JP2023110976A - Storage device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a storage device for a vehicle that can achieve space saving, and can suppress movement of a smartphone in a storage space.SOLUTION: A storage device for a vehicle has a holder 20 which can store at least a lower end part of a smartphone P in a lateral placement state in a storage space S, and therefore can store and hold the smartphone P in the lateral placement state. Accordingly, the smart phone P is laterally placed (placement with a vertical direction as a width direction) and space saving of the storage space P in a plan view can be achieved compared to the case that the smartphone P is flatly placed and is held. Further, a support mechanism 30 can support a vertical direction intermediate part of the smartphone P stored in the lateral placement state in the storage space S. Therefore, movement of the smartphone in the storage space S can be suppressed differently from the case that the support mechanism 30 is not provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vehicle storage device capable of storing storage items such as smartphones.

Patent Literatures 1 and 2 disclose vehicle storage devices that can hold a smartphone in a flat position.

However, in the technologies disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the smartphone is held horizontally, a relatively large storage space is required in plan view, and space saving in plan view of the device can be achieved. Have difficulty.

As a technique capable of solving the above problems, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 3. Patent Literature 3 discloses a technique capable of saving a storage space in a plan view by storing a smartphone in a horizontal orientation (a manner of placing the smartphone in the vertical direction in the width direction).

However, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 3 does not include a support mechanism that supports the middle portion in the vertical direction of the horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, there is a risk that the horizontally placed smartphone P may move in the storage space S in the longitudinal direction (smartphone longitudinal direction) D within the storage space S due to vehicle running vibration or the like.

JP 2012-236477 A JP 2013-237343 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-007276

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for a vehicle that can save space and prevent a smartphone from moving within the storage space.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) having a holder and a support mechanism;
The holder has a storage space having a bottom wall and a side wall, and the storage space, which is the space inside the storage space, is open upward and has a rectangular cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the vertical direction. It is possible to store at least the lower end of the horizontally placed smartphone,
The support mechanism includes a support base supported by the holder, a support arm positioned in the storage space and supported by the support base so as to be vertically rotatable, and the support arm positioned relative to the support base. and an arm urging spring that urges the smartphone upward to turn upward, and is capable of supporting a vertically intermediate portion of a horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space.
(2) The support mechanism presses and supports a vertically intermediate portion of the horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space from one longitudinal side of the storage space having a rectangular cross section to the other longitudinal direction, ( 1) The vehicle storage device described above.
(3) The support base is movable with respect to the holder in the longitudinal direction of the storage space having a rectangular cross section. The vehicle storage device according to (2), which is biased.
(4) The end surface of the support arm in the projecting direction is an inclined surface in which the amount of projecting decreases from one side of the storage space to the other in the lateral direction of the storage space in a plan view. Of the edges, the opening edge facing the support arm in plan view is arranged such that the distance from the support arm increases from one side to the other in the short direction of the storage space in plan view. The vehicle storage device according to any one of (1) to (3), which has an inclined slanted edge.

The vehicle storage device of (1) above has the following effects.
Since the storage space has a holder capable of storing at least the lower end portion of the horizontally placed smartphone, the smartphone can be stored and held horizontally. Therefore, compared to the case where the smartphone is held horizontally, the storage space can be saved in a plan view by placing the smartphone horizontally (where the width direction is the vertical direction).

In addition, since the support mechanism can support the vertically intermediate portion of the horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space, the smartphone moves within the storage space, unlike the case where the support mechanism is not provided. can be suppressed.

The vehicle storage device of (2) above has the following effects.
Since the support mechanism presses and supports the vertical middle part of the horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space from one longitudinal side to the other in the longitudinal direction of the storage space with a rectangular cross section, the support mechanism is positioned within the storage space. This is advantageous in that the length of the storage space in the short direction can be reduced and the storage space can be saved, compared to the case of pressing and supporting from one side of the short direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to the other side. be.

The vehicle storage device of (3) above has the following effects.
The support base is movable with respect to the holder in the longitudinal direction of the storage space with a rectangular cross section. direction), the support base moves to various smartphones with different sizes in the longitudinal direction, which cannot be handled by the support arm alone, compared to the case where the support base is fixed to the holder. can be handled by Therefore, usability of the vehicle storage device can be improved.

In the vehicle storage device of (4) above, the following effects can be obtained.
The end surface of the support arm in the projecting direction is an inclined surface in which the projecting amount decreases as it goes from one side of the storage space to the other in the short direction in plan view. The edge of the opening facing the support arm in the plan view is a slanted edge that slopes so that the distance from the support arm increases as it goes from one side of the storage space in the short direction to the other side in plan view. A smart phone stored in the storage space can be supported by being pushed to the other side in the short direction in the storage space by the projecting direction end surface and the opening edge of the inclined support arm. Therefore, when the device is provided with a non-contact charging unit, the smartphone can be stably charged by the charging unit.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention in a free state in which the smartphone is not stored, with the first storage element of the storage portion omitted; FIG. 2 is a side view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a smartphone having a relatively small size in the longitudinal direction is stored in a state where the first storage element of the storage is omitted; FIG. 2 is a side view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a smartphone having a relatively large size in the longitudinal direction is stored, with the first storage part element of the storage part omitted; FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a storage portion in the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a plan view of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention when it is in a free state in which a smart phone is not stored; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention when the holder constitutes an armrest provided on the door trim; and FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional storage device for vehicles.

A vehicle storage device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, UP indicates upward.

A storage device for a vehicle (hereinafter also simply referred to as a device) 10 of the embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited, but can be, for example, a vehicle instrument panel, a console box (panel), an armrest, a door trim, or the like. It is provided on the interior member.

The device 10 can be used not only as a smart phone holder that can store a commercially available smart phone P, but also as an accessory case that can store and hold small items such as keys, cigarettes, and parking tickets. The device 10 has a holder 20 and a support mechanism 30, as shown in FIG.

Holder 20 is made of resin, for example. The holder 20 has a storage portion 21 , a panel 23 and a cover 24 . However, panel 23 and cover 24 are not essential components.

A storage portion (which may also be referred to as a base) 21 is fixed to an interior member of a vehicle in which the device 10 is provided. The storage portion 21 may be formed integrally with the interior member of the vehicle, or may be formed separately and fixedly attached. The storage portion 21 is composed of two parts, a first storage portion element 21a and a second storage portion element 21b. However, the storage unit 21 may be of a one-part structure, or may be of a multi-part structure of three or more parts.

As shown in FIG. 5, a first housing element 21a and a second housing element 21b form a housing 21 having a bottom wall 21c and side walls 21d. A storage space S, which is an inner space of the storage unit 21, can store at least the lower end portion of the horizontally placed smartphone P (FIGS. 3 and 4). Note that “horizontal placement” is a placement method in which the width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the thickness direction of the smartphone P is the vertical direction.

The storage space S opens upward through an opening 23c (FIG. 1) provided in the panel 23. As shown in FIG. The storage space S has a rectangular cross-sectional shape (including a substantially rectangular shape) perpendicular to the vertical direction. The length in the short direction (width direction) of the storage space S is slightly larger than the thickness of the smartphone P, and smaller than the length in the longitudinal direction of the smartphone P and the length in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The length of the storage space S in the longitudinal direction is greater than the length of the smart phone P in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, in the storage space S, the smartphone P can be stored in the horizontally placed state, and the horizontally placed smartphone P cannot be stored in the storage space S.

The bottom wall 21c of the storage portion 21 is provided with a slit 21e extending in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S having a rectangular cross section. protrudes (enters) into The width of the slit 21e is smaller than the thickness of the smart phone P.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the panel 23 is arranged above the storage section 21 . The panel 23 is fixed to the housing portion 21 . The panel 23 may be formed integrally with the housing portion 21, or may be formed separately and fixedly attached. The panel 23 has a vertically extending portion 23a and a horizontally extending portion 23b bent and extending from the lower end portion of the vertically extending portion 23a.

In order to improve the design of the device 10, the vertically extending portion 23a preferably has the same design as the interior member of the vehicle in which the device 10 is provided. The horizontal extension portion 23b is provided with an opening (through hole) 23c that vertically penetrates the horizontal extension portion 23b. The opening 23c forms an opening of the storage space S. The opening 23c is formed to extend in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S having a rectangular cross section, and the length in the longitudinal direction is smaller than the length in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S. That is, the horizontally extending portion 23b of the panel 23 has a roof portion 23b1 that covers a portion of the storage space S in the longitudinal direction (end portion on one side in the longitudinal direction). As shown in FIG. 2, the roof portion 23b1 covers a space Sa on the back side of the support mechanism 30 (the support mechanism 30 in a free state in which an object such as a smart phone is not stored) in the storage space S. This prevents objects from being stored in Sa.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the cover 24 is arranged below the storage portion 21 and fixed to the storage portion 21 . The cover 24 has a cover bottom wall 24a and cover side walls 24b. An inner space S1 between the cover bottom wall 24a and the cover side wall 24b (the inner space of the cover 24) extends in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the storage space S, which has a rectangular cross section. covered from above.

The support mechanism 30 is provided to support the side surface of the horizontally placed smartphone P stored in the storage space S. In other words, the support mechanism 30 can support the middle portion in the vertical direction of the horizontally placed smartphone P stored in the storage space S. Only one support mechanism 30 is provided.

The support mechanism 30 includes a support base 31 supported by the holder 20, a support arm 32 positioned in the storage space S and supported by the support base 31 so as to be vertically rotatable, and the support arm 32 attached to the support base 31. It has an arm biasing spring 33 that biases the support base 31 and a support base biasing spring 34 that biases the support base 31 .

The support base 31 may have a one-part structure or a multi-part structure. The support base 31 has a support base lower portion 31a and a support base upper portion 31b.

As shown in FIG. 2, the support base lower portion 31a is located in the inner space S1 of the cover 24, and is movable in the inner space S1 in the longitudinal direction of the inner space S1 (longitudinal direction of the storage space S). there is Thereby, the support base 31 is movable in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S, and the support mechanism 30 is movable in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S. The support base lower portion 31a is adapted to slide and move within the inner space S1 of the cover 24 in the longitudinal direction of the inner space S1. The moving speed of the support base lower portion 31a may be adjusted to be slower (gentle) by providing a damper 31a1 and a gear 21g meshing with the damper 31a1.

The support base upper portion 31b is fixed to the support base lower portion 31a. The support base upper portion 31b may be formed integrally with the support base lower portion 31a, or may be formed separately. The support base upper portion 31b enters the storage space S through a slit 21e (FIG. 5) provided in the bottom wall 21c of the storage portion 21. As shown in FIG. The upper end of the support base upper part 31b is a free end and is located inside the storage space S. As shown in FIG.

The support arm 32 is supported by the support base upper portion 31b so as to be vertically rotatable. When the support arm 32 is in a free state where it is not pushed downward against the urging force of the arm urging spring 33 (not displaced), the upper end of the storage space S (including the vicinity thereof) It protrudes in the horizontal direction (including the substantially horizontal direction) from one longitudinal side of the storage space S toward the other side (direction A in FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 6, the protruding direction end surface 32a of the support arm 32 is an inclined surface in which the amount of protrusion decreases from one side of the storage space S in the short direction to the other side in a plan view. Of the edges of the opening 23c of the panel 23, the opening edge 23c1 at a position facing the support arm 32 in a plan view of the device 10 gradually increases from one side in the short direction of the storage space S to the other side in a plan view. The slanted edge is slanted so that the distance from the support arm 32 increases. Therefore, the protruding direction end surface 32a of the support arm 32 and the opening edge 23c1 form a "V" shape in plan view.

Only one arm biasing spring 33 is provided and is, for example, a torsion spring. However, although not shown, the arm biasing spring 33 may be a tension spring, a compression spring, a Conston spring, or the like. One end of the arm biasing spring 33 is hooked on the support base upper portion 31 b and the other end of the arm biasing spring 33 is hooked on the support arm 32 .

The arm urging spring 33 urges the support arm 32 to rotate upward with respect to the support base upper portion 31b in a direction in which the amount of protrusion from the support base upper portion 31b increases. When the support arm 32 is rotated upward by the biasing force of the arm biasing spring 33, the support arm 32 abuts against a stopper (not shown) provided on the support base upper portion 31b. Regulated.

Since the support mechanism 30 has a support arm 32 and an arm biasing spring 33, as shown in FIGS. It can be supported by pressing from one side in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S to the other side in the longitudinal direction (direction A).

Only one support base biasing spring 34 is provided and is, for example, a tension spring. However, the support base biasing spring 34 may be a torsion spring, a compression spring, a conston spring, or the like, although not shown. One end of the support base biasing spring 34 is hooked on the storage portion 21, and the other end of the support base biasing spring 34 is hooked on the support base lower portion 31a.

The support base biasing spring 34 pushes the support base lower part 31a (support base 31) against the storage part 21 (holder 20) in the direction in which the support mechanism 30 presses the smartphone P in the storage space S ( It is biased in the same direction as the direction from one side to the other in the longitudinal direction (direction A). When the support base 31 is moved by the biasing force of the support base biasing spring 34, the support base 31 abuts on a stopper (not shown) provided on the holder 20, and further movement is restricted.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained.
(A) Since the holder 20 capable of storing at least the lower end portion of the horizontally placed smartphone P is provided in the storage space S, the smartphone P can be stored and held horizontally. Therefore, compared to the case where the smartphone P is held horizontally, the storage space S in plan view can be saved by placing the smartphone P horizontally (where the width direction is the vertical direction). can be done.

(B) Since the support mechanism 30 is capable of supporting the middle portion in the vertical direction of the horizontally placed smartphone P stored in the storage space S, unlike the case where the support mechanism 30 is not provided, the smartphone P can be Movement within the storage space S can be suppressed.

(C) The support mechanism 30 presses the vertical middle portion of the horizontally placed smartphone P stored in the storage space S from one side in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S having a rectangular cross section to the other side (direction A). Therefore, compared to the case where the support mechanism 30 presses and supports the storage space S from one side in the short direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage space S to the other side, the length of the storage space S in the short direction can be reduced. This is advantageous in that the storage space S can be saved.

(D) The support base 31 is movable with respect to the holder 20 in the longitudinal direction of the storage space S having a rectangular cross section. Since the support mechanism 30 is urged in the direction of pressing the smartphone P (direction A), compared to the case where the support base 31 is fixed to the holder 20, the support arm 32 alone cannot handle the longitudinal direction. Various smartphones P with different directional sizes can be accommodated by moving the support base 31 . Therefore, usability of the vehicle storage device 10 can be improved.

(E) The projecting direction end surface 32a of the support arm 32 is an inclined surface in which the projecting amount decreases from one side in the short direction of the storage space S to the other side in a plan view, and the storage space S opens. Among the edges of the opening 23c, the distance from the support arm 32 increases as the opening edge 23c1 facing the support arm 32 in plan view moves from one side in the short direction of the storage space S to the other side in plan view. Therefore, the smartphone P stored in the storage space S can be held in the storage space S by the projecting direction end face 32a of the support arm 32 and the opening edge 23c1. It can be supported by pressing on the other side of the direction. Therefore, the smartphone P stored in the storage space S can be positioned at or near a predetermined target position. 40 can stably charge the smartphone P.

〔Example〕
FIG. 7 shows a case where the vehicle storage device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention constitutes at least part of an armrest 110 provided on a door trim 100 arranged on the passenger compartment side of a side door of a vehicle.

In FIG. 7, a limit switch 111 is mounted on the armrest 110, and the limit switch 111 is turned on in response to a signal from a courtesy lamp (a courtesy lamp, a door courtesy) 120, which is turned on only when the smartphone P is placed horizontally in the storage space S. A lamp unit 112 that lights or blinks when turned on is provided. According to this, when the side door of the vehicle is opened, the lamp part 112 can be turned on or blinked, so that when the vehicle occupant gets off the vehicle, the occupant can bring the smartphone P stored in the storage space S into the vehicle. It is possible to suppress misplacement.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the smartphone P in the horizontally placed state can be stored in the storage space S has been described. You may let

10 Vehicle Storage Apparatus 20 Holder 21 Storage Part 21a First Storage Part Element 21b Second Storage Part Element 21c Storage Part Bottom Wall 21d Storage Part Side Wall 21e Slit 21g Gear 23 Panel 23a Vertical Extension 23b Horizontal Extension Portion 23b1 Roof portion 23c Opening 23c1 Opening edge 24 Cover 24a Cover bottom wall 24b Cover side wall 30 Support mechanism 31 Support base 31a Support base lower portion 31a1 Damper 31b Support base upper portion 32 Support arm 32a Support arm projection direction tip surface 33 Arm biasing spring 34 Support base biasing spring 40 Charging unit P Smartphone S Storage space Sa Back side space S1 of support mechanism Space inside cover 100 Door trim 110 Door armrest 111 Limit switch 112 Lamp part 120 Door courtesy

Claims (4)

having a holder and a support mechanism,
The holder has a storage space having a bottom wall and a side wall, and the storage space, which is the space inside the storage space, is open upward and has a rectangular cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the vertical direction. It is possible to store at least the lower end of the horizontally placed smartphone,
The support mechanism includes a support base supported by the holder, a support arm positioned in the storage space and supported by the support base so as to be vertically rotatable, and the support arm positioned relative to the support base. and an arm urging spring that urges the smartphone upward to turn upward, and is capable of supporting a vertically intermediate portion of a horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space. 2. The support mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the support mechanism presses and supports a vertically intermediate portion of the horizontally placed smartphone stored in the storage space from one longitudinal side of the storage space having a rectangular cross section to the other longitudinal side. vehicle storage device. The support base is movable in the longitudinal direction of the storage space having a rectangular cross section with respect to the holder, and is biased from one side to the other in the longitudinal direction by a support base biasing spring. 3. The vehicle storage device according to claim 2, wherein The end surface of the support arm in the projecting direction is an inclined surface in which the projecting amount decreases from one side of the storage space to the other in the short direction in a plan view. , the opening edge facing the support arm in plan view is inclined so that the distance from the support arm increases as it goes from one side of the storage space to the other side in the short direction of the storage space in plan view. The vehicle storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which serves as a rim.

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