JP2009073387A - Glove box structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glove box structure for an automobile capable of being switchably applied to a specification with a knee guard and a specification without it easily and at low cost while holding positional relation of an inner panel and an outer panel with the same parts used. <P>SOLUTION: A boss 23 is formed on an internal wall 20a of the outer panel 2 engaged with a glove box 1, a through hole 42 is formed at a position of the inner panel 4, the knee guard 6 is arranged between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2, the inner panel and the outer panel are assembled and fixed by using the through hole and the boss, a projected part 24 is protruded on the internal wall 20a of the outer panel 2 adjacent to the boss 23, a spacer part 26 is extended and provided through an integral hinge part 25 from the projected part, a transparent hole 26a matches with a boss hole 23a on the boss 23 by inclining the spacer part with the integral hinge part as its fulcrum, and the spacer part 26 is nipped and assembled by the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2 by using the through hole 42, the transparent hole 26a and the boss 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile glove box structure disposed in an opening of an automobile instrument panel.

  An opening is provided on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel of the automobile, and an automobile glove box (hereinafter simply referred to as “glove box”) for storing accessories is usually provided here. There is a dashboard in front of the driver, where instruments are installed, while a space is created on the passenger side, so a glove box is provided here. In addition to the type shown in FIG. 8, the glove box includes a type shown in FIG. 9 called a bin type that is provided below the instrument panel and has an integrated storage portion. In FIG. 9, symbol K indicates an opening for a glove box formed in the instrument panel IP, and symbol 7 indicates a lid 7 (glove lid) including an inner panel IN and an outer panel ou. The glove box is attached to the opening K so as to be freely opened and closed.

Here, a knee guard made of an iron plate or the like may be attached between the inner panel IN and the outer panel ou (see FIG. 10). For example, in a North American glove box, a knee guard is provided between the inner panel and the outer panel. At the time of a vehicle collision, the leg of the passenger on the passenger seat is received by this knee guard to protect the passenger. The knee guard is often configured to be fastened together as shown in FIG. 10 when the inner panel and the outer panel are fixed with screws. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 4 denotes an inner panel, reference numeral 6 denotes a knee guard, reference numeral 8 denotes an outer panel, and reference numeral 9 denotes a screw.
On the other hand, the knee guard 6 may not be provided in the European specification. Therefore, even for the same vehicle type, there are two specifications for North America where the knee guard 6 is provided in the glove box for the left steering wheel and for Europe where the knee guard 6 is not provided. Therefore, in the glove box as shown in FIG. 10, the North American specification can be assembled as it is with the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 8 sandwiching the knee guard 6, but if the knee guard 6 is removed and assembled in the European specification, the knee guard 6 the thickness fraction t ₁ only screw 9 there is thus a problem that floated. Simply assembled in the state, except for the Nigado 6, the relationship of the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 8 at the location of the boss 83 is different plate thickness min t ₁ of Nigado 6, it ended up with what the product size is different from the North American specification It was. In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to create separate molds for North America and Europe, but the mold cost increased. It may be possible to install the knee guard 6 for Europe, but the cost and weight of the European specification increased. It is conceivable to install a spacer Nigado thickness fraction t ₁ as separate parts for European, but led cost increase of the spacer, the increase in the number of components. Incidentally, a glove box that solves these problems has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-159030 A

  However, the glove box of Patent Document 1 includes an upper panel and a side flange corresponding to the screw 9 for integrating the inner panel and the outer panel. Lid) had to be provided separately. Patent Document 1 originally aimed to provide a knee guard that reliably catches a passenger's leg, and in order to attach the knee guard, not only a screw threaded part on the front of the lid, Upper knee guard support ribs and lower knee guard support ribs had to be formed. As a result, the entire glove box was expensive. Furthermore, the knee guard was also three-dimensional and complicated, and was expensive.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and maintains the positional relationship between the inner panel and the outer panel while using the same parts for the specifications with and without the knee guard, and can be easily switched at low cost. An object of the present invention is to provide a glove box structure for an automobile.

In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the invention described in claim 1 is that a boss is formed on the inner wall of the outer panel of the glove box and a through hole is formed at the position of the inner panel facing the boss. A knee guard is arranged between the panel and the outer panel, and the inner panel and the outer panel can be assembled and fixed using the through hole and the boss, while the upper edge of the boss is connected to the plate via the integral hinge portion. A plate-like spacer portion provided with a through hole on the surface and equivalent to the plate thickness of the knee guard is extended, or a protruding portion is raised on the inner wall of the outer panel adjacent to the boss, and the integral portion extends from the protruding portion. The spacer portion is extended through a hinge portion, and the through hole is formed in the boss hole on the boss by tilting the spacer portion with the integral hinge portion as a fulcrum. It, is more the through hole, the through hole and automotive glove box structure characterized in that the assembly can be fixed across the spacer portion in the inner panel and the outer panel by using the boss.
A glove box structure for an automobile according to a second aspect of the present invention is the glove box structure for an automobile according to the first aspect, wherein the spacer portion extends vertically with respect to the inner wall surface of the outer panel from the upper edge of the boss through the integral hinge portion. Alternatively, the spacer portion is erected perpendicularly to the inner wall surface of the outer panel through the integral hinge portion from the protruding portion.

As in the first aspect of the present invention, a knee guard is arranged between the inner panel and the outer panel, and the inner panel and the outer panel can be assembled using the through holes and the boss, while the integral hinge portion is formed from the upper edge of the boss. If a plate-like spacer portion is provided that is comparable to the thickness of the knee guard, the same inner panel and outer panel can be used not only in the North American specification with the knee guard but also in the European specification without the knee guard. Can be assembled. Instead of a structure in which a through-hole is provided in the plate surface from the upper edge of the boss through an integral hinge portion and a plate-like spacer portion comparable to the plate thickness of the knee guard is extended, the outer panel adjacent to the boss The inner panel and outer panel are the same not only in North American specifications with knee guards but also in European specifications without knee guards, even if the spacer part is extended from the protruding part through an integral hinge part. Can be assembled. By tilting the spacer part with the integral hinge part as a fulcrum, the through hole is matched with the boss hole on the boss, and the spacer part is moved between the inner panel and the outer panel using the through hole, the through hole and the boss. If it is structured so that it can be fixed by sandwiching it, North America and Europe can be handled with the same product. Then, using a plate-like spacer portion comparable to the plate thickness of the knee guard and using the through holes and bosses to sandwich and fix the spacer portion between the inner panel and the outer panel, it corresponds to the plate thickness of the knee guard. Since the spacer is sandwiched, the product dimensions are the same as the North American specifications. Eliminates the problem of screws floating during assembly and fixing according to European specifications. Since the spacer part is integrally formed with the outer panel, the cost when the spacer is separately prepared does not increase, and the number of parts does not increase, leading to simplification of parts management. The North American specification and the European specification can be easily switched by simply changing the tilting direction of the spacer.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the spacer portion extends from the upper edge of the boss through the integral hinge portion so as to stand vertically with respect to the inner wall surface of the outer panel, or the protruding portion. When the spacer portion is extended from the integral hinge portion so as to stand vertically with respect to the inner wall surface of the outer panel, in North America specifications, the inner panel and the outer panel are simply assembled. , Since the head of the spacer part cannot be attached and assembled, it is possible to alert the user to forget to dispose the knee guard.

  The glove box structure for an automobile of the present invention can be easily switched between a specification with a knee guard and a specification without a knee guard while using the same parts at a low cost. Excellent effects such as maintaining the positional relationship.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the glove box structure according to the present invention will be described in detail.
(1) Embodiment 1
1 to 5 show an embodiment of the glove box structure of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the glove box, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the outer panel of FIG. (B) is a perspective view from the white arrow of (A). 3A is a perspective view showing the appearance of a North American spacer with a knee guard disposed in the glove box using FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view using FIG. It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the spacer part of the European specification in which a knee guard is not disposed in the glove box. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a glove box mounting structure around a North American boss corresponding to (a) in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view of a glove box around a European boss corresponding to (B) in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows an attachment structure.

The glove box 1 is attached to an opening K formed in front of the passenger seat of the instrument panel IP as shown in FIG.
The glove box 1 includes a resin outer panel 2 and a resin box body 3. The box body 3 is a resin molded product in which the inner panel 4 and the pocket forming portion 5 are integrally formed. In the glove box 1, the knee guard 6 is incorporated in the North American specification, while the knee guard 6 is removed in the European specification.

The inner panel 4 is a rectangular frame that is the main part of the box body 3. The inner panel 4 includes a plate-like frame portion 40 and a flange portion 41 bent at a right angle from the outer peripheral edge thereof. A short cylindrical flange portion 41 that is fitted to the outer panel 2 from the outer peripheral edge of the plate-like frame portion 40 is formed. An upper flange portion 41a extends from the upper edge of the plate-like frame portion 40, a side flange portion 41b extends from both side edges thereof, and a lower flange portion 41c extends from the lower edge thereof.
A plurality of through holes 42 are formed in the plate-like frame portion 40 of the inner panel 4 along the outer peripheral edge and closer to the outer peripheral edge. Using the through hole, the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2 can be integrated with the screw 9 as shown in FIGS. The through-holes 42 here are formed at two locations of the four corners of the plate-shaped frame portion 40 and two intermediate portions on both sides of the plate-shaped frame portion 40.

The pocket forming part 5 is a part of the box body 3 and is a main part of the pocket that includes both side plate portions 51, a rear plate portion 52, and a lower plate portion 53 to form a pocket. The pocket forming part 5 is formed integrally with the inner panel 4 and forms a pocket extending from the plate-like frame part 40 and having an upper surface opening 50.
A support shaft (not shown) attached to the opening K of the instrument panel IP is provided at the lower portion of the box body 3, specifically the inner panel 4, and is integrated with the outer panel 2 around the support shaft. The box body 3 swings. Further, a striker insertion opening (not shown) is formed on the opening K side in the upper part of the box body 3. The striker protruding from the instrument panel IP is locked to the striker insertion port, and the opening K of the instrument panel IP is covered with the box body 3 integrated with the outer panel 2. And the pocket formation part 5 is accommodated in the opening part K of instrument panel IP.

The outer panel 2 is a plate-shaped resin molded product in which the plate-shaped main portion 20, the flange portion 21, the boss 23, the protruding portion 24, the integral hinge portion 25, and the spacer portion 26 are integrally formed. The plate-like main portion 20 is almost the same size as the rectangular frame-like body of the inner panel 4 in plan view. A short cylindrical flange 21 that is bent at a right angle from the outer peripheral edge of the plate-like main portion 20 and fitted to the inner panel 4 is formed. An upper flange portion 21a extends from the upper edge of the plate-like main portion 20, a side flange portion 21b extends from both side edges thereof, and a lower flange portion 21c extends from the lower edge thereof. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the flange portion 21 is a short cylindrical body that is slightly larger than the flange portion 41 and has a shape that fits with the flange portion 41. Reference numeral 22 denotes a handle recess, and reference numeral 20b denotes a design surface of the plate-like main portion.
A plurality of bosses 23 are formed on the inner wall 20 a of the plate-like main portion 20 related to the outer panel 2. The upper end surface of the boss 23 is parallel planar with the inner wall surface 20a ₁ of the plate-like main portion. Here, six bosses 23 are formed in the four corners of the plate-like main portion 20 and the intermediate portions on both sides, and the through holes 42 are provided at positions of the inner panel 4 facing the bosses 23. The boss hole 23a of the boss 23 has a size and depth that allow the screw 9 from the through hole 42 to be screwed and fixed.

In the outer panel 2, a plate-like projecting portion 24 is erected on the inner wall 20 a of the plate-like main portion 20 adjacent to the boss 23. The protruding portion 24 is raised on the inner wall 20a of the plate-shaped main portion 20, and the plate thickness t ₂ (t is equal to the plate thickness t ₁ of the fixed portion of the knee guard 6 through the integral hinge portion 25 from the protruding portion 24. The spacer portion 26 of ₂ = t ₁ or t ₂ ≈t ₁ ) is extended. From the upper end of the protruding portion 24 via the integral hinge portion 25, the spacer portion 26 is extended so as to vertically erect with respect to the inner wall surface 20a ₁ of the outer panel 2 (FIG. 2).

In this embodiment, a protrusion 24 whose height is substantially the same as the height of the boss 23 and a spacer part 26 having the same plate width and thickness as the protrusion 24 and rounded at the tip are arcuately integrated. are connected by a hinge portion 25, it is vertically erected to the inner wall surface 20a ₁ of the outer panel 2. Thickness t ₂ of the spacer portion 26 is approximately equal to the thickness t ₁ of the fixed portion of Nigado 6, also slightly larger through hole 26a than the boss holes 23a to the plate surface of the spacer portion 26 is formed. The distance from the integral hinge portion 25 to the through hole 26a is set equal to the distance from the integral hinge portion 25 to the boss hole 23a.
The integral hinge portion 25 is made of the same material as the protruding portion 24 and the spacer portion 26, and is a constricted portion cut into a V shape in a side view at the boundary between them. The integral hinge portion 25 connects the protruding portion 24 and the spacer portion 26. The V-shaped cut angle θ of the integral hinge portion 25 in a side view is 90 ° or more, and this V-shaped cut portion is provided on the plate surface opposite to the side where the boss 23 is present (FIG. 2). Here, the protruding portion 24, the spacer portion 26, and the integral hinge portion 25 are made of polypropylene resin, and the spacer portion 26 is kept integrally with the integral hinge portion 25 and the protruding portion 24 with the integral hinge portion 25 as a fulcrum. , Can be easily rotated and tilted. When the spacer portion 26 is tilted to the boss 23 side (b in FIG. 3), the distance from the integral hinge portion 25 to the boss hole 23a is set equal to the distance from the integral hinge portion 25 to the through hole 26a. Therefore, the through hole 26 a matches the boss hole 23 a on the boss 23 by tilting the spacer portion 26 toward the boss 23. The spacer part 26 rests on the boss 23, and the through hole 26a matches the boss hole 23a. Further, under such a state, a glove box structure is provided in which the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 can be assembled and fixed with the screw 9 as shown in FIG. After the spacer 26 is tilted toward the boss 23 with the integral hinge 25 as a fulcrum, the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 are fitted with the flange 21 of the outer panel 2 and the flange 41 of the inner panel 4 facing each other. After that, the glove box structure can be assembled and fixed by sandwiching the spacer portion 26 between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2 using the through hole 42, the through hole 26a, and the boss 23.

  On the other hand, when the spacer portion 26 is tilted in the direction opposite to the side where the boss 23 exists, the spacer portion 26 is disposed at a position away from the boss 23 as shown in FIG. It becomes the state when the knee guard 6 is incorporated in the North American specification (Fig. 4).

  The knee guard 6 is a metal plate-like body, and is a substantially rectangular metal plate that can be disposed on the inner wall side of the outer panel 2 as shown in FIG. When the knee guard 6 is disposed on the outer panel 2, the fixing portions 61 are extended from the four corners of the rectangular main body 60 so as to contact the boss 23. A through hole 62 is formed in the fixing portion 61. Reference numeral 63 denotes a cutout hole in which a part of the main body 60 of the knee guard 6 is cut out.

When the knee guard 6 is incorporated in the North American specification, the spacer portion 26 is tilted in the direction opposite to the side where the boss 23 is located, and then the knee guard 6 is disposed between the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4, and the through hole The outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 can be assembled and fixed with screws 9 using the 62, the through holes 42, and the bosses 23. The fixing portion 61 of the knee guard 6 is placed on the boss 23 so that the through hole 62 coincides with the boss hole 23a. Thereafter, the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 can clamp the fixing portion 61 of the knee guard 6, and the knee guard can be assembled and fixed with the screws 9. Product dimensions after integrating assembling the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2, since the thickness t ₂ of the sheet thickness t ₁ and the spacer portion 26 of Nigado 6 are substantially equal, the product thickness H of FIG. 4 of the North American Standard ₁ substantially matches the product thickness H ₂ of FIG. 5 of the European specification.
In the present embodiment, the integral member in which the spacer portion 26 is extended to the protruding portion 24 via the integral hinge portion 25 is replaced with a boss located at the left and right intermediate portions of the plate-like main portion 20 as shown in FIG. However, the other bosses 23 can be provided with this integral member. If it does so, the assembly | attachment fixation of the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 will become still more reliable.

(2) Embodiment 2
This embodiment is a glove box structure using the integral hinge part 25 and the spacer part 26 as shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the periphery of the boss 23, showing another embodiment in which the spacer portion 26 extends from the upper edge of the boss 23 via the integral hinge portion 25. 7A is a vertical cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the appearance of the European-specific spacer portion 26 in which the knee guard 6 is not disposed in the glove box 1 by tilting the b). Show.

The integral member in which the spacer portion 26 is extended from the projecting portion 24 of the first embodiment via the integral hinge portion 25 is eliminated, and instead of the integral hinge portion from the upper edge of the boss 23 as shown in FIGS. The glove box 1 is provided with a spacer portion 26 extending through 25. As shown in FIG. 6, the integral hinge portion 25 connects the upper surface outer edge portion of the boss 23 and the proximal end inner edge portion of the spacer portion 26. The plate thickness t ₂ of the spacer portion 26 is the same as the plate thickness t ₁ of the fixed portion of the knee guard 6, and a through hole 26 a slightly larger than the boss hole 23 a is provided on the plate surface of the spacer portion 26. When the spacer portion 26 is tilted toward the boss hole 23 a, the through hole 26 a matches the boss hole 23 a on the boss 23. Further, the angle θ formed by the lower end surface of the spacer portion 26 and the column surface of the columnar boss 23 is set to 90 ° or more (FIG. 7). Then, the spacer 26 is tilted in the direction opposite to the side where the boss 23 exists (the boss hole 23a side), and the knee guard 6 is disposed between the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4, and then the through hole 62, the through hole 42, the boss 23, a glove box structure in which the outer panel 2, the knee guard 6 and the inner panel 4 can be assembled and fixed with screws 9 is used. On the other hand, when the spacer portion 26 is tilted toward the boss hole 23 a, the spacer portion 26 is sandwiched between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2 using the through hole 42, the through hole 26 a and the boss 23, and assembled with the screw 9. It has a glove box structure that can be fixed. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

(3) Effect The glove box structure constructed in this way is compatible with North American specification with knee guard 6 and European specification without knee guard 6, using exactly the same shape of inner panel 4 and outer panel 2. This can be done with a reduction in mold costs. Further, in the European specification without the knee guard 6, a spacer has to be prepared separately. However, in the present glove box structure, the spacer portion 26 is provided integrally with the outer panel 2, so that it is not necessary. This leads to a reduction in the number of parts and simplification of parts management.

In the conventional European specification, a separate spacer is prepared, and after the spacer is arranged between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2, the inner panel 4, the spacer and the outer panel 2 are assembled using the through holes 42 and the bosses 23. However, there is a problem that it takes time to position the spacer. On the other hand, in the glove box structure, the spacer portion 26, the integral hinge are arranged so that the through hole 26a matches the boss hole 23a on the boss 23 by tilting the spacer portion 26 with the integral hinge portion 25 as a fulcrum. Since the part 25 and the outer panel 2 are integrally formed, the spacer part 26 is simply tilted and assembled to the boss 23 side, and the assembling work of the glove box 1 proceeds easily and smoothly. Even if the spacer 26 is slightly lifted from the upper surface of the boss 23 due to the inclination of the spacer 26, if the spacer 26 is sandwiched between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2 and tightened with the screws 9, the spacer 26 Inevitably comes into contact with the upper surface of the boss 23 and can be easily assembled and fixed.
On the other hand, in the North American specification, after the spacer portion 26 is tilted in the direction opposite to the side where the boss 23 is present, the knee guard 6 is arranged between the outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 and the through holes 62 and the like are passed through. The outer panel 2 and the inner panel 4 can be assembled and fixed as they are with the screws 9 using the holes 42 and the bosses 23. The use in Europe and the use in North America can be easily switched in the direction in which the spacer portion 26 is tilted.
In the first embodiment, the V-shaped cut angle θ of the integral hinge portion 25 is set to 90 ° or more, and the V-shaped cut portion is provided on the plate surface opposite to the side where the boss 23 is present. Further, the tilting operation of the spacer portion 26 in the direction opposite to the side where the boss 23 is present can be performed without any trouble. Also in the second embodiment, the integral hinge portion 25 connects the outer peripheral edge portion of the upper surface of the boss 23 and the proximal inner edge portion of the spacer portion 26, and the angle formed by the lower end surface of the spacer portion 26 and the column surface of the columnar boss 23. Since θ is set to 90 ° or more, the tilting operation of the spacer portion 26 in the direction opposite to the side where the boss 23 exists can be easily performed.

In addition, in Embodiment 1, from the upper edge of the boss 23 via the integral hinge portion 25, the spacer portion 26 is extended so as to vertically erect with respect to the inner wall surface 20a ₁ of the outer panel 2, also embodiments 2, the spacer portion 26 extends from the protruding portion 24 via the integral hinge portion 25 so as to stand vertically with respect to the inner wall surface 20 a ₁ of the outer panel 2, so that erroneous assembly can be prevented. If the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 2 are to be assembled without doing anything, the head of the spacer portion 26 hits the inner panel 4, so that the spacer portion 26 serves as a warning member that prompts the disposition of the knee guard 6.

  The present invention is not limited to those shown in the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention depending on the purpose and application. The shape, size, number, etc. of the outer panel 2, boss 23, protrusion 24, integral hinge 25, spacer 26, box body 3, inner panel 4, pocket forming part 5, knee guard 6, screw 9 etc. It can be appropriately selected depending on the situation. For example, in this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a bin-type glove box structure, but the present invention can also be applied to the type shown in FIG.

The disassembled perspective view of the glove box structure of Embodiment 1 is shown. (A) is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the outer panel in FIG. 1, and (b) is a perspective view from the white arrow in (b). (A) is a perspective view showing the appearance of a North American specification spacer section in which a knee guard is installed in the glove box using (a) in FIG. 2, and (b) is a knee guard in the glove box using (a) in FIG. It is a perspective view showing the appearance of the spacer part of European specification in which no is arranged. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the attachment structure of the glove box around the boss | hub of the North American specification corresponding to (A) of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the attachment structure of the glove box around the boss | hub of the European specification corresponding to (b) of FIG. In Embodiment 2, the perspective view of the circumference | surroundings of the boss | hub where the spacer part is extendedly provided via the integral hinge part in the upper edge of the boss | hub is shown. (A) is a vertical cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, and (b) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the appearance of a European-specific spacer portion in which (b) is tilted and the knee guard is not disposed in the glove box. It is a description perspective view of a prior art. It is a description perspective view of a prior art. The exploded perspective view of a prior art is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glove box 2 Outer panel 20a Inner wall 21a ₁ Inner wall surface 23 Boss 23a Boss hole 24 Projection part 25 Integral hinge part 26 Spacer part 4 Inner panel 42 Through-hole 6 Knee guard t ₁ Plate thickness

Claims (2)

A boss is formed on the inner wall of the outer panel of the glove box, and a through hole is formed at the position of the inner panel facing the boss. A knee guard is disposed between the inner panel and the outer panel, and the through hole and the boss While the inner panel and outer panel can be assembled and fixed using
From the upper edge of the boss, through the integral hinge portion, a plate-like spacer portion having a through hole on the plate surface and comparable to the plate thickness of the knee guard is extended, or an outer portion close to the boss. A protrusion is raised on the inner wall of the panel, and the spacer is extended from the protrusion via an integral hinge. By tilting the spacer with the integral hinge as a fulcrum, the spacer is placed on the boss. The glove box for automobiles, wherein the through hole is aligned with the boss hole, and can be assembled and fixed by sandwiching the spacer portion between the inner panel and the outer panel using the through hole, the through hole and the boss. Construction. The spacer portion is extended from the upper edge of the boss through the integral hinge portion so as to stand upright with respect to the inner wall surface of the outer panel, or the integral hinge portion is extended from the protruding portion. The automotive glove box structure according to claim 1, wherein the spacer portion extends so as to stand vertically with respect to the inner wall surface of the outer panel.

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