JP2007062462A - Multi-use storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-use storage device with superior handling property, storage capacity, and usability, although it can be installed in a relatively small space, and capable of being suitably used for various uses such as a cup holder, small article case, and coin case. <P>SOLUTION: The multi-use storage device is provided with a base body 2 having a storage space part at the inside and having an opening 21 continued from an upper surface to a front surface on a front end upper corner part; a box-like slide body 3 stored in the storage space part of the base body slidably in a longitudinal direction, having a front wall for closing a front surface opening of the base body at storage and forwardly projected from a front end surface of the base body by forwardly sliding and having a released upper surface; a lid body 4 turnably mounted to an upper surface rear end side of the opening of the base body and opening/closing the upper surface portion of the opening of the base body by vertically turning an end at the front end side; and interlocking mechanisms 31, 43 for interlocking slide action of the slide body and turning action of the lid body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multipurpose storage device that is incorporated in instrument panels, center consoles, armrests and the like of automobiles, and is preferably used for various applications such as cup holders, accessory cases, coin cases, and the like. It relates to a multi-use storage device that is easy to handle and can be installed in a relatively small space, but also has excellent storage capacity and ease of use, and can be suitably used for various applications such as cup holders, accessory cases, and coin cases. .

  Conventionally, a storage device such as a cup holder or an accessory case has been set in a corner portion of an automobile such as an armrest. For example, as a storage device set as a cup holder, FIG. The shown cup holder is known (Patent Document 1: Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-18748).

  As shown in FIG. 10, this cup holder has a notch on the upper side corner of the armrest a provided on the inner surface of the door of the automobile, and has an opening that continues from the upper surface to the front side of the armrest a. A concave portion b having a rectangular cubic shape is formed, and a lid c that closes the upper surface and the front surface of the concave portion b is attached.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 10 (B), the lid c has side plates c2 and c2 erected on both sides of a substrate c1 bent in an L shape, and the recess b As shown in FIG. 10 (A), the upper surface of the recess b and the opening surface of the front surface are closed by rotating upward. It has become. Then, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, when the lid c is rotated to the front side, the upper surface of the recess b is opened and the lid c is removed from the recess b. The base end side of the substrate c1 continuously protrudes forward from the bottom surface of the recess b and the bottom surface of the recess b extends forward, and the both side plates c2 and c2 are on both sides of the recess b, respectively. The both sides of the recess b are continuously extended forward from the surface, and the both sides of the recess b are extended forward, and the free end side of the substrate c1 stands up in front of the recess b to form a front wall. It will be in the state.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, by rotating the lid c forward, the concave portion b, the substrate c1 of the lid c, and both side plates c2 of the substrate c. , C2 is formed with a rectangular space having an open upper surface, and the cups d are held in the space.

  However, this conventional cup holder is inferior in its storage capacity when used as a storage device other than a cup holder such as a small container, and because of the expansion and contraction of the internal volume accompanying the opening / closing operation of the lid c, It is inferior to usability.

  That is, when the cup holder does not hold the cups, or when there is another cup holder and this accommodating portion is used as a small case, in the conventional accommodating device, the accommodating space is obtained when the lid c is closed. However, it is inferior in capacity as an accessory case. In addition, when the lid c is closed from the opened state, the accommodation space portion is reduced by about half or smaller. Therefore, even if an object is put in the opened state, no object enters when the lid c is closed (the lid body). c may not be closed), and it is difficult to determine whether the article can be accommodated until the lid c is closed. Further, when the lid c is opened, the base end side of the lid c constitutes a part of the bottom surface of the housing portion, so that the article is placed on the lid c. The lid c must be turned upward and closed, which may make it difficult to open and close the lid c. Furthermore, when the lid c is opened and closed, the accommodation volume is changed, and the bottom surface or part of the wall surface of the accommodation space is rotated, so that the posture of the article accommodated when the lid c is opened and closed is changed. In many cases, the lid c is not closed well, and the inconvenience that the stored articles are scattered is likely to occur.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-18748

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has excellent handleability and excellent storage capacity and usability even though it can be installed in a relatively small space, such as a cup holder, accessory case, coin case, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a multipurpose accommodation apparatus that can be suitably used for various applications.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a base having an accommodating space inside and an opening continuous from the upper surface to the front surface at the upper corner of the front end, and a longitudinal slide in the accommodating space of the base A box-shaped slide body whose upper surface is opened, the front wall closing the front opening of the base body, and projecting forward from the front end face of the base body by sliding forward; A lid that is pivotally attached to the upper surface rear end side of the opening and pivots the front end side up and down to open and close the upper surface portion of the base body opening; and a sliding operation of the slide body; Provided is a multipurpose accommodation apparatus comprising an interlocking mechanism for interlocking with the rotation of the lid.

  The multipurpose container of the present invention is formed at the upper corner of the front end of the base set on the armrest or the like, similar to the conventional container shown in FIG. 10 (cup holder in the case of FIG. 10). The housing portion is configured in a space portion having an opening continuous from the upper surface to the front surface. In this case, in the present invention, as described above, the box-shaped slide body having an open upper surface is slidably disposed in the base body, and the front side of the opening is closed by the front wall of the slide body. In addition, a lid is rotatably attached to the upper surface side of the opening, and the upper surface of the opening is closed with the lid. Then, the lid is opened to open the upper surface side of the opening, and the slide body is projected forward from the front surface of the opening, and a couple is placed on the slide body from the upper surface side of the opening. It can be held and used as a cup holder, or various articles can be placed in it. As described above, the multipurpose storage device of the present invention is configured such that the lid body rotates to open the upper surface of the base opening, and the slide body protrudes forward from the front surface of the opening, thereby Since the opening width to be received is enlarged, cups and articles larger than the width of the lid attached, that is, the set area of the accommodating portion provided in the armrest or the like can be accommodated and held less It can exhibit a larger capacity for holding and holding in the setting space.

  As described above, the multipurpose accommodation apparatus of the present invention pulls out the slide body accommodated in the base set in the armrest or the like (projects from the base), opens the lid, opens the upper surface of the opening, and opens The couples and the stored articles are placed, stored, and held on the slide body from the upper surface of the opened opening. For this reason, even when the slide body is stored and the lid is closed, that is, when the cup holder is not used as a cup holder with the opening closed, the storage space of the slide body is maintained as it is, and is used as an accessory case. Even in this case, a sufficient storage capacity is ensured, and the expansion / contraction of the storage volume accompanying the opening / closing operation as in the conventional storage device (cup holder) described above does not occur. It does not occur.

  Further, since the opening / closing operation is also performed by the sliding operation of the slide body and the rotation operation of the lid body, the posture of the article accommodated by the opening / closing operation does not change, and the lid on which the article is placed is also provided. The article accommodated together with the slide body can be stored in the base body by a low-load operation that only slides the slide body without requiring an operation of rotating the body so as to lift the body. In addition, an interlocking mechanism that interlocks the rotation of the lid and the slide of the slide is provided. If either the lid or the slide is operated to open or close, the interlock and mechanism slide the lid and slide. Both bodies can be opened and closed simultaneously. Furthermore, by providing a biasing means for biasing either the lid rotation operation or the slide operation of the slide body, both the lid body and the slide body are automatically opened and closed. You can also. Thus, the multipurpose storage device of the present invention is very excellent in usability.

  As described above, the multipurpose storage device of the present invention is excellent in handleability and excellent in storage capacity and usability even though it can be installed in a relatively small space, such as a cup holder, accessory case, coin case, etc. Can be suitably used for various applications.

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Hereinafter, an Example is shown and the multipurpose accommodation apparatus of this invention is demonstrated more concretely.
FIGS. 1 to 5 show a multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, this multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit 1 is used as an armrest a of an automobile (this example). In this case, a retractable storage unit used as a cup holder or a small case is set on the armrest a by attaching it to a recess provided in the upper corner of the front end of the armrest for the rear seat).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the multipurpose storage device unit 1 includes a base body 2 fixed to the recess of the armrest a, a slide body 3 slidably mounted in the base body 2, and A lid 4 is rotatably attached to the upper surface portion of the base 2 and a torsion spring (biasing means) 5 for biasing the pivoting operation of the lid 4 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the base body 2 has a rectangular box shape in which most of the front side of the upper surface, the front surface, and the rear surface are open. Here, the opening on the upper surface and the front surface is one continuous opening from the upper surface to the front surface, and thus, an opening 21 continuous from the upper surface to the front surface is formed in the upper corner of the front end of the base 2. Further, flanges 22 and 22 are integrally formed outwardly on the peripheral surface of the upper surface and the front surface of the base body 2, respectively, and both the flanges 22 and 22 are integrally continuous and substantially perpendicular at the intermediate portion. It is a square frame-shaped flange bent in

  Both side walls of the base body 2 are respectively provided with shaft holes 23 and 23 in the upper part of the middle part in the front-rear direction. The shaft holes 23 and 23 are provided with rotational shafts 44 and 24 of the lid 4 described later. 44 is pivotally attached. In addition, a ring-shaped spring retaining projection 24 is provided on the front surface of one side wall at the middle portion in the height direction, and this spring retaining projection 24 is provided at the end of a torsion spring 5 described later. The formed loop is fitted. Further, guide rails 25, 25, 26 made of a pair of protrusions are provided at the lower part of the inner surface of both side walls of the base 2 and the central part of the inner surface of the bottom wall, respectively. Guide ridges 32, 32, and 33 provided on the slide body 3 to be described later are slidably fitted between a pair of ridges to be configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the base 2 is attached to a recess provided at the upper front end of the armrest a by an appropriate means. At this time, the flanges 22 and 22 are connected to the upper surface of the armrest a and The base 2 closes the front end surface, and a housing space is formed at the front end of the armrest a, and an opening 21 continuous from the upper surface to the front is formed at the upper corner of the front end of the armrest a.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the slide body 3 has a rectangular box shape with an open upper end, and both side walls of the slide body 3 are lowered from the middle in the front-rear direction, and the rear wall is also It is formed at the same height as both side walls and is set lower than the front wall.

  Rack gears 31 and 31 are formed at the upper edge portions of the rear portions of the both side walls set at a low height. These rack gears 31 and 31 are respectively connected to pinion gears 43 and 43 of the lid 4 described later. The interlocking mechanism is configured by meshing. Further, guide protrusions 32, 32, and 33 are provided on the outer surface of the both side walls and the lower surface of the bottom wall along the front-rear direction, respectively, and these guide protrusions 32, 32, and 33 are the guide rails of the base body 2 described above. 25, 25, and 26 are slidably fitted. A decorative plate 34 is attached to the outer surface of the front end wall of the slide body 3. The rack gears 31, 31 are schematically indicated by a one-dotted line in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5 and the like, the slide body 3 has the guide protrusions 32, 32, 33 fitted in the guide rails 25, 25, 26, and the base body. 2, the front wall to which the decorative plate 34 is attached closes the front side of the opening 21 of the base 2 (see FIGS. 1, 4 and 6). By sliding forward, the base 2 protrudes forward from the front end surface (see FIGS. 5 and 7).

  Next, the lid body 4 has tongue-like interlocking pieces 42, 42 integrally suspended downwardly on both side edges of the rear end portion of the substrate 41 having a decorative finish on the upper surface. The interlocking pieces 42, 42 are formed in an arc shape from the lower end portion to the rear base end portion, and pinion gears 43, 43 that mesh with the rack gears 31, 31 of the slide body 3 described above are formed on the arc-shaped edge portion. ing. Further, rotating shafts 44, 44 project from the outer surfaces of the central portions of the interlocking pieces 42, 42, respectively, and these rotating shafts 44, 44 are respectively pivoted into the shaft holes 23, 23 of the base 2 described above. It comes to be worn. The pinion gears 43, 43 are schematically indicated by a one-dotted line in FIGS.

  The lid body 4 is disposed inside the upper surface of the opening 21 of the base body 2, and the rotation shafts 44 and 44 are inserted into the shaft holes 23 and 23 of the base body 2. , 44 are attached to the rear end side of the upper surface of the base 2 opening 21 so that the retaining caps 45, 46 are fitted thereto. The pinion gears 43, 43 formed on the interlocking pieces 42, 42 of the lid 4 and the rack gear 31 of the base body 3 mesh with each other to form an interlocking mechanism. The rotation operation and the slide operation of the slide body 3 are interlocked with each other.

  The lid body 4 is configured to open and close the upper surface portion of the base body 2 opening 21 by rotating the front end side up and down around the rotation shafts 44 and 44. The interlocking pieces 42 and 42 are also rotated around the pivot shafts 44 and 44 integrally with the pivoting operation of the lid 4, and slide with the pinion gears 43 and 43 provided on the interlocking pieces 42 and 42. By the action of the body 3 with the rack gears 31, 31, the rotation operation of the lid body 4 and the slide operation of the slide body 3 are simultaneously performed in conjunction with each other. That is, if the lid body 4 is rotated, the slide body 3 slides in conjunction with it, and if the slide body 3 is slid, the lid body 4 rotates in conjunction with it. Yes.

  Here, one of the rotating shafts 44 is formed in a cross-sectional shape with a part cut away, and a retaining cap 45 fitted to the one rotating shaft 44 is integrated with the rotating shaft 44. Thus, the one retaining cap 45 is rotated integrally with the rotation operation of the lid body 4. The one retaining cap 45 is provided with a spring connecting piece 47 projecting radially outward from the outer peripheral edge, and one end of the torsion spring 5 is attached to the tip of the spring connecting piece 47. The other end portion of the torsion spring 5 formed in a loop shape is connected to the side wall of the base body 2 by being fitted to the spring-clamping protrusion 24 of the base body 2.

  The torsion spring 5 is attached in a state of being compressed in a direction in which both ends are brought close to each other against an urging force, and the retaining cap 45 is urged to rotate in a direction in which both ends expand outward. It is like that. In this case, one end of the torsion spring 5 is connected to the pivot shaft 44 of the lid body 4 via the retaining cap 45 in a crank shape, so that the middle of the rotational angle range of the lid body 4 is obtained. The lid 4 is urged in the closing direction by the torsion spring 5 on the closing direction side from the dead point set at an angle, and the lid 4 is opened by the torsion spring 5 on the opening direction side from the dead point. It is designed to be biased in the direction. This point will be described in detail later.

Next, operation | movement of this multipurpose accommodation apparatus is demonstrated.
The multipurpose storage device of the present embodiment is configured by attaching the multipurpose storage device unit 1 to a recess provided at the upper corner of the front end of the armrest a, and as shown in FIGS. The front side of the base body 2 opening 21 is closed by the front wall of the slide body 3 to which the decorative plate 34 is attached, and the upper surface side of the base body 2 opening 21 is closed by the lid body 4. The opening 21 of the base 2 is almost completely closed by the front wall of the slide body 3.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 4B, the urging force of the torsion spring 5 acts in the direction of the arrow x1 in the figure, and the retaining cap 45 is rotated in the direction of the arrow y1 in the figure. The lid body 4 is urged in the closing direction via the retaining cap 45, and the slide body 3 slides backward by the action of the interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. Thus, the above-mentioned closed state is reliably maintained.

  From this state, when using the cup holder, as shown by the arrow z1 in FIG. 4 (A), the finger is hooked on the distal end portion (free end portion) of the lid body 4 and the torsion spring 5 is attached. The lid 4 is rotated upward (in the direction of the arrow z1) against the force. As a result, the lid body 4 rotates upward, and the slide body 3 is pushed forward by the action of the interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. Then, when the lid body 4 is rotated almost to the middle point, as shown in FIG. 4C, the rotation angle of the retaining cap 45 exceeds the dead center of the crank mechanism, and the torsion spring 5 A repulsive force acts in the direction of the arrow x2 in the figure to urge the retaining cap 45 in the direction of the arrow y2 in the figure, and the lid 4 is urged in the opening direction through the retaining cap 45. And the slide body 3 is automatically pushed forward by the action of the interlocking mechanism composed of the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. As shown in FIGS. It becomes a state.

  In this open state, the lid body 4 is substantially upright at the rear end portion of the opening 21, and a portion exceeding the lower half of the lid body 4 is buried in the opening portion 21. The upward protrusion amount is small. Further, the slide body 3 protrudes by a predetermined amount from the front surface of the opening 21 of the base 2 so that the upper surface of the slide body 3 is almost completely open, and the receiving area of articles such as cups is the area of the upper surface of the base 2 opening. Is wider than.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, the urging force of the torsion spring 5 acts in the direction of the arrow x3 in the figure, and the retaining cap 45 is rotated in the direction of the arrow y3 in the figure. The lid body 4 is biased in the opening direction through the retaining cap 45, and the slide body 3 slides forward by the action of the interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. Thus, the above-mentioned open state is reliably maintained.

  When used as a cup holder, in this state, as shown in FIG. 8, cups d such as canned beverages from the upper surface side of the opened opening 21 into the slide body 3. Is placed and held. Then, after use, as shown by an arrow z2 in FIG. 5A, a finger is placed on the tip (free end) of the lid 4 to resist the biasing force of the torsion spring 5. The body 4 is rotated forward (arrow z2 direction). As a result, the lid body 4 rotates forward, and the slide body 3 is pulled backward by the action of the interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. Then, when the lid 4 is rotated to almost the middle point, as shown in FIG. 5C, the rotation angle of the retaining cap 45 exceeds the dead point of the crank mechanism, and the torsion spring 5 A repulsive force acts in the direction of the arrow x4 in the figure to urge the retaining cap 45 in the direction of the arrow y4 in the figure, and the lid 4 is urged in the closing direction via the retaining cap 45. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the slide body 3 is automatically retracted by the action of the interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. Open state.

  Further, as shown by an arrow z <b> 3 in FIG. 5A, this closing operation is performed by sliding the slide body 3 by pushing it backward with a finger, and an interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 and the rack gear 31. Also by rotating the lid body 4 in the closing direction by the above action, the closing operation can be performed in the same manner as described above. Furthermore, the opening operation described above can also be performed in the same manner as described above by providing a finger hook portion or the like on the slide body 3 and pulling out the slide body 3.

  As described above, the multipurpose storage apparatus of this embodiment is configured such that the box-shaped slide body 3 having an open upper surface is slidably disposed in the base body 2, and the base body 2 opening is formed on the front wall of the slide body 3. The front surface side of the opening 21 is closed, and the lid 4 is rotatably attached to the upper surface of the opening 21 so that the upper surface of the opening 21 is closed by the lid 4. Then, the lid body 4 is opened to open the upper surface side of the opening 21, and the slide body 3 is slid to protrude forward from the front surface of the opening 21, and the opening 21 is placed on the slide body 3. The couple d is placed and held from the upper surface side of the. Therefore, in this multipurpose storage device, the lid 4 rotates to open the upper surface of the base 3 opening 21, and the slide body 3 projects forward from the front of the opening 21 to receive cups. Since the width is increased, cups larger than the width of the lid 3 attached, that is, the set area of the cup holder provided on the armrest a can be accommodated and held with a small setting space. As a cup holder, it can exhibit a sufficient capacity for holding and holding.

  Further, the multipurpose accommodation apparatus of this embodiment pulls out the slide body 3 accommodated in the base 2 provided on the armrest a (projects from the base 2), and opens the lid 4 to open the upper surface of the opening 21. The couple d is placed and held on the slide body 3 from the upper surface of the opened opening 21. Therefore, even when the slide body 3 is stored and the lid body 4 is closed (the state shown in FIG. 4A), that is, when the opening 21 is not used as a cup holder, the storage space of the slide body 3 is Since the storage space is maintained as it is, a sufficient storage capacity is ensured even when used as an accessory case, and the expansion or contraction of the storage volume due to the opening / closing operation of the conventional storage device (cup holder) described above does not occur. There is no inconvenience associated with the expansion or contraction of the storage volume as seen in the conventional storage device (cup holder) described above. As described above, when the article is put into the storage device, the slide body 3 protrudes forward so that the opening width for receiving the article is enlarged, so that the article is provided on the upper surface of the armrest a. A thing larger than the installation bottom area of the storage portion can be easily put into the slide body 3 and stored.

  Further, since the opening / closing operation is also performed by the sliding operation of the slide body 3 and the rotation operation of the lid body 4, the posture of the stored article does not change with the opening / closing operation, and the article is placed. The article housed together with the slide body 3 can be stored in the base body 2 by a low-load operation that only slides the slide body 3 without the need to rotate the lid body so as to lift it. Is. In addition, due to the action of the interlocking mechanism constituted by the pinion gear 43 of the interlocking piece 42 provided on the lid 4 and the rack gear 31 provided on the slide 3, the rotational operation of the lid 4 and the slide 3. The sliding operation of the lid 4 and the slide body 3 can be simultaneously opened and closed by opening or closing either the lid body 4 or the slide body 3. Yes. Furthermore, if only the initial operation of the opening operation or the closing operation is performed manually, the opening / closing operation of both the lid body 4 and the slide body 3 is automatically performed by the action of the torsion spring (biasing means) 5. Further, the closed state and the open state are well maintained by the action of the torsion spring 5. Thus, the multipurpose storage device of this example is very excellent in usability.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Unless it deviates from the summary of this invention, it may change suitably. For example, in the above embodiment, the lid body 4 is urged by using the torsion spring 5 to automatically perform the opening operation and the closing operation by giving the trigger operation, and to maintain the closed state and the open state. However, other methods may be used as the biasing method, for example, biasing means for biasing the lid body 4 in the opening direction, or biasing the slide body 3 in the protruding direction. One of the urging means may be provided, and a lock means for locking the lid body 4 in the closed state or a lock means for locking the slide body 3 in the accommodated state may be provided. If the example is shown, the structure shown in FIG. 9 can be illustrated.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, a conston spring 61 is attached to the lower surface of the bottom wall of the slide body 3, a damper rack gear 71 is provided along the slide direction, and a lock rail 81 having a heart cam portion 82 is provided. Form. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, a hooking hole 63 is provided at the front end of the top surface of the bottom wall of the base 2, and the tip 62 of the Conston spring 61 is hooked on this to attach the slide body 3 in the forward projecting direction. In addition, a lock piece 83 is provided on the rear end of the upper surface of the bottom wall, and a lock pin of the lock piece 83 is slidably inserted into the lock rail 81 to constitute a push lock / push unlock type lock mechanism. To do. As a result, the slide body 3 is pushed into the base 2 to lock the slide body 3 against the urging force of the conston spring 61 by the lock mechanism, and the slide body 3 is pushed once again from this state. Thus, the lock mechanism is unlocked, and the slide body 3 is slid forward and the lid 3 is opened by the action of the conston spring 61. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, an oil damper 72 having a pinion gear 73 is fixed to the bottom wall of the base 2, and the pinion gear 73 is engaged with the damper rack gear 71 of the slide body 3. Accordingly, a predetermined braking force by the oil damper 72 is applied to the sliding operation of the slide body 3 and the rotation operation of the lid body 4 so that the opening / closing operation can be performed slowly. In addition, you may reverse each structure provided in the bottom wall lower surface of the slide body 3, and each structure provided in the bottom wall upper surface of the base | substrate 2 reversely.

  Thus, for example, the biasing mechanism that performs or assists the opening / closing operation can be changed as appropriate. Further, the interlocking mechanism between the lid 4 and the slide body 3 is not a mechanism composed of the rack gear and the pinion gear, and the interlocking mechanism can be configured by another configuration. For example, the rack gear 31 is omitted, and a rubber material having a large friction coefficient is fixed to the interlocking piece 42 of the lid 4 in place of the pinion gear 43, and this rubber material is attached to the upper edge of both side walls of the base 3. By being brought into pressure contact with each other, the rotating operation of the lid body 4 and the sliding operation of the base body 3 can be interlocked by the frictional force between the rubber material and both side walls of the base body 3. Further, the interlocking mechanism may be configured by an appropriate link mechanism.

  The multipurpose storage device of the present invention can be suitably used for various uses such as a cup holder, an accessory case, and a coin case as described above. In this case, in the multipurpose storage device of the above embodiment, In order to prevent small articles such as coins housed in the slide body 3 from spilling down, the height is lowered as shown by the dashed line in FIGS. 4 (A) and 5 (B). A guard piece 34 may be erected on the rear wall of the slide body 3. Furthermore, the shape and configuration of each part may be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.

It is a front perspective view which shows the multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit concerning one Example of this invention. It is a rear perspective view which shows the multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the closed state of the multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the state of the torsion spring at that time, (C) makes it transfer from this closed state to an open state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state of the torsion spring in the intermediate state at the time. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the open state of the multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the state of the torsion spring at that time, (C) makes it transfer from this open state to a closed state It is explanatory drawing which shows the state of the torsion spring in the intermediate state at the time. It is a perspective view which shows the armrest incorporating the same versatile accommodation apparatus unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the accommodation apparatus of the armrest. It is a perspective view which shows the state which hold | maintained cups in the accommodation apparatus of the armrest, and was used as a cup holder. FIGS. 4A and 4B show a multipurpose storage device unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view showing a bottom surface of a slide body, and FIG. It shows an example of a conventional storage device (cup holder), (A) is a perspective view showing when not in use, (B) is a perspective view showing when in use, (C) is a cross-sectional view showing when in use. .

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multipurpose accommodation apparatus unit 2 Base | substrate 21 Opening part 3 Slide body 31 Rack gear 4 Cover body 42 Interlocking piece 43 Pinion gear 5 Torsion spring (biasing means)
61 Conston spring (biasing means)
71 Rack gear for damper 72 Oil damper 81 Lock rail 83 Lock piece

Claims (7)

A base having an accommodating space inside and having an opening continuous from the upper surface to the front surface at the upper corner of the front end;
The upper surface of the base body is slidably housed in the housing space, and the front wall closes the front opening of the base body and slides forward to project forward from the front end surface of the base body. An open box-shaped slide body,
A lid that is pivotally attached to the upper surface rear end side of the base opening, and that opens and closes the upper surface portion of the base opening by rotating the end on the front end side up and down,
A multipurpose accommodation apparatus comprising an interlocking mechanism for interlocking a sliding operation of the slide body and a rotating operation of the lid body. A rack gear formed on the upper edge of the side wall of the slide body;
The multipurpose storage device according to claim 1, further comprising an interlocking piece protruding from a lower surface side of the lid body and formed with a pinion gear meshing with the rack gear.   The biasing means for biasing the rotational movement of the lid body, and the biasing means in the closing direction on the closing direction side from the dead point set to the intermediate angle of the rotational angle range of the lid body, The multipurpose accommodation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the multipurpose container is configured to be biased in the opening direction on the opening direction side of the dead center.   4. The multipurpose housing according to claim 3, wherein the urging means is a torsion spring, one end of which is connected to a shaft that rotates integrally with the lid, and the other end is fixed to the base. apparatus.   A locking means for providing either a biasing means for biasing the lid body in the opening direction or a biasing means for biasing the slide body in the protruding direction, and locking the lid body in a closed state; The multipurpose accommodation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a lock unit that locks the slide body in the accommodated state.   A push lock / push unlock type that attaches a conston spring between the slide body and the base body, biases the slide body in the protruding direction, and locks the slide body in the accommodated state between the base body and the slide. The multipurpose storage device according to claim 5, further comprising a lock mechanism.   A damper rack gear is provided on one of the slide body and the base body, and an oil damper having a pinion gear is attached to the other, and the pinion gear of the oil damper and the rack gear for the damper are engaged with each other by an urging means. The multipurpose accommodation apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein a predetermined braking force by the oil damper is applied to the sliding operation of the slide body and the rotation operation of the lid body.

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