KR20140011834A - Article storage device of vehilce - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an article storage device for a vehicle, and improves the problem that the guide groove is easily exposed in appearance while the armrest is open, and can solve the problem that foreign matter is easily caught in the guide groove, and at the time of opening the armrest. The main purpose is to provide a vehicle article storage device that can improve the problem of excessive protrusion of the armrest from the rear of the console box. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the console box for forming an accommodation space for storing the article; A slide unit rotatably provided to move and rotate the upper portion of the console box; A guide member coupled to the slide unit to be integrally rotated when the slide unit is rotated upward while guiding the slide unit to be moved; A connection member integrally installed on the guide member and hinged to the console box; And locking means operable to selectively lock or unlock between the guide member and the console box according to the slide movement position of the slide portion.

Description

Vehicle storage device {Article storage device of vehilce}

The present invention relates to an article storage device for a vehicle, and more particularly, to improve the problem that the guide groove is easily exposed in appearance while the console armrest is open, and to solve the problem that foreign matter easily fits in the guide groove, and the console. It relates to a vehicle article storage device that can improve the problem that the console armrest protrudes excessively from the console box to the rear when the armrest is opened.

In general, various convenience devices are installed inside the car for the convenience of the driver and the passenger. The typical ones include a console box for storing various items, an armrest for placing an arm, and a can. Or a cup holder for storing a beverage container such as a bottle or a cup.

Among these, the console box is installed in the space between the driver's seat and the passenger seat to provide a storage space for storing various documents and tools necessary for driving.In general, the console arm at the top of the console box can put the arm on the driver while driving. Rest (hereinafter abbreviated as Amrest) is installed.

The armrest supports the elbow of the driver to assist the driver in a comfortable posture, and also serves as a lid covering the storage space of the console box at the top of the console box.

The armrest has a rear end hinged to the upper rear side of the console box to rotate around the hinge coupling of the rear end when opening and closing the storage space of the console box.

As described above, US Pat. No. 6,749,079 may be cited as a prior art document for a vehicle article storage device including a console box forming an article storage and storage space and an arm rest serving as a lid for opening and closing the console box.

The prior document discloses a structure in which a cup holder is provided inside the console box, and when the cup holder is used, the armrest is slid substantially horizontally and then rotated upward to open the console box.

Of course, even when the cup holder is not used, the console box is opened and closed by sliding and rotating the armrest to use the inner space of the console box.

However, in the structure of the above-mentioned prior document, the guide groove for sliding the armrest to the rear is installed on the upper inner side of the console box, the appearance of the guide groove fixed to the inner side of the console box exposed while the armrest is open Greatly decreases.

In addition, after opening the console box by rotating the armrest, foreign matter can be easily caught when the guide groove is exposed inside the console box, and foreign matter caught in the guide groove can interfere with the smooth movement of the armrest.

In addition, since the armrest is excessively protruded backwards just before the rotation in the sliding state, a large space must be secured for protruding the armrests behind the console box.

Therefore, the present invention has been created to solve the above problems, it is possible to improve the problem that the guide groove is easily exposed in the open state of the armrest, and to solve the problem of foreign matter easily caught in the guide groove, It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle article storage device that can improve the problem of excessively protruding armrest rearward from the console box when the armrest is opened.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the console box for forming an accommodation space for storing the article; A slide unit rotatably provided to move and rotate the upper portion of the console box; A guide member coupled to the slide unit to be integrally rotated when the slide unit is rotated upward while guiding the slide unit to be moved; A connection member integrally installed on the guide member and hinged to the console box; And locking means operable to selectively lock or unlock between the guide member and the console box according to the slide movement position of the slide portion.

In a preferred embodiment, the guide groove is formed long along both side portions of the guide member, the slide portion is coupled to the guide groove of the guide member is coupled to guide the guide along the guide groove to unlock the lock release operation It is characterized by having a wealth.

In addition, the coupling portion is characterized in that it comprises a roller moving in the guide groove of the guide member.

In addition, the locking means, the locking bar is installed to be rotated in the side in the guide groove of the guide member to protrude out of the guide groove during rotation or inserted into the guide groove; And a locking groove formed in the console box and inserted into the locking bar to protrude out of the guide groove so that the locking bar is inserted into the guide groove by the engaging portion of the slide portion which is slid backward. It is characterized by being separated from the locking groove by rotating.

The locking means may further include an elastic member installed between the guide member and the locking bar to provide an elastic restoring force for elastically projecting the locking bar to the outside of the guide groove.

Accordingly, in the vehicle article storage apparatus of the present invention, since the guide member is located at the lower side of the slide part in the open state of the console box, the guide groove is not easily exposed in appearance compared to the case where the guide member is located inside the console box, and foreign substances are exposed to the guide groove. This pinching problem can be improved.

In addition, since the slide unit is slid back to the set position and then rotates upward to open the console box, the conventional problem of excessively protruding the slide unit to the rear can be solved.

1a to 1c is a side view showing the configuration and operation of the article storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the article storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A to 3B are cross-sectional views taken along the line 'A-A' of FIG. 2 and showing an operating state of the article storage device.
4 is a perspective view illustrating a roller and a connection member of the guide member and the coupling part in the article storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a side view of the article storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

1a to 1c is a side view showing the configuration and operation of the article storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the article storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3B are cross-sectional views taken along the line 'A-A' of FIG. 2, and show an operating state of the article storage device.

FIG. 1A illustrates a state in which the console box 110 is closed by the slide unit 120, and FIG. 1B illustrates a state in which the slide unit 120 is slid backward to open the console box 110. (The state in which the slide unit is slid to the maximum and the state just before rotation), FIG. 1C illustrates a state in which the console box 110 is opened by rotating the slide unit 120 upward.

In addition, Figure 3a is a view of a state before the slide unit 120 is slid to the rear or the slide is being moved, Figures 3b and 3b is described later after the slide unit 120 is slid backward to the set position The process of releasing the locked state of the locking means 150 is shown.

As shown, the vehicle article storage device 100 of the present invention is provided in the form of a console box installed in the space between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, the console box to form a storage space for storing the goods ( 110 and the slide unit 120 provided to be able to move and rotate the front and rear to open and close the console box 110 as a main configuration.

Here, the slide unit 120 is a component that serves as a lid (lid) to open and close the upper portion of the console box 110 and is a component that serves as an armrest that the driver or passenger seat passenger can comfortably mount the elbow. It may be a conventional console armrest provided upwards.

In addition, the vehicle article storage device 100 of the present invention is a guide member 130 and a guide member (130) which is provided to guide the slide portion 120 in the upper portion of the console box 110 during the slide movement of the slide portion 120 It is further provided with a connecting member 140 which is integrally installed on the 130 and rotatably hinged to the console box 110.

The guide member 130 is a component that is rotatably connected to the console box 110 through the connecting member 140, the component for guiding the slide unit 120 and the slide unit 120 is rear sliding. It is a component that is rotated integrally with the slide unit 120 when rotated backward.

At this time, the slide unit 120 is coupled to the guide member 130 so as to slide back and forth, the coupling structure of the slide unit 120 and the guide member 130 is a guide member when the upper rotation of the slide unit (120) 130 also has a structure that can be rotated upwards (rotated only when unlocking the locking means described later).

To this end, guide grooves 131 are formed in both side portions of the guide member 130 along the front and rear directions, and the slide portion 120 is coupled to the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130 in a state of being inserted. And the configuration having a guide portion coupled to 121 may be adopted.

That is, the coupling portion 121 is a component that couples the slide portion 120 with the guide member 130, and the coupling portion 121 is a guide groove of the guide member 130 when the slide portion 120 moves forward and backward. The guide member 130 is configured to move along the 131, and the guide member 130 slides due to a structure in which the coupling part 121 is inserted into and coupled to the guide groove 131 when the slide part 120 rotates upward. 120 can be rotated together.

In addition, in the preferred embodiment, the coupling part 121 may be configured to include rollers 123 and 125 that move in the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a roller and a connection member of the guide member and the coupling part in the article storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the coupling part 121 is a slide part 120. Rollers 123 integrally installed in the inner space of the support bar 122 extending downward, and rolling in the state inserted into the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130 in the support bar 122. ) Can be installed.

In such a configuration, the roller 123 is inserted into the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130 to form a combined structure. When the slide part 120 is slid, the roller 123 of the guide member 130 is formed. While moving along the guide groove 131, when the slide unit 120 rotates upward, the entire guide member 130 may be integrally rotated upward together with the slide unit 120 by the roller 123.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the coupling portion 121 is integrally provided with a support bar 122 extending downward in the inner space of the slide portion 120, the guide groove (122) in the support bar 122 131, the moving body 124 is inserted into the combined body is installed integrally, it may be configured to install a roller 125 for rolling the inner surface of the guide groove 131 in the moving body 124.

Such a configuration is illustrated in FIG. 5, and in FIG. 5, the movable body 124 installed in the slide unit 120 is moved by the roller 125 in a state of being inserted into the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130. You can see the configuration.

The coupling part 121 of the slide part 120, in particular, the roller 123 or the moving body 124 constituting the coupling part 121 slides backward to the predetermined position as described below. After the movement, the locking means 150 becomes a means for releasing the locked state.

In addition, the connection member 140 is a member that is integrally installed under the guide member 130, so that the guide member 130 coupled to the lower portion of the slide 120 may be integrally rotated with the slide 120. It becomes a supporting member.

The connecting member 140 is hinged to the console box 110 while the upper portion is integrally coupled to the lower surface of the guide member 130, and rotates around the hinge coupling portion 121 with the console box 110. When the guide member 130 and the slide portion 120 is to be rotated together.

On the other hand, the article storage device 100 of the present invention locks means for selectively locking (lock) or unlocking the guide member 130 and the console box 110 in conjunction with the slide movement of the slide unit 120 It includes more.

The locking means 150 is the engaging portion 121 of the slide portion 120 when the slide portion 120 is moved back to the set position in the state in which the guide member 130 and the console box 110 is integrally locked. To release the lock state.

In a preferred embodiment, the locking means 150 is a component that is configured between the guide member 130 and the console box 110, it is installed to be rotated laterally in the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130 Is rotated and the locking bar 151 is projected to the outside of the guide groove 131 or inserted into the guide groove 131 and installed between the locking bar 151 and the guide groove 131, the locking bar 151 The locking member 153 is formed to be elastically rotated, and the locking groove 154 is formed in the console box 110 and the locking bar 151 protruded out of the guide groove 131 is inserted and locked. Can be.

Here, the locking bar 151 is rotatably installed in the guide member 130 by the coupling pin 152, the guide bar 131 inside the locking bar 151 is rotated around the coupling pin 152 It is inserted into or extruded out of the way.

In addition, the locking bar 151 is inserted into the locking groove 154 of the console box 110 to protrude out of the guide groove 131 to lock the guide member 130 and the console box 110 to be integrated, When rotated in the opposite direction and inserted into the guide groove 131, the locked state of the guide member 130 and the console box 110 is released.

In particular, the locking bar 151 is rotated in the unlocking direction by the engaging portion 121 of the slide portion 120 which is slid rearward, the roller 123 or the movable body 124 of the slide portion 120 is locked When the bar 151 is pushed backward, the guide groove 131 is rotated into the lock groove 154 of the console box 110 to be separated.

The elastic member 153 is a component that provides an elastic restoring force for elastically protruding the locking bar 151 to the outside of the guide groove 131, and is installed between the locking bar 151 and the guide member 130. It may be a spring for elastically rotating the locking bar 151 in the guide member 130, for example, a coil spring mounted to the coupling pin 152, which is the rotation center of the locking bar 151.

As a result, the slide unit 120 slides backward to the set position and opens the upper part of the console box 110 to some extent, and at the moment when the slide unit 120 passes the set position, the roller of the slide unit 120 ( 123 or the movable body 124 pushes the locking bar 151 in the lock release direction, and then the locked state of the guide member 130 and the console box 110 is released.

Of course, the locking bar 151 locks the guide member 130 and the console box 110 in a state where the locking bar 151 is inserted into the locking groove 154 of the console box 110 until the slide unit 120 reaches the setting position. In this case, the guide member guides the movement of the slide unit 120 in a state in which upward rotation is constrained.

In addition, the locking bar 151 protrudes to the outside by the spring force of the elastic member 153 until the coupling portion 121 (roller or movable body) of the slide 120 is pushed, that is, of the console box 110. The locking groove 154 is inserted into the locked position.

On the other hand, the moment the slide portion 120 passes the setting position, the locking bar 151 is inserted into the guide groove 131 while being rotated in the lock release direction by the engaging portion 121 of the slide portion 120, As a result, the locking bar 151 is separated from the locking groove 154 of the console box 110, thereby releasing the locked state of the guide member 130 and the console box 110.

In this process, the locking bar 151 deforms the elastic member 153 while winning the spring force of the elastic member 153, and thereafter, the locking bar 151 by the engaging portion 121 of the slide part 120. Rotation is constrained to remain unlocked.

In this state, when the slide box 120 is rotated upward to open the console box 110, the coupling part 121 is hung upward in the guide groove 131, so that the guide member 130 is connected to the connecting member ( Is rotated with the slide around the hinge coupling portion 121 of the 140, so that the guide member 130 is separated from the console box 110 and fixed to the lower side of the slide 120 rotated upwards. do.

As such, when the console box 110 is in an open state, the guide member 130 is fixed to the lower side of the slide part 120 so that the guide member 130 is not easily exposed in appearance, and the guide groove 131 of the guide member 130 is in this state. There is no foreign matter is easily introduced or pinched compared to the fixed inside the console box 110 as in the prior art.

Then, when the slide unit 120 is rotated downward to its original position, the guide member 130 is placed at the upper position of the console box 110 again, and when the slide unit 120 is moved forward, the slide unit 120 is moved. As the engaging portion 121 is separated from the locking bar 151, the locking bar 151 is elastically rotated again in the locking direction by the elastic member 153.

As a result, the locking bar 151 is inserted into the locking groove 154 of the console box 110 and the guide member 130 and the console box 110 are locked again, and then the slide unit 120 slides forward completely. When moved, the console box 110 is in a closed state.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. And are also included in the scope of the present invention.

100: storage device 110: console box
120: slide portion 121: coupling portion
122: support bar 123: roller
124: moving body 125: roller
130: guide member 131: guide groove
140: connecting member 150: locking means
151: locking bar 152: coupling pin
153: elastic member 154: locking groove

Claims (5)

A console box forming a storage space for storing an article;
A slide unit rotatably provided to move and rotate the upper portion of the console box;
A guide member coupled to the slide unit to be integrally rotated when the slide unit is rotated upward while guiding the slide unit to be moved;
A connection member integrally installed on the guide member and hinged to the console box; And
Locking means operable to selectively lock or unlock between the guide member and the console box according to the slide movement position of the slide portion;
Vehicle article storage device comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,
Guide grooves are formed long along both side portions of the guide member,
And the slide part is coupled to the guide groove of the guide member and guided along the guide groove, and has a coupling part for releasing and operating the locking means.
The method according to claim 2,
The coupling part vehicle storage device, characterized in that it comprises a roller that moves in the guide groove of the guide member.
The method according to claim 2,
The locking means
A locking bar installed to be rotated inward from the guide groove of the guide member to protrude out of the guide groove or to be inserted into the guide groove during rotation; And
A locking groove formed in the console box and inserted into and locked by a locking bar protruding out of the guide groove;
And the locking bar is released from the locking groove by being rotated so as to be inserted into the guide groove by the engaging portion of the slide portion slid backward.
The method of claim 4,
The locking means is installed between the guide member and the locking bar further comprises an elastic member for providing an elastic restoring force for elastically protruding operation of the locking bar to the outside of the guide groove.

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