JP2015089773A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console box which secures a wide open surface of a storage part and is excellent in appearance when the open surface is closed by a door.SOLUTION: A console box includes: a box body 40 having a storage part 42, a door storage part 44, and rails 50; and a door 10 covering an open surface 42a of the storage part. The door is split into two pieces in a fore and aft direction, and a second door 30 is connected with a first door 20 so that a connection end part 30a of the second door may rotate relative to the first door in a vertical direction. Each rail 50 is formed by a linear rail 52 and a curved rail 54. The first door is slidably supported by the linear rail and a support end part 30b of the second door is slidably supported by the curved rail. When the open surface of the storage part is opened, the connection end part of the second door is linearly slid with the first door. Further, the support end part is slid along the curved rail and concurrently rotates downward with the connection end part set as a supporting point. The second door is stored in the door storage part through the above-described action.

Description

  The present invention relates to a console box. More specifically, a box body having a storage portion with an open top surface and a door covering the opening surface of the storage portion are provided, and the door slides along a rail provided on the box body side, thereby The present invention relates to a console box configured to be opened and closed.

An example of this type of console box is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this console box, the rail is configured to continue from a horizontal portion along the open surface of the storage portion to a vertical portion along the rear surface of the storage portion through a smooth curved portion. The door is a slide shutter-like cover in which a plurality of small pieces are connected, and is configured to be deformable according to the bending of the rail. Therefore, the door is slidable along the rail, and the opening surface of the storage unit is opened and closed by sliding the door.
When the open surface is opened, the door slides along the rail and is stored at a position corresponding to the vertical portion of the rail in the box body. Therefore, in this console box, it is not necessary to secure the storage space of the door for the dimension corresponding to the vertical part of the rail in the horizontal direction behind the open surface, and accordingly, the open surface of the storage portion can be secured widely. .

JP 2008-279891 A

  In the console box of patent document 1, while the open surface of a storage part can be ensured widely, when the open surface is closed with a door, the parting line between each small piece which comprises a door will be revealed.

  The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a console box that can ensure a wide open surface of the storage portion and is excellent in appearance when the open surface is closed by a door. Is to provide.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
A box body having a storage portion with an open top surface and a door covering the opening surface of the storage portion. The door slides along a rail provided on the box body side so that the opening surface of the storage portion is A console box configured to be opened and closed, wherein the box body includes a door storage portion that is adjacent to the storage portion with respect to the sliding direction of the door and that is provided at a position away from the release surface of the storage portion. Yes. The door is divided into two parts in the sliding direction, and a connecting end portion that is one end of the second door is connected to the first door so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. The rail is composed of a straight rail and a curved rail that are individually formed up and down with respect to the inner wall of the box body. The first door is slidably supported by the straight rail, and the second rail is connected to the curved rail. A support end opposite to the end is slidably supported. The straight rail extends linearly from a position corresponding to the open surface of the storage portion to the door storage portion, and the curved rail is curved in the door storage portion so as to move away from the straight rail as the distance from the open surface of the storage portion increases. . And when the open surface of a storage part is open | released, a 1st door slides along a linear rail, and as for a 2nd door, the connection edge part slides with a 1st door, and a support edge part Is configured to be stored in the door storage portion by being rotated downward about the connection end portion while sliding along the curved rail.

In the present invention, since the door is only divided into two in the sliding direction, the parting line can be reduced as compared with, for example, a sliding shutter-like door in which small pieces are connected. Therefore, the appearance of the console box in a state where the open surface is closed by the door is good, and the console box can be excellent in appearance.
Further, since the second door is stored in the door storage portion with the support end rotated downward with the connection end serving as a fulcrum, a large sliding stroke of the first door can be ensured accordingly. Therefore, a wide open surface of the storage unit can be secured.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the console box in the state where the open surface was closed. It is an external appearance perspective view of the console box in the state where the open surface was opened. It is the perspective view which looked at each door from the surface side. It is the perspective view which looked at each door from the back side. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the console box in the state where the open surface was closed. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the console box in the state where the open surface was opened.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A console box 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is mainly mounted between a driver seat and a passenger seat in a vehicle (mainly an automobile).
The console box 1 includes a box body 40 and a door 10. The box body 40 includes a storage portion 42 whose upper surface is opened.

The door 10 is set to a dimension that covers the open surface 42a of the storage portion 42 (see FIG. 1). The door 10 can slide back and forth along a rail 50 (see FIG. 2) provided in the box body 40. Therefore, by sliding the door 10, the open surface 42 a shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 can be closed, or the open surface 42 a shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 can be opened.
5 and 6, the door 10 is represented by a side view.

The door 10 includes a first door 20 and a second door 30 that are divided into two in the front-rear direction (see FIGS. 1, 3, and 4). The first door 20 is set to be longer than the second door 30 in the front-rear direction.
The 2nd door 30 is connected with the 1st door 20 so that rotation up and down is possible as follows. At the rear end of the first door 20, the rotation support shafts 26 are individually provided inside the both side walls recessed inward (see FIG. 4). Both the rotation support shafts 26 face each other on the same axis. On the other hand, the connection part 34 is provided in the front surface of the 2nd door 30 (refer FIG. 3). The connection part 34 is equipped with the insertion part 34a inserted between the both side walls of the 1st door 20 on either side, and the through-hole H is formed in each insertion part 34a. The rotation support shafts 26 are individually fitted into the through holes H, whereby the second door 30 is supported by the rotation support shafts 26 of the first door 20 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction.
In the second door 30, the end portion on the side connected to the first door 20 on the front side is a connection end portion 30 a.

  The connecting portion 34 of the second door 30 is provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the second door 30 by the thickness of the upper wall of the first door 20 (see FIG. 3). Thus, in a state where the open surface 42a is closed (see FIGS. 1 and 5), the upper wall of the first door 20 is positioned on the connecting portion 34 of the second door 30, and the first door The upper surface of 20 and the upper surface of the second door 30 are horizontally arranged. The connecting portion 34 is blocked by the upper wall of the first door 20 and the second door 30 does not rotate upward from the horizontal position.

On both sides of the first door 20, support portions 22 are provided at two locations on the front and rear sides (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Each support portion 22 is covered with a cover member. At both front ends of the first door 20, a door-side lock portion 24 that engages with a later-described main-body-side lock portion 54 a (see FIGS. 5 and 6) formed in the box main body 40 is formed.
On the rear side of both sides of the second door 30, support pins 32 provided integrally with a thick bar portion 32a and a thin bar portion 32b are provided. Each support pin 32 is a pin holding portion provided on the back side of the second door 30 with the thick bar portion 32a inserted through the mounting hole penetrating the side wall of the second door 30 in the thickness direction. A thin rod portion 32b is fitted in a 36-hole cutout portion 36a. The thick bar portions 32a of the support pins 32 are located on the same axis line.

In the box body 40, a door storage portion 44 for storing the doors 20 and 30 is provided behind the storage portion 42 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). The door storage unit 44 is provided adjacent to the storage unit 42 and at a position away from the open surface 42 a of the storage unit 42. In the door storage portion 44, a space for storing the first door 20 in the horizontal direction on a horizontal extension line along the open surface 42a, and the second door 30 at the rear end portion of the box body 40 as described later. Space for storing in the vertical direction is secured.
Since the second door 30 is stored in the vertical direction, the horizontal expansion of the door storage portion 44 is suppressed from the center to the lower side of the box body 40, and the storage portion 42 is expanded rearward accordingly. (See FIG. 6).

  On both sides of the box body 40, rails 50 are formed at the upper ends of the respective inner walls (see FIGS. 5 and 6). 5 and 6, only the left side rail structure of the box body 40 is shown. The rail 50 is configured symmetrically on the left and right sides of the box body 40, and has a groove shape that is open to the inside of the box body 40 on both the left and right sides.

The rail 50 includes a straight rail 52 and a curved rail 54 that are individually formed in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 5 and 6). The straight rail 52 extends linearly along the open surface 42 a of the storage portion 42 and extends to the door storage portion 44.
The curved rail 54 is parallel to the straight rail 52 at a position corresponding to the open surface 42a, and is curved downward so as to move away from the straight rail 52 as the distance from the open surface 42a increases in the door storage portion 44. A main body side lock portion 54 a that engages with the door side lock portion 24 of the first door 20 is formed at the front end position and the rear end position of the open surface 42 a in the curved rail 54.

The left and right linear rails 52 of the box body 40 support the respective support portions 22 on the corresponding side portions of the first door 20 so as to be slidable. In addition, each support part 22 of the side part corresponding to each linear rail 52 is inserted. Since each support portion 22 is covered with a cover member, a gap between each support portion 22 and each linear rail 52 is filled. Thereby, the play of the 1st door 20 at the time of a slide can be suppressed.
The support pins 32 on the corresponding side portions of the second door 30 are slidably supported by the left and right curved rails 54 of the box body 40. A corresponding side support pin 32 is fitted into each curved rail 54. In the second door 30, the end portion on the side supported by the curved rail 54 on the rear side is the support end portion 30b.

  A stopper member 46 that receives the first door 20 that slides rearward is provided at the upper and lower intermediate positions between the straight rail 52 and the straight portion of the curved rail 54 behind the straight rail 52 and the curved rail 54. (See FIGS. 1, 5 and 6). The first door 20 is received by a stopper member 46 on a contact surface 28 (see FIG. 4) formed by recessing the rear ends of both side walls inward.

  In the console box 1, the door 10 can be slid rearward so that the open surface 42a is opened (see FIG. 6). The first door 20 slides linearly along the straight rail 52 and is stored in the door storage unit 44. As for the 2nd door 30, each insertion part 34a of the connection end part 30a slides linearly with the 1st door 20, Each support pin 32 located in the support end part 30b side respond | corresponds by the door storage part 44 It slides downward along the curved rail 54 in an arc shape. That is, the second door 30 is stored in the door storage unit 44 in a state where the support end 30b side rotates downward with the connection end 30a side as a fulcrum. The second door 30 in the retracted state is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the first door 20 so that the support end portion 30b side is positioned in front of the connection end portion 30a side.

  When the door 10 is slid rearward, the contact surfaces 28 of the first door 20 individually come into contact with the cushion portions 46a of the stopper members 46 of the box body 40, and the sliding is stopped. Each door side lock portion 24 of the door 20 is individually engaged with each main body side lock portion 54a provided at the rear end position of the open surface 42a, and the door 10 is positioned in a state where the open surface 42a is open. The

On the other hand, by sliding the door 10 forward, the open surface 42a can be closed (see FIG. 5). The first door 20 slides linearly along the straight rail 52. In the second door 30, each insertion portion 34a of the connection end 30a slides linearly with the first door 20, and each support pin 32 located on the support end 30b side corresponds to the corresponding curved rail 54. Slide upward in a circular arc shape. In other words, the second door 30 rotates upward on the support end 30b side with the connection end 30a side as a fulcrum. When the open surface 42a is closed, the doors 20 and 30 are both horizontally disposed along the open surface 42a.
When the door 10 is slid forward, each door side lock portion 24 of the first door 20 is individually engaged with each main body side lock portion 54a provided at the front end position of the open surface 42a to be opened. The door 10 is positioned with the surface 42a closed.

In the above-described embodiment, since the door 10 is only divided into two parts in the front-rear direction, the parting line can be reduced as compared with, for example, a slide shutter-like door in which small pieces are connected. Therefore, the appearance of the console box 1 in a state where the open surface 42a is closed by the door 10 is good, and the console box 1 can be excellent in appearance.
Further, since the second door 30 is stored in the door storage portion 44 with the support end 30b side rotated downward with the connection end 30a side as a fulcrum, the slide stroke of the first door 20 accordingly. Can be secured greatly. Therefore, the open surface 42 a of the storage portion 42 can be secured widely up to the rear side of the box body 40.

  In addition, since the second door 30 is set to be shorter than the first door 20 in the front-rear direction, the second door 30 (see FIG. 6) in the retracted state is moved upward along the curved rail 54. The force required to pull up can be reduced. Therefore, when the door 10 is slid forward from the state in which the open surface 42a is open, the burden on the user required for the slide can be reduced.

  In addition, since each support portion 22 of the first door 20 and each support pin 32 of the second door 30 are individually slidably supported by dedicated rails formed individually, each door 20, 30 slides can be stabilized. For example, each support portion 22 of the first door 20 and each support pin 32 of the second door 30 are linear and curved from one rail extending linearly on each of the left and right sides of the box body 40. When the rail is slidably supported by a rail configured to branch to the rear of the rail, the support portions 22 and the support pins 32 avoid rattling caused by colliding with the rail branch point. it can.

In addition, since the first door 20 slides along the straight rail 52, the first door 20 is stored on the horizontal extension along the open surface 42a. The problem that occurs can be avoided.
That is, the straight rail 52 is abolished and only one curved rail 54 is used, and the first door 20 and the second door 30 are both changed to the curved rail 54 by appropriately changing the formation positions of the support portions 22. When the first door 20 is configured to be slidable along the first door 20, the front end of the first door 20 is positioned at the straight portion of the curved rail 54, and the rear end is positioned at the curved portion and is inclined with respect to the open surface 42 a. It is stored in the door storage unit 44. As a result, at the rear end of the open surface 42a, a gap is formed between the panel member 48 of the box body 40 and the upper surface of the first door 20, and the appearance of the console box 1 may be impaired.
In the above-described embodiment, it is possible to avoid the formation of such a gap and improve the appearance of the console box 1 in a state where the open surface 42a is opened, and the console box 1 is excellent in appearance. be able to.

Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, this embodiment can be easily changed or modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
In the above-described embodiment, the second door 30 is stored in the door storage unit 44 in an inclined state with respect to the first door 20 (see FIG. 6). However, the inclination angle of the second door 30 in the retracted state with respect to the first door 20 is not limited to an acute angle. If the console box 1 is configured such that the second door 30 is stored in the door storage unit 44, what is the inclination angle of the second door 30 in the stored state with respect to the first door 20? Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, each rotation support shaft 26 of the first door 20 is individually inserted into each through hole H of the second door 30, so that the second door 30 is attached to the first door 20. On the other hand, it was connected rotatably. However, this connection method is not limited to the one using the rotation support shaft 26. For example, the second door 30 is rotatably connected to the first door 20 by inserting a stepped screw. Also good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first door 20 is set to be longer than the second door 30 in the longitudinal direction. However, the first door 20 and the second door 30 may be set to the same size in the front and rear in accordance with the shape and dimensions of the box body, and the second door 30 may be set to be larger than the first door 20. You may set a dimension long back and forth.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Console box 10 Door 20 1st door 30 2nd door 30a Connection end part 30b Supporting end part 40 Box main body 42 Storage part 42a Open surface 50 Rail 52 Straight rail 54 Curved rail

Claims (1)

A box body having a storage portion with an open top surface and a door covering the opening surface of the storage portion. The door slides along a rail provided on the box body side so that the opening surface of the storage portion is A console box configured to be opened and closed,
The box body is provided with a door storage portion that is adjacent to the storage portion with respect to the sliding direction of the door and that is provided at a position away from the release surface of the storage portion,
The door is divided into two parts with respect to the sliding direction, and a connecting end portion which is one end of the second door is connected to the first door so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction,
The rail is composed of a straight rail and a curved rail that are individually formed up and down with respect to the inner wall of the box body. The first door is slidably supported by the straight rail, and the second rail is connected to the curved rail. The support end opposite to the end is slidably supported,
The straight rail extends linearly from the position corresponding to the open surface of the storage part to the door storage part,
The curved rail bends away from the straight rail in the door storage as it gets away from the open surface of the storage,
When the opening surface of the storage portion is opened, the first door slides along the straight rail, the second door has a connecting end that slides with the first door, and a support end that is curved. A console box configured to be stored in the door storage portion by rotating downward with the connecting end portion as a fulcrum while sliding along the rail.

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