JP3832844B2 - Vehicle storage device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicular storage device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As shown in FIG. 6, the conventional vehicular storage device 1 includes a box 2 having an opening and a door 3 that opens and closes the opening of the box 2.
The door 3 is integrally formed with an arm portion 3a extending from the door 3 to the box 2 side. The door 3 is rotatably connected to the box 2 at the tip of the arm portion 3a.
The rotation shaft 3b of the door 3 is naturally determined by setting the door 3 to a target position in the opened state and rotating the door 3 with respect to the box 2.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional vehicle storage device has the following problems (problems).
If there is an obstacle 4 around the box 2 in the rotation trajectory of the door 3, the door 3 hits the obstacle 4 and the door 3 cannot be rotated. Therefore, the target opening position of the door 3 must be changed so as not to interfere with the obstacle 4.
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular storage device in which a trajectory in which a door rotates with respect to a box can be made smaller than before, and the door can avoid an obstacle around the box.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) a box having an opening;
A door for opening and closing the opening of the box;
An arm pivotably connected to the box at one end and pivotally connected to the door at the other end;
A door opening / closing angle control mechanism in which an opening / closing angle of the door with respect to the box is larger than a rotation angle of the arm with respect to the box;
A vehicular storage device comprising :
The door opening / closing angle control mechanism includes a gear mechanism, and the gear mechanism has two gear elements that mesh with each other. One gear element is fixed to the box and the other gear element is fixed to the door. And
The one gear element has teeth on an arc centering on a connection portion between the box and the arm, and the other gear element is centered on a connection portion between the door and the arm. A vehicle storage device having teeth on an arc .
[0005]
In the vehicle interior device of (1 ) , (a) the arm is pivotally connected to the box at one end and pivotally connected to the door at the other end, so the door is tilted with respect to the arm. It becomes possible. (B) Since a door opening / closing angle control mechanism is provided and the opening / closing angle of the door with respect to the box is larger than the rotation angle of the arm with respect to the box, the door falls over the arm.
Therefore, when the door is opened and closed, the door can be laid down (tilted down) with respect to the box as compared with the conventional case. As a result, the trajectory of the door rotating with respect to the box can be made smaller than the conventional one.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention is fixedly attached to, for example, an instrument panel or a console panel that is an interior member of the vehicle. Hereinafter, in the embodiments of the present invention, a case where the vehicle storage device is fixedly attached to an instrument panel which is an interior member of the vehicle will be described as an example.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle storage device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a box 20, a door 30, an arm 40, and a door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50.
[0007]
The box 20 has a box shape, and includes an upper wall 20a, a lower wall 20b, a right side wall, a left side wall 20c, and a rear wall 20d, and an opening 21 that opens to the vehicle compartment side (rear side of the vehicle). Have The upper wall 20a and the lower wall 20b face each other, and the right side wall and the left side wall 20c face each other.
When the vehicle rear side end of the upper wall 20a of the box 20 enters the opening / closing movement locus of the door 30, the vehicle rear side end of the upper wall 20a is closer to the vehicle front than the vehicle rear side end of the lower wall 20b of the box 20. Is located. Therefore, the door 30 does not hit the vehicle rear side end portion of the upper wall 20a of the box 20.
[0008]
A lock portion 22 is provided on the right side wall of the box 20. However, the lock portion 22 may be provided on the left side wall 20 c of the box 20. The lock portion 22 is fixedly attached to the box 20.
When the door 30 is located at the closed position, the lock unit 22 engages with the door 30 and holds the door 30 at the closed position.
[0009]
A damper 23 is provided on the left side wall 20 c of the box 20. However, the damper 23 may be provided on the right side wall of the box 20. The damper 23 is fixedly attached to the box 20. The damper 23 is engaged with the door 30 or a part of the arm 40 (in the illustrated example, the case where the damper 23 is engaged with a part of the arm 40 is shown), and the door 30 is opened and closed slowly.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 2, the door 30 is rotatably connected to the arm 40.
As shown in FIG. 3, the door 30 can be opened and closed between a closed position positioned in front of the opening 21 of the box 20 and an open position positioned above the upper wall 20 a of the box 20. The door 30 is always biased by a spring (not shown) from the closed position to the open position side (in the opening direction).
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 1, the door 30 is provided with a protruding portion 31.
The protrusion 31 is formed integrally with the door 30 or is formed separately from the door 30 and fixedly attached to the door 30. When the door 30 is in the closed position, the protruding portion 31 protrudes forward of the vehicle from the vehicle right end on the rear surface of the door 30 or in the vicinity thereof. The front end portion of the protruding portion 31 in the protruding direction can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock portion 22 of the box 20.
[0012]
The arm 40 is rotatably connected to the box 20 at one end (hereinafter, a connecting portion between the arm 40 and the box 20 is referred to as a first connecting portion 41). The arm 40 is rotatably connected to the door 30 at the other end (hereinafter, a connecting portion between the arm 40 and the door 30 is referred to as a second connecting portion 42). The direction in which the arm 40 rotates with respect to the box 20 is a direction orthogonal to the vehicle left-right direction. The direction in which the arm 40 rotates with respect to the door 30 is a direction orthogonal to the vehicle left-right direction.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50 makes the opening / closing angle of the door 30 with respect to the box 20 larger than the rotation angle of the arm 40 with respect to the box 20. The door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50 includes a gear mechanism 51.
The gear mechanism 51 includes a first gear element 52 and a second gear element 53 that mesh with each other.
The first gear element 52 is formed integrally with the box 20, or formed separately from the box 20 and fixedly attached to the box 20. The first gear element 52 has first teeth 52 a on an arc centered on the first connecting portion 41.
[0014]
The second gear element 53 is formed integrally with the door 30 or formed separately from the door 30 and fixedly attached to the door 30. The second gear 53 has second teeth 53 a on an arc centered on the second connecting portion 42. The second tooth 53a always meshes with the first tooth 52a.
[0015]
Here, an operation when the door 30 is opened and closed with respect to the box 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
a) The arm 40 rotates around the first connecting portion 41 with respect to the box 20. At this time, the second connecting portion 42 also rotates around the first connecting portion 41 with respect to the box 20.
b) The door 30 is rotatably connected to the arm 40, and the first gear element 52 and the second gear element 53 of the door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50 are engaged with each other. Rotate around the second connecting portion 42.
Therefore, the door 30 rotates around the second connection portion 42 with respect to the arm 40 while the rotation center (second connection portion 42) moves around the first connection portion 41.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(1) Since the door 30 is pivotably connected to the arm 40 by the second connecting portion 42, the door 30 can be tilted with respect to the arm 40. Further, (2) the door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50 is provided, and the opening / closing angle of the door 30 with respect to the box 20 is made larger than the rotation angle of the arm 40 with respect to the box 20, so that the door 30 falls down with respect to the arm 40.
Therefore, when the door 30 is opened and closed, the door 30 can be laid down (fall down) with respect to the box 20 as compared with the conventional case. As a result, the trajectory in which the door 30 rotates with respect to the box 20 can be made smaller than before, and even when the obstacle 4 is above the box 20, the door 30 hits the obstacle 4. Can be prevented.
[0017]
In the above description, the door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50 includes the gear mechanism 51. However, the door opening / closing angle control mechanism 50 is not limited to the gear mechanism 51. For example, the cam mechanism 54 shown in FIG. (Including the case of a pin / guide groove mechanism).
In this case, the cam mechanism 54 is provided with a pin 54a protruding on the side wall side of the box 20 on the door 30 side, and a cam groove 54b on which the pin 54a slides on the box 20 side.
The cam groove 54b has a portion B whose position is deviated from the rotation locus A centering on the first connecting portion 41 of the pin 54a, and on the side where the door 30 is further laid when the pin 54a comes into the portion B. Tilt (C in FIG. 5).
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
According to the storage device for vehicles according to claim 1 Symbol placement, since it is pivotally coupled to the door (a) arms are pivotally connected to the box at one end the other end, the door arm It becomes possible to defeat it. (B) Since a door opening / closing angle control mechanism is provided and the opening / closing angle of the door with respect to the box is larger than the rotation angle of the arm with respect to the box, the door falls over the arm.
Therefore, when opening and closing the door, the door can be laid down (tilted down) with respect to the box as compared with the conventional case. As a result, the trajectory of the door rotating with respect to the box can be made smaller than the conventional one.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage device for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing an opening / closing movement locus of the door of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a skeleton view of the vehicle storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a case where the door opening / closing angle control mechanism is a cam mechanism in the vehicle storage device of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of a conventional vehicle storage device.
[Explanation of symbols]
4 Obstacle 10 Vehicle Storage Device 20 Box 21 Box Opening 30 Door 40 Arm 41 First Connecting Portion 42 Second Connecting Portion 50 Door Open / Close Angle Control Mechanism 51 Gear Mechanism 52 First Gear Element 52a First Tooth 53 second gear element 53a second tooth 54 cam mechanism 54a pin 54a
54b Cam groove 54b

Claims (1)

A box having an opening;
A door for opening and closing the opening of the box;
An arm pivotably connected to the box at one end and pivotally connected to the door at the other end;
A door opening / closing angle control mechanism in which an opening / closing angle of the door with respect to the box is larger than a rotation angle of the arm with respect to the box;
A vehicular storage device comprising :
The door opening / closing angle control mechanism includes a gear mechanism, and the gear mechanism has two gear elements that mesh with each other. One gear element is fixed to the box and the other gear element is fixed to the door. And
The one gear element has teeth on an arc centering on a connection portion between the box and the arm, and the other gear element is centered on a connection portion between the door and the arm. A vehicle storage device having teeth on an arc .

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