JP2003002122A - Housing part for vehicle room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide technology which enables a lid of a housing part for a vehicle to be kept open by a simple formation. SOLUTION: The housing part 1 used for a vehicle room is provided with a body part 10 which can house articles, a folding lid 20 and a lid stopper 36. The lid 20 is connected to the body part 10 at one end through a rotating shaft 6 and the lid stopper 36 is fixedly used for the body part 10 so that it is located between the rotating shaft 6 and the housing port 12 of the body part 10. The lid 20 is kept open by the lid stopper 36 by rotating and folding so that a part 42 which is moved close to the body part 10 in the most distant position from the rotating shaft 6 when folded can be moved across the lid stopper 36 to a side of the rotating shaft 6. Thus, a simple formation with the fixed lid stopper 36 and the lid 20 which opens and shuts by the same rotation and fold as in the past enables the lid 20 to be kept open.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accommodating portion provided in a passenger compartment of various vehicles, and more particularly to an accommodating portion including a lid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An interior of a vehicle may be provided with a housing portion having a lid. For example, the deck part of the trunk room is provided with a concave housing part for housing spare tires and tools, and by covering these housing ports with a sheet or a lid, various items can be stored in the deck part of the trunk room. It is configured so that it can be placed. 6 and 7 show an example of a spare tire accommodating portion having a lid. The passenger compartment 80 includes a concave main body 82 and a lid 84 provided near the main body 82.
The lid 84 is a foldable member formed by connecting two panels 85 and 86 with a hinge 88. The lid 84 is provided with a rotating shaft 90 on the deck portion of the trunk room near the accommodation opening 83.
It is rotatably attached by.

In the vehicle compartment 80, a stopper 92 for holding the lid 84 in an open state is provided as shown in FIGS. The stopper 92 is a member that rotates the lid 84 around the rotation axis 90 and locks the side end of the lid surface facing the accommodation port 83 side when folded by the hinge 88. The stopper 92 is provided so as to project from the side member 94 of the trunk room adjacent to the main body 82, and
6 allows elastic movement. Stopper 92
The protrusion amount is reduced by being pressed by the side end of the lid 84 or by a hand, so that the rotation and folding of the lid 84 are not hindered. On the other hand, in the state where the lid 84 is folded toward the rotating shaft 90 and the accommodation port 83 is opened, as shown in FIGS.
The stopper 92 hangs on the side end of the lid 84 and holds the lid 84 in an open state. However, in this configuration, the stopper 9
A complex structure is required to provide the two movably.

[0004]

Therefore, according to the present invention,
An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of holding a lid in an open state with a simple structure in a vehicle compartment.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there are provided a storage portion provided in a vehicle compartment, a main body portion capable of storing an article, a foldable lid, and a lid stopper. The lid is connected to the body portion side at one end via a rotation shaft, and the lid stopper is provided on the body portion so as to be located between the rotation shaft and the accommodation port. When the lid is folded, the portion of the lid which is fixed to the main body portion side and which is closest to the main body side when the lid is folded exceeds the lid stopper. Provided is a vehicle compartment accommodating portion including a range that can be moved to the rotation axis side.

[0006] In this vehicle compartment accommodating portion, among the portions of the lid that are close to the main body side due to folding, the portion that is disposed farthest from the rotation axis is the lid that is folded and rotated. , Over the lid stopper. As a result, the lid portion is restricted from moving in the closing direction by the lid stopper, and the lid is held open. In this way, with a simple structure in which the lid stopper is provided in a fixed state, it is possible to configure an accommodating portion that can hold the lid in an open state.

Further, the lid stopper is arranged "between the rotation shaft and the accommodation port", that is, at a desired position from the edge farthest from the rotation shaft of the accommodation port to the rotation shaft. Since it is provided, the lid can be held in an open state so that the accommodation opening is opened by a predetermined amount. In addition, the lid stopper may be directly “fixed to the body portion” by being provided directly on the body portion or by being provided on another member integrally provided on the body portion. Has a high degree of freedom.

In the present specification, the "portion which is closest to the main body side at the position farthest from the rotation axis" of the lid.
Is the end of the lid that is closer to the pivot axis by folding when the lid has one fold. On the other hand, when the lid has a plurality of folded portions, it is an edge portion that is arranged at a position most distant from the rotation shaft via a plurality of end portions that are close to the rotation shaft when folded. Here, the edge portion of the lid is a portion forming an end edge of the lid or a portion forming an edge of a bent portion formed by folding.

In the present invention, in the vehicle compartment, the lid stopper is for a vehicle compartment covered by the lid when the housing opening of the body is covered by the lid. Providing a housing. In this vehicle compartment accommodating portion, the lid stopper is covered with the lid and does not project from the accommodating portion when the lid covers the accommodation opening.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a vehicle compartment containing portion according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the vehicle compartment storage unit 1 of the present embodiment is provided in a deck unit 2 of a trunk room (luggage room). The vehicle compartment storage unit 1 includes a main body 10 in which the spare tire 9 is stored, a lid 20, and a lid stopper 36.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body portion 10 is formed in a concave shape with respect to the deck portion 2 of the trunk room.
The main body portion 10 is typically formed by molding a metal panel material or the like that forms the deck portion 2 of the luggage compartment into a concave shape. On the surface of the main body 10,
A sound insulating material, a shock absorbing material, a skin and the like may be appropriately provided in a laminated state on the metal panel material.

The lid 20 is a foldable member that can cover the accommodation opening 12 and keep it closed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid 20 of the present embodiment is configured such that a first panel material 22 and a second panel material 24 are in the same plane and are connected so as to be foldable. There is.

First panel material 22 and second panel material 24
As shown in FIG. 2, the top surface portions 22a and 24a that form the upper surface of the lid 20 and the side surface portions 22 that form the thick portion
b and 24b are members integrally formed of synthetic resin or the like, and are formed in a rectangular plate shape as a whole. A pin receiver 26 is integrally formed at the lower ends of the side surfaces of the first and second panel members 22, 24 that are connected to each other. The pin receivers 26 are fitted with each other to form one through hole, and the pin 28 is passed through the through hole, whereby the first panel material 22 and the second panel material 24 are hinged. Connected by structure. The hinge structure is provided at the lower ends of the first and second panel members 22, 24, the second panel member 24 is below the first panel member 22,
That is, it is adapted to be folded by being rotated toward the main body 10.

The lid 20 is connected to the deck portion 2 of the trunk room near the main body portion 10 via the rotating shaft 6. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the rotating shaft 6 is provided in the vicinity of the main body portion 10 of the deck portion 2 so as to project to the connecting portion 4 formed in a concave shape shallower than the main body portion 10. The rotating shaft 6 is
The main body 10 extends in parallel to the opening edge of the accommodation port 12, and both ends are bent in the same direction and attached to the connecting portion 4.

In this embodiment, the lid 20 is connected to the connecting portion 4 at the end of the first panel member 22 opposite to the side where the hinge structure is provided. A rotary bearing 32 is formed on the lower end of the first panel member 22, that is, on the inside of the side surface portion 22b opposite to the side on which the pin receiver 26 shown in FIGS. The rotation bearing 32 is a plate-shaped portion provided perpendicular to the side surface of the first panel member 22,
A through groove engageable with the rotating shaft 6 is formed. By engaging the rotary shaft 6 with the rotary bearing 32, the first panel member 22, that is, the lid 20, is connected so as to be rotatable around the rotary shaft 6.

The lid stopper 36 includes the accommodation port 12 and the rotating shaft 6.
It is provided in a fixed state with respect to the main body portion 10 so as to be located between and. The lid stopper 36 is used for the accommodation port 1.
It may be provided to hold the lid 20 fully open so that the 2 is fully open. Alternatively, the storage port 1
2 may be provided so as to hold the lid 20 in a state of being opened by a predetermined amount so that it is opened by a predetermined length from the opening edge farthest from the rotating shaft 6.

In this embodiment, the lid stopper 36 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 4, the lid 20 can be held in a completely opened state by the convex portion projecting upward from the bottom portion of the connecting portion 4. The lid stopper 36, as shown in FIG.
Is arranged so as to be covered by the lid 20 in a state of covering the accommodation opening 12 of the main body portion 10, and is not exposed to the outside of the vehicle compartment accommodation portion 1.

Next, the opening / closing operation of the lid 20 of the vehicle compartment 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 20 is normally expanded in a folded portion and arranged along the accommodation opening 12 to cover the accommodation opening 12 of the main body 10.
At this time, in the lid 20, the first panel material 22 and the second panel material 24 form the same plane, and form a plane portion slightly protruding from the deck portion 2 of the trunk room.

When it is desired to open the accommodation opening 12 such as when taking out the spare tire 9 in the main body 10, the lid 20 is held by hand and moved to the rotating shaft 6 side. At this time, the first panel material 22 is rotated around the rotation shaft 6 and lifted up, and the second panel material 24 is pin 2 with respect to the first panel material 22.
It is rotated about 8 times and folded. By this operation, the lid 20 is moved from above the accommodation opening 12 of the main body 10,
The accommodation opening 12 is in an open state.

In order to hold the lid 20 in the open state using the lid stopper 36, as shown in FIG.
The panel member 24 is rotated about the rotation shaft 6 and folded until the end 42 of the panel member 24 passes over the lid stopper 36. Here, since the lid 20 of the present embodiment is configured to have only one folded portion, the end portion 42 of the second panel member 24 has the main body portion at the position farthest from the rotation axis of the present invention. Corresponding to the part “close to the side”.

After that, the lid 20 is rotated about the rotation shaft 6 and is placed at a position where the end 42 of the second panel member 24 is adjacent to or in contact with the lid stopper 36. At the position shown in FIG.
Since the end portion 42 is prevented from moving toward the closed position by the lid stopper 36, the second panel material 24 is folded around the pin 28 and the first panel material 22 (lid is closed). 20) is prevented from rotating around the rotating shaft 6. Therefore, the lid 20 has the lid stopper 36.
Securely held open by.

Further, in this embodiment, since the connecting portion 4 is formed in a concave shape with respect to the deck portion 2 of the trunk room, the upper end portion 38 of the connecting portion 4 opposite to the main body portion 10 side is formed.
Is formed on the auxiliary stopper 38 that restricts the rotation of the lid 20. The auxiliary stopper 38 is a portion that prevents the lid 20 from tilting or falling on the side opposite to the main body 10 beyond a predetermined amount, and is located on the side opposite to the main body 10 with the rotary shaft 6 interposed therebetween. It is provided. By providing the auxiliary stopper 38, it is possible to prevent the lid 20 from tipping over to the side opposite to the main body portion 10 or tilting toward the side opposite to the main body portion 10 and contacting other members.

In order to return the lid 20 from the open state shown in FIG. 4 to the closed position, an operation opposite to that when the lid 20 is opened may be performed. That is, the lid 20 is once rotated to the side opposite to the accommodation opening 12, and the end portion 42 of the second panel material 24 is removed from the lid stopper 36. After that, open and store 1
By turning to the 2 side, it is possible to return to the closed state shown in FIG.

In the vehicle compartment 1, the lid 20 can be held in an open state only by providing the fixed lid stopper 36 and moving the lid 20 by rotating and folding. Since the lid stopper 36 may be provided in a fixed state, it can have a simple structure. Further, in the vehicle compartment 1 with the lid 20 closed,
Since the lid stopper 36 is arranged so as to be covered by the lid 20, the respective parts of the vehicle compartment 1 do not project into the trunk room in the closed state. Therefore, the lid stopper 36 does not get in the way in the closed state, and the trunk room can be used with the same degree of freedom as when the passenger compartment 1 is not provided. In addition, the lid stopper 36 is not visually recognized in the closed state, and the appearance is good. Further, especially by combining the lid stopper 36 and the auxiliary stopper 38,
Since the movement of the lid 20 in the open state is suppressed on both sides, the lid 20 can be stably held in the open state even if each stopper is fixed to the main body 10 side. Therefore,
The lid 20 can be stably kept open even in a swinging portion such as a vehicle compartment (trunk room or occupant portion), which is suitable for a vehicle compartment.

The vehicle compartment 1 may be provided with various holding means for holding the lid 20 in the open state shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, on the side surface portion 22b of the first panel member 22 on the rotating shaft 6 side, a lid that is in close contact with the bottom portion of the connecting portion 4, that is, a predetermined portion on the main body portion 10 side in the opened state. The holding surface portion 40 may be provided. Alternatively, a lid holding surface portion may be provided at the folding end portion 40 of the second panel material 24. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which a lid holding surface portion that is in close contact with the lid 20 in the opened state is provided on the main body portion 10 side such as the connecting portion. Further, the rotary bearing 32 may have a shape and a structure that can be more firmly engaged in the open state shown in FIG.

Further, the main body for accommodating the articles can have various sizes, depths and the like in accordance with the articles to be accommodated. In addition, a plurality of main body portions may be provided within a range that can be accommodated in one lid, and one lid may cover a plurality of accommodation ports. FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the vehicle compartment accommodating portion 1 for a spare tire of the above embodiment, which is adjacent to the main body portion 10 and can be used for accommodating various articles.
An embodiment in which the main body 50 is provided is shown. The main body 10 and the periphery of the connecting portion 4 are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

The second body portion 60 is a portion having a concave space formed in the same structure as the body portion 10, and is provided between the body portion 10 for the spare tire and the rotating shaft 6.
In the present embodiment, a relay portion 54 formed in a recess having the same depth as the connecting portion 4 is formed between the main body portion 10 and the second main body portion 50. A second lid stopper 56, which is formed similarly to the lid stopper 36, is provided in a convex shape on the body portion 10 side of the relay portion 54. Further, an auxiliary stopper 58, which is formed in a convex shape similar to the second lid stopper 56, is formed on the side of the relay body 54 on the side of the second main body 50.
The lid 60 has the same configuration as the lid 20. First and second
The panel materials 62 and 64 are formed to have a size capable of covering the respective accommodation ports 12 and 52 of the main body portion 10 and the second main body portion 50 in a state of being expanded so as to form the same plane.

In this vehicle compartment, the lid 60 can be opened and closed by the same method as in the above embodiment.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6A, various articles 70 such as a shopping bag can be stably stored in a state where the main body 10 and the storage openings 12 and 52 of the second main body 50 are opened. In particular, when the article 70 has a tall shape as shown in the figure, it can be housed in the second main body 50 while leaning against the lid 60. Further, the upper portion of the article 70 can be supported when the article 70 is tilted due to rocking of the vehicle or the like. Further, for example, when the lid 60 is arranged to be folded to the front side of the luggage compartment, the lid 60 is
It is possible to prevent the article 70 from falling when a large load such as a sudden brake is applied to the article 70.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, the lid 60 is fully opened to accommodate the article 72, and then only the accommodation port 52 is closed by the second main body 50 so that the article 72 is covered. It can also be accommodated. In this case, the end 66 of the lid 60 is
It is supported by the second lid stopper 56 and is restrained so as not to move in the closing direction of the housing opening 12 of the main body 10. Further, the auxiliary stopper 58 prevents the second main body portion 50 from moving, and the end portion 66 of the lid 60 is stably held by the relay portion 54.
Note that the lid 60 is folded while being rotated around the rotation shaft 6 so that the end portion 66 exceeds the second lid stopper 56 in the folded state, and the end portion is formed at the second lid stopper 56 portion. By the arrangement of 66, the state shown in FIG. 6B is maintained.

If the state shown in FIG. 6B is used, for example, the upper part of a tall article 72 such as a plant is covered with a lid, that is, a first panel material 62 and a second panel material 64 from both sides. Can be accommodated. In this form, it is possible to prevent the article 72 from tipping over when a load is applied due to sudden braking, sudden start, and the like, and prevent other articles accommodated in the trunk room from colliding with the article 72. The article 72 can be protected. As described above, in the vehicle compartment according to the present invention, the lid opened while being restrained by the lid stopper and the main body are used to store articles having a height exceeding the depth of the main body. It can be housed or held.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The lid may have a configuration in which the center of rotation with respect to the main body is not parallel to the folding line of folding. For example, the lid 2 of the vehicle compartment 1 shown in FIG.
0, the second panel material 24 of the first panel material 22
An edge extending perpendicularly to the edge connected to may be rotatably connected to the main body 10 side. Further, the folding mechanism is not limited to the structure using the pins as in the present embodiment, and it goes without saying that various structures can be adopted.

Further, the lid stopper and the auxiliary stopper can be provided in various forms, and they may be provided as separate members or as members protruding from the deck portion or side surface portion of the trunk room. Further, the lid stopper may be provided so as to project from the inside of the main body. The lid stopper and the auxiliary stopper may be of a size and shape that can be engaged with at least a part (of the end portion) of the lid. For example, the lid stopper may be provided as a concave groove that can engage the end portion or the edge portion of the lid formed on the deck portion of the luggage compartment. Further, the rotation shaft for rotatably connecting the lid to the main body may be integrated with either the main body or the lid.
Of course.

Although the vehicle compartment accommodating portion according to the present invention is preferably provided in the deck portion of the trunk room, it can be provided in various parts of the vehicle compartment such as the side portion of the trunk room, around the seats, and inside the door. . For example, the main body portion of the vehicle compartment accommodating portion according to the present invention can be formed by forming a concave portion on the interior surface of the vehicle interior in various trim materials. Also, by providing a biasing means to the folding portion of the lid or the connecting portion to the main body side,
It can also be applied to a housing portion in which the housing opening is oriented in any direction such as the lateral direction or the downward direction.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique capable of holding the lid open in the vehicle compartment containing portion with a simple structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a deck portion of a trunk room provided with a vehicle compartment accommodating portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle compartment containing portion of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid of the vehicle compartment containing portion of FIG. 1 is rotated and folded to be held by a lid stopper.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid of the vehicle compartment containing portion of FIG. 1 is held in an open state.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example in which a lid holding surface is formed on the lid.

FIG. 6 (a) is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a state in which articles are stored with the lid fully opened in the vehicle compartment storage section according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a transverse cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid is half-opened and the article is accommodated in the same vehicle compartment accommodating portion as in FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle compartment containing a conventional lid.

8 is a plan view, partly in section, showing a state in which a lid is held in an opened state in the vehicle compartment accommodating portion of FIG. 7. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,80 Vehicle compartment 2 deck section 4 connection 6,90 rotation axis 9 spare tires 10,82 Main body 12,52,83 storage port 20,60,84 lid 22,24,62,64,85,86 Panel material 26 pin receiver 28 pin 30 side 32 rotating bearing 36,56,92 Lid stopper 38,58 Auxiliary stopper 40 Lid holding surface 42, 66 end 50 Second body part 54 relay section 70,72 articles 88 hinge 94 Side member 96 spring

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage portion provided in a vehicle compartment, comprising a main body portion capable of storing articles, a foldable lid, and a lid stopper, wherein the lid has one end that is rotated toward the main body portion. The lid stopper is fixed to the main body so as to be located between the rotation shaft and the accommodation opening by being coupled via a moving shaft, and the lid stopper is rotated around the rotation shaft. When the lid is folded, the range includes a range in which a portion, which is closest to the main body side at the position farthest from the rotation shaft, can move to the rotation shaft side beyond the lid stopper, when the lid is folded. Department. 2. The vehicle compartment accommodating portion according to claim 1, wherein the lid stopper is covered by the lid when the housing opening of the main body portion is covered by the lid.