KR101652772B1 - Hinge structure of armrest for a vehicle - Google Patents

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KR101652772B1
KR101652772B1 KR1020150056525A KR20150056525A KR101652772B1 KR 101652772 B1 KR101652772 B1 KR 101652772B1 KR 1020150056525 A KR1020150056525 A KR 1020150056525A KR 20150056525 A KR20150056525 A KR 20150056525A KR 101652772 B1 KR101652772 B1 KR 101652772B1
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The present invention relates to an armrest hinge structure for a vehicle, and more particularly, to an armrest hinge structure for a vehicle, which comprises a first elastic rotation portion and a second elastic rotation portion at a connection portion between a console box and an armrest, To a rest hinge structure.
In the armrest hinge structure for a vehicle according to the present invention, the armrests are rotatably connected to the console box. In the armrest hinge structure, a fixing plate is installed on both sides of the rear of the console box, And a stationary shaft inserted through the stationary plate and the arm plate, the stationary shaft being rotatably mounted on the stationary plate and rotatably supporting the arm plate, A first elastic rotation part for automatically rotating the arm plate by a first angle around the rotation axis by an elastic force and a second elastic rotation part for rotating the arm plate at a selected position in a second angular interval after the first angular rotation And a second elastic rotation unit for stopping the rotation of the first elastic rotation unit.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a hinge structure for a vehicle,

The present invention relates to an armrest hinge structure for a vehicle, and more particularly, to an armrest hinge structure for a vehicle, which includes a first elastic rotation portion and a second elastic rotation portion at a connection portion between a console box and an armrest, To an armrest hinge structure capable of operating the armrest conveniently and safely.

Generally, a center portion of a front magnet or a rear magnet of a vehicle is provided with a console box and an armrest serving as a cover of the console box.

The console box serves to accommodate various items needed by the driver or occupant while driving, and the armrest hinged to the rear of the console box serves to raise the arm comfortably.

However, when the armrest, which is a means for opening and closing the console box, is continuously used, there is a problem that the hinge structure connecting the console box and the armrest causes a malfunction during opening and closing.

A related art related to this is disclosed in Korean Utility Model Application No. 1999-011456.

1 shows a hinge structure of a console armrest according to the prior art.

1, the hinge structure of the console armrest according to the related art includes a hinge mechanism 20 (see FIG. 1), which is fixed to one end of a console and an armrest, and a lower plate 24 and an upper plate 27 are connected by a connecting pin 26 An elastic member 25 fixed between the lower plate 24 and the upper plate 27 and exerting a force in a direction to open the armrest 22; And a stop means formed on the hinge mechanism 20. [

An elastic member 25 is inserted between the lower plate 24 and the upper plate 27. The upper and lower plates 24 and 27 are formed with bent portions 24a and 27a at mutually opposite positions to form an insertion space . The stopper 27b is formed by bending a part of the top plate 27 at a portion where the connection pin 26 of the top plate 27 is inserted.

According to the conventional art, the armrest 22 can be opened to a predetermined position by a magnetic force by the elastic force of the elastic member 25 and then stopped, thereby providing convenience to the user during opening and closing operations.

However, due to the gap between both ends of the spring and the upper and lower plates 24 and 27 or the gap between the connecting pin 26 and the stopper 27b, there is a possibility that the left and right flow occurs during operation, have.

Also, the hinge structure may not be robust, and a residual space may frequently occur, and there is a problem that a safety accident may occur during opening.

KR 1999-011456 U

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems,

A first elastic rotation portion and a second elastic rotation portion are provided at a connection portion between the console box and the armrest to open and close the armrest in two stages, thereby providing a car armrest hinge structure capable of operating the armrest conveniently and safely have.

The first resilient rotating portion is realized by a torsion spring and the second resilient rotating portion is realized by a damper spring and a damper. Thus, it is possible to prevent a lateral movement due to a fluid flow during operation and reduce noise generation.

 According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an armrest hinge structure for a vehicle, the armrest hinge structure rotatably connecting an armrest to a console box, wherein a fixing plate is installed on both sides of the rear of the console box, A fixing shaft which is inserted through the fixing plate and the arm plate and which forms a rotation axis and rotatably fixes the arm plate to the fixing plate, A first elastic rotation part that is located along the rotation axis and that automatically rotates the arm plate about the rotation axis by a first angle by an elastic force; And a second elastic rotation portion for causing the plate to pivot and stop at the selected position .

Here, the first elastic rotation unit may include a circular torsion spring, and may be installed on the large diameter portion of the fixing shaft.

The second elastic rotation unit is inserted into the damper spring accommodating unit located on the outer surface of the fixing plate and is inserted into the damper spring having a round shape including a leaf spring, And a damper in which a damper through-hole is formed.

The damper spring has one side opened, a first fitting segment formed at both ends of the opened portion, a second fitting segment protruding downward at a position opposite to the first fitting segment, Can be formed.

The damper may be a round shape corresponding to the damper spring, and may include a pair of damper protrusions formed at mutually opposing positions.

The first angle may be in the range of 10 degrees to 20 degrees.

According to the present invention, the armrest can be opened and closed in two stages by the first and second elastic rotation parts, thereby making it possible to conveniently and safely operate the armrest.

In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent a leftward / rightward flow due to the oil gap when the armrest is opened and closed, and to reduce noise generation.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an arm rest for showing a console arm rest hinge structure according to the related art. FIG.
2 is a perspective view of an armrest hinge structure according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of the armrest hinge structure according to the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view of the armrest hinge structure according to the present invention.
5 is an operational view of the armrest hinge structure according to the present invention.
6 is a view showing the rotation angle of the damper according to the operation of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the structure and effects of the "armrest hinge structure for a vehicle" (hereinafter abbreviated as "armrest hinge structure") according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Generally, a console box is provided at the center of the front magnet or rear magnet of the vehicle, and the armrest is hinged to a rear side of the console box to open and close the console box.

The console box has a storage space for the driver or passengers to store various items required during operation, and the armrest can be used to comfortably place the arm.

Generally, the driver opens the armrest in an unconscious state in order to take out the necessary items while driving. However, there is a fear that the driver may cause a safety accident because he or she is bent backward at a time due to excessive elasticity.

Therefore, the armrest hinge structure of the present invention improves the hinge structure, which is a connecting portion between the console box and the armrest, to prevent such an accident and to open and close the armrest conveniently.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an arm rest hinge structure according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an arm rest hinge structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the arm rest hinge structure according to the present invention.

2 to 4, the armrest hinge structure 20 according to the present invention is provided with a fixing plate 220 on both sides of the rear side of the console box 30 of the vehicle, The arm plate 260 is inserted through the fixing plate 220 and the arm plate 260 to form a rotation axis so that the arm plate 260 can be rotated on the fixing plate 220 A first elastic rotation unit for sequentially rotating the arm plate 260 about the rotation axis by a first angle? 1 by an elastic force, the first elastic rotation unit being positioned along the rotation axis, And a second elastic rotation unit that rotates the arm plate 260 at a selected position in a section of the second angle? 2 after the rotation of the first angle? 1.

The stationary plate 220 is installed on both sides of the rear side of the console box 30 of the vehicle and a circular first through hole 222 is formed in the center of the upper side so that the small diameter portion 282 of the distal end of the stationary shaft 280 can be inserted. do. At this time, the buffer washer 210 may be inserted between the fixing plate 220 and the body of the console box 30.

The damper spring receiving portion 230 is formed on the outer surface of the fixing plate 220. The damper spring receiving portion 230 may be formed integrally with the fixing plate 220 or may be manufactured separately.

The damper spring receiving portion 220 may have a substantially circular shape to allow the damper spring 240 to be inserted therein, and two first fitting grooves may be formed on the upper side and a second fitting groove may be formed on the lower side.

One end of the arm plate 260 is fixed to the body of the armrest 40 and the other end of the arm plate 260 is fastened to the fixing plate 220 by the fixing shaft 280.

A square through hole 262 is formed in the central portion of the fixing shaft 280 so that the arm portion 260 and the fixing shaft 280 rotate together.

The stationary shaft 280 forms a rotating shaft of the armrest hinge structure 20 and is composed of a small diameter portion 282, a middle portion 284, a large diameter portion 286 and a head 288, And is inserted into the first and second through holes 222 and 262 of the plate 260 to rotatably fix the arm plate 260 to the fixing plate 220.

The small diameter portion 282 is inserted into the first through hole 222 of the fixing plate 220 as a portion located at the distal end portion and the intermediate portion 284 has a rectangular cross- And the large diameter portion 286 is inserted into the through hole 262 and is not inserted when the fixing shaft 280 is inserted into the fixing plate 220 and the arm plate 260. As compared with the small diameter portion 282, The diameter is relatively large.

The first elastic pivot portion is preferably formed of a torsion spring 270 and is disposed on the outer side of the arm plate 260 and on the large diameter portion 286 of the fixed shaft 280. One end of the torsion spring 270 is connected to the stationary shaft 220 and the other end is connected to the head portion 288 of the stationary shaft 280 so that the armrest 40 is operated by the operation of the button 50 on the front side It can be automatically rotated by the first angle? 1 about the rotation axis by the elastic force.

Here, it is preferable that the first angle? 1 is formed at a primary opening / closing angle of 10 to 20 degrees, and the maximum angle of the second angle is preferably about 90 degrees including the first angle.

When the arm plate 260 is automatically rotated by the first elastic rotation unit by the first angle? 1 and then rotated by the first elastic rotation unit to the position selected by the external force in the second angle? 2 section, the second elastic rotation unit is stopped And is composed of a damper spring 240 and a damper 250.

The damper spring 240 is formed in a round shape so that the damper spring 240 can be inserted into the damper spring receiving portion 230. The damper spring 240 is preferably provided at one end of the damper spring receiving portion 230, The first fitting segment 242 is formed so as to be inserted into the fitting groove and protruded downward so as to be inserted into the second fitting groove of the damper spring receiving portion 230 at a position facing the first fitting segment 242 And a second fitting segment 246 having a predetermined width can be formed.

The damper 250 is inserted into the damper spring 240 and is maintained at a selected angle by the pressing force of the damper spring 240 when the damper spring 240 is rotated by a selected angle.

The damper spring 240 may be formed in a round shape corresponding to the damper spring 240. The damper protrusion 252 may be formed on the upper and lower sides of the damper spring 240. The damper 250 The upper damper projection 252 is positioned at the opening between the first fitting segments 242 of the damper spring 240 and the lower damper projection 252 is positioned at the lower end of the damper spring 240. [ (240).

That is, when the arm plate 260 rotates by the first angle? 1 in accordance with the operation of the first elastic rotation unit, the upper damper projection 252 rotates within the opening between the first fitting segments 242 The upper damper protrusion 252 and the lower damper protrusion 252 are respectively connected to the right round intercept 244 of the damper spring 240 and the lower damper protrusion 252. When the damper spring 240 is rotated by the first angle? The rotation torque of the damper 250 and the restoring force of the damper spring 240 due to the rotation of the arm plate 260 act as an equilibrium of the force of the damper spring 240 So that the damper 250 pivoted by the selected position of the second angle [theta] 2 section stops at that position.

FIG. 5 is an operational state view of the armrest hinge structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a rotation angle of the damper according to the operation of FIG.

Hereinafter, the operation of the armrest hinge structure 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

5A shows a state in which the armrest 40 is closed on the console box 30. The upper protrusion 252 of the damper 250 interlocked with the arm plate 260 is engaged with the damper spring 240 The left side of the upper side of the upper side of the upper side.

In this state, when the button 50 located in front of the armrest 40 is operated, the restoring force of the torsion spring 270 of the first elastic rotation unit acts, so that the arm plate 260 is automatically rotated at the first angle? The upper projecting portion 252 of the damper 250 is positioned on the right side of the upper opening of the damper spring 240 so that the armrest 40 is moved in the primary direction And is heard from the console box 30 by about 10 to 20 degrees.

When the armrest 40 is lifted by a user's desired position to take out the articles in the console box 30, the arm plate 260 rotates to a selected position in the second angle? ), It will stop at that position.

That is, when the arm plate 260 is positioned at a certain position of the second angle? 2, the damper 250 pivotally coupled to the arm plate 260 rotates to one side of the round piece 244 of the damper spring 240 And at this time, the damper spring 240 is stopped by the pressing force of the restoring force of the damper spring 240.

On the other hand, when the armrest is again lowered to the first angle? 1 or less, the arm plate 260 is brought into the state shown in FIG. 5 (a) by the torsion spring 270 of the first elastic rotation portion, .

The armrest hinge structure 20 according to the present invention has the first elastic rotation portion and the second elastic rotation portion so that the armrest 40 can be opened and closed in two stages and thus the armrest 40 Can be operated.

In addition, since the first elastic pivot portion is realized by the torsion spring 270 and the second elastic pivot portion is realized by the damper spring 240 and the damper 250, it is possible to prevent the lateral movement due to the oil gap during operation, .

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, As will be understood by those skilled in the art. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, It is intended that all changes and modifications derived from the equivalent concept be included within the scope of the present invention.

10: Armrest hinge structure of the prior art 20: Armrest hinge structure of the present invention
30: console box 40: arm rest
50: Button 210: Washer
220: fixing plate 222: first through hole
230: damper spring receiving portion 240: damper spring
242: first fitting segment 244: round segment
246: second fitting segment 250: damper
252: damper protrusion 254: damper through hole
260: arm plate 262: second through hole
270: Torsion spring 280: Fixed shaft
282: small diameter portion 284:
286: large-diameter portion 288: head

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A vehicular armrest hinge structure for pivotally connecting an armrest to a console box,
And an arm plate having one side fixed to the armrest at an outer side of the stationary plate and a rotary shaft inserted through the stationary plate and the arm plate, And a stationary shaft rotatably fixed to the stationary plate,
A first elastic rotation part which is located along the rotation axis and which automatically rotates the arm plate about the rotation axis by a first angle by an elastic force and a second elastic rotation part which rotates the arm plate at a selected position And a second resilient pivoting portion for pivotally supporting the second resilient pivotal member. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first elastic rotation portion is formed of a circular torsion spring and is installed on a large diameter portion of the fixing shaft. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second elastic-
A damper spring inserted into the damper spring accommodating portion located on the outer surface of the fixing plate and formed of a leaf spring and a damper spring inserted into the damper spring and having a square damper through hole at a central portion thereof interlocking with the arm plate A dam structure for a vehicle, comprising: a damper; The method of claim 3,
The damper spring is opened at one side, a first fitting segment is formed at both ends of the opened portion, and a second fitting segment protruding downward at a position opposite to the first fitting segment is formed Of the armrest hinge structure. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the damper is in a round shape corresponding to the damper spring, and has a pair of damper projections formed at mutually opposing positions. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first angle is 10 to 20 degrees.
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