JP2008001318A - Overhead storage structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an overhead storage structure capable of visually checking and taking out an article stored in case when a holder is opened. <P>SOLUTION: In the vehicular overhead storage structure in which a holder for placing an article to be stored is assembled in an openable/closable manner to an opening part 22 opened in a ceiling surface in a cabin, the holder 24 comprises a lid 24a for closing the opening part in the ceiling surface in its closed state, and a case 24b located on the inner side of the lid and stored in the opening part. An overall wall constituting the case 24b has a mesh structure in which, for example, a plurality of holes 26 are opened so as to visually check the article to be stored inside while the holder is in an open state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ceiling storage structure for a vehicle that is provided on the ceiling side of a passenger compartment like an overhead console and can store coins, cards, and the like.

A conventional overhead console has a structure disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. As is apparent from this document, the overhead console is provided with various lights and their switches, and a console box for storing items such as coins and cards. The console box includes a holder that can be opened and closed by a turning operation with a support shaft as a fulcrum. By opening the holder, the case located inside the vehicle appears in the passenger compartment, and the stored items can be taken in and out of the case.
JP 2006-217171 A

  Even when the holder is opened, the entrance of the case faces the ceiling in order to prevent the stored items from falling. For this reason, it is difficult to look into the case and confirm the stored item, and usually the stored item in the case is checked by hand and taken out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a ceiling storage structure that allows a stored item contained in a case to be visually confirmed and taken out when the holder is opened.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
1st invention is the ceiling storage structure for vehicles in which the holder for putting a storage thing was assembled | attached so that opening and closing operation was possible in the opening part opened by the ceiling surface in the vehicle interior, Comprising: The holder closed it A lid that closes the opening of the ceiling surface in a state, and a case that is located inside the lid and fits in the opening. The outer wall constituting the case has a structure in which the stored item inside can be visually recognized when the holder is opened.

  According to this configuration, the contents stored in the case can be visually confirmed and removed when the holder is open, and the ceiling surface opening is closed by the lid when the holder is closed. It is possible to maintain the design and crime prevention properties.

  The second invention is the ceiling storage structure described in the first invention, wherein the outer wall constituting the case of the holder is formed with a plurality of holes so that the stored contents in the case can be visually recognized. It has a mesh structure.

  Thereby, even if the case of the holder is molded with the same material as before, it is possible to visually confirm and take out the stored items inside.

3rd invention is the ceiling storage structure described in 1st invention, Comprising: The outer wall which comprises the case of a holder is shape | molded with the transparent raw material which can visually recognize the stored item in a case. .
In this case, the stored item in the case can be visually recognized more clearly.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an overhead console of an automobile. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the overhead console. The overhead consoles shown in these drawings include a resin base 10 attached to the ceiling side in the vehicle interior. The base 10 is provided with an illumination unit 14 incorporating a dome lamp and a map lamp, switches 16 for turning on and off these lamps, and a console box 20.

  The console box 20 is constituted by a rectangular opening 22 opened to the surface of the base 10 and a holder 24 for stored items assembled in the opening 22. The opening 22 is constituted by a concave space formed in the base 10, and is opened on the surface of the base 10 (FIG. 2). When the base 10 is attached to the ceiling, the surface and the ceiling are flush with each other, so that the opening 22 of the base 10 is open on the ceiling surface. On the other hand, the holder 24 includes a rectangular lid 24a that is set to a size that can close the opening 22, and a case 24b that is positioned inside the lid 24a and that can hold stored items such as coins and cards. (Fig. 2). The holder 24 is also an integrally molded product made of a resin material.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view of the holder 24 as viewed from the inside. FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. As is clear from these drawings, support shafts 24d are provided on the same straight line on both sides of the holder 24 on one end side. Both the support shafts 24d are rotatably supported with respect to the inner wall of the opening 22 in the base 10. That is, the holder 24 is opened and closed at the opening 22 by the rotation of the holder 24 with the axis of the two support shafts 24d as a fulcrum.

  A force of a spring (not shown) that constantly biases the holder 24 in the opening direction is applied to one of the support shafts 24d. Further, a rotational load by the damper 30 is applied to the other of the support shafts 24d through the meshing gear pair 28 shown in FIG. For this reason, the rotation speed when the holder 24 is opened by the spring force is stabilized. The console box 20 is provided with a mechanism (not shown) that can be locked to the base 10 side with the holder 24 closed and can be unlocked.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which the holder 24 is closed, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the holder 24 is opened. When the holder 24 is closed, the opening 22 is closed by the lid 24 a and the case 24 b is accommodated in the opening 22. The case 24b has a storage / exit port 24c for stored items that opens toward the ceiling when the holder 24 is opened. The outer wall constituting the case 24b has a mesh structure in which a plurality of holes 26 are formed. Therefore, the stored item in the case 24b in a state where the holder 24 is opened can be viewed through each hole 26 of the mesh structure of the case 24b.

  As described above, the console box 20 according to the present embodiment has a plurality of holes 26 formed in the outer wall of the case 24b, even if the holder 24 is an integrally molded product made of a resin material including the case 24b. The stored items in the case 24b can be confirmed at a glance from the outside. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the holder 24 is opened and the stored item in the case 24b is taken out, the stored item can be checked and picked up with the eyes, not by groping. When the holder 24 is closed, the case 24b is accommodated in the opening 22 and the opening 22 is closed by the lid 24a, so that the stored items can be seen from the outside of the console box 20 as before. The design and crime prevention are maintained.

Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, this embodiment can be easily changed or modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, the hole 26 opened in the outer wall of the case 24b is not limited to a configuration having a mesh structure over the entire outer wall as shown in the drawing. You can open it. Further, by forming the outer wall of the case 24b with a transparent resin material, it is possible to make visible the contents stored in the case 24b.

  Regarding the type of the console box 20, the opening / closing operation of the holder 24 is not limited to the rotation with the support shaft 24d as a fulcrum, but can be replaced with a structure in which the holder 24 is opened / closed by a link mechanism, for example. Furthermore, although the console box 20 shown in the drawings is an overhead module, the holder 24 may be directly attached to an opening provided on the ceiling in the vehicle compartment so as to be opened and closed.

Top view of an automobile overhead console External perspective view showing an automobile overhead console Top view of the holder from the inside Side view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

22 Opening 24 Holder 24a Lid 24b Case

Claims (3)

A ceiling storage structure for a vehicle in which a holder for storing things is assembled so as to be openable and closable at an opening opened on a ceiling surface in a vehicle interior,
The holder includes a lid that closes the opening of the ceiling surface when the holder is closed, and a case that is located inside the lid and fits in the opening. The outer wall that forms the case opens the holder. A ceiling storage structure that allows the internal storage to be visually recognized in a closed state. The ceiling storage structure according to claim 1,
A ceiling storage structure in which the outer wall constituting the case of the holder has a mesh structure in which a plurality of holes are opened so that the contents stored in the case can be seen. The ceiling storage structure according to claim 1,
A ceiling storage structure in which the outer wall that constitutes the case of the holder is formed of a transparent material that allows the stored items in the case to be visually recognized.

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