JP2010106634A - Side locking device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a side locking device which can efficiently suppress backlash of a slide member 10 and can prevent damage and deformation of elastic pieces during transportation without requiring special packing work. <P>SOLUTION: The rod-shaped slide member 10 is horizontally movably mounted on the back of a front panel of an openable and closable glove box for a vehicle, and the chip ends of the slide member 10 are projected from the sides of the glove box and locked to locking parts installed on a vehicle side to maintain a closed state of the glove box. A horizontally extending slide contact wall 40 is erected and formed on the back of the front panel of the glove box. In the slide member 10, cantilever-shaped elastic pieces 12, 13 slidably contacted with the slide contact wall 40 and a recess 11 are formed in the longitudinally intermediate portion. At least free ends of the elastic pieces 12, 13 are set in the recess 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a side lock device for maintaining a closed state of a vehicle glove box that can be freely opened and closed.

Various types of side lock devices of this type have been conventionally proposed. In Patent Document 1, a rod (90, 91) is mounted on the back surface of the lid (2) of the glove box (1) so as to be movable in the lateral direction, and the tip of the rod (90, 91) is attached to the glove box (1 ) And a side lock device configured to hold the closed state of the glove box (1) by being locked to a locking portion provided on the vehicle side.
JP 2007-100343 A

  Now, in this type of side lock device, there is a possibility that the rod (that is, the slide member) rattles due to vibrations transmitted to the glove box during driving of the vehicle and generates abnormal noise.

  Some of the conventional side lock devices have a mechanism that suppresses rattling of the slide member. However, the mechanism uses an elastic piece that protrudes from the peripheral surface of the slide member as a lid (that is, a glove box). The front panel is configured to be supported by being brought into sliding contact with a sliding contact wall provided on the back surface. Therefore, the elastic piece protruding from the peripheral surface of the slide member may be damaged or deformed due to excessive external force during transportation after shipment from the factory. To prevent this, special packing work is required. And has a problem such as compelling shipping work.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to efficiently suppress the shakiness of the slide member and to damage or deform the elastic piece during conveyance without requiring a special packing operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a side lock device that can be prevented.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is characterized in that a rod-like slide member is mounted on the back surface of a front panel of a vehicle glove box that can be freely opened and closed, and the front end of the slide member is attached to the back surface. In the side lock device configured to hold the closed state of the glove box by protruding to the side of the glove box and locking it to the locking portion provided on the vehicle side,
On the back surface of the front panel of the glove box, a sliding contact wall extending in the lateral direction is formed upright,
The slide member is formed with a cantilever-shaped elastic piece that is in sliding contact with the sliding contact wall at a middle portion in the longitudinal direction, and a recess is formed.
At least a free end of the elastic piece is disposed in the recess.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is based on the description of claim 1,
The elastic piece is composed of a pair of first elastic pieces arranged to face each other in the vertical direction when the front panel of the glove box is closed, and the free ends of the elastic pieces are the sliding contact walls. And slidably contact with both side surfaces of the slidable contact wall.

The invention of claim 3 is based on the description of claim 2,
The elastic piece further includes a second elastic piece that is elastically deflectable in the front-rear direction of the front panel when the front panel of the glove box is closed, and a free end of the second elastic piece is It is slidably contacted with the front end surface of the slidable contact wall.

The invention of claim 4 is based on the description of claim 3,
The slidable contact wall is composed of two symmetrical slidable contact walls arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and the pair of first elastic pieces are respectively arranged on the outer surfaces of the separate slidable contact walls. The free end is in sliding contact, and the second elastic piece is characterized in that the free end is in sliding contact with the front end surface of each sliding contact wall.

The invention of claim 5 is based on the description of any one of claims 2 to 4,
In the recess, an insertion space for the sliding contact wall is formed on a side near the fixed end of the first elastic piece, avoiding a place where the first elastic piece is formed.

  The elastic piece is damaged or deformed when an excessive external force acts on the free end to bend the elastic piece beyond the elastic limit. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since at least the free end of the elastic piece is disposed in the recess, there is no possibility that the free end is caught in another place during the conveyance of the elastic piece. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the elastic piece from being damaged or deformed during conveyance without special packaging.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the pair of first elastic pieces arranged so as to oppose each other in the vertical direction absorbs the vibration in the vertical direction that is remarkably generated when the vehicle travels, the sliding member is efficiently removed. Shaking can be prevented.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the second elastic piece elastically deflectable in the front-rear direction of the front panel absorbs the vibration in the front-rear direction of the glove box, the rattling of the slide member can be prevented more reliably. can do.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the sliding contact wall is composed of two symmetrical sliding contact walls arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval, the outer surface on which the pair of first elastic pieces are in sliding contact with each other. Can be sufficiently separated, and the weight can be reduced by hollowing out. By sufficiently separating the outer surfaces on which the respective first elastic pieces are in sliding contact with each other, each first elastic piece can be flexibly flexibly bent so that each first elastic piece is in sliding contact with a large elastic force. The vibration from the glove box can be flexibly absorbed by sliding against the wall.

  And according to invention of Claim 5, by inserting a sliding contact wall from the insertion space in the position which avoided the formation location of the 1st elastic piece, and moving a slide member to a horizontal direction, A state in which the first elastic piece is in sliding contact with the sliding contact wall can be formed without hooking the sliding contact wall to the free end.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently prevent the slide member from rattling and to prevent breakage and deformation of the elastic piece during conveyance without requiring a special packing operation. it can.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a glove box to which a side lock device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the glove box with a part cut away from the back, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the sliding wall formed in the front panel.

The side lock device according to the present embodiment is incorporated in the front panel 2 of the glove box 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the glove box 1 has a housing portion 3 on the back side of the front panel 2. Although this glove box 1 is not shown in the drawing, it is rotatably attached to the opening of the instrument panel of the automobile, and the housing 3 is exposed from the instrument panel by opening and closing the front panel 2, It has a function of accommodating the accommodating portion 3 in the instrument panel.
The side lock device of the present embodiment is for maintaining the closed state in which the housing portion 3 of the glove box 1 is housed in the instrument panel.

  The side lock device of the present embodiment includes a pair of slide members 10 and 20 and an operation unit 30 as components. As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of slide members 10 and 20 are incorporated in the back surface of the front panel 2 of the glove box 1 and are movable in the lateral direction. The front end of each slide member 10 and 20 protrudes from the side wall of the glove box 1 and is locked to a locking portion (not shown) provided in the instrument panel of the automobile, so that the closed state of the glove box 1 is maintained. The

The operation unit 30 includes an operation knob 31 and a drive mechanism 32 for the slide members 10 and 20. The base ends of the slide members 10 and 20 are connected to the drive mechanism 32.
As shown in FIG. 1, the operation knob 31 is disposed so as to be exposed on the front side of the front panel 2. By operating the operation knob 31, the drive mechanism 32 is interlocked to move the pair of slide members 10 and 20. It is configured to move in the horizontal direction and release the engagement with a locking portion (not shown) provided in the instrument panel of the automobile.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of sliding contact walls 40 extending in the lateral direction are formed upright on the back surface of the front panel 2 of the glove box 1. Each sliding contact wall 40 has a symmetrical rectangular shape, and is arranged in parallel with a certain interval. The direction in which these sliding walls 40 extend is made to coincide with the moving direction of the slide members 10 and 20.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of one slide member, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the relationship between the main part of the slide member and the sliding wall of the front panel.
As shown in these drawings, the longer slide member 10 has a recess 11 in the middle in the longitudinal direction. The recess 11 has a hollow inside of the slide member 10 and is open on both side surfaces of the slide member 10 facing each other. One of the openings serves as an insertion port 11a for inserting the sliding contact wall 40.

  A pair of first elastic pieces 12 and one second elastic piece 13 are formed inside the recess 11. The slide member 10 is a resin molded product, and the elastic pieces 12 and 13 are also resin-molded integrally with the slide member 10. Each elastic piece 12, 13 has a cantilever shape that can be flexibly bent. In the present embodiment, not only the free ends of these elastic pieces 12 and 13 but also the entire elastic pieces 12 and 13 are disposed inside the recess 11.

  The pair of first elastic pieces 12 are formed so as to extend from the opposing inner walls of the recess 11 and face each other in the vertical direction in a state where the front panel 2 of the glove box 1 is closed. The second elastic piece 13 is formed to extend from the opening edge of the recess 11 and is elastic in the front-rear direction of the front panel 2 when the front panel 2 of the glove box 1 is closed. It is flexible.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the pair of first elastic pieces 12 are in sliding contact with both side surfaces of the sliding contact wall 40 such that the free ends sandwich the sliding contact wall 40. At this time, each first elastic piece 12 is slidably contacted with the sliding contact wall 40 in an elastically expanded state, and the elastic force accompanying the expansion is applied to the sliding contact wall 40. In this state, since the pair of first elastic pieces 12 sandwich the sliding contact wall 40, even if vibration in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5C) is transmitted from the glove box 1, each first elastic piece 12 12 elastically absorbs the vibration, and the slide member 10 does not rattle.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the free end of the second elastic piece 13 is in sliding contact with the distal end surface of the sliding contact wall 40. The second elastic piece 13 is also slidably contacted with the sliding contact wall 40 in a state of being elastically bent, and an elastic force accompanying the bending deformation is applied to the sliding contact wall 40. In this state, since the second elastic piece 13 is in sliding contact with the distal end surface of the sliding contact wall 40, even if vibration in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5B) is transmitted from the glove box 1, The piece 13 elastically absorbs the vibration, and the slide member 10 does not rattle.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the sliding wall 40 is inserted into the recess 11 at a side near the fixed end of the first elastic piece 12, avoiding the formation place of the first elastic piece 12. Space 11b is secured. That is, when the sliding contact wall 40 is inserted from the place where the first elastic piece 12 is formed, the free end of the first elastic piece 12 may be caught by the leading edge of the sliding contact wall 40 and the first elastic piece 12 may be damaged. is there. Therefore, by inserting the sliding contact wall 40 from the insertion space 11b at a position avoiding the formation location of the first elastic piece 12, and moving the slide member 10 in the lateral direction, each elastic piece 12, 13 is formed so as to be in sliding contact. When the slide member 10 is moved in the lateral direction, the sliding contact wall 40 is moved from the fixed end side of each elastic piece 12, 13, so that the sliding contact wall 40 is caught on the free end of each elastic piece 12, 13. There is nothing.

  As described above, in the side lock device of the present embodiment, the elastic pieces 12 and 13 are disposed in the recess 11, so that the free end may be caught in another place during the conveyance of the elastic pieces 12 and 13. Absent. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the elastic pieces 12 and 13 from being damaged or deformed during transportation without special packaging.

In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above.
For example, each of the elastic pieces 12 and 13 can achieve the effects of the present invention as long as at least the free end is disposed in the recess 11.
Further, the side lock device of the present invention has a rod-shaped slide member (also referred to as a slide pin or a rod) movably mounted on the rear surface of the front panel of a vehicle glove box that can be opened and closed. It can be applied to various side lock devices configured to hold the closed state of the glove box by protruding the tip side to the side of the glove box and locking it to a locking portion provided on the vehicle side.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the glove box to which the side lock apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is attached. It is a perspective view which partially cuts and shows the back of the glove box. It is a perspective view which shows the sliding wall formed in the front panel 2 of the glove box. It is a figure which shows the structure of one slide member, (a) is a partially notched front view, (b) is a bottom view, (c) is a right view. It is a figure which expands and shows the relationship between the principal part of the same slide member, and the sliding contact wall of a front panel, (a) is front sectional drawing which shows insertion operation of the sliding contact wall to the recess formed in the slide member, (b) is a front sectional view showing a state in which each elastic piece is in sliding contact with the sliding contact wall, and (c) is a partially cut-out bottom view.

Explanation of symbols

1: glove box, 2: front panel, 3: housing part,
10, 20: slide member, 11: recess, 11a: insertion port, 11b: insertion space, 12: first elastic piece, 13: second elastic piece,
30: Operation unit, 31: Operation knob, 32: Drive mechanism,
40: sliding wall,

Claims (5)

A bar-shaped slide member is mounted on the rear surface of the front panel of the openable vehicle glove box so as to be movable in the lateral direction, and the tip of the slide member protrudes to the side of the glove box and is provided on the vehicle side. In the side lock device configured to hold the closed state of the glove box by locking to the part,
On the back surface of the front panel of the glove box, a sliding contact wall extending in the lateral direction is formed upright,
The slide member is formed with a cantilever-shaped elastic piece that is in sliding contact with the sliding contact wall at a middle portion in the longitudinal direction, and a recess is formed.
A side lock device, wherein at least a free end of the elastic piece is disposed in the recess. The elastic piece is composed of a pair of first elastic pieces arranged to face each other in the vertical direction when the front panel of the glove box is closed, and the free ends of the elastic pieces are the sliding contact walls. 2. The side lock device according to claim 1, wherein the side lock device is in sliding contact with both side surfaces of the sliding contact wall in such a manner as to sandwich each other. The elastic piece further includes a second elastic piece that is elastically deflectable in the front-rear direction of the front panel when the front panel of the glove box is closed, and a free end of the second elastic piece is The side lock device according to claim 2, wherein the side lock device is in sliding contact with a front end surface of the sliding contact wall. The slidable contact wall is composed of two symmetrical slidable contact walls arranged in parallel with a certain interval, and the pair of first elastic pieces are respectively arranged on the outer surfaces of the separate slidable contact walls. 4. The side lock device according to claim 3, wherein the free end is in sliding contact, and the second elastic piece is in sliding contact with the distal end surface of each sliding contact wall. The insertion space of the slidable contact wall is formed in the recess so as to avoid a place where the first elastic piece is formed, on a side near the fixed end of the first elastic piece. The side lock device according to any one of 2 to 4.

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