JP2008279891A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console box for an automobile excellent in operability and aesthetic appearance suppressing design variation of the console box by opening/closing action of a tray by making a part of a slide door the tray. <P>SOLUTION: The slide door 4 with the tray is a dish-like compartment with a center recessed part, and is provided with a first lock knob 5 slidably engaged with a rail 10 at both left and right ends and engaged with a first claw 6 of a box body 2 at a distal end; and a second claw 9 engaged with a second lock knob 8 of a shutter 7 at a rear end. The shutter 7 is a deformable slide shutter-like cover connected with small pieces, and is provided with a second lock knob 8 slidably engaged with the rail 10 at both left and right ends and engaged with the second claw 9 of the slide door 4 with the tray at a distal end. In the rail 10, a front portion is installed approximately horizontally, a rear portion is extended to an outer side of a rear end of the box body 2, and a rear end is installed approximately vertically via a smooth curved part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a console box that is installed in a driver's cab of an automobile and stores or temporarily places small items.

  In recent years, there has been a demand for putting an object on the door of a console box for effective use. There is also a demand for suppressing the overall design change of the console box accompanying opening / closing of the door, that is, for opening / closing the door to follow the shape of the box.

  There exists patent document 1 as invention which responds to such a request | requirement, and a door is comprised in the shape of a deformable slide shutter which connected the small piece, and is accommodated inside the console along the outer side of a box. Therefore, the door does not protrude from the shape of the box with the opening / closing operation, and the design change of the entire box is suppressed. In addition, a part of the door covering the box is provided separately from the housed door, and is a container for storing small items.

  There is Patent Document 2 as a vehicle console box technology in which a box having a sliding door is stored. The box opening is covered by providing two sliding doors guided by two upper and lower rails. The sliding door does not jump up like the console box of the type shown in FIG. 11, and the shape of the closed state and the open state is the same. No interference or collision. The fact that the shape of the closed state is the same as that of the open state means that when the console box is designed, it is designed in the closed state, which contributes to the aesthetic appearance of the door opened.

In addition, there are vehicles that have a tray to make it easier to place a mobile phone or wallet when getting into the car, but the tray can be installed on the sliding door of the console box to open the door while keeping things in place. There is Patent Document 3 as a technique that can be used.
JP 09-193952 A Utility Model Registration No. 2541951 Utility model registration 312562

  However, the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a drawback that it is difficult to take out if there is an object in the box portion just below the container. Even if this problem is solved by sliding the container part, the design of the entire console box will change greatly compared to before sliding, in terms of operability and comfort. It is not preferable.

  Moreover, in patent document 3, since the whole door slides, there exists a fault that it protrudes from the console main body by the slid length. Before and after the console box, the front seat may interfere with drinks, and the rear seat may interfere with passengers' feet, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of operability and comfort. Furthermore, the console box is designed with the door closed, but in the opened state, the door protrudes from the box body and is different from the original design, which is not aesthetically pleasing.

  Therefore, it is desired to solve the above problem by using the technique of Patent Document 2 and providing a tray on the upper side of the two slide doors. However, the following problem arises. That is, it is necessary to provide an enclosure for preventing the dropped object from falling in order to function as a tray, and the upper slide door is increased in thickness because it has a concave shape. Thereby, the level | step difference with a lower door also increases, and this level | step difference impairs the beauty | look of the console box itself. In addition, the storage space of the console box itself is compressed due to the increase in the thickness of the upper sliding door, and the lower sliding door slides to the lower side of the increased upper door, further compressing the storage space. .

  In addition, in Patent Document 2, the rail on one side is vertically integrated. However, when the level difference of the upper and lower sliding doors increases as described above, the vertical difference between the upper and lower rails increases, and the rail itself increases in size, Either the rail will be divided.

  The present invention solves the above problems, uses a part of the sliding door independently as a tray, minimizes the design change of the entire console box due to the opening and closing operation of the tray, and improves operability, comfortability, aesthetics. It is an object of the present invention to provide a console box for an automatic vehicle that is excellent in performance.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 includes a box body, a door provided above the box body and slidable back and forth along an opening formed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and In a console box for an automobile provided with a pair of rails provided on the left and right sides of the opening so as to guide and support both left and right ends of the door, the door is divided into two in the longitudinal direction and independently of each other. The first door is provided with a tray, the second door is configured as a slide shutter that can be deformed according to the bending of the rail, and the rail is located above the opening. From the substantially horizontal portion to the substantially vertical portion on the second door side of the box body, and is continuously installed along the box body. When the second door opens the opening, And id moved, characterized in that it is housed in the substantially vertical portion of the rail.
As a result, the door can be opened with small items placed thereon, and even if the door is opened, the door does not protrude from the box body, and the design change can be suppressed as much as possible. Further, as will be described later, by sliding the two doors on a pair of identical rails, the step in the rail portion as in the prior art is eliminated, the pressure on the storage space of the box is suppressed, and the aesthetics are improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first and first doors are further engaged with an engaging portion provided near the rear end portion of the first door and near the front end portion of the second door. A protrusion for attaching and sliding the two doors together is provided.
Thereby, the operativity of the door opening / closing operation | movement at the time of putting in / out the stored item from the box in a box main body improves.
Further, the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that the second door is configured in a slide shutter shape in which small pieces are connected that can be deformed according to the bending of the rail.
As a result, the second door can smoothly follow the bending of the rail.

  In a vehicle compartment with a door part as an independent tray, it is possible to operate while keeping small items on the tray part when sliding the tray part and another part of the door to take out the items in the box. A console box that minimizes changes in the overall design of the box can be provided.

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

First, the configuration of the present embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, a rotary cup holder 3, a first door, and a second door are sequentially arranged on the upper surface of the console box 1 from the front of the vehicle. The first door is a slide door 4 with a tray used as an accessory case, and the second door is a deformable slide shutter-like shutter 7 in which small pieces are connected.
Note that the order in which the rotary cup holder 3, the first door, and the second door are arranged may be reversed from that of the present embodiment. In that case, a vertical portion of a rail, which will be described later, which is the storage portion of the second door is also disposed in front of the vehicle, contrary to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, which is a cross-sectional view of the console box 1 cut at a portion of the slide door 4 with a tray, the slide door 4 with a tray is installed at the left and right upper ends of a box body 2 housed inside the console box 1. The rail 10 is slidably disposed along the rail 10.

  5 to 7 are longitudinal sectional views taken along the center line of the console box 1, and correspond to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the shutter 7 is locked to the rear end portion of the sliding door 4 with a tray at the forward movement position to close the opening of the console box 1. The shutter 7 can be slid along the rail 10 like the slide door 4 with a tray.

  As shown in the drawing, the slide door 4 with a tray is a dish-like container case with a depressed center, and both left and right end portions are engaging portions with the rail 10 for sliding movement, and are shown in FIGS. As described above, the first lock knob 5 that engages with the first claw 6 of the box 2 is provided at the front end portion, and the second claw 9 that engages with the second lock knob 8 of the shutter 7 at the rear end portion. It has.

The shutter 7 is a deformable slide shutter-like cover in which small pieces are connected as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 to 7, and both left and right end portions are engaging portions with a slide moving rail 10. The distal end portion is provided with a second lock knob 8 that engages with the second claw 9 of the slide door 4 with a tray.
The shutter 7 is not limited to the above configuration, and may be any shape that can be deformed according to the bending of the rail 10, and may be, for example, a single flat plate made of elastically deformable resin.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the rail 10 is installed substantially horizontally at the upper left and right ends of the box 2 of the console box 1 with screws 13 as shown in FIG. 4, and the rear part is shown in FIGS. As shown, it extends to the outside of the rear end portion of the box body 2, and the rear end portion is installed substantially vertically through a smooth curved portion.

Next, functions of the console box 1 of the present embodiment will be described.
First, a case where small items such as a mobile phone and a wallet are placed on the slide door 4 with a tray will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, when the slide door 4 with a tray and the shutter 7 are closed, the first lock knob 5 of the slide door 4 with a tray is locked to the first claw 6 of the box 2, and the shutter 7 is locked to the second claw 9 of the slide door 4 with a tray, and the slide door 4 with the tray and the shutter 7 are fixed. Can be placed.

Next, a case where an object is stored in the box body 2 or an object stored in the box body 2 is taken out will be described.
First, when the object is taken in and out from the latter half of the box body 2, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the second lock knob 8 of the shutter 7 and the second claw 9 of the slide door 4 with a tray are unlocked. Then, the first opening 11 is formed in the second half of the console box 1 by sliding the shutter 7 backward and storing it.

  Further, when an object is taken in and out from the latter half of the box body 2, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the first lock knob 5 of the slide door 4 with a tray and the first claw 6 of the box body 2 are locked. The second door 12 is formed in the front half of the console box 1 by removing the slide door 4 with a tray and sliding the shutter 7 together with the shutter 7 to accommodate the shutter 7.

  When the second opening 12 is formed as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, even if the opening shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 is shifted from the closed state, the first opening shown in FIGS. The operation is the same even when shifting from the formed state, and the first lock knob 5 and the first claw 6 are unlocked as described above, and the slide door 4 with a tray is slid backward. You can do it. In the latter case, the second lock knob 8 is automatically locked to the second claw 9 as shown in FIG. 7 by moving the slide door 4 with a tray to the rear end, and in the former case, Since the above-mentioned locking remains maintained, the slide door 4 with a tray can be returned to the front end portion to return to the closed state of the opening shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, and the slide door 4 with a tray can be closed when closing the door. There is no need to operate the shutter 7 individually.

  While the slide door 4 with a tray or the shutter 7 is moved as described above and a stored item is taken in and out of the box 2, small items such as a mobile phone and a wallet may remain on the slide door 4 with a tray.

Next, the effect of the above configuration will be described.
First, only one of the two sliding doors is equipped with a tray for small items, and the two sliding doors can be slid independently, so that they can be opened and closed with small items on them. It is a point which can easily take in and out the stored items from the box. On the other hand, if a single slide door is provided and a tray is provided on the entire surface, the door storage configuration as described above requires removal of small items placed on the door when opening and closing. The sliding configuration causes problems in operability and comfort. Further, when the slide door is provided as one sheet and the tray is provided in the first half portion, only the first half portion can open the door, which is inconvenient for putting in and out the stored items. In the above configuration, both the front and rear half portions of the box can be opened by storing the rear slide door (shutter) and sliding the front slide door (tray) back and forth.

  In addition, since the design change is minimized when the slide door is opened and closed, and there is no change such as the slide door protruding from the console box when the slide door is opened and closed, the operability and comfort are excellent, and the aesthetics are maintained. The fact that there is little change in design is important not only in terms of operability and comfort, but also in preventing the occurrence of unexpected troubles when the sliding door is opened and closed while the automobile is running.

  Furthermore, by sliding one of the two sliding doors on the same rail as the tray using the shutter, and storing it in the rear, the two doors do not overlap when opening and closing, and no step occurs. The structure can be simplified, and the rails are not visible from the outside when the two doors are closed, so that the aesthetics are excellent and the pressure on the storage space is suppressed.

The slide door with a tray may be changed to another storage device such as a cup holder. The console box having the above-described configuration can also be applied to a box installed on a front console or the like.
In the present embodiment, the slide door with tray and the shutter are joined by the lock knob, but the magnet 20 is attached to both sides of the slide door 16 with tray and the shutter 17 as in the other embodiments shown in FIGS. Also good.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the console box of this invention, and shows the state which closed both the tray and the shutter. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the console box of this invention, and shows the state which slid only the shutter to the rear part and accommodated. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the console box of this invention, and shows the state which slid the tray to the rear part. It is the cross-sectional view which cut the console box of this invention in the tray example part, and is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which cut the console box of this invention by BB of FIG. 4, and shows the state which closed both the tray and the shutter. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which cut the console box of this invention by BB of FIG. 4, and shows the state which slid only the shutter to the rear part and accommodated. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which cut the console box of this invention by BB of FIG. 4, and shows the state which slid the tray to the rear part. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of the console box of this invention, and shows the state which closed both the tray and the shutter. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of the console box of this invention, and shows the state which slid only the shutter to the rear part and accommodated. It is a perspective view which shows other embodiment of the console box of this invention, and shows the state which slid the tray to the rear part. It is sectional drawing of the console box of a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Console box 2 Box body 3 Rotary cup holder 4 Sliding door with a tray 5 1st lock knob 6 1st nail | claw 7 Shutter 8 2nd lock knob 9 2nd nail | claw 10 Rail 11 1st opening 12 2nd opening 13 Screw 14 Front console of other embodiment 15 Box of other embodiment 16 Sliding door with tray of other embodiment 17 Shutter of other embodiment 18 First opening of other embodiment 19 Other embodiment The second opening of the 20 magnet

Claims (3)

The box body,
A door provided above the box body and slidable back and forth along an opening formed in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
In a console box for an automobile comprising a pair of rails provided on both left and right sides of the opening so as to guide and support both left and right ends of the door,
The door is divided into two in the longitudinal direction, and is installed so as to be able to slide independently of each other. A tray is attached to the first door, and the second door can be deformed according to the bending of the rail. Configured in the shape of a sliding shutter,
The rail is installed smoothly and continuously along the box body from a substantially horizontal part above the opening to a substantially vertical part on the second door side of the box body,
The automobile console box, wherein the second door is slid and housed in the substantially vertical portion of the rail when the opening is opened.   Engaging with the engaging portion installed near the front end of the second door near the rear end of the first door, and integrally sliding the first and second doors The automobile console box according to claim 1, wherein the projection is attached.   3. The automobile console box according to claim 1, wherein the second door is configured in a slide shutter shape in which small pieces are connected and can be deformed according to the bending of the rail.

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