JP6160551B2 - Vehicle storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle storage device having a lid that can be opened and closed.

  Storage devices such as a cup holder and a console box are disposed in the vehicle compartment. Many storage devices have a lid that opens and closes the storage unit. In recent years, it has been considered that the lid is also used as an extension of the armrest by bringing the storage portion of the storage device with the lid close to the armrest and making the design surface of the lid almost the same height as the design surface of the armrest. In this case, it is necessary to devise measures to prevent the lid from interfering with the armrest when the lid is stored.

  Therefore, conventionally, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example, the side of the lid close to the armrest is opened by moving the lid to the side opposite to the armrest to prevent interference between the lid and the armrest. In Patent Document 3, the lid is rotated using the gear and the rail without interfering with the armrest, and is arranged along the side portion of the storage space.

JP-A-11-91427 JP 2013-103657 A JP 2010-137765 A

  As a result of earnest search, the inventor of the present application has invented a vehicular storage device that can open and close the lid without interfering with the armrest with a configuration different from the conventional one.

  This invention is made | formed in view of this situation, and makes it a subject to provide the storage apparatus for vehicles which can open and close a cover body, without making it interfere with an armrest.

(1) A storage device for a vehicle according to the present invention is a storage device for a vehicle having a storage portion that is disposed near an armrest in a vehicle compartment and that is opened and closed by a lid.
A body member having the storage portion;
The lid provided movably between a closed position for closing the opening of the storage portion of the main body member and an open position for opening the opening of the storage portion;
A lid moving means for moving the lid between the closed position and the open position;
The lid moving means is
When the lid is in the closed position, the lid is brought close to the armrest and the design surface of the lid is positioned at substantially the same height as the design surface of the armrest,
When the lid is moved to the open position, the lid is lowered to a position lower than the armrest, and then the lid is moved to the lower side of the armrest. .

  The above "substantially the same height" means that the height of both is the same so that the design surface of the lid can be seen continuously with the design surface of the armrest, even if there is a slight deviation of about several mm Good.

  According to the said structure, a cover body is moved between the closing position which closes a storage part, and the open position which opens a storage part by a cover body moving means. In the closed position, the lid is brought close to the armrest, and the design surface of the lid is positioned at substantially the same height as the design surface of the armrest. For this reason, the lid body in the closed position constitutes an extension part of the armrest.

  When the lid is brought to the open position, the lid as an extension of the armrest is moved to the lower side of the armrest. Thus, according to this invention, an extension part can be provided in an armrest or an extension part can be accommodated by opening and closing of a cover body.

  Further, when the lid body is moved from the closed position to the open position, the lid body is lowered to a position lower than the armrest by the lid body moving means and then moved to the lower side of the armrest. For this reason, the lid is moved without interfering with the armrest.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the lid can be opened and closed without interfering with the armrest.

  (2) When moving the lid from the closed position to the open position, the lid moving means lowers a portion of the lid close to the armrest to a position lower than the armrest, It is preferable to move the lid to the lower side of the armrest.

  By lowering the portion of the lid close to the armrest, the lid tilts in the direction of lowering toward the armrest. By moving the tilted lid body to the lower side of the armrest, the lid body can be moved to the open position without interfering with the armrest.

  (3) It is preferable that the said cover body moving means has a guide rail which is provided in the said main body member and moves the said cover body between the said closed position and the said open position. With a simple configuration, the lid can be moved between the closed position and the open position.

  (4) The main body member further includes an extension portion that is provided below the armrest and adjacent to the storage portion, and the guide rail includes the storage portion and the extension portion of the main body member. It is preferable to have a main guide rail extended between the two.

  By moving the lid body from the storage section side of the main guide rail toward the extension section side, the lid body is disposed at the open position on the lower side of the armrest. By moving the lid to the storage portion side of the main guide rail, the lid is arranged at the closed position. The main guide rail only needs to extend over the storage portion and the extension portion, and the shape thereof is not limited. For example, the main guide rail may extend so as to draw a straight line, a bent line, a curved line, or the like.

  (5) It is preferable that the main guide rail is inclined downward from the storage portion toward the extension portion. By moving the lid along the main guide rail, the lid can be opened and closed with a simple configuration that allows the lid to be close to the armrest at approximately the same height or to be moved to the lower side of the armrest. be able to.

  (6) It is preferable that the guide rail further includes a sub guide rail that extends in a direction intersecting the main guide rail and moves the lid up and down with respect to the armrest.

  The lid can move up and down along the sub-guide rail. When the lid is positioned above the sub guide rail, the lid is in the closed position close to the armrest. By moving the lid body below the sub guide rail, the lid body can be moved below the armrest.

  The sub guide rail may be a rail that moves the lid up and down, and the extending direction of the sub guide rail may be the vertical direction of the main body member or the direction inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The shape of the sub guide rail may be any shape such as a straight line, a bent line, or a curved line.

  The guide rail has a main guide rail that moves the lid from the storage section side to the extension section side and a sub guide rail that moves the lid up and down, so that the lid can be opened and closed without interfering with the armrest. Can be made. Even if the height with respect to the horizontal plane is the same on the storage portion side and the extension portion side of the main guide rail, the sub guide rail can be provided together with the main guide rail. When the extension part side of the main guide rail is inclined to a position lower than the storage part side, the inclination angle of the main guide rail can be reduced by providing the sub guide rail together with the main guide rail.

  (7) It is preferable that the said cover body moving means has a link member provided between the said cover body and the said main body member, and moving the said cover body up and down with respect to the said armrest. Since the link member moves the lid up and down, the lid can be moved between the closed position and the open position without interfering with the armrest. Here, “up and down movement” means that the lid is not necessarily moved up and down in the vertical direction but includes moving up and down while changing the position in the horizontal direction.

(8) The link member includes a first fitting portion that is movably fitted to the main guide rail, a second fitting portion that is movably fitted to the sub guide rail, and the lid body. A supported support,
The main guide rail has a connecting portion to which the sub guide rail is connected in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the main guide rail,
When the lid is in the closed position, the second fitting portion of the link member is fitted to the initial position of the sub guide rail,
When the lid moves from the closed position to the open position, the second fitting portion of the link member descends from the initial position of the sub guide rail and moves to the main guide rail through the connecting portion. Then, the second fitting portion is moved together with the first fitting portion along the main guide rail toward the extending portion, and the lid body is moved to the lower side of the armrest. preferable.

  The lid can be moved to the open position without interfering with the armrest.

  (9) The lid moving means further includes an operation member having a pressing portion capable of pressing the link member, and the link member is pressed by the pressing portion of the operation member, thereby the second member. It is preferable to lower the fitting portion along the sub guide rail. By the operation of the operation member, the second fitting portion of the link member can be lowered along the sub guide rail. The lid can be opened and closed easily.

(10) The lid moving means is further provided with a stopper that holds the second fitting portion of the link member at the initial position by being detachably fitted in a recess formed in the main body member. An urging member that urges the stopper in a direction in which the stopper is fitted in the recess;
It is preferable that the restricting portion is separated from the recess against the urging force of the urging member by the operation of the operation member, so that the second fitting portion can be moved from the initial position.

  The lid is held in the closed position by fitting the stopper into the recess formed in the main body member. By removing the stopper from the recess with the operation member, the lid can be moved toward the open position.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the storage apparatus for vehicles which can open and close a cover body without making it interfere with an armrest can be provided.

It is AA arrow sectional drawing for showing the storage apparatus for vehicles which has the cover body located in a closed position based on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a storage device for vehicles in which a lid is located in a closed position. It is a top view of the storage apparatus for vehicles in which a cover body is located in a closed position. It is a disassembled perspective view of the storage apparatus for vehicles. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the one part element of the elements which comprise the storage apparatus for vehicles. It is a perspective view of a rail member. It is a top view of an operation member, a stopper, and a link member. It is a top view of the lower member of the rocking | swiveling part which arrange | positioned the operation member, the stopper, and the link member. It is BB arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the relationship between an operation member and a link member. It is sectional drawing of the storage apparatus for vehicles when the part close | similar to the armrest of a cover body descend | falls. It is explanatory drawing for showing a motion of a cover body and a link member when the part close | similar to the armrest of a cover body falls. It is sectional drawing of the storage apparatus for vehicles when a cover body exists in an open position.

  A vehicle storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The vehicle storage device of the present embodiment is disposed between a driver's seat and an auxiliary seat in the interior of an automobile. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3 to show the vehicle storage device in which the lid body is located at the closed position. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle storage device. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vehicle storage device. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle storage device. In FIG. 1 and the subsequent drawings, “up”, “down”, “right”, “left”, “front”, and “rear” mean directions viewed from a driver seated in a driver seat in a vehicle interior.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle storage device includes a main body member 1, an armrest 2, a lid 3, a lid moving means 4, and a rotating lid 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body member 1 has a substantially thin plate shape extending in the front-rear direction. The main body member 1 includes a central storage portion 11, a front storage portion 12 adjacent to the front side of the central storage portion 11, and an extension portion 13 extending to the rear side of the central storage portion 11.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the central storage portion 11 and the front storage portion 12 have a rectangular cylindrical shape, and the upper peripheral edge of the opening is surrounded by the upper surface portions 11 a and 12 a. The upper surface portion 12a of the front storage portion 12 extends in a substantially horizontal direction. The upper surface portion 11a of the central storage portion 11 is inclined downward toward the rear side. The upper surface portion 11 a of the central storage portion 11 is in contact with the upper surface portion 12 a of the front storage portion 12. The upper surface portion 11a is inclined in a direction of gradually lowering toward the slightly spaced direction with respect to the upper surface portion 12b extending in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, opening holes 11 b and 12 b are formed at the bottoms of the central storage portion 11 and the front storage portion 12. The upper peripheral edge portions of the bottomed cylindrical bodies 11c and 12c are fitted into the opening holes 11b and 12b. Each of the central storage portion 11 and the front storage portion 12 forms a cup holder integrally with the bottomed cylindrical body. The spaces in the bottomed cylindrical bodies 11c and 12c form a storage space that can store a beverage container together with the spaces in the central storage portion 11 and the front storage portion 12.

  The extending portion 13 has a thin plate shape and extends rearward from the central storage portion 11. The extending part 13 extends in parallel with the inclination direction of the upper surface part 11 a of the central storage part 11. In other words, the extending portion 13 is inclined in a direction downward toward the rear side.

  On the left and right sides of the central storage portion 11 and the extension portion 13 of the main body member 1, a pair of side walls 14 a facing each other are erected. A side wall 14 b is erected on the rear side of the extending portion 13. A holding wall 14c is erected on the inner side in the left-right direction of the side wall 14a with a slight gap therebetween. A pair of rail members 15 are fixed to the left and right sides of the main body member 1 by inserting thin wall portions 15f formed in the lower portion of the rail member 15 into the gap between the side wall 14a and the holding wall 14c. Each rail member 15 has an elongated shape in the front-rear direction, and the upper-end peripheral edge of each rail member 15 is gradually increased toward the center.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the left and right sides and the rear side of the main body are surrounded by the armrest 2. The armrest 2 has a design surface at a position shown by hatching of the two-dot chain line in FIG. The armrest 2 has a recess 20 in a portion where the main body member 1 is disposed. The periphery of the recess 20 is fastened to the fixing portions 19 formed on the left and right sides of the main body member 1 with bolts. The upper surface of the armrest 2 and the upper surface of the lid 3 are both covered with a soft skin material. The skin material covering the armrest 2 and the lid 3 constitutes the design surface 2 a of the armrest 2 and the design surface 3 a of the lid 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front storage portion 12 of the main body member 1 is covered with a rotating lid 5 so as to be opened and closed.

  The central housing portion 11 of the main body member 1 is covered with a lid 3 so as to be opened and closed. The lid 3 moves between a closed position (FIG. 1) that covers the central storage portion 11 and an open position (FIG. 13) that opens the central storage portion 11. The lid 3 has a swing part 31 and a slide part 32. The swinging portion 31 is composed of an upper member 33 and a lower member 34. When the lid 3 is in the closed position, the design surface of the upper member 33 is located at the same height as the design surface of the armrest 2 and is close to each other to form an extension portion of the armrest 2. The lid 3 is a movable armrest that moves between a closed position and an open position. The lid 3 functions as an extension of the armrest 2 when it is in the closed position, and is stored below the armrest 2 when it is in the open position.

As shown in FIG. 4, a recess 33 c that is recessed rearward is formed on the front side of the upper member 33. A support member 35 is fixed to the recess 33c . The support member 35 includes a flat bottom surface 35a, side walls 35b erected on both right and left sides, a through hole 35c that opens to the rear side, a flange portion 35d formed on the upper end of the side wall 35b and the through hole 35c. And have. The flange portion 35 d covers the periphery of the concave portion 33 c of the upper member 33 . The fitting portions 35e (FIG. 7) projecting to the left and right sides on the rear side of the flange portion 35d are fixed to the upper member 33 by being fitted to the periphery of the concave portion 33c of the upper member 33.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an opening 34 a is formed at the center of the lower member 34 in the front-rear direction. The front and back of the opening 34a are surrounded by a pair of opposing walls 34r that face each other. A receiving portion 34b protrudes from the facing wall 34r on the front side toward the opening 34a. The receiving portion 34b extends in the left-right direction of the lower member 34, and is formed by a bottom wall 34c and a standing wall 34q. A connecting portion 34d that connects the standing wall 34q of the receiving portion 34b and the opposing wall 34r on the rear side is formed at the left and right central portion of the lower member 34 across the opening 34a. The connecting portion 34d includes a link holding hole 34e formed on the left and right side walls, and a box-shaped operation holding portion 34f provided on the upper side of the connecting portion 34d. The front side wall of the operation holding portion 34f includes a hole 34g formed at the center in the left-right direction and a pair of slits 34h formed at the outer side in the left-right direction of the hole 34g.

  As shown in FIG. 4, side walls 33 a project downward from the left and right peripheral edges and the rear peripheral edge of the upper member 33. Side walls 34 i are provided upward on the left and right peripheral edges and rear peripheral edge of the lower member 34. The lower end of the side wall 33a of the upper member 33 faces the upper end of the side wall 34i of the lower member 34, and is arranged in a state of being close to or in contact with each other. Small holes 34j are opened on the left and right sides of the lower member 34 on the front side and the rear side, respectively. A cylindrical fixing portion 33b projects downward from a portion of the upper member 33 facing the small hole 34j. By screwing the screw 31a through the small hole 34j, the upper member 33 and the lower member 34 are integrally fixed to the fixing portion 33b to form the swinging portion 31.

  The slide part 32 of the lid body 3 has a substantially rectangular thin plate shape, and includes a pair of projecting parts 32a projecting to the front side of both left and right ends, and a standing wall 32b erected on the rear side. A rotation center portion 32c projects outward in the left-right direction at the front end of the pair of projecting portions 32a. The rotation center portions 32c of the pair of protrusions 32a are located on the same axis extending in the left-right direction.

  On the front side of the lower member 34 of the swinging portion 31, a recess 34k extending in the left-right direction is formed. A pair of insertion holes 34m are opened on the rear side of the left and right ends of the recess 34k. On the front side of the left and right side walls 34 i of the lower member 34 of the swinging portion 31, a front engagement portion 34 p that protrudes outward in the left-right direction is formed. An insertion hole 34t that opens inward in the left-right direction is formed in the front engagement portion 34p. The protruding portions 32a of the slide portion 32 are disposed at the left and right end portions of the recessed portion 34k through the insertion holes 34m of the lower member 34. A rotation center portion 32c formed at the tip of the protruding portion 32a is fitted in the insertion hole 34t of the front engagement portion 34p of the lower member 34 of the swinging portion 31 so as to be rotatable from the inner side in the left-right direction. ing. The oscillating portion 31 is held by the slide portion 32 so as to be oscillatable with respect to the slide portion 32 around the rotation center portion 32c.

  The slide part 32 of the lid 3 has a protruding part 32a having the rotation center part 32c formed on the front side and a rear engagement part 32e formed on the rear side on both the left and right sides.

  The lid moving means 4 includes a guide rail 15 a, an operation member 6, a stopper 7, and a link member 8.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the guide rail 15 a is formed on the rail member 15 fixed to the left and right sides of the main body member 1. The guide rail 15a is a concave rail groove formed in the rail member 15, and includes a main guide rail 15b and a sub guide rail 15c. The main guide rail 15 b is located on both the left and right sides of the central storage portion 11 and the extending portion 13, and extends in the longitudinal direction of the rail member 15. The main guide rail 15 b extends in the same direction as the upper surface portion 11 a of the central storage portion 11 of the main body member 1 and the inclination direction of the extending portion 13. That is, the main guide rail 15b extends linearly in a direction that goes downward toward the rear side. A connecting portion 15d to which the sub guide rail 15c is connected is provided slightly in front of the central portion of the main guide rail 15b.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the main guide rail 15 b has a front engaging portion 34 p of the swinging portion 31 of the lid 3, a rear engaging portion 32 e of the slide portion 32, and a first of the link member 8. The fitting part 87 and the second fitting part 88 are slidably fitted. The second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 is slidably fitted to the sub guide rail 15c, and the second fitting portion 88 is movable to the main guide rail 15b through the connecting portion 15d. The sub guide rail 15c is a concave groove and extends in a straight line upward from the connecting portion 15d of the main guide rail 15b in a direction intersecting with the main guide rail 15b. A recess 15e is formed at the upper end of the sub guide rail 15c. The recess 15e is a hole that is recessed further to the back than the sub guide rail 15c.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the operation member 6 includes a knob 61, an operation main body 62, and a coil spring 63. The knob 61 has a base portion 61a and an input portion 61b erected from the front side of the base portion 61a. A holding hole 61c that opens to the rear side is formed inside the base 61a. The operation main body 62 has a substantially thin plate shape extending in the front-rear direction. The operation main body 62 has a thin plate-like base portion 62a, an insertion portion 62b that extends forward from the base portion 62a and fits into the holding hole 61c of the knob 61, and protrudes rearward from the left and right ends of the rear side of the base portion 62a. And a pair of pressing portions 62c.

  The insertion portion 62 b of the operation main body 62 is fitted into the holding hole 61 c of the knob 61 and constitutes the operation member 6 integrally with the knob 61. A rod-like spring holding portion 62d protrudes toward the rear side between the pair of pressing portions 62c at the central portion on the rear side of the base portion 62a of the operation main body 62. The spring holding portion 62d is inserted in a hole 34g of the operation holding portion 34f provided on the rear side of the lower member 34 of the swinging portion 31 in a state in which the coil spring 63 is externally fitted. The coil spring 63 is disposed between the peripheral portion of the spring holding portion 62 d on the rear surface of the operation main body 62 and the front surface of the operation holding portion 34 f of the lower member 34, and moves the operation member 6 to the front side with respect to the swinging portion 31. Energized.

  On the rear surface of the base portion 62a of the operation main body 62, a pair of locking portions 62e project toward the rear side on the left and right sides of the spring holding portion 62d and between the pair of pressing portions 62c. Each of the pair of locking portions 62e has a claw portion 62f at the tip. By inserting the pair of locking portions 62e into the slits 34h of the operation holding portion 34f of the lower member 34 of the swinging portion 31, the locking portions 62e are supported by the swinging portion 31 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. . When the operation member 6 is moved forward, the claw portion 62f is locked to the periphery of the slit 34h to prevent the locking portion 62e from coming out of the slit 34h.

  Space portions 62g are formed between the pressing portions 62c and the locking portions 62e on the left and right sides of the operation main body 62, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a guide hole 62 h is formed in the base portion 62 a of the operation main body 62. The guide hole 62h opens to the rear side and communicates with the space portion 62g. The guide hole 62h extends from the rear end portion of the base portion 62a toward the front side. The rear portion of the guide hole 62h has a variable portion 62i whose opening width in the left-right direction is variable, and the front portion of the guide hole 62h has an invariable portion 62j whose opening width in the left-right direction does not change. The left and right outer peripheral edges of the variable portion 62i are gradually inclined inward as going forward, and the opening width in the left and right direction of the variable portion 62j is the widest in the space portion 62g on the rear side and as it goes to the front side. It is getting narrower gradually. The invariable portion 62j of the guide hole 62h is located on the innermost side in the left-right direction in the guide hole 62h, and the opening width is narrow.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the stopper 7 includes a first member 71 on the left side, a second member 72 disposed on the right side of the first member 71, and a spring 73. The first member 71 and the second member 72 are each a base 74, a convex strip 75 having a reverse U-shaped cross section formed at the lower portion of the base 74, and a rod-like shape provided at the rear left and right outer ends of the base 74. And a protrusion 77 provided on the left and right inner sides of the base 74. The ridges 75 of the first member 71 and the second member 72 extend in the same axial line in the left-right direction, and are accommodated in the receiving part 34b of the lower member 34 of the swinging part 31 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. . The restricting portion 76 extends outward from the base 74 in the left-right direction.

  On the left side of the first member 71 of the stopper 7, a rod-shaped spring holding portion 78 protrudes. The spring holding portion 78 is inserted in a support hole 79 formed on the right side of the second member 72 in a state in which the spring 73 is externally fitted so as to advance and retract. The first member 71 and the second member 72 are urged outward in the left and right directions by the urging force of the spring 73.

  The protrusions 75 of the first member 71 and the second member 72 of the stopper 7 are accommodated in the receiving portion 34 b of the lower member 34. A rear portion of the operation main body 62 of the operation member 6 is disposed on the stopper 7. The protrusions 77 of the first member 71 and the second member 72 of the stopper 7 protrude upward from the base 74, and are disposed in the guide holes 62 h of the operation main body 62 disposed above the base 74. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the link member 8 includes a long portion 81 that extends long in the left-right direction, a hollow portion 82 formed in a central portion in the left-right direction of the long portion 81, and a hollow portion 82 in the long portion 81. A narrow width portion 83 formed on the lower side, a pair of action portions 84 extending upward from both lateral sides of the narrow width portion 83, an action shaft 85 projecting inward in the left and right direction at the upper tip of the action portion 84, A support portion 86 that protrudes rearward from the width portion 83, a first fitting portion 87 and a second fitting portion 88 that are formed on the outer side in the left-right direction of the long portion 81, and a rear periphery of the long portion 81. Holding groove 89.

  The link member 8 is disposed in the opening 34a of the lower member 34 of the swinging portion 31 so that the long direction of the long portion 81 is parallel to the left-right direction. Both sides in the longitudinal direction of the long portion 81 are disposed at both ends in the left-right direction of the opening 34a, and one of the pair of long sides extending in the longitudinal direction of the long portion 81 is on the front side of the opening 34a. The other is arranged behind the opening 34a than the other.

The narrow portion 83 of the long portion 81 of the link member 8 is disposed below the connecting portion 34d across the opening 34a. The narrow width portion 83 is accommodated in a recess 34s formed on the left and right side surfaces of the connecting portion 34d. The distal end of the support portion 86 protruding rearward from the narrow width portion 83 projects the insertion shaft portion 86a inward in the left-right direction. The insertion shaft portion 86a is rotatably fitted in link holding holes 34e formed on both side surfaces of the connecting portion 34d. With this configuration, the link member 8 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the swinging portion 31 of the lid 3.

  The operation main body 62 is disposed in the recess 82 of the link member 8 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. When the operation main body 62 is moved to the rear side, the pressing portion 62c protruding rearward of the operation main body 62 presses against the operation shaft 85 protruding to the recessed portion 82 to move the operation shaft 85 rearward.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the holding groove 89 of the link member 8 has a substantially semicircular cross section, and extends in the left-right direction at the rear peripheral edge of the long portion 81. The holding groove 89 has a length that can accommodate the restricting portion 76 of the stopper 7, and is located on the same axis as the link holding hole 34 e that supports the support portion 86. A second fitting portion 88 is formed outside the holding groove 89 in the left-right direction, and the holding groove 89 is connected to the second fitting portion 88. The second fitting portion 88 is formed on the rear side of the end portions on both sides in the left-right direction of the long portion 81. The second fitting portion 88 has a cylindrical shape and is disposed on the same axis as the link holding hole 34 e and the holding groove 89 that support the support portion 86.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 is movably fitted to the sub guide rail 15 c and the main guide rail 15 b of the rail member 15. A restricting portion 76 of the stopper 7 is inserted into the cylindrical second fitting portion 88 so as to advance and retreat. The first fitting portion 87 is formed on the front side of both sides of the long portion 81 in the left-right direction. The first fitting portion 87 is movably fitted to a main guide rail 15 b formed on the rail member 15. The first fitting portion 87 is moved along the guide rail 15 a in a state where the first fitting portion 87 is positioned in front of the second fitting portion 88.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, a torsion coil spring 39 is disposed between the slide portion 32 of the lid 3 and the link member 8. One end 39 a of the torsion coil spring 39 is locked to a locking portion 81 a formed on the back surface of the long portion 81 of the link member 8, and the other end 39 b of the torsion coil spring 39 is the upper surface of the slide portion 32. The rear side of the link member 8 is urged in a direction away from the slide portion 32 by being locked by the locking portion 32d formed in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, a constant spring 36 and a damper device 37 are provided on the standing wall 32 b on the rear side of the slide portion 32 of the lid 3. The constant spring 36 has a helical spring 36a. The distal end of the spring 36 a is locked to a concave locking portion 16 formed on the side wall 14 b on the rear side of the extending portion 13 of the main body member 1, and biases the lid 3 toward the front side of the main body member 1. ing. The damper device 37 is fixed to the bottom portion on the rear side of the slide portion 32. The damper device 37 has a damper gear 37a to which a braking force is applied against rotation by the viscous fluid sealed inside the container. The damper gear 37a meshes with the rack gear 13a extending in the front-rear direction at the center in the left-right direction of the extending portion 13 of the main body member 1 (FIG. 3). When the lid 3 is moved forward by the constant spring 36, the damper device 37 applies a braking force to the lid 3.

  A heart cam device 38 is provided in the extending portion 13 of the main body member 1. The heart cam device 38 has a known lock and release mechanism, and locks the lid 3 at the open position or releases the locked state at the open position of the lid 3. The various elements of the vehicle storage device of the present embodiment are made of resin except for the biasing element.

  The operation of the vehicle storage device of this embodiment will be described.

  1, 8, 10, and 12, V <b> 1 indicates the first position of the knob 61 of the operation member 8. X1 in FIG. 8 indicates the relative position of the protrusion 77 of the stopper 7 when the knob 61 is in the first position. FIG. 1 shows a closed position of the lid when the knob 61 is located at the first position indicated by V1. As shown in FIG. 1, when the lid body 3 is in the closed position, the lid body 3 is disposed on the central storage portion 11. When the lid 3 is in the closed position and the operating member 8 is not operated, the knob 61 is positioned at the first position indicated by V1. As shown in V <b> 1 of FIG. 8, when the lid 3 is in the closed position, the operation member 6 provided on the lid 3 has advanced forward by the biasing force of the coil spring 63. At this time, the protrusion 77 of the stopper 7 is located at a wide opening portion of the variable portion 62i on the rear side of the guide hole 62h of the operation body 62, as indicated by X1 in FIG. The stopper 7 is urged outward in the left-right direction by a spring 73. As shown in FIG. 9, the restricting portion 76 of the stopper 7 is fitted in a recess 15e formed at the upper end of the sub guide rail 15c. Since the restricting portion 76 is fitted in the recess 15e, the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 through which the restricting portion 76 is inserted is held at the upper end of the sub guide rail 15c. The upper end of the sub guide rail 15 c is the initial position of the second fitting portion 87.

  8 indicates the second position of the knob 61. X2 in FIG. 8 indicates the relative position of the protrusion 77 of the stopper 7 when the knob 61 is in the second position. As shown at V2 in FIG. 8, when the knob 61 of the operation member 6 is pushed backward, the operation main body 62 is moved backward and the knob 61 is positioned at the second position. The stopper 7 is relatively moved to the front side of the operation main body 62. The protrusion 77 formed on the stopper 7 is relatively moved to the position X2 on the front side of the guide hole 62h. The peripheral edge on the outer side in the left-right direction of the variable portion 62i of the guide hole 62h is inclined toward the center toward the front side, and the opening width of the guide hole 62h is gradually narrowed. For this reason, as shown by X2 in FIG. 8, the protrusion 77 moved to the front side is moved inward in the left-right direction. As shown by a two-dot chain line portion in FIG. 8, the first member 71 and the second member 72 of the stopper 7 are moved inward in the left-right direction, and the restricting portions 76 are retracted inward in the left-right direction, The fitting to the location 15e is released.

  V3 in FIGS. 1, 8, and 10 indicates a third position of the knob 61. 8 indicates the relative position of the protrusion 77 of the stopper 7 when the knob 62 is in the third position. As shown in V <b> 3 of FIGS. 1 and 8, when the knob 61 is further pushed rearward, the pressing portion 62 c of the operation main body 62 comes into contact with the action shaft 85 of the link member 8.

  V4 in FIGS. 10, 11, and 12 indicates the fourth position of the knob 61. In FIG. 10, the hatching portion that rises to the right indicates a link member. As shown in V4 of FIG. 10, when the knob 61 is further pushed rearward, the link member 8 rotates to the right around the second fitting portion 88, and the operating shaft 85 is moved rearward and downward, Eventually, the action shaft 85 is pressed downward by the lower surface of the pressing portion 62 c of the operation main body 62. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, when the operating shaft 85 is moved rearward, the second fitting portion 88 moves downward from the initial position of the upper end of the sub guide rail 15 c, and the lid 3 The swing part 31 is swung with respect to the slide part 32 around the front engagement part 34p. When the second fitting portion 88 is moved downward, the first fitting portion 87 is slightly moved to the front side of the main guide rail 15b. A virtual straight line L1 connecting the first fitting portion 87 and the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 is parallel to the extending direction of the main guide rail 15b. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, when the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 is lowered to the connecting portion 15d of the main guide rail 15b, the swinging portion 31 and the slide portion 32 are inclined so that the rear side is lowered. Thus, the rear side of the swinging portion 31 of the lid 3 is positioned at a position lower than the armrest 2.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the knob 61 is further pushed rearward, the swinging portion 31 of the lid 3 is moved to the rear side together with the slide portion 32. The first fitting portion 87 and the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 are moved rearward along the main guide rail 15b, and the entire lid body 3 is moved downward as it goes rearward. . When the lid 3 is arranged at a position overlapping the lower side of the armrest 2, the lid 3 is locked at the open position by the well-known heart cam device 38. At this time, since the lid 3 as an extension of the armrest 2 is stored so as to overlap the lower side of the armrest 2, the lid 3 does not function as an armrest, and only the armrest 2 functions as an armrest. When the pressing force to the knob 61 is weakened, the operation member 6 is pulled back to the front side by the coil spring 63.

  When the lid 3 is returned to the closed position, the knob 61 is pushed rearward to move the lid 3 slightly rearward to release the locked state of the lid 3 by the heart cam device 38. The lid 3 is moved forward by the constant spring 36. At this time, since the moving speed of the lid 3 is attenuated by the damper device 37, the lid 3 is pulled back to the front side at a low speed. The first fitting portion 87 and the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 are also moved to the front side along the main guide rail 15 b together with the lid 3. When the second fitting portion 88 of the link member 8 is pulled back to the connection portion 15d of the main guide rail 15b, the rear side of the link member 8 is urged upward by the torsion coil spring 35, and the second fitting portion 88. Rises upward along the sub-guide rail 15c. The swing part 31 of the lid 3 swings in the direction away from the slide part 32 around the rotation center part 32c, and the swing part 31 returns to the closed position. The restricting portion 76 is fitted into the recess 15e, and the second fitting portion 88 is held at the upper end portion of the sub guide rail that is the initial position. The design surface 3 a of the rocking part 31 forms the same plane as the design surface 2 a of the armrest 2. It extends continuously to the front side of the armrest 2 and functions as an extension of the armrest. The lid 3 and the armrest 2 constitute an integral armrest.

  In addition, the 1st fitting part 87 of the link member 8 passes along the connection part 15d connected to the sub guide rail 15c in the middle of moving the main guide rail 15b. Since the torsion coil spring 35 is biased so that the rear side of the link member 8 is positioned on the upper side with respect to the front side, the first fitting portion 87 located on the front side is the rear side first. 2 It is difficult to rise to a position higher than the fitting portion 88. For this reason, when the 1st fitting part 87 passes the connection part 15d, the 1st fitting part 87 does not raise along the sub guide rail 15c in the connection part 15d. Further, the front engaging portion 34p and the rear engaging portion 32e of the lid 3 do not rise along the sub guide rail 15c due to the weight of the lid 3 when passing through the connecting portion 15d.

  In the present embodiment, the lid 3 is moved by the lid moving means 4 between a closing position for closing the central storage portion 11 and an open position for opening the central storage portion 11. In the closed position, the lid 3 is brought close to the armrest 2, and the design surface 3 a of the lid 3 is positioned at substantially the same height as the design surface 2 a of the armrest 2. For this reason, the lid 3 in the closed position constitutes an extension of the armrest 2.

  When the lid 3 is brought to the open position, the lid 3 is moved to the lower side of the armrest 2. At this time, the lid 3 as an extension of the armrest 2 is stored below the armrest 2. Thus, according to the present invention, the extension part can be provided in the armrest 2 or the extension part can be accommodated by opening and closing the lid 3.

  When the lid 3 is moved from the closed position to the open position, the lid 3 is lowered to a position lower than the armrest 2 by the lid moving means 4 and then moved to the lower side of the armrest 2. For this reason, the lid 3 is moved without interfering with the armrest 2. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the lid 3 can be opened and closed without causing interference with the armrest 2.

  The lid moving means 4 has a guide rail 15a that moves the lid 3 between a closed position and an open position. With a simple configuration, the lid 3 can be moved between the closed position and the open position.

  The lid moving means 4 further includes a link member 8 that moves the lid 3 up and down relative to the armrest 2. Since the link member 8 moves the lid 3 up and down, the lid 3 can be moved between the closed position and the open position without interfering with the armrest 2.

  In the above embodiment, the lid 3 is housed under the armrest 2 after the rear side of the swinging portion 31 of the lid 3 is lowered to a position lower than the armrest 2. The lid 3 may be housed under the armrest 2 after the is moved downward.

  In the above embodiment, the lid moving means 4 includes the link member 8 and the guide rail 15a in order to move the lid 3 between the closed position and the open position. The link member 8 is provided between the lid 3 and the guide rail 15a. The link member 8 moves the lid 3 up and down, and the guide rail 15a slides the lid 3 back and forth. However, the lid moving means 4 only needs to move the lid 3 between the closed position and the open position without interfering with the armrest 2, and the lid 3 is moved only by the link member 8 or only by the guide rail 15a. It may be moved. The lid moving means 4 can also adopt other configurations.

  In the present embodiment, the lid moving means 4 has the stopper 7, but the stopper 7 may not be provided. The restricting portion 76 of the stopper 7 only needs to be detachably held on the main body member 1. As in this embodiment, the restricting portion 76 is detachably held in the recess 15e formed at the upper end of the sub guide rail 15c, but may have other configurations.

  In the present embodiment, the armrest 2 is provided in the vehicle storage device, but the armrest 2 may be provided in a peripheral member other than the vehicle storage device of the present embodiment. In any case, the armrest 2 should just be arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the center accommodating part 11. FIG.

1: main body member, 11: central storage portion, 12: front storage portion, 13: extension portion, 15a: guide rail, 15b: main guide rail, 15c: sub guide rail, 15d: connection portion, 15e: recess, 2: Armrest, 2a: Design surface of armrest, 3: Cover body, 3a: Design surface of cover body, 31: Swing part, 32: Slide part, 33: Upper member, 34: Lower member, 34e: Link holding hole , 34p: front engaging portion , 35: support member, 4: lid moving means, 5: rotating lid, 6: operating member, 61: knob, 62: operating body, 62c: pressing portion, 62d: spring holding Part, 62e: locking part, 62h: guide hole, 7: stopper, 71: first member, 72: second member, 73: spring , 74: base part, 76: restriction part, 77: protrusion part, 8: link Member, 81: long part, 85: action shaft, 86: support part, 86a: insertion shaft part, 87: first fitting part, 88: second fitting part.

Claims (9)

A storage device for a vehicle having a storage portion disposed near an armrest in a vehicle compartment and opened and closed by a lid,
A body member having the storage portion;
The lid provided movably between a closed position for closing the opening of the storage portion of the main body member and an open position for opening the opening of the storage portion;
A lid moving means for moving the lid between the closed position and the open position;
The lid moving means is
When the lid is in the closed position, the lid is brought close to the armrest and the design surface of the lid is positioned at substantially the same height as the design surface of the armrest,
When the lid is in the open position, the lid is lowered to a position lower than the armrest, and then the lid is moved to the lower side of the armrest .
The vehicular storage device , wherein the lid moving means includes a link member that is provided between the lid and the main body member and moves the lid up and down with respect to the armrest .   The lid moving means lowers the portion of the lid close to the armrest to a position lower than the armrest when the lid is moved from the closed position to the open position. The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is moved to a lower side of the armrest.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the lid moving means includes a guide rail provided on the main body member and moving the lid between the closed position and the open position. The main body member further has an extending portion which is provided below the armrest and adjacent to the storage portion,
The vehicle storage device according to claim 3, wherein the guide rail has a main guide rail extending between the storage portion and the extension portion of the main body member.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 4, wherein the main guide rail is inclined downward from the storage portion toward the extension portion.   6. The vehicle storage device according to claim 4, wherein the guide rail further includes a sub guide rail that extends in a direction intersecting the main guide rail and moves the lid up and down relative to the armrest. The link member is supported by the lid body, a first fitting portion movably fitted to the main guide rail, a second fitting portion movably fitted to the sub guide rail, and the lid body. And a support part,
The main guide rail has a connecting portion to which the sub guide rail is connected in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the main guide rail,
When the lid is in the closed position, the second fitting portion of the link member is fitted to the initial position of the sub guide rail,
When the lid moves from the closed position to the open position, the second fitting portion of the link member descends from the initial position of the sub guide rail and moves to the main guide rail through the connecting portion. after being, the second fitting portion is moved toward the extending portion along the main guide rail with said first fitting portion, claims for moving the lid on the underside of the armrest The vehicle storage device according to claim 6 . The lid moving means further includes an operation member having a pressing portion capable of pressing the link member, and the link member is pressed by the pressing portion of the operation member, whereby the second fitting portion. The vehicle storage device according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle is lowered along the sub guide rail. The lid moving means further includes a stopper that is detachably fitted in a recess formed in the main body member to hold the second fitting portion of the link member at the initial position, and the stopper And a biasing member for biasing in the direction of fitting in the recess,
9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the stopper is detached from the recess against the biasing force of the biasing member by operating the operation member, and the second fitting portion is movable from the initial position. Storage device.

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