JP2002067774A - Multi-purpose storing structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-purpose storing structure for a vehicle in which a stored substance can be heated or cooled by utilizing air of an air conditioner separately from temperature adjustment of air in a cabin. SOLUTION: This structure comprises an air conditioning airflow opening 22 for introducing air conditioning airflow formed in a container storing part 17 having a container takeout port 18 facing the cabin, and an inner member 24 stored in the container storing part 17 which can be removed from the container takeout port 18. The inner member 24 has an inlet opening part 27 to enable a container to be taken in and out at one end, and an opening part 30 to face the air conditioning airflow opening 22 at a first angle to be communicated with it for introducing air conditioning airflow into the inner member 24, and get non-communicated with the air conditioning airflow opening 22 at a second angle to prohibit air conditioning airflow from being introduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle, which can cool and keep a beverage mainly by using an air conditioning outlet of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional heating and cooling structure for a vehicle, for example, a structure as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is known.

In the vehicle heating / cooling structure shown in FIG. 11, a vehicle heating / cooling device 3 is provided on an upper portion 2 of a center console substantially at the center of an instrument panel 1 provided at a front portion of a vehicle compartment. , Is provided.

In the heating / cooling device 3 for a vehicle, a housing recess 4 for housing a casing 5 is formed at an outlet connected to a main body of the air conditioner. This casing 5
Has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and has an opening 5a facing the vehicle interior.

A sliding member 6 is provided in the casing 5.
Are slidably drawn along the inner wall surface of the casing 5.

The slide member 6 is formed with a storage recess 8 for storing a beverage container such as a can 7, 7 and the like, and stores a holder plate 10 urged upward by a plurality of springs 9. The cans 7, 7 can be erected in the holes 10a, 10a.

A face panel 11 having a pair of left and right outlets 12, 12 is mounted on the front surface of the storage recess 8. Lattice-shaped grill members 13, 1 are provided at outlets 12, 12 of the face panel 11.
3 is attached.

Next, the operation of the conventional heating and cooling structure for a vehicle will be described.

In this conventional multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle,
By pressing the holder plate 10 provided in the storage recess 4 downward against the urging force of the spring 9,
As shown in FIG. 10, the cans 7, 7 can be stored in the casing 5 in a state of lying down.

The stored cans 7, 7 are cooled or warmed by cooling air for cooling or hot air for heating supplied from the air conditioner main body.

As shown in FIG. 11, when the slide member 6 is pulled out, the cans 7, 7 are set up in the storage holes 10a, 10a of the holder plate 10.

In the storage recess 8, cooling air supplied from the air conditioner main unit or cooling air supplied from the air conditioner main body is provided in a chamber 14 defined by the bottom surface 8 a, the left and right side walls 8 b, 8 b, and the holder plate 10. Since the hot air for heating is introduced, the can 7, 7 can be cooled or heated even in this state.

[0013]

However, in such a conventional heating and cooling structure for a vehicle, the grill member 1 is not provided.
A storage recess 8 for storing a beverage container is provided in an air flow path from the air conditioner main body to the outlet 12 where the air conditioners 3 and 13 are mounted.

Therefore, when the air conditioner is being cooled or heated, the can 7 and the like located in the storage recess 8 are
There is a problem that the air conditioner is always heated or cooled depending on the temperature of the air blown from the air conditioner. More specifically, for example, at a low outside temperature, even if the user wants to drink a cold beverage while heating the interior of the car, the beverage stored in the storage recess 8 is heated by the heated air, and vice versa. Conceivable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a vehicle capable of heating and cooling stored items independently of temperature control of vehicle interior air while using air of an air conditioner. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose storage structure.

[0016]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container storage unit having a container opening facing a vehicle interior, and an air conditioner formed in the container storage unit. An air-conditioning air opening for introducing air, and an inner member housed in the container housing portion and detachable from the container outlet, the inner member having at one end an entrance through which a container can be taken in and out. An opening is provided, and at the other end,
In the first storage state, by communicating with the air-conditioning air opening opposite to the air-conditioning air opening, air-conditioning air can be introduced into the inner member, and in the second storage state, the air-conditioning air opening is in a non-communication state. It is characterized by a multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle that forms a bottom opening that prohibits the introduction of conditioned air.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the inner member is housed in the first housed state, the bottom opening is communicated with the air-conditioning air opening. For this reason, the conditioned air is introduced into the inner member, and the container accommodated in the container accommodating portion is warmed or cooled by the introduced conditioned air.

Further, when the inner member is stored in the second storage state, the inside of the container storage portion is in a state of non-communication with the conditioned air opening, and the introduction of conditioned air is prohibited.

For this reason, it is possible to store in the container storage section, such as containers that are not desired to be warmed or cooled by the conditioned air, the storage and storage of the stored items independently of the room air temperature control. Can be done.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a lid member having a lower portion as a center of rotation is provided at a container outlet of the container storage portion, and the lid member opens the container outlet. With the other end of the inner member facing the interior of the vehicle and the one end locked toward the inside of the container storage portion, the container can be held upright by the lid member and the inner member. The multi-purpose storage structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a container holder.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lid member is opened by rotating the lid member around the lower portion, and the other end of the inner member is directed toward the vehicle interior, and one end of the inner member is connected to the interior of the vehicle. It is locked toward the inside of the container storage recess.

In this state, the container can be set up and held by the container holder, so that the opened beverage container can be kept warm by, for example, warming or cooling it with the air-conditioning air, and is always ready for drinking. Can be kept.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, a slit is provided in a predetermined direction at the air-conditioned air opening of the container housing portion, and a slit is provided at the other end of the inner member. The multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a slit is provided in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction in a state facing the air-conditioning air opening.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a slit formed in a predetermined direction is formed in the air-conditioned air opening of the container storage portion in a bottom opening of the inner member. Even when the air-conditioning air is conducted in opposition to the slit, the two slits are arranged side by side in the orthogonal direction. There is little risk of small items falling.

Moreover, the introduction of conditioned air can be prohibited regardless of whether the air conditioner is on or off, so that it can be used for storing various articles.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the pair of side walls on the entrance opening side of the inner member are formed so as to be elastically deformable in the approaching direction, and the side walls are provided with fingertips. The multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a grip hole capable of locking the vehicle is formed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the gripping holes formed on the pair of side walls on the side of the entrance opening of the inner member are locked with a fingertip and pinched, so that the side walls are formed. The portion is easily extracted while being elastically deformed in the approaching direction. Therefore, the convenience of use is good.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention,
The air-conditioning air opening is formed near the upper wall of the container storage section, and the lid member is formed with an air blowing slit near the lower edge for communicating the vehicle interior with the inside of the container storage section. A multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 2 to 4 is characterized.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the air-conditioned air opening and the air blowing slit formed near the lower edge of the lid member are provided diagonally in the container storage portion. Therefore, the conditioned air can be brought into contact with the periphery of the container stored in the container storage section over a long distance, and the warming or cooling efficiency can be improved.

[0030]

First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows a multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle. Parts that are the same as or equivalent to those in the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

First, the structure will be described. In the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment, a multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle is provided at an upper portion 2 of a center console substantially at the center of an instrument panel 1 provided at the front of the vehicle compartment. A device 15 is provided.

The multi-purpose storage device 15 for a vehicle includes an air outlet 16 connected to a main body of the air conditioner through a duct.
16 and a pair of left and right container storage portions 17
Is provided.

The container storage portion 17 has a container outlet 18 facing the interior of the vehicle, and a substantially box-shaped storage box 19 stored in the instrument panel 1.
Is provided with an inclination angle (approximately 25 degrees) descending toward the front of the vehicle.

On the bottom part 20 of the storage box 19,
A plurality of slits 21 having a longitudinal direction as a vertical direction are arranged in parallel to form an air-conditioned air opening 22. The conditioned air opening 22 is formed in the vicinity of the upper wall portion 17a of the container housing portion 17 and blows the conditioned air from the air conditioner main body in the same manner as the conditioned air blown from the air conditioner main body to the outlet 16. A possible duct D is in communication.

Further, the container housing 17 of the first embodiment
A lid member 23 is provided below the container outlet 18 of the storage box 19 with the rotation shaft 22 as the center of rotation. In the vicinity of the lower edge of the lid member 23, an air blowing slit 23 for communicating between the vehicle interior and the inside of the container storage portion 17 is provided.
a is formed.

Inside the container storage portions 17, 17, inner members 24, 2 which can be removed from the container
4 are stored.

As shown in FIG. 4, the inner member 24 has a substantially U-shape in a top view, and has a pair of plate-like side walls 25, 25.
Between them, there is formed a large-diameter container storage part 26 having a partially square cross-sectional shape, and an entrance opening 27 that allows the container to be taken in and out from one end. The side walls 25, 25 are formed so as to be elastically deformable in the approaching direction, and the side walls 25, 25 are formed with gripping holes 25a, 25a capable of locking fingertips, respectively.

At the other end of the inner member 24, there is provided a partially cut cylindrical small-diameter container housing cylindrical portion 28 whose axial direction is the insertion / removal direction of the inner member 24. Thus, left and right pieces 28a, 28a having a substantially crescent cross section are continuously provided.

The bottom portion 29 has a plurality of slits 31.
Are formed as openings on the other end side. As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom opening 30 formed by the slits 31 is opposed to the air-conditioning air opening 22 in the first housed state and communicates with the air-conditioning air opening 22 so that the inner member 24 is air-conditioned. As shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to introduce wind,
In the second storage state opposite to the above, the air-conditioning air opening 22 is not in communication with the air-conditioning air opening 22, and the introduction of the air-conditioning air is prohibited.

The slits 31 are arranged so as to extend substantially horizontally along the longitudinal direction so as to be orthogonal to a predetermined direction of the slits 21 in a state facing the air-conditioned air openings 22. Are installed side by side.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
8 in an open state, the other end of the inner member 24 is directed toward the vehicle interior, one end is directed toward the inside of the container storage portion 17, and the upper edge 24a is connected to the upper wall surface 19a of the storage box 19.
The inner member 24 is supported from below by the front end 23b of the lid member 23, so that the
3 and the inner member 24 has a container stand 33 capable of holding the container in an upright state.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

In the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment configured as described above, when the inner member 24 is stored in the container storage portion 17 in the first storage state as shown in FIG. The opening 30 is positioned and communicated with the conditioned air opening 22. For this reason, the conditioned air blown from the air conditioner main body through the duct D is introduced into the inner member 24, and the beverage container stored in the container storage portion 17 is changed by the introduced conditioned air. Heated or cooled.

In the first embodiment, as shown in the graph of FIG. 8, even at a normal temperature (one that is not refrigerated), the drinkable temperature (about 55 ° C. for hot and about 8 ° C. for cold) (In the vicinity) can be heated or cooled in a few minutes or tens of minutes.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the inner member 24 is moved to a second position, which is approximately 180 degrees opposite to the first stored state.
When the container is stored in the storage state, the inside of the container storage portion 17 is in a non-communication state with the air-conditioning air opening 22, and the introduction of the air-conditioning air is prohibited. Even in this state, the outlets 16, 1
Since the introduction of the conditioned air into the vehicle compartment from 6 is continued, the vehicle compartment can be independently cooled and heated.

Therefore, it is possible to store beverage containers or small items that are not desired to be heated or cooled by the air-conditioning air in the container storage portion 17. It can be performed independently of temperature control.

In the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG.
3 is pivoted about the lower portion to open, the inner member 24 is taken out of the container storage portion 17, the bottom surface portion 29 at the other end is directed toward the vehicle interior, and the entrance opening at one end is opened. The part 27 is locked toward the inside of the container storage recess 17.

In this state, the inner member 24 is supported from below by the front end 23b of the lid member 23, and the beverage container can be held upright by the lid member 23 and the inner member 24. An erect portion 33 is formed, and the container erect portion 33 can erect and hold the beverage container.

For this reason, for example, by keeping the opened beverage container upright in the container stand 33, the air-conditioning air can be used for warming or cooling, etc., and can always be kept at a good drinking level.

Further, in the first embodiment, large-diameter beverage containers (350 ml cans or 500 ml plastic bottles) are held in the large-diameter container storage section 26, and these large-diameter beverage containers are also air-conditioned. With the wind, it can be warmed or cooled, and can be kept warm and always drinkable.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slits 21 formed in the vertical direction of the air-conditioned air opening 22 are inserted into the slits 3 formed in the bottom opening 30 of the inner member 24.
Even if the air-conditioning air is conducted to face 1..., Since both slits 21 and 31 are arranged side by side in the orthogonal direction,
Even if small items are stored in the container storage portion 17, there is little risk that the stored small items fall in the direction of the duct D of the air conditioner from these slits 21 and 31.

Further, since the introduction of the conditioned air can be prohibited regardless of whether the air conditioner is on or off, the air conditioner can be used for storing various articles.

The pair of side walls 25, 25 formed in the pair of side walls 25, 25 on the entrance opening side 27 of the inner member 24 are locked and pinched with fingertips, so that the side walls 25, 25 are held together. The inner member 24 can be easily extracted while being elastically deformed in the approaching direction. Therefore, the inner member 24 can be easily taken in and out in the insertion / extraction direction, and the rotation about the axis along the insertion / extraction direction can be easily performed, and the usability is good.

Further, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the air-conditioned air opening 22 and the air blowing slit 23 a formed near the lower edge of the lid member 23 are formed by the container housing 17. Is provided on the diagonal inside, so that the conditioned air can be brought into contact with the periphery of the beverage container stored in the container storage portion 17 over a long distance, and the warming or cooling efficiency can be improved. It can be made.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the container storage portion 17 is provided with an inclination angle (approximately 25 degrees) that is lowered toward the front of the vehicle, the container storage portion 17 is provided by sudden start of the vehicle or the like. The possibility that the beverage container in the inner member 24 jumps out toward the vehicle interior is small.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a 500 ml PET bottle beverage container is erected in the large-diameter container storage section 26. A container such as a beverage can may be stored inside the small-diameter container storage cylindrical portion 28 by storing a beverage container or small items therein.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration near a center console at a front portion of a vehicle compartment in a multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, partly in section, of a container storage portion in the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment, in which an air-conditioned air is introduced;

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view, partly in section, of a container storage portion in the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment, in which air-conditioning air introduction is prohibited.

FIG. 4 is a top view of an inner member used for the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view at a position along the vehicle front-rear direction showing a state in which a plastic bottle or the like is erected in the large-diameter container storage portion in the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment at a position along the vehicle front-rear direction illustrating an air-conditioning air conduction path in a cover member closed state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plastic bottle or the like is erected in the large-diameter container storage section in the vehicular multipurpose storage structure of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating the time from the start of warming or cooling to the temperature at which it is easy to drink when the multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment is used.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a can lying down in a slide member is stored in a casing in a storage recess in a conventional heating and cooling device for a vehicle.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a can is erected inside a slide member in a vehicle heating / cooling device of a conventional example.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a conventional vehicle heating / cooling structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 15 Multipurpose storage device for vehicle 17 Container storage 17a Upper wall 18 Container outlet 22 Air-conditioning opening 23 Lid member 23a Air blowing slit 24 Inner member 25 Side wall 25a Grip hole 26 Large diameter container storage 27 Entrance opening 30 Opening Part 31 Slit 33 Container stand

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A container storage part having a container outlet facing the interior of a vehicle, an air-conditioning air opening formed in the container storage part for introducing conditioned air, and the container storage part accommodated in the container storage part. An inner member detachable from the outlet, the inner member having at one end an entrance opening through which a container can be taken in and out, and the other end in the first storage state, the air-conditioned air opening and By being opposed to each other, air-conditioning air can be introduced into the inner member, and in the second storage state, the air-conditioning air is not communicated with the air-conditioning air opening to form an opening for inhibiting the introduction of air-conditioning air. A multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle. 2. A container member is provided at the container outlet of the container storage part, the lid member having a lower portion as a center of rotation, and the other end of the inner member is connected to a vehicle with the lid member opening the container outlet. It has a container stand that can hold the container in an upright state with the lid member and the inner member by turning one end toward the inside of the container storage portion while facing the indoor side. The multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to claim 1. 3. A state in which slits are arranged in a predetermined direction in the air-conditioned air opening of the container storage portion, and an opening on the other end side of the inner member faces the air-conditioned air opening. 3. The multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein slits are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction. 4. A pair of side walls on the entrance opening side of the inner member are formed so as to be elastically deformable in the approaching direction, and a grip hole is formed in each of the side walls so that a fingertip can be locked. The multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. The air-conditioned air opening is formed near an upper wall portion of the container storage portion, and the lid member has a vicinity of a lower edge thereof.
The multipurpose storage structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein an air blowing slit for communicating between the vehicle interior and the inside of the container storage portion is formed.