Armrest hinge for a vehicle

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of automobile parts, and especially relates to an automobile handrail hinge, which comprises a hinge cover plate, a hinge support plate and a rotating support; the hinge support plate is arranged below both ends of the hinge cover plate in the width direction and is integrated with the hinge cover plate, the shape of the hinge cover plate is the same as the shape of the top of the hinge support plate; the rotating support is arranged outside the hinge support plate and is connected with a middle table; the hinge cover plate is connected with a middle control handrail cover plate. When used, the automobile handrail hinge is only needed to be installed at a suitable position of the center console, the hinge mounting seat is connected with the middle table by using ST screws, the hinge cover plate is embedded with the middle control handrail cover plate, and the screws are locked to play a role of fixing and connecting the middle table and the middle control handrail cover plate. The automobile handrail hinge is obtained through assembly and debugging production after being formed by composite assembly of an injection molding part and a metal part, and is designed according to the safe, stable, economical and practical principle and verified, and can be applied to original vehicle models and new energy vehicle models.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automobile parts, in particular to an armrest hinge for an automobile. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the structure of the existing armrest hinge for the center console of an automobile is mostly a hardware, which is connected and installed with the armrest cover plate and the center console support through a through installation bolt. The overall weight is high. With the use of the automobile in the life cycle, fatigue loosening gradually occurs, resulting in vibration and abnormal noise. In order to improve the good experience of driving use, it is essential to provide an armrest hinge with light weight. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, the purpose of the present application is to provide an armrest hinge for an automobile, which comprises a hinge cover plate, a hinge support plate and a rotating support; the hinge support plate is arranged below both ends of the hinge cover plate in the width direction and is integrated with the hinge cover plate, the shape of the hinge cover plate is the same as the top shape of the hinge support plate; the rotating support is arranged outside the hinge support plate and is connected with the center console; the hinge cover plate is connected with the center console armrest cover plate. When used, the armrest hinge for an automobile is only needed to be installed at a suitable position of the center console, the hinge mounting seat is connected with the center console through an ST screw, the hinge cover plate is embedded with the center console armrest cover plate, and the screw is locked to fix and connect the center console and the center console armrest cover plate. The armrest hinge for an automobile is obtained by assembling and debugging production after the injection molding and metal parts are assembled and formed, which is designed according to the principles of safety, stability, economy and practicality and verified, and can be applied to original models and new energy models.

[0004] The purpose of the present application can be achieved by the following technical solutions:

[0005] The present application provides an armrest hinge for an automobile, which is connected with the center console and the center console armrest cover plate when used, comprising a hinge cover plate, a hinge support plate and a rotating support;

[0006] The hinge support plate is arranged below both ends of the hinge cover plate in the width direction and is integrated with the hinge cover plate;

[0007] The rotating support is arranged outside the hinge support plate and is connected with the center console; the hinge cover plate is connected with the center console armrest cover plate.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present application, the hinge support plate comprises a first support, a second support and a third support which are integrated;

[0009] The second support is an arc-shaped support, one end of the second support is connected with the first support, and the other end is connected with the third support; the third support is movably connected with the rotating support.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present application, the height of the end of the second support connected with the third support is higher than the height of the end of the second support connected with the first support.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, the lower end of the third support is provided with a first hole, and the upper end is provided with a protrusion.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, the outer side of the protrusion is provided with a rubber sleeve for limiting and buffering.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present application, the rotating support comprises a vertical support and a horizontal support, the vertical support is movably connected with the third support, and the horizontal support is arranged at the top end of the vertical support and connected with the middle table.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present application, the lower end of the vertical support is provided with a second hole, and the vertical support and the third support are movably connected through the first hole and the second hole by a bolt assembly.

[0015] In one embodiment of the present application, the bolt assembly comprises a fastening bolt and a fastening nut.

[0016] The side of the first hole close to the second hole is sequentially provided with an internally hollow washer support, a washer, a washer cover and an outer retainer.

[0017] The fastening bolt is sequentially connected with the fastening nut through the second hole, the outer retainer, the washer cover, the washer, the washer support and the second hole.

[0018] In one embodiment of the present application, the washer is provided with more than one.

[0019] In one embodiment of the present application, the hinge cover plate is entirely plastic.

[0020] The hinge support plate is a metal support plate.

[0021] In the present application, the hinge cover plate, the hinge support plate, the outer retainer, the washer cover, the washer, the washer support, the fastening bolt and the fastening nut are obtained by injection molding. The hinge support plate and the rotating support are obtained by continuous die processing.

[0022] In use, the automobile handrail hinge is only installed at a suitable position of the center console, the hinge mounting seat is connected with the middle table by using the ST screw, the hinge cover plate is embedded with the center control handrail cover plate, and is locked by the screw, thereby playing a role of fixing and connecting the middle table and the center control handrail cover plate; stable connection and safe rotation are provided.

[0023] The automobile handrail hinge of the present application is obtained by assembling and debugging production after the composite assembly of injection molding parts and metal parts, and is designed according to the safe, stable, economical and practical principle and verified, and can be applied to original vehicle models and new energy vehicle models (standard models and subsequent platform derivative models are suitable for existing and subsequent vehicle models installation).

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0025] (1) The automobile handrail hinge of the present application has compact and reasonable structure, light overall weight, convenient assembly, high stability and beautiful appearance;

[0026] (2) The automobile handrail hinge of the present application uses suitable materials, has high strength and good toughness;

[0027] (3) The automobile handrail hinge of the present application is produced by a mold, has high dimensional accuracy, high product qualification rate, good consistency and stability, good interchangeability, and can meet the assembly and use requirements without further mechanical processing;

[0028] (4) The automobile handrail hinge of the present application is produced by a mold, which has high production efficiency, simple operation, easy mechanical production, labor liberation, small energy consumption, greatly improved production capacity and reduced cost;

[0029] (5) The automobile handrail hinge of the present application has good platform performance and can derive and iterate multiple models;

[0030] (6) The automobile handrail hinge of the present application has wide applicability and can be installed on high, medium and low grade vehicle models. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of an automobile handrail hinge of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2 is an exploded view of an automobile handrail hinge of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of a hinge support plate in an automobile handrail hinge of the present application;

[0034] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of a rotating bracket in an automobile handrail hinge of the present application;

[0035] The labels in the figure: 1, hinge cover plate; 2, hinge support plate; 201, first support; 202, second support; 203, third support; 3, rotating support; 301, vertical support; 302, horizontal support; 4, outer retainer ring; 5, washer cover; 6, first washer; 7, second washer; 8, washer support; 9, fastening bolt; 10, fastening nut; 11, protrusion; 12, rubber sleeve; 13, first hole; 14, second hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0037] In the description of the application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", "fixed" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0038] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0039] In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "up", "down", "left", "right" and other orientation or position relationships are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0040] Embodiment 1

[0041] The present embodiment provides a handrail hinge for a car, such as Figures 1-4As shown, in use, the hinge cover plate 1 is connected with the center console armrest cover plate, and comprises a hinge cover plate 1, a hinge support plate 2 and a rotating bracket 3; the hinge support plate 2 is arranged below both ends of the hinge cover plate 1 in the width direction and is integrated with the hinge cover plate 1; the rotating bracket 3 is arranged outside the hinge support plate 2 (here, "outside" refers to the side where the hinge support plate 2 is away from each other) and is connected with the center console; the hinge cover plate 1 is connected with the center console armrest cover plate;

[0042] Further, the hinge support plate 2 comprises a first support 201, a second support 202 and a third support 203 which are integrated; the rotating bracket 3 comprises a vertical bracket 301 and a horizontal bracket 302, the vertical bracket 301 is movably connected with the third support 203, and the horizontal bracket 302 is arranged at the top end of the vertical bracket 301 and is provided with a circular hole connected with the center console;

[0043] The first support 201 is a horizontal support, the second support 202 is an arc-shaped support, and the third support 203 is a vertical support; the lower end of the third support 203 is provided with a first hole 13, and the upper end is provided with a protrusion 11, and the outer side of the protrusion 11 is provided with a rubber sleeve 12 for limiting and buffering; one end of the second support 202 is connected with the first support 201, and the other end is connected with the third support 203, wherein the height of the end of the second support 202 connected with the third support 203 is higher than the height of the end of the second support 202 connected with the first support 201;

[0044] The lower end of the vertical bracket 301 is provided with a second hole 14; the vertical bracket 301 and the third support 203 are connected by a bolt assembly through the first hole 13 and the second hole 14; the bolt assembly comprises a fastening bolt 9 and a fastening nut 10, and the side of the first hole 13 close to the second hole 14 is sequentially provided with an internally hollow gasket bracket 8, a first gasket 6, a second gasket 7, a gasket cover 5 and an outer check ring 4; the fastening bolt 9 is sequentially connected with the fastening nut 10 through the second hole 14, the outer check ring 4, the gasket cover 5, the second gasket 7, the first gasket 6, the gasket bracket 8 and the second hole 14, allowing the rotating bracket 3 to rotate along the hinge support plate 2.

[0045] The hinge cover plate 1 is made of plastic, the hinge support plate 2 is a metal support plate, the first hole 13 is a square hole, the second hole 14 is a circular hole, the outer check ring 4 is a noise reduction outer check ring 4 of a fastening bolt 9, the washer cover 5 is a hinge force bearing pot type washer cover 5, the first washer 6 and the second washer 7 are hinge force bearing pot type washers, the washer support 8 is a hinge force bearing pot type washer support 8, the fastening nut 10 is a fastening hexagonal circular nut, and the rubber sleeve 12 is a hinge limiting shock-absorbing rubber sleeve 12; the hinge support plate 2 and the rotating support 3 are obtained by continuous die machining, and the hinge support plate 2, the hinge cover plate 1, the hinge support plate 2, the outer check ring 4, the washer cover 5, the first washer 6, the second washer 7, the washer support 8, the fastening bolt 9 and the fastening nut 10 are obtained by injection molding.

[0046] When in use, the automobile handrail hinge is only needed to be installed at a suitable position of the center console, the hinge mounting seat is connected with the center console by using the ST screw, the hinge cover plate 1 is embedded with the center control handrail cover plate, and is locked by using the screw, so that the center console and the center control handrail cover plate are fixed and connected, and stable connection and safe rotation are achieved.

[0047] The rotating support 3 is connected with the center console to realize the rotation of the center console relative to the center control handrail cover plate (realize opening or closing); when the horizontal support 302 is located above the vertical support 301, it is in the opening state, and when the horizontal support 302 is located below the vertical support 301, it is in the closing state.

[0048] The automobile handrail hinge of the embodiment is obtained by assembling and debugging after the injection molding and the metal piece are combined and formed, is designed according to the safe, stable, economical and practical principle, and is verified, and can be applied to original vehicle models and new energy vehicle models (standard models and subsequent platform derivative models are suitable for existing and subsequent vehicle models).

[0049] The above description of the embodiments is for the purpose of facilitating the understanding and use of the invention by ordinary skilled persons in the art. Those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications to the embodiments, and apply the general principles described herein to other embodiments without creative labor. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and the improvements and modifications made by those skilled in the art according to the explanation of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application should be within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A car armrest hinge, used to connect with the center console and center armrest cover, characterized in that, Includes hinge cover plate (1), hinge support plate (2) and rotating bracket (3); The hinge support plate (2) is located below the two ends of the hinge cover plate (1) in the width direction and is integral with the hinge cover plate (1); The rotating bracket (3) is located on the outside of the hinge support plate (2) and connected to the central platform; the hinge cover plate (1) is connected to the central control armrest cover plate; The hinge support plate (2) includes an integral first support member (201), a second support member (202) and a third support member (203). The second support member (202) is an arc-shaped support member. One end of the second support member (202) is connected to the first support member (201), and the other end is connected to the third support member (203). The third support member (203) is movably connected to the rotating bracket (3). The height of the end where the second support member (202) connects to the third support member (203) is higher than the height of the end where the second support member (202) connects to the first support member (201); The lower end of the third support member (203) is provided with a first hole (13), and the upper end is provided with a protrusion (11). A rubber sleeve (12) for limiting and buffering is provided on the outside of the protrusion (11). The rotating support (3) includes a vertical support (301) and a horizontal support (302). The vertical support (301) is movably connected to the third support member (203), and the horizontal support (302) is located at the top of the vertical support (301) and connected to the central platform. The lower end of the vertical bracket (301) is provided with a second hole (14); the vertical bracket (301) and the third support member (203) are movably connected by bolt assembly through the first hole (13) and the second hole (14); The bolt assembly includes a fastening bolt (9) and a fastening nut (10); The first hole (13) is provided with a hollow gasket bracket (8), a gasket, a gasket cover (5) and an outer retaining ring (4) in sequence on the side near the second hole (14). The fastening bolt (9) passes sequentially through the second hole (14), the outer retaining ring (4), the washer cover (5), the washer, the washer bracket (8), and the second hole (14) to connect with the fastening nut (10); There is one or more washers; The hinge cover plate (1) is made entirely of plastic; The hinge support plate (2) is a metal support plate.

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