JP2008045323A - Lid opening / closing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A lid opening / closing device capable of opening / closing a lid from the front / rear / left / right direction without increasing the thickness of the lid and without lowering the opening / closing operability of the lid.
A box body and a lid body that covers the box body so as to be openable and closable are provided. The lid body is interlocked with the opening operation of a front opening button 7, and a sphere 24, a left front lock pin 20a, and a right front lock pin 20b. Are moved in the direction to release the lock. When the lid is lifted, the lid is opened from the front with the pair of rear spheres 24 engaged with the pair of left rear lock pins 20c and the right rear lock pin 20d as rotation axes. Next, when the lid is rotated in the closing direction, the left front lock pin 20a and the right front lock pin 20b are locked to the pair of front spheres 24. Similarly, the lid can be opened and closed from the rear left-right direction.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a lid opening / closing device capable of opening and closing a lid of a console box of an automobile from front and rear, right and left, for example.

Conventionally, as a lid opening / closing device, a lid opening / closing device capable of opening and closing a lid of a console box of an automobile from both left and right sides (driver's seat side and passenger's seat side) is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
JP 2000-96908 A

  However, with this type of lid opening / closing device, the lid can only be opened from both the left and right sides, and cannot be opened from the front / rear / left / right direction. The lid structure must be a double-structured lid body that can be opened from the front and rear direction and the left and right direction so that they can be opened from each other, and the thickness of the lid body itself. There is an inconvenience that the lid is increased, and there is an inconvenience that the opening / closing operability is lowered due to the weight of the lid constituting part existing on the lower side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to cover the lid from the front, rear, left and right directions without increasing the thickness of the lid and without lowering the opening / closing operability of the lid. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lid opening / closing device capable of opening and closing.

  The lid opening / closing device of the present invention includes a box main body, a single lid that covers the box main body so as to be openable and closable, and three or four that are provided on the lid and perform opening operations from three different directions or four directions. Open buttons, a lock pin provided between the open buttons of the lid, and a position corresponding to the position of each lock pin provided on the lid of the box body, and A lock pin engaging member that is engageable, a holding member that is provided on the box body and rotatably holds the lock pin engaging member, and is provided between each open button and each lock pin; Only a lock pin on both sides of the open button that has been opened is provided with an interlocking member that allows the engagement with the lock pin engaging member to be released.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the lid can be opened / closed from the front / rear / right / left directions without increasing the thickness of the lid and without lowering the opening / closing operability of the lid.

  Embodiments of a lid opening / closing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, 1 is a console box as a box body, and 2 is a console lid as a lid.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the console box 1 is provided with a quadrangular opening 3 at the top thereof. At the upper part of the opening peripheral wall 4 of the console box 1, square tube-shaped holding frames 5 a to 5 d are provided at the corners of the console box 1 as holding members for rotatably holding a lock pin engaging member described later.

  U-shaped cutouts 5f are formed in the corner portions of the rectangular cylindrical holding frames 5a to 5d as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. Further, a guide cutout 5f 'extending in a diagonal direction is formed on the upper portion of the holding frames 5a to 5d.

  The U-shaped cutout 5f and the guide cutout 5f 'serve to avoid interference when the lock pin described later is rotated. Legs 5g are formed at the corners of the rectangular cylindrical holding frames 5a to 5d, and the legs 5g are inserted into the upper part of the opening peripheral wall 4, thereby opening the holding frames 5a to 5d. It is fixed to the upper part of the peripheral wall 4.

  The console lid 2 has a quadrangular shape corresponding to the quadrangular opening 3. As schematically shown in FIG. 4, the console lid 2 is provided with a left open button 6 on the left side and a front open on the front side. A button 7 is provided, a right open button 8 is provided on the right side, and a rear open button 9 is provided on the rear side. Here, front and rear and right and left are used to mean front and rear and left and right with respect to the traveling direction of the automobile.

  Each open button 6-9 is provided on each side of the rectangular console lid 2, and each open button 6-9 is formed from the operation button portion 10 and a U-shaped rack plate portion 11 (see FIG. 5). It has become. The rack plate portion 11 is formed with a tooth portion 11a on the upper back side.

  Each of the open buttons 6 to 9 is urged by a spring 12 in a direction protruding from the peripheral portion of the console lid 2 (arrow F1 direction). Inside the console lid 2, a pair of front opening / closing operating rods 13 a, 13 b driven in opposite directions in conjunction with the opening operation of the front opening button 7, and an operation of the rear opening / closing button 9 are interlocked. A pair of rear opening / closing operation rods 14a, 14b driven in opposite directions, and a pair of left opening / closing operation rods 15a, 15b driven in opposite directions in conjunction with the operation of the left opening button 6, A pair of right opening / closing operation rods 16a, 16b are provided which are driven in opposite directions in conjunction with the operation of the right opening / closing button 8.

  One end of each pair of opening / closing operation rods 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b is screwed into the pinion gear 18. The pinion gear 18 is meshed with the tooth portion 11 a of the rack plate portion 11.

  A wire locking portion 19 is provided at the other end of each pair of opening / closing operation rods 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b. Guide tubes 19a to 19d are provided at the corners of the console lid 2 at locations corresponding to the holding frames 5a to 5d. Each guide cylinder 19a-19d has an axis extending in a direction along the diagonal direction.

  The guide cylinder 19a is provided with a left front lock pin 20a, the guide cylinder 19b is provided with a right front lock pin 20b, the guide cylinder 19c is provided with a left rear lock pin 20c, and the guide cylinder 19d is provided with a right rear lock pin 20b. A side lock pin 20d is provided.

  The lock pins 20a to 20d are positioned at the top of the console lid 2 between the open buttons 6 to 9, and the tip ends of the lock pins 20a to 20d are formed into a conical tapered surface 21, and the lock pins 20a. A spring 22 is interposed between the rear end portion of ˜20d and the guide cylinders 19a-19d. The lock pins 20a to 20d are urged by the spring 22 in a direction protruding from the guide cylinders 19a to 19d (in the direction of arrow F2).

  The rear end portion of the left front lock pin 20a is connected to the wire locking portion 19 of one front opening / closing operating rod 13a via a wire 23a and to the wire locking portion 19 of the other left opening / closing operating rod 15b. It is connected via a wire 23h.

  The rear end portion of the right front lock pin 20b is connected to the wire locking portion 19 of the other front opening / closing operation rod 13b via a wire 23b and connected to one right opening / closing operation rod 16a via a wire 23c. Has been.

  The rear end of the right rear lock pin 20d is connected to the other right opening / closing operation rod 16b via a wire 23d, and is connected to one rear opening / closing operation rod 14a via a wire 23e.

  The rear end portion of the left rear lock pin 20c is connected to the other rear opening / closing operating rod 14b via a wire 23f and is connected to one left opening / closing operating rod 15a via a wire 23g.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pedestal portion 5e is provided below the holding frames 5a to 5d, and a sphere 24 as a ball joint is rotatably provided on the pedestal portion 5e.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 6, the spherical body 24 has an eight-divided configuration, and at least three fan-shaped tapered surfaces 25 that guide the lock pins 20 a to 20 d toward the center of the spherical body 24 to the divided portions 24 b. Is formed. Engagement holes 26 extending in the direction toward the center of the sphere 24 and engaging with the tip portions of the lock pins 20a to 20d are formed at the intersections of the three fan-shaped tapered surfaces 25. The lock pins 20a to 20d are engaged with the engagement holes 26 of the spheres 24 from the diagonal direction when the console lid 2 is viewed in plan.

  The console lid 2 is locked to the console box 1 by engaging the spherical body 24 in a direction in which the lock pins 20a to 20d open outward from the diagonal direction.

  According to this lid opening / closing device, for example, when the front opening button 7 is opened, the pair of front opening / closing operating rods 13a, 13b are moved in a direction approaching each other due to the engagement between the rack plate portion 11 and the pinion gear 18. The left front lock pin 20a and the right front lock pin 20b are moved in the direction of coming out of the sphere 24 against the urging force of the spring 22 by the wires 23a and 23b. Thereby, engagement with the spherical body 24, the left front side lock pin 20a, and the right front side lock pin 20b is cancelled | released.

  Then, when the console lid 2 is lifted, the console lid 2 is shown in FIG. 7 with the sphere 24 engaged with the left rear lock pin 20c and the sphere 24 engaged with the right rear lock pin 20d as rotating parts. It is established as shown in At this time, the direction end wall portion 5f ″ (see FIG. 3) in which the guide notch 5f ′ on the side serving as the rotating portion extends plays a role of maintaining an open posture when the console lid 2 is opened, and also a lock pin. It plays a negative role as a retaining means for preventing the lock pin from coming out of the spherical body 24 as the engaging member.

  Next, when the console lid 2 is rotated in the closing direction, the front end portion of the left front lock pin 20a and the front end portion of the right front lock pin 20b come into contact with one of the tapered surfaces 25 of the eight divided portions, and each lock pin 20a. , 20b is guided toward the engagement hole 26 existing in one of the divided portions, whereby the console lid 2 is locked.

  When the rear opening button 9 is opened, the console lid 2 is opened with the sphere 24 with which the left front lock pin 20a is engaged and the sphere 24 with which the right front lock pin 20b is engaged as a rotating part. The operation of the pair of rear opening / closing operation rods 14a and 14b, the operation of the left rear lock pin 20c, and the operation of the right rear lock pin 20d are the same as the operations when the front opening button 7 is opened. Detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, since the operation when the console lid 2 is rotated in the closing direction is the same, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Further, for example, when the left opening button 6 is opened, the pair of left opening / closing operating rods 15a, 15b are moved in the direction approaching each other by the meshing of the rack plate portion 11 and the pinion gear 18, and the left front lock pin 20a, The left rear lock pin 20c is moved by the wires 23g and 23h in the direction of coming out of the sphere 24 against the urging force of the spring 22. Thereby, engagement with the spherical body 24, the left front side lock pin 20a, and the left rear side lock pin 20c is cancelled | released.

  Then, when the console lid 2 is lifted, the sphere 24 with which the right front lock pin 20b is engaged and the sphere 24 with which the right rear lock pin 20d is engaged are used as rotating parts, as shown in FIG. Lid 2 is opened. Next, when the console lid 2 is rotated in the closing direction, the front end portion of the left front lock pin 20a and the front end portion of the left rear lock pin 20c come into contact with one of the tapered surfaces 25 of the eight divided portions of the sphere 24, Each distal end portion is guided toward the engagement hole 26 present in each divided portion, whereby the console lid 2 is locked.

  When the right opening button 8 is opened, the console lid 2 is opened using the sphere 24 with which the right front lock pin 20b is engaged and the sphere 24 with which the right rear lock pin 20d is engaged as rotating parts. Since the operation of the pair of left open / close operation rods 15a and 15b and the operation of the left front lock pin 20a and the left rear lock pin 20c are the same as the operation when the left open button 6 is opened, Detailed description is omitted. Further, since the operation when the console lid 2 is rotated in the closing direction is the same, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, the operating rods 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b, 16a, 16b, the pinion gear 18, and the wires 23a to 23h are engaged with the lock pin engaging members only on the adjacent lock pins that are opened. Functions as an interlocking member to be released.

  According to this embodiment, since the sphere 24 is divided into eight parts and the tapered surface 25 is formed in each divided part 24b, the console lid 2 is closed even if the sphere 24 is rotated when the console lid 2 is opened. At this time, since the tip of the unlocked lock pin comes into contact with any one of the tapered surfaces 25 of any one of the divided portions 24a to 24h, and engages with the engagement hole 26 of any of the divided portions 24a to 24h. The console lid 2 can be securely locked when the console lid 2 is closed.

Since the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, the lid can be opened / closed from the front / rear and the left / right directions without increasing the thickness of the lid and without deteriorating the opening / closing operability of the lid.
(Modification 1)
In the embodiment of the invention, the ball joint is composed of the sphere 24, and the sphere 24 is divided into eight parts, and the fan-shaped tapered surface 25 is formed in each divided part 24b. However, as shown in FIG. 5e is provided with a positioning magnet 27, a spherical body 24 is provided with a positioning magnet 28 so as to face the positioning magnet 27, and the spherical body 24 has one conical shape corresponding to each of the lock pins 20a to 20d. The engaging hole 29 may be formed, and the positioning magnets 27 and 28 may cooperate with each other to play a role of determining the posture of the sphere 24.

According to the sphere 24 shown in the first modification, even if the sphere 24 is rotated when the console lid 2 is opened, the sphere 24 returns to the original posture by the mutual attractive action of the positioning magnets 27 and 28. Therefore, when the console lid 2 is closed, the lock pin can be securely fitted into the engagement hole 29.
(Modification 2)
In the embodiment of the invention, the U-shaped notch 5f is formed at the corners of the holding frames 5a to 5d. However, when the console lid 2 is opened to the notch 5f, the U-shaped notch 5f In order to provide a function as a retaining means for actively preventing the lock pin engaging with the sphere 24 from coming out, as shown in FIG. 9, the width of the notch 5f becomes narrower from the bottom to the top. The notch 5f may be configured to bite into the lock pin as the lock pin rises.
(Other examples)
In the previous embodiment, the holding frames 5a to 5d are erected at the respective corners of the opening peripheral wall 4 and the spheres 24 are provided to the holding frames 5a to 5d. In the third modification, FIG. As shown, a pair of upright plates 30a to 30d are formed at each corner of the opening peripheral wall 4 as holding members. The pair of standing plates 30a to 30d are provided with rotating plates 31a to 31d.

  The rotating plates 31a to 31d have a pair of shaft portions 32, and the pair of shaft portions 32 are rotatably held by the pair of standing plates 30a to 30d. The rotating plates 31a to 31d are formed with conical engagement holes 33 at locations corresponding to the lock pins 20a to 20d.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the pair of standing plates 30 a to 30 d is formed with a rotation angle position restricting portion 34 that restricts the rotation angle position of each of the rotation plates 31 a to 31 d. A fan-shaped engagement portion 35 that engages with the rotation angle position restricting portion 34 is formed on the pair of shaft portions 32.

  The rotary plates 31a to 31d are rotated within the rotation allowable region 36 of the fan-shaped engagement portion 35. A tension coil spring 36 is spanned between the rotating plates 31a to 31d and the standing plates 30a to 30d, and one surface 35a of the fan-shaped engaging portion 35 of the rotating plates 31a to 31d is a rotation angle position restricting portion 34. It is urged in a direction (arrow F3 direction) in contact with the one surface 34a.

  For example, when the front opening button 7 is opened, the left front lock pin 20a is operated by the action of the pair of front opening / closing operation rods 13a and 13b and the wires 23a and 23b shown in FIG. 10 as described in the embodiment of the invention. And the right front lock pin 20b are moved in the direction of coming out of the engagement holes 33 of the pair of rotary plates 31a and 31b against the urging force of the tension coil spring 36, and the pair of rotary plates 31a and 31b and the left front lock pin The lock between 20a and the right front lock pin 20b is released.

  At that time, even if the pair of rotary plates 31a and 31b are rotated in the direction of coming out of the engagement holes 33, the lock release of the pair of rotary plates 31a and 31b, the left front lock pin 20a and the right front lock pin 20b is released. After that, due to the urging force of the tension coil spring 36, one surface 35a of the fan-shaped engaging portion 35 of the rotating plates 31a and 31b comes into contact with one surface 34a of the rotational angle position restricting portion 34, and the rotating plates 31a and 31b rotate to the original rotation. Return to the angular position.

  Next, when the console lid 2 is lifted, the rotary plate 31c with which the left rear lock pin 20c is engaged and the rotary plate 31d with which the right rear lock pin 20d is engaged turn its shaft portion 32 into a rotating portion. Is rotated as Then, when the other surface 35b of the fan-shaped engagement portion 35 comes into contact with the other surface 34b of the rotation angle position restricting portion 34, the rotation of the rotating plates 31c and 31d is stopped, and the console lid 2 is connected to the console box 1. The rotation is stopped while maintaining a constant angle posture.

  In this embodiment, the fan-shaped engagement portion 35 formed on the rotating plate serving as the lock pin engagement member causes the lock pin to come out of the lock pin engagement member on the side that becomes the rotation portion when the console lid 2 is opened. It also functions as a retaining means for preventing the above.

  Next, when the console lid 2 is closed, the engagement holes 33 of the rotating plates 31a and 31b are returned to positions where they can receive the left front lock pin 20a and the right front lock pin 20b, respectively. 2 is rotated in the closing direction, the front end portion of the left front lock pin 20a and the front end portion of the right front lock pin 20b are placed on the peripheral walls 37 of the rotating plates 31a and 31b just before the engagement with the respective engagement holes 33. It abuts and approaches each engagement hole 33 while being drawn into each guide tube 19a, 19b.

  As a result, the urging force of the tension coil spring 36 is accumulated, and when the lock pins 20a and 20b reach the positions facing the engagement holes 33, the lock pins 20a and 20b are moved to the respective positions by the urging force of the tension coil spring 36. The advancing into the engagement hole 33, thereby securing the lock by the lock pins 20a, 20b.

  Here, a case has been described in which the front opening button 7 is opened and the trunk lid 2 is opened from the front side with the rear side of the trunk lid 2 as a rotating portion. However, the rear opening button 9 is opened and the trunk lid is opened. 2 is opened from the front side, the left opening button 6 is operated to open the trunk lid 2, and the right opening button 8 is operated to open the trunk lid 2, the detailed description thereof is omitted. .

  As described above, in each embodiment, the case where the console lid 2 is opened from four different operation directions has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one console lid 2 that covers the console box 1 so as to be opened and closed. Can be configured to open and close from three different operating directions. In this case, the lid opening / closing device has a console box 1, a single console lid 2 that covers the console box 1 so that it can be opened and closed, and a console lid 2. Three open buttons for opening operations in three different directions, lock pins provided between the open buttons of the console lid 2, and lock pins of the console lid 2 of the console box 1 A lock pin engaging member provided at a corresponding position and engageable with the lock pin, and provided on the console box 1 A holding member that rotatably holds the lock pin engaging member, and an engagement between only the lock pin adjacent to the open button provided between each open button and each lock pin and opened. What is necessary is just to set it as the structure provided with the interlocking member which enables cancellation | release.

It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the state which closed the cover body of the lid | cover opening / closing apparatus concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which opened the cover body shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover body from the left side. FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a holding frame portion of the lid opening / closing device shown in FIG. 1. It is a top view which shows typically the internal structure of the cover body shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view partially showing a coupling structure of an open button, an operating rod, and a lock pin shown in FIG. 4. It is a perspective view which shows the detailed structure of the sphere shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which opened the cover body shown in FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover body from the front side. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the sphere shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the holding frame shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows typically the internal structure of the cover body concerning the other Example of this invention. It is a side view which shows schematic structure of the holding member shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the holding member shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

6 ... Left side open button 7 ... Front side open button 8 ... Right side open button 9 ... Rear side open button 10 ... Operation buttons 5a to 5d ... Holding frame (holding member)
20a ... left front lock pin 20b ... right front lock pin 20c ... left rear lock pin 20d ... right rear lock pin

Claims (8)

  A box main body, a single lid that covers the box main body so as to be openable and closable, three or four open buttons that are provided on the lid and perform opening operations from three different directions or four directions, and the lid A lock pin provided between each open button of the body and a lock pin engagement provided at a position corresponding to the position of each lock pin provided on the lid of the box body and engageable with the lock pin A member, a holding member provided on the box body for rotatably holding the lock pin engaging member, and adjacent to the open button provided between the open buttons and the lock pins and opened. A lid opening / closing device comprising: an interlocking member that enables only the lock pin to be disengaged from the lock pin engaging member.   2. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the lid has a rectangular shape, each open button is provided on each side of the lid, and each lock pin is provided on each top of the lid. Lid opening and closing device. The lid includes a pair of front opening / closing operating rods driven in opposite directions in conjunction with the opening operation of the front opening button and a pair driven in opposite directions in conjunction with the operation of the rear opening button. A pair of left opening / closing operating rods driven in opposite directions in conjunction with the operation of the rear opening / closing operating rod and the left opening button, and right opening / closing driven in conjunction with the operation of the right opening button An operating rod is provided,
The left front lock pin is connected to one of the pair of front opening / closing operation rods and the other of the pair of left opening / closing operation rods,
The right front lock pin is connected to the other of the pair of front opening and closing operation rods and one of the right opening and closing operation rods;
The right rear lock pin is connected to the other of the pair of right opening and closing operation rods and one of the pair of rear opening and closing operation rods,
The lid opening / closing device according to claim 2, wherein the left rear lock pin is connected to the other of the pair of rear opening / closing operation rods and one of the pair of left opening / closing operation rods.   The lid opening / closing device according to claim 1, wherein each lock pin engaging member is formed of a spherical body.   Each of the spheres is divided into eight parts, and each of the divided parts is formed with at least three tapered surfaces for guiding the lock pins in engagement holes extending toward the center of the sphere. The lid opening / closing device according to claim 4.   Each sphere has an engagement hole that extends toward the center of each sphere and engages with each lock pin, and each holding frame and each sphere define a rotation stop position of each sphere. The lid opening / closing device according to claim 4, wherein a positioning magnet is provided.   Each of the holding members is provided with a retaining means for preventing the lock pin from coming out of the lock pin engaging member on the side serving as the rotating portion when the lid is opened. The lid opening / closing device according to claim 1 or 2.   Each lock pin engaging member has a rotating plate rotatably held by each holding member, and an engaging hole that extends toward the center and engages with each locking pin is formed in the rotating plate. The rotation angle position restricting portion for restricting the rotation angle position of the rotating plate on the side that becomes the rotating portion when the lid is opened is formed on each holding member. The lid opening / closing device according to claim 2.

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