JP2003127783A - Floor console - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor console which is simple in structure of whole parts and easy in the manufacturing process and whose yield is high. SOLUTION: In the floor console 1 having a console main body 2, an air blowing outlet 3 which is installed at the console main body 2 and opens to the rear seat side (B), a console duct 4 which is stored in the console main body 2, introduces the conditioned air from an air conditioner, vehicle-mounted on a driver's seat (A) and capable of blowing from the air blowing outlet 3, and a box set from an upper surface of the console main body 2 downwards, and being arranged at the floor located between the driver's seat and a front passenger's seat, a box part 4a is integrally formed in a console duct 4 as a recess with a bottom.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a floor console capable of blowing temperature-controlled air from an air conditioner to the rear seat side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a floor console is generally provided on a floor surface between a driver's seat and a passenger seat. Inside the floor console, an article storage unit for storing various types of haberdashery is configured, and a shift lever for floor shift is arranged.

Most of recent vehicles such as passenger cars are equipped with an air conditioner (air conditioner) for adjusting the temperature inside the vehicle.
The air outlet of the temperature-controlled air (cool air / warm air) from the air conditioner is generally attached to the dashboard on the driver's seat side. Therefore, for example, in a passenger car that is divided into a driver's seat and a rear seat, the effectiveness of air conditioning on the rear seat side is often not sufficient. Therefore, in order to make the air conditioning in the rear seats effective, the air conditioning duct that is led out from the air conditioning equipment and goes to the air outlet of the dashboard is branched to the rear side, and the branch side duct is the rear surface of the floor console. The proposal to communicate with the air outlet provided on the side has been put into practical use.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a floor console 11 according to the prior art, and FIG. 4 (b) is aa of FIG.
It is a cross section. The floor console 11 includes a console body 12, an air outlet 13 provided on the console body 12 and opening toward the rear seat side, and the console body 1
A console duct 1 that is housed in the air conditioner 2 and that can discharge temperature-controlled air from an air conditioner mounted on a vehicle and blow it out from an air outlet 13.
4 and the box 15 with the flocked inside 18 inserted into the box insertion portion 14a of the console duct 14.
Further, the upper part is covered with the covers 16 and 17, and the cover 16 and 17 are arranged on the floor surface located between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle.

Usually, the console duct 14 is a blow molded polyethylene or polypropylene hollow molded product, which takes in temperature-controlled air from an air conditioner installed in the instrument panel and bypasses the speed change lever and the box 15. The air is discharged from the air outlet 13 provided on the back side of the floor console 1.

[0006]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional structure, the console duct 14 formed by blow molding is formed so as to have a meandering shape because it is set so as to sew the gaps between the respective components. Many of the parisons had to be trimmed as Bali. Therefore, there is a problem that the process after molding is complicated and the material yield efficiency is low. For example, as shown in FIG.
Lower part 1 of the box insertion part 14a of the console duct 14
4'was trimmed as burr and was either discarded or recycled.

The box 15 formed by injection molding has a deep box shape for accommodating small items,
It was necessary to increase the size of the injection type. In addition, since rigidity is required, it is essential to use a highly rigid material. Therefore, there is a problem that it is disadvantageous in terms of cost.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a simple structure of all parts and an easy manufacturing process.
An object of the present invention is to provide a floor console with high yield.

[0009]

A floor cosole according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems is a console main body and an air outlet provided in the console main body and opening toward a rear seat side. And a console duct that is housed in the console main body, derives temperature-controlled air from an air conditioner mounted on a vehicle, and can be blown out from the air outlet, and a box provided downward from the upper surface of the console main body, In the floor console that is configured on the floor surface located between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle,
It is characterized in that the box is formed integrally with the console duct as a bottomed recess.

According to the above structure, since the box is integrally formed as a bottomed recess in the console duct, the total number of parts is reduced and the structure is simplified. In addition, the burr on the bottom of the recess at the time of forming the console duct by blow molding can be effectively used as the bottom of the box,
The trimming work is reduced, the post-forming process is simplified, and the cut portion can be made smaller, so that the material yield is improved.

Further, since the inner surface of the console duct is directly used as a box, there is no gap between the console duct and the box, and it is possible to effectively increase the capacity of the box and the duct cross-sectional area. Space-efficient in the floor console.

The floor console according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, a hollow portion is formed on the bottom surface of the console duct by blow molding.

According to the above structure, since the hollow portion is formed on the bottom surface of the console duct by blow molding, the console duct can be reinforced, and the rigidity of the console duct can be increased without using a highly rigid material. it can.

A floor console according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect, the inner surface of the box of the console duct is flocked.

According to the above construction, since the inner surface of the box of the console duct is flocked, it is possible to cover the surface roughness of the molded product peculiar to the blow molding which occurs during the molding of the console duct.

A floor console according to a fourth aspect is the floor console according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the bottomed recess provided in the console duct is a lower portion of the box, and another component is fitted as an upper portion of the box. It is characterized by

According to the above construction, the upper portion of the box molded by injection molding can be downsized, so that the injection mold can be downsized and the manufacturing process can be facilitated.

Since a box upper part is fitted in a box with a bottom and which is provided in the console duct, the inside of the box of the console duct is flocked, and the box upper part is moved from above the flocked part. If fitted, the lower end of the upper part of the box can be used as the upper parting line of the flock inside the box without the need for masking work, and the parting line of the flock inside the box can be beautifully formed by a simple process.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a perspective view of a floor console 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof.
FIG. 3 shows a sectional view. FIG. 3 is a cross section taken along the line aa ′ of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the floor console 1 includes a console main body 2 and an air outlet 3 which is provided on the console main body 2 and opens toward a rear seat side (B).
A console duct 4 that is housed in the console body 2 and that, as shown in FIG. 1, can supply temperature-controlled air from the vehicle-mounted air conditioner on the driver side (A) and blow it out to the rear seat side (B).
And a box 5 provided downward from the upper surface of the console body 2. And the rear seat side (B)
The upper surface of the box 5 is covered with a cover 6, and the driver's seat side (A)
There is an opening 7 that allows a gear shift lever (not shown) to operate.
A cover 7 with a is applied.

The console body 2 is provided with side portions 2b and 2b arranged opposite to each other, and the rear seat side (B) of the side portions 2b and 2b.
And a back surface portion 2c that is continuously provided in the. Side surface 2b,
Two support parts 2a, 2a are provided below the 2b so as to be orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the side surface parts 2b, 2b, and the console duct 4 is installed above the support parts 2a, 2a. To be done. The installation of the console duct 4 is not limited to the above, and may be installed between the side surface portions 2b, 2b. On the upper surface of the back surface portion 2c, there is provided an opening portion in which the air outlet 3 can be installed with a slight inclination toward the rear seat side (B).

The air outlet 3 is provided in an opening on the upper surface of the rear surface 2c of the console body 2. The air outlet 3
Is molded separately from the console duct 4, but it may be integrally molded at the same time when the console duct 4 is molded.

The console duct 4 is a hollow molded product of polyethylene or polypropylene molded by blow molding, and has an opening 4b on the driver side (A), an opening 4c on the rear seat side (B), and a bottomed bottom. Box part 4 which is a dent
a, and is accommodated in the console body 2 by being supported by the support portions 2a, 2a of the console body 2. The temperature-controlled air is led out from the opening 4b of the console duct 4, passes through the inside of the console duct 4, passes through the rear surface 2c of the console body 2 through the opening 4c, and is blown out from the air outlet 3. Further, the inside of the box portion 4a is subjected to flocking 8 treatment.

As shown in FIG. 3, a hollow portion 4d is provided at the bottom of the box portion 4a. When forming the console duct 4, the hollow portion 4d can be formed so that the inside of the box portion 4a has a flat surface on the cavity side and the outside has a concave shape on the core side. In this way, since the portion that has been conventionally trimmed and removed as a burr can be effectively used as the bottom surface of the box 5, the trimming work after molding is not required and the manufacturing process becomes easy. In addition, the material yield can be improved.

The box 5 is constructed by covering the box portion 4a formed in the console duct 4 with the box upper portion 5a. The box upper portion 5a is formed by injection molding and has a shape that borders the opening on the upper surface of the box portion 4a. By fitting the box upper part 5a from above into the flocked part 8 inside the box part 4a, the lower end surface of the box upper part 5a can be made a parting line of the upper end of the flocked part 8.

As shown above, the floor console 1
Is a console main body 2, an air outlet 3 provided in the console main body 2, which opens toward the rear seat side, and is housed in the console main body 2, and derives temperature-controlled air from an air conditioner mounted on the vehicle. It is composed of a console duct 4 that can be blown out from the air outlet 3 and a box provided downward from the upper surface of the console body 2, and is arranged on the floor surface located between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle. In the floor console 1, the console duct 4 and the box portion 4
a is integrally formed as a bottomed dent.
This reduces the total number of parts and simplifies the configuration.
In addition, the burr at the bottom of the recess at the time of molding the console duct 4 by blow molding can be effectively utilized as the bottom of the box portion 4a, the trimming work is reduced, the post-molding process is simplified, and the cutting portion is made small. Therefore, the material yield is improved. Moreover, since the inner surface of the console duct 4 is directly used as the box portion 4a, the console duct 4
There is no gap between the box portion 4a and the box portion 4a, the volume of the box can be effectively increased and the duct cross-sectional area can be increased, and the space efficiency in the floor console 1 is good.

In this embodiment, the case where the temperature-controlled air is uniformly blown from both sides of the console duct 4 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, if the space for blowing the temperature-controlled air can be secured, the box portion 4a may be provided on one side. Further, the box portion 4a is not particularly limited in shape as long as it is a bottomed recess provided on the upper surface of the console duct 4, and may be, for example, a curved surface or a semicircular shape.

In the floor console 1, a hollow portion 4b is formed on the bottom surface of the console duct 4 by blow molding. Thereby, the console duct 4 can be reinforced, and the rigidity of the console duct 4 can be increased without using a highly rigid material.

In the present embodiment, the case where the hollow portion 4b is formed by blow molding on the bottom surface of the console duct 4 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the box portion 4 of the console duct 4
It suffices that a be a bottomed dent, and can have sufficient rigidity without the hollow portion 4b.

In the floor console 1, flocking 8 is applied to the inner surface of the box portion 4a of the console duct 4. As a result, the surface roughness of the molded product peculiar to blow molding, which occurs during molding of the console duct 4, is covered.

In this embodiment, the case where the inner surface of the box portion 4a of the console duct 4 is provided with the bristles 8 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, no processing may be applied to the inside of the box portion 4a, or other processing may be applied to the inner surface of the box portion 4a of the console duct 4, for example, cloth or leather may be attached or paint may be sprayed. You may.

In the floor console 1, the bottomed recess (box portion 4a) provided in the console duct 4 is the lower portion of the box, and another component is fitted as the upper portion 5 of the box. As a result, if the bristles 8 are applied to the inside of the box portion 4a provided in the console duct 4 and the box upper part 5 is fitted from the upper portion of the bristled portion 8, it is not necessary to carry out masking work and the like.
Can be used as the upper end parting line of the flock 8 of the box part 4a, and the parting line of the flock 8 of the box part 4a can be easily made beautiful.

In this embodiment, the floor console 1 has a bottomed box (box portion 4a) provided in the console duct 4 as the lower portion of the box, and another component is fitted as the upper portion 5 of the box. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, there is no box upper part 5a, only the box part 4a
May be formed.

[0034]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the box is integrally formed in the console duct as a recess having a bottom, the total number of parts is reduced and the structure is simplified. In addition, the burr at the bottom of the recess at the time of molding the console duct by blow molding can be effectively used as the bottom of the box, trim work is reduced, and the process after molding is simplified,
Since the cut portion can be made small, the material yield is improved.

Further, since the inner surface of the console duct is directly used as the box, there is no gap between the console duct and the box, and it is possible to effectively increase the capacity of the box and the duct cross-sectional area. Space-efficient in the floor console.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the hollow portion is formed on the bottom surface of the console duct by blow molding, the console duct can be reinforced and the rigidity of the console duct can be increased without using a highly rigid material. be able to.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the inner surface of the box of the console duct is flocked, it is possible to cover the surface roughness of the molded product peculiar to the blow molding, which occurs during the molding of the console duct.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the upper part of the box formed by injection molding can be downsized, so that the injection mold can be downsized and the manufacturing process can be facilitated.

Further, since the box upper part is fitted in the box having a bottom with a bottom provided in the console duct, the inside of the box of the console duct is flocked, and the box upper part is moved from above the flocked part. If fitted, the lower end of the upper part of the box can be used as the upper parting line of the flock inside the box without the need for masking work, and the parting line of the flock inside the box can be beautifully formed by a simple process.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a floor console according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the floor console according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a floor console according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view and a sectional view of a conventional floor console.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 floor console 2 console body 2a support 2b side part 2c rear part 3 Air outlet 4 console ducts 4a box part 4 4b, 4c opening 4d hollow part 5 box top 6 cover 7 cover 8 hair transplant A driver's side B Rear seat side

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A console main body, an air outlet opening provided to the console main body toward the rear seat side, and temperature-controlled air that is housed in the console main body and is discharged from an air conditioner mounted on a vehicle. A console duct that can be blown out from the air outlet, and a box that is provided downward from the top surface of the console body. The box is disposed on the floor between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle. The floor console according to claim 1, wherein the box is integrally formed as a bottomed recess in the console duct. 2. The floor console according to claim 1, wherein a hollow portion is formed on the bottom surface of the console duct by blow molding. 3. The floor console according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the box of the console duct is flocked. 4. The bottomed recess provided in the console duct is a lower part of the box, and another part is fitted as an upper part of the box.
Floor console described in any of.