JPH09267851A - Storage box device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a lid body from being opened with respect to a box main body when a receptacle is arranged in a using position, and also achieve easy structure and assembly and a cost reduction. SOLUTION: A receptacle 22 which is switched between a storing position and a using position is integrated with the storage chamber 12 of a lid body 11. Further, a lock cover 32 which is switched between an advancing position and a retracting position is integrated in the cover body 11. When the lock cover 32 is arranged in the retracting position, one end of the lock cover 32 engages with the receptacle 22 being in the storing position, and also the other end of the lock cover 32 is separated from a lock-releasing operation part 9. When the lock cover 32 is arranged in the advancing position, the one end of the lock cover 32 is separated from the receptacle 23 being in the storing position, and also the lock-releasing operation part 9 is covered with the other end of the lock cover 32 so that it cannot be operated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle storage box, mainly a console box, in which a storage chamber is formed in a lid that opens and closes the storage chamber of the box body.
The present invention relates to a storage box device for a vehicle in which a container such as a cup holder and a container can be inserted into and removed from the storage chamber.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vehicle storage box device of this type, when a lid is opened and closed while a container, for example, a cup holder is bulged on one side of the lid and is placed in a use position, the cup is opened and closed. If the holder is tilted, the cups may fall out of the cup holder, or the liquid content of the cups may flow out. In order to prevent the above-mentioned problems, for example, the structure disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-124737 is known.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A and 7B, the storage case 5 which functions as a lid.
The cup holder 52 is stored in the first storage chamber so as to be pulled out rearward. A locking member 55 biased by first and second springs 53 and 54 having different biasing forces is assembled in the storage case 51, and the locking member 55 is attached.
A locking portion 56 that is detachably engaged with the one side edge 50a of the opening of the box body 50 is formed at one end of the. Then, when the cup holder 52 is pushed to the storage position in the storage case 51 and locked by the lock mechanism (not shown) at the storage position, the cup holder 5
By the pushing operation of 2, the first spring 53 is compressed without engaging with the locking member 55, and the locking member 55 moves to the second
By receiving the biasing force of only the spring 54, it is moved to the left side position as shown in FIG. As a result, the locking portion 56 of the locking member 55 causes the one side edge 50a of the box body 50 to move.
The storage case 51 can be opened and closed with respect to the box main body 50 by being removed.

Further, when the lock mechanism (not shown) is unlocked and the cup holder 52 is pulled out to the rear of the storage case 51, the urging force of the first spring 53 acts on the claw portion 57 of the locking member 55, The locking member 55 is moved to the right position while compressing the second spring 54 as shown in FIG.
Since the locking portion 56 of the box engages with the one side edge 50a of the box body 50, the storage case 5 for the box body 50
The opening of 1 is blocked.

[0005]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the locking member 55 and the first and second biasing forces different from each other are provided inside the storage case 51 as a lid.
The springs 53 and 54 of the first spring 53 must be arranged, and a lock mechanism for locking the cup holder 52 in the retracted position against the biasing force of the first spring 53 must be assembled. In addition, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps increase, resulting in higher cost. Further, when the cup holder 52 is stored in the storage case 51 as a lid, the locking portion 56 of the locking member 55 is disengaged from one side edge of the box body 50, and the storage case 51 with respect to the box body 50.
Since the storage case 51 may be opened and closed, the storage case 51 may rattle in the opening and closing direction with respect to the box body 50 due to vibration when the vehicle is running, and a dedicated locking member ( (Not shown) must be assembled so that it can be unlocked.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to prevent the lid from being opened with respect to the box body when the container such as the cup holder and the container is placed at the use position. At the same time, it is an object of the present invention to provide a storage box device for a vehicle, which is simple in structure and assembly and can reduce the cost.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a vehicle storage box device according to the invention of claim 1 comprises:
A box main body having a storage chamber that opens upward, and a lid that opens and closes the opening of the box main body, and a storage chamber is formed in the lid, and the storage chamber is stored in the storage chamber. A storage container that is switched between a storage position and a use position that is projected from the storage chamber and overhangs to one side of the lid body. A lock member for locking the lid body in a closed state is assembled, a lock release operation portion is formed on the lock member, and the lid body has a lock switchable between an advance position and a retract position. When the cover is assembled and the lock cover is arranged in the retracted position, one end of the lock cover engages with the container in the storage position and the other end of the lock cover is used for releasing the lock. Operation part Ri and separated, together with the lock cover when placed in a forward position, away the storage compartment unit with one end portion of the lock cover is in said retracted position,
It is characterized in that the other end of the lock cover is configured to cover the lock releasing operation portion in an inoperable manner.

A vehicle storage box device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vehicle storage box device according to the first aspect, wherein the lid is attached to one side of the opening of the box body so as to be openable and closable. The inner lid body is provided with an outer lid body that forms a storage chamber between the inner lid body and the inner lid body, and that is movably assembled to the inner lid body to open and close the storage chamber. When the storage chamber is moved to the open position and the storage chamber is opened, one end of the lock cover arranged at the retracted position is visibly exposed.

A vehicle storage box device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle storage box device according to the first aspect, wherein a container is rotatably supported at one end of the storage chamber of the lid. The structure is characterized in that the storage container is rotated between the storage position and the use position by rotating the container around the support portion.

Therefore, the container is arranged at the storage position where the container is stored in the storage chamber, and the lock cover is arranged at the retracted position so that one end of the lock cover engages with the container. Since the container is held in the storage position, the problem that the container is loose is prevented. Further, in the above state, the other end of the lock cover is separated from the unlocking operation portion of the lock member, and the unlocking operation of the unlocking operation portion becomes possible. On the other hand, the lid is opened and closed. When using the container, the lock cover is repositioned to the forward position. As a result, one end of the lock cover is disengaged from the storage container in the storage position, so that the storage container is projected from the storage chamber of the lid, and the storage container is arranged in the use position in which the storage container extends to one side of the lid.

In the state in which the container is in the use position, the unlocking operation portion of the lock member is inoperably covered by the other end portion of the lock cover in the forward movement position, so that the lid body covers the box body. It is locked in the closed position without accidental opening.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(Embodiment 1) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a vehicle storage box (mainly a console box arranged in the middle of a front seat) 1 is mainly composed of a box body 2 and a lid 11. The box body 2 is formed in a box shape having a storage chamber 3 that opens upward, and a lid 11 is attached to the upper rear surface of the opening of the box body 2 such that a lid 11 can be opened and closed about a hinge shaft 4. Has been done. The lid 1
A storage chamber 12 is configured to be openable and closable within the inside of the unit 1.

Further, in the first embodiment, the lid 1
1 includes an inner lid body 13 and a movable outer lid body 14 for opening and closing the storage chamber 12, and a rear end portion of the inner lid body 13 has a hinge shaft 4 on a rear upper surface of an opening of the box body 2. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed as a center. Further, the front half of the upper surface of the inner lid 13 is provided with front and rear support pieces 15, 16.
The support arms 15 and 16 are respectively provided with link arms 17 and 18 which are paired in the front-rear direction and are axially attached by pins at their lower ends. Front and rear support pieces 19 and 20 projecting from the lower surface of the outer lid body 14 are axially attached to the upper ends of the pair of link arms 17 and 18 by pins. Then, the inner lid body 13, the outer lid body 14 and the front and rear link arms 17, 18 constitute a four-node link mechanism, and the outer lid body 14 is linked to the inner lid body 13 from the closed position shown by the solid line in FIG. By moving the arms 17 and 18 forward while rotating them counterclockwise, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear half of the storage chamber 12 is opened.

A turnover spring 21 is stretched between the support piece 16 and the link arm 18 on the rear side of the inner lid body 13, and the inner lid body is urged by the elastic force of the turnover spring 21. The outer lid 14 is biased to two positions, that is, the closed position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 and the open position shown in FIG. A lock member 5 is provided on the upper surface of the front end portion of the inner lid body 13 for releasably locking the lid body 11 in the closed position with respect to the box body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lock member 5 has a mounting portion 6 which is mounted on the upper surface of the front end portion of the inner lid body 13 by a screw or the like, and projects downward from the front end portion of the mounting portion 6. A locking portion 7 whose tip portion releasably engages with an engaging concave portion 2a in the upper front side surface of the box body 2, and the mounting portion 6.
The lock releasing operation portion 9 that extends horizontally from the front end of the protruding portion 8 that protrudes upward from the front end portion of the above is integrally provided. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the tip end portion of the mounting portion 6 is elastically deformed by pulling up the unlocking operation portion 9 upward, whereby the locking portion 7 is disengaged from the engagement concave portion 2a. It is designed to be unlocked.

In the storage chamber 12 of the lid body 11, there are a storage position in which a cup holder 22 as a container is stored so that the cup holder 22 can be moved in and out of the storage chamber 12, and a use position in which the cup holder 22 is extended to the rear side of the lid body 11. Built-in switchable layout. That is,
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the holder plate 2 that forms the main body of the cup holder 22.
3 is attached to the upper surface of the rear end portion of the inner lid 13 so as to be rotatable about a pin 24 at a portion near one end thereof.
A cup receiving member 25 that receives the bottom surface of the cups 30 is assembled to the holder plate 23 so as to be foldable around a pin 26. And the cup holder 22
The cup receiving member 25 with respect to the holder plate 23.
Is folded around the pin 26, and the holder plate 23 is rotated around the pin 24 to be stored along the upper surface of the inner lid body 13 as shown in FIG. The storage position and, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner lid 13
The arrangement is switched to the use position in which it is extended substantially horizontally behind the.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when the holder plate 23 is arranged at a use position where the holder plate 23 is extended in a substantially horizontal shape, the box main body 2 is located near one end of the holder plate 23. Stopper portion 27 for holding the holder plate 23 in the use position by contacting the rear side surface of the upper end portion
Are formed. Further, the holder plate 23 has a cup insertion hole 28 through which the cups 30 are inserted from above.

Further, the holder plate 23 is arranged at the use position on the upper end of the cup receiving member 25, and when the cup receiving member 25 is arranged at the cup receiving position projecting from the lower surface of the holder plate 23, the holder plate 23 moves. A stopper surface 29 is formed so as to come into contact with the lower surface so as to be separable and hold the cup receiving portion 25a of the cup receiving member 25 in a substantially horizontal state. In the storage chamber 12 of the lid body 11,
A lock cover 32 is attached to the front half of the upper surface of the inner lid 13 by a guide member 31 so that the lock cover 32 can move forward and backward.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lock cover 32 is provided.
Has a long flat plate shape in the front-rear direction, and when the lock cover 32 is arranged in the retracted position (position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2), the rear end portion 33 of the lock cover 32 of the cup holder 22 is in the storage position. While engaging the upper surface of the holder plate 23 or the cup receiving portion 25a of the cup receiving member 25 to hold the cup holder 22 in the storage position,
The front end portion 34 of the lock cover 32 is separated from the unlocking operation portion 9 of the lock member 5. Further, when the lock cover 32 is placed at the forward position (the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 2), the lock cover 32 is
The rear end portion 33 is separated from the upper surface of the holder plate 23 of the cup holder 22 at the storage position, and the lock cover 32
The front end portion 34 covers the lower surface of the unlocking operation portion, thereby disabling the unlocking operation of the unlocking operation portion 9. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a cutout groove 35 for avoiding interference with the lock member 5 is formed in the front end portion 34 of the lock cover 32. This notch groove 35
Are formed with a small groove width that the fingertips of the occupant cannot be inserted.

This embodiment is constructed as described above. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the cup holder 22 is folded and stored in the storage chamber 12 of the lid body 11, and the upper surface of the cup holder 22 on the free end side is the rear end portion of the lock cover 32 in the retracted position. By engaging with 33 and being held in the storage position, the problem of rattling of the cup holder 22 in the storage chamber 12 is prevented. The front end portion 34 of the lock cover 32 in the retracted position is separated from the unlocking operation portion 9 of the lock member 5.

Therefore, the lid 11 is attached to the box body 2.
When the lock is opened, as shown in FIG. 4, by pulling up the unlocking operation portion 9 upward, the attachment portion 6 of the lock member 5 is elastically deformed, and the locking portion 7 of the lock body 5 is attached to the box body 2. The lid 11 is disengaged from the engaging recess 2a and unlocked, and the lid 11 is opened around the hinge shaft 4 as shown by the chain line in FIG. Further, the opened lid body 11 is closed to the original closed position, so that the locking portion 7 of the lock member 5 is closed.
The lid 11 is elastically engaged with the engaging recess 2a of the box, and the lid 11 is locked at the closed position with respect to the box body 2 based on the engaging force.

When using the cup holder 22, first,
As shown in FIG. 2, the outer lid body 14 is moved forward with respect to the inner lid body 13 while rotating the pair of link arms 17 and 18 in the counterclockwise direction, and is placed in the open position. Is opened. In this state, it is visually confirmed that the rear end portion 33 of the lock cover 32 is engaged with the cup holder 22 in the storage position, and it is confirmed that the lock cover 32 is arranged in the retracted position. Here, the rear end portion 3 of the lock cover 32 is moved by manually moving the lock cover 32 in the retracted position to the forward position.
3 separates from the cup holder 22.

After that, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 2, the holder plate 23 of the cup holder 22 is rotated clockwise around the pin 24 and is extended to the outside of the inner lid 13 in a substantially horizontal use position. Will be placed. Also, the cup receiving member 2
5 is rotated downward about the pin 26 by its own weight and is arranged at the cup receiving position. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the outer lid body 14 is closed with respect to the inner lid body 13.

Cup holder 2 arranged in the above-mentioned use position
2, the cup insertion hole 2 of the holder plate 23
The cups 30 are inserted into the cup 8, and the bottom surfaces of the cups 30 are received by the cup receiving portion 25 a of the cup receiving member 25. When the cup holder 22 in the storage position is switched to the use position, the lock cover 32 is moved to the forward position as described above, and the front end portion 34 of the lock cover 32 operates to unlock the lock member 5. The part 9 is inoperably covered. For this reason, in the state where the cup holder 22 is placed in the use position, the problem that the lid 11 is unexpectedly opened with respect to the box body 2 is prevented, and the lid 11 is locked in the closed position by the lock member 5.

Although the case in which the container is the cup holder 22 is illustrated in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the container may be configured by a container, an ashtray, a tray, or the like.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By selectively arranging the lock cover between the forward position and the backward position, the function of locking the container in the retracted position and the function of disabling the lock release operation part of the lock member can be selected. It can be provided, and the structure and assembly are simple and can be provided at a low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention and showing a state in which a cup holder is arranged at a use position overhanging to the rear side of a lid body.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which the outer lid is moved with respect to the inner lid and the storage chamber is opened.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which the lid is closed with respect to the box body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lock member is unlocked by the unlocking operation section.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the assembling relationship of the lock member, the lock cover and the guide member in the same manner.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a conventional storage box.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the action of a locking member that locks the lid body to the box body in a disengageable manner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Box Main Body 3 Storage Room 5 Lock Member 7 Locking Section 9 Lock Release Operation Section 11 Lid 12 Storage Room 13 Inner Lid 14 Outer Lid 22 Cup Holder (Storage Container) 32 Lock Cover 33 Rear End 34 Front End

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A box main body having a storage chamber that opens upward, and a lid that opens and closes the opening of the box main body, and a storage chamber is formed in the lid, and the storage chamber includes: A storage container that is switched between a storage position stored in the storage chamber and a use position protruding from the storage chamber and extended to one side of the lid is incorporated. A lock member for locking the lid body in a closed state is attached to the box body,
An unlocking operation portion is formed on the lock member, and a lock cover that is switched between an advance position and a retract position is attached to the lid body, and the lock cover is disposed at the retract position. At one time, one end of the lock cover engages with the container in the storage position, and the other end of the lock cover separates from the lock releasing operation part, and the lock cover is placed in the forward position. Sometimes, one end of the lock cover is separated from the container in the storage position, and the other end of the lock cover inoperably covers the unlocking operation portion. Vehicle storage box device. 2. The vehicle storage box device according to claim 1, wherein the lid body is provided between an inner lid body rotatably mounted on one side of the opening of the box body so as to be openable and closable. And an outer lid body that is movably assembled to the inner lid body and opens and closes the storage chamber, and when the outer lid body is moved to the open position and the storage chamber is opened. A storage box device for a vehicle, characterized in that one end of a lock cover arranged at a retracted position is visibly exposed. 3. The vehicle storage box device according to claim 1, wherein a container is rotatably supported at one end of the storage chamber of the lid, and the container rotates about the support. A storage box device for a vehicle, which is configured to be switched between a storage position and a use position by being operated.