JP2506401Y2 - Storage device lid opening / closing structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device in which an opening of a storage part is covered with a lid which can be opened and closed, and more particularly to a storage device having a lid opening / closing structure which is easily assembled.

[Prior art]

A storage device such as an ashtray is arranged near a driver's seat or a passenger seat of a vehicle. As an example of such a storage device, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-91950 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-98035 are known.

FIG. 7 shows a storage device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-91950. As shown in FIG. 7, the ashtray box 1 serving as a storage body has an ashtray part 2
A lid 3 that covers the opening is attached so that it can be opened and closed.
A pair of arms 3a is provided on the inner surface side of the lid 3, and each arm 3a is provided with a shaft hole 3b. Shaft holes 1a are provided at both ends of the ashtray box 1, respectively.

The lid 3 is assembled so that the shaft hole 3b is concentric with the shaft hole 1a of the ashtray box 1, and connecting pins 4 are inserted into the shaft hole 3b and the shaft hole 1a, respectively. Thereby, the lid 3 can be opened and closed with respect to the ashtray box 1.

FIG. 8 shows a storage device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-98035. As shown in FIG. 8, the ashtray box 11 serving as a storage body has an ashtray portion 1
A lid 13 that covers the opening 2 is attached to be openable and closable. A panel 14 for improving the design is attached to the outer surface of the lid 13. A shaft hole 13a is formed on the inner surface side of the lid body 13. The ashtray box 11 is formed with a pair of arms 11a protruding upward. A shaft hole 11b is formed in each arm 11a.

In the lid 13, the shaft hole 13a has an ashtray box 1
It is assembled so as to be concentric with one shaft hole 11b, and one elongated connecting shaft 15 is inserted into each shaft hole 11b of the ashtray box 11 and the shaft hole 13a of the lid 13.
Thereby, the lid 13 can be opened and closed with respect to the ashtray box 11.

[0007]

However, the conventional devices shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 have the following problems. In the case of the storage device shown in FIG. 7, since a short connecting pin is used, the workability is poor, and since the lid 3 and the ashtray box 1 are connected at two places, the assembling property is poor. Therefore, in the case of the opening / closing structure using a plurality of such short connecting pins, it is difficult to improve productivity.

In the case of the storage device shown in FIG. 8, since one elongated connecting shaft 15 made of metal is used, it is difficult to insert the connecting shaft 15 into the shaft holes 11b and 13a, and the assembling property is poor. Further, when the bent connecting shaft 15 is inserted, the connecting shaft 15 and the lid 1 are opened and closed when the lid 13 is opened and closed.
3 rubs against each other, and an unpleasant sound is generated.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a lid opening / closing structure for a storage device which has a small number of parts to be assembled and is easy to assemble.

[0010]

A lid opening / closing structure of a storage device according to the present invention for achieving this object is as follows. In a storage device in which an opening of a storage section formed in a storage main body is covered with an openable / closable lid, one end of the synthetic resin lid is rotatable toward the storage main body side made of synthetic resin. While supporting and forming a shaft portion at the other end of the lid body, a bearing portion that receives the shaft portion is formed in the storage main body, at a position adjacent to the storage portion of the storage main body,
A switch accommodating portion for accommodating a switch is formed, and a shaft portion of the lid body is rotatably held by a panel made of a synthetic resin attached to the accommodating main body and covering the switch accommodating portion and the bearing portion. The lid opening and closing structure of the storage device.

[0011]

In the lid opening / closing structure of the storage device configured as described above, the shaft portion formed at the other end of the lid body is attached to the storage body to cover the switch storage portion, and the bearing portion on the storage body side. It is rotatably held by and. As a result, the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the storage body, and the opening of the storage can be covered with the lid.

Here, in order to hold the lid, two members, that is, the housing main body and the panel, are sufficient, and the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the conventional device using the connecting shaft. Further, unlike the conventional device, it is not necessary to insert the connecting pin or the connecting shaft in a state where the shaft holes are set concentrically, and the assembling property is improved.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a lid opening / closing structure of a storage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
In particular, an example applied to a storage device arranged on the rear door side of a vehicle is shown. In the drawing, reference numeral 20 denotes a storage device, and the storage device 20 has a storage main body 21 made of a flame-retardant synthetic resin. The storage body 21 has an ashtray 23.
An accommodating portion 22 for accommodating is stored. Ashtray 23
Is attachable to and detachable from the storage section 22.

The ashtray 23 accommodated in the accommodating portion 22 is covered with an openable / closable lid 30. The lid 30 is made of flame-retardant synthetic resin. A shaft hole portion 31 is provided at one end of the lid body 30,
A shaft hole 32 extending in the horizontal direction is formed at the center of the shaft hole portion 31. A shaft portion 33 extending in the horizontal direction is formed at the other end of the lid body 30.

A shaft portion 24 extending in the horizontal direction is formed near the end of the storage body 21. Shaft hole 32 of lid 30
The shaft portion 24 of the storage body 21 is rotatably fitted. On the other side of the storage body 21, as shown in FIG. 3, there is formed a switch storage portion 25 in which a switch 41 for opening and closing a rear window (not shown) is provided.

An arcuate bearing portion 26 for receiving the shaft portion 33 of the lid body 30 is formed between the storage portion 22 of the storage main body 21 and the switch storage portion 25. Shaft 3 of lid 30
3 is a bearing portion 26 of the storage body 21 and a switch storage portion 25.
It is rotatably held by the shaft pressing portion 42b of the design panel 42 that covers the. The panel 42 is made of a flame-retardant synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG.
It is fixed to the storage body 21 via screws 43. A long hole 42a is formed in the center of the panel 42, and the head of the switch 41 for opening and closing the rear window is exposed from the long hole 42a.

An opening / closing cam 35 is provided near the shaft portion 33 of the lid body 30 as shown in FIG. A leaf spring 44 fixed to the storage body 21 is pressed against the opening / closing cam 35. As a result, when the lid body 30 is closed, the lid body 30 is pressed by the storage body 21, and when the lid body 30 is opened, the lid body 30 is held in the completely open state.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. When the front end of the lid body 30 is lifted, the lid body 30 rotates about the shaft hole 32 and the shaft portion 33 as a fulcrum, and the storage portion 22 covered by the lid body 30 is exposed. Storage 22
The ashtray 23 is detachably housed in the container, and the ashtray 23 can be used and the ashtray 23 can be attached and detached when the lid pair 30 is opened.

Further, since the switch housing 25 is arranged in the housing body 21 adjacent to the housing 22, the ashtray 2
It is possible to operate the power window switch 41 at a position where 3 is used. In this way, by integrating the storage unit 22 that stores the ashtray 23 and the switch storage unit 25, the device can be downsized, and it is advantageous to secure the installation space on the vehicle body, and the assembly cost can be reduced. Be peeled off.

Since the shaft hole 32 formed in one end of the lid body 30 and the shaft portion 24 provided in the storage body 21 are rotatably fitted, one end of the lid body 30 is rotated to the storage body 21. It will be movably supported. Further, the shaft portion 33 formed on the lid body 30 is a shaft holding portion 42 of a design panel 42 that covers the arc-shaped bearing portion 26 of the storage body and the switch storage portion 25.
Since it is held by b, the other end of the lid 30 is rotatably supported by the storage body 21 and the panel 42.

Since the lid 30 is provided with the opening / closing cam 35 which is pressed by the leaf spring 44, the lid 30 can be opened with a small force, and the urging force of the leaf spring 44 at the end stage of opening. Thus, the lid 30 can be automatically opened. Further, since the resins rub against each other when the lid 30 is opened and closed, the generation of abnormal noise is eliminated as in the conventional opening and closing structure using the metal connecting shaft.
Therefore, even if the structure for holding the lid 30 is held, there is no surface inferior in performance, and it is possible to exhibit the same opening / closing performance as the conventional one.

Second Embodiment FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in one supporting structure of the lid 30, and the other parts are the same as the first embodiment. Therefore, the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are applied to the corresponding parts. The description of the corresponding parts will be omitted, and only different parts will be described. The same applies to the examples described later.

In the first embodiment, the shaft hole 32 of the lid 30 and the shaft portion 24 of the storage body 21 are rotatably fitted, but in the present embodiment, the first embodiment is reversed. It is configured. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a shaft portion 51 is provided at one end of the lid body 30 and a shaft hole 52 is provided in the storage body 21. The shaft portion 51 is rotatably fitted in the shaft hole 52. In the second embodiment configured in this manner, the shaft portion 51 and the shaft portion 33 are provided at the end of the lid body 30, and the lid body 30 is opened and closed with the shaft portions 51 and 33 as fulcrums. Other functions are the same as in the first embodiment.

Third Embodiment FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In the first and second embodiments, the lid 3 is formed by fitting the shaft portion and the shaft hole.
In the present embodiment, the two shaft portions 33 and 51 provided at both ends of the lid 30 are rotatably held. As shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the shaft portion 51 provided at one end of the lid body 30.
However, the bearing portion 55 formed in the storage body 21 and the storage body 2
A shaft portion 33, which is rotatably held by a panel 56 that covers the side of the ashtray 23, is provided at the other end of the lid body 30.
The bearing portion 26 and the panel 42 formed on the storage body 21
It is rotatably held by and.

In the third embodiment thus constructed, the shaft portions 33, 51 provided at the end of the lid body 30 are rotatably held, so that the lid body 30 has the respective shaft portion 33. , 51
It is opened and closed with the fulcrum. Other functions are the same as in the first embodiment.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the case where the storage device is used as an ashtray has been shown, but the storage portion of the storage main body can be used not only for storing the ashtray but also for storing various articles. . Further, the design panel 42 that covers the switch housing portion 25 is not limited to a particularly beautiful one, and may be the same material as that of the armrest or the like.

[0028]

According to the lid opening / closing structure of the storage device of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) One end of the lid is rotatably supported by the storage body, a shaft portion is formed at the other end of the lid body, and a bearing portion that receives this shaft portion is formed in the storage body. Since it is rotatably held by the panel attached to the storage body and covering the switch storage part and the bearing part, the number of parts to be assembled can be reduced compared to the conventional device, and it is not necessary to use a metal elongated connecting shaft. . Therefore, it becomes possible to improve the assembling property as compared with the conventional one, and as a result, the productivity of the storage device can be improved. Further, since the elongated metal connecting shaft is not necessary, it is possible to reliably prevent the generation of unpleasant noise when the lid is opened and closed. (2) Since the switch housing for housing the switch is formed at a position adjacent to the housing of the housing body, the switch can be operated at a position where an ashtray or the like housed in the housing is used. It is possible to easily open and close the window. Further, since the storage part and the switch storage part are integrated, the size of the storage device can be reduced and it is advantageous to secure the installation space in the vehicle compartment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a lid opening / closing structure of a storage device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

2 is a plan view of the device of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line YY of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a lid opening / closing structure of a storage device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a lid opening / closing structure of a storage device according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a conventional storage device.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing another example of the conventional storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Storage Device 21 Storage Main Body 22 Storage Section 25 Switch Storage Section 26 Bearing Section 30 Lid 33 Shaft 41 Switch 42 Panel

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A storage device in which an opening of a storage portion formed in a storage main body is covered with an openable / closable lid, and one end of the lid made of synthetic resin has a side of the storage main body made of synthetic resin. Is rotatably supported, a shaft portion is formed at the other end of the lid, and a bearing portion for receiving the shaft portion is formed in the storage body, and a switch is provided at a position adjacent to the storage portion of the storage body. To form a switch storage part to store
A lid opening / closing structure for a storage device, wherein a shaft portion of the lid is rotatably held by a panel made of a synthetic resin which is attached to the housing main body and covers the switch housing, and the bearing portion.