JPH09132085A - Housing box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an excellent usability by increasing the practical effective capacity of a housing box. SOLUTION: A door 12 supported rotatable on a box main body 11 is provided so as to open and close the opening 11a of the box main body 11. The first and the second fulcrums 14 and 20a set at specific positions of the door 12; a cover furnishing the first and the second guide rails 15 and 16 engaging with the fulcrums 14 and 20a; and a link mechanism to link the second fulcrum 20a and the rotary main shaft 18 of the box main body 11; are provided. The first fulcrum 14 is slid along the first guide rail 15 in the first operation mode, while the first and the second fulcrums 14 and 20a are slid along the first and the second guide rails 15 and 16 in the second operation mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box provided with an openable door or a lid suitable for console boxes of passenger cars and the like, and more particularly to a door opening / closing mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a passenger car or the like, a console box is installed in a center console between a driver's seat and a passenger seat. FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of a conventional console box. In the figure, a door 2 rotatably supported by the box body 1 is provided so that the opening 1a of the box body 1 can be opened and closed. The door 2 closes above the opening 1a to close the opening 1a as indicated by the solid line. Further, when the door 2 is opened, the opening 1a is opened by pinching the operation knob 2a and rotating it around the rotary shaft 3 as indicated by a chain double-dashed line.

[0003]

However, in the conventional storage box such as the console box, the opening / closing operation of the door 2 draws a simple arcuate locus around the rotating shaft 3 set at a fixed position. Rotate. Therefore, in the upper corner of the box body 1 located on the rotation path of the door 2,
The dead space S as shown in FIG. 8 was generated, and the effective capacity of the box body 1 had to be reduced. Also,
A gap is formed between the door 2 and the surrounding member (console) of the door 2 while the door 2 is being rotated and opened (two-dot chain line), and there is a possibility that small articles and the like may fall into this gap as indicated by the dotted line.

In view of the above points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a storage box which substantially increases the effective capacity and realizes excellent usability.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage box, wherein an opening of a box body can be opened and closed.
In the storage box having a door rotatably supported by the box body, the first box set at a predetermined portion of the door
And a second fulcrum, a cover including first and second guide rails that engage with the respective fulcrums so that the first and second fulcrums can slide, respectively, a second fulcrum and a rotation main shaft of the box body. And a link mechanism for connecting the doors to each other, and by sliding the first fulcrum along the first guide rail in the first operation mode, the door is rotated about the second fulcrum, and in the second operation mode. By sliding the first and second fulcrums along the first and second guide rails, respectively, the door is rotated around the main spindle of rotation.

In the storage box according to a second aspect of the present invention, the first guide rail is formed into a substantially tree-like leaf shape in which two substantially arcuate paths corresponding to the first and second operation modes are connected in series, and The second guide rail has an arcuate path corresponding to the second operating mode on the outer side of the box body.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the storage box, the link mechanism includes a gear rotatably supported around the rotary main shaft and a hinge having one end connected to the second fulcrum. It is configured by pin coupling through the formed long hole, and operates so as to regulate the distance between the rotation main shaft and the second fulcrum.

According to the present invention, the door is rotatably supported on the box body, and two fulcrums are set for the door, and the fulcrums are slid so that the fulcrums draw a predetermined locus. . Set the first fulcrum to the first in the first operation mode.
By sliding along the guide rails, the door can be pivoted about the second fulcrum, and thus the door can be in the half-opened state. Further, by sliding the first and second fulcrums along the first and second guide rails, respectively, in the second operation mode, the door is rotated around the main spindle of rotation, thereby making the door fully open. . In this way, when the door is opened, it can be opened in two ways, and excellent usability can be realized.

When the door is opened and closed through the two operation modes, the second guide rail is provided on the outer side of the box body, so that the door draws a locus such that no gap is formed between the door and the box body. While rotating. Also,
When the door is opened and closed, the link mechanism regulates the distance between the rotating main shaft and the second fulcrum, so that
This prevents the two fulcrums from rattling and allows smooth and proper operation.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of a storage box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a console box 10 is installed in a center console 100 between a driver's seat (D seat) and a passenger seat (P seat) of a passenger car, and the present invention is applied to the console box 10. Applicable.

2 to 7 show a configuration example of the console box 10 of this embodiment. In the figure, a door 12 is rotatably supported by the box body 11 so that the opening 11a of the box body 11 can be opened and closed. In this example, the operating knob 12a of the door 12 is provided on the D seat side, and the opening 12a is opened by pinching the operating knob 12a and rotating the door 12 from the D seat side to the P seat side. Is ready to go.

A first fulcrum and a second fulcrum are provided on a predetermined portion of the door 12.
The fulcrum is set. That is, the pin 14 is provided at the tip of the bracket 13 protruding inside the door 12, and the pin 1
4 constitutes a first fulcrum for supporting the door 12. The first fulcrum is arranged, for example, at substantially the apex position of an isosceles triangle whose base is the door 12. Further, a pin 20a of a hinge 20 described later is set at the end of the door 12 opposite to the operation knob 12a, and the pin 20a constitutes a second fulcrum.

The first and second fulcrums engage the first guide rail 15 and the second guide rail 16, respectively, and can slide along the guide rails 15, 16. First and second guide rails 15, 1
6 is a cover 17 attached to the outside of the box body 11.
Is provided inside. Here, referring to FIG. 4, in the cover 17, the first and second guide rails 15 and 16 are provided.
Are formed to project like ribs. First guide rail 15
Is formed into a generally tree-like or egg-like shape by connecting two substantially arcuate paths 15a and 15b. Also, the second
The guide rail 16 is formed so as to have an arcuate path at a position close to the outer side of the box body 11.

On the side surface of the box body 11, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a pin 18 is planted, and the pin 18 constitutes a rotating main shaft. The rotary spindle is preferably located at a position which substantially coincides with the pin 14 when the door 12 is closed (see FIG. 2). The rotation spindle and the second fulcrum,
It is connected to the outside of the box body 11 via a link mechanism. In this example, the link mechanism includes a gear 19 rotatably supported around a rotation main shaft, that is, a pin 18,
An elongated hole 19a formed in a gear 19 with a second fulcrum at one end thereof, that is, a hinge 20 connected to the door 12 by a pin 20a.
It is configured by pin coupling via. This link mechanism regulates the distance between the rotation spindle and the second fulcrum, as will be described later.

In the above case, the door 12 can be automatically opened by providing an appropriate ammunition means for urging the gear 19 in the opening direction of the door 12, that is, the counterclockwise direction in FIG. . As this ammunition means, for example, FIG.
The mainspring spring 21 shown in FIG. 2 may be mounted between the pin 18 and the gear 19, and the gear 19 may be biased by the elastic force of the mainspring spring 21. In addition, when such an ammunition means is provided, a smooth operation can be performed by attaching an appropriate damper device to the pivot end of the door 12 on the opening side. Although the door opening / closing mechanism having the above configuration is shown only on one side of the box body 11 in FIG. 3, it is preferable to install a pair on both sides of the box body 11 in order to ensure smooth operation.

Next, the operation of the console box 10 having the above structure will be described. First, in the normal state, that is, when the door is closed, as shown in FIG.
4 is positioned so as to align with the pin 18 which is the main shaft of rotation,
The pin 20a, which is the second fulcrum, is attached to the second guide rail 1
It is located at the upper end of 6. At this time, the door 12 can completely close the opening 11a of the box body 11.

Next, when the door 12 is opened, it is performed according to the first operation mode (a) and the second operation mode (b) as shown in FIG. First, in the first operation mode, by picking up the operation knob 12a, the pin 14 which is the first fulcrum is moved upward along the path 15a of the first guide rail 15 as shown in FIG. 6B. Slide the door 1
2 is rotated about the pin 20a which is substantially the second fulcrum. This allows the door 12 to be in the half-opened state as shown in the figure, and at this time, the console box 10 can be used only from the D seat side (see FIG. 7A).

In the first operation mode, the link mechanism is initially fully extended as shown in FIG. 6 (A), thereby restricting the position of the pin 20a. As the pin 14 slides on the first guide rail 15 in the first operation mode, the pin 20a slightly descends from the upper end of the second guide rail 16. That is, at this time, the hinge 20 moves along the elongated hole 19a of the gear 19 so that the link mechanism contracts and the door 12 can smoothly rotate.

In the next second operation mode, the pins 14 and 20a are slid along the paths 15b of the first guide rails and the second guide rails 16, respectively, so that the lower ends of the first and second guide rails 15 and 16 respectively. Move to.
At this time, the door 12 rotates around the main spindle along the outermost position of the box body 11 so as not to create a gap with the center console 100. Further, in this case, the door 12 is provided outside the box body 11.
Since the box rotates, a dead space is not generated in the box body 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, the door 12 can be fully opened. When the door 12 is opened in this way, the console box 10 can be used from both the D seat side and the P seat side (FIG. 7 (B)).
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When the door 12 is fully opened as shown in FIG. 6C, the link mechanism regulates the position of the pin 20a which is the second fulcrum, that is, the lower end of the door 12. When the door 12 is closed from the fully open state, the reverse operation is performed. In this way, when the door 12 is opened and closed through the two operation modes, the second guide rail 16 is particularly connected to the box body 11
By being provided on the outer side of the door 12, the door 12 rotates while drawing a locus such that no gap is formed between the door 12 and the box body 11. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent small articles and the like from falling into the gap between the console 100 and the console 100.
Further, in the opening / closing operation of the door, the link mechanism regulates the distance between the rotating main shaft and the second fulcrum, thereby preventing the two fulcrums of the door 12 from rattling and performing a smooth and proper operation.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to the console box 10 in a passenger car or the like has been described, but the present invention is effective not only for this example but also for a box for accommodating appropriate small articles and the like. It can be applied, and the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, two fulcrums for rotatably supporting a door are set in a storage box of this type, and the fulcrums draw a predetermined locus. When the door is opened by sliding it to, the door can be opened in two modes, and excellent usability can be realized. Further, in particular, by rotating the door along a locus such that no space is formed between the door and the box body, there are advantages that dead space can be eliminated and smooth and proper operation can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an application example of a console box in a storage box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a spring spring according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of usage of the storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a conventional console box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Console Box 11 Box Main Body 11a Opening 12 Door 12a Operation Knob 13 Bracket 14 Pin 15 First Guide Rail 16 Second Guide Rail 17 Cover 18 Pin 19 Gear 20 Hinge 20a Pin

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage box having a door rotatably supported by the box body so that an opening of the box body can be opened and closed. A fulcrum, a cover having first and second guide rails that engage with each fulcrum so that the first and second fulcrums can slide, respectively, the second fulcrum and the main spindle of rotation of the box body And a link mechanism for connecting the first and second supporting points along the first guide rail in the first operation mode, thereby rotating the door about the second supporting point and
A storage box characterized in that in the operating mode the first and second fulcrums are slid along the first and second guide rails, respectively, so that the door is rotated around the rotation main shaft. 2. The first guide rail is formed in a substantially tree-like shape by connecting two substantially arcuate paths corresponding to the first and second operation modes, and the second guide rail is The storage box according to claim 1, wherein an arcuate path corresponding to the second operation mode is provided on an outer portion of the box body. 3. The link mechanism includes a gear rotatably supported around the rotary main shaft and a hinge whose one end is connected to the second fulcrum via a slot formed in the gear. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is configured by coupling, and operates so as to regulate a distance between the rotation main shaft and the second fulcrum.