JP4376253B2 - Storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device such as a vehicle storage device.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-25967 discloses a movable body including a fixed body, a first arm portion rotatably attached to the fixed body, and a second arm portion rotatably attached to the first arm portion. A first gear provided on the fixed body, a second gear provided on the second arm portion and meshed with the first gear, and a biasing member that biases the movable body in the opening direction with respect to the fixed body And a storage device comprising:

However, the conventional storage device has the following problems.
Since the first arm portion of the movable body is rotatably attached to the fixed body, there is a clearance in the shaft portion of the first arm portion. Further, since the first and second gears are engaged with each other, there is a clearance corresponding to the backlash of the gears. These clearances cause the movable body to rattle. This rattling appears remarkably during the movement of the movable body in the open state to the closing side.
JP 2004-25967 A

  The objective of this invention is providing the storage apparatus which can reduce the shakiness of a movable body conventionally.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) a fixed body;
A movable body capable of opening and closing with respect to the fixed body;
A first gear provided on the fixed body;
A second gear provided on the movable body and meshing with the first gear;
A biasing member that biases the movable body in a direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear;
I have a,
The movable body includes a first arm portion that is rotatably attached to the fixed body, and a second arm portion that is rotatably attached to the first arm portion,
The second gear is provided on the second arm portion;
The biasing member is a storage device that biases the first arm portion with respect to the fixed body in a direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear .
( 2 ) The storage device according to (1), wherein the urging member urges the movable body in an opening direction with respect to the fixed body.

According to the storage device of (1) above, since the biasing member that biases the movable body in the direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear is provided, the clearance for the backlash of the gear is more than conventional. Can be small. As a result, the shakiness of the movable body can be reduced as compared with the conventional art.
Moreover, since the 1st arm part is urged | biased with respect to a fixed body, the shakiness of the rotating shaft part part with respect to the fixed body of a 1st arm part can be suppressed. Further, the second gear can be brought closer to the first gear by urging the first arm portion with respect to the fixed body.
According to the storage device of ( 2 ) above, the urging member that urges the movable body in the direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear and urges the movable body in the opening direction with respect to the fixed body. Can do. Therefore, the biasing member that biases the movable member in the direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear and the biasing member that biases the movable body in the opening direction with respect to the fixed body are separate members. Compared to, the number of parts can be reduced.

FIG. 1 shows a storage device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a storage device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
Portions common to the first and second embodiments of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
First, parts common to the first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described.
The storage device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle storage device. The storage device 10 is provided on an instrument panel, a console panel, or the like that is an interior member of a vehicle.

  The storage device 10 includes a fixed body 20, a movable body 30 that can be opened and closed with respect to the fixed body 20, a first gear 40 provided on the fixed body 20, and a first gear 40 provided on the movable body 30. A second gear 50 that meshes with each other, and a biasing member 60 that biases the movable body 30 in a direction in which the second gear 50 approaches the first gear 40.

  The fixed body 20 is formed integrally with the interior member 1 of the vehicle, or is formed separately from the interior member 1 and fixedly attached to the interior member 1. The fixed body 20 includes a storage portion 21 that can store storage items.

The opening operation of the movable body 30 may be performed by the urging force of the urging member 60 (Example 1), or may be performed manually (Example 2).
The movable body 30 includes a lid body 31, a first arm portion 32, and a second arm portion 33.
The lid 31 closes (covers) the storage portion 21 when the movable body 30 is in the closed state. The lid 31 opens the storage portion 21 when the movable body 30 is in the open state. The lid 31 includes a lid outer 31a and a lid inner 31b.

  The first arm portion 32 is rotatably attached to the fixed body 20 by a first rotation shaft portion 32a. Since the first arm portion 32 is rotatably attached to the fixed body 20 by the first rotation shaft portion 32a, there is a slight clearance in the first rotation shaft portion 32a portion. The rotation shaft portion 32a is disposed at one end portion of the first arm portion 32 or in the vicinity thereof (disposed on one end side).

  The second arm portion 33 is disposed outside the fixed body 20 and closer to the fixed body 20 than the first arm portion 32. The second arm portion 33 is fixed to the lid body 31. The second arm portion 33 is formed integrally with the lid inner 31b, or formed separately from the lid inner 31b and fixedly attached to the lid inner 31b. The second arm portion 33 is a second rotation shaft portion 33a and is rotatably attached to the other end portion of the first arm portion 32 or the vicinity thereof (the other end side). Since the second arm portion 33 is rotatably attached to the first arm portion 32 by the second rotation shaft portion 33a, there is a slight clearance in the second rotation shaft portion 33a portion.

  The first gear 40 is provided on the outer surface of the fixed body 20. The first gear 40 is formed integrally with the fixed body 20 or is formed separately from the fixed body 40 and fixedly attached to the fixed body 40. The first gear 40 is provided so as to extend on an arc centered on the first rotation shaft portion 32a.

  The second gear 50 is provided on the second arm portion 33 of the movable body 30. The second gear 50 is formed integrally with the second arm portion 33, or formed separately from the second arm portion 33 and fixedly attached to the second arm portion 33. The second gear 50 is provided so as to extend on an arc centered on the second rotation shaft portion 33a. Since the first and second gears 50 mesh with each other, there is a clearance corresponding to the backlash of the gears.

  The urging member 60 urges the first arm portion 32 against the fixed body 20 in a direction in which the second gear 50 approaches the first gear 40. As described above, since the first rotation shaft portion 32a has a clearance for rotation, the second gear 50 is moved by urging the first arm portion 32 against the fixed body 20. The first gear 40 can be approached.

Here, an operation common to the first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described.
In the embodiment of the present invention, since the urging member 60 that urges the movable body 30 in the direction in which the second gear 50 approaches the first gear 40 is provided, the clearance for the backlash of the gear is smaller than that of the conventional one. Can be. As a result, rattling of the movable body 30 with respect to the fixed body 20 can be reduced as compared with the conventional case.

  Since the first rotation shaft portion 32a has a clearance for rotation, the first rotation shaft portion 32a may rattle with respect to the fixed body 20. However, since the urging member 60 urges the first arm portion 32 against the fixed body 20, it is possible to suppress the first rotating shaft portion 32 a from rattling against the fixed body 20.

  Since the second rotation shaft portion 33 a has a clearance for rotation, the second rotation shaft portion 33 a may be rattled with respect to the first arm portion 32. However, since the second gear 50 is brought close to the first gear 40 by the urging force of the urging member 60 (because it is pressed), the second arm portion 33 reacts with the reaction force from the first gear 40. Receive. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the second rotating shaft portion 33 a from rattling with respect to the first arm portion 32.

Next, parts specific to each embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Example 1 (FIG. 1)
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the case where the opening operation of the movable body 30 is performed by the urging force of the urging member 60 is shown (the case where the storage device 10 is a push-open type) is shown.
In addition to the fixed body 20, the movable body 30, the first and second gears 40 and 50, and the biasing member 60, the storage device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention further includes a lock device 70 and a damper 80. Have.

The biasing member 60 biases the movable body 30 in the opening direction with respect to the fixed body 20. The urging member 60 is a torsion spring. The biasing member 60 is hooked (or engaged) with the winding portion 61, the first extending portion 62 applied (or hooked or engaged) with the fixing member 20, and the first arm portion 32. A second extending portion 63.
The second extending portion 63 is hooked on an engagement receiving portion 32 b formed on the first arm portion 32. Since the second extending portion 63 is hooked on the engagement receiving portion 32b, the second extending portion 63 does not shift from the engagement receiving portion 32b portion with respect to the first arm portion 32. Therefore, the force by which the urging member 60 pulls the first arm portion 32 does not escape over the entire opening / closing region of the movable body 30.

The lock device 70 is a device that holds the movable body 30 in a closed state against the biasing force that the biasing member 60 biases the movable body 30 in the opening direction. The lock device 70 includes a heart cam 71 and a lock pin (not shown) that can be engaged with and disengaged from the heart cam 71. One of the heart cam 71 and the lock pin is provided on the fixed body 20, and the other of the heart cam 71 and the lock pin is provided on the first arm portion 32 or the second arm portion 33 of the movable body 30 (in the illustrated example, the heart cam 71 Is provided on the second arm portion 33).
The damper 80 is provided to reduce the opening / closing speed of the movable body 30 with respect to the fixed body 20. The damper 80 is fixedly attached to the first extending portion 62 of the movable body 30. The damper 80 includes a damper gear (not shown) that meshes with the first gear 40.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, since the opening operation of the movable body 30 is performed by the biasing force of the biasing member 60, the second gear 50 biases the movable body 30 in a direction approaching the first gear 40. The movable member 30 can be urged in the opening direction with respect to the fixed body 20 by the urging member 60. Therefore, a biasing member 60 that biases the movable member 30 in a direction in which the second gear 50 approaches the first gear 40, and a biasing member that biases the movable body 30 in the opening direction with respect to the fixed body 20. Compared with the case where is a separate member, the number of parts can be reduced.

[Example 2] (FIG. 2)
The second embodiment of the present invention shows a case where the opening operation of the movable body 30 is performed manually.
In the storage device 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the urging member 60 is a disc spring, a leaf spring, or the like. The urging member 60 is disposed in a compressed state between the back surface 40 a of the first gear 40 and the protrusion 32 c provided on the first arm portion 32. The urging member 60 may be formed integrally with the protrusion 32c, or may be formed separately from the protrusion 32c and fixedly attached to the protrusion 32c.

It is a see-through | perspective side view which shows the positional relationship of a fixed body, a movable body, a 1st, 2nd gear, and a biasing member of the storage apparatus of this invention Example 1. FIG. It is a see-through | perspective side view which shows the positional relationship of the fixed body, the movable body, the 1st, 2nd gear, and the urging | biasing member of the storage apparatus of Example 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Storage apparatus 20 Fixed body 21 Storage part 30 Movable body 31 Cover body 31a Cover body outer 31b Cover body inner 32 First arm part 32a First rotation shaft part 32b Engagement receiving part 32c Protrusion part 33 Second arm Part 33a second rotating shaft part 40 first gear 50 second gear 60 urging member 61 winding part 62 first extension part 63 second extension part 70 locking device 71 heart cam 80 damper

Claims (2)

A fixed body,
A movable body capable of opening and closing with respect to the fixed body;
A first gear provided on the fixed body;
A second gear provided on the movable body and meshing with the first gear;
A biasing member that biases the movable body in a direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear;
I have a,
The movable body includes a first arm portion that is rotatably attached to the fixed body, and a second arm portion that is rotatably attached to the first arm portion,
The second gear is provided on the second arm portion;
The biasing member is a storage device that biases the first arm portion with respect to the fixed body in a direction in which the second gear approaches the first gear .   The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the urging member urges the movable body in an opening direction with respect to the fixed body.

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