JPS5943148Y2 - Rotating console box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a console box installed in the interior of an automobile, particularly between the left and right front seats. It is an object of the present invention to provide a console box whose direction can be selectively changed so that it can be operated equally easily by an occupant on either the left or right side.

The conventional console box is Utsukai Showa 52126547.
As disclosed in the publication, the shaft cover is normally fixed in the front end of the shaft cover that protrudes in the front and back direction from the center of the floor surface, and on the side of the shaft cover on the seat side, audio equipment such as radios, stereos, car stereo components, etc. are installed. It is equipped with operating elements such as switches, adjustment knobs, mirror adjustment knobs, and other equipment accessories.In order to operate these various operating elements, either the driver or the passenger must move You have to lean closer to the center of the cabin to operate it, especially in floor shift cars where the shift lever is installed on the floor, because the distance between the shift lever and the console box operation surface is narrow, making it difficult to check the operation surface and It is difficult for the occupant's hands to reach the operating body 1 during operation, and a solution to this drawback has been desired.

The present invention can eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its structure will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a rotating box 1 having a separately provided operation surface 15 is mounted on a console body 2 so as to be rotatable left and right about a vertical axis. As will be described later, the engagement portion between the control body 2 and the rotation box 1 is rotated around the rotation center 4 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 A and C. A movable rotation mechanism is provided, and a lock button 3 of a locking device that can easily lock and release the lock at any angle of the rotation box 1 is provided protrudingly on the operation surface 15.

Note that FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the shift lever 5 is installed close to the rotating box 1 on the console body 2, with the rotating box 1 side facing the front of the vehicle and the shift lever 5
The side is the rear side, and the installation position of the rotating box 1 is immediately below the instrument panel at the front of the passenger compartment.

An embodiment of the rotation mechanism of the rotation box 1 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

In the illustrated example, the rotation mechanism includes a bracket 14 and a rotation shaft 13, and the rotation shaft 13 is provided on the bracket 14 protruding from the console body. is freely rotatable around the rotation center 4,
and the rotation axis 1 so as not to separate from the console body 2.
It is attached to 3.

In the illustrated example of FIGS. 3 and 4, the locking device is composed of a locking button 3, an arm 6, and a locking head 10, and is fitted to be rotatable around a shaft 7 fixed to the rotating box 1. The L-shaped arm 6 shown in FIG. The rear end 17 of the arm 6 is pressed so as to be pushed outward from the surface 15, and the lock groove 11 of the lock head 10 provided at the front end of the guide arm 9 extending from the bracket 14 is engaged. are combined.

The spring 8 is connected to the spring stopper 18 on the arm 6 side.
The spring stopper 19 on the rotating box 1 side constantly biases the arm 6 in the counterclockwise direction.

The upper surface of the lock head 10 contacts the bottom surface of the bottom plate 12 to support the rotating box, and the bottom plate 12 when the rotating box 1 rotates.
It forms a sliding surface with.

In FIG. 3, R indicates the mounting position of each operating body, for example, of a radio, and S indicates the mounting position of each operating body, for example, of a stereo.

5 and 6 show embodiments of a lock head for locking the rotating box 1 and the console body 2 at any angle. A plurality of lock grooves 11a, 11a are formed radially in the radial direction of 40, corresponding to the rotation angle, and the rear end 17 of the arm 6 is inserted into and locked in the lock grooves 11a.

Next, the effects of the present invention will be described.

The driver or passenger who wants to operate the radio, audio, etc., can reach out and press lock button 3, and the fourth
The lock button 3 shown in the figure retreats against the elasticity of the spring 8 and rotates the arm 6 clockwise, so that the engagement between the rear end 17 and the lock head 10 is released, and the rotation box 1 is rotated. Become a state of freedom.

When the lock button 3 is pressed, the rotation box 1 is rotated at a desired angle, for example, at an angle 1 where the operation surface 15 directly faces the operator, and the lock button 3 is released, the arm 6 is moved by the elasticity of the spring 8. is rotated counterclockwise so that the rear end 17 is inserted into and engaged with another lock groove 11 of the lock head 10,
The pivot box 1 is locked in that position.

If the rotating box 1 is rotated to the right from the position of B in Figure 2, C
If you rotate the rotating box 1 to the left to the position shown in the figure, it will go to the position shown in A.
Since the rotating box 1 is rotationally fixed and the operating surface 15 can directly face the driver or passer/jar, the operation surface 15 can be rotated without being disturbed by the shift lever 5 installed nearby. Can operate various operating objects.

The shape of the rotating box body is not limited to the hook body as shown in the illustrated example, but can also be a cylinder or sphere, and the locking device is not limited to the button type illustrated in the illustrated example, but a frame body etc. can also be used. The operation position thereof can be provided not only at the lower part of the rotating box but also at a different position on the upper part.

Since the present invention has the configuration described in the claims of the utility model registration, the operating surface of the rotating box body can be rotated and fixed in the direction desired by the occupant extremely easily with only fingertip operation. This is an excellent invention that can improve the operability of radios, stereos, car stereo components, mirror adjustment knobs, and other equipment accessories mounted on the operation surface, regardless of the proximity of the shift lever or other interior equipment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the embodiment, Fig. 2 A, B, and C are plan views showing each rotational position, Fig. 3 is a suggested longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment, and Fig. 4
The figure is a partially enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the locking device, FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a top bottom view of the same. 1...Rotating box, 2...Console body, 3...Lock button

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rotating box that has an operating surface on which operating elements for operating various interior components are mounted on a console body that is fixedly installed in the interior of an automobile, located just below the instrument panel at the front of the vehicle interior. A locking device is provided, in which the body is placed and engaged with the console body so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis, and the rotating box body can be locked in any rotational direction around the vertical axis with respect to the console body. A rotating console box characterized by the fact that