JP2554854Y2 - Storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a storage device capable of preventing looseness of a storage case against a rail and capable of smoothly pushing out the storage case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A storage device for storing small items is provided in a vehicle. In the storage device, a storage case for storing small items is slidably held on a rail fixed to the vehicle body side. The storage device is provided with various rattling preventing means for preventing the storage case from rattling with respect to the rail.

As prior art related to the prevention of rattling of a storage case, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 59-145633 and 61-113043 are known. The storage case is generally urged by a spring, and when the lock of the storage case is released, the storage case is automatically pushed out in the pull-out direction by the urging force of the spring.

[0004] In order to prevent rattling of the storage case against the rail during storage, it is necessary to contact a regulating member provided on the rail side with the side surface of the storage case. Therefore, when a regulating member for preventing rattling is provided, the spring force of the spring for urging the storage case must be set to a large value in consideration of the contact resistance of the regulating member.

[0005]

However, when the spring force of the spring is larger than necessary due to the contact resistance between the side surface of the storage case and the regulating member, the speed at which the storage case is pushed out increases. Too much, and the impact upon completion of the extrusion is large. Therefore, in this case, a speed adjusting part such as an oil damper is required, and there is a problem that the cost increases due to an increase in the number of parts.

[0006] If the urging force of the spring is set small in order to reduce the speed at which the storage case is pushed out, the contact resistance of the restricting member must be reduced, resulting in the generation of noise due to the vibration of the vehicle or the occurrence of noise in the vehicle. There is a problem that the storage case pops out due to the inertial force of rapid acceleration and deceleration.

[0007] The present invention provides a storage device that can prevent rattling of the storage case when the storage case is stored and when the push-out operation is completed, and can smoothly push out the storage case without using components such as an oil damper. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

The storage device according to the present invention which achieves this object is as follows. A storage case having a storage portion, a rail for slidably holding the storage case, a plurality of first positioning protrusions formed on the storage case, and a storage position of the storage case formed on the rail. And a plurality of second positioning projections in contact with the plurality of first positioning projections at the push-out completion position, locking means for locking the storage case at the storage position, and the storage case being positioned at the storage position. In this state, the storage case is urged by both the first urging portion and the second urging portion, and the first positioning is performed by moving the storage case from the storage position by unlocking the locking means. A storage device, comprising: urging means for urging the storage case with only the second urging portion after the protrusion comes off contact with the second positioning protrusion.

[0009]

In the storage device of the present invention, a first positioning projection is formed on the storage case, and a second positioning projection is formed on the rail holding the storage case. At the storage position and the push-out completion position of the storage case, the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion contact each other.
The rattling of the storage case against the rail is prevented.

When the lock of the storage case is released at the storage position of the storage case where the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion contact each other, the first urging portion and the second biasing portion are released. Since the storage case is urged by both of the urging portions, the storage case can be sufficiently pushed out even when the contact resistance between the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion is large. After the contact between the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion is released by the pushing of the storage case, the storage case is urged only by the second urging portion, so that the pushing force of the storage case is reduced. The storage case is prevented from becoming excessive, and the storage case can be pushed out smoothly.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a storage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
Particularly, a case where the present invention is applied to a storage device as an ashtray arranged in a vehicle is shown. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a storage device for storing butts. The storage device 1 includes a storage case 2 having a storage portion 2a illustrated in FIG. One end of the storage case 2 is formed with a front end 2b having a design surface exposed in the vehicle interior, and the other end is formed with a rear end 2c.

The left and right side surfaces 2d of the storage case 2 are slidably held by a pair of rails 3 arranged at a predetermined interval in a direction perpendicular to the direction of insertion and removal of the storage case 2. The pair of rails 3 are held by a holding case 5 via a holding member 4. The holding case 5 is fixed to a vehicle body (not shown). Each rail 3 has a U-shaped cross section. Thereby, a large positional shift of the side surface portion 2d of the storage case 2 in the vertical and horizontal directions is restricted.

A plurality of first positioning projections 7a, 7 protruding toward the rail 3 are provided on each side surface 2d of the storage case 2.
b, 7c are formed. First positioning projection 7
a, 7b, and 7c are arranged at intervals in the direction of insertion and removal of the storage case 2. In the present embodiment, three first positioning projections are provided, but three or more first positioning projections may be provided. The cross-sectional shape of the first positioning projections 7a, 7b, 7c is trapezoidal. First positioning projection 7a
Is provided on the rear end side of the storage case 2. Another first
The positioning protrusion 7c is provided near the front end 2b of the storage case 2. Still another first positioning projection 7b is located between the first positioning projection 7a and the first positioning projection 7c.

A plurality of second positioning projections 8a, 8b, 8c are formed on each side surface 3a of the rail 3 so as to project toward the side surface 2d of the storage case 2. The second positioning projections 8 a, 8 b, 8 c are arranged at intervals in the insertion / removal direction of the storage case 2. The number of the second positioning projections corresponds to the number of the first positioning projections. The cross-sectional shape of the second positioning projections 8a, 8b, 8c is trapezoidal.

When the storage case 2 is stored, the second positioning projection 8a comes into contact with the first positioning projection 7a, and the second positioning projection 8c comes into contact with the first positioning projection 7c. ing. When the pushing out of the storage case 2 is completed, the second positioning projection 8b comes into contact with the first positioning projection 7a, and the second positioning projection 8c is moved to the first positioning projection 8c.
The positioning projections 7b are in contact with each other.

The storage device 1 is provided with a lock means 10. The lock means 10 has a heart cam 11 formed on the storage case 2 side and a lock mechanism 12 provided on the holding case 5 side. The lock mechanism 12 is
It has a pin 12 a that can be engaged with the heart cam 11.
The locking means 10 locks the storage case 2 so that it cannot be moved in the pushing direction when the storage case 2 is pushed in the storage direction by a predetermined amount, and is unlocked when the storage case 2 is pushed in the storage direction again. You.

At the rear end of the rail 3, a holding plate 13 is mounted. A biasing means 15 is attached to the holding plate 13 via a rivet 14. The biasing means 15 is composed of two cantilevered leaf springs in this embodiment. The urging means 15 has a first urging portion 15a and a second urging portion 15b. The first urging portion 15a and the second urging portion 15b are elastically deformable in the direction in which the storage case 2 is inserted and removed.

The urging means 15 urges the storage case 2 with both the first urging portion 15a and the second urging portion 15b while the storage case 2 is locked by the locking means 10, and locks the housing case 2 with the lock. When the lock of the means 10 is released and the contact between the first positioning projections 7a, 7c and the second positioning projections 8a, 8c is released by the movement of the storage case 2, the storage case 2 is moved to the second position. It is configured to be urged only by the urging portion 15b.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2A shows a state in which the storage case 2 is completely pushed into the rail 2 side. In this state, the storage case 2 is locked by the lock means 10. In this state, the first urging portion 15a and the second urging portion 15c of the urging means 15 are elastically deformed by the pushing of the storage case 2.

When the front end 2b of the storage case 2 shown in FIG. 2A is pressed by the occupant of the vehicle, the engagement between the heart cam 11 of the locking means 10 and the pin 12a is released, and the storage case 2 is locked. Is released. When the lock of the storage case 2 is released, the storage case 2 is pressed in the pull-out direction by the urging means 15. Here, the storage case 2 includes a first urging portion 15 a and a second urging portion 15 of the urging means 15.
b, the storage case 2 can be easily pushed out even if the contact resistance between the first positioning protrusions 7a, 7c and the second positioning protrusions 8a, 8b is large. .

When the storage case 2 moves in the pushing direction, the contact area between the first positioning projections 7a and 7c and the second positioning projections 8a and 8c gradually decreases, and
Positioning projections 7a, 7c and second positioning projection 8
a, 8c come off contact. When the contact between the first positioning projections 7a, 7c and the second positioning projections 8a, 8c is completely removed by the movement of the storage case 2, the pressing of the storage case 2 by the first biasing portion 15a is not performed. Finished, Figure 2
As shown in (B), the pressure is switched to the pressing by only the second urging portion 15b.

The length of the second urging portion 15b is significantly longer than the length of the first urging portion 15a.
The pressing by 5b can be continued until the storage case 2 is completely moved. In this case, the second urging unit 1
Since the length of 5b is long, the urging force of the storage case 2 is weaker than the urging force of the first urging portion 15a, and the moving speed of the storage case 2 does not become excessive. When the position of the first positioning protrusion 7b and the position of the second positioning protrusion 8b are the same in the vertical direction, the first urging portion 15b pushes out the first case while the storage case 2 is being pushed out. The first positioning protrusion 7b and the second positioning protrusion 8b temporarily slide in contact with each other, but the storage case 2 is moving, and the contact resistance between the first positioning protrusion 7b and the second positioning protrusion 8b is: Since the contact resistance of the storage case 2 at rest shown in FIG. 2A is smaller, the pushing of the storage case 2 by the urging means 15 is continued.
When the position of the first positioning protrusion 7b and the position of the second positioning protrusion 8b are made different in the vertical direction,
While the storage case 2 is being pushed out, the first positioning projection 7b and the second projection 8b can be brought into non-contact.

As described above, in this embodiment, the pushing force of the storage case 2 by the urging means 15 is applied to the storage case 2.
The storage case 2 can be reliably pushed out of the storage position even when the contact resistance increases due to the contact of the positioning projections as shown in FIG. 2 can be prevented from becoming excessive.

The storage case 2 pushed out by the second urging portion 15b has an inertial force.
Even when the first positioning protrusions 7a and 7b and the second positioning protrusions 8b and 8c come into contact with each other, the storage case 2 is appropriately pushed out by the inertial force and the urging force of the second urging unit 15b. . Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2C, the storage case 2 has the first positioning protrusions 7a,
Despite the contact resistance between 7b and the second positioning projections 8b, 8c, it is possible to reliably move to the pushing end.

Second Embodiment FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the configuration of the urging means, and the other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment. The description of the corresponding portions will be omitted, and only different portions will be described. The same applies to other embodiments described later.

In FIG. 4, the urging means 21 includes a first urging portion 21a and a second urging portion 21b. The first urging unit 21a and the second urging unit 21b
Each is composed of a compression coil spring. The first urging unit 21a is arranged inside the second urging unit 21b. The free height of the second biasing portion 21b is higher than the free height of the first biasing portion 21a.

In the second embodiment constructed as described above, when the storage case 2 is completely stored, the rear end of the storage case 2 has the first biasing portion 21a and the second biasing portion. When the first positioning projection and the second positioning projection are released from contact with each other by the release of the lock by the locking means (not shown), the storage case 2 is moved to the second position. Is pushed out only by the urging portion 21b.

The first urging portion 21a of the urging means 21 and the second urging portion 21a
The biasing portions 21b may be arranged concentrically as shown in FIG. 4, or may be arranged at a predetermined interval in a direction perpendicular to the insertion and removal direction of the storage case 2 as shown in FIG. Good.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a modification of the urging means 15 in the first embodiment. 6, the urging means 31 includes a first urging unit 31a and a second urging unit 3.
1b. In the case of the urging means 15 of the first embodiment, the plate-shaped spring member is simply bent in a square shape. In the case of FIG. 6, however, the first urging portion 31a and the second urging member are used. The base portion of the biasing portion 31b is rounded to have a spring function here. Further, the urging means 41 in FIG. 7 is obtained by bending a plate-shaped spring member into a C-shape, one of which is the first spring member.
Of the second urging portion 41b.
Is formed.

In this embodiment, the case where the storage device 1 is applied to an ashtray for a vehicle has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a storage device for storing small items such as a cup holder, a card holder, and a coil holder. Is also applicable.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) When the storage case is stored and when the storage case is completely pushed out, the first positioning projection on the storage case is brought into contact with the second positioning projection on the rail. Rattling of the storage case can be prevented.

(2) After the contact between the first positioning projection and the second positioning projection is released by pushing the storage case by the urging means, the storage case is moved to the second urging part of the urging means. Since only the pushing is performed, the pushing force of the storage case is prevented from being excessive, and the storage case can be pushed out smoothly. Therefore, the generation of the impact force at the time when the pushing of the storage case is completed is also small, and the collision sound can be suppressed to a small level.

(3) The storage case can be pushed out smoothly without using components such as an oil damper, so that the number of components can be reduced and the cost of the storage device can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an operation state of a storage case in the storage device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing a change in a pushing force of a storage case in the storage device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the vicinity of the urging means in the storage device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a modification of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a modification of the urging means of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another modification of the urging means of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage device 2 Storage case 3 Rail 7a 1st positioning protrusion 7b 1st positioning protrusion 7c 1st positioning protrusion 8a 2nd positioning protrusion 8b 2nd positioning protrusion 8c 2nd positioning protrusion DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Lock means 15 Urging means 15a 1st urging part 15b 2nd urging part 21 urging means 21a 1st urging part 21b 2nd urging part 31 urging means 31a 1st urging part 31b second urging unit 41 urging means 41a first urging unit 41b second urging unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A storage case having a storage portion; a rail for slidably holding the storage case; a plurality of first positioning protrusions formed on the storage case; A plurality of second positioning projections that are in contact with the plurality of first positioning projections at a storage position and a push-out completion position of the storage case; a lock unit that locks the storage case at the storage position; When the storage case is located at the storage position, the storage case is urged by both the first urging portion and the second urging portion, and the storage case is moved from the storage position by unlocking the lock means. Urging means for urging the storage case only with the second urging portion after the first positioning protrusion and the second positioning protrusion are out of contact with each other. Storage device.