JPH0228977Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a shift lever boot for a vehicle such as an automobile.

[Conventional technology]

In the case of a conventional boot, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the console box 4 of the boot 6 covers the shift lever 1 extending from the floor 2 of the vehicle.
A bellows part 7 made of a soft material is provided above the fitting position with respect to the opening 5, and covers the shift lever hole 3 provided in the floor 2 from the fitting position with the opening 5 to the floor 2. A cylindrical body 8 made of a hard material is provided. However, when the boot 6 having such a configuration is applied to a car that does not have a console box on the floor 2, the cylindrical body 8 and the joint between the cylindrical body 8 and the bellows portion 7 are exposed, which is not desirable in terms of appearance. The boot 6, which is applied to cars without a console box (not shown), has a bellows part above the floor contact part. In this case, the console box fitting position is located in the bellows valley of the bellows portion, and there is a problem that the bellows portion in this portion may be worn or damaged when the shift lever is operated. In order to solve this problem, the boot configuration must be changed between cars with console boxes and cars without console boxes, even for a single car model, which creates problems in the production of boots. .

[Means to solve the problem]

The purpose of this invention is to apply a boot with the same configuration to both cars with and without a console box as a means of solving the above-mentioned conventional problems. A boot covering a shift lever, the boot including a bellows portion made of a soft material and disposed in the upper half thereof;
It consists of a bellows-shaped part arranged in the lower half and made of a hard material or a semi-hard material, and the bellows-shaped part has an integral appearance with the bellows part and is installed on the floor, and the console box is installed on the floor of the vehicle. When the boot is installed, the fitting position of the console box opening of the boot is on the bellows-shaped portion side.

[Action/Effect]

Based on the above outline, in the present invention, when the boot is applied to a car equipped with a console box, the opening part of the console box of the boot is made of a hard material or a semi-hard material and has an integral appearance with the bellows part. Since the bellows-shaped part is located in the bellows-shaped part, it is difficult to deform even when the shift lever is operated.Since it is virtually immobile, it does not generate any friction and can withstand wear and tear, and it also has a good resistance to damage when the console box is set. When the boot is applied to a car without a bellows, the bellows-like part is integrated with the bellows part and presents a desirable appearance.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in FIG. It is covered with a boot 6. The boot 6 has a bellows part 1 disposed in the upper half.
7 and a bellows-shaped portion 18 disposed in the lower half. The bellows part 17 is made of a flexible flexible material such as rubber or fiber, and the bellows part 18 is made of a semi-hard or hard rubber, plastic, etc. molded into a bellows shape.
It has an integral appearance with the shift lever 1, and is made thick and resistant to deformation to prevent wear and damage caused by operation of the shift lever 1. The root portion of the bellows-shaped portion 18 is fixed with a screw bolt 62 via a presser plate 61.

In the above configuration, when applied to a car in which the console box 4 is installed, the fitting position of the boot 6 of the opening 5 of the console box 4 is arranged on the bellows-shaped part 18 side, thus making it possible to operate the shift lever 1. Even if an external force is applied to the fitting position of the opening 5 of the console box 4 of the bellows-shaped part 18, this level of external force will cause the box to be made of a strong material such as semi-hard or hard plastic, and even thick. Since the bellows-shaped portion 18 hardly deforms and is substantially immobile, no friction is generated and no wear or breakage occurs. Furthermore, when the console box 4 is applied to a car without the console box 4, the bellows-shaped portion 18 is exposed, but the bellows-shaped portion 18 is integrated with the bellows portion 17 and does not spoil the appearance. Since the above-mentioned material has elasticity, even if the thickness of the carpet 9 laid on the floor 2 differs, its elasticity will allow it to adhere tightly to the carpet 9 without creating any gaps, so the appearance will not be impaired, and the boots on the carpet 9 will not be damaged. Any dimensional error in the six fitting holes 9A can be sufficiently absorbed between the troughs and peaks of the bellows-shaped portion 18, so that the appearance is not impaired.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a conventional example, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention. In the diagram, 1...shift lever, 2...floor, 4...
Console box, 5...opening part, 6...boot, 17...bellows part, 18...bellows-shaped part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A boot that covers a shift lever that penetrates the floor of a vehicle, the boot having a bellows part made of a soft material arranged in the upper half, and a bellows part made of a hard material or semi-hard material arranged in the lower half. The bellows-shaped part has an appearance integral with the bellows part and is installed on the floor, and when the console box is installed on the floor of the vehicle, the console box opening of the boot fits into the console box. A shift lever boot for a vehicle, characterized in that the boot is located on the side of the bellows-shaped part.