JPH0661587U - Console Box - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To save space when the case lid is opened and to make it easier to put things in and out. A case box 1 having a middle box storage space 10 and a lid storage space 11 that are open at the top, and a middle box 2 that is vertically movably stored in the middle box storage space 10 and has an opening 21 at the top. And the lid storage space 11 along the slide groove 12.
A pair of slide members 3 provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and a case lid 4 which is pivotally attached to both slide members 3 so that both ends of one side can be rotated, and which opens and closes the inner box storage space 10.
A pair of arm members 4 each of which has one end locked to each slide member 3 and the other end pivotally supported by a rotary shaft 50 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction; It comprises a member 60 and a link piece 66, and a pair of link members 6 for moving the inner box 2 upward when the arm member 4 rotates downward.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to improvement of a console box that is installed in a vehicle interior and stores small items.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a console box for storing small items has been installed on the floor between the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle interior. As such a general console box, there is a case box fixed to the floor with a storage part having an opening at the top, and one side end of the case box rotates at the opening edge of the case box via a hinge or the like. It is known that a case lid is freely pivotally attached and includes a case lid that opens and closes a storage portion of a case box. In this case, in order to make it easier to put things in and out from the driver's seat, the case lid is usually attached so as to rotate toward the passenger seat or toward the rear of the vehicle.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the console box as described above, when the case lid is pivotally operated to open the storage portion of the case box, the case lid pivots around one side end pivotally attached to a hinge or the like, It projects from the opening edge of the box to the side or to the rear of the vehicle. Therefore, a large space is required to open the case lid, and the opened case lid becomes an obstacle.

Further, if the bottom of the storage portion of the case box is made deeper, the storage space can be made larger by that much, but it is difficult to put in and take out items. The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object to be solved to save space when the case lid is opened and to make it easy to put and take things in and out.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a console box of the present invention has a case box having a storage space with an upper opening, and is vertically movable in the storage space of the case box. And a pair of slide members slidably provided vertically on one side of the case box adjacent to the storage space, and a pair of slide members. One end of the case box is rotatably pivoted at both ends to open and close the storage space of the case box, and one end is locked to each of the slide members and the other end is pivotally supported by the case box to move up and down. And a pair of arm members rotatably provided in a direction, and the arm members are interlocked with each other. When each arm member rotates downward, one end of the arm member is inverted from below to above. Is characterized by being composed of a pair of link members comprising a link piece to move upward direction the in the box.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the console box of the present invention, the case lid, which is horizontal above the case box, is rotated to make it vertical, and in this state, the case lid is pushed down via the slide member to open the upper opening of the case box. Open. As a result, the case lid that has moved to one side of the case box does not get in the way, and space can be saved. Also, when the slide member slides downward, one end is locked to the slide member, but the arm member rotates, and the link piece of the link member is inverted in conjunction with this arm member, so that the storage space of the case box. The inner box located at the bottom of the inside moves upward. This makes it possible to easily put things in and out of the inner box.

[0007] After the loading and unloading of the object is completed, the case lid on one side of the case box is pulled upward through the slide member, and then the vertical case lid is horizontally moved around the slide member. The upper opening of the case box is closed by rotating it until it becomes. When the slide member slides upward, the link piece of the link member is reversed in conjunction with the arm member that rotates upward, so that the inner box returns to the initial position below the storage space of the case box.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a console box according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side view of the console box in a state in which the case lid is rotated by 90 °, and FIG. 3 is a view of the console box. It is a side view of a state in which the case lid of the box is pushed down into the lid storage space.

The console box of this embodiment includes a case box 1 having a storage space that is open at the top, an inner box 2 that is vertically movably stored in the storage space of the case box 1, and a case box 1. A pair of slide members 3 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) provided on one side portion so as to be slidable in the vertical direction, and both slide members 3 are rotatably pivoted at both ends of the one side portion. Case lid 4 and a pair of arm members 5 (one of which is shown in FIG. 1), one end of which is locked to each slide member 3 and the other end of which is pivotally supported by the case box 1 so as to be vertically rotatable. (Only one of them is shown) and a pair of link members 6 that are provided so as to be movable with each arm member 5 and that move the middle box 2 upward (only one is shown in FIG. 1). It is composed mainly of and.

The case box 1 is arranged on the floor between the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle interior, and is partitioned by a partition wall 1c provided between the left and right side walls 1a, 1b to be located above. Has a middle box storage space 10 and a lid storage space 11 that open. The lid storage space 11 is formed in a stepped shape slightly downward from the middle box storage space 10. A slide groove 12 is provided in a vertical direction at a portion of the front and rear side walls 1d and 1e corresponding to the lid storage space 11 so that a slide member 3 described later is engaged with the slide groove 12. Further, a pair of left and right swing holes 13 into which swing shafts 67 of link pieces 66, which will be described later, are fitted, are provided at portions corresponding to the front and rear side walls 1d, 1e corresponding to the middle box storage space 10. Between the two swing holes 13, there is provided an engaging groove 14 formed in a substantially H shape with arcuate groove portions centering on each swing hole 13 on the left and right. Below the engagement groove 14, a pair of left and right guide grooves 15 for guiding a movable member 60, which will be described later, are provided extending in the vertical direction. Further, on the left side wall 1a side of the guide groove 15, there is provided an arc groove 16 formed along an arc centered on a rotary shaft 50 described later.

Brackets 17 are provided on both ends of the right side wall 1b, respectively, and a rotary shaft 50 supporting one end of an arm member 5 described later is horizontally arranged with both ends bearing the brackets 17. Has been done. The middle box 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an opening 21 at the upper side, and is stored in the middle box storage space 10 of the case box 1. At the center of the outer surfaces of the front wall 22 and the rear wall 23 of the middle box 2, guide grooves 24 that engage with protrusions (not shown) provided on the inner surfaces of the front and rear side walls 1d, 1e of the case box 1 are vertically arranged. Since it is extended, the inner box 2 can be moved in the vertical direction. Guide windows 25 that engage with guide pins 69 of link pieces 66, which will be described later, are formed on the left and right sides of the upper portions of the front wall 22 and the rear wall 23, respectively.

The slide member 3 is composed of a vertically long and plate-shaped main body portion 31, and a pair of upper and lower slide pins 32 fixed to one side surface of the main body portion 31. In this slide member 3, a slide pin 32 is fitted from the inside into each slide groove 12 formed on the front and rear side walls 1d and 1e of the case box 1, and the slide pin 32 is fastened from the outside with a washer 33 with a screw 34. It is attached and is slidable along the slide groove 12.

The case lid 4 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and a knob 41 is provided at the center of one long side end. A mounting member 42 is fastened to each of both ends of the other long side of the case lid 4 with a screw 43, and the mounting member 42 and the shaft hole 35 formed at the upper end of the slide member 3 are connected to each other. A rotary shaft 44 is fitted in between. As a result, the case lid 4 is attached to the slide member 3 so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 44.

The arm member 5 is pivotally supported by being fastened to both ends of the rotary shaft 50 arranged on the outer side of the right side wall 1b of the case box 1 with washers 50a and nuts 50b, and on the front and rear outer sides of the case box 1. Each is arranged. The other end of the arm member 5 is slidably engaged with a slide pin 32 on the upper side of the slide member 3 through an elongated hole 51. A central portion of the arm member 5 projects upward, and a guide window 52 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction including the projecting portion. A mounting hole 53 is formed between the guide window 52 and the elongated hole 51, and the tip of the guide pin 54 fitted into the arc groove 16 from the inside of the case box 1 is fixed by a washer 55 and a screw 56. It is fixed through the mounting hole 53.

The link member 6 is composed of a movable member 60 having a flat plate shape and a long window 61 extending in the lateral direction at the upper end portion, and a pair of obtuse triangular triangular link pieces 66. One set is provided on each of the front and rear sides of the case box 1 in a linked manner. Two guide pins 62 are provided on each of the left and right ends of the inner surface of the movable member 60. The guide pins 62 are slidable in the pair of left and right guide grooves 15 formed in the case box 1. Is engaged with. Further, a locking pin 63 is provided at a substantially central portion on the outer side surface of the movable member 60, and the locking pin 63 is locked to the guide window 52 of the arm member 5. A tension spring 64 is attached to the tip of the locking pin 63 protruding from the guide window 52 between the locking pin 63 and the bracket 18 provided on the bottom of the case box 1, and the tension spring 64 causes the movable member 60 to move downward. Is urged by.

The pair of link pieces 66 are arranged symmetrically inside the case box 1, and a swing shaft 67 projecting from the outer surface of the obtuse angle portion thereof has the swinging parts 67 of the case box 1. It is fitted in the moving hole 13 and held by the screw 67a. Engaging pins 68 are provided in parallel with the swing shafts 67 on the outer surfaces of the corners of the link pieces 66 located inside the swing shafts 67. Both engagement pins 68 penetrate the engagement groove 14 of the case box 1 at the upper end positions of the arcuate groove portions, and the tips thereof are positioned at both ends of the long window 61 of the movable member 60 and are locked. There is. Further, a guide pin 69 is provided so as to project parallel to the swing shaft 67 on the inner surface of the acute angle portion of each link piece 66 located outside the both swing shafts 67. Each of the two guide windows 25 is slidably locked.

In the console box of the present embodiment configured as described above, the following operation for opening and closing the case lid 4 is performed in order to put small items in and out of the middle box 2. First, when the opening / closing operation of the case lid 4 is performed, as shown in FIG. 2, the pick-up portion 41 is lifted by hand and rotated 90 ° about the rotation shaft 44, and then the case lid 4 is pushed down. . As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the case lid 4 moves downward together with the slide member 3 guided along the slide groove 12 and is housed in the lid housing space 11. At this time, when the slide member 3 moves downward, as the arm member 5 pivots downward around the rotation shaft 50, the locking pin 63 locked in the guide window 52 of the arm member 5 is released. Through this, the movable member 60 moves downward along the guide groove 15. As a result, both the engagement pins 68 locked in the long window 61 of the movable member 60 are guided to the arcuate groove portion of the engagement groove 14 and moved to the lower end, so that the both link pieces 66 move. While swinging around 67, the guide pin 69 is guided by the guide window 25 of the middle box 2 and moves upward along a circular arc trajectory. As a result, the inner box 2 is guided by the guide groove 24 to rise in the inner box storage space 10 and stops with its opening 21 slightly protruding from the inner box storage space 10. In this state, things are put in and out of the inner box 2.

When the case lid 4 is to be closed after the object has been put in or taken out, first, the handle 31 is held by hand and the case lid 4 is pulled up from the lid storage space 11. As a result, when the case cover 4 moves upward together with the slide member 3 contrary to the case of the opening operation, the arm member 5 rotates upward about the rotation shaft 50 to move the movable member 60 upward. To move. Along with this, the link piece 66 swings around the swing shaft 67, the guide pin 69 moves downward along an arcuate path, and the middle box 2 returns to the initial position below the inside box storage space 10. After that, the vertical case cover 4 is rotated 90 ° about the rotation shaft 44 to close the inner box storage space 10.

As described above, according to the console box of the present embodiment, the case lid 4 serves as the slide member 3 that slides vertically in the lid storage space 11 provided adjacent to the middle box storage space 10. Since it is rotatably pivotally mounted and accommodated in the lid accommodating space 11 when opened, it does not require a large space when the case lid 4 is opened and does not become an obstacle, thus saving space. Can be realized.

Further, the inner box 2 is configured to move up and down in the inner box storage space 10 via a movable member 60 and a link piece 66 which are interlocked with the arm member 5 when the case lid 4 is opened and closed. Since the case lid 4 is moved to the upper side of the inner box storage space 10 when the case lid 4 is opened, it is possible to easily put an article in and out of the inner box 2.

[0021]

[Effect of device]

 According to the console box of the present invention, since it has the configuration described in the scope of claims for utility model registration, it is possible to save space when the case lid is opened, and also to put items in and out of the inner box. Can be done easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a console box according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the console box according to the embodiment with the case lid closed and rotated by 90 °.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a case lid of the console box according to the embodiment is pushed down into the lid storage space.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Case box 2 ... Medium box 3 ... Sliding member 4 ... Case lid 5 ... Arm member 6 ... Link member 10 ... Medium box storage space 11 ... Lid storage space 12 ... Slide groove 14 ... Engagement groove 32 ... Slide pin 44 ... Rotating shaft 51 ... elongated hole
52 ... Guide window 60 ... Movable member 61 ... Long window 63 ... Locking pin
66 ... Link piece 67 ... Oscillating shaft 68 ... Engaging pin 69 ... Guide pin

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A case box having a storage space having an upper opening, a middle box which is movably stored in the storage space of the case box in a vertically movable manner, and has an upper opening, and a case box of the case box. A pair of slide members provided in one side portion adjacent to the storage space so as to be vertically slidable, and both ends of the one side portion are rotatably pivotally attached to the both slide members,
A case lid that opens and closes the storage space of the case box, and a pair of arm members that are engaged with the slide members at one end and pivotally supported at the other end by the case box so as to be vertically rotatable. And a link piece that is provided so as to be interlocked with each of the arm members and that, when each of the arm members is rotated downward, one end thereof is inverted from the lower side to the upper side to move the inner box upward. A console box comprising a pair of link members and.