JP2012111365A - Article storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storage box capable of improving assembling property to a box supporting body without reducing the capacity.SOLUTION: The article storage box is provided with a box body 9 and a lid 10. An opening and closing mechanism 45 is provided with: an arm 15 having a circular arc shape in a side view and protruding from the lid 10 to the rear side of the lid 10; a rotary shaft which is supported by the side wall 12 of the box body 9 so that the rotary shaft can rotate around the horizontal axis center O1, is inserted into a circular arc-shaped long hole H1 formed in the arm 15, and supports the arm 15 so that the arm 15 can relatively move in the direction along the outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15; an energizing means 25; and a lock mechanism 27. The energizing means 25 comprises a constant load spring. One end 29A of a plate spring 29 is fixed to the protrusion end side 15T of the arm 15, and the plate spring 29 is superposed on the outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15, the outer peripheral surface 15G being bent and protruding. The other end 29B of the plate spring 29 is fixed to a winding section 30.

Description

The present invention
A box body that is housed and fixed on the back side of the opening of the box support and has a box opening corresponding to the opening of the box support;
A lid that opens and closes the box opening via an opening and closing mechanism;
The opening / closing mechanism has an arc-shaped arm in a side view projecting from the lid to the back side of the lid in a state of being located on a laterally outer side of the side wall of the box body;
The arm is supported on the side wall of the box body so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis, and is inserted into an arc-shaped elongated hole formed in the arm so as to be along the outer peripheral surface of the arm. A rotating shaft that supports relative movement in the direction along
Biasing means for biasing the lid open;
The present invention relates to an article storage box provided with a lock mechanism that can lock and unlock the lid in a closed state.

An example of the box support is an instrument panel provided in an automobile. Hereinafter, the background art of the present invention will be described by taking an instrument panel as an example.
As shown in FIG. 7, conventionally, the biasing means 25 is constituted by a winding spring, and one end portion 29 </ b> A of the spring material 29 is fixed to the projecting end portion side of the arm 15, and the other end portion of the spring material 29. Is fixed to the winding portion 30 on the upper side of the curved surface 15W of the arm 15. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 10 denotes a lid.
In general, in the article storage box, the engagement claws 17 provided on the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge of the box opening of the box body 9 are engaged with the engagement holes on the instrument panel side. This engaging claw 17 is located on the laterally outer side of the side wall 12 of the box body 9 and protrudes toward the back side of the opening of the instrument panel.
According to the above-described conventional structure, the biasing means 25 is constituted by a winding spring, and one end portion 29A of the spring material 29 is fixed to the projecting end portion side of the arm 15, and the other end portion of the spring material 29 is Since the arm 15 is fixed to the winding part 30 above the curved surface 15W of the arm 15, the vertical distance between the spring material 29 or the winding part 30 and the arm 15 is large.
As a result, the space on the outer side of the tip of the engagement claw 17 is narrowed, and when the engagement claw 17 is engaged with the engagement hole, the spring material 29 and the winding portion 30 are located on the instrument panel side. It was difficult to assemble to the instrument panel due to interference with other objects, and the assemblability deteriorated.
In order to solve this problem, if the positions of the engaging claws 17 and the winding portion 30 are shifted in the width direction of the box body 9, the box body 9 becomes narrower and the capacity of the box body 9 becomes smaller. Problems arise.
A means for concentrically providing a winding spring on the rotating shaft of the lid 10 is also conceivable, but such a means cannot be adopted for a structure having no rotating shaft.
As a technique similar to the above technique, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1. The capacity of the box body is also reduced by the technology of this Patent Document 1.

No. 7-54532

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article storage box capable of improving the assembling property to the box support without reducing the capacity.

The feature of the present invention is that
A box body that is housed and fixed on the back side of the opening of the box support and has a box opening corresponding to the opening of the box support;
A lid that opens and closes the box opening via an opening and closing mechanism;
The opening / closing mechanism has an arc-shaped arm in a side view projecting from the lid to the back side of the lid in a state of being located on a laterally outer side of the side wall of the box body;
The arm is supported on the side wall of the box body so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis, and is inserted into an arc-shaped elongated hole formed in the arm so as to be along the outer peripheral surface of the arm. A rotating shaft that supports relative movement in the direction along
Biasing means for biasing the lid open;
An article storage box provided with a lock mechanism that can lock and unlock the lid in a closed state,
The biasing means is constituted by a constant load spring having a leaf spring and a winding portion of the leaf spring, and one end portion of the leaf spring is fixed to the protruding end side of the arm, and the plate A spring is superimposed on the curved outer peripheral surface of the arm, and the other end of the leaf spring is fixed to the winding portion supported by the box body. (Claim 1)

According to this configuration, one end portion of the leaf spring is fixed to the protruding end portion side of the arm, the leaf spring is overlaid on the outer circumferential surface of the arm, and the other end portion of the leaf spring is Since the coil spring is fixed to the winding portion supported by the box body, the leaf spring can be provided along the curved outer peripheral surface of the arm, and the winding portion is disposed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface of the arm. Thus, the arm and the urging means can be combined in a compact manner, and space saving can be achieved.
As a result, a wide space is formed around the connecting portion such as the engaging claw on the box body side with respect to the box support (for example, the instrument panel) (on the lower side in the connecting direction of the connecting portion, for example, on the outer side of the front end of the engaging claw). When the connecting portion is connected to a connected portion such as an engagement hole on the box support side, it is possible to avoid a problem that the winding portion or the leaf spring interferes with another object on the box support side. As a result, the assemblability can be improved.
Therefore, it is not necessary to shift the positions of the engaging claw and the winding part in the width direction of the box body, and it is possible to avoid the capacity of the box body from being reduced.
Moreover, since the biasing means is composed of a constant load spring having a leaf spring and a winding portion of the leaf spring, the load during the opening and closing operation of the lid becomes constant, and the opening and closing operation of the lid is performed. Can be improved. (Claim 1)

In the present invention,
When the damper for reducing the opening speed of the lid is supported by the box body, the opening / closing speed of the lid can be reduced, and the operability of the opening / closing operation of the lid can be further improved. (Claim 2)

In the present invention,
A plurality of legs protruding from the side wall of the box body and positioned on both upper and lower sides of the arm;
A bracket provided with a bracket body that is supported on the side wall of the box body via the legs and located on the opposite side of the side wall of the box body across the arm,
When the damper is attached to the bracket body and connected to the rotating shaft concentrically, the following effects can be obtained. (Claim 3)

  Compared to the structure in which the damper is disposed between the arm and the side wall of the box body, the distance between the arm and the side wall of the box body can be narrowed, and the structure can be made more compact. (Claim 3)

In the present invention,
A rack is formed around the long hole,
If the rotating shaft is configured as a pinion that meshes with the rack, the arm can be accurately retracted from the box body side, and the lid can be opened and closed accurately. (Claim 4)

In the present invention,
The side wall of the box body is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis, and is inserted into an arc-shaped second long hole formed in the arm in parallel with the long hole, and the arm is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the arm. When the guide pin for guiding in the direction along the opening / closing mechanism is provided in the opening / closing mechanism, the following action can be achieved. (Claim 5)

  The arm can be stably supported by the guide pin, the arm can be more accurately withdrawn from the box body side, and the lid can be opened and closed more accurately. (Claim 5)

In the present invention,
When the winding portion is located within the range of the width in the thickness direction of the arm, the following action can be achieved.

  In the width direction of the box body, the left side surface of the winding drum is positioned on the right side of the left side surface of the arm, and the right side surface of the winding drum is positioned on the left side of the right side surface of the arm. Thereby, the opening / closing mechanism can be made compact in the width direction of the box body. (Claim 6)

According to the present invention,
It was possible to provide an article storage box capable of improving the assembling property to the box support without reducing the capacity.

Instrument panel perspective view Longitudinal side view of instrument panel Perspective view of the article storage box with the lid open Longitudinal side view of goods storage box The perspective view which looked at the goods storage box from the slanting lower part The perspective view which looked at the article storage box from the diagonal side Side view showing conventional technology

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 show a vehicle instrument panel 1 (corresponding to a box support). The instrument panel 1 is formed of a synthetic resin so as to extend over almost the entire width of the passenger compartment, and is disposed in front of the driver seat and the passenger seat. An operation panel 2 such as a car stereo (audio) and an air conditioner (air conditioner) is centrally arranged at the center of the instrument panel 1 in the vehicle width direction, and is centered downward from the lower end of the center in the vehicle width direction. The front part of the console 3 extends.

  A rectangular lower opening 4 facing rearward and downward is formed at a lower portion of the instrument panel 1 facing the passenger seat, and a glove box 5 is disposed at the back of the lower opening 4. It can be opened and closed around the horizontal axis on the side. In addition, a rectangular upper opening 6 (corresponding to an opening of the instrument panel) facing the rear upper side is formed in the instrument panel portion above the glove box 5, and an upper box 7 (article) is formed on the back side of the upper opening 6. Equivalent to a storage box).

[Structure of upper box 7]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the upper box 7 includes a box body 9 having a box opening 8 corresponding to the upper opening 6 of the instrument panel 1, and a lid 10 that opens and closes the box opening 8 via an opening / closing mechanism 45. The box body 9 is housed and fixed on the back side of the upper opening 6 of the instrument panel 1 (see FIG. 2).

[Structure of box body 9]
The box body 9 includes a back wall 11 whose wall faces upward and rearward, a pair of left and right side walls 12 extending from the left and right sides of the back wall 11 to the upper opening 6 side, and an upper end 11J of the back wall 11 (see FIG. 2). And an upper wall 13 extending to the upper opening 6 side. The left and right sides of the upper wall 13 are connected to the upper ends of the pair of left and right side walls 12. The lower side of the box body 9 is open, and the lower wall 14 with respect to the box body 9 is provided on the instrument panel 1 side (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

  A lower end portion 11K of the inner wall 11 extends below the lower end portions of the pair of left and right side walls 12. Further, a lateral flange 12F1 projects laterally outward from the end of the pair of left and right side walls 12 on the box opening 8 side, and a lower flange 12F2 projects laterally outward from the lower end of the pair of left and right side walls 12. . Further, the lower end portion 11K of the back wall 11 projects in the width direction, and the projecting end portions of the lateral flange 12F1, the lower flange 12F2, and the lower end portion 11K of the back wall 11 are in the same position in the width direction of the box body 9. Located and connected to each other. A vertically long rectangular arm insertion hole 16 through which an arm 15 of an opening / closing mechanism 45 described later is inserted is formed at the upper end of the pair of left and right lateral flanges 12F1.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the left and right end portions of the upper end portion of the back wall 11, the pair of left and right projecting end portions of the lower end portion 11K of the back wall 11, and the upper and lower end portions of the pair of left and right lateral flanges 12F1 In addition, an engaging claw 17 that protrudes on the side opposite to the box opening 8 (the back side of the upper opening 6 of the instrument panel 1) is formed, and the engaging claw 17 is formed in the engaging hole on the instrument panel 1 side. Is engaged.

[Structure of opening / closing mechanism 45]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the opening / closing mechanism 45 has a circular shape that protrudes from the lid 10 to the back side of the lid 10 in a state of being located on the laterally outer side of the side wall 12 of the box body 9 and protrudes downward on the side view. An arcuate arm 15;
An arc-shaped first elongated hole H1 (long) formed in the arm 15 along the outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15 is supported on the side wall 12 of the box body 9 so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis O1 (see FIG. 6). A rotating shaft (pinion 28 described later) that is inserted in the hole) and supports the arm 15 so as to be relatively movable in a direction along the outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15;
An arc-shaped second long hole H2 (second shape) supported on the side wall 12 of the box body 9 so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis O2 (see FIG. 6) and formed in the arm 15 in parallel with the first long hole H1. A pair of front and rear guide pins 24 (a pair in the vehicle front-rear direction) for guiding the arm 15 in a direction along the outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15;
Urging means 25 for urging the lid 10 to open;
And a lock mechanism 27 that can lock and unlock the lid 10 in a closed state.

  A pair of left and right opening / closing mechanisms 45 are provided with the box body 9 in between, and a pair of opening / closing mechanisms 45 are formed symmetrically. As a result, the opening / closing mechanism 45 can be made to accurately open and close the lid 10.

  The first long hole H1 is formed from one end side in the longitudinal direction of the arm 15 to the other end side, and a rack 26 is formed over the entire inner peripheral part on the upper side of the first long hole H1. And the said rotating shaft is comprised in the pinion 28 which meshes with the rack 26. As shown in FIG. The second long hole H2 is formed on the upper side of the first long hole H1, is set to be narrower than the first long hole H1, and is set to have substantially the same length as the first long hole H1. .

  The urging means 25 is constituted by a constant load spring including a leaf spring 29 and a winding drum 30 (corresponding to a winding portion) around which the leaf spring 29 is wound by the urging force of the leaf spring 29. One end portion 29A of the leaf spring 29 is fixed to the projecting end portion 15T side of the arm 15, and the leaf spring 29 is overlapped on the curved outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15, and the other end portion 29B (see FIG. 5) is fixed to the winding drum 30.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the winding drum 30 is rotatably supported around the horizontal axis O <b> 3 at the front end portion below the arm 15 in the front end portion of the side wall 12 of the box body 9. Between the lower corner of the lid 10 and the side wall 12 of the box body 9.

  The take-up drum 30 is located within the width of the arm 15 in the thickness direction. That is, the left side surface of the winding drum 30 is positioned on the right side of the left side surface of the arm 15 in the width direction of the box body 9, and the right side surface of the winding drum 30 is on the left side of the right side surface of the arm 15. positioned. Thereby, the opening / closing mechanism 45 can be made compact in the width direction of the box body 9. The outer diameter of the winding drum 30 is set larger than the outer diameter of the pinion 28.

  Further, a plurality of legs 33 projecting from the side wall 12 of the box body 9 and positioned on both the upper and lower sides of the arm 15 and supported by the side wall 12 of the box body 9 via the plurality of legs 33, The box body 9 is provided with a bracket 35 provided with a bracket body 34 positioned on the opposite side of the side wall 12 of the box body 9 with respect to the box body 9.

  The bracket body 34 is formed in a trapezoidal shape with a circular arc portion, and is fixed to the leg portion 33 with a plurality of screws S. An annular reinforcing rib 36 that rises outward in the width direction of the box main body 9 is provided at the peripheral portion of the bracket main body 34, and vertical and horizontal reinforcements that stand up outward in the width direction of the box main body 9 also on the inner side of the peripheral portion. Ribs 36 are provided. The annular reinforcing rib 36 and the vertical and horizontal reinforcing ribs 36 are connected to each other with the same rib height.

  Then, the pinion 28 is rotatable around the horizontal axis O1 on the inner side of the substantially central portion of the bracket main body 34 (on the side of the box main body 9 with respect to the bracket main body 34 in the width direction of the box main body 9). And a damper 37 that reduces the opening speed of the lid 10 is fitted in a fitting hole formed in a substantially central portion of the bracket main body 34 and connected to the pinion 28 concentrically.

  The pair of guide pins 24 are provided on the bracket body 34 so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis O2 so as to be positioned at the front upper side and the rear upper side of the pinion 28 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. That is, the damper 37 is attached to the bracket body 34 and supported by the box body 9 via the bracket 35.

  Thereby, the arm 15 can be stably supported by the guide pin 24, the arm 15 can be more accurately withdrawn / retracted from the box body 9 side, and the lid 10 can be opened and closed more accurately. it can

  As described above, since the damper 37 for reducing the opening speed of the lid 10 is supported by the box body 9 via the bracket 35, the opening / closing speed of the lid 10 can be reduced, and the opening / closing operation of the lid 10 can be performed. The operability can be further improved.

  The opening / closing mechanism 45 is covered by a lateral flange 12F1 of the box body 9 from the vehicle interior side. Thereby, the appearance quality of the upper box 7 can be improved.

  The lock mechanism 27 is provided on the engagement convex portion 38 projecting from the back side of the central portion in the width direction of the lower end portion of the lid 10, and the peripheral edge portion on the lower side of the upper opening 6 of the instrument panel 1. The mating convex portion 38 includes an engaged portion 39 that can be engaged and disengaged.

  When the occupant presses the lower end of the lid 10 against the urging force of the constant load spring to close the upper opening 6 with the lid 10 and presses the lower end of the lid 10 in the closed state, the engagement The convex portion 38 engages with the engaged portion 39 and the lock mechanism 27 is locked.

  The lid 10 is formed in a rectangular shape and includes an outer panel 40 on the vehicle interior side and an inner panel 41 on the box body 9 side. Flange projecting to the back side is formed at the lower end portion and the left and right side portions of the outer panel 40. The inner panel 41 is formed with a plurality of ribs 41R that protrude toward the outer panel 40 (see FIG. 4). The middle part of the outer panel 40 in the vertical direction is slightly curved toward the box body 9, and convex portions 42 projecting from the front side are formed at both upper and lower ends.

According to the above configuration,
(1) One end portion 29A of the leaf spring 29 is fixed to the protruding end portion 15T side of the arm 15, and the leaf spring 29 is overlapped with the outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15 which is bent. 29B is fixed to the winding drum 30 supported by the box body 9, so that the leaf spring 29 can be placed along the curved outer peripheral surface 15G of the arm 15, and the winding drum 30 can be It can be arranged in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface 15G, and the arm 15 and the urging means 25 can be gathered together in a compact manner, thereby saving space.
As a result, a wide space can be formed on the outer side of the tip of the engagement claw 17 on the box body 9 side, and when the engagement claw 17 is engaged with the engagement hole on the instrument panel 1 side, the winding is performed. The trouble that the take-up drum 30 and the leaf spring 29 interfere with other objects on the instrument panel 1 side can be avoided, and the assembling property can be improved.
Therefore, it is not necessary to shift the positions of the engaging claws 17 and the take-up drum 30 in the width direction of the box body 9, and it is possible to avoid the capacity of the box body 9 from being reduced.
Moreover, since the urging means 25 is composed of a constant load spring having a leaf spring 29 and a take-up drum 30, the load during the opening / closing operation of the lid 10 is constant, and the opening / closing operation of the lid 10 is performed. Can be improved.

(2) Projecting on the side wall 12 of the box body 9 and being supported by the side wall 12 of the box body 9 via the legs 33 and a plurality of leg portions 33 positioned on both the upper and lower sides of the arm 15, Thus, the bracket 35 provided with the bracket body 34 located on the opposite side of the side wall 12 of the box body 9 is provided, and the damper 37 is attached to the bracket body 34 and connected to the pinion 28 concentrically. Compared to the structure in which the damper 37 is disposed between the arm 15 and the side wall 12 of the box body 9, the distance between the arm 15 and the side wall 12 of the box body 9 can be reduced, and the structure can be made more compact. it can.

(3) Since the rack 26 is formed in the peripheral part of the first long hole H1 and the rotation shaft is configured as a pinion 28 that meshes with the rack 26, the arm 15 is accurately moved out and out of the box body 9 side. Thus, the lid 10 can be opened and closed accurately.

[Another embodiment]
(1) The box support may be a support other than the instrument panel.
(2) The article storage box may be a storage box other than the upper box.

1 Box support (instrument panel)
6 opening (opening of the instrument panel)
8 Box opening 9 Box body 10 Lid 12 Side wall 15 Arm 15G Arm outer peripheral surface 15T Arm protruding end 24 Guide pin 25 Energizing means 26 Rack 27 Lock mechanism 28 Rotating shaft (pinion)
29 Leaf spring 29A One end portion 29B of the leaf spring The other end portion 30 of the leaf spring 30 Winding portion (winding drum)
33 Leg 34 Bracket body 35 Bracket 37 Damper 45 Opening / closing mechanism H1 Long hole (first long hole)
H2 Second slot (second slot)
O1 Horizontal axis (horizontal axis of rotating shaft)
O2 Horizontal axis (guide pin horizontal axis)

Claims (6)

A box body that is housed and fixed on the back side of the opening of the box support and has a box opening corresponding to the opening of the box support;
A lid that opens and closes the box opening via an opening and closing mechanism;
The opening / closing mechanism has an arc-shaped arm in a side view projecting from the lid to the back side of the lid in a state of being located on a laterally outer side of the side wall of the box body;
The arm is supported on the side wall of the box body so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis, and is inserted into an arc-shaped elongated hole formed in the arm so as to be along the outer peripheral surface of the arm. A rotating shaft that supports relative movement in the direction along
Biasing means for biasing the lid open;
An article storage box provided with a lock mechanism that can lock and unlock the lid in a closed state,
The biasing means is constituted by a constant load spring having a leaf spring and a winding portion of the leaf spring, and one end portion of the leaf spring is fixed to the protruding end side of the arm, and the plate An article storage box in which a spring is superimposed on a curved outer peripheral surface of the arm, and the other end portion of the leaf spring is fixed to the winding portion supported by the box body.   The article storage box according to claim 1, wherein a damper that reduces the opening speed of the lid is supported by the box body. A plurality of legs protruding from the side wall of the box body and positioned on both upper and lower sides of the arm;
A bracket provided with a bracket body that is supported on the side wall of the box body via the legs and located on the opposite side of the side wall of the box body across the arm,
The article storage box according to claim 2, wherein the damper is attached to the bracket body and is concentrically connected to the rotating shaft. A rack is formed around the long hole,
The article storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rotation shaft is configured as a pinion that meshes with the rack.   The side wall of the box body is rotatably supported around a horizontal axis, and is inserted into an arc-shaped second long hole formed in the arm in parallel with the long hole, and the arm is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the arm. The article storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a guide pin that guides in a direction along the opening / closing mechanism is provided in the opening / closing mechanism.   The said storage part is an article | item storage box as described in any one of Claims 1-5 located in the range of the width | variety of the thickness direction of the said arm.

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