JP5165491B2 - Rear console - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rear console installed in front of a vehicle body of a rear seat in a vehicle interior.

Patent Document 1 discloses a rear console installed between a driver seat and a passenger seat. This rear console has a box inside, and the rigidity in the vehicle width direction is enhanced by a block-shaped reinforcing member made of a honeycomb structure disposed on the back side of the bottom wall portion of the box so that it can withstand an impact caused by a side collision. I have to.
JP 2005-335523 A

  However, in the above-mentioned rear console, although countermeasures against side impacts are taken, the reinforcing member below the box is strong and difficult to deform.For example, sudden braking is applied during traveling, and the head of the passenger in the rear seat When the rear console collides with the rear end of the rear console from above, the impact load is greatly rebounded by the occupant without being absorbed and relaxed by the reinforcing member, resulting in greater damage to the occupant.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently absorb and relax the impact load acting on the rear end portion of the rear console from above.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the rear wall side of the bottom wall portion of the box is easily broken and the fragments are not scattered.

  Specifically, the present invention is directed to a rear console installed in front of a vehicle body of a rear seat in a vehicle compartment, and has taken the following solutions.

  That is, the invention described in claim 1 includes a box for storing small items, and a surface panel that covers the bottom wall portion and the side wall portion of the box from the outside. An abutting portion that protrudes and abuts against a rigid member on the vehicle body side, and a fragile portion that is located on the vehicle body rear side of the corresponding portion and can be broken by an impact load acting on the rear console rear end portion from above is formed. It is characterized by.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the rear console according to the first aspect, the weakened portion is a pair of first notches extending in parallel in the vehicle longitudinal direction on both outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the abutting portion. A groove portion and a second notch groove portion extending substantially in the vehicle width direction on the vehicle body rear side of the abutting portion and connected to or approaching the vehicle body rear end portion of the first notch groove portions are provided. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the rear console according to the second aspect, the fragile portion includes at least one third notch groove portion extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body between the first notch groove portions. It is characterized by being.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the rear console according to any one of the first to third aspects, the abutting portion of the bottom wall portion is fastened to a rigid member on the vehicle body side by a fastener. It is characterized by being.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the brake is suddenly applied and the head of the occupant of the rear seat collides with the rear console rear end from above, the impact load is transmitted to the fragile portion of the bottom wall through the side wall. As a result, the fragile portion breaks and the impact load is absorbed and relaxed.

  Further, the broken pieces of the bottom wall portion are prevented from being scattered by being blocked by the surface panel covering the bottom wall portion from the outside.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when an impact load is applied to the rear console rear end portion in the vehicle width direction, the vicinity of the corner portion formed by the first notch groove portion and the second notch groove portion is broken to Absorbs and reduces impact load. Therefore, even if the impact load acts on the part where the rear end of the rear console is offset, the impact absorbing effect can be obtained with certainty.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when an impact load is applied in the middle of the rear console rear end in the vehicle width direction, the vicinity of the intersection of the third notch groove portion and the second notch groove portion is broken and the impact is increased. Absorb and ease the load. Therefore, also in this case, an impact absorbing effect can be obtained with certainty.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, since the rigidity of the bottom wall portion of the portion is enhanced by fastening the abutting portion to the rigid member on the vehicle body side, the impact load acting on the abutting portion is absorbed less. It acts on the fragile part. Therefore, the fragile portion is more easily broken and the impact absorbing effect can be obtained more reliably.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a rear console installed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction middle of the rear seat in the vehicle interior (for example, between the driver seat and the passenger seat). The rear console 1 includes a rectangular box-shaped box 3 made of resin for storing small items on the rear side of the vehicle body. The box 3 opens upward and has a substantially rectangular bottom wall 5 and the bottom wall 5. Has an annular side wall portion 7 surrounding it. The box 3 is accommodated in a resin surface panel 9, and the surface panel 9 is formed by a side panel 9a and a rear panel 9b that connects the side panel 9a at the rear of the vehicle body. The bottom wall portion 5 and the side wall portion 7 of the box 3 are covered from the outside by the surface panel 9.

  Further, the opening of the box 3 is opened and closed by a resin lid 27 that is rotatably provided via the hinge portion 13. The lid 27 has a double structure including an upper lid 33 and a lower lid 34.

  The lower lid 34 includes a substantially rectangular plate member 29 having a substantially rectangular shape that covers the opening of the box 3, and a pair of guide members 31 are disposed on both sides of the upper surface of the plate member 29 in the vehicle width direction. A guide groove 30 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is formed on the outer surface of the guide member 31. In the middle of the plate member 29 in the vehicle width direction, a ridge rail portion 32 extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction is formed. A hinge bracket 11 is integrally connected to the vehicle body rear ends of the guide member 31 and the ridge rail portion 32, and these hinge brackets 11 are vertically moved through the hinge portion 13 near the upper end of the rear panel 9b in the side panel 9a. It is connected so as to be rotatable in the direction. A hinge cover 35 protrudes rearward in the vicinity of the rear end of the vehicle body of the lower lid 34 and covers the hinge portion 13 from above. Further, a knob 43 for attaching a hand when the lid 27 is opened and closed is attached to the middle of the front end edge of the lower lid 34 in the vehicle width direction.

  The upper lid 33 includes a substantially flat inner plate portion 37 that is substantially flat, and a plate-like outer lid portion 39 that is gently curved so as to cover the upper surface of the inner lid portion 37. At both ends of the inner lid portion 37 in the vehicle width direction, rail portions 38 that protrude from the guide groove 30 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body project. Further, a guide groove 40 is formed in the middle of the inner lid portion 37 in the vehicle width direction so as to engage with the ridge rail portion 32 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Also, a knob 41 that is pinched by hand when the upper lid 33 is slid in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is attached to the middle of the vehicle body front end edge of the inner lid portion 37 in the vehicle width direction. The outer lid portion 39 includes a core member 39a and a skin 39b covering the upper surface of the core member 39a, and a urethane sheet 39c is sandwiched between the core member 39a and the skin 39b.

  The bottom wall portion 5 of the box 3 is disposed so as to approach the tunnel portion 44 of the vehicle body, and two abutting portions 15 having a substantially square shape in plan view projecting downward are provided on the bottom wall portion 5 in the vehicle width direction. They are formed apart from each other. A metal bracket 45 as a rigid member on the vehicle body side is fixed to the upper surface of the tunnel portion 44 corresponding to the bottom wall portion 5, and the abutting portion 15 is in contact with the bracket 45. In addition, a fastening hole 17 is formed through substantially at the center of the abutting portion 15. A through hole 47 is formed through the bracket 45 so as to correspond to the fastening hole 17 of the abutting portion 15. A nut 49 is arranged below the bracket 45 so as to correspond to the through hole 47, and the bolt 51 is inserted into the fastening hole 17, the through hole 47, and the nut 49 of the abutting portion 15 from above. The part 15 is fastened to the bracket 45. The vehicle body including the tunnel portion 44 is covered with a floor mat 53, and the floor mat 53 has an opening 53a in a region corresponding to the fastening portion. In this fastened state, the lower end of the surface panel 9 is in contact with the floor mat 53.

  Further, a fragile portion 25 that can be broken by an impact load acting on the rear end portion of the rear console 1 from above is formed on the vehicle body rear side of the abutting portion 15 of the bottom wall portion 5 of the box 3. The fragile portion 25 includes a pair of first cutout groove portions 25a extending in parallel in the vehicle body longitudinal direction on both outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the abutting portion 15, and a vehicle width direction on the vehicle rear side of the abutting portion 15. And a second notch groove portion 25b connecting the vehicle body rear ends of the first notch groove portions 25a. Further, between the first notch groove portions 25a, three third notch groove portions 25c extending substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction extend at substantially equal intervals in the vehicle width direction, and their rear ends are connected to the second notch groove portions 25b. Has been. The fragile portion 25 includes a fourth notch groove portion 25d that extends substantially in the vehicle width direction on the vehicle body rear side of the abutment portion 15 and is connected to the vehicle body front end portion of the first notch groove portions 25a. Yes. These first to fourth cutout groove portions 25a to 25d are formed in a substantially V-shaped cross section.

  Further, a plurality of ribs 19 are integrally projected on the back surface of the abutting portion 15. Further, a plurality of plate-like ribs 23 projecting from the vehicle body rear side (fragile portion 25 side) in the vicinity of the abutment portion 15 are provided with plate surfaces directed in the front-rear and left-right directions of the vehicle body.

  For example, when an occupant's head collides with the rear end portion (hinge cover 35) of the rear console 1 configured as described above due to sudden braking, the impact load is applied to the side wall portion 7 as shown in FIG. Is transmitted to the fragile portion 25 of the bottom wall portion 5, that is, the first to fourth cutout groove portions 25a to 25d, so that the first to fourth cutout groove portions 25a to 25d are broken and the side wall portion 7 at the rear of the vehicle body is broken. Moves downward and the impact load is absorbed and relaxed. Therefore, the impact load applied to the passenger's head is reduced. Further, the broken pieces of the bottom wall portion 5 are prevented from being scattered by being blocked by the surface panel 9 covering the bottom wall portion 5 from the outside. Further, since the rigidity is enhanced by fastening the abutting portion 15 to the bracket 45 on the vehicle body side, the impact load acting on the abutting portion 15 is not absorbed so much and acts largely on the fragile portion 25. 25 is easier to break, and the impact absorbing effect can be obtained more reliably.

  In the present embodiment, when an impact load is applied to the vehicle width direction end of the rear end of the rear console 1, the vicinity of the corner formed by the first notch groove 25a and the second notch groove 25b is broken. Absorbs and reduces the impact load. Therefore, even if the impact load acts on the part where the rear end portion of the rear console 1 is offset, the impact absorbing effect can be obtained with certainty.

  Further, when an impact load acts in the middle of the rear console 1 in the vehicle width direction, the vicinity of the intersection of the third notch groove portion 25c and the second notch groove portion 25b breaks to absorb and relax the impact load. Therefore, also in this case, an impact absorbing effect can be obtained with certainty.

  In the above embodiment, the fragile portion 25 is configured by the notch groove portion. However, slits may be provided on a predetermined line at predetermined intervals so that the line is broken by an impact load.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the 2nd notch groove part 25b was connected with the vehicle body rear end part of both the 1st notch groove parts 25a, you may make it approach without connecting. Moreover, although the 3rd notch groove part 25c was connected with the said 2nd notch groove part 25b, you may make it approach without connecting. Moreover, although the 4th notch groove part 25d was connected with the vehicle body front end part of both the 1st notch groove parts 25a, you may make it approach without connecting.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the contact part 15 was fastened with the bracket 45 with the volt | bolt 51, you may make it fasten with other fasteners, such as a clip.

  The present invention is useful, for example, as a rear console installed in front of a vehicle body of a rear seat in a vehicle interior.

It is the perspective view which looked at the rear console in the state where the lid was located in the back of the body in the embodiment from the front left side of the body. It is the perspective view which looked at the rear console in the state where the lid was located ahead of the body in the embodiment from the left front of the body. It is a bottom view of the rear console which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 3 in a state where the lid is positioned in front of the vehicle body. It is sectional drawing corresponded in the BB line of FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 when an impact load is applied to the rear console rear end.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rear console 3 Box 5 Bottom wall part 7 Side wall part 9 Surface panel 15 Contact part 25 Fragile part 25a 1st notch groove part 25b 2nd notch groove part 25c 3rd notch groove part 45 Bracket (rigid member)
51 bolts (fasteners)

Claims (4)

A rear console installed in front of the rear seat body in the passenger compartment,
A box for storing small items, and a surface panel for covering the bottom wall and the side wall of the box from the outside,
The bottom wall of the box is broken by an abutting portion that protrudes downward and contacts the rigid member on the vehicle body side and an impact load that is located on the vehicle body rear side of the corresponding portion and acts on the rear console rear end portion from above. The rear console is characterized by a possible weak part. The rear console according to claim 1,
The weakened portion extends in the substantially vehicle width direction on the vehicle body rear side of the abutting portion, and a pair of first cutout groove portions extending in parallel with the vehicle body front-rear direction on both outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the abutting portion. A rear console comprising: a second notch groove portion connected to or approaching the rear end portion of the vehicle body of both first notch groove portions. The rear console according to claim 2,
The rear console is characterized in that the fragile portion includes at least one third notch groove portion extending substantially in the vehicle body front-rear direction between the first notch groove portions. The rear console according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The rear console is characterized in that the abutting portion of the bottom wall portion is configured to be fastened to a rigid member on the vehicle body side by a fastener.

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