JP2022076539A - Storage container structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a storage container structure for a vehicle capable of disposing a storage article within a storage container more efficiently than conventional one.SOLUTION: In a storage container structure for a vehicle which includes a partition member 1 partitioning a storage container C in a longer direction, the partition member is provided a groove part which supports a storage article, for example, such as a smart phone at inner side. Such a storage container structure for a vehicle is provided on, for example, a center console 31 of the vehicle and also can store another storage article, for example, such as a cup in back and forth of the partition member partitioning the storage container in the longer direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle storage container structure.

Conventionally, a vehicle storage container structure in which an attachment for storing a smartphone is attached to a cup holder of a center console is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The cup storage portion of this cup holder is formed by fusing two columnar spaces so that two cups can be stored side by side, and has a cocoon shape in a plan view. The attachment is a plug formed by a double cylinder that fits into the cup storage portion, and a substantially U-shaped groove that extends between the double cylinders in the plug and into which the smartphone fits. Consists of.
According to such a vehicle storage container structure, the cup holder of the center console can be easily changed to a smartphone storage case.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-21408

However, in the conventional vehicle storage container structure (see, for example, Patent Document 1), when the smartphone is arranged in the substantially U-shaped groove, the cup is caused by the interference of the smartphone that exists in the cylinder of the insert. There is a problem that other items such as can not be stored in the cylinder. Therefore, there is a demand for a vehicle storage container structure that can store articles more efficiently than before.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle storage container structure capable of storing articles in a storage container more efficiently than before.

The vehicle storage container structure of the present invention that solves the above problems is a vehicle storage container structure having a partition member that partitions the storage container in the longitudinal direction, and the partition member is provided with a groove portion that internally supports the stored article. It is characterized by being.

According to the vehicle storage container structure of the present invention, articles can be arranged in the storage container more efficiently than before.

It is a partially enlarged perspective view of the vehicle interior in which the vehicle storage container structure of the embodiment of the present invention is arranged. It is an exploded perspective view of the partition member / rocking member assembly constituting the storage container structure for a vehicle of the embodiment of this invention. It is an overall perspective view of the storage container which constitutes the storage container structure for a vehicle of embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the vehicle storage container structure at the time of storing an article in the vehicle storage container structure of embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the vehicle storage container structure after storing the article in the vehicle storage container structure of embodiment of this invention. It is a structural explanatory drawing of the storage container structure for a vehicle which concerns on a modification.

Next, a vehicle storage container structure according to a mode for carrying out the present invention (the present embodiment) will be described.
FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a vehicle interior in which the vehicle storage container structure S of the present embodiment is arranged. In the following description, the front-back, left-right, up-down directions are based on the arrow pointing directions shown in FIG. 1, which coincide with the front-back, left-right, up-down directions of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle storage container structure S is provided on a center console 31 arranged between the shift lever device 30 and the armrest 32 in the front portion of the vehicle interior.
The vehicle storage container structure S includes a partition member / swing member assembly A in the storage container C.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the partition member / swing member assembly A.
As shown in FIG. 2, the partition member / swing member assembly A is mainly composed of a partition member 1 and a swing member 2.
The partition member 1 is formed of a substantially box body that is long in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction), thin in the front-rear direction, and has an opening 4 that opens upward. Specifically, the partition member 1 is composed of a rear plate 5, a pair of side plates 6, a bottom plate 7, and a front plate 8. The partition member 1 in the present embodiment is assumed to be an integrally molded product made of a synthetic resin, but is not limited thereto.

The rear plate 5 has a U-shape that opens upward when viewed from the rear. Specifically, the rear plate 5 includes a lower side portion 12 that is integrally joined to the bottom plate 7, and a pair of side side portions 13 that are integrally joined to each of the side plates 6.
In the inner opening 11 surrounded by the lower side portion 12 and the side side portion 13 forming a U-shape, the display 25a (see FIG. 5) of the smartphone 25 (see FIG. 5), which is one of the stored articles in the present embodiment, is in the inner opening 11. See) will come.
The inner opening 11 corresponds to the "article viewing port" in the claims.

The side plate 6 is formed of a rectangular plate body elongated in the vertical direction. As described above, the side plate 6 is integrally joined with the side side portion 13 of the rear plate 5. Further, the side plate 6 is integrally joined with the bottom plate 7, and is also integrally joined with the side side portion 17 described later of the front plate 8.
Each of these side plates 6 is arranged along a pair of inner side surfaces 19 of the container facing each other in the left-right direction inside the storage container C (see FIG. 1) described later (only the left side is shown in FIG. 1 for convenience of drawing). ..

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, a first protrusion 14 is formed on the lower portion of the side plate 6 so as to project outward in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction). The first protrusion 14 corresponds to the "shaft portion" in the claims.
Further, a second protrusion 15 is formed on the upper portion of the side plate 6 so as to project outward in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction).
In FIG. 2, the first protrusion 14 and the second protrusion 15 show only those formed on the right side plate 6 for convenience of drawing, and the first protrusion 14 and the second protrusion formed on the left side plate 6 are displayed. The description of 15 is omitted.

The bottom plate 7 is formed of an elongated rectangular plate in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction). As described above, the bottom plate 7 is integrally joined to each of the rear plate 5 and the side plate 6, and is also integrally joined to the lower side portion 16 described later of the front plate 8.

The front plate 8 has a rectangular frame shape when viewed from the front. Specifically, the front plate 8 has a lower side portion 16 that is integrally joined to the bottom plate 7, a pair of side side portions 17 that are integrally joined to each of the side plates 6, and a pair of side side portions. It is composed of an upper side portion 18 that connects the upper portions of the 17 to each other.

In such a partition member 1, a pair of groove portions 9 formed between the side side portions 13 of the rear plate 5 and the side side portions 17 of the front plate 8 inside each of the pair of side plates 6. Is formed.
The side side portion 13 of the rear plate 5 and the side side portion 17 of the front plate 8 forming such a groove portion 9 constitute each of the "end portions of the groove portion" as defined in the claims. The side side portion 17 corresponds to the "one end" in the claims, and the upper side 18 corresponds to the "connecting portion in which one end is connected at least at the upper part" in the claims. Corresponds to.

These groove portions 9 have a U-shaped cross section and extend in the vertical direction. Further, these groove portions 9 face each other in the left-right direction on the open side of the U-shape.
A shaft hole 10 for supporting the shaft portion 27 of the rocking member 2, which will be described later, is formed inside the upper portion of each groove portion 9.
The shaft portion 27 corresponds to the "swing center" in the claims, and the upper inner side of the groove portion 9 in the partition member 1 corresponds to the "upper end portion of the partition member" in the claims.

Next, the rocking member 2 (see FIG. 2) will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rocking member 2 in the present embodiment is composed of a pair of elongated plates.
The rocking member 2 has a pair of shaft portions 27 on one end side in the longitudinal direction. These shaft portions 27 are composed of protrusions protruding in the lateral direction from each of both side surfaces of the rocking member 2 along the longitudinal direction.
Further, the rocking member 2 has a tapered portion 26 on the other end side in the longitudinal direction. The tapered portion 26 is inclined so that the plate thickness of the rocking member 2 gradually decreases as the distance from the one end side increases.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the partition member / swing member assembly A, the shaft portion 27 of the swing member 2 is fitted into the shaft hole 10 of the partition member 1, and the swing member 2 is attached to the partition member 1. It is formed by being attached so as to be swingable around the shaft portion 27 (swing center).

When the swing member 2 is attached to the partition member 1 in this way, the torsion coil spring 3 is inserted into the shaft portion 27 of the swing member 2. One end of the torsion coil spring 3 is supported on the partition member 1 side, and the other end is supported on the swing member 2 side.
As a result, the swing member 2 is urged by the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 3 so that the plate surface of the swing member 2 is substantially parallel to the bottom plate 7 of the partition member 1.
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the pair of rocking members 2 are arranged flush with each other in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) in the opening 4 (see FIG. 2) of the partition member 1. Become.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of rocking members 2 in the present embodiment have lengths in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) so as to be in contact with each other on the other end side where the tapered portion 26 is formed. Although it is set, the other ends of the rocking member 2 may be arranged with a predetermined interval.
Further, the other end of the rocking member 2 in the present embodiment is not limited to a tapered shape, and may be chamfered, for example. The material of the partition member 1 and the rocking member 2 in the present embodiment is assumed to be made of a synthetic resin having a relatively low surface hardness.

According to the partition member 1 and the swing member 2 made of such a material, it is possible to more reliably prevent the smartphone 25 from being scratched, for example, when it comes into contact with the smartphone 25 as a stored item (see FIG. 5). .. Further, the rocking member 2 may use a synthetic resin softer than the partition member 1 except for the shaft portion 27. However, the materials of the partition member 1 and the swing member 2 are not limited to this.
Further, the means for generating the elastic force of the swing member 2 with respect to the partition member 1 is not limited to the torsion coil spring 3, but a leaf spring or the like interposed between the partition member 1 and the swing member 2. It may be another spring member.

Next, the storage container C (see FIG. 1) will be described.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the partition member / swing member assembly A is removed from the vehicle storage container structure S of FIG. 1, and is a partially enlarged perspective view of the storage container C constituting the vehicle storage container structure S. Is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage container C is configured to have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped space that opens upward in the center console 31 and is long in the front-rear direction. The storage container C may be one that is integrally molded with the center console 31 in advance, or may be an attachment that is retrofitted to the center console 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, a shaft hole 20 and a groove portion 21 are formed on the inner side surface 19 of the container C of the storage container C.
The shaft hole 20 is formed near the lower side (bottom side of the storage container C) of the inner side surface 19 of the container and substantially in the center in the front-rear direction. The shaft hole 20 pivotally supports the first protrusion 14 (see FIG. 2) of the partition member 1 (see FIG. 2) fitted therein. That is, the shaft hole 20 supports the partition member 1 (see FIG. 2) so as to be rotatable around the first protrusion 14 (see FIG. 2).

The groove portion 21 shown in FIG. 3 is the partition member 1 (see FIG. 2) when the partition member 1 (see FIG. 2) is rotated around the first protrusion 14 (see FIG. 2) so as to be tilted forward. It is formed so as to extend in an arc shape along the rotation locus of the second protrusion 15 (see FIG. 2). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the groove portion 21 is a second projection 15 (see FIG. 2) when the partition member 1 is tilted at a predetermined angle from the base end 22 located above the shaft hole 20. It extends in an arc to the end 23 corresponding to the position. That is, the partition member 1 (see FIG. 2) in which the second protrusion 15 (see FIG. 2) is fitted into the groove 21 is rotated in the tilting direction by the second protrusion 15 coming into contact with the end 23 of the groove 21. Movement is regulated.
The second protrusion 15 (see FIG. 2) and the end 23 (see FIG. 3) of the groove 21 (see FIG. 3) form a “regulatory portion” within the scope of the claims.

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Next, the operation and effect of the vehicle storage container structure S will be described while explaining the operation of the vehicle storage container structure S (see FIG. 1) of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, in the vehicle storage container structure S of the present embodiment, the partition member 1 partitions the storage container C in the longitudinal direction before the article is stored in the vehicle storage container structure S. Is located in. Incidentally, the initial position of the partition member 1 before storing the article assumes a state in which the second protrusion 15 of the partition member 1 shown in FIG. 2 is located at the base end 22 of the groove portion 21 shown in FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the opening 4 of the partition member 1 shown in FIG. 2 is closed by a pair of rocking members 2.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the storage container structure S for a vehicle corresponding to the IV-IV cross section of FIG. FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the vehicle storage container structure S when storing the smartphone 25, which is an example of the stored article.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the method of storing the smartphone 25 (storage article) in the vehicle storage container structure S of the present embodiment, the width direction of the smartphone 25 is set to the vehicle width of the partition member / swing member assembly A. Positioning is performed so as to match the direction (left-right direction), and the upper surface of the swing member 2 is pressed downward at the lower end portion of the smartphone 25.
As a result, the swing member 2 swings downward around the shaft portion 27 while resisting the urging force of the torsion coil spring 3 (elastic force generating means) shown in FIG. That is, the swing member 2 swings toward the bottom surface (bottom plate 7) of the partition member 1.
At this time, both side edges of the smartphone 25 are guided into the groove 9 of the partition member 1.

Next, when the smartphone 25 is pushed further downward and the lower end portion of the smartphone 25 bottoms out on the bottom plate 7 of the partition member 1, as shown in FIG. 4, the swing member 2 is divided in the groove portion 9. It is arranged along the side plate 6 of the member 1. Then, both side edges of the smartphone 25 are arranged in the groove portion 9 so as to be adjacent to the rocking member 2 in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction). That is, the smartphone 25 (stored article) is sandwiched by the pair of rocking members 2 urged by the torsion coil spring 3 (elastic force generating means) shown in FIG.
When the smartphone 25 is taken out from the partition member 1, the swing member 2 is restored to the original position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 3 (see FIG. 2).

According to the vehicle storage container structure S of the present embodiment as described above, since the partition member 1 is provided with a groove portion 9 for internally supporting the smartphone 25 (stored article), the smartphone 25 is partitioned by the groove portion 9. It can be stored in the member 1 itself.
Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle storage container structure S can also store other storage items such as cups in front of and behind the partition member 1 that partitions the storage container C in the longitudinal direction.

Further, in the vehicle storage container structure S, the swing member 2 is engaged with the upper end portion of the partition member 1.
According to such a vehicle storage container structure S, when the user seated in the vehicle sees the vehicle storage container structure S, the rocking member 2 stands out, so that the position inside the storage container C is located. It becomes easy to determine whether it is partitioned by.

Further, according to the vehicle storage container structure S, since the pair of swinging members 2 sandwich the smartphone 25 (stored article) stored in the partition member 1, the holding power of the smartphone 25 (stored article) is improved.

Further, according to the vehicle storage container structure S, the swing member 2 is housed in the groove portion 9, so that the appearance of the partition member 1 is not impaired.

Further, in the vehicle storage container structure S, the side side portion 17 (end portion of the groove portion) of the front plate 8 forming the groove portion 9 that supports the smartphone 25 (stored article) is connected by the upper side portion 18 (connecting portion). Has been done.
According to such a vehicle storage container structure S, the upper side portion 18 (connecting portion) functions as a support wall for the smartphone 25 (stored article), so that the holding performance of the smartphone 25 by the partition member 1 is further improved.

Further, according to the vehicle storage container structure S, since the upper side portion 18 (connecting portion) is provided on the vehicle front side of the partition member 1, the smartphone 25 (storage) is provided through the inner opening 11 (article viewing port). The visibility of the article) is not impaired by the upper side portion 18 (connecting portion).

Further, in the vehicle storage container structure S of the present embodiment, the smartphone 25 can be tilted in the smartphone storage state of the partition member 1 in which the smartphone 25 is supported by the groove portion 9 of the partition member 1.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the vehicle storage container structure S after the smartphone 25 is stored.
In FIG. 5, reference numeral C is a storage container. Reference numeral 12 is a lower side portion of the rear plate 5 of the partition member 1. Reference numeral 7 is a bottom plate of the partition member. Reference numeral 16 is a lower side portion of the front plate 8. Reference numeral 18 is an upper side portion (connecting portion) of the front plate 8. Reference numeral 25a is a display of the smartphone 25.

Although not shown, the smartphone 25 housed in the partition member 1 at the initial position described above stands upright from the bottom of the storage container C shown in FIG. 1 in the vertical direction (vertical direction). At this time, the second protrusion 15 of the partition member 1 shown in FIG. 2 is located at the base end of the groove portion 21 shown in FIG. 3 as described above.
When the upper portion of the partition member 1 (see FIG. 1) at such an initial position is pressed forward, the partition member 1 moves forward about the first protrusion 14 (shaft portion) as shown in FIG. Rotate toward. Then, the second protrusion 15 of the partition member 1 moves in the groove 21 from the base end 22 of the groove 21 to the end 23. The rotation of the partition member 1 is restricted by the terminal 23 (regulatory portion).

Further, in the vehicle storage container structure S, the partition member 1 has an inner opening 11 (article viewing port) in which the smartphone 25 (storage article) faces the outside.
According to such a vehicle storage container structure S, the visibility of the smartphone 25 (stored article) from the user seated in the vehicle is improved.

According to such a vehicle storage container structure S, the smartphone 25 can be stored in a state of being tilted at a predetermined angle. As a result, the degree of freedom in the installation state of the smartphone 25 in the storage container C is increased. Further, according to the vehicle storage container structure S, when the partition member 1 is tilted toward the front side of the vehicle, the visibility of the smartphone 25 (stored article) from the user seated in the vehicle is further improved. Further, although not shown, a configuration is conceivable in which, for example, a wireless charger is arranged on the front side of the storage container C so that the smartphone 25 can be charged while the smartphone 25 is tilted to the front side. At this time, the wiring of the wireless charger becomes easier to combine with the wiring on the instrument panel side, and the appearance of the wiring is improved.

Further, in the vehicle storage container structure S, the first protrusion 14 (shaft portion) of the partition member 1 is pivotally supported in the shaft hole 20 of the storage container C, and the second protrusion of the partition member 1 is pivotally supported in the groove portion 21 of the storage container C. 15 will be fitted and guided.
According to such a vehicle storage container structure S, since the storage container C and the partition member 1 are securely engaged with each other, the partition member 1 is tilted and tilted while the smartphone 25 (stored article) is securely held. The restore operation can be performed.
In the vehicle storage container structure S of the present embodiment, the uneven structure composed of the shaft hole 20 of the storage container C and the first protrusion 14 (shaft portion) of the partition member 1 is replaced with a protrusion on the storage container C side. It is also possible to form a hole portion that receives and supports the protrusion on the partition member 1 side.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be implemented in various forms.
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the restricting portion that regulates the rotational operation (tilting operation) of the partition member 1 is formed by the second projection 15 and the end 23 of the groove portion 21. However, the regulating portion of the partition member 1 is not limited to this.
FIG. 6 is a configuration explanatory view of the vehicle storage container structure S according to the modified example.
As shown in FIG. 6, the restricting portion 28 may be configured by a protrusion 28a that protrudes from the inner side surface 19 of the container C of the storage container C and receives the front plate 8 (upper side portion 18) of the partition member 1. According to such a vehicle storage container structure S, the configuration of the regulation unit 28 can be simplified.

1 Partition member 2 Swing member 3 Torsion coil spring (means for generating elastic force)
9 Groove 11 Inner opening (article viewing port)
14 First protrusion (shaft)
15 Second protrusion (convex portion (regulatory portion) provided on the partition member)
18 Upper side (connecting part)
21 Groove (recess (restricted part) provided in the storage container)
23 Termination (Regulation Department)
27 Shaft (center of swing)
C Storage container S Vehicle storage container structure

Claims (9)

In a vehicle storage container structure having a partition member that partitions the storage container in the longitudinal direction,
A storage container structure for a vehicle, characterized in that the partition member is provided with a groove portion that internally supports the stored article. The vehicle storage container structure according to claim 1, wherein a swing member is engaged with the upper end portion of the partition member. The swing member is supported at the upper end of the partition member at the center of each swing.
The claim is characterized in that it is composed of two members that can swing toward the bottom surface of the partition member, and when the stored article is stored in the partition member, both of the swinging members sandwich the stored article. The vehicle storage container structure according to 2. The vehicle storage container structure according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the rocking member can be stored in the groove. Claim 1 to claim 1, wherein the partition member has a pair of the groove portions facing each other and extending in the vertical direction, and having a connecting portion in which one end of the groove portions is connected at least at the upper portion. The vehicle storage container structure according to any one of 4. The storage container is formed longer in the vehicle front-rear direction than in the vehicle width direction.
The vehicle storage container structure according to claim 5, wherein the connecting portion is provided on the front side of the vehicle in the partition member. The vehicle storage container structure according to claim 6, wherein the partition member has an article viewing port for the stored article to face to the outside. A shaft portion that rotatably supports the partition member,
The vehicle storage container structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a regulating portion that regulates the rotation of the partition member. The vehicle storage container structure according to claim 8, wherein the restricting portion includes a convex portion provided on the partition member and a concave portion provided on the storage container.

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