JP2023148203A - Shutter type container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a shutter type container capable of suppressing the generation of slacks on a sheet member with a simple constitution while reducing a shutter operation load.SOLUTION: A shutter type container comprises a container body 10 having an opening 11, a shutter 20 constituted to be able to open and close the opening 11, and a shutter storage part 30 that stores the shutter 20 under a flexure state. The container body 10 and the shutter storage part 30 are provided with a pair of guide groove parts 40. The shutter 20 comprises a shutter body 21 and a sheet member 24 that covers the shutter body 21 from the side of a front face 21a. The ends of both of the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 in the width direction are located in the guide groove part 40. The second end 20b of the shutter 20 is provided with a regulation part 26. When the shutter 20 is located at the close position, a gap G is formed between the regulation part 26 and the shutter body 21 in the direction of movement of the shutter 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a shutter type storage case.

As this type of shutter-type storage case, there is a door device described in Patent Document 1, for example. The door device described in Patent Document 1 includes a door slidably provided in an opening provided in a part of an object so as to selectively open and close the opening. The door has a bendable blind-shaped door body and a flexible sheet-like member stacked on top of the door body so as to be located on the front side of the door body. The object is provided with a pair of guide grooves that slidably guide the door body in a curved state. The ends of both the door body and the sheet-like member in the width direction are located within the guide groove.

A handle is provided at the first end of the door in the sliding direction. Specifically, at the first end, the ends of the door body and the sheet-like member are connected to each other via a plate-like bracket. The handle is integrally formed with the bracket.

A connecting structure that connects the ends of the door body and the sheet-like member is provided at a second end opposite to the first end in the sliding direction of the door. The connection structure includes a protector having a rectangular hole and connected to the end of the sheet-like member, and a bar-shaped protrusion that is provided integrally with the door body and is inserted movably in the sliding direction with respect to the rectangular hole. , a compression coil spring interposed between the bar-shaped protrusion and the protector.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2006-57372

According to the door device described in Patent Document 1, the sliding of the door body and the sheet-like member is guided by the pair of guide grooves. Therefore, the structure of the door device becomes simpler than when guide grooves are provided to guide the door body and the sheet-like member separately.

Moreover, since the bending load on the door is smaller compared to a door in which the door body and the sheet-like member are bonded together and integrated, the operating load on the door is reduced.
In addition, when the door passes through the curved part of the guide groove when the door is opened, the door body located on the inner circumferential side of the sheet-like member precedes the sheet-like member, resulting in a misalignment between the two in the sliding direction. , is absorbed by the elastic deformation of the compression coil spring. Therefore, the sheet-like member is prevented from being bent and deformed away from the door body due to the above-mentioned deviation.

However, since such a door device includes a compression coil spring and a structure for attaching the compression coil spring, there are problems in that the number of parts increases and the structure of the door becomes complicated.

On the other hand, if the sheet-like member and the door main body are connected to each other via a bracket or the like instead of the above connection structure, the bending load on the door increases, resulting in a problem that the operating load on the door increases.

A shutter-type storage case for solving the above problems includes a storage case main body having an opening, a shutter configured to be able to open and close the opening by moving along the opening surface of the opening, and the storage case main body. shutter storage portions provided adjacent to each other and configured to store the shutter in a curved state; A shutter-type storage case is provided with a pair of guide grooves for guiding the movement of the shutter, and the shutter has a plurality of slats connected to each other and has a bendable shutter body; a flexible sheet member that covers the main body from the front side, and ends of both the shutter main body and the sheet member in the width direction are located within the guide groove, and the ends of the shutter main body and the sheet member are located within the guide groove, and the ends of the shutter main body and the sheet member are located in the guide groove, and An operating section is provided at a first end of the shutter, and an operating section is provided at a second end opposite to the first end in the moving direction of the shutter. A regulating portion is provided on the shutter body and prevents the sheet member from separating from the shutter body by coming into contact with the other from a side opposite to the one, and the regulating portion prevents the shutter from closing the opening. When in the closed position, a gap is formed between the restriction part and the other part in the movement direction.

According to the configuration, the restriction portion restricts the sheet member from separating from the shutter body. This prevents the sheet member from rubbing against the inner surface of the shutter storage section due to slack in the sheet member.

Further, according to the above configuration, the regulating portion is provided on either the shutter body or the sheet member. Furthermore, when the shutter is in the closed position that closes the opening, a gap is formed in the direction of movement of the shutter between the regulating part and the other of the shutter body and sheet member where the regulating part is not provided. be done. Therefore, the gap allows relative movement between the shutter body and the sheet member in the movement direction, thereby reducing the bending load on the shutter. As a result, the operating load on the shutter can be reduced.

Therefore, while reducing the operating load of the shutter, the sheet member can be prevented from becoming loose with a simple configuration.
In the above-mentioned shutter-type storage case, the regulating portion includes a first portion that faces a surface of the shutter body opposite to the sheet member and extends further forward than the shutter body in the moving direction; a second portion that faces a surface opposite to the shutter body and extends further forward than the sheet member in the moving direction; and a connecting portion that connects the first portion and the second portion. The regulating portion is fixed to the shutter body or the sheet member.

According to this configuration, the regulating section, which includes the first portion, the second portion, and the connecting portion and is configured as a separate member from the shutter body and the sheet member, is fixed to the shutter body or the sheet member. Therefore, the structure of the shutter body and the sheet member can be simplified compared to the case where the regulating portion is integrally formed with the shutter body or the sheet member.

In the above-described shutter-type storage case, a plurality of the regulating portions are provided at intervals from each other in the width direction of the shutter.
According to the configuration, the above-mentioned effects can be exerted over a wide range of the second end in the width direction, compared to, for example, a case where one regulating part is provided at the center of the second end in the width direction. Ru. Further, for example, compared to a case where a long regulating section extending in the width direction is provided at the second end, the regulating section can exhibit the above-mentioned effects over a wide range of the second end in the width direction. material can be reduced.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of slack in the sheet member with a simple configuration while reducing the operating load of the shutter.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a shutter-type storage case showing a state in which a shutter closes an opening. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the shutter of the shutter-type storage case of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing a state in which the shutter of the shutter-type storage case of FIG. 1 is being opened. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view mainly showing the regulating portion of FIG. 6. FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing the shutter-type storage case of FIG. 1 in a state where the shutter is open.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of a shutter-type storage container will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. Note that in each drawing, a part of the configuration may be exaggerated or simplified for convenience of explanation. Moreover, the dimensional ratio of each structure may differ from the actual one.

<Basic configuration of shutter type storage>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shutter-type storage compartment is installed, for example, in the center console of an automobile, and includes a storage compartment main body 10 having an opening 11 and a shutter 20 for opening and closing the opening 11. ing.

Further, the shutter-type storage unit includes a shutter storage section 30 that stores the shutter 20, and a pair of guide groove sections 40 that guide the movement of the shutter 20.
Each configuration will be explained in detail below.

<Container body 10>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 10 has a peripheral wall 12 that forms the opening 11, and a bottom wall 15 that is connected to the peripheral wall 12 and faces the opening surface 11A of the opening 11. .

The opening 11 has a rectangular shape in plan view.
The peripheral wall 12 includes a pair of first peripheral walls 13 (see FIG. 1) forming the long sides of the opening 11 and a pair of second peripheral walls 14 (see FIG. 2) forming the short sides of the opening 11. ing.

The peripheral wall 12 and the bottom wall 15 define a space S in which items such as beverage containers and small items are accommodated.
<Shutter 20>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the shutter 20 includes a shutter body 21, a flexible sheet member 24, an operating section 25 having a handle 25a for operating the shutter 20, and a regulating section 26. are doing. The shutter 20 has a generally rectangular plate shape.

Note that hereinafter, the longitudinal direction of the shutter 20 will be simply referred to as the longitudinal direction X. Further, the width direction of the shutter 20 will be simply referred to as the width direction Y. Further, the thickness direction of the shutter 20 will be simply referred to as the thickness direction Z.

The shutter body 21 includes a plurality of slats 22 arranged in the longitudinal direction X, and a tape member 23 that connects the plurality of slats 22.
As shown in FIG. 3, the slats 22 are made of, for example, a hard resin material. The slat 22 has an elongated slat main body 22a that is long in the width direction Y, and a cylindrical shaft portion 22c that projects outward from both end surfaces 22b in the width direction Y of the slat main body 22a.

The tape member 23 is, for example, a nonwoven tape. The tape member 23 is attached to the surface side of the plurality of slats 22.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the shutter main body 21 is configured to be curved in the longitudinal direction X by connecting a plurality of slats 22 to each other by a tape member 23.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet member 24 includes a base material made of, for example, a soft resin material, a surface layer made of a stretchable resin material and constituting the design surface 24a of the sheet member 24, and a base material. It is composed of a plurality of layers (all not shown) such as an adhesive layer located between the surface layer and the adhesive layer that adheres both.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sheet member 24 covers the shutter body 21 from the surface 21a side. The sheet member 24 covers the entire surface 21a of the shutter body 21.
The designed surface 24a of the sheet member 24 is a smooth surface in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operating section 25 is provided at one end (hereinafter referred to as the first end 20a) of the shutter 20 in the moving direction (longitudinal direction X in FIG. 1). The operating section 25 is configured to integrate the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 at the first end 20a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a plurality of regulating portions 26 (two in this embodiment) are provided at the other end (hereinafter, second end portion 20b) of the shutter 20 in the moving direction (longitudinal direction X in FIG. 1). ) is provided.

The pair of regulating portions 26 are provided at intervals from each other in the width direction Y.
As shown in FIG. 5, the regulating portion 26 includes a first portion 26a facing the shutter body 21, a second portion 26b facing the sheet member 24, and a connection connecting the first portion 26a and the second portion 26b. It has a portion 26c.

The first portion 26a faces the back surface 21b of the shutter body 21 on the opposite side to the surface 21a facing the sheet member 24 in the thickness direction Z. The first portion 26a extends further forward than the shutter body 21 (to the left in the left-right direction in FIG. 5) in the moving direction of the shutter 20 (longitudinal direction X in FIG. 5).

The second portion 26b faces the designed surface 24a of the sheet member 24 on the opposite side to the back surface 24b that faces the shutter body 21 in the thickness direction Z. In the present embodiment, the second portion 26b of the regulating portion 26 is fixed to the designed surface 24a of the sheet member 24 by a method such as adhesion. The second portion 26b extends to the front side (left side in FIG. 5) of the sheet member 24 in the moving direction of the shutter 20 (longitudinal direction X in FIG. 5).

A gap G is formed uniformly in the thickness direction Z between the connecting portion 26c, the shutter body 21, and the sheet member 24 in the longitudinal direction X.
The regulating portion 26 is configured such that the first portion 26a abuts against the shutter body 21 from the side opposite to the sheet member 24, thereby regulating the separation of the sheet member 24 from the shutter body 21.

<Shutter storage section 30>
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 6, and 8, the shutter storage section 30 is configured to store the shutter 20 in a curved state, and is adjacent to the main body 10 in the longitudinal direction. It is set up accordingly.

The shutter storage section 30 has an outer circumferential wall 31, an annular inner circumferential wall 32, and a pair of side walls 33 that connect both ends of the outer circumferential wall 31 and the inner circumferential wall 32 in the width direction Y.
As shown in FIG. 8, in a state where the shutter 20 is stored in the shutter housing 30, that is, in an open position where the shutter 20 is opened, the outer peripheral wall 31 is a surface of the shutter 20, that is, a designed surface of the sheet member 24. 24a is covered.

In the open position, the inner peripheral wall 32 covers the back surface of the shutter 20 opposite to the front surface, that is, the back surface 21b of the shutter body 21.
The pair of side wall portions 33 cover both ends of the shutter 20 in the width direction Y.

<Guide groove part 40>
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the guide groove portions 40 are provided on both sides of the width direction Y in both the main body 10 and the shutter storage portion 30. As shown in FIGS.

The guide groove portion 40 has a straight portion 41 that extends linearly in the longitudinal direction X, and a curved portion 42 that extends continuously from the straight portion 41 and is curved.
The straight portion 41 is provided at a position adjacent to the portion of the first peripheral wall 13 that constitutes the opening 11 (see FIG. 3).

The curved portion 42 is provided on the side wall portion 33 of the shutter storage portion 30.
As shown in FIG. 3, within the guide groove portion 40, both the shaft portion 22c of the shutter body 21 and the end 24c of the sheet member 24 in the width direction Y are located.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 6, and 8, the shutter 20 is in a closed position (see FIG. 2) in which it is guided along the guide groove 40 and closes the opening 11, and in an open position (see FIG. (see 8). At this time, a portion of the shutter 20 including the first end 20a moves along the opening surface 11A of the opening 11. More specifically, the first end portion 20a moves in the longitudinal direction X of the surface direction of the opening surface 11A.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first portion 26a of the regulating portion 26 contacts the shutter body 21 from the side opposite to the sheet member 24, thereby preventing the sheet member 24 from separating from the shutter body 21. be done. This prevents the sheet member 24 from rubbing against the inner surface 31a of the outer peripheral wall 31 of the shutter storage section 30 due to slack in the sheet member 24. In addition, in FIG. 7, the state of the sheet member 24A of the shutter 20A in the shutter storage section 30 when the regulating section 26 is not provided is shown by a two-dot chain line.

Further, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the regulating portion 26 is fixed to the sheet member 24. Further, when the shutter 20 is in the closed position (see FIG. 2) that closes the opening 11, in the moving direction of the shutter 20 along the straight line portion 41 of the guide groove portion 40 (longitudinal direction X in FIG. 2). A gap G is formed between the regulating portion 26, the shutter body 21, and the sheet member 24. Therefore, the gap G allows relative movement between the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 in the moving direction of the shutter 20 (in FIGS. 6 and 7, the extending direction of the curved part 42 of the guide groove part 40). , the bending load on the shutter 20 is reduced. As a result, the operating load on the shutter 20 is reduced.

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be explained.
(1) A shutter-type storage unit includes a storage unit main body 10 having an opening 11, a shutter 20 configured to be able to open and close the opening 11, and a shutter storage section 30 configured to store the shutter 20 in a curved state. It is equipped with A pair of guide grooves 40 are provided in the main body 10 and the shutter housing 30, which are located on both sides of the shutter 20 in the width direction Y and guide the movement of the shutter 20. The shutter 20 includes a shutter body 21 that has a plurality of slats 22 connected to each other and is configured to be curved, and a flexible sheet member 24 that covers the shutter body 21 from the surface 21a side. The shaft portion 22c of the shutter body 21 and the end 24c of the sheet member 24 in the width direction Y are located within the guide groove portion 40. An operating section 25 is provided at the first end 20a of the shutter 20. A regulating portion 26 is provided on the sheet member 24 at a second end 20b opposite to the first end 20a. When the shutter 20 is in the closed position closing the opening 11, a gap G is formed in the longitudinal direction X between the regulating portion 26, the shutter body 21, and the sheet member 24.

According to such a configuration, the above-mentioned effects are achieved. Therefore, while reducing the operating load of the shutter 20, the sheet member 24 can be prevented from becoming loose with a simple configuration.
(2) The regulating portion 26 has a first portion 26a facing the back surface 21b of the shutter body 21 on the opposite side to the sheet member 24. Further, the regulating portion 26 has a second portion 26b that faces the designed surface 24a of the sheet member 24 on the opposite side to the shutter body 21. Further, the regulating portion 26 has a connecting portion 26c that connects the first portion 26a and the second portion 26b. The regulating portion 26 is fixed to the sheet member 24.

According to this configuration, the regulating section 26 that has the first portion 26a, the second section 26b, and the connecting section 26c and is configured as a separate member from the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 is fixed to the sheet member 24. Ru. Therefore, compared to the case where the regulating portion 26 is integrally formed with the shutter body 21 or the sheet member 24, the configurations of the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 can be simplified.

(3) A plurality of regulating portions 26 are provided at intervals in the width direction Y of the shutter 20.
According to such a configuration, for example, compared to the case where one regulating portion 26 is provided at the center of the second end portion 20b in the width direction Y, the above-mentioned effects can be achieved over a wide range of the second end portion 20b in the width direction Y. is demonstrated. Further, for example, compared to the case where the second end portion 20b is provided with an elongated regulating portion 26 extending in the width direction Y, the above-mentioned effects can be exhibited over a wide range of the second end portion 20b in the width direction Y. , it is possible to reduce the material required for the regulating portion 26.

<Example of change>
This embodiment can be modified and implemented as follows. This embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.

- The design surface 24a of the sheet member 24 is not limited to a smooth surface as exemplified in this embodiment, but may have an uneven shape, for example.
- The number of regulating portions 26 is not limited to the two illustrated in this embodiment, and may be one, or may be three or more.

- The shape of the regulating portion 26 is not limited to the shape in which the gap G is uniformly formed in the thickness direction Z between the connecting portion 26c, the shutter body 21, and the sheet member 24, as illustrated in this embodiment. For example, the shape of the regulating portion 26 is such that the gap G between the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 becomes larger at the center of the connecting portion 26c in the thickness direction Z, that is, the connecting portion 26c has a curved shape. There may be.

- The regulating part 26 is not limited to one in which the second portion 26b of the regulating part 26 is fixed to the design surface 24a side of the sheet member 24, as illustrated in this embodiment. For example, only the first portion 26a of the regulating portion 26 may be fixed to the back surface 21b of the shutter body 21.

- The regulating portion 26 is not limited to being configured as a separate member from the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 as exemplified in this embodiment, but may be provided integrally with the sheet member 24 or the shutter body 21. good. In this case, the regulating portion 26 may be configured, for example, by extending the front end (left side in FIG. 5) of the sheet member 24 in the longitudinal direction X and folding it back to face the back surface 21b of the shutter body 21. Further, the regulating portion 26 may be configured by extending the front end (left side in FIG. 5) of the shutter body 21 in the longitudinal direction X and folding it back to face the design surface 24a of the sheet member 24.

- In this embodiment, while the shutter 20 moves from the closed position to the open position, the gap G is always formed between the regulating part 26, the shutter body 21, and the sheet member 24, It is not limited to this aspect. For example, the shutter 20 may be such that the regulating portion 26 and at least one of the shutter body 21 and the sheet member 24 come into contact with each other in the moving direction of the shutter 20 during or in the open position.

G... Gap S... Space X... Longitudinal direction Y... Width direction Z... Thickness direction 10... Container body 11... Opening 11A... Opening surface 12... Surrounding wall 13... First surrounding wall 14... Second surrounding wall 15... Bottom wall 20... Shutter 20A...Shutter 20a...First end 20b...Second end 21...Shutter body 21a...Front surface 21b...Back surface 22...Slat 22a...Slat body 22b...End surface 22c...Shaft part 23...Tape member 24...Sheet member 24A... Sheet member 24a...Design surface 24b...Back surface 24c...End 25...Operation part 25a...Handle 26...Restriction part 26a...First part 26b...Second part 26c...Connection part 30...Shutter storage part 31...Outer peripheral wall 31a...Inner surface 32 …Inner peripheral wall 33…Side wall portion 40…Guide groove portion 41…Straight portion 42…Curved portion

Claims (3)

A storage case main body having an opening, a shutter configured to be able to open and close the opening by moving along an opening surface of the opening, and a state in which the shutter is provided adjacent to the storage case main body and is curved. a shutter storage part configured to store the shutter in the main body and the shutter storage part, a pair of guide grooves located on both sides of the shutter in the width direction and guiding the movement of the shutter. A shutter-type storage container provided with
The shutter includes a shutter body that has a plurality of slats connected to each other and is configured to be curved, and a flexible sheet member that covers the shutter body from the front side,
Widthwise ends of both the shutter body and the sheet member are located within the guide groove,
An operating section is provided at a first end in the moving direction of the shutter,
A second end opposite to the first end in the moving direction of the shutter is provided on either the shutter main body or the sheet member, and is applied to the other from the side opposite to the one. A regulating portion is provided that regulates the sheet member from separating from the shutter body by contacting the shutter body;
When the shutter is in a closed position closing the opening, a gap is formed between the regulating part and the other in the moving direction.
Shutter type storage. The regulating portion includes a first portion that faces a surface of the shutter body opposite to the sheet member and extends further forward than the shutter body in the moving direction, and a side of the sheet member opposite to the shutter body. a second portion that faces the surface of the sheet member and extends further forward in the moving direction than the sheet member; and a connecting portion that connects the first portion and the second portion;
The regulating portion is fixed to the shutter body or the sheet member,
The shutter-type storage container according to claim 1. A plurality of the regulating portions are provided at intervals from each other in the width direction of the shutter,
The shutter-type storage container according to claim 1 or 2.

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