JP2000264132A - Console slide support device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To secure high engagement rigidity while reducing weight. SOLUTION: A rail upper surface 25 and a rail lower surface 2 which are provided on a rail main body 5 of a guide rail 1 and face each other vertically.
7, a rolling roller 21 attached to the base member 41 of the console 3 and running along the left and right rails 7, and provided on the rail lower surface 27 of the rail 7. A lock device 31 that engages with the lock engagement hole 33 and restrains the console 3 from moving back and forth, and moves the lock engagement hole 33 in the front-rear direction provided on the rail lower surface 27 of the rail portion 7. It is provided in the area of the long ridge 35, and the ridge 35 ensures a large meshing margin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a console slide support device suitable for sliding a console disposed between left and right seats and a seat back and forth.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a one-box type vehicle, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-109778, a center console is arranged between left and right seats.

[0003] The center console is supported by a guide rail so that it can be used on the front seat side or the rear seat side as required, and can be slid forward and backward.

[0004]

A guide rail for slidably supporting the center console back and forth is, for example,
From the place where the lock engagement hole of the lock device for restraining the center console is provided, it is necessary to secure a predetermined meshing strength, and a specified strength rigidity is required. For this reason, the guide rail has a shape in which a certain thickness is secured, and a problem remains in terms of weight reduction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a console slide supporting device which can secure high engagement rigidity and high mounting strength while achieving weight reduction.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guide rail having left and right sides having upper and lower opposed rail upper and lower surfaces provided on a rail main body. And a rolling roller attached to the base member of the console and running along the left and right rails, and a lock engagement hole provided on the lower surface of the rail of the rail to engage the front and rear of the console. And a lock device that restrains the movement of the lock engagement hole,
It is provided in a region of a protruding ridge portion long in the front-rear direction provided on a lower surface of the rail of the rail portion.

Thus, the console can be restrained at a predetermined sliding position by the lock device engaging with the lock engagement hole.

At this time, a large engagement margin is ensured by the ridges without increasing the thickness of the rails in the lock engagement holes. Therefore, while securing high engagement rigidity,
The guide rail can be made thinner and lighter.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a roller regulating step for regulating the outward movement of the rolling roller is provided on the lower surface of the rail.

As a result, since the outward movement of the rolling roller is restricted, the locking device does not shift with respect to the lock engaging hole, and a state in which a large engagement margin is secured can be maintained. become.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the rail body is formed in a hollow shape having a partition wall, and the rail body is provided with a through hole vertically penetrating therethrough, and the rail body is penetrated from below the rail body. The caulking pin inserted into the inside through the hole is inserted with a caulking jig from above the through-hole, and the decorative member mounting clip is caulked to the bottom of the rail main body.

Accordingly, the crimping pin can be shortened, and the decorative member mounting clip crimped to the bottom of the rail main body can obtain high mounting strength by the rail main body having the partition wall. Moreover, the weight can be reduced.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 1 denotes, for example, left and right front and rear seats of a one-box vehicle (neither is shown).
2 shows a guide rail of the center console 3 disposed between the center console 3 and the center console 3 is slidable in the front-back (left-right in the drawing) direction along the guide rail 1.

As shown in FIG. 8, the guide rail 1 has rail portions 7 on both sides of a horizontal rail body 5 made of aluminum, and is fixedly supported on the floor panel of the vehicle by left and right mounting brackets 9. .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rail main body 5 has a hollow shape with a partition wall 8 in order to secure the weight reduction and the strength and rigidity. There is provided a through hole 10 which also penetrates vertically.

A decorative member mounting clip 11 having left and right hooks 11a for attaching a garnish or the like serving as a decorative member is crimped and connected to the bottom surface of the rail body 5 by a crimping pin 13.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a decorative member mounting clip 11 is applied to the bottom surface of the rail body 5, and a caulking pin 13 is inserted into the rail body 5 from below through the through hole 10, and then the caulking is performed. The head of the pin 13 is supported by the receiving jig 16 from below. Next, the tip of the caulking pin 13 supported by the receiving jig 16 is inserted into the rail body 5 by inserting the caulking jig 17 from above the through hole 10.

At this time, when the swaging area of the swaging jig 17 is large and wide, the entire surface is swaged as shown in the figure. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the swaging area of the swaging jig 17 is small and narrow, the central portion has a swaged shape.

The decorative member mounting clip 11 is swaged and connected to the left and right horizontal flanges 20 of the guide rail 1 by a plurality of swaging pins 18 along the longitudinal direction.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the left and right rail portions 7 have a cross section having a rail upper surface 25 and a rail lower surface 27 on which a first rolling roller 21 and a second rolling roller 23 to be described later travel. It has a rectangular shape, and a dovetail groove 29 having a predetermined groove width is provided continuously along the longitudinal direction on the rail upper surface 25 side as shown in FIG.

In the rail portion 7 of the slide rail, lock engagement holes 33 of a lock device 31 for fixing the center console 3 at a predetermined slide position are provided at four locations along the longitudinal direction.

The lock engagement hole 33 is formed in a region of a ridge 35 continuous in the front-rear direction provided in the rail lower surface 27 of the rail portion 7. , A large mesh allowance D can be secured.

The center console 3 is divided into a console box 37, a tray 39 and a base member 41 as shown in FIG.

The inside of the console box 37 is a storage box, and the bottom is fixedly supported on a tray 39. A double-sided lid 43 is provided on the upper surface of the console box 37, and a table 45 that opens left and right is provided on both sides. On the back side of the lid 43, a cup holder 4 that does not fall down even when a cup or the like is placed on the open lid 43
7. Also, on the front surface of the console box 37, it is always located in the box main body, and when the handle 51 of the rotating lid 49 is pulled toward the user, the rotating lid 49 rotates 90 degrees and is provided inside the rotating lid 49. A cup holder (not shown) appears from the inside.

The tray 39 is a connecting member for integrally connecting the console box 37 and the base member 41 as shown in FIG.
1 is fixedly supported.

The base member 41 includes a horizontal portion 55 and both side portions 5.
7, one side portion 57 is formed integrally with the horizontal portion 55, and the other side portion 57 is fixedly supported on the horizontal portion 55 by screws 59.

Outside the both sides 57 of the base member 41,
As shown in FIG. 3, first rolling rollers 21 that contact and roll with the rail lower surface 27 of the rail portion 7 are provided at four front, rear, left, and right positions, while the rail upper surface 25 is provided inside both side portions 57.
And a second rolling roller 23 that rolls upon contact with the roller.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first rolling roller 21 is rotatably supported directly on the side portion 57 of the base member 41 by a roller shaft 61, and is supported by a roller regulating step 63 provided on the lower surface 27 of the rail. The movement to the outside (the left side in FIG. 2) is restricted.

An urging member 65 made of rubber that applies an urging force in the vehicle width direction, which is the axial direction, is press-fitted and fixed to the roller shaft 61 of the first rolling roller 21. It is in elastic contact with the rail inner wall surface 7a of the rail portion 7.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second rolling roller 23 is rotatably supported on the side portion 57 of the base member 41 via a movable member 67, and is connected to the first and second rolling rollers 21 before and after. It is arranged outside the rolling roller 21. As a result, the distance between the roller support points of each of the rolling rollers 23 becomes larger than the distance between the roller support points of each of the first rolling rollers 21, thereby suppressing the vertical movement generated in the base member 41. It has a structure to do.

The movable member 67 has a laterally U-shaped shape rotatably supported by a mounting shaft 69 and has at one end thereof the second rolling roller 23 in contact with the rail upper surface 25. Is installed. A rubber 71 serving as an urging member is attached to the other end, and is in elastic contact with the urging action surface 73 of the base member 41.

The distance X from the urging member mounting shaft serving as the mounting shaft 69 to the urging action surface 73 is X with respect to the distance Y from the movable member mounting shaft 69 to the roller axis of the second rolling roller 23. > Y, and the second rolling roller 23 can be operated with a small biasing force from the biasing surface 73 by the leverage principle.
Is given a large biasing force.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the locking device 31 of the console box 37 is
Latch bracket 77 secured with screws 75 inside
The latch 83 is formed by the pin 79 and the upper and lower slots 81.
Are movably supported up and down.

The lower end of the latch 83 is engaged with the lock engagement hole 33 so as to be able to be freely engaged and disengaged, and as shown in FIG. It has become.

The dimensional relationship in the left-right direction is as follows: a is the dimension from the side portion 57 of the base member 41 to the side wall of the ridge 35; b is the dimension from the latch 83 to the end of the lock engagement hole 33; The dimension from the moving roller 21 to the roller regulating step 63 is c, the dimension from the rail upper surface 25 is d, the roller regulating step 6
3 is e, and the height from the lower end of the side portion 57 of the base member 41 to the upper surface of the ridge 35 is f.
b> a, b> c, and a ≠ c.

The upper and lower dimensional relationships are d> e, d>
f, e ≠ f are set.

The upper end of the latch 83 has opening holes 85, provided in the base member 41 and the tray 39, respectively.
The projection 87 projects upward together with the latch bracket 77 and is attached to the lock operation lever 89 together with the upper end of the latch bracket 77.

That is, the first end side of the lock operation lever 89
The mounting hole 91 is rotatably mounted on the upper end side fixing hole 93 of the latch bracket 77 through a support pin 95 so as to be rotatable up and down. Is rotatably attached by a connecting pin 99 and a connecting pin 101 at the upper end of the latch 83.

The lock operation lever 89 is connected to the coil spring 10
3, a clockwise urging force acts on the operation portion 89a of the lock operation lever 89 so that the latch 83 is constantly urged downward.

One end of the coil spring 103 is on the lock operation lever 89 side, and the other end is a latch bracket 77.
, Respectively.

According to the console slide supporting device constructed as described above, when the lock device 31 is in the unlocked state, the first rolling roller 21 is connected to the rail lower surface 27 of the rail 7 and the second rolling roller. The console 23 is urged by the rubber 71 to come into contact with the rail upper surface 25 of the rail portion 7, and by rolling, the console 3 can be slid forward and backward without rattling, and is positioned at the front seat or the rear seat. it can.

Next, by operating the lock operation lever 89 to engage the latch 83 with the lock engagement hole 33, the restrained state of the console 3 positioned is obtained.

At this time, since the latch 83 is engaged with the lock engagement hole 33 provided in the protruding portion 35, a large engagement margin D is secured without increasing the thickness of the rail side, and a reliable engagement rigidity can be obtained. . Further, even if the first rolling roller 21 moves out of the normal position due to the dimensional relationship in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, the movement falls within the allowable range, and a reliable engagement state between the latch 83 and the lock engagement hole 33 is obtained. .

Further, the rail body 5 can be reduced in weight by the hollow shape provided with the partition wall 8, and high mounting strength of the decorative member mounting clip 11 can be secured.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, a large engagement margin can be ensured by the lock engagement hole provided in the area of the ridge portion without increasing the thickness of the guide rail. Engaging rigidity is obtained. In addition, since the outward movement of the rolling roller can be regulated by the roller regulating step, the engagement with the lock engagement hole does not occur, and the reliable engagement state can be maintained.

Further, since the decorative member mounting clip mounted on the bottom surface of the hollow rail main body is crimped and connected in the rail main body, the crimping pin is short and high mounting strength can be secured. Moreover, the weight can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a console slide support device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an attached state of a lock device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view in which a decorative member attaching clip is attached to a guide rail.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view before a decorative member mounting clip is mounted.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing a first caulking connection of the decorative member mounting clip.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing a second crimping connection of the decorative member mounting clip.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the entire slide support device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a center console.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide rail 3 Console (center console) 5 Rail main body 7 Rail part 21 Rolling roller 25 Rail upper surface 27 Rail lower surface 31 Lock device 33 Lock engagement hole 35 Convex part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A left and right rail portion provided on a rail main body of a guide rail and having a vertically upper and lower rail surface facing each other, mounted on a base member of a console, and travels along the left and right rail portions. And a lock device that engages with a lock engagement hole provided on the lower surface of the rail of the rail portion to restrain the console from moving back and forth, wherein the lock engagement hole is A console slide support device provided in a region of a long ridge in the front-rear direction provided on a lower surface of the rail. 2. The slide supporting device for a console according to claim 1, wherein a roller regulating step for regulating the outward movement of the rolling roller is provided on the lower surface of the rail. 3. A rail body having a hollow shape having a partition wall, a through hole vertically penetrating the rail body, and a caulking inserted into the inside from below the rail body through the through hole. 2. The slide support device for a console according to claim 1, wherein a caulking jig is inserted into the pin from above the through hole, and a decorative member attaching clip is crimped to the bottom of the rail body.