JP2009269572A - Glove box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glove box can improve workability at the time of installing the glove box in an instrument panel and can restrain the glove box from being badly attached. <P>SOLUTION: The glove box 10 includes a lock mechanism for locking a door 12 so that the door 12 is closed to an opening 2, and a lock releasing device 30. The lock mechanism includes a pair of right and left engaging members provided in the door 12, an engaging hole provided in the periphery of the opening 2 to make the engaging members engaged, and an engaging hole 45 provided in a bezel 40 fixed to the lock releasing device 30. At the time of fixing the lock releasing device 30 to an instrument panel lower-part 1, the lock releasing device 30 is fixed to a fixed portion 20 of the instrument panel lower-part 1 after the lock releasing device 30 is preliminarily incorporated with the bezel 40 so that the engaging hole 45 for constituting a locking means and the lock releasing device 30 can be simultaneously installed in the instrument panel lower-part 1, thereby improving the workability at the time of installing the glove box 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a grab box provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a grab box (also referred to as a glove box) for storing small items or the like is provided on the passenger seat side of an instrument panel (hereinafter abbreviated as instrument panel) of an automobile. There are various types of grab boxes depending on the structure. For example, there is a “VIN type” in which a box (storage portion) and a door are integrally formed, and the box itself opens and closes around a rotation axis. In addition, there is a “door type” in which only the door opens and closes around the rotation axis without moving the box (storage part). The former is often used for ordinary cars, and the latter is often used for luxury cars.

  In any type of these grab boxes, a lock mechanism that locks the door in a closed state and a lock release mechanism that releases the lock are provided. The locking mechanism includes, for example, an engaging portion that moves along the door, and an engaging hole that is provided at the periphery of the opening to engage the engaging portion. The lock release mechanism includes an operation unit operated by an occupant and a mechanism for engaging / disengaging the engagement unit engaged with the engagement hole in conjunction with the operation of the operation unit.

Here, in the VIN type grab box, the lock release mechanism is often incorporated in the door. This is because since the engaging portion is on the door side, it is easier and more economical to provide the lock release mechanism on the door side than on the instrument panel side. On the other hand, since the door-type grab box is used in a luxury car, it is necessary to improve the convenience and appearance of the grab box. Therefore, there is an apparatus in which a lock release mechanism is provided on the instrument panel side and a door is opened by operating an operation unit on the instrument panel side. In order to apply the unlocking mechanism used for such a door-type grab box to a VIN-type grab box, for example, the door is provided with a door that opens and closes an opening of an instrument panel, and the unlocking means includes a peripheral edge of the opening. There is known a glove box composed of an operation button provided in a portion and an extrusion pin that pushes an engagement portion engaged in an engagement hole to the outside in conjunction with the operation of the operation button (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
JP 2006-327332 A

  However, in the glove box described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to provide an engagement hole in the peripheral edge of the opening of the instrument panel when attaching the unlocking means to the instrument panel, and the engagement part is engaged in the engagement hole. In addition, since a load due to the stored items is applied, it is necessary to fix a reinforcing patch or the like in the engagement hole. Furthermore, since the unlocking means and the patch composed of the operating portion and the push pin are separately assembled to the instrument panel, there is a problem that workability is poor and poor installation is likely to occur.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a grab box that can improve workability when attached to an instrument panel and hardly cause poor mounting.

  In order to achieve the above object, a grab box according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a box that is attached to an opening of an instrument panel of a vehicle and that opens and closes around a rotating shaft, and a door formed integrally with the box. A grab box comprising: a lock mechanism for locking the box and the door in a closed state; and a lock release device for releasing the lock by the lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism is movably provided along the door And a bezel fixed to the periphery of the opening corresponding to the engaging portion and having an engaging hole for engaging the engaging portion. And an extruding pin that pushes the engaging portion engaged with the engaging hole outwardly and releases the lock by the locking mechanism in conjunction with the operation of the operating portion. A device, a bezel of the locking mechanism, characterized in that it is fixed to the peripheral edge of the opening in a state of pre-assembly.

  In the grab box according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lock release device and the bezel of the lock mechanism are assembled in advance before being fixed to the periphery of the opening. Thereby, since the mutual alignment of the push pin of the unlocking device and the engagement hole of the bezel becomes easy, it is possible to prevent displacement between components. Further, the lock release device and the bezel are assembled to each other and fixed to the periphery of the opening. Then, since the engaging hole of the bezel is positioned with respect to the opening, the engaging portion that moves along the door can be engaged with the engaging hole of the bezel, and the box and the door can be locked. In this way, with the lock release device and the lock mechanism bezel assembled, the lock release device and the lock mechanism bezel can be assembled at the same time by simply fixing the lock release device and the bezel of the lock mechanism. Workability when mounting on the instrument panel can be improved, and poor installation is unlikely to occur.

  Hereinafter, a grab box 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an assembly mode of the grab box 10 with respect to the instrument panel 1. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the assembly 70 of the unlocking device 30 and the bezel 40. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly body 70 as viewed from the front side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the assembly body 70 as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view around the assembly 70 fixed to the instrument panel 1. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view (locked state) of the assembly body 70 fixed to the instrument panel 1. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view (unlocked state) of the assembly body 70 fixed to the instrument panel 1.

  The grab box 10 of the present embodiment is a VIN type in which a box (housing portion) and a door are integrally formed, and the box itself opens and closes around a rotation shaft, and is assembled to a front part of a right-hand drive vehicle compartment. The instrument panel (not shown) is attached to the instrument panel 1 constituting the lower part.

  First, the structure on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 2 for accommodating a grab box 10 inside is provided on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel 1. The opening 2 is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. On both the left and right sides of the lower end portion of the inner peripheral edge, there are provided shaft support portions 7 and 8 for receiving the lower portion of the door 12 serving as the design surface of the grab box 10 and rotatably supporting the same. A storage unit 4 having a space for storing a DVD changer (not shown) for storing a DVD disc is provided on the upper left side of the opening 2, and an ETC unit (not shown) is stored on the right side of the opening 2. A storage unit 5 having a space for this purpose is provided.

  A fixing portion 20 for fixing the lock release device 30 of the grab box 10 and the assembly body 70 of the bezel 40 is provided on the right side of the storage unit 5. The fixed portion 20 is formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and is one step lower in front of the vehicle than the end surfaces of the storage portions 4 and 5 that are open. Engaging holes 21, 22, 23 for engaging engaging claws 51, 52, 53 (see FIG. 4) projecting from the bottom surface of the base portion 41 of the bezel 40, respectively, in the fixed portion 20; Screw fastening holes 25 and 26 for fastening the screw fastening cylinder portions 55 and 56 (see FIG. 4) to the fixed portion 20 are provided.

  Next, the grab box 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the grab box 10 is provided integrally with a plate-like door 12 that closes the opening 2 and the back side of the door 12, and an upper portion that is accommodated on the back side of the opening 2 is open. And a container-like storage unit 14. The door 12 has a shape that gently curves downward, and forms a design surface that is continuous with the design surface of the instrument panel 1. Further, an L-shaped notch 121 is formed at the upper right corner of the door 12. When the opening 2 is closed by the door 12, the lock release device 30 of the assembly body 70 fixed to the fixing part 20 of the instrument panel 1 can be exposed to the vehicle compartment side by the notch 121.

  On the other hand, the accommodating part 14 is formed in a container shape, and is formed so that the shape seen from the side surface becomes thinner from the upper part to the bottom part. At the upper part of the outer surface of the left and right side walls of the storage part 14, on the side away from the door 12, when the grab box 10 is opened to the passenger compartment side, the inner periphery of the opening 2 is locked from the back side, Plate-like restricting members 16 and 17 for restricting the rotation of the grab box 10 are provided to protrude in the left-right direction. Further, on the upper door 12 side of the left and right side walls of the storage portion 14, as shown in FIG. 6, the engaging portions 94 of a pair of left and right engaging members 91, 92 constituting a locking mechanism 90 described later are externally attached. Protruding holes 141 and 142 are provided for projecting in the direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the grab box 10 having such a configuration is fitted into the opening 2 from the passenger compartment side, and the lower end of the door 12 is a shaft provided at the lower end of the opening 2. By being pivotally supported by the support portions 7 and 8, it can be rotated and pulled out to the passenger compartment side.

  The grab box 10 includes a lock mechanism 90 (see FIG. 6) for locking the door 12 in the closed state with respect to the opening 2, and unlocking for releasing the closed state of the door 12 by the lock mechanism 90. Device 30.

  First, the lock mechanism 90 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the lock mechanism 90 includes a pair of left and right engagement members 91, 92 provided on the back side of the door 12 and the left end of the engagement member 91 in order to engage the opening portion 2. The engagement hole 45 provided in the bezel 40 of the assembly body 70 fixed to the fixing portion 20 in order to engage the engagement hole 201 provided in the left peripheral portion with the tip of the right engagement member 92. (See FIG. 2). The engaging members 91 and 92 are provided on the back side of the door 12 so as to move in the vehicle width direction along the door 12 that forms a design surface continuous with the design surface of the instrument panel 1.

  A rack 911 is formed at each base end of each engaging member 91, 92. The racks 911 of the engaging members 91 and 92 are arranged so as to face each other with the pinion 93 interposed therebetween. Further, the engagement members 91 and 92 are engaged with the engagement holes 201 provided at the peripheral edge of the opening 2 and the engagement holes 45 provided in the bezel 40 so as to be engaged and disengaged. Each of the engaging portions 94 is provided and formed in a bar shape extending in parallel with the door 12.

  Next, the lock release device 30 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the lock release device 30 includes a vertically long, substantially rectangular parallelepiped device main body 31 and a block-shaped operation knob 32 supported on the upper front of the device main body 31. A protrusion pin 321 protrudes from the rear surface of the operation knob 32, and a first tapered surface 322 for abutting a second tapered surface 601 formed at a rear end portion of an extrusion pin 60 described later at a front end portion thereof. (See FIG. 6) is formed.

  An insertion hole 312 having a rectangular shape in front view is provided in the upper stage of the front surface of the apparatus main body 31, and extends substantially horizontally toward the back side (front of the vehicle). The protruding pin 321 of the operation knob 32 is inserted into the insertion hole 312 from the front side of the apparatus main body 31. Thereby, the operation knob 32 is supported so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the apparatus main body 31. A key cylinder 311 for prohibiting unlocking by the apparatus main body 31 is provided on the lower part of the front surface of the apparatus main body 31 so as to protrude toward the front of the apparatus main body 31. Further, a plate-like key cover 33 (see FIGS. 1 and 5) is attached to the lower half of the front surface of the apparatus main body 31 so as to cover the key cylinder 311. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, a circular insertion hole 331 is provided in the approximate center of the key cover 33. The insertion hole 331 is disposed at a position corresponding to the tip of the key cylinder 311.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide hole 313 having a rectangular cross section extending in the width direction of the apparatus main body 31 is provided in the upper stage of the apparatus main body 31, and one end in the longitudinal direction thereof is the grab box 10. It penetrates the left side 310 that is directed to the side. The guide hole 313 accommodates the push pin 60 and the coil spring 67 from the left side 310 side. The coil spring 67 biases the push pin 60 so as to be pulled inside the apparatus main body 31. The push pin 60 is supported by the operation knob 32 so as to be able to advance and retract from the guide hole 313 of the apparatus main body 31 toward the grab box 10 side (see FIG. 1).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear end portion 63 of the push-out pin 60 that is pushed into the apparatus main body 31 abuts on a first tapered surface 322 formed at the front end portion of the protrusion pin 321 of the operation knob 32. A second taper surface 601 is formed. On the other hand, a plate-like contact portion 65 is fixed to a tip end portion 62 (see FIG. 2) that protrudes from the guide hole 313 of the apparatus main body 31 of the push pin 60.

  In addition, a stopper for restricting the unlocking by restricting the movement of the protruding pin 321 of the operation knob 32 by the rotation of a key (not shown) inserted into the key cylinder 311 is provided in the lower half of the apparatus main body 31. The member 75 is accommodated.

  Next, the structure of the bezel 40 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bezel 40 is a resin decorative member formed in a frame shape. The bezel 40 is attached so as to cover the left side surface 310, the back surface (not shown) and the bottom surface (not shown) of the apparatus body 31. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the unlocking device 30 is viewed from the front with the bezel 40 attached to the unlocking device 30, an L-shaped frame surrounds the outer periphery of the unlocking device 30. Arranged.

  A specific structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the bezel 40 is erected along a base portion 41 that is a substantially rectangular plate and a part of the outer periphery of the base portion 41, and is substantially L-shaped along a corner portion. And a frame portion 42 that bends in a straight line. The frame portion 42 includes a lower frame portion 421 disposed on the lower side of the unlocking device 30 and a left frame portion 422 disposed on the left side of the unlocking device 30 (the left side surface 310 side of the device main body 31). An engaging hole 45 having the same shape as the contact portion 65 is provided at a position substantially in the center of the left frame portion 422 and corresponding to the contact portion 65 of the push pin 60. In addition, although mentioned later, the engagement hole 45 respond | corresponds to the position of the protrusion hole 142 provided in the door 12 side of the side wall upper part of the accommodating part 14 of the grab box 10 (refer FIG. 6). Therefore, the engaging portion 94 of the engaging member 92 of the lock mechanism 90 is inserted into the engaging hole 45, and the contact portion 65 of the push pin 60 can be inserted from the opposite side.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, three engaging claws 51, 52, and 53 project from the bottom surface of the base portion 41 (the surface fixed to the fixing portion 20). When the bottom surface of the base 41 is viewed from the front, the engaging claw portion 51 protrudes in the vicinity of the upper right corner, the engaging claw portion 52 protrudes in the vicinity of the lower right corner, and the engaging claw portion. 53 protrudes in the vicinity of the lower left corner. Further, a screw hole 46 for fastening a screw 80 for fixing the bezel 40 to the device main body 31 of the unlocking device 30 (at the upper left corner in FIG. Only the screw holes 46 provided at the corners are shown). Further, a screw-fastening cylinder portion 55 is erected substantially at a right angle at the center in the longitudinal direction of the right end of the base portion 41, and a screw-fastening cylinder portion 56 is substantially at a right angle at the substantially center in the longitudinal direction of the left end. Is erected.

  Next, the structure of the engaging claw portions 51 to 53 will be described. In addition, since all the engaging claw parts 51-53 are the same structures, the structure of the engaging claw part 51 is demonstrated here. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the engaging claw portion 51 includes a trapezoidal plate-like flat surface portion 151 whose tip side is thin. A pair of side wall portions 152 and 152 are provided at both ends in the width direction of the back surface of the flat portion 151 so as to be parallel to each other and taper toward the front end side of the flat portion 151.

  Further, the plane portion 151 is provided with a pair of slits 153 and 153 extending in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the plane portion 151 so as to be spaced apart from each other. By these slits 153 and 153, the elastic deformation of the portion sandwiched between the slits 153 and 153 of the plane portion 151 is possible. Further, a claw portion 154 that protrudes from the outer surface of the flat portion 151 in a triangular shape is provided in the width direction of the flat portion 151 at a portion sandwiched between the slits 153 and 153. In addition, the plane part 151 of the engagement claw part 51 is arrange | positioned in the horizontal direction, and each plane part 151 of the engagement claw parts 52 and 53 is each arrange | positioned in the vertical direction. Thereby, it can fully endure the external urging | biasing which applies to the up-down direction or the left-right direction with respect to the engaging claw parts 51-53.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the engaging claw 52 having the same structure as the engaging claw 51 is engaged in the engaging hole 22 (see FIG. 1) provided in the fixed portion 20 of the instrument panel lower 1. Then, since the claw part 154 is locked to the edge part of the engagement hole 22, the engagement claw part 52 can be reliably engaged with the engagement hole 22. Further, when removing the engaging claw portion 52 from the engaging hole 22, the claw portion 154 is engaged by bending a portion sandwiched between the slits 153 and 153 of the flat portion 151 with a tool (not shown) or the like. Since it is separated from the edge of the hole 22, the engaging claw 52 can be removed from the engaging hole 22.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, each flat part 151 of the engaging claw parts 51 to 53 and the screw fastening cylinder parts 55 and 56 are provided with ribs 57 erected along the outer periphery of the bottom surface of the base part 41. Are connected to each other. Thereby, not only the base part 41 but the engaging claw parts 51-53 and the screwing cylinder parts 55 and 56 can improve the rigidity strength.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the lock release device 30 to the instrument panel 1 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the lock release device 30 is assembled by assembling the operation knob 32, the push pin 60, the coil spring 67, the stopper member 75, and the like to the device main body 31. Next, the bezel 40 is attached to the unlocking device 30. Specifically, the lock release device 30 is installed inside the bezel 40. That is, the rear surface side of the apparatus main body 31 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the base portion 41 of the bezel 40, and the left side surface 310 of the apparatus main body 31 is disposed to face the left frame portion 422 of the bezel 40. At this time, the engagement hole 45 provided in the left frame portion 422 faces the contact portion 65 of the push pin 60.

  As shown in FIG. 2, with the lock release device 30 installed inside the bezel 40, the two screw holes 46 from the outer surface side of the base portion 41 are passed through washers 81 (see FIG. 4). By fastening the screws 80, the device main body 31 is fixed to the base portion 41. Thereby, the assembly body 70 (refer FIG. 3, FIG. 4) with which the lock release apparatus 30 and the bezel 40 were united is comprised.

  Next, the assembly body 70 is fixed to the fixing portion 20 of the instrument panel 1. That is, the engaging claws 51, 52, 53 (see FIG. 4) protruding from the bezel 40 of the assembly body 70 are engaged with the engaging holes 21, 22, 23 (see FIG. 1) provided in the fixed part 20. The screw fastening cylinder portions 55 and 56 (see FIG. 4) provided on the bezel 40 are positioned in the screw fastening holes 25 and 26 (see FIG. 1) provided in the fixed portion 20. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, screws 85 are passed from the back side of the instrument panel 1 to the screw fastening holes 25 and 26 (only the screw fastening holes 25 are shown in FIG. 5), and screw fastening cylinders 55 and 56 on the bezel 40 side ( In FIG. 5, only the screw fastening cylinder portion 55 is shown. Thereby, the assembly body 70 is firmly fixed to the fixing part 20 of the instrument panel 1. That is, the unlocking device 30 is fixed to the fixing portion 20 via the bezel 40.

  In the state where the assembly body 70 is fixed to the fixing portion 20, as shown in FIG. 6, the engagement hole 45 provided in the left frame portion 422 of the bezel 40 is a protrusion hole on the door 12 side of the grab box 10. It is disposed at a position corresponding to the engaging portion 94 of the engaging member 92 protruding from 142. Further, the contact portion 65 of the push pin 60 faces the engagement hole 45. That is, the engaging portion 94 of the engaging member 92 can be engaged with the engaging hole 45 from the grab box 10 side, and at the same time, the abutting portion of the push pin 60 from the apparatus main body 31 side which is the opposite side. 65 can be invaded.

  Thus, when the lock release device 30 is fixed to the instrument panel 1, the bezel 40 is assembled in advance, and the assembly 70 is fixed to the instrument panel 1. Therefore, the engagement hole 45 and the lock release device constituting the lock mechanism 90 are fixed. 30 can be installed simultaneously with respect to the instrument panel 1. Therefore, the workability in attaching the grab box 10 to the instrument panel 1 can be improved. Furthermore, since the engagement hole 45 for engaging the engagement portion 94 of the lock mechanism 90 is provided in the left frame portion 422 of the bezel 40, the function of the conventional patch can be performed at the same time. In addition, the mechanism for releasing the lock is not directly assembled to the instrument panel 1 as in the prior art, but the lock release device 30 in which the lock release mechanism is already configured as a single unit is retrofitted, so that the operation knob 32, the push pin 60, etc. There is no deviation between parts. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a problem from occurring in unlocking the grab box 10.

  Next, the unlocking operation of the grab box 10 by the unlocking device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the door 12 of the grab box 10 has the engagement portions 94 of the left and right engagement members 91 and 92 projecting in the vehicle width direction, the engagement holes 201 provided in the opening portion 2, By being engaged with engaging holes 45 provided in the left frame portion 422 of the bezel 40, the bezel 40 is locked in a closed state with respect to the opening portion 2. That is, the lock mechanism 90 including the pair of left and right engaging members 91 and 92, the engaging hole 201 provided in the peripheral edge of the opening 2, and the engaging hole 45 provided in the bezel 40 is used as the door 12 of the grab box 10. Is locked to the opening 2 in a closed state.

  Here, when releasing the closed state of the door 12 by the lock mechanism 90 and opening the grab box 10, the operation knob 32 is pressed toward the front of the vehicle. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the first taper surface 322 provided at the tip of the protrusion pin 321 of the operation knob 32 and the second taper surface 601 provided at the rear end portion 63 of the push pin 60 are slid to each other. While moving, the ejector pin 321 moves the push pin 60 toward the pinion 93 in the vehicle width direction.

  Along with this, the contact portion 65 of the push pin 60 presses the tip of the engagement portion 94 of the engagement member 92 toward the pinion 93 side. Finally, the engaging portion 94 of the engaging member 92 is pushed out from the inside of the engaging hole 45 to the outside. At this time, the engaging portion 94 of the other engaging member 91 is moved in the opposite direction to the engaging portion 94 of the engaging member 92 via the pinion 93 and is extracted from the corresponding engaging hole 201 and opened. Move to the inside of part 2. As a result, the engagement state between the left and right engagement members 91 and 92 constituting the lock mechanism 90 and the engagement holes 201 and 45 is released, and the door 12 that closes the opening 2 becomes rotatable. . Thus, the door 12 is rotated rearward of the vehicle by its own weight, and the grab box 10 is opened.

  As described above, in the grab box 10 of the present embodiment, when the lock release device 30 is fixed to the instrument panel 1, it is pre-assembled with the bezel 40 and the assembly body 70 is fixed to the fixing part 20 of the instrument panel 1. Thereby, since the engagement hole 45 and the lock release apparatus 30 which comprise the lock mechanism 90 can be installed simultaneously with respect to the instrument panel lower 1, workability | operativity at the time of attachment of the grab box 10 can be improved. Further, since the engagement hole 45 for engaging the engagement portion 94 of the lock mechanism 90 is provided in the left frame portion 422 of the bezel 40, it is not necessary to provide the engagement hole in the instrument panel lower 1.

  Furthermore, since the left frame portion 422 of the bezel 40 functions as a conventional patch, it is not necessary to reinforce the engagement hole 45. In addition, the mechanism for releasing the lock is not directly assembled to the instrument panel 1 as in the prior art, but the lock release device 30 having the lock release mechanism already configured as a single unit is retrofitted, so that the operation knob 32, the push pin 60, etc. There is no deviation between parts. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a problem from occurring in unlocking the grab box 10.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. In the above embodiment, the grab box 10 assembled to the instrument panel lower 1 of the right-hand drive vehicle has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a grab box assembled to the instrument panel lower of the left-hand drive vehicle.

  Moreover, it is preferable to install the unlocking device at the driver side end of the grab box so that it can be easily operated from the driver side (see FIG. 1). Therefore, in the case of a left-hand drive vehicle, the position of the fixed portion 20 is opposite to that of a right-hand drive vehicle.

It is a perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment aspect of the grab box 10 with respect to the instrument panel lower 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an assembly body 70 of the lock release device 30 and the bezel 40. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly body 70 as viewed from the front side. FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the assembly body 70 as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view around an assembly body 70 fixed to the instrument panel 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view (locked state) of the assembly body 70 fixed to the instrument panel 1. It is a cross-sectional view (lock release state) of the assembly body 70 fixed to the instrument panel 1.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Opening part 10 Grab box 12 Door 14 Storage part 20 Fixed part 30 Lock release apparatus 31 Apparatus main body 32 Operation knob 40 Bezel 60 Extrusion pin 65 Contact part 70 Assembly body 90 Lock mechanism 92 Engagement member 93 Pinion 94 Engagement Part

Claims (1)

A box that is attached to an opening of an instrument panel of a vehicle and that opens and closes around a rotating shaft, a door that is integrally formed with the box, a lock mechanism that locks the box and the door in a closed state, and the lock mechanism A grab box with an unlocking device for unlocking,
The lock mechanism includes an engagement portion that is movably provided along the door, and an engagement hole that is fixed to the periphery of the opening corresponding to the engagement portion and engages the engagement portion. A bezel having
The lock release device includes an operation portion and an extrusion pin that pushes the engagement portion engaged with the engagement hole outward in conjunction with the operation of the operation portion to release the lock by the lock mechanism. ,
The grab box, wherein the lock release device and the bezel of the lock mechanism are fixed to the periphery of the opening in a preassembled state.

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