JP4133775B2 - Vehicle storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle storage device.

  In vehicles such as automobiles, a storage device is usually installed in the passenger compartment (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Such a storage device includes an outer case and a tray that is installed in the outer case so as to be drawn out and stored.

  A guide rail portion is formed between the outer case side portion and the tray side portion so as to extend in the tray drawing and storing direction and guide the tray drawing and storing operation.

  Further, a tray pulling mechanism that automatically pulls out the tray is provided between the outer case and the tray.

The tray pull-out mechanism is formed at the bottom of the outer case and extends in the pull-out storage direction, a gear provided on the tray and meshed with the rack teeth of the rack section to move the tray in the pull-out storage direction, the tray And an urging mechanism that urges the gear to rotate in the pull-out direction.
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  However, in the above-described vehicular storage device, the outer case is provided with a number of complicated uneven portions such as a guide rail portion and a rack portion that extend in the direction in which the tray is pulled out and stored. There was a problem with difficulty. In order to cope with this, it is conceivable that the outer case has a split structure. However, depending on the combined structure of the split portions, the amount of overhang in the lateral direction becomes large, and mounting on the vehicle is difficult. There is a risk of becoming.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention described in claim 1 includes an outer case, and a tray that is installed in the outer case so as to be freely retractable and retractable. A guide rail portion is formed between the outer case and the tray so as to extend in the direction in which the tray is drawn out and can guide the drawing out and storing operation of the tray, and a tray pulling mechanism is provided between the outer case and the tray. A mechanism is formed at the bottom of the outer case and extends in the drawer storage direction, a gear provided on the tray, meshed with rack teeth of the rack part to move the tray in the drawer storage direction, and the tray And an urging mechanism for urging and urging the gear in the pull-out direction, the outer case being an upper housing having a guide rail portion. And a lower housing having a rack portion. A plurality of claw fitting portions are provided along the divided portion of the upper housing and the lower housing, and reinforcing ribs are installed at positions between the claw fitting portions. It features a vehicle storage device.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the outer case is divided into the upper housing having the guide rail portion and the lower housing having the rack portion, so that the die removal direction of the upper housing is changed to the extending direction of the guide rail portion. The pull-out direction of the lower housing can be set, and the die-cutting direction of the lower housing can be set to the vertical direction according to the shape of the rack teeth of the rack portion, and the mold is divided properly so that the die-cutting direction is simplified In addition, it is possible to ensure high molding accuracy by simplifying the mold shape. A plurality of claw fitting portions are provided along the divided portion of the upper housing and the lower housing, and a reinforcing rib is provided at a position between the claw fitting portions, so that the upper housing and the lower housing are screwed together. It can be combined with the required strength. Further, the amount of the protruding portion in the lateral direction can be suppressed.

  The outer case is divided so that the die-cutting direction is simplified, and the outer case is attached to the guide rail part for the purpose of suppressing the amount of protrusion of the divided part in the lateral direction when combining. The upper housing and the lower housing having the rack portion are divided, and a plurality of claw fitting portions each having a claw portion and a claw hole are provided along the divided portion of the upper housing and the lower housing, and the claw fitting portion This was achieved by installing reinforcing ribs in the middle.

  Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.

  1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the configuration will be described. In a vehicle such as an automobile, a storage device 1 as shown in FIG. The article storage device 1 includes an outer case 2 and a tray 3 installed in the outer case 2 so as to be freely drawn out and stored. Here, various interior panels (not shown) such as an instrument panel and a lower driver attached to the lower part of the driver's seat side of the instrument panel are provided in the vehicle interior, and the back side of the opening formed in the interior panel The outer case 2 can be attached to.

  The outer case 2 has a substantially box shape having an opening 4 on the front side. The outer case 2 is attached in a state where the opening 4 is aligned with the opening of the interior panel. In this embodiment, the opening 4 is inclined with respect to the outer case 2. And the attachment bracket 5 for attaching to the back surface side of an interior panel is provided in the both sides of the outer case 2. As shown in FIG. A light transmission hole 2a is formed on the upper surface of the outer case 2, and a light source unit 8 is attached to the light transmission hole 2a via a light source holding part 7 so that illumination can be performed.

  The tray 3 has a substantially dish-shaped tray body 10 that can accommodate cards, coins, and the like. A lid portion 11 is provided on the front side surface of the tray body 10. The lid portion 11 is configured to be substantially flush with the surface of the interior panel when stored, and has a front shape that is slightly larger than the tray body 10. Accordingly, the opening 4 of the outer case 2 has a step shape that is slightly larger than the front shape of the entire outer case 2 so that the lid portion 11 can be accommodated. Both the outer case 2 and the tray 3 are made of resin. The lid portion 11 may be formed separately from the tray 3. The lid portion 11 is also formed to be inclined with respect to the tray body 10, similarly to the opening portion 4.

  Guide rail portions 15 and 16 are formed between the side portion of the outer case 2 and the side portion of the tray 3 so as to extend in the drawer / housing direction 14 of the tray 3 and guide the drawer / housing operation of the tray 3. ing. Here, the guide rail portion 15 on the side portion of the outer case 2 protrudes from the inner surface side of both side walls of the outer case 2. The guide rail portion 15 is, for example, two ridges. The guide rail portion 16 on the side of the tray 3 protrudes from the outer surface side of both side walls of the tray body 10. The guide rail portion 16 is, for example, a single protrusion. And the one guide rail part 16 is pinched | interposed between the two guide rail parts 15 and 15 so that sliding contact is possible.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a tray pulling mechanism 18 that automatically pulls out the tray 3 is provided between the outer case 2 and the tray 3. The tray drawer mechanism 18 is formed on the bottom of the outer case 2 and extends in the drawer storage direction 14. The tray drawer mechanism 18 is provided on the tray 3 and meshes with the rack teeth of the rack section 19 to pull out and store the tray 3. A gear 20 that moves in the direction 14 and an urging mechanism 21 that is interposed between the tray 3 and the gear 20 and that urges the gear 20 to rotate in the pull-out direction are provided.

  Here, the rack portion 19 is formed along the vicinity of one side portion of the bottom wall of the outer case 2. The gear 20 has a gear body 22 that is circular and parallel to the bottom wall of the outer case 2, and a rotating shaft 23 that is provided at the center of the gear body 22. A pair of shaft support portions 25, 26 project from the back of the tray body 10 in a vertically spaced manner, and both end portions of the rotating shaft 23 are pivotally supported between shaft holes formed in the shaft support portions 25, 26. Has been. The upper shaft support portion 25 is installed at a position higher than the lower surface of the tray body 10 and lower than the upper wall of the outer case 2. The upper shaft support portion 25 is provided with reinforcing ribs 25a. The lower shaft support portion 26 is installed at a position lower than the lower surface of the tray body 10 and higher than the bottom wall of the outer case 2 so that a part of the gear body 22 can enter the lower surface side of the tray body 10. It is configured. In this way, by allowing a part of the gear body 22 to enter the lower surface side of the tray body 10, the tray pulling mechanism 18 is provided while ensuring a larger dimension in the height direction and depth direction of the tray body 10. In addition, the diameter of the gear main body 22 is further increased to increase the resolution of the operation of the tray pulling mechanism 18, and the movement of the tray 3 during pulling can be controlled with high accuracy. One side portion of the lower shaft support portion 26 is cut so as not to interfere with the meshing portion between the gear main body 22 and the rack portion 19. Further, a spring holding portion 27 having a cross rib shape in plan view is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rotation shaft 23 on the upper surface side of the gear body 22. A coil spring 28 constituting the biasing mechanism 21 is fitted to the spring holding portion 27. One end 28 a of the coil spring 28 is locked in a hole formed in the shaft support portion 25, and the other end 28 b of the coil spring 28 is locked in a hole formed in the gear body 22. The coil spring 28 is configured to be wound and tightened by the storing operation of the tray 3 to accumulate elastic force, and to be unwound by the pulling operation of the tray 3 to release the elastic force. The gear body 22, the rotating shaft 23, and the spring holding portion 27 are integrally formed of resin.

  The lower shaft support portion 26 is provided with a damper mechanism 31 that attenuates the elastic force of the coil spring 28 when the tray 3 is pulled out. The damper mechanism 31 includes a rotary damper 32 that generates a damping force by a viscous fluid enclosed therein, and a gear 33 that is attached to the input shaft of the rotary damper 32 and meshes with the gear 20. .

  Furthermore, a tray lock mechanism 35 that holds the tray 3 in a closed state (stored state) is provided between the outer case 2 and the tray 3. The tray lock mechanism 35 is provided with a holding claw 36 provided on the outer case 2 side and a pair of holding claws provided on the tray 3 side to alternately hold and release the holding claw 36 by a push operation. And a latch device 38 having 37. The holding claws 36 are provided in the inner part of the outer case 2. Further, the latch device 38 is provided in the inner part of the tray 3. In this embodiment, the tray lock mechanism 35 is provided at a position between one side portion of the outer case 2 and the rack portion 19.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a stopper mechanism 41 is provided between the outer case 2 and the tray 3 to regulate the drawing position of the opened tray 3. The stopper mechanism 41 includes a stopper piece 42 provided on the outer case 2 and a stopper piece 43 provided on the tray 3. The stopper piece 42 on the outer case 2 side is provided on the front side portion of the outer case 2. The stopper piece 43 on the tray 3 side is provided in the back of the tray 3. The stopper piece 42 on the outer case 2 side has a substantially inverted V shape when viewed from the side, and is erected upward from the bottom wall of the outer case 2. A stopper surface 42 a that is substantially perpendicular to the back side surface of the stopper piece 42 is formed. The stopper piece 43 on the tray 3 side is suspended downward from the bottom wall of the tray 3. A stopper surface 43 a that is substantially perpendicular to the front side surface of the stopper piece 43 is formed. Further, on the back side surface of the stopper piece 43 on the tray 3 side, a rib 44 that is inclined upward toward the back side is formed. Further, on the front side surface of the stopper piece 42 on the outer case 2 side, when the tray 3 is attached to the outer case 2, the rib 44 and the stopper piece 43 serve as a guide to get over the stopper piece 42, toward the back side. An upwardly inclined surface 42b is formed. Further, in order for the rib 44 and the stopper piece 43 to get over the stopper piece 42, the stopper piece 42 on the outer case 2 side is provided with a substantially U-shaped notch 45 in the plan view, thereby providing a cantilevered elastic piece 46. It is said that. In addition, a work opening 47 is formed in the bottom wall portion of the outer case 2 corresponding to the stopper piece 43 when the tray 3 is closed. Then, a cushioning material 48 such as felt is retrofitted to the stopper surface 43 a of the stopper piece 43 through the work opening 47. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the buffer member 48 is prevented from being damaged when the stopper piece 43 gets over the stopper piece 42. The stopper mechanism 41 is provided at a position between one side portion of the outer case 2 and the rack portion 19. That is, it is provided at the same position as the tray lock mechanism 35 and contributes to space saving.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 9 to 12, the outer case 2 is divided into an upper housing 51 having a guide rail portion 15 and a lower housing 52 having a rack portion 19. . The upper housing 51 has an upper wall, both side walls, and a back wall of the outer case 2. The lower housing 52 has the bottom wall of the outer case 2. That is, the outer case 2 and the lower housing 52 are divided at the boundary between the lower portions of both side walls and the bottom wall. A flange-like vertical wall 52 a that can be externally fitted to both side walls of the outer case 2 and the lower part of the back wall is provided upright at the edge of the lower housing 52. The vertical wall 52a has a height that can secure a lapping allowance for obtaining a required strength.

  A plurality of claw fitting portions 55 each having a claw portion 53 and a claw hole 54 are provided along a divided portion between the upper housing 51 and the lower housing 52. For example, the claw portion 53 is provided in the upper housing 51, and the claw hole 54 is provided in the lower housing 52. The claw fitting portion 55 is formed at a required interval along the both side walls and the back wall of the outer case 2 with respect to the lap portion between the upper housing 51 and the lower housing 52 by the vertical wall 52a.

  Further, reinforcing ribs 57 are appropriately installed at positions between the claw fitting portions 55. Alternatively, the claw fitting portions 55 and the reinforcing ribs 57 are alternately formed. The reinforcing rib 57 can be formed at a position away from the vertical wall 52a by the thickness of the lower edge of the upper housing 51 in the lower housing 52, and the lower wall 52a and the reinforcing rib 57 can sandwich the lower edge of the upper housing 51. Like that.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In order to assemble the container 1, first, the outer case 2 is configured by combining the upper housing 51 and the lower housing 52. At this time, while the lower edge of the upper housing 51 is sandwiched between the vertical wall 52 a of the lower housing 52 and the reinforcing rib 57, the claw portion 53 of the lower edge of the upper housing 51 is inserted into the claw of the vertical wall 52 a of the lower housing 52. It is made to fit in the hole 54. Thereby, it can combine, without using a screwing structure.

  Then, the tray pulling mechanism 18, the damper mechanism 31, the latch device 38 of the tray lock mechanism 35, and the like are set on the tray 3. Then, the tray 3 is inserted into the outer case 2 through the guide rail portions 15 and 16. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the stopper piece 43 of the tray 3 is moved over the stopper piece 42 of the outer case 2. Here, the stopper piece 42 of the outer case 2 is a cantilevered elastic piece 46, and the inclined rib 44 of the stopper piece 43 is guided to the inclined surface 42b of the stopper piece 42. You can get over.

  Then, after inserting the tray 3 into the outer case 2, a cushioning material 48 such as felt is retrofitted to the stopper surface 43 a of the stopper piece 43 through the work opening 47 provided in the outer case 2. This prevents the buffer member 48 from being damaged when the stopper piece 43 gets over the stopper piece 42.

  In the assembled device 1 thus assembled, the coil spring 28 of the tray pulling mechanism 18 is wound and the elastic force is accumulated, and the gripping claws 37 in the latch device 38 of the tray lock mechanism 35 grip the holding claws 36. The tray 3 is locked.

  And in order to pull out the tray 3 from a closed state (storage state), the lid part 11 of the tray 3 is lightly pushed. Then, the tray lock mechanism 35 is operated so that the holding claw 37 of the latch device 38 releases the holding claw 36. Thereby, the lock | rock with respect to the tray 3 is cancelled | released and the tray 3 will be in a free state. Then, since the elastic force of the coil spring 28 that is the urging mechanism 21 is released, the coil spring 28 is rewound and the gear 20 is rotated, so that the gear 20 moves along the rack portion 19. Operates. As a result, the tray 3 is guided by the guide rail portions 15 and 16 and pulled out from the outer case 2. At this time, the rotary damper 32 is rotated through the gear 33 meshed with the gear 20, and the damper mechanism 31 operates so as to attenuate the elastic force of the coil spring 28 by the resistance of the viscous fluid inside the rotary damper 32. . As a result, the tray 3 has a slow and luxurious appearance. The tray 3 pulled out from the outer case 2 is stopped at a position where the stopper mechanism 41 is operated when the stopper piece 43 hits the stopper piece 42.

  Here, by allowing a part of the gear main body 22 to enter the lower surface side of the tray main body 10, while ensuring a larger dimension in the height direction and the depth direction of the tray main body 10 (the volume of the tray main body 10 is reduced). It is possible to provide the tray pulling mechanism 18 (while ensuring a larger size) and to increase the resolution of the operation of the tray pulling mechanism 18 by increasing the diameter of the gear main body 22 so that the movement of the tray 3 at the time of pulling is increased. It becomes possible to control with high accuracy.

  In order to close the tray 3 from the pulled-out state (open state), the lid portion 11 is pushed and guided by the guide rail portions 15 and 16, and the tray 3 is moved into the outer case 2. Push in. When the tray 3 is pushed all the way back, the tray lock mechanism 35 functions so that the gripping claws 37 of the latch device 38 grip the holding claws 36. Thereby, the tray 3 is locked. At this time, the gear 20 is rotated by the rack portion 19, whereby the coil spring 28 is wound and the elastic force is accumulated.

  According to this embodiment, the outer case 2 is divided into an upper housing 51 having a guide rail portion 15 and a lower housing 52 having a rack portion 19, thereby guiding the die removal direction (A) of the upper housing 51. The drawer housing direction 14 along the extending direction of the rail portion 15 can be set, and the mold drawing direction (b) of the lower housing 52 can be set in the vertical direction according to the shape of the rack teeth of the rack portion 19. It is possible to perform the mold division well so that the drawing direction is simplified, and it is possible to ensure high molding accuracy by simplifying the mold shape.

  A plurality of claw fitting portions 55 each having a claw portion 53 and a claw hole 54 are provided along a divided portion between the upper housing 51 and the lower housing 52, and reinforcing ribs 57 are provided at positions between the claw fitting portions 55. By being installed, the upper housing 51 and the lower housing 52 can be combined with a required strength without using a screwing structure. Further, the amount of the protruding portion in the lateral direction can be suppressed.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention.

It is the perspective view seen from the front right diagonal of the open state of the Example of this invention. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at FIG. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the width center portion of FIG. 1. It is a top view of a tray main body. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the left part of FIG. 1 showing a closed state. It is a sectional side view of the open state of FIG. It is the elements on larger scale of Drawing 7 in the state where a stopper piece gets over. It is a disassembled perspective view of an outer case. It is the bottom view which looked at the upper housing of FIG. It is a partial expansion perspective view of the joint part of an upper housing and a lower housing. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the joint part of an upper housing and a lower housing.

Explanation of symbols

2 Outer case 3 Tray 14 Drawer storage direction 15 Guide rail part 16 Guide rail part 18 Tray drawer mechanism 19 Rack part 20 Gear 21 Biasing mechanism 51 Upper housing 52 Lower housing 53 Claw part 54 Claw hole 55 Claw fitting part 57 Reinforcement

Claims (1)

An outer case, and a tray installed in the outer case so as to be freely drawn out and stored.
A guide rail portion is formed between the outer case side portion and the tray side portion so as to extend in the tray drawing and storing direction and guide the tray drawing and storing operation.
A tray drawing mechanism is provided between the outer case and the tray,
A rack portion formed on the bottom of the outer case and extending in the drawer housing direction; and a gear provided on the tray and meshed with rack teeth of the rack portion to move the tray in the drawer housing direction. A vehicle storage device provided with an urging mechanism that is interposed between the tray and the gear and urges the gear to rotate in the pull-out direction,
The outer case is divided into an upper housing having a guide rail portion and a lower housing having a rack portion,
A vehicular article storage device, wherein a plurality of claw fitting portions are provided along a divided portion between the upper housing and the lower housing, and reinforcing ribs are provided at positions between the claw fitting portions.

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