JPH0520605Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a console box installed in an automobile interior.

[Prior Art] A console box for storing items is provided in the interior of an automobile. A console box includes a container-shaped main body and a lid for opening and closing the main body, and the lid is generally hinged to the main body and is opened and closed by rotating around the hinge.

However, when it comes to small items, it is not always necessary to fully open the lid to take them in and out, and it is very troublesome to open the lid fully each time you want to take them in or take them out, especially if they are used frequently. Therefore, it is desirable to have a structure in which the lid can be slid relative to the main body and held in a half-open state necessary for loading and unloading articles.

In order to meet these demands, a link-type hinge has been proposed (Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation Public Technical Report VOL. 10-27, Public Technical No. 85-7618).

In this structure, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a lid 2 is connected to one end of a main body 1 of the console box by a four-link hinge 3. According to this structure, by moving the lid 2 toward the hinge mounting side as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 2 can be left half open along the main body 1. Moreover, the lid body 2 can be rotated to be fully opened.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, with this console box, the lid body 2 moves up and down in the process of opening halfway, making it inconvenient to use.Also, the hinge is large and the opening of the main body cannot be closed by the hinge when it is fully opened. The problem is that it is limited.

Therefore, the present invention allows the lid to slide along the main body and open half-open without moving up and down.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a console box in which the hinge does not restrict the opening when fully opened and obstruct the loading and unloading of articles, thereby solving the problems of the conventional console box.

[Means for solving the problem] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hinge 3 is provided at the front or rear end of the main body 1 of the console box.
is fixed. On the other hand, a guide hole 21 is formed in the back side of the lid body 2 in the front-rear direction, and this guide hole 21
By slidably inserting a hinge arm 31 into the lid body 2, the lid body 2 is engaged with the main body 1 via the hinge 3. Furthermore, a locking means 4 is provided between the hinge arm 31 and the lid body 2 to lock the lid body 2 to the hinge arm 31 at engaging portions 41a and 41b spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance d in the front-rear direction. be.

[Operation and Effect] In the console box of the present invention, the lid 2 is slidably engaged with the hinge arm 31, so the lid 2 is attached to the hinge arm 3 around the hinge.
Not only can it be rotated together with 1, but it can also be slid into a half-open state. In this case, the lid body 2 slides along the main body 1 without moving up and down, making it easy to use, and the hinge arm 3
1 is inserted into the guide hole 21 of the lid body 2, so that it does not become an obstacle to taking in and out articles when the lid body is fully opened.

[Embodiment] In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the main body 1 of the console box is made of synthetic resin, and a hinge 3 is fixed to the rear end of the opening edge. The hinge arm 31 on the free end side of the hinge 3 is lengthened.

On the other hand, the lid body 2 is made of synthetic resin and has a double structure, and a guide hole 21 extending into the double structure is formed in the front-rear direction along the lower surface of the rear end. By inserting the hinge arm 31 into the guide hole 21, the lid body 2 is engaged with the main body 1 via the hinge arm 31.

The hinge arm 31 is formed with engaging portions 41a and 41b which form gently curved recesses at a predetermined interval d in the longitudinal direction (front-back direction). On the other hand, the lid body 2 is provided with a shaft-shaped projection 42 at a position facing the engagement portion 41a on the tip side of the hinge arm when fully closed, and a coil spring 43 is arranged around the shaft-shaped projection 42. A child 44 is provided, whose curved tip forms the concave engaging portion 41a.
and is pressed by the biasing force of the spring 43. The engaging portion 41a is supported by the inner plate portion 22 of the lid body 2. Therefore, the engaging portion 41a,
41b, the spring 43, and the slider 44 constitute a locking means for locking the lid body 2 to the hinge arm 31 at a predetermined position.

Protrusions 22 are formed on both sides of the lid body 2 at opposing positions. On the other hand, guide grooves 12 for guiding the protrusions 21 are formed in the inner sides of both sides of the main body 1 in a substantially U-shape.

Magnets 5a and 5b that engage with each other are attached to corresponding positions on the front ends of the main body 1 and the lid 2.

In the console box having the above configuration, when the lid is fully closed, the lid 2 is closed as shown in FIGS.
The slider 44 is the engaging portion 41a of the hinge arm 31.
is engaged with. In addition, the protrusion 22 of the lid body 2 is
The guide groove 12 is located at the front corner portion 12a of the guide groove 12.

Next, to half-open the lid 2, push it backward. As a result, the slider 44 climbs up from the engaging portion 41a against the spring force, slides on the surface of the hinge arm 31, and fits into the engaging portion 41b. This causes the lid body 2 to slide backward by a distance d. In this slide, the protrusion 22 moves inside the guide groove 12 at the corner portion 12a.
You will be guided by moving from to 12b. In addition,
From half-open to fully closed, the operation is performed in the opposite direction to the above.

Next, when changing from fully closed to fully open,
Move the lid body 2 to the hinge arm 3 around the hinge center.
Rotate together with 1 and stand up. At this time, the protrusion 22 moves from the corner portion 12a of the guide groove 12 along the rising portion 120 of the guide groove 12 formed to match the rotation locus of the protrusion 22.

Also, when changing the lid body 2 from a half-open state in which it slides rearward to a fully open state, the same rotational operation as described above is performed. At this time, the protrusion 22 moves from the corner portion 12b of the guide groove 12 to the rising portion 121 following this.

Therefore, in the console box of the present invention, the lid 2 can be slid half-opened along the main body 1 without moving up and down with a simple operation, and can be stably held in that state. Further, the lid body 2 can be rotated to be fully opened from either the fully closed position or the half open position. Since the hinge arm 31 is housed within the lid body, it does not become an obstacle to taking in and out articles when the lid is fully opened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the console box, FIG. The figure is a detailed view of part A in Figure 2, Figures 4 and 5 show conventional examples, Figure 4 shows when the lid is fully closed, and Figure 5 shows when the lid is slid. and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the fully closed state. 1... Main body, 12... Guide groove, 2... Lid body,
21... Guide hole, 22... Protrusion, 3... Hinge, 31... Hinge arm, 41, 43, 44...
...Locking means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an automobile console box that is equipped with a main body that stores items and a lid that is hinged to the main body to open and close the main body, a hinge is provided at either the front or rear end of the main body, and a hinge is provided on the back side of the lid that extends in the front-rear direction. A guide hole is formed, and the hinge arm of the hinge is slidably inserted into the guide hole so that the lid body can be slid in the front and back direction with respect to the main body, and the hinge arm inserted into the guide hole and the lid 1. A console box for an automobile, characterized in that a locking means for removably locking the lid body to a hinge arm is provided at a predetermined distance in the front and back between the console box and the body.