JP2008168867A - Supporting device and supporting structure of sliding body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily adjust the supporting position of a sliding body in the direction perpendicular to the sliding direction while smoothly moving the sliding body. <P>SOLUTION: This supporting device comprises the sliding body 2 so combined with a storage body 1 as to be gain an access through the access opening 10 of the storage body 1, a supporting member 30 installed on one side of the storage body 1 and supporting a ridge 23 formed on the other in continuous with the sliding direction of the sliding body 2, and an adjust means 31 capable of adjusting the support position of the support member 30 movement of the support member 30 in the Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction when the sliding direction is the X-direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention supports a sliding body that is combined with a storage body so that the storage body can be inserted and removed through the opening and exit of the storage body so that the sliding can be smoothly performed, and a support device that can adjust the support position thereof. The present invention relates to a support structure for a slide body including a storage body, a slide body, and a support device.

  A support member that is slidably fitted to the rail and that is in contact with the inner surface of the rail is provided on the slide body side to prevent rattling of the slide body in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction. There is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.

However, in the case of the thing of this patent document 1, even if the said rattling can be prevented, since the frictional force with respect to a rail becomes high, smooth movement of a sliding body is easy to be impaired, and adjustment of the support position with respect to the rail of a sliding body cannot be performed. In the example of Patent Document 1, even when a door as a sliding body is closed, an uneven gap is generated between the opening edge of the console box closed by the door and the door. This was something that could not be resolved.
No. 8-5068

  The main problem to be solved by the present invention is that the support position can be easily adjusted in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction while smoothly moving this kind of sliding body. is there.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the sliding body support device is provided in either one of the sliding body and the housing body that are combined with the housing body so that the housing body can be inserted and removed through the opening and exiting opening of the housing body. And a support member that supports the protrusions that follow the sliding direction of the sliding body provided on the other of them, and the support position of the supporting member is orthogonal to the X direction when the sliding direction is the X direction. It is assumed that adjustment means that enables movement adjustment in the Y direction is provided.

  According to such a configuration, while the slide body is slidably supported by the support member, the support position of the support member is moved and adjusted in the Y direction to adjust the position where the slide body is accommodated in the Y direction in the Y direction. Typically, in a state where the sliding body is completely stored in the storage body, the entrance / exit opening can be closed without being biased by the front end portion of the sliding body.

  If the adjustment of the movement of the support position of the support member by the adjusting means is also made possible in the Z direction perpendicular to both the X direction and the Y direction, the support position of the support member with respect to the ridges can be set in the Y direction and the Z direction. It is possible to adjust the position of the sliding body in the storage body by adjusting the direction.

The adjusting means;
A first adjuster combined to be movable only in the X direction with respect to the mounting base;
Slide parts that are combined to be movable only in the Y direction with respect to the mounting base;
It is equipped with a second adjuster that is combined so that it can move only in the X direction with respect to the slide parts,
The support member is combined with the slide part so as to be movable only in the Z direction,
The first adjuster and the slide part are provided in one of them, and the Y-direction operation groove is provided in the other one of them, which continues in the X direction and makes the position of the front end of the groove different from the position of the rear end of the groove in the Y direction. And is linked by a protrusion that fits in this operating groove,
The second adjuster is provided with a Z-direction operation groove that extends in the X direction and makes the position of the groove front end and the position of the groove rear end different in the Z direction. The department may be stored.

  When the first adjuster is moved in the X direction, the slide parts that are combined with the mounting base so as to be movable only in the Y direction due to the shape of the Y-direction operating groove slide toward one side or the other side in the Y direction. Is done. Further, when the second adjuster is operated to move in the X direction, the support member that is combined with the slide part so as to be movable only in the Z direction due to the shape of the Z direction operation groove is directed to one side or the other side in the Z direction. The slide is moved. Thereby, the support position of the support member with respect to the protrusion can be adjusted in the Y direction and the Z direction to adjust the position of the sliding body in the storage body.

  If the supporting member is configured to support the ridge by a roller rotated about a rotation axis along the Y direction, the sliding member can be supported so as to move smoothly. .

The support member is configured to support the ridge by sandwiching the ridge between a pair of rollers rotated around a rotation axis along the Y direction.
The support member may be provided with a biasing means that biases at least one of the rollers in a direction to narrow the distance between the pair of rollers.

  In such a case, the support member can ensure smooth movement of the sliding body in a state in which the protrusion is sandwiched between the pair of rollers so that the displacement of the sliding body in the Y direction can be corrected by the biasing means. Can do. In addition, it is possible to adjust the position of the sliding body in the storage body following the movement adjustment of the support position of the support member by the adjusting means.

  The sliding body support structure according to the present invention is such that both side portions along the sliding direction of the sliding body are supported by the above-described sliding body support devices.

  In such a support structure, the storage position of the sliding body relative to the storage body can be adjusted on both sides along the sliding direction of the sliding body, for example, in a state where the sliding body is fully stored in the storage body This entrance / exit opening can be closed without unevenness by the front end of the sliding body.

  Further, in this support structure, if the supported surface of the ridge with respect to the support member constituting the support device is inclined, the sliding body is slid from both sides along the sliding direction by the left and right support members. The moving body can be pressed toward the center line side of sliding of the moving body, whereby the sliding body can be easily positioned at a certain position.

  According to the support device of the present invention, the support member does not impair the movement of the slide body, and the support position of the support member is varied by the adjuster means, so that the position where the slide body is accommodated in the storage body is slid. Adjustment can be easily made in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction. Thereby, the sliding body can block the entrance / exit opening of the storage body with a good appearance at the storage position, and the sliding or the unintended contact with the storage body can be prevented from occurring during the sliding.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  Here, FIGS. 1 to 3 show examples of support structures constructed by applying the present invention, respectively. The X direction, which will be described later in FIGS. 1 and 2, is indicated by an arrow x, and the Y direction is indicated by an arrow y. The Z direction is indicated by an arrow z.

  Moreover, FIGS. 4-11 represents the support apparatus 3 which comprises this support structure, respectively, and FIG. 12 is the state which isolate | separated each component of the support member 30 which comprises this support apparatus 3. As shown in FIG. 13 shows a state in which the slide part 311, the first adjuster 312, the second adjuster 313, and the mounting base 32 constituting the support device 3 are separated, and FIG. 14 shows the slide part 311 among them. Is viewed from a different direction from FIG.

  The support device 3 according to this embodiment supports the sliding body 2 that is combined with the storage body 1 so that the storage body 1 can be inserted and removed through the opening and exit opening 10 so that the sliding can be performed smoothly. The support position can be adjusted. The support structure according to this embodiment includes the storage body 1, the sliding body 2, and the support device 3.

  In the illustrated example, an example in which the sliding body 2 is a drawer is shown. On the other hand, in the example shown in the figure, the storage body 1 is configured as a box-shaped body having a generally square outline in a plan view, in which the vertical direction is small and the front-back direction and the left-right direction are both large. . (FIG. 1) The entrance / exit 10 long in the left-right direction is formed in the front surface of the storage body 1 so that it may extend over one side of the square. The sliding body 2 has a width that fits between the inner surfaces of the left and right side portions 11, 11 of the storage body 1 with a small gap, and has a lid plate 20 that is large enough to cover the entrance / exit opening 10 from the front end. Then, the sliding body 2 is drawn out and moved forward from the storage position (position in FIG. 3) that closes the entrance / exit opening 10 by the cover plate 20, and the pulled out sliding body 2 is again inserted and moved to the storage position. It has become so. In the illustrated example, the sliding body 2 is provided with container insertion holes 21 at two positions on the left and right sides, and the front end is lowered downward at the position where the sliding body 2 is pulled out on the lower surface side of the sliding body 2. A support arm 22 at the bottom of the container is rotatably supported by the sliding body 2 on the rear end side so that the front end is positioned immediately below the insertion hole 21. The side portion of the beverage container or the like inserted from above into the container insertion hole 21 with the sliding body 2 pulled out is supported by the container insertion hole 21, and the bottom portion of the beverage container is supported by the front end of the support arm 22. It is supposed to be. That is, in the example shown in the figure, the present invention is applied to a cup holder provided in an automobile interior. For example, when the sliding body 2 is a box or a tray that can be put in and out through the opening / closing opening 10 provided in the instrument panel of the automobile, the support member 30 of the sliding body 2 and the instrument panel are combined together. Thus, the storage body 1 that houses the sliding body 2 is formed.

  In this embodiment, both sides along the sliding direction of the sliding body 2 configured as described above are supported by the supporting device 3 described later, and a supporting structure (in the illustrated example, a cup holder). Device).

  In the illustrated example, the support device 3 is provided on the left and right side portions 11 and 11 of the storage body 1 on the entrance / exit opening 10 side. In this example, a built-in portion 12 of the support device 3 that is opened at the inside of the storage body 1 and at the entrance / exit opening 10 is formed on the side of the storage body 1. In this example, the support device 3 formed by combining a mounting base 32, first and second adjusters 312 and 313, a slide part 311 and a support member 30, which will be described later, causes the support member 30 to face the inside of the storage body 1. In such a state, the housing 1 is assembled and attached to the built-in portions 12 of the left and right side portions 11 and 11 of the storage body 1. In this example, with respect to the left support device 3 attached in this way, the right support device 3 arranges the constituent members at positions symmetrical with respect to the center line xa along the sliding direction of the sliding body 2. Is configured to do. Each of the left and right support devices 3 and 3 has a Y direction (vertical direction in the illustrated example) orthogonal to the sliding direction of the sliding body 2 (referred to as the X direction; the longitudinal direction in the illustrated example), and the X and Y directions. The support position of the support member 30 with respect to a protrusion 23 (described later) of the sliding body 2 can be moved and adjusted in a Z direction (left and right direction in the illustrated example) that is orthogonal to the direction.

  Thus, in the support structure according to this embodiment, the storage position of the sliding body 2 with respect to the storage body 1 can be adjusted on both side portions along the sliding direction of the sliding body 2, for example, sliding In a state where the moving body 2 is completely stored in the storage body 1, the entrance / exit opening 10 can be closed without any bias by the front end portion (the cover plate 20 in the illustrated example) of the sliding body 2.

  Further, in this embodiment, the ridge 23 is formed on the sliding body 2 so as to continue in the sliding direction of the sliding body 2. In the illustrated example, the protrusions 23 are formed on the outer surface of the side portion of the sliding body 2 on the left and right side portions of the sliding body 2 so as to protrude laterally from the outer surface. The protrusion 23 has a length extending in the front and rear directions of this side portion of the sliding body 2. Moreover, it has the 1st to-be-supported surface 23b comprised as an inclined surface above the top part 23a, and is comprised so that it may have the 2nd to-be-supported surface 23c facing sideways on the bottom part across the top part 23a. The top 23a is a vertically oriented surface extending between the first supported surface 23b and the second supported surface 23c. The inclination of the first supported surface 23b is an inclination in which the width of the protrusion 23 is gradually increased toward the base of the protrusion 23. In the example shown in the drawing, the peripheral surface having an inclination following the inclination of the first supported surface 23 b of the upper roller 302 of the pair of rollers 302, 302 constituting the support member 30 described later is an urging means 303. By being urged, it is pressed against the first supported surface 23b. Accordingly, in this example, the left and right support members 30 can press the sliding body 2 from both sides along the sliding direction toward the sliding center line xa side. Thus, the sliding body 2 is easily positioned at a certain position.

  In the illustrated example, the support devices 3 provided on the left and right side portions 11, 11 of the storage body 1 are each provided with support members 30 at two positions spaced apart in the sliding direction (X direction) of the sliding body 2. Yes.

  Each of the support members 30 supports the ridge 23 by a roller 302 that is rotated around a rotation shaft 301 along the Y direction (the vertical direction in the illustrated example). Thereby, the sliding body 2 is moved smoothly.

  More specifically, the support member 30 supports the ridge 23 by sandwiching the ridge 23 between a pair of rollers 302 and 302 rotated about a rotation shaft 301 along the Y direction. It has become. At the same time, the support member 30 is provided with a biasing means 303 that biases at least one of the rollers 302 in a direction to narrow the distance between the pair of rollers 302 and 302.

  In the illustrated example, the support member 30 is supported by a slide part 311 described later. The slide part 311 includes a top plate 311a, a bottom plate 311d, front and rear plates 311g, and 311i, and a back plate 311k that closes a space surrounded by the top plate 311a and opens the side directed to the inside of the storage body 1. It is configured to form a box shape. The inner surface of the top plate 311a and the inner surface of the bottom plate 311d of the slide part 311 are respectively opened along the Z direction (left and right direction in the illustrated example) and the groove ends are opened outward on the open side of the slide part 311. A long groove 311n is formed in which the end of the groove formed is an incorporated part of the support member 30. The support member 30 is configured by passing a pair of rollers 302 and 302 through a rotation shaft 301 and fitting collars 304 having hooks 304 a to the upper end and the lower end of the rotation shaft 301, respectively. In addition, a compression coil spring as an urging means 303 is wound around the rotary shaft 301 between the collar 304 fitted to the upper end of the rotary shaft 301 and the upper roller 302, and a spacer denoted by reference numeral 305 in the figure. The lower portion of the upper roller 302 is pressed against the upper end of a sleeve portion 302 a provided on the upper portion of the lower roller 302. The distance between the pair of rollers 302 and 302 is minimized at a position where the lower portion of the upper roller 302 abuts on the upper end of a sleeve portion 302 a provided on the upper portion of the lower roller 302. And this support member 30 puts the part above the collar 304a of the upper collar 304 in the long groove 311n provided in the top plate 311a of the slide part 311, and the lower side in the long groove 311n provided in the bottom plate 311d. The portion below the collar 304a of the collar 304 is inserted into the collar 304 so that it can be moved in the Z direction and is supported by the slide part 311.

  Accordingly, in this embodiment, the sliding member 2 is slid in a state in which the biasing means 303 can correct the positional deviation of the sliding body 2 in the Y direction by sandwiching the protrusion 23 between the pair of rollers 302 and 302. The support member 30 can ensure smooth movement of the moving body 2. Further, the position where the sliding body 2 is accommodated in the storage body 1 can be adjusted following the movement adjustment of the support position of the support member 30 by the adjusting means 31 described later.

  The adjusting means 31 is capable of moving and adjusting the support position of the support member 30, in the illustrated example, the position of the pair of rollers 302 and 302 that are in contact with the ridges 23 in the Y direction and the Z direction, respectively. In the illustrated example, the accommodation position of the sliding body 2 in the storage body 1 can be adjusted vertically and horizontally by the adjusting means 31.

The adjusting means 31 is
(1) First adjuster 312
(2) Second adjuster 313
(3) Slide part 311
It consists of and.

  The first adjuster 312 is combined with the mounting base 32 so as to be movable only in the X direction. In the illustrated example, the attachment base 32 has a lower chamber 322 and an upper chamber 321. The upper chamber 321 has a size that can accommodate the slide part 311 and is open on the side directed to the inside of the storage body 1 in the attached state, and receives the protrusion 23 formed on the slide body 2 from the opening 321a. The support member 30 supported by the slide part 311 can be supported. The front wall 321b of the upper chamber 321 has a guide groove 321c formed on the outer surface of the front plate 311g of the slide part 311 and accommodated in the rib 311h along the Y direction, and the rear wall 321d of the upper chamber 321 has the slide part 311. Guide grooves 321e are formed on the outer surface of the rear plate 311i and accommodate the ribs 311j along the Y direction so that the slide part 311 can move only in the Y direction within the mounting base 32. It is supported by the base 32. In this way, a protruding portion 311o that extends long along the X direction is formed on the outer surface of the bottom plate 311d of the slide part 311 combined with the mounting base 32, and this protruding portion 311o is accommodated in the lower chamber 322. The first adjuster 312 has a rail shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section in the width direction. The first adjuster 312 is combined with the bottom side of the slide part 311 so that the protruding portion 311o is accommodated inside, and is in the lower chamber 322. It can be moved in the direction. A window hole 322a for always projecting the front part 312a and the rear part 312b of the first adjuster 312 is formed in the front part and the rear part of the lower chamber 322 of the mounting base 32, respectively. The first adjuster 312 is formed in the window hole 322a. Only movement in the X direction is allowed.

  The second adjuster 313 has front and rear dimensions that can be accommodated in the slide part 311 so as to be movable in the X direction, and is located on the inner side of the housing 1 above and below the back plate 313 a that contacts the back plate 311 k of the slide part 311. A top plate 313c and a bottom plate 313d are provided. In the illustrated example, the inner surfaces of the top plate 311 a and the bottom plate 311 d of the slide part 311 are provided with engaging claws 311 b and 311 e that are engaged with the front end and the rear end of the second adjuster 313 from the opening side of the slide part 311. By this engagement, the second adjuster 313 is combined with the slide part 311 so as to be movable only in the X direction.

  The first adjuster 312 and the slide part 311 are provided on one of them, the Y-direction operation groove 312e that extends in the X direction and that makes the position of the front end of the groove different from the position of the rear end of the groove in the Y direction. These are connected to each other by a protrusion 311p that is provided on the other side and fits in the Y-direction operation groove 312e. In the illustrated example, protrusions 311p are provided on both side portions of the protruding portion 311o of the slide part 311 along the length direction, and the protrusions 311p are provided on both side portions 312c and 312c of the first adjuster 312 respectively. A Y-direction operation groove 312e is formed to accommodate the. In the illustrated example, the Y-direction operation groove 312e is provided at two positions on both sides 312c and 312c of the first adjuster 312 with a space in the front-rear direction, and the protrusion 311p of the slide part 311 also operates in this Y-direction. It is provided so as to correspond to each of the grooves 312e for use. The Y-direction operation groove 312e is provided so as to be inclined upward toward the groove front end 312f, and the protrusion 311p also has a rib shape following the same oblique rise, but the total length of the protrusion 311p is Y The direction operation groove 312e is shorter than the entire length.

  On the other hand, the second adjuster 313 is provided with a Z-direction operation groove 313e that continues in the X direction and makes the position of the groove front end and the position of the groove rear end different in the Z direction. Part of the support member 30 is housed in 313e. In the illustrated example, the top plate 313c of the second adjuster 313 is located between the collar 304a of the upper collar 304 of the support member 30 and the inner surface of the top plate 311a of the slide part 311, and is provided in a penetrating manner in the top plate 313c. A portion above the collar 304a of the collar 304 is inserted into the Z-direction operation groove 313e, and the bottom plate 313d of the second adjuster 313 slides with the collar 304a of the collar 304 below the support member 30. Between the inner surface of the bottom plate 311d of the part 311, a portion below the collar 304a of the collar 304 is inserted into a Z-direction operation groove 313e provided in a through state in the bottom plate 313d. The Z-direction operation groove 313e is formed so as to approach the inside of the storage body 1 toward the groove front end.

  When the first adjuster 312 is moved in the X direction, the slide part 311 that is combined with the mounting base 32 so as to be movable only in the Y direction due to the shape of the Y-direction operation groove 312e is placed on one side or the other side in the Y direction. The slide is moved toward. Further, when the second adjuster 313 is operated to move in the X direction, the support member 30 that is combined with the slide part 311 so as to be movable only in the Z direction due to the shape of the Z direction operation groove 313e is one side or the other in the Z direction. It is slid toward the side. Thereby, the support position of the support member 30 with respect to the protrusion 23 can be adjusted in the Y direction and the Z direction, and the accommodation position of the sliding body 2 in the storage body 1 can be adjusted.

  In the illustrated example, the operation windows 324 and 311m which are long in the X direction on the side portion 323 facing the inner surface of the side portion 11 of the storage body 1 and the back plate 311k of the slide part 311 in the upper chamber 321 and the lower chamber 322 of the mounting base 32, respectively. Operating holes 313b and 312d facing the operation windows 324 and 311m, respectively, are formed in the back plate 313a of the second adjuster 313 and the side 312c of the first adjuster 312 respectively. 1 is formed with an opening portion 13 for operation that communicates with the operation windows 324 and 311m. By using these, the first end of the driver is hooked on the operation holes 313b and 312d. The second adjusters 312 and 313 can be moved in the X direction. (Fig. 2, Fig. 3)

  Further, in the illustrated example, a small protrusion 312g is formed on the bottom of the first adjuster 312 in the middle in the length direction, and cross sections in the X direction that are respectively engaged with each other in the X direction. A zigzag engaging surface 325 a having alternately peaks and valleys is formed on the bottom wall 325 of the mounting base 32, and the top plate 313 c of the second adjuster 313 is approximately halfway in the length direction. Small protrusions 313f are formed on the bottom plate 313d, and the engaging surfaces 311c and 311f having zigzag cross sections in the X direction that engage with the small protrusions 313f at respective positions in the X direction are the tops of the slide part 311. It is formed on the plate 311a and the bottom plate 311d, respectively, and the first and second adjusters 312 and 313 are stable at the adjusted movement positions, respectively. So that the can be positioned in.

Plan view of support structure Same side configuration diagram Same side configuration diagram Side structure diagram of the support device 3 (a state in which the upper support device 3 in FIG. 1 is viewed from the inside of the housing 1) Side view of support device 3 (as viewed from the side opposite to FIG. 4) Cross-sectional configuration diagram of the support device 3 Plan view Bottom view Front view Cross sectional configuration diagram (cross section in Z direction) Cross-sectional configuration diagram at a position different from FIG. Exploded perspective view of support member 30 Exploded perspective view of support device 3 (excluding support member 30) Perspective configuration diagram of slide part 311

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage body 10 Entrance / exit opening 2 Slide body 23 Projection 3 Support apparatus 30 Support member 31 Adjustment means

Claims (7)

One of the sliding body combined with the storage body through the access opening of the storage body so that the storage body can be inserted and removed, and the protruding body provided in one of these storage bodies and supporting the protrusions following the sliding direction of the sliding body provided in the other A supporting member to be
And an adjusting means for adjusting the support position of the support member in the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction when the sliding direction is the X direction. .    2. The apparatus for supporting a sliding body according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the supporting position of the supporting member by the adjusting means is also possible in the Z direction perpendicular to both the X direction and the Y direction. The adjusting means is
A first adjuster combined to be movable only in the X direction with respect to the mounting base;
Slide parts that are combined to be movable only in the Y direction with respect to the mounting base;
It is equipped with a second adjuster that is combined so that it can move only in the X direction with respect to the slide parts,
The support member is combined with the slide part so as to be movable only in the Z direction,
The first adjuster and the slide part are provided in one of them, and the Y-direction operation groove is provided in the other one of them, which continues in the X direction and makes the position of the front end of the groove different from the position of the rear end of the groove in the Y direction. And is linked by a protrusion that fits in this operating groove,
The second adjuster is provided with a Z-direction operation groove that extends in the X direction and makes the position of the groove front end and the position of the groove rear end different in the Z direction. 3. The sliding body supporting device according to claim 2, wherein a portion is accommodated.   The sliding member according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support member is configured to support the ridge by a roller that is rotated about a rotation axis along the Y direction. Supporting device for moving objects. The support member is configured to support the ridge by sandwiching the ridge between a pair of rollers rotated about a rotation axis along the Y direction.
5. The supporting device for a sliding body according to claim 4, wherein the supporting member is provided with a biasing means for biasing at least one of the rollers in a direction of narrowing a distance between the pair of rollers.   6. A support structure for a sliding body, wherein both side portions along the sliding direction of the sliding body are supported by the support device for a sliding body according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   7. The support structure for a sliding body according to claim 6, wherein the supported surface of the protrusion with respect to the supporting member constituting the supporting device for the sliding body is an inclined surface.

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