Storage compartment arrangement for a vehicle and vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage compartment arrangement (A) for a vehicle with at least one storage compartment (A1) which is bounded at the bottom by a floor element (5). According to the invention, it is provided that - a further box-shaped storage compartment (A2) is arranged below the base element (5), - the box-shaped additional storage compartment (A2) is operatively connected to a mechanism coupled with an actuating element (4) and - the mechanism is designed to move the further storage compartment (A2) from a position (P1) concealed by means of the base element (5) to at least one uncovered accessible position (P2.1, P2.2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a storage compartment arrangement for a vehicle having at least one storage compartment defined at the bottom by a floor element. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle having such a storage compartment arrangement.

[0002] A storage compartment for a motor vehicle is known from DE 10 2008 006 546 A1. The storage compartment comprises a lid, by means of which the storage compartment can be closed, and an actuating element that can be actuated to open the lid from an initial position to a main opening position. The lid has a secret compartment, the lid element of which can be opened from the initial position to a secret opening position by actuating the actuating element.

[0003] DE 10 2008 009 870 A1 describes a storage device in a motor vehicle. The storage device has a center console that runs longitudinally of the vehicle in an area between two front seats and in a footwell located in front of two rear seats designed as individual seats. A safe is integrated into the center console in the area between the rear seats.

[0004] Furthermore, DE 10 2016 125 728 A1 describes a storage device with a compartment for objects and with means for dividing the compartment, wherein a base of the compartment has a secret compartment. The storage device is installed in a center console of a vehicle.

[0005] DE 10 2020 133 514 A1 discloses a vehicle safe. A vehicle has a door frame and a vehicle door associated with the door frame, wherein the door frame has a security compartment for storing valuables. The security compartment has a security compartment opening on the door frame. The vehicle door is movable between a closed first state and an open second state, wherein the security compartment is covered by the vehicle door in the first state and is accessible via the door frame in the second state of the vehicle door. A cover is arranged on the security compartment opening and is designed to cover the security compartment opening in the closed lid state and to allow access to the security compartment in the open lid state.

[0006] Furthermore, a storage system for a vehicle is known from DE 20 2016 103 397 U1. The storage system comprises a housing that partially surrounds a receiving space, and a storage container accommodated in the receiving space. The storage container is rotatably mounted in the receiving space, and the storage container can be removed from the receiving space. The storage system has a first locking device that is connected to the storage container in such a way that rotation of the storage container can be blocked via the first locking device. The storage container has a subdivision, wherein one compartment is accessible by rotating the storage container, and one compartment is designed as a secret compartment.

[0007] JP H07-9915 A discloses a telephone storage compartment comprising a glove box storage box vertically movably mounted in a console main unit by a linkage mechanism, an intermediate box for storing a telephone set supported on the box, a support shaft rotatably mounted on one end portion of the intermediate box, a support shaft bearing portion provided in the box, and an arm for connecting a door to the console main unit. The intermediate box and the box are lifted, which is linked to the opening / closing of the door.

[0008] DE 10 2018 122 653 A1 describes a center console between two seats in a motor vehicle, which is movable from a use state in a first position to a stowed state in a second position, wherein the center console is equipped with at least one lifting mechanism for lowering and raising, and the center console has a storage compartment, wherein the volume of the center console changes between the use state and the stowed state in that the storage compartment is lowered in the stowed state.

[0009] DE 10 2019 115 858 A1 discloses a vehicle with a hidden storage container, comprising a floor panel having a first inner surface defining a footwell surface, the storage container being fixedly attached to the first inner surface of the floor panel in the footwell surface, the storage container including a second inner surface defining a storage compartment (128), and a lid configured to selectively cover and expose the storage compartment.

[0010] The invention is based on the object of providing a novel storage compartment arrangement for a vehicle and a vehicle.

[0011] The object is achieved according to the invention by a storage compartment arrangement which has the features specified in claim 1 and by a vehicle which has the features specified in claim 6.

[0012] Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the subclaims.

[0013] A storage compartment arrangement for a vehicle has at least one storage compartment which is delimited at the bottom by a floor element. According to the invention, it is provided that - a box-shaped additional storage compartment is arranged below the floor element, - the box-shaped additional storage compartment is operatively connected to a mechanism coupled to an actuating element and - the mechanism is designed to move the further storage compartment from a position concealed by the base element into at least one uncovered, accessible position.

[0014] Using a storage compartment arrangement designed in this way, particularly the box-shaped additional storage compartment, it is essentially possible to safely store valuables relatively securely and invisibly in the vehicle. If necessary and with sufficient identification, access to the valuables can be established, especially if the box-shaped additional storage compartment is in the unobscured position.

[0015] In one embodiment according to the invention, the mechanism is designed to move the box-shaped additional storage compartment into a first uncovered, accessible position and / or into a second uncovered, accessible position. In the first uncovered, accessible position of the additional storage compartment, it is arranged substantially flush with the storage compartment, for example with an integrated cup holder. In the second uncovered, accessible position, the additional storage compartment is extended further upwards in the direction of a vehicle's vertical axis, so that the additional storage compartment projects above the storage compartment and is arranged in a more representative manner. For example, a valuable object, for example a watch, can be presented to a trustworthy person in the vehicle in the second uncovered, accessible position of the box-shaped additional storage compartment.

[0016] According to the invention, the mechanism is designed as a spindle mechanism, by means of which the box-shaped additional storage compartment can be positioned from the concealed position to the uncovered, accessible position and back again. The mechanism is designed to be comparatively robust in order to ensure the positioning of the additional storage compartment by means of the mechanism, for example, over the service life of the vehicle.

[0017] In one embodiment, the spindle mechanism has at least one spindle, along whose longitudinal axis a support element for the box-shaped additional storage compartment or a base part of the box-shaped additional storage compartment is mounted in a positionally positionable manner, so that the support element with the additional storage compartment or the storage compartment itself is moved into the uncovered, accessible position and from there back into the concealed position upon an initiated rotational movement of the spindle.

[0018] In a design of the storage compartment arrangement not according to the invention, the scissor-lift mechanism has at least one gas spring, the piston of which, in the concealed position of the additional storage compartment, has a retracted position into a cylinder of the gas spring. By actuating the actuating element, a travel path of the piston is released, so that a rod of the scissor-lift mechanism is pulled apart and the additional storage compartment is thus moved into the uncovered, accessible position. To assume the concealed position, pressure can be exerted on the additional storage compartment until the additional storage compartment has the concealed position, in which the piston of the gas spring is blocked against an extension movement.

[0019] In a further development, the floor element has a flexible section and / or a pivotally mounted section, wherein the respective section invisibly covers the box-shaped additional storage compartment in the concealed position. The flexible section and / or the pivotally mounted section are arranged with respect to the box-shaped additional storage compartment in such a way that the additional storage compartment can be positioned both in the uncovered, accessible position and back into the concealed position without hindrance.

[0020] In a possible further embodiment, the box-shaped additional storage compartment is designed as a safe and / or a watch case and is thus particularly suitable for storing and / or displaying valuables. If the additional storage compartment is designed as a watch case, it is particularly intended that the additional storage compartment can be moved into the second, uncovered, accessible position, in particular to present the watch or watches to a trusted person. For this purpose, the watch case can have a watch winder, which displays the watch arranged thereon by means of a rotating movement.

[0021] In a possible refinement of the storage compartment arrangement, the actuating element for triggering the positioning of the additional, box-shaped storage compartment is coupled to a security unit. This means that the actuating element's function, in particular for positioning the additional storage compartment in the first or second uncovered, accessible position, is only possible after a security check. This largely prevents unauthorized access to the valuables stored in the additional storage compartment.

[0022] For this purpose, the security unit can be configured in a further embodiment for entering a password and / or for facial recognition and / or fingerprint recognition and / or voice recognition. Upon identification of an authorized user of the storage compartment arrangement, in particular of the box-shaped additional storage compartment, according to one embodiment of the security unit, access to the additional storage compartment is established in order to store valuables in the additional storage compartment or to remove them from it.

[0023] The invention further relates to a vehicle with a storage compartment arrangement having at least one storage compartment defined at the floor by a floor element. According to the invention, a box-shaped additional storage compartment is arranged below the floor element, and the box-shaped additional storage compartment is operatively connected to a mechanism coupled to an actuating element in such a way that the additional storage compartment can be moved from a position concealed by the floor element to at least one uncovered, accessible position.

[0024] In particular, the box-shaped additional storage compartment is intended for the storage of valuables, which are kept relatively safely in the box-shaped additional storage compartment even after leaving the vehicle.

[0025] Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to drawings.

[0026] Showing: Fig. 1 schematically shows a sectional view of a storage compartment arrangement of a vehicle in a first embodiment with a concealed additional storage compartment, Fig. 2 schematically shows a sectional view of the storage compartment arrangement in the first embodiment with the uncovered additional storage compartment, Fig. 3 schematically shows a sectional view of the storage compartment arrangement in a second embodiment with the concealed additional storage compartment and Fig. 4 schematically shows a sectional view of the storage compartment arrangement in the second embodiment with the uncovered additional storage compartment.

[0027] Corresponding parts are provided with the same reference numerals in all figures.

[0028] The Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 each show a sectional view of a first embodiment of a storage compartment arrangement A of a vehicle (not shown in detail), wherein the storage compartment arrangement A is integrated into a center console or a center tunnel, depending on the vehicle design. If the storage compartment arrangement A is integrated into a center console, it can extend from an instrument panel of the vehicle to a second row of seats of the vehicle.

[0029] In one in the Fig. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 4, the storage compartment arrangement A is arranged between an armrest 1 of a first row of seats and another armrest 2 of a second row of seats of the vehicle. Ventilation slots L of a ventilation device of the vehicle are formed in the area of ​​the armrest 1 of the first row of seats.

[0030] The storage compartment arrangement A has a storage compartment A1, for example in the form of a cup holder or with a cup holder. The storage compartment A1 can be closed by means of a mechanically and / or electrically positionable cover element 3, wherein an actuating element 4 is provided for opening the cover element 3. For example, the cover element 3 pivots open upon actuation of the actuating element 4, so that the storage compartment A1 is accessible, for example, to safely deposit a beverage container. The storage compartment A1 is delimited at the bottom by a floor element 5, for example, by means of an insert mat.

[0031] In order to store valuables in the vehicle relatively securely and out of sight of passengers and / or persons outside the vehicle, the storage compartment arrangement A includes a box-shaped additional storage compartment A2, which serves as a so-called secret compartment. The additional storage compartment A2 is arranged in a concealed position P1 below a portion of the storage compartment A1. The additional storage compartment A2 is concealed by the floor element 5.

[0032] The additional storage compartment A2 can be formed by a safe and / or a watch case in order to store a valuable object, for example a valuable wristwatch and / or a piece of jewelry, relatively securely in the vehicle.

[0033] The storage compartment arrangement A also has a mechanism coupled to the actuating element 4, which is actuated according to the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 is designed as a spindle mechanism M1. According to the present exemplary embodiment, the spindle mechanism M1 comprises two spindles 6 arranged vertically with their longitudinal axes and an electric drive unit 7, shown by way of example and in a highly simplified manner, the drive shaft of which is operatively connected to the spindles 6. A support element 8, for example, plate-shaped, is arranged on the spindles 6 and can be moved along the spindles 6, in particular along the direction of a vehicle vertical axis z, during a rotational movement D of the spindles 6.

[0034] The box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 is arranged on the support element 8; alternatively, the support element 8 can form a base part of the additional storage compartment A2. If the support element 8 and the additional storage compartment A2 are designed separately from each other, the additional storage compartment A2, for example in the form of a safe, can be non-destructively detachably fixed to the support element 8, in particular to largely prevent unwanted noise generation during vehicle operation.

[0035] If the actuating element 4 is actuated by a vehicle occupant, in particular pressed once, the cover element 3 of the storage compartment arrangement A opens, so that the storage compartment A1 is accessible first. If the actuating element 4 is pressed, for example, twice in relatively quick succession, the electric drive unit 7 is activated and the spindle drive is activated.

[0036] The spindles 6 of the spindle drive perform the rotary movement D, whereby the support element 8 with the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 arranged thereon can be positioned from the concealed position P1 into a first uncovered, accessible position P2.1. In the first uncovered, accessible position P2.1, the additional storage compartment A2 is positioned such that the additional storage compartment A2 is arranged on the same level as the storage compartment A1, as shown in Fig. 2 is shown in more detail.

[0037] If the additional storage compartment A2 moves from the concealed position P1 to the first uncovered, accessible position P2.1, the floor element 5 that borders the storage compartment A1 on the floor, for example the insert mat, is pivoted away in sections. The floor element 5 thus folds upwards in sections as the additional storage compartment A2 moves upwards along the vehicle's vertical axis z, so that the additional storage compartment A2 is visible and accessible. In one possible embodiment, the floor element 5 is plate-shaped, with a section of the plate-shaped floor element 5 being pivotably mounted to release a travel path of the additional storage compartment A2. In particular, a pivoted partial section 5.1 of the floor element 5 rests against an outer side of the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 when the additional storage compartment A2 has a first uncovered, accessible position P2.1.Compared to the remaining area of ​​the floor element 5, the section 5.1 is pivoted at a right angle.

[0038] For example, an opening of the additional storage compartment A2 is arranged facing upwards, so that an occupant who intends to place a valuable object in the additional storage compartment A2 or to remove a valuable object from the additional storage compartment A2 reaches into the additional storage compartment A2 from above. It is also conceivable that the opening of the additional storage compartment A2 is not visible in the first uncovered, accessible position P2.1, so that the additional storage compartment A2 must first be removed from the storage compartment A1 in order to place something into the additional storage compartment A2 or to remove something from it.

[0039] In one possible embodiment, the additional storage compartment A2 and / or a component of the additional storage compartment A2 is rotatably mounted, so that a valuable object placed in the additional storage compartment A2, for example a watch or another piece of jewelry, is rotatably mounted in the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 for representative display purposes.

[0040] If the intention is to move the additional storage compartment A2 into its concealed position P1, in particular to store the valuables relatively securely and concealed in the vehicle, the electric drive unit 7 is activated by actuating the actuating element 4 again. With the direction of its rotational movement D changed, the support element 8 with the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 is moved from the first uncovered, accessible position P2.1 to the concealed position P1. The base element 5 pivots and folds, for example automatically, back into a horizontal position and then rests on the additional storage compartment A2, so that it is concealed and thus not visible.

[0041] To increase security, particularly with regard to accessibility of the second storage compartment A2, the actuating element 4 is coupled to a security unit 9 via data technology, for example wirelessly. This security unit 9, for example a tablet PC, is designed to input a password and / or for facial recognition and / or fingerprint recognition and / or voice recognition. At least one passenger, in particular a driver or a vehicle owner, is authorized to operate the mechanism in accordance with the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the spindle mechanism M1 is activated. A security check is therefore first performed by the security unit 9 to establish authorized access to the additional storage compartment A2 and thus to the valuables stored therein.

[0042] Depending on an identification of an authorized occupant of the vehicle for use of the storage compartment arrangement A, in particular the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2, carried out in accordance with an embodiment of the security unit 9, access to the additional storage compartment A2 is established in order to store valuables in the additional storage compartment A2 or to remove them from it.

[0043] The spindle mechanism M1 can also be configured such that the additional storage compartment A2 can be alternatively or additionally positioned in a second, uncovered, accessible position P2.2. In the second, uncovered, accessible position P2.2, the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 is arranged above the storage compartment A1. This second, uncovered, accessible position P2.2 is particularly suitable for displaying the valuables stored in the additional storage compartment A2.

[0044] In the Fig. 3 and Fig.4 shows a second embodiment of the storage compartment arrangement A with the storage compartment A1 and the further storage compartment A2, the secret compartment.

[0045] In the second embodiment of the storage compartment arrangement A, the mechanism for positioning the additional storage compartment A2 is designed as a scissor-lifting mechanism M2. The scissor-lifting mechanism M2 comprises a linkage 10 with at least two articulated rods 10.1, 10.2, which are centrally connected to one another, in particular with respect to their respective longitudinal axes. The two rods 10.1, 10.2 are pivotally connected to one another, with the linkage 10 being arranged at least in sections below the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2. One end 10.1.1, 10.2.1 of the respective rod 10.1, 10.2 is pivotally arranged on the support element 8. An opposite end 10.1.2, 10.2.2 is pivotally arranged on a base of the storage compartment arrangement A.

[0046] In the concealed position P1 of the additional storage compartment A2 of the storage compartment arrangement A, the rod 10 is folded together and the two rods 10.1, 10.2 lie partially on the floor of the storage compartment arrangement A.

[0047] In one possible embodiment, the scissor-lift mechanism M2 has a gas spring (not shown in detail), by means of which the rod 10 can be folded out. In the concealed position P1 of the additional storage compartment A2, the rod 10 is folded up and a piston is retracted into a cylinder of the gas spring, preventing it from extending. For this purpose, the piston is locked in a retracted position, for example.

[0048] A locking element provided for locking can be activated by actuating the actuating element 4, and in particular after the occupant has been identified by the security unit 9, to release the piston lock. Once the lock is released, the piston of the gas spring, coupled to a rod 10.1, 10.2, extends from its cylinder. This opens the rod 10, so that the additional storage compartment A2, which is arranged on the support element 8 of the scissor-lift mechanism M2, is positioned in the second, uncovered, accessible position P2.2.

[0049] For example, the locking element is operatively connected to a further electric drive unit (not shown in detail), which can be activated by a corresponding actuation of the actuating element 4. By means of the further electric drive unit, the locking element can be positioned in its locking position, and the locking can be released again by correspondingly positioning the locking element.

[0050] The additional storage compartment A2 can be positioned in its concealed position P1 by applying pressure to the additional storage compartment A2 from above. Once the rod 10 is folded and the box-shaped additional storage compartment A2 is thus positioned in the concealed position P1, the locking element can be moved into the locking position using the additional electric drive unit. Alternatively or additionally, the locking can be done manually and mechanically, for example, using a pre-tensioned locking element or similar.

[0051] In a further possible embodiment, the scissor lifting mechanism M2 comprises a further electric drive unit (not shown in detail), by means of which the rod 10 can be automatically folded out and folded back together, thus positioning the additional storage compartment A2 from the concealed position P1 into the first uncovered, accessible position P2.1 or into the second uncovered, accessible position P2.2. For this purpose, the electric drive unit 7 is activated after appropriate actuation and a completed safety check, so that the rod 10 is folded out, whereby the additional storage compartment A2 is positioned in particular in the second uncovered, accessible position P2.2. The additional storage compartment A2 can also be positioned from the second uncovered, accessible position P2.2 by means of the scissor lifting mechanism M2 and the further electric drive unit, which is reactivated after the actuating element 4 is actuated again.

[0052] Alternatively or additionally, the mechanism for positioning the further storage compartment A2 can also be designed differently, wherein the mechanism can be activated by actuating the actuating element 4 and / or after a safety check carried out by means of the safety unit 9.

[0053] In a possible further development, a security mechanism can be provided so that it is possible at least for the authorized occupant of the vehicle, for example by means of his vehicle key and / or another suitable identification unit, to gain access to the additional storage compartment A2, for example if a power supply is interrupted.

Claims

[1] Storage compartment arrangement (A) for a vehicle with at least one storage compartment (A1) which is delimited on the floor by means of a floor element (5), wherein - a box-shaped additional storage compartment (A2) is arranged below the floor element (5), - the box-shaped additional storage compartment (A2) is operatively connected to a mechanism coupled to an actuating element (4) and - the mechanism is designed to move the further storage compartment (A2) from a position (P1) concealed by the base element (5) into at least one uncovered, accessible position (P2.1, P2.2), wherein the mechanism is designed to move the box-shaped further storage compartment (A2) into a first uncovered, accessible position (P2.1) and / or into a second uncovered, accessible position (P2.2), characterized bythat the mechanism is designed as a spindle mechanism (M1) which has at least one spindle (6), along the longitudinal axis of which a support element (8) for the box-shaped further storage compartment (A2) or a base part of the box-shaped further storage compartment (A2) is mounted in a positionable manner. [2] Storage compartment arrangement (A) according to claim 1, characterized by that the floor element (5) has a flexible section and / or a pivotally mounted section, wherein the respective section does not visibly cover the box-shaped additional storage compartment (A2) in the concealed position (P1). [3] Storage compartment arrangement (A) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the box-shaped additional storage compartment (A2) is designed as a safe and / or as a watch case. [4] Storage compartment arrangement (A) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized bythat the actuating element (4) for triggering the positioning of the box-shaped additional storage compartment (A2) is coupled to a safety unit (9). [5] Storage compartment arrangement (A) according to claim 4, characterized by that the security unit (9) is designed for entering a password and / or for facial recognition and / or fingerprint recognition and / or for speech recognition. [6] Vehicle with a storage compartment arrangement (A) which is designed according to one of the preceding claims.

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