JP2002331876A - Small article storing box for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small article storing box capable of effectively using dead space at the edge part of a pocket. SOLUTION: In this small article storing device 2 on an instrument panel 1, an abutting surface 10a of the edge part 10 of the pocket 6 on which the free end side of a lid 7 can abut is provided with a striker 12 capable of locking a locking device 32. A coin tray 15 is mounted in the dead space of the abutting surface 10a on the abutting surface 10a and on both right and left sides of the striker 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory storage box for a vehicle provided on an instrument panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 10-203250, many automobiles have been proposed which are provided with accessory storage boxes such as a glove box near an upper part of an instrument panel. Has been put to practical use.

[0003] The accessory storage box of this type has a main part including a box body (pocket) provided at an opening of an instrument panel and a lid capable of opening and closing the pocket. The lid is provided with a lock device, and the closed state of the lid is maintained by locking the claw portion of the lock device with a striker provided on the pocket side.

[0004]

By the way, in the accessory storage box having the above-mentioned structure, generally, an upper surface of the pocket is provided with a contact surface with which the free end of the lid comes into contact when the lid is closed. . In this case, since the striker is generally provided on the contact surface, the contact surface is formed relatively wide.

However, forming the contact surface of the lid provided in the pocket wide as described above forms a relatively large dead space on a narrow instrument panel, which is not preferable in layout.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular accessory storage box capable of effectively utilizing a dead space around a pocket.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle accessory storage box comprising: a pocket provided in an instrument panel;
In the accessory storage box for a vehicle having a lid for opening and closing the pocket, a coin tray is provided on a contact surface of the edge of the pocket where the lid comes into contact when the lid is closed. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle accessory storage box according to the first aspect, the contact surface has a striker capable of locking a lock device provided on the lid. The coin tray is provided on a side of the striker.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle accessory storage box according to the first or second aspect, the lid elastically contacts a coin in the coin tray when the lid is closed. It has a possible elastic member.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle accessory storage box according to the third aspect, when the lid is closed, at least a part thereof is in contact with the contact surface of the pocket. It is characterized by being elastically contacted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle accessory storage box according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the coin tray stands up by pressing a coin stored in the coin tray. It is characterized by having a pressing mechanism for holding in a state.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an accessory storage box when a lid is opened, and FIG.
2 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel of a vehicle, and an accessory storage box 2 is provided near the upper center of the instrument panel 1.

More specifically, as shown in FIG.
A rectangular opening 5 is opened near the upper center of the instrument panel 1, and the accessory storage box 2 is provided with the opening 5.
And a lid 7 that can open and close the pocket 6.

The pocket 6 has a box-like shape with an open top, and can store small items inside. Also,
A flat edge 10 is provided around the upper periphery of the pocket 6, and the edge 10 located behind the pocket 6 is formed as a contact surface 10a to which the free end side of the lid can contact.

Here, the contact surface 10a is formed wider than the other edge portions 10, and a striker 12 capable of locking a lock device 32 (described later) is provided substantially at the center of the contact surface 10a. ing.

In the contact surface 10a, a coin tray 15 is provided on both the left and right sides of the striker 12. The coin tray 15 is formed of an elongated U-shaped groove extending in the vehicle width direction, and can store a plurality of coins 16 stacked in the vehicle width direction.

The coin tray 15 is provided with a pressing mechanism 17 for pressing the coins 16 accommodated in the coin tray 15 and holding the coins 16 in an upright state. As shown in FIG. 4, the pressing mechanism 17 includes a piston 18 that can move forward and backward in the coin tray 15, and a shaft 19 that is integrally connected to the piston 18. The shaft portion 19 penetrates the side wall of the coin tray 15 and faces the inside of the instrument panel 1. The return spring 20 attached to the shaft portion 19 in the instrument panel 1 moves the piston 18 toward the striker 12. It is urged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 7 is swingably supported by the instrument panel 1 via a movable arm 25 of a hinge (not shown). That is, a hinge is fixed inside the instrument panel 1,
The movable arm 25 of the hinge penetrates the edge 10 located on the side of the pocket 6 and faces the outside. When the fixed end side of the lid 7 is attached to the movable arm 25, the lid 7 is swingably supported by the instrument panel 1, and opens and closes the pocket 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lid 7 is provided with a lid outer 26 and a lid inner 27.

The lid outer 26 has a rectangular shape substantially the same shape as the opening 5 of the instrument panel 1, and its surface is formed so as to be substantially flush with the panel surface of the instrument panel 1 when the lid 7 is closed. I have.

The lid inner 27 is formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the rear surface of the lid outer 26. On the free end side of the lid inner 27, a step-shaped contact surface 28 projecting downward is formed at a position corresponding to the contact surface 10a of the pocket 6.

The contact surface 28 is provided with a concave groove 29 corresponding to the coin tray 15, and the concave groove 29
The elastic member 30 which can elastically contact the coin 16 in the coin tray 15 when the is closed. The rear end of the elastic member 30 extends to the contact surface 28, and when the lid 7 is closed, the contact surface 28 of the lid 7 is elastically contacted with the contact surface 10 a of the pocket 6 via the elastic member 30. You.

As shown in FIG. 2, a lock device 32 is provided on the free end side of the lid 7 at a position corresponding to the striker 12. The locking device 32 includes the groove 2
It is arranged in the gap between 9 and 29 and includes a pressing portion 33 that can be pressed by a passenger or the like, and a claw portion 34 that swings in conjunction with the pressing portion 33. The claw portion 34 can be locked to the striker 12 when the lid 7 is closed, and when the occupant or the like presses the pressing portion 33, the locking with the striker 12 is released.

Next, the accessory storage box 2 having the above configuration.
The operation of will be described. When the coins 16 are stored in the coin tray 15 by a passenger or the like when the lid 7 is opened, the stored coins 16 are pressed toward the striker 12 by the pressing mechanism 17. Thereby, coin 16
Is held in the coin tray 15 in an upright state.

Next, when the lid 7 is closed by a passenger or the like, the coin tray 15 is covered by the lid 7 together with the pocket 6. At this time, the elastic member 30 provided in the concave groove 29 of the lid 7 is brought into elastic contact with the coin 16 stored in the coin tray 15, thereby preventing the coin 16 from rattling when the vehicle is running. You.

When the lid 7 is closed, the contact surface 2 of the lid 7 is connected via a part (extended portion) of the elastic member 30.
8 is brought into elastic contact with the contact surface 10a of the pocket 6,
The rattling of the lid 7 during traveling of the vehicle or the like is also prevented at the same time.

According to such an embodiment, the lid 7
When the coin tray 15 is provided on the contact surface 10a of the edge 10 of the pocket 6 with which the contact surface 28 of the lid 7 contacts when the lid is closed, the dead space on the instrument panel 1 is usually provided. The contact surface 10a can be used effectively.

In this case, in the accessory storage device 2 in which the striker 12 capable of locking the lock device 32 of the lid 7 is provided on the contact surface 10a, the contact surface 10a is relatively wide. Striker 1 on the contact surface 10a
By arranging the coin tray 15 on the side of the second unit 2, the dead space can be effectively reduced.

When the lid 7 is closed, the coin tray 1 is closed.
By providing the elastic member 30 capable of elastically contacting the coin 16 in the groove 5 in the concave groove 29 of the lid 7, it is possible to prevent the coin 16 from rattling when the vehicle is running or the like, and to improve the functionality of the coin tray 15. Can be improved.

The rear end of the elastic member 30 is extended to the contact surface 28, and when the lid 7 is closed, the contact surface 2 of the lid 7 is closed.
8 is a contact surface 1 of the pocket 6 through a part of the elastic member 30.
By adopting a configuration that makes elastic contact with Oa, it is possible to prevent rattling of the lid 7 during running of the vehicle with a simple configuration. That is, the elastic member 30 is
The rattling preventing function and the rattling preventing function of the lid 7 can be simultaneously realized. In other words, the coin tray 1 is provided on the contact surface 10 a of the pocket 6 with the lid 7.
5 so that the coin 1
It is possible to simultaneously prevent rattling of the lid 6 and rattling of the lid 7.

Further, by providing the coin tray 15 with the pressing mechanism 17, the coin 16 can be held in the coin tray 15 in an upright state, so that the coin 16 can be efficiently stored in the coin tray 15. Can,
Moreover, it is easy to take out the coin 16 from the coin tray 15 and the like.

When the lid 7 is closed, the coin tray 15 is covered with the lid 7, so that the coin 16 can be prevented from being constantly exposed to the vehicle interior, the appearance can be improved, and security can be improved. This is advantageous.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, the dead space can be effectively used by providing the coin tray on the contact surface of the pocket edge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the accessory storage box when the lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 instrument panel 2 accessory storage box 6 pocket 7 lid 10 edge 10 a contact surface 12 striker 15 coin tray 16 coin 17 pressing mechanism 30 elastic member 32 locking device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A small article storage box for a vehicle, comprising: a pocket provided in an instrument panel; and a lid for opening and closing the pocket, wherein the edge of the pocket to which the lid abuts when the lid is closed. An accessory storage box for a vehicle, wherein a coin tray is provided on an abutting surface. 2. The striker according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface has a striker capable of locking a lock device provided on the lid, and the coin tray is disposed on a side portion of the striker. Item 4. The accessory storage box for a vehicle according to Item 1. 3. The vehicle accessory box according to claim 1, wherein the lid has an elastic member capable of elastically contacting coins in the coin tray when the lid is closed. 4. The accessory storage box for a vehicle according to claim 3, wherein at least a part of the elastic member elastically contacts the contact surface of the pocket when the lid is closed. 5. The vehicle accessory storage according to claim 1, wherein the coin tray has a pressing mechanism for pressing the coins stored in the coin tray to hold the coins in an upright state. box.