JP7383663B2 - Vehicle storage device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle storage device for storing luggage and the like for vehicle occupants.

Some vehicles are equipped with a vehicle storage device for storing passenger luggage. For example, a vehicle storage device provided between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a passenger vehicle is called a console box. BACKGROUND ART There is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a conventional technique related to a console box.

A console box as shown in Patent Document 1 includes a console box main body with an open top surface, a frame attached to the console box main body, a shaft supported by the frame, and a swinging mechanism attached to the shaft. The console lid is supported such that the console lid is supported, and a spring biases the console lid in an opening direction.

The console lid can be opened from a fully closed position to a neutral position by the urging force of a spring, and can be opened from a neutral position to a fully open position by an operation by a passenger.

JP2000-272426A

According to the console box disclosed in Patent Document 1, by combining the biasing forces of a plurality of springs, the console lid is opened by the biasing force of the springs from the fully closed position to the neutral position, and the console lid is opened from the neutral position to the fully open position. The lid can be opened by the passenger's operation.

Since multiple springs are used, space is required for arranging them, which increases the size of the console box. It is desirable that not only a console box but also a vehicle storage device disposed in a vehicle interior where mounting space is limited is small.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compact vehicle storage device.

According to the present invention, the storage section has one side open and can store items therein;
The bracket body fixed to this storage part,
A shaft member supported by this bracket body,
a lid body swingably supported by the shaft member and capable of opening and closing at least a portion of the opening;
A vehicle storage device including a torsion coil spring that biases the lid in the opening direction,
The torsion coil spring includes a winding part wound around an axis, an arm part extending substantially tangentially from the end of the winding part, and an arm part extending from the tip of the arm part toward the lid body. It has a lid abutting part that can come into contact with the
When the lid is opened to a predetermined opening degree that is smaller than full opening, the lid is placed on the trajectory of the arm so that displacement of the lid due to the biasing force of the screw recoil spring can be restricted. There is provided a storage device for a vehicle, characterized in that a stopper that can come into contact with the arm portion is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact vehicle storage device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment as viewed diagonally from the rear right. 2A is a rear view of the vehicle storage device with the lid closed, and 2B is a rear view of the vehicle storage device with the lid open to a predetermined opening degree. It is a diagram. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the lid shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 2B. 5A is a diagram illustrating the lid, screw recoil spring, and stopper in a fully closed state, and 5B is a diagram illustrating the lid, screw recoil spring, and stopper in a state opened to a predetermined opening degree. It is a figure explaining a cover body, a screw recoil spring, and a stopper of a fully open state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the description, left and right refers to left and right with respect to the occupant of the vehicle, and front and rear refers to front and rear with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle. Further, in the figure, Fr indicates the front, Rr indicates the rear, Le indicates the left when viewed from the occupant, Ri indicates the right when viewed from the occupant, Up indicates the top, and Dn indicates the bottom.

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Please refer to FIG. The vehicle storage device 10 (hereinafter abbreviated as "storage device 10") is, for example, a center console provided between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a vehicle interior. Hereinafter, a center console will be described as an example of the storage device 10.

Also refer to FIG. 2A. The storage device 10 is fixed to a storage section 11 which has an open top surface and is capable of storing passengers' luggage, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "storage items"), and a rear surface section 11a that is the rear surface of this storage section 11. a bracket body 12 that is supported by the bracket body 12; a shaft member 13 supported by the bracket body 12; a lid body 20 that is swingably supported by the shaft member 13 and can open and close the opening of the storage section 11; It has a screw recoil spring 30 that is provided in and biases the lid body 20 in the opening direction.

See FIG. 3. In the storage device 10, the lid 20 is opened by the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 (see FIG. 2A) from the fully closed position P1 to the position P2 at a predetermined opening degree. On the other hand, the occupant can swing the lid 20 from the predetermined opening position P2 to the fully open position P3 by holding the lid 20 by hand. In other words, the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 does not act in the direction of opening the lid body 20 from the position P2 at a predetermined opening degree to the fully open position P3.

When the state in which the lid body 20 is fully closed is 0°, the predetermined opening degree is, for example, 60°, and the fully open state is 90°.

Note that by providing a damper in the storage portion 11 and/or the lid 20, the lid 20 can be opened and closed while attenuating the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30. Further, when a damper is used, the lid body 20 can be easily held at any position from a predetermined opening degree to a fully open position. More specifically, a well-known rotary damper can be used as the damper.

See FIG. 2A. For example, a resin molded product is used for the storage section 11. The rear surface portion 11a of the storage portion 11 can also be called a mounting surface portion 11a to which the bracket main body 12 is attached. Hereinafter, the rear surface portion 11a may also be referred to as the mounting surface portion 11a. A stopper 16 for regulating the opening degree of the lid body 20 is integrally formed on the mounting surface portion 11a.

See FIGS. 2B and 4. When the lid body 20 opens to a predetermined opening degree, a portion of the screw recoil spring 30 comes into contact with the stopper 16. Thereby, displacement of the lid body 20 due to the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 is restricted. In other words, the stopper 16 is placed on the trajectory of the screw recoil spring 30 so that the displacement of the lid body 20 due to the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 can be restricted when the lid body 20 opens to a predetermined opening degree. In other words, it can be said that it is provided so as to be able to come into contact with the screw recoil spring 30.

The stopper 16 has a contact surface 16a that can come into contact with the screw recoil spring 30, and a protrusion 16b that projects from the contact surface 16a to the side of the screw recoil spring 30. The protruding portion 16b includes at least a portion of an inclined surface portion 16b1 that slopes toward the abutment surface 16a.

Note that the stopper 16 may be formed integrally with the bracket main body 12, or may be configured as a separate member.

See FIG. 2A. The bracket main body 12 is composed of a single metal plate. The bracket main body 12 includes a general surface along the mounting surface 11a, and a general surface 12a formed in a substantially rectangular planar shape, and a tongue-shaped portion formed on the general surface 12a to prevent screw recoil. A spring fixing part 12b to which a part of the spring 30 is fixed, a screw through hole 12c through which a screw 17 (see FIG. 4) that is opened in the general surface part 12a and fastened to the storage part 11 passes, and an upper end of the general surface part 12a. The upper extending portion 12d extends rearward from the upper extending portion 12d, and the supporting portion 12e extends downward from the left and right ends of the upper extending portion 12d and supports the shaft member 13. Note that only the left side support part 12e is shown in the drawing.

The shaft member 13 is a rod-shaped member extending left and right, is supported by the support portion 12e, and rotatably supports the lid body 20.

The lid 20 includes lid arm portions 21 which are arranged on the left and right sides of the support portion 12e and through which the shaft member 13 passes, and which are provided at the front of these lid arm portions 21 and can be opened and closed above the storage portion 11. It has a lid main body 22.

See FIG. 5A. A spring receiving portion 21 a receiving the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 is formed in the lid arm portion 21 . The spring receiving portion 21a is formed in a substantially U-shaped concave shape along the biasing direction of the screw recoil spring 30.

See FIG. 2A. The screw recoil spring 30 has left and right winding parts 31, 31 wound around an axis, and a bracket fixing part 32 that connects these winding parts 31, 31 and is fixed to the bracket main body 12. , an arm portion 33 extending substantially tangentially from the end of the winding portion 31 , and a lid abutting portion 34 extending from the tip of the arm portion 33 toward the lid 20 and capable of coming into contact with the lid 20 . have.

The operation of the storage device 10 described above will be explained.

See FIG. 5A. FIG. 5A shows the lid 20 in a closed state. In this state, the lid body 20 is held in the storage section 11 (see FIG. 3). When the lid 20 is released from this state, the lid 20 swings due to the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30.

More specifically, the arm portion 33, the lid arm portion 21, and the lid body 22 rotate clockwise around the shaft member 13.

See FIG. 5B. The rotated arm portion 33 contacts the stopper 16 and stops. Thereby, the lid body 20 also stops. The opening degree at this time is the predetermined opening degree. That is, the lid body 20 is opened by the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 from the closed state to a predetermined opening degree.

Also refer to FIG. FIG. 6 shows the lid 20 in a fully open state. The lid body 20 can be swung from a predetermined opening degree to a fully open position by an operation by the occupant. In this range, the arm portion 33 remains in contact with the stopper 16, and only the lid body 20 swings. That is, by swinging the lid 20 from a predetermined opening degree toward the fully open position, the lid arm 21 is separated from the lid contact portion 34 and the contact state is released.

Conversely, when closing the lid body 20 from the fully open state to the fully closed state, the occupant performs all operations. By swinging the lid 20 to a predetermined opening degree, the lid arm portion 21 comes into contact with the lid contact portion 34. From a predetermined opening degree to a fully closed state, the occupant swings the lid body 20 against the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30.

Note that only one arm portion 33 of the torsion coil spring 30 may be brought into contact with the stopper 16. In this case, by leaving a biasing force on the lid arm 21 while only the other arm 33 is biasing the lid arm 21 between the predetermined opening degree and the fully open position, the fully open It can give a sense of luxury when manually operating the position.

The storage device 10 described above will be summarized below.

The storage device 10 includes a storage section 11 that is open on one side and can store items therein, a bracket main body 12 fixed to the storage section 11, and a shaft member 13 supported by the bracket main body 12. It has a lid 20 swingably supported by the shaft member 13 and capable of opening and closing at least a portion of the opening, and a screw recoil spring 30 biasing the lid 20 in the opening direction. The screw recoil spring 30 includes a winding part 31 wound around an axis, an arm part 33 extending substantially tangentially from the end of the winding part 31, and a winding part 33 extending from the tip of the arm part 33 toward the lid body 20. It has a lid abutting part 34 that extends and can come into contact with the lid 20. The storage device 10 is further configured such that the displacement of the lid 20 due to the biasing force of the screw recoil spring 30 can be restricted when the lid 20 is opened to a predetermined opening degree that is smaller than fully opened. A stopper 16 that can come into contact with the arm portion 33 is provided on the orbit of the arm portion 33.

The storage device 10 stops the lid 20 from swinging in the opening direction by bringing the stopper 16 into contact with the arm portion 33. The stopper 16 only needs to be large enough to come into contact with the arm portion 33 of the screw recoil spring 30, and a small one is sufficient. By using the small stopper 16, the angle at which the lid body 20 swings can be regulated, so the storage device 10 can be downsized.

Further, the stopper 16 is provided on the orbit of the arm portion 33. Compared to the case where the lid contact portion 34 is brought into contact with the stopper 16, it is possible to contact the stopper 16 at a portion closer to the winding portion 31. Thereby, the deflection occurring in the screw recoil spring 30 can be suppressed, and the swing of the lid body 20 can be more reliably regulated. Further, by forming the stopper 16 at a portion close to the winding portion 31, the storage device 10 can be made more compact.

Furthermore, the storage device 10 uses the stopper 16 to regulate the angle at which the lid 20 swings. Therefore, the structure can be simplified compared to the case where a plurality of springs are used to regulate the swing angle of the lid.

Further, the stopper 16 is integrally formed with the storage portion 11. The number of parts can be reduced compared to the case where the stopper 16 is constructed from a separate member.

Moreover, when the storage part 11 is a resin product, the stopper 16 formed integrally with the storage part 11 will also be comprised from resin. In this case, it is possible to reduce the hitting noise when the arm portion 33 contacts the stopper 16, and it is possible to improve the quietness in the vehicle interior.

Further, the stopper 16 can also be formed integrally with the bracket main body 12. Also in this case, the number of parts can be reduced compared to the case where the stopper 16 is constructed from a separate member.

Note that in the storage device 10, the storage section 11 is generally heavier than the bracket main body 12. For this reason, it is more preferable to integrally form the stopper 16 on the heavier storage portion 11, since it is possible to more accurately restrict the swing of the lid 20.

See FIG. 4. The stopper 16 has a contact surface 16a that can come into contact with the arm portion 33, and a protrusion portion 16b that projects from the contact surface 16a to the side of the arm portion 33 that is in contact with the contact surface 16a. are doing. It is possible to suppress the arm portion 33 from coming off the contact surface 16a due to vibrations of the vehicle or the like. Moreover, by forming the arm portion 33 into a shape that is difficult to come off, the stopper 16 can be further downsized, and the storage device 10 as a whole can also be downsized.

Although the storage device according to the present invention has been described using a center console as an example, it can also be applied to a glove box or the like. The present invention is not limited to the examples as long as the functions and effects of the present invention are achieved.

The storage device of the present invention is suitable for a center console of a passenger vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Vehicle storage device 11... Storage part 12... Bracket main body 13... Shaft member 16... Stopper, 16a... Contact surface, 16b... Projection part 20... Lid body 30... Threaded recoil spring 31... Winding part 33... Arm part 34 ...Lid contact part

Claims (4)

A storage section that is open on one side and can store items inside;
The bracket body fixed to this storage part,
A shaft member supported by this bracket body,
a lid body swingably supported by the shaft member and capable of opening and closing at least a portion of the opening;
A vehicle storage device including a torsion coil spring that biases the lid in the opening direction,
The lid has a pair of lid arm portions through which the shaft member passes,
The torsion coil spring includes a winding portion wound around an axis, an arm portion extending substantially tangentially from an end of the winding portion, and an arm portion extending from the arm portion toward the lid body and abutting the lid body. It has a lid contacting part that can be contacted,
When the lid is opened to a predetermined opening degree that is smaller than full opening, the lid is placed on the trajectory of the arm so that displacement of the lid due to the biasing force of the torsion coil spring can be restricted. A stopper that can come into contact with the arm portion is provided,
The stopper is located between the pair of lid body arm parts, and has a contact surface that can come into contact with the arm part, and a side surface of the arm part that is in contact with the contact surface from this contact surface. A storage device for a vehicle, comprising : a protruding portion that protrudes up to a maximum of 100 mm . The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is integrally formed with the storage section. The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is integrally formed with the bracket main body. A storage section that is open on one side and can store items inside;
The bracket body fixed to this storage part,
A shaft member supported by this bracket body,
a lid body swingably supported by the shaft member and capable of opening and closing at least a portion of the opening;
A vehicle storage device including a torsion coil spring that biases the lid in the opening direction,
The torsion coil spring includes a winding portion wound around an axis, an arm portion extending substantially tangentially from an end of the winding portion, and an arm portion extending from the arm portion toward the lid body and abutting the lid body. It has a lid contacting part that can be contacted,
When the lid is opened to a predetermined opening degree that is smaller than full opening, the lid is placed on the trajectory of the arm so that displacement of the lid due to the biasing force of the torsion coil spring can be restricted. A stopper that can come into contact with the arm portion is provided,
The stopper has a contact surface that can come into contact with the arm, and a protrusion that projects from the contact surface to the side of the arm that is in contact with the contact surface. Vehicle storage device.

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