JP6331908B2 - Automobile center console structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile center console structure.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a passenger can visually recognize a display surface of a portable electronic terminal by opening a lid of a storage unit provided in the console box and holding the portable electronic terminal on the rear surface thereof. Has been.

JP 2013-220740 A

  The disclosed technique of Patent Document 1 has a structure in which the lid is rotated and opened toward the front of the vehicle in the storage portion to stand in a forward inclined state. For this reason, it cannot be denied that the front side portion of the opened lid enters and occupies the front side portion of the storage portion to reduce the effective storage volume, resulting in poor usability.

  Therefore, the present invention opens the lid and holds the portable electronic terminal standing on the lid so that the occupant can visually recognize the display surface. Moreover, the effective storage capacity in the pocket tray is narrowed by the lid that is opened. It provides a center console structure that never happens.

  A center console structure for an automobile according to the present invention includes an open pocket pocket for storing articles disposed on a front side portion of a console body, and a lid having an opening portion that can be opened and closed on the pocket tray. ing.

  The lid can be held in an open position in which the front end of the lid is positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the front wall of the pocket tray and the rear end of the lid is positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the rear wall of the pocket tray. The lower part of the portable electronic terminal is supported by the corner formed by the bottom wall rear part and the rear wall lower end of the pocket tray with the lid opened, and the upper part is supported by the rear end of the lid, The main feature of the electronic terminal is that the display surface of the electronic terminal can be held leaning upward and obliquely upward.

  According to the present invention, when the lid is opened, the lid moves as a whole and moves upwardly toward the front of the pocket tray toward the front of the pocket tray, and the portable electronic terminal is placed in the pocket tray at the rear end. It can be held leaning forward and the display surface can be visually recognized by the occupant.

  When the lid is opened, the lid does not partially enter and occupy the pocket tray to reduce the effective storage volume in the pocket tray. Therefore, even when the article is stored, the use can be improved.

The perspective explanatory view showing one embodiment of the center console structure of the car concerning the present invention as a lid open state. FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view showing a lid closed state of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory perspective view showing an assembled state of the pocket tray and the lid in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The exploded perspective view of the pocket tray and lid shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view taken along line AA in FIG. 3.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The center console structure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is arranged to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction between the left and right front seats of the automobile, and FIG. 1 shows the pocket tray arrangement portion on the front side as a lid open state. ing.

  The console body 1 is molded with an appropriate synthetic resin material, and the front end is formed upright at a required angle. The console body 1 is set at the center of the instrument panel (not shown) and has a visual system component and various operation system components. It is connected to or arranged close to the lower end of the center cluster to be assembled.

  On the front side of the console main body 1, an opening portion 2 in which a lid 14 of a pocket tray 6 to be described later is disposed, and a shift lever 4 is inserted and disposed at a position adjacent to a rear portion of the vehicle. An opening portion 3 (see FIG. 2) for disposition is provided.

  In the example shown in the drawing, the fenestration parts 2 and 3 are both formed in a substantially rectangular plane, and an upper open pocket tray 6 capable of storing small articles such as coins and cards is provided below the femming part 2. It is arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pocket tray 6 includes a flat rectangular tray main body portion 7 having a size corresponding to the fenestration portion 2, and an outer frame frame portion 8 of the tray main body portion 7. The main body portion 7 and the outer frame frame portion 8 are integrally molded with an appropriate synthetic resin material.

  The outer frame frame portion 8 is connected to the peripheral frame 9 extending from the upper edge of the rear wall of the tray main body portion 7 to the upper edge of the left and right side walls, and from the front wall of the tray main body portion 7 across the front left and right ends of the peripheral frame 9. The front frame 10 has a substantially L-shaped cross section that projects from the front of the vehicle at a predetermined interval and is connected to the middle portion in the height direction of the front wall.

  A synthetic resin lid guide is formed on the front edge portion of the front frame 10 in a circular arc shape that protrudes forward of the vehicle, and extends above the upper edge of the front wall of the tray body 7 and extends in the vehicle width direction. 11 is circumscribed and fixed.

  On the rear part of the peripheral frame 9 corresponding to the extension of the upper edge of the rear wall of the tray main body part 7, a plurality of fastening seats 12 are formed integrally with the rear side of the vehicle. The fastening seat 13 extends in the vehicle width direction and is integrally formed, and the pocket tray 6 is fastened and fixed to the lower surface side of the console main body 1 with screws or the like through the fastening seats 12 and 13.

  The pocket tray 6 is provided with a synthetic resin lid 14 that opens and closes the upper open portion of the tray body 7.

  On both sides of the rear surface of the lid 14 in the vehicle width direction, brackets 15 are provided so as to protrude downward at positions deviated from the center in the front-rear direction toward the front edge.

  The bracket 15 is provided with a bearing hole 16, and is pivotally supported on the outer surface of the side wall of the tray main body 7 through the bearing hole 16 so as to be rotatable in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  Accordingly, the lid 14 enters the opening portion 2 of the console main body 1 from below and is aligned with the peripheral portion thereof so as to be substantially flush with the peripheral portion of the lid main body portion 7 as shown in FIG. The front end portion of the lid 14 turns forward and passes the upper edge of the front wall of the tray main body portion 7 forward of the vehicle and enters the gap between the lid guide 11 and the opening portion of the tray main body portion 7 is opened. It opens and closes to the open position shown in FIGS.

  In FIG. 2, for the sake of convenience, the shift lever 4 and its finisher 5 in the opening portion 3 are omitted.

  In the present embodiment, a lid receiving shelf 17 is provided on the side of the peripheral frame 9 corresponding to the left and right side wall upper edges of the tray main body 7 so as to project laterally from the side wall upper edge. The lid receiving shelf 17 receives the lower surface of the side portion of the lid 14 to regulate the closing position.

  Further, when the lid 14 is fully opened, the front end of the lid that wraps around the upper edge of the front wall of the tray main body 7 is received by the lower wall of the front frame 10 having a substantially L-shaped cross section that projects to the front of the vehicle. I try to regulate it.

  A shock-absorbing bumper rubber 18 that elastically receives the lid 14 is provided at the rear end portion of the lid receiving shelf 17 and the vehicle width direction central portion of the lower wall of the front frame 10.

  A slit 19 through which the bracket 15 of the lid 14 enters in the vehicle front-rear direction is provided in a substantially front half portion of the lid receiving shelf 17, and the bracket 15 allows the bracket 15 to rotate in the front-rear direction.

  At least the rear side edge of the bracket 15 and the substantially front half portion provided with the slit 19 of the lid receiving shelf 17 are formed on an arc centered on the pivot fulcrum of the lid 14, and the bracket is opened when the lid 14 is opened. Fifteen arcuate edges are present in the slit 19 that are substantially flush with each other so as to adjust the appearance.

  For the lid opening operation of the lid 14, any means of manual opening or automatic opening by a known one-push opening mechanism can be employed.

  In the present embodiment, a known one-push open mechanism 20 is provided on one outer surface of the left and right side walls of the tray main body 7 in association with one bracket 15 of the lid 14 corresponding thereto, and automatic opening is performed by a simple push operation. I can do it.

  The one-push open mechanism 20 has a lock function when the lid 14 is closed. When the rear end of the lid 14 is pushed with a fingertip in the closed position where the lid 14 is locked, the lid 14 is unlocked. At the same time, the lid 14 is rotated to the fully open restriction position where the required forward downward angle is obtained by the rotation biasing force of the biasing means such as a spring.

  At this time, the lid 14 is opened gently by a rotating damper mechanism that is operated by a gear 21 provided on the peripheral edge of the other bracket 15 of the lid 14 and a pinion (not shown) that meshes with the gear 21. Yes.

  As a result, the lid 14 is lifted at the rear end of the lid 14 at a position in front of the vehicle relative to the rear wall of the tray main body portion 7 so as to have a required front lowering angle, as shown in FIG. The portable electronic terminal 30 such as a smartphone can be leaned forward and held in the tray main body 7.

  That is, the lower part of the portable electronic terminal 30 is supported by a corner formed by the bottom wall rear part and the rear wall lower end of the pocket tray 6 with the lid 14 opened, and the upper part is supported by the rear end of the lid 14 lifted up. Thus, the display surface 31 of the portable electronic terminal 30 can be stood and held obliquely upward and rearward of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom wall of the tray main body portion 7 is formed so as to be inclined obliquely rearward and up to a position near the periphery of the upper opening portion, so that the passenger can easily see the display surface 31 of the portable electronic terminal 30. The leaning holding angle and the leaning holding height are obtained.

  Thus, the standing holding angle and the standing holding height of the portable electronic terminal 30 can be obtained by arbitrarily setting the rear end position of the lid 14 that has been opened and the height position of the rear end of the bottom wall of the tray main body 7. .

  At this time, the leaning holding angle of the portable electronic terminal 30 is an upward angle with respect to the display display surface of the existing visual system component disposed in the center cluster of the instrument panel, and the occupant does not have to look down greatly. The display surface 31 can be seen at a glance.

  A mounting hole 22 for inserting and arranging a vehicle body side connector (not shown) is formed in one side portion of the tray main body portion 7 in the vehicle width direction, and the terminal side connector of the portable electronic terminal 30 can be separated as necessary. It can be connected to the vehicle body side connector.

  In the present embodiment, the rubber mat 23 is laid on the bottom wall surface of the tray main body 7 to elastically hold and prevent slipping of the bottom portion of the portable electronic terminal 30 that is held upright.

  The rubber mat 23 includes a mountain-shaped protrusion 24 that can be locked to the lower front side edge of the portable electronic terminal 30, and a knob 25 that abuts along the rear wall surface of the tray body 7 at the rear end. .

  With the above-described configuration, in the automobile console structure of the present embodiment, the rear end of the lid 14 that enters the opening portion 2 of the console main body 1 shown in FIG. When the part is lightly pressed from above with the fingertip, the lid 14 is automatically opened to the fully open position as shown in FIG.

  That is, the lid 14 is rotated forward from the closed position so that the front end of the lid 14 moves around the upper edge of the front wall of the tray main body 7 forward of the vehicle and enters the gap between the lid guide 11 and the lid 14. Then, the rear end of the lid 14 is lifted up at a position in front of the vehicle with respect to the rear wall of the tray main body 7 so as to have a required front lowering opening posture, and the opening position where the opening of the tray main body 7 is opened. To open.

  As a result, the lower part of the portable electronic terminal 30 is supported at the corner formed by the bottom wall rear part and the rear wall lower end of the tray main body 7 with the lid 14 opened, and the upper part is supported by the rear end of the lid 14 lifted up. The display surface 31 of the portable electronic terminal 30 can be supported while being leaning upward and obliquely rearward of the vehicle, and the occupant can visually recognize the display surface 31.

At this time, the lid 14 does not partially enter and occupy the tray main body 7 when the lid is opened, and the effective storage volume in the tray main body 7 is not reduced. Therefore, even when an article is stored, the lid 14 is easy to use. Can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the lid 14 is rotated to the front side of the vehicle from the closed position where the lid 14 covers the upper open portion of the tray body 7 and the front end portion of the lid 14 is the tray. The upper edge of the front wall of the main body portion 7 goes around the front of the vehicle, and the rear end portion of the lid 14 can be rotated to the open position where it is lifted up above the tray main body portion 7.

  Thereby, after ensuring the lid opening stroke of the lid 14 in the vehicle front-rear direction, the upper part of the portable electronic terminal 30 can be supported and stably held at a required leaning holding angle. In addition, the lid opening storage space in the vehicle front-rear direction of the lid 14 can be made compact, and the degree of freedom of the layout can be increased.

  Further, since the bottom wall of the tray main body portion 7 is formed so as to be inclined obliquely rearward up to the vicinity of the upper opening periphery, the amount of protrusion of the portable electronic terminal 30 from the tray main body portion 7 is minimized. The display screen 31 can be made to stand up and can be held and the visibility of the display surface 31 can be improved.

  Regarding the visibility, the leaning holding angle of the portable electronic terminal 30 is set so that the display surface 31 is higher than the display display surface of the existing visual system component disposed in the center cluster of the instrument panel. Therefore, even if the occupant does not look down greatly, the display surface 31 can be seen at a glance and better visibility can be obtained.

  Further, a rubber mat 23 is laid on the bottom wall surface of the tray main body 7, and the rubber mat 23 has a mountain-shaped protrusion 24 that can be engaged with the lower front side edge of the portable electronic terminal 30 that is held upright and a tray at the rear end. A knob 25 abutting along the rear wall surface of the main body 7 is provided.

  Thereby, the elastic holding and the slip prevention of the bottom portion of the portable electronic terminal 30 held in a standing manner can be performed better by the presence of the protrusion 24, and when coins or cards are stored as an accessory case, It can be easily taken out by sliding the take-out with a fingertip. Further, when the inside of the tray main body 7 is cleaned, the rubber mat 23 can be easily inserted and removed by picking the knob 25 with the fingertip.

  In the above embodiment, the lid 14 is configured to open and close by rotating in the vehicle front-rear direction, but may be configured to slide open substantially horizontally in the vehicle front-rear direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Console main body 2 ... Opening part 6 of console main body ... Pocket tray 7 ... Tray main body part 8 ... Outer frame frame part 9 ... Peripheral frame 10 ... Front frame 11 ... Lid guide 14 ... Lid 15 ... Bracket 16 ... Bearing hole 18 ... Bumper rubber 19 ... Slit 23 ... Rubber mat 24 ... Protrusion 25 ... Knob 30 ... Portable electronic terminal 31 ... Display surface of portable electronic terminal

Claims (6)

An upper open pocket tray for storing articles disposed on the front side of the console main body, and a lid disposed on the pocket tray so that the open portion can be opened and closed;
In the opened state, the lid is capable of maintaining a lid opening position in which the front end is positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the front wall of the pocket tray, and the rear end is positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the rear wall of the pocket tray.
The lower part of the portable electronic terminal is supported by a corner formed by the bottom wall rear part and the rear wall lower end of the pocket tray with the lid opened, and the upper part is supported by the rear end of the lid, thereby displaying the portable electronic terminal. The surface can be held leaning upward and rearward of the vehicle ,
A center console structure for an automobile, characterized in that a bottom wall surface of the pocket tray is provided with a protrusion capable of locking the lower front side edge of the portable electronic terminal held upright .   The lid is closed to cover the upper opening of the pocket tray, and the lid is pivoted forward from the closed position so that the front end of the lid wraps around the upper edge of the front wall of the pocket tray to the front of the vehicle. 2. The center console structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the rear end portion of the vehicle can be rotated to an open position where the rear end portion is lifted up above the pocket tray.   The center console structure for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bottom wall of the pocket tray is formed so as to be inclined rearward and up to a position near the periphery of the upper opening. Wherein the bottom wall of the pocket trays are laying rubber mat, automotive center console structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the rubber mat is provided with the protrusion.   The center console structure for an automobile according to claim 4, wherein the rubber mat includes a knob piece that abuts along a rear wall surface of the pocket tray at a rear end thereof.   The standing holding angle of the portable electronic terminal is set to an angle at which a display surface of the portable electronic terminal is upward from a display display surface of a visual system component arranged in a center cluster of an instrument panel. Item 6. The center console structure for an automobile according to any one of Items 1 to 5.

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