WO2014124730A1

WO2014124730A1 - Center console for a motor vehicle

Info

Publication number: WO2014124730A1
Application number: PCT/EP2014/000170
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rajat KUMAR PANDA; Ulrich Walther
Original assignee: Daimler Ag
Priority date: 2013-02-12
Filing date: 2014-01-23
Publication date: 2014-08-21
Also published as: GB201302496D0; GB2510648A

Abstract

The invention relates to a center console (12) for a motor vehicle (10), comprising a receptacle and a cover element (18) which is mounted on the receptacle (14) via a bearing device and which can be swiveled into an open position and into a closed position, in which the receptacle is closed, and back. The bearing device provides at least one first swivel axis (S1, S3) and at least one second swivel axis (S2, S4) about which the cover element (18) can be swiveled, the at least two swivel axes (S1, S2, S3, S4) being different from each other.

Description

Center console for a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a center console for a motor vehicle, which comprises a container and a cover element. The cover element is mounted on the container via a bearing device. The cover element can be pivoted into an open position and into a closed position closing the container and back.

With such a center console, it is difficult to ensure accessibility to a storage space or receiving space provided by the container for vehicle occupants located on different seats in the motor vehicle. From the prior art center consoles are known in this context, in which the container is displaceable in the passenger compartment to an improved

To achieve accessibility.

Thus, DE 102 08 886 A1 describes a center console for a motor vehicle, which consists of a longitudinally of the vehicle extending through the passenger compartment and resting on supports pair of rails and a plurality of movable containers. The containers can be provided with lids, which are padded and can serve as an armrest.

The DE 103 34 999 A1 describes a center console, which is displaceable from a front end position between the front seats of a vehicle in the vehicle longitudinal direction to the rear in a rear end position, ie before or between rear seats of the vehicle.

From DE 10 2006 030 476 A1, furthermore, a center console for a vehicle is known which comprises a pair of free-standing hangers. In a horizontally disposed portion of the respective bracket a guide is provided. Along the guide, inserts of the center console can be moved. Object of the present invention is to provide a center console of the type mentioned, in which with particularly simple means for improved

Accessibility is provided to a provided through the container storage space.

This object is achieved by a center console having the features of patent claim 1. Advantageous embodiments with expedient developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

In the center console according to the invention, at least one first pivot axis and at least one second pivot axis are provided by the bearing device, about which the cover element is pivotable. Here, the at least two pivot axes differ from each other. In other words, the at least two pivot axes do not coincide with each other, but they may, in particular parallel, be spaced apart from one another or extend transversely, in particular perpendicular, to each other. Because the cover element can be pivoted about at least two different pivot axes, a storage space provided by the container is accessible from at least two different directions. Thus, an individual, private access to the storage space can be ensured for vehicle occupants located at different places in the motor vehicle. Furthermore, access to the storage space is particularly convenient for the vehicle occupants located in different places.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, at least one of

Pivot axes in the installed position of the center console closer to a vehicle rear than a vehicle front, wherein at least one more of the pivot axes of the vehicle front is closer than the rear of the vehicle. By pivoting the lid member to the vehicle rear closer pivot axis so the accessibility to the receiving space for front passengers of the motor vehicle can be ensured. By pivoting the cover element about the vehicle front closer pivot axis, however, rear passengers can particularly well access to the container located in the container or store items in the container. This applies in particular if the two pivot axes extend in the installed position of the center console in the vehicle transverse direction.

Additionally or alternatively, at least one of the pivot axes in the installed position of the center console of a passenger side of the motor vehicle can be closer than a driver side of the vehicle Motor vehicle, wherein at least one more of the pivot axes of the driver's side is closer than the passenger side. Such an arrangement of the pivot axes can be particularly well ensured that the driver on the one hand and the passenger on the other hand can gain access to the container closable with the lid member particularly good by the lid member is pivoted about the respective pivot axis in the open position.

As further advantageous, it has been shown when the container has four side walls, wherein the at least one first pivot axis and the at least one second

Pivot axis are arranged on a respective upper edge of at least two of the side walls. Then the container can be closed particularly well by pivoting the lid member about the respective pivot axis.

Preferably, a pivot axis is present at each of the upper edges of the four side walls, so that the lid member can be selectively pivoted about one of these four pivot axes in the open position. Then there is a particularly great flexibility in providing the accessibility to the storage space of the container.

This is particularly easy to implement if the container is substantially cuboid, the four side walls thus include right angles. Then also two of the pivot axes are perpendicular to each other.

The bearing device preferably comprises at least one ball joint with a ball body arranged on the cover element and with a receptacle for the ball body arranged on the receptacle. By such a ball joint, namely, the different pivot axes for the cover element can be particularly simple

provide.

It has proven to be advantageous if in the ball body, a first guide and a second guide are provided, along which a first element and a second element can be guided, wherein the two elements protrude in each case via a main body of the receptacle. When pivoting around the at least one first

Pivot axis is the first element led in the first guide. By contrast, the second element is stationary in the second guide. In addition, the second element here comes to lie on the at least one first pivot axis. Thus, a fulcrum is provided by the second element. Characterized in that when pivoting about the first pivot axis, the first element is guided in the first guide, can be a achieve particularly well-defined pivoting movement when pivoting the lid member in the open position and back to the closed position.

In an analogous manner, when pivoting about the at least one second pivot axis, the second element is guided in the second guide. During this pivoting about the at least one second pivot axis, the first element comes to lie on the at least one second pivot axis, and the first element is stationary in the first guide. Here then a fulcrum is provided by the first element. At the

Pivoting about this lying on the second pivot axis fulcrum but the second element is performed in the second guide. This ensures a particularly accurate movement of the cover element.

In a plan view from above onto the spherical body, the two guides can in particular form an L, ie perpendicular to each other and have a common end point, which is then reached by the respective element when the lid member is fully pivoted into the open position. Such a design of the spherical body with the guides is a particularly robust

Provided storage device, and the pivoting about the respective pivot axis is particularly reliable.

Preferably, the main body of the receptacle in a first position can be brought, in which the two elements are arranged in the two guides, and in a second position in which the spherical body is movable by pivoting the lid member in the open position out of the receptacle. Thus, not only two pivot axes are provided in the ball body, but the ball body itself can be pivoted upon pivoting of the lid member in the open position about a further pivot axis. This ensures a particularly flexible movement of the cover element about the different pivot axes.

Preferably, in the second position, the two elements are arranged in further guides, which are provided in the ball body. These guides are open against a direction of movement, which by pivoting the

Cover element is given in the open position. Then, namely, the two elements can be from the opposite to the direction of movement open guides

move out, and yet the movement of the cover element takes place during

Pivoting in the direction of movement initially guided by the other guides. The main body of the recording can in particular by a twisting around a

Vertical axis be brought into the second position. Then, namely, the body can be designed to be particularly stable and resilient.

The rotation of the body about the vertical axis can be effected by means of a tension element. The latter can be actuated, for example, by an operator, who wants to pivot the lid member about a certain pivot axis, actuates a lever. As a result of this operation, the tension element then exerts a pull on the base body. Thus, the twisting of the body can be done very easily.

Finally, it has proven to be advantageous if the container of the center console is displaceable in one direction, which in the installation position of the center console at least in

Substantially coincides with a vehicle longitudinal direction. Then namely the accessibility to the storage space provided by the container can be further improved, since the container can be moved as desired in the direction of the vehicle front or further towards the rear of the vehicle.

The features and feature combinations mentioned above in the description as well as the features and feature combinations mentioned below in the description of the figures and / or shown alone in the figures are not only in the respectively indicated combination but also in other combinations or in

Used alone, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the

Claims, the following description of preferred embodiments and with reference to the drawings. Showing:

Fig. 1 in a side view of a motor vehicle with a center console, which a

Container and a container closing lid comprises;

FIG. 2 shows a corner region of the cover of the center console in a perspective view; FIG.

3 shows the ball body received in a receptacle, a ball joint, which is provided in respective corner regions of the center console; Fig. 4, the center console of FIG. 1 in a plan view from above on the

Cover;

Fig. 5 pivoted about a first pivot axis in an open position

Lid according to FIG. 4;

Fig. 6 pivoted about a second pivot axis in the open position

Lid according to FIG. 4;

7 shows components of the ball joint in an enlarged plan view and in an enlarged perspective view;

Fig. 8 in a perspective view and in a plan view in the recording of

Ball joint received ball body, wherein the receptacle is in a position in which the ball body can be selectively pivoted about one of two pivot axes, which pass through the ball body;

Fig. 9 shows a mechanism for rotating a main body of the receptacle for the spherical body, wherein the rotation is effected by operating a cable coupled to a cable lever;

10 is a perspective view and a plan view relative to FIG

Spherical body twisted body of the recording;

Fig. 11, the moving out of the ball body from the receptacle after the

Rotating the body of the receptacle into the position shown in FIG. 10;

12 shows the spherical body with non-rotatably connected thereto rod in three different views.

Fig. 13 shows the motor vehicle of FIG. 1 in a plan view, in which the possible

Pivoting movements when opening the lid of the center console are illustrated, in addition, a displacement of the Container of the center console in the direction of the rear of the vehicle

is illustrated; and

Fig. 14, the displacement of the container of the center console together with the

Cover towards the rear of the vehicle.

In Fig. 1, a motor vehicle 10 is shown, in which between two front seats a center console 12 is arranged. The center console 12 comprises a container 14 through which a receiving space 16 is provided. The receiving space 16 may be divided into a plurality of subspaces. For closing the container 14, a lid 18 is provided. This can be padded, so when closed

Cover 18, the center console 12 can be used as an armrest.

In the present case, the cover 18 can be opened in four different directions by being pivoted about four different pivot axes S1, S2, S3, S4 (see FIG. 4). For this purpose, the center console 12 as a bearing device four ball joints 20, which are provided in respective corner regions of the lid 18 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 4).

FIG. 2 shows a corner region of the cover 18 in a perspective view, from which details of the ball joint 20 can be seen. In each corner region of the lid 18, a spherical body 22 of the respective ball joint 20 is provided, which is rotatably connected to two rods 24, 26 is connected. The two rods 24, 26 form a right angle, and they are connected to a main body 28 of the lid 18. Through each of these two rods 24, 26 extends a pivot axis S1, S2, about which the lid 18 is pivotable, ie from a container 14 occluding closed position in an open position and back is movable.

The two pivot axes S1, S2 are indicated in Fig. 3. From Fig. 3 it is further seen that each ball joint 20 has a receptacle 30 for the

Ball body 22 includes. The receptacle 30 comprises as a basic body an annular enclosure 32, in which the spherical body 22 of the ball joint 20 is mounted.

The mode of operation of the pivotability of the ball body 22 and with this of the entire cover 18 about the respective pivot axes S1, S2 is illustrated below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. 4 shows the center console 12 in a plan view with the two pivot axes S1, S2 about which the ball body 22 of the ball joint 20 shown in FIG. 4 on the top left pivotable when the ball body 22 in the ball joint 20 belonging to the receptacle 30th located.

In Fig. 5 shows the pivoting of the lid 18 in the open position of a

Viewing direction, which is indicated in Fig. 4 by a first arrow 34. Accordingly, the lid 18 is pivoted about the pivot axis S2 in its open position here.

In Fig. 6, the pivoting of the lid 18 about the pivot axis S1 of the same spherical body 22 is shown, wherein the viewing direction corresponds to that which is indicated in Fig. 4 by a further arrow 36.

In FIG. 4, two further pivot axes S3, S4 are shown, around which the cover 18 can be pivoted. All these four pivot axes S1, S2, S3, S4 pass through the respective spherical bodies 22 of the ball joints 20, which are located in the four corner regions of the lid 18. The pivot axis S1 is to

Pivot axis S4 parallel and the pivot axis S2 is parallel to the pivot axis S3. Furthermore, the pivot axes S1 and S4 are perpendicular to the

Swivel axes S2 and S3. The lid 18 may thus be to any of the four

Swivel axes S1, S2, S3, S4 pivoted and spent in its respective open position.

FIG. 7 illustrates the components of the respective ball joint 20. The ball body 22 connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the two rods 24, 26 has two grooves 38, 40 formed as guides. The first groove 38 extends in the plan view in extension of the second pivot axis S2, and the second groove 40 in the plan view in extension of the first pivot axis S1.

The ball joint 20 further includes the receptacle 30 with the enclosure 32. About an inner peripheral side edge of a passage opening of the enclosure 32 are two elements in the form of balls 42, 44, which pressed by means of springs 46 radially inward, ie towards the center of the passage opening become.

When pivoting about the first pivot axis S1, the first ball 42 is guided in the first guide 38 of the spherical body 22. Here, the second ball 44 remains in the second guide 40 stationary, and the first pivot axis S1 also passes through the second ball 44th

If, however, the ball body 22 is pivoted about the second pivot axis S2, so the first ball 42 remains stationary in the first guide 38, while the second

Ball 44 is guided in the second guide 40. When pivoting about the second pivot axis S2, the first ball 42 comes to lie on this second pivot axis S2.

From the perspective view and the plan view in Fig. 8 is particularly well seen how the two balls 42, 44 engage in the formed in the ball body 22 guides 38, 40. In addition, it is readily apparent that the two guides 38, 40 extend in the plan view in an extension of the two pivot axes S1, S2, so are perpendicular to each other.

It is illustrated with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11 how the enclosure 32 can be rotated relative to the ball body 22, so that the ball body 22 can be moved out of the seat 30 when pivoting about one of the two further pivot axes S3, S4. For this purpose, the enclosure 32 is rotatable about a vertical axis H. A corresponding rotational movement is illustrated in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 by a further arrow 48.

The rotation of the enclosure 32 by an angle of 45 ° is effected in this case by a pull rope 50, which is coupled to a lever 52 on the one hand and the enclosure 32 on the other. The L-shaped lever 52 is rotated about a provided by an axis 54 pivot point by a user of the center console 12 presses on a control element in the form of a slider 56. The depressed slider 56 presses on the short leg of the lever 52, whereby the pull cable 50, the enclosure 32 is rotated.

Due to this twisting of the skirt 32 about the vertical axis H, the two balls 42, 44 pass into further grooves 58, which are formed in the ball body 52 (see FIG. 7). These further grooves 58 are open at the bottom. As a result, the spherical body 22 can be moved out of the receptacle 30 unhindered (see FIG. 11). A corresponding movement direction when the ball body 22 is moved out of the receptacle 30 is illustrated in FIG. 11 by a movement arrow 60. The ball joint shown in Fig. 7, which comprises the spherical body 20 with the grooves 38, 40, 58 and the receptacle 30 with the enclosure 32, is also for others

Usable applications in which a first component, which is mounted on a second component, to be pivoted about different pivot axes.

From Fig. 10 is particularly well visible that the two balls 42, 44 are no longer in the two mutually perpendicular guides 38, 40 due to the pivoting of the enclosure 32 about the vertical axis H, but in the other guides 58th

Also, by rotating the skirt 32 about the vertical axis H by an angle of 45 ° in the opposite direction, the respective ball joint 20 can be unlocked to pivot the lid 8 about a further of the ball joint 20th

to cause opposite pivot axes S3, S4.

Fig. 12 shows the ball body 22 and its pivoting about the respective

Swivel axes S1, S2, S3 and S4 in a viewing direction along the respective

Swivel axis or in a plan view from above. In addition, from the side view of the spherical body 22 in FIG. 12, the course of the guides 58, which are open against the direction of movement, becomes particularly clear.

With reference to FIG. 13, it can be particularly well illustrated how the optional pivoting of the cover 18 about one of the pivot axes S1, S2, S3, S4 provides particularly good accessibility to the receiving space 16 of the container 14.

By pivoting the lid 18 about a vehicle rear 62 nearest pivot axis S2 of the receiving space 16 is particularly good for a driver and a passenger of the motor vehicle 10 accessible. The corresponding opening of the

Cover 18 is illustrated in Fig. 13 by an arrow 63.

If, however, the cover 18 is pivoted about the swivel axis S1 perpendicular to the swivel axis S2, which in the present case is closer to a co-driver side 64 of the motor vehicle 10 than to a driver side 66, then the accommodating space 16 is particularly well accessible to the driver of the motor vehicle 10. A corresponding opening of the lid 18 is illustrated in FIG. 13 by a further arrow 68. If the cover 18 is pivoted about the third pivot axis S3 in the open position, which is closer to a vehicle front 70 than the vehicle rear 62, so is the

Reception room 16 is particularly well accessible for motor car 10 rear passengers. A corresponding opening of the lid 18 is illustrated in Fig. 3 by a further arrow 72.

Finally, the cover 18 can also pivot about the fourth pivot axis S4, which is closer to the driver side 66 than the passenger side 64. In this way, the passenger can access the contents located in the container 14 particularly well. The corresponding opening of the lid 18 when pivoting about the fourth pivot axis S4 is illustrated in FIG. 13 by a further arrow 74.

Both the driver and all other occupants of the motor vehicle 10 can therefore use the center console 12 in a particularly comfortable manner, by pivoting the cover 18 about one of the pivot axes S1, S2, S3, S4 into its open position. In this case, the respective vehicle user only needs to operate the slider 56 or such a control element on the side of the cover 18 facing it. Thereupon, the cover 18 can be pivoted about the pivot axis S1, S2, S3, S4 opposite the slide 56 into the open position.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, the container 14 of the center console 12 can be displaced rearward or forward in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The corresponding displacement is illustrated in FIG. 14 by a further movement arrow 76. By shifting to the rear, rear passengers can access the content located in the container 14 particularly well. Such displaceability of the container 14 together with the lid 18 is particularly favorable in a motor vehicle 10 with a comparatively long length.

The receptacles 30 are arranged on upper edges of four side walls of the present cuboid container 14. It is thus possible to arbitrarily select the respective pivot axis S1, S2, S3, S4 located in the region of a respective upper edge of the respective side wall, around which the cover 18 is to be pivoted into the open position.

Claims

claims

1. Center console for a motor vehicle (10), with a container (14) and a

Cover element (18) which is mounted on the container (14) via a bearing device and which is pivotable into an open position and into a closed position closing the container (14) and back,

characterized in that

at least one first pivot axis (S1, S3) and at least one second pivot axis (S2, S4) are provided by the bearing device, about which the cover element (18) is pivotable, wherein the at least two pivot axes (S1, S2, S3, S4) differ from each other.

2. Center console according to claim 1,

characterized in that

at least one of the pivot axes (S2) in the installed position of the center console (12) closer to a vehicle rear (62) than a vehicle front (70), wherein at least one more of the pivot axes (S3) of the vehicle front (70) is closer than the vehicle rear (62) ,

3. center console according to claim 1 or 2,

characterized in that

at least one of the pivot axes (S1) in installation position of the center console (12) of a passenger side (64) of the motor vehicle (10) is closer than a driver side (66) of the motor vehicle (10), wherein at least one further of the pivot axes (S4) of the driver side ( 66) is closer than the passenger side (64). Center console according to one of claims 1 to 3,

characterized in that

the, in particular substantially cuboid, container (14) has four side walls, wherein the at least one first pivot axis (S1, S3) and the at least one second pivot axis (S2, S4) are arranged on a respective upper edge of at least two of the side walls.

Center console according to one of claims 1 to 4,

characterized in that

the bearing device at least one ball joint (20) with a on the

Cover element (18) arranged ball body (22) and with a on the container (14) arranged receptacle (30) for the spherical body (22).

Center console according to claim 5,

characterized in that

in the ball body (22) a first guide (38) and a second guide (40) are provided, along which a first and a second via a

Base body (32) of the receptacle (30) projecting element (42, 44) are feasible, wherein

during pivoting about the at least one first pivot axis (S1), the first element (42) is guided in the first guide (38) and the second element (44) comes to lie on the at least one first pivot axis (S1) and in the second guide ( 40) is stationary, and wherein

during pivoting about the at least one second pivot axis (S2), the second element (44) is guided in the second guide (40) and the first element (42) comes to lie on the at least one second pivot axis (S2) and in the first guide ( 38) is stationary.

Center console according to claim 6,

characterized in that

the base body (32) of the receptacle (30) can be brought into a first position, in which the two elements (42, 44) are arranged in the two guides (38, 40), and in a second position, in which the spherical body ( 22)

Pivoting the lid member (18) in the open position of the receptacle (30) is moved out.

8. center console according to claim 7,

characterized in that

in the second position, the two elements (42, 44) in further in the ball body (22) provided guides (58) are arranged, which are open against a given by the pivoting of the lid member (8) in the open position movement direction (60).

9. center console according to claim 7 or 8,

characterized in that

the main body (32) of the receptacle (30) by a, in particular by means of a tension element (50) effected, twisting about a vertical axis (H) can be brought into the second position.

10. Center console according to one of claims 1 to 9,

characterized in that

the container (14) of the center console (12) in a direction (76) is displaceable, which coincides in the installed position of the center console (12) at least substantially with a vehicle longitudinal direction.