JP2017140956A - Housing device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing device for a vehicle which has a rotary damper and in which an attenuation force does not work in an initial stage of opening action of a lid.SOLUTION: In a housing device for a vehicle, a lid (6) is opened/closed relative to a housing device body (4) which houses articles. The opening/closing of the lid (6) is attenuated by a lid arm (9) having a gear (8) and a damper unit (10) having a pinion (26) engaged with the gear. When the pinion rotates relative to a damper holder (14) of the damper unit, an attenuation force occurs. The damper unit is engaged with a housing device body for tilting, and the tilting range is regulated as a sliding part (28) formed at the damper unit is hooked on a sliding surface (27) of the lid arm. At an initial stage of opening operation of the lid, no attenuation force occurs since the damper unit is tilted by being driven by rotation of the pinion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a vehicle storage device.

  As a vehicular storage device, a glove box installed at the lower part on the passenger seat side of an instrument panel of an automobile can be mentioned. Generally used glove boxes include an integral type and a lid type. The integrated glove box opens and closes an opening provided in an instrument panel by rotating a glove box body that accommodates an article. The lid-type glove box opens and closes the opening of the glove box body that is mounted on the instrument panel as the lid rotates. When applying a damping device to open and close the glove box, it is common to use an air damper in the integrated glove box, but in the lid type glove box, the movable part is lighter than the integrated glove box, so comparison An inexpensive rotary damper can be used (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-140926

  In a lid-type glove box, generally, when a user pulls a lever attached to a handle portion, the lid is unlocked and the lid is opened. However, the glove box described in Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in operability because a damping force acts from the initial stage of the lid opening operation. Also, since the lid opening speed is slowed by the damping force from the initial stage of the lid opening operation, after the user pulls the lever, the lever is released before the lid exceeds the operable range of the lock mechanism, The lid could be locked again in the closed position.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular storage device having a rotary damper, which has no damping force in the initial stage of the lid opening operation.

  A vehicle storage device (1, 51) according to at least some embodiments of the present invention includes a storage device body (4, 58) fixed to a vehicle (2) and having an opening (5), and the storage device body. On the other hand, a lid (6) that is movable between a closed position in which the opening is closed and a fully open position in which the opening is opened, and is fixed to the lid so as to extend in the movement direction of the lid, and the movement direction A lid arm (9, 52) having a gear (8, 54) and a sliding contact surface (27, 55) along with a damper holder (14, 53) pivotally supported by the storage device main body so as to be tiltable in the moving direction. ), A housing (21) fixed to the damper holder, and a rotary damper (15) having a pinion (26) that is coaxial with the damper holder and protrudes from the housing and meshes with the gear, The damper holder is provided with a slidable contact portion (28, 61) that can be slidably contacted with the slidable contact surface at a position separated from the axial line by a distance longer than the distance from the pinion axis to the slidable contact surface. It is characterized by.

  According to this configuration, the damper holder can tilt, and the tilt is regulated by the sliding contact portion coming into contact with the sliding contact surface. In the lid opening operation and the closing operation, the direction in which the force is applied is opposite to each other, so that the damper holder is also inclined in the opposite direction. Therefore, at the initial stage of the lid opening operation, the damper holder changes from the posture when tilted to move in the closing direction to the posture when moving in the opening direction. This tilting of the damper holder follows the rotation of the pinion, and the damper holder and the housing of the rotary damper do not rotate with respect to the pinion, so no damping force acts. Therefore, in the initial stage of the lid opening operation, the lid arm and the lid are not subjected to a damping force, so that it is possible to provide a vehicular storage device with good operability. Similarly, in the initial stage of the closing operation, the lid arm and the lid are not subjected to a damping force.

  In at least some embodiments of the present invention, in the above configuration, a bulging surface (67) is formed at an end portion on the lid side of the sliding contact surface of the lid arm. When the lid is in the closed position, the lid can contact the bulging surface.

  According to this configuration, the tilting range of the damper holder in the initial stage of the lid opening operation is ensured by the step between the sliding contact surface and the bulging surface. Therefore, even after the lid is closed, even if force is applied to the damper holder to tilt the damper holder for some reason, the bulging surface locks the damper holder, ensuring a section where the damper holder tilts at the initial stage of the lid opening operation. It is possible to prevent the damping force from working in the section.

  In at least some embodiments of the present invention, in the above configuration, the sliding contact portion includes a first sliding contact portion (28a, 61a) and a second direction provided closer to the closing direction than the first sliding contact portion. The first sliding contact portion and the second sliding contact portion are separated from the sliding contact surface when one of the first sliding contact portion and the second sliding contact portion is in sliding contact with the sliding contact surface. Are arranged as follows.

  According to this configuration, different sliding contact portions come into sliding contact with the sliding contact surface during the opening operation and during the closing operation, and the degree of freedom in designing the shape and arrangement of the sliding contact portion can be increased. .

  In at least some embodiments of the present invention, in the above configuration, the lid arm (9) is formed with a stopper (13) that is locked to the storage device body (4) to define the fully open position of the lid. Has been. In at least some embodiments of the present invention, the lid arm (52) is formed with a stopper (65) that is locked to the damper holder (53) to define the fully open position of the lid.

  According to these configurations, the fully open position of the lid can be defined with a simple structure.

  In at least some embodiments of the present invention, in the above configuration, the vehicle storage device includes an urging unit that locks the lid in the closed position, and a lever (7) that releases the lock by the urging unit. Further prepare.

  According to this configuration, in the vehicle storage device that locks the lid in the releasable position by the urging force, when the user opens the lid, the lever that releases the lock is released before the operating range of the lock mechanism is exceeded. Thus, the possibility that the lid is locked again can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, in the vehicle storage device having the damping mechanism, the damping force does not work at the initial stage of the lid opening operation, and the operability can be improved.

The perspective view which shows arrangement | positioning of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the side surface of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The partial cross-section expansion perspective view which shows the principal part of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the damper unit which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The perspective view from the other direction which shows the damper unit which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The partial cross section side view which shows the effect | action of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 1st Embodiment ((a) The attitude | position of the damper unit in the closed position of a lid is shown. (B) The damper in the position where the lid opened slightly from the closed position) Shows unit posture) The perspective view of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the side surface of the main body of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the damper unit which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the housing which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The partial cross section side view which shows the effect | action of the storage apparatus for vehicles which concerns on 2nd Embodiment ((a) The attitude | position of a damper unit when a lid exists in a closed position. (B) The lid opened slightly from the closed position. (C) shows the posture of the damper unit at the position where the lid is opened until just before the fully open position (d) shows the posture of the damper unit when the lid is at the fully opened position)

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a vehicle 2 in which a vehicle storage device 1 according to the first embodiment is installed. Note that the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the front-rear direction in the description follow the direction of the vehicle 2. The storage device 1 is a glove box installed on the instrument panel 3 of the vehicle 2. The storage device 1 includes a storage device body 4 that is fixed to the instrument panel 3 and stores articles, and a lid 6 that opens and closes an opening 5 of the storage device body 4. FIG. 1 shows the lid 6 in a closed position with the opening 5 closed. The lid 6 is pivotally supported by the storage device main body 4 along an axis that is disposed on the lower end side and extends in the left-right direction.

  The lid 6 is releasably locked in the closed position by a lock mechanism using a known urging means. When the user pulls the lever 7 provided on the lid 6 against the urging force of the urging means, the lock is released, and the upper end side of the lid 6 is stored in the storage device by gravity or a force applied by the user. It tilts around the axis so as to be separated from the main body 4 and opens to the fully open position.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage device 1 includes a lid arm 9 having a gear 8 and a damper unit 10 that meshes with the gear 8 of the lid arm 9 in order to attenuate the opening / closing speed of the lid 6. One set of the lid arm 9 and the damper unit 10 is preferably provided on the left and right sides of the lid 6. Since the left and right lid arms 9 and the damper unit 10 are substantially symmetrical with each other, a description will be given below of an example provided on the left side.

  The lid arm 9 is fixed to the left side portion of the lid 6 on the rear end side and at a position away from the tilting axis of the lid 6. The lid arm 9 extends in a shape along the tilting direction of the lid 6, that is, in an arc shape. The lid arm 9 is made of resin or the like, and has a flat main plate 11 whose main surface faces in the left-right direction, an upper rib 12a formed to extend to the left along the upper end and the lower end of the main plate 11, and And a lower rib 12b. A stopper 13 that defines the fully open position of the lid 6 is formed on the front end side of the lid arm 9 by extending upward from the upper rib 12 a and being locked to the storage device body 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the damper unit 10 holds the lid arm 9 movably in the movement direction of the lid 6 and engages the damper holder 14 that engages with the storage device body 4 and the gear 8 of the lid arm 9. And a rotating damper 15 that is engaged with and held by the damper holder 14.

  The damper holder 14 is made of resin or the like, and includes a pair of sandwiching pieces 16 that sandwich the lid arm 9 from the left and right directions, and a connecting portion 17 that connects the upper ends of the pair of sandwiching pieces 16 to each other in the front-rear direction. It is generally U-shaped in a cross-sectional view orthogonal to. The connecting part 17 shown in the figure is divided into two parts, a first connecting part 17a on the rear and a second connecting part 17b on the front, but it may be divided into one or three or more.

  The right holding piece 16a is formed with a cylindrical or columnar boss 20 that is received in a recess 19 formed by a wall 18 protruding leftward from the side surface of the storage device body 4. Since the boss 20 is loosely fitted into the recess 19 and is pivotally supported, the damper holder 14 is allowed to rotate about the left-right axis, and the boss 20 is displaced in a plane perpendicular to the left-right direction with respect to the storage device body 4. Is allowed within a predetermined range. The recess 19 is formed in the vicinity of the movement path of the gear 8 on the side surface of the storage device body 4. The recess 19 preferably has an oval shape when viewed from the side, and its major axis direction forms a predetermined angle greater than 0 ° and smaller than 180 ° with respect to the moving direction of the lid arm 9, and the storage device for the boss 20. Movement in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the lid arm 9 relative to the main body 4 (normal direction of the movement direction of the lid arm 9 in a plane perpendicular to the left-right direction) is allowed within a predetermined range. The angle is preferably 90 ° or close to 90 °, and the inner diameter in the minor axis direction of the recess 19 coincides with the outer diameter of the boss 20, whereby the boss 20 moves in the moving direction of the lid arm 9 relative to the storage device body 4. Displacement is regulated. Moreover, it is preferable that the wall 18 forming the recess 19 is provided with a reinforcing wall 18a extending in the front-rear direction or the moving direction of the lid arm 9 and downward.

  A fixing hole 22 for fitting and fixing the housing 21 of the rotary damper 15 is provided in the left holding piece 16b. The fixing hole 22 is formed so that the rotation axis of the rotary damper 15 is coaxial with the boss 20. The wall 23 that forms the fixing hole 22 extends in the left-right direction, and a part of the lower lower surface thereof constitutes a guide portion 25 that is in sliding contact with a smooth guided surface 24 formed on the upper surface of the lower rib 12b. ing. The guide portion 25 has an arc shape centered on the rotation axis of the rotary damper 15 in a side view, and the curvature radius thereof is smaller than the curvature radius of the guided surface 24. Rollable within a predetermined range. The rollable range is defined by the position where the connecting portion 17 is locked to the upper rib 12a.

  A pinion 26 that meshes with the gear 8 is provided on the rotation shaft of the rotary damper 15. The pinion 26 can rotate around the rotation axis with respect to the housing 21, and rotates by receiving resistance due to the viscosity of the oil in the housing 21. When the lid arm 9 moves relative to the damper unit 10 along the tilting direction of the lid 6, when the pinion 26 meshed with the gear 8 rotates with respect to the housing 21 and the damper holder 14, the opening / closing speed of the lid 6 is attenuated. . However, when the housing 21 and the damper holder 14 rotate together with the pinion 26, no damping force is generated and the opening / closing speed of the lid 6 is not attenuated.

  In the left-right direction, the pair of sandwiching pieces 16 sandwich the lower rib 12b of the lid arm 9, and the pinion 26 meshes with the gear 8 from below in the direction normal to the moving direction of the lid arm 9 in a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis. Since the guide portion 25 is in sliding contact with the guided surface from above, the lid arm 9 is held by the damper unit 10 so as to be movable only in the tilting direction of the lid 6 with respect to the damper unit 10.

  The distance from the rotation axis of the pinion 26 to the connecting portion 17 is slightly longer than the distance from the rotation axis of the pinion 26 to the smooth sliding contact surface 27 formed on the upper surface of the upper rib 12a. Due to the difference in distance and the fact that the guide portion 25 has an arc shape centered on the rotation axis of the rotary damper 15, the damper unit 10 is located with respect to the lid arm 9 about the rotation axis of the rotary damper 15. Can be tilted. This tilting range is defined by the sliding contact portion 28 formed in the connection portion 17 coming into contact with the sliding contact surface 27. The slidable contact portion 28 is formed so that the first slidable contact portion 28a constituting the rear edge of the lower surface of the first connecting portion 17a and the rear edge of the second connected portion 17b are slightly protruded downward. It consists of two parts 28b (see FIG. 6). When one of the first sliding contact portion 28 a and the second sliding contact portion 28 b is in contact with the sliding contact surface 27, the other is disposed so as to be separated from the sliding contact surface 27.

  Next, with reference to FIG.3 and FIG.6, the effect at the time of opening / closing of the lid 6 of the storage apparatus 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 6A shows the periphery of the damper unit 10 when the lid 6 is in the closed position. When the lid 6 is moved in the closing direction, the second sliding contact portion 28b slides on the sliding contact surface 27 as described later. Even after the lid 6 reaches the closed position, the damper holder 14 is maintained in a state in which the second sliding contact portion 28b is in contact with the sliding contact surface 27 by the frictional force between the rotating shaft of the rotary damper 15 and the housing 21. Yes.

  When the user pulls the lever 7 (see FIG. 1) and the lid 6 slightly moves in the opening direction by the force or gravity applied by the user, the state shown in FIG. 6B is obtained. At this time, since the lid arm 9 moves in the movement direction of the lid 6 with respect to the damper unit 10, the pinion 26 meshed with the gear 8 rotates. Due to the viscous resistance between the rotating shaft of the rotary damper 15 and the housing 21, the damper 21 that fixes the housing 21 and the housing 21 is rotated following the pinion 26. Accordingly, the damper unit 10 tilts until the second sliding contact portion 28 b is separated from the sliding contact surface 27 and the first sliding contact portion 28 a contacts the sliding contact surface 27. In this section, the lid 6 and the lid arm 9 do not receive the damping force of the rotary damper 15.

  From the position shown in FIG. 6B to the fully open position, the first slidable contact portion 28 a is in sliding contact with the slidable contact surface 27, so that the tilt of the damper holder 14 is restricted, so that the pinion 26 includes the housing 21 and the damper holder 14. Rotate against. Therefore, the lid 6 and the lid arm 9 are subjected to the damping force of the rotary damper 15.

  Thus, since the damping force does not work at the initial stage of the opening operation of the lid 6, the user does not need to apply a large force when opening the lid 6, and the operability is good. Moreover, if the position of FIG. 6B is set to a position where the lock of the lid 6 does not return even if the user releases the lever 7 (see FIG. 1), the risk of unlocking failure is reduced. Can do.

  Thereafter, the lid 6 is opened to a fully open position where the stopper 13 is locked to the locking portion 29 of the storage device body 4 by gravity or a force applied by the user. When the lid 6 is returned from the fully open position to the closed position, the housing 21 is moved until the first sliding contact portion 28a is separated from the sliding contact surface 27 and the second sliding contact portion 28b is locked to the sliding contact surface 27. Since the damper holder 14 rotates following the pinion 26, the lid 6 and the lid arm 9 do not receive the damping force of the rotary damper 15. Therefore, in the initial stage of the closing operation, the user does not need to apply a large force, so that the operability is good.

  Further, due to manufacturing errors and assembly errors of the members, the boss 20 is loosened in the concave portion 19 even if the moving direction of the lid 6 does not completely coincide with the extending directions of the sliding contact surface 27, the gear 8, and the guided surface 24. Because of the fitting, the damper unit 10 holding the lid arm 9 moves in a plane orthogonal to the rotation axis, and the deviation is corrected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unintended resistance between the lid arm 9 and the damper unit 10, tooth skipping, abnormal noise, and the like. In particular, when the concave portion 19 has an oval shape in which the major axis direction is in a normal direction with respect to the moving direction of the lid arm 9 and the inner diameter in the minor axis direction matches the outer diameter of the boss 20 in a side view, Since the displacement in the moving direction of 9 is restricted and only the displacement in the direction perpendicular thereto is allowed, the structure of the recess 19 and the movable range of the damper unit 10 can be saved. Further, since the damper unit 10 holds the lid arm 9 and is loosely supported by the storage device body 4, the damper unit 10 is hardly affected by the rigidity of the lid arm 9.

  In addition, since the lid arm 9 can be assembled to the storage device main body 4 by inserting the boss 20 into the recess 19 in a state where the damper unit 10 is assembled to the lid arm 9, the assembly is easy. In addition, when the connection part 17 which connects a pair of clamping pieces 16 is arrange | positioned below rather than upwards and the sliding contact surface 27 is formed so that it may form in the lower surface of the lower rib 12b, the damper unit 10 is accommodated. After assembling to the main body 4, the lid arm 9 can also be assembled by being inserted into the damper unit 10 from the front end side. This is because the stopper 13 protruding upward in the lid arm 9 can pass the free end side of the pair of clamping pieces 16.

  Next, the vehicle storage device 51 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the description, the description of the configuration common to the first embodiment is omitted, and the same reference numerals are given. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment mainly in the shape of the lid arm 52 and the damper holder 53 and the structure for supporting them.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the lid arm 52 has a flat plate shape with the main surface facing in the left-right direction. The main surface may be meatless. The lid arm 52 is provided with a gear 54 extending along the moving direction of the lid 6 at the lower edge, and a smooth sliding contact surface 55 along the moving direction of the lid 6 at the upper edge.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the damper holder 53 has a flat plate-like or frame-like outer shape in which the outer frame is substantially rectangular. As shown in FIG. 8, when the damper holder 53 has a flat plate shape, it may be cut out. A fixing hole 56 for fitting and fixing the rotary damper 15 is formed on the left main surface of the damper holder 53. When the rotary damper 15 is inserted into the fixing hole 56 from the left and slid downward, the claw 57 provided in the fixing hole 56 locks the rotary damper 15 from above, so that the rotary damper 15 is not used. Can be fixed to the damper holder 53.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a boss 60 that is axially viewed in a recess 59 (see FIG. 10) of the storage device main body 58 and a slidable contact that can be slidably contacted with the slidable contact surface 55 are provided on the right main surface of the damper holder 53. A portion 61 is formed. The boss 60 is formed coaxially with the rotational axis of the rotary damper 15. When the damper holder 53 is pivotally supported by the storage device main body 58, the boss 60 is formed with a pair of locking pieces 62 projecting radially opposite to each other so that the damper holder 53 does not come out to the left. The recess 59 is provided with a groove 63 that allows the pair of locking pieces 62 to pass through when the damper holder 53 is assembled to the storage device main body 58, and when used, the pair of locking pieces 62 and the groove 63 are left and right. The damper holder 53 tilts in the range where it does not align.

  The slidable contact portion 61 includes a first slidable contact portion 61a that protrudes rightward on the rear end side of the upper portion of the damper holder 53, and a bulging piece that bulges rightward in front of the first slidable contact portion 61a. And a second sliding contact portion 61b formed on the lower surface of 64. The front surface of the bulging piece 64 constitutes a first locking surface 66 that locks the first stopper 65 protruding upward in the upper part of the front side of the lid arm 52 to define the fully open position of the lid 6.

  With reference to FIG.7 and FIG.11, the relationship between the 1st sliding contact part 61a and the sliding contact surface 55 of the lid arm 52 is demonstrated. A bulging surface 67 that bulges upward is formed at the rear end of the sliding contact surface 55. As shown in FIG. 11A, when the lid 6 is closed to the closed position, the first sliding contact portion 62a is in contact with the bulging surface 67 and the second sliding contact portion 62b is in contact with the sliding contact surface 55. . In the first embodiment, the posture of the damper holder 14 in the closed position is maintained only by the frictional force between the rotating shaft of the rotary damper 15 and the damper holder 14, but in the second embodiment, in addition to the frictional force, the bulging surface 67 is also maintained by locking the first sliding contact portion 61a. Therefore, even if a force that causes the damper holder 53 to tilt backward acts for some reason, the posture of the damper holder 53 in the closed position is maintained.

  When the user pulls the lever 7 to slightly move the lid 6 in the opening direction, the first sliding contact portion 61a falls from the bulging surface 67 and contacts the sliding contact surface 55 as shown in FIG. Touch. In this process, the damper holder 14 tilts from the posture shown by the phantom line to the posture shown by the solid line, and the damper holder 14 and the housing 21 rotate following the pinion 26, so that no damping force works. Furthermore, when the user moves the lid 6 in the opening direction, the first sliding contact portion 61a slides on the sliding contact surface 55 until the state immediately before the fully opened position shown in FIG. Therefore, the pinion 26 rotates with respect to the damper holder 14 and the housing 21, and the lid arm 52 receives the damping force of the rotary damper 15.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (d), in the fully open position, the first stopper 65 formed on the lid arm 52 is locked to the first locking surface 66 formed on the damper holder 53. In addition, a second stopper 68 having a cut-out shape is formed at the upper rear corner of the damper holder 53, and the storage device body 4 has a second engagement for locking the second stopper 68 in the fully open position. A stop surface 69 is formed. Further, a concave surface 70 that is recessed downward is provided on the front end side of the sliding contact surface 55. As shown in FIGS. 11A to 11C, the second stopper 68 is separated from the second locking surface 69 except in the fully open position. However, as shown in FIG. The first sliding contact portion 61 a falls on the recessed surface 70 and the damper holder 53 tilts further rearward, so that the second stopper 68 is locked to the second locking surface 69. The first stopper 65 and the second stopper 68 may be simultaneously locked to the first locking surface 66 and the second locking surface 69, or the first stopper may be locked first. The second stopper 68 is formed as an auxiliary stopper that acts when an excessive force in the opening direction is applied to the lid 6.

  Thus, since the damping force does not work at the initial stage of the opening operation of the lid 6, the user does not need to apply a large force when opening the lid 6, and the operability is good. If the position of FIG. 11B is set at a position where the lock of the lid 6 does not return even when the user releases the lever 7, the risk of unlocking failure can be reduced.

  When the lid 6 is returned from the fully open position to the closed position, the housing 21 is moved until the first sliding contact portion 61a is separated from the sliding contact surface 55 and the second sliding contact portion 61b is locked to the sliding contact surface 55. Since the damper holder 14 rotates following the pinion 26, the lid 6 and the lid arm 52 do not receive the damping force of the rotary damper 15. Therefore, in the initial stage of the closing operation, the user does not need to apply a large force, so that the operability is good.

  If the damper holder 53 and the housing 21 are rotated by the pinion 26 when the first sliding contact portion 61a drops from the bulging surface 67 in the initial stage of the opening operation of the lid 6, the bulging surface 67 is In the closed position, it may be separated from the first sliding contact portion 61a.

  First, the damper unit 71 including the rotary damper 15 and the damper holder 53 is held by the storage device main body 58 by inserting the boss 60 into the recess 59, and then the lid arm 52 is engaged with the pinion 26. Is made by inserting as follows.

  Although the description of the specific embodiment is finished as described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be widely modified. Only one sliding contact portion is provided, and at the initial stage of the opening operation and the closing operation, that one sliding contact portion is separated from a certain point of the sliding contact surface by tilting of the damper holder and then locked to another point on the sliding contact surface. In the subsequent opening operation and closing operation, the sliding contact surface may be slidably contacted. Moreover, you may provide a bulging surface in 1st Embodiment. The recess may be formed by recessing a part of the side wall of the storage device body, or may be changed to a hole.

1, 51: Vehicle storage device 4, 58: Storage device body 6: Lid 8, 54: Gear 9, 52: Lid arm 14, 53: Damper holder 15: Rotation damper 16: Nipping piece 17: Connection portions 19, 59: Recessed part (receiving part)
20, 60: Boss 24: Guided surface 25: Guide portion 26: Pinion 27, 55: Sliding contact surface 28, 61: Sliding contact portion

Claims (6)

A storage device body fixed to the vehicle and having an opening;
A lid that is movable between a closed position in which the opening is closed and a fully open position in which the opening is opened, with respect to the storage device body;
A lid arm fixed to the lid so as to extend in the movement direction of the lid, and having a gear and a sliding contact surface along the movement direction;
A damper holder pivotally supported on the storage device main body so as to be tiltable in the moving direction;
A housing fixed to the damper holder, and a rotary damper having a pinion that is coaxial with the damper holder and protrudes from the housing and meshes with the gear;
The damper holder is provided with a slidable contact portion that can be slidably contacted with the slidable contact surface at a position separated from the axial line by a distance longer than a distance from the pinion axis to the slidable contact surface. A vehicle storage device. A bulging surface is formed at the end of the lid side of the sliding contact surface of the lid arm,
The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding contact portion can contact the bulging surface when the lid is in the closed position.   The sliding contact portion includes a first sliding contact portion and a second sliding contact portion provided closer to the closing direction than the first sliding contact portion, and the first sliding contact portion and the second sliding contact portion. The vehicle storage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when one is in sliding contact with the sliding contact surface, the other is separated from the sliding contact surface.   The vehicle storage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid arm is formed with a stopper that is locked to the storage device main body and defines a fully open position of the lid. apparatus.   The vehicle storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid arm is formed with a stopper that is locked to the damper holder and defines a fully open position of the lid. Biasing means for locking the lid in the closed position;
The vehicular storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a lever that releases the lock by the urging means.

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