JP3079244B2 - Vehicle floor console device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a console box having a storage recess with an open upper portion and fixed to the floor in a vehicle compartment, and a console box which can be opened and closed to be turned to the upper rear end of the console box. The present invention relates to a floor console device for a vehicle including a movably supported lid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in such a device, in order to prevent a lid in a closed position from shifting laterally along a rotation axis thereof and from moving up and down,
Generally, a lock mechanism is provided between the lid and the console box.

[0003]

In the case where the lock mechanism is provided as in the prior art, the number of parts is increased, and work for assembling the lock mechanism is required. In addition, it is necessary to perform the unlocking operation of the lock mechanism when opening the lid, which is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and eliminates the need for a lock mechanism to prevent lateral displacement and vertical movement of a lid in a closed position, thereby reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly operations. It is another object of the present invention to provide a vehicle floor console device that does not require a troublesome operation when the lid is opened.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a console box having a storage recess with an open upper portion and being fixed to a floor surface in a vehicle compartment, In a floor console device for a vehicle, comprising a lid rotatably supported on a rear end upper portion of a console box so as to open and close the concave portion, a support shaft is provided at one of a rear portion of the lid and an upper rear end of the console box. A bearing portion is provided at one of the rear portion of the lid and the upper rear end of the console box to allow relative sliding around the axis of the support shaft to resiliently fit the support shaft. The part is formed in a substantially C-shape with an insertion / removal opening that allows the support shaft to be fitted in the radial direction, and the bearing shaft is inserted into the support shaft when the lid is in the closed position. In the exit A protrusion that protrudes outward in the radial direction is provided, and a fitting protrusion is provided at one of the front end of the lid and the upper front end of the console box, and one of the front end of the lid and the upper front end of the console box is provided. On the other hand, a fitting recess is provided for fitting the fitting projection when the lid is in the closed position and restricting the movement of the lid in a direction parallel to the axis of the support shaft.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the bearing portion is provided at an upper rear end of an upper portion of the console box with its insertion opening opened forward. The fitting recess provided at the front end of the lid is formed into a shape that regulates the forward movement of the lid when the fitting projection of the lid at the closed position is fitted.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 11 show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floor console device,
FIG. 2 is a side view of the floor console device, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view as viewed in the direction of the arrow, FIG.
3 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6 when the lid is inverted, FIG. 10 is a front view as viewed in the direction of arrow 10 in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 in FIG.

Referring first to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, this floor console device is disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a passenger vehicle, and has a floor surface 15 (see FIG. 2) in a passenger compartment. A) a console box 16 made of synthetic resin fixed on the upper side, and a lid 17 made of synthetic resin rotatably supported on the upper rear end of the console box 16.
A part of the parking brake lever 18 (see FIG. 2) is stored and arranged in the console box 16.

The console box 16 includes a front wall 19 having a forward-lowering shape that is located at a lower position toward the front, and a first side wall 20 having a front end connected to one end of the front wall 19 on the driver's seat side and extending rearward. A second side wall 21 having a front end connected to the other end of the front wall 19 on the passenger seat side and extending rearward; a rear wall 22 connecting rear ends of the first and second side walls 20 and 21; Wall 19, first and second side walls 20, 21 and rear wall 2
And an upper wall 23 connecting the upper ends of the two.

Referring also to FIG. 5, the console box 16 is provided with a first storage recess 24 on the first side wall 20 side which is relatively shallow so that the cassette tape C or the like can be stored.
And a second storage recess 25 having a relatively large depth so that the road map M and the like can be stored therein.
The partition walls 26 are provided with the partition walls 26 interposed therebetween. Thus, the first storage recess 24 is formed to be open at the upper end of the console box 16, that is, the upper wall 23, while the second storage recess 25 is formed at the upper end and the front end, that is, the upper wall 23 and the front wall 1.
9 is formed. Moreover, at the upper end of the partition 16,
Notch 27 over the entire length of first storage recess 24 in the front-rear direction
Is provided. A notch 28 is formed in the upper portion of the other end of the front wall 19 and the upper portion of the second side wall. Is provided.

By the way, the parking brake lever 18
Is disposed below the first storage recess 24 between the first side wall 20 and the partition 26, and the front wall 19 has
Opening 30 for projecting parking brake lever 18
The opening 30 is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape so that the parking brake lever 18 can be operated.

Referring also to FIG. 6, one surface 17a of the lid 17 is formed so as to function as an elbow receiving portion when the lid 17 is used as an armrest. A first concave portion 31 used as a container and a circular second concave portion 32 used as a receiver for a beverage container such as a juice can are provided.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, a support shaft 34 is provided at the rear of the lid 17, and at the upper rear end of the console box 16, the support shaft 34 is rotated about its axis. And a pair of bearing portions 35, 35 for resiliently fitting the support shaft 34 are provided.

At the rear end of the lid 17, a substantially semicircular support portion 17c projecting rearward is provided at a central portion in the width direction, and both ends of the support shaft 34 are supported by the support portion 17c.
c is pressed into and fixed to the support portion 17c so as to protrude from both sides. At both ends of the support shaft 34 protruding from the support portion 17c, a fitting shaft portion 34a having a substantially circular cross-section, and a slight radial outward from the fitting shaft portion 34a on one diameter line thereof. A pair of protrusions 34b, 34b are provided, and the support shaft 34 supports the lid 17 so that the protrusions 34b, 34b face the front-rear direction when the lid 17 is in the closed position. It is fixed to the portion 17c.

On the other hand, at the rear end of the upper part of the console box 16, ears 36, 36 formed in a hollow shape are provided on the support part 1.
7 c are protruded from both sides so that both ends of the support shaft 34 protruding from both sides from the support portion 17 c of the lid 17 can be inserted into these ear portions 36, 36 from the front side. 37, 37 are provided.

In the console box 16, both ears 3
A metal bracket 38 located on the inner side of the upper wall 23 has a pair of screw members 39, 3.
9 and support plate portions 38a, 3 located in the ear portions 36, 36 on both side ends of the bracket 38.
8a are provided, and mounting holes 40, 40 are formed in both support plate portions 38a, 38a.

The bearing portion 35 is formed of synthetic resin integrally with the anchor-shaped clip 41.
1 is resiliently engaged with the mounting hole 40. That is, the two bearing portions 35, 35 are supported by the support plate portions 38a, 3 in the ear portions 36, 36.
8a will be fixedly mounted on 8a. Moreover, the bearing portions 35, 35 are opened forward so that the fitting shaft portions 34a, 34a at both ends of the support shaft 34 can be inserted and removed in the radial direction in a state where the lid 17 is in the closed position. It has an insertion / removal opening 35a, 35a and is formed in a substantially C-shape. When the fitting shaft portion 34a of the support shaft 34 is fitted into the bearing portion 35, the bearing portion 35 has elasticity in the diameter reducing direction and comes into contact with the outer periphery of the fitting shaft portion 34a. When 17 is in the closed position, one of the pair of protrusions 34b, 34b protruding from the fitting shaft 34a is located at the insertion / removal opening 35a. Therefore, when the lid 17 is rotated upward from the closed position, the one projection 34
It is necessary to bend the upper edge portion of the insertion / removal opening 35a to the upper end of the bearing 35b, and when the force for opening the lid 17 is not intentionally applied to the lid 17, the bearings 35, 35
The closed position of the lid 17 is maintained by the elastic force of 35.

At the rear end of the support portion 17c in a state where the lid 17 is in the closed position, a regulating protrusion 42 protruding rearward at a central portion along the circumferential direction, and a circumferential direction of the restricting protrusion 42 are provided. Grooves 50, 50 extending along the circumferential direction on both sides are provided. At the upper end of the rear end of the console box 16, that is, at the rear end of the upper wall 23, the lid 17 is provided with both surfaces 17a,
Regardless of which of the positions 17b is in the upward position, when the lid 17 is opened by approximately 90 degrees from the closed position, the restriction receiving portion 43 that contacts the restriction protrusion 42 to restrict the maximum open position of the lid 17 is formed by the groove 50. , 50 are provided.

The front end of the lid 17 has both sides 17
A pair of grooves 44 and 45 extending between a and 17b are provided. Moreover, fitting recesses 48, 48; 4 are provided at both ends of both grooves 44, 45 on one surface 17a and the other surface 17b of the lid 17.
9, 49 are provided. On the other hand, console box 16
The front end of the upper wall 23, that is, the front end of the upper wall 23, when the lid 17 is in the closed position, is selectively fitted into one of the two fitting recesses 48 and 49, and is in a direction parallel to the axis of the support shaft 34. A fitting projection 46 is provided to prevent the lid 17 from being laterally displaced. That is, when the lid 17 is in a posture in which the other surface 17b on which the first and second concave portions 31 and 32 are provided faces upward, the fitting protrusion 46 is fitted to the fitting concave portion 49 as shown in FIG. The lid 17 in the closed position is fitted to prevent lateral displacement, and when the lid 17 is in a posture in which one surface 17a functioning as an elbow receiving portion is facing upward as shown in FIGS. The portion 46 is a fitting recess 48
To prevent lateral displacement of the lid 17 in the closed position. Moreover, the fitting recesses 48 and 49 have a shape that restricts the lid 17 at the closed position from moving forward when the fitting projection 46 is fitted. Therefore, the lid 17 in the closed position has its support shaft 34
In combination with the fact that the rearward movement is restricted by 5, 35, the movement forward and backward in the closed position is restricted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the lid 17 is provided on both sides 17a, 17b of the upper end of the console box 16, that is, the front end of the upper wall 23, on both sides of the fitting projection 46.
The elastic pads 47, 47 for receiving the front end of the lid 17 in the closed position are attached regardless of which of the above is in the upward position.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the console box 16, a first storage recess 24 on the first side wall 20 side, which can store cassette tape C or the like and has a relatively small depth, is provided. A second storage recess 25 on the side of the second side wall 21 having a front end opened to the front wall 19 and having a relatively deep depth is provided so as to store M and the like. Storage recess 24
The opening 30 for projecting the parking brake lever 18 disposed below the parking brake lever 18 is
Is provided on the front wall 19. Therefore, the console box 16 which is arranged in a limited space between the driver's seat and the passenger seat and which is formed relatively high in order to use the lid 17 as an armrest, is used for storing the cassette tape C, the road map M, etc., and the parking brake. The arrangement of the lever 18 can be made compatible. In addition, a notch 27 extending over the entire length in the front-rear direction of the first storage recess 24 is provided above the partition 26 between the first storage recess 24 and the second storage recess 25, so that the width of the first storage recess 24 is reduced. Even when the lid 17 is relatively narrow, the cassette tape C or the like in the first storage recess 24 can be easily taken out from the second storage recess 25 when the lid 17 is opened. In addition, since an outlet 29 is formed in the upper part of the front wall 19 and the second side wall 21 so as to be continuous with the opening of the front end of the second storage recess 25, the lid 17 is in the closed position. , The road map M protruding from the front end of the console box 16 can be picked up and taken out diagonally forward and upward,
Extraction of the road map M and the like is also facilitated.

One surface 17a of the lid 17 is formed so as to function as an elbow receiving portion when used as an armrest. The other surface 17b of the lid 17 has a first concave portion 31 used as a small item holder such as coins, A second concave portion 32 used as a container for receiving a beverage container such as a juice can is provided. A support shaft 34 provided at a rear portion of the lid 17 is provided with a pair of bearing portions 35, 35 provided at an upper rear end of the console box 16. Is removably and resiliently fitted. Therefore, when used as an armrest, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
The support shaft 34 is set to the two bearing portions 35,
When the lid 17 is used for receiving a beverage container or a small container, as shown in FIG. 6, the support shaft 34 is supported by the two bearing portions 35, 35 with the lid 17 in a posture in which the other surface 17b faces upward. The lid 17 can be used in two ways. In addition, the two bearing portions 35, 35 are formed in a substantially C-shape that allows the support shaft 34 to be inserted and removed along the radial direction in a state where the lid 17 is in the closed position. Therefore, the operation of inserting and removing the support shaft 34 with respect to the two bearing portions 35, 35 is extremely easy, and the two uses of the lid 17 can be extremely easily performed.

Further, a regulating protrusion 42 is provided at the rear end of the lid 17.
Is provided, and on the upper rear end of the console box 16,
Even when the lid 17 is in a posture in which either of its both surfaces 17a and 17b is upward, the regulation receiving portion 43 is provided which comes into contact with the regulation protrusion 42 when opened from the closed position by approximately 90 degrees. 17 is both sides 17a, 17b
Whichever of the above is in the upward position, the maximum opening of the lid 17 can be regulated with a simple configuration.

Further, the bearing portion 35 is formed in a substantially C-shape with an insertion / removal opening 35a which allows the support shaft 34 to be fitted in the radial direction, and the lid 17 is closed on the support shaft 34. When the lid 17 is in the position, the projection 34b located at the insertion / removal opening 35a is provided so as to protrude outward in the radial direction. Therefore, when the lid 17 is rotated upward from the closed position, the projection 35b is inserted into the projection 34b. It is necessary to bend the upper edge portion of the vehicle and ride it. That is, the closed position of the lid 17 is held by the resilient force of the bearing portion 35, and the lid 17 is prevented from moving in the open direction from the closed position without permission due to vibration of the vehicle or the like. Moreover, the fitting projection 46 provided at the front end of the lid 17 is
By fitting into one of the fitting recesses 48 and 49 provided at the upper front end of the lid 17, when the lid 17 is in the closed position, the lid 17 is laterally displaced in a direction parallel to the axis of the support shaft 34, and The deviation in the direction is prevented. That is, without providing the lock mechanism, the vertical movement, the lateral displacement, and the forward / backward movement of the lid 17 in the closed position are prevented, and the unlocking operation of the lock mechanism is performed even when the lid 17 is opened from the closed position. No need to do.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the present invention described in the appended claims. It is possible to do.

For example, a support shaft 34 is provided at an upper rear end of the console box 16, and a support shaft 3 is provided at a rear portion of the lid 17.
A bearing portion 35 for resiliently fitting 4 may be provided, and the number of bearing portions 35 is not limited to one pair. Further, a fitting protrusion may be provided at the front end of the console box 16, and a fitting recess for fitting the fitting protrusion may be provided at the front end of the lid 17. Further, the present invention can be applied to a floor console device using the lid 17 only as an armrest.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a support shaft is provided at one of the rear part of the lid and the upper rear end of the console box, and the rear part of the lid and the upper rear end of the console box are provided. The other is provided with a bearing portion that allows relative sliding about the axis of the support shaft and resiliently fits the support shaft, and the bearing portion fits the support shaft along its radial direction. The lid is formed in a substantially C-shape with an insertion / removal opening that allows the protrusion to be positioned radially outward on the support shaft when the lid is in the closed position. A fitting projection is provided at one of the front end of the lid and the upper front end of the console box, and the lid is at the closed position at the other of the front end of the lid and the upper front end of the console box. Mating protrusion Is fitted to regulate the movement of the lid in a direction parallel to the axis of the support shaft, so that the lid can be easily attached to the console box, and the lock mechanism is not required. It can prevent vertical movement and lateral displacement of the lid in the closed position, which can contribute to reduction of the number of parts,
The lid opening operation can be facilitated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the bearing portion is provided at the upper rear end of the console box with its insertion opening opened forward. The fitting recess provided at the front end of the lid is formed in a shape that regulates the forward movement of the lid in a state where the fitting projection of the lid at the closed position is fitted, By moving the lid in the closed position forward by the fitting of the fitting projection into the fitting recess, and by restricting the rearward movement of the support shaft by the bearing,
Even without the lock mechanism, the lid in the closed position does not move back and forth in the dark.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floor console device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the floor console device.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view as viewed in the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. 2;

4 is an enlarged front view as viewed in the direction of arrow 4 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6 when the lid is inverted.

FIG. 10 is a front view as viewed in the direction of arrow 10 in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference numeral 15: floor surface 16: console box 17: lid 24, 25: storage recess 34: support shaft 34b: projection 35: bearing portion 35a: insertion / removal opening 48 , 49: fitting recess 46: fitting projection

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A storage recess (24, 25) having an open upper portion.
And a console box (16) fixed to the floor (15) in the vehicle cabin and opening and closing the storage recesses (24, 25) so as to be rotatable at the upper rear end of the console box (16). In a floor console device for a vehicle including a supported lid (17), a support shaft (34) is provided at one of a rear portion of the lid (17) and an upper rear end of the console box (16), and the lid (17) is provided. )
A bearing portion for allowing relative sliding about the axis of the support shaft (34) and elastically fitting the support shaft (34) to the other of the rear portion and the upper rear end of the console box (16). (35) is provided, and the bearing portion (35) is formed in a substantially C-shape with an insertion / removal opening (35a) that allows the support shaft (34) to be fitted in the radial direction thereof, When the lid (17) is in the closed position, the support shaft (34) is provided with a protrusion (34b) located at the insertion / removal opening (35a) of the bearing portion (35) so as to protrude outward in the radial direction. A fitting projection (46) is provided at one of the front end of the lid (17) and the upper front end of the console box (16), and is provided at either the front end of the lid (17) or the upper front end of the console box (16). Or the other, lid (1
7) When the closed position is set, the fitting projection (46) is fitted to the fitting recess (48, 48) to regulate the movement of the lid (17) in a direction parallel to the axis of the support shaft (34). 49) The floor console device for a vehicle, wherein the floor console device is provided. The bearing portion (35) has an insertion opening (35).
Open the console box (1)
The fitting recesses (48, 49) provided at the upper rear end of the lid (6) and at the front end of the lid (17) fit the fitting projections (46) of the lid (17) in the closed position. The floor console device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the floor console device is formed in a shape that restricts forward movement of the lid in the combined state.