JPH0848189A - Lid opening/closing device for console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stably open/close a lid in two directions by providing a joint shaft whose tip part presents spherical on one part of a corner part of the lid in an opening/closing device capable of opening/closing the lid in two directions orthogonal to each other relative to a box body of a console box. CONSTITUTION:A joint shaft 1 whose tip part is spherical is fixed through a bracket 2 to a corner part on the right side of the rear end among four corner parts of a rectangular-formed lid L, and a socket member 4 where two slits 5A, 5B are formed in one corner part corresponding to a similarly and rectangular-formed box body B is fixed. The lid L is connected in an openable/ closable manner by this socket 4 and the joint shaft 1. A locking means which consists of an operation switch 9 and a striker 15 and is commonly used as a turning hinge of the lid L to jointly work with the joint shaft 1 is provided at two corner parts adjacent to the corner part connected by the socket member 4 and the joint shaft 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of an opening / closing device for opening and closing a lid connected to a box body of an automobile console box from two directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a lid in an automobile console box is connected to an opening edge of a box body through a hinge so that the lid can be opened and closed in one direction of front and rear or left and right of the vehicle body. Under such a lid opening / closing device that can only be opened / closed in one direction, there is a problem in that the usability becomes poor and it becomes inconvenient to take items in and out of the box body. Therefore, in view of such circumstances, as an opening / closing device that can open and close the lid from multiple directions,
For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-87840 / Japanese Utility Model 2-2
Those disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 3681, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-44046 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-126857 have already been proposed.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
The device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 7840 was developed as a device that can open and close the lid with respect to the box main body from two opposite left and right directions of the vehicle body, so that the opening and closing direction so far is limited to one direction. By comparison, it is certainly easier to put things in and take them out of the box body, but on the other hand, because the opening edges of the lid and the box body are connected only by the striker and bearings, the left and right side parts of the lid If you accidentally lift up, the engagement between the striker and the bearing will be disengaged on the left and right sides at the same time, so the lid will easily come off the box body,
Due to this, there is a problem that the stopper link that regulates the opening and closing angle of the lid bends, making it difficult to reuse the device itself.

In the device shown in the second Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-23681, the lid is attached to the box body with respect to the front and rear of the vehicle body.
Since it was developed as a device that can be opened and closed from the left and right four directions, it has the advantage that it is easier to put things in and out than the first device, but on the other hand, it is possible to open and close in all four directions. However, this time, since a complicated cam mechanism is inevitably adopted, the device itself becomes complicated and large in size, resulting in high cost, and again, if the two opposite push buttons are operated by mistake. However, there is a problem that the lid is easily detached from the box body.

Similarly to the second device, the device disclosed in the third Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-44046 was also developed as a device capable of opening and closing the lid with respect to the box body from the front, rear, left and right directions of the vehicle body. It also has the advantage of making it easy to take things in and out, but even if it is not as good as the second device, it still has a complicated crank-shaped connecting shaft to enable opening and closing in four directions. As a result, the device itself becomes complicated and large, resulting in high cost, and the lid easily comes off from the box body.

The device shown in the fourth Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-126857 was also developed as a device for opening and closing the lid with respect to the box main body from the front, rear, left and right directions of the vehicle body. On the contrary, unlike the second and third devices, because the mechanism that allows opening and closing in four directions was overly simplified, this time the smooth opening and closing operation of the lid could not be obtained, or the lid could not be opened or closed. It has a problem that it is easily detached from the box body.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was developed to effectively solve various problems of each of the conventional opening / closing devices, and the lid is disposed at right angles to the box body of the console box. Assuming an opening / closing device that opens and closes from two intersecting directions, a joint shaft having a spherical tip is provided at one corner of the lid, and the joint shaft is provided at the corresponding one corner of the box body. A socket member having two slits that allow rotation in two intersecting directions is provided, and the lid is movably connected to the box body side by the socket member and the joint shaft, while the socket member and the joint are jointed. Between the lid adjacent to the corner connected by the shaft and each of the two corners of the box body, the joint shaft cooperates with the above-mentioned joint shaft and can also be used as a hinge for rotating the lid. Adopted the configuration in which the click means.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the locked state of the locking means provided between the one corner adjacent to the corner connected with the socket member and the joint shaft is released,
If the lid is pushed up to the side of the connecting corner opposite to the corner, the joint shaft rotates into one slit of the socket member to allow the lid to rotate in the same direction, and at the same time, to the other corner. The locking means provided between the parts allows the lid to rotate in the same direction while maintaining the locked state. On the contrary, the lock means provided between the corners connected to the socket member by the joint shaft and the other corners adjacent to each other is unlocked, and the lid is connected to the corner opposite to the corners. When pushed up to the corner side, the joint shaft rotates into the other slit of the socket member to allow rotation of the lid in the same direction, and at the same time, the locking means provided between the one corners is The lid is still allowed to rotate in the same direction while maintaining the locked state. Therefore, it is possible to easily open and close the lid from two directions intersecting at a right angle by appropriately selecting the locking means existing at the two corners adjacent to the connected corners. , Even if the lid is not opened / closed in four directions, the same usability as in opening / closing in four directions can be sufficiently ensured.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to an illustrated embodiment. Basically, a lid opening / closing device according to the embodiment basically comprises a box body B of a console box in two directions with a lid L. Although it is premised that the lid L is opened and closed from the above, the feature is that the lid L is not opened and closed in two opposite directions as in the past.
As shown in FIG. 5, the lid L is configured so that it can be opened / closed by switching in two directions which intersect the vehicle body rearward and the vehicle body laterally at a right angle.

To explain this in detail, in the present embodiment, first, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, of the four corners provided in the lid L formed in a rectangular shape, A joint shaft 1 having a spherical tip is fixed to one corner located on the right side of the end through a bracket 2, and the same rectangular corner is formed on the corresponding one corner of the box body B. A structure is adopted in which a socket member 4 having two slits 5A and 5B formed therein is fixed, and the lid L is openably and closably connected to the box body B side by the socket member 4 and the joint shaft 1.

The bracket 2 for fixing the joint shaft 1 to the lid L side has a female part for bending the center part of the dogleg shape upward and screwing the male screw part 1a of the joint shaft 1 into the curved center part. The portion 2a is formed and is screwed to the boss portion B1 provided in the lid L via the through hole 3. Further, the socket member 4 fixedly provided on the box body B side includes a hollow holding cylinder 4a for holding the spherical tip end of the joint shaft 1 and a dogleg-shaped flange extending to the lower end edge of the holding cylinder 4a. And a piece 4b, the two slits 5A and 5B are formed in a communicating state at the tip side of the holding cylinder 4a at an angle of 90 °, and similarly, a boss portion provided in the box body B. Although it is configured to be screwed to the B2 through the through hole 6, particularly with respect to the fixed state of the socket member 4, as shown in the drawing, the two slits 5A and 5B are provided.
Only the tip of the holding cylinder 4a formed with
It should be projected upward from the guide hole 7. Note that the socket member 4 is preferably made of metal because a considerable load may be applied when the lid L is opened and closed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the holding cylinder 4 of the socket member 4 which is previously fixed to the box body B side.
Insert the joint shaft 1 into the
If the male screw portion 1a of 1 is screwed into the female screw portion 2a of the bracket 2, the joint shaft 1 and the socket member 4 are rotatably joined without the risk of coming off, and thereafter, the bracket 2 is in the same manner as described above. By fixing the lid L to the side of the box, the reliable connection between the lid L and the box body B can be easily obtained, and the pivoting operation of the lid L can be performed to move the joint shaft 1 into the slit 5A on one side of the socket member 4. When it is rotated inward, the lid L can be opened rearward in the box body B, and conversely, when the joint shaft 1 is rotated in the other slit 5B of the socket member 4, the lid L is moved rightward in the box body B. It can be opened.

In addition to this, in this embodiment, on the premise of such a configuration, two corners adjacent to the corners connected to the socket member 4 by the joint shaft 1, that is, A releasable locking means composed of the following operation switch 9 and striker 15 is provided in a state of being orthogonal to the corners of the lid L side and the right front end and the left rear end of the box body B. The striker 15 and the striker 15 are also used as a pivot hinge of the lid L that cooperates with the joint shaft 1. In the embodiment, the operation switch 9 is provided on the lid L side and the striker 15 is provided on the box body B side, but the invention is not limited to this, and conversely, the operation switch 9 is provided on the box body B side. It is also optional to provide the striker 15 on the lid L side depending on the implementation.

As shown in FIG. 5, the operation switch 9 includes a case 10 with a guide groove 10a which is housed in a space provided in the side walls of the corners of the lid L at two locations,
A push button 11 with a stopper claw 11a that is movably supported in the case 10 and the case 1 until the stopper claw 11a contacts the push button 11 with the guide groove 10a.
A pair of bearing portions 13 having a C shape on the lower edge side of the opening of the case 10, and a J shape on the lower surface side of the push button 11. The lock leg 14 is integrally formed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the striker 15 has a through hole 1 in a boss portion B3 provided in the box body B.
V-shaped base 16 that is screwed via 7 and shaft 18 that projects upward from the recess 19 of the box body B
When the lid L is overlapped with the opening edge of the box body B, the operation switch 9 described above is formed as shown in FIG.
Each of the C-shaped bearings 13 engages with the shaft 18 of the striker 15 in a rotatable manner, and at the same time, the tip of the J-shaped lock leg 14 is automatically locked to the lower surface of the shaft 18. As a result, a reliable closed state of the lid L can be guaranteed.

Further, in the present embodiment, with respect to the remaining corners of the lid L and the box body B, the magnet 20 is provided on one side and the metal plate 21 magnetically attached to the magnet 20 is provided on the other side. The magnet 20 and the metal plate 21 can be omitted, although the structure is provided so that the lid L can be surely closed even in the remaining corners.

Therefore, when a person seated in the driver's seat or the passenger's seat operates under the opening / closing device having such a structure, the push button 11 of the operation switch 9 on the right side of the front end is connected to the coil spring 12. When pressed against, the lock leg 14 of the push button 11 corresponds to the corresponding striker 15 as shown in FIG.
The lock state of the operation switch 9 and the striker 15 is easily released by disengaging from the shaft portion 18 of the. Therefore, if the front end side of the lid L is pushed up in the rearward direction of the vehicle body while pulling out the pair of bearing portions 13 from the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15 as it is, as shown in A of FIG. At the same time as rotating the lid L in one of the slits 5A to allow the lid L to rotate in the same direction, the side of the operation switch 9 located on the left side of the rear end, as shown in FIG. In the relationship in which 14 is still locked to the shaft portion 18 of the corresponding striker 15, the pair of bearing portions 13 provided on the case 10 side simply slides on the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15, and Since the lid L is allowed to rotate in the same direction, the lid L can be completely opened to the rear side of the vehicle body as shown in A of FIG.

When the lid L is closed, the joint shaft 1 is rotated in the socket member 4 in the reverse direction and the bearing portion 1 is rotated.
When the front end side of the lid L is pressed against the box body B side by obtaining reverse sliding on the shaft portion 18 of No. 3, the lock leg 14 on the right front end released from the locked state corresponds to the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15. Since the shaft portion 18 comes in contact with and moves inwardly, the biasing spring pressure of the coil spring 12 is again obtained on the shaft portion 18 to lock the shaft portion 18 from the lower surface side, so that the lid L is closed.

On the contrary, when a person sitting in the rear seat operates the push button 11 of the operation switch 9 located on the left side of the rear end against the coil spring 12, the push button 11 of the push button 11 is pressed. The striker 15 to which the lock leg 14 corresponds
The lock state of the operation switch 9 and the striker 15 is released by being disengaged from the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15, and thereafter, in the same manner as above, while pulling out the pair of bearing portions 13 from the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15, the lid is removed. If the left end side of L is pushed up to the right side of the vehicle body, the joint shaft 1 will now rotate into the other slit 5B of the socket member 4 to allow the lid L to rotate in the same direction, and at the same time, to the left of the front end. The pair of bearing portions 13 provided on the case 10 side slide on the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15 to allow the lid L to rotate in the same direction even on the operation switch 9 side. So the lid L
Is completely opened to the right side of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. 1B. Similarly, when closing the lid L, if the left end side of the lid L is pressed against the box body B side, the lock leg 14 comes into contact with the shaft portion 18 of the striker 15 and moves inward, and again. Since the shaft portion 18 is locked from the lower surface side, a reliable closed state of the lid L can be obtained.

That is, according to the present embodiment, even if the lid L is not forcibly opened and closed from the four directions, it can be opened and closed from two directions intersecting at a right angle, and the lid, the passenger seat, the rear seat, It has a great advantage that the lid L can be easily opened and closed, and the lock means composed of the operation switch 9 and the striker 15 is arranged on the diagonal line between the front end side and the rear end side. Not only the locked state is not released at the same time, but even if the releasing operation is performed at the same time, the lid L and the box body B are connected by the joint shaft 1 and the socket member 4 which are not likely to come off. Since it has been done, lid L
Never leaves the box body B side.

Although the embodiment employs a structure in which the corner of the left side of the rear end of the lid L and the box body B is connected by the joint shaft 1 and the socket member 4, the present invention is not limited to this. It is needless to say that one corner portion to be connected can be arbitrarily selected depending on the opening / closing direction of the lid L.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, by adopting the above configuration, the lid can be opened and closed in two directions intersecting with the box body, so that the lid is not forcibly opened and closed in four directions. In addition, the same ease of use as the four-way opening and closing can be ensured, and the device itself can be greatly contributed to simplification and cost reduction. In addition, the corresponding corners of the lid and box body are
Since the joint shaft and socket member that do not worry about disconnection are connected, the lid does not have to be separated from the box body side even if an incorrect operation is performed, so a safety mechanism to prevent separation It is no longer necessary to provide a separate device.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are explanatory views for explaining an opening / closing direction of a lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the opening / closing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, which is partially exploded.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship among a joint shaft, a bracket, and a socket member.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of relevant parts showing a state in which a lid and a box body are connected by a joint shaft and a socket member.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an operation switch.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a striker.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state in which the lid is locked to the box body side with an operation switch and a striker.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state in which the operation switch and the striker are unlocked.

9 (A) and 9 (B) are cross-sectional views of relevant parts for explaining the operation at each corner that allows the lid to open and rotate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 L lid B Box body 1 Joint shaft 2 Bracket 4 Socket member 4a Holding tube 4b Flange piece 5A One slit 5B The other slit 9 Operation switch (locking means) 11 Push button 13 Bearing section 14 Lock leg 15 Striker (locking means) 18 Shaft part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing device for opening and closing a lid from two directions intersecting a box body of a console box at a right angle, wherein a joint shaft having a spherical tip is provided at one corner of the lid. A socket member having two slits for allowing the joint shaft to rotate in two directions intersecting each other is provided at a corresponding one corner of the box body, and the lid member is provided by the socket member and the joint shaft. Is connected to the box body side so as to be openable and closable, and the joint shaft works in cooperation with the corner portions connected to the socket member with the joint shaft and between the two adjacent corner portions of the lid and the box body. An opening / closing device for a lid in a console box, which is provided with a releasable locking means that also serves as a pivot hinge of the lid.