JP5162235B2 - Rotating body device and storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating body device and a storage device that constitute a glove box of a vehicle, for example.

Conventionally, for example, a glove box which is a storage device provided in an instrument panel located in front of a passenger seat of a vehicle has been used. In this glove box, the box body is attached to the vehicle body, and the opening on the front side of the box body can be opened and closed with a lid. When the lid is open, the lid rotates to its rotation limit position by its own weight, and the lid member and the box body member come into contact with each other and are held at the rotation limit position. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). In the configuration of this cited document 1, a pair of stopper levers on both sides projecting from the inner surface of the lid body are provided, and stopper portions that come into contact with mounting flange portions provided on both side portions of the box body are provided at the tip portions of these stopper levers. Is formed.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-313751 (FIG. 1-2)

  As described above, the structure in which the stopper levers are protruded from the lid and the stopper levers are brought into contact with the mounting flange portions provided on both sides of the box body complicates the structure and makes it difficult to reduce the manufacturing cost. In addition, since it is necessary to secure a space for the stopper lever to move on both sides of the box body, there is a problem that the capacity of the box body can be reduced. In this regard, for example, a configuration in which the lower end of the lid is simply brought into contact with the bottom of the box body is considered, but depending on the rigidity of the box body and the lid, the box body may bend due to the weight of the lid, and the appearance may be Has a worsening problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rotating body device and a storage device that can hold the rotating body in the rotation limit position with a simple configuration and can have an excellent appearance.

The rotational body device according to claim 1, wherein, the main body and provided with a rotating body that is rotatably supported to a rotation limit position by a pair of hinge mechanisms in the body, in the rotation limit position, the main body A main body side contact portion provided between positions corresponding to the hinge mechanism and a rotating body side contact portion provided between positions corresponding to the hinge mechanism of the rotating body contact each other, The rotating body device restricts the position of the rotating body, and at least one of the main body side contact portion and the rotary body side contact portion includes a base portion and a plate-like rib portion projecting from the base portion. And at least the other of the main body side contact portion and the rotating body side contact portion includes a substrate portion and a columnar protrusion projecting from the substrate portion, along the rotating direction of the rotating body. The rib portion and the projection portion do not interfere with each other, and The rib portion is opposed to said substrate portion, the protrusion is intended to face the base portion.

And in this structure, a deformation | transformation of a base part is suppressed by a rib part, a deformation | transformation of a board | substrate part is suppressed by a projection part, a deformation | transformation of a main body and a rotary body is suppressed, and an external appearance improves. Further, the main body side contact portion positioned between the positions corresponding to the hinge mechanism of the main body and the rotary body side contact portion positioned between the positions corresponding to the hinge mechanism of the rotary body come into contact with each other, and If at least the deformation occurs at the rotation limit position that regulates the position, the rib part abuts on the substrate part, the projection part abuts on the base part, and the force is distributed and received. Excessive deformation is suppressed and the appearance is improved. The main body side contact portion and the rotating body side contact portion can be integrally formed along the surfaces constituting the main body and the rotating body, and the configuration is simplified.

  A rotating body device according to a second aspect is the rotating body device according to the first aspect, wherein the rib portion abuts on the substrate portion and the projection portion abuts on the base portion at the rotation limit position.

  And in this structure, while a rib part contact | abuts to a board | substrate part and a projection part contact | abuts to a base part, force is disperse | distributed and a rotary body is stably supported in a rotation limit position.

  The rotating body device according to claim 3 is the rotating body device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the base portion has an auxiliary rib portion projecting adjacent to the rib portion, and the protruding portion has a rotation limit. It contacts the auxiliary rib portion at a position.

  And in this structure, the rigidity of a base part improves by protrudingly providing an auxiliary rib part. The angle at which the auxiliary rib portion abuts against the projection portion can be freely set with respect to the angle at which the rib portion abuts on the substrate portion, and it becomes easy to effectively distribute the force.

  The rotating body device according to claim 4 is the rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of protrusions are arranged side by side, and rib portions are adjacent to each other at a rotation limit position. It is located in between.

  And in this structure, the rigidity of a board | substrate part improves by arrange | positioning multiple protrusion parts side by side. In the rotation limit position, the rib portion is located between the adjacent protrusions. Therefore, when a force is applied from the outside in the rotation limit position, the rib portion and the protrusion contact each other, and the position of the rotation body is stable. Held.

  The rotating body device according to claim 5 is the rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rib portion intersects the plurality of row ribs arranged along a predetermined direction and the predetermined direction. The row ribs are arranged along the row and connect the plurality of row ribs to each other.

  In this configuration, since the row rib and the row rib are provided, the rigidity of the base portion is improved. Since the protrusion is surrounded by the rib portion at the rotation limit position, the rib portion and the protrusion abut against the force applied from a plurality of directions from the outside at the rotation limit position, and the position of the rotation body is stabilized. Held.

  A storage device according to a sixth aspect includes the rotating body device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the main body is a box main body having a storage portion and an opening, and the base portion constitutes a bottom portion of the box main body. The rotating body is a lid that opens and closes the opening, and the substrate is disposed along the inner surface of the lid.

  And in this structure, since the rotation body apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 5 was provided, a deformation | transformation of a box main body and a cover body is suppressed and an external appearance improves. Compared to the configuration in which the base portion is provided at the bottom of the box body and the substrate portion is arranged along the inner surface of the lid body, so that the stopper mechanism protruding from the lid body is movably arranged on the side of the box body. The configuration is simplified, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the capacity of the housing portion of the box body can be easily increased.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a deformation | transformation of a main body and a rotary body can be suppressed, and an external appearance can be improved. Furthermore, at the rotational limit position of the rotating body, the force can be distributed and received, and excessive deformation of the main body and the rotating body can be suppressed to improve the appearance and protect the hinge mechanism and the like . The main body side abutting portion and the rotating body side abutting portion can be integrally formed along the surfaces constituting the main body and the rotating body, and the configuration can be simplified.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a rotating body device and a storage device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 7, reference numeral 10 denotes a glove hook that is a storage device as a rotating body device. This glove hook 10 is a vehicle storage box provided in an instrument panel positioned in front of a passenger seat of an automobile vehicle. It is composed. The globe hox 10 includes a box body 12 as a main body attached to the vehicle body side of the automobile, and a lid 14 as a rotating body pivotally supported by the box main body 12. Hereinafter, directions such as the front-rear direction, the both-side direction, and the up-down direction will be described with reference to the state where the glove hook 10 is attached to the vehicle body. Each figure shows a glove hox 10 provided in a so-called left-hand drive automobile in which a passenger seat is located on the right side of the vehicle body.

  The box body 12 is also called a casing or the like, and is formed integrally with a synthetic resin, or is formed into a box shape by joining a plurality of members formed of a synthetic resin. At the same time, a rectangular opening 23 having a longitudinal direction on both sides is formed on the front side, that is, on the rear surface toward the passenger. The box body 12 includes a substantially plate-shaped bottom 25, a front plate 26 raised from the front side of the bottom 25, a side plate 27 raised from both sides of the bottom 25, and the front plate 26 And a top plate portion 28 that is continuous with the upper end portions of the side plate portion 27 and a flange portion 29 that surrounds the opening 23.

  A pair of hinge receiving portions 31 on both sides constituting the hinge mechanism are integrally formed of synthetic resin on the bottom portion 25, and a portion positioned between the hinge receiving portions 31 serves as a base portion 32. A main body side contact portion 33 is formed integrally with the base portion 32 with a synthetic resin. The main body side abutting portion 33 is provided with a grid-like rib portion 35 integrally projecting from the bottom portion 25 from a flat plate portion of the bottom portion 25 to enhance rigidity. That is, the rib portion 35 includes a plate-like row rib 36 extending along the front-rear direction, and a plate-like row rib 37 extending along both side directions that intersect and intersect the row rib 36 at right angles. A plurality of quadrangular columnar spaces 38 that are formed at predetermined intervals, connect adjacent ribs 36 and 37, are surrounded by the row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37, and open on the lower side. Is formed. Further, a plurality of auxiliary rib portions 39 are integrally projected from the bottom portion 25 inside the plurality of space portions 38 surrounded by the row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37 as shown in FIGS. ing. These auxiliary rib portions 39 are smaller in projection dimension than the row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37, are located on the front side of the space portions 38, and integrally connect the front side portion of the bottom portion 25 and the upper side portion of the row ribs 37. It is formed in a shape. That is, the line formed by the distal end portion of the auxiliary rib portion 39 and the surface formed by the plurality of auxiliary rib portions 39 with respect to the surface of the base portion 32 of the bottom portion 25 and the surfaces of the row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37 are formed. The column ribs 36 and the row ribs 37 are inclined with respect to the projecting direction.

  Further, the front plate portion 26 is provided with a work opening 41 located on the upper side, and this work opening 41 is attached to a mask panel (not shown) while being locked in a normal use state. It can be opened and closed as needed for filter replacement work.

  Further, the top plate portion 28 is provided with a grid-like upper reinforcing rib 43 for reinforcement.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the side plate portion 27 is provided with an illumination attachment portion 44 having an opening, and a lamp 45 that illuminates the housing portion 22 is attached to the illumination attachment portion 44. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a damper device 46 having a cylindrical case is attached to the side plate portion 27 along the front end portion. A string-like operation string 46 a connected to a mechanism inside the damper device 46 is led out from the lower end portion of the damper device 46.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the flange portion 29 is provided with a closing stopper 47 that contacts the lid body 14 and an attachment portion 48 that attaches the box body 12 to the vehicle body, located above the opening portion 23. . In addition, a latch receiving portion 49, a switch 50 for opening the trunk, and a clip 51 for attaching the box body 12 to the vehicle body are attached to the side of the opening 23.

  On the other hand, the lid body 14 is also referred to as a lid, and includes a lid body 53 that forms a curved plate as a whole, and the lid body 53 is a front plate portion that is also called a lid outer formed of a synthetic resin. 54 and a back plate portion 55 called a lid inner are joined to each other. The inner surface 56 of the lid body 14, that is, the surface where the back plate part 55 on the back side is exposed to the outside, is located at the base end portion, that is, near the lower end portion in a state where the lid body 14 is closed, A pair of hinge portions 57 on both sides constituting the hinge mechanism are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and this hinge portion 57 is combined with the hinge receiving portion 31 of the box body 12 and connected by a shaft body (not shown) A lid 14 is pivotally supported on the main body 12 so as to be rotatable.

  Further, the portion of the inner surface portion 56 of the lid body 14 that is located between the hinge portions 57 on both sides and located below the hinge portion 57 is a substrate portion 62, and the substrate portion 62 is connected to the rotating body side. The contact portion 63 is integrally formed of synthetic resin. The rotating body side abutting portion 63 is provided with a projecting portion 65 having a quadrangular prism shape in parallel with both sides from a flat portion of the inner surface portion 56 to enhance rigidity. These protrusions 65 are box-shaped with a hollow inside and open to the front plate part 54 side, and are arranged at a predetermined interval. As shown in FIG. The portion 66 is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the inner surface portion 56.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a stopper portion 68 having a quadrangular prism shape is formed from a portion of the inner surface portion 56 of the lid body 14 that is located outside the hinge portions 57 on both sides and located below the hinge portions 57. Are projecting together. Further, an operating body attaching portion 70 is provided adjacent to the stopper portion 68 on one side, and a damper operating body 71 made of synthetic resin is attached to the operating body attaching portion 70. The damper actuating body 71 has a plate shape and projects upward, and a damper receiving portion 72 is provided at the tip. An operation string 46a of the damper device 46 is hooked and connected to the damper receiving portion 72.

  A latch mechanism 74 is disposed inside the lid body 53 of the lid body 14, that is, between the front plate portion 54 and the back plate portion 55. The latch mechanism 74 includes an operating body 75 that is exposed from the front plate portion 54 to the occupant side, and a latch body 76 that protrudes from the back plate portion 55 to both sides and advances and retreats according to the operation of the operating body 75.

  Therefore, the lid 14 pivotally supported by the box body 12 is elastic on both sides in the closed state shown in FIG. 3, that is, in the closed position where the lid 14 covers the opening 23 of the box body 12. The projecting latch body 76 comes into contact with the latch receiving portion 49 of the box body 12 and holds the lid body 14 in a closed state. Further, in this closed state, the vicinity of the upper end portion of the inner surface portion 56 of the lid body 14 abuts on the closing stopper 47 of the box body 12.

  On the other hand, when the occupant operates the operating body 75 and retracts the latch body 76, the lid body 14 is rotated to the rotation limit position so that the upper portion moves downward from the near side by its own weight. As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 14 is opened and the box body 12 is opened. Further, in this turning process, the operation string 46a of the damper device 46 is pulled forward with the rotation of the damper operating body 71 attached to the lid body 14, and the lid body 14 is decelerated from the natural state by the damper device 46. In this state, it turns slowly.

  When the cover 14 is fully opened to the rotation limit position, the rotating body side contact portion 63 of the cover body 14 contacts the body side contact portion 33 of the box body 12 and the stopper of the cover body 14 The portion 68 is in contact with or faces the bottom portion 25 of the box body 12, and the lid body 14 is held at the rotational limit position. More specifically, as the lid body 14 rotates, the protrusion 65 projecting from the base plate portion 62 of the lid body 14 is inserted into the space 38 formed between the rib portions 35 of the box body 12. At the same time, the rib portion 35 is inserted between the protrusions 65. That is, the protrusion 65 and the rib 35 are non-interfering along the rotation direction of the lid body 14.

  In the present embodiment, normally, in a state where only the weight of the lid body 14 is applied, the projection tip portion 66 of the projection portion 65 linearly contacts the auxiliary rib portion 39, and the row rib 36 of the rib portion 35 The row rib 37 is opposed to the substrate portion 62 of the inner surface portion 56 with a slight gap, and the stopper portion 68 of the lid 14 is opposed to the bottom portion 25 of the box body 12 with a slight gap. ing.

  Furthermore, when an excessive force is applied to the lid body 14, the synthetic resin box body 12 and the lid body 14 are deformed to bend, but when the slight deflection is generated, the rib portion 35 The row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37 abut against the substrate portion 62 of the inner surface portion 56, and the stopper portion 68 of the lid body 14 abuts against the bottom portion 25 of the box body 12 to prevent deformation of the box body 12 and the lid body 14. To do.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the globe hox 10 is a vehicle storage box, and the lid 14 and the box body 12 are in contact with each other at the rotation limit position to restrict the position of the lid 14. The rotating body side contact portion 63 is provided at the base end portion below the hinge portion 57 of the inner surface portion 56 of the lid body 14, and the rotating body side contact portion 63 is provided at the bottom 25 of the box body 12. Compared to the configuration in which the lever protruding from the lid body 14 is moved to the side of the box body 12 because it is in contact with the side contact portion 33, the volume of the accommodating portion 22 is ensured and the area of the opening 23 is increased. In addition to being able to ensure, the structure can be simplified and can be easily formed with a synthetic resin using a mold, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Then, when the inner surface portion 56 of the lid body 14 and the bottom portion 25 of the box body 12 are brought into contact with each other, these members are easily deformed, but a plurality of protrusions 65 are formed on the inner surface portion 56 of the lid body 14 to form a box. Since the lattice-like rib portion 35 is provided on the bottom portion 25 of the main body 12, the deformation of the lid body 14 and the box main body 12 is suppressed, and the appearance is easily improved.

  Further, the rib portion 35 has a lattice shape having the row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37, and each protrusion 65 is inserted into the space portion 38 formed by the rib portion 35. In the state where the lid 14 is open, if a force in the horizontal direction, for example, the front-rear direction or both sides, is applied to the lid 14, the rib portion 35 and the projection portion 65 come into contact with each other to distribute the force applied to each portion such as the hinge mechanism In this way, the catch and hinge mechanism can be protected.

  Further, since the auxiliary rib portion 39 protrudes from the space portion 38 formed by the rib portion 35, the rigidity of the box body 12 can be further improved, and in the state where only the weight of the lid body 14 is added, the protrusion tip portion of the protrusion portion 65 66 can be brought into linear contact with the auxiliary rib portion 39 at a predetermined angle. With this configuration, the force applied from the protrusion 65 to the base 32 of the bottom 25 of the box body 12 is not perpendicular to the surface but in an inclined direction, so that deformation of the bottom 25 can be easily suppressed. Further, for example, compared to the configuration in which the rib portion 35 is brought into contact with the rotating body side contact portion 63 of the lid body 14 simultaneously with the auxiliary rib portion 39 of the main body side contact portion 33, it is not necessary to increase the molding accuracy, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. Can be reduced.

  Further, since the auxiliary rib portion 39 integrally connects the base portion 32 of the bottom portion 25 and the row rib 37 of the rib portion 35, the strength of the main body side contact portion 33 can be easily improved.

  Furthermore, when an excessive force is applied when the lid 14 is fully opened, the box body 12 and the lid body 14 made of synthetic resin are deformed and bent, but at the time when slight deflection occurs, The row ribs 36 and the row ribs 37 of the rib portion 35 are in contact with the substrate portion 62 of the inner surface portion 56, and the stopper portion 68 of the lid body 14 is in contact with the bottom portion 25 of the box body 12, and the force is distributed at a plurality of portions. Thus, the box body 12 and the lid body 14 can be prevented from being deformed and the hinge mechanism and the like can be protected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of protrusions 65 protruding from the rotating body-side contact portion 63 of the lid body 14 have the same shape as each other. A portion 65 can also be provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the angles of the projection tip portions 66 and 66a of the adjacent projection portions 65 are made different from each other, and as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, corresponding to the projection tip portions 66 and 66a. The auxiliary rib portions 39 and 39a having different angles can be provided. In this configuration, when the protrusion 65 abuts against the auxiliary rib portions 39 and 39a, the force can be dispersed, the deformation of the box body 12 and the lid body 14 can be prevented, and the hinge mechanism and the like can be protected.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the protrusions 65 are formed corresponding to all the space portions 38 formed by the rib portions 35. For example, as shown in FIG. Can also be formed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lattice-shaped rib portion 35 is formed on the main body side contact portion 63 of the box body 12, and the columnar protrusion 65 is formed on the rotating body side contact portion 63 of the lid body 14. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the protrusion 65 may be provided on the body-side contact portion 63 of the box body 12, and the lattice-shaped rib portion 35 may be formed on the rotating body-side contact portion 63 of the lid body 14.

  Further, the auxiliary rib portion 39 can be omitted.

  Further, with the lid body 14 rotated to the rotation limit position, the protrusion 65 contacts the auxiliary rib portion 39 or the base portion 32, and at the same time, the tip of the rib portion 35 contacts the substrate portion 62 of the lid body 14. It can also be set as the structure contact | abutted.

  In the above embodiment, the globe hox 10 provided in the vehicle compartment of the vehicle has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the present invention can be applied to a vehicle storage box disposed at another position of the vehicle. Further, the present invention is not limited to a vehicle and can be applied to a storage device that is attached to various places. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the storage device, that is, the rotating body is not limited to the lid body that opens and closes the opening of the storage box, and can also be applied as a lid device including a lid body that covers a portion such as the operation unit. Further, the rotating body itself can be used as a rotating device including a display unit and an operation unit.

  The present invention can be applied to a storage box for a vehicle such as a glove hox provided in a vehicle compartment.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the storage apparatus of this invention. It is a rear view of a storage apparatus same as the above. It is a side view in the state where the lid of the storage device same as the above was closed. It is a side view in the state where the lid of the storage device same as the above was opened. It is sectional drawing of a part of storage apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing of a part of storage apparatus same as the above. It is a one part perspective view of a storage apparatus same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows other embodiment of the storage apparatus of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows other embodiment of the storage apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Globe Hocks, a storage device as a rotating body device
12 Box body as body
14 Lid as a rotating body
22 containment
23 opening
25 Bottom
32 Base
33 Body side contact
35 Ribs
36 row ribs
37 ribs
39 Auxiliary rib
56 Inner surface
62 Board section
63 Rotating body side contact part
65 Protrusion

Claims (6)

A main body, and a rotating body pivotally supported by the main body so as to be rotatable to a rotation limit position by a pair of hinge mechanisms, and at the rotation limit position, between the positions corresponding to the hinge mechanism of the main body A rotating body device that regulates the position of the rotating body by abutment of the main body side contacting section provided and a rotating body-side contacting section provided between positions corresponding to the hinge mechanism of the rotating body. Because
At least one of the main body side contact part and the rotating body side contact part includes a base part and a plate-like rib part protruding from the base part.
At least the other of the main body side contact portion and the rotating body side contact portion includes a substrate portion and a columnar protrusion protruding from the substrate portion,
Along the rotating direction of the rotating body, the rib portion and the protruding portion do not interfere with each other,
In the rotation limit position, the rib portion is opposed to the substrate portion, and the projection portion is opposed to the base portion. The rotating body device according to claim 1, wherein the rib portion is in contact with the substrate portion and the protrusion is in contact with the base portion in the rotation limit position. The base portion includes an auxiliary rib portion protruding adjacent to the rib portion, and the protruding portion abuts on the auxiliary rib portion at a rotation limit position. Moving body device. The rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of protrusions are arranged side by side, and the ribs are positioned between the protrusions adjacent to each other at a rotation limit position. The rib portion includes a plurality of row ribs arranged along a predetermined direction, and a row rib arranged along a direction intersecting the predetermined direction and connecting the plurality of row ribs to each other. The rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A rotating body device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The main body is a box main body having an accommodating portion and an opening, and the base portion constitutes the bottom of the box main body,
The rotating body is a lid that opens and closes the opening, and the substrate is disposed along the inner surface of the lid.

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