JPH0215722Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a console box for housing audio equipment, etc., installed in front of the driver's seat of an automobile.

Conventionally, a console box equipped with audio equipment and a cigarette lighter has been installed on the instrument panel in front of the driver's seat in automobiles, etc., but this console box is installed in both right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars. The placement of audio equipment and cigarette lighters was changed depending on the situation. Therefore, console boxes for right-hand drive and left-hand drive were manufactured separately. Therefore, molds for molding had to be prepared separately, which was unfavorable in terms of manufacturing costs and parts management.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a console box for an automobile in which the box body can be shared.

That is, the present invention combines the box body with the outer wall,
A double wall is formed with an inner wall in front of the outer wall, and a plurality of hooks are provided protruding from the inner edge of the inner wall, and a notch is separately provided on the periphery to engage with the hooks, and A console box for an automobile, characterized in that a flat front panel is provided with a hole or a window for equipment to be accommodated in the box body, and the front panel is fitted onto the inner wall of the box body. be.

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

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 indicates a box body of the console box, and reference numeral 2 indicates a front panel. The box main body 1 is formed into a box shape with an outer wall 5 forming a surrounding outer wall, an inner wall 6 forming a front inner wall, and a front edge 7 connecting the outer wall 5 and the inner wall 6. . The inner wall portion 6 is shorter than the depth of the outer wall portion 5, and its inner edge 8 side is closer to the box body 1.
are slightly inclined toward the center, and a plurality of hooks 9 as shown are protruded from the inner edge 8 at appropriate intervals. The hook 9 is, for example, shaped like an arrowhead cut in half along the axis of the arrow. Reference numeral 12 denotes a stay having mounting holes provided on both upper sides of the outer wall portion 5, and the box body 1 is fixed to the vehicle body side by the stay 12.

The front panel 2 is flat and has a box body 1.
It has an external dimension that can be almost fitted into the inner wall 6 of the inner wall 6, and a plurality of notches 15 are provided on the outer periphery of the inner wall 6 in correspondence with the plurality of hooks 9 provided on the inner edge 8 of the inner wall 6. . The front panel 2 configured in this manner is provided with holes and windows whose positions and sizes are determined depending on the specifications (for example, right-hand drive vehicle, left-hand drive vehicle, etc.). For example, an example is shown in which 16 is a hole for a cigarette lighter, and 17 is a window for placing a car radio or the like.

This front panel 2 can be assembled by aligning the hooks 9 of the box body 1 with the notches 15 provided on its outer periphery and pushing it in from the back side of the box body 1 in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. The sloped surface of the hook 9 slides on the bottom of the notch 15 in the front panel 2 and fits into the box body 1 and the front panel 2 as shown in the figure.

After that, all you have to do is attach the necessary equipment as you would with a conventional console box.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is sufficient to use a box body common to each specification, and prepare only the front panel with holes and windows corresponding to each specification.

As mentioned above, conventional console boxes were manufactured separately for right-hand drive and left-hand drive, but with this invention, only the front panel can be changed and the box itself can be shared. There is no need to separately provide a mold for molding the entire box, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.
This also simplifies mold management and parts management.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective explanatory view showing the box main body according to the present invention broken away, Fig. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing the front panel broken away, and Fig. 3 is an assembled state of the box main body and front panel. FIG. 1... Box body, 2... Front panel,
5...Outer wall part, 6...Inner wall part, 9...Hook, 1
5... Notch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The box body is formed into a double wall with an outer wall and an inner wall in front of the outer wall, and a plurality of hooks are provided protruding from the inner edge of the inner wall, and separate cuts that engage the hooks are provided. The box body is characterized in that a flat front panel is provided with a notch on the periphery and has a hole or a window for equipment to be housed in the box body, and the front panel is fitted onto the inner wall of the box body. Automobile console box.