JP2013204256A - Shutter type container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve design of a shutter.SOLUTION: A shutter 15 is divided into a main shutter which is configured by connecting a plurality of shutter constituents in a bendable manner, and a sub shutter 22 comprised of a sheet body having flexibility. A pair of guide groove parts 31 are divided into a pair of main guide groove parts which guide sliding of the main shutter, and a pair of sub guide groove parts 36 which include a sub linear groove part 37 and a sub curved groove part 38 and guide sliding of the sub shutter 22. In guiding by the sub linear groove part 37 (Fig 8(A)), the sub shutter 22 is changed into a first form, by a form change section, which is made linear in a sliding direction and is curved in a width direction to be expanded outwardly in a thickness direction. In guiding by the sub curved groove part 38 (Fig 8(B)), the sub shutter 22 is changed into a second form, by the form change part, which is made curved in the slide direction to be expanded outwards along the sub curved groove part 38 and is flat in the width direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a shutter-type container that opens and closes an opening of a container body by sliding a shutter along a guide groove between the container body and the shutter storage part.

  For example, as a form of a container provided in a center console of an automobile, there is a shutter type container. This shutter type container includes a container main body, a shutter storage portion, a pair of guide groove portions, and a shutter.

  The container body has an opening at the upper end for taking in and out small items. The shutter storage portion is a portion for storing the shutter, and is arranged next to the container body. Both guide groove portions are provided in a pair of side wall portions facing each other on both sides in the width direction of the shutter in the storage case body and the shutter storage portion, and guide the slide of the shutter.

  As one form of the shutter type container, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a shutter divided into a main shutter and a sub shutter. The main function of the main shutter is to ensure the strength and rigidity of the shutter, and the function of the sub-shutter is to improve the appearance (designability) of the shutter.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the shutter-type container, the main shutter 51 of the shutter 50 has a plurality of shutter constituent members 52 arranged in parallel with the container body 53 and the shutter storage 55 (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 13). ) And are connected so that they can be bent.

  On the other hand, the sub-shutter 56 of the shutter 50 is made of a flexible sheet, and is arranged so as to be positioned outside the main shutter 51 in the thickness direction (upper side in FIG. 13). . The sub-shutter 56 is connected to the main shutter 51 at the end on the container body 53 side in the juxtaposed direction.

  The guide groove portion 57 is divided into a main guide groove portion 58 and a sub guide groove portion 59. Each of the main guide groove 58 and the sub guide groove 59 includes a linear groove provided linearly in the container body 53 and a curved groove provided in a curved shape bulging outward in the shutter storage portion 55.

  Then, by sliding the main shutter 51 along the straight groove portion and the curved groove portion of the main guide groove portion 58, the sub shutter 56 follows the main shutter 51 and slides along the straight groove portion and the curved groove portion of the sub guide groove portion 59. The opening 54 of the container body 53 is opened and closed.

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  However, in the shutter-type container described in Patent Document 1, the outer surface of the main shutter 51 in the thickness direction of each shutter component 52 is formed flat, and the outer surface of the sub shutter 56 in the thickness direction is formed. It is formed flat. For this reason, the external appearance of the sub-shutter 56 and thus the shutter 50 is monotonous with little change, and there is room for improvement in improving the design.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a shutter-type container that can improve the design of the shutter.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage container body and a shutter storage portion provided in parallel therewith, along a guide groove portion provided on a side portion in the width direction of the shutter. The shutter is a shutter type container that opens and closes the opening of the container case body, and the shutter is bent by arranging a plurality of shutter constituent members in the parallel arrangement direction of the container case body and the shutter storage part. The main shutter is connected to the main shutter, and the flexible shutter is disposed on the outer side in the thickness direction of the main shutter, and is divided into a sub-shutter connected to the main shutter, The guide groove portion includes a main guide groove portion that guides the slide of the main shutter, and a straight line that guides the slide of the sub shutter in a straight line in the container case body. And a sub guide groove portion having a curved groove portion that guides in a curved shape that bulges outward in the shutter storage portion. Further, when guiding by the linear groove portion, the sub shutter is linear in the sliding direction. In the width direction, the first shape is curved so as to bulge outward in the thickness direction, and the auxiliary shutter is bulged outward along the curved groove portion at least in the sliding direction when guiding by the curved groove portion. Thus, the gist of the present invention is that a form changing unit is provided to be curved in the second form.

  According to the above configuration, when the main shutter is slid along the main guide groove along the main guide groove when the opening of the container body is opened, the secondary shutter connected to the main shutter is connected. The shutter follows and is slid in the same direction along the sub guide groove.

The slide of the sub shutter is linearly guided by the linear groove portion of the sub guide groove portion in the container body.
Here, when the sub shutter is positioned in the linear groove portion, the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub shutter is exposed from the opening of the container body. However, at this time, the first sub-shutter made of the flexible sheet body is curved by the form changing portion so as to be linear in the sliding direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. In the form of Therefore, compared with the case where the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter is formed flat, the appearance of the sub-shutter, and thus the shutter, is rich in changes, and the design is improved.

  Further, the slide of the sub shutter is guided by the curved groove portion of the sub guide groove portion in the shutter storage portion. At this time, the sub-shutter is changed to a second configuration that is curved by the configuration changing portion so as to bulge outward along the curved groove portion at least in the sliding direction.

Here, when the sub shutter is positioned in the curved groove, the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub shutter is not exposed. Therefore, the sub shutter does not affect the appearance of the shutter.
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the form changing portion flattens the sub-shutter in the width direction in the second form.

  According to the above configuration, when the sub-shutter is positioned in the curved groove, the sub-shutter is curved so as to swell outward along the curved groove in the slide direction and flat in the width direction by the shape changing unit. It is made a 2nd form.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the shutter component member has a curved surface that bulges outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. The portion is formed to have a uniform thickness, and the sub-guide groove portion is brought into the first form by bringing the sub-shutter into contact with the curved surface when guided by the linear groove portion. The gist of the invention is that the auxiliary shutter is separated from the curved surface to form the second configuration, thereby forming the configuration changing unit.

  According to said structure, the sub shutter which consists of a flexible sheet | seat body can bend in the width direction or the thickness direction. When the sub-shutter is positioned in the linear groove portion, the sub-shutter contacts the curved surface of the shutter constituent member and receives a pressing force from the shutter constituent member. Due to this pressing force, the sub-shutter is bent along the curved surface of the shutter constituting member and becomes the first form.

  In the first embodiment, the main shutter is located inside the sub shutter in the thickness direction. The main shutter functions as a skeletal member of the shutter and exhibits strength and rigidity. Therefore, when a load is applied to the shutter through the sub shutter, the load is received by the main shutter.

  The sub shutter is separated from the main shutter when it is positioned in the curved groove. With this separation, the pressing force by the shutter constituent member is not applied. The sub-shutter tries to return to a flat state by its own elastic restoring force, and becomes the second form.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, an interval between the curved groove portion and the main guide groove portion is set larger than an interval between the linear groove portion and the main guide groove portion. Is the gist.

  According to said structure, in a subguide groove part, the space | interval of a linear groove part and a main guide groove part is smaller than the space | interval of a curved groove part and a main guide groove part. For this reason, the sub-shutter contacts the curved surface of the shutter constituent member when positioned in the linear groove portion, and is separated from the curved surface of the shutter constituent member when positioned in the curved groove portion.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the distance between the main guide groove portion and the sub guide groove portion is farther from the straight groove portion at the boundary portion between the curved groove portion and the straight groove portion. The gist is that it is gradually expanded.

  According to the above configuration, when the sub shutter slides from the linear groove portion toward the curved groove portion at the boundary portion between the curved groove portion and the linear groove portion, the interval between the main guide groove portion and the sub guide groove portion is gradually increased. The sub shutter is gradually separated from the curved surface of the shutter constituent member, and the curved form of the sub shutter is gradually changed from the first form to the second form.

  Further, when the sub shutter slides from the curved groove portion toward the linear groove portion at the boundary portion, the interval between the main guide groove portion and the sub guide groove portion is gradually reduced. The sub shutter gradually approaches the curved surface of the shutter constituent member, and the curved form of the sub shutter is gradually changed from the second form to the first form.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sub shutter has a rail portion slidably inserted into the sub guide groove portion in a part of the sub shutter. It is summarized as having.

  According to said structure, a part of sub shutter inserted in the sub guide groove part functions as a rail part. When the sub shutter is slid along the sub guide groove portion (straight groove portion, curved groove portion) in the rail portion, the opening of the container case body is opened and closed.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6, wherein the sub shutter includes a plate-like soft portion formed of a soft resin, and the soft portion from the outside in the thickness direction of the sub shutter. A skin that covers and decorates the sub-shutter; and a sheet that covers the soft part from the inside in the thickness direction and retains the shape of the soft part, the skin and the sheet comprising the soft part Extending toward the sub-guide groove, respectively, and the rail extension is formed by joining the extension of the skin and the extension of the sheet together. It is a summary.

  According to said structure, a sub shutter is formed by making a soft part into a core and coat | covering this soft part with a skin and a sheet | seat. In the sub-shutter having such a configuration, the skin exhibits the function of decorating the sub-shutter, and the sheet exhibits the function of maintaining the shape of the soft part.

Further, the extending portions extending from the soft portion toward the sub guide groove portion in the skin and the sheet are overlapped and joined to each other, thereby functioning as a rail portion.
The gist of the invention according to claim 8 is that, in the invention according to claim 7, the extension part of the skin and the extension part of the sheet are connected to each other by stitching.

  According to said structure, even if it is a case where it is difficult to join the extension part of a skin and the extension part of a sheet | seat with an adhesive agent, an adhesive, etc., simple work of sewing both extension parts is carried out. By only being performed, both extending portions are coupled to each other to form a rail portion.

  According to the present invention, when guiding by the straight groove portion, the sub shutter is formed in a first form that is curved so as to be linear in the slide direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. At this time, the sub shutter can be in a second form that is curved so as to bulge outward along the curved groove portion in the sliding direction, and the design of the shutter can be improved.

The disassembled perspective view which shows the structural member of the shutter type container in one Embodiment which actualized this invention. The side view which shows typically the relationship between the main guide groove part and sub guide groove part in one Embodiment. FIG. 6 is a side view schematically showing a relationship between the main and sub shutters and the main and sub guide groove portions when the sub shutter is positioned in the sub linear groove portion of the sub guide groove portion in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing a relationship between the main and sub shutters and the main and sub guide groove portions when the sub shutter is positioned in the sub curved groove portion and the remaining portion of the sub guide groove portion in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing both the main and sub shutters and their peripheral portions when the sub shutter is positioned in the sub linear groove of the sub guide groove in one embodiment. The fragmentary sectional view which expands and shows the left half of FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing both the main and sub shutters and their peripheral portions when the sub shutter is positioned in the curved groove portion of the sub guide groove portion in one embodiment. 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating an embodiment, in which FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating a form (first form) when a sub shutter is positioned in a sub linear groove part of a sub guide groove part, and FIG. The schematic diagram which shows a form (2nd form) when it is located in a subbending groove part and the remainder. FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 6 and showing a modification example of a sub shutter and a rail portion. FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 and is a partial cross-sectional view showing a modification example of the sub shutter. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of a form change part, (A) is a schematic diagram which shows a form (1st form) when a sub shutter is located in a sub linear groove part of a sub guide groove part, (B) is a sub shutter. The schematic diagram which shows a form (2nd form) when it is located in the sub curve groove part and remaining part of a sub guide groove part. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 5 and showing a modification example of a main shutter and a sub shutter. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the conventional shutter type container.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a shutter-type container provided in a center console of an automobile will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the traveling direction (forward direction) of the automobile is assumed to be the front and the backward direction is assumed to be the rear.

  The center console is disposed on the floor (floor) between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the automobile. The center console is provided with operation parts such as a shift lever and a side brake lever, and a shutter type container.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the shutter-type container 10 includes a container body 11 and a shutter storage unit 13. The container body 11 is a place for storing beverage containers, small items, and the like, and has an elongated shape in the front-rear direction. The container body 11 has an opening 12 at the upper end of the container body 11, and the small items and the like are taken into and out of the container body 11 through the opening 12. The shutter storage portion 13 is for storing the shutter 15 in an unobstructed position when the opening portion 12 is opened, and is arranged next to the container body 11 (rear side).

  In the opening portion 12 and the shutter storage portion 13 of the container case 11, both side portions in the direction orthogonal to the juxtaposed direction (front-rear direction) are constituted by a pair of side wall portions 14 facing each other. The said direction about the both-side wall part 14 is the same as the vehicle width direction and the width direction of the shutter 15 mentioned later. Guide grooves 31 shown in FIG. 2 are provided at locations facing each other on the side wall portions 14. 3 and 4, the shutter 15 is slid along the guide groove portions 31 to open and close the opening 12 of the container body 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the shutter 15 is divided into a main shutter 16 and a sub shutter 22 that form a skeleton portion.
The main shutter 16 includes a plurality of shutter constituent members 17 having the same shape. Each shutter component 17 is formed in a horizontally long shape extending in the width direction by a hard resin such as ABS (acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene polymer) or polypropylene, and ensures the rigidity and strength necessary for the shutter 15. I am doing so. Each shutter component member 17 has a curved surface 18 that bulges outward in the width direction (upper side in FIGS. 1 and 5) in its thickness direction. The amount of bulge in the curved surface 18 is minimum at both ends in the width direction and maximum at the center. The plurality of shutter constituent members 17 are arranged in a state of being separated from each other in the front-rear direction. In each shutter component 17, shaft portions 19 protrude from the both ends in the width direction toward the outside in the width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a plurality of shutter constituent members 17 are attached with a cloth tape 21 such as a non-woven tape disposed on the upper side thereof. The plurality of shutter constituent members 17 are connected by the cloth tape 21 so as to be bent in the front-rear direction. As described above, since each shutter constituting member 17 has the curved surface 18, the cloth tape 21 adhered to the curved surface 18 also has each shutter in the width direction along the curved surface 18. The component 17 is curved so as to swell outward (upper side in FIG. 6) in the thickness direction.

  The sub-shutter 22 is made of a sheet body disposed on the outer side (upper side in FIGS. 1 and 6) in the thickness direction of the main shutter 16, and has flexibility. The sub shutter 22 has an elongated shape in the front-rear direction. Although not shown, the sub-shutter 22 is connected to the main shutter 16 at the end on the side of the container case 11 in the direction in which the container case 11 and the shutter storage unit 13 are arranged (front-rear direction), that is, the front end of the sub-shutter 22. It is connected.

  The sub shutter 22 includes a soft part 23, a skin 24 and a sheet 25. The soft part 23 is a main part of the sub-shutter 22, and is formed in a plate shape having a uniform thickness by a soft resin such as polyurethane foam. The soft portion 23 is formed by punching a flat plate made of a soft resin having a uniform thickness into a desired shape (trimming (removing) an excess portion).

  The skin 24 is for decorating the sub-shutter 22, and is formed of a resin material having elasticity. The skin 24 covers the soft part 23 from the outer side (upper side in FIG. 6) in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter 22. The epidermis 24 also covers the side surface of the soft part 23. The sheet 25 is for maintaining the shape of the soft portion 23 and is formed of PC (polycarbonate) or the like. The sheet 25 covers the soft part 23 from the inner side in the thickness direction (lower side in FIG. 6). The sheet 25 is stuck to the soft part 23 with an adhesive, an adhesive, or the like.

  The skin 24 and the sheet 25 each have a pair of extending portions 24A and 25A extending from the soft portion 23 toward the outside in the width direction (sub-guide groove portion 36 described later). The extension part 24A of the skin 24 and the extension part 25A of the sheet 25 corresponding thereto are overlapped. Both extending portions 24A and 25A are connected to each other by stitching. In this way, a pair of hard rail portions 26 composed of the extending portions 24A and 25A are formed on both sides of the soft portion 23 in the width direction. That is, the extending portions 24A and 25A of the skin 24 and the sheet 25 may be thin by themselves and not sufficiently high in strength. However, the two extending portions 24A and 25A are overlapped and joined, so that the thickness increases and the rail portion 26 has high strength.

It should be noted that a front end portion of the shutter 15 having the above-described configuration is provided with a knob portion (not shown) for holding with a fingertip when the shutter 15 is slid.
As shown in FIG. 6, each guide groove 31 is divided into a main guide groove 32 that guides the slide of the main shutter 16 and a sub guide groove 36 that guides the slide of the sub shutter 22.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main guide groove portions 32 have different shapes in the container body 11 and the shutter storage portion 13. In the container case 11, substantially the entire main guide groove 32 has a linear shape extending in the front-rear direction. Hereinafter, this portion of each main guide groove 32 in the container case 11 will be referred to as a “main straight groove 33”.

  On the other hand, in the shutter storage portion 13, in order to make the storage space of the main shutter 16 as small as possible, a part of each main guide groove portion 32 swells outward (rear side) with a predetermined curvature (degree of curvature). It is curved. This portion of each main guide groove portion 32 is hereinafter referred to as a “main curved groove portion 34”. In the shutter storage portion 13, the remaining portion (the portion excluding the main curved groove portion 34) 35 of each main guide groove portion 32 has a linear shape extending in the front-rear direction on the front side of the main curved groove portion 34.

  The shaft portion 19 for each shutter constituent member 17 is slidably inserted into the corresponding main guide groove portion 32 (main straight groove portion 33, main curved groove portion 34, remaining portion 35) (see FIG. 6).

  Each sub guide groove portion 36 has a different shape in the container body 11 and the shutter storage portion 13 as in the case of each main guide groove portion 32. In the container body 11, substantially the entire sub-guide groove portion 36 has a linear shape extending in the front-rear direction on the outer side (upper side in FIG. 2) in the thickness direction of the main shutter 16 than the main straight groove portion 33. This portion of each sub guide groove portion 36 is hereinafter referred to as a “sub straight groove portion 37”. Each sub linear groove part 37 is for guiding the sub shutter 22 linearly in the front-rear direction, and corresponds to a “linear groove part” in the claims.

  Each sub linear groove portion 37 is formed at a location close to the main linear groove portion 33. The distance D1 between the sub linear groove portion 37 and the main linear groove portion 33 is set to be small and constant at any location in the front-rear direction. The interval D1 is an interval at which the auxiliary shutter 22 can be brought into contact with the curved surface 18 of each shutter constituent member 17 when the auxiliary shutter 22 is guided by both auxiliary linear grooves 37 (see FIG. 6). In the present embodiment in which the main shutter 16 is configured by adhering the cloth tape 21 to the plurality of shutter constituent members 17, the interval D <b> 1 is the contact of the sub shutter 22 (sheet 25) with the cloth tape 21. It is a possible interval.

  On the other hand, in the shutter storage portion 13, in order to make the storage space of the sub shutter 22 as small as possible, a part of each sub guide groove portion 36 is outside with a slightly smaller curvature (degree of bending) than the main curved groove portion 34. It is curved so as to swell to the (rear side). This portion of each sub guide groove portion 36 is hereinafter referred to as a “sub curve groove portion 38”. Each sub-curved groove portion 38 is for guiding the sub-shutter 22 in a curved shape that swells outward in the shutter storage portion 13, and corresponds to a “curved groove portion” in the claims. In the shutter storage portion 13, the remaining portion (portion excluding the sub-curved groove portion 38) 39 of each sub-guide groove portion 36 has a linear shape extending in the front-rear direction on the front side of the sub-curved groove portion 38.

  Each sub-curved groove 38 is formed at a location approaching the outside of the main curved groove 34. In each sub-curved groove portion 38 except for the boundary portion 38 </ b> A with the sub-linear groove portion 37, the distance D <b> 2 between the sub-curved groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34 is greater than the distance D <b> 1 between the sub-linear groove portion 37 and the main straight groove portion 33. Is set to a large and constant value. This interval D2 is an interval at which the auxiliary shutter 22 can be separated outward from the main shutter 16 (see FIG. 7) when the auxiliary shutter 22 is guided by the auxiliary curved groove portion 38.

  As described above, the auxiliary guide groove 36 in which the distance D2 between the auxiliary curved groove 38 and the main curved groove 34 is set larger than the distance D1 between the auxiliary linear groove 37 and the main linear groove 33 is the curvature of the auxiliary shutter 22. The form is changed to either the first form or the second form, and a form changing unit is configured to change according to the position of the sub shutter 22 in the sub guide groove part 36. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 (A), the auxiliary shutter 22 is linearly formed in the sliding direction and bulges outward in the thickness direction in the width direction when guided by the both auxiliary linear grooves 37. It is the curved form which curves like this. In the second mode, as shown in FIG. 8B, when guiding by both sub-curved grooves 38, the sub-shutter 22 is curved to bulge outward along the sub-curved grooves 38 in the sliding direction, and It is a curved form that is flat in the width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the boundary portion 38A for each sub-curved groove portion 38, the distance D3 between the sub-curved groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34 is in the range of the distance D1 to the distance D2 (D1 <D3 <D2). On the condition that there is, it is set to gradually increase as it moves away from the sub-linear groove portion 37. This distance D3 is determined when the sub shutter 22 in contact with the main shutter 16 (cloth tape 21) is moved from the guide of the sub shutter 22 by the sub linear groove portion 37 to the guide of the sub shutter 22 by the sub curved groove portion 38. This is an interval that can be gradually separated from the main shutter 16 (cloth tape 21). Further, the distance D3 is set so that the sub-shutter 22 is separated from the main shutter 16 (cloth tape 21) when the guide of the sub-shutter 22 by the sub-curved groove 38 is shifted to the guide of the sub-shutter 22 by the sub-linear groove 37. Is an interval at which the main shutter 16 (cloth tape 21) can be gradually approached.

  The remaining portion 39 is formed at a location approaching the outside of the remaining portion 35 (the lower side in FIG. 2). The interval between the remaining portion 39 and the remaining portion 35 is set to be the same as the interval D2 between the auxiliary curved groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34.

Both rail portions 26 of the sub shutter 22 are slidably inserted into the corresponding sub guide groove portions 36 (the sub linear groove portion 37, the sub curved groove portion 38, and the remaining portion 39).
As described above, the shutter type container 10 of the present embodiment is configured. Next, the operation of the shutter type container 10 will be described.

  In the shutter type container 10, the shutter 15 is configured by connecting the main shutter 16 and the sub shutter 22 to each other. Therefore, when the knob (not shown) is picked with a finger and the main shutter 16 is pushed or pulled in the front-rear direction, the main shutter 16 slides along both the main guide groove portions 32. Following this, the sub shutter 22 slides along both the sub guide groove portions 36. In the slide of the shutter 15, the “closed position” (FIG. 3) in which the shutter 15 is pulled out from the shutter storage unit 13 to close the opening 12 (FIG. 3), and the shutter 15 is stored in the shutter storage unit 13. Is performed between the “open position” (FIG. 4).

  In the “closed position”, the pair of shaft portions 19 for each shutter constituent member 17 in the main shutter 16 is engaged with the main linear groove portion 33 of each main guide groove portion 32, and the pair of rail portions 26 of the sub shutter 22 are connected to each sub-rotation portion 22. Engage with the sub linear groove 37 of the guide groove 36. The outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub shutter 22 is exposed from the opening 12 of the container body 11. In each sub guide groove portion 36, the distance D 1 between the sub straight groove portion 37 and the main straight groove portion 33 is smaller than the distance D 2 between the sub curve groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34, and the sub straight groove portion 37 approaches the main straight groove portion 33. doing. For the sub shutter 22 positioned on the outer side in the thickness direction of each shutter constituent member 17, the pressing force is applied upward from the shutter constituent member 17 having the curved surface 18 curved so as to bulge outward through the cloth tape 21. Will be added.

  Here, the sub-shutter 22 having the flexible soft part 23 as a main part can be bent in the width direction or the thickness direction of the shutter 15. Accordingly, the sub-shutter 22 that has received the pressing force is elastically deformed along the curved surface 18 (cloth tape 21) of the shutter constituting member 17. That is, the sub-shutter 22 has a first shape that is linear in the sliding direction and curved so as to bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. Since the sub-shutter 22 has a plate shape with a uniform thickness, the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter 22 is curved so as to bulge outward in the width direction. Therefore, the appearance of the sub-shutter 22 is rich in change compared to the shutter-type container described in Patent Document 1 in which the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter 56 is formed flat.

  Moreover, in the sub shutter 22 exposed from the opening 12 as described above, the skin 24 exhibits a function of decorating the sub shutter 22 as shown in FIG. Further, in the sub shutter 22, the sheet 25 exhibits a function of maintaining the shape of the soft portion 23.

  In the “closed position”, the main shutter 16 made of a hard material is positioned on the inner side (lower side in FIG. 6) of the sub shutter 22 in the thickness direction. The main shutter 16 functions as a skeleton member of the shutter 15 and exhibits strength and rigidity. Therefore, when the shutter 15 is placed on the elbow and the occupant places the elbow on the auxiliary shutter 22, the load is received by the main shutter 16.

  At this time, in the sub shutter 22, the soft portion 23 is located on the inner side (the lower side in FIG. 6) in the thickness direction of the skin 24, and this soft portion 23 exhibits a function of imparting elasticity to the sub shutter 22. To do. Therefore, when a load due to the elbow is applied to the sub shutter 22, the soft shutter 23 is elastically deformed so that the sub shutter 22 comes into soft contact with the elbow. When the occupant moves his elbow away from the sub shutter 22, the soft portion 23 elastically deformed as described above returns to its original shape by its own elastic restoring force.

  On the other hand, in the “open position”, the pair of shaft portions 19 for each shutter constituting member 17 in the main shutter 16 engage with the main curved groove portion 34 and the remaining portion 35 of each main guide groove portion 32, and the pair of sub shutters 22. The rail portion 26 engages with the auxiliary curved groove portion 38 and the remaining portion 39 of each auxiliary guide groove portion 36. A distance D2 between the sub-curved groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34 is larger than a distance D1 between the sub-linear groove portion 37 and the main straight groove portion 33, and the sub-curved groove portion 38 is spaced outward from the main curved groove portion 34. Further, the remaining portion 39 is located on the outer side (lower side in FIG. 2) with respect to the remaining portion 35, and the interval between the remaining portion 35 and the remaining portion 39 is the same as the interval D2 between the auxiliary curved groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34. is there. Therefore, the sub shutter 22 is separated from the main shutter 16 (cloth tape 21) to the outside, and the pressing force by the shutter constituent member 17 is not applied to the sub shutter 22. The sub shutter 22 having the flexible soft part 23 as a main part tends to be in a flat state by its own elastic restoring force. Accordingly, the sub shutter 22 is bent in the sliding direction so as to bulge outward along the both sub-curved grooves 38 and is flat in the width direction.

  In the “open position”, since the opening 12 of the container body 11 is largely opened, small items and the like can be taken in and out of the container body 11 through the opening 12. Further, in the “open position”, the sub shutter 22 is located in the shutter housing portion 13, and the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub shutter 22 is not exposed from the opening 12 of the container body 11. Therefore, the sub shutter 22 does not affect the appearance of the shutter 15.

  By the way, when the curved form of the sub shutter 22 is changed from the first form to the second form, the sliding direction is linear, and the width direction is curved so as to bulge outward in the thickness direction. It is difficult to curve the sub-shutter 22 so as to swell outward along the sub-curved groove 38 in a state of being separated from the main shutter 16 and to make it flat in the width direction. Further, when the curved form of the sub shutter 22 is changed from the second form to the first form, the sub shutter is curved so as to bulge outward along the sub curved groove portion 38 and is flat in the width direction. It is difficult to curve 22 so as to be further linear in the sliding direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction in a state away from the main shutter 16.

  In this regard, in this embodiment, when the shutter 15 is slid between the “closed position” and the “open position”, the main shutter 16 has the shutter component 17 as shown in FIGS. Each shaft portion 19 slides along both main guide groove portions 32. Further, in the sub shutter 22, the extending portions 24 </ b> A and 25 </ b> A extending outward from the soft portion 23 in the width direction in the skin 24 and the sheet 25 are overlapped and joined to each other, thereby functioning as the hard rail portion 26. . A pair of rail portions 26, which are a part of the sub shutter 22, slide along the sub guide groove portions 36.

  The slide of the sub shutter 22 is linearly guided by the sub linear groove portion 37 for each sub guide groove portion 36 in the container body 11. Further, the slide of the sub shutter 22 is guided in a curved shape by the sub curved groove 38 for each sub guide groove 36 in the shutter storage unit 13 and linearly guided by the remaining portion 39.

  When the sub shutter 22 slides from the sub linear groove portion 37 toward the sub curved groove portion 38 at the boundary portion 38A of each sub curved groove portion 38 with the sub linear groove portion 37, the interval D3 is gradually increased. Accordingly, the sub shutter 22 is gradually separated from the curved surface 18 of the shutter component 17. The pressing force received by the sub shutter 22 from the shutter constituting member 17 is gradually reduced, and the degree of swelling outward in the thickness direction of the shutter 15 is gradually reduced in the width direction of the sub shutter 22. In the sliding direction, the sub-shutter 22 that has been linearly swells outward along both sub-curved grooves 38. Moreover, the degree of bulging outward along the both sub-curved grooves 38 of the sub-shutter 22 gradually increases as the distance from the sub-linear grooves 37 increases. The curved form of the sub shutter 22 is gradually changed from the first form to the second form, and the curved form is smoothly switched.

  Further, when the sub shutter 22 slides from the sub curved groove portion 38 toward the sub linear groove portion 37 in the boundary portion 38A, the interval D3 is gradually reduced. Along with this, the sub shutter 22 gradually approaches the curved surface 18 of the shutter constituting member 17. The pressing force received by the sub shutter 22 from the shutter constituting member 17 gradually increases, and the degree of swelling outward in the thickness direction of the shutter 15 gradually increases in the width direction of the sub shutter 22. In the sliding direction, the degree of bulging outward along the sub-curved groove portion 38 gradually decreases as the sub-linear groove portion 37 is approached, and approaches a linear shape. The curved form of the sub shutter 22 is gradually changed from the second form to the first form, and the curved form is smoothly switched.

According to the embodiment described in detail above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The shutter 15 is divided into a main shutter 16 formed by connecting a plurality of shutter constituent members 17 with a cloth tape 21 so as to be bent, and a sub-shutter 22 formed of a flexible sheet (FIG. 1). . The guide groove 31 is divided into a main guide groove 32 and a sub guide groove 36 including a sub linear groove 37 and a sub curved groove 38 (FIG. 2). When guiding by the sub linear groove portion 37, the sub shutter 22 is formed in a first form that is curved so as to be linear in the sliding direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction (FIG. 8A). ). When guiding by the sub-curved groove 38, the sub-shutter 22 has a second form in which the sub-shutter 22 is curved so as to bulge outward along the sub-curved groove 38 in the sliding direction and flat in the width direction (FIG. 8 (B)).

  Therefore, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub linear groove portion 37 and exposed from the opening 12, the sub shutter 22 is curved so as to be linear in the slide direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. it can. Compared to Patent Document 1 in which the outer surface in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter 22 is flat, the appearance of the sub-shutter 22 can be made more varied, and the design of the shutter 15 can be improved.

  Further, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub curved groove portion 38 in the shutter storage portion 13, the sub shutter 22 is not exposed from the opening 12 of the container body 11, and the design of the shutter 15 is further improved. Can do.

  (2) A curved surface 18 that bulges outward in the thickness direction is formed for each shutter constituent member 17. The soft part 23 which is the main part of the sub shutter 22 is formed so as to have a uniform thickness. By devising the auxiliary guide groove 36, the auxiliary shutter 22 is brought into contact with the curved surface 18 of the shutter constituting member 17 when guiding by the auxiliary linear groove 37 (FIG. 6), and when guiding by the auxiliary curved groove 38, the auxiliary shutter 22 is moved. It is made to space apart from the said curved surface 18 (FIG. 7).

  Therefore, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub linear groove portion 37 (FIG. 6), the sub shutter 22 is bent along the curved surface 18 of the shutter constituent member 17 by the pressing force from the shutter constituent member 17. be able to. The outer surface of the sub shutter 22 having a uniform thickness in the thickness direction can be curved so as to be linear in the slide direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. The effect of 1) can be obtained.

  Further, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub linear groove portion 37, the strength and rigidity of the shutter 15 can be secured by the main shutter 16 positioned inside the sub shutter 22. Therefore, even when the shutter-type container 10 is used as an elbow rest and a load such as an elbow is applied to the shutter 15 through the sub-shutter 22, the load can be received by the main shutter 16.

  Further, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub curved groove portion 38 (FIG. 7) and is separated from the main shutter 16 so that the pressing force is not applied from the shutter constituting member 17, the sub shutter 22 is elastically restored to the second form. Can be.

(3) The distance D2 between the sub-curved groove portion 38 and the main curved groove portion 34 is set to be larger than the distance D1 between the sub-linear groove portion 37 and the main straight groove portion 33 (FIG. 2).
Therefore, when the sub shutter 22 is located in the sub linear groove portion 37, the sub shutter 22 can be indirectly contacted with the curved surface 18 of the shutter constituting member 17 via the cloth tape 21.

Further, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub curved groove portion 38, the sub shutter 22 can be separated from the curved surface 18 (cloth tape 21) of the shutter constituting member 52.
(4) At the boundary portion 38A between the auxiliary curved groove portion 38 and the auxiliary linear groove portion 37, the distance D3 between the main guide groove portion 32 and the auxiliary guide groove portion 36 is gradually enlarged as the distance from the auxiliary linear groove portion 37 increases (FIG. 2). ).

  Therefore, when the sub shutter 22 slides from the sub linear groove portion 37 toward the sub curve groove portion 38 in the boundary portion 38A, the interval D3 is gradually enlarged, and the curve form of the sub shutter 22 is changed from the first form to the second form. It is possible to smoothly change the curved form by gradually changing to the form.

  Further, when the sub shutter 22 slides from the sub-curved groove portion 38 toward the sub-linear groove portion 37 in the boundary portion 38A, the interval D3 is gradually reduced, and the sub shutter 22 is curved from the second configuration to the first configuration. It is possible to smoothly change the curved form by gradually changing to the form.

(5) A part of the sub-shutter 22 functions as the rail portion 26 (FIGS. 6 and 7).
Therefore, the opening 12 of the container body 11 can be opened and closed by sliding the sub shutter 22 along the sub guide groove 36 in the rail portion 26.

  Further, it is not necessary to provide the rail portion 26 separately from the sub shutter 22, and accordingly, the number of parts of the shutter 15, and consequently the shutter type container 10, can be reduced. Moreover, it is not necessary to fix the rail part which consists of another member to the sub shutter 22. FIG.

  (6) The sub shutter 22 includes a plate-like soft portion 23, a skin 24 that covers the soft portion 23 from the outside in the thickness direction of the sub shutter 22, and a sheet 25 that covers the inside from the inside. In each of the outer skin 24 and the sheet 25, the extension portions 24A and 25A extending from the soft portion 23 toward the sub guide groove portion 36 are overlapped and joined to each other to form the rail portion 26 (FIGS. 6 and 6). 7).

  Therefore, it is possible to make the sub shutter 22 rich in flexibility by the soft portion 23, decorate the sub shutter 22 by the skin 24, and hold the shape of the soft portion 23 by the sheet 25. Further, the extending portion 24 </ b> A of the skin 24 and the extending portion 25 </ b> A of the sheet 25 can function as the hard rail portion 26.

(7) The extending portion 24A of the skin 24 and the extending portion 25A of the sheet 25 are joined together by stitching.
Therefore, even if it is difficult to join both the extended portions 24A and 25A with an adhesive, a pressure-sensitive adhesive, etc., it is only necessary to perform a simple operation such as overlapping and sewing the two extended portions 24A and 25A. The rail portions 26 can be formed by connecting the extending portions 24A and 25A to each other.

Note that the present invention can be embodied in another embodiment described below.
<Main shutter 16>
The main shutter 16 may be integrally formed without using the cloth tape 21 in a state where a plurality of shutter constituent members 17 are connected so as to be bendable.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the curved surface 18 for each shutter constituent member 17 may be curved so as to bulge outwardly from the above embodiment in the thickness direction of the shutter constituent member 17.

  In this case, the auxiliary shutter 22 is curved so as to swell greatly outward in the width direction in the width direction when being guided by the auxiliary linear groove portion 37. Therefore, the top surface 14A of each side wall 14 is inclined so as to be continuous with the outer surface (curved surface) in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter 22 (skin 24) (so that the inner side in the width direction becomes higher. It is desirable to incline.

<About rail part 26>
As shown in FIG. 9, the rail portion 26 may be configured by a member different from the sub shutter 22. In this case, a separate structure for fixing the rail portion 26 to the sub shutter 22 is required. In the modified example of FIG. 9, a part of the rail portion 26 is sandwiched between the skin 24 and the seat 25.

  An advantage of this modification is that the rail portion 26 can be disposed on the inner side (the lower side in FIG. 9) in the thickness direction of the sub shutter 22. Therefore, the sub shutter 22 can be expanded in the width direction as compared with the above-described embodiment (FIGS. 6 and 7) in which the rail portion 26 extends outward in the width direction with respect to the soft portion 23.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the top surface of the hard side wall part 14 was exposed to the both outer sides in the width direction of the sub shutter 22, in the modification of FIG. 9, the soft sub shutter 22 is the hard side wall part 14. Over the top of the. Therefore, both side portions in the width direction of the shutter-type container 10 are softened, and the usability as the elbow rest of the shutter-type container 10 is further improved.

<Sub-shutter 22>
-As shown in FIG. 10, as the soft part 23, what is thicker than the said embodiment may be used on condition that thickness is uniform.

  In the above embodiment, as the soft portion 23, a plate having a uniform thickness is used. However, as shown in FIG. 12, the soft portion 23 has a thickness in the width direction that varies depending on the part, for example, What was shape | molded so that thickness might become the minimum in the both outer side parts about the width direction, and thickness might become the maximum in the center part about the width direction may be used. The outer surface in the thickness direction of each shutter component member 17 is formed as a flat surface.

  In this case, when guiding by the sub-curved groove portion 38, the second form adopted by the sub-shutter 22 is curved so as to swell outward along the sub-curved groove portion 38 in the sliding direction, and in the thickness direction in the width direction. It may be curved so as to bulge outward. This can be achieved by, for example, bringing the sub-shutter 22 into contact with the curved surface 18 (cloth tape 21) of each shutter component 17 when guiding by the sub-curved groove 38.

<About the guide groove 31>
-In the shutter storage part 13, the main and sub guide groove parts 32 and 36 should just be curved in at least one part. Therefore, unlike the above-described embodiment having the remaining portions 35 and 39, in the shutter storage portion 13, the entire main and sub guide groove portions 32 and 36 may be constituted only by the main and sub curved groove portions 34 and 38.

  In the shutter storage unit 13, the extending direction of the remaining portions 35 and 39 of both the main and sub guide groove portions 32 and 36 may be changed. The two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 shows an example, and the remaining portions 35 and 39 extend substantially in the vertical direction.

<About the form change unit>
-The dimension of the sub shutter 22 in the width direction changes according to the amount of bending of the sub shutter 22 in the thickness direction. On the other hand, when the sub shutter 22 slides in the rail portion 26 in contact with the inner bottom surface of the sub guide groove portion 36, the amount of bending of the sub shutter 22 is affected by the distance between the both sub guide groove portions 36. As the distance between the sub-guide groove portions 36 becomes smaller, the sub-shutter 22 is bent more and the width direction dimension becomes smaller. As the distance between both the sub guide groove portions 36 increases, the amount of bending of the sub shutter 22 decreases, and the dimension in the width direction increases.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the distance D4 between the both sub-linear grooves 37 is set to be smaller than the distance D5 between both the sub-curved grooves 38 and both the remaining portions 39, so that the form changing unit It may be configured.

  In this way, as shown in FIG. 11A, when the sub shutter 22 is positioned in the sub linear groove portion 37, the sub shutter 22 is bent more than when it is positioned in the sub curved groove portion 38 and the remaining portion 39. The dimensions are reduced to the first form.

  As shown in FIG. 11B, the amount of bending of the sub shutter 22 is smaller when positioned in the sub-curved groove portion 38 and the remaining portion 39 than when positioned in the sub-linear groove portion 37, and the dimension in the width direction is smaller. The sub-shutter 22 is increased to the second form.

  The sub guide groove portion 36 that satisfies the above-described condition (D4 <D5) regarding the interval may be used alone as a shape changing portion. In the embodiment, the condition (D4 <D5) may be added to the condition (D1 <D2) related to the interval.

  Although related to the above modification, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), at the boundary portion 38A between the auxiliary curved groove portion 38 and the auxiliary linear groove portion 37, the distance D6 between the auxiliary guide groove portions 36 is the same auxiliary linear groove portion 37. It may be gradually enlarged as it moves away from the camera (however, D4 <D6 <D5).

  Thus, when the sub shutter 22 slides from the sub linear groove portion 37 toward the sub curved groove portion 38 at the boundary portion 38A, the distance D6 between the sub guide groove portions 36 is gradually increased. The curved form of the sub shutter is gradually changed from the first form to the second form, so that the curved form can be switched smoothly.

  Further, when the sub shutter 22 slides from the sub curved groove portion 38 toward the sub linear groove portion 37 at the boundary portion 38A, the distance D6 between the sub guide groove portions 36 is gradually reduced. The curved form of the sub-shutter 22 is gradually changed from the second form to the first form, and the curved form is smoothly switched.

<Others>
The present invention can also be applied to a shutter type container different from the type in which the shutter is slid in the horizontal direction (the above embodiment corresponds to this). For example, there is a type in which the shutter is slid in the vertical direction (up and down direction). The present invention can also be applied to a shutter type container that is slid in a direction that obliquely intersects a vertical plane or a horizontal plane.

-This invention is applicable also to the shutter-type container put in the location different from a center console in a motor vehicle.
In addition, the technical ideas that can be grasped from the respective embodiments will be described together with their effects.

(A) In the shutter type container according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the sub guide groove portion is a pair of opposing each other on both sides in the width direction of the shutter in the container case body and the shutter storage portion. Is provided on the side wall,
The sub-guide groove portion constitutes the form changing portion by setting the interval between the curved groove portions to be larger than the interval between the linear groove portions.

  The sub shutter made of a flexible sheet can bend in the thickness direction. The width of the sub shutter changes according to the amount of deflection of the sub shutter. On the other hand, when the sub shutter slides in contact with the inner bottom surface of the sub guide groove, the amount of deflection and thus the width of the sub shutter are affected by the distance between the both sub guide grooves. As the distance between the two sub guide groove portions becomes smaller, the sub shutter is bent more and the width becomes smaller.

  In this respect, in the invention described in the above (A), since the interval between the two curved groove portions is set larger than the interval between the two linear groove portions, when sliding between the two linear groove portions, As compared with the case of sliding, the sub shutter is bent more and the width becomes smaller. Therefore, the sub shutter can be in the first form when sliding between both linear grooves, and the sub shutter can be in the second form when sliding between both curved grooves.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Shutter type container, 11 ... Container body, 12 ... Opening part, 13 ... Shutter storage part, 15 ... Shutter, 16 ... Main shutter, 17 ... Shutter component, 18 ... Curved surface, 22 ... Sub-shutter, 23 ... Soft 24, skin, 24A, 25A ... extension, 25 ... sheet, 26 ... rail, 31 ... guide groove, 32 ... main guide groove, 36 ... sub guide groove (form changing part), 37 ... sub linear groove (Straight groove portion), 38... Sub-curved groove portion (curved groove portion), 38 A... Boundary portion, D 1 to D 3.

Claims (8)

A shutter that opens and closes the opening of the container case by sliding the shutter along a guide groove provided in a side portion in the width direction of the shutter in the container case and the shutter storage unit provided next to the case case. A formula container,
The shutter includes a main shutter formed by connecting a plurality of shutter components in a parallel arrangement direction of the container case main body and the shutter storage portion so as to be bendable, and a shutter disposed outside the main shutter in the thickness direction. It consists of a flexible sheet, and is divided into a sub-shutter connected to the main shutter,
The guide groove part guides the main guide groove part for guiding the slide of the main shutter, the linear groove part for guiding the slide of the sub-shutter linearly in the container case body, and the curved shape bulging outward in the shutter storage part. Divided into a sub-guide groove portion having a curved groove portion,
Further, when guiding by the linear groove portion, the auxiliary shutter is formed in a first form that is curved so as to be linear in the sliding direction and bulge outward in the thickness direction in the width direction. A shutter-type container that is provided with a second shape changing portion that curves so as to bulge outwardly along the curved groove portion at least in the sliding direction when guiding. The shutter type container according to claim 1, wherein in the second form, the form changing unit flattens the sub shutter in the width direction. The shutter component member has a curved surface that bulges outward in the thickness direction in the width direction;
The main part of the sub-shutter is formed to have a uniform thickness,
The sub-guide groove portion is brought into the first form by bringing the sub-shutter into contact with the curved surface when guided by the linear groove portion, and by separating the sub-shutter from the curved surface when guiding by the curved groove portion. The shutter type container according to claim 2, wherein the shape changing unit is configured by adopting the second form. The shutter type container according to claim 3, wherein an interval between the curved groove portion and the main guide groove portion is set larger than an interval between the linear groove portion and the main guide groove portion. The shutter type container according to claim 4, wherein an interval between the main guide groove portion and the sub guide groove portion is gradually enlarged at a boundary portion between the curved groove portion and the linear groove portion as the distance from the linear groove portion increases. The shutter type container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sub shutter has a rail portion slidably inserted into the sub guide groove portion in a part of the sub shutter. The sub-shutter includes a plate-like soft portion formed of a soft resin, a skin that covers the soft portion from the outside in the thickness direction of the sub-shutter and decorates the sub-shutter, and the soft portion includes the soft portion A sheet that covers from the inner side in the thickness direction and holds the shape of the soft part;
The skin and the sheet each have an extending portion extending from the soft portion toward the sub guide groove portion,
The shutter type container according to claim 6, wherein the rail portion is formed by overlapping the extension portion of the skin and the extension portion of the sheet so as to overlap each other. The shutter type container according to claim 7, wherein the extending portion of the skin and the extending portion of the sheet are connected to each other by stitching.