阅读说明：本技术 具有增大容量的用于车辆的控制台托盘 (Console tray for vehicle with increased capacity ) 是由 权赫材 郑益溱 李祥基 李宽雨 金用大 于 2020-12-02 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开涉及一种用于车辆的控制台托盘,其能够通过减小控制台托盘的盖子的旋转半径来增大托盘本身的容量。(The present disclosure relates to a console tray for a vehicle, which can increase the capacity of the tray itself by reducing the rotation radius of a cover of the console tray.)

1. A console tray for a vehicle, the console tray comprising:

a housing having an interior space;

a cover unit comprising:

a cover coupled to be rotatable upward from the housing and configured to open or close an entrance of the console tray; and

an arm provided on a rear surface of the cover plate and configured to rotate as the cover plate moves in an up-down direction; and

a guide member having a hinge shaft coupled to the arm;

wherein the guide member moves the hinge shaft toward an inside of the inner space of the console tray by a gear engagement structure between the side of the housing, the arm, and the guide member.

2. The console tray of claim 1, wherein a housing gear train is attached to a side plate of the housing and a drive gear is mounted in gear train engagement with the housing.

3. The console tray of claim 2, wherein the guide member has a gear shaft axially coupled to the drive gear, and the hinge shaft is inserted into a through hole formed in the arm.

4. The console tray of claim 1, wherein a spring includes an insertion protrusion formed on a side plate of the housing, one side of the spring being caught by a lower catch formed at a lower side of the insertion protrusion, and the other side of the spring being caught by an upper catch formed on an upper portion of the arm of the cover unit.

5. The console tray of claim 2, wherein the arm comprises:

an arm base extending upward from a rear surface of the cover plate;

an extension protrusion extending in one direction from the arm base;

a boss extending in another direction from the arm base and having a via hole; and

a cover gear formed on a portion of an edge portion of the boss and configured to mesh with the driving gear.

6. The console tray according to claim 2, wherein a guide groove is provided in the side plate and disposed at a lower side of the driving gear, and a slider is movably mounted in the guide groove, the slider having a recess into which an end of the hinge shaft of the guide member is inserted.

7. A console tray for a vehicle, the console tray comprising:

a housing having an interior space;

a cover unit comprising:

a cover coupled to be rotatable upward from the housing and configured to open or close an entrance of the console tray; and

an arm extending from a rear surface of the cover plate; and

a hinge guide coupled to an insertion protrusion formed on a base of the housing,

wherein the hinge guide moves the arm toward an inside of the inner space of the console tray by a gear engagement structure between the housing, the arm, and the hinge guide.

8. The console tray according to claim 7, wherein the hinge guide has a through hole into which the insertion protrusion formed on the base is inserted, an upper portion of the hinge guide has an extension plate, and a guide gear train is provided on a portion of an edge around the through hole.

9. The console tray of claim 7, wherein the housing has a housing gear train provided on the base mounted on a side plate of the housing, and a spring fixing portion that grips a spring is formed on the base.

10. The console tray according to claim 9, wherein a through-hole extending protrusion protrudes from a rear surface of the through-hole of the hinge guide, the spring includes the through-hole extending protrusion, one side of the spring is caught by the spring fixing part, and the other side of the spring is caught by a latch formed on a lower portion of the hinge guide.

11. The console tray of claim 9, wherein the arm comprises:

an arm base;

a cover gear provided on a portion of an edge portion of the arm base and configured to be gear-geared with the housing; and

a guide fixing pin provided on the arm base and configured to be caught by an end of the extension plate of the hinge guide, and

wherein the guide fixing pin is caught by an end of the hinge guide and rotates the hinge guide according to the rotation of the arm.

12. The console tray of claim 7, wherein a damping gear engaged with a guide gear train of the hinge guide is mounted on the base to smoothly guide rotation of the hinge guide.

13. The console tray of claim 7, wherein a grooved edge is formed on the base of the housing and an O-ring is inserted into the grooved edge.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a console tray for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a console tray for a vehicle, which has an increased tray capacity by itself by reducing a rotation radius of a cover of the console tray.

Background

Generally, a console tray for storing articles is mounted on a console of a vehicle.

Fig. 1A to 1C are structural views of a console tray for a vehicle in the related art, in which fig. 1A is a perspective view of the console tray, and fig. 1B and 1C are views showing a state in which the console tray is operated.

As shown in fig. 1A, a console tray 10 in the related art includes: a cover unit 30 configured to open or close an entrance of the tray; and a housing 20 configured to support the cover unit 30 and define an outer shape of the console.

In the console tray 10 in the related art, the cover unit 30 is coupled to the housing 20 by means of the hinge 40, and the cover unit 30 opens or closes the tray by rotating about the hinge 40 in the up-down direction.

That is, as shown in fig. 1C, when the cover unit 30 is opened from a state in which the cover unit 30 of the tray is closed (as shown in fig. 1B), the cover unit 30 is lifted upward about the hinge 40, so that the tray is opened.

In the console tray 10 in the related art, the cover unit 30 rotates at a radius of rotation of about 88 degrees, and space is required to permit the radius of rotation. Therefore, there is a problem that the capacity of the housing 20 of the console tray 10 is reduced, and there is a fear that the utilization of the tray 10 having a small capacity is deteriorated.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure is directed to providing a novel console tray capable of increasing the capacity of the tray itself by reducing the rotation radius of a cover.

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a console tray including: a case configured to define an inner space of the tray, having a case gear train attached to the side plate, and having a driving gear configured to mesh with the case gear train; a cover unit including a cover plate coupled to be rotatable upward from the housing and configured to open or close an entrance of the tray, and an arm formed on a rear surface of the cover plate and configured to rotate as the cover plate moves in an up-down direction; and a guide member having a hinge shaft inserted into the through hole of the arm, having a gear shaft axially coupled to the driving gear, and configured to guide the arm, the arm being configured to rotate as the cover plate moves in the up-down direction.

According to the console tray according to the present disclosure configured as described above, the capacity of the tray itself is increased by reducing the rotation radius of the cover unit, thereby improving the utilization of the tray mounted on the console.

Drawings

Fig. 1A to 1C are structural views of a console tray for a vehicle in the related art, in which fig. 1A is a perspective view of the console tray, and fig. 1B and 1C are views showing a state in which the console tray is operated.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a console tray for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating a console tray for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a detailed view showing a portion a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a portion a in fig. 3.

Fig. 6a and 6b are detailed views illustrating components of a console tray for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, in which fig. 6a is a perspective view of a hinge guide and fig. 6b is a perspective view of a slider.

Fig. 7a to 7c are detailed views showing a state of console tray operation for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, in which fig. 7a is a view showing a state before the console tray operation, fig. 7b is a view showing a state at the time of the console tray operation, and fig. 7c is a view showing a state after the console tray operation.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a console tray for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view illustrating a console tray for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 is a detailed view showing a portion C in fig. 9.

Fig. 11a to 11c are detailed views showing components of a console tray for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, in which fig. 11a is a perspective view showing a hinge guide, fig. 11b is a perspective view showing a damper gear, and fig. 11c is a perspective view showing an edge and an O-ring on a bottom surface of an arm base.

Fig. 12a to 12c are detailed views showing states of console tray operation for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, in which fig. 12a is a view showing a state before the console tray operation, fig. 12b is a view showing a state at the time of the console tray operation, and fig. 12c is a view showing a state after the console tray operation.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, a structure and an operation for increasing capacity of a console tray for a vehicle according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The drawings disclosed, however, are provided as examples for fully conveying the spirit of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the present disclosure is not limited to the drawings of the attached disclosure and may be otherwise specified.

Unless otherwise defined, terms used in the specification of the present disclosure have meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs, and in the following description and drawings, detailed descriptions of publicly known functions and structures will be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a console tray for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 3 is a sectional view illustrating the console tray for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 4 is a detailed view illustrating a portion a of fig. 3, and fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a portion a of fig. 3.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the console tray 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a housing 110 configured to define an interior space in the tray; and a cover unit 120 coupled to be rotatable upward from the housing 110 and configured to open or close the entrance 116 of the tray.

The cover unit 120 has: a cover plate 121 having a flat plate shape; and a protruding rib 122 attached to a lower portion of the cover plate 121 such that the rib 122 can be gripped by a finger of a user when the cover plate 121 is lifted upward.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the side plate 111 is installed at one lateral side of the case 110, and the spring 112 includes an insertion protrusion 119 formed at a lower portion of the side plate 111. One side of the spring 112 is caught by a lower catch 118 formed at the lower side of the insertion protrusion 119, and the other side of the spring 112 is caught by an upper catch 117 formed at the upper portion of the arm 123 of the cover unit 120.

A case gear train 113 having a rack shape is attached to one side of an upper portion of the side plate 111, and a driving gear 114 is installed to be engaged with the case gear train 113. The driving gear 114 is axially coupled to a gear shaft 132 of the guide member 130, which will be described below.

A guide groove 115 is provided in the side plate 111 and disposed at a lower side of the driving gear 114 so as to guide movement of a slider 135 of the guide member 130, which will be described later. The guide groove 115 has such a shape: wherein the quadrangular edge protrudes, and the slider 135 is inserted into the groove such that the guide groove 115 guides the slider 135 when the slider 135 moves in the left and right direction.

An arm 123 is provided on a rear surface of the cover plate 121 of the cover unit 120, the arm extending beyond the side plate 111 attached to one surface of the case 110. Since the hinge shaft 131 of the guide member 130 is inserted into the through hole 127 of the arm 123 such that the arm 123 is coupled in a hinged manner, when the cover plate 121 is moved in the vertical direction, the arm 123 is rotated in the vertical direction about the hinge shaft 131.

The arm 123 includes: an arm base 124 extending upward from the rear surface of the cover plate 121; an extension protrusion 125 extending in one direction from the arm base 124; a boss 126 extending in the other direction from the arm base 124; and a cover gear 128 having a rack shape, formed on a portion of an edge portion of the boss 126, and configured to mesh with the driving gear 114 coupled to the side plate 111.

Fig. 6a is a perspective view showing the hinge guide, and fig. 6b is a perspective view showing the slider.

As shown in the drawings, the hinge guide 130 is a member configured to guide the arm 123 that rotates when the cover plate 121 of the cover unit 120 moves in the up-down direction. The hinge shaft 131 is protruded from a lower portion of one surface of the base 133 having a flat plate shape, the gear shaft 132 is protruded from an upper portion of one surface of the base 133, and a flange 134 having a protruded quadrangular edge is formed on the other surface of the base 133.

Specifically, in order to smoothly guide the operation of the hinge guide 130, the arm 123 may have a long hole (not shown) of a quadrangular shape, and the flange 134 of the hinge guide 130 may be inserted into the long hole, so that the hinge guide 130 moves in a horizontal direction.

The slider 135 has a recess 137 into which the end of the hinge shaft 131 of the hinge guide 130 is inserted, the hinge shaft being exposed through the through hole 127 of the arm 123, and the recess 137 has a through hole 136 to which a bolt (not shown) for fastening the slider 135 to the end of the hinge shaft 131 inserted into the recess 137 is coupled.

Hereinafter, the operation of the console tray according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure configured as described above will be described.

Fig. 7a to 7c are detailed views showing a state of console tray operation for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, in which fig. 7a is a view showing a state before the console tray operation, fig. 7b is a view showing a state at the time of the console tray operation, and fig. 7c is a view showing a state after the console tray operation.

First, referring to fig. 7a, the top of fig. 7a is a side view illustrating a state (before operation) before the console tray 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure opens the cover plate 121, and the bottom of fig. 7a is an enlarged view of a B portion. The cover plate 121 of the console tray 100 is closed, and the other end of the spring 112 coupled to the side plate 111 of the housing 110 is caught by the upper catch 117, so that the cover plate 121 does not move upward. In this state, since the drive gear 114 engaged with the cover gear 128 of the arm 123 does not rotate, the drive gear 114 is positioned in place. Therefore, the guide member 130 having the drive gear 114 mounted at the upper end thereof does not move.

In this state, when the user lifts up the cover plate 121 of the console tray 100, the state shown in fig. 7b is formed. Fig. 7b shows a state in which the console tray is operated, in which the cover plate 121 is lifted upward by about 30 degrees. The top of fig. 7B is a side view illustrating a process (during operation) in which the console tray 100 opens the cover plate 121 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and the bottom of fig. 7B is an enlarged view of a B portion.

In a state during operation, the arm 123 rotates about the hinge shaft 131 toward the inside of the housing 110 in a state in which elastic force is applied to the spring 112 as the cover plate 121 moves upward. In addition, the slider 135 coupled to the end of the hinge shaft 131 shown in fig. 5 moves toward the inside of the housing 110 along the guide groove 115.

The driving gear 114 of the gear shaft 132 coupled to the guide member 130 is also moved along the housing gear train 113 and the cover gear 128 of the arm 123 by the movement of the guide groove 115, so that the driving gear 114 is moved toward the inside of the housing 110 by the first movement distance P1.

Next, when the user lifts up the cover panel 121 of the console tray 100 and completely opens the cover panel 121, the state shown in fig. 7c is formed.

The top of fig. 7c is a side view illustrating a state (after operation) in which the cover plate 121 of the console tray 100 is fully opened at about 57 degrees according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. The bottom of fig. 7c is an enlarged view of part B. In a state in which elastic force is applied to the spring 112 as the cover plate 121 moves upward, the arm 123 further rotates toward the inside of the housing 110 about the hinge shaft 131. In addition, the slider 135 coupled to the end of the hinge shaft 131 also moves toward the inside of the housing 110 along the guide groove 115. Further, the driving gear 114 of the gear shaft 132 coupled to the guide member 130 is also moved along the case gear train 113 and the cover gear 128 of the arm 123 by the movement of the guide groove 115, so that the driving gear 114 is also moved toward the inside of the case 110 by the second movement distance P2 from the start position, and thus, the cover panel 121 of the console tray 100 is fully opened.

Accordingly, the cover plate 121 of the console tray 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure completely opens the tray with a rotation amount of about 57 degrees, and a small rotation amount allows the console tray 100 to occupy a small space that permits a rotation radius. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem in the related art that the cover of the console tray requires a space that can permit a rotation radius of about 88 degrees, which results in a reduction in the capacity of the housing of the console tray. Therefore, the capacity of the tray can be increased and the utilization of the tray can be improved.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a console tray for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 9 is a sectional view illustrating the console tray for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 10 is a detailed view illustrating a portion C of fig. 9, fig. 11a to 11C are detailed views illustrating components of the console tray for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, fig. 11a is a perspective view illustrating a hinge guide, fig. 11b is a perspective view illustrating a damper gear, and fig. 11C is a perspective view illustrating an edge and an O-ring on a bottom surface of an arm base.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, a console tray 200 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a housing 210 configured to define an interior space in the tray; and a cover unit 220 coupled to be rotatable upward from the housing 110 and configured to open or close an entrance of the tray.

The cover unit 220 has: a cover plate 221 having a flat plate shape; and a protruding rib 222 attached to a lower portion of the cover plate 221 such that the rib 222 can be gripped by a user's finger when the cover plate 221 is lifted upward.

Referring to fig. 10, the base 214 is mounted on the side plate 211 of the housing 210, and the through hole 231 of the hinge guide 230 is fitted and coupled to the insertion protrusion 215 formed on the base 214. As shown in fig. 11a, the ring spring 212 is equipped with a through-hole extending protrusion 234 protruding from the rear surface of the hinge guide 230 along the circumference of the through-hole 231 of the hinge guide 230. One side of the spring 212 is caught by a spring fixing portion 213 formed on the base portion 214, and the other side of the spring 212 is caught by a latch 235 provided on a lower portion of the hinge guide 230.

The arm 223 extends upward from the rear surface of the cover plate 221 of the cover unit 220. The arm 223 includes: the arm base 224 of the cover plate 221; a cover gear 225 formed on a part of an edge portion of the arm base 224 and configured to mesh with the housing gear train 216 formed on the base 214; and a guide fixing pin 226 formed on the arm base 224 and configured to be caught by an end of the extension plate 232 of the hinge guide 230. Since the guide fixing pin 226 is configured to be caught by the end of the hinge guide 230, the hinge guide 230 rotates as the arm 223 rotates.

A damping gear 240 engaged with the guide gear train 233 of the hinge guide 230 is mounted on the base 214. The damping gear 240 smoothly guides the rotation of the hinge guide 230.

Therefore, according to the tray according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure configured as described above, when the cover plate 221 moves upward, the arm 223 rotates counterclockwise to rotate the hinge guide 230, and the detailed operation will be described below.

Referring to fig. 11a, 11b and 11c, the hinge guide 230 is a member having a flat plate shape, a through hole 231 is formed in a lower portion of the hinge guide 230, an insertion protrusion 215 formed on the base 214 is inserted into the through hole, and an upper portion of the hinge guide 230 has an extension plate 232 having a triangular shape with a width narrowed toward an end of the hinge guide 230. A guide gear train 233 having a rack gear shape is provided on a portion of an edge of the outer peripheral body of the through hole 231 of the hinge guide 230. A through-hole extending protrusion 234 protrudes from the rear surface along the perimeter of the through-hole 231. Further, a latch 235 caught by the other side of the spring 212 is provided on a lower portion of the hinge guide 230.

The damping gear 240 includes a bracket 242 coupled to the base 214, and a gear body 241 rotatably coupled to the bracket 242.

Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 11c, according to the present disclosure, a groove-shaped edge 217 protruding in a quadrangular shape is formed on the base 214, an O-ring 218 is inserted into the edge 217, and the O-ring 218 serves to prevent vibration of the arm 223 when the arm 223 rotates.

Hereinafter, an operation of the console tray according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure configured as described above will be described.

Fig. 12a to 12c are detailed views showing states of console tray operation for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, in which fig. 12a is a view showing a state before the console tray operation, fig. 12b is a view showing a state at the time of the console tray operation, and fig. 12c is a view showing a state after the console tray operation.

First, referring to fig. 12a, the top of fig. 12a is a side view showing a state (before operation) before the console tray 200 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure opens the cover panel 221, and the bottom of fig. 12a is an enlarged view of a portion D. When the cover 221 of the console tray 200 is closed, the arm 223 does not rotate, so that the hinge guide 230 caught by the guide fixing pin 226 of the arm 223 does not move.

In this state, when the user lifts up the cover plate 221 of the console tray 200, an in-operation state is formed in which the cover plate 121 is lifted up by about 25 degrees as shown in fig. 12 b. The top of fig. 12b is a side view illustrating a process (during operation) in which the console tray 200 opens the cover 221 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and the bottom of fig. 12b is an enlarged view of a portion D.

In this operation state, when the cover plate 221 moves upward, the cover gear 225 of the arm 223 engages with the housing gear train 216, the arm 223 rotates counterclockwise, and the cover plate 221 retracts rearward toward the inside of the housing 210.

Then, according to the rotation of the arm 223, the hinge guide 230 caught by the arm 223 through the guide fixing pin 226 moves counterclockwise. In this case, one side of the spring 212, to which the through-hole extending protrusion 234 protruding from the rear surface of the hinge guide 230 is fitted, is caught by the spring fixing part 213, and the other side of the spring 212 is caught by the latch 234 provided on the lower portion of the hinge guide 230, so that elastic force is applied to the hinge guide 230. Further, since the guide gear train 233 of the hinge guide 230 is engaged with the damping gear 240, the hinge guide 230 is smoothly rotated by the damping gear 240.

Next, when the user lifts up the cover 221 of the console tray 200 and completely opens the cover 221, the state shown in fig. 12c is formed.

The top of fig. 12c is a side view illustrating a state (after operation) in which the cover panel 221 of the console tray 200 is fully opened at about 50 degrees according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and the bottom of fig. 12c is an enlarged view of a portion D. As the cover 221 moves upward, the arm 223 further rotates counterclockwise toward the inside of the case 210. According to the rotation of the arm 223, the hinge guide 230 caught by the arm 223 through the guide fixing pin 226 is further rotated counterclockwise, so that the cover 221 of the console tray 200 is completely opened.

Accordingly, the cover panel 221 of the console tray 200 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure completely opens the tray with a rotation amount of about 50 degrees, and a small rotation amount allows the console tray 100 to occupy a small space that permits a rotation radius. Therefore, like the console tray 100 according to the above-described exemplary embodiment, the problem of the reduction in the capacity of the housing of the console tray can be solved. Therefore, an effect of improving utilization of the tray by increasing the capacity of the tray can be obtained.

While a number of exemplary aspects and embodiments have been discussed above, those of skill in the art will recognize that other modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations of the features of the disclosed embodiments are possible. It is therefore contemplated that the appended claims and claims hereafter introduced are interpreted to include such modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations as are within the true spirit and scope of the present disclosure.