JPH0214508Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement of a console box for an automobile.

(Prior Art) In conventional automobile console boxes, the lid can be opened only from the front, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 53-109254. The drawback was that it was difficult to open. This drawback also applies to console boxes of the type where the lid opens left and right.

(Purpose of the invention) In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional console box, the object of the invention is to provide a console box for an automobile that can be opened from either the front or the rear, or from the left or right. It is.

(Structure of the invention) The automobile console box according to the invention is
A console box body, a lid disposed above the console box body, and a pair of lids provided on two opposing sides inside the lid to enable the lid to be opened and closed in two directions with respect to the console box body. In the automobile console box comprising a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism has a plurality of bearing members provided on the console box body, an engagement position where it engages with the bearing members, and a disengagement position where it disengages from the bearing members. a pivot support rod having the same number of pivots as the bearing member that can slide between the pivot support rod, which extends parallel to the pivot shaft and is integrally connected to the pivot shaft; An operation knob that is integrally connected and is movable in the same direction as the direction of movement between the engagement position and the disengagement position and is located in an opening provided in the lid, and the pivot shaft is connected to the bearing member. and an elastic member that urges the pivot support rod to engage with the pivot support rod.

(Embodiment) An automobile console box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automobile console box according to an embodiment of the present invention. This console box also has a box body 1 and a lid 2 disposed on the box body 1, as in the conventional console box. It's summery. The lid 2 is attached to the box body 1 by a pair of hinge mechanisms 3 and 3' arranged on the left and right sides of the box. This hinge mechanism will be explained below, but since the structures of the hinge mechanisms 3 and 3' are symmetrical, only the hinge mechanism 3 will be explained, and the members of the hinge mechanism 3' are the same as the members of the hinge mechanism 3. The same reference numerals with dashes will be added to the members, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The hinge mechanism 3 has two bearing members 4a and 4b that are aligned in the front-back direction on the upper surface of the side edge of the box body 1 and fixed in this state. On the other hand, the lid 2 is provided with a pivot support rod 5 extending in the front-rear direction near the side edges of its inner surface. This pivot support rod 5 is slidable in its longitudinal direction, and can assume a first position in which it is retracted and a second position in which it is advanced. This pivot support rod 5 has two shafts rotatably supported by the two bearing members 4a and 4b.
Two pivot shafts 6a and 6b are provided. The pivots 6a and 6b are arranged coaxially with each other and also parallel to the pivot support rod 5.

Said pivots 6a, 6b engage said bearing members 4a, 4b when said pivot support rod 5 assumes said first position, i.e. form a hinge in combination with said bearing members, while said pivot support rod 5 When taking the second position, it is detached from the bearing members 4a, 4b. In order to operate the pivot support rod 5 from outside the box, the lid 2
A long groove 6 is formed in the long groove 6, and an operating knob 7 whose upper surface is exposed to the outside of the box and whose lower part is fixed to the pivot support rod 5 is arranged in the long groove 6 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The operation knob 7 is biased rearward by a spring 8, so that the pivot support rod 5 is normally in the first position where the pivots 6a, 6b are engaged with the bearing members 4a, 4b. It is positioned in

In the above structure, the pivot support rod 5 or 5' is moved from its first position to its second position by sliding the operation knob 7 or 7' of either one of the hinge mechanisms 3 or 3' in the forward direction. As a result, the pivots 6a, 6b can be detached from the bearing members 4a, 4b, and the lid 2 can be opened from the side from which the pivots have been detached. At this time, the other hinge mechanism 3' or 3 remains configured as a hinge, so the lid 2 can rotate around this hinge, and therefore the lid 2 can be opened like the lid of a normal console box. become able to. It is desirable to provide a stopper 9 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 in order to hold the lid 2 in an open state and to restrict the opening margin.

(Effect of the invention) In the console box of the invention, the lid is attached to the opposite edges of the box body by the hinge mechanism with the structure explained above, so the lid can be opened from either of the opposite sides. This is convenient in practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is an external perspective view of a console box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the console box, and FIG. 3 is a line AA in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B--B in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing the lid in an open state. 1... Box body, 2... Lid, 3, 3'
... Hinge mechanism, 4a, 4b ... Bearing member, 6
a, 6b...Axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A console box body, a lid disposed above the console box body, and a lid provided on two opposing sides of the inside of the lid, the lid being placed in two directions with respect to the console box body. A console box for an automobile comprising a pair of hinge mechanisms that can be opened and closed in both directions. A pivot support rod having the same number of pivots as the bearing member and capable of sliding between a detached position where the shaft is detached from the bearing member, the pivot support rod extending parallel to the pivot shafts and integrally connected to the pivots. and an operation member that is integrally connected to one end of the pivot support rod, is movable in the same direction as the direction of movement between the engagement position and the disengagement position, and is located within an opening provided in the lid. 1. A console box for an automobile, comprising a knob and an elastic member that biases the pivot support rod so that the pivot shaft engages with the bearing member.