Apparatus for opening and closing sliding armrest console

An apparatus for opening and closing a sliding armrest console, comprising:

• a console body;
• an opening/closing plate pivotably disposed on the console body;
• a sliding cover configured to slide on the opening/closing plate;
• wherein the opening/closing plate includes a locking lever disposed at a front part of the opening/closing plate to lock and unlock the opening/closing plate to and from the console body and a plurality of locking recesses configured at a rear of the locking lever to restrain the sliding of the sliding cover, the locking recesses being spaced apart at predetermined distances from each other;
• a manipulation lever pivotably disposed on a front end of the sliding cover, wherein the manipulation lever allows the locking lever to be unlocked by the pivoting manipulation at an initial position of the sliding cover and pressing the locking lever disposed below the manipulation lever;
• a hook lever pivotably disposed at the sliding cover and configured to operate in conjunction with the manipulation lever at a rear of the manipulation lever, wherein the hook lever is fitted into a locking recess among the plurality of locking recesses formed in the opening/closing plate to restrain the sliding of the sliding cover, and is removed from the locking recess among the plurality of locking recesses by pivoting in conjunction with the pivoting of the manipulation lever when the manipulation lever is manipulated to pivot;
• and
• an interlocking lever disposed at the sliding cover by being spaced apart from the manipulation lever at a predetermined distance, wherein the interlocking lever is configured to pivot in conjunction with the hook lever, and when the manipulation lever is manipulated to pivot in a forward slid position of the sliding cover, is configured to pivot the locking lever by pressing the locking lever disposed below the interlocking lever.