JPH0740294U - Consol box that also serves as an armrest of a car - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An armrest combined console that can be adjusted up and down and back and forth.
Develop a rubox. [Constitution] The present invention armrest-combined console box comprises a base 10 connected to the floor of the vehicle body, an intermediate base 20 thereon, and an upper base 30 which also serves as an armrest. The upper and lower gas chambers 41a by the piston rod 47,
An elevating device 40 for vertically moving the middle table and the upper table by the compression and reaction force of gas by opening and closing a valve 42 which is divided into 41b and is provided in a part of a gap 46 communicating with the upper and lower gas chambers is provided. A sheath pipe 51 having a slide groove 52 formed in a horizontal direction and a switching groove 53 provided in a vertical direction is arranged on the base 20 and the upper base 30, and a neck portion 55 fitted to the slide 52 groove and the switching groove 53 is arranged. The rotating shaft 54 is slidably mounted on the sheath tube 51 so as to interpose a slide mechanism 50.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a console box that can also be used as an armrest device for automobiles such as general passenger cars, lorries, and commercial wagons.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a small box called a console box is placed on the left side of the driver's seat, and drivers for long-distance driving etc. are very tired in the normal driving posture, so the right side also serves as a door handle. The armrests are made to project slightly to the left, but since there is no armrest on the left side, an elbow is attached to the console box to replace the armrests.

In response to the above situation, the following techniques have been conventionally proposed. (A) A console lid provided with supporting legs is slidable in the vertical direction, and by tightening the fastening member with bolts, the console lid can be easily held at a desired height position. Lubox (Publication No. 3-70544 of Kaikaidaira).

(B) The slide member is provided with a lock means for locking the slide of the slide member with respect to the base body, and a slender side breath portion supported by the slide member, the side breath portion having a length in the sliding direction larger than that of the base body. With this, an armrest that can be placed in the driver's seat of an automobile without hindering the use of the console box (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-5 9754).

However, in the above technique (a), the bracket slidably inserted into the long hole and the support leg connected to the console lid are fixed by the four bolts and wing nuts, so that the fixing is troublesome. Yes, and it takes time. Also, in (b), since it is provided separately from the console box, the area around the driver's seat becomes complicated, and the up and down sliding means is fixed because the pillar and the cylinder are covered and bolted to the through hole. It has the drawback that it is troublesome.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object is to develop a console box which can be slid vertically and forward and backward, and whose position can be easily fixed, which also serves as an armrest.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The armrest-combined console box of the present invention is composed of a base connected to the floor of the vehicle body, a middle base on the base, and an upper base that also serves as an armrest. There is a lifting device that moves up and down the middle table and upper table by gas compression and reaction force by opening and closing a valve provided in a valve in a gap that communicates with the upper and lower gas chambers. On the upper base, a sheath pipe having a slide groove formed in the horizontal direction and a switching groove provided in the vertical direction is arranged, and a rotating shaft having a neck portion fitted to the slide groove and the switching groove is slid on the sheath pipe. It is characterized by a slide mechanism that is freely mounted on the shaft.

[0007]

[Action]

 By opening and closing the valve of the lifting device to connect the upper and lower gas chambers, the middle and upper tables can be moved up and down by the compression or reaction force of the gas, and the height of the console box can be adjusted to the desired height. Can be fixed. Also, when the upper base is rotated to open, the neck of the rotating shaft slides along the slide groove of the sheath pipe, and the upper base moves in the front-back direction. When the upper base is closed there, the neck switches the sheath pipe. It fits into the groove and is fixed so that the console box can be fixed in the desired front or rear position.

[0008]

【Example】

 As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the console box of the present invention is roughly composed of a base portion 10, an intermediate base portion 20, and an upper base portion 30.

First, the base unit 10 is fixedly provided on the raised floor between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, like the conventional console box, and can be used as a box-shaped console box inside. I shall.

Next, the middle table 20 is placed on the base 10, and the elevating device 40 is provided between the base 10 and the middle table 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lifting device 40 has a double tube structure which is divided into two chambers, a gas chamber 41 a on the body side and a gas chamber 41 b on the piston rod side. A valve 43 is provided, and by pushing in the valve 43, the gas chamber 41a and the gas chamber 41b communicate with each other through the base shell 44 and the gap 46 of the tube 45. The piston lot 47 expands due to the gas pressure, and conversely, when an external force in the compression direction greater than the gas reaction force is applied to the piston rod 47, the piston lot 47 contracts. When the operating lever 48 is lowered to release the pushing force of the valve, the valve 43 automatically returns due to the gas pressure, the communication between the gas chamber 41a and the gas chamber 41b is cut off, and the piston lot 47 is locked at an arbitrary extension position. The structure is

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the center platform 20 is provided with a rotary shaft 22 pivotally mounted on a fixed plate 21 on the head of a case 49 accommodating the lifting device 40. The middle table 20 and the upper table 30 are formed so as to be rotatable around the shaft 22.

Next, the middle table 20 and the upper table 30 are formed so that the upper table 30 can be slid back and forth with the middle table 20 as a support through a slide mechanism 50. The slide mechanism 50 connects a sheath pipe 51 having a slide groove 52 formed in one side of the center base 20 in the lateral direction and a switching groove 53 formed in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, in the corner portion of the upper table 30, a rotary shaft 54 connected by a neck portion 55 slidably fitted to the slide groove 52 and the switching groove 53 is arranged on the sheath pipe 51 so as to be freely mounted. (See FIGS. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10).

An upper lid 31 is arranged on the head of the upper base 30, and the upper lid 31 is for hanging a driver's elbow. The synthetic leather or cloth is soft to the touch and can withstand external pressure applied when descending. Shall have sufficient strength.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. First, when the driver is seated in the driver's seat prior to driving, the operation lever 48 of the lifting device 40 protruding to the side of the console box is pushed down. . Then, the valve 43 is opened, the gas chamber 41a and the gas chamber 41b communicate with each other through the gap 46, and the piston rod 47 extends due to the gas pressure. As a result, the middle table 20 and the upper table 30 connected to the lifting device 40 are raised (see FIGS. 11 and 12). When the operating lever is released when it has been raised to an appropriate position, the communication between the gas chamber 41a and the gas chamber 41b is cut off, and the gas chamber 41a is stopped at that position and locked. With this, the upper lid 31 that serves as an armrest can be fixed at a position corresponding to the height of the driver's elbow.

Next, when the upper base 30 is rotated laterally in order to adjust the position of the driver in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 13), the rotary shaft 54 connected to the upper base 30 is rotated and the neck portion 55 is rotated. Fits into the slide groove 52 of the sheath pipe 51 connected to the center table 20. As a result, the neck 55 moves along the slide groove 52, and the upper base 30 connected thereto slides in the front-rear direction. When in the proper position, the upper base 30 is rotated in the closing direction so that the neck 55 fits into the nearby switching groove 53. Then, the neck 55 and the switching groove 53 are fitted and fixed at that position. Therefore, the upper lid 31 serving as an armrest can be fixed at a position in the front-rear direction desired by the driver (see FIG. 14).

When used as a console box, the base 10 can be opened and closed by the vertical movement of the lifting device 40 (see FIG. 12) and the rotation of the rotary shaft 22, which is relatively large. Can store things.

Next, the middle table 20 can be opened and closed by rotating the upper table 30, and is suitable for storing small items such as cards and smoking tools (see FIG. 13). Further, the upper base 30 is opened and closed by attaching and detaching the upper lid 31, and is suitable for inserting a mobile phone or the like. Of course, the articles to be stored are not limited to the above example.

[0019]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention described above, the position of the armrest while the driver is driving can be adjusted up and down freely by operating the lever, and the slide mechanism can also slide in the front-back direction, so the optimum height and position for the driver. It has the excellent effect that the optimum position can be set directly even if the driver is changed to family members. At that time, the elevating device 40 moves up and down due to the difference in gas partial pressure generated by the operation of the lever, so that a simple mechanism does not require any electric power or power. Also, since the slide can be adjusted by opening and closing the upper base, it becomes simple without requiring any troublesome operation such as screwing. Of course, since it is also used as a console box, it is a highly practical device that does not have the disadvantage of taking up space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a console box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the upper table of the present invention is moved forward.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the middle table and the upper table of the present invention are rotated around a rotation axis.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of the lifting device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view showing the sliding mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional front view of the same.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the slide mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing a rotary shaft of the slide mechanism of the present invention, (A) is a vertical sectional side view, and (B) is a vertical sectional front view.

FIG. 10 shows a sheath tube of the sliding mechanism of the present invention,
(A) is a plan view and (B) is a side view.

FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view of the console box of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the upper table and the upper table are raised.

FIG. 13 is an overall perspective view of a state where the upper base is rotated by the same slide mechanism.

FIG. 14 is an overall perspective view showing a state where the upper table is moved by the same slide mechanism.

FIG. 15 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which the center stand is opened by the rotary shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 base 20 middle table 21 fixed plate 22 rotary shaft 30 upper table 31 lid 40 lifting device 41a, 41b gas chamber 42 body 43 valve 44 base shell 45 tube 46 gap 47 piston rod 48 operating lever 49 case 50 Slide mechanism 51 Sheath pipe 52 Slide groove 53 Switching groove 54 Rotating shaft 55 Neck

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A base, which is connected to the floor of the vehicle body, an intermediate base on the base, and an upper base that also serves as an armrest. A part of the base is divided into upper and lower gas chambers by a piston rod. A lifting device for vertically moving the middle table and the upper table by the compression and reaction force of the gas by opening and closing a valve provided in a valve part of the gap communicating with the upper and lower gas chambers is provided. , A sheath tube having a slide groove formed in the horizontal direction and a switching groove provided in the vertical direction is arranged, and a rotating shaft having a neck portion fitted in the slide groove and the switching groove is slidably mounted on the sheath tube. A console box that also functions as an armrest, characterized by having a sliding mechanism installed between them. 2. The armrest-combining console box according to claim 1, wherein the middle base and the upper base are vertically openable and closable via a rotary shaft provided in a part of the base.