JP6512941B2 - Rotating body device and storage device - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotating body device and a storage device including a torsion spring that biases a rotating body in an opening direction with respect to a main body.

  Conventionally, a box main body which is a storage body as a main body which is disposed between a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat of an automobile and has an opening on an upper surface etc., and a rotating body which opens and closes the opening of the box main body and serves as an armrest. There is known a console box as a synthetic resin storage device provided with a lid as a housing. In the console box, a lid is rotatably provided at the opening, and the lid is biased in a direction to open the opening by a torsion spring, and the lock on the box main body is released. The lid is automatically pivoted to the maximum open state (fully open state) by the biasing of the torsion spring.

  At the time of assembly of such a console box, the lid is attached to the box main body while being urged in a pivoting direction using a torsion spring (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In particular, in the case of the configuration described in Patent Document 1, in order to suppress friction and rattling between the box body and the lid, the coil spring body of the torsion spring is roughly wound, and After both ends are respectively held by the box body and the lid, the torsion spring is set so as to generate a separating force in the axial direction, so there are many work processes for attaching the lid to the box body.

JP, 2006-264589, A (page 3-4, FIG. 1-2)

  As described above, there is a need for a configuration in which the lid is easily attached to the box body with the torsion spring interposed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rotating body device and a storage device in which a rotating body can be easily attached to a main body with a torsion spring interposed.

The rotating body device according to claim 1 comprises a main body, a rotating body pivotally supported so as to open and close a part of the main body, and a torsion for biasing the rotating body in an opening direction with respect to the main body The rotating body device includes a spring , wherein the torsion spring includes a helical spring main body, an end extending from one end of the spring main body, and an end extending from the other end of the spring main body. The main body includes a to-be-opened and closed part opened and closed by the rotating body, a pivotally supporting part positioned on one end side of the to-be-opened and closed part, and pivotally supporting the pivoting body; And a main body holding portion for holding one end portion of the main body, and the rotary body is provided on a rotary body main body for opening and closing the opening / closing portion and the rotary body main body, and is pivotally supported by the pivotal support portion. Provided at a position opposite to the rotating body main body in the supported portion for supporting the shaft and the outer shell of the supported portion for the supported shaft, ; And a rotating member holding portion for holding the other end of Jiribane, the torsion spring, the spring body portion, and the rotation axis of the rotating body between the target shaft support and the shaft support The other end portion is coaxially disposed, and is disposed so as to extend from the opposite side to the open / close portion with respect to the spring main body portion in a natural state of the torsion spring .

Rotating body according to claim 2, wherein, in the rotary body according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the torsion spring has a held portion which is bent toward the opposite side of the spring body portion to the distal end side, the rotational unit holding section is continuous along the axial direction of the shaft support, and those which are recessed in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the object to be shaft support.

  The storage device according to claim 3 includes the rotating body device according to claim 1 or 2, and the main body is a storage body having an opening as a portion to be opened and closed, and a storage portion communicating with the opening. The moving body is a lid that opens and closes the opening.

According to the rotating body device according to claim 1, the rotating body holding portion is provided at a position opposite to the rotating body main body in the outer shell portion of the shaft support portion, and one end portion is held by the main body holding portion of the main body Since the other end of the spring is disposed so as to extend from the opposite side to the opening / closing part in the natural state of the torsion spring, when attaching the turning body to the main body, the rotary body holding part is the pivot support part of the main body Approach the main body from one end of the open / close portion so that the pivot support is positioned on the pivot support while holding the pivoting body, the other end of the torsion spring in the natural state on its trajectory Is positioned, and the other end is inserted into and held by the rotating body holding portion. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately hold the other end of the torsion spring in the rotation body holding portion, and other than the torsion spring in a series of operations for aligning the shaft support portion of the rotation body with the shaft support portion of the main body. Since the end can be held by the rotating body holding portion, the rotating body can be easily attached to the main body with the torsion spring interposed.

  According to the rotating body device of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the rotating body device of the first aspect, the tip end side of the other end of the torsion spring held by the rotating body holding portion is opposite to the spring main body portion And the rotary body holding portion is continuous in the axial direction of the shaft support portion and recessed in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the shaft support portion. When the pivoting body is attached to the main body, this approach occurs when the main shaft supporting portion is brought close to the pivoting portion while holding the lid in a state where the pivoting body holding portion is directed to the pivoting portion of the main body. Since the held portion and the rotating body holding portion extend in a direction intersecting (orthogonal to) the direction, the held portion can be easily hooked on the rotating body holding portion, and the workability is further improved.

  According to the storage device of the third aspect, by providing the pivoting body device of the first aspect or the second aspect, the lid for opening and closing the opening communicating with the storage portion is interposed between the torsion spring and the main body. It is possible to provide a storage device that can be easily attached and has good manufacturability.

It is a side view which expands and shows a part of attachment process to a main part of a lid of a rotation object device and a storage device of a 1st embodiment of the present invention in order of (a) thru / or (c). It is a side view which shows the attachment process to the main body of the same lid similarly to (a) thru | or (c) in (a) thru | or (c). It is a disassembled perspective view of a rotation body apparatus and a storage apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows a part of assembly state of the same rotation body apparatus and storage apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of rotating body apparatus same as the above, and a storage apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a rotary body apparatus and an accommodation apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of 2nd Embodiment of the rotation body apparatus of this invention, and a storage apparatus.

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

  In FIG. 6, reference numeral 10 denotes a console box which is a storage device as a rotating body device, and the console box 10 is, for example, a part of a center console located between a front seat of a vehicle, ie, a driver's seat and a passenger seat. Configure And as this console box 10 is shown in FIG. 1, the box main body 12 which is a storage body as a main body attached to the vehicle body side of a car, and a lid as a rotation body attached rotatably to this box main body 12 A body 13 and a torsion spring 14 biasing the lid 13 in a rotational direction with respect to the box main body 12, and the lid 13 with respect to the box main body 12 is a screw 15 as a pivotal support member (attachment member) It is rotatably mounted by (FIG. 5). The console box 10 may be provided with a rotational speed control device such as a damper device for reducing the biasing force of the torsion spring 14 between the box body 12 and the lid 13. Hereinafter, the directions such as the front and rear direction, the both sides and the up and down direction will be described based on the state where the console box 10 is attached to the vehicle body. Is left, arrow R is right, arrow U is upward, and arrow D is downward.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the box body 12 has a casing portion 21 formed in a box shape, for example, of synthetic resin, and a decorative plate portion 22 covering the outside of the casing portion 21. Then, in front of the casing portion 21 of the box body 12, for example, from the front side, an arrangement portion 23 in which a shift operation portion (not shown) and a multifunctional operation portion provided with a joystick etc. are arranged as needed It is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the casing portion 21 includes a bottomed rectangular cylindrical casing portion main body 26, and a pair of support portions 27 and 27 projecting from a rear portion of the casing portion main body 26. It has integrally the stopper parts 28 and 28 which control the rotational position of the lid 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the casing body 26 has a flat bottom plate 31, a front plate 32 raised upward from the front end of the bottom plate 31, and a side plate raised upward from both sides of the bottom plate 31. 33, 33 and a rear plate 34 raised upward from the rear side of the bottom plate 31 are integrally provided, and the storage portion 35 is divided by the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, the side plates 33, 33 and the rear plate 34. The opening portion 36 as a rectangular opening / closing portion communicating with the housing portion 35 is partitioned by the upper end portions of the front plate 32, the side plates 33 and 33, and the rear plate 34. A large number of reinforcing ribs 37 are formed in a grid shape on the outer surface of the casing main body 26 opposite to the housing portion 35.

  The front plate 32 is positioned with its front portion facing the placement portion 23 (FIG. 6). At the upper end of the front plate 32, an engaging portion 38 for locking the lid 13 to the box body 12 is opened at the edge of the opening 36.

  Each side plate 33 extends downward from the front plate 32 and the rear plate 34, and the front end side protrudes forward from the front plate 32.

  On the rear plate 34, support portions 27, 27 are provided to project rearward on both sides continuous with the side plates 33, 33.

  And the support parts 27 and 27 are mutually spaced apart to the left and right both sides, and the space part 39 which can arrange | position the other component which is not shown in figure in the middle position is formed. Each support portion 27 has a pivotally supporting base end portion 41 as a projecting portion projecting rearward from the rear plate 34, a pivotally supporting portion 42 projecting further rearward from the pivotally supporting base end portion 41, and the pivotally supporting base end portion A main body holding portion 43 provided at 41 is integrally provided. Therefore, the pivotal support portion 42 and the main body holding portion 43 are each positioned to project rearward from the casing portion main body 26.

  The pivotally supported base end portion 41 is formed in a rectangular shape as viewed from the side, and the lower portion is inclined forward and downward and continues to the side plate 33.

  The bearing portion 42 is also referred to as a hinge portion, and is formed so as to protrude in a semicircular shape as viewed from the side from the lower portion of the bearing support base end portion 41 to the rear. As shown in FIG. 5, a bearing hole 45 for pivotally supporting the lid 13 is opened in the bearing portion 42 along the horizontal left-right direction. For this reason, the rotation axis A of the lid 13 pivotally supported by the box main body 12 is along the horizontal left-right direction. The bearing hole 45 is opened along the central axis of the bearing portion 42. That is, the bearing hole 45 is located coaxially with the bearing portion 42, and the position in the front-rear direction is substantially equal to the rear edge of the bearing base end portion 41 (FIG. 1). Furthermore, the bearing portion 42 is formed along an imaginary plane P1 (FIG. 5) along the front-rear direction, the outer side opposite to the lid 13. In the present embodiment, a bush 46 is attached to the shaft support hole 45 in the shaft support portion 42. The bush 46 secures rigidity for holding the lid 13 and has a cylindrical main body 46a which is a screw receiving portion to which the screw 15 is fixed and a flange around the outer periphery of one end of the bush main body 46a. And a flange portion 46b projecting in a shape of a single piece. And this bush 46 is the inner side which is the opposite side of the side which opposes lid 13 of pivotal support 42, ie, center side (left axis) of right-and-left both sides direction of casing part main part 26 (box main part 12) shown in FIG. The bush main body 46a is coaxially inserted into the shaft support hole 45 from the right side and the left side of the shaft support 42 of the support portion 42, and the tip end side protrudes outward from the shaft support hole 45, and the flange 46b is the shaft support 42 It is superimposed on (and the shaft support base end portion 41) and is integrally fixed to the shaft support portion 42.

  The main body holding portion 43 shown in FIG. 1 is provided at a position above the pivoting portion 42 of the pivoting base end portion 41. The main body holding portion 43 is surrounded along the horizontal left and right direction by the outer support portion being surrounded by the support portion 42 and the partition wall portion 48 whose periphery is a part of the rib 37, that is, the support portion 42 (axial support hole 45). It is provided in a concave shape along a direction substantially parallel to the direction. Therefore, one end portion of the torsion spring 14 held by the main body holding portion 43 is regulated so as not to move in the front-rear direction and the upward direction. Therefore, the torsion spring 14 is prevented from rotating in the circumferential direction by the main body holding portion 43.

  The partition wall portion 48 is formed in a rib shape that horizontally projects along the upper edge portion of each side plate 33 and the outer shell portion of the pivotal support base end portion 41. Further, the outer side of the pivotal support portion 42 whose peripheral edge portion is surrounded by the partition wall portion 48, that is, the side facing the lid 13 is a spring holding portion 49 for holding each torsion spring 14.

  Each stopper portion 28 shown in FIG. 3 holds the lid 13 at the maximum opening position, and is formed continuously with the partition wall portion 48 (FIG. 1) at the upper end portion of each side plate 33 near the rear portion. It projects laterally to 33. Therefore, each stopper portion 28 is positioned on the front upper side relative to each support portion 27 (the shaft support portion 42 and the main body holding portion 43). And the back part of each stopper part 28 faces the side of each support part 27 (axial support base end part 41, axial support part 42, and main body holding part 43), and is a space part where a part of lid 13 fits. And the fitting portion 50.

  On the other hand, the lid 13 shown in FIG. 3 is also referred to as a lid or the like, and functions as an armrest on which an occupant puts an elbow or the like when the opening 36 of the box body 12 is opened and closed by turning. It is The lid 13 includes an armrest 53 which is a lid body as a pivoting body, a pair of arms 54 and 54 projecting to a lower part of the armrest 53, and a latch provided on the armrest 53. And a clamp portion 55 (FIG. 6) as a stopping means. The lid 13 has a thin box-like shape as the armrest 53, and the upper part of the armrest 53 can be slid or rotated in the longitudinal direction with respect to the lower part, for example. You may comprise a moving body accommodating part (lid body accommodating part) inside.

  The arm rest 53 is located on the upper rear of the console box 10, and its surface is covered with, for example, leather or cloth. The arm rest portion 53 may have various shapes, but is formed, for example, longitudinally in the front-rear direction. Further, below the front end of the armrest 53, a clamp 55 (FIG. 6) is attached.

  Each arm portion 54 includes an arm portion main body 57 projecting downward from left and right side portions of the rear portion of the arm rest portion 53, an axially supported portion 58 projecting rearward from the rear portion of the arm portion main body 57, and the axially supported portion 58. The cover holding portion 59 as a rotation body holding portion provided in the above, and the cover contact portion 60 as a rotation body contact portion for holding the lid 13 at the maximum rotation position. . Thus, the arms 54, 54 are spaced apart from each other in the left and right directions. Further, these arm portions 54 are respectively fitted and positioned in the fitting portions 50 in a state where the lid 13 is attached to the box main body 12, and each support portion 27 (axial support base end portion 41, axial support portion 42 and It faces the side of the main body holding portion 43). A plurality of reinforcing rib portions 61 are formed in a hexagonal shape, for example, on the outer surface of the arm portion 54, that is, the side opposite to the side facing the box body 12. In addition, this rib part 61 is abbreviate | omitting and showing one part in drawing, in order to clarify description more.

  The arm portion main body 57 is curved and protruded in a circular arc shape downward toward the front, and the front portion is a curved portion 64, and the lower end portion of the curved portion 64 is a lid contact portion 60. Is projected.

  The pivoted support portion 58 is a portion pivotally supported by the pivot support portion 42 of the box main body 12, and protrudes rearward from the lower end portion which is the tip end portion of the arm portion main body 57. Therefore, the pivot support portion 58 is located apart from the arm rest portion 53. Furthermore, the pivoted support portion 58 is formed along a virtual plane P2 (FIG. 5) in which the side facing the pivot support portion 42 extends in the front-rear direction. That is, the side of the shaft support 58 facing the shaft support 42 is disposed substantially parallel to the shaft support 42. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the rear end portion which is the tip end portion of the shaft support portion 58, a shaft support hole 66 which is coaxially disposed with the shaft support hole 45 and into which the screw 15 is inserted It is opened along the The shaft support hole 66 is separated from the screw 15 via a slight clearance, and is coaxial with the pivot axis A of the lid 13 with respect to the box body 12. Further, the support hole 66 is located at the center of a virtual arc including the curved portion 64 shown in FIG. Further, a plurality of ribs 67 are radially provided around the support hole 66.

  The lid holding portion 59 holds the other end of the torsion spring 14 and is recessed at a position opposite to the arm rest portion 53 at the outer shell portion of the shaft support portion 58, that is, in the lower portion of the lid holding portion 59. ing. The lid holding portion 59 is, as shown in FIG. 1, in the axial direction of the pivoted support portion 58, in other words, in the direction of the rotational axis A of the lid 13, that is, in the left and right directions, in other words, the box body The groove 13 is continuous in a groove shape in a direction intersecting (orthogonal to) the rotational direction of the lid 13 with respect to 12 and intersects the axial direction of the axially supported portion 58 (rotational axis A of the lid 13) It is recessed along the vertical direction which is the (orthogonal) direction, that is, the rotational direction of the lid 13 with respect to the box body 12. Further, at both edge portions of the lid holding portion 59, guide portions 69, 69 which are gradually inclined toward the lid holding portion 59 are continuously formed. These guide portions 69, 69 are portions for guiding the other end of the torsion spring 14 to the lid holding portion 59 when the lid 13 is attached to the box main body 12.

  Each lid contact portion 60 shown in FIG. 3 regulates the rotational position of the lid 13 with respect to the box main body 12 by contacting each stopper portion 28. The lid contact portion 60 is protruded forward from the bending portion 64 on the opposite side of the shaft support 58.

  The clamp portion 55 shown in FIG. 6 is engaged with the engagement portion 38 (FIG. 3) of the box main body 12 and is located above the placement portion 23. The clamp portion 55 is biased by a locking biasing means such as a spring (not shown), and the locking state of the lid 13 is maintained by the biasing of the locking biasing means. The lock can be released by an external operation.

  And each torsion spring 14 shown in FIG. 1 urges the lid 13 in a direction to open the opening 36 (FIG. 2) with respect to the box main body 12, and a metal linear body Is formed in a coil shape, and includes a spiral spring main body 71, and one arm 72 and the other end as one end extending from both axial ends of the spring main body 71. The other arm 73 as a part is integrally provided.

  The spring main body portion 71 is accommodated in the spring holding portion 49 between the shaft support portion 42 and the shaft support portion 58, and is disposed coaxially with the rotation axis A of the lid 13. That is, the spring main body 71 is located on the side of the shaft support portion 58 with respect to the shaft support portion 42 (on the side of the shaft support portion 42 with respect to the shaft support portion 58), and is located around the shaft support hole 45. .

  One and the other arm portions 72 and 73 extend from one end side and the other end side of the spring main body portion 71 linearly along tangent directions substantially parallel to each other of the spring main body portion 71, respectively. Therefore, the one and the other arm portions 72 and 73 project on the same side with respect to the spring main body 71 in a natural state (free state) where no load is applied to the torsion spring 14. Further, one arm 72 is a portion held by the main body holding portion 43, and one end of the arm 72 is bent in an L shape toward the opposite side to the spring main body 71 as a (one) held portion It has become a turnaround part 72a. That is, one folded back portion 72 a is provided along a direction substantially parallel to the axial direction of the spring main body 71. The one folded portion 72 a of the one arm portion 72 is inserted into and locked by the main body holding portion 43 and accommodated in the spring holding portion 49. Further, the other arm 73 is a portion held by the lid holding portion 59, and the tip end side is bent in a U shape so as to be folded back to the opposite side to the spring main body 71 (other) It is another folded part 73a as a part. That is, a part of the other folded back portion 73 a is provided along the axial direction of the spring main body 71. The other arm portion 73 mainly projects from the spring holding portion 49 to the side of the other folded portion 73a, that is, the lid 13 (shaft support portion 58) side, and the lid fitted to the fitting portion 50. The lid holding portion 59 of the arm portion 54 of the body 13 is inserted and engaged.

  Each screw 15 shown in FIG. 5 is provided with a screw main body 76 as a shaft support member main body (attachment member main body), and a screw flange portion 77 projecting like a flange from the head of the screw main body 76.

  And when assembling the console box 10 (FIG. 6), each torsion spring 14 is first attached to each spring holding | maintenance part 49 of the box main body 12, respectively. Specifically, the spring main body portion 71 is fitted to each spring holding portion 49 while inserting one folded back portion 72 a of one arm portion 72 of each torsion spring 14 into the main body holding portion 43. In this state, no load is applied to each arm 72, 73 in each torsion spring 14, and one and the other arms 72, 73 are directed upward, that is, toward the lid 13 (opening 36 side). While being directed to a position extending from the spring main body 71, the other folded back portion 73a of the other arm 73 protrudes laterally from the shaft support 42 (spring holding portion 49) (FIG. 1 (a) and FIG. 3).

  Next, in a state in which the lid 13 is at a predetermined angle along the rotational direction, in the present embodiment, the front of the lid 13 (armrest 53) is raised upward by a predetermined angle, that is, the lid holding portion 59 is at the front , And in other words, the lid holding portion 59 is held facing the box main body 12 (shaft support 42), and the respective shaft support portions 58 (shaft support holes 66) are provided for the respective axes of the box main body 12 It is made to approach each fitting part 50, fitting so that it may align with the support part 42 (axial support hole 45) (FIG. 1 (a), FIG.1 (b), FIG.2 (a) and FIG.2 (b) And the other folded back portion 73a of the other arm 73 protruding from the spring holding portion 49 on the locus thereof is held by the lid holding portion 59 while being guided directly or by the guide portion 69. At this time, the mutually opposing sides of the axially supported portions 42 and the axially supported portions 58 extend along the imaginary planes P1 and P2 (FIG. 5), thereby expanding the axially supported portions 58 in the lateral direction. Instead, the respective axial support portions 42 and the respective axial support portions 58 can be easily aligned simply by sliding the lid 13 relative to the box body 12.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, with the respective shaft support portions 58 (shaft support holes 66) of the lid 13 aligned with the shaft support portions 42 (shaft support holes 45) of the box main body 12, The screw main body 76 is inserted into the shaft support hole 66 from the outer side of each arm 54 (shaft support portion 58), that is, the opposite side to each support portion 27 (shaft support 42), and screwed into the shaft support hole 45 While being stopped, the lid 13 is attached to the box main body 12 by overlapping the screw flange portion 77 on the arm portion 54 (shaft support portion 58). In this state, the lid 13 is held by the box main body 12 so that the lid 13 pivots in the vertical direction with the screw main body 76 (the central axis of the screw main body 76) as the pivot axis A. The clamp portion 55 (FIG. 6) is engaged with the engagement portion 38 by pushing down the armrest portion 53 of the lid 13 forward (FIG. 1 (c), FIG. 2 (c) and FIG. 4) The body 13 is locked to the box body 12. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the lid 13 is held in the state where the opening 36 is closed (closed position), and as shown in FIG. Since the other arm 73 is rotated in the circumferential direction of the spring main body 71 with respect to the one arm 72 held and locked by the main body holding portion 43, the biasing force is stored. Then, the decorative plate 22 (FIG. 6) and the like are attached to the casing 21 to complete the console box 10.

  The console box 10 completed in this manner is assembled, for example, between front seats, in the cabin of the vehicle. When the clamp 55 (FIG. 6) is operated as required, the engagement of the clamp 55 (FIG. 6) with the engaging portion 38 (FIG. 3), that is, the locking of the lid 13 with the box body 12 It is released so that the biasing force stored in each torsion spring 14 is released so that the lid 13 moves around the rotation axis A, that is, the front of the lid 13 (armrest 53) moves upward. The lid contact portions 60 are rotated and stopped at positions where the lid contact portions 60 abut against the stopper portions 28, and the opening 36 is held at the maximum open position where it is opened to the maximum.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the lid holding portion 59 is recessed at a position opposite to the arm rest portion 53 at the outer shell portion of the pivoted support portion 58, so the lid 13 is fixed to the box main body 12. At the time of attachment, the shaft support portion 58 (shaft support hole 66) is supported by the shaft support portion 42 (shaft support hole) while holding the cover 13 with the cover holding portion 59 directed to the shaft support portion 42 of the box main body 12 When the box body 12 is made to approach the box body 12 so as to be aligned with the other arm portion 73 of the torsion spring 14 holding one arm portion 72 on the body holding portion 43 of the box body 12 (the other The folded back portion 73a) is inserted into the lid holding portion 59 and held. Therefore, the shaft support portion 58 (shaft support hole 66) of the lid 13 can be used as the shaft of the box main body 12 without separately requiring the step of holding the other arm 73 of the torsion spring 14 in the lid holding portion 59. Since the other arm 73 of the torsion spring 14 can be held by the lid holding portion 59 in a series of operations aligned with the support portion 42 (axial support hole 45), the lid 13 is twisted relative to the box main body 12 It can be easily attached with the spring 14 interposed.

  Further, on the tip side of the other arm 73 of the torsion spring 14 held by the lid holding portion 59, another folded portion 73a bent to the opposite side to the spring main body 71 is provided, and the lid holding portion 59 is When attaching the lid 13 to the box main body 12 by forming a recess continuously in the axial direction of the pivoted support portion 58 and in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the pivoted support portion 58, With the lid 13 held in a state in which the body holding portion 59 is directed to the pivoting portion 42 of the box main body 12, the pivoting support portion 58 (shaft support hole 66) is aligned with the pivoting portion 42 (shaft support hole 45) The other folded-back portion 73a and the lid holding portion 59 extend in a direction intersecting (orthogonal to) the approaching direction when the box body 12 is made to approach the box holding portion 59. This makes it easy to hook the folded back portion 73a, and the workability is further improved.

  As a result, the lid 13 for opening and closing the opening 36 communicating with the housing portion 35 can be easily attached to the box main body 12 with the torsion springs 14 and 14 interposed, so that the number of manufacturing steps is small and the manufacturability is good. A console box 10 can be provided.

  In the first embodiment described above, the bush 46 attached to the shaft support hole 45 of the shaft support portion 42 is not an essential component, and as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. It can also be provided integrally with the support 42. In this case, the process of assembling the bush 46 is also unnecessary, and the number of parts and the manufacturing cost can be further reduced.

  Further, although the console box 10 provided in the vehicle compartment of the vehicle has been described in each of the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and for example, an accessory tray (tray), a cup holder, etc. It can be applied to any vehicle storage box of Moreover, it is not restricted to vehicles, It is also applicable to the storage apparatus attached to various places. And not limited to the storage device, that is, the rotating body is not limited to the lid that opens and closes the opening of the storage box, and can be applied as a lid device provided with a lid that covers a portion such as the operation unit.

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

10 Console box which is a storage device as a rotating body device
12 Box body which is a storage body as the body
13 Lid as a rotating body
14 Torsion spring
35 Housing
36 Opening as a part to be opened and closed
42 shaft branch
43 Body holder
53 Armrest as a rotating body
58 Shafted branch
59 Lid holder as pivot holder
71 Spring body
72 One arm as one end
73 Another arm as the other end
73a Another turning part A as a held part

Claims (3)

A rotating body device comprising: a main body; a rotating body pivotally supported so as to open and close a part of the main body; and a torsion spring biasing the rotating body in an opening direction with respect to the main body ,
The torsion spring is
A helical spring body,
One end portion extending from one end side of the spring main body portion;
And the other end portion extending from the other end side of the spring main body portion,
The body is
An opening and closing portion opened and closed by the rotating body;
A pivot support portion located at one end side of the opening / closing portion and pivotally supporting the rotating body;
And a main body holding portion for holding one end of the torsion spring,
The rotating body is
A rotating body main body that opens and closes the opening and closing portion;
A pivot support portion provided on the pivot body and pivotably supported by the pivot portion;
And a rotating body holding portion provided at a position opposite to the rotating body main body at an outer shell portion of the shaft support portion and holding the other end portion of the torsion spring ,
In the torsion spring, the spring main body portion is disposed coaxially with the pivot shaft of the pivoting body between the pivot support portion and the pivot support portion, and the other end portion is in a natural state of the torsion spring The rotating body device is disposed so as to extend from the side opposite to the opening / closing portion with respect to the spring main body portion . The other end portion of the torsion spring has a held portion bent toward the opposite side to the spring main body portion on the tip side ,
The rotational unit holding section is continuous along the axial direction of the shaft support, and, according to claim 1, wherein the times, characterized in that it is recessed in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the object to be shaft support Mobile device. A rotating body apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, comprising:
The main body is a storage body having an opening as a portion to be opened and closed, and a storage portion communicating with the opening,
A rotating body is a lid which opens and closes the opening.

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