Recording facility and motor vehicle

Abstract

Receiving device (1) for receiving objects, comprising a container (10) with an opening (13) of a container space (11) and with a lid device (15) with which the opening (13) is closed or can be closed, wherein the lid device (15) comprises a first lid (20) and a second lid (30), wherein the lids (20, 30) are arranged side by side in the closing state of the opening (13), and wherein the receiving device (1) has a guide device (50) by means of which the first lid (20) is displaceable in a guided movement relative to the second lid (30), so that the first lid (20) can be arranged between the second lid (30) and the container space (11) and the opening (13) can thus be partially released, characterized in that the first lid (20) and the second lid (30) are connected by means of at least one connecting element (60) which is attached to one of the two lids (20,30) is connected by means of a swivel joint (61) and is connected to the respective other cover (20, 30) by means of a rotary sliding joint (62) which has a translational joint track (65) encompassed by the guide device (50).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a receiving device for receiving objects and to a motor vehicle having this receiving device.

[0002] It is known to provide in motor vehicles, in particular passenger cars, holding devices or storage compartments in which smaller objects can be placed within reach of the vehicle occupants without the objects being exposed to the risk of damage and / or without impairing the comfort of the vehicle occupants.

[0003] However, it is desirable that such storage facilities themselves have a low volume requirement, while providing optimal accessibility to the stored objects and protecting the objects.

[0004] Furthermore, it is known to provide armrests in motor vehicles, particularly in the front row of seats, on which a person can rest their forearm while driving, thus contributing to an ergonomic seating position and the person's comfort. Due to the very limited space available in vehicle cabins, it is advisable to combine the functions of holders and armrests. For this purpose, the holders must be designed to be lockable on their top side, with covers underneath similar locking devices. However, the covers themselves also require a certain amount of space. Furthermore, it is desirable to ensure accessibility to objects stored in holders, while at the same time allowing for additional armrests.

[0005] Furthermore, it is essential that open lids do not obstruct vehicle occupants and cannot move in an undesirable manner. To fulfill these purposes, sliding lids are typically used. However, these have the disadvantage that they either require a very complex construction or that they do not guarantee full accessibility to the stored items even when moved.

[0006] When arranging multiple lids on a receiving device, it is known to displace at least one of these lids so that it overlaps or is overlapped by another lid of the receiving device, in order to ensure a space-saving arrangement of the displaced lid. However, even in this embodiment, a relatively large amount of installation space is still required for the lids and / or full accessibility to the stored objects is not guaranteed.

[0007] A known embodiment in this regard is disclosed in DE 11 2013 001 577 B4, which shows a vehicle storage compartment assembly including a housing forming a storage compartment with an upwardly directed opening, wherein a first closure is tiltably mounted on the housing to be moved back and forth between a closed tilt position and an open tilt position, and wherein a second closure is slidably and tiltably mounted on the housing to be moved back and forth between a closed sliding position, an open sliding position and an open tilt position.

[0008] JPH05338497A discloses a console box comprising a recess portion of a holder opened adjacent to a console main body; a first storage cutout, a second storage cutout, and a lid capable of opening and closing a second storage recess. Rotation about the rear portion is enabled. Furthermore, the console box includes a sliding cover that can be rotated between the closed position for closing the holder recess and the first storage recess and the open position for opening. A reaction force of a tension spring can cause rotation in the opening direction. With this arrangement, the holder recess is closed by the sliding cover to prevent dust from accumulating therein.

[0009] In the last two prior art embodiments, two lid-like closures are arranged in two spaced-apart planes when closed. This results in a stepped overall surface on the top of the respective receptacle, which impairs the overall visual appearance and also does not provide a smooth support surface.

[0010] The object of the present invention is to provide a receiving device and a motor vehicle equipped therewith, which enable the storage of objects in the vehicle cabin in a simple and permanently visually appealing manner and in an ergonomic design.

[0011] The object is achieved according to the invention by a receiving device according to claim 1, and by a motor vehicle according to claim 10. Advantageous embodiments of the receiving device are specified in subclaims 2-9.

[0012] A first aspect of the invention is a receiving device for receiving objects, comprising a container with an opening of a container space and with a lid device with which the opening is closed or can be closed, wherein the lid device comprises a first lid and a second lid, wherein the lids are arranged next to one another in the state closing the opening, and wherein the receiving device has a guide device by means of which the first lid can be displaced in a guided movement relative to the second lid, so that the first lid can be arranged between the second lid and the container space and the opening can thus be partially exposed. The receiving device can also be referred to as a storage compartment. The opening can be substantially closed or closable with the lid device.The lids are arranged essentially next to each other, so that the underside of the second lid is at a smaller distance from a plane in which the opening runs than the top side of the first lid.

[0013] The receiving device can comprise a housing delimiting the container space, wherein the guide device is arranged on or in the housing.

[0014] A guide path defined by the guide device can have a non-linear profile, so that it guides the first lid between the second lid and the container space through curves in the guide path. Furthermore, the receiving device can have a stop associated with the second lid, which limits the pivoting movement of the second lid toward the container space to prevent the second lid from pivoting too deeply into the opening when the lids are arranged side by side. This stop can be arranged on the second lid itself and, when the second lid is closed, can be supported on the housing.

[0015] A further embodiment provides that the first cover and the second cover are connected by at least one connecting element, which is connected to one of the two covers by means of a rotary joint and to the respective other cover by means of a rotary-sliding joint, which has a translational joint path encompassed by the guide device. The translational joint path of the rotary-sliding joint is thus the guide device or is a component of the guide device. The translational joint path of the rotary-sliding joint can be arranged on or in at least one of the covers.

[0016] For example, the translational joint path is arranged on the second cover. Then, the connecting element, which can also be referred to as a rocker, is arranged on the first cover in a pivotable manner. For the purposes of the invention, a pivot-slide joint is understood to be a joint that enables both a translational relative movement and a rotational movement of the connected joint elements. This pivot-slide joint thus has a degree of freedom f=2. However, it is intended that the rotation axis of the pivot joint of the pivot-slide joint runs perpendicular to the translational joint path defined by the sliding joint of the pivot-slide joint.

[0017] The connecting element can be pivoted about the pivot joint. If, in the initial position where the two lids are positioned side by side to close the opening, the connecting element runs parallel to the plane of the lids' arrangement, a rotational movement of the connecting element causes at least a portion of the lid equipped with the pivot-slide joint to be displaced away from the container space. This creates space for the other lid to be pushed under the raised lid. During this movement, the pushed lid is guided by the sliding joint of the pivot-slide joint.

[0018] In one embodiment, it is provided that, at the same time as the guidance of the inserted lid by the sliding joint of the rotary sliding joint, a further guidance of the inserted lid, such as realized on the housing of the container, can be carried out by the guide track.

[0019] In order to prevent the connecting element from being pivoted so far during the insertion process that the two covers overlap one another and can therefore lead to surface damage, a stop can be provided that limits the angle of rotation of the connecting element.

[0020] At least one of the lids can have a wedge element on the side facing the other lid for forming an inclined plane, so that a wedging effect caused by the wedge element facilitates the insertion of the first, pushed lid between the second lid and the container space. The first lid can have a wedge element whose inclined plane is arranged on the side of the first lid facing away from the container space. The second lid can have a wedge element whose inclined plane is arranged on the side of the second lid facing the container space.

[0021] The lids, when they overlap each other after the first lid has been moved, can each be pivoted about a pivot axis in order to completely release the opening.

[0022] The overlap of the two lids occurs, for example, when the first lid has been moved between the second lid and the container space. The pivot axis for the second lid can be fixed to the container housing. In the first embodiment described, the pivot axis for the first lid is implemented in the guide device, and in the second embodiment, in the pivot bearing of the rotary-sliding joint.

[0023] Furthermore, the container can have a locking device for holding at least one lid in the open state. The locking device is designed, for example, to hold the first lid in the open state, which can be moved relative to the second lid and relative to the container space. In this case, the other lid, which is not itself held relative to the housing by a locking device, can be supported in the open state on the lid, which is held in the open state directly by the locking device. Part of the weight of the second lid is borne by the pivot bearing of the second lid, and part of the weight is transferred to the first lid by contact with the first lid, which in turn is supported by the locking device.

[0024] The locking device can comprise a cam and a plunger that rests against the cam or can be rested against the cam. The locking device has a spring device that applies a spring force to the cam and plunger when they are in contact with one another. The spring force is applied by the spring device when the spring device is elastically deformed by the plunger. The cam can be arranged on a wall of the container space, and the cam can be fixedly arranged on the respective lid.

[0025] The cam itself can be designed as a spring device in the form of a spiral spring. This spiral spring can be deformed by the plunger against an elastic resistance, whereby the deformation and, accordingly, the counterforce exerted by the spiral spring on the plunger depends on the direction of action of the plunger on the spiral spring or its cam contour. Accordingly, the locking device exerts different normal forces on the cam at different angular positions of the plunger relative to the cam, so that the resulting frictional forces also vary in magnitude, and greater frictional forces are utilized to hold the first cover in the open position.

[0026] The tappet and the cam are shaped and arranged in such a way that a deformation of the cam or spring device and thus also the spring force applied by the spring device in a position of the cover equipped with the tappet in the open position is less than the deformation of the cam or spring device in a position of the cover equipped with the tappet in an intermediate position between the open position and a closed position.

[0027] An advantageous embodiment provides that a deformation of the cam or spring device and thus also the spring force applied by the spring device in a position of the cover equipped with the tappet in the closed position is less than the deformation of the cam or spring device in a position of the cover equipped with the tappet in the intermediate position between the open position and the closed position.

[0028] This provides a storage unit that can be closed with two lids. To open the storage unit, one lid can be slid under the other. When the lid is in its fully extended position, both lids can be folded or rotated to improve access to items stored in the storage unit.

[0029] A further aspect of the present invention is a motor vehicle comprising at least one described receiving device. The motor vehicle can, for example, be a passenger car that is at least partially powered by an electric motor.

[0030] The invention is explained below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0031] It shows Fig. 1: the receiving device in closed position, Fig. 2: the receiving device in partially open state, Fig. 3: the receiving device in the fully open state, Fig. 4: a partial section of the recording device in an enlarged sectional view, Fig. 5: a locking device of the receiving device in an enlarged sectional view, Fig. 6: an embodiment of the receiving device in sectional view, and Fig. 7: the Fig. 6 shows an embodiment of the receiving device in perspective view.

[0032] The receiving device 1 comprises a container 10 having a housing 12. On the top side of the container 10 or the housing 12, the receiving device 1 comprises a lid device 15, which in turn comprises a first lid 20 and a second lid 30. When the receiving device 1 is closed, as shown, the two lids 20, 30 are arranged next to one another in a common arrangement plane 40.

[0033] The first lid 20 has a handle 23. Furthermore, it can be seen that the first lid 20 comprises a wedge element 21, and the second lid 30 comprises a wedge element 31.

[0034] How Fig. As shown in Figure 2, the receiving device 1 can be partially opened by pushing the first lid 20, for example by applying a pushing force to the handle 23, to the right in the position of the receiving device 1 shown here, and thus between the second lid 30 and the housing 12 of the container 10. This partially opens an opening 13 of the receiving device 1, so that the container space 11 inside the container 10 is accessible.

[0035] The second cover 30 has been slightly raised. This lifting of the second cover 30 is facilitated by the wedge element 21 on the first cover 20 and by the wedge element 31 on the second cover 30, since their wedging action promotes an insertion movement of the first cover 20 beneath the second cover 30.

[0036] During this process, the second cover 30 has been pivoted slightly about its pivot axis 32.

[0037] Fig. Figure 3 shows the receiving device 1 in a fully opened position. Here, it can be seen that both lids 20, 30 have been pivoted outwards, so that the opening 13 of the container 10 is fully open and the container space 11 is fully accessible. The second lid 30 has been rotated about its pivot axis 32. The first lid 20 has been rotated about its pivot axis 22. In order to Fig. 3, the pivot axis 22 of the first cover 20 has been moved along a guide track 51 of a guide device 50. This displacement has already taken place in order to move the first cover 20 from the fully closed position, as shown in Fig. 1, into the partially open position as shown in Fig. 2 is shown.

[0038] The guide track 51 comprises a first curve 52 and a second curve 53 essentially adjoining the first curve 52, wherein the two curves 52, 53 together essentially form an S-shaped curve. These curves 52, 53, in addition to the wedge elements 21, 31, facilitate the movement of the first cover 20 between the second cover 30 and the housing 12, as described with respect to Fig. 2 was described.

[0039] When the first cover 20 is arranged in an end region of the guide track 51 and correspondingly close to the pivot axis 32 of the second cover 30, as shown in Fig. 3, the first cover 20 can also be pivoted about its pivot axis 22 so that it is in the open position parallel to the second cover 30.

[0040] The pivot axis 22 of the first cover 20 can thus serve both as a translationally guided element in the guide track 51 and for realizing the pivoting movement of the first cover 20.

[0041] Fig. Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the arrangement device which prevents the second cover 30 from being in the closed position as in Fig. 1, folds down too far. For this purpose, a stop 80 is arranged on the second cover 30, which comes into contact with the housing 12 when the second cover 30 is in the closed position.

[0042] In Fig. 4 also shows the end region of the guide track 51, in which the pivot axis 22 (not shown here) of the first cover 20 can be moved and can ultimately realize the pivoting movement which leads to the fully open position of the first cover 20, as in Fig. 3 shown.

[0043] Fig. Figure 5 shows an additional embodiment of the receiving device for supporting the second cover 20 in the fully open position, as in Fig. 3 to prevent the second cover 20 from being closed accidentally. A locking device 70 is shown here, which comprises a cam 71 and a plunger 72 abutting it.

[0044] The cam 71 is fixedly arranged on the housing 12, and the tappet 72 is fixedly arranged on the first cover 20. The cam 71 is designed as a spiral spring, so that the cam 71 itself is a spring device 73. Upon rotation of the first cover 20 about its pivot axis 22, the tappet 72 must deform the resilient cam 71 against its spring force, so that the cam 71 accordingly creates a resistance against the rotational movement of the first cover 20. This makes it possible to hold the first cover 20 in the open position according to Fig. 3 to keep.

[0045] Due to the fact that the second cover 30 is supported on the first cover 20 in the fully open positions of the two covers 20, 30, the second cover 30 is also held in the open position by the locking device 70.

[0046] A further design of the reception facility is described in the Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 shown. Fig. Figure 6 shows a side view of an upper portion of the receiving device, with the two covers 20, 30 arranged side by side in the closed position. It can be seen that the surfaces of the two covers 20, 30 extend essentially in one plane.

[0047] In this embodiment, the two covers 20, 30 are coupled together by means of a connecting element 60. The connecting element 60 functions as a rocker.

[0048] The connecting element 60 is connected to the first cover 20 by means of a rotary joint 61. The connecting element 60 is connected to the second cover 30 by means of a rotary-sliding joint 62. The rotary joint 61 enables a pivoting movement of the first cover 20 about the rotation axis of the rotary joint 61. The rotary-sliding joint 62 enables a translational relative movement 63 and a rotational movement 64 with respect to the second cover 20.

[0049] Fig. 7 shows the receiving device 1 in a perspective view from above, wherein the connecting element 60 located on the underside of the covers 20, 30 can also be seen.

[0050] Here, a translational joint path 65 is also indicated, along which the translational relative movement 63 of the rotary-sliding joint 62 can take place in relation to the second cover 30.

[0051] This allows the connecting element 60 to be rotated about the pivot joint 61 so that the first cover 20 can move under the second cover 30, as shown in Fig. 2. At the same time, a translational relative movement 63 of the connecting element 60 as well as a rotational movement 64 of the connecting element 60 in relation to the second cover 30 can take place, so that the connecting element 60 is moved in the pivoted state along the translational joint path 65 and thus guides the first cover in its movement between the second cover 20 and the housing 12, wherein the connecting element 60 ensures that there is always a certain distance between the two covers 20, 30, so that a surface of the first cover is not damaged by the underside of the second cover.

[0052] At the same time, the first cover can be guided along the guide track 51 in the manner described. However, if the connecting element 60 is present, the design of the receiving device with the guide track 51 is not absolutely necessary. List of reference symbols 1 recording device 10 containers 11 Container room 12 housings 13 Opening 15 Lid device 20 first lid 21 Wedge element on the first cover 22 Swivel axis of the first cover 23 Handle 30 second lid 31 Wedge element on the second cover 32 Swivel axis of the second cover 40 arrangement level 50 guidance device 51 guideway 52 First curve 53 Second curve 60 connecting element 61 Swivel joint 62 Rotary-sliding joint 63 translational relative motion 64 rotational movement 65 translatory joint path 70 locking device 71 cam 72 tappets 73 Spring device 80 stops QUOTES CONTAINED IN THE DESCRIPTION

[0000] This list of documents submitted by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the convenience of the reader. This list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions. Cited patent literature

[0000] DE 112013001577 B4

[0007] JP H05338497

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Claims

[1] Receiving device (1) for receiving objects, comprising a container (10) with an opening (13) of a container space (11) and with a lid device (15) with which the opening (13) is closed or can be closed, wherein the lid device (15) comprises a first lid (20) and a second lid (30), wherein the lids (20, 30) are arranged next to one another in the state in which the opening (13) is closed, and wherein the receiving device (1) has a guide device (50) by means of which the first lid (20) can be displaced in a guided movement relative to the second lid (30), so that the first lid (20) can be arranged between the second lid (30) and the container space (11) and in this way the opening (13) can be partially opened. [2] Recording device according to claim 1, characterized bythat the receiving device (1) comprises a housing (12) delimiting the container space (11), and that the guide device (50) is arranged on or in the housing (12). [3] Recording device according to claim 2, characterized by that a guide track (51) defined by the guide device (50) has a non-linear course, so that it guides the first cover (20) between the second cover (30) and the container space (11) through curves (52, 53) in the guide track (51). [4] Recording device according to claim 1, characterized by in that the first cover (20) and the second cover (30) are connected by means of at least one connecting element (60) which is connected to one of the two covers (20, 30) by means of a rotary joint (61) and is connected to the respective other cover (20, 30) by means of a rotary-sliding joint (62) which has a translatory joint path (65) which is encompassed by the guide device (50). [5] Recording device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that at least one of the lids (20,30) has a wedge element (21,31) on the side facing the other lid (20,30) for forming an inclined plane, so that a wedge effect caused by the wedge element (21,31) facilitates the insertion of the first, pushed lid (20) between the second lid (30) and the container space (11). [6] Recording device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the covers (20,30), when they overlap one another after displacement of the first cover (20), can each be pivoted about a pivot axis (22,32) in order to completely release the opening (13). [7] Recording device according to claim 6, characterized by that the container (10) has a locking device (70) for holding at least one lid (20,30) in the open state. [8] Recording device according to claim 7, characterized byin that the locking device (70) comprises a cam (71) and a plunger (72) which rests or can be placed against the cam (71), wherein the locking device (70) has a spring device (73) with which the cam (71) and plunger (72) are acted upon in the mutually abutting state with a spring force in the direction of one another. [9] Recording device according to claim 8, characterized by that the cam (71) itself is designed as a spring device (73) in the form of a spiral spring. [10] Motor vehicle comprising at least one receiving device (1) according to one of claims 1-9.

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