JPH08244535A - Console box for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To facilitate carrying the console box functionally capable of cooling, in a state that contents are housed in by providing a cooling system and a cold air outlet port for a mounting stand, and providing a cold air intake port to be connected to the cold air outlet port when a box main body is mounted on the mounting stand, for the box main body. CONSTITUTION: A box main body 3 provided with a housing chamber 2a is detachably mounted to a mounting stand 1, and a cold air outlet port is provided for the rear surface lower section of a cooling system housing section 4 at the riser shaped section of the mounting stand 1. Moreover, a cold air intake port 15 is provided for the front surface of the box main body 3, and its projecting position is set at a position matching to the cold air outlet port when the box main body 3 is mounted on a mounting section 5. In order to carry contents out of a vehicle, the box main body 3 can be removed from the mounting section 5 by disengaging a striker 10 with the operating section 22b of the box main body 3 depressed. In this place, when the connecting section 8 of the cold air outlet port is pulled out of the cold air intake port 15, a closing closure 17 is rotated downward, and the cold air intake port 15 is thereby closed. Thus as mentioned above, the contents can be carried out while a heavy cooling system is separated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle console box having a cooling function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a console box is provided between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle, and some console boxes have a cooling function. Such a console box for a vehicle is generally fixed to the vehicle body because the cooling function is constituted by a relatively heavy cooling device or the like.

[0003]

By the way, since the console box is provided with a corner and a cooling function, it is desirable to carry the contents in the outside of the vehicle while the contents are cold. However, in the above configuration, the console bock is fixed to the vehicle body, and therefore cannot be carried while accommodating the contents. Therefore, it is necessary to take out the contained items from the console box and carry them individually, or transfer them to another container or the like and carry them, which is troublesome and the contained items will not be cold after a while. Even if the console box can be removed from the vehicle body, it is not easy to carry the console box with the cooling device and the like built therein.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a console box for a vehicle, which has a cooling function and which can be easily carried while accommodating an item. is there.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a vehicle console box of the present invention is a vehicle console box having a cooling function. On the other hand, it is configured to include a box body that is removable and has an accommodation chamber inside, and the mounting base is provided with a cooling device and a cool air discharge port for discharging cool air from the cooling device, and the box body is provided in the box body. The present invention is characterized in that a cool air intake port is provided which is connected to the cool air discharge port when the box body is mounted on the mount (the invention of claim 1).

Further, the cold air intake may be provided with an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the cold air intake (the invention of claim 2). Further, the cold air inlet is provided with an opening / closing lid that can be opened and closed via a hinge, and the opening / closing lid is provided with a spring that urges in the direction of closing the cold air inlet. There may be provided an abutting portion that comes into contact with the opening / closing lid and displaces the opening / closing lid in the direction of opening the cold air intake port when the device is attached to the opening / closing lid (the invention of claim 3).

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cooling device which is relatively heavy and difficult to carry is provided on the side of the mounting base, and only the accommodation chamber is formed in the box body detachably attached to the mounting base. ing. Therefore, with the cooling device separated,
Items can be stored in the storage chamber and carried outside the vehicle. Further, when it is desired to cool the storage chamber, if the box body is attached to the mounting base, the cool air discharge port of the mounting base and the cool air intake port of the main body box are connected, so that cooling air is sent from the cooling device into the storage chamber. The containment can be cooled.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the cold air intake can be closed by the opening / closing lid, warm air is prevented from entering the accommodation chamber from the cold air intake when carrying the box body. Further, when the box body is mounted on the mounting base, the cold air exhaust port and the cold air intake port can be connected by removing the opening / closing lid from the cold air intake port, and the storage chamber is cooled by the cooling device.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the box body is removed from the mounting base, the cold air intake is naturally closed by the opening / closing lid by the biasing force of the spring. Also, when the box body is attached to the mounting base, the abutment part of the mounting base contacts the opening / closing lid and the opening / closing lid is displaced in the direction of opening the cold air inlet, which opens the cold air inlet, and the box body is opened. The cold air intake port is connected to the cold air exhaust port at the same time as mounting.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the box body is detachable and the cooling device is provided on the mounting base side, the contents are stored in the storage chamber with the cooling device separated. It can be carried around, which makes it easier to carry around, and has the effect of increasing practical value.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the opening / closing lid is provided at the cold air inlet, when carrying the box body, warm air does not enter the accommodation chamber from the cold air inlet and the inside of the accommodation chamber is kept at a low temperature. You can According to the invention of claim 3, the opening / closing lid is automatically opened / closed in accordance with the attachment / detachment of the box body, so that the opening / closing operation is not troublesome and the usability is improved.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the vehicle console box of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The vehicle console box of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 1, it is provided between the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and as shown in Fig. 1, the mounting base 1 is fixed to the vehicle body, and the mounting base 1 has the accommodation chamber 2a inside. It is composed of a detachable box body 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mounting base 1 has a front end side (upper left side in the figure) formed in a rising shape, and the rising part forms a cooling device housing section 4, A portion extending from the lower portion of the cooling device housing portion 4 toward the rear of the vehicle constitutes a mounting portion 5 for mounting the box body 3. Inside the cooling device accommodating portion 4, a cooling device or the like (not shown) connected to a vehicle-mounted power source such as a battery is provided. Further, a control panel 6 is provided on the upper surface of the cooling device housing portion 4, and switches, lamps and the like for operating the cooling device are arranged therein. Further, the cooling device housing portion 4 is provided with a cool air discharge port 7 at a lower portion of its rear surface so that the cool air from the cooling device is discharged. The opening edge portion of the cool air discharge port 7 is slightly projected rearward to serve as a connecting portion 8, and is configured to come into contact with an opening / closing lid 17 to be described later when the box body 3 is mounted on the mounting portion 5. The connecting portion 8 corresponds to the contact portion of the present invention. In addition, in the cool air outlet 7,
A grid-like dust intrusion prevention member 9 is attached to prevent dust and the like from entering the cooling device housing portion 4 from here.

The mounting portion 5 has a rising edge 5a formed by slightly rising the peripheral edge of the upper surface thereof so that the bottom of the box body 3 fits into the portion surrounded by the rising edge 5a. It has become. A striker 10 made of metal is provided on the rear portion of the upper surface of the mounting portion 5 in a protruding manner, and the striker 10 has a gate shape extending in the left-right direction.

On the other hand, the box body 3 is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a box-shaped body portion 2 which opens upward.
And a storage chamber 2 a is formed inside the main body 2. The upper surface of the main body 2 can be opened and closed by a housing lid 11, and the housing lid 11 can be vertically rotated via a hinge (not shown) at the rear edge of the opening edge of the main body 2. Are linked to. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a grip band 13 is provided so as to straddle the housing lid 11 in the front-rear direction. Both ends of the grip band 13 are connected to the front and rear surfaces of the box body 3 via hinges 14, so that the grip band 13 is rotatable to the left and right sides of the box body 3. Also,
The grip band 13 is provided with a length adjustment mechanism 12 so that the grip band 13 can be adjusted to a length that is easy to hold. As shown in FIG. 5, the length adjusting mechanism 12 includes two adjusting metal fittings 25 and 26, and the adjusting metal fitting 25 is connected to a grip band 13a connected to the front surface of the main body portion 2 via a hinge portion 14. Has been done. Then, in the adjustment metal fitting 26, a grip band 13b which is continuous with the rear surface of the main body portion 2 via the hinge portion 14 passes through the adjustment metal fitting 26, and is further connected to the folded back adjustment metal fitting 26 via the adjustment metal fitting 25. . As a result, the adjustment fitting 26 is attached to the grip band 13
When it is slid while being engaged with a, the grip band 13
The length of is adjusted.

Further, a cold air intake port 15 is provided on the front surface of the box body 3. This cold air intake 15
When the box body 3 is mounted on the mounting portion 5, the box body 3 is provided at a position aligned with the cold air discharge port 7, is slightly wider than the cold air discharge port 7, and has a shape similar to that of the cold air discharge port 7. It is formed, and the connecting portion 8 can be inserted. On the other hand, in the accommodation chamber 2a, there is provided a ventilation duct 16 having a shape that slightly extends inward so as to cover the opening edge of the cold air intake 15, and the opening end of the ventilation duct 16 has a lattice shape. It is designed so that it can be opened to prevent dust from entering. Further, an opening / closing lid 17 for opening / closing the cold air intake 15 is provided in the ventilation duct 16, and the opening / closing lid 17 is rotated in the front-rear direction at the upper edge of the cold air intake 15 via a hinge portion 18. It is connected so as to be movable. This hinge part 1
8, a spring 19 is provided to constantly urge the opening / closing lid 17 in the direction of closing the cold air intake 15.

Also, on the bottom rear side of the box body 3,
The striker entry recess 20 and the lock mechanism accommodation chamber 21 are formed in series. The striker entry recess 20 is formed so as to open downward at a position aligned with the striker 10 on the mounting portion 5 when the box body 3 is mounted on the mounting portion 5. The lock mechanism accommodating chamber 21 is provided with a lock mechanism 24 for engaging and disengaging the striker 10. The lock mechanism 24 has a hook 22 rotatably supported in a vertical plane by a pin 27. There is. The lower end of the hook 22 is bent forward to become an engaging portion 22a, and the striker 10 that has entered the striker entry concave portion 20.
, The upper end of the hook 22 is bent rearward to become the operation portion 22b, and protrudes to the rear surface of the box body 3. Further, a coil spring 23 is provided at the upper end of the hook 22 and always urges the engaging portion 22a in a direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 2) projecting into the striker entry recess 20.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In order to carry the contained object in the accommodating chamber 2a outside the vehicle, for example, the box body 3 may be removed from the mount 1. To do so, first, the operating portion 22b of the hook 22 protruding to the rear surface of the box body 3 is pushed. Then the hook 22
2 rotates clockwise while resisting the elastic force of the coil spring 23, the engagement state with the striker 10 is released, and the box body 3 can be removed from the mounting portion 5. Further, the grip band 13 is held after the grip band 13 is rotated upward and the adjustment metal fitting 26 is slid to have an easy-to-hold length. Then, the box body 3 may be lifted so as to pull out the connecting portion 8 of the cool air exhaust port 7 from the cool air intake port 15 and carried outside the vehicle (see FIG. 1). Here, when the connecting portion 8 of the cool air exhaust port 7 is pulled out from the cool air intake port 15, the opening / closing lid 17 is rotated downward by the elastic force of the spring 19 and the cold air intake port 15 is automatically closed.

To mount the box body 3 on the mounting base 1, the connecting portion 8 of the mounting base 1 is inserted into the cool air intake port 15 of the box body 3 so that the rising edge portion 5a on the mounting portion 5 is inserted. The bottom of the box body 3 is fitted inside. This time,
The connecting portion 8 is inserted into the cold air intake 15 while the opening end of the connecting portion 8 contacts the opening / closing lid 17 and the opening / closing lid 17 is lifted.
Further, in this state, the striker 10 is inserted into the striker entry concave portion 20, but since it comes into contact with the lower end of the hook 22 and cannot enter the inner part, the box body 3
The rear end of the rear part is in a floating state with respect to the mounting part 5. Therefore, the operation portion 22b of the hook 22 is pushed to allow the striker 10 to enter the inner portion and the box body 3
Fit the rear end of the rear part into the mounting part 5. After that, the operation unit 22b
When released, the engaging portion 2 is caused by the elastic force of the coil spring 23.
2a is engaged with the striker 10 and brought into an engaged state. As a result, the box body 3 is mounted on the mount 1 and the cold air exhaust port 7 and the cold air intake port 15 are connected (see FIG. 2).
If the control panel 6 is operated, cool air is sent from the cooling device into the storage chamber 2a to cool the stored items.

Further, while rotating the grip band 13 in one of the left and right directions, the adjusting metal fitting 26 is attached to the grip band 1.
The grip band 13 is brought into close contact with the box body 3 by sliding in the direction of the base end of 3b (the state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4). This prevents the grip band 13 from interfering with the box body 3 fixed in the vehicle (a state indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 4).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the box body 3 is made detachable and the cooling device is attached to the mounting base 1.
Since the box body 3 is provided on the side, the weight of the box body 3 can be reduced, and thus the box body 3 can be easily carried in a state in which the contents are contained. Further, when the box body 3 is removed from the mount 1, the cold air intake 15 is closed by the opening / closing lid 17, so that the storage chamber 2a is sealed when being carried and the inside of the storage chamber 2a is maintained at a low temperature. . Further, since the opening / closing lid 17 is automatically opened / closed when the box body 3 is attached / detached, special opening / closing operation is not required, which improves usability.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be modified and implemented as follows, for example, and these embodiments also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. (1) In the above embodiment, the opening / closing lid 17 is configured to be automatically opened / closed in accordance with the attachment / detachment operation of the box body 3, but the opening / closing lid can be simply fitted to the cold air intake port. The box body may be attached or detached in accordance with the attachment / detachment operation of the box body. In addition, the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a box body.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a mounted state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a grip band.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a length adjusting mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an installed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mounting base 2a ... Storage chamber 3 ... Box body 7 ... Cold air discharge port 8 ... Connection part (contact part) 18 ... Hinge part (hinge) 19 ... Spring 15 ... Cold air intake port 17 ... Open / close lid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A console box for a vehicle having a cooling function, comprising a mounting base fixed to a vehicle body and a box body detachable from the mounting base and having a storage chamber inside. At the same time, the mounting base is provided with a cooling device and a cool air discharge port for discharging cool air from the cooling device, and the box body is connected to the cool air discharge port when the box body is mounted on the mounting base. A vehicle console box characterized by having an entrance. 2. The console box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the cold air intake is provided with an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the cold air intake. 3. The cold air intake port is provided with the opening / closing lid so as to be openable / closable via a hinge, and the opening / closing lid is provided with a spring for urging the cold air intake port in a direction of closing the cold air intake port.
The attachment base is provided with an abutting portion that abuts against the opening / closing lid and displaces the opening / closing lid in a direction of opening the cold air intake when the box body is attached to the attachment base. The console box for a vehicle according to claim 2.