JP2005313751A - Glove box structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a lid from opening at once to a full open state without increasing cost. <P>SOLUTION: The glove box structure is equipped with a box-type glove box body 2, the lid 5 which is openably/closably provided on an opening part 3 formed on this side of the glove box body 2 through a hinge part 4, and a stopper lever 16 which is inserted into a through-hole 15 which is extended from the lid 5 and formed on this side of the glove box body 2, guides an opening/closing of the lid 5, and stops the lid 5 at the full open state. An intermediate stopper part 21 capable of stopping the lid 5 at the intermediate opening on the midway part of the stopper lever 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a glove box structure.

  A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with a glove box in the passenger compartment. Such a glove box is generally a bucket type, but there is also a box type having a larger capacity (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Such a box-type glove box includes, for example, a box-type glove box main body, a lid that is provided on the front side of the glove box main body so as to be opened and closed via a hinge portion, and extends from the lid. And a stopper lever that is inserted into a through-hole formed on the front side of the glove box body to guide the opening and closing of the lid and stop the lid in a fully opened state.
JP 2003-291735 A

  Although the box-type glove box can secure a large capacity, the lid opens widely due to the structure. If the lid is opened at once, there is a risk of hitting the occupant's knee. Therefore, a means for preventing the lid from opening all at once is required, but there is a problem that the cost increases when auxiliary parts such as a damper device are used as such means.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention described in claim 1, a box-type glove box main body and an opening formed on the front side of the glove box main body are provided to be openable and closable via a hinge portion. And a stopper lever for guiding the opening and closing of the lid and stopping the lid in a fully opened state, being inserted into a through hole extending from the lid and formed on the front side of the glove box body. In the glove box structure, an intermediate stopper part capable of stopping the lid at an intermediate opening is provided in the middle part of the stopper lever.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the glove box structure according to the first aspect, the intermediate stopper portion is an elastic convex portion that has a required elasticity and can be locked in the through hole.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the glove box structure according to the second aspect, the elastic convex portion is provided with elasticity by removing a stopper lever.

  According to the invention of claim 1, by providing the intermediate stopper part in the middle part of the stopper lever, the lid can be temporarily stopped at the intermediate opening degree. Therefore, the lid can be prevented from opening to the fully open state at a stretch, and the lid can be prevented from hitting the occupant. In addition, since the two-step action is realized by using the existing stopper lever, auxiliary parts such as a damper device are not required, and the operation can be performed without cost.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the lid is stopped at an intermediate opening degree surely, softly and smoothly by making the intermediate stopper portion an elastic convex portion that has the required elasticity and can be locked in the through hole. And, the stop state at the intermediate opening can be canceled.

  According to invention of Claim 3, elasticity can be provided to an elastic convex part easily and cheaply by thinning a stopper lever.

  The purpose of preventing the lid from opening at once to the fully open state without incurring costs was realized by providing an intermediate stopper part that can stop the lid at an intermediate opening degree in the middle part of the stopper lever.

  Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.

  1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the configuration will be described. A box-type glove box 1 is provided in a passenger compartment of a vehicle such as an automobile. The glove box 1 includes a box-type glove box main body 2 and a lid 5 provided in an opening 3 formed on the front side of the glove box main body 2 through a hinge portion 4 so as to be opened and closed. The lid 5 is opened downward with respect to the opening 3 by setting the hinge portion 4 at a lower position. Therefore, the lock portion 6 is set on the upper side of the glove box 1.

  The glove box body 2 is provided with a mounting flange portion 9 for mounting to an interior panel such as an instrument panel 8 around the opening 3 on the front side. Further, a storage pocket portion 10 and the like are provided on the inner surface side of the lid 5.

  A through hole 15 is formed in the mounting flange portion 9 on the front side of the glove box body 2. Further, from the lid 5, a stopper lever 16 is extended to be inserted into a through-hole 15 formed on the near side of the glove box body 2 so as to be able to enter and exit and to open and close the lid 5. The stopper lever 16 has an arcuate shape with the hinge portion 4 as the center in a side view. A stopper portion 17 for stopping the lid 5 in a fully opened state is formed at the tip of the stopper lever 16.

  In this embodiment, an intermediate stopper portion 21 capable of stopping the lid 5 at an intermediate opening is provided in the middle of the stopper lever 16. Although the position and the number of the intermediate stopper portions 21 are arbitrary, at least one is installed with respect to the position immediately before the lid 5 is fully opened.

  In particular, the intermediate stopper portion 21 is an elastic convex portion 22 that has the required elasticity and can be locked to the through hole 15. The elastic convex portion 22 is preferably a relatively gentle mountain shape.

  Elasticity is imparted to the elastic convex portion 22 by, for example, removing the stopper lever 16 (thickening portion 25). For example, the cutout portion 25 is formed in the inner region while leaving the outline of the mountain-shaped elastic convex portion 22.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the lock part 6 is released and the lid 5 is opened downward with the hinge part 4 as the center, an opening part 3 appears, and an object is taken in and out of the box-type glove box body 2 through the opening part 3. Is possible.

  When the lid 5 is opened and closed, guidance is provided by the stopper lever 16 coming and going along the through hole 15 formed in the mounting flange portion 9 on the front side of the glove box body 2. When the lid 5 is fully opened, the stopper portion 17 at the distal end portion of the stopper lever 16 is locked to the periphery of the through hole 15, thereby stopping the lid 5.

  According to this embodiment, by providing the intermediate stopper portion 21 in the middle of the stopper lever 16, the lid 5 can be temporarily stopped at the intermediate opening. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lid 5 from being opened to the fully open state at a stretch, and it is possible to prevent the lid 5 from hitting the occupant. In addition, since the two-step action is realized by using the existing stopper lever 16, an auxiliary part such as a damper device is not necessary and can be implemented without cost.

  Further, by making the intermediate stopper portion 21 an elastic convex portion 22 that has the required elasticity and can be locked in the through-hole 15, the lid 5 can be reliably and softly and smoothly stopped at the intermediate opening, and The stop state at the intermediate opening can be canceled.

  Furthermore, by removing the stopper lever 16, elasticity can be imparted to the elastic convex portion 22 easily and inexpensively.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention.

1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a sectional side view of the stopper lever part of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 Glove Box Body 3 Opening 4 Hinge 5 Lid 15 Through-hole 16 Stopper Lever 21 Intermediate Stopper 22 Elastic Convex 25 Flank

Claims (3)

A box-shaped glove box main body, a lid that can be opened and closed via a hinge portion at an opening formed on the front side of the glove box main body, and a front side of the glove box main body that extends from the lid In the glove box structure, which is inserted into the formed through-hole, guides the opening and closing of the lid, and includes a stopper lever for stopping the lid in a fully opened state.
A glove box structure characterized in that an intermediate stopper part capable of stopping the lid at an intermediate opening is provided in the middle part of the stopper lever.   2. The glove box structure according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate stopper portion is an elastic convex portion that has a required elasticity and can be locked in the through hole. 3. The glove box structure according to claim 2, wherein the elastic convex portion is provided with elasticity by removing a stopper lever.

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