JP2001122031A - Console box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console box preventing an infant in a rear seat from moving to a front seat by holding a lid of the console box by the front seat to form a partition between the front seat and the rear seat when opening the lid of the console box. SOLUTION: In this console box, a lid 2 is longitudinally divided in at least two parts. The front lid 3 is provided with a projecting strip 15 longitudinally extending inside at least one end in a lateral direction, and a projection 9 for fixing the lid 2 to a front seat 7 outside of at least one end in the lateral direction. The rear lid 5 is provided with a slide groove 17 corresponding to the projecting strip 15 to fit the projecting strip 15. In addition, the lid 2 can be longitudinally opened/closed by 180 deg. around a rear hinge 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a console box for an automobile, and more particularly, to a console box for holding a lid in a front seat when a lid of the console box is opened to form a partition between a front seat and a rear seat. Related.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional console box is disclosed in
JP-A-59049, JP-A-6-107072, JP-A-8-113086, JP-A-10-28
As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7187, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-47724, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No. Hei 6-47048, various methods have been adopted for opening and closing the lid. However, in these publications, the position when the lid is opened is not particularly described, and when the lid is opened, the lid occupies the space for the rear seat occupant and hinders the relaxation in the vehicle. Had become.

[0003]

Further, when the infant in the rear seat moves to the front seat, there is a possibility that the driver will be disturbed by the driver. It was not in a state to prevent the infant from moving to the front seat.

[0004] Therefore, in the present invention, when the lid of the console box is opened, the lid is held in the front seat, a partition is formed between the front seat and the rear seat, and the rear infant moves to the front seat. The task is to prevent it.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a console box including a console box main body and a lid for opening and closing the console box main body, at least one end of the lid in the left-right direction is provided outside the console box. The console box is provided with a projection for fixing the lid on the front seat, and the lid can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction around the rear hinge.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lid is provided with a projection for fixing the lid to the front seat outside at least one end in the left-right direction, and the lid is opened and closed in the front-rear direction about the rear hinge. The front seat and the rear seat can be separated by hanging the hook provided on the front seat on the projection provided on the lid and fixing the lid to the front seat, so that the infant or the like can be rear seated. From the front to the front seat.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a console box including a console box main body and a lid for opening and closing the console box main body, the lid is divided into at least two parts in the front and rear directions, and the front lid has a left-right direction. A ridge extending in the front-rear direction at least at one end,
Further, a projection for fixing the lid to the front seat outside at least one end in the left-right direction is provided, and a slide groove corresponding to the ridge is provided on the rear lid, and a slide groove for fitting the ridge is provided. This console box has a lid that can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction around the rear hinge.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lid is divided into at least two parts in the front-rear direction, and the front lid has a ridge extending in the front-rear direction inside at least one end in the left-right direction, and at least one end in the left-right direction. A projection for fixing the lid to the front seat on the outside of the front lid, and a slide groove corresponding to the ridge on the rear lid is provided for fitting the ridge,
Furthermore, the lid can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction with the rear hinge as the center, so that the capacity of the console box body can be maximized and fixed to the projection provided on the front lid with a hook provided on the front seat. By doing so, the front seat and the rear seat are separated, and an infant or the like does not move from the rear seat to the front seat.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a console box in which the ridge is covered with a resin having a low coefficient of friction.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the protrusion is covered with a resin having a low coefficient of friction to prevent heat generation when the front lid is slid, and is further fitted to the protrusion and the protrusion. Abrasion of the sliding groove can be prevented.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a console box in which the lid can open and close the opening of the console box body up to 180 ° by swinging, and further, the front lid or the tip of the lid has a curved shape. is there.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the opening of the console box main body can be opened and closed up to a maximum of 180 ° by swinging the lid, and the front lid or the tip of the lid has a curved shape. The lid can be folded down to the rear seat, and the rear seat can hold the lid.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A console box according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 is an overall perspective view of a console box according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 1, FIG. 3A is a top view of a projection, and FIG. 3B is a side view of the projection. FIG. 4 shows B in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid of the console box is fixed to the front seat, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid is closed, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the state where the lid of the console box is fixed to the front seat. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid is held by a rear seat.

In FIG. 1, a console box 1 comprises a console box main body 4 and a lid 2.
Are divided into two parts, a front lid 3 and a rear lid 5. The lid 2 may be an integral body without being divided,
When the front seat uses only the front half space of the console box by dividing it into two parts, the front lid 3 and the rear lid 5, only the front lid needs to be moved rearward by sliding, etc., and it is easy to use from the front seat Is good.

The front lid 3 and the rear lid 5 each have a rectangular shape with an open bottom, and the volume of the opening of the front lid 3 is larger than that of the rear lid 5 so that when the front lid 3 slides backward, the rear lid 5 is moved. It will be in the state of covering. Further, the front lid 3 is provided with a ridge 15 extending in the front-rear direction inside at least one end in the left-right direction. In addition, the front lid 3 covers the rear lid 5 by providing the rear lid 5 with a groove 17 corresponding to the projection 15 and engaging with the projection 15.
By sliding to the upper side of the rear lid 5, the space in the front half of the console box 1 can be used effectively.

A guide groove 19 as shown in FIG. 2 can be provided at the lower portion on both side surfaces of the front lid 3 so as to be fitted to the side surface of the console box body 6.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, by covering the periphery of the ridge 15 with a resin 21 having a low friction coefficient, heat generated when the front lid 3 slides, abrasion of the ridge 15 and wear of the groove 17 are prevented. Is more preferable. As the resin having a low friction coefficient, resins such as polyacetal, Teflon, polybutadiene terephthalate, and polyethylene can be used, but a resin having a low surface friction coefficient and improved slidability can also be used.

Further, the lid 2 can be freely opened and closed up to 180 ° in the front-rear direction by the rear hinge 23.

The front lid 3 is provided with a projection 9 for fixing the lid 2 to the front seat 7, and a locking member 11 for locking the projection 9 is provided on the side of the front seat. , 13 are provided. The locking members 11 and 13 are not particularly limited as long as they can lock the projection 9 and fix the lid 2 to the front seat, and examples thereof include a rubber band. Lid 2
Can be opened and closed up to 180 ° around the rear hinge 23, but the lid 2 can be fixed to the front seat by the above-mentioned locking means. Here, the locking tool 11 is the front lid 3
Is a locking member for fixing the lid 2 when the front lid 3 is not slid backward, and a locking member 13 is a member for fixing the lid 2 when the front lid 3 is slid backward to the maximum. It is a stop.

The shapes of the projections 9 are shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). The shapes and materials are particularly limited as long as they can lock the locking members 11, 13 such as rubber bands. Not something.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which the solid line is fixed to the front seat 7 when the front lid 3 is slid to the maximum, and the dotted line is a state in which the front lid 3 is fixed to the front seat 7 without sliding. FIG.

As another embodiment of the console box of the present invention, a notch 25 can be provided at the front of the lid as shown in FIG. 6 so that the remote control of the navigator can be fixed by the console box.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid 2 is fixed to the front seat. By providing a card holder 27 on the inner surface 29 of the lid, various cards are held in the card holder 27, and the lid 2 is moved to the front. When fixed to the seat 7, the card can be easily taken in and out.

As another embodiment of the console box of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
° can be opened and closed, and the front surface 33 of the lid is curved so that the lid 2 can be held along the seat of the rear seat 31, and the lid 2 has a notch 35 for a cup holder. With this arrangement, a cup of drink or the like can be held in the rear seat 31.

[0025]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a projection for fixing the lid to the front seat is provided at least outside one end of the lid, and the lid is pivoted about the rear hinge. The front and rear seats are separated by hanging the hooks and the like provided on the front seat on the protrusions provided on the lid and fixing the lid to the front seat by opening and closing freely in the front-rear direction. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent the like from moving from the rear seat to the front seat.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lid is divided into at least two parts in the front-rear direction, and the front lid has a ridge extending in the front-rear direction inside at least one end in the left-right direction; A projection for fixing the lid to the front seat on the outside of the vehicle, and a groove for fitting the projection on the rear lid is provided on the rear lid. By opening and closing freely in the direction, the capacity of the console box body can be maximized, and the projections provided on the front lid are fixed with the hooks etc. There is an effect of preventing the infant or the like from moving from the rear seat to the front seat by being partitioned.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the protrusion is covered with a resin having a low coefficient of friction to prevent heat generation when the front lid is slid, and is fitted to the protrusion and the protrusion. This has the effect of preventing abrasion of the slide groove.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the opening of the console box main body can be opened and closed up to 180 ° by swinging the lid, and the front lid or the tip of the lid is formed into a curved surface. To the rear seat, and the rear seat can hold the lid.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a console box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a projection for fixing a lid to a front seat, wherein FIG. 3A is a top view of the projection and FIG. 3B is a side view of the projection.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view when the lid of the console box is fixed to the front seat.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lid is closed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment in which a lid of a console box is fixed to a front seat.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the lid is held by a rear seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Console box 2 Lid 3 Front lid 4 Console box main body 5 Rear lid 7 Front seat 9 Protrusion 11 Locking device 13 Locking device 15 Ridge 17 Slide groove 19 Guide groove 21 Low friction coefficient resin 23 Rear hinge 25 Notch 27 Card holder 29 Inner surface of lid 31 Rear seat 33 Front surface of lid 35 Notch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A console box comprising a console box main body and a lid for opening and closing the console box main body, wherein a projection for fixing the lid to a front seat is provided on at least one end of the lid in the left-right direction, A console box wherein the lid can be freely opened and closed in the front-rear direction about a rear hinge. 2. A console box comprising a console box main body and a lid for opening and closing the console box main body. A protruding ridge, and a projection for fixing the lid to the front seat outside at least one end in the left-right direction are provided, and the rear lid has a slide groove corresponding to the ridge and fitting the ridge. A console box, wherein the lid is freely openable and closable in a front-rear direction about a rear hinge. 3. The console box according to claim 2, wherein said ridge is covered with a resin having a low coefficient of friction. 4. The console according to claim 1, wherein the lid can open and close the opening of the console box body up to 180 ° by swinging, and the front lid or the front end of the lid has a curved shape. Console box.