JP5224138B2 - Storage box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage box in which a lid slides in the front-rear direction and opens and closes.

  A storage box provided with a lid that can be opened and closed is mounted on the center console of an automobile. In order to use the lid of the storage box as an armrest, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 discloses a lid that can be slid in the front-rear direction at an optimal position for the armrest. In the storage box of Patent Document 1, a slide knob and an opening / closing knob are provided at the front end of the lid. Both the slide knob and the opening / closing knob are urged downward, and the first link member and the second link member are urged rearward. As shown in FIGS. 4, 8, and 6 of Patent Document 1, when the slide knob (4) is lifted upward, the first link member (40) is pulled forward and the lock member (41) swings. The piece (3) is pressed downward against the urging force of the urging member. The piece (3) is disengaged from the teeth (13) of the guide rail (12) provided on the left and right sides of the box body, and can slide the lid in the front-rear direction. Further, when the open / close knob (5) is lifted upward against the biasing force, the second link member (50) is pulled forward, and the engagement between the engagement portion (not shown) and the slide member (20) is released. Thus, the front of the lid can be opened and closed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-113086

  However, in the said patent document 1, the slide knob (4) which slides a lid and the opening / closing knob (5) which can open and close a lid are provided separately. This complicates the operation.

Furthermore, the slide knob (4), the open / close knob (5), the first and second link members (40), (50), and the lock member (41) are respectively urged by separate urging members. For this reason, the number of parts is large, the number of assembling steps is large, and this causes an increase in manufacturing cost.
This invention is made | formed in view of the situation which concerns, and makes it a subject to provide a storage box of a slide opening-and-closing type that is easy to operate and has few parts.

(1) The present invention is supported by a box body having an opening and a hinge portion provided on the rear side of the opening, and can be opened and closed on the front side around the hinge portion, and can slide in the front-rear direction. A storage box having a lid covering the opening,
A slide rail extending in the front-rear direction is provided on a lateral peripheral edge in the left-right direction of the opening of the box body,
The lid is
A base member having an insertion hole provided in a portion facing the slide rail and a biasing support portion provided in a position facing the insertion hole;
A lock member having a lock pin that is inserted into the insertion hole and is slidably provided on the slide rail and is slidable;
An urging member disposed between the abutting plate portion and the urging support portion of the base member and urging the lock member in a direction to engage the slide rail;
When the base member is pivotally supported so as to be swingable in the vertical direction and is swung downward, the upper end of the abutting plate portion of the lock member is pressed against the lower end with the biasing force of the biasing member. And a release knob having a release portion that detaches the lock pin from the slide rail,
A taper portion is formed on at least one of the lower end of the release portion of the release knob and the upper end of the locking plate portion of the lock member, and when the downward swinging force of the release portion is released The urging member pushes the corresponding plate portion of the lock member to move the lock pin in a direction to engage the slide rail, and the release portion of the release knob is moved along the taper portion. And is pushed back upward.

  According to the above configuration, when the release knob is swung by applying a load to the release knob and the release part is displaced downward, the release knob is engaged with the slide rail of the lock member against the urging force of the urging member. Is released. By pressing the lid in the front-rear direction in this state, the lid can be slid in the front-rear direction, and the lid can be lifted upward.

  When the load on the release knob is released, the lock member is engaged with the slide rail by the urging force of the urging member, and the release portion of the release knob is connected to the lower end of the release portion and the upper end of the stopper plate of the lock member. It pushes back upward along the taper part formed in at least one of these.

  Thus, in the present invention, the lid can be slid in the front-rear direction and can be opened and closed only by operating the release knob. Further, the storage box can be composed of a base member, a release knob, a lock member, and a biasing member that biases the lock member in a direction to engage the slide rail. For this reason, the number of parts is small, and the number of assembly steps can be reduced.

(2) It is preferable that a taper portion is formed at an edge portion of the biasing support portion of the base member.
In this case, the urging member can be easily inserted from the edge of the urging support portion of the base member, and the assembling property is facilitated.

(3) The support plate portion of the lock member is provided with a support column extending in parallel with the extending direction of the lock pin, and the biasing member is wound around the support column. The tip of the column part is in contact with the biasing support part of the base member,
The base member preferably has a fitting hole for supporting the lock member.

  In this case, after the locking member is fitted into the fitting hole formed in the base member, the locking member is attached to the biasing support portion of the base member in a state in which the biasing member is inserted into the column portion of the locking member. Make contact. Thereby, the lock member and the biasing member are easily and reliably attached to the base member. Therefore, assembly workability is good.

  According to the storage box of the present invention, the tapered portion is formed on at least one of the lower tip of the release portion of the release knob and the upper tip of the contact plate portion of the lock member. For this reason, when the downward swinging force of the release portion is released, the release portion is lifted along the tapered portion, and the release knob returns to the initial position. Therefore, it is easy to operate and the number of parts is small.

It is a perspective view of a storage box when a lid is opened according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the storage box which shows the position which can move a lid of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of a slide rail of this embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of a lid of this embodiment. It is a partial expanded sectional view of a lid for showing a fitting state of a cushion member and a hinge member of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of a base member, a release knob, a lock member, and a biasing member of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the support part which fits the axial part of a cancellation | release knob to the support part of a base member of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a base member and a release knob of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of a lock member and a biasing member of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a lock member and a slide rail when a lid is closed of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a locking member and a slide rail when opening a lid of this embodiment. It is a perspective view of a lock member and a holding wall when fitting the support | pillar part of a lock member to the support | pillar hole of a holding wall of this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a lock member and a holding wall when fitting the support | pillar part of a lock member to the support | pillar hole of a holding wall of this embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, front, rear, upper, lower, right, and left mean directions viewed from a passenger seated in the driver's seat. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage box 10 of the present embodiment is a slide in which the lid 2 can slide in the front-rear direction with respect to the box body 1 and can open and close the lid 2 from the front side. Openable storage box. The storage box 10 is attached to the center console 19 of the automobile.

  The storage box 10 has a box body 1 and a lid 2. The box body 1 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and an opening 11 is formed in the inside of the box body 1 to accommodate the contents. On the left and right edge portions 13 of the opening 11, slide rails 12 extending in the front-rear direction are projected. As shown in FIG. 3, concave locking portions 12 a are formed on the outer surface of the slide rail 12 at three locations, a front position, a center position, and a rear position. Between the latching | locking parts 12a, the sliding part 12b which curves and dents in a gentle arc shape is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 2 includes a cushion member 3, a hinge member 4, a base member 5, and a release knob 6. The cushion member 3 has a size that covers the entire upper portion of the box body 1 and is made of a relatively soft resin member.

  The hinge member 4 includes a flat plate portion 41, an engagement portion 43 that protrudes on both sides of the flat plate portion 41, an arm portion 42 that protrudes downward from the left and right side portions on the rear side of the flat plate portion 41, and the rear of the arm portion 42. And a rotating portion 44 provided at the end. The flat plate portion 41 is disposed on the back surface on the rear side of the cushion member 3. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the engaging portion 43 engages the slide portions 31 extending in the front-rear direction on both inner side surfaces of the recessed portion of the back surface of the cushion member 3 so as to be slidable. Yes. The rotating portion 44 is rotatably supported by shaft portions (not shown) protruding from the left and right sides of the rear end portion of the box body 1.

  The base member 5 is fitted to the back surface side of the cushion member 3 and is integrally fixed with a clip (not shown). As shown in FIG. 6, the base member 5 projects downward on both the left and right sides, a window portion 51 that opens to the front end surface, a pair of support portions 52 that are erected on the left and right sides of the window portion 51. It has a hanging wall 53 extending in the front-rear direction and a holding wall 54 erected on the rear side outside the hanging wall 53. The window 51 is a frame-like portion that opens in a long semicircular shape, and a guide portion 51a protrudes from above to below.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the pair of support parts 52 includes a support hole 52 a that supports the release knob 6 in a swingable manner, and a stopper surface 52 b that extends and projects from the front part of the opening of the support hole 52 a. And a top portion 52c. The top part 52c is located in the front part of the support hole 52a, and protrudes the stopper surface 52b which is the side surface toward the back side. A tapered surface 52d extending from the stopper surface 52b toward the support hole 52a is formed between the stopper surface 52b and the support hole 52a on the inner surface in the left-right direction of the support portion 52.

  The release knob 6 has a thin plate-like operation portion 61 provided at the front end portion, a shaft portion 62 projecting outward from the operation portion 61 toward the left and right sides, and downward toward the left and right sides of the rear. And a release portion 63 that protrudes. The base member 5 is rotatably supported with respect to the base member 5 by inserting the shaft portion 62 into the support hole 52 a of the support portion 52. As shown in FIG. 7, the shaft portion 62 is in contact with the stopper surface 52 b of the support portion 52 of the base member 5, and the position of the release knob 6 in the front-rear direction is determined. When the shaft portion 62 is lowered along the tapered surface 52d formed on the inner surface of the stopper surface 52b and the support portion 52, the shaft portion 62 is fitted into the support hole 52a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the operation portion 61 of the release knob 6 is accommodated in the window portion 51 of the base member 5 with a space that can swing in the vertical direction. The left and right side surfaces of the operation portion 61 abut on the guide portion 51a of the release knob 5, and the movement of the operation portion 61 in the vertical direction is guided.

  A taper portion 64 is formed on the outer surface of the lower end of the release portion 63 of the release knob 6 so as to gradually decrease the thickness downward. A small hole 65 is formed at the center of the release knob 6, and a reinforcing cylindrical rib 55 protruding from the base member 5 is inserted therethrough. In order to reduce the weight on the rear side of the release knob 6 on the rear side of the shaft portion 62 of the release knob 6, a lightening hole 66 is formed.

  A lock member 7 and an urging member 8 are disposed between the hanging wall 53 and the holding wall 54 of the base member 5. The holding wall 54 corresponds to an urging support portion that holds the urging member 8 of the present invention. In the following FIGS. 9 to 13, “inside” and “outside” mean the inner side toward the center of the storage box and the outer side toward the outer side of the storage box in the left-right direction of the storage box, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 9, the lock member 7 includes a contact plate portion 71, a lock pin 72 that is provided on a side portion of the contact plate portion 71 and extends in the left-right direction, and a column portion 73 that extends to the outside of the contact plate portion 71. Have. The lower portion 71 a of the outer side surface of the abutting plate portion 71 is recessed inwardly of the upper portion 71 b and secures a space for accommodating the biasing member 8 between the holding wall 52. A taper portion 74 is formed on the inner surface of the upper end portion of the abutting plate portion 71 so that the thickness gradually decreases upward.
As shown in FIG. 10, the lock pin 72 extends to both the inner and outer sides in the left-right direction with the abutting plate 71 interposed therebetween. The inner tip of the lock pin 72 is inserted into a hole 53a formed in the hanging wall 53 of the base member 5, and the tip of the lock pin 72 is further detachably engaged with the engaging portion 12a of the slide rail 12 of the box body 1. Match. The outer end of the lock pin 72 is fitted in a fitting hole 54 a formed in the holding wall 54.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the column portion 73 extends outward from the lower portion 71 a of the backing plate portion 71, and the coil-shaped urging member 8 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the column portion 73. ing. The tip of the column portion 73 is fitted in a column hole 54 b formed in the holding wall 54. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a tapered portion 54 c is formed on the inner surface of the upper portion of the support hole 54 b of the holding wall 54. The column portion 73 is lowered along the tapered portion 54c in a state where the biasing member 8 is mounted, and is fitted into the column hole 54b.

  The urging member 8 is held in a compressed state between the outer surface of the contact plate portion 71 and the inner surface of the holding wall 54 of the base member 5, and engages the lock member 7 with the slide rail 12 of the box body 1. Energizing in the direction. That is, the lock member 7 is accommodated so as to be movable in the outer-inward direction (left-right direction) between the hanging wall 53 and the holding wall 54, and is urged inward by the urging member 8.

  The operation of the storage box of this embodiment will be described. When the lid is in the closed state, the operation portion 61 of the release knob 6 is not loaded. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the contact plate portion 71 of the lock member 7 urged inward by the urging force of the urging member 8 pushes the release portion 63 of the release knob 6 upward by the taper portion 74. . For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, the operation part 61 located on the opposite side of the release part 63 with the shaft part 62 interposed therebetween is maintained in a state of being lowered downward.

  When the lid is opened from the closed state, the operation unit 61 is pushed upward as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Then, the operation knob 6 swings around the shaft portion 62, and the release portion 63 on the opposite side with the shaft portion 62 interposed therebetween is pushed down. As shown in FIG. 11, the release portion 63 is a taper portion 64 formed at the lower tip thereof, and presses against a taper portion 74 formed at the upper tip of the abutting plate portion 71 of the lock member 7, thereby urging member 8. The lock member 7 is moved outward against the urging force. The inner end of the lock pin 72 of the lock member 7 comes out of the engaging portion 12 a of the slide rail 12 of the box body 1. Thereby, engagement with the slide rail 12 of the locking member 7 is cancelled | released. In this state, when the front portion of the lid 3 is lifted upward, the hinge member 3 provided at the rear of the lid is rotated about the rotation center, and the front of the lid 2 is opened.

  Further, when the lid 2 is slid with respect to the box body 1, when the operation portion 61 of the operation knob 6 is lifted upward, the lock pin 72 of the lock member 7 is engaged with the slide rail 12 as in the case of opening the lid. Exit from the part 12a. When the lid 2 is pushed in the front-rear direction in this state, the lid 2 moves in the front-rear direction along the slide rail 12. In this embodiment, the engaging part 12a is formed in three places, the front part of the slide rail 12, an intermediate part, and the rear part. Therefore, when the operation part 61 is released at the predetermined three positions, the operation knob 6 and the lock member 7 are pushed back to the initial position, and the lock pin 71 of the lock member 7 is engaged with the engagement part 12a. Lid 2 stops.

  Since the sliding portion 12b that is recessed in a gentle arc shape is formed between the engaging portion 12a and the engaging portion 12a in the slide rail 12, the lock pin 72 is located when the lock pin 72 is positioned on the sliding portion 12b. Touches the slide rail 12 lightly or not. Therefore, there is little frictional resistance between the lock pin 72 and the slide rail 12, and the lid 2 moves lightly in the front-rear direction. When the hand is released from the operation unit 61 when positioned at the plurality of engaging portions 12a, the lock member 7 and the operation knob 6 are pushed back to the initial positions by the urging force of the urging member 8. The lid 2 can be opened by lifting the operation unit 61 upward at an arbitrary position and pushing the lid 2 upward.

  In this embodiment, when the operation portion 61 of the release knob 6 is released, the lock member 7 is engaged with the slide rail 12 by the biasing member 8. Further, the lock member 7 pushes the release portion 63 of the release knob 6 back upward along the tapered portions 64 and 74 formed at the lower tip of the release portion 63 and the upper tip of the contact plate portion 71 of the lock member 7. The lid 2 can be slid in the front-rear direction and can be opened and closed only by operating the release knob 6. Therefore, the operability of the lid 2 is good.

  Further, the lid 2 is opened and closed by the base member 5, the release knob 6, the lock member 7, and the biasing member 8 that biases the lock member 7 in the direction in which the lock member 7 is engaged with the slide rail 12. You can slide it. For this reason, the number of parts is small, and the number of assembly steps can be reduced.

  The holding wall 54 of the base member 5 is formed with a fitting hole 54a that opens upward. After the lock pin 72 is fitted into the fitting hole 54a, the column portion 73 with the urging member 8 attached thereto is inserted into the column hole 54b from the upper end of the holding wall 54. Thereby, the lock member 7 can be easily assembled between the holding wall 54 and the hanging wall 53.

  In addition, a tapered portion 54 c is formed at the upper end of the support hole 54 b in the holding wall 54. For this reason, the support | pillar part 73 fits in the support | pillar hole 52b by dropping the support | pillar part 73, applying the front-end | tip of the support | pillar part 73 to the taper part 54c. Therefore, the lock member 7 and the urging member 8 can be easily and reliably assembled to the holding wall 54.

  When the release knob 6 is assembled to the base member 5, the shaft portion 62 of the operation knob 6 is applied to the stopper surface 52 b of the support portion 52 of the base member 5 from the front side. The position of the release knob 6 in the front-rear direction is determined by the stopper surface 52b. In this state, when the shaft portion 62 of the operation knob 6 is moved downward along the stopper surface 52b and the tapered surface 52d, the shaft portion 62 is fitted into the support hole 52a formed below the stopper surface 52b. Therefore, the operation knob 6 can be easily assembled to the base member 5.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the release knob 6 can be stably held on the base member 5 by providing the urging member 8 on the lock member 7 without providing a spring in the center of the base member 5. it can. Therefore, the assembly property of the release knob 6 is good.

1: box body, 2: lid, 3: cushion member, 4: hinge member, 5: base member, 6: release knob, 7: locking member, 8: biasing member, 10: storage box, 11: opening, 12 : Slide rail, 13: Side edge, 51: Window, 52: Support, 52a: Support hole, 52b: Stopper surface, 52d: Tapered surface, 53: Hanging wall, 54: Holding wall, 54a: Fitting Hole, 54b: support hole, 54c: taper part, 61: operation part, 62: shaft part, 63: release part, 64: taper part, 71: contact plate part, 72: lock pin, 73: support part, 74: Tapered part.

Claims (3)

A box body having an opening, and a lid that is supported by a hinge portion provided on the rear side of the opening and that can open and close the front side around the hinge portion and covers the opening so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. A storage box having
A slide rail extending in the front-rear direction is provided on a lateral peripheral edge in the left-right direction of the opening of the box body,
The lid is
A base member having an insertion hole provided in a portion facing the slide rail and a biasing support portion provided in a position facing the insertion hole;
A lock member having a lock pin that is inserted into the insertion hole and is slidably provided on the slide rail and slidable, and a contact plate portion provided at a base end portion of the lock pin;
An urging member disposed between the abutting plate portion and the urging support portion of the base member and urging the lock member in a direction to engage the slide rail;
When the base member is pivotally supported so as to be swingable in the vertical direction and is swung downward, the upper end of the abutting plate portion of the lock member is pressed against the lower end with the biasing force of the biasing member. And a release knob having a release portion that detaches the lock pin from the slide rail,
A taper portion is formed on at least one of the lower end of the release portion of the release knob and the upper end of the locking plate portion of the lock member, and when the downward swinging force of the release portion is released The urging member pushes the corresponding plate portion of the lock member to move the lock pin in a direction to engage the slide rail, and the release portion of the release knob is moved along the taper portion. A storage box that is pushed back upward.   The storage box according to claim 1, wherein a taper portion is formed at an edge portion of the biasing support portion of the base member. The support plate portion of the lock member is provided with a support column that extends in parallel with the extending direction of the lock pin, and the support member is wound around the support member, and the support member is wound with the support member. The tip of is in contact with the biasing support portion of the base member,
The storage box according to claim 1, wherein the base member is formed with a fitting hole that supports the lock member.

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