Installation structure for console module

• US 20050116488A1
• Filed: 10/28/2004
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Company Limited (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Sakakibara, Yasuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,185,937 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/37.800
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/04 in driver or passenger space , e.g. using racks B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence

Abstract

A console module is installed on the floor panel of a vehicle and includes a console main body, an electronic component, and an installation base. The installation base is located between the console main body and the floor panel. Both of the console main body and the electronic component are installed on the floor panel by means of the installation base. The installation base has first and second console brackets for securing the console main body to the floor panel, and a case for accommodating the electronic component. The installation base further includes a pair of rails that extend along the vehicle fore-and-aft direction between the case and the second console bracket.

Claims

1. A console module installed on a floor panel of a vehicle, comprising:

a console main body located on the floor panel between a driver'"'"'s seat and a front passenger seat;

an electronic component located between the console main body and the floor panel; and

an installation base located between the console main body and the floor panel, wherein both of the console main body and the electronic component are installed on the floor panel by means of the installation base.

2. The console module according to claim 1, wherein the installation base includes:

a console bracket for securing the console main body to the floor panel, the console bracket extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle; and

a case for accommodating the electronic component, wherein the case is held between the floor panel and a central portion of the console bracket with respect to the lateral direction of the vehicle.

3. The console module according to claim 2, wherein the console bracket is configured such that its length along the vehicle lateral direction is adjustable.

4. The console module according to claim 3, wherein the console bracket includes a pair of bracket pieces, and the length of the console bracket along the vehicle lateral direction is adjusted by changing a stacking amount of the bracket pieces.

5. The console module according to claim 2, wherein the console bracket is a first console bracket, and wherein, in order to secure the console main body to the floor panel, the installation base further includes a second console bracket located rearward of the first console bracket with respect to a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, the second console bracket extending along the vehicle lateral direction.

6. The console module according to claim 5, wherein the first console bracket is located at a front end portion of the console main body, and the second console bracket is located at a rear end portion of the console main body.

7. The console module according to claim 5, wherein the installation base further includes a rail that extends along the vehicle fore-and-aft direction between the case and the second console bracket.

8. The console module according to claim 7, wherein a stacking amount of the rail and the case with respect to the vehicle fore-and-aft direction is adjustable.

9. The console module according to claim 7, wherein the rail has a reinforcing rib that extends along the vehicle lateral direction.

10. The console module according to claim 2, wherein the case has a reinforcing rib that extends along the vehicle lateral direction.

11. The console module according to claim 1, wherein the installation base includes:

a console bracket for securing the console main body to the floor panel;

a case for accommodating the electronic component; and

a reinforcing member for reinforcing the console main body, wherein the case is attached to the reinforcing member, and wherein the reinforcing member is secured to the floor panel by means of the console bracket.

12. The console module according to claim 11, wherein the console bracket is one of a first console bracket and a second console bracket, and wherein a front end portion of the reinforcing member is held between the floor panel and a central portion of the first console bracket with respect to a lateral direction of the vehicle, and a rear end portion of the reinforcing member is held between the floor panel and a central portion of the second console bracket with respect to the vehicle lateral direction.

13. The console module according to claim 11, wherein the reinforcing member has a reinforcing rib that extends along a lateral direction of the vehicle.

14. The console module according to claim 13, wherein the reinforcing member has a reinforcing rib that extends along a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

15. The console module according to claim 1, wherein the installation base includes an adjuster mechanism for adjusting a dimension of the installation base along a lateral direction of the vehicle.

16. The console module according to claim 1, wherein the installation base includes an adjuster mechanism for adjusting a dimension of the installation base along a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

17. A console module installed on a floor panel of a vehicle, comprising:

a console main body located on the floor panel between a driver'"'"'s seat and a front passenger seat;

a console bracket for securing the console main body to the floor panel; and

a reinforcing member for reinforcing the console main body, wherein the reinforcing member is secured to the floor panel by means of the console bracket.

18. The console module according to claim 17, wherein the reinforcing member has a reinforcing rib that extends along a lateral direction of the vehicle.

19. The console module according to claim 18, wherein the reinforcing member has a reinforcing rib that extends along a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

20. A console module installed on a floor panel of a vehicle, comprising:

a console main body located on the floor panel between a driver'"'"'s seat and a front passenger seat;

a reinforcing member for reinforcing the console main body; and

first and second console brackets for securing the console main body to the floor panel, wherein each console bracket extends along a lateral direction of the vehicle, and wherein a front end portion of the reinforcing member is held between the floor panel and a central portion of the first console bracket with respect to the vehicle lateral direction, and a rear end portion of the reinforcing member is held between the floor panel and a central portion of the second console bracket with respect to the vehicle lateral direction.