JP4147089B2 - Vehicle storage device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle storage device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a vehicle storage device having a pair of double doors opened from the center, there are the following vehicle storage devices (1) and (2).
(1) A vehicle storage device that is provided with a lock release button and opens the door by pressing the lock release button.
(2) A vehicular storage device in which a door is provided with a knob and the door is manually opened (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-38983
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-described vehicular storage devices (1) and (2) have the following problems.
(1) Vehicle storage device Generally, the lock release button is small. Therefore, it is necessary to aim and push a small unlock button, and it is difficult to open the door.
Moreover, since the lock release button is provided, it is difficult to make the design surface of the storage device flush with the upper surface of the surrounding console.
Since the vehicle storage device door of (2) is provided with a knob, it is difficult to make the design surface of the storage device flush with the upper surface of the surrounding console.
A first object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle storage device in which a design surface can be flush with a design surface of a surrounding vehicle interior member.
In addition to the first object of the present invention, a second object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular storage device in which a door opening operation is easier than in the prior art.
[0005]
The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) a box having a housing part;
A door capable of opening and closing the accommodating portion;
A lock / unlock mechanism that locks the door in a closed position and releases the lock by pushing the door;
A door biasing spring for biasing the door in the opening direction;
Have
The door is pivotable about a first pivot axis relative to the box;
The door has an inner door mounted for movement in the box, and the outer door movable relative to said inner door, an urging member for urging in a direction away the outer door from the inner door, with and And
The outer door is rotatable about a second rotation axis different from the first rotation axis with respect to the inner door;
When releasing the lock by pushing the door in the closed position, the outer door is turned around the second rotation axis toward the inner door and then the inner door is moved around the first rotation axis. Rotate,
Vehicle storage device.
(2) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein movement of the inner door with respect to the box and unlocking of the lock / unlock mechanism are interlocked.
(3) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein the lock / unlock mechanism includes a heart-shaped cam and a pin that can be engaged with and disengaged from the cam.
(4) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein the inner door has an arm extending toward the box and is rotatably attached to the box at a tip portion of the arm.
(5) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein the biasing force of the biasing member is smaller than the biasing force of the door biasing spring.
(6) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein the door is a pair of double doors that are opened from the center.
(7) The vehicle storage device according to (1), wherein the door is a single door.
[0006]
In the vehicular storage device of the above (1) to (7), the lock is released by pushing the door. Therefore, no lock release button or knob is required. Therefore, the design surface can be flush with the design surface of the surrounding vehicle interior member.
In addition, since the door is pushed to release the lock, the door can be opened in a larger operation range than when a lock release button or knob is provided. Therefore, the door opening operation is easier than in the prior art.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIGS. 1-9 has shown the storage apparatus for vehicles of Example 1 of this invention, and FIG. 10 has shown the storage apparatus for vehicles of Example 2 of this invention.
Parts common to the first embodiment of the present invention and the second embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the first embodiment of the present invention and the second embodiment of the present invention.
[0008]
First, parts common to the first embodiment of the present invention and the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The vehicle storage device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is attached to, for example, an instrument panel and a console panel that are interior members of a vehicle. Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, a case where the vehicle interior member 1 is attached to the console panel will be described as an example.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicular storage device 1 has a box 10 having a storage portion 11, a door 20 that can open and close the storage portion 11, and locks the door 20 in a closed position and pushes the door 20 to release the lock. It has a lock / unlock mechanism 30 and a door urging spring 40 that urges the door 20 in the opening direction.
[0009]
The box 10 is made of resin. The box 10 has a box shape. Box 10 is fixedly attached to the console panel. The box 10 includes a bottom wall 10a, a front wall 10b, a rear wall 10c, a right side wall 10d, and a left side wall 10e. The box 10 has an accommodating portion 11 that opens upward (vehicle compartment side). The front wall 10b and the rear wall 10c face each other, and the right side wall 10d and the left side wall 10e face each other. A hole 10f is formed in the front wall 10b and the rear wall 10c to support a protruding portion 21c of an inner door 21, which will be described later, so as to be able to rotate and slide.
[0010]
The door 20 is a pair of double doors (a double door) opened from the center (Invention Example 1) or a single door (Invention Example 2).
The door 20 can be rotated between an open position where the housing portion 11 of the box 10 is opened and a pushing position beyond the closed position covering the housing portion 11.
The door 20 includes an inner door 21 rotatably attached to the box 10, an outer door 22 movable with respect to the inner door 21, and a biasing member 23 that biases the outer door 22 in a direction away from the inner door 21. Prepare.
[0011]
The inner door 21 is made of resin. The inner door 21 includes an inner door flat plate portion 21a, an inner door arm 21b, and a protruding portion 21c.
The inner door arms 21b are provided at both ends of the inner door flat plate portion 21a in the vehicle front-rear direction. Inner door arm 21b may be formed integrally with inner door flat plate portion 21a, or may be formed separately from inner door flat plate portion 21a and fixedly attached to inner door flat plate portion 21a.
When the door 20 is in the closed position, the inner door arm 21b extends downward from the vehicle lateral direction root side end 21f of the inner door flat plate portion 21a or the vicinity thereof, and extends in the vehicle lateral direction of the inner door flat plate portion 21a at the front end. It bends toward the tip 21e and extends a predetermined distance toward the vehicle left-right tip 21e of the inner door flat plate portion 21a.
A gear 21d is provided at the tip of the inner door arm 21b (the end opposite to the side continuous with the inner door flat plate portion 21a). The gear 21d may be formed integrally with the inner door arm 21b, or may be formed separately from the inner door arm 21b and fixedly attached to the inner door arm 21b. The rotation center of the gear 21d coincides with the rotation center of the door 20. The gear 21d may be formed over the entire circumference in the circumferential direction, or may be formed only in a part of the circumferential direction (in the illustrated example, the case where the gear 21d is formed only in a part of the circumferential direction. Shown). The gear 21d meshes with the gear of the damper 51 directly or through a second gear 50 different from the gear 21d.
[0012]
The protrusion 21c is provided at the tip of the inner door arm 21b. The protrusion 21c may be formed integrally with the inner door arm 21b, or may be formed separately from the inner door arm 21b and fixedly attached to the inner door arm 21b. The protruding portion 21c protrudes from the inner door arm 21b in the vehicle front-rear direction. The protrusion 21c is supported by the hole 10f of the box 10 so as to be able to rotate and slide. Since the protruding portion 21 c is rotatably supported by the box 10, the door 20 can be rotated around the protruding portion 21 c with respect to the box 10. Hereinafter, the rotation axis of the door 20 with respect to the box 10 is referred to as a first rotation axis P.
[0013]
The outer door 22 is made of resin. The outer door 22 is formed separately from the inner door 21 and is attached to the inner door 21, or is formed integrally with the inner door 22 by being coupled with the inner door 21 by an integral hinge (in the illustrated example, The case where the outer door 22 is formed separately from the inner door 21 and is attached to the inner door 21 is shown). Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention, a case where the outer door 22 is formed separately from the inner door 21 and attached to the inner door 21 will be described.
The outer door 22 includes an outer door flat plate portion 22a, an outer door arm 22b, and a catch portion 22c (see FIG. 5).
The vehicle left-right direction length of the outer door flat plate part 22a is larger than the vehicle left-right direction length of the inner door flat plate part 21a, as shown in FIG. Both ends 24d and 22e in the vehicle left-right direction of the outer door flat plate portion 22a protrude from the inner door flat plate portion 21a in the vehicle left-right direction.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, the outer door arms 22b are provided at both ends of the outer door flat plate portion 22a in the vehicle front-rear direction. The outer door arm 22b may be formed integrally with the outer door flat plate portion 22a, or may be formed separately from the outer door flat plate portion 22a and fixedly attached to the outer door flat plate portion 22a. When the door 20 is in the closed position, the outer door arm 22b extends downward from the vehicle lateral direction base end 22e of the outer door flat plate portion 22a or the vicinity thereof. The tip of the outer door arm 22b (the end opposite to the side continuous with the outer door flat plate portion 22a) is rotatably attached to the inner door arm 21b. Since the distal end portion of the outer door arm 22b is pivotably attached to the inner door arm 21b, the outer door 22 is pivotable about the distal end portion of the outer door arm 22b with respect to the inner door 21. Hereinafter, the rotation axis of the outer door 22 with respect to the inner door 21 is referred to as a second rotation axis Q.
The second rotation axis Q extends in the same direction as the first rotation axis P. The second rotation axis Q is positioned above the first rotation axis P when the door 20 is in the closed position, and is positioned on the outer side in the vehicle left-right direction of the box 10 from the first rotation axis P.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 5, the hook portion 22c is provided at the vehicle left-right direction front end 22d of the outer door flat plate portion 22a or in the vicinity thereof. The hook portion 22c may be formed integrally with the outer door flat plate portion 22a, or may be formed separately from the outer door flat plate portion 22a and fixedly attached to the outer door flat plate portion 22a.
When the door 20 is in the closed position, the hook portion 22c extends downward from the outer door flat plate portion 22a, bends to the lower surface side of the inner door flat plate portion 21a at the leading end in the extending direction, and extends to the lower side of the inner door flat plate portion 21a. ing. The front end of the hook portion 22c (the end opposite to the side continuous with the outer door flat plate portion 22a) is located below the inner door flat plate portion 21a.
[0016]
The urging member 23 is made of, for example, a coil spring, rubber, sponge, or the like. The urging member 23 is disposed between the inner door flat plate portion 21a and the outer door flat plate portion 22a. The urging member 23 urges the outer door 22 in a direction away from the inner door 21.
The biasing force of the biasing member 23 is smaller than the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the lock / unlock mechanism 30 includes a heart-shaped cam 31 and a pin 32 detachable from the cam 31. The cam 31 is provided on either the box 10 or the door 20. The pin 32 is provided on the other of the box 10 and the door 20 (in the illustrated example, the cam 31 is provided on the box 10 or a member 10g fixedly attached to the box 10, and the pin 32 is provided on the inner door of the door 20. The case where it is provided in the arm 21b is shown). When the pin 32 is engaged with the cam 31, the door 20 is held (locked) in the closed position against the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40. The unlocking of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is interlocked with the rotation of the inner door 21 around the first rotation axis P with respect to the box 10.
The door biasing spring 40 is, for example, a torsion spring. The door urging spring 40 constantly urges the door 20 to rotate from the closed position to the open position.
[0018]
Here, an operation common to the first embodiment of the present invention and the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The case where the door 20 exists in a closed position is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 2, FIG.
The door 20 covers the storage unit 11 of the box 10. The outer door flat plate portion 22 a is pushed upward (in a direction away from the inner door flat plate portion 21 a) by the urging force of the urging member 23. The hook 22c is hooked on the inner door flat plate 21a. The pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is engaged (locked) with the cam 31.
[0019]
The opening of the door 20 in the closed position will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the outer door flat plate portion 22a is pushed downward by hand against the urging force of the urging member 23, the outer door 22 moves with respect to the inner door 21, as shown in FIGS. Rotate around. When the outer door flat plate portion 22a is further pressed, the outer door flat plate portion 22a hits the inner door flat plate portion 21a, and the outer door 22 and the inner door 21 start to rotate around the first rotation axis P. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the inner door 21 resists the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40 when the outer door flat plate portion 22a and the inner door flat plate portion 21a are in contact with each other (in a state of being overlapped). Turn downward. When the inner door 21 rotates downward to the pushing position, the engagement between the cam 31 and the pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is released (the lock is released).
When the hand that has pushed the outer door 22 downward is released from the outer door 22, the outer door flat plate portion 22a is hooked around the second rotation axis Q by the urging force of the urging member 23, and the portion 22c is moved to the inner door flat plate portion 21a. The inner door 21 is pivoted upward until it is hooked, and the inner door 21 is opened around the first pivot axis P by the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40.
[0020]
The case where the door 20 exists in an open position is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 8, FIG.
The door 20 is in contact with the box 10 and further opening is restricted. The outer door flat plate portion 22 a is separated from the inner door flat plate portion 21 a by the urging force of the urging member 23. The hook 22c is hooked on the inner door flat plate 21a. The pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is not engaged with the cam 31 (not locked).
[0021]
The case where the door 20 in the open position is closed will be described.
The outer door flat plate portion 22a is moved to the closed position side against the urging force of the urging member 23 by hand. The outer door 22 rotates about the second rotation axis Q with respect to the inner door 21. When the outer door 22 is further pressed, the outer door flat plate portion 22a hits the inner door flat plate portion 21a, and the outer door 22 and the inner door 21 rotate about the first rotation axis P. In a state where the outer door flat plate portion 22a and the inner door flat plate portion 21a are in contact with each other (in an overlapped state), the inner door 21 rotates downward against the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40. When the door 20 is pushed to the pushing position and the hand is released from the outer door 22, the outer door flat plate portion 22a is hooked around the second rotation axis Q by the urging force of the urging member 23, and the hook portion 22c is moved to the inner door flat plate portion 21a. The inner door 21 is moved to the open position by the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40 until the pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is engaged with the cam 31. When the pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is engaged with the cam 31, the door 20 is positioned (locked) in the closed position.
[0022]
Next, operations common to the first embodiment of the present invention and the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Push the door 20 to release the lock. Therefore, the lock release button and knob which were necessary conventionally are unnecessary. Therefore, the upper surface of the vehicle storage device 1 can be flush with the upper surface of the console panel.
Since the door 20 is pushed to release the lock, the door 20 can be opened in a larger operation range than when a lock release button or knob is provided. Therefore, the opening operation of the door 20 is easier than in the conventional case.
[0023]
Next, parts unique to each embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the door 20 is a pair of double doors (a double door) that opens from the center.
The door 20 includes left and right doors 20a and 20b. The door 20 has a configuration in which both the left and right doors 20 can be interlocked and opened by a push operation of one of the left and right doors 20a and 20b.
A second gear 50 is provided on the rear wall 10 c of the box 10. The second gear 50 transmits one movement of the left and right doors 20a, 20b to the other. The second gear 50 is composed of an even number of gears (in the illustrated example, the case of two gears is shown). The second gear 50 meshes with the gear 21 d of the door 20. The rotation shaft of the second gear 50 extends in the same direction as the rotation shaft of the gear 21d. The second gear 50 meshes with the gear of the damper 51.
[0024]
Here, the operation unique to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The case where the door 20 exists in a closed position is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 2, FIG.
Between the left-right direction of the vehicle front end 21e of the left and right of the inner door plate portion 21a, there is a gap S _1. Between the left-right direction of the vehicle front end 22d of the left and right outer door plate portion 22a, it is negligible even with or clearance S ₂ is no gap. One of the left and right outer door flat plate portions 22a is in a rotation locus around the other first rotation axis P of the left and right outer door flat plate portions 22a. One of the left and right outer door flat plate portions 22a is outside the rotation locus around the other second rotation axis Q of the left and right outer door flat plate portions 22a.
[0025]
A case where the door 20 in the closed position is pushed to release the lock will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the outer door flat plate portion 22a of the right door 20a is pushed downward against the urging force of the urging member 23 by hand, the outer door 22 of the right door 20a is second with respect to the inner door 21 of the right door 20a. It rotates around the rotation axis Q. When the outer door flat plate portion 22a of the right door 20a is further pushed, the outer door flat plate portion 22a of the right door 20a hits the inner door flat plate portion 21a of the right door 20a, and the outer door 22 and the right door 20a of the right door 20a The inner door 21 of the door 20a starts to rotate around the first rotation axis P. When the outer door flat plate portion 22a of the right door 20a and the inner door flat plate portion 21a of the right door 20a are in contact (overlapping), the inner door 21 of the right door 20a is connected to the door biasing spring 40. It rotates downward against the urging force. When the inner door 21 of the right door 20a rotates downward to the pushing position, the engagement between the cam 31 and the pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is released (the lock is released).
[0026]
Next, operations unique to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
When the door 20 in the closed position is pushed and unlocked, the outer door 22 is rotated around the second rotation axis Q toward the inner door 21 and then the inner door 21 is moved around the first rotation axis P. Therefore, the left and right doors 20a and 20b can be made to move differently. Therefore, even when there is no gap between the outer door flat plate portions 22a of the left and right doors 20a, 20b or there is only a negligible gap, the door 20 can be pushed and unlocked.
[0027]
In the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention, the case where the outer door flat plate portion 22a of the right door 20a is pushed downward by hand to release the lock is shown, but the outer door flat plate portion 22a of the left door 20b is moved downward by hand. The lock may be released by pressing the button.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the case where the outer door 22 can rotate around the second rotation axis Q with respect to the inner door 21 in both the left and right doors 20a and 20b is shown. The doors on one side of the doors 20a and 20b may be fixed (the outer door 22 may be unrotatable around the rotation axis Q with respect to the inner door 21). When the doors on one side of the left and right doors 20a and 20b are fixed, the doors on the non-fixed side are pushed to open and close the door 20.
[0028]
In the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10, the door 20 is a single door. The configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as the configuration of portions common to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
[0029]
The operation unique to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
A case where the door 20 is in the closed position will be described.
Between the transverse direction of the vehicle front end 22d and the console panel of the outer door plate portion 22a, it is the degree to which there are no gaps, or even if there is a gap S ₃ negligible. The console panel is in the rotation locus around the first rotation axis P of the outer door flat plate portion 22a. The console panel is outside the rotation locus around the second rotation axis Q of the outer door flat plate portion 22a.
[0030]
A case where the door 20 in the closed position is pushed to release the lock will be described.
When the outer door flat plate portion 22 a is pushed downward against the urging force of the urging member 23 by hand, the outer door 22 rotates about the second rotation axis Q with respect to the inner door 21. When the outer door 22 is further pushed, the outer door flat plate portion 22a hits the inner door flat plate portion 21a, and the outer door 22 and the inner door 21 begin to rotate around the first rotation axis P. In a state where the outer door flat plate portion 22a and the inner door flat plate portion 21a are in contact with each other (in an overlapped state), the inner door 21 rotates downward against the biasing force of the door biasing spring 40. When the inner door 21 rotates downward to the pushing position, the engagement between the cam 31 and the pin 32 of the lock / unlock mechanism 30 is released (the lock is released).
[0031]
Next, operations unique to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
When the door 20 in the closed position is pushed and unlocked, the outer door 22 is rotated around the second rotation axis Q toward the inner door 21 and then the inner door 21 is moved around the first rotation axis P. Even if there is no gap between the outer door flat plate portion 22a and the console panel or a negligible gap, the door 20 is pushed. Can be unlocked.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
According to the vehicle storage device of the first to seventh aspects, the door is pushed to release the lock. Therefore, no lock release button or knob is required. Therefore, the design surface can be flush with the design surface of the surrounding vehicle interior member.
In addition, since the door is pushed to release the lock, the door can be opened in a larger operation range than when a lock release button or knob is provided. Therefore, the door opening operation is easier than in the prior art.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a storage device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention when a door is in a closed position.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the door is in a closed position.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle storage device of Embodiment 1 of the present invention when the door is in the closed position.
4 is a perspective view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the door in the closed position is pushed and the outer door hits the inner door. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicular storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the door in the closed position is pushed in and the outer door hits the inner door.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the door is pushed to the pushing position.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the door is pushed to the pushing position.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the storage device for a vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the door is in the open position.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle storage device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention when the door is in the open position.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle storage device of Embodiment 2 of the present invention when the door is in the open position.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle storage apparatus 10 Box 11 Storage part 20 Door 21 Inner door 21a Inner door flat plate part 21b Inner door arm 21c Protruding part 22 Outer door 22a Outer door flat plate part 22b Outer door arm 22c Hook part 23 Energizing member 30 Lock / lock Release mechanism 31 Cam 32 Pin 40 Door biasing spring 50 Second gear 51 Damper P First rotation axis Q Second rotation axis

Claims (7)

A box having a receiving portion;
A door capable of opening and closing the accommodating portion;
A lock / unlock mechanism that locks the door in a closed position and releases the lock by pushing the door;
A door biasing spring for biasing the door in the opening direction;
Have
The door is pivotable about a first pivot axis relative to the box;
The door has an inner door movably mounted to the box, and the outer door movable relative to said inner door, an urging member for urging in a direction away the outer door from the inner door, with and And
The outer door is rotatable about a second rotation axis different from the first rotation axis with respect to the inner door;
When releasing the lock by pushing the door in the closed position, the inner door is moved around the first rotation axis after the outer door is rotated around the second rotation axis toward the inner door. Rotate,
Vehicle storage device.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein movement of the inner door with respect to the box is interlocked with unlocking of the lock / unlock mechanism.   2. The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the lock / unlock mechanism includes a heart-shaped cam and a pin that can be engaged with and disengaged from the cam.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the inner door has an arm extending toward the box and is rotatably attached to the box at a tip portion of the arm.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein an urging force of the urging member is smaller than an urging force of the door urging spring.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the door is a pair of double doors that are opened from a center.   The vehicle storage device according to claim 1, wherein the door is a one-sided door.

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