JP3097417B2 - Automotive console box structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile console box structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some automobiles include, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 55145, there is known an instrument panel in which a console box for accommodating personal belongings of an occupant, a vehicle inspection, and small articles such as cards is provided in a center console portion of the instrument panel.

[0003]

The console box is formed to have a required volume and can store various small items, so that the interior of the vehicle compartment can be improved and the comfort can be improved. When trying to store small items, the small items may become cluttered in the console box, and the take-out property may deteriorate when necessary.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a console box structure of an automobile which can sort and store small items, and is excellent in organization and usability.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A box main body is disposed horizontally at an appropriate part in a vehicle interior, and a tray-like accessory case is drawn out and stored in an upper portion of the box main body, and is relatively arranged. The sub-box formed at the shallow bottom is arranged horizontally on the opening side in the box main body, and the sub-box is pivotally supported on the drawer side edge of the tray-like container so as to be vertically rotatable, and A console lid for closing the opening of the sub box and the opening of the box body is attached to the opening edge of the sub box so as to be freely opened and closed.

[0006]

When the console lid is opened, the opening of the sub-box is opened, so that small and frequently used small items such as glasses and accessories can be freely stored and removed in the sub-box.

When the sub-box is turned upward with the console lid closed, the opening of the box main body is opened, so that large small items can be freely stored and taken out of the box main body.

When the sub-box is turned upward once with the console lid closed, the sub-box is changed to a handle, and the tray-shaped accessory case is pulled out. Can be freely stored and retrieved.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show an example in which the present invention is applied to a center console section 2 of an instrument panel 1. A box body 3 formed in a required volume is arranged horizontally below the center console section 2. FIG. It is set up.

In the upper part of the box body 3, a tray-shaped accessory case 4 having a concave portion 5 of an appropriate depth and size formed in a central portion thereof for accommodating, for example, a thin book such as a car verification card or cards. It is arranged so that it can be pulled out and stored.

A guide edge 6 is formed downward on both side edges of the tray-like accessory case 4 in the vehicle width direction, and the guide edge 6 is slidably engaged with a guide rail disposed on an upper portion of the box body 3. In combination, it can be pulled out and stored along the guide rail as described above.

The drawer position of the tray-shaped accessory case 4 is regulated by a stopper (not shown).

Further, two pairs of bearings 7 are formed at the edge of the drawer side of the tray-shaped accessory container 4 on the drawer side.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a sub-box formed at a relatively shallow bottom, which is disposed horizontally on the side of the opening 3a in the box body 3.

A pair of bearings 9 and 10 are formed on the upper edge and the lower edge of the opening 8a of the sub-box 8, respectively.
Is engaged between the bearing portions 7 of the tray-like accessory case 4 to
The sub-box 8 is mounted on the drawer-side edge of the tray-shaped accessory case 4 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a console lid formed to have a size capable of closing the opening 8a of the sub-box 8 and the opening 3a of the box main body 3. A console lid 12 is mounted on the lower edge of the opening 8a of the sub-box 8 so as to be openable and closable in the vertical direction.

A notch 15 for finger hooking is formed substantially at the center of the upper edge of the console lid 12, and a finger hooking protrusion 16 is formed near the lower edge of the outer surface of the console lid 12. It is.

When the console lid 12 is closed, the console lid 12 is held in a closed state by latching means comprising a snap member provided on the back side edge and an opening edge of the sub-box 8 and a socket member thereof. It is like that.

According to the structure of the embodiment described above, when the finger is put on the notch 15 at the upper edge of the console lid 12 and the console lid 12 is opened downward about the support shaft 14 at the lower edge as shown in FIG. Since the opening 8a of the sub-box 8 is opened, it is possible to freely store and remove small accessories that are frequently used as personal belongings of the occupant, such as glasses and accessories, in the sub-box 8.

Projection 1 on the lower side of the outer surface of console lid 12
6 put your finger on the console box 1
When the box 2 is closed and turned upward around the support shaft 11 at the upper edge as shown in FIG.
Since “a” is opened, relatively large small items can be freely stored and removed from the box body 3.

The sub-box 8 is once pivoted upward in the same manner as described above while the console lid 12 is closed (see FIG. 4). When the tray is pulled out as shown in FIG. 5, the tray-shaped container 4 can be used to freely store and remove thin books such as a car and cards.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show an example in which the present invention is applied to a concave portion 19 for accommodating the center armrest 18 of the rear seat 17, except that the box body 3 is disposed at the bottom of the concave portion 19. The assembling structure of the tray-like accessory case 4, the sub-box 8, and the console lid 12 is substantially the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, in this embodiment, if the rear seat occupant raises the center armrest 18 from the inside of the concave portion 19 to use the armrest, the console lid 12 is exposed at the deep bottom of the concave portion 19, so that the console lid 12 is removed. By opening or turning the sub-box 8 upward, or by pulling out the tray-shaped accessory case 4, small items can be sorted and stored in each of these storage portions.

It should be noted that the present invention can be installed at any location accessible to the occupant, such as the rear end of the floor console or the side panel, in addition to the above embodiment.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the console lid is opened, the opening of the sub box is opened,
If the sub-box is turned upward, the opening of the box body is opened, so that the small box and the small box can be stored separately in these sub-boxes and the box body. If the sub-box is once rotated upward, the sub-box is gripped and the tray-shaped accessory case is pulled out, thin books and the like can be stored in the tray-shaped accessory container.

Therefore, since small items can be sorted and stored in various ways, the stored items are not cluttered and it is not difficult to take out the items, and the organizing and usability of the small items can be further improved. Having.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 6 showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a relationship between a tray-shaped accessory case, a sub box, and a console lid.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a use state in which a console is opened.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a use state in which a sub box is turned upward.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a use state in which the tray-shaped accessory case is pulled out.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an instrument panel to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rear seat to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 Box body 3a Box body opening 4 Tray-shaped accessory holder 8 Sub box 8a Sub box opening 12 Console lid

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box body is disposed horizontally at an appropriate part in a vehicle interior, a tray-shaped accessory box is drawn out in an upper part of the box body, and is disposed so as to be stowable and formed relatively shallow. The sub-box is placed horizontally on the opening side in the box body, and the sub-box is rotatably supported vertically on the drawer side edge of the tray-shaped accessory case,
A console box structure for an automobile, wherein a console lid for closing the opening of the sub box and the opening of the box main body is attached to the opening edge of the sub box so as to be freely opened and closed.