JP2002019511A - Storage device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage device for a vehicle capable of being used as a storage compartment or the like besides an ash tray without narrowing an opening area by a protector, and widening an opening part in comparison with a conventional one. SOLUTION: This storage device for the vehicle has a retainer 10 mounted on an interior member of the vehicle and having a storage part 11, a lid body 20 rotatably mounted on the retainer 10 for opening and closing the opening part 12 of the storage part 11 of the retainer 10, and an ash tray box 30 demountably mounted on the lid body 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a vehicle storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, a conventional vehicle storage device is detachably stored in a retainer 1, a lid 2 for opening and closing an opening 1a of the retainer 1, and a storage portion 1b of the retainer 1. It has an ashtray box 3 and a protector 4. The lid 2 is formed integrally with the ashtray box 3 or
Alternatively, it is formed separately from the ashtray box 3 and fixed to the ashtray box 3. The ashtray box 3 is made of a phenol resin which is a kind of thermosetting resin. Phenolic resins have the property of being hard and brittle compared to thermoplastic resins. Shafts 3 a are provided on both side walls of the ashtray box 3. The ashtray box 3 is rotatable between the open position and the closed position with respect to the retainer 1 by pivotally fitting the shaft portion 3a into a bearing portion (not shown) formed on the retainer 1. . The protector 4 is made of iron, and the ashtray box 3
Cover all or part of the opening of the storage section 3b from above.
The protector 4 is rotatably supported by the ashtray box 3. When the ashtray box 3 is rotated with respect to the retainer 1 from the closed position to the open position, the front end 4a of the protector 4 on the vehicle interior side projects from the retainer 1 toward the vehicle interior, and the opening of the ashtray box 3 is opened. 3c.

[0003]

However, the conventional storage device for a vehicle has the following problems. When the ashtray box 3 is in the open position, the tip 4a of the protector 4 covers a part of the opening 3c of the ashtray box 3, so that when the ashtray box 3 is used not as an ashtray, for example, as an accessory case, The opening 3c of the ashtray box 3 is reduced by the extent that the protector 4 projects from the retainer 1. When the ashtray box 3 is removed from the retainer 1 and the storage portion 1b of the retainer 1 is used as a small container, the lid 2 fixed to the ashtray box 3 is also removed from the retainer 1. The storage section 1b is visible, and the appearance is poor. Furthermore, since the ashtray box 3 is made of phenolic resin, if an impact such as dropping is applied to the shaft 3a of the ashtray box 3, the shaft 3a may be damaged. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular storage device that can have a wider opening than a conventional storage device without reducing the opening area by a protector even when the storage device is used as a small container other than an ashtray. Is to do. Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for a vehicle which has a good appearance without removing a lid together with an ashtray box even when used as an ashtray other than the above-mentioned object. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for a vehicle in which a shaft portion rotatably supported by a retainer is hardly broken, in addition to the above objects.

[0004]

The present invention to achieve the above object is as follows. (1) A retainer disposed in an interior member of a vehicle and having a storage portion, a lid rotatably attached to the retainer and opening and closing an opening of the storage portion of the retainer, and detachably mounted to the lid. Storage device for a vehicle, comprising: an ashtray box; (2) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein the lid is made of a thermoplastic resin, and the ashtray box is made of a thermosetting resin or metal. (3) The storage device for a vehicle according to (1), wherein a protector is attached to the ashtray box.

[0005] In the vehicle storage device of the above (1), (2) or (3), the lid is rotatably attached to the retainer, and the ashtray box is detachably attached to this lid. When the storage device for a vehicle is used as a small container other than an ashtray, the storage portion of the retainer can be used as a small container by removing the ashtray box from the lid. In this case, since the protector is attached to the ashtray box, the protector is removed from the lid together with the ashtray box, so that the protector does not cover the opening of the storage portion of the retainer. Therefore, compared with the related art in which the protector covers the opening of the retainer, the opening area of the storage portion can be increased without being narrowed by the protector. Also, since the lid is attached to the retainer instead of the ashtray box, the lid can cover the opening of the retainer even when the ashtray box is removed from the lid and the storage section of the retainer is used as a small container. Yes, it looks good. Also, since the ashtray box is detachably attached to the lid, different materials can be used for the lid and the ashtray box. Therefore, the lid is made of a material other than the thermosetting resin (for example, a thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal, polypropylene, or AB).
S resin). And, since the lid is provided integrally with the pivot for pivoting the lid, the shaft can also be formed of a thermoplastic resin, and the shaft is less likely to break as compared to the case where the shaft is made of a thermosetting resin. can do.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the embodiment of the present invention, a case will be described in which the vehicle storage device of the present invention is provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle. However, the vehicle storage device of the present invention may be provided other than the instrument panel, and may be provided, for example, on a console panel of the vehicle. 1 and 2 show a vehicle storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a retainer 10, a lid 20 rotatably attached to the retainer 10, an ashtray box 30 detachably attached to the lid 20, and an ashtray box 30
And a protector 40 that is rotatably attached to the camera.

[0007] The retainer 10 is formed integrally with the instrument panel, or formed separately from the instrument panel and fixed to the instrument panel. The retainer 10 has a storage section 11. The storage section 11 has an opening 12 that opens toward the rear side of the vehicle (inside the vehicle compartment). Bearing portions 11a to which the shaft portion 26 of the lid 20 is rotatably mounted are provided on both side walls of the storage portion 11 in the vehicle left-right direction. On the upper wall of the storage section 11, a stopper 13 is provided which is in contact with the contact section 24 of the lid 20.

The lid 20 is made of a thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal, polypropylene, and ABS resin. Lid 20
Is composed of a design portion 21 and a side wall portion 22. Design Department 2
1 is a plate-like shape. The design part 21 opens and closes the opening 12 of the retainer 10. The design part 21 is flush with the instrument panel when the lid 20 is in the closed position that closes the opening 12 of the retainer 10.

The side wall portion 22 has a plate-like shape extending in a direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the design portion 21. Side wall 22
Is formed integrally with the design part 21 or is formed separately and fixed to the design part 21. Side wall 22
Are the retainer 1 from each end of the design part 21 in the vehicle left-right direction.
0 of the storage section 11 (front side of the vehicle). Among the side wall portions 22, a side wall portion 22a extending from the left end portion of the design portion 21 to the rear of the storage portion 11 of the retainer 10, and a storage portion 11 of the retainer 10 from the right end portion of the design portion 21 to the vehicle.
The side wall portion 22b extending to the back side of the vehicle has a symmetrical shape with respect to the center of the design portion 21 in the vehicle left-right direction.

The side wall 22 has a notch 23 formed at the upper end thereof so as to protrude from the upper end to the lower end of the side wall 22. The side wall portion 22 is provided at its upper end with a contact portion 24 protruding upward from the upper end of the side wall portion 22.
The contact portion 24 can contact the stopper 13 of the retainer 10. The side wall portion 22 has an inner surface (a side wall portion 22a).
The surface facing the side wall 22b and the side wall 22b
A rib 25 is provided on a surface 22c facing the side wall 22a. The rib 25 protrudes from the side wall 22 toward the center of the lid 20 in the vehicle left-right direction. The side wall portion 22 has an outer surface 22d on an outer surface (a surface of the side wall portion 22a opposite to the surface facing the side wall portion 22b and a surface of the side wall portion 22b opposite to the surface facing the side wall portion 22a) 22d. A shaft portion 26 protruding outward from the vehicle in the left-right direction of the vehicle is integrally provided. The shaft 26 is rotatably attached to the bearing 11 a of the retainer 10.

The ashtray box 30 is made of a thermosetting resin such as a phenol resin or a metal. The ashtray box 30 is box-shaped and has a storage section 31. The storage section 31 has an opening 32 that opens upward. The ashtray box 30 includes, at the upper end portions of both side walls 33 in the vehicle left-right direction, convex portions 3 protruding outward from the side wall 33 in the vehicle left-right direction.
4 are provided. The convex portion 34 is a notch 2 of the lid 20.
3 is available. A rib receiving portion 35 is provided on the outer surface 33a of the side wall 33 of the ashtray box 30 in the vehicle left-right direction. The rib receiving portion 35 is provided on the side wall portion 22 of the lid 20.
Of the rib 25 can be disengaged. Ashtray box 30
When is mounted on the lid 20, the projection 34 is fitted into the notch 23, and the rib receiving portion 35 is
Is engaged. When the ashtray box 30 is removed from the lid 20, the convex portion 34 is removed from the notch 23, and the rib receiving portion 35 is not engaged with the rib 25. When the ashtray box 30 is attached to the lid 20, the ashtray box 30 rotates integrally with the lid 20 with respect to the retainer 10.

The protector 40 is made of metal. The protector 40 is attached to the ashtray box 30 via a shaft 41 at a vehicle front end 40a. The protector 40 is rotatable up and down with respect to the ashtray box 30. The protector 40 covers the whole or a part of the opening 32 of the ashtray box 30 from above. A spring 42 is attached to the protector 40. The protector 40 is constantly urged upward by a spring 42.

Here, the lid 2 with respect to the retainer 10
0, the operation of the ashtray box 30 and the protector 40 will be described. The case where the ashtray box 30 is attached to the lid 20 and the lid 20 is in the closed position will be described. The design portion 21 of the lid 20 is in contact with the retainer 10 and the retainer 1
0 opening 12 is closed. Side wall 22 of lid 20
Is located in the storage section 11 of the retainer 10. The ashtray box 30 is entirely located in the storage section 11 of the retainer 10. In the ashtray box 30, the convex portion 34 is fitted into the notch 23 of the lid 20, and the rib receiving portion 35 is engaged with the rib 25 of the lid 20. The protector 40 is entirely located in the storage section 11 of the retainer 10.

When the lid 20 is rotated rearward from this state, the ashtray box 30 and the protector 40 are
It turns to the rear side of the vehicle with 0. The lid 20 is connected to the contact portion 2
When the cover 4 is rotated to the rear side of the vehicle until it comes into contact with the stopper 13 of the retainer 10, the lid 20 is in the open position, and the opening 32 of the ashtray box 30 is open toward the vehicle interior.

While the cover 20 is in the open position, the convex portion 34 of the ashtray box 30 fitted in the notch 23 of the cover 20 is grasped by hand, and the ashtray box 30 is pulled up. By pulling up the ashtray box 30, the engagement between the rib 25 and the rib receiving portion 35 is released, and the ashtray box 30 can be removed from the lid 20. When the ashtray box 30 is removed from the lid 20, the vehicle front end 22 e of the side wall 22 of the lid 20 is located in the retainer 10.

Ashtray box 30 removed from lid 20
When the ashtray box 30 is attached to the lid 20 and the lid 20 is in the open position, the ashtray box 30 is moved to the storage section 1 of the retainer 10.
1 inside. Put the ashtray box 30 in the retainer 10
The rib 25 and the rib receiving portion 3
5 while being engaged. The ashtray box 30 is attached to the lid 20 by inserting the ashtray box 30 into the storage section 11 of the retainer 10 until the projection 34 of the ashtray box 30 fits into the notch 23.

The operation will be described. The lid 20 is the retainer 10
The ashtray box 30 is detachably attached to the lid 20. By removing the ashtray box 30 from the lid 20, the storage section 11 of the retainer 10 can be used as a small container or the like. . In this case, since the protector 40 is attached to the ashtray box 30, the protector 40 does not cover the opening 12 of the storage section 11 of the retainer 10.

When the lid 20 is in the open position, the lid 2
0 of the side wall portion 22 of the vehicle front side is
When the ashtray box 30 is detached from the lid 20 and the storage section 11 of the retainer 10 is used as a accessory case, the ashtray box 30 is stored between the lid 20 and the retainer 10 when the lid 20 is opened and closed. An object can be prevented from falling. Therefore, when the lid 20 is opened and used, not only the inside of the storage section 11 of the retainer 10 but also the gap between the lid 20 and the retainer 10 can be used as the storage section.

The lid 20 is not an ashtray box 30,
Since the ashtray box 30 is detachably attached to the retainer 10, the ashtray box 30 is removed from the lid 20.
The lid 12 allows the opening 12 of the retainer 10 to be opened and closed even when the storage section 11 is used as a small container or the like. Therefore, the appearance is good even when the ashtray box 30 is removed. Since the ashtray box 30 is detachably attached to the lid 20, the lid 20
And ashtray box 30 can use different materials. Therefore, a material other than a thermosetting resin (for example, a thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal, polypropylene, or ABS resin) can be used for the lid 20.
Further, since the cover body 20 is integrally provided with the shaft part 26 for turning the cover body, the shaft part 26 can also be made of a thermoplastic resin, compared with a case where the shaft part 26 is made of a thermosetting resin. Thus, the shaft 26 can be hardly broken.

[0020]

According to the present invention, claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 is provided.
According to the vehicle storage device described above, the lid is rotatably attached to the retainer, and the ashtray box is detachably attached to the lid, so that the vehicle storage device of the present invention can be used to store small items other than an ashtray. When the ashtray box is used, the storage portion of the retainer can be used as a small container by removing the ashtray box from the lid. In this case, since the protector is attached to the ashtray box, the protector is removed from the lid together with the ashtray box, so that the protector does not cover the opening of the storage portion of the retainer. for that reason,
Compared with the related art in which the protector covers the opening of the retainer, the opening area of the storage section can be increased without being narrowed by the protector. Also, since the lid is attached to the retainer instead of the ashtray box, the lid can cover the opening of the retainer even when the ashtray box is removed from the lid and the storage section of the retainer is used as a small container. Yes, it looks good. Also, since the ashtray box is detachably attached to the lid, different materials can be used for the lid and the ashtray box. For this reason, a material other than the thermosetting resin (for example, a thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal, polypropylene, or ABS resin) can be used for the lid. And
Since the lid is integrally provided with a pivot for pivoting the lid, the pivot can also be formed of a thermoplastic resin, so that the pivot is less likely to break than when the shaft is made of a thermosetting resin. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional vehicle storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Retainer 11 Retainer storage part 12 Retainer opening 20 Lid 21 Lid design part 22 Lid side wall 30 Ashtray box 40 Protector

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A retainer disposed in an interior member of a vehicle and having a storage portion, a lid rotatably attached to the retainer and opening and closing an opening of the storage portion of the retainer, and a lid detachably attached to the lid. An ashtray box attached to the
A storage device for a vehicle having: 2. The storage device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lid is made of a thermoplastic resin, and the ashtray box is made of a thermosetting resin or a metal. 3. The vehicular storage device according to claim 1, wherein a protector is attached to the ashtray box.