JPH0444450Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a storage box such as a console box installed in a vehicle, particularly an automobile.

[Conventional technology] In console boxes installed in automobiles,
In addition to the console door, it has been proposed to provide a separate inner cover (Utility Model Publication No. 115444, 1983,
−50044).

In this type of console box, an engagement means is provided between the inner cover and the console door to enable the inner cover to be engaged with and released from the console door, and the inner cover is usually engaged with the console door by the engagement means. It is opened and closed together with the console door. For example, the inner cover is released from the console door by operating the engaging means after opening the console door, and after being released from the console door, it is rotated relative to the console door to be placed horizontally and placed on the article mounting table. It is also used as a writing table, etc.

However, in conventional console boxes of this type, the structure of the engaging means is complicated, and when the inner cover is used, the engaging means must be operated to separate the inner cover from the console door. The operation was complicated.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Taking the above facts into consideration, the present invention aims to provide a storage box for a vehicle that has a simple structure and can improve the usability of the inner lid.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The vehicle storage box according to the present invention includes a box body, an outer cover whose one end is rotatably supported on the box body, and a case that rotates with respect to the axis of the outer cover. an inner cover having one end pivoted at a position offset inward in the radial direction and rotatable in the same direction as the outer cover;
a groove provided on either one of the outer lid or the inner lid, and a convex portion provided on the other of the outer lid or the inner lid and engaged with the groove,
an engaging portion in which the groove portion is provided along the rotation radius direction of the outer cover or the inner cover; and a release portion in which one end of the engaging portion communicates with the shaft support side and the other end opens to the outside; It is characterized by consisting of.

[Function] In the vehicle storage box configured as described above, the outer lid and the inner lid open together until the opening reaches a predetermined degree that allows small items to be stored in the box body, with the convex portion engaging with the engaging portion of the groove. However, when they are further opened, due to their relative movement, the convex parts slip out of the release part of the groove part, and the engagement is released, allowing them to be separated from each other.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 5 show a console box 10 to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main parts of the console box 10 include a box body 12, a console door 14 serving as an outer cover, and an inner cover 16.

The box body 12 is located approximately in the center as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
As shown in the figure, a storage recess 13 is formed which opens upward in a substantially rectangular shape, and articles can be stored in the storage recess 18 .

The console door 14 has a substantially rectangular recess 20 corresponding to the recess 18 of the box body 12 approximately at the center of the back side.
A groove 22, which constitutes a part of the engagement means, is formed on both inner circumferential walls of the long side of the recess 20 at one end of the long side. The groove 22 has a substantially L-shape in which the tip on one side opens on the back surface of the console door, and the tip on the other side extends toward one end of the recessed long side near the groove. The other side serves as an engaging portion 26. Near the tip of the engaging portion 26 of this groove 22,
As shown in detail in FIG. 5, a chamfered slope 28 is formed on the inner peripheral edge of the opening of the recess 20.

The end of the console door 14 opposite to the groove 22 is rotatably supported on the upper surface of the box body 12 via a hinge 30, and is attached to the recess 18 of the box body 12 so that it can be opened and closed.

The inner lid 16 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape that corresponds to the recess 20 of the console door 14, and has two container insertion holes 32 formed in the center thereof so as to extend side by side in the longitudinal direction. Pins 3 constituting other parts of the engagement means are provided on both sides of one longitudinal end of the inner lid 16 in the width direction.
4 is formed to protrude in the width direction of the inner cover in correspondence with the groove 22 of the console door 14. A slit 36 is formed near the pin 34, and the pin 34 can be displaced in a direction in which the diameter of the slit 36 is reduced and they approach each other.

This inner cover 16 is disposed between the console door 14 and the box body 12, and is arranged between the console door 14 and the box body 12.
A hinge 3 is provided on the top surface of the box body 12 which is offset forward from the hinge 30 so as to be rotatable in the same direction as the console door 14 and to be rotatable relative to the console door 14.
It is pivotally supported via 8. When the inner cover 16 is rotated relative to the console door 14 in an open state, it comes into contact with the upper surface of the box body 12 and is supported substantially horizontally, as shown in FIG. 3. Furthermore, when the console door 14 is closed, the inner cover 16 is disposed substantially horizontally with the console door 14 open, and the slope 28 of the console door 14 comes into contact with the pin 34, and the pin 34 is moved by the slope 28. Then, the diameter of the slit 36 is temporarily reduced so that it is engaged with the engaging portion 26 of the groove 22, as shown in FIG. 4, so that it can be engaged with the console door 14.

The hinge 38 is located near the hinge 30, and when the console door 14 is opened while the inner cover 16 and the console door 14 are engaged with each other, the pin 34 is engaged with the engagement portion 26 of the groove 22. The concave portion 18 of the box body 12 is moved from the hinge 30 toward the release portion 24 from the engaging portion 26 .
They are spaced close together. Hinge 38 and Hinge 30
The separation distance l (shown in FIG. 2) between the console door 14 and the console door 14 when the inner cover 16 and the console door 14 are engaged, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
The pin 38 is set to be located in the release portion 24 when the angle θ ₁ is released. console door 1
4, the opening angle θ ₁ is the opening angle θ ₂ of the console door 14 that allows articles to be taken in and out of the recess 18 of the box body 12 (shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2).
, and is set at an angle such that the pin 34 passes through the release portion 24 and falls out of the groove 22.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The solid line in FIG. 2 shows the console door 14 in its fully closed state. In this state, pin 3
4 is engaged with the engaging portion 26 of the groove 22, and the inner cover 16 is engaged with the console door 14 and is integrated with the back side of the console door 14.

When the console door 14 is opened from this state, the inner lid 16 is also opened at the same time. At this time, the inner cover 16 is moved relative to the console door 14, and the pin 34 is moved toward the release portion 24.

When the console door 14 is opened to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. It is possible to take in and take out items.

When the console door 14 is further opened from this state to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
The inner cover 16 is separated from the console door 14 and rotated with respect to the console door 14 by its own weight. The rotation of the inner cover 16 is continued until the inner cover 16 comes into contact with the upper surface of the box body 12.

When the inner cover 16 is in contact with the top surface of the box body 12, the inner cover 16 is supported substantially horizontally by the box body 12, and can be used as an article mounting stand, a writing stand, and a tip stand. When the inner lid 16 is used as a top holder, by inserting a container such as a top into the container insertion hole 32, the container can be held without wobbling.

When the console door 14 is closed from the state shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. It is engaged with the engaging portion 26, thereby creating a fully closed state as shown by the solid line in FIG.

In this way, in this embodiment, the console door 14
By simply changing the opening angle, the inner cover 16 can be selectively used as an article mounting stand, a writing stand, or a tip stand, and the operation is simple and the usability of the inner cover 16 is improved.

Furthermore, this embodiment has a simple configuration that does not require special separate parts, which not only reduces cost but also improves the appearance.

As shown in FIG. 6, the console door 14 is provided with a check arm 50 that limits the opening degree of the console door 14.
By providing a protrusion 52 that can hold the console door 14 in the position shown by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. This improves usability.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the box body 1
If a torsion coil spring 54 is provided between the inner cover 16 and the inner cover 16 to urge the inner cover 16 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. There is no need for a configuration in which the console door 14 rotates under its own weight, and the opening angle when the console door 14 is fully opened can be set to a large value, thereby improving the usability of the inner cover 16.

Further, in the above embodiment, in order to engage the inner cover 16 with the console door 14, the groove 22 was formed in the console door 14 and the pin 34 was formed in the inner cover 16, but the invention is not limited to this. Engages with the console door 14 and closes the console door 14 with the inner lid 1
Inner lid 1 due to relative movement when opened together with 6.
6 can be disengaged from the console door 14, and various engagement means are applicable.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, the vehicle storage box according to the invention includes a box body, an outer cover whose one end is rotatably supported on the box body, and a case that rotates with respect to the axis of the outer cover. an inner cover having one end pivotally supported at a position offset radially inward and rotatable in the same direction as the outer cover; a groove provided in either the outer cover or the inner cover; and the outer cover. a convex portion that is provided on the other of the lid and the inner lid and that engages with the groove, and the groove portion is provided along the rotation radius direction of the outer lid or the inner lid; and a release part, one end of which communicates with the shaft support side of the engaging part and the other end of which is open to the outside, thereby improving the usability of the inner lid with a simple structure. It has excellent effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the vehicle storage box according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are sectional views showing the operation of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is shown along the - line in FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the console door shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional views showing other embodiments corresponding to FIG. 2. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Console box, 12... Box body, 14... Console door, 16... Inner cover, 22... Groove, 24... Release portion, 26... Engaging portion, 30... Hinge, 34... Pin, 38...hinge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A box body, an outer cover whose one end is rotatably supported by the box body, and one end which is pivoted at a position offset inward in the rotational radial direction with respect to the axis support of the outer cover and extends in the same direction as the outer cover. a rotatable inner cover, a groove provided on either one of the outer cover or the inner cover, and a convex provided on the other of the outer cover or the inner cover that engages with the groove. Department and
and an engaging part in which the groove part is provided along the rotation radius direction of the outer cover or the inner cover, one end of which communicates with the shaft support side of the engaging part, and the other end of which is open to the outside. A storage box for a vehicle, comprising: a release part;