in the position where the front is more convenient.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the evaporator 24 has the upper end 24 a positioned above the lower ends of the cup holder 6 and the accessory case 7, so that the larger evaporator 24 can be disposed in the rear air conditioning unit 10. .

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the evaporator 24 protrudes from the upper surface of the rear air conditioning unit 10, so that a larger evaporator 24 can be disposed in the rear air conditioning unit 10.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the operation switch 5 is provided above the upper end portion 24a of the evaporator 24, and the space above the upper end portion 24a of the evaporator 24 can be effectively utilized.

  The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and various improvements and design changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the vehicle air conditioner is mounted on a passenger car. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the vehicle air conditioner may be mounted on a construction machine vehicle, an agricultural machine vehicle, or the like.

  In the present embodiment, the rear air conditioning unit 10 performs air conditioning by taking in air in the vehicle interior, but is not limited to this, and takes in at least one of air in the vehicle interior or outside the vehicle interior. Air conditioning may be performed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a vehicle center console capable of ensuring the space for the evaporator and the depth of the article storage portion and compactly arranging the air conditioning unit in the center console. Therefore, it may be suitably used in the technical field of manufacturing a vehicle center console or a vehicle equipped with the same.

1 Center console 4 Shift device 4a Shift lever 5 Operation switch (switch)
6 Cup holder (article storage part)
7 Accessories case (article storage part)
10 Rear air conditioning unit (air conditioning unit)
13 Base 21 Blower 24 Evaporator (Cooling heat exchanger)

Claims (6)

A vehicle center console in which an air conditioning unit extending in the vehicle front-rear direction having a blower and a cooling heat exchanger for cooling air behind the blower is disposed.
The center console is provided with a shift lever of a shift device protruding on the upper surface of the front portion thereof, and has an article storage portion capable of storing articles on the rear upper surface of the shift lever,
The blower is provided below a pedestal that supports the shift device,
The upper end of the heat exchanger, the said base portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle article storage portion is provided et is between and, and wherein <br/> be positioned above the lower end of the article storage portion A vehicle center console. The vehicle center console according to claim 1, wherein an upper end portion of the heat exchanger is inclined forward and upward. The vehicle center console according to claim 2, wherein a rear portion of the heat exchanger is provided below the article storage portion. A vehicle center console in which an air conditioning unit extending in the vehicle front-rear direction having a blower and a cooling heat exchanger for cooling air behind the blower is disposed.
The center console is provided with a shift lever of a shift device protruding on the upper surface of the front portion thereof, and has an article storage portion capable of storing articles on the rear upper surface of the shift lever,
The blower is provided below a pedestal that supports the shift device,
The heat exchanger is provided to be inclined forward toward the upper end thereof,
The upper end of the heat exchanger, provided we are between the article storage portion and the base portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
The vehicle center console , wherein a rear portion of the heat exchanger is provided below the article storage portion . The vehicle center console according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the heat exchanger protrudes from an upper surface of the air conditioning unit. The vehicle center console according to claim 5, wherein a switch for operating a vehicle-mounted device is provided above an upper end portion of the heat exchanger.

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