JP2013203244A - Tray for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tray for a vehicle capable of being loaded with articles stably without disfeaturing appearance inside a cabin.SOLUTION: A tray 1 for a vehicle is arranged above an electric system connection opening 3 provided in a cabin. The tray 1 for a vehicle includes: a tray body 10 including a loading surface 11 to be loaded with an article 5; an insertion path 14 formed to pass through the tray body 10 in the vertical direction; and a cover body 2 covering an upper opening part 155 of the insertion path 14 freely to open and close. The cover body 2 includes a recessed part 24 for arrangement of a cord 61 in an outer edge part thereof, and has a projection part 230 projecting upward from a top surface thereof.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle tray that is placed in a vehicle interior and on which articles can be placed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an instrument panel and a center console arranged in a vehicle interior are provided with a vehicle tray having a placement surface on which articles are placed (Patent Document 1). In recent years, due to the spread of portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and portable audio players, the portable electronic device is used on a vehicle-side electrical circuit such as a cigarette plug while being mounted on a vehicle tray. There is. At this time, the connection between the portable electronic device and the electrical connection port is often performed via a connection wiring.

JP-A-11-268588

By the way, the connection wiring that connects the portable electronic device placed on the above-described vehicle tray and the electrical connection port on the vehicle side is exposed and arranged in the vehicle interior. For this reason, the interior of the vehicle may become complicated and the aesthetics may be impaired.
In addition, due to inertia or vibration applied to the article due to the behavior of the vehicle, the article such as the portable electronic device placed on the vehicle tray slides in the vehicle tray and falls off the vehicle tray or hinders driving. There is a risk of becoming.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular tray that can stably place an article without impairing the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle interior.

One aspect of the present invention is a vehicle tray disposed above an electrical connection port provided in a vehicle compartment,
A tray body having a placement surface on which articles are placed;
An insertion passage formed so as to penetrate the tray body in the vertical direction;
A lid that covers the upper opening of the insertion passage so as to be openable and closable,
At least one of the inner edge portion of the upper opening and the outer edge portion of the lid is provided with a recess for placing a cord,
The lid has a protruding portion that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the lid (claim 1).

  As described above, the vehicle tray is provided in at least one of the insertion passage formed so as to penetrate in the vertical direction of the tray body, the inner edge portion of the upper opening, and the outer edge portion of the lid. And a recess. That is, the vehicle tray and the electrical system connection port communicate with each other through the insertion path and the recess. Therefore, by arranging the cord in the insertion path, the article placed on the placement surface of the tray body and the electrical connection port can be connected without exposing the cord from the tray body. . Thereby, the fall of the beauty | look which arises by arrange | positioning a code | cord | chord in a vehicle interior can be prevented.

  Moreover, the said cover body has the said protrusion part which protruded upwards from the upper surface. The protrusions function as a kind of separator that partitions a planar space on the tray body. For example, even when an article placed on the tray body tries to slip sideways due to inertia or vibration applied to the article in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle, the sliding operation is reduced or prevented by the protrusion. be able to. As a result, the article can be stably placed on the vehicle tray.

  As described above, according to the above-described vehicle tray, articles can be stably placed without impairing the aesthetic appearance of the passenger compartment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vehicle tray according to the first embodiment. The AA arrow directional cross-sectional view in FIG. The BB arrow line sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a vehicle tray in the second embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the tray for vehicles in the accommodation state in Example 2 (CC arrow equivalent sectional drawing in FIG. 4). Explanatory drawing which shows the vehicle tray of the protrusion state in Example 2 (CC arrow line equivalent sectional drawing in FIG. 4). FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vehicle tray according to a third embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the tray for vehicles in the accommodation state in Example 3 (DD arrow equivalent sectional drawing in FIG. 7). Explanatory drawing which shows the vehicle tray of the protrusion state in Example 3 (DD arrow equivalent sectional drawing in FIG. 7). Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a shape of the recessed part in the tray for vehicles.

  In the vehicle tray, the lid body includes a lid body base portion and a moving portion disposed so as to be movable with respect to the lid body base portion. The moving portion includes the protruding portion. And having a projecting state in which the projecting portion projects from the upper surface of the lid base portion and a housing state in which the projecting portion is accommodated inside the lid body. Claim 2). In this case, it can switch to the said protrusion state and the said accommodation state as needed. Thereby, the usability of the vehicle tray can be improved. For example, when the protruding portion is in the protruding state, an article having a small size can be stably placed while preventing the article from sliding inside the vehicle tray. Further, when the protruding portion is in the accommodated state, an article having a large size can be placed on the vehicle tray.

  The moving part may be provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the lid base part. In this case, the projecting state and the accommodation state can be easily switched by sliding the moving unit.

  Further, the moving unit may be arranged to be rotatable about a rotation shaft provided in a substantially horizontal direction (claim 4). In this case, the projecting state and the housed state can be easily switched by rotating the moving part.

  The protrusion may include a winding shaft portion for winding the cord and a head having a larger diameter than the winding shaft portion provided above the winding shaft portion. Item 5). In this case, by winding the cord around the winding shaft portion, even a long cord can be neatly arranged without impairing the aesthetic appearance.

  The insertion passage may have a cylindrical shape, and may extend toward the electric system connection port side (claim 6). In this case, one end of the cord inserted through the insertion passage is disposed in the vicinity of the electrical system connection port. As a result, the cord can be easily connected to the electrical connection port.

  Moreover, the opening edge part distribute | arranged to the said electrical connection port side in the said insertion path may be formed so that the internal peripheral cross section may expand toward the said electrical connection port. In this case, when the cord is arranged from the electric system connection port side to the insertion portion, the insertion work from the electric system side connection port side can be easily performed.

Example 1
The Example concerning a vehicle tray is described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle tray 1 is disposed above the electrical connection port 3 provided in the vehicle compartment. The vehicle tray 1 includes a tray body 10 having a placement surface 11 on which an article 5 is placed, an insertion passage 14 formed so as to penetrate the tray body 10 in the vertical direction, and an upper opening 155 of the insertion passage 14. And a lid 2 that covers the door in an openable and closable manner. The outer edge portion of the lid body 2 is provided with a recess 24 for arranging the cord 61 and has a protrusion 230 protruding upward from the upper surface thereof.

This will be described in more detail below.
The direction shown in this example is based on the direction of the vehicle. Therefore, the direction of the arrow F shown in FIG. 1 is the front, the opposite side is the rear, the direction of the arrow T is the upper side, the opposite side is the lower side, the direction of the arrow R is the right side, and the opposite side is the left side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle tray 1 of this example is formed on a center panel 100 in an instrument panel arranged forward in the vehicle compartment.
The center panel 100 includes a vehicle tray 1 configured to be able to place articles, and an electrical connection port 3 disposed below the vehicle tray 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vehicle tray 1 is formed so as to penetrate the tray body 10 having the placement surface 11 on which the article 5 is placed and the tray body 10 in the vertical direction as described above. The insertion path 14 and the lid body 2 that covers the upper opening 155 of the insertion path 14 so as to be openable and closable are provided. In this example, the article 5 placed on the vehicle tray 1 is a mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tray body 10 is formed such that the surface of the center panel 100 is recessed forward, and the placement surface 11 disposed below and the placement surface 11 are disposed above and facing the placement surface 11. It consists of the open tray provided with the ceiling surface 12, and the wall surface 13 which connects the edge parts distribute | arranged in the left-right direction both sides of the vehicle in the mounting surface 11 and the ceiling surface 12, and ahead. The tray body 10 is configured such that an article can be placed on the placement surface 11 through an opening formed by the placement surface 11, the ceiling surface 12, and the wall surface 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vicinity of the opening end of the mounting surface 11 is inclined upward. In addition, the mounting surface 11 is formed with a concave step portion 111 that is substantially rectangular when viewed from above and is recessed downward, and a through hole 112 that is formed through the concave step portion 111 in the vertical direction. The through-hole 112 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and is formed such that its longitudinal direction is the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the through hole 112 is provided with an upper insertion path 15 that constitutes the insertion path 14, and the upper insertion path 15 is provided with a lid 2 that covers the upper opening 155. .
The upper insertion passage 15 includes a cylindrical upper main body portion 151 that forms the upper portion of the insertion passage 14, and an upper flange portion 154 that is formed from the upper end portion of the upper main body portion 151 toward the outer periphery.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper main body 151 has a rectangular tube shape having an outer peripheral shape corresponding to the inner peripheral shape of the through hole 112. In the upper main body 151, engaging claws 153 projecting toward the outer peripheral side are formed near the lower end of the outer peripheral side surface arranged in the front-rear direction. The upper body portion 151 is inserted into the through hole 112 and the inner peripheral edge portion of the through hole 112 is disposed between the upper flange portion 154 and the engaging claw portion 153, thereby fixing the upper insertion passage 15 to the through hole 112. can do.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lid body 2 includes a lid body 20 that covers the upper insertion passage 15 and a protrusion 230 that projects upward from the upper surface of the lid body 20.
The lid body 20 has an outer peripheral shape corresponding to the inner peripheral shape of the recessed step portion 111 formed on the placement surface 11. Further, when the lid body 2 is arranged in the upper insertion passage 15, the top surface of the lid body 20 is configured to be at a height position corresponding to the placement surface 11 around the recessed step portion 111.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a lid fitting that is configured to be fitted to the upper collar 154 on the lower surface of the lid body 20 corresponds to the outer peripheral shape of the upper collar 154 in the upper insertion passage 15. The unit 21 is provided. By fitting the lid fitting portion 21 to the upper flange 154, the lid 2 is fixed to the upper insertion path 15, and the upper opening 155 is covered by the lid 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the protrusion 230 disposed on the upper surface of the lid body 20 has a substantially rectangular hollow plate shape. The protrusion 230 is arranged such that the longitudinal direction thereof is the front-rear direction, and the wall surface 13 and the protrusion 230 are substantially parallel when viewed from above. Therefore, when the article 5 is placed on the vehicle tray 1, the flat surface of the protrusion 230 is arranged to face the article 5. Thereby, the article 5 can be placed more stably.

  Further, in this example, the distance between the wall surface 13 arranged on the left side and the protruding portion 230 is a distance at which a mobile phone having a general size assumed as the article 5 does not slide sideways. In addition, the position of the protrusion 230 can be set as appropriate depending on the arrangement of the insertion path 14 and the position of the protrusion 230 on the lid 2.

  The lid body 20 has a recess 24 whose outer peripheral edge is recessed toward the protruding portion 230 side. The concave portion 24 is formed at a substantially central position in the front-rear direction of the lid base portion 22, and the insertion path 14 and the tray body 10 communicate with each other through the concave portion 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, below the tray body 10, an electrical connection port 3 that is opened obliquely upward on the rear side is disposed. The electrical connection port 3 is composed of a cigarette plug disposed on a wall surface 101 formed at a position advanced forward from the opening of the tray body 10 and is connected to a 12V power source of the vehicle. In this example, a battery charger 6 of a mobile phone as an article 5 is connected to the electrical connection port 3.

  The charger 6 includes a power supply side terminal portion 60 connected to the electrical system connection port 3, a device side terminal portion (not shown) connected to the mobile phone that is the article 5, and a cord 61 that connects them. Yes. The charger 6 may connect the power supply side terminal portion 60 to the electrical system connection port 3 by inserting the power supply side terminal portion 60 from the upper opening 155 to the insertion passage 14, or may be connected to the lower end side of the insertion passage 14. The device side terminal portion may be connected to the article 5 by inserting the device side terminal portion from the opening 171 side. In this example, the electrical connection port 3 is a cigarette plug, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various connection terminal shapes such as a USB terminal and a household power supply terminal can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a connection port ceiling surface 17 that connects the opening end of the tray body 10 and the upper end of the wall surface 101 is disposed above the electrical connection port 3. A gap is formed between the connection port ceiling surface 17 and the placement surface 11.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the connection port ceiling surface 17 has a through hole 171 formed in a vertical direction at a position corresponding to the through hole 112 of the placement surface 11. A lower insertion passage 16 is inserted and disposed inside.
The lower insertion passage 16 includes a cylindrical lower main body 161 and a lower flange 163 formed from the lower end of the lower main body 161 toward the outer peripheral side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an engaging claw portion 164 protruding to the outer peripheral side is formed on the outer peripheral surface arranged in the front-rear direction in the lower main body portion 161. By disposing the inner peripheral edge portion of the through hole 171 between the engagement claw portion 164 and the lower flange portion 163, the lower insertion passage 16 can be fixedly held in the through hole 171.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outer shape of the lower main body 161 has a substantially quadrangular truncated pyramid shape whose cross-sectional shape is reduced toward the upper side. The shape is a substantially rectangular shape corresponding to the shape of the lower end of the upper insertion passage 15. Further, the upper end of the lower main body 161 and the lower end of the upper insertion passage 15 are arranged to face each other, and the upper main body 151 and the lower main body 161 constitute the insertion passage 14.

  As described above, the inside of the tray main body 10 and the electrical system connection port 3 communicate with each other through the insertion path 14 constituted by the upper insertion path 15 and the lower insertion path 16. By inserting the cord 61 of the charger 6 described above into the insertion path 14 and the concave portion 24 of the lid body 2, the mobile phone that is the article 5 placed on the tray body 10 and the electrical connection port 3 are charged. 6 can be connected.

Next, the effect in this example is demonstrated.
As described above, the vehicle tray 1 includes the insertion passage 14 formed so as to penetrate the tray main body 10 in the vertical direction and the recess 24 provided in the outer edge portion of the lid body 2. That is, the vehicle tray 1 and the electrical system connection port 3 communicate with each other through the insertion path 14 and the recess 24. Therefore, by arranging the cord 61 in the insertion passage 14, the cord 61 is placed on the placement surface 11 of the tray main body 10 without exposing it to the vehicle compartment, and the article 5 and the electrical system connection port 3 are connected. can do. Thereby, the fall of the beauty | look which arises when the code | cord | chord 61 is distribute | arranged to a vehicle interior can be prevented.

  The lid 2 has a protruding portion 230 that protrudes upward from the upper surface thereof. The protruding portion 230 functions as a kind of separator that partitions a planar space on the tray body 10. For example, even when the article 5 placed on the tray body 10 tries to skid due to inertia or vibration applied to the article 5 in accordance with the behavior of the vehicle, the sliding operation is reduced by the protrusion 230, or Can be blocked. Thereby, the article 5 can be stably placed on the vehicle tray 1.

  The insertion passage 14 has a cylindrical shape and extends toward the electrical connection port 3 side. Therefore, the connection end of the cord 61 inserted through the insertion passage 14 is disposed in the vicinity of the electrical system connection port 3. Thereby, the charger 6 can be easily connected to the electrical connection port 3.

  Moreover, the opening edge part distribute | arranged to the electric system connection port 3 side in the insertion path 14 is formed so that the internal peripheral cross section may expand toward the electric system connection port 3. FIG. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the insertion work when the cord 61 is arranged from the electric system connection port 3 side to the insertion passage 14.

  In this example, the lid fitting portion 21 is provided on the lower surface of the lid body 20, but the lid fitting portion 21 may also be provided on the upper surface of the lid body 20. In this case, by changing the fitting direction of the lid body 2 with the upper insertion passage 15, the protruding portion 230 protrudes upward and the protruding portion 230 is accommodated inside the insertion passage 14. The accommodation state can be easily changed.

  As described above, according to the vehicle tray 1, the article 5 can be stably placed without impairing the aesthetic appearance of the passenger compartment.

(Example 2)
This example is an example of the vehicle tray 1 in which the shapes of the lid 201 and the insertion path 14 in the first embodiment are changed.
As shown in FIG. 4, the lid body 201 includes a lid base portion 220 and a moving portion 23 having a protruding portion 235, and the moving portion 23 is vertically opposed to the lid base portion 220. Is provided so as to be slidable.

  In this example, the through hole 112 of the tray body 10 is circular when viewed from above. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lid base portion 220 disposed in the through hole 112 is suspended from the annular base side flange 222 and the inner peripheral surface of the base side flange 222 and is inserted into the through hole 112. The upper insertion path 223 is arranged. The upper insertion passage 223 has a cylindrical portion having a uniform inner diameter and an axial length equal to or longer than the moving portion 23, and the moving portion 23 is fitted and held on the inner peripheral surface thereof. It is configured to be possible.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a pair of engaging claws 224 that protrude toward opposite sides are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the upper insertion passage 223. The lid base portion 220 is fixed to the through hole 112 by arranging the inner peripheral edge of the through hole 112 between the engaging claw portion 224 and the base side flange portion.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the moving part 23 includes a disc-like moving fitting part 231 and a protruding part 235 protruding above the moving fitting part 231.
The movable fitting portion 231 has an outer peripheral shape corresponding to the inner peripheral shape of the upper insertion passage 223 and is configured to be fitted inside the upper insertion passage 223. Further, a concave portion 24 that is recessed toward the inner peripheral side is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the movable fitting portion 231, and the cord 61 can be inserted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the protruding portion 235 includes a winding shaft portion 232 for winding the cord 61, and a head portion 233 having a larger diameter than the winding shaft portion 232 disposed at the upper end of the winding shaft portion 232. have. The head portion 233 has a disk shape that is the same as the outer dimension of the moving fitting portion 231, and the head portion 233 can be fitted into the upper insertion passage 223.

  In the lid body 201 configured as described above, the moving portion 23 is slid upward, the protruding state in which the protruding portion 235 protrudes from the upper surface of the lid base portion 220, and the moving portion 23 is slid downward, and the lid body The housing 201 can be changed to a housed state in which the protruding portion 235 is housed.

Therefore, it can switch to a protrusion state and an accommodation state as needed. Thereby, the usability of the vehicle tray 1 can be improved. For example, when it is in the protruding state, the small-sized article 5 can be stably placed while preventing it from slipping inside the vehicle tray 1. Further, when the storage state is set, the article 5 having a large size can be placed on the vehicle tray 1.
Further, by sliding the moving part 23, it is possible to easily switch between the protruding state and the housed state.

  The protruding portion 235 includes a winding shaft portion 232 for winding the cord 61 and a head 233 having a larger diameter than the winding shaft portion 232 extending above the winding shaft portion 232. Therefore, by winding the cord 61 around the winding shaft portion 232, the cord 61 having a long length can be neatly placed without impairing the aesthetic appearance.

(Example 3)
This example is an example in which the shape of the lid 2 in the first embodiment is changed.
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the lid body 202 includes a lid base portion 225 fixed to the upper insertion passage 15 and a moving portion 230 disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the lid base portion 225. doing.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the moving unit 230 includes a plate-like projecting portion 236 having a semicircular shape when viewed from the side, and a lid flange portion 234 formed outward from the projecting portion 236. have. The lid body portion 234 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and has a recess 24 that is recessed from the end portion disposed on the rear side toward the front side in a protruding state described later. .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the lid base portion 225 has a substantially rectangular through hole 221 corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the lid flange portion 234 of the moving portion 230, and is arranged inside the through hole 221. The moving unit 230 is pivotally supported around the rotation shaft 237 so as to be rotatable. The lid base portion 225 is fixed to the upper insertion passage 15 by the lid fitting portion 21 having the same shape as the lid 202 shown in the first embodiment.
Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In the lid body 202 configured as described above, by rotating the moving part 230, the protruding part 236 protrudes from the upper surface of the lid base part 225, and the protruding part 236 is accommodated inside the lid body 202. It is possible to easily switch to the accommodated state.

  In the above-mentioned Examples 1 to 3, the article is a mobile phone, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various electronic devices such as a portable audio player and a mobile personal computer can be placed. The above-described effects can be obtained. Moreover, in the article | item which does not connect with an electrical connection port, the effect concerning slip prevention is acquired.

  Further, the vehicle tray may be an open tray having a ceiling surface and a wall surface as described above, or a plate-like plate having a mounting surface on the upper surface of the instrument panel or the center console and having an open top. It may be a tray. When a plate-like tray is used, it is preferable to form a rib-like frame portion formed upward in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge thereof. In addition, a tray lid that covers the vehicle tray may be provided.

Further, the concave portion for arranging the cord may be provided in the outer edge portion of the lid as shown in the first to third embodiments, or may be provided in the inner edge portion of the opening as shown in FIG. May be.
Moreover, the arrangement | positioning position of a cover body and an insertion path can be suitably set according to the magnitude | size of the goods assumed. Further, a plurality of lids and insertion paths may be provided on one vehicle tray.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle tray 10 Tray main body 11 Loading surface 112 Through-hole 14 Insertion path 155 Upper opening part 2,201,202 Lid body 230,235,236 Projecting part 24 Recessed part 3 Electrical system connection port 5 Article 61 Code

Claims (7)

A vehicle tray disposed above an electrical connection port provided in a vehicle compartment,
A tray body having a placement surface on which articles are placed;
An insertion passage formed so as to penetrate the tray body in the vertical direction;
A lid that covers the upper opening of the insertion passage so as to be openable and closable,
At least one of the inner edge portion of the upper opening and the outer edge portion of the lid is provided with a recess for placing a cord,
The vehicle tray according to claim 1, wherein the lid has a protruding portion that protrudes upward from an upper surface thereof.   The vehicle tray according to claim 1, wherein the lid body includes a lid body base portion and a moving portion disposed so as to be movable with respect to the lid body base portion. The protrusion has the protrusion, and is configured to be changeable between a protrusion state in which the protrusion is protruded from the upper surface of the lid base portion and an accommodation state in which the protrusion is accommodated inside the lid. The vehicle tray characterized by the above.   3. The vehicle tray according to claim 2, wherein the moving part is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the lid base part.   3. The vehicle tray according to claim 2, wherein the moving portion is arranged to be rotatable around a rotation shaft provided in a substantially horizontal direction. 4.   The tray for vehicles as described in any one of Claims 1-4 WHEREIN: The said protrusion part is from the winding axis part for extending the winding axis part for winding a code | cord | chord, and this winding axis part. And a large-diameter head.   It is a vehicle tray as described in any one of Claims 1-5, Comprising: The said insertion path has comprised the cylinder shape, and is extended toward the said electric-system connection port side, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Vehicle tray.   7. The vehicular tray according to claim 6, wherein an opening end portion disposed on the electric system connection port side in the insertion passage is formed such that an inner peripheral section thereof expands toward the electric system connection port. A vehicle tray characterized by being made.

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