JPH05330385A - Storage box lid opening and closing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] An audio device 20 and a storage box 30 are provided vertically and adjacently to a center console 1 and the like provided in the interior of an automobile, and a lid 40 is provided on the front surface of these, and a lid is provided. The body 40 is moved up and down by a parallel link 50 or the like to be positioned on the front surface of the storage box 30 and the audio device 20, and selectively covers one front surface of the storage box 30 and the audio device 20. [Effects] The front surface of the audio device 20 is covered to prevent theft during parking or the like, and the front surface of the storage box 30 is covered to prevent the stored contents from jumping out during traveling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid opening / closing device for a storage box which selectively closes one of the storage box and the audio equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An audio device such as a radio, a recording / reproducing device, a CD player, and a television receiver is provided in the interior of an automobile, and these are provided on the front surface of the center console in the middle part of the instrument panel. A storage box may be provided as a storage case below the audio device in the front part of the center console in the middle part of the instrument panel.

[0003]

The above-mentioned storage box is preferably provided with a lid for opening and closing the storage box. On the other hand, an audio device is provided above the storage box as described above. For convenience of operation, the device is exposed and can be seen from the outside during parking or the like, so the audio device may be stolen.

The present inventors have made the present invention by paying attention to the fact that it is preferable to provide a lid on the above-mentioned storage box and that the storage box is provided adjacent to the lower part of the audio equipment. An object of the present invention is to provide a lid on a storage box so that the lid also serves as a lid for an adjacent audio device.
Audio equipment can be moved freely, and the lid of the storage box can be moved as needed to cover and cover the front of the audio equipment so that the audio equipment cannot be seen from the outside while parking. In addition to preventing theft, the storage box is covered with a lid during traveling to prevent small items stored in the storage box from spilling or spilling during vibration, shock, acceleration, etc. To provide a box lid opening / closing device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means for solving the above-mentioned problems are as follows: a storage box arranged in the interior of an automobile, a radio arranged adjacent to the storage box, a recording / reproducing apparatus, a CD. A player, an audio device such as a television receiver are provided, and a lid is provided between the storage box and the audio device, and the lid is movable between the storage box and the audio device. The lid is a lid opening / closing structure for the storage box configured to cover one of the storage box and one of the audio devices. Further, the storage box and the audio device are arranged adjacent to the front part of the center console in the vehicle interior,
The lid body covers one of the storage box and the audio device, and the lid body is configured to move and move by a parallel link provided on a side portion.Furthermore, the lid body, when hiding the audio device, It is a lid opening / closing structure of a storage box configured to be locked by a key.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned means, the lid is arranged between the storage box and the audio equipment adjacent to the storage box and is movable, so that one of the storage box and the audio equipment can be closed and covered.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a center console of a vehicle embodying the present invention, in which a storage box is closed and an audio device is exposed, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage box is exposed by opening and the audio device is closed by covering in FIG. 3 of 4-
4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4 and FIG. 5 is a front view of the main part of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway explanatory view, and FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view illustrating a state in which the lid lock of the audio device is released.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a center console, which extends below the middle portion of the instrument panel (not shown) in the left-right direction. The center console 1 is composed of an L-shaped main body 2 in a side view, left and right side pieces 3, and the like. An opening 5 in which a shift lever is raised is provided in a lower substantially horizontal portion 4 of the main body 2, and an upright front portion 6 is provided. An ashtray 7 is provided in the lower part of the ashtray, and the ashtray 7 shows a state in which the ashtray 7 is closed and stored in the figure, and has a structure in which the ashtray 7 is pulled out to the front side when pushed from the front.

In the upper part of the ashtray 7 of the upright front part 6, openings 8 and 9 having a predetermined width are provided to the left and right with a substantially full width, and a partitioning part 10 is horizontally extended between them. Has been done. In the upper opening 8 of the above-described opening, an audio device 20 having a horizontally long depth in front view is fitted and housed, and a front part of the audio device 20 is surrounded by a frame part 8 around the opening 8.
1. It is supported on the upper surface of the partition 10.

In the lower opening 9, a storage box 30 having a deep depth and a horizontally long front view is fitted, housed and fixed, and a front part of the storage box 30 is surrounded by a frame around the opening 9. The storage box 3 is supported by the lower surface of the section 9-1 and the partition section 10.
At the front end portion of 0, a locking portion 31 that engages with the partition portion 10, a locking portion 32 that engages with the frame portion 9-1, and the like are provided.

In the embodiment, the audio device 20 is a radio receiver or the like, and a front plate 21 is provided with a volume control dial 22, a tuning dial 23, a tuning button 24, etc. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage box 30 has a horizontally long opening 33 opened to the front, a storage space 34 having a long depth is formed, and is configured to store small items.

One lid 40 is provided on the front surface of the audio device 20 and on the front of the storage box 30 arranged below, and the lid 40 is provided on the front surface of the audio device 20 and the storage box 30. It is made of a plate material having a sufficient and sufficient area for covering and concealing each of the front surfaces, and is made of a plate material having, for example, wood grain so as to match the exterior material of the surface of the center console 1 and the interior material of the vehicle interior. To do. In the embodiment, for example, the surface material 41 is made of wood or resin plate material having wood grain so as to improve the appearance and cover the substrate 42 on the back surface.

Link mechanisms 50 are provided on the left and right sides of the lower half of the back surface of the lid 40 so that the lid 40 can be moved up and down in the front-back direction without shifting as much as possible. Figure 2
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the lid 40 is in the lower position and closes and hides the opening 33 of the storage box 30, while the lid 40 is in the upper position and closes and hides the front surface of the audio device 20. Show.

On the left and right sides of the lower half of the back surface of the lid 40, upper and lower stays 51 and 52 are provided so as to project.
The first link 53 has a long front part and a short rear part and is substantially L-shaped in a side view.
The tip end of the box is pivotally attached by a pin 54, and the rear end bent above the link 53 is pin 55 by the side face 35 of the storage box 30.
Pivot at the upper front of the.

A tip portion of a second link 56 is pivotally attached to the lower stay 52 by a pin 57, and the link 56 is bent at a large angle in a direction opposite to that of the first link 53 and is substantially inverted L. Make a mold. The second link 56 has a protruding portion 58 protruding inwardly of a bent intermediate portion, and a pin 55 of the first link 53 on the front side surface of the storage box 30 via a pin 59.
Pivot in the lower part. The second link 56 includes an extending portion 60 that extends rearward (downward in FIG. 4), and the rear end portion of the extending portion 60 has a protruding piece that protrudes upward in FIG. 1 and rearward in FIG. 4. 61 is provided, and a locking pin 62 that projects to the side surface side of the storage box 30 in this portion is provided.

The intermediate portion of the second link 56 described above to the rear portion in FIG. 2 and the link 5 protruding outward in the lower portion in FIG.
6 is provided with a long locking flange portion 63, and the rear end portion of the locking flange portion 63 has a locking portion 6 bent in a substantially Z shape.
4 are provided integrally. A return spring 65, such as a torsion spring, is attached to the pin 59 at the intermediate portion of the second link 56.
And one end of the spring 65 is locked to the link 56,
The other end is locked to the storage box 30 or a fixed side such as the inside of the center console 1. In the embodiment, it is locked to the side of the locking portion 31 of the storage box 30 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, behind the pins 55, 59 on the side surface 35 of the storage box 30 and at the intermediate portion in the vertical direction thereof, a restriction portion 66 is laterally projected, and a stopper 67 is provided behind it. An upper pin 68 (a screw is used in the embodiment) is pivotally provided so as to be swingable, and the stopper 67 is biased toward the regulating portion 66 by a torsion spring 69. A substantially Z-shaped stopper portion 70 is provided on the outer side surface of the stopper 67, and the stopper portion 70 is provided with a locking recess 71.

In the above, in FIG. 2, the lid 40 is located on the front surface of the storage box 30, that is, the lid 40 is in the lower position. The links 53 and 56 face downward while the tip portions thereof are vertically separated from each other, and the locking pin 62 at the rear end portion of the second link 56 is
Locking recess 7 provided in stopper portion 70 of stopper 67
1, the stopper 67 is biased by the spring 69 in the engaging direction, so that the locking pin 62 is locked, that is, the second link 56 is locked against the return spring 65, and is stored. The state of being positioned in front of the box 30 is maintained.

Next, when the lid 40 is moved upward and the front surface of the audio device 20 is covered and covered, the lid 40 is pressed in the depth direction. As a result, the link and, in particular, the second link 56 are pushed rearward, and the locking pin 62 at the rear end is pushed rearward in the direction opposite to the biasing direction via the stopper portion 70 of the stopper 67, It swings in this direction.

As a result, from the locking recess 71 to the locking pin 62.
2, the lock is released, and the return spring 65 causes the link 56 to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 2 with the intermediate pin 59 as a fulcrum, and the first link 53 cooperates. Rotate with the pin 55 at the rear end as a fulcrum to move the link 5
The lid 40 pivotally attached to the tip portions of 3, 56 moves upward,
As described above, it is located on the front surface of the audio device 20. Then, the locking portion 64 provided at the rear end portion of the second link 56 is provided with the storage box 30 when the lid 40 is moved upward.
Abut on the back side of the locking portion 32 provided at the lower end of the front end,
The counterclockwise rotation of the second link 56 is restricted, and the lid 4
It holds the raised position of 0 on the front surface of the audio device 20.

As described above, the links 53 and 56 function as parallel links, and the lid 40 is placed above the audio device 2
0, it moves up and down with respect to the front surface of the lower storage box 30. By moving the lid 40 downward from the state shown in FIG. 4, the first link 53 and the second link 56 are moved to the pins 55, 59.
2 is rotated clockwise about the fulcrum, the locking pin 62 engages with the locking recess 71 provided in the stopper portion 70 of the stopper 67, and the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained.

By the way, a lock device 43 is provided by fitting on the upper part of the lid 40 at the widthwise middle part. The lock device 43 is provided with a cylinder part 44 and an L-shaped hook-shaped lock part 45. The part 44 is fixed to the upper part of the lid as shown in FIG.
To support. On the other hand, the upper opening 8 of the center console 1
A lock hole 11 is provided in the middle portion in the width direction of the upper edge of the lid 4
When 0 is raised and the front surface of the audio device 20 is covered and hidden, the key 47 is inserted into the key hole 46 of the cylinder portion 44, the lock portion 45 is engaged with the lock hole 11, and the lid 40 cannot be opened. To lock.

Although the lid 40 is locked and unlocked by the key 47 including the ignition key in the embodiment, the locking movement of the lid 40 may be interlocked with the ignition key, that is, the ignition key. It may be locked when turned off and released when turned on. Also, the lid 4
The opening and closing of 0 may be interlocked with the ignition key, that is, the lid 40 may be faced to the audio device side when the ignition key is off, and automatically moved to the storage box side when the ignition key is on. In this case, an actuator for driving the link by detecting whether the ignition key is on or off may be provided.

Although the parallel link mechanism is used in the above embodiments, rails parallel to the vertical direction may be provided to move the lid up and down, or an actuator such as a cylinder may be used to move the lid up and down. good. Further, in the above embodiment, the storage box and the audio device are arranged vertically, but they may be arranged left and right. In this case, the lid may be configured to move left and right. In such an embodiment,
For example, a mechanism may be adopted in which the lid is provided with a pinion and the center console is provided with a rack to drive the pinion, or the lid is provided with a roller and the center console is provided with a rail, and the lid is manually opened and closed.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, when a storage box, an audio device, etc. are vertically and adjacently provided in a center console or the like of an automobile, the storage box covers the opening thereof. Since the lid is provided and the lid can be moved vertically and the like, the lid of the storage box is moved between adjacent audio equipments, and also serves as the lid of the audio equipment. It is possible to prevent the audio device from being stolen by moving the body as necessary so that the front surface of the audio device is covered and covered so that the audio device cannot be seen from the outside during parking or the like. In particular, since the lid is locked while covering the audio device, it is possible to prevent the lid from being opened when the audio device is covered with the cover, which further prevents the audio device from being stolen. Can be improved.

When the moving mechanism for moving the lid up and down is composed of parallel links, the lid moves up and down at the same level.
There is no interference with the surroundings when the lid is moved, the lid is smoothly moved, and the mechanism can be compact and simple. Furthermore, while traveling, the storage box can be closed with a lid to prevent small items stored in the storage box from spilling out or spilling during vibration, shock, acceleration, etc. With the lid of the storage box, the storage box and audio equipment can be designed with a single common lid, and it is possible to make effective use of the space in the vehicle interior such as a small center console. There are advantages.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a center console of an automobile embodying the present invention, showing a perspective view of a state in which a storage box is closed and an audio device is exposed.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the storage box is opened and exposed and the audio device is closed and covered in FIG. 1 above.

4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG.

5 is a front view of the main part of FIG. 4 and is an explanatory view in which a part thereof is cut away.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view illustrating a state in which the lid lock of the audio device is released.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Center console, 20 ... Audio equipment,
30 ... Storage box, 40 ... Lid, 43 ... Lock device, 50 ... Parallel link.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Masanori Hara 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako City, Saitama Prefecture Honda R & D Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage box disposed inside a vehicle compartment, and an audio device such as a radio, a recording / reproducing device, a CD player, and a television receiver disposed adjacent to the storage box, wherein the storage box is provided. A lid is disposed between the box and the audio device, the lid is configured to be movable between the storage box and the audio device, and the lid is configured to move one of the storage box and the audio device. A structure for opening and closing the lid of the storage box, which is configured to cover up. 2. The storage box and the audio device are disposed adjacent to a front part of a center console in a vehicle compartment, the lid covers one of the storage box and the audio device, and the lid is a side. The lid opening / closing structure for a storage box according to claim 1, wherein the lid opening / closing structure is configured to move by a parallel link provided in the section. 3. The lid opening / closing structure for a storage box according to claim 1, wherein the lid is configured to be locked by a key when the audio device is hidden.