JPH0558490U - Console Box - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a console box that can be used for multiple purposes, is convenient for storing and handling small items, and can effectively use the space in the vehicle interior. A console box body 1, a two-part lid 2 composed of a first console door 3 and a second console door 4 rotatably connected to the first console door 3 via a rotary shaft 6, An article sandwiching mechanism 10 having a plurality of elastic members 11 stretched in a stretched state is provided inside a two-console door, and the article is configured to be sandwiched and held between the elastic members of the sandwiching mechanism.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to the structure of a console box installed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a vehicle such as a passenger car.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In this type of console box installed in passenger cars, etc., a console door (lid) is pivotally supported at one end of the storage opening of the console box body, and the console side can be freely moved from the driver side or the passenger side. The door can be opened and closed, and is used for storing small items.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional console box, only the storage box is configured by the console box body, and such a single storage box is merely used as a storage case. In particular, small items are stored in the bottom of the console box in an unorganized state, which is extremely inconvenient when it is desired to take out such small items from the console box body or to arrange them. In addition, even if this type of storage equipment was added separately, there was no choice but to be restricted in space in the vehicle compartment.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is a console that can be used for multiple purposes, is convenient for storing and handling small items, and is extremely compact, and can effectively use the space in the vehicle compartment. Intended to provide a box.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The console box according to the present invention comprises a console box body and a two-part lid body comprising a first console door and a second console door rotatably connected to the first console door via a rotary shaft. Therefore, an article pinching mechanism having a plurality of elastic members stretched in a stretched state is provided inside the second console door so that the article is pinched and held between the elastic members of the pinching mechanism. is there.

A winding device for winding / storing the pinching mechanism is provided in the first console door, and the pinching mechanism is wound by the winding device to be stored when not in use. Good.

Further, according to the present invention, an air passage is provided at an appropriate place of the console box body of the console box, and a storage portion defined in the second console door is communicated with the air passage through the first console door. The hot air or the cold air can be blown to the storage section in an adjustable manner.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, with the second console door turned upside down and the article pinching mechanism facing upward, small articles such as canned juice, glass, and tickets are stretched between the elastic members stretched. Can be sandwiched and held. Further, if the article pinching mechanism can be wound and stored in the first console door by the winding device in the first console door, this can be eliminated when not in use, and the pinching mechanism can be used in the first console door. By pulling out from the console door to the second console door and stretching the second console door, a storage section different from the console box body can be formed on the console box body. In this way, it is possible to add a storage unit by using the lid of the console box. In this case, since the second storage unit is configured by using the existing lid, the space of the space is increased. It can be effectively used.

In the above case, the small articles stored in the second storage section defined in the second console door are sandwiched and held by the elastic member of the sandwiching mechanism. Since an elastic member such as a rubber band is used as described above, it can be applied to an extremely large number of types of small articles having different shapes and dimensions.

[0012] Further, the warm air or the cool air is adjustablely blown to the second storage portion, so that the small articles stored in the storage portion, such as various beverages, can be kept warm and cool.

[0011]

【Example】

 An embodiment of a console box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG. 1 shows an appearance of the console box of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a console box main body, 2 is a first console door 3 and a first console door 3 rotatably connected to the first console door 3 via a rotary shaft described later. It is a split-type lid consisting of two console doors 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid body 2 is pivotally supported at one end of the storage opening 1a of the console box body 1 via a pivot shaft 5, and can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow B.

At the connecting portion of the first console door 3 and the second console door 4, as shown in FIG. 2, a rotary shaft 6 is formed so as to project from the first console door 3 and is inserted into the second console door 4. A washer 7 and a nut 8 are attached to the rotary shaft 6. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the lid 2 is opened, the second console door 4 is rotatable with respect to the first console door 3 via the rotation shaft 6 (arrow C).

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the first console door 3 has a roll-shaped storage device 10 for holding an article that is wound around a winding shaft 9a of a winding device, which will be described later. There is. The article sandwiching mechanism 10 has a certain flexibility and rigidity, and has a band shape.

Here, FIG. 4 shows a state in which the second console door 4 is turned upside down, and the winding shaft 9 a is attached to the first console door 3 by the winding device 9 and the article clamping mechanism 10 is provided. It is urged to rotate in the winding direction. Further, the article pinching mechanism 10 includes a frame body portion 10a, a pair of slide pieces 10b, 10b protruding from both sides of one end portion, and an engagement piece 10c provided at the tip of the one end portion. 10b slightly protrudes from the window 3a of the first console door 3 (two-dot chain line). In this embodiment, a plurality of rubber bands 11 are sequentially laid across the article sandwiching mechanism 10 in the longitudinal direction in a partially overlapped state (see FIG. 5). Both ends of each rubber band 11 are fixed to the frame body portion 10a. In this case, the tension or elasticity of the rubber band 11 does not cause slack in the rubber band 11 and causes the article pinching mechanism 10 to move. It is set so as not to cause deformation.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the opposing inner side walls 4a, 4a of the second console door 4, as shown in FIG. Only one is shown). By pulling out the article pinching mechanism 10 toward the second console door 4 which is turned upside down as described above, the pair of slide pieces 10b, 10b of the article pinching mechanism 10 are respectively moved to the guide grooves. 12, the article holding mechanism 10 is pulled out along the guide groove 12. When the article pinching mechanism 10 is pulled out from the winding device 9 to the end of the second console door 4, the engaging piece 10c is locked by the gripping member 13 provided at the end.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a ventilation passage 14 is formed at an appropriate place of the console box body 1, for example, on the back surface of the console box body 1. For example, a rear seat air duct 15 can be used as the air passage 14, and in this case, a part of the amount of air to be blown to the rear seat is blown from the air outlet 15a of the air duct 15 (see FIG. 7). .. Further, as is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 8, an outlet 14a of the air passage 14 located below the first console door 3 is provided with a blower adjusting plate 16 capable of opening or blocking the outlet 14a. The blower adjusting plate 16 is operated from the outside via the operating knob 17. Further, as an example of the configuration of the blower adjusting plate 16, the blower can be adjusted by appropriately sliding a plate having a hole that is aligned with the outlet 14a of the blower passage 14 in the example shown in FIG. ..

Further, an opening 3b is formed at the bottom of the first console door 3 corresponding to the outlet 14a of the air passage 14. Therefore, the air passage 14 and the storage portion 18 defined in the second console door 4 can be communicated with each other through the opening 3b of the first console door 3 and the window portion 3a.

The console box according to the present invention is constructed as described above, and its operation will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 2 is opened and closed from the driver's seat or the passenger's seat side in a normal state, so that the console box body 1 can be appropriately used as a storage case or the like.

On the other hand, a storage unit different from the console box body 1 can be formed on the console box body 1. An example of use in this case will be described below. First, the lid 2 is rotated about the pivot 5 (FIG. 2, arrow B) to open it from the console box body 1, and the second console door 4 is rotated about the rotation axis 6 as shown in FIG. (FIG. 3, arrow C). Then, the second console door 4 is placed upside down on the console box body 1 again. At this time, the article pinching mechanism 10 is wound and stored on the winding shaft 9a of the winding device 9 in the first console door 3.

Next, the article holding mechanism 10 is pulled out toward the second console door 4 which is turned upside down as described above, and the slide pieces 10b and 10b of the article holding mechanism 10 are guided respectively. It is engaged with the groove 12 (FIG. 4). Further, the article pinching mechanism 10 is pulled out along the guide groove 12, and the engaging piece 10c of the article pinching mechanism 10 engages with the grip member 13 of the second console door 4 as shown in FIG. Be locked. As a result, the article holding mechanism 10 is stretched inside the second console door, and thus the second storage portion 18 is defined in the second console door 4.

As described above, the second storage section 18 can be formed on the console box main body 1, and FIG. 9 shows an example of a usage mode of the second storage section 18. In this example, various small items such as a card L such as a pass ticket, a tape cassette M, a CD case N, sunglasses O and a can P are stored. When these small items are to be stored, they are pushed into between the adjacent rubber bands 11 of the article holding mechanism 10 stretched inside the second console door.

In this case, since the rubber bands 11 and 11 only partially overlap each other as shown in FIG. 5, the small items can be easily pushed in and stored. Further, since the rubber band 11 has an appropriate elasticity, it is possible to securely hold and hold the stored item. As described above, the tape cassette M can be used as a cassette case, and the can P can be used as a cup holder for various purposes, and is not limited to the above example. This kind of accessory can be dealt with accurately. Further, when taking out the stored article, it can be taken out simply by grasping and pulling up the article, which is extremely convenient in handling this type of article.

Further, the air passage 14 provided on the back surface of the console box body 1 is defined in the second console door 4 through the opening 3b of the first console door 3 and the window portion 3a. It can communicate with the storage part 18 of the. Then, referring to FIG. 6, by blowing warm air or cold air supplied from the air duct 15 to the storage section 18, the articles stored in the storage section 18, such as canned coffee, are kept warm as necessary. And can be kept cool. Thus, the storage section 18 can be used as a so-called heat / cold storage box, but in this case, since the rubber bands 11 partially overlap each other, the storage section 18 is hermetically sealed, and thus the heat / cooling effect is obtained. Can be increased. In the above case, by operating the air blow adjusting plate 16 with the operating knob 17, it is possible to accurately perform opening / closing control of the outlet 14a of the air blow passage 14 or air volume adjustment.

As the elastic member stretched around the article holding mechanism 10, a thin rubber material such as a rubber pipe may be stretched without using the rubber band 11 having the width as shown in the figure. Further, the rubber bands may be stretched so as to be in contact with each other or at appropriate intervals without being overlapped with each other and stretched.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the lid of the console box has a two-divided structure that is rotatable with respect to each other, and the article holding mechanism that can be stored in a roll shape is provided in the lid to save the conventional space. In addition to the normal console box, another storage unit can be configured as it is. The storage unit itself is compact, but has an advantage that it can accommodate and organize an extremely large variety of small items, and its handling is simple and reliable. Furthermore, it has a heat retention / cold retention effect for the held article, and can be used for multiple purposes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a console box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the operation of the second console door when the lid of the console box according to the present invention is opened.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a lid of a console box according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of an article holding mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the console box with the second console door turned upside down according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of an embodiment of the console box of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an outlet for a ventilation passage provided on the back surface of the console box body according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a usage mode of a storage unit formed in a second console door according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Console Box Main Body 2 Lid Body 3 First Console Door 4 Second Console Door 5 Axis 6 Rotation Axis 7 Washer 8 Nut 9 Winding Device 10 Article Clamping Mechanism 11 Rubber Band 12 Guide Groove 13 Gripping Member 14 Air Passage 15 Air Duct 16 Blower control plate 17 Knob 18 Storage

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A two-part type lid comprising a console box main body, a first console door and a second console door rotatably connected to the first console door via a rotary shaft, and the second console. An article sandwiching mechanism having a plurality of elastic members stretched in a stretched state inside a door, and the article is sandwiched and held between the elastic members of the sandwiching mechanism, Console Box. 2. A winding device for winding / storing the sandwiching mechanism is provided inside the first console door, and the sandwiching mechanism is wound up and stored by the winding device when not in use. The console box according to claim 1, wherein: 3. An air duct is provided at an appropriate place in the console box main body, and the second box is provided through the first console door.
The console box according to claim 1, wherein a storage part defined in the console door is communicated with the air passage so that hot air or cold air can be adjustably blown to the storage part. . 4. The console box according to claim 1, wherein the sandwiching mechanism is formed by sequentially laterally extending a plurality of rubber bands in a partially overlapped state in the longitudinal direction.