KR102280327B1 - Sliding table module embedded in crash pad - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a crash pad embedded sliding table module. A crash pad embedded sliding table module according to the present invention comprises: a table embedded in a crash pad disposed in front of a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat of a vehicle, the housing portion being installed to communicate with a pull-out hole of the crash pad; a plate installed in the housing to be slidable back and forth; a driving unit providing a driving force so that the plate is slidably drawn out through the extraction hole; and a locking part provided at the rear of the plate to fix or release the plate so that the plate is accommodated in the housing part according to a push operation of a passenger on the front surface of the plate. According to the present invention, the occupant can conveniently and safely use the drawn-out plate for the purpose of a table, and there is an effect that it can be neatly and easily stored inside the crash pad without complicated manipulation. In addition, as the plate for table use realized with a simple and simple mechanical sliding structure without minor breakdowns and the thin housing part are compactly integrated with a small number of parts and modularized, it can be easily installed even on a crash pad where it is difficult to secure an installation space. there is

Description

Crash pad embedded sliding table module {SLIDING TABLE MODULE EMBEDDED IN CRASH PAD}

The present invention relates to a crash pad buried type sliding table module, and more particularly, it can be used as a shelf or table for placing items by being drawn out from a crash pad of a vehicle to a driver's seat or a passenger seat of a vehicle, and can be returned to the inside of the crash pad. It relates to a sliding table module that can be accommodated.

In general, various storage spaces are provided in an easily accessible location to store the belongings of a driver or a passenger or items used in the vehicle to promote the convenience of the driver or passenger.

These storage spaces typically include a glove box provided in front of the passenger seat, a console box provided between the driver's seat and the passenger seat to store cups or keys, a door pocket provided on the door side, and a rear side of the driver's seat or passenger seat. There is a seat bag compartment to store traffic maps, etc.

Although various storage spaces are provided as above, in the case of the passenger seat area, items to assist the driver (maps, food), belongings or convenience items (books, mobile devices, drinks) of the passenger seat, or items that are immediately used in relation to vehicle driving At present, there is a lack of sufficient mounting space or convenient devices to mount supplies.

In this way, it is necessary to secure a mounting space for the convenience of the passenger and the driver's safe driving, but unlike a train or aircraft in which only seats are arranged, the area around the crash pad or door trim of the vehicle is equipped with various equipment directly related to the driving or safety of the vehicle. There is a problem in that it is difficult to structurally add a separate mounting device that can conveniently mount convenience items or belongings as described above because they are mounted in a densely arranged state.

Due to the specificity of the vehicle structure, a technology for a table-type passenger seat mounting device as shown in FIG. 7 has been proposed only in recent years.

However, in the technique presented in FIG. 7A, the opening/closing cover itself, which rotates when the glove box is opened, is transformed and used as a table. Therefore, when many items are already stored in the glove box, the items are spilled. There is a problem that it is difficult to use while driving.

In addition, in the technique presented in (b) of FIG. 7, if necessary, the occupant installs a plate-shaped table on the crash pad using a separate connection bracket, so it is inconvenient to separately store the table or connection bracket in the storage space when not in use. there is a ham

Therefore, it will be necessary to research and develop a cradle that can be used conveniently and practically while structurally modular so that a separate cradle for the convenience of the driver or passenger can be added to the crash pad compactly.

An object of the present invention is to compactly modularize a table on which items can be mounted so that it can be easily installed on a crash pad where it is difficult to secure an installation space, while burying a crash pad that enables practical and convenient use and stable mounting of items. It is to provide a type sliding table module.

The above object is to provide a table embedded in a crash pad disposed in front of a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat of a vehicle, comprising: a housing part installed to communicate with a take-out hole of the crash pad; a plate installed in the housing to be slidable back and forth; a driving unit providing a driving force so that the plate is slidably drawn out through the extraction hole; and a locking part provided at the rear of the plate to fix or release the plate so that the plate is accommodated in the housing part according to a push operation of a passenger on the front surface of the plate. is achieved by

Guide protrusions protruding outwardly are formed on both side surfaces of the plate, and guide holes for guiding the sliding of the plate through which the guide protrusions are fitted may be formed on both side surfaces of the housing part.

The driving unit may include: a winding roller rotatably provided to the rear of the plate; and a spring spring having one end wound around the take-up roller and the other end fixed to one side of the housing around the take-out hole to force forward sliding of the plate.

The sliding table module may further include a damper provided between the plate and the housing to reduce a sliding speed of the plate, and the damper may include: a rack gear installed in the housing in a sliding direction of the plate; a pinion that is churned on the plate to be engaged with the rack gear and rotates; and a reduction unit coupled to the pinion to generate resistance of the fluid corresponding to the rotation of the pinion.

The plate may further include a cup holder that is drawn out to the side while being accommodated inside the plate, or rotated to the side while being accommodated on the upper or lower surface of the plate.

The plate may include: a wireless charging unit that is drawn out to the side in a state stored inside the plate, or rotated to the side in a state stored in the upper or lower surface of the plate; and a mounting groove concavely formed on the upper surface of the plate so that a part of the portable terminal is fitted thereinto.

According to the present invention, a plate that is installed in the housing unit communicating with the take-out hole of the crash pad and slides back and forth is accommodated and fixed inside the housing unit by the locking unit, and is released through a push operation of the occupant and slides out forward by the driving unit As a result, the occupant can conveniently and safely use the pulled out plate as a table, and there is an effect that it can be neatly and easily stored inside the crash pad without complicated manipulation.

In addition, as the plate for table use realized with a simple and simple mechanical sliding structure without minor breakdowns and the thin housing part are compactly integrated with a small number of parts and modularized, it can be easily installed even on a crash pad where it is difficult to secure an installation space. there is

1 is a front perspective view of a crash pad on which a crash pad buried type sliding table module is mounted according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a view showing a state in which a plate is drawn out and received, respectively.
2 is a rear perspective view of a crash pad on which a crash pad embedded sliding table module is mounted according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a crash pad embedded sliding table module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an operation state diagram showing the operation of the locking unit based on a cross-sectional view taken along line BB.
FIG. 5 is an operation state diagram showing the drawing and receiving state of the plate, respectively, based on a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3 .
6 is a perspective view showing a plate according to a modified example of the present invention.
7 is a photograph showing each of the conventional table-type cradle for a passenger seat.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing the present invention, descriptions of already known functions or configurations will be omitted in order to clarify the gist of the present invention.

1 is a front perspective view of a crash pad mounted with a crash pad buried type sliding table module according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a view showing a state in which a plate is drawn out and received, respectively, and FIG. 2 is a crash pad according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear perspective view of the crash pad on which the embedded sliding table module is mounted, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the crash pad embedded sliding table module according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a lock based on a cross-sectional view taken along line BB. It is an operational state diagram showing the operation of the part, and FIG. 5 is an operational state diagram showing the drawing and receiving states of the plate, respectively, based on the cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3 , and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a plate according to a modified example of the present invention and FIG. 7 is a photograph showing each of the conventional table-type mounting devices for the passenger seat.

The X, Y, and Z axes shown in the drawings are arbitrarily determined for convenience of explanation, not for the purpose of limiting rights. The X axis indicates the forward (front, arrow side) and backward (backward) directions, and the Y axis is left and right It indicates the direction, and the Z-axis is defined as indicating the up (up, arrow side) and down (down) directions. Each direction described below is based thereon, except where otherwise specifically limited.

In the crash pad embedded sliding table module 100 according to the present invention, the plate 120 drawn out from the inside of the crash pad 10 can be conveniently and safely used as a table, and the crash pad 10 without complicated operation. It is an invention devised so that it can be easily installed even in the crash pad 10, which can be stored neatly and easily inside, and is difficult to secure an installation space through modularization that is compactly integrated with a small number of parts.

The sliding table module 100 according to the present invention is used by being buried in the crash pad 10 disposed in front of the driver's seat and front passenger's seat of the vehicle rather than being used by itself. It may be the upper end of the glove box 20 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 so that the occupant seated in the occupant can conveniently use it as a table.

However, since the top of the glove box 20 is only an example, it goes without saying that the sliding table module 100 may be embedded around the center fascia.

In order to implement the above functions or actions in detail, the crash pad embedded sliding table module 100 according to the present invention includes a housing 110, a plate 120, and a driving unit as shown in FIGS. 130), an embodiment including a locking unit 140 and a damper unit 150, and the like, and a cup holder 124, a wireless charging unit 124, and a mounting groove 128 as shown in FIG. 6 are further included. It may be configured as a modified example 100'.

Hereinafter, each of the above-described components will be described in detail.

First, the housing 110 mediates the coupling with the crash pad 10 , while accommodating the plate 120 , which will be described later, in the inner space, and regulating and guiding the sliding operation of the plate 120 . As an element, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , it may be configured to include an upper cover 112 , a lower base 112 , and a guide hole 116 .

The upper cover 112 and the lower base 112 are combined with each other to form an inner space in which the plate 120 is accommodated, and may be made of lightweight metal or synthetic resin as a material.

The guide hole 116 is a component through which the guide projection 123 of the plate 120, which will be described later, is inserted to guide the forward and backward sliding of the plate 120, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the housing 110. (specifically, the upper cover 112) is formed to be long penetrating along the sliding direction of the plate 120 on both sides.

The guide hole 116 may be formed in the lower base 112 when both sides facing the plate 120 are formed on the lower base 112 instead of the upper cover 112 as shown.

As described above, as the housing 110 itself is compactly manufactured in the shape of a flat housing having an inner space, it can be easily installed even in the crash pad 10 where it is difficult to secure an installation space.

The plate 120 is a plate-shaped component that is selectively drawn forward through the take-out hole 12 of the crash pad 10 to be used as a shelf or table for mounting articles or belongings.

The plate 120 is installed to be slidable back and forth in the inner space of the housing unit 110 to perform an operation to be received or drawn out with respect to the housing unit 110 , as shown in FIG. 3 , the flat plate 121 . ), the front finishing part 122 and the guide protrusion 123, etc., and may be made of lightweight metal or synthetic resin as a material.

Here, the flat plate 121 is made of a flat plate shape and is a component used for a table, and is made of a single plate structure as in FIG. 3 or is made of two or more plate structures divided otherwise to form a right angle to the direction of gravity. Each plate may be configured to be tilted.

The front closing part 122 is provided to prevent foreign substances from being introduced through the draw-out hole 12 of the crash pad 10 in a state in which the above-described flat plate 121 is accommodated in the inner space of the housing part 110 . As a component, it may be provided on the front surface of the flat plate 121 to form a sense of unity with the crash pad 10 constituting the exterior of the vehicle.

The guide protrusion 123 is a component provided to accurately guide the forward and backward sliding of the plate 120, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the guide hole 116 on both sides of the flat plate 121. It is formed by protruding outward to fit each.

The driving unit 130 is a component that provides a driving force so that the plate 120 is slidably drawn out through the pull-out hole 12, and may be implemented using an electric driving force such as a motor, but in the present invention, there is no minor breakdown. It is implemented using elastic force, which is a simple and simple mechanical driving force.

As a result, the compact sliding table module 100 can be manufactured, and stable driving force can be guaranteed even in the case of external shocks or vehicle vibrations.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 , the driving unit 130 using the elastic force as described above may include a winding roller 132 and a spring spring 134 .

The winding roller 132 is a component that is rotatably provided at the rear of the plate 120 so that the spring 134 is wound when the spring 134 to be described later is elastically restored.

The spring spring 134 is a spring in which a thin band-shaped metal plate is spirally rolled on a plane to make elastic deformation and elastic restoration.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the spring spring 134 is installed to be wound spirally along the outer circumferential surface of the winding roller 132 with one end fixed to the winding roller 132 , and the other end is the above-described It is installed to be fixed to one side of the housing unit 110 around the draw-out hole 12 to force the forward sliding of the plate 120 with respect to the housing unit 110 .

On the other hand, the driving unit 130 as described above is made of a winding roller 132 having a built-in spiral torsion spring elastically supported in the winding direction, and a band-shaped synthetic resin or fabric, and is wound along the outer circumferential surface of the winding roller 132 . It is composed of a winding member 134 installed so as to force forward sliding of the plate 120 with respect to the housing 110 as described above.

The locking unit 140 is provided at the rear of the plate 120 to fix or release the plate 120 to be accommodated in the housing unit 110 according to the passenger's push operation on the front side of the plate 120 . is a component

This locking unit 140, as shown in FIG. 4, may be composed of a hook-type clasp 142 and a clasp operation unit 144, and the like.

The hook-type clasp 142 is a component formed by at least one protruding in the sliding direction from the rear of the plate 120 .

The locking operation part 144 is a component configured to be installed in the housing part 110 facing the above-described hook-type clasp 142 to perform a locking operation and a lock-release operation with respect to the above-described hook-type clasp 142 .

That is, the locking operation unit 144 is specifically formed according to the long-distance push operation of the occupant pushing the plate 120 drawn out to the front of the crash pad 10 to be completely accommodated in the inner space of the housing unit 110 . The plate 120 is fixed by the inner latch 144a that latches on the hook-type latch 142 that is drawn in. (See (a) of FIG. 4)

And the locking operation unit 144 is a hook type that moves backward according to a short-distance push operation of an occupant who pushes the front closing unit 122 rearward a predetermined distance in a state where the plate 120 is accommodated in the housing unit 110 . Through the latch release operation of the inner latch 144a, which is opened by the latch 142, the plate 120 is converted into a pull-out and unlocked state. (See Fig. 4 (b))

The plate 120 released by the occupant's short-distance push operation (removing external force after pressing) is elastically deformed by the winding roller 132 according to the rear sliding of the plate 120 (FIG. 5 (a)). It slides forward by the elastic restoring force of the released spring 134 and forcibly protrudes through the pull-out hole 12 of the crash pad 10 (FIG. 5(b)).

As a result, the occupant seated in front of the crash pad 10 can use the plate 120 as a shelf or table.

The damper unit 150 is a component provided between the plate 120 and the housing unit 110 in order to smoothly reduce the speed of the plate 120 that is slid forward by the driving unit 130 and protrudes, and is shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in a partial enlarged view of , it may be configured to include a rack gear 152 , a pinion 154 , and a reduction unit 156 .

The rack gear 152 is a component installed in the housing 110 in the sliding direction of the plate 120 , and the pinion 154 is a component that is axially installed on the plate 120 to engage the rack gear 152 and rotates. .

Due to the gear coupling between the rack gear 152 and the pinion 154 , the pinion 154 moves together with the plate 120 , which slides back and forth according to a push operation of the occupant, and rotates along the rack gear 152 .

The reduction unit 156 is a component that reduces the rotation of the pinion 154 by generating resistance of the fluid F in response to the rotation of the pinion 154, and includes a cylinder 156a, a rotation shaft 156b, and a resistance plate. (156c) and the like.

At this time, the cylinder 156a is a component coupled to the lower end of the plate 120 while accommodating the viscous fluid F that generates resistance therein.

And the rotating shaft 156b is a component that is coupled to the central portion of the pinion 154 in a state accommodated inside the above-described cylinder 156a and is installed to relatively rotate with the pinion 154 with respect to the cylinder 156a.

The resistance plate 156c is a component that protrudes from the end of the rotation shaft 156b toward the inner surface of the cylinder 156a in a plate shape, rotates together with the rotation shaft 156b and receives a resistance force directly from the fluid F.

Due to the reduction part 156 of this structure, the pinion 154 that slides and rotates together with the plate 120 rotates at reduced speed to suppress the abrupt movement of the plate 120 , so the plate 120 relative to the housing 110 . ) for smooth withdrawal and storage.

On the other hand, the plate 120 according to the modified example 100' of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, further includes a cup holder 124, a wireless charging unit 124, and a mounting groove 128, etc. can be

The cup holder 124 is a ring-shaped component that is installed on the plate 120 and safely holds the cup, and is a receiving groove (not shown) formed in an intaglio on the upper or lower surface of the plate 120 as shown in FIG. 7 . It may be installed to be used by rotating to the side in a state stored in the .

In addition, the cup holder 124 may be installed to be drawn out to the side while being accommodated in the inner receiving space (not shown) of the plate 120 , unlike the rotation folding method as described above.

The wireless charging unit 124 is a plate-shaped component provided to wirelessly charge a mobile terminal 30 such as a mobile phone having a built-in receiving coil for wireless charging, and recognizes the receiving coil to generate a magnetic field for charging. It can be implemented with various commercially available charging devices.

The wireless charging unit 124 may also be installed to be rotated to the side while being accommodated in a receiving groove (not shown) formed in an intaglio on the upper or lower surface of the plate 120 as shown in FIG. 7 .

In addition, unlike the rotary folding method as described above, the wireless charging unit 124 may be installed to be drawn out and used laterally while being accommodated in the inner receiving space (not shown) of the plate 120 .

The mounting groove 128 is a component provided to mount the portable terminal 30 on the plate 120 at a predetermined angle, and the portable terminal 30 forms a predetermined angle with respect to the plate 120 so that a part is inserted thereinto. It may be formed to be concave on the upper surface of the plate 120 .

According to the plate 120 according to the modified example 100 ′ of the present invention as described above, the occupant can conveniently and safely use the plate 120 drawn out from the crash pad 10 as a table. In addition, it is possible to mount a portable cup, charge the portable terminal 30 or the like, or mount the portable terminal 30 without complicated operation, so that the vehicle can be used more comfortably.

In the foregoing, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and shown, but it is common knowledge in the art that the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is self-evident to those who have Accordingly, such modifications or variations should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or point of view of the present invention, and the modified embodiments should belong to the claims of the present invention.

10: crash pad 12: puller
20: glove box 30: mobile terminal
100: crash pad buried type sliding table module
110: housing unit 112: upper cover
114: lower base 116: guide hole
120: plate 121: flat plate
122: front end 123: guide projection
124: cup holder 126: wireless charging unit
128: mounting groove 130: driving unit
132: winding roller 134: spring spring, winding member
140: lock 142: hook-type clasp
144: latching operation part 144a: internal latch
150: damper part 152: rack gear
154: pinion 156: reduction part
156a: cylinder 156b: rotation shaft
156c: resistance plate F: fluid

Claims (6)

A table embedded in a crash pad disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle,
a housing part installed to communicate with the draw-out hole of the crash pad; a plate installed in the housing to be slidable back and forth; a driving unit providing a driving force so that the plate is slidably drawn out through the draw-out hole; and a locking part provided at the rear of the plate to fix or release the plate so that the plate is accommodated in the housing part according to a push operation of an occupant on the front surface of the plate,
On both sides of the plate,
A guide projection protruding outward is formed,
On both sides of the housing part,
A guide hole for guiding the sliding of the plate is formed by inserting the guide projection,
The drive unit,
a winding roller rotatably provided at the rear of the plate; and a spring spring having one end wound around the winding roller and the other end disposed along the lower surface of the plate and fixed to one side of the housing around the draw-out hole to force forward sliding of the plate,
Further comprising a damper provided between the plate and the housing to reduce the sliding speed of the plate,
The damper part,
a rack gear installed in the housing unit in a sliding direction of the plate; a pinion churned on the plate and rotated to engage the rack gear side by side; and a reduction unit coupled to the pinion to generate resistance of the fluid corresponding to the rotation of the pinion. delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The plate is
Crash pad buried type sliding table module, characterized in that it further comprises a cup holder that is drawn out laterally in a state stored inside the plate, or rotated laterally in a state stored in the upper or lower surface of the plate. . According to claim 1,
The plate is
a wireless charging unit that is drawn out to the side in a state stored inside the plate, or rotated laterally in a state stored in the upper or lower surface of the plate; and
A crash pad embedded sliding table module comprising a mounting groove concavely formed on an upper surface of the plate so that a part of the portable terminal is fitted thereinto.

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