JP2018002076A - Glove box device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid opening of a lid of a glove box device in collision time.SOLUTION: A glove box device comprises: a box body 10 having an opening 11 on a cabin side; a lid 20 which is rotatably attached to a lower part of the box body 10, and opens and closes the opening 11; and a lock mechanism 30 for maintaining a closed state of the lid 20. The lock mechanism 30 comprises: a pair of lock claws 31a, 32a which are arranged on left and right side edge parts of the lid 20, and can protrude and retreat in a lateral direction; and claw reception parts 17, 18 formed on left and right side edge parts of the box body 10. When the lock claws 31a, 32a are engaged to the claw reception parts 17, 18, rotation of the lid 20 in an opening direction is inhibited. An engagement recess 29 is formed on the lid 20, an engagement salient 19 is formed on the box body 10, and by engagement of these engagement recess 29 and engagement salient 19, movement of the lid 20 in the lateral direction (movement equal to or larger than engagement margin of the lock claws 31a, 32a and claw reception parts 17, 18) in vehicle collision time, is inhibited.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a glove box device installed in a vehicle.

  A general vehicle is provided with a glove box device for accommodating small items or the like in the lower part on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel. The glove box device includes a box body that is open on the vehicle compartment side, a lid that is rotatably supported by the box body and that opens and closes the opening of the box body, and a lock mechanism that maintains the lid in a closed state. .

  The lock mechanisms disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a pair of lock claws that are arranged on the left and right side edge portions of the lid and can project and retract in the left and right directions, and these lock claws are the left and right side edge portions of the box body. By engaging the claw receiving portion formed on the lid, rotation of the lid in the opening direction is prohibited. The lid is provided with a lock release lever. By operating the lock release lever to retract the lock claw from the claw receiving portion, the lock is released and the lid can be rotated in the opening direction. Yes.

JP2011-255777A JP 2004-36311 A

  In the glove box device of Patent Documents 1 and 2, when the vehicle receives a lateral load due to a collision in a situation where the lid is maintained in the closed state by the lock mechanism, the lid moves in the left-right direction with respect to the box body, As a result, there is a possibility that the lock claw is detached from the claw receiving portion, the lid is opened, and the stored item jumps out into the passenger compartment.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. A box main body having an opening on the vehicle compartment side, a lid that is rotatably attached to a lower portion of the box main body to open and close the opening, and the lid A lock mechanism for maintaining the closed state, and the lock mechanism is disposed on the left and right side edge portions of the lid, and protrudes and retracts in the left-right direction, and the left and right sides of the box body. In a glove box device that has a claw receiving portion formed on an edge, and the locking claw is engaged with the claw receiving portion, and the lid is prohibited from rotating in the opening direction.
One of the box body and the lid has an engagement recess opened toward the other of the box body and the lid in the opening / closing direction of the lid, and the other has the engagement in the closed state of the lid. There is an engaging convex part that engages with the concave part, and the engagement of the engaging concave part and the engaging convex part allows the lid to move in the left-right direction more than the engagement allowance of the lock claw and the claw receiving part. It is forbidden.
According to the above configuration, even when the vehicle receives a lateral load due to a collision, the movement of the lid in the left-right direction is restricted by the engagement of the engagement concave portion and the engagement convex portion. Can be secured. As a result, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the lid is opened and the contents are popped out.

  Preferably, a gap smaller than the engagement allowance is formed between each of the left and right side surfaces of the engaging convex portion and the side surface of the engaging concave portion facing the same.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the lid in the closed state opens at the time of a collision and the stored item jumps out.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front view which shows the glove box apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention in the closed state of a lid, and shows a partial cross section. It is a perspective view which shows the glove box apparatus in the state which started opening the lid.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The glove box device includes a box body 10 and a lid 20. The box main body 10 is provided at the lower part on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel, and has an opening 11 on the passenger compartment side. The lid 20 is supported by a hinge 15 at the lower part of the box body 10 so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction, and opens and closes the opening 11.

  Next, a well-known lock mechanism 30 for maintaining the lid 20 in the closed state will be briefly described. The locking mechanism 30 includes two rods 31 and 32 extending in a straight line in the left-right direction in the case portion 21 on the back side of the lid 20, and a spring and a cam member that urge the rods 31 and 32 in directions away from each other. (Both not shown).

  The cam member links the release lever 34 (lock release member) disposed on the surface of the lid 20 on the passenger compartment side with the rods 31 and 32. The release lever 34 is supported by the lid 20 so as to be pivotable. When the release lever 34 is pivoted upward, the cams of the cam members cause the rods 31 and 32 to approach each other against the spring.

  The distal ends of the rods 31 and 32 are provided as lock claws 31a and 32a. Further, the lock mechanism 30 has claw receiving portions 17 and 18 formed on the left and right side edges of the box body 10. The claw receiving part 18 consists of a recessed part, a notch, or a hole.

  When the locking claws 31a and 32a are in positions projecting from the holes 21a on the left and right side walls of the case portion 21 by the force of the spring, they engage with the claw receiving portions 17 and 18, respectively, whereby the lid 20 is locked in the closed position. The When the lock claws 31a and 32a are retracted against the spring by the operation of the lock release lever 34, the engagement with the claw receiving portions 17 and 18 is released, and the lid 20 can be rotated in the opening direction.

  An engaging recess 29 is formed at the upper edge of the lid 20, for example, at the upper left corner. The engagement recess 29 is open at the bottom and is open toward the box body 10 in the opening / closing direction of the lid 20. Correspondingly, an engaging projection 19 is formed at the upper left corner of the box body 10. In the closed state of the lid 20, the engaging convex portion 19 enters the engaging concave portion 29.

  The engagement convex portion 19 and the engagement concave portion 29 are engaged with each other via a gap in the left-right direction in order to avoid hitting when the lid 20 is closed. However, this gap is smaller than the engagement allowance between the lock claws 31a, 32a and the claw receiving portions 17, 18. Specifically, referring to FIG. 1, the gap between the left side surface of the engaging convex portion 19 and the left side surface of the engaging concave portion 29 is determined by the engagement margin between the left lock claw 31 a and the claw receiving portion 17. The clearance between the right side surface of the engagement protrusion 19 and the right side surface of the engagement recess 29 is smaller than the engagement allowance between the right lock claw 32 a and the claw receiving portion 18.

  When receiving a large lateral load at the time of a vehicle collision, the lid 20 in a closed state tends to move in the left-right direction with respect to the box body 10. At this time, due to the engagement of the engagement convex portion 19 and the engagement concave portion 29 (specifically, the contact between the left side surface of the engagement convex portion 19 and the left side surface of the engagement concave portion 29 and the engagement convex portion 19 The relative movement of the lid 20 is restricted by the contact between the right side surface and the right side surface of the engaging recess 29. As a result, the engagement between the lock claws 31a and 32a and the claw receiving portions 17 and 18 can be ensured, and the lid 20 can be kept closed. Scattering can be avoided.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various aspects can be made. For example, an engagement recess may be formed on the box body, and an engagement protrusion may be formed on the lid.

  The present invention can be applied to a glove box device of a vehicle.

10 Box body 17, 18 Claw receiving part 19 Engaging convex part 20 Lid 29 Engaging concave part 30 Locking mechanism 31a, 32a Locking claw

Claims (2)

A box body having an opening on the passenger compartment side; a lid rotatably attached to a lower portion of the box body to open and close the opening; and a lock mechanism for maintaining the closed state of the lid. The mechanism includes a pair of lock claws disposed on the left and right side edge portions of the lid and capable of protruding and retracting in the left and right directions, and a claw receiving portion formed on the left and right side edge portions of the box body, In the glove box device in which rotation of the lid in the opening direction is prohibited by engaging the lock claw with the claw receiving portion,
One of the box body and the lid has an engagement recess opened toward the other of the box body and the lid in the opening / closing direction of the lid, and the other has the engagement in the closed state of the lid. There is an engaging convex part that engages with the concave part, and the engagement of the engaging concave part and the engaging convex part allows the lid to move in the left-right direction more than the engagement allowance of the lock claw and the claw receiving part. A glove box device characterized by being forbidden.   2. A gap less than the engagement allowance is formed between each of the left and right side surfaces of the engagement convex portion and a side surface of the engagement concave portion facing the engagement convex portion. The glove box device described in 1.

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