WO2023162117A1

WO2023162117A1 - Automotive overhead console device

Info

Publication number: WO2023162117A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/007798
Authority: WO
Inventors: 友伸武田
Original assignee: 河西工業株式会社
Priority date: 2022-02-25
Filing date: 2022-02-25
Publication date: 2023-08-31

Abstract

[Problem] To provide an automotive overhead console device that suitably contributes to: improving the visibility of a display unit; improving the usability as an accessory case; and reducing the number of component items. [Solution] An automotive overhead console device 1, which is disposed in a cabin ceiling T of an automobile, comprises: a frame body 2 that is mounted to the cabin ceiling; a lid body 3 that is disposed inside the frame body; and a shaft part 4 that supports the lid body in an openable and closable manner. A display unit 5 is disposed in the frame body or in the vicinity thereof. The shaft part is structured to be: located rearward of the display unit, when viewed from the lid body; and connected to the lid body via an arm part 6. The lid body is opened and closed by the rotation movement of the arm part and the lid body about the shaft part. When the lid body is in an open state, the display unit 5 is visually recognizable through a gap G that is generated in a range of linear distance L from the shaft part up to the lid body.

Description

Automotive overhead console device

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an overhead console device for automobiles, which is arranged on the ceiling of a vehicle. be.

FIG. 5(a) is a cross-sectional view of a conventional automobile overhead console device 100 (hereinafter referred to as "conventional device 100") (with the lid fully closed), and FIG. It is a sectional view of a state.

The conventional device 100 of FIG. 5(a) is arranged on the indoor ceiling T (see FIG. 1) of an automobile, and includes a frame 2 attached to the indoor ceiling T and a It has a lid 3 and a shaft portion 4 that supports the lid 3 so that it can be opened and closed (see Patent Document 1, for example).

Then, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the lid 3 is opened and closed by rotating the lid 3 with the shaft portion 4 as a base point. configured to accommodate small items

However, in the conventional device 100, as shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), the shaft portions 4 are provided on the left and right side plate portions 3B of the lid body 3, whether or not the seat belt is worn, or whether the seat belt is worn or not. Since the display unit 5 for displaying predetermined warnings such as the opening/closing state of the lid 3 is located behind the shaft 4 when viewed from the front of the lid 3, the lid 3 rotates about the shaft 4 as a base point. A problem is that when the display unit 5 is fully opened as shown in FIG. There is

Moreover, in the structure in which the shaft portions 4 are provided on the left and right side plate portions 3B of the lid body 3 as in the conventional device 100, the minimum required opening that allows access to the inner side from the front surface of the lid body 3 when the lid body 3 is fully opened. In order to secure the vertical dimension M (hereafter referred to as the “full-open time port vertical dimension M”), it is necessary to rotate the lid 3 by 90 degrees or more with the shaft portion 4 as the base point as shown in FIG. 5(b). , is inconvenient.
Furthermore, according to the conventional device 100, the cover 3 cannot be rotated by 90 degrees or more only by the weight of the cover 3. Therefore, it is necessary to assist the opening operation of the cover 3 with a coil spring or the like (not shown). is required, the number of parts of the entire device is inevitably increased, and the objects stored inside the lid 3 move due to the large rotation of the lid 3 with the shaft portion 4 as the base point, and the stored objects may be damaged. may occur.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-117207

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. To provide an overhead console device for

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automobile overhead console device arranged on the interior ceiling of an automobile, comprising a frame attached to the interior ceiling and a lid arranged inside the frame. and a shaft portion that supports the lid so as to be openable and closable, and a display portion is disposed on or near the frame, and the shaft portion is behind the display portion when viewed from the lid. and a structure connected to the lid via an arm, and the lid is opened and closed by rotating the arm and the lid with the shaft as a base point. Further, when the lid is opened, the display portion can be visually recognized through a gap generated in the range of the linear distance from the shaft portion to the lid.

In the present invention, the automobile overhead console device further has a stopper with a predetermined height provided in front of the arm portion in the rotational direction, and the arm portion and the lid are rotated in the process of rotating the arm portion. is in contact with the tip of the stopper to stop the rotation of the arm and the rotation or opening of the lid, and by adjusting the height of the stopper, the rotation of the arm An angle and a rotation angle or an opening angle of the lid may be set.

In the present invention, the lid includes a lid main body having a size corresponding to the size of the inner opening of the frame, and a side plate having a shape rising from near both side edges of the lid main body toward the vehicle interior ceiling. a front plate portion having a shape rising from the vicinity of the front edge portion of the lid body portion toward the interior ceiling; and a warped plate portion having a shape warped from the front plate portion toward the inside of the lid body portion; , and a range surrounded by the lid main body, the side plate, the front plate, and the folding plate functions as a small article case.

In the present invention, as means for preventing contact/interference between the arm portion and the frame during the rotation of the arm portion, the arm portion is formed in a U-shape to prevent the shaft portion from It may be characterized in that it has a structure that escapes from the line segment of the straight distance to the lid.

In the present invention, as a specific configuration of the overhead console device for automobiles, as described above, a structure in which the shaft portion is positioned behind the display portion when viewed from the lid body is adopted. Therefore, the lid is opened and closed by rotating the arm and the lid with the shaft as a base point. Since the display can be seen through the gap, the display will not be hidden by the cover when the cover is open. A suitable automotive overhead console device can be provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, as described above, by adopting the structure in which the shaft is positioned behind the display when viewed from the lid, the radius of rotation of the lid about the shaft is increased, resulting in a longer rotation radius of the lid. , Compared to the lid of the conventional device, even with a small rotational movement of the lid, the vertical dimension of the opening required for the storage work The vertical dimension of the opening) can be secured, and when an object is stored inside the lid, it is not necessary to rotate the lid by 90 degrees or more as in the conventional device, and storage is performed by rotating the lid. It is possible to provide an overhead console device for automobiles that is suitable for improving usability as an accessory case in that it reduces the rolling of objects and the resulting damage to stored objects.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, as described above, unlike the conventional device, it is not necessary to rotate the lid by 90 degrees or more. It is possible to provide an automobile overhead console device that is suitable for reducing the number of parts in that auxiliary parts such as coil springs that have conventionally been required can be omitted.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which an automobile overhead console device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a ceiling; 2 is a plan view of the automobile overhead console device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2 (with the lid fully closed), and FIG. 3(b) is a cross-sectional view with the lid fully open. FIG. 3(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3(a). FIG. 5(a) is a cross-sectional view of a conventional automobile overhead console device (with the lid fully closed), and FIG. 5(b) is a cross-sectional view with the lid fully open.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile overhead console device according to an embodiment of the present invention mounted on a ceiling, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the automobile overhead console device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2 (with the lid fully closed), FIG. 3(b) is a cross-sectional view with the lid fully open, and FIG. FIG. 3(a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3(a).

Referring to FIG. 1, an automobile overhead console device 1 (hereinafter referred to as "this device 1") of this embodiment is to be mounted on an interior ceiling T of an automobile. 2, a lid 3 arranged inside the frame 2, and a shaft portion 4 (see FIGS. 3A and 3B) that supports the lid 3 so that it can be opened and closed. The frame 2, the lid 3, and the shaft 4 are all made of resin, but may be made of a material other than resin.

Referring to FIGS. 2, 3(a) and 3(b), the display unit 5 is arranged on the frame 2. As shown in FIG. The display unit 5 functions as means for displaying predetermined warnings such as whether or not the seat belt is worn, whether the door is open or closed, and other various information.

It should be noted that the display unit 5 does not necessarily have to be arranged on the frame 2, and is located near the outside of the frame 2, specifically, on the ceiling T portion located between the frame 2 and the windshield FG. If a predetermined installation space is provided, the display unit 5 may be arranged in that installation space.

Also, the frame 2 may be provided with functional components other than the display unit 5 as described above, such as lighting switches and lighting lamps.

Further, referring to FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), the shaft portion 4 of the device 1 is positioned behind the display portion 5 when viewed from the lid 3, and is located behind the lid 3 via the arm portion 6. It has a structure connected to

The lid 3 is opened and closed by rotating the arm 6 and the lid 3 with the shaft 4 as a base point. The display section 5 is configured to be visible from the front side of the lid body 3 through the gap G generated in the range.

As a specific configuration of the lid 3, in the device 1, the lid 3 includes a lid body 3A having a size corresponding to the inner opening 2A (see FIG. 3B) of the frame 2, and a lid The left and right

side plate portions

3B, 3B rise toward the interior ceiling T from the vicinity of both side edges of the body portion 3A, and the front plate portion rises toward the interior ceiling T from the vicinity of the front edge portion of the lid body portion 3A. 3C, and a warped plate portion 3D having a shape warped from the front plate portion 3C toward the inside of the lid body portion 3A, and these plate portions (the lid body portion 3A, the left and right

side plate portions

3B, 3B, A configuration is adopted in which the area surrounded by the front plate portion 3C and the folding plate portion 3D) functions as an accessory case K. This accessory case K can be used freely, for example, as a means for storing personal items such as sunglasses, cards such as a driver's license, or paper such as a parking ticket.

As a specific configuration of the arm portion 6, in the device 1, the arm portion 6 is integrally formed on each of the left and right

side plate portions

3B, 3B, but is not limited to this. The number and shape of the arm portions 6 can be appropriately changed as required. For example, it is possible to omit one of the left and right arm portions 6 .

As means for increasing the rigidity of the arm portion 6, in this device 1, the arm portion 6 is provided with a reinforcing rib 6A having a predetermined height and a predetermined thickness. In the example of FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b), three reinforcing ribs 6 are formed along the length direction of each arm portion 6 for each arm portion 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. no. The number, height, shape, etc. of the reinforcing ribs 6A can be appropriately changed as required.

As a specific configuration of the shaft portion 4 and the bearing portion 41 that supports the shaft portion 4, in the device 1, a pin having a predetermined diameter and a predetermined length is erected on the tip side portion of the arm portion 6. A configuration in which a pin is used as the shaft portion 4 is adopted, and the bearing portion 41 is provided with a convex portion corresponding to the shaft portion 4 (pin) on the frame 2 side, and a bearing hole is formed in the convex portion. and the shaft portion 4 (pin) is rotatably supported by the bearing hole. Although illustration is omitted, for example, the above-described bearing hole may be provided in the tip side portion of the arm portion 6, and the shaft portion (the pin in the previous example) supported by the bearing hole may be provided on the above-described convex portion side. .

Further, referring to FIG. 3(a), the device 1 has a stopper 7 with a predetermined height in front of the arm portion 6 in the rotation direction, and during the rotation of the arm portion 6 and the lid body 3, the stopper 7 shown in FIG. As in b), the arm portion 6 abuts against the tip of the stopper 7, thereby stopping the rotating motion of the arm portion 6 and the rotating motion or opening motion of the lid body 3, and the height of the stopper 7 is adjusted. By doing so, the structure is such that the rotation angle of the arm portion 6 and the rotation angle or opening angle of the lid body 3 are set.

When the height of the stopper 7 shown in FIG. 3(b) is set lower by a predetermined amount, the rotation angle of the arm portion 6 increases, so that the rotation angle or opening angle of the lid body 3 increases. Conversely, when the height of the stopper 7 is set high by a predetermined amount, the rotational angle of the arm portion 6 is reduced, so that the rotational angle or opening angle of the lid 3 is reduced.

As a specific configuration of the stopper 7, in the device 1, the stopper 7 is formed integrally with the frame 2, but the stopper is formed separately from the frame 2, and the formed stopper is attached to the frame 2. It may be provided in the form of an afterthought.

3(a) and 3(b), in the present device 1, the arm portion 6 has a , U-shape, it has a structure in which it escapes from the line segment of the linear distance L from the shaft portion 4 to the lid body 3. As shown in FIG. The U-shape is an example, and other shapes than the U-shape may be used to prevent contact and interference between the arm portion 6 and the frame 2 when the arm portion 6 rotates.

In the device 1 of the embodiment described above, as a specific configuration, a structure in which the shaft portion 4 is positioned behind the display portion 5 when viewed from the lid body 3 is adopted as described above. Therefore, the cover 3 is opened and closed by rotating the arm 6 and the cover 3 with the shaft 4 as a base point. , and the display unit 5 can be seen through the gap G. Therefore, when the lid 3 is open, the lid 3 acts as a wall and hides the display 5. Instead, the visibility of the display unit 5 is improved.

In addition, according to the present device 1, as described above, by adopting a structure in which the shaft portion 4 is positioned behind the display portion 5 when viewed from the lid portion 3, the radius of rotation of the lid portion 3 about the shaft portion 5 is is longer than the lid 3 of the conventional device 100, and as a result, even with a small rotational movement of the lid 3, the full opening time required for the storage work M (the length of the lid 3 when the lid 3 is fully opened The necessary minimum vertical dimension of the opening that can be accessed from the front to the inside can be secured, and when storing an object inside the lid 3, the lid 3 is largely rotated by 90 degrees or more like the conventional device 100. Unlike the conventional device 100, there is no need to rotate the lid 3 by 90 degrees or more, and the rolling of the stored items due to the rotation of the lid 3 and the damage to the stored items due to this are reduced. Thus, the usability of the accessory case K is improved.

Furthermore, according to the device 1, as described above, unlike the conventional device, it is not necessary to rotate the lid body 3 by 90 degrees or more. Auxiliary parts, such as coil springs, which were conventionally required to obtain the desired state can be omitted, and the number of parts can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and many modifications are possible within the technical concept of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

1 Automotive overhead console device (this device)
2 Frame body 2A Frame body inner opening 3 Lid body 3A Lid main body

3B Side plate

3C Front plate

3D Return plate 4 Shaft 41 Bearing 5 Display 6 Arm 6A Reinforcement rib 7 Stopper FG Windshield K Accessory compartment L Linear distance from shaft to lid M Vertical dimension of opening when fully open G Gap T Interior ceiling 100 of automobile Conventional overhead console device for automobile (conventional device)

Claims

An automotive overhead console device to be placed in the interior ceiling of an automobile, comprising:
a frame attached to the indoor ceiling;
a lid disposed inside the frame;
a shaft portion that supports the cover so that it can be opened and closed,
A display unit is arranged on or near the frame,
The shaft part has a structure located behind the display part when viewed from the lid body, and a structure connected to the lid body via an arm part,
The lid is opened and closed by rotating the arm and the lid with the shaft as a base point, and when the lid is opened, a gap is created in the range of the linear distance from the shaft to the lid. An overhead console device for automobiles, characterized in that it is possible to visually recognize the display unit through the overhead console device.
The automotive overhead console device further comprises:
Having a predetermined height stopper provided in front of the arm in the rotational direction,
A structure in which the arm portion abuts against the tip of the stopper in the process of rotating the arm portion and the lid, thereby stopping the rotating motion of the arm portion and the rotating motion or the opening motion of the lid; 2. The structure for setting the rotation angle of the arm portion and the rotation angle or the opening angle of the lid by adjusting the height of the stopper. Overhead console device.
The lid body includes a lid body portion having a size corresponding to the size of the inner opening of the frame body, a side plate portion having a shape rising from near both side edges of the lid body portion toward the vehicle interior ceiling, and the lid body. a front plate portion having a shape rising toward the interior ceiling from near the front edge of the portion, and a warped plate portion having a shape warped from the front plate portion toward the inside of the lid main body,
3. The automobile overhead console device according to claim 1, wherein a range surrounded by the lid body, the side plate, the front plate, and the folding plate functions as an accessory case.
As a means for preventing contact and interference between the arm portion and the frame during the rotation of the arm portion, the arm portion is formed in a U-shape so that the distance from the shaft portion to the lid body is reduced. 4. The overhead console device for automobiles according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it has a structure in which it escapes from a straight line segment.