JPS61268542A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form a deep store space and obtain a large stowage area by forming a monolithic pipe shape part in a longitudinal direction with thin portions as part of a console box body bent. CONSTITUTION:A console box 3 comprises a console box body 23, a top plate 16, a lid 17, a rear wall 18 and a store space bottom 19. Said body 23 is so formed that each component of a predetermined shape elongates in the longitudinal direction of the body 23, and that it will have an inverted U-shape, with its right side wall 10 bent along a bendable thin portion 9. Furthermore, divisions 7 and 13 and 180 deg. bent inward along bendable thin portions 6 and 12, thereby forming pipe shape parts 15 and 15. The top plate 16 is fitted to the predetermined position of the body 23 and the rear wall 18 fitted to the rear part thereof, forming the store space 21, together with right and left side walls 4 and 10. The upper opening of the space so formed is closed with the lid 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a console box disposed between the seats of an automobile.

<Prior Art> Generally, a console box having a storage chamber for storing small items is installed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a conventional console box for an automobile includes, for example, a console box body 33 having a storage chamber 39, four storage chamber bodies 37, and a plate 36.
．． It is composed of a rear wall 38.

The console box main body 33 is integrally formed into a deep box shape by injecting a hard synthetic resin material into a mold. Since this mold is opened by sliding up and down (in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 8), the side walls 34 and 35 of the console box body 33 are provided with the necessary parts for releasing the molded product. A draft angle is provided. Further, the side wall of the storage chamber 39 is required to have a draft angle in the opposite direction to the side wall 34, 35 due to the mold structure.

In addition, in a car equipped with an air conditioning system, ventilation is performed by a control G4 operation unit installed at the front of the car, and air from the air conditioning system is sent out as desired hot or cold air.

In order to improve the temperature distribution in the VK seats, especially in the rear seats far from the air conditioner, a long air duct was installed that ran vertically through the cabin to guide the air.

Generally, as shown in No. 8rgJ, the rear seat air duct 41 is arranged on the left and right sides of the central tunnel part of the floor surface 2, and is arranged vertically across the passenger compartment to the front of the rear seat. A carpet was laid on top and a console box was installed.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, in the console box with such a conventional configuration, the cross-sectional shape of the console box main body 33 becomes more narrow toward the L direction as shown in FIG. room 39
The interior becomes narrower toward the bottom, making it impossible to secure sufficient storage space.When attempting to make the storage chamber 39 deeper to increase the storage space, the side walls 34
．． A narrow part 40 sandwiched between the storage chamber 35 and the side wall of the storage chamber 39
The rise of the temperature becomes high, which weakens the strength of the R& shape mold at that part.

Therefore, if the thickness of the narrow part 40 is increased in order to maintain the strength of the mold, the outside of the side wall 34, 35 cannot be expanded outward because it is limited to seats, and therefore the storage room 39
The width was widened to the side, and as a result, the storage room 39 could not be enlarged effectively.

On the other hand, it is common practice to provide the surface of the console box body 33 with a textured pattern. that time,
If a grain pattern with a depth exceeding the above-mentioned draft angle is applied to the side wall 34, 35, there is a risk of scratches on the surface of the grain pattern when the mold is released from the mold. It was limited.

Due to these various constraints, many console boxes have a flat external shape with little variation.

For this reason, attempts have been made to cover the surface of the console box with soft sheets, fabrics, etc. in order to create a sense of uniqueness and luxury. However, these devices have a problem in that it is difficult to apply the skin material to the entire outer periphery of the deep box-shaped console box body 33, resulting in poor finish.

Furthermore, such a deep box-shaped console box body 3
The molding die No. 3 had the problem of being expensive because it had to be carved deeply and requiring a long construction period.

Furthermore, since the rear seat air duct for guiding air to the rear seats is laid on the floor, the central tunnel section is widened, resulting in a disadvantage that the leg space for the front seats is narrowed. In addition, the work of laying a long air duct on the floor is
This was time consuming and costly.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in view of the above problems.
To provide a console box for an automobile in which a large storage chamber can be formed, a degree of freedom in shape is large, and a tubular part that can be used as an air duct can be easily formed in the console box.

The console box of the present invention is characterized in that a tubular portion is integrally provided in the longitudinal direction, and this tubular portion is formed by bending a thin wall portion that is integrally formed with the console box body that forms the storage chamber. have

Function> The present invention is constructed as described in 1-, in which the partition wall forming a part of the tubular part and the bendable thin part form part of the console box main body which is expanded into a substantially flat plate shape. It is integrally molded parallel to the longitudinal direction.

After the molding process, the thin wall portion is bent and the edges of the partition wall are brought into close contact with each other to form a tubular shape, thereby forming a tubular portion along the longitudinal direction of the console box.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, in the console box of the present invention, the tubular portion integrally provided in the longitudinal direction is formed by bending a thin wall portion integrally formed with the console box main body. Therefore, the following effects are achieved.

(A) Since the console box main body is developed into a substantially flat plate shape and is convoluted, a) The opening direction of the mold for forming the console box can be set perpendicular to the left and right side walls, and the opening direction of the mold can be A deep storage room can be formed without being restricted by the slope, and a large storage space can be secured. Further, the grain pattern on the side wall surface can be formed deeply, and the pattern can be freely selected.

b) The shape and size can be freely set by forming a side support part on the side wall of the console box, and it is extremely easy to form surface decorations with foamed plastic material layers or sheet-like members on the almost flat left and right side wall surfaces. Therefore, the degree of freedom in design can be greatly increased.

C) Since the molding die can be formed by shallow engraving, the manufacturing cost can be lowered and at the same time it can be completed in a short period of time.

CB) Since the tubular portion is formed by bending the thin walled portion, a) the tubular portion that will serve as a holding portion for a rear seat air duct or musical staff pipe can be easily formed integrally.

b) A heat insulating material can be easily attached to the inside of the tubular part, which prevents overheating when hot air is introduced and heat transfer to other parts.

C) The air duct for the rear seat can be formed with sufficient space at the foot of the front seat.d) The work of laying the air duct for the rear seat can be omitted, and the number of parts forming the tubular part can be reduced. Therefore, it is lightweight and can be installed at low cost.

e) Increased rigidity of the console box and warping.

Deformation can be prevented.

f) Since the air duct shares the side wall of the console box, a side air outlet can be easily installed, and air can be easily guided into the front and rear seats, making it possible to This has the effect of improving the temperature distribution in each part.

<Example> Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention,
is the front seat, 2 is the floor, and 3 is the console box.

The console box 3 includes a console box body 23
and top plate 16. M body 17. It also includes a rear wall 18 and a storage chamber bottom wall 19. Console box body 2
3 is made of a bendable synthetic resin such as PP, ABS, etc., and each portion provided with a predetermined shape is formed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the console box body 23, as shown in FIG. ing.

That is, partition wall 7. Bendable thin wall portion 6. Partition wall 8° left side wall 4
．． Tenbu 5. Bendable thin wall portion9. and Tenbu 11. Right side wall 10. Partition wall 14. Bendable thin wall portion 12. In the order of the partition wall 13, each part is integrally formed in a substantially flat plate shape continuously by injection molding.

Injection molded substantially flat console box body 23
The bendable thin wall portion 9 is used as a fulcrum.

The right side wall 10 is bent approximately 180 degrees in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 3 to form a substantially mouth shape. Further, the partition wall 7.degree. 13 is bent inwardly by approximately 180 degrees using the bendable thin-walled portions 6, 12 as fulcrums to form a tubular portion 15.15. At this time, as shown in FIG.
3a is closely attached to the partition wall 8°14. And the left and right side walls 4
Alternatively, a tubular portion 15 sharing a portion of the lO is formed in the longitudinal direction of the console box body 23 with openings at its front and rear ends, respectively.

Note that a portion of the left and right side walls 4.10 forming the inner wall of the tubular portion 15,
A heat insulating material 20 such as a non-woven fabric or a foamed polyurethane sheet is fixed to a predetermined surface of the partition wall 7.13 by adhesion in the case of in-mold formation, or by winding at the same time, thereby forming the heat insulation of the tubular part. It will be done.

Further, the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls 4.10 may be decorated with an arbitrary grain pattern, or may be appropriately decorated by fixing the sheet-like member 24 or a foamed plastic material layer or fabric material having the sheet-like member on the surface layer. It is decorated. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, on the sides of the seat 1, the left and right side walls 4.10
The protruding side support portions 4a and loa can be freely formed on the surface.

The top plate 16 has left and right side walls 4. It is a synthetic resin member with a predetermined shape and a surface finish similar to that of IO.

It is mounted at a predetermined position on the console box body 23. The rear wall 18 is made of the same synthetic resin material as the console box main body 23 and has a predetermined shape, and is fixed at a predetermined position at the rear of the console box main body 23. The storage chamber bottom wall 19 is a synthetic resin member having a predetermined shape that forms the bottom of the storage chamber, and is fixed at a predetermined position inside the console box body 23. Above the left and right side walls 4, 10. A storage chamber 21 is formed with the rear wall 1B.

This top plate 16. Back wall18. By fixing the storage chamber bottom wall 19 to the console box body 23, the console box body 23 is formed and held in a predetermined box shape.

Further, a lid 17 is disposed to cover the upper opening of the storage chamber 21, and one end edge of the lid 17 is hinged to the rear wall 18 so as to be openable and closable, thereby forming the console box 3.

The console box 3 formed in this way is fixed on the floor 2 between the front seats i and the tubular part 15 of the automobile.
The opening at the tip of the air conditioner is connected to the outlet 11 of the air conditioner to form an air guiding flow path, or wiring or the like is inserted through the tubular part 15 to keep the foot area tidy. Furthermore, when the console box main body 23 whose outer surface is decorated with a sheet-like member is placed on the floor surface 2, the edge of the sheet-like member 24 is between the bottom surface of the console box main body 23 and the floor surface 2. The initial shape can be stably maintained.

Next, another embodiment is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. In this second embodiment, a bottom wall 22 is provided, and left and right side walls 4.
The arrangement is similar to that of the first embodiment except that 10 are arranged in series.

That is, as shown in the figure, a bendable thin section 6 is provided on one side edge of the bottom wall 22 extending in the longitudinal direction of the console box main body 25.
, and then partition walls 8. A left side wall 4 and a top portion 5 are formed. In addition, the bottom wall 22 has a partition wall 7 extending in the longitudinal direction.
, 13 are erected, and the partition walls 14 . A right side wall lO1 top part 11 is connected.

The console box main body 25, which is integrally formed into a substantially flat plate shape by injection molding, has a bendable thin wall portion 6.12.
The left and right side walls 4.10 are each bent approximately 90 degrees in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 6 using the fulcrum as a fulcrum, thereby forming a box shape. At this time, as shown in FIG.
a, 13a are in close contact with the partition IJ18.14, and the tubular part 15 and the right side 1 share a part of the left side wall 4 and a part of the bottom wall 22.
t.

A tubular portion 15 is formed that shares a portion of the bottom wall 22 with a portion of the bottom wall 22 . Therefore, as in the first embodiment, the console box can be easily formed by simply bending the thin wall portion 6.12. This second embodiment is characterized in that it can be formed by bending two thin sections at approximately 90 degrees.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. It can also be embodied by a combination of a set of side walls that are provided with bendable thin-walled portions and a tubular portion is formed by bending the thin-walled portions. Further, it goes without saying that the formation position, length, and number of the tubular portions can be set arbitrarily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a console box of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line E in FIG. 1, and FIG.
The figure is a cross-sectional view showing the state before bending, which is also formed into a substantially flat plate shape, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the console box main body of the second embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the Rolo line in FIG. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the state before bending, which is also formed into a substantially flat plate shape, Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional console box and rear seat air duct, and Figure 8 is the same as that shown in Figure 7. It is a sectional view taken along the harbor line. 3...Console box, 4...Left side wall, 6...Bendable thin wall part, 10...Right side wall. 12...Bendable thin wall part, 15...Tubular part. 3ill Figure 5 Figure 11E6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A console box integrally provided with a tubular portion in the longitudinal direction, wherein the tubular portion is formed by bending a thin-walled portion integrally molded with a console box main body forming a storage chamber. An automobile console box characterized by: