JP2013103657A - Storage device used in vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage device used in a vehicle, disposed in a passenger cabin of the vehicle, and capable of preventing the scattering of articles stored therein.SOLUTION: The storage device 10 used in a vehicle includes: a body 12 having a storage part 14 with the articles stored therein; a lid 16 for opening and closing an opening 14a of the storage part 14; and a regulation means 28 which is disposed in the body 12, and regulates the opening movement of the lid 16 when an inertial force is applied in the opening direction of the lid 16. Furthermore, the storage device 10 used in the vehicle includes a shielding means 34 which is disposed in the body 12, and blocks a gap S formed between the opening edge of the storage part 14 and the lid 16 which is regulated in its opening by means of the regulation means 28 when the inertial force is applied in the opening direction of the lid 16.

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device for a vehicle disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle.

  Some passenger cars are provided with a console box between a driver seat and a passenger seat in a passenger compartment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The console box has a storage unit that can store articles, and a slide lid that closes the storage part so that the storage unit can be opened and closed, and the storage unit is closed by a slide lid so that articles do not jump out of the storage unit. Here, in a passenger car, it is required that the slide lid is not opened carelessly due to an inertial force acting on the slide lid in the event of sudden braking or a collision. In view of this, it has been proposed to provide the console box with a regulating means that is operated by an inertial force that acts upon sudden braking or collision. For example, the restricting means has a configuration in which when the inertial force is applied, the slide lid is raised to the front side in the opening direction, thereby locking the slide lid that is about to move in the opening direction and restricting the opening of the slide lid.

Utility Model Registration No. 2554941

  The above-mentioned restricting means takes a little time from the position retracted from the movement path of the slide lid to stand up so as to cross the movement path, and therefore restricts the opening of the slide cover after an inertial force is applied. Time lag occurs. Therefore, it is impossible to restrict the opening of the slide lid at a position where the storage portion is completely closed when an inertial force is applied, and there is a possibility that articles in the storage portion may jump out from a gap where the slide lid is slightly opened.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in order to suitably solve these problems inherent in the vehicular storage device according to the related art, and can more reliably prevent scattering of stored articles. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage device.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the vehicle storage device of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application includes:
A main body having a storage section for storing articles;
A lid disposed so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle with respect to the main body portion between a closed position for closing the opening of the storage portion and an open position for opening the opening;
A restricting means disposed on the main body and operable to restrict the opening movement of the lid when an inertial force is applied to move the lid in the closed position in the opening direction;
Shielding means that is disposed in the main body and operates to close a gap formed between the opening edge of the storage part and the lid that is restricted by the regulating means when the inertial force acts on the lid. And the summary.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, even if an inertial force is applied during a sudden braking or a collision of the vehicle, a gap formed between the lid that is restricted by the restricting means and the opening edge of the storage portion is provided by the shielding means. Since it closes, articles can be prevented from splashing outward from the storage section. Further, since the gap can be closed by the shielding means, it is possible to set with sufficient margin the timing at which the lid arrives at the position where the lid is opened and restricted by the regulating means when the inertial force is applied. It becomes possible, and the lid can be more reliably regulated by the regulating means.

In the invention according to claim 2, it has a biasing means for biasing the lid from the open position toward the closed position and holding the lid in the closed position by the biasing force,
The gist of the invention is that the shielding means is set to operate with an inertial force that is the same as or smaller than the inertial force that opens the lid against the urging force of the urging means.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the shielding means also operates when an inertial force that activates the regulating means acts, it can be formed between the lid that is restricted by the regulating means and the opening edge of the storage portion. It is possible to prevent the articles from splashing outward from the gap.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the shielding means is disposed on the lid closing direction side with respect to the storage portion and is arranged so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. And a biasing body that biases the shielding plate in a direction of retracting the shielding plate from the inside of the storage unit,
The gist is characterized in that the shielding means is configured to extend the shielding plate to the inside of the storage portion against the urging force of the urging body when the inertial force is applied.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, when an inertia force acts with the structure of a simple shielding means, a clearance gap can be plugged up.

In the invention according to claim 4, the restricting means includes a restricting piece provided on the main body portion so as to protrude and retract with respect to a movement path from the closed position to the open position in the lid, and the inertia force is The gist of the present invention is that the restriction piece protrudes from the position retracted from the movement path to the movement path when the action is applied to restrict the opening of the lid.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, when an inertia force acts with the structure of a simple control means, a lid | cover can be open controlled.

  According to the vehicle storage device of the present invention, the stored articles can be more reliably prevented from scattering.

It is a top view which shows the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on the suitable Example of this invention. It is the schematic sectional drawing fractured | ruptured by the AA line of FIG. It is the schematic perspective view which looked at the storage apparatus for vehicles of the Example from the lower side. It is the schematic perspective view which looked at the storage apparatus for vehicles of the Example from the upper side, Comprising: (a) shows the state which the shielding board evacuated, (b) shows the state which the shielding board extended.

  Next, the vehicle storage apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a console box installed between a driver seat and a passenger seat in a passenger compartment of a passenger car is exemplified as a vehicle storage device. Further, the direction of the vehicle storage device is designated with reference to the front, rear, left and right of the vehicle. 1 is the front of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the vehicle storage device 10 according to the embodiment is disposed on a main body portion 12 having a storage portion 14 in which articles are stored, and an upper portion of the main body portion 12. And a lid 16 that closes the opening 14a of the storage portion 14 so as to be openable and closable. The main body portion 12 is provided with groove portions 13 and 13 extending in the front-rear direction at upper left and right edge portions of the storage portion 14. The lid 16 is supported by the groove 13 on the corresponding side, and the support portions 18 respectively formed outwardly extending at the lower portions of the left and right side edges are regulated to move up and down or left and right with respect to the main body portion 12. On the other hand, it is arranged to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The lid 16 is between a closed position (see FIG. 1) that covers the entire opening 14a of the storage portion 14 that opens upward, and an open position (see FIG. 4) that opens the opening 14a of the storage portion 14. It can be slid relative to the main body 12. In the embodiment, the storage unit 14 is opened by sliding the lid 16 forward from the closed position.

  The vehicle storage device 10 includes urging means 20 that urges the lid 16 from the open position toward the closed position and holds the lid 16 in the closed position by the urging force (see FIG. 1). ). The vehicular storage device 10 is configured such that the rear edge of the lid 16 is used as the rear opening edge of the storage portion 14 while the rearward movement beyond the closed position is restricted by the support portion 18 being caught by the rear end of the groove portion 13. (See FIG. 2), and the storage unit 14 is held in a state of being closed by the urging force of the urging means 20. That is, the vehicle storage device 10 does not include a lock device for holding the lid 16 in the closed position, and can move the lid 16 to open without taking time and effort to release the lock device. . In the embodiment, as the urging means 20, a constant load spring obtained by winding a belt-like metal thin plate 20a around a drum 20b in a coil shape is employed. The drum 20b is disposed substantially at the center of a portion (hereinafter, referred to as a front portion) 12a that extends to the front side of the storage portion 14 in the main body portion 12 (see FIG. 1), and a thin metal plate 20a drawn from the drum 20b is a lid. 16 is connected to the front end. The biasing means 20 is configured to apply a constant load biasing force to the lid 16 as the thin plate 20a is drawn from the drum 20b as the lid 16 moves from the closed position to the open position. . Note that a braking means such as a rotary damper may be provided between the main body 12 and the lid 16 to adjust the operation load of the lid 16.

  The vehicle storage device 10 includes a lock unit 22 that holds the lid 16 in the open position. The lock means 22 is configured to be able to release the locked state by sliding the lid 16 held in the open position forward and beyond the open position. More specifically, the locking means 22 includes a pivot piece 23 whose substantially central portion is supported so as to be pivotable about the vertical axis with respect to the main body portion 12, and upward at the rear end of the pivot piece 23. An engagement shaft 24 provided so as to protrude and a cam 25 provided on the lower surface of the lid 16 facing the engagement shaft 24 and guiding the engagement shaft 24 when the lid 16 slides (FIG. 1). reference). The rotating piece 23 is disposed on the left side of the front portion 12 a in the main body 12. When the lid 16 is slid from the closed position to the open position, the engagement shaft 24 is guided along the cam 25, and the engagement shaft 24 is caught in the engagement recess 26 provided in the cam 25, and is biased. The lid 16 is held in the open position against the bias of the means 20. When the lid 16 is slid forward beyond the open position, the engagement shaft 24 is guided from the engagement recess 26 along the cam 25 along a path different from that at the time of locking. The lid 16 is allowed to return to the closed position by the urging force of the urging means 20.

  The vehicular storage device 10 is provided with a regulating means 28 that is operated by an inertial force acting on the vehicular storage device 10 when the vehicle is suddenly braked or collides, etc., and regulates the opening of the lid 16 (FIG. 1 or FIG. 2). Here, the restricting means 28 moves the lid 16 in the closed position in the opening direction when an inertial force exceeding the backward urging force by the urging means 20 acts forward (in the opening direction of the lid 16). It is configured to operate when an inertial force that can be applied is applied. Specifically, the restricting means 28 has a restricting piece 30 provided on the right side of the front portion 12 a in the main body 12, and the restricting piece 30 is in the movement path from the closed position to the open position in the lid 16. To come and go. The restriction piece 30 includes a plate-shaped weight portion 31 and a pair of arms 32 and 32 extending downward from the left and right side edges of the weight portion 31, and the lower end portion of the arm 32 with respect to the main body portion 12. It is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable around the left and right axis. The restricting piece 30 is pivotally supported by the main body 12 at a position biased forward with respect to the weight 31 and is in a sleeping posture in which the upper surface of the weight 31 is horizontal in a normal state where the inertial force is not applied. It is maintained by the balance of the weight part 31 (see the solid line in FIG. 2). Thereby, the regulation piece 30 is retracted below the movement path of the lid 16. And when the said inertia force acts, the restriction | limiting piece 30 is comprised so that posture may be displaced so that the balance of the weight part 31 may collapse | crumble and the weight part 31 may stand (refer the dashed-two dotted line of FIG. 2). That is, the restriction piece 30 protrudes from the position retracted from the movement path when the inertial force is applied so as to intersect the movement path, and abuts on the front edge of the lid 16 toward the opening position of the lid 16. The movement is regulated. The lid 16 can be regulated to open when the inertial force is applied by the regulating means 28 having such a simple configuration. A biasing tool (not shown) such as a torsion spring is inserted between the arm 32 and the main body 12 of the regulating piece 30 and the balance of the weight part 31 is adjusted by the biasing of the biasing tool. doing. In the vehicle storage device 10 according to the embodiment, the front portion 12a of the main body 12 is hidden inside the instrument panel 40 (see FIG. 2).

  The vehicle storage device 10 is stored when the inertial force exceeding the urging force by the urging means 20 is applied, that is, when the inertial force capable of moving the lid 16 in the closed position is opened. Shielding means 34 that operates to close a gap S (see FIG. 2) formed between the rear opening edge of the portion 14 and the rear edge of the lid 16 is provided. The shielding means 34 is disposed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body portion 12. And an urging body 36 for urging backward (see FIG. 3). The shielding plate 35 is disposed at the rear portion (the side opposite to the side where the lid 16 opens) of the storage portion 14 in the main body portion 12. Further, the shielding plate 35 is supported so that both side edges are slidable by guide grooves 37, 37 provided on the outer side of the storage portion 14 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides. Yes. The shielding plate 35 is disposed so as to be aligned with a passage opening 38 formed in the upper portion of the rear wall that defines the rear portion of the storage portion 14, and resists the urging force of the urging body 36 when an inertial force is applied. Thus, it is configured to extend to the inside of the storage portion 14 through the passage port 38. The urging body 36 of the embodiment uses a coil spring laid between the rear edge of the shielding plate 35 and the main body portion 12, and urges the shielding plate 35 during normal times when no inertial force is applied. By pulling backward at 36, it is retracted to the outside of the storage portion 14. The shielding means 34 having such a simple configuration can close the gap S when an inertial force is applied.

  Here, the shielding means 34 arranges the shielding plate 35 in the vicinity of the opening 14a of the storage portion 14 and extends to the inside of the storage portion 14 when the inertial force is applied, and extends to be larger than the clearance S. It is set as follows. The shielding means 34 is set to operate with an inertial force that is the same as or smaller than the inertial force that opens the lid 16 against the urging force of the urging means 20. That is, when the restricting means 28 operates under the action of the inertial force, the shielding means 34 always operates. Further, the regulating means 28 and the shielding means 34 are less than or equal to the impact impact (upper and lower 10G, front and rear 30G load) specified in "FMVSS (Federal Motor-Vehicle Safety Standard) No. 201" (occupant protection against in-vehicle collision). Set to work.

(Effects of Example)
Next, the operation of the vehicle storage device 10 according to the embodiment will be described. When the vehicle collides, an inertial force acts on the lid 16 forward, and when the inertial force exceeds a rearward biasing force by the biasing means 20, the lid 16 slides forward. . Further, when the inertial force is applied, the regulating piece 30 whose posture is displaced so as to stand up protrudes to the movement path of the lid 16, so that the regulating piece 30 comes into contact with the rear edge of the lid 16 and the lid 16 is opened. Restrict movement. In addition, when an inertial force that actuates the restricting piece 30 is applied, the inertial force exceeds the rearward biasing force of the biasing body 36, so that the shielding plate 35 is moved forward. As a result, the shielding plate 35 disposed on the side opposite to the opening direction of the lid 16 in the storage unit 14 extends to the inside of the storage unit 14 through the passage port 38. Here, when the inertial force is applied, a slight time lag is inevitably generated from the state in which the restricting piece 30 is retracted below the movement path to the state in which the lid 16 can be locked. That is, the restricting piece 30 cannot be disposed so as to coincide with the front edge of the lid 16, and a gap G is provided between the position where the restricting piece 30 stands and the front edge of the lid 16. The regulating piece 30 is displaced in position during the movement, so that the opening of the lid 16 by the regulating piece 30 is regulated. Then, the lid 16 moves slightly forward until the opening is restricted by the restriction piece 30, so that a gap S is generated between the rear edge of the lid 16 and the rear opening edge of the storage portion 14. However, since the shielding plate 35 extends from the upper part of the rear wall inside the storage portion 14, the gap S is blocked by the shielding plate 35.

  Thus, according to the vehicle storage device 10 of the embodiment, even if an inertial force is applied in the event of sudden braking or a collision of the vehicle, the rear edge of the lid 16 that is restricted by the restricting means 28 and the storage portion 14. Since the gap S formed between the rear opening edge and the rear opening edge is closed by the shielding plate 35 of the shielding means 34, it is possible to prevent the articles from being scattered outwardly from the storage portion 14 through the gap S. Further, since the shielding means 34 is also activated when an inertial force is applied so that the regulating means 28 is activated, the scattering of articles from the gap S can be prevented more reliably. Further, since the gap S can be closed by the shielding plate 35 of the shielding means 34, the timing at which the lid 16 arrives at a position where the opening of the lid 16 is restricted by the regulating piece 30 when the inertial force is applied is the timing at which the regulating piece 30 operates. Accordingly, it is possible to set with a margin, and the lid 16 can be more reliably restricted by the restricting means 28 from being opened.

(Change example)
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, and can be modified as follows.
(1) The present invention is not limited to a console box, and can be applied to various storage devices used for storing articles in a vehicle.
(2) The biasing means and the biasing body can be employed as long as they apply a force in a predetermined direction, such as a constant load spring, a spring such as a coil spring or a torsion spring, an elastic body such as rubber.
(3) The shielding means is not limited to the configuration in which the shielding plate slides in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and may extend so that the shielding plate closes the gap by turning or other operations.
(4) The shielding means may be configured to extend the shielding plate so as to overlap the upper side of the opening of the storage unit.
(5) A structure in which the housing portion is opened by moving the lid backward from the closed position may be employed. In this case, the restricting means is disposed on the rear side of the housing portion in the main body, and the shielding means is disposed on the front side of the housing portion. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the articles from being scattered from the housing portion when the vehicle is collided.
(6) The vehicular storage device may have a configuration in which the urging means for holding the lid in the closed position is omitted.

12 body part, 14 storage part, 14a opening, 16 lid, 20 biasing means,
28 restricting means, 30 restricting piece, 34 shielding means, 35 shielding plate, 36 biasing body, S gap

Claims (4)

A main body having a storage section for storing articles;
A lid disposed so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle with respect to the main body portion between a closed position for closing the opening of the storage portion and an open position for opening the opening;
A restricting means disposed on the main body and operable to restrict the opening movement of the lid when an inertial force is applied to move the lid in the closed position in the opening direction;
Shielding means that is disposed in the main body and operates to close a gap formed between the opening edge of the storage part and the lid that is restricted by the regulating means when the inertial force acts on the lid. And a vehicle storage device. Urging means for urging the lid from the open position toward the closed position and holding the lid in the closed position by the urging force;
The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the shielding means is set to operate with an inertial force that is the same as or smaller than an inertial force that opens the lid against an urging force of the urging means. . The shielding means is positioned on the lid closing direction side with respect to the storage portion, and is disposed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. And an urging body that urges the storage portion in a direction of retreating from the inside,
The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the shielding means is configured such that the shielding plate extends to the inside of the storage portion against the biasing force of the biasing body when the inertial force is applied. Storage device.   The restricting means has a restricting piece provided on the main body so as to protrude and retract with respect to a movement path from the closed position to the open position of the lid, and when the inertial force is applied, the restricting piece The vehicular storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid is configured to project from the position retracted from the movement path to the movement path and restrict the opening of the lid.

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