EP2254772A1 - Bracket for automobile - Google Patents

Bracket for automobile

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EP2254772A1
EP2254772A1 EP09725309A EP09725309A EP2254772A1 EP 2254772 A1 EP2254772 A1 EP 2254772A1 EP 09725309 A EP09725309 A EP 09725309A EP 09725309 A EP09725309 A EP 09725309A EP 2254772 A1 EP2254772 A1 EP 2254772A1
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console
reinforcing
shell
reinforcing element
enclosure
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Nakry Chheang
Laurent Laumesfeld
Thierry Marceau
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Renault SAS
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Renault SAS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R13/00—Elements for body-finishing, identifying, or decorating; Arrangements or adaptations for advertising purposes
    • B60R13/02—Internal Trim mouldings ; Internal Ledges; Wall liners for passenger compartments; Roof liners
    • B60R13/0262—Mid-console liners

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  • the present invention relates to a console adapted to be attached to the chassis of a motor vehicle.
  • a console generally made of plastic
  • Such a console is known of the type comprising a shell which defines an enclosure, and a reinforcement fixed to the shell, in the enclosure, and intended to reinforce the rigidity of the shell.
  • the reinforcement independently of the shell, is attached to the latter, usually by welding.
  • Such a console is relatively expensive since it requires the manufacture of two independent parts (the shell and the reinforcement), or more (if there are several reinforcements), and the reunification of all these parts. The costs are related to the existence of the various steps necessary for the manufacture of the console as well as the management of these steps and parts.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the reinforcement comprises at least one reinforcing element which is integral with the shell and is connected thereto by a film hinge allowing it to pivot between a deployed position out of the shell to achieve the entire monobloc console, and a reinforcing position in which it is retracted into the enclosure to stiffen the hull.
  • the console is made in a single step, for example by molding, each reinforcing element being from the beginning connected to the shell.
  • the connection between a reinforcing element and the shell being formed by a film hinge, that is to say by a zone of weakening of material, it is possible to make the console by molding, each reinforcing element being molded in a position outside the enclosure to allow the demolding the console, then rotate each reinforcing element so that they occupy their reinforcing position in the enclosure.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the location intended to be covered by a console according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view from below of a console according to the present invention, the reinforcing elements being in the deployed position
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, the reinforcing elements being in the reinforcing position;
  • Figure 4 is a top view of the console set up in the location that was intended for him;
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along line V-V of FIG. 4, and
  • FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 2 shows a console 1 adapted to be fixed to the chassis of a motor vehicle.
  • a console 1 adapted to be fixed between the driver's seat and that of the front passenger.
  • the console 1 comprises, on the one hand, a shell 2 defining an enclosure which, in the present example, is adapted to envelop the mechanisms of a shift control gear 3 and those of a handbrake 4, and, secondly, a reinforcement 5 fixed to the shell 2, in the enclosure, and for to strengthen the rigidity of the hull 2.
  • the shell 2 comprises a conductive side wall 6 adapted to be arranged along the driver's seat, a passenger side wall 7 adapted to be arranged along the front passenger seat, a front side wall 8 adapted to be approached to the dashboard of the vehicle, a rear side wall 9 and an upper wall 10 which comprises a storage bin 11, a first passage opening 12 to allow the passage of the lever of the parking brake 4, and a second passage opening 13 to allow the passage of the lever of the shift control lever 3.
  • the four side walls 6, 7, 8, 9 and the upper wall 10 delimit the enclosure.
  • the shell 2 also has a lower opening 14 which is delimited by the lower edges of the four side walls 6, 7, 8, 9 and which is adapted to bear on the frame.
  • the reinforcement 5 comprises at least one reinforcing element 15 (here, two reinforcing elements 15), each reinforcing element 15 being integral with the shell 2 and connected thereto by a film hinge 16.
  • the two reinforcing elements 15 are carried by two side walls facing each other (here, the conductive side walls 6 and passenger I) 1 and, themselves, face each other.
  • the film hinge 16, formed by a zone of weakening of material, allows the pivoting of the corresponding reinforcing element 15 between a deployed position out of the shell 2 (see FIG. 2) which makes it possible to carry out the entirety of the console 1 monobloc
  • each film hinge 16 connects the reinforcement element 15 corresponding to the lower edge of the corresponding side wall 6, 7.
  • the shell 2 in order to improve the rigidity of the console 1 when the reinforcing elements 15 are in their reinforcing position, the shell 2 comprises an immobilization structure 17 to which the reinforcing elements 15 are immobilized ( and even, in this case, fixed).
  • This immobilization structure 17, in this case, comprises an inner wall 18 carried by the inner surface of one of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 delimiting the enclosure (in this case, the upper wall 10 ).
  • This internal wall 18 is integral with the shell 2. Still for the purpose of improving the rigidity, when the reinforcing elements 15 are in their reinforcing position, they are partly arranged against the inner surface of the side wall 6 , 7 to which they are connected by the film hinge 16.
  • each reinforcing element 15 provides a mechanical connection between a side wall 6, 7 delimiting the shell and another wall remote from the first wall 6, 7 (here, an inner wall 18 carried by the upper wall 10 and being substantially halfway between the two side walls 6, 7 carrying the two reinforcing elements 15).
  • each reinforcing element 15 has the shape of a square and it has, on the one hand, a connecting lug 19 which extends from the film hinge 16, and, on the other hand, a bracket 20 in the present embodiment, the two tabs 19,20 are perpendicular to each other.
  • the connecting lug 19 extends along the inner surface of the side wall 6, 7 to which it is connected by the film hinge 17. Also when a reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position, the fixing lug 20 abuts against the free end of the immobilizing structure 17. Here, the fixing lug 20 has a stop surface 21 which comes into abutment against an abutment surface 22 located at the free end of the inner wall 18). In order to improve the rigidity of the bracket 1, when a reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position, the bracket 20 is fixed (ie locked) to the immobilization structure 17.
  • the fixing lug 20 comprises a fixing member 23 which is adapted to cooperate with a complementary fixing member 24 located at the free end of the inner wall 18.
  • the complementary fastening member 24 is formed by a tongue 24 elastically deformable projecting from the abutment surface 22 which is adapted to snap into a fastening opening 23 forming the fastener 23, the tongue 24 having a hook-shaped free end adapted to pass through the corresponding opening.
  • the immobilization structure 17 comprises, at its free end , a wedging rib 40 against which the free end 41 of the fastening tabs 20 come in frictional contact.
  • the two conductive side walls 6 and passenger 7 comprise a light 25 allowing the passage of a screw which also passes through.
  • an additional light 26 made on the frame in this case made on a lug 27 of a plate 28 for stopping the sheath of the hand brake cable).
  • the screw allowing the connection of the console 1 to the frame also passes through an additional light 29 which is carried by the corresponding connecting lug 19 and which is aligned with the light 25 and the complementary light 26 when the reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position.
  • each fixing lug 20 comprises a fixing element 30 which, when the reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position, is adapted to cooperate with a complementary element of fastening 31 carried by the frame.
  • the fastening element 30 is formed by an elastically deformable tongue 30 projecting from the fastening tab 20 which is adapted to snap into a fastening orifice 31 forming the complementary fastening element 31, the tongue 30 having a hook-shaped free end adapted to pass through the corresponding orifice which is formed in the stop plate 28.
  • the bracket 1 stiffened after immobilization of the reinforcing elements 15 in their reinforcing position, the console 1 is arranged properly relative to the frame, snapped to the latter (by the intermediate fixing elements 29), then screwed (via the lights 24 and additional lights 28).
  • the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment. It applies in particular to any type of console usually mounted in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, not just the center console.
  • the number of reinforcing elements may vary.
  • the reinforcing elements could also have no fastening element for fixing the console to the frame, they could also have a different structure (other than that of two legs perpendicular to each other), and in particular a single leg.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a bracket (1) adapted to be attached to the frame of an automobile that comprises a shell (2) defining a housing, and a reinforcement (5) attached to the shell (2) within the housing, for reinforcing the stiffness of the shell (2). According to the invention, the reinforcement (5) includes at least one reinforcing member (15) of the same material as the shell (2) and connected to the latter by a film-type hinge (16) enabling the pivoting thereof between an extended position outside the shell (2) for forming the entire integral bracket (1), and a reinforcing position in which the same is stowed inside the housing for stiffening the shell (2).

Description

CONSOLE D'UN VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE CONSOLE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
La présente invention concerne une console adaptée à être fixée au châssis d'un véhicule automobile. On connaît une telle console (en général en matière plastique) du type comprenant une coque qui définit une enceinte, et un renfort fixe a la coque, dans l'enceinte, et destiné à renforcer la rigidité de la coque. Le renfort, réalise indépendamment de la coque, est fixé a cette dernière, en général par soudure. Une telle console est relativement onéreuse étant donné qu'elle nécessite la fabrication de deux pièces indépendantes (la coque et le renfort), voire plus (s'il y a plusieurs renforts), et la réunification de toutes ces pièces. Les coûts sont liés à l'existence des différentes étapes nécessaires à la fabrication de la console ainsi qu'à la gestion de ces étapes et des pièces .The present invention relates to a console adapted to be attached to the chassis of a motor vehicle. Such a console (generally made of plastic) is known of the type comprising a shell which defines an enclosure, and a reinforcement fixed to the shell, in the enclosure, and intended to reinforce the rigidity of the shell. The reinforcement, independently of the shell, is attached to the latter, usually by welding. Such a console is relatively expensive since it requires the manufacture of two independent parts (the shell and the reinforcement), or more (if there are several reinforcements), and the reunification of all these parts. The costs are related to the existence of the various steps necessary for the manufacture of the console as well as the management of these steps and parts.
La présente invention vise à remédier aux inconvénients précités.The present invention aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks.
Selon l'invention, dans la console du type précité, le renfort comprend au moins un élément de renfort qui est venu de matière avec la coque et est relié à cette dernière par une charnière film permettant son pivotement entre une position déployée hors de la coque pour réaliser l'intégralité de la console monobloc, et une position de renfort dans laquelle il est escamoté à l'intérieur de l'enceinte pour rigidifier la coque.According to the invention, in the console of the aforementioned type, the reinforcement comprises at least one reinforcing element which is integral with the shell and is connected thereto by a film hinge allowing it to pivot between a deployed position out of the shell to achieve the entire monobloc console, and a reinforcing position in which it is retracted into the enclosure to stiffen the hull.
Ainsi, selon l'invention, la console est réalisée en une seule étape, par exemple par moulage, chaque élément de renfort étant dès l'origine lie à la coque. La liaison entre un élément de renfort et la coque étant formé par une charnière film, c'est-à-dire par une zone d'affaiblissement de matière, il est possible de réaliser la console par moulage, chaque élément de renfort étant moulés dans une position hors de l'enceinte afin de permettre le démoulage la console, puis de faire pivoter chaque élément de renfort de façon à ce qu'ils occupent leur position de renfort, dans l'enceinte.Thus, according to the invention, the console is made in a single step, for example by molding, each reinforcing element being from the beginning connected to the shell. The connection between a reinforcing element and the shell being formed by a film hinge, that is to say by a zone of weakening of material, it is possible to make the console by molding, each reinforcing element being molded in a position outside the enclosure to allow the demolding the console, then rotate each reinforcing element so that they occupy their reinforcing position in the enclosure.
D'autres particularités et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront dans la description d'un mode de réalisation donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif et illustré par les dessins mis en annexe dans lesquels :Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear in the description of an embodiment given by way of non-limiting example and illustrated by the appended drawings in which:
La figure 1 est une vue en perspective de l'emplacement destine à être recouvert par une console conforme a la présente invention ; La figure 2 est une vue en perspective de dessous d'une console conforme à la présente invention, les éléments de renfort étant en position déployée ;Figure 1 is a perspective view of the location intended to be covered by a console according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view from below of a console according to the present invention, the reinforcing elements being in the deployed position;
La figure 3 est une vue similaire a la figure 2, les éléments de renfort étant en position de renfort ; La figure 4 est une vue de dessus de la console mise en place dans l'emplacement qui lui était destiné ;Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, the reinforcing elements being in the reinforcing position; Figure 4 is a top view of the console set up in the location that was intended for him;
La figure 5 est une vue en coupe transversale selon la droite V-V de la figure 4, etFIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along line V-V of FIG. 4, and
La figure 6 est une vue en coupe longitudinale selon la droite VI-VI de la figure 4.FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view along the line VI-VI of FIG. 4.
La figure 2 représente une console 1 adaptée à être fixée au châssis d'un véhicule automobile. En l'occurrence, il s'agit d'une console 1 adaptée à être fixée entre le siège du conducteur et celui du passager avant.Figure 2 shows a console 1 adapted to be fixed to the chassis of a motor vehicle. In this case, it is a console 1 adapted to be fixed between the driver's seat and that of the front passenger.
La console 1 comprend, d'une part, une coque 2 définissant une enceinte qui, dans le présent exemple, est adaptée à envelopper les mécanismes d'une commande de changement de rapport de vitesse 3 et ceux d'un frein à main 4, et, d'autre part, un renfort 5 fixé à la coque 2, dans l'enceinte, et destiné à renforcer la rigidité de la coque 2.The console 1 comprises, on the one hand, a shell 2 defining an enclosure which, in the present example, is adapted to envelop the mechanisms of a shift control gear 3 and those of a handbrake 4, and, secondly, a reinforcement 5 fixed to the shell 2, in the enclosure, and for to strengthen the rigidity of the hull 2.
Dans le présent mode de réalisation, la coque 2 comporte une paroi latérale conducteur 6 adaptée à être disposée le long du siège du conducteur, une paroi latérale passager 7 adaptée a être disposée le long du siège du passager avant, une paroi latérale avant 8 adaptée à être accostée à la planche de bord du véhicule, une paroi latérale arrière 9 et une paroi supérieure 10 qui comporte un bac de rangement 11, une première ouverture de passage 12 pour permettre le passage du levier du frein à main 4, et une seconde ouverture de passage 13 pour permettre le passage du levier du levier de commande de changement de rapport de vitesse 3. Les quatre parois latérales 6, 7, 8, 9 et la paroi supérieure 10 délimitent l'enceinte. La coque 2 comporte également une ouverture inférieure 14 qui est délimitée par les bords inférieurs des quatre parois latérales 6, 7, 8, 9 et qui est adaptée à prendre appui sur le châssis .In the present embodiment, the shell 2 comprises a conductive side wall 6 adapted to be arranged along the driver's seat, a passenger side wall 7 adapted to be arranged along the front passenger seat, a front side wall 8 adapted to be approached to the dashboard of the vehicle, a rear side wall 9 and an upper wall 10 which comprises a storage bin 11, a first passage opening 12 to allow the passage of the lever of the parking brake 4, and a second passage opening 13 to allow the passage of the lever of the shift control lever 3. The four side walls 6, 7, 8, 9 and the upper wall 10 delimit the enclosure. The shell 2 also has a lower opening 14 which is delimited by the lower edges of the four side walls 6, 7, 8, 9 and which is adapted to bear on the frame.
Le renfort 5 comprend au moins un élément de renfort 15 (ici, deux éléments de renfort 15) , chaque élément de renfort 15 étant venu de matière avec la coque 2 et relié à cette dernière par une charnière film 16. En l'occurrence, les deux éléments de renfort 15 sont portés par deux parois latérales se faisant face (ici, les parois latérales conducteur 6 et passager I)1 et, eux-mêmes, se font face. La charnière film 16, formée par une zone d'affaiblissement de matière, permet la pivotement de l'élément de renfort 15 correspondant entre une position déployée hors de la coque 2 (cf. figure 2) qui permet de réaliser l' intégralité de la console 1 monoblocThe reinforcement 5 comprises at least one reinforcing element 15 (here, two reinforcing elements 15), each reinforcing element 15 being integral with the shell 2 and connected thereto by a film hinge 16. In this case, the two reinforcing elements 15 are carried by two side walls facing each other (here, the conductive side walls 6 and passenger I) 1 and, themselves, face each other. The film hinge 16, formed by a zone of weakening of material, allows the pivoting of the corresponding reinforcing element 15 between a deployed position out of the shell 2 (see FIG. 2) which makes it possible to carry out the entirety of the console 1 monobloc
(notamment par moulage quand la console est réalisée en matière plastique), et une position de renfort (cf. figures 3, 5 et 6) dans laquelle l'élément de renfort 6 est escamote a l'intérieur de l'enceinte et dispose de façon a πgidifier la coque 2. De façon plus précise, chaque charnière film 16 relie l'élément de renfort 15 correspondant au bord inférieur de la paroi latérale 6, 7 correspondante .(In particular by molding when the console is made of plastic), and a reinforcing position (see Figures 3, 5 and 6) in which the reinforcing element 6 is retracted inside the enclosure and has In a more precise manner, each film hinge 16 connects the reinforcement element 15 corresponding to the lower edge of the corresponding side wall 6, 7.
Dans le présent mode de réalisation, afin d'améliorer la rigidité de la console 1 quand les éléments de renfort 15 sont dans leur position de renfort, la coque 2 comprend une structure d'immobilisation 17 a laquelle les éléments de renforts 15 sont immobilises (et, même, en l'occurrence, fixes) . Cette structure d'immobilisation 17, en l'occurrence, comprend une paroi interne 18 portée par la surface interne d'une des parois 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 délimitant l'enceinte (en l'occurrence, la paroi supérieure 10) . Cette paroi interne 18 est venue de matière avec la coque 2. Toujours dans le but d'améliorer la rigidité, quand les éléments de renfort 15 sont dans leur position de renfort, ils sont en partie disposes contre la surface intérieure de la paroi latérale 6, 7 a laquelle ils sont relies par la charnière film 16. Ainsi, chaque élément de renfort 15 assure une liaison mécanique entre une paroi latérale 6, 7 délimitant la coque et une autre paroi éloignée de cette première paroi 6, 7 (ici, une paroi interne 18 portée par la paroi supérieure 10 et se trouvant sensiblement à mi-chemin des deux parois latérales 6, 7 portant les deux éléments de renfort 15) .In the present embodiment, in order to improve the rigidity of the console 1 when the reinforcing elements 15 are in their reinforcing position, the shell 2 comprises an immobilization structure 17 to which the reinforcing elements 15 are immobilized ( and even, in this case, fixed). This immobilization structure 17, in this case, comprises an inner wall 18 carried by the inner surface of one of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 delimiting the enclosure (in this case, the upper wall 10 ). This internal wall 18 is integral with the shell 2. Still for the purpose of improving the rigidity, when the reinforcing elements 15 are in their reinforcing position, they are partly arranged against the inner surface of the side wall 6 , 7 to which they are connected by the film hinge 16. Thus, each reinforcing element 15 provides a mechanical connection between a side wall 6, 7 delimiting the shell and another wall remote from the first wall 6, 7 (here, an inner wall 18 carried by the upper wall 10 and being substantially halfway between the two side walls 6, 7 carrying the two reinforcing elements 15).
De façon plus précise, chaque élément de renfort 15 a la forme d'une équerre et il possède, d'une part, une patte de liaison 19 qui s'étend depuis la charnière film 16, et, d'autre part, une patte de fixation 20 qui s'étend depuis l'extrémité libre de la patte de liaison 19. Dans le présent mode de réalisation, les deux pattes 19,20 sont perpendiculaires l'une de 1' autre .More specifically, each reinforcing element 15 has the shape of a square and it has, on the one hand, a connecting lug 19 which extends from the film hinge 16, and, on the other hand, a bracket 20 in the present embodiment, the two tabs 19,20 are perpendicular to each other.
Ainsi, quand un élément de renfort 15 est dans sa position de renfort, la patte de liaison 19 s'étend le long de la surface interne de la paroi latérale 6, 7 à laquelle il est relié par la charnière film 17. De même quand un élément de renfort 15 est dans sa position de renfort, la patte de fixation 20 vient en butée contre l'extrémité libre de la structure d'immobilisation 17. Ici, la patte de fixation 20 comporte une surface d'arrêt 21 qui vient en butée contre une surface de butée 22 située à l'extrémité libre de la paroi interne 18) . Afin d'améliorer la rigidité de la console 1, quand un élément de renfort 15 est dans sa position de renfort, la patte de fixation 20 est fixée (c ' est-a-dire verrouillée) a la structure d'immobilisation 17. Ici, la patte de fixation 20 comporte un organe de fixation 23 qui est adapté à coopérer avec un organe complémentaire de fixation 24 situé a l'extrémité libre de la paroi interne 18. Précisément, l'organe complémentaire de fixation 24 est formé par une languette 24 elastiquement déformable faisant saillie de la surface de butée 22 qui est adaptée à s' encliqueter dans une ouverture de fixation 23 formant l'organe de fixation 23, la languette 24 comportant une extrémité libre en forme de crochet adapté a traverser l'ouverture correspondante. Enfin, afin d'éviter un mouvement des éléments de renfort 15 du fait de la longueur des pattes de fixation 20 qui est légèrement inférieure à la moitié de la largeur de la coque 2, la structure d'immobilisation 17 comprend, a son extrémité libre, une nervure de calage 40 contre laquelle viennent en contact avec frottement l'extrémité libre 41 des pattes de fixation 20.Thus, when a reinforcing member 15 is in its reinforcing position, the connecting lug 19 extends along the inner surface of the side wall 6, 7 to which it is connected by the film hinge 17. Also when a reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position, the fixing lug 20 abuts against the free end of the immobilizing structure 17. Here, the fixing lug 20 has a stop surface 21 which comes into abutment against an abutment surface 22 located at the free end of the inner wall 18). In order to improve the rigidity of the bracket 1, when a reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position, the bracket 20 is fixed (ie locked) to the immobilization structure 17. Here , the fixing lug 20 comprises a fixing member 23 which is adapted to cooperate with a complementary fixing member 24 located at the free end of the inner wall 18. Precisely, the complementary fastening member 24 is formed by a tongue 24 elastically deformable projecting from the abutment surface 22 which is adapted to snap into a fastening opening 23 forming the fastener 23, the tongue 24 having a hook-shaped free end adapted to pass through the corresponding opening. Finally, in order to avoid a movement of the reinforcing elements 15 due to the length of the fastening tabs 20 which is slightly less than half the width of the shell 2, the immobilization structure 17 comprises, at its free end , a wedging rib 40 against which the free end 41 of the fastening tabs 20 come in frictional contact.
Ainsi, dans le présent mode de réalisation, il est aise de réaliser une console 1 particulièrement rigide : après le démoulage de l'ensemble monobloc forme par la coque 2 (y compris la paroi interne 18) et les éléments de renfort 15, ces derniers sont pivotes jusqu'à venir en butée contre la paroi interne 18 et jusqu'à s'y encliqueter . Par ailleurs, afin de permettre la fixation de la console 1 au châssis (en l'occurrence, entre les deux sièges avant) , les deux parois latérales conducteur 6 et passager 7 comprennent une lumière 25 permettant le passage d'une vis qui traverse également une lumière complémentaire 26 réalisée sur le châssis (en l'occurrence réalisée sur une patte 27 d'une plaque 28 d'arrêt de la gaine du câble de frein à main) . En outre, afin d'améliorer la rigidité, la vis permettant la liaison de la console 1 au châssis traverse également une lumière supplémentaire 29 qui est portée par la patte de liaison 19 correspondante et qui est alignée avec la lumière 25 et la lumière complémentaire 26 quand l'élément de renfort 15 est dans sa position de renfort.Thus, in the present embodiment, it is easy to make a particularly rigid console 1: after demolding of the one-piece assembly formed by the shell 2 (including the inner wall 18) and the reinforcing elements 15, the latter are pivoted to abut against the inner wall 18 and until snapped. Furthermore, in order to allow the attachment of the console 1 to the chassis (in this case, between the two front seats), the two conductive side walls 6 and passenger 7 comprise a light 25 allowing the passage of a screw which also passes through. an additional light 26 made on the frame (in this case made on a lug 27 of a plate 28 for stopping the sheath of the hand brake cable). In addition, in order to improve the rigidity, the screw allowing the connection of the console 1 to the frame also passes through an additional light 29 which is carried by the corresponding connecting lug 19 and which is aligned with the light 25 and the complementary light 26 when the reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position.
Enfin, afin de faciliter la fixation de la console 1 au châssis, chaque patte de fixation 20 comporte un élément de fixation 30 qui, quand l'élément de renfort 15 est dans sa position de renfort, est adapté à coopérer avec un élément complémentaire de fixation 31 porté par le châssis. En l'occurrence, l'élément de fixation 30 est formé par une languette 30 élastiquement déformable faisant saillie de la patte de fixation 20 qui est adaptée à s' encliqueter dans un orifice de fixation 31 formant l'élément complémentaire de fixation 31, la languette 30 comportant une extrémité libre en forme de crochet adapté à traverser l'orifice correspondant qui est réalisé dans la plaque d'arrêt 28.Finally, in order to facilitate the fixing of the console 1 to the frame, each fixing lug 20 comprises a fixing element 30 which, when the reinforcing element 15 is in its reinforcing position, is adapted to cooperate with a complementary element of fastening 31 carried by the frame. In this case, the fastening element 30 is formed by an elastically deformable tongue 30 projecting from the fastening tab 20 which is adapted to snap into a fastening orifice 31 forming the complementary fastening element 31, the tongue 30 having a hook-shaped free end adapted to pass through the corresponding orifice which is formed in the stop plate 28.
Ainsi, dans le présent mode de réalisation, il est aisé de monter la console 1 rigidifiée : après immobilisation des éléments de renfort 15 dans leur position de renfort, la console 1 est disposée convenablement par rapport au châssis, encliquetée à ce dernier (par l'intermédiaire des éléments de fixation 29), puis vissée (via les lumières 24 et les lumières supplémentaires 28) .Thus, in the present embodiment, it is easy to mount the bracket 1 stiffened: after immobilization of the reinforcing elements 15 in their reinforcing position, the console 1 is arranged properly relative to the frame, snapped to the latter (by the intermediate fixing elements 29), then screwed (via the lights 24 and additional lights 28).
La présente invention n'est pas limitée au présent mode de réalisation. Elle s'applique notamment à tout type de console habituellement montée dans un habitacle de véhicule automobile, et pas seulement la console centrale. Le nombre d'éléments de renfort peut varier. Les éléments de renfort pourraient également ne pas comporter d'élément de fixation permettant la fixation de la console au châssis, ils pourraient également avoir une structure différente (autre que celle de deux pattes perpendiculaires l'une à l'autre), et en particulier une patte unique. The present invention is not limited to the present embodiment. It applies in particular to any type of console usually mounted in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, not just the center console. The number of reinforcing elements may vary. The reinforcing elements could also have no fastening element for fixing the console to the frame, they could also have a different structure (other than that of two legs perpendicular to each other), and in particular a single leg.

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1. Console (1) adaptée à être fixée au châssis d'un véhicule automobile, comprenant une coque (2) qui définit une enceinte, et un renfort (5) fixe à la coque (2), dans l'enceinte, et destiné à renforcer la rigidité de la coque (2), caractérisé en ce que le renfort (5) comprend au moins un élément de renfort (15) venu de matière avec la coque (2) et est relié à cette dernière par une charnière film (16) permettant son pivotement entre une position déployée hors de la coque (2) pour réaliser l'intégralité de la console (1) monobloc, et une position de renfort dans laquelle il est escamote à l'intérieur de l'enceinte pour rigidifier la coque (2) .1. Console (1) adapted to be fixed to the chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising a shell (2) which defines an enclosure, and a reinforcement (5) fixed to the shell (2), in the enclosure, and for to reinforce the stiffness of the shell (2), characterized in that the reinforcement (5) comprises at least one reinforcement element (15) integral with the shell (2) and is connected thereto by a film hinge ( 16) allowing it to pivot between a deployed position outside the shell (2) to make the entire console (1) monobloc, and a reinforcing position in which it is retracted inside the enclosure to stiffen the hull (2).
2. Console (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque élément de renfort (15) a la forme d'une équerre qui possède une patte de liaison (19) s'étendant depuis la charnière film (16), et une patte de fixation (20) s'étendant depuis l'extrémité libre de la patte de liaison (19) .2. Console (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that each reinforcing element (15) has the shape of a bracket which has a connecting lug (19) extending from the film hinge (16), and a fixing lug (20) extending from the free end of the connecting lug (19).
3. Console (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la patte de liaison (19) de chaque élément de renfort (15) est reliée par la charnière film (16) correspondante à un bord inférieur d'une paroi latérale (6, 7) de la coque (2) délimitant l'enceinte.3. Console (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the connecting lug (19) of each reinforcing element (15) is connected by the corresponding film hinge (16) to a lower edge of a side wall ( 6, 7) of the shell (2) delimiting the enclosure.
4. Console (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que, la patte de liaison (19) de chaque élément de renfort (15) s'étend le long de la paroi latérale (6, 7) à laquelle elle est reliée par la charnière film (16), quand l'élément de renfort (15) est dans sa position de renfort. 4. Console (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that, the connecting lug (19) of each reinforcing element (15) extends along the side wall (6, 7) to which it is connected by the film hinge (16), when the reinforcing element (15) is in its reinforcing position.
5. Console (1) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la patte de fixation (20) de chaque élément de renfort (15) comporte une surface d'arrêt (21) qui vient en butée contre une paroi interne (18) portée par la surface intérieure d'une paroi (10) délimitant l'enceinte, quand l'élément de renfort (15) est dans sa position de renfort.5. Console (1) according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the bracket (20) of each reinforcing element (15) comprises a stop surface (21) which abuts against a internal wall (18) carried by the inner surface of a wall (10) delimiting the enclosure, when the reinforcing element (15) is in its reinforcing position.
6. Console (1) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la patte de fixation (20) de chaque élément de renfort (15) comporte un organe de fixation (23) qui coopère avec un organe complémentaire de fixation (24) porté par la paroi interne (18) portée par la surface intérieure d'une paroi (10) délimitant l'enceinte, quand l'élément de renfort (15) est dans sa position de renfort.6. Console (1) according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the bracket (20) of each reinforcing element (15) comprises a fastening member (23) which cooperates with a complementary member of fastener (24) carried by the inner wall (18) carried by the inner surface of a wall (10) delimiting the enclosure, when the reinforcing element (15) is in its reinforcing position.
7. Console (1) selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de fixation (23) est formé par une ouverture de fixation (23) adaptée a recevoir par encliquetage une languette elastiquement deformable (24) formant l'organe complémentaire de fixation (24) .7. Console (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the fastening member (23) is formed by a fastening aperture (23) adapted to snap receiving an elastically deformable tongue (24) forming the complementary member fixing (24).
8. Console (1) selon l'une des revendications 2 à 7, caractérisée en ce que la patte de fixation (20) de chaque élément de renfort (15) comporte un élément de fixation (30), de préférence formé par une languette elastiquement deformable (30), qui est adapté à coopérer, de préférence par encliquetage, avec un élément complémentaire de fixation (31) , de préférence une ouverture, porté par le châssis, quand l'élément de renfort (15) est dans sa position de renfort. 8. Console (1) according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the bracket (20) of each reinforcing element (15) comprises a fastening element (30), preferably formed by a tongue elastically deformable member (30), which is adapted to cooperate, preferably snap-fastening, with a complementary fastening element (31), preferably an opening carried by the frame, when the reinforcing element (15) is in its position reinforcement.
9. Console (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce qu'elle est adaptée à être fixée au châssis entre le siège du conducteur et celui du passager avant, la coque (2) comportant une paroi latérale conducteur (6), une paroi latérale passager (7) , une paroi latérale avant (8), une paroi latérale arrière (9) et une paroi supérieure (10) qui délimitent l'enceinte adaptée à envelopper les mécanismes d'une commande de changement de rapport de vitesse (3) et ceux d'un frein à main (4), et une ouverture inférieure (14) délimitée par les bords inférieurs des quatre parois latérales (6, 7, 8, 9) . 9. Console (1) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that it is adapted to be fixed to the frame between the driver's seat and that of the front passenger, the hull (2) having a conductive side wall (6), a passenger side wall (7), a front side wall (8), a rear side wall (9) and a top wall (10) which delimit enclosure adapted to envelop the mechanisms of a gearshift control (3) and those of a handbrake (4), and a lower opening (14) delimited by the lower edges of the four sidewalls (6). , 7, 8, 9).
10. Console (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérise en ce qu'elle comprend deux éléments de renfort (15) portés par deux parois latérales (6, 7) se faisant face. 10. Console (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it comprises two reinforcing elements (15) carried by two side walls (6, 7) facing each other.
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