US 8,074,832 B2Granted

Hinge structure for a console box lid

AssigneeMoriroku Technology Company, Ltd.

InventorsYuji Fujiwara, Yukihiro Sanma

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Abstract

A hinge structure for a lid of an in-vehicle console box includes a storage box having an opening, a lid having a front end and a rear end, and a hinge member having a rotation axis. The hinge member is disposed between the storage box and the lid so the lid rotates around the rotation axis to open and close the opening. A slide mechanism is located between the lid and the hinge member so the lid can move in the directions of the front end and the rear end in relation to the hinge member when opening and closing the lid. A converting mechanism converts a turning force for rotating the lid around the rotation axis to a linear force for sliding the lid in the directions of the front end and rear end so the lid moves in the direction of the rear end when being opened, and in the direction of the front end when being closed.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A hinge structure of a storage box lid comprising:

a storage box having an opening,
a lid having a front end and a rear end,
a hinge member having a rotation axis, wherein said hinge member is disposed between said storage box and said lid so that said lid can rotate around the rotation axis to open and close said opening,
a slide mechanism disposed between said lid and said hinge member so that said lid can move in directions toward said front end and said rear end in relation to said hinge member when opening and closing said lid, and
a converting mechanism for converting a force for rotating said lid around the rotation axis to a force for moving said lid in the directions toward said front and rear ends through said slide mechanism, said converting mechanism causing said lid to move in the direction of said rear end when opening said lid, and said converting mechanism causing said lid to move in the direction of said front end when closing said lid.

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Facts

Application: 12/511,223Filed 29 Jul 2009
Priority: JP 2008-2002852 Aug 2008
Published: US 2010/0050380 A14 Mar 2010
Granted: 13 Dec 2011
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B60R 7/04
Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps:…
B60N 2/793
Adaptations for additional use of the arm-rests: for use as storage compartments
B60R
Vehicle fittings and parts
B60N
Seats specially adapted for vehicles