JP2007161130A - Vehicular storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular storage box with a simple structure, inexpensive in manufacturing cost. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular storage box is provided with a storage box body 1 formed with an opening 5 on a front surface 2; and a lid body 10 openably/closably mounted to the opening 5. On the storage box body 1, a rail 30 extending along a depth direction of the storage box body 1 is provided, and the storage box body 1 and the lid body 10 are connected by a connection body 20 rotatable in a plane along height direction and depth direction of the storage box body 1, retained on the rail 30 and slidable on the rail 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage box for a vehicle which is mounted on a vehicle such as a truck and stores a storage object such as a tool or a fixture (hereinafter simply referred to as “storage object”).

  Conventionally, in a vehicle such as a truck, a storage box for storing an object to be stored is generally mounted under a loading platform. These vehicle storage boxes are attached to the vehicle with an opening provided in the storage box main body directed toward the side of the vehicle so that an object to be stored is taken in and out from the side of the vehicle. In this type of vehicle storage box, the lid and the storage box main body are connected by a hinge attached to the lower side of the opening, and the lid is rotated around the lower side (that is, from above). It is common to open and close in a manner that opens downward and closes upward from below. Note that these vehicle storage boxes are generally configured so that the width is larger than the height and depth so that a long object can be stored.

  By the way, in recent years, a vehicle is provided with a side bumper for preventing entanglement along a side surface under the loading platform in order to prevent entanglement. For this reason, in the conventional vehicle storage box as described above in which the lid is rotated about the lower side as the rotation center, the lid and the side bumper interfere with each other, and the lid may be difficult to open and close. In some cases, it was difficult to take in and out the items to be stored.

In order to eliminate such inconveniences, various types of vehicle storage boxes have recently been opened and closed in a manner in which the lid is rotated about the upper side (that is, a mode in which the lid is opened from the bottom to the top and closed from the top to the bottom). It has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, etc.). In these storage boxes, a connecting body that connects the storage box main body and the lid is rotatably provided at predetermined positions around the predetermined positions on both sides of the storage box main body, that is, only by rotating operation. The lid is configured to open and close.
Japanese Patent No. 3631811 JP-A-11-222280

  However, in these vehicular storage boxes, since the lid can be opened and closed only by a rotating operation, the structure becomes complicated, resulting in an increase in manufacturing cost. In addition, the lid that is rotatably held on both sides of the storage box body tends to have a large lateral width corresponding to the width of the vehicle storage box. For this reason, there is a problem that even a slight dimensional error affects the deviation of the rotation center between the two sides, and the lid does not rotate smoothly.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular storage box that has a simpler structure and is less expensive to manufacture.

  A storage box for a vehicle according to the present invention is a storage box for a vehicle including a storage box main body having an opening formed on a front surface, and a lid that can be freely opened and closed with respect to the opening. The main body is provided with a rail extending along the depth direction of the storage box main body, and is rotatably held in a plane along the height direction and the depth direction of the storage box main body and held by the rail. The storage box main body and the lid are connected by a slidable connecting body.

  According to the vehicular storage box having the above-described configuration, the coupling body is rotatable and slidable with respect to the rail, and the lid body is moved upward and moved in the depth direction so that the lid body is closed. Is released. For example, if a method of sliding the cover body in the direction of depth after rotating the cover body in a manner that jumps forward from the opening of the storage box body and moving the cover body upward from the storage box body, the lid body can be opened and closed. The space above the necessary storage box body can be kept small, and it is suitable as a storage box for a vehicle mounted on a low floor type vehicle that has become mainstream in recent years.

  By the way, in the vehicle storage box having the above-described configuration, it is preferable that the rail is provided at the upper end in the height direction on the side surface of the storage box main body. In this way, since the height position of the lid and the rail when the lid is slid in the depth direction becomes equal, the lid can be easily removed without losing the force applied to slide the lid. Can be slid.

  Further, the lid body and the coupling body may be configured to be connected so as to be relatively rotatable. By doing so, the lid can be slid upward in such a manner as to be along the opening of the storage box body by sliding the coupling body in the depth direction while rotating the coupling body relative to the lid. It is possible to open the lid without projecting the lid forward. That is, in the operation of the lid body, as described above, the lid body is rotated in a manner that jumps forward from the opening of the storage box body to move the lid body upward from the storage box body, and then in the depth direction. In addition to sliding, it is possible to employ a method in which the lid is slid to a predetermined height so that the lid is rotated and slid along the depth direction.

  Further, the lid body and the coupling body can be configured to be fixed and switchable between a state in which relative rotation is impossible and a state in which relative rotation is possible. If it does in this way, it can be set as the vehicle storage box switchable suitably in either of the two operation methods mentioned above according to the vehicle in which the vehicle storage box is mounted.

  Further, a configuration is adopted in which an elastic member is provided at a front portion of the rail so that a part of the connecting body comes into contact with the lid when the lid is closed and generates a biasing force in the depth direction with respect to the connecting body. In this case, the lid is pressed against the opening by the biasing force of the elastic member, and the closed state can be made dense.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the structure of the vehicular storage box can be made simpler and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, one Embodiment of the storage box for vehicles which concerns on this invention is described based on drawing.

  The vehicle storage box according to the present embodiment is attached to a vehicle chassis or the like by using a stay, and has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 1 and is to be stored such as tools and fixtures. A storage box main body 1 having an opening 5 for taking in and out, and a lid 10 attached to the opening 5 so as to be openable and closable. The storage box body 1 and the lid body 10 are connected by a connecting body 20 having a predetermined length.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (A), the front surface 2 of the storage box body 1 has the opening 5 at a position biased upward in the height direction. The front surface 2 is composed of a lower part parallel to the height direction and an upper part inclined with respect to the height direction, and the opening 5 is located in the upper part. Further, the outer periphery of the opening 5 is edged by a protruding portion 6 that protrudes from the end edge toward the front side and has a shape folded outward to prevent intrusion of rainwater or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the side surface 3 of the storage box body 1 has a trapezoidal outline shape with the edge on the front side in the depth direction inclined with respect to the height direction. A rail 30 extending along the depth direction of the storage box body 1 is provided at the upper end of the side surface 3. The depth direction includes those that are parallel to the horizontal direction and those that are inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. The rail extending along the depth direction is continuous, but the inclination angle with respect to the horizontal direction depends on the position. It is possible to have something different.

  The lid 10 has a shape corresponding to the opening 5 and is larger than the opening 5 and at least smaller than the front surface 2 of the storage box body 1. Specifically, the lid 10 is a quadrangular member having a predetermined thickness, and has a width (lateral dimension) equivalent to that of the front surface 2 of the storage box body. A handle 17 is attached to the lid 10. The lid body 10 is provided with a protruding portion that is aligned with the protruding portion 6 provided on the outer periphery of the opening portion 5 of the storage box body 1, and when the lid body 10 is closed, When the protrusions are in close contact with each other or close to each other, the intrusion route such as rainwater is cut off, and the waterproof effect can be further enhanced.

  Moreover, the connection part 11 connected with the connection body 20 is provided in the width direction both sides of the cover body 10. As shown in FIG. The connecting portion 11 is provided at a substantially intermediate position in the vertical direction orthogonal to the width direction of the lid body 10. Note that the position of the connecting portion 11 is not limited to this, and may be any position in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 10.

  The connecting portion 11 is formed to protrude from the both side surfaces in the width direction of the lid body 10 toward the storage box body 1 side in the thickness direction of the lid body 10. Further, when the lid 10 is attached to the storage box main body 1, the connection portion 11 has a space in which the other end of the coupling body 20 is disposed between the side surface 3 of the storage box main body 1. It is formed. Specifically, the connecting portion 11 is bent at an intermediate position in the thickness direction of the lid body 10, and an inclined portion 11 a that is inclined so as to expand outward in the width direction toward the distal end side in the thickness direction, and a distal end portion along the thickness direction. 11b.

  The rail 30 is provided on each of the two side surfaces 3 and 3 of the vehicle storage box. Moreover, the rail 30 is provided facing the outer side in the width direction of the storage box body 1, and the connecting body 20 is held by the rail 30 from the outer side of the storage box body 1. The rail 30 is provided so as to fit inside the storage box body 1. Specifically, the rail 30 is provided in a form that constitutes a part of a corner portion defined by the side surface 3 and the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1. The rail 30 is configured to accommodate a part of the connecting body 20 (specifically, a slide member 22 to be described later) and prevent it from falling off.

  A specific related configuration of the rail 30 and the storage box body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the upper end portion of the plate member constituting the side surface 3 of the storage box body 1 is bent inward in the width direction and formed in a step shape, and combined with the plate member constituting the upper surface 4. Thus, a recess for receiving the rail 30 is formed. On the other hand, the rail 30 is a long cylindrical member in which a slit is formed in a side surface portion, and is fitted into the recess. Specifically, the rail 30 is a member having a rectangular C-shaped cross section formed by bending an elongated plate member so that the edge portions face each other at a predetermined interval.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, an elastic member 31 such as a sponge is provided at the front portion of the rail 30, and the lid body 10 closes the opening 5 and the coupling body 20 is the depth of the rail 30. When located at the front side in the direction, the connecting body 20 abuts and biases the connecting body 20 in the depth direction.

  The connecting body 20 has a predetermined length, one end is slidably held on the rail 30, and the other end is rotatably connected to the lid body 10. Specifically, the connection body 20 is provided on one end side of the connection body 20 and includes a slide member 22 guided by the rail 30 and an arm member 23 having a predetermined length.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the slide member 22 is a wheel-shaped member having a circular cross section, and is connected to the one end 24 of the arm member 23 so as to be relatively rotatable. Specifically, the slide member 22 and the arm member 23 are supported by a shaft member with a washer interposed therebetween, and the shaft member is held by the rail 30 so as to pass through the slit of the rail 30. Further, the other end portion 25 of the arm member 23 is coupled to the connection portion 11 of the lid 10 so as to be relatively rotatable.

  Referring to FIG. 4A, the arm member 23 includes an end portion 24 that is connected to the slide member 22 so as to be relatively rotatable, and an other end portion 25 that is connected to the connection portion 11 so as to be relatively rotatable. Have. The other end 25 has an edge 25a facing the lid 10 at the connection portion 11 (specifically, the inclined portion 11a) of the lid 10 when the lid 10 and the coupling body 20 are relatively rotated. It is formed so as not to contact or interfere. Specifically, the dimension from the rotation center 25b of the other end portion 25 to the end edge 25a is formed to be smaller than the distance from the connecting portion 11 to the inclined portion 11a. Further, the end edge 25a is formed in an arc shape.

  The storage box for a vehicle normally uses the arm member 23 having the above-described configuration and is used in a state in which the connecting body 20 and the lid body 10 are relatively rotatable. By exchanging with arm member 23 'prepared separately, it can be in a state where relative rotation is impossible. In this case, the arm member 23 ′ has an edge 25 a ′ facing the lid body 10 so that the connection portion 11 of the lid body 10 (specifically, the inclination 25 a) when the lid body 10 and the coupling body 20 are relatively rotated. Formed so as to abut or interfere with the portion 11a). Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 4B, the end edge 25 a ′ is formed in a straight line, and the corners abut or interfere with the connection portion 11 of the lid body 10.

  In addition, the vehicle storage box is provided with a lock mechanism 12 and a locking mechanism 16 that lock the opening of the lid 10. The lock mechanism 12 includes a hook member 12a attached to a lower position in the vertical direction of the lid body 10 and a flange 12c locked to the hook member 12a. The front surface 2 (specifically, And the catch 12b attached to the lower portion of the front surface 2). In addition, the lock mechanism 12 is provided in two places apart from both sides in the width direction of the lid 10 and the front surface 2 of the storage box body 1. Further, one locking mechanism 16 is provided at an intermediate position in the width direction of the lid 10 and the front surface 2 of the storage box body 1.

  Next, a method for operating the lid 10 of the vehicle storage box according to the present embodiment will be described. As the operation method of the lid 10, there are mainly the following two methods.

  First, the first operation method will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 2B. Usually, the vehicular storage box is in a state in which the lid 10 closes the opening 5 (see FIG. 2B). Next, the lid body 10 is rotated upward in a manner of jumping up to the front side (see FIG. 5A). The lid 10 has a height above the storage box body 1 (in the figure, the rail 30 and the lid 10 have the same height), and the lid 10 and the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1 are substantially parallel. Rotate until it becomes (see FIG. 5B). Finally, the lid body 10 is slid in the depth direction to a position that fits within the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1 in the manner of guiding the coupling body 20 to the rail 30 (see FIG. 5C). The opening operation ends. The closing operation is performed in the reverse procedure.

  Next, a second operation method will be described based on FIGS. 6 and 2B. The initial state is the same as in the first case (see FIG. 2 (B)), and then the lid 10 is slid upward to a predetermined height in a manner of being along the opening 5. At this time, with the movement of the lid body 10, the other end of the coupling body 20 slides in the depth direction, and the coupling body 20 rotates relative to the lid body 10. Specifically, the connecting portion 11 (more specifically, the center of rotation of the lid body 10), which is a connection portion between the coupling body 20 and the lid body 10, is slid until the height is higher than the storage box body 1 ( (See FIG. 6A). And a cover body is rotated so that it may become the aspect arrange | positioned on the upper surface 4 of the storage box main body 1 (refer FIG.6 (B)). As a result, the entire lid 10 has a height above the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1. Finally, the lid 10 is slid to a position that fits within the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1 (see FIG. 6C), and the opening operation of the lid 10 is completed. The closing operation is performed in the reverse procedure.

  Note that the lid 10 can be opened and closed only by following one of the above operating methods, but the lid 10 may be inadvertently applied to a surrounding object (for example, a side bumper or a packing box). It does not matter if it is operated more naturally. That is, in the opening operation, the lid body 10 is slid upward and pulled forward, and the lid body 10 is rotated along the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1 as the height of the lid body 10 increases. The lid 10 may be finally stored in the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1 while sliding along the depth direction.

  As described above, according to the storage box for a vehicle according to the present embodiment, the structure of the storage box for a vehicle can be made simpler and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, since the connecting body 20 is rotatable and slidable with respect to the storage box main body 1 and is also rotatable with respect to the lid body 10, the connecting body 20 is relatively easy to move, and the operator's hand The lid body 10 can be smoothly opened and closed by the natural movement of the lid body 10 following the movement of the lid body 10. At that time, since the connecting body 20 that is the rotation center of the lid body 10 can slide, the position of the rotation center is always finely adjusted, thereby reducing the influence of the dimensional error of the storage box body 1 and the lid body 10. Can be easily opened and closed.

  In addition, according to said 1st operation method, since it is not necessary to rotate the cover body 10 more than the height position about the upper surface 4 of the storage box main body 1, the storage box required for opening and closing of the cover body 10 is required. The space above the main body 1 can be kept small, and it is suitable as a storage box for a vehicle mounted on a low floor type vehicle that has become the mainstream in recent years. On the other hand, according to the second operation method, the lid body 10 can be opened and closed without causing the lid body 10 to protrude forward, so that the lid body 10 is placed on the side bumper existing in front of the vehicle storage box. Can be prevented. Further, since the connecting body 20 and the lid body 10 are connected at a substantially intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 10, the lid body 10 is moved forward when the lid body 10 is rotated in the second operation method. The amount of overhang can be reduced.

  Moreover, when the rail 30 is provided in the upper end part of the side surface 3, when making it slide in a depth direction, it compresses compactly in a height direction and the cover body 10, the connection body 20, and the rail 30 are located in a line ( More specifically, it becomes a substantially parallel state), and as a result, a space required for performing the opening / closing operation can be reduced. Moreover, since the height positions of the lid 10 and the rail 30 are equal, the lid 10 can be easily slid without losing the force applied to slide the lid 10.

  And since the rail 30 is provided so that it may be settled inside the storage box main body 1, the external appearance shape of the storage box for vehicles becomes a thing without an unnecessary protrusion part on the whole. Thereby, it is easy to attach a stay or the like used when the vehicle storage box is installed on the chassis of the vehicle, and therefore the vehicle storage box can be reliably installed on the chassis.

  In the vehicular storage box, when the lock is applied, the lock mechanism 12 applies a force to pull the lid 10 forward and downward. At this time, the slide member 22 of the connection body 20 is pressed against the elastic member 31 positioned in front of the rail 30 in the depth direction, and receives a biasing force in the opposite direction. Therefore, the opening 5 can be closed in a state where the entire lid body 10 is in closer contact with the storage box body 1, and the effect of waterproofing or the like can be enhanced.

  In addition, the storage box which concerns on this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  For example, in the vehicle storage box according to the above-described embodiment, the connecting body 20 and the lid body 10 are configured to be switchable between a state in which relative rotation is impossible and a state in which relative rotation is possible. Instead, the lid body 10 and the connecting body 20 (specifically, the other end portion 25 of the arm member 23) may be fixed integrally and used in a state in which the lid body 10 and the coupling body 20 are not always rotatable. . In this case, although the latter cannot be realized among the operation methods of the lid body 10 described above, the former can be used, so that it is possible to provide a vehicular storage box that can sufficiently cope with the recent demand for lower flooring. It can be manufactured at a lower cost by reducing the number of points and the number of steps.

  Further, in the vehicle storage box according to the above-described embodiment, the arm member 23 is changed to one having a different shape of the edge 25a of the other end portion 25, thereby switching between a relatively rotatable state and a relatively unrotatable state. However, the configuration in which the state can be switched is not limited to this. For example, the connection member 11 and the arm member 23 are fixed and the relative rotation is not possible without particularly replacing the arm member 23. On the other hand, the fixed state may be released to enable relative rotation. Specifically, a method of changing the degree of pressure contact by tightening or loosening a bolt that connects the other end 25 of the arm member 23 and the connecting portion 11 of the lid 10 can be considered.

  Further, in the vehicular storage box according to the above embodiment, the rail 30 is provided on both side surfaces 3, 3. However, only one rail 30 may be provided on one side, and the rail 30 may be provided. May be provided on the upper surface 4 of the storage box body 1, and the connecting body 20 may move so as to enter the storage box body 1 across the upper surface 4 and the front surface 2 of the storage box body 1. And although the rail 30 was provided in the upper end part of the side surface 3, it is not limited to this, The position (For example, the position of the intermediate direction of the height direction of the side surface 3) rather than the upper end part of the side surface 3 ) May be provided.

It is a figure which shows the storage box for vehicles which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (A) shows a whole perspective view, (B) shows a partial perspective view. It is a figure which shows the storage box for vehicles which concerns on the embodiment, Comprising: (A) shows a front view, (B) shows a side view. It is a figure which shows the rail vicinity of the storage box for vehicles which concerns on the same embodiment, Comprising: (A) shows front sectional drawing, (B) shows a side view. It is a figure which shows the arm member which comprises the connection body of the storage box for vehicles which concerns on the embodiment, Comprising: (A) shows the arm member which makes a cover body and a connection body relatively rotatable, (B) The arm member which makes a cover body and a connection body non-rotatable relatively is shown. It is a figure explaining the operation method of the storage box for vehicles concerning the embodiment, Comprising: The figure of the case where it opens in the aspect which flips up a cover body to the front side (1st operation method) is shown. It is a figure explaining the operation method of the storage box for vehicles concerning the embodiment, Comprising: The figure of the case where it opens in the aspect which slides a cover body upwards (2nd operation method) is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Storage box main body, 2 ... Front surface, 3 ... Side surface, 4 ... Upper surface, 5 ... Opening part, 6 ... Projection part, 10 ... Cover body, 11 ... Connection part, 11a ... Inclination part, 11b ... Tip part, 12 ... Lock mechanism, 12a ... hook member, 12b ... catch, 12c ... scissors, 16 ... locking mechanism, 17 ... handle, 20 ... coupling body, 22 ... slide member, 23 ... arm member, 24 ... one end, 25 ... other end Part, 25a ... edge, 25b ... center of rotation, 30 ... rail, 31 ... elastic member

Claims (5)

A vehicular storage box comprising a storage box body having an opening formed on the front surface, and a lid attached to the opening so as to be freely opened and closed,
The storage box body is provided with a rail extending along the depth direction of the storage box body,
The storage box main body and the lid body are connected by a connecting body that can be rotated in a plane along the height direction and the depth direction of the storage box main body and is held by the rail and can slide the rail. A storage box for vehicles.   The vehicle storage box according to claim 1, wherein the rail is provided at an upper end portion in a height direction on a side surface of the storage box main body.   The storage box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lid body and the coupling body are connected so as to be relatively rotatable.   3. The vehicle storage box according to claim 1, wherein the lid body and the connection body are configured to be fixed and switchable between a state in which relative rotation is impossible and a state in which relative rotation is possible. 4.   A forward portion of the rail is provided with an elastic member that a part of the connecting body abuts when the lid is closed and generates a biasing force in the depth direction with respect to the connecting body. The storage box for vehicles according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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