JP7029370B2 - Vehicle interior structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an interior structure of a vehicle provided with an article storage portion such as a cup holder.

There is a vehicle equipped with a cup holder, which is an article storage unit, near the front seat of the vehicle. In many of these types of vehicles, cup holders are installed in instrument panels, console boxes, etc. (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and the like).

In the vehicle interior structure described in Patent Document 1, the cup holder is slidably installed in the center of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction. The cup holder is stored inside the instrument panel when not in use, and is pulled out to the passenger compartment side when in use.

Japanese Patent No. 3049786

An audio operation unit, an air conditioning operation unit, or the like is installed in the central region of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction, and in recent years, a terminal connection port or the like of an electric device such as a USB port may also be installed. For this reason, it is desired that the article storage portion such as a cup holder be installed in an easily accessible portion other than the instrument panel near the front seat.

As an interior structure that can meet such a demand, there is also a structure in which an article storage unit such as a cup holder is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the console box between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. However, in the case of this interior structure, the effective space on the console box is occupied by the article storage portion, which is not desirable in terms of space efficiency in the vehicle interior.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide an interior structure of a vehicle in which an article storage unit can be easily deployed from a portion easily accessible from a front seat other than the instrument panel without narrowing the effective space in the vehicle interior. Is.

The vehicle interior structure according to the present invention adopts the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.
That is, the interior structure of the vehicle according to the present invention is arranged so as to face the instrument panel (for example, the instrument panel 10 of the embodiment) and the rear surface of the vehicle in the lower region of the instrument panel, and the instrument panel. A vehicle interior structure comprising a console box (for example, the console box 11 of the embodiment) for forming a walk-through space (for example, the walk-through space 12 of the embodiment) with the console box. An article storage unit (for example, the cup holder 32 of the embodiment) is installed in the front portion so as to be retractably inserted forward from an opening formed in the front surface of the console box (for example, the opening 38 of the embodiment ). A handle that can be grasped by the user (for example, the handle 33 of the embodiment) is provided on the front surface of the article storage portion so as to project forward, and the handle is a strip-shaped piece having flexibility (for example, of the embodiment). The article storage portion formed by the strip-shaped piece 47) has a holder cover (for example, the holder cover 36 of the embodiment) exposed to the walk-through space through the opening, and the front surface of the holder cover has a holder cover. A pair of left and right slits (for example, the slit 45 of the embodiment) are formed so as to be separated from each other in the vehicle width direction, and both ends of the handle in the longitudinal direction are connected to the holder cover while being inserted into the slit, and the handle is connected to the holder cover. Is a grip portion in which both ends thereof are curved in a substantially U shape and project forward from the front surface of the holder cover to allow finger insertion and grip from the vertical direction in a state where both ends thereof are connected to the holder cover. It is characterized by constituting .

According to the above configuration, when the article storage section is used, the user grips the handle and pulls the handle toward the front side of the vehicle in that state, so that the article storage section is pulled out from the front of the console box toward the walk-through space. As a result, the article can be stored in the drawn article storage section by utilizing the walk-through space which becomes a dead space when the seat is seated. Further, when the article storage section is deployed, the user can grasp the handle protruding forward and pull out the article storage section forward, so that the article storage section can be easily deployed.
Further, in this case, the user can pull out the article storage portion by gripping the band-shaped grip portion from the vertical direction and pulling the grip portion forward in that state. Therefore, when this configuration is adopted, the article storage unit can be easily pulled out.
Further, in this case, since the grip portion protruding forward from the front surface of the article storage portion has flexibility, even if the occupant's feet or the like may come into contact with the grip portion during a walk-through or the like, the contact received by the occupant. It can soften the impact. Further, even if the occupant's feet or the like come into contact with the grip portion, it is possible to prevent the grip portion from being damaged.

The article storage unit may be a cup holder.

Inside the console box, a guide rail (for example, the guide rail 41 of the embodiment) for guiding the pull-out of the article storage portion and the push-back is provided, and the guide rail is provided from the front portion of the console box to the rear of the vehicle. It may be arranged so as to incline downward toward.

In this case, since the guide rail that guides the pulling out and pushing back of the article storage part is arranged in the console box so as to be inclined downward toward the rear of the vehicle, it is possible to effectively utilize the space on the upper rear side in the console box. become.

An operation device of an in-vehicle device (for example, an operation switch 13 of the embodiment) is arranged on the upper surface of the console box, and wiring connected to the operation device is arranged inside the console box. good.

In this case, the wiring connected to the operating device can be arranged inside the console box with a margin without interfering with the guide rail or the article storage portion.

The guide rail may be configured to guide the article storage portion in a substantially arc shape centered on the front and lower portions of the console box.

In this case, as compared with the case where the guide rail guides the article storage section diagonally and linearly, the article storage section can be pulled out in a state close to a horizontal posture. Therefore, when this configuration is adopted, the appearance of the article storage unit at the time of pulling out is improved, and the article storage unit can be efficiently pulled out forward.

The article storage section is a cup holder, and another article storage section (for example, the article storage pocket 31 of the embodiment) is arranged at a position facing the console box in the lower region of the instrument panel. You can do it.

In this case, another article storage unit is arranged in a portion easily accessible from both the driver's seat and the passenger seat, and the cup holder is arranged at a position separated from the vehicle rear side of the other article storage unit. Therefore, even if the beverage may spill downward from the beverage container placed on the cup holder, it is difficult for the beverage to drip onto the article stored in another article storage unit.

According to the present invention, since the handle can be pulled forward during use to expand the article storage portion from the front of the console box toward the walk-through space, the effective space in the vehicle interior can be expanded without narrowing the effective space other than the instrument panel. The article storage section can be easily deployed from a part that is easily accessible from the front seat.

It is a perspective view of the interior of the vehicle of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the interior of the vehicle of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the console box of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the console box of one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the VV line of FIG. 4 of the console box of one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the VI-VI line of FIG. 4 of the console box of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the same sectional view as FIG. 5 which shows the state which pulled out the cup holder (article storage part) of the console box of one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, front and rear, up and down, and left and right mean the front and rear, up and down, and left and right of the vehicle unless otherwise specified. Further, in the appropriate place in the drawing, an arrow UP pointing to the upper side of the vehicle, an arrow FR pointing to the front of the vehicle, and an arrow LH pointing to the left side of the vehicle are written.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front seat front portion of the vehicle interior of the vehicle 1 of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the same portion of the vehicle interior of the vehicle 1.
In front of the front seats in the vehicle interior, an instrument panel 10 in which various instruments, an audio operation unit, an air conditioning operation unit, and the like are installed is arranged. In the figure, reference numeral 2 is a steering wheel arranged in front of the driver's seat, and reference numeral 3 is a floor in the vehicle interior.

The instrument panel 10 has a front design wall 10a that stands up toward the front seat side (rear side of the vehicle), and an upper wall 10b that extends from the upper end portion of the front design wall 10a to the front side of the vehicle. .. The instruments, the audio operation unit, the air conditioning operation unit, and the like are mainly installed on the front design wall 10a. Further, in the central region of the front design wall 10a in the vehicle width direction, a box-shaped downward extension portion 10c extending downward from the front design wall 10a to the vicinity of the floor 3 extends. The main wall 10c-1 of the lower extension portion 10c facing the rear side of the vehicle is inclined forward toward the lower side. The main wall 10c-1 is provided with a terminal connection port 30 such as a USB port and an article storage pocket 31 (another article storage section) for storing articles such as a mobile information terminal. The article storage pocket 31 has a pocket portion 20 formed by joining two front and rear sheets. The terminal connection port 30 is arranged above the article storage pocket 31. An article such as a personal digital assistant can connect the terminal of the connection cable to the terminal connection port 30 in a state of being stored in the pocket portion 20.

Further, a console box 11 is installed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat (not shown). The console box 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The console box 11 is arranged at a position facing the main wall 10c-1 of the lower extension portion 10c of the instrument panel 10 via the walk-through space 12. That is, the console box 11 is arranged apart from the rear side of the lower extension portion 10c of the instrument panel 10, and a walk-through space 12 through which an occupant can pass is secured between the lower extension portion 10c and the console box 11. It has become so.

An operation switch 13 (operation device) of an in-vehicle device such as a transmission operation switch or a vehicle parking switch is installed on the upper surface of the console box 11 on the front side. Further, a recess 14 for storing articles is provided on the upper surface of the console box 11 on the rear side.

FIG. 3 is a view of the front portion of the console box 11 as viewed from above the left rear portion, and FIG. 4 is a front view (viewed from the front) of the console box 11. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. Further, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view similar to that of FIG. 5 in a state where the cup holder 32, which will be described later, is pulled out.
As shown in FIG. 1, the console box 11 has a box main body portion 11A on the front side in which a plurality of operation switches 13 are arranged on the upper surface, and a storage portion on the rear side in which a recess 14 for storing articles is formed on the upper surface. It has 11B and. A cup holder 32 (article storage section) is installed in the front portion of the box body portion 11A so that the box body portion 11A can be pulled out from the front surface to the front (direction of the walk-through space 12). A handle 33 that can be gripped by the user is provided on the front surface of the cup holder 32 so as to project forward.

The cup holder 32 has a substantially rectangular shape with a long front-rear view and a substantially arcuate side view, and a holder cover 36 attached to the front end of the holder body 35 and covering the front surface of the holder body 35. And have. In the front region of the holder body 35, a substantially rectangular container insertion port 37 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed. An opening 38 (see FIG. 4) into which the holder body 35 can be pulled out is formed on the front surface of the box body 11A of the console box 11. In the cup holder 32, the front surface of the holder cover 36 closes the opening 38 in a state where the holder body 35 is completely housed in the box body portion 11A. Further, the container insertion port 37 allows the container Cu to be inserted from above in a state where the holder main body 35 is pulled out forward from the opening 38 of the box main body 11A.

A bottom support plate 39 that supports the bottom of the container Cu inserted into the container insertion port 37 is attached to the lower surface side of the holder main body 35. The base portion 39a of the bottom support plate 39 is rotatably supported by a pivot axis 40 in a region rearward of the container insertion port 37 of the holder main body 35. The rotation range of the bottom support plate 39 is regulated by a rotation restricting portion (not shown). The tip of the bottom support plate 39 extends to a position below the container insertion slot 37. Further, the bottom support plate 39 is urged so that the tip portion thereof is displaced downward by an urging spring (not shown).

When the holder body 35 is housed inside the box body 11A, the bottom support plate 39 is pressed by a guide rail 41 described later so as to substantially overlap the lower surface of the holder body 35. When the holder body 35 is pulled forward from the box body 11A, the bottom support plate 39 is rotationally displaced downward to a predetermined angle position by the force of the urging spring. The front region 39b of the bottom support plate 39 is arranged below the container insertion port 37 at a predetermined distance in this state, and can stably support the bottom of the container Cu inserted in the container insertion port 37. ..

Further, at the trailing edge of the container insertion port 37 of the holder body 35, when the container Cu is inserted into the container insertion port 37, the support flap 42 is pulled downward by the container Cu to support the peripheral wall of the container Cu. Is attached. The support flap 42 is rotatably supported by a pivot 43 on the trailing edge of the container insertion port 37. The support flap 42 is urged by an urging spring (not shown) in a direction overlapping the lower surface of the holder body 35.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, inside the box body 11A of the console box 11, a guide rail 41 for guiding the pull-out of the cup holder 32 (holder body 35) and pushing back (storing) is provided. .. The guide rail 41 has a lower guide 41A having guide portions (not shown) on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and an upper cover 41B that is integrally assembled with the lower guide 41A and covers the upper part of the lower guide 41A. .. Similar to the cup holder 32, the lower guide 41A and the upper cover 41B are curved in a substantially arc shape in terms of side view. A space into which the cup holder 32 is inserted is formed between the lower guide 41A and the upper cover 41B. The cup holder 32 is inserted into the space between the lower guide 41A and the upper cover 41B, and the front-back displacement is guided by the guide portion of the lower guide 41A.

The guide rail 41 is arranged so as to be inclined downward from the front portion of the box main body portion 11A (console box 11) toward the rear side of the vehicle. More specifically, the guide rail 41 is formed in a substantially arc shape centered on the front lower portion of the box body portion 11A (console box 11), and is formed from the front portion of the box body portion 11A (console box 11) to the rear side of the vehicle. It curves downward toward. Therefore, the guide rail 41 guides the cup holder 32 in a substantially arc shape centered on the front lower portion of the console box 11.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the guide rail 41 is curvedly arranged in the front lower region in the box main body portion 11A (console box 11). Therefore, the cup holder 32 guided by the guide rail 41 is also displaced in the front lower region in the box main body portion 11A (console box 11). Therefore, a large space in which the guide rail 41 and the cup holder 32 are not arranged is secured on the upper rear side in the box main body portion 11A. The wiring of the operation switch 13 arranged on the upper surface of the box main body 11A (console box 11) is arranged in the space on the upper rear side in the box main body 11A that does not interfere with the guide rail 41 and the cup holder 32. ing.

Further, the holder cover 36 attached to the front end portion of the holder main body 35 has a lower cover 36L and an upper cover 36U. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower cover 36L is fastened and fixed to the front end portion of the holder main body 35 by a screw 44. The upper cover 36U is integrally assembled on the upper side of the lower cover 36L. As shown in FIG. 4, the front surfaces of the upper cover 36U and the lower cover 36L are exposed to the front side (walk-through space 12 side) of the box main body 11A through the opening 38 of the box main body 11A. Further, a pair of left and right slits 45 are formed on the front surfaces of the upper cover 36U and the lower cover 36L so as to be separated from each other in the vehicle width direction.

Here, the handle 33 on the front surface of the cup holder 32 is composed of a strip-shaped piece 47 having flexibility such as leather or synthetic leather. In addition to leather and synthetic leather, the strip-shaped piece 47 can be made of a resin core material covered with a cloth or a resin alone.
As shown in FIG. 6, the strip-shaped piece 47 is inserted into the left and right slits 45 on the front surface of the holder cover 36 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and is attached to the lower cover 36L by a screw 48 at a portion of the back of the slit 45 that cannot be seen from the outside. It is combined. The strip-shaped piece 47 is curved in a substantially U-shape and protrudes forward from the front surface of the holder cover 36 in a state where both ends thereof are connected to the lower cover 36L. The portion of the strip piece 47 that is curved in a substantially U shape and protrudes forward forms an opening 50 that penetrates vertically with the front surface of the holder cover 36. The portion of the strip-shaped piece 47 that is curved in a substantially U-shape and protrudes forward constitutes a grip portion that allows the user to insert and grip the finger from the vertical direction.

For example, the user inserts a finger into the curved portion of the strip-shaped piece 47 from above, grasps the curved portion as it is, and pulls it forward (in the direction of the walk-through space 12) to attach the cup holder 32 to the box body portion 11A. Can be pulled forward. When the strip-shaped piece 47 is pulled forward by the user, the cup holder 32 protrudes forward along the guide rail 41 having a substantially arcuate side view as shown in FIG. 7, and the container on the upper surface of the holder body 35 The insertion port 37 is exposed to the outside, and the bottom support plate 39 is displaced downward to a predetermined opening position. This makes it possible to place the container Cu in the container insertion port 37 of the holder main body 35.

Further, when the cup holder 32 pulled out in front of the box body portion 11A is stored in the box body portion 11A, the user grips the strip-shaped piece 47 or directly holds the band-shaped piece 47 without gripping the strip-shaped piece 47. The palm is pressed against the front surface of the cover 36 to retract the cup holder 32 into the box body 11A. At this time, the bottom support plate 39 is guided by the lower guide 41A of the guide rail 41 and returned to the initial posture substantially overlapping the lower surface of the holder main body 35.

As described above, in the vehicle interior structure of the present embodiment, the cup holder 32 (article storage unit) is installed in the front portion of the console box 11 so as to be able to be pulled out forward, and the user grips the front portion of the cup holder 32. A possible handle 33 (belt-shaped piece 47) is provided so as to project forward. Therefore, when the cup holder 32 is used, the user grips the handle 33 by hand and pulls the handle 33 toward the front side of the vehicle in that state to cup the cup from the front surface of the console box 11 toward the walk-through space 12. The holder 32 can be pulled out. As a result, it becomes possible to place the beverage container Cu or the like on the pulled out cup holder 32 by utilizing the walk-through space 12, which becomes a dead space when the occupant sits on the front seat. Further, when the cup holder 32 is unfolded from the front portion of the console box 11, the user can grasp the handle 33 protruding forward and pull out the cup holder 32 forward, so that the unfolding operation of the cup holder 32 is easy. become.
Therefore, when the interior structure of the vehicle of the present embodiment is adopted, the cup is provided from a portion easily accessible from the front seats (driver's seat and passenger's seat) other than the instrument panel 10 without narrowing the effective space in the vehicle interior. The holder 32 can be easily deployed.

Further, the handle 33 of the cup holder 32 of the present embodiment is composed of a strip-shaped piece 47 (grip portion) that allows finger insertion and grip from the vertical direction. Therefore, the user can easily pull out the cup holder 32 forward by grasping the band-shaped piece 47 from the vertical direction and pulling the band-shaped piece 47 forward in that state.

Further, since the band-shaped piece 47 constituting the handle 33 of the present embodiment is formed of a flexible member, when the occupant moves between the front seats through the walk-through space 12, the occupant's feet and the like are band-shaped. Even if it comes into contact with the piece 47, the contact impact received by the occupant can be softened. Further, it is possible to prevent the band-shaped piece 47 from being damaged when the occupant's foot or the like comes into contact with the band-shaped piece 47.

Further, in the vehicle interior structure of the present embodiment, the drawer of the cup holder 32 and the guide rail 41 for guiding the push-back are arranged so as to be inclined downward from the front portion of the console box 11 toward the rear of the vehicle. Therefore, the guide rail 41 and the cup holder 32 do not occupy the space on the upper rear side in the console box 11, and the space on the upper rear side in the console box 11 can be effectively used accordingly.

In particular, in the vehicle interior structure of the present embodiment, the operation switch 13 of the in-vehicle device such as the operation switch of the transmission and the parking switch is arranged on the upper surface of the console box 11, and the wiring connected to the operation switch 13 is the console box. It is laid out inside 11. Therefore, the wiring of the operation switch 13 can be arranged with a margin in the space on the upper rear side in the console box 11 without causing interference with the guide rail 41 and the cup holder 32.

Further, in the vehicle interior structure of the present embodiment, the guide rail 41 guides the cup holder 32 in a substantially arc shape centered on the front and lower parts of the console box 11. Therefore, when the cup holder 32 is deployed, the cup holder 32 can be pulled out forward in a state close to a horizontal posture as compared with the case where the cup holder 32 is guided in a straight line diagonally. Therefore, when the interior structure of the present embodiment is adopted, the appearance of the cup holder 32 at the time of pulling out is improved, and the cup holder 32 can be efficiently pulled out forward.

Further, in the vehicle interior structure of the present embodiment, the article storage pocket 31 (another article storage section) is arranged at a position facing the front surface of the console box 11 in the lower region (lower extension portion 10c) of the instrument panel 10. Has been done. Therefore, when the interior structure of the present embodiment is adopted, the article storage pocket 31 can be easily accessed from either the driver's seat or the passenger seat, and the article storage pocket 31 is located on the rear side of the vehicle. The cup holder 32 will be arranged at a separated position. Therefore, even if the beverage may spill downward from the container Cu placed on the cup holder 32, it is difficult for the beverage to drip onto the article stored in the article storage pocket 31.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in the above embodiment, the cup holder is given as an example of the article storage unit that is retractably installed in the console box, but the article storage unit that is retractably installed in the console box is an article other than the beverage container. It may be the one that stores.

10 ... Instrument panel 11 ... Console box 12 ... Walkthrough space 13 ... Operation switch (operation device)
31 ... Goods storage pocket (another goods storage part)
32 ... Cup holder (article storage)
33 ... Handle 41 ... Guide rail 47 ... Strip-shaped piece (grip part)

Claims (6)

Instrument panel and
An interior structure of a vehicle comprising a console box arranged facing the rear surface of the vehicle in the lower region of the instrument panel and forming a walk-through space with the instrument panel.
At the front of the console box, an article storage section is installed so that it can be pulled out forward from an opening formed in the front surface of the console box.
A handle that can be grasped by the user is provided on the front surface of the article storage portion so as to project forward .
The handle is formed of flexible strips and is
The article storage portion has a holder cover that is exposed to the walk-through space through the opening.
A pair of left and right slits separated in the vehicle width direction are formed on the front surface of the holder cover.
Both ends of the handle in the longitudinal direction are connected to the holder cover while being inserted into the slit.
In the state where both ends of the handle are connected to the holder cover, a portion that is curved in a substantially U shape and protrudes forward from the front surface of the holder cover allows finger insertion and grip from the vertical direction. An interior structure of a vehicle characterized by constituting a grip portion . The vehicle interior structure according to claim 1, wherein the article storage unit is a cup holder. Inside the console box, a drawer for the article storage unit and a guide rail for guiding the push-back are provided.
The vehicle interior structure according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the guide rail is arranged so as to be inclined downward from the front portion of the console box toward the rear of the vehicle. An operation device for an in-vehicle device is arranged on the upper surface of the console box.
The vehicle interior structure according to claim 3 , wherein the wiring connected to the operating device is arranged inside the console box. The vehicle interior structure according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the guide rail is configured to guide the article storage portion in a substantially arc shape centered on the front and lower portions of the console box. The article storage unit is a cup holder.
The vehicle interior structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein another article storage unit is arranged at a position facing the console box in the lower region of the instrument panel. ..

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