JP3254161B2 - Accessory for vehicle - 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 small case attached to a vehicle such as an automobile, and more particularly, to a gap formed between a small case main body and a lid rotatably attached to the small case main body. The present invention relates to a vehicle accessory case provided with a plate for closing a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a technique provided with a plate for closing a gap formed between a small accessory main body and a lid rotatably attached to the small accessory main body, Japanese Utility Model Publication No.
No. -13997 is known. 4-139
As shown in FIG. 7, the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 97 comprises a substantially box-shaped ashtray case 100 having an opening on the upper surface, and a lid 200 for closing the opening. The lid 20
0 is pivotally attached to the spindle 101 of the ashtray case 100, and the lid 200 is attached to the spindle 10.
1 is rotatable around the axis. Also, the mounting side wall 102 of the ashtray case 100 is formed to have a slightly lower height in the opening direction due to the rotation locus of the lid 200,
When the lid 200 is closed, the lid 200 and the mounting side wall 1
02 is formed with the gap S. And this gap S
Projection 20 of lid 200 to seal
A flexible seal member 300 is attached to the lower surface of 2, and is disposed over the entire width of the ashtray case 100.

[0003]

However, the technique described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 4-13997 described above does not
00, when the lid 200 is closed and vibration such as running of a car is applied, the ashtray case 100
The small object may move inside and hit the flexible seal member 300 attached to the lower surface of the protrusion 202 of the lid 200. Then, at this time, the flexible seal member 300 may be elastically deformed by the applied small object, and the small object may protrude from the gap S. When small items protrude like this, the lid 20
0 cannot be opened and closed, and forcible operation may damage the accessory case.

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention ensures that small items protrude from the gap S formed between the small item main body (ash tray case 100) and the lid (lid 200). The purpose is to provide a gadget that has been prevented.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a vehicle accessory case according to the present invention includes a bottom portion and a peripheral wall extending upward from the bottom portion, and a part of an upper end of the peripheral wall is formed in another portion. A small case main body provided with a low wall portion whose distance from the bottom is set shorter than the bottom portion, and a lid rotatably fixed to two peripheral walls adjacent to the low wall portion of the small case main body,
A plate which is rotatably attached to an end of the lid disposed on the lower wall side of the peripheral wall, and a rotation axis of which is set substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the accessory case main body and the lid; Regulating means for non-rotatably holding the plate at a position for closing a gap formed between the lower wall portion of the peripheral wall and the lid when the lid is closed.

[0006] In the vehicle accessory compartment of the present invention having the above-described configuration, accessories can be freely taken in and out by opening and closing the cover, and the plate attached to the cover is rotated with the rotation of the cover. Can be In the accessory case main body with the lid closed, the upper end of the peripheral wall other than the low wall portion is in contact with the lid, and a gap is formed between the low wall portion and the lid. The plate is arranged so as to close a gap formed between the low wall portion and the lid, and keeps a state in which the plate cannot be rotated by the restricting means.

[0007] In this state, small articles such as a ball-point pen and a card stored in the small box are moved in the small box main body by vibrations of the running of the vehicle and collide with the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the small box main body. And a small object may hit a plate from the clearance gap formed between a lid and a low wall part. When the small object collides, a force is exerted on the plate to rotate. However, the plate does not rotate since the plate cannot be rotated by the restricting means. For this reason, the small articles do not protrude from the gap formed between the lid and the low wall portion of the peripheral wall, and are held in the small box main body.

[0008]

Embodiment

Embodiment 1 An example of a vehicle accessory case according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle accessory case 1 includes an accessory case body 10 and a lid 20. The accessory case main body 10 includes a bottom portion 11 and a peripheral wall 12 extending upward from the bottom portion 11, and the peripheral wall 12 is provided with a low wall portion 12A. The low wall portion 12A of the peripheral wall 12 is
For the reason described below, the distance (length) from the bottom 11 to the upper end is set to be shorter than other portions of the peripheral wall 12.
On the other hand, the lid 20 is rotatably fixed to the opposing wall surface of the peripheral wall 12 of the accessory case main body 10 by screws 21 so that the lid 20 is closed and opened with respect to the accessory case main body 10 shown in FIGS. The state can be switched to the state.

When the cover 20 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, a gap S is formed between the back (lower surface) of the cover 20 and the low wall portion 12A of the accessory case main body 10. This gap S is formed because the length of the low wall portion 12A is set shorter than the length of the other portion of the peripheral wall 12. here,
The reason why the low wall portion 12A is shorter than the length of the other portion of the peripheral wall 12 is to prevent the lid 20 from interfering with the peripheral wall 12 when the lid 20 is rotated. A plate 30 is rotatably attached to an end of the lid 20. Specifically, the end of the lid 20 to which the plate 30 is attached is an end of the peripheral wall 12 of the accessory case main body 10 on the side adjacent to the low wall portion 12A, and the rotation axis of the plate 30 and the lid 20 is The rotation axis of the lid 20 and the accessory case main body 10 is set substantially parallel. The plate 30 is a plate having an L-shaped cross section, and when the cover 20 is closed, the lower surface of the cover 20 and the peripheral wall 1 are closed.
In order to close the gap S formed between the second low wall portion 12A and the second low wall portion 12A, the size is set to substantially match the gap S (FIG.
4). Further, the plate 30 is urged toward the low wall portion 12A by a spring 31, and the plate 30 is always urged toward the low wall portion 1A.
2A.

As shown in FIG. 2, an instrument panel 2 of the vehicle to which the vehicle accessory case 1 is attached is provided with a regulating means (hereinafter referred to as a cover 3).
The cover 3 comes into contact with the free end of the plate 30 when the plate 30 is rotated in a direction (clockwise in the drawing) away from the low wall portion 12A when the lid 20 is closed, and the plate 30 is turned in that direction. Movement can be disabled.

A case in which the vehicle accessory case 1 of this embodiment is used will be described. Vehicle instrument panel 2
The vehicle accessory case 1 attached to the
By opening 0, pen, writer, card,
Accessories such as a cassette tape are put in the accessory case main body 10. These small articles are held in the small box main body 10 with the lid 20 closed. When a large vibration is applied to the accessory case main body 10 due to, for example, vibration during running of the vehicle, the accessory held in the accessory case main body 10 is moved. Then, the small object collides with the inner surface of the peripheral wall 12. In some cases, the plate 30 may collide with the plate 30 from the gap S between the lower surface of the lid 20 and the low wall portion 12A. When a small object collides with the plate 30, the plate 30 tends to rotate in a direction away from the low wall portion 12A due to the force. At this time, the free end of the plate 30 comes into contact with the cover 3 and the rotation of the plate 30 is restricted. For this reason, the small articles that have hit the plate 30 do not jump out of the small box main body 10 and are securely held in the small box main body 10.

Therefore, the small articles put in the accessory box main body 10 do not protrude from the gap S between the lid 20 and the low wall portion 12A of the peripheral wall 12, and the protruding small articles hinder the rotation of the lid 20. And forcibly rotating the lid 20 to damage the lid 20 or small items is reliably prevented.

[0013]

Embodiment 2 Next, another embodiment of the regulating means for making the plate 30 unrotatable will be described with reference to FIGS.
Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG.
A boss 32 is provided at a free end of the boss. A regulating means (hereinafter, referred to as a guide plate 4) is provided on the outer surface of the low wall portion 12A of the accessory case main body 10. The guide plate 4 is arranged perpendicular to the rotation axis of the lid 20. The guide plate 4 is provided with a guide groove 4A. The projection 32 provided on the plate 30 is inserted into the guide groove 4A of the guide plate 4, and the movement trajectory of the plate 30 accompanying the rotation of the lid 20 is determined by the shape of the guide groove 4A. The shape of the guide groove 4A is set so that the plate 30 that moves with the rotation of the lid 20 always slides on the outer surface of the low wall portion 12A as shown in FIG. 6, and the lid 20 is closed. In this state, the rotation of the plate 30 in a direction away from the low wall portion 12A is restricted.

The small articles held in the small box main body 10 hit various places on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 12 due to vibrations during running of the vehicle or the like, and a gap formed between the lower surface of the lid 20 and the low wall portion 12A. S may hit the plate 30 from S. When the small object collides with the plate 30, the plate 30 tries to rotate in the direction away from the low wall portion 12A by the force, but the boss 32 provided at the free end of the plate 30 contacts the guide groove 4A of the guide plate 4. The rotation of the plate 30 is restricted. For this reason, the small articles that have hit the plate 30 do not jump out of the small box main body 10 and are securely held in the small box main body 10.

[0015]

As described above, in the vehicle accessory case according to the present invention, the accessory held in the accessory case main body with the lid closed is caused by the vibration of the vehicle during the running of the accessory case main body. I hit it all over. Then, the small object collides with the plate from the gap formed between the lid and the low wall portion of the peripheral wall, so that the plate tends to rotate. However, since the plate is made unrotatable by the restricting means, the small object hitting the plate does not jump out of the accessory case main body and is securely held in the accessory case main body.
For this reason, the small object does not protrude from the gap between the lid and the low wall portion of the peripheral wall, the rotation of the lid is hindered by the protruding small object, or the lid is forcibly rotated and the lid or Damage to small items can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a lid is opened in a vehicle accessory case according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid is closed in the vehicle accessory case of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a lid is opened in the vehicle accessory case of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vehicle accessory case in the state of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the vehicle accessory case according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation state of a lid of the vehicle accessory case of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a conventional accessory case.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Accessory main body 11 Bottom part 12 Peripheral wall 12A Low wall part 20 Lid 30 Plate 3, 4 Cover, guide plate (regulator) S gap

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An accessory comprising: a bottom portion; and a peripheral wall extending upward from the bottom portion, wherein the peripheral wall is provided with a low wall portion in which a part of an upper end is set to be shorter from the bottom than other portions. A container body, and two adjacent to the low wall portion of the accessory container body
A lid rotatably secured to the two peripheral walls, and a lid rotatably attached to an end of the lid disposed on the lower wall side of the peripheral wall, and the rotation axis of the lid is formed between the accessory case main body and the lid. A plate set substantially parallel to the rotation axis, and the plate cannot be rotated to a position that closes a gap formed between the lower wall portion of the peripheral wall and the lid when the lid is closed. And a regulating means for holding the vehicle.