JP2008279839A - Storage box for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage box for a vehicle capable of stably holding an article on a tray without proportionally transmitting the opening/closing speed of a lid to the sliding of the tray. <P>SOLUTION: The lid 26 is provided on a storage case 24 of which the opening 22 faces inside a cabin 12. The opening 22 is open/closed by rotating the upper end portion 26B side of the lid 26 toward the lower side of a vehicle. The tray 28 is slidable in the vehicle longitudinal direction along a supporting member 34 and energized toward the cabin 12 by a power spring 36 mounted between the tray 28 and the supporting member 34. The supporting member 34 is swingably equipped with a tray stopper 38. A pin 38B is energized so as to be engaged with the engaging hole 28B of the tray 28 by a spring member 40. When the lid 26 is open by a predetermined amount, a projection 26C presses the rear extension portion 38C of the tray stopper 38 to release the engaging state of the pin 38B with the engaging hole 28B of the tray 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular storage box including a storage case with an opening facing the vehicle interior and a lid for opening and closing the opening, and more particularly to a vehicular storage box in which a tray slides within a predetermined range inside and outside the storage case through the opening. .

In Patent Document 1 below, a lid that opens and closes a glove box disposed in front of a passenger compartment and a storage body that is disposed in a storage space in the glove box are connected via a link member. Accordingly, a structure in which the storage body slides backward and forward in the vehicle front-rear direction is disclosed.
JP-A-2005-306248

  However, in the above prior art, the momentum (speed) when the lid is opened and closed is proportionally transmitted to the slide of the storage body. Therefore, when the lid is opened and closed quickly, the slide speed of the storage body increases, and the article on the storage body is There is a possibility that it cannot be held stably.

  In view of the above facts, the present invention has an object to obtain a storage box for a vehicle that can stably hold articles on the tray without the lid opening / closing speed being transmitted in proportion to the sliding speed of the tray. is there.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage box for a vehicle, wherein the storage case has an opening facing the vehicle interior, a lid provided so that the opening can be opened and closed, and can slide within a predetermined range inside and outside the storage case through the opening. A storage box for a vehicle having a tray, and a biasing means for biasing the tray in the direction of the passenger compartment; the latching means being locked to the tray and resisting a biasing force by the biasing means; A locking member that holds the tray at a locking position in the storage case, and the locking member locks the tray at least when the lid closes the opening, and the lid When the opening is opened, the locked state with the tray can be released.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage box according to the first aspect, the lid moves the locking member in a direction to release the locking with the tray in accordance with an operation of opening the opening of the lid. A pressing means for pressing is provided, and the locking state between the locking member and the tray is released by releasing the lid by a predetermined amount.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage box according to the first or second aspect, the engaged portion that connects the lid and the tray and engages with an engaging portion provided on the lid. The link engaging member is formed, and in accordance with the operation of closing the opening of the lid, the engaging portion of the lid presses the engaged portion, and the tray is locked in the storage case. It is made to slide to.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a lid for opening and closing the opening is provided in the storage case with the opening facing the vehicle interior, and the tray is slidably provided in a predetermined range inside and outside the storage case through the opening. Yes. The tray is urged toward the passenger compartment by the urging means, and the tray is stored against the urging force of the urging means by the locking member being locked to the tray at the locking position in the storage case. It is held in the case. The locking member is locked with the tray at least when the lid closes the opening, and can be released from the locked state with the tray when the lid opens the opening. Thus, when the lid is closed, the tray is stored in the storage case, and when the lid is opened, the locking state between the locking member and the tray is released, so that the tray is placed in the storage case by the urging means. Since it slides in the vehicle interior direction, it is easy to take in and out articles in the tray. At that time, since the sliding speed of the tray is determined by the urging means, the lid opening / closing speed is not transmitted in proportion to the sliding speed of the tray, and the urging means slides the tray toward the vehicle interior at a stable speed. be able to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the operation of opening the lid opening, the pressing means provided on the lid presses the locking member in the direction of releasing the locking with the tray, By releasing the lid by a predetermined amount, the locked state between the locking member and the tray is released. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, by opening the lid by a predetermined amount, the tray can be slid toward the vehicle interior in conjunction with the lid opening operation. Further, by adjusting the opening amount of the lid and the pressing amount of the pressing means, the slide timing of the tray with respect to the opening timing of the lid can be adjusted.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a link member that connects the lid and the tray and is formed with an engaged portion that is engaged with an engaging portion that is provided on the lid. With the operation of closing the lid, the engaging portion of the lid presses the engaged portion, and the tray is slid to the locking position in the storage case. For this reason, in addition to the effect of Claim 1 or Claim 2, the tray can be slid to the locking position in the storage case in conjunction with the lid closing operation.

  As described above, the vehicular storage box according to the first aspect of the present invention stably holds articles on the tray without the lid opening / closing speed being proportionally transmitted to the sliding speed of the tray. It has an excellent effect of being able to.

  The vehicle storage box according to the second aspect of the present invention has an excellent effect that the tray can be slid in the vehicle interior direction in conjunction with the operation of opening the lid opening and the slide timing of the tray can be adjusted. Have

  The storage box for a vehicle according to the third aspect of the present invention has an excellent effect that the tray can be slid to the locking position in the storage case in conjunction with the operation of closing the lid opening.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a storage box for a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, an arrow FR appropriately shown indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow IN indicates the vehicle width direction inner side.

  FIG. 1 shows a front side of a vehicle compartment provided with a vehicle storage box according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, a vehicle body 12 is provided in the body main body 11 of the vehicle 10, and an instrument upper panel that protrudes obliquely downward toward the vehicle rear side is provided in front of the vehicle compartment 12. 14 is disposed. An instrument lower panel 16 is disposed below the instrument upper panel 14 and extends downward from a position protruding toward the rear of the vehicle and extends toward the front of the vehicle. A steering wheel 18 is provided at the center of the instrument upper panel 14 on the right side (driver's seat side) in the vehicle width direction. A glove box 20 as a vehicle storage box is provided on the left side (passenger seat side) of the instrument lower panel 16 in the vehicle width direction.

  The principal part of the glove box 20 of this embodiment is shown by FIG. As shown in this figure, the glove box 20 includes a storage case 24 with an opening 22 facing inside the vehicle compartment 12, a lid (lid) 26 provided so that the opening 22 can be opened and closed, and a storage case through the opening 22. 24 includes a tray 28 that is slidable within a predetermined range inside and outside 24, and a link member 30 that connects the tray 28 and the lid 26.

  The lid 26 is formed so that an upper end portion 26B protrudes from the lower end portion 26A in the direction of the vehicle compartment 12 (the vehicle rear side) in a side view, and the upper end portion 26B is centered on a shaft 27 provided at the lower end portion 26A. The opening 22 can be opened and closed by rotating the side in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  In the storage case 24, a plate-like support member 34 is stretched slightly below the middle portion of the wall portion 32 on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and on a rail (not shown) provided on the support member 34. The tray 28 is configured to slide along the vehicle longitudinal direction. The support member 34 is formed with a projecting piece 34A projecting downward at the front end in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a shaft part 34B is attached to the side of the projecting piece 34A along the vehicle width direction. The tray 28 is formed with a protruding portion 28A that protrudes downward on the front end portion in the vehicle front-rear direction and at a position facing the shaft portion 34B in the vehicle front-rear direction. An inner end of a mainspring spring 36 as an urging means is locked to the shaft portion 34B, and is wound around the outer periphery 36A. An outer end 36A drawn out from the shaft portion 34B of the mainspring spring 36 is connected to the protruding portion 28A. Installed. By this mainspring spring 36, the tray 28 is always urged toward the vehicle compartment 12 (the vehicle rear side).

  A tray stopper 38 as a locking member is supported at the rear end portion of the support member 34 in the vehicle front-rear direction so as to be swingable about a shaft 39 provided along the vehicle width direction. The tray stopper 38 includes a front extending portion 38A that extends to the front side in the vehicle front-rear direction, a pin 38B that is erected on the upper portion of the front extending portion 38A in a direction substantially perpendicular to the upper surface, and a rear end in the vehicle front-rear direction. A rear extending portion 38C extending obliquely downward toward the vehicle rear side. That is, the tray stopper 38 has a configuration in which a front extending portion 38 </ b> A and a rear extending portion 38 </ b> C are arranged in a substantially “<” shape along the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an intermediate portion is supported by the shaft 39. is there.

  Further, a locking hole 34C into which the pin 38B can be inserted is formed at the rear end portion of the support member 34 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Further, a locking hole 28B is formed at the rear end of the tray 28 in the vehicle front-rear direction so that the pin 38B is locked when the tray 28 is slid forward and stored in the storage case 24. Yes. A spring member (torsion coil spring) 40 is wound around the shaft 39, and the pin 38 </ b> B is always urged by the spring member 40 in a direction in which the pin 38 </ b> B is inserted into the locking hole 34 </ b> C of the support member 34. The pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 is inserted into the locking hole 34C of the support member 34 and locked to the locking hole 28B of the tray 28, so that the tray 28 is stored against the urging force of the mainspring spring 36. It stays in the locking position in the case 24.

  A protrusion 26 </ b> C is formed at the lower end portion 26 </ b> A of the lid 26 as a pressing means that protrudes obliquely forward toward the vehicle lower side. In the present embodiment, the protrusion 26 </ b> C is integrally formed with the lid 26. In this configuration, when the upper end portion 26B of the lid 26 is rotated to the predetermined position (the position shown in FIG. 3) in the vehicle lower side direction in the passenger compartment 12, the protrusion 26C causes the rear extension portion 38C of the tray stopper 38 to move. By pressing upward, the tray stopper 38 is swung around the shaft 39 against the biasing force of the spring member 40, and the locking state of the pin 38B to the locking hole 28B of the tray 28 is released. Yes.

  A gear (rack) 28C is provided on the side of the tray 28 in the vehicle width direction from the middle in the vehicle front-rear direction to the front, and a pinion that meshes with the gear 28C is provided on the vehicle rear side of the gear 28C. A damper 42 is provided. The speed at which the tray 28 slides in the direction inside the vehicle compartment 12 can be adjusted by the biasing force of the mainspring spring 36. However, by providing the damper 42, the tray 28 slides in the direction inside the vehicle compartment 12. The speed of the hour can be made slower than when only the mainspring spring 36 is provided.

  The link member 30 is an arm-like member that is arranged so that the vehicle rear side is slightly upward along the vehicle front-rear direction. A protrusion 28D protruding upward is formed at the front end of the tray 28 in the vehicle front-rear direction, and this protrusion 28D is hinged by a pin 31 provided at the front end of the link member 30 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Are combined. On the rear end side of the link member 30 in the vehicle front-rear direction, a long hole 30A is formed as an engaged portion that is curved so as to protrude in an arc shape upward along the vehicle front-rear direction. On the wall portion 26D of the lid 26 on the storage case 24 side, a protruding portion 26E that is erected in a substantially perpendicular direction from the surface of the wall portion 26D is formed. A pin 26F as an engaging portion is formed in the vehicle width direction at the tip of the protruding portion 26E, and the pin 26F is inserted into the long hole 30A of the link member 30 so as to be movable in the long hole 30A. .

  Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the state where the lid 26 closes (closes) the opening 22 of the storage case 24, the pin 38 </ b> B of the tray stopper 38 is inserted into the locking hole 34 </ b> C of the support member 34, and further the engagement of the tray 28. Since the pin 38B is locked to the stop hole 28B, the tray 28 remains in the locked position in the storage case 24 against the urging force of the mainspring spring 36. That is, in a state where the lid 26 closes the opening 22 of the storage case 24, the tray 28 is stored in the storage case 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the upper end 26 </ b> B side of the lid 26 is rotated in the vehicle lower side direction (arrow A direction) in the passenger compartment 12, the opening 22 of the storage case 24 is opened. The protrusion 26C of the lid 26 rotates upward (in the direction of arrow B), and the protrusion 26C of the lid 26 hits the rearward extending portion 38C of the tray stopper 38 when the lid 26 is opened to a predetermined opening position. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the upper end 26 </ b> B side of the lid 26 is further rotated in the vehicle lower side direction (arrow A direction) in the passenger compartment 12, the protrusion 26 </ b> C of the lid 26 is behind the tray stopper 38. The extending portion 38C is pressed upward (in the direction of arrow C) against the urging force of the spring member 40. As a result, the front extending portion 38A of the tray stopper 38 swings around the shaft 39 toward the vehicle lower side, and the locked state between the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 and the locking hole 28B of the tray 28 is released. The tray 28 is always urged toward the vehicle compartment 12 by the mainspring spring 36, and the tray 28 slides from the inside of the storage case 24 toward the inside of the vehicle compartment 12 by the energy (biasing force) stored by the mainspring spring 36. . Therefore, in a state where the upper end portion 26B side of the lid 26 is completely opened in the vehicle lower side direction (arrow A direction) in the vehicle compartment 12 (open position shown in FIG. 4), the tray 28 is moved from the storage case 24 to the vehicle compartment. It is pulled out to a predetermined position on the 12 side, and it is easy for an occupant in the passenger compartment 12 to take in and out articles in the tray 28.

  At that time, the speed at which the tray 28 slides in the direction of the interior of the passenger compartment 12 is adjusted to a predetermined speed by the urging force of the mainspring spring 36. For this reason, the momentum (speed) of opening the lid 26 is not transmitted in proportion to the sliding speed of the tray 28, and the tray 28 can always be slid in the direction in the vehicle compartment 12 at a stable speed. Further, by providing the damper 42, the sliding speed of the tray 28 can be further reduced.

  In such a glove box 20, the projection 26 </ b> C provided on the lid 26 presses the rearward extending portion 38 </ b> C of the tray stopper 38 as the lid 26 opens the opening 22. By doing so, the locked state between the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 and the locking hole 28B of the tray 28 is released. Accordingly, the tray 28 can be slid in the direction of the vehicle interior 12 in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid 26. Further, by adjusting the opening amount of the lid 26 and the pressing amount of the protrusion 26C, the slide timing of the tray 28 relative to the timing of opening the lid 26 can be adjusted. For this reason, it is possible to adjust the tray 28 to slide in the direction in the vehicle compartment 12 with a time difference with respect to the operation of opening the lid 26. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect such as a high-class feeling with respect to the movement of the tray 28, such as causing the occupant to feel a gap or lingering feeling with respect to the slide of the tray 28. Further, since the sliding speed of the tray 28 is not affected by the speed when the lid 26 is opened, it is possible to suppress the movement of articles on the tray 28 when the lid 26 is opened.

  On the other hand, when the upper end portion 26B of the lid 26 is rotated in the vehicle upper side direction to close (close) the opening 22 of the storage case 24, the projection 26C is formed in the vehicle along with the closing operation (closing operation) of the lid 26. By rotating downward, the rear extending portion 38C of the tray stopper 38 swings around the shaft 39 toward the vehicle lower side by the action of the spring member 40. In other words, the pin 38 </ b> B of the tray stopper 38 swings in the direction of being inserted into the locking hole 34 </ b> C of the support member 34 by the action of the spring member 40. When the upper end portion 26B of the lid 26 is further rotated in the vehicle upward direction, the pressing of the projection 26C against the rearward extension portion 38C of the tray stopper 38 is released, and the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 is engaged with the locking hole of the support member 34. 34C is inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the lid 26 is completely opened, the pin 26 </ b> F provided on the protrusion 26 </ b> E of the lid 26 is engaged with the vehicle front side end of the long hole 30 </ b> A of the link member 30. is doing. As the lid 26 is closed, the pin 26F of the lid 26 presses the vehicle front side end portion of the long hole 30A of the link member 30 to slide the tray 28 toward the vehicle front side. As a result, the tray 28 is slid to the locking position in the storage case 24, and the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 is locked in the locking hole 28B of the tray 28, whereby the tray 28 is stored in the storage case 24. The Then, the upper end portion 26B of the lid 26 is further rotated in the vehicle upper side direction, whereby the opening 22 of the storage case 24 is completely closed. Therefore, the tray 28 can be slid into the storage case 24 in conjunction with the lid 26 closing operation.

[Supplementary explanation of the above embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the long hole 30A of the link member 30 is formed in an arc shape protruding upward, and the tray stopper 38 is formed in a substantially “<” shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations may be used. The slide timing of the tray 28 can be adjusted by the shape of the long hole 30A of the link member 30, the shape of the tray stopper 38, and the like.

  In the above embodiment, when the lid 26 is rotated forward of the vehicle to close the opening 22, the end 26 of the long hole 30 </ b> A of the link member 30 is pushed by the pin 26 </ b> F of the lid 26 to store the tray 28. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations may be used. For example, instead of the long hole 30A, a rail portion may be provided, and the pin 26F may engage with the vehicle front side end portion of the rail portion and move along the rail portion.

  In the above embodiment, the protrusion 26C as the pressing means is integrally formed with the lid 26. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pressing means may be constituted by another member.

  In the above embodiment, when the lid 26 is opened by a predetermined amount in the vehicle lower side direction in the passenger compartment 12, the locking state between the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 and the locking hole 28B of the tray 28 is released. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations may be used. For example, the lid 26 is almost completely opened in the direction of the interior of the vehicle compartment 12 and then the switch is pressed to release the locking state between the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 and the locking hole 28B of the tray 28. Good.

  In the above embodiment, when the lid 26 is rotated forward of the vehicle to close the opening 22, the tray 28 is slid into the storage case 24 via the link member 30. Other configurations may be used. For example, a structure may be provided in which the guide means for pushing the tray 28 toward the vehicle front side is provided in the lid 26 or the tray 28 in accordance with the operation of closing the lid 26 without providing the link member 30. Further, the lid may be closed after the occupant manually pushes the tray 28 toward the vehicle front side to lock the pin 38B of the tray stopper 38 in the locking hole 28B of the tray 28 without providing the guide means. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the glove box 20 is described as the vehicle storage box. However, the glove box 20 is not limited to the glove box, and other boxes may be used.

It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle interior of the vehicle to which the glove box as a vehicle storage box which concerns on one Embodiment was applied. It is a side view which shows the whole structure of the glove box shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where a predetermined amount of the lid of the glove box shown in FIG. 2 is opened in the direction of the passenger compartment. It is a side view which shows the state which open | released the lid of the glove box shown in FIG. 2 completely in the direction of a vehicle interior.

Explanation of symbols

10 Vehicle 12 Car compartment 20 Glove box (vehicle storage box)
22 Opening 24 Storage case 26 Lid 26C Protrusion (pressing means)
26F pin (engagement part)
28 Tray 28B Locking hole (portion where the locking member is locked)
30 link member 30A long hole (engaged part)
36 Mainspring (biasing means)
38 Tray stopper (locking member)
38C pin (locking member)

Claims (3)

A storage case with an opening in the passenger compartment;
A lid provided to open and close the opening;
A tray provided to be slidable within a predetermined range inside and outside the storage case through the opening;
A vehicle storage box having
Urging means for urging the tray toward the vehicle compartment;
A locking member that is locked to the tray and holds the tray at a locking position in the storage case against the biasing force of the biasing means,
The locking member is locked to the tray at least when the lid closes the opening, and can be released from the locked state when the lid opens the opening. A vehicle storage box characterized by the above. The lid includes a pressing unit that presses the locking member in a direction to release the locking with the tray in accordance with an operation of opening the opening of the lid.
The storage box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the locking state between the locking member and the tray is released by releasing the lid by a predetermined amount. A link member formed with an engaged portion that connects the lid and the tray and is engaged with an engaging portion provided on the lid;
In accordance with the operation of closing the opening of the lid, the engaging portion of the lid presses the engaged portion, and the tray is slid to the locking position in the storage case. The storage box for a vehicle according to claim 1 or claim 2.

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