CN113815509A

CN113815509A - Vehicle-mounted accommodating device

Info

Publication number: CN113815509A
Application number: CN202111135895.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 唐煜成; 邹江河; 王瑞丽; 刘金鹏; 龚庆; 宫文博
Original assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-27
Filing date: 2021-09-27
Publication date: 2021-12-21
Anticipated expiration: 2041-09-27
Also published as: WO2023045450A1; CN113815509B

Abstract

The present invention provides an in-vehicle accommodation device that is disposed on an in-vehicle component and includes: a housing defining a receiving space; a cover assembly configured to reciprocate in a first direction relative to the housing between a first position covering the accommodating space and a second position exposing the accommodating space; the cover assembly comprises an outer cover and a base plate, and the outer cover pivots relative to the base plate in the process of reciprocating movement of the cover assembly along the first direction. The vehicle-mounted containing device can be adaptive to the curved surface shapes of parts in a vehicle with different curvatures or slopes, and can automatically level the bearing surface according to the placement of the contained objects, thereby ensuring the stability and the attractiveness in the use process and improving the use comfort.

Description

Vehicle-mounted accommodating device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to a vehicle-mounted containing device.

Background

With the increasing functional requirements of consumers on automobiles, the compact design requirements of the interior functional parts are higher and higher at present. As an extension of the interior space of the vehicle, it is necessary to provide a separate space for the consumer to store personal articles, so as to satisfy the requirement and use of the personal space of the consumer. For example, the sub-dash in a vehicle is basically provided with one or more receiving devices dedicated to the placement of personal items. In the vehicle V as schematically shown in fig. 1A and 1B, in-vehicle components including, for example, a dashboard and a center console may be provided, wherein one or more accommodation devices CP may be arranged on the center console CNSL between the driver side and the center console side.

On the premise of ensuring functionality, consumers tend to have attractive appearance for the interior parts of the automobile, so that the appearance of the instrument panel and/or the auxiliary instrument panel is more and more diversified, and the appearance surface has more curves. For the liftable accommodating device on the auxiliary instrument board, for example, in order to adapt to diversified modeling of the auxiliary instrument board, the outer surface of the accommodating device needs to be matched with the modeling surface, and because the outer surface matched with the modeling surface is directly used as the bearing surface, the larger the curvature of the modeling surface is, the larger the inclination angle is, the more unstable the accommodating object is after being placed in the accommodating device is, for example, when a cup is placed, the risk of inclination of the cup, liquid pouring and the like is easy to occur. Therefore, the lifting accommodating device with the plane bearing surface at present cannot meet the modeling requirement and avoid the good compromise of risk requirements such as liquid pouring and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a liftable accommodating device capable of automatically leveling the inclination of a bearing surface so as to solve the problems in the prior art.

To this end, according to the present invention, there is provided an in-vehicle accommodation device that is disposed on an in-vehicle component, the in-vehicle accommodation device including: a housing defining a receiving space; a cover assembly configured to reciprocate in a first direction relative to the housing between a first position covering the accommodating space and a second position exposing the accommodating space; the cover assembly comprises an outer cover and a base plate, and the outer cover pivots relative to the base plate in the process of reciprocating movement of the cover assembly along the first direction.

By arranging the cover assembly to include the outer cover and the bottom plate which pivot relatively during the reciprocating movement of the cover assembly, the accommodating device of the invention can pivot the outer cover to be approximately horizontal to be well fitted with the bottom surface of the contents when the accommodating function is opened to ensure stable bearing of the contents, and can pivot to be self-adapted to the curvature of the molding surface of the vehicle interior part to be flush with the molding surface when the accommodating function is closed, thereby advantageously achieving stability during the use of the accommodating device and aesthetic appearance of the vehicle interior, and improving comfort.

The present invention may further include any one or more of the following alternatives according to the above technical idea.

In some alternatives, the outer lid pivots relative to the base plate about a pivot axis extending in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.

In certain alternatives, the outer cover pivots to be flush with the styling surface of the vehicle interior component in the first position and pivots to be substantially horizontal in the second position.

In some alternatives, the lid assembly further comprises a drive assembly configured to drive the lid to pivot in response to reciprocal movement of the lid assembly.

In some alternatives, the drive assembly includes a first drive member configured to rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction to drive the cover assembly to reciprocate in the first direction.

In some alternatives, the drive assembly further includes a second drive configured to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction to drive the outer lid to pivot relative to the base plate.

In certain alternatives, the first drive member drives the second drive member to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction as the cover assembly moves from the first position to the second position.

In certain alternatives, the second actuator drives the first actuator to rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when the cover assembly is moved from the second position to the first position.

In some alternatives, the drive assembly further includes a slider coupled to the outer cover, the slider configured to move along a track on the second drive during rotation of the second drive to cause pivoting of the outer cover.

In some alternatives, the slide track on the second driving member is a spiral track, and when the sliding member is located at the highest end of the spiral track, the cover assembly moves to the first position.

In certain alternatives, the slider is connected to the outer lid by a first pivot, the outer lid is also connected to the base plate by a second pivot, and the slider urges the outer lid to pivot relative to the base plate about the second pivot.

In certain alternatives, the first drive member includes a spur gear that engages a rack gear provided on the housing for reciprocating movement of the cover assembly in a first direction.

In certain alternatives, the first drive member further comprises a bevel gear disposed coaxially with the spur gear, and the second drive member comprises a toothed disc, the bevel gear meshing with the toothed disc.

In some alternatives, the drive assembly further comprises an energy storage member coupled to the second drive member to drive the second drive member to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction when the cover assembly is moved from the second position to the first position.

The vehicle-mounted containing device can be adaptive to the curved surface shapes of parts in a vehicle with different curvatures or slopes, and can automatically level the bearing surface according to the placement of the contained objects, thereby ensuring the stability and the attractiveness in the use process and improving the use comfort. The vehicle-mounted containing device is compact in structure, simple, reliable and low in cost, can be applied to various occasions, and meets diversified requirements of users.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be better understood by the following detailed description of alternative embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like characters represent the same or similar parts, and in which:

FIG. 1A is a schematic view of the exterior of a vehicle in general, and FIG. 1B is a schematic view of the interior of a vehicle showing a liftable receiving device disposed on a dash panel between a driving side and a copilot side;

fig. 2A to 2D are sequence views illustrating an open accommodating function when the in-vehicle accommodating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a sub-dash panel;

fig. 3A to 3C are sequential schematic views of the close-in accommodation function;

FIG. 4A is a schematic view of an in-vehicle containment device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B shows an exploded schematic view of the in-vehicle containment device of FIG. 4A;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a cover assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic view illustrating the assembled cover assembly, with the cover assembly in a first position;

FIG. 7A is an exploded schematic view from a perspective above the lid assembly, and FIG. 7B is an exploded schematic view from a perspective below the lid assembly;

FIG. 8A illustrates the mating relationship of the cover assembly to the drive assembly in a first position, FIG. 8B is a schematic view of the cover assembly of FIG. 8A with the cover removed, and FIG. 8C is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cover assembly of FIG. 8A;

FIG. 9A shows the mating relationship of the cover assembly to the drive assembly in a second position, FIG. 9B is a schematic view of the cover assembly of FIG. 9A with the cover removed, and FIG. 9C is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cover assembly of FIG. 9A;

FIG. 10 is an exploded schematic view of a switch assembly according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the switch assembly mated with the cover assembly;

FIG. 12A is a schematic view of the switch assembly mated with the base, and FIG. 12B is a schematic view of the switch assembly mated with the base, shown from a perspective below the base;

FIG. 13A is an exploded view of a clamping assembly according to one embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 13B is an assembled view of the clamping assembly;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the in-vehicle containment device similar to FIG. 4A, showing the assembly of the clamp assembly on the in-vehicle containment device;

fig. 15A is a schematic side view of the vehicle-mounted accommodating apparatus, showing the guide groove provided on the housing, and fig. 15B shows the shutter covering the guide groove.

Detailed Description

The practice and use of the embodiments are discussed in detail below. It should be understood, however, that the specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention, and do not limit the scope of the invention. The description herein of the structural positions of the respective components, such as the directions of upper, lower, top, bottom, etc., is not absolute, but relative. When the respective components are arranged as shown in the drawings, these direction expressions are appropriate, but when the positions of the respective components in the drawings are changed, these direction expressions are changed accordingly.

Herein, the expressions "comprising" or similar expressions "including", "containing" and "having" and the like, which are synonymous therewith, are open-ended and do not exclude additional, unrecited elements, steps or components.

As used herein, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are not used to limit the order or sequence and the number of elements unless otherwise indicated.

As used herein, unless specifically limited otherwise, "mounted," "connected," "attached," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral connections; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms herein can be understood by those skilled in the art as appropriate.

It should be understood that the term "vehicle" referred to herein includes fuel vehicles, hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and the like, and may be of various vehicle types, not illustrated as limiting.

According to the concept of the present invention, there is provided an in-vehicle accommodation apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as an accommodation apparatus) capable of adapting to the curvature or inclination of the molding surface of the appearance on the vehicle interior, by providing a cover assembly of the accommodation apparatus to include a bottom plate and a pivotable outer cover, the outer cover serving as a bearing surface of the cover assembly is adjusted to be substantially horizontal when the accommodation function is opened to put the contents in, and the outer cover is automatically restored to be flush with the inclination of the molding surface when the accommodation function is closed. In the following, the accommodation device is described as being applied to the console, however it is not excluded that the accommodation device may be applied to other suitable vehicle interior components. Furthermore, the receiving means are described as being for carrying contents such as cups, however, are not meant to be only useful for carrying cup-type contents.

Fig. 2A to 2D show two accommodation devices CP applied on the sub dash panel, which are arranged in the lateral or width direction of the vehicle, as an example. Alternatively, the two receiving devices may be arranged in the longitudinal or lengthwise direction of the vehicle. Further, the number of the receiving means is not limited, and one or more than two receiving means distributed in the transverse direction or the longitudinal direction may be arranged.

Fig. 2A shows an initial state of the in-vehicle container CP in which the surface of the cover assembly of the container is flush with the molding surface of the console panel to cover the inside of the container for aesthetic purposes. According to the present invention, when the receiving function is turned on, as shown in fig. 2B, the cup is placed on the surface of the receiving device in the direction of the arrow and pressed downward until the cup reaches the bottom and the cover assembly is locked in the bottom position as shown in fig. 2C. At this point, the outer lid of the cover assembly has pivoted to the horizontal position during the downward movement, and after the downward force is released, the cup can be stably maintained in the horizontal position as shown in fig. 2D.

When the containing function needs to be closed, as shown in fig. 3A, after the cup-shaped object is removed, a switch arranged on the containing device can be pressed, so that the cover body assembly is unlocked and lifted, as shown in fig. 3B. During the ascent, the outer cover of the cover assembly is simultaneously pivoted, and when the top position is reached, the outer cover is pivoted to a position where its surface is flush with the molding surface of the dash panel.

The receiving device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to fig. 4A to 9C, so that the movement process of the cover assembly described above can be more clearly understood.

Referring first to fig. 4A and 4B, the containment device includes a housing to define a containment space, and in some embodiments, the housing is a unitary component that includes a bottom. In some embodiments, as shown, the housing may be assembled from a shell 20 and a base 60, wherein the shell 20 is adapted to be mounted to an interior vehicle component, such as a dash panel, by fasteners (e.g., screws), and the base 60 is coupled to the shell 20 to define a receiving space. Alternatively, the base 60 and the housing 20 may be attached to each other by a snap-fit manner. The accommodating apparatus further includes a cover assembly 10 to fit the accommodating space, the cover assembly 10 being configured to reciprocate in a first direction relative to the housing between a first position covering the accommodating space and a second position exposing the accommodating space. Referring to fig. 5, the cover assembly includes the outer cover 11 and the base plate 70, and the outer cover 11 pivots relative to the base plate 70 during the reciprocal movement of the cover assembly in the first direction.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first direction is a vertical direction, shown as D1 in fig. 4B. In accordance with the present invention, the cover 11 is configured to pivot relative to the base plate 70 about a pivot axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction D1 during reciprocal movement of the cover assembly 10 in the first direction D1. In the illustrated embodiment, the second direction is a horizontal direction and is shown as D2 in fig. 4B.

It should be understood that when the receiving device is applied to other vehicle interior components, the first direction in which the cover assembly reciprocates may also be a horizontal direction, and the second direction in which the pivot axis of the outer cover 11 extends may be any direction within a vertical plane perpendicular to the first direction.

Fig. 5 to 7B show the composition of a cover assembly of an embodiment. It should be understood that the housing 20 of the illustrated example of the containment device is a cylindrical structure having a generally rectangular cross-section, and thus the cover assembly is also of a unitary construction having a generally rectangular cross-section, although other suitable cross-sectional shapes are possible, such as circular or other polygonal shapes, etc., depending on the environment in which it is used.

Advantageously, in said first position, the outer cover 11 is pivoted to be flush with the styling surface of the vehicle interior, in said second position, the base plate 70 is locked to the base 60, and the outer cover 11 is pivoted to be substantially horizontal to stably support the contents as a support surface.

Further, the housing means comprises a drive assembly configured to drive the pivoting of the outer lid 11 in response to the reciprocal movement of the cover assembly. Depending on different needs, the drive assembly may be configured as a suitable assembly such as a torsion spring or a motor or a worm gear or a drive gear, and the drive assembly may be arranged in the receiving space or the cover assembly separately or in a combined manner according to the selection. In the illustrated embodiment, an inner cover 14 disposed between the outer cover 11 and the base plate 70 may be provided within the cover assembly to house the drive assembly.

As shown in connection with fig. 7A and 7B, the drive assembly includes a first drive member and a second drive member, wherein the first drive member is configured to rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction D1 to drive the cover assembly to reciprocate along the first direction D1. The second driver is configured to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction to drive the outer lid 11 to pivot relative to the base plate 70. Advantageously, the first drive member is configured to drive the second drive member to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction when the cover assembly is moved from the first position to the second position. Conversely, when the cover assembly moves from the second position to the first position, the second driving member is configured to drive the first driving member to rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. Alternatively, the first driving member is a plurality of gear sets 18, illustratively three, spaced around the periphery of the cover assembly to ensure synchronization of the elevation of the cover assembly and to provide more uniform and smooth movement of the cover assembly during elevation. Each gear set 18 includes a bevel gear 181 and a spur gear 182 (shown in fig. 7A) respectively disposed at two ends, and the second driving member is a toothed disc 19, and the toothed disc 19 includes outer ring teeth 194 engaged with the bevel gear 181, so that the second driving member rotates around an axis extending in the first direction during the movement of the first driving member in the first direction. The center of the toothed plate 19 may be configured as a hollow to form a shaft hole 193, and the inner lid 14 is centrally provided with the rotation shaft 143 fitted with the shaft hole 193 to be connected with the toothed plate 19. Optionally, the inner cover 14 is provided with a slot or aperture 148 for retaining the first drive member for preventing circumferential play of the gear set 18.

To achieve linear movement of the first driving member, as shown in fig. 15A, in an alternative embodiment, the housing 20 is provided with a plurality of guide slots 201 along the length direction to guide the cover assembly to move up and down. Each guide groove 201 corresponds to each gear set 18 and is provided with a rack 202 to engage with the spur gear 182 of the gear set 18, so that the gear set 18 linearly moves in the first direction and moves more smoothly.

Advantageously, the drive assembly further comprises an energy storage member coupled to the second drive member to drive the second drive member to rotate reciprocally about an axis extending in the first direction to cause reciprocal movement of the first drive member engaged therewith in the first direction as the cover assembly moves from the second position to the first position. Alternatively, the energy storage member is a coil spring 17, and the coil spring 17 is connected with the toothed disc 19 and stores energy along with the rotation of the toothed disc 19 during the downward movement of the gear set 18, accordingly, the toothed disc 19 is driven to rotate reversely in the energy release state, and the gear set 18 is driven to move upward.

In some embodiments, an energy storage cartridge 16 holding an energy storage member may be disposed within the cover assembly. The outer end 171 of the coil spring 17 is a fixed end and can be fixed by hooking on a hook 161 arranged on the energy storage box 16, the inner end 172 of the coil spring 17 is a movable end, namely a rotatable end, and the energy storage and release of the coil spring 17 can be realized along with the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the fluted disc 19 by hooking on a hook 191 arranged on the fluted disc 19.

In order to obtain a reliable connection between the components of the cover assembly, a plurality of protrusions 162 are circumferentially disposed on the energy storage box 16 and can be engaged with the engaging slots 142 formed on the inner lid 14 to limit and connect the energy storage box 16 and the inner lid 14. Further, a plurality of flanges 701 are circumferentially disposed on the base plate 70 and are respectively engageable with the plurality of ribs 146 on the inner lid 14 to define and couple the inner lid 14 to the base plate 70. Optionally, one or more limiting ribs 702 are disposed on the inner side of the bottom plate 70 and can form a limiting relationship with the corresponding limiting grooves 163 on the energy storage box 16. In this manner, the base plate 70, the energy storage case 16, and the inner lid 14 are securely connected to each other without relative movement or rotation.

According to the present invention, the driving assembly in the cover assembly further comprises a sliding member connected to the outer cover 11, the sliding member being pivotally connected to the outer cover 11 and configured to slide along a sliding track provided on the second driving member during rotation of the second driving member to urge the outer cover 11 to pivot.

In some embodiments, the sliding member is a sliding rod 13, one end of which is connected to a first pivot 112 of the outer cover 11 through the first shaft 12, the first pivot 112 may be a pair of lugs disposed on the outer cover 11, and the other end of which is engaged in and slidable along a slide rail on the toothed plate 19 through an opening 144 on the inner cover 14. Advantageously, the slide rail is a helical track 192 having an uppermost end 1921 and a lowermost end 1922, i.e., having a helical surface that rotates downward from top to bottom as shown in fig. 8B. In this manner, referring to fig. 8A-8C, when the slide bar 13 is slid at the uppermost end 1921, the cover assembly is in the first position, i.e., the outer cover 11 is pivoted to an initial state where its surface is flush with the contoured surface of the vehicle interior component. In this state, the surface of the outer lid 11 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. Referring again to fig. 9A-9C, as the cover assembly is pushed down and lowered along the housing 20 as a result of the contents being deposited, the spur gear 182 of the gear set 18 engages the rack 202 on the housing 20 to rotate and rotate the toothed plate 19, and the slide rod 13 slides along the spiral track 192 toward the lowermost end 1922 and pulls the cover assembly down until the base plate 70 of the cover assembly is locked to the base 60 in the second position, i.e., the outer cover 11 is pivoted to a position where its surface is substantially horizontal. It should be appreciated that the slider bar 13 does not necessarily slide to the lowermost end 1922 of the spiral track 192 when the cover assembly is in the second position. When coil spring 17 is released to cause reverse rotation of toothed disc 19, slide 13 slides relatively along helical track 192 to its uppermost end 1921, thereby urging the cover assembly to move upwardly to the first position shown in FIG. 8C, with outer cover 11 also pivoting to a flush condition with the styling surface of the vehicle interior.

In some embodiments, the spiral track 192 can be provided with a stop flange 1923 (fig. 8B), so that the lower side of the sliding rod 13 can be always stopped in the spiral track 192 of the toothed disc 19 during the sliding and pivoting of the outer cover 11, thereby avoiding the jamming.

In some embodiments, the outer lid 11 further includes a second pivot axis spaced from the first pivot axis 112, as shown in fig. 7A and 7B, the second pivot axis 141 being parallel to the first pivot axis 112 and may be a pair of lugs disposed on the inner lid 14. A pair of holes 111 may be symmetrically disposed on the outer lid 11, the position of the outer lid 11 with respect to the base plate 70 (or the inner lid 14) may be limited by passing a second shaft (not shown) through the second pivot 141 and the holes 111, and the slider may urge the outer lid 11 to pivot about the second pivot 141 with respect to the base plate 70.

In some embodiments, to reduce vibrations generated by the drive assembly during lifting and lowering for improved comfort, the cover assembly further includes a shock absorber disposed on the inner cover 14. Alternatively, the damper includes a spring 101 placed in a positioning hole 147 of the inner lid 14, so that vibration between the outer lid 11 and the inner lid 14 can be effectively reduced. Alternatively, since the cover assembly may be raised too quickly by the driving force of coil spring 17 to rotate toothed disc 19, the damper member may further include a damping member 15, and damping member 15 may be mounted in snap-fit engagement with snap-fit engagement opening 145 of inner lid 14 for engaging with inner ring teeth 195 of toothed disc 19 to slow the rotational speed thereof during raising.

With further reference to fig. 4A, 4B in conjunction with fig. 10-12B, the containment device further includes a switch assembly 50. The switch assembly 50 is configured to transition between a locked state and an unlocked state, wherein when the cover assembly is moved to the second position, the switch assembly is in the locked state and remains locked to the base plate 70 of the cover assembly, and when the switch assembly transitions to the unlocked state, the base plate 70 of the cover assembly is unlocked and disengaged from the switch assembly.

In the illustrated embodiment, the switch assembly 50 includes a locking bar 54 disposed along the length of the housing 20, the locking bar 54 having a catch 52 at one end that mates with a base 60 and a switch 53, such as a push button, at the other end. As shown in fig. 7B and fig. 11, a locking hook 703 is disposed at the bottom of the bottom plate 70 of the cover assembly, and in a locking state, the locking hook 703 can be clamped with a locking hole 521 disposed on the lock catch 52, so as to lock the cover assembly.

The switch assembly is advantageously configured such that: the switch 53 and the latch 52 are pivoted in opposite directions, so that pressing operation of the switch 53 causes the latch hook 703 to be out of engagement with the latch hole 521 to be in the unlocked state. Alternatively, the switch 53 is fixedly clamped on the lock lever 54, the lock lever 54 is connected with the housing 20 through the pivot 541, the lower end of the lock lever 54 abuts against the latch 52, and the latch 52 can be assembled in the guide groove 601 on the base 60 and can slide along the guide groove 601. In some embodiments, the switch assembly 50 further includes a reset member, such as a spring 51, to transition the switch assembly 50 between the locked and unlocked states. The spring 51 may be mounted on the mounting rib 602 of the base 60 and abut the catch 52.

When the cover assembly is pressed down to a certain height, the latch hook 703 of the inner cover will be attached to the edge of the locking hole 521 of the latch 52 and push the latch 52 to slide along the guide groove 601, and the spring 51 is compressed, when the latch hook 703 passes through the locking hole 521, the spring 51 releases elastic potential energy to drive the latch 52 to move in the reverse direction and be blocked by the latch hook 703, at this time, the latch hook 703 is locked with the latch 52, the switch assembly is in a locking state, and the accommodating function of the accommodating device is opened. When the switch 53 of the accommodating function needs to be closed and the switch assembly is pressed, the switch 53 and the lock lever 54 rotate along the pivot 541, the lower end of the lock lever 54 pushes the lock catch 52 to slide along the guide groove 601, so that the lock hook 703 is disengaged from the lock hole 521, the coil spring 17 releases energy to drive the fluted disc 19 to rotate, and then the cover assembly is driven to ascend to the first position and is restored to be flush with the slope of the molding surface of the vehicle interior component. While the spring 51 is compressed to accumulate energy. When the switch 53 is released, the spring 51 releases the elastic potential energy to push the latch 52 to slide along the guide groove 601 in the opposite direction, the latch 52 pushes the lock lever 54 to rotate in the opposite direction along the pivot 541, the limit rib 522 on the latch 52 interferes with the limit block 603 on the base 60 to limit the position of the latch 52, and at this time, the switch assembly returns to the initial position.

With further reference to fig. 4A, 4B in conjunction with fig. 13A-14, the containment device further includes a plurality of clamp assemblies 40, illustratively four, spaced along the perimeter of the housing 20. The housing 20 is provided with clamping holes corresponding to the respective clamping assemblies. In the illustrated embodiment, the clamping assembly 40 includes a bracket 42 disposed along the length of the housing 20, the bracket 42 having a support 43 at one end that engages the base 60 and a pawl 41 at the other end. Advantageously, the clamping assembly 40 is configured such that the pressing operation of the support 43 by the contents in the receiving space rotating to the outside of the housing 20 causes the jaws 41 to protrude into the clamping holes to clamp the contents. In certain embodiments, the clamping assembly 40 further includes a resilient member 44 to transition the clamping assembly between a clamped state to clamp the contents and a released state to release the contents.

Specifically, the jaw 41 and the bracket 42 are coupled to each other by passing a first rotating shaft 421 of the bracket 42 through a first hole 411 of the jaw 41, and the bracket 42 is coupled to the base 60 by a second rotating shaft 422. The support 43 is connected to the housing 20 by a third rotation shaft 431 and can rotate with respect to the housing 20. The elastic member 44 is sleeved on the second shaft 422 through the sleeve ring 441, and one end 442 is clamped in the receiving groove 412 at the upper end of the claw 41, and the other end 443 is clamped in the receiving groove 432 at the lower end of the supporting member 43.

When the receiving function of the receiving device is closed, the clamping assembly is in a released or free state, the pawl 41 is partly outside the housing and the support 43 is partly inside the housing. When the contents press the cover assembly to move downwards, the contents move to contact and push the portion of the supporting member located inside the housing, so that the elastic member 44 rotates along the second rotating shaft 422, thereby driving the clamping jaws 41 to rotate along the second rotating shaft 422 and extend into the housing to be in a clamping state to stably clamp the contents, and preventing the contents from tilting or falling off. Moreover, the configuration of the clamping assembly also facilitates clamping of different sized contents.

As mentioned above, the housing is provided with a guide groove and a rack for guiding the movement of the gear train, as shown in fig. 15A and 15B. In some embodiments, the housing device further comprises a plurality of shielding members 30 fitted to the plurality of guide grooves 201 of the housing for shielding light and protecting the rack and pinion. Alternatively, the shield may be connected to the housing by a snap-fit arrangement.

Through the above description, the accommodating device of the invention effectively solves the problem of unmatched bearing surfaces of the accommodating device caused by the curvature of the molding surface of the vehicle inner part in the prior art, and realizes the guiding and restraining of stable lifting of the cover body assembly in a small space by utilizing the meshing relationship of the rotating fluted disc and the plurality of gear sets distributed on the periphery of the cover body assembly, and has compact structure and high reliability. Particularly, the spiral tracks are arranged on the fluted disc to drive the sliding rods to slide, so that the outer cover of the cover body assembly is driven to synchronously lift to realize self-adaption leveling with the curvature of the molding surface and leveling suitable for supporting accommodated objects.

It is understood herein that the embodiments shown in the figures show only alternative architectures, shapes, sizes and arrangements of the various optional components of the on-board receiving device according to the invention, which are, however, merely illustrative and not limiting, and that other shapes, sizes and arrangements may also be adopted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is noted that the present invention (e.g., inventive concepts, etc.) has been described in the specification of the present patent document and/or illustrated in the drawings in accordance with exemplary embodiments; the examples of the present invention are presented by way of example only and are not intended as a limitation on the scope of the invention. The construction and/or arrangement of the elements of the inventive concept as embodied in the present invention as described in the specification and/or illustrated in the drawings is illustrative only. Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail in this patent document, it is readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that equivalents, modifications, variations, and the like of the subject matter of the exemplary embodiments and alternative embodiments are possible and are considered to be within the scope of the present invention; all such subject matter (e.g., modifications, variations, embodiments, combinations, equivalents, etc.) are intended to be included within the scope of this invention. It should also be noted that various/other modifications, changes, substitutions, equivalents, variations, omissions, and the like may be made in the configuration and/or arrangement of the exemplary embodiments (e.g., in the aspects of concept, design, structure, arrangement, form, assembly, construction, means, function, system, process/method, step, sequence of process/method steps, operation, operating conditions, properties, materials, compositions, combinations, and the like). ) Without departing from the scope of the invention; all such subject matter (e.g., modifications, variations, embodiments, combinations, equivalents, etc.) are intended to be included within the scope of this invention. The scope of the present invention is not intended to be limited to the subject matter (e.g., the details, structures, functions, materials, acts, steps, sequences, systems, results, etc.) described in the specification and/or drawings of this patent document. It is contemplated that the claims of this patent document will be interpreted appropriately to cover the full scope of the inventive subject matter (e.g., including any and all such modifications, variations, embodiments, combinations, equivalents, etc.); it is to be understood that the terminology used in the patent document is for the purpose of providing a description of the subject matter of the exemplary embodiments, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

It should also be noted that, according to exemplary embodiments, the present invention may include conventional techniques (e.g., techniques implemented and/or integrated in exemplary embodiments, modifications, variations, combinations, equivalents), or may include any other applicable techniques (now and/or in the future), having the capability to perform the functions and/or acts described in the specification and/or illustrated in the figures. All such techniques (e.g., techniques implemented in embodiments, modifications, variations, combinations, equivalents, etc.) are deemed to be within the scope of the present invention as defined by the present patent document.

Claims

1. An in-vehicle accommodation device that is arranged on an in-vehicle component, characterized by comprising:

a housing defining a receiving space;

a cover assembly configured to reciprocate in a first direction relative to the housing between a first position covering the accommodating space and a second position exposing the accommodating space;

the cover assembly comprises an outer cover and a base plate, and the outer cover pivots relative to the base plate in the process of reciprocating movement of the cover assembly along the first direction.

2. The vehicle mount containment apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer cover pivots relative to the floor about a pivot axis extending in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The vehicle receiving device of claim 1, wherein in the first position the outer cover pivots to be flush with a styling surface of the interior component, and in the second position the outer cover pivots to be substantially horizontal.

4. The vehicle on-board containment apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a drive assembly configured to drive the outer lid to pivot in response to the reciprocal movement of the cover assembly.

5. The vehicle-mounted accommodation device of claim 4, wherein the drive assembly comprises a first drive member configured to rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction to drive the cover assembly to move back and forth along the first direction.

6. The vehicle receiving arrangement of claim 5, wherein the drive assembly further includes a second drive member configured to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction to drive the outer cover to pivot relative to the base plate.

7. The vehicle-mounted storage device of claim 6, wherein the first actuator drives the second actuator to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction when the cover assembly is moved from the first position to the second position.

8. The vehicle-mounted accommodation device of claim 6, wherein the second actuator drives the first actuator to rotate about an axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when the cover assembly is moved from the second position to the first position.

9. The vehicle receiving apparatus of claim 6, wherein the drive assembly further comprises a slider coupled to the outer cover, the slider configured to move along a track on the second driver during rotation of the second driver to facilitate pivoting of the outer cover.

10. The vehicle-mounted containing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the slide rail of the second driving member is a spiral rail, and when the sliding member is located at the highest end of the spiral rail, the cover member moves to the first position.

11. The vehicle on-board containment apparatus of claim 9, wherein the slider is connected to the outer cover by a first pivot, the outer cover further connected to the floor by a second pivot, the slider urging the outer cover to pivot relative to the floor about the second pivot.

12. The vehicle-mounted accommodation apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first drive member comprises a spur gear that engages a rack gear provided on the housing for reciprocating movement of the cover assembly in a first direction.

13. The vehicle-mounted containing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first drive member further comprises a bevel gear disposed coaxially with the spur gear, and the second drive member comprises a toothed disc, the bevel gear being engaged with the toothed disc.

14. The vehicle on-board receptacle of claim 6, wherein the drive assembly further includes an energy storage member coupled to the second drive member to drive the second drive member to rotate about an axis extending in the first direction when the cover assembly is moved from the second position to the first position.