JP2009298408A - Push type knob device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a push type knob device free to easily remove from an instrument panel in comparison with a conventional one. <P>SOLUTION: This push type knob device 10 has a bezel 11 mounted on the instrument panel 31 which is an interior member of a vehicle free to connect and disconnect, housing 12 fixed and mounted on the bezel 11 and a knob 13 supported on the housing 12 free to reciprocally and linearly move. The bezel 11 is furnished with a bezel body 40 and an engaging part 41 projected to the front side of the vehicle from the bezel body 40 and mounted on the instrument panel 31 by making the engaging part 41 engaged with the instrument panel 31 from the rear side of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a push-type knob device provided to unlock a lock device provided in a vehicle glove box device or the like.

As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle glove box device includes a door type in which an accommodation portion 1 a is provided in the instrument panel 1, and only the door 2 rotates and opens with respect to the instrument panel 1. As shown in FIG. 2, there is a bin type in which the box 2 itself rotates with respect to the instrument panel 1.
In general, in the door type (type shown in FIG. 7), as shown in FIG. 9, the push type knob device 3 is attached to the door 2, and the assembly of the push type knob device 3 and the door 2 is attached to the instrument panel 1. It has become. Further, in the bin type (type of FIG. 8), as shown in FIG. 10, the push-type knob device 3 is screwed from the vehicle front side of the instrument panel 1 in a state where the push knob device 3 is disposed on the vehicle rear side surface. Thus, the push-type knob device 3 is directly attached to the instrument panel 1.

However, the conventional push type knob device has the following problems.
In the door type, since the push type knob device 3 is attached to the door 2, the push type knob device 3 can also be detached from the instrument panel 1 by removing the door 2 from the instrument panel 1. Therefore, the push-type knob device 3 can be easily maintained and can be easily replaced with a new one.
However, in the bin type, the push-type knob device 3 is directly screwed from the front side of the instrument panel 1 in a state where the push-type knob device 3 is arranged on the vehicle rear side surface of the instrument panel 1, thereby directly connecting the push-type knob device 3 to the instrument panel. Therefore, it is difficult to remove the push-type knob device 3 from the instrument panel 1 unless the instrument panel 1 is removed from the vehicle. Therefore, in the bin type, it is difficult to maintain the push knob device 3 and it is difficult to replace it with a new one. Although it is conceivable that the push-type knob device 3 is screwed from the rear side (vehicle interior side) of the instrument panel 1 so that the push-type knob device 3 can be easily detached from the instrument panel 1, (a ) Screws and screw mounting seats are visible and the appearance is poor, (b) Push-type knob device 3 is easily removed due to visible screws, and the contents in box 2 are stolen, etc. This will cause problems.

JP-A-2005-104192

  An object of the present invention is to provide a push-type knob device in which the push-type knob device can be easily detached from an instrument panel as compared with the conventional art.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) a bezel detachably attached to an instrument panel that is an interior member of a vehicle;
A housing fixedly attached to the bezel;
A knob supported by the housing so as to be reciprocally linearly movable;
A push type knob device comprising:
The bezel includes a bezel main body and an engaging portion protruding from the bezel main body toward the vehicle front side. The engaging portion includes a first extending portion extending from the bezel main body toward the vehicle front, A second extending portion extending a predetermined amount from a distal end portion in the extending direction of the first extending portion in a direction different from the extending direction of the first extending portion,
After moving from the vehicle rear side to the vehicle front and inserting the engagement portion into a hole provided in the instrument panel, the second extension is performed by moving the instrument panel in a direction different from the vehicle front-rear direction. It is attached to the instrument panel by hooking the part to the edge of the hole, and after moving in a direction different from the vehicle front-rear direction, it can be removed from the instrument panel by moving backward in the vehicle Has become,
Push type knob device.

According to the push type knob device of the above (1), the bezel is attached to the instrument panel by engaging the engaging portion with the instrument panel from the rear side of the vehicle. The push type knob device can be attached to the instrument panel by engaging from the side. Therefore, even if the instrument panel is not removed from the vehicle, the push-type knob device can be removed from the instrument panel by releasing the engagement between the engaging portion and the instrument panel from the vehicle rear side. Therefore, the push-type knob device can be easily detached from the instrument panel as compared with the conventional case.
Further, since the push-type knob device is attached to the instrument panel by engaging the engaging portion with the instrument panel, a screw and a screw mounting seat for attaching the push-type knob device to the instrument panel are unnecessary. Therefore, the screw and the screw mounting seat are not seen, and appearance deterioration can be prevented.
Also, since the screw and screw mounting seat are not visible, a third party who does not know how to remove the push knob device does not know how to remove the push knob device, compared to the case where the screw and screw mounting seat are visible. Thus, it is possible to suppress the push-type knob device from being removed, and it is possible to suppress the contents in the box from being stolen.

It is a see-through | perspective front view of the glove box apparatus for vehicles in case the lock apparatus in which the push type knob apparatus of this invention Example is provided is a lock apparatus for glove boxes for vehicles. It is a disassembled perspective view of the push type knob apparatus of an Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the push type knob device of the embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the push type knob apparatus of this invention Example. It is a perspective view of a push type knob device of a reference example of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the push type knob apparatus of a reference example of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the glove box apparatus for door types of vehicles. It is sectional drawing of the glove box apparatus for bin type vehicles. It is sectional drawing of the glove box apparatus for vehicles in case the lock apparatus in which the conventional push type knob apparatus is provided is a lock apparatus provided in the door type glove box apparatus for vehicles. It is sectional drawing of the glove box apparatus for vehicles in case the lock apparatus in which the conventional push type knob apparatus is provided is a lock apparatus provided in the bin-type vehicle glove box apparatus.

1 to 4 show a push type knob device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 and 6 show a push type knob device according to a reference example of the present invention. However, FIG. 1 is also applicable to the reference example of the present invention. Portions common to the embodiment of the present invention and the reference example are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the embodiment of the present invention and the reference example.
First, parts common to the embodiments of the present invention and the reference examples will be described.
A push-type knob device (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a knob device) 10 of the present invention unlocks a lock device provided in a vehicle glove box device disposed on a passenger seat side of an instrument panel that is an interior member of a vehicle. It may be provided in order to unlock the lock device provided in the vehicle upper box device disposed above the vehicle glove box device. Hereinafter, in the present invention and the illustrated example, a case will be described in which the push-type knob device 10 is provided in order to unlock the lock device provided in the vehicle glove box device.

  The vehicle glove box device may be a door type in which a housing portion is provided in the instrument panel, and only the door rotates and opens with respect to the instrument panel, and the box itself rotates with respect to the instrument panel. It may be a bottle type that moves and opens.

A lock device 20 provided with the push-type knob device 10 of the present invention will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the locking device 20 locks the glove box 32 that can be opened and closed with respect to the instrument panel 31 in the closed position with respect to the instrument panel 31 when the glove box 32 is in the closed position. Device. When the locking device 20 is unlocked, the glove box 32 rotates around the pivot axis at the lower end and opens, and when it is closed, the glove box 32 is lifted by hand around the pivot axis at the lower end. If the locking device 20 is locked in the closed state, the glove box 32 maintains the closed state.

  The locking device 20 is a gear that synchronizes a pair of first and second rods 20a and 20b provided in one of the instrument panel 31 and the glove box 32 and the first and second rods 20a and 20b in opposite directions. (However, it may be a link.) 20c, and a lock receiving portion 20d provided on the other side of the instrument panel 31 and the glove box 32 and through which the first and second rods 20a and 20b enter and exit. FIG. 1 shows a case where the first and second rods 20 a and 20 b are provided in the glove box 32 and the lock receiving portion 20 d is provided in the instrument panel 31.

  The first and second rods 20 a and 20 b are arranged in correspondence with the left and right sides of the glove box 32. Since the first and second rods 20a and 20b are arranged in correspondence with the left and right sides of the glove box 32, the vehicle glove box device is easy to install. In addition, since the first and second rods 20a and 20b are arranged corresponding to the left and right sides of the glove box 32, they can be locked not only on the left and right sides, but also on the both sides. It has become difficult. The first and second rods 20 a and 20 b extend in the left-right direction (vehicle left-right direction) of the glove box 32. Each of the first and second rods 20a and 20b enters and exits the lock receiving portion 20d only when the glove box 32 is in the closed state.

  The lock receiving portion 20d is formed of a hole or a recess provided in the instrument panel 31. The lock receiving portions 20 d are provided on the left and right sides of the glove box 32. One of the left and right lock receiving portions 20d can receive the tip of the first rod 20a, and the other of the left and right lock receiving portions 20d can receive the tip of the second rod 20b. Yes.

Next, the push type knob device 10 of the present invention will be described.
The knob device 10 is attached to the instrument panel 31 side of the instrument panel 31 and the glove box 32. The knob device 10 is disposed at a position closer to the driver's seat than the center position in the left-right direction of the glove box 32 in order to improve the driver's operability.

As shown in FIG. 2, the knob device 10 includes a bezel 11 that is detachably attached to the instrument panel 31, a housing 12 that is fixedly attached to the bezel, and a knob 13 that is supported by the housing 12 so as to be capable of reciprocating linear movement. And having. The knob device 10 further includes a shaft 14, a cushion 15, and a spring 16.

  The bezel 11 is made of resin, for example. The bezel 11 may be directly fixed and attached to the instrument panel 31 or may be fixed to a member fixed to the instrument panel 31. That is, “the bezel 11 is attached to the instrument panel 31” means that the bezel 11 is directly fixed to the instrument panel 31 and that the bezel 11 is fixed to a member fixed to the instrument panel 31. It means to include both.

The bezel 11 includes a bezel main body 40 and an engaging portion (attachment portion, hook portion) 41 that protrudes from the bezel main body 40 toward the vehicle front side.
The bezel body 40 includes a housing seat 40a to which the housing 12 is attached.

The engaging portion 41 may be formed integrally with the bezel main body 40, or may be formed separately from the bezel main body 40 and fixedly attached to the bezel main body 40. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the engaging portion 41 includes a first extending portion 41 a extending from the bezel body 40 toward the front of the vehicle, and a first extending portion from the leading end portion in the extending direction of the first extending portion 41 a. An L-shaped claw having a second extending portion 41b extending a predetermined amount in a direction different from the extending direction of the extending portion 41a may be used (Example 1), (b) as shown in FIGS. A resin clip including a foot portion 41c extending from the bezel main body 40 toward the front of the vehicle and an elastic deformation claw 41d provided at an intermediate portion in the extending direction of the foot portion 41c may be used (Example 2).

The bezel 11 is attached to the instrument panel 31 by engaging the engagement portion 41 with the instrument panel 31 from the vehicle rear side (vehicle interior side) (removably attached and hooked). Therefore, the knob device 10 is attached to the instrument panel 31 by engaging the engagement portion 41 with the instrument panel 31 from the vehicle rear side (vehicle interior side) (removably attached and hooked).

The housing 12 is made of resin, for example. The housing 12 is fixedly attached to the bezel 11. The housing 12 is attached to the bezel 11 by tightening screws 12d from the opposite side of the bezel 11 to the housing 12 in a state where the housing 12 is in contact with the housing seat 40a of the bezel 11.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the housing 12 has a box shape in which the vehicle rear side end is an open end. The housing 12 includes a guide rail portion 12a, a claw receiving portion 12b, and a rib portion 12c. The guide rail portion 12a, the claw receiving portion 12b, and the rib portion 12c are desirably formed integrally with the housing 12.

The guide rail portion 12a extends linearly in the depth direction of the housing 12 (the movement direction of the knob 13 relative to the housing 12, the vehicle longitudinal direction). The guide rail portion 12a may be provided only on one side wall of the housing 12, may be provided on two opposing walls, may be provided on three side walls, or may be provided on all four side walls. It may be.
The claw receiving portion 12b is provided on the side wall of the intermediate portion in the depth direction of the housing 12, and the claw portion 13b of the knob 13 can be hooked.
The rib portion 12 c is provided on the open end surface of the housing 12. An abutment portion 13c (see FIG. 4) of the knob 13 can abut on the rib portion 12c.

The knob 13 is made of resin, for example. The knob 13 is supported by the housing 12 so as to be capable of reciprocating linear movement in the depth direction of the housing 12 (vehicle longitudinal direction). The knob 13 includes a rail part 13a (see FIG. 3) that moves along the guide rail part 12a, a claw part 13b that can be hooked on the claw receiving part 12b, a contact part 13c that can come into contact with the rib part 12c, Is provided. The rail portion 13a, the claw portion 13b, and the contact portion 13c are desirably formed integrally with the knob 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rail portion 13 a extends in the same direction as the moving direction of the knob 13 relative to the housing 12. The rail portion 13a may be provided on only one side wall of the knob 13, may be provided on the two side walls, may be provided on the three side walls, or may be provided on all four side walls. May be. As the rail portion 13 a moves along the guide rail portion 12 a, the knob 13 reciprocates linearly with respect to the housing 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the claw portion 13 b is provided on the side wall of the intermediate portion of the knob 13 in the moving direction with respect to the housing 12. It is possible to prevent the knob 13 from being detached from the housing 12 (disengaged or dropped) by the claw portion 13b being hooked on the claw receiving portion 12b.
As shown in FIG. 3, the contact portion 13c is a portion that contacts the rib portion 12c when the knob 13 is pushed. Since the contact portion 13c contacts the rib portion 12c, further push operation of the knob 13 is disabled (the push stroke of the knob 13 is restricted).

  The shaft 14 is made of resin, for example. As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft 14 is supported by the housing 12 so as to be capable of reciprocating linear movement in a direction (orthogonal direction, vehicle left-right direction) different from the moving direction of the knob 13. In the shaft 14, when the knob 13 is pushed, the inclined surface 14 a provided on the shaft 14 comes into sliding contact with the inclined surface 13 d provided on the knob 13 and protrudes from the housing 12 in a direction different from the moving direction of the knob 13. Move in the direction. When the shaft 14 moves in a direction protruding from the housing 12, either one of the first and second rods 20a and 20b is pushed by the shaft 14 and moves in the rod axis direction (vehicle left-right direction). When one of the first and second rods 20a and 20b is pushed and moved by the shaft 14, the other of the first and second rods 20a and 20b is synchronized with the gear 20c to synchronize the first and second rods. It moves in the opposite direction to one of 20a and 20b.

The cushion 15 is fixedly attached to the shaft 14. The cushion 15 is attached to a contact surface of the shaft 14 with one of the first and second rods 20a and 20b. The cushion 15 is provided in order to reduce the contact sound between the shaft 14 and one of the first and second rods 20a and 20b.

The spring 16 is made of a coil spring, for example. One end of the spring 16 is applied to the housing 12, and the other end of the spring 16 is applied to the shaft 14. The spring 16 urges the shaft 14 in a direction in which the shaft 14 is pulled into the housing 12.

Next, operations of portions common to the embodiment of the present invention and the reference example will be described.
Since the bezel 11 is attached to the instrument panel 31 by engaging the engaging portion 41 with the instrument panel 31 from the vehicle rear side, the engaging portion 41 is engaged with the instrument panel 31 from the vehicle rear side. The push-type knob device 10 can be attached to the instrument panel 31. Therefore, even if the instrument panel 31 is not removed from the vehicle, the push knob device 10 is removed from the instrument panel 31 by releasing the engagement between the engagement portion 41 and the instrument panel 31 from the vehicle rear side. Can do. Therefore, the push-type knob device 10 can be easily detached from the instrument panel 31 as compared with the conventional case.

Since the push-type knob device 10 is attached to the instrument panel 31 by engaging the engaging portion 41 with the instrument panel 31, a screw that has been conventionally required to attach the push-type knob device 10 to the instrument panel 31 No screw mounting seat is required. Therefore, the screw and the screw mounting seat are not seen, and appearance deterioration can be prevented.
Further, since the screw and the screw mounting seat are not visible, a third party who does not know how to remove the push type knob device 10 does not know how to remove the push type knob device 10 and can see the screw and the screw mounting seat. Compared to the above, it is possible to suppress the push-type knob device 10 from being removed, and it is possible to suppress the contents in the box 32 from being stolen.

Since the push-type knob device 10 can be attached to the instrument panel 31 by engaging the engaging portion 41 with the instrument panel 31 from the rear side of the vehicle, it is easier for an operator of the vehicle assembly line than in the prior art. The knob device 10 can be attached (assembled) to the instrument panel 31.

Since the bezel 11 is attached to the instrument panel 31, a mounting seat or the like for attaching the housing 12 to the instrument panel 31 is not necessary for the housing 12. As a result, the housing 12 can be reduced in size as compared with a case where a mounting seat for mounting the housing to the instrument panel is required. As a result, the housing 12 can be shared by a plurality of vehicle types.

Next, parts specific to the embodiment of the present invention and the reference example will be described.
[Example] (FIGS. 1 to 4)
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the engaging portion 41 includes a first extending portion 41a extending from the bezel main body 40 toward the front of the vehicle, and a front end portion in the extending direction of the first extending portion 41a. The case where it is an L-shaped nail | claw provided with the 2nd extension part 41b extended in the direction (orthogonal direction) different from the extension direction of the 1st extension part 41a is shown.

  It is preferable that at least two engaging portions 41 are provided in order to prevent the push knob device 10 from rattling or dropping off from the instrument panel 31 due to running vibration (three in the illustrated example). Shows the case.)

  Since the engaging portion 41 is an L-shaped claw, the push knob device 10 is attached to the instrument panel 31 by moving the push knob device 10 from the vehicle rear side to the vehicle front side to move the engaging portion 41 to the instrument panel. After the push knob device 10 is inserted into the hole 31a provided in the vehicle 31, the push knob device 10 is moved in a direction different from the vehicle front-rear direction (the vehicle left-right direction or the vertical direction) with respect to the instrument panel 31. It is done by hooking on the edge of the.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, since the engaging portion 41 is an L-shaped claw, the push knob device 10 is moved with respect to the instrument panel 31 in a direction different from the vehicle front-rear direction (vehicle left-right direction or vertical direction). The push knob device 10 can be detached from the instrument panel 31 by moving (pulling) the vehicle rearward. Therefore, in order to remove the push knob device 10 from the instrument panel 31, the push knob device 10 must be moved in two different directions with respect to the instrument panel 31, and can be removed simply by pulling it backward in the vehicle. Compared to the case, the push knob device 10 can be prevented from being detached from the instrument panel 31 against the user's intention.

[Reference Example] (FIGS. 5 and 6)
In the reference example of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the engaging portion 41 includes a foot portion 41 c extending from the bezel body 40 toward the front of the vehicle, and an intermediate portion in the extending direction of the foot portion 41 c (an intermediate portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction) ) Is provided with an elastically deformable claw 41d.

  It is desirable that at least two engaging portions 41 are provided in order to prevent the push knob device 10 from rattling or falling off the instrument panel 31 due to running vibration (two in the illustrated example). Shows the case.) The elastic deformation claw 41d is connected to the foot 41c at both ends in the foot extending direction (vehicle front-rear direction) to prevent the push knob device 10 from rattling or falling off the instrument panel 31 due to running vibration. It has a double-supported beam structure.

  Since the engaging portion 41 is a resin clip provided with the foot portion 41c and the elastic deformation claw 41d, the push knob device 10 is attached to the instrument panel 31 by moving the push knob device 10 from the vehicle rear side to the vehicle front side. The engagement portion 41 is inserted into the hole 31b provided in the instrument panel 31, and the elastic deformation claw 41d is restored after elastic deformation and hooked on the edge of the hole 31b.

  In the reference example of the present invention, since the engaging portion 41 is a resin clip including the foot portion 41c and the elastically deforming claw 41d, the push knob device 10 is moved rearward with respect to the instrument panel 31 (by pulling). ), The push knob device 10 can be removed from the instrument panel 31. Therefore, the user can easily remove the push knob device 10 from the instrument panel 31 as compared with the case where the push knob device 10 must be moved in two different directions with respect to the instrument panel 31.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Push type knob apparatus 11 Bezel 12 Housing 12a Guide rail part 12b Claw receiving part 12c Rib part 13 Knob 13a Rail part 13b Claw part 13c Contact part 14 Shaft 15 Cushion 16 Spring 20 Locking device 20a First rod 20b 2nd rod Rod 20c Gear 20d Lock receiving portion 31 Instrument panel 32 Glove box 40 Bezel body 40a Housing seat 41 Engaging portion 41a First extending portion 41b Second extending portion 41c Foot portion 41d Elastic deformation claw

Claims (1)

A bezel that is detachably attached to an instrument panel that is an interior member of the vehicle;
A housing fixedly attached to the bezel;
A knob supported by the housing so as to be reciprocally linearly movable;
A push type knob device comprising:
The bezel includes a bezel main body and an engaging portion protruding from the bezel main body toward the vehicle front side. The engaging portion includes a first extending portion extending from the bezel main body toward the vehicle front, A second extending portion extending a predetermined amount from a distal end portion in the extending direction of the first extending portion in a direction different from the extending direction of the first extending portion,
After moving from the vehicle rear side to the vehicle front and inserting the engagement portion into a hole provided in the instrument panel, the second extension is performed by moving the instrument panel in a direction different from the vehicle front-rear direction. It is attached to the instrument panel by hooking the part to the edge of the hole, and after moving in a direction different from the vehicle front-rear direction, it can be removed from the instrument panel by moving backward in the vehicle Has become,
Push type knob device.

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