JPS5943138Y2 - console box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a console box installed between the left and right seats facing the front seats of an automobile, which allows the console door to be maintained in the open state in the upright position 1, and When the console door is brought into position,
To provide a console box which allows moderate movement when returned from the position, has a good opening/closing feeling, has a mechanically simple structure, and requires only a small number of assembly steps.

As shown in Fig. 6, when the console box C installed between the left and right seats A and B in the front seat of a car has a structure in which the door D can be opened to either the left or right in the vehicle width direction, Because the seatback distance W of the seats is narrow, there is a limit to the opening degree of the door, and the center of gravity G of the door often does not move completely. Even if the door is kept open when the vehicle is stopped, It is difficult to maintain the open state against the vibration of the vehicle body, and in order to maintain the open state of the door, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-109848, it is necessary to rotate the door in the opening direction. A structure using a torsion spring that provides a moment, etc.
As shown in Publication No. 0849, a structure is adopted in which a check arm with a notch is used and the notch is hooked on a locking member, but the former does not have a sense of moderation when operating the door, and the latter does not have a locking mechanism. This occurs suddenly, and all of them have drawbacks such as not only a poor opening/closing feeling but also a relatively large number of parts and a large number of assembly steps.

The present invention provides a console box that does not have the above-mentioned drawbacks by having the configuration described in the claims of the utility model registration.

The configuration of the illustrated example will be explained below.

1 and 2, a console door 3 is attached to a console body 1 by a hinge 2 so as to be openable and closable in the direction of the arrow (A). A torsion bar 5 to which a rotating force is applied in the opposite direction is fixed.

This torsion bar 5 has a base 6 fixed by being sandwiched between an outer panel 7 and an inner panel 8 of the console door 3, and is always moved to a position indicated by a two-dot chain line 5' at a point P. It has a restoring elasticity that attempts to restore itself by using it as a pivot point.

When the console door 3 is in the closed position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2,
A spacer 9 is provided protruding from the console body 1 side in the rotation locus drawn by the torsion bar 5 when the torsion bar 5 opens and closes between the upright position shown by the dotted chain line 3' in the figure, and the torsion bar 5 , due to the above-mentioned rotational force, that is, restoring elasticity,
It is always in elastic contact with the head 10 of the spacer 9.

Therefore, the torsion bar 5 always slides elastically against the head 10 of the spacer 9 during the opening/closing movement of the console door 3.

This torsion bar 5 is formed with a recess 11 into which the head 10 of the spacer 9 can be fitted, at a position where it comes into contact with the head 10 of the spacer 9 when the console door 3 is opened in the upright position 1. , when the console door 3 is in the upright position,
The recess 11 is configured to fit into the head 10 of the spacer 9, and the torsion bar 5 is locked therein.

This locking occurs when the recess 11 reaches the position of the head 10.
Since this is done as a resilient fit, when the console door 3 is opened, it will be perceived as a significant snapping movement.

The console door 3 is maintained in an upright position by fitting and locking the recess 11 of the torsion bar 5 and the head 10 of the spacer 9.

When the console door 3 is pressed and rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow (A) in order to close it, the recess 11 and the head 10 are elastically disengaged due to the elastic bending of the torsion bar 5. After all, it can be perceived as a moderation exercise.

In the illustrated example, the head 10 of the spacer 9 is shown as an enlarged portion with a substantially truncated circular cross section, but the structure is not limited to this.

If the base 6 of the torsion bar 5 is assembled as shown by the reference numeral 6' in FIG. 1 instead of as shown in FIG. 2, its spring elasticity can be made softer.

The position of the head 10 of the spacer 9 is selected to satisfy the following conditions.

That is, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, when the console door 3 is at or near the closed position, the contact point Q between the torsion bar 5 and the head 10, and the point P which is the rotation point of the torsion bar 5. and the center of the hinge 2, the angle formed by the straight line is an obtuse angle, and as the console door 3 is opened as shown in FIG. 3, the angle can change to an acute angle. ing.

As a result, as is clear from FIG. 4, when the console door 3 is at or near the closed position, the elasticity of the torsion bar 5 rotates the console door 3 in the closing direction around the hinge 2. Moment to move FvX/
, and conversely, when opening the console door 3, from the point at which the angle becomes acute, the elasticity of the torsion bar 5 starts to move the console door 3 around the hinge 2, as is clear from FIG. This acts as a moment FvXto that tries to rotate the console door 3 in the opening direction, and the feeling of opening and closing the console door 3 is significantly improved.

The present invention has the above-mentioned structure and operation, and by fitting and engaging the recess of the torsion bar and the head of the spacer, the console door can be placed in an open upright position and collapsed due to vibration etc. Under constant elastic contact between the torsion bar and the head of the spacer, the fitting, locking, or disassembly of the recess and the head can be prevented by continuous sliding movement of the torsion bar and the head of the spacer. This makes the opening and closing feeling much better, and when opening and returning the console door,
When the console door is brought into the upright position and when it is removed from that position, the movement becomes moderate, and the elasticity of the torsion bar acts as a moment in the closing direction when closing the console door, and a moment when opening it. Since it acts as a moment in the opening direction, it has the effect of improving the above-mentioned opening/closing feeling.

In addition, since it is sufficient to attach only the torsion bar and spacer as parts, and it is sufficient to assemble them by fixing them together, the structure is simple and the number of parts and assembly man-hours can be reduced, improving productivity and cost. It also has the effect of reducing the

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a slope view of one example of implementation, Figure 2 is ■-■ in Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the console door in the open position, Figure 4 is an explanatory diagram of the moment when the console door is closed, and Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the console door in the closed position. An explanatory diagram of the moment when the console door is opened, and FIG. 6 is a schematic rear view showing the arrangement of the front seat and the console box. 1...Console body, 2...Hinge, 3...Console door, 4...Inner surface, 5...Torsion bar, 9.・・・・・・Spacer・・・・・・Recess. 10...Head, 1

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A torsion bar that is given a rotational force toward the hinge is fixed to the inner surface of a console door that is attached to the console body via a hinge so as to be openable and closable,
A spacer is protruded from the console body side within the rotation locus of the torsion bar as the console door opens and closes, and the torsion bar is always in elastic contact with the head of the spacer, and the console door is held upright. A recess into which the head can fit is formed in the portion of the torsion bar that comes into contact with the head of the spacer when the housing is opened, and the position of the head of the spacer is such that the console door When the console door is at or near the closed position, the angle formed by the straight line connecting the contact point between the torsion bar and the head, the rotation point of the torsion bar, and the hinge is an obtuse angle, and the console door opens. The console box O is characterized in that the angle can change acutely as the angle changes.