Arrangement for a vehicle

Abstract

Arrangement for a vehicle, with two pull-outs (2, 3) which can be moved selectively from a basic position to a use position and vice versa, and with a releasable locking device (10) which holds a first of the two pull-outs (2) in the basic position, characterized in that the arrangement (1) has a releasable connecting device (12) which releasably connects the two pull-outs (2, 3).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to an arrangement for a vehicle having the features of the preamble of claim 1. The arrangement is particularly intended for a motor vehicle, where it is or will be installed, for example, in a dashboard, a center console, a door panel, etc. However, the arrangement can also be used in other land, air, or water vehicles, or even in locations other than vehicles.

[0002] European patent application EP 1 300 281 A1 discloses a holder for beverage containers with a drawer-like pull-out section featuring two sliders arranged one above the other, one of which can optionally move with the pull-out section. Selection is made via two selection buttons. The two pull-out sections have different openings for beverage containers.

[0003] The object of the invention is to propose an arrangement with two drawers which can be moved selectively from a basic position into a use position.

[0004] This object is achieved according to the invention by an arrangement having the features of claim 1. The arrangement according to the invention has two pull-outs that can be moved back and forth between a basic position and a use position. In the basic position, the two pull-outs are, for example, closed or recessed into an installation space. In the use position, at least one of the two pull-outs or its contents is accessible; in particular, in the use position, the two pull-outs protrude from an installation space into, for example, the interior of a motor vehicle. The two pull-outs can, for example, be movable like drawers or telescopically, or can be pivoted about a horizontal or vertical pivot axis. The two pull-outs can contain compartments, for example storage compartments, an ashtray, in particular with a cigarette lighter, or a holder for one or more beverage containers such as beverage cans, mugs, bottles, cups, etc.This list is exemplary and not exhaustive.

[0005] The arrangement according to the invention has a releasable locking device that holds a first of the two drawers in the basic position, for example, closed or retracted into the installation space. After releasing the locking device, which can also be interpreted as unlocking or opening, the first drawer can be moved into the use position or, for example, spring-actuated into the use position. The locking device can be designed like a door lock with a bolt or a latch.

[0006] Furthermore, the arrangement according to the invention comprises a connecting device that releasably connects the two drawers. The connecting device can, for example, also be designed like a door lock. If the two drawers are connected, they can be moved together from the home position to the use position and vice versa. If the locking device holds the first drawer in the home position, the connecting device, when closed, also holds the other, second drawer in the home position. Either both drawers or, after opening or unlocking the connecting device, the second drawer alone can be moved into the use position.

[0007] Preferably, the first drawer covers the other, second drawer, so that the second drawer or its contents are only accessible when it is in the use position alone.

[0008] One embodiment of the invention provides that the locking device has a locking member, for example, similar to the latch of a door lock, which engages with a counterpart in a closed position and is disengaged from the counterpart in an open position. The locking member can be arranged on the drawer and the counterpart fixed in place, or vice versa.

[0009] One embodiment provides that the connecting device has a connecting element that connects the two drawers in a connected position, so that the two drawers can only be moved together, or the second drawer is held in the home position via the connecting device, the first drawer, and the locking device. In the release position, the second drawer can be moved without the first drawer. The connecting device can also be designed like a door lock or have a connecting element similar to a bolt or latch of a door lock.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the locking member of the locking device can be moved into the open position with the connecting element of the connecting device, wherein the connecting element of the connecting device remains in the or at least in a connected position. The locking device can therefore be moved into the open position via the connecting device, so that the first pull-out section can be moved into the use position. The connecting device keeps the two pull-out sections connected, so that the two pull-out sections can be moved into the use position together. It is also possible to release the connecting device, so that the second pull-out section can be moved into the use position without the first pull-out section. The reverse is also possible, whereby the connecting element of the connecting device can be moved into a release position with the locking member of the locking device, in which the two pull-out sections are not connected.

[0011] One embodiment of the invention provides a pivotable connecting element instead of a displaceable connecting element, in particular a pivoting bolt or a pivoting latch.

[0012] The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawing. In the drawings: Fig. 1 - 3 a sectional view of an arrangement according to the invention in three different positions; and Fig. 4 an enlarged detail view according to arrow IV in Fig. 1.

[0013] The arrangement 1 according to the invention shown in the drawing has two drawers 2, 3, which are arranged one above the other in an installation space 4 in a center console of a motor vehicle (not shown). "One above the other" refers to an intended installation position of the arrangement 1, in which the first drawer 2 is arranged above the second drawer 3. The drawers 2, 3 are accessible from above depending on the position of the arrangement 1, so that objects can be placed into the drawers 2, 3 from above. The drawers 2, 3 can be guided displaceably; in the exemplary embodiment, they are pivotally mounted by bearing pins 5 about a horizontal pivot axis on a lower, front edge of the lower-positioned drawer 3. "Front" refers to a side facing the interior of the motor vehicle. The drawers 2, 3 can be pivoted together about the bearing pins 5 out of the installation space 4, so that, as in Fig. 2, protrude diagonally and upwards into the interior of the motor vehicle. The designation as pull-outs 2, 3 does not exclude pivoting instead of sliding. In the exemplary embodiment, the upper pull-out 2 has an ashtray 6 with a hinged lid 7 and the lower pull-out 3 is designed as a storage compartment 8 that is open at the top or, in the pivoted-out position, upwards and, with reference to the installation position in the motor vehicle, to the rear. Other possibilities are also conceivable, for example a cup holder (not shown). On the side facing the interior of the motor vehicle, the lower pull-out 3 has a panel 9 that extends upwards beyond the upper pull-out 2.

[0014] The arrangement 1 according to the invention has for the upper drawer 2, which is also referred to here as the first drawer 2, a releasable locking device 10 with a locking member 11, which locks the first drawer 2 in the Fig. 1, pivoted into the installation space 4, which is referred to here as the basic position and which can also be understood as the closed position.

[0015] Furthermore, the arrangement 1 has a detachable connecting device 12 with a connecting element 13, which detachably connects the two drawers 2, 3 to one another so that they can be pivoted together. Fig. 1, in which both drawers 2, 3 are located in the installation space 4, the connecting device 12 connects the two drawers 2, 3 to one another and thus holds the lower drawer 3, which is also referred to here as the second drawer 3, to the upper, first drawer 2, which is held in the basic position by the locking device 10, so that the second drawer 3 is also held in the basic position and thus closed.

[0016] The locking device 10 with the locking member 11 and the connecting device 12 with the connecting element 13 are in Fig. 4 is shown enlarged. The locking member 11 is designed as a locking bar, which is guided in its longitudinal direction displaceably in the center console in which the arrangement 1 is arranged. In a Fig. 1, Fig. 3 and Fig. In the locking position shown in Figure 4, the locking member 11 engages in a recess 14 of the first drawer 2 and holds it in the home position. The recess 14 is open continuously from top to bottom. In a connecting position, the connecting element 13 of the connecting device 12 engages in the recess 14 from a side opposite to the locking member 11, i.e., from below in the exemplary embodiment, and connects the two drawers 2, 3 to one another. The connecting element 13 is guided on the second drawer 3 so as to be displaceable in its longitudinal direction and is also urged into the recess 14 by a spring element 16.

[0017] To insert the first extract 2 into the Fig. 2, the connecting element 13 is moved upwards and thereby moves the locking member 11 resting against it in the same direction, i.e., in the exemplary embodiment, also upwards, so that the locking member 11 emerges from the recess 14. The locking device 10 is thereby released or open or is in an open position, the two drawers 2, 3, which are connected to the connecting device 12, can be pivoted together into a use position out of the installation space 4, as shown in Fig. 2. Because the connecting element 13 of the connecting device 12 remains in the recess 14 when it is moved upwards, the two drawers 2, 3 remain connected to each other, so that the first drawer 2 covers the second drawer 3.

[0018] To swivel only the lower, second extension 3 (cf. Fig.3) the connecting element 13 is moved downwards until it is released from the recess 14 of the first drawer 2. The locking member 11 of the locking device 10 remains engaged in the recess 14 of the first drawer 2 when the connecting element 13 is moved downwards, so that the locking member 11 or the locking device 10 holds the first drawer 2 in the basic position in the installation space 4.

[0019] To move the connecting element 13 up and down, the arrangement 1 has two buttons 17 arranged next to each other, one of which is located behind the drawing plane and is therefore visible, and the other of which is located in front of the drawing plane and is therefore not visible. Both buttons 17 have inclined surfaces 18 which run at opposite angles to each other and which interact with counter-bevels 19 on or in the connecting element 13, which also run at opposite angles to each other. If the button 17 shown is pressed towards the connecting element 13, its inclined surface 18 acts on the connecting element 13 at its counter-bevel 19 upwards. If the other button, located in front of the drawing plane and therefore not visible, is pressed, its oppositely oriented inclined surface acts on the connecting element 13 downwards via a counter-bevel which is also not visible.The connecting element 13 is designed like a latch of a door lock with an inclined front surface 20, on which it is displaced against the associated spring element 16 upon closing, i.e. upon pivoting of the second drawer 3 into the basic position, until it enters the recess 14. The locking member 11 of the locking device 10 is also designed like a latch of a door lock and is displaced against the associated spring element 15 upon closing, i.e. upon pivoting of the first drawer 2 into the basic position, by the drawer 2 until the locking member 11 enters the recess 14. List of reference symbols 1 arrangement 2 first extract 3 second extract 4 Installation space 5 bearing journals 6 ashtrays 7 hinged lids 8 storage compartment 9 aperture 10 Locking device 11 locking link 12 Connecting device 13 Connecting element 14 Recess 15 Spring element of the locking member 16 Spring element of the connecting element 17 button 18 Inclined surface 19 Counter slope 20 frontal area

Claims

[1] Arrangement for a vehicle, with two pull-outs (2, 3) which can be moved selectively from a basic position to a use position and vice versa, and with a releasable locking device (10) which holds a first of the two pull-outs (2) in the basic position, characterized by that the arrangement (1) has a detachable connecting device (12) which detachably connects the two drawers (2, 3). [2] Arrangement according to claim 1, characterized by that the first extract (2) covers the second extract (3). [3] Arrangement according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by that the locking device (10) has a locking member (11) which is in engagement with a counterpart in a closed position and is disengaged from the counterpart in an open position. [4] Arrangement according to one of claims 1-3, characterized bythat the connecting device (12) has a connecting element (13) which connects the two pull-outs (2, 3) in a connecting position and does not connect the two pull-outs (2, 3) in a release position. [5] Arrangement according to claims 3 and 4, characterized by that the locking member (11) of the locking device (10) can be brought into the open position by means of the connecting element (13) of the connecting device (12), wherein the connecting element (13) remains in the or a connecting position. [6] Arrangement according to claims 3 and 4, characterized by that the connecting element (13) of the connecting device (12) can be released with the locking member (11) of the locking device (10), wherein the locking member (11) of the locking device (10) remains in the or in a closed position. [7] Arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the connecting device (12) has a pivotable connecting element.

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