JP2001039228A - Glove box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To orderly house various kind articles without hooking in the inside by making a lock unit unprotruded to the back surface of a wall plate through arranging the lock unit between wall and cover plates. SOLUTION: A glove box 10 is composed of a box main body 14, a cover body 16, and a lock unit 24, and is assembled tiltably into the housing opening of a vehicle instrument panel. The unit 24 is entirely housed into the space S between the plates 40 and 16, to eliminate the protruding of a part of the unit 24 to the back surface of the plate 40, thereby holding the unit 24 in nearly a flat condition. Consequently articles can be orderly housed without hooked in the inside, even the unit 24 is released to tilt the box 10 to this side, to house the various kind goods in the main body 14 via an opened upper opening part 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glove box which can be tiltably mounted on an instrument panel of a vehicle so that a lock unit does not protrude into the box body and various articles are hooked inside. The present invention relates to a glove box that can be stored neatly without any trouble.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an instrument panel of a vehicle is provided with a glove box for accommodating various articles such as personal belongings of an occupant. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the glove box 10 basically includes a box body 14 having an upper opening 12 and a cover plate 16 disposed on the front side of the box body 14. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the box body 14 is housed in a rectangular housing opening 20 opened in the instrument panel 18 of the vehicle, and its lower bottom portion is pivotally supported by a pin 22 so as to be obliquely forward. It is tiltable to the side. The cover plate 16 constitutes a part of the instrument panel 18 in a normal state in which the glove box 10 is closed, and is made of a material that has the same color tone and hand feel as the panel 18. The box body 1
The attachment of the cover plate 16 to the cover 4 is appropriately selected from vibration welding, fastening with screws, and the like.

The glove box 10 incorporated in the storage opening 20 of the instrument panel 18 is prevented from opening or released from the panel 18 by a lock unit 24 provided therein. That is, the box main body 14 shown in FIG. 8 has a rectangular opening 26 which is greatly opened on the wall surface on the front side thereof, and the accommodation portion 28 of the lock unit 24 hangs in a frame shape at the upper center of the rectangular opening 26. ing. When the lock unit 24 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 28, the hook 24a of the lock unit 24 is releasably engaged with an engaging portion (not shown) provided inside the panel. . The cover plate 16 has an opening 30 at a position facing the housing portion 28 when the cover plate 16 is attached to the box body 14, and the operation piece 24b of the lock unit 24 faces the opening 30. I have. Therefore, the occupant of the vehicle operates the operation piece 2
4b, the lock by the hook 24a is released. Further, by pulling the cover plate 16 forward together with the operation piece 24b, the box body 14 is tilted, and the upper opening 12 thereof is closed by the storage opening. Since it appears from 20, it becomes possible to store and take out various articles.

[0004]

As described above, the glove box 10 is provided with the lock unit 2 for preventing the box 10 from being opened with respect to the instrument panel 18.
4 is provided. However, the conventional glove box 10
In this case, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lock unit 24 is configured to protrude largely toward the center rear side of the box body 14. When the lock unit 24 protrudes to the back side of the box main body 14 in this way, various articles are hooked on the unit 24 and cannot be stored neatly, although the box main body 14 should originally function as an article storage space. There is a disadvantage that.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem suitably, and relates to a box body of a glove box which is tiltably disposed on an instrument panel, and has a lock unit therein. An object of the present invention is to provide a glove box in which various articles can be stored neatly without being caught inside by having a configuration that does not protrude. Still another object of the present invention is to effectively utilize the dead space existing in the space between the wall plate and the cover plate of the box main body as a pocket portion for accommodating a passenger's booth and the like, in addition to the above. It is in.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended object, the present invention provides a box body which is tiltably stored in a storage opening provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle, A cover plate that is disposed on the front side of the main body and is always a part of the instrument panel, and a lock unit that is located on the back side of the cover plate and that prevents or releases the tilt of the box main body, By releasing the lock unit and pulling the cover plate toward the front, the box main body is tilted, and an upper opening thereof appears from the storage opening to enable storage and removal of various articles. Among the wall surfaces constituting the main body, the rear surface of the front wall plate on which the cover plate is disposed is formed substantially flat,
By disposing the lock unit between the wall plate and the cover plate, the lock unit is prevented from protruding to the back surface of the wall plate. In this case,
Located in a space formed between the wall plate and the cover plate,
A pocket portion defined avoiding the area occupied by the lock unit, an opening formed in the wall plate corresponding to the pocket portion, and the opening portion provided in the wall plate and capable of opening the opening portion It is recommended that the lid be closed.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a glove box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. Note that members that are the same as or equivalent to the members already described in FIGS. 8 to 10 are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a glove box 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The glove box 10 basically includes a box body 14, a cover 16 and a lock unit 24. This is the same as the conventional example in that it is tiltably incorporated into the storage opening 20 of the instrument panel 18 of the vehicle. The box body 14
As shown in FIG. 1, a rectangular inclined bottom surface 32 and four wall plates 34 rising from respective edges of the inclined bottom surface 32,
36, 38, and 40, and as a whole, a deformed box having an open upper portion. Of the four wall plates 34, 36, 38, 40 in the box body 14, the back surface of the wall plate 40, which is located on the near side and on which the cover plate 16 is disposed on the front surface, As shown in FIG. 3, it is formed in a substantially flat state. As shown in FIG. 2, a frame-shaped housing portion 42 is integrally formed on the back side of the cover plate 16, and the lock unit 24 is
Is to be accommodated.

As described above, the cover plate 16 is mounted on the front wall plate 40 of the box body 14. In this case, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a required space S is formed between the wall plate 40 and the cover plate 16, and the lock unit provided on the back side of the cover plate 16 in the space S. 24 are located. In this way, the lock unit 24 is
As a result, the lock unit 24 does not partly protrude from the back surface of the wall plate 40 as a result of being completely fitted in the space S between the cover plate 16 and the cover plate 16. Is what is kept. Therefore, even if the lock unit 24 is released and the glove box 10 is tilted to the front side and various articles are stored in the box body 14 via the opened upper opening portion 12, these articles are neatly arranged without being caught inside. Can be stored.

(Regarding the Second Embodiment) When the back surface of the wall plate 40 is substantially flat as described above, the space S formed between the wall plate 40 and the cover plate 16 has
Except for the area occupied by the lock unit 24, there are dead spaces to the left and right that have no use. Therefore, the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 attempts to effectively use the dead space in the space S as a pocket for accommodating a passenger's booth or the like. In the glove box 10 according to the second embodiment, the back surface of the wall plate 40 is in a substantially flat state, and the lock unit 24 fits entirely in the space S between the wall plate 40 and the cover plate 16. This point is the same as in the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

As described in detail above and as shown in FIG. 6, a space S for completely storing the lock unit 24 is formed between the wall plate 40 and the cover plate 16. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, vertically long pocket portions 44, 44 are provided on the back side of the cover plate 16 and on both left and right sides of the frame-shaped housing portion 42 in which the lock unit 24 is housed. That is, two partition walls 46, 4 extending in the vertical direction while maintaining a required interval are provided on the left side of the frame-shaped accommodation portion 42 in FIG.
The pocket portion 44 is formed between the partition walls 46, 46 as a limited space. Similarly, in FIG. 4, two partition walls 46, 46 extending in the vertical direction with a required interval are also provided upright on the right side of the frame-shaped accommodating portion 42 (the partition wall 46 on the left side is cut away at the upper side and shown in FIG. 4). Yes), these partition walls 46,
The pocket portion 44 is formed between 46. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a curved shape matching the curved surface drawn by the wall plate 40 is given to an open edge of each partition wall 46 facing the wall plate 40. Therefore, when the cover plate 16 is attached to the wall plate 40, the partition walls 46, 46 come into close contact with the surface of the wall plate 40, and small articles do not escape from the pocket portion 44 into the space S.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a cover plate 16 defining the pocket portions 44, 44 is attached to the wall plate 40 on the front side of the box body 14. At this time, a generally rectangular opening 48 is formed at a position corresponding to each pocket 44. That is, in the assembled state of the glove box 10, the inside of the box main body 14 and the respective pocket portions 44 communicate with each other via the openings 48. As shown in FIG. 4, a lid 50 is provided in each of the openings 48, and the lid 50 can open and close the openings 48 from the inside of the box body 14. I have.

That is, the outer contour shape of the lid 50 is set so as to match the inner contour shape of the opening 48 provided in the wall plate 40. As shown in FIG. Pivot pins 52, 52 extending horizontally are projected. On the front side of the wall plate 40 and below the opening 48, support pieces 54, 54 for fitting the pivot pins 52, 52 in a corresponding manner are protrudingly provided. To attach the lid 50 to the opening 48 formed in the wall plate 40, as shown in FIGS.
After passing the lower part of 0 through the opening 48 from the inside of the box body 14, the pivot pins 52, 52 are fitted to the corresponding support pieces 54, 54. Thereby, the lid 50 is
As shown in FIG. 7, the lid 50 is attached to the opening 48 so that it can be opened and closed, and the lid 50 can be easily opened from the inside of the box body 14. The lid 50 has
A latch mechanism 62 for holding the closed state, a handle 64 for releasing the latch and opening the lid are provided.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the wall plate 40
In addition to the fact that the back surface is substantially flat, the pocket portion 44 is formed in the space S between the wall plate 40 and the cover plate 16, so that the lid 50 can be opened by the passenger's booth or the like. And can be conveniently stored in the pocket portion 44. That is, in the space S, the dead space existing on the left and right of the area occupied by the lock unit 24 can be effectively used. Since the means for attaching the cover plate 16 to the wall plate 40 of the box body 14 is common to both the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a brief description will be given with reference to FIGS. On the back side of the cover plate 16, for example, the frame-shaped accommodation portion 4 for accommodating the lock unit 24 is provided.
2. Bosses 5 with perforations at a lower position of the accommodating section 42, upper and lower two places left and right separated from the accommodating section 42 by a necessary distance
6 are integrally protruded. In the wall plate 40 of the box body 14, through holes 58 are formed at positions corresponding to the plurality of bosses 56 when the cover plate 16 is applied to a regular position. Then, a tapping screw 60 is inserted into each through hole 58 from the inside of the box body 14, and forcibly screwed into a perforated portion of each corresponding boss 56 provided on the cover plate 16, so that the cover plate to the wall plate 40 is Sixteen attachments are made.

[0015]

As described above, the glove box according to the present invention has the following advantageous effects. (1) The glove box, which is arranged to be tiltable on the instrument panel, has a flat structure so that the lock unit does not protrude inside the box body, so that various articles can be stored neatly without being caught inside. it can. (2) In the glove box according to the second embodiment, the pocket portion 44 is formed in the space between the wall plate and the cover plate of the box main body, so that it is possible to store occupants' booths and the like in the pocket portion. It is very convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a glove box according to a first embodiment, as viewed from the near side of a box body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a back surface of a cover used in the glove box according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the glove box according to the first embodiment, which is cut so as to pass through a lock unit thereof.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a glove box according to a second embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the back side of a box body.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the glove box according to the second embodiment as viewed from the near side of the box body.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a glove box according to a second embodiment, which is cut so as to pass through a lock unit thereof.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the glove box according to the second embodiment, which is cut so as to pass through a pocket portion thereof.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a state immediately before a glove box according to the related art is stored in a storage opening opened in an instrument panel of a vehicle.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a glove box according to the related art.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a glove box including a box body and a cover body, showing a state where a lock unit protrudes toward the back side of the box body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Glove box 12 Upper opening part 14 Box body 16 Cover plate 18 Instrument panel 20 Storage opening 24 Lock unit 40 Wall plate 44 Pocket part 48 Opening 50 Cover

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] July 29, 1999 (1999.7.2
9)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Fig. 8

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 8

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A box main body that is tiltably stored in a storage opening (20) provided in an instrument panel (18) of a vehicle.
(14), a cover plate (16) which is arranged on the front side of the box body (14) and is always a part of the instrument panel (18), and a cover plate (16) which is located on the back side of the cover plate (16). And a lock unit (24) for preventing or releasing the tilting of the box body (14), and releasing the lock unit (24) and pulling the cover plate (16) toward the user. (14) is tilted, and its upper opening (12) is
In the glove box (10) that emerges from (0) and enables storage and removal of various articles, the front side where the cover plate (16) is disposed in each wall constituting the box body (14) By forming the rear surface of the wall plate (40) substantially flat and disposing the lock unit (24) between the wall plate (40) and the cover plate (16), the lock unit ( 24. The glove box, wherein 24) does not project to the back surface of the wall plate (40). 2. The lock unit (24) is mounted on the cover plate.
The glove box according to claim 1, wherein the glove box is attached to the back side of the (16), and the cover plate (16) is attached to the front side of the front side wall plate (40) in the box body (14). 3. A pocket which is located in a space (S) formed between the wall plate (40) and the cover plate (16) and is defined so as to avoid an area occupied by the lock unit (24). Department (44,44)
Openings (48, 48) opened in the wall plate (40) corresponding to the pockets (44, 44), and the openings (48, 48) provided in the wall plate (40). Lid (50,50) that opens and closes 48)
The glove box according to claim 1, comprising: