JP2008087699A - Card holder structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card holder structure for an automobile having a simple structure capable of improving workability for assembling parts or exchanging parts. <P>SOLUTION: An engaging hole 2a is formed at the back side position in the ceiling wall 24 of a pocket 2, and a member 3 for holding cards is composed of an elastic plate material having an approximately L-shaped cross section and constituted by a fixed plate part 31 fixed to a back wall 23 of the pocket 2 with a screw 4 and a holding plate part 32 almost along the inner surface of the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2 in such a state that the lower end edge part is abutted on the bottom wall 21 of the pocket 2. A projection part 32a capable of temporarily holding the member 3 for holding the cards inserted into the pocket 2 by elastically engaging with the engaging hole 2a is formed on the holding plate part 32. A cards holding part 32c of the holding plate part 32 is abutted on the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2 with having a predetermined elastic repulsive force by fixing the fixed plate part 31 to the back wall 23 of the pocket 2 with the screw 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile card holder structure.

Conventionally, there is a card holder that can be held by inserting a high-speed ticket or various cards around the front seat. In such an automobile, an elastic plate such as a spring steel plate is attached and fixed to a ceiling wall surface in a storage part such as a glove box or a storage pocket formed on an instrument panel with a screw, whereby the cards are stored in the storage part by the elasticity of the elastic plate. A structure having a structure sandwiched between an upper surface and an elastic plate is known. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-135953 A

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, as described above, an elastic plate such as a spring steel plate is attached and fixed to the ceiling wall surface of the storage unit such as a pocket with a screw. In order to attach it to the ceiling wall, a positioning structure or a temporary holding structure is required because it is retrofitted, and as a result, there is a problem that workability during assembly of parts or replacement of parts is poor.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the conventional problems as described above, and provides an automobile card holder structure that has a simple structure and can improve workability during assembling or replacing parts. The purpose is that.

  In order to achieve the above object, the card holder structure for an automobile according to claim 1 of the present application has a pocket that opens toward the vehicle interior side and holds cards along the inner surface of the ceiling wall of the pocket. The pocket is formed with an engagement hole in the ceiling wall, and the card holding member is fastened to the wall of the pocket in a state where the lower edge is in contact with the bottom wall of the pocket. The fixing plate portion fixed by the holding plate portion and the holding plate portion substantially along the inner surface of the ceiling wall of the pocket are made of an elastic plate material having a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the holding plate portion elastically engages with the engagement hole. Thus, a protrusion capable of temporarily holding the card holding member inserted into the pocket is formed, and the holding plate portion is fixed to the wall of the pocket with a fastening member, whereby the holding plate portion is fixed to the ceiling of the pocket. Predetermined bullet on the wall That is configured to abut with a repulsive force and a means characterized by.

  Since the card holder structure for an automobile according to claim 1 is configured as described above, a protrusion formed on the holding plate portion is formed on the ceiling wall of the pocket by inserting the card holding member into the pocket. The card holding member is temporarily held in the pocket by engaging with the engaging hole. Therefore, by fixing the fixing plate portion of the card holding member to the pocket wall of the pocket with a screw, the holding plate portion can be attached with a predetermined elastic repulsive force in contact with the ceiling wall of the pocket. become.

  Therefore, it is possible to obtain an effect that the structure is simple and the workability at the time of assembling or replacing parts can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The card holder structure for an automobile according to the first embodiment corresponds to the invention described in claims 1-8.

  FIG. 1 is an external view from the vehicle interior side showing an instrument panel portion to which the card holder structure for an automobile of the first embodiment is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before assembly showing the automobile card holder structure of the first embodiment.

  The card holder structure for an automobile according to the first embodiment includes an instrument panel 1, a pocket 2 formed integrally with the instrument panel 1 with a synthetic resin, and a card holding member 3 assembled in the pocket 2. And a fixing screw 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pocket 2 is provided on the right side of the handle 5 in the instrument panel 1 at the lower part of the combination meter 11 so as to open toward the vehicle interior side.

  2 to 4, the pocket 2 has a bottom wall 21 whose heel side is lowered, a ridge wall 23 having a height lower than the opening 22, a ceiling wall 24, and left and right side walls 25, 25. It is formed in a box shape and can accommodate small items.

  A rectangular engagement hole 2 a is formed in the center of the width direction of the ceiling wall of the pocket 2 at the back end portion of the ceiling wall 24 so as to be partially cut to the upper end edge side of the back wall 23.

  The card holding member 3 serves to hold the cards 6 along the inner surface of the ceiling wall 24 in the pocket 2, and the pocket 2 is in a state where the lower edge of the pocket 2 is in contact with the bottom wall 21 of the pocket 2. The fixing plate portion 31 fixed to the wall 23 of the wall with screws 4 and the holding plate portion 32 substantially along the inner surface of the ceiling wall 24 in the pocket 2 are made of a synthetic resin elastic plate material having a substantially L-shaped cross section. ing.

  The holding plate portion 32 has the fixed plate portion 31 in contact with the flange wall 23 and the lower end edge thereof being elastically engaged with the engagement hole 2a while being in contact with the bottom wall 21, thereby causing the inside of the pocket 2 to be in contact. A protrusion 32a that can temporarily hold the card holding member 3 inserted into the card is formed. The protrusion 32a is plate-shaped and has a substantially chevron cross section.

  Further, a card holding part 32c having a mountain-shaped cross section having a downward taper part 32b for guiding insertion of the cards 6 is formed on the front opening 22 side of the holding plate part 32.

  Further, on the fixed plate portion 31 in the card holding member 3 and the collar wall 23 in the pocket 2, a protrusion 32 a formed on the holding plate portion 32 is engaged with the engagement hole 2 a formed in the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2. In the joined state, a screw insertion hole 3a and a screw screw-in hole 26a having the same axial center are formed. The screw screw hole 26 a is formed in a boss 26 provided on the outer surface side of the flange wall 23.

  Then, by fixing the fixing plate portion 31 to the collar wall 23 of the pocket 2 with the screws 4, the card holding portion 32c of the holding plate portion 32 has a predetermined elastic repulsive force against the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2. It is configured to touch.

  Further, the width of the fixed plate portion 31 is formed so as to substantially coincide with the width of the flange wall 23 of the pocket 2, and at the back side including at least the protruding portion 32 a of the holding plate portion 32 continuous with the fixed plate portion 31. The width is formed so as to substantially coincide with the width between the left and right side walls 25 of the pocket 2.

  Openings 32d and 32d are formed on the left and right sides of the protrusion 32a in the holding plate 32, respectively.

  Next, functions and effects of the first embodiment will be described.

  Since the card holder structure for an automobile according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, when the card holding member 3 is inserted into the pocket 2, the fixing plate portion 31 comes into contact with the wall 23 and the lower end thereof. The protrusion 32a formed on the holding plate 32 with the edge abutting against the bottom plate 21 engages with the engagement hole 2a formed on the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2 so that the card holding member 3 is in the pocket 2. It will be temporarily held inside. Therefore, by fixing the fixing plate portion 31 of the card holding member 3 to the collar wall 23 of the pocket 2 with the screw 4, the cards holding portion 32c of the holding plate portion 32 is given a predetermined elastic repulsion to the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2. It can be attached in a state of contacting with a force (holding force).

Therefore, it is possible to obtain an effect that the structure is simple and the workability at the time of assembling or replacing parts can be improved.
Further, the projection 32a abuts on the tip of the inserted card 6 to serve as a stopper for the inserted card 6 in addition to temporary holding.

  Further, when the card holding member 3 is inserted into the pocket 2, the protrusion 32 a is formed in a plate shape and has a substantially chevron-shaped cross section, whereby elastic deformation of the protrusion 32 a is obtained. Can be done easily.

  In addition, since the openings 32d are formed on the left and right sides of the protrusion 32a, when the mountain-shaped protrusion 32a is elastically deformed, the fixing plate portion 31 is pushed and bent, so that the deformation is further facilitated.

  Further, on the fixed plate portion 31 in the card holding member 3 and the collar wall 23 in the pocket 2, a protrusion 32 a formed on the holding plate portion 32 is engaged with the engagement hole 2 a formed in the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2. Since the screw insertion hole 3a and the screw screw-in hole 25a are configured so that the axial centers thereof coincide with each other, the screw 4 can be easily inserted into the screw insertion hole 3a and the screw screw-in hole 25a. The workability can be improved.

  Further, a screw insertion hole 3a is formed on the fixed plate portion 31 side, and a boss 26 having a screw screw-in hole 26a is formed on the side wall 23 side of the pocket 2, so that the card holding member 3 is fixed by the screw 4. Since work can be performed from the vehicle interior side, workability can be improved.

  Further, the width of the fixed plate portion 31 is formed so as to be substantially the same as the width of the wall 23 of the pocket 2, and at the back side including at least the protrusion 32 a of the holding plate portion 32 continuing to the fixed plate portion 31. By forming the width so as to substantially match the width between the left and right side walls 25, 25 of the pocket 2, the protrusion 32a can be easily inserted into the engagement hole 2a only by inserting the card holding member 3 into the pocket 2. This makes it possible to further improve workability.

  Furthermore, since the boss 26 is provided on the outer surface side of the wall 23, the card holding member 3 can be attached without sacrificing the depth (depth) of the pocket 2.

  Further, the openings 32d and 32d are formed on the left and right sides of the protrusion 32a in the holding plate 32, respectively. By changing the sizes of the openings 32d and 32d, the ceiling wall of the pocket 2 is formed. Thus, tuning of the elastic repulsion force (holding force) of the card holding portion 32c in the card holding member 3 in contact with 24 can be easily performed.

  In addition, the engagement hole 2a formed in the pocket 2 formed of synthetic resin is formed in a state in which the engagement hole 2a is partly cut from the back side end portion of the ceiling wall 24 to the upper end edge side of the back wall 23. Since the engagement hole can be formed integrally with the molding die in the substantially opening direction of the pocket 2 without requiring a punching die, the molding die can be suppressed at a low cost.

  Next, another embodiment will be described. In the description of the other embodiments, the same components as those of the first embodiment are not shown, or the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof is omitted, and only the differences are described.

  The card holder structure for an automobile according to the second embodiment corresponds to the invention described in claims 1 to 6.

  The second embodiment shows a modification of the car card holder structure in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 (a perspective view showing a state before assembly showing the car card holder structure of the first embodiment). Further, two protrusions 32a that are respectively engaged with the engagement holes 2a formed at two places on the ceiling wall 24 side of the pocket 2 are formed at the card holding member 3, and the fixing plate is interposed via the two protrusions 32a. The point which made the structure where the part 31 and the holding plate part 32 were integrally connected differs from the said Example 1. FIG.

  Therefore, in the second embodiment, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained, and the protrusions 32a are provided in two places, so that the front end of the card 6 inserted as a stopper function is aligned with the surface of the opening 22. An additional effect of being able to be locked in the state is obtained.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the elastic repulsion force (holding force) of the card holding portion 32c in the card holding member 3 that contacts the ceiling wall 24 of the pocket 2 can be tuned by changing the width of both the protrusions 32a. It becomes easy to do.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention can be applied even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

  For example, in the embodiment, the protrusion 32a is formed in a plate shape having a substantially mountain-shaped cross section, but it may be a simple protrusion.

  In the embodiment, the screw insertion hole 3a is formed on the fixed plate portion 31 side, and the boss 26 having the screw screw-in hole 26a is formed on the side wall 23 side of the pocket 2. Also good.

  In the embodiment, a screw is used as the fastening member, but a clip may be used.

  Moreover, the position of the engagement hole 2a is also arbitrary, and the position of the stopper can be arbitrarily set by the position of the engagement hole 2a and the protrusion 32a.

It is an external view from the vehicle interior side which shows the instrument panel part to which the card holder structure for cars of Example 1 was applied. It is an expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view in the AA line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the BB line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state before the assembly | attachment which shows the card holder structure for motor vehicles of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state before the assembly which shows the card holder structure for cars of Example 2.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 11 Combination meter 2 Pocket 2a Engagement hole 21 Bottom wall 22 Opening part 23 Gutter wall 24 Ceiling wall 25 Side wall 26 Boss 26a Screw screw hole 3 Card holding member 3a Screw insertion hole 31 Fixing plate part 32 Holding plate part 32a Protruding part 32b Downward taper part 32c Card holding part 32d Opening part 4 Screw 5 Handle 6 Cards

Claims (9)

It is composed of a pocket that opens toward the vehicle interior side and a card holding member that holds cards along the inner surface of the ceiling wall of the pocket,
The pocket has an engagement hole formed in its ceiling wall,
The card holding member is held substantially along the inner surface of the ceiling wall of the pocket and the fixing plate portion fixed to the wall of the pocket with a fastening member screw in a state where the lower end edge of the card holding member is in contact with the bottom wall of the pocket. It is composed of an elastic plate material having a substantially L-shaped cross section with the plate portion,
The holding plate portion is formed with a protrusion capable of temporarily holding the card holding member inserted into the pocket by elastically engaging with the engagement hole,
The holding plate portion is configured to contact the ceiling wall of the pocket with a predetermined elastic repulsive force by fixing the fixing plate portion to the wall of the pocket with a fastening member. Car card holder structure.   The card holder structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the fastening member is a screw.   The automobile card holder structure according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is formed in a plate shape having a substantially mountain-shaped cross section.   With the protrusion formed on the holding plate portion engaged with the engagement hole formed at the position closer to the inner wall side of the ceiling wall of the pocket, the fixing plate portion is screwed to the wall of the pocket. 4. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the screw insertion hole or the screw screw-in hole formed in the flange wall and the fixing plate portion respectively coincide with each other for fixing. Card holder structure. The screw insertion hole is formed in the fixed plate part,
5. The card holder structure for an automobile according to claim 4, wherein a boss having the screw screw-in hole is formed on a wall of the pocket.   The card holder structure for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a width of the fixing plate portion is formed to a width that substantially coincides with a width of the wall of the pocket.   7. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a width of at least the protrusion in the vicinity of the protrusion is substantially equal to a width between the left and right side walls of the pocket. Card holder structure. The cards holding member is integrally formed of synthetic resin,
8. The card holder structure for an automobile according to claim 7, wherein openings are respectively formed on both left and right sides of the protrusion in the holding plate. The pocket is molded of synthetic resin,
The said engagement hole is formed in the state which cuts in part to the upper end edge part side of the said back wall by the back | inner side edge part of the said ceiling wall, The characteristic of any one of Claims 1-8 characterized by the above-mentioned. Car card holder structure.

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