JP2002274273A - Storing body for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storing body for a vehicle capable of moving to a totally closing position, a half-opening position and a fully opening position. SOLUTION: This storing body for a vehicle is provided with a box body B supported on the car body side to be moved to a totally closing position, and a half opening position and a fully opening position. The box body B is supported to be slid in the longitudinal direction of the car body side, the side thereof is provided with a locking means 1 for locking the box body B in the totally closing position and the half opening position, and the front thereof is provided with an operating means 31 for operating the locking means 1. A pair of hooks 4A, 4B are provided vertically movably on the locking means 1, and when the box body B is locked, two strikers 51, 52 provided in the longitudinal direction of the car body side are individually positioned between the paired hooks 4A, 4B, whereby when the weighty cargo is stored in the box body B, the box body B is prevented from being stopped in the half opening position as before, so there is no fear of moving to the fully opening position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular storage body such as a glove box provided on an instrument panel of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vehicle storage body of this type, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-78702. The conventional vehicle storage body is intended for a glove box rotatably supported by an instrument panel, and although not specifically shown, a shaft-shaped first stopper is provided on a side surface of the glove box body. When the glove box main body is rotated and the second stopper is brought into contact with the opening edge of the instrument panel, the glove box main body can be held in a half-open state. When the state is forcibly released, the glove box main body is further rotated, and this time, when the first stopper is brought into contact with the opening edge of the instrument panel, the glove box main body can be held in a fully opened state. I have.

[0003]

Therefore, conventionally, it is possible to open the glove box in two steps. On the other hand, the second stopper is applied to the opening edge of the instrument panel. When the glove box main body is held in a half-open state by contacting the glove box body, the spring portion formed on the distal end side of the plate-shaped second stopper only has to elastically abut on the opening edge. When a heavy object is stored in the glove box, there is a possibility that the glove box does not stop at the half-open position but rotates to the full-open position.

Therefore, when the spring portion of the second stopper is strengthened, the glove box stops reliably at the half-open position. However, this time, the contact of the spring portion with the opening edge of the instrument panel is released, and the glove box is released to the fully open position. The operation of rotating becomes difficult. Further, conventionally, since the first stopper and the second stopper are separately required, it cannot be said that it is preferable in terms of structure.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The vehicular housing of the present invention has been developed in order to effectively solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. A box main body movably supported between a half-open position and a full-open position is provided. Lock means for operating the lock means is provided on the front surface, and a pair of hooks are provided on the lock means so as to be movable up and down, and when the box body is locked, between the pair of hooks. A configuration was adopted in which two strikers provided in the front-rear direction on the vehicle body side were individually positioned.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, based on the first aspect, a configuration is employed in which the locking means and the operating means are connected by a wire.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, based on the second aspect, a grip is provided on the front surface of the box body, an operating means is attached to the grip, and a part of a wire is inserted into the grip. It was adopted.

The invention described in claim 4 adopts a configuration in which the grip portion is moved toward the lock means on the premise of claim 3.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, based on the fourth aspect, a configuration is adopted in which the lock means is disposed on the driver's seat side.

The invention according to claim 6 adopts a configuration based on claim 1 in which the locking means is disposed behind the side surface of the box body.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
Because the box body is slidably supported on the vehicle body side, even if heavy objects are stored in the box body, the box body does not stop at the half-open position and moves to the fully open position as before. No more worry. Also, the locking means is provided on the side of the box body,
Since the operating means is provided on the front surface of the box main body, it is possible to lock the box main body at the fully closed position and the half-open position with the same locking means, and the lock releasing operation is facilitated. Furthermore, when the box body is locked, two strikers provided in the front-rear direction on the vehicle body side are individually located between a pair of hooks provided on the locking means, so that when traveling on an uphill or downhill, When a heavy object is stored in the box body, the box body does not accidentally move from the fully closed position or the half-open position.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the locking means and the operating means which are separated from each other are connected by a wire, it is of course possible to reliably operate the locking means. Adjusting the length of the wire makes it easier to adapt to other types of vehicles. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the operation of the operating means can be performed while grasping the grip portion, the operability is improved, and a part of the wire is inserted into the grip portion. Never be.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the grip portion is moved toward the locking means, the length of the wire can be shortened to prevent the wire from being bent, and the capacity of the box body itself can be prevented. Are not restricted. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the locking means provided on the side surface of the box body is arranged on the driver's seat side, the driver can easily operate the grip using the gripping part close to the locking means. . In the invention according to claim 6, since the locking means is arranged behind the side surface of the box main body, the appearance is good because the locking means and the striker are not exposed to the outside when the box main body is in a half-open state. Becomes

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glove box provided on an instrument panel of a vehicle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The box body B is supported on the instrument panel so as to be movable between a fully closed position, a half-open position and a fully open position. The box body B is slidably supported in the front-rear direction with respect to the panel, and cooperates with first and second strikers 51 and 52 to be described later to move the box body B between the fully closed position and the half-open position behind the driver's seat side. A lock means 1 for locking is provided,
An operating means 31 for operating the lock means 1 is provided on the upper end side of the front surface.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the locking means 1 includes a first case 2 and a second case 3, and the first case 2 is a box having an open top and front. Guide portions 5a and 5 for guiding a pair of hooks 4A and 4B therein at predetermined intervals so as to be vertically movable.
b and 5c, and a support portion 7 of a compression coil spring 6 that constantly urges a pair of hooks 4A and 4B upwardly on both sides of the center guide portion 5a. A locking hole 8 for locking a locking claw 11 of a second case 3 described later is formed near the outside of the groove, and a concave portion 9 for engaging a convex portion 16 of the second case 3 described below is formed at an upper portion of both side walls. Is formed.

The second case 3 has an inverted L-shape in cross section, has a slit 10 formed in the center of the front wall thereof, and has the above-mentioned engaging member at each lower edge of the front wall with the slit 10 interposed therebetween. Forming two locking claws 11 for locking in the stop holes 8, and
While extending a pair of fixing pieces 12 on both side edges of the front wall,
A pair of rails 14 for guiding the vertical movement of the handle 13 are formed on the back surface of the front wall, and a pair of hooks 4 are formed on the upper wall.
The fitting windows 15 for fitting the upper ends of the A and 4B are individually formed, and the convex portions 16 engaging with the concave portions 9 are formed on both side edges of the upper surface wall. In the figure, 17 is
This is a mounting portion to which a second lever 35 described later is rotatably mounted via a screw 18.

The pair of hooks 4A and 4B have a bilaterally symmetrical shape, form a horizontally extending protruding piece 19 on each front side, and have a convex wall 20 guided on both sides by the guide portions 5a and 5b. And a tapered surface 2 at each upper end.
1 is formed. Therefore, the tapered surface 21 exists on the side opposite to the side surface of the pair of hooks 4A and 4B facing each other.

The handle 13 has a rectangular plate shape, has a long hole 22 in the center of which a pin 42 of a second lever 35 to be described later is loosely fitted, and a pair of hooks 4A.
4B, a pair of pressing pieces 23 contacting each of the projecting pieces 19 from above.
Is formed.

Therefore, with the compression coil spring 6 interposed,
While the pair of hooks 4A and 4B are set in the first case 2, the handle 13 is supported by the rail portion 14 of the second case 3, and the hooks 4A and 4
B, after the upper end portion is inserted, the locking claw 11 of the second case 3
Is locked in the locking hole 8 of the first case 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the locking means 1 can be easily assembled. If the screw 25 is fixed to the boss portion 24 via the fixing piece 12, the locking means 1 will be arranged behind the side surface of the box body B.

Next, the operation means 31 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation means 31 is attached to a grip G of a box body B serving as a grip portion, and includes an operation button 32 and a compression coil spring 33. , A first lever 34, and a second lever 34 connected to the first lever 34 via a wire 36.
The operation button 32, the compression coil spring 33, and the first lever 34 are set inside the upper and lower members of the grip G, which are divided into two, and the second lever 35 is connected to the lock means 1 side. Is set to

The operation button 32 extends a part of the rear end side, and the shaft portion 37 of the first lever 34 is
Is formed, and a compression coil spring 33 mounted between the operation button 32 and a wall portion 39 formed on the lower member of the grip G biases outwardly. ing. The first lever 34 has one end side of the wire 36 fixed to the base end thereof, a shaft 37 to be fitted in the fitting hole 38 at the free end, and a lower member of the grip G in the middle. A bearing hole 41 for fitting the formed shaft portion 40 is formed,
A part of a wire 36 connecting the lever 34 and the second lever 35 is inserted into the grip G. Second
The lever 35 is formed in a crank shape, the other end of the wire 36 is fixed to the base end side thereof, and the long hole 22 formed in the handle 13 of the locking means 1 inside the free end.
Is provided with a pin 42 which is loosely fitted via the slit 10, and the center of the pin 42 is rotatably supported on the mounting portion 17 of the second case 3 via the screw 18.

Therefore, the operation button 3 is provided inside the grip G.
2, the compression coil spring 33 and the first lever 34 are set, the upper member and the lower member are screwed together, and the grip G is attached to the upper end of the front surface of the box body B on which the locking means 1 is provided. Side, the pin 42 formed at the free end of the second lever 35 is connected to the long hole 22 of the handle 13.
The screw 1 is rotatable to the second case 3 while facing inside.
8, the operating means 31 is supported as shown in FIG.
Are attached together with the grip G to the upper end of the front side of the box body B near the locking means 1.

In the present embodiment, a first striker 51 engaged in locking the box body B when the box body B is fully closed is provided above the space on the instrument panel side that slidably supports the box body B. It is assumed that a second striker 52 that engages with the lock when the box body B is partially opened is provided.

Therefore, under the glove box according to the present embodiment, when the box body B is in the fully closed state, the first striker 51 is connected to the front and rear hooks 4A of the locking means 1 as shown in FIG.・ Because it is located between 4B and locks the box body B to its fully closed position,
For example, even when traveling uphill, the box body B does not accidentally move in the opening direction.

When the box body B is pulled out and moved from the fully closed state to the half-open state, the operation button 32 is pressed while holding the grip G provided on the front surface of the box body B. If the operation button 32 is pushed into the grip G against the spring pressure of the spring 33, the first lever 34 connected to the operation button 32 via the fitting hole 38 and the shaft 37 rotates to pull the wire 36. ,
Thereby, as shown in FIG. 6, the second lever 35 rotates, and the handle 13 is automatically lowered by the action of the pin 42 which is loosely fitted in the long hole 22 of the handle 13.

Then, in conjunction with the lowering of the handle 13,
This time, the pair of hooks 4A and 4B also descends via the pressing piece 23 of the handle 13 to release the locked state with respect to the first striker 51. Thereafter, while pulling the box body B forward, the operation button 32 If you stop the operation,
With the hooks 4A and 4B raised, the box body B can be freely pulled out to the half-open position.

When the box body B reaches the half-open position, the second striker 52 comes into contact with the tapered surface 21 of the front hook 4A as shown in FIG. 6, when the second striker 52 passes through the front hook 4A, the front hook 4A is again raised by the spring pressure of the compression coil spring 6, and as shown in FIG. The front hook 4A
Since the second striker 52 is positioned between the rear hook 4B and the rear hook 4B, the box body B is locked at the half-open position, so that, for example, even when traveling uphill or traveling downhill, Even if a heavy object is stored in the box body B, the box body B never moves in the open / close direction. When the box body B is in the half-open state, the locking means 1 is provided behind the side surface of the box body B, so that the locking means 1 and the second striker 52 are provided.
Is not exposed to the outside.

Finally, when the box body B is pulled out and moved from the half-open state to the fully-open state, the operation button 32 is pressed while holding the grip G provided on the front surface of the box body B. Compression coil spring 3
When the first lever 34 is pushed into the grip G against the spring pressure of No. 3, the first lever 34 rotates so as to pull the wire 36, whereby the second lever 35 rotates to play in the long hole 22 of the handle 13. The handle 13 is automatically lowered by the action of the fitted pin 42.

Then, in conjunction with the lowering of the handle 13,
Again, the pair of hooks 4A and 4B is lowered to release the locked state with respect to the second striker 52. Thereafter, if the operation of the operation button 32 is stopped while pulling out the box body B toward the user, the operation returns to FIG. As shown, hooks 4A and 4B
, The box body B can be freely pulled out to the fully open position.

Conversely, when the box body B in the fully open position is pushed back to the half-open position, the grip G is gripped and the box body B is pushed into the space of the instrument panel without operating the operation button 32. When the box body B is pushed to the half-open position, the second striker 52 comes into contact with the tapered surface 21 of the hook 4B on the rear side as shown in FIG. The second striker 52 is lowered by lowering it against the spring pressure.
Passes through the rear hook 4B, the rear hook 4B again rises due to the spring pressure of the compression coil spring 6, and the second striker 5B moves between the rear hook 4B and the front hook 4A.
2, so that the box body B is similarly locked in its half-open position.

When the box body B in the half-open state is pushed back to the fully closed position, the operation button 3 is held while holding the grip G provided on the front surface of the box body B.
When the second lever 2 is pushed into the grip G against the spring pressure of the compression coil spring 33, the first lever 34 rotates so as to pull the wire 36 inside the grip G, whereby the second lever 35 rotates. And the long hole 2 of the handle 13
The handle 13 is automatically lowered by the action of the pin 42 that is loosely fitted in the handle 2.

Then, in conjunction with the lowering of the handle 13,
Again, the pair of hooks 4A and 4B is lowered to release the locked state with respect to the second striker 52. Thereafter, if the operation of the operation button 32 is stopped while the box body B is pushed in, the hooks 4A and 4B are moved. The box body B can be freely moved to the fully closed position while being raised.

When the box body B reaches the fully closed position, the first striker 51 comes into contact with the tapered surface 21 of the hook 4B on the rear side, and only the hook 4B is subjected to the spring pressure of the compression coil spring 6. When the first striker 51 passes through the rear hook 4B, the rear hook 4B rises again by the spring pressure of the compression coil spring 6, and
Since the first striker 51 is located between the rear hook 4B and the front hook 4A, the box body B is locked at the fully closed position.

In the present embodiment, the locking means 1 and the operating means 31 which are separated from each other are connected to each other by a wire 36 and are arranged on the driver's seat side. Also, the driver can easily open and close the box body B, and can prevent the wire 36 from being bent by shortening the length of the wire 36, so that the capacity of the box body B itself is not limited. Further, by adjusting the length of the wire 36, adaptation to other types of vehicles is facilitated.

[0035]

As described above, the present invention adopts the above-described structure, in which the box main body is slidably supported on the vehicle body side, so that even if a heavy object is stored in the box main body, As described above, there is no need to worry about the box body moving to the fully open position without stopping at the half open position.
The locking means is provided on the side surface of the box main body, but the operating means is provided on the front face of the box main body, so that the lock at the fully closed position and the half-open position of the box main body is performed by the same locking means. And the lock release operation is facilitated. Furthermore, when the box body is locked, two strikers provided in the front-rear direction on the vehicle body side are individually located between a pair of hooks provided on the locking means, so that when traveling on an uphill or downhill, When a heavy object is stored in the box body, the box body does not accidentally move from the fully closed position or the half-open position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing locking means provided for a vehicle storage body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a lock unit.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing operating means provided in the vehicle storage body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing a state where the lock means and the operation means are assembled to the box main body.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state where the box body is locked at a fully closed position.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state in which the fully closed lock state of the box body is released.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state where a front hook is lowered by a second striker.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state where the box body is locked at a half-open position.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state where the box main body is pulled out to a fully open position.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state where a rear hook is lowered by a second striker.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B Box body G Grip 1 Locking means 2 First case 3 Second case 4A Front hook 4B Rear hook 5a Guide portion 5b Guide portion 5c Guide portion 6 Compression coil spring 7 Support portion 8 Lock hole 9 Recess 10 Slit 11 Locking claw 12 Fixing piece 13 Handle 14 Rail part 15 Fitting insertion window 16 Convex part 17 Attachment part 18 Screw 19 Protrusion piece 20 Convex wall 21 Tapered surface 22 Slot 23 Pressing piece 24 Boss part 25 Screw 31 Operating means 32 Operating button 33 Compression coil spring 34 First lever 35 Second lever 36 Wire 37 Shaft 38 Fitting hole 39 Wall 40 Shaft 41 Bearing hole 42 Pin 51 First striker 52 Second striker

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeki Tatsumi 2 Takaracho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2E250 AA21 HH02 JJ31 KK01 LL11 PP03 PP11 QQ09 3D022 CA08 CB01 CC03 CD03 CD05

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A box body movably supported on a vehicle body side between a fully closed position, a half open position, and a fully open position, and the box body is slidably supported in the front-rear direction on the vehicle body side, and is mounted on a side surface thereof. A lock means for locking the box body in the fully closed position and the half-open position is provided, and an operating means for operating the lock means is provided on the front surface, and a pair of hooks are provided on the lock means so as to be movable up and down. When the box body is locked, two strikers provided in the front-rear direction on the vehicle body side are individually positioned between a pair of hooks. 2. The vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein the locking means and the operating means are connected by a wire. 3. A holding portion is provided on a front surface of the box body,
3. The vehicle storage body according to claim 2, wherein an operation means is attached to the grip, and a part of a wire is inserted into the grip. 4. The storage body for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the grip portion is moved toward the locking means. 5. The vehicle housing according to claim 4, wherein the locking means is arranged on the driver's seat side. 6. The vehicular storage body according to claim 1, wherein the locking means is arranged behind the side surface of the box main body.