JP5551536B2 - Storage box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage box including a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face a passenger compartment.

  A vehicle interior member such as an instrument panel is disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The instrument panel is provided with a glove box as a storage box capable of storing vehicle verification or personal belongings. This glove box has a so-called “bucket type” that is provided with an article storage portion that opens upward, and is rotatably arranged on the instrument panel, a box body attached to the instrument panel, and an article of the box body There is a so-called “box type” including a lid that opens and closes a storage unit.

  Some glove boxes include an article case in which a small on-vehicle electronic device such as an ETC on-vehicle device, an HDD device, or a CD changer is installed (for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in Patent Document 1, the article case is provided on the upper part of the article storage section.

  By the way, the article case must be disposed at a position recessed from the opening of the article storage section so as not to hinder the closure of the lid with respect to the article storage section. Accordingly, the article case is hardly visible to the passenger sitting on the seat even when the lid is opened, and the small vehicle-mounted electronic device installed in the article case is operated unless the passenger bends the upper body forward or sideways. There was a difficult problem. Therefore, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the article case (mounting portion) is slidably arranged toward the opening and linked to the lid, and the article is linked to the opening displacement of the lid. There has been proposed a form in which the case is slid forward to face the opening.

JP 2009-214645 A

  However, in the form disclosed in Patent Document 1, when an article is taken in and out of the article storage unit, when the hand or arm comes into contact with the article case and the article case slides toward the storage position, the lid body is interlocked with this. Since the posture is displaced from the open posture to the closed posture side and comes into contact with the hands and arms, there is a disadvantage that the usability is poor. In order to avoid such an inconvenience, it is necessary to provide a large lock mechanism for holding the article case, and there is a problem that the structure of the glove box becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a storage box that has a simple structure for linking a lid and an article case and has improved usability.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and to suitably achieve the intended object, the invention according to claim 1,
In a storage box comprising a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face the passenger compartment,
The storage portion is rotatably disposed in a first posture protruding into the storage portion and a second posture retracted from the first posture toward the wall surface of the storage portion, and is attached toward the first posture. An article case
A string-like linkage member that is connected between the article case and the lid, and loosens and allows a posture displacement of the article case to the second posture in a posture in which the lid opens the opening ;
A latch member that slidably latches the linkage member and is biased by a biasing means in a direction crossing the extending direction of the linkage member ;
The linkage member pulls the article case toward the second posture with the linkage member in association with the displacement of the lid in the direction of closing the opening, and the linkage member moves the article case in a posture in which the lid closes the opening. Supporting the second posture,
The linkage member is configured to allow the attitude displacement of the article case toward the first attitude under the bias to the first attitude in association with the attitude displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening. It is characterized by that.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the posture in which the lid is open, the string-like linking member coupled between the lid and the article case is loosened. Posture displacement to two postures is allowed. Therefore, the lock mechanism for holding the article case in the first posture is not required, the structure of the storage box is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is not increased. Further, when the article is taken in or out of the storage unit, even if the hand or arm touches the article case and the article case is displaced in the second posture, the lid does not move in the direction of closing the opening. Usability is suitably improved without touching the hand or arm. When the lid body is displaced in the direction to close the opening, the linking member connected to the lid pulls the article case, so that the article case is displaced to the second attitude according to the attitude displacement of the lid body. Further, when the lid body is displaced in a direction to open the opening, the linkage member connected to the lid body is loosened, and the article case that is biased toward the first posture that protrudes into the storage portion is the first case. The posture is displaced to one posture. Further, when the linkage member may be slack in the relationship between the posture of the lid and the posture of the article case, the latching member moves in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the linkage member by the biasing force of the biasing means. Thus, the linkage member can be held in a stretched state.

The invention described in claim 2
The linking member has one end connected to a lid connecting portion separated from the opening / closing fulcrum of the lid, and the other end connected to a case connecting portion separated from the rotation fulcrum of the article case,
The lid connecting portion moves in a direction approaching the case connecting portion due to a posture displacement of the lid body in a direction to open the opening, and moves in a direction away from the case connecting portion by a posture displacement of the lid body in a direction to close the opening. Is the gist.
Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the lid body is displaced in the opening direction, the lid coupling portion moves in a direction approaching the case coupling portion, and thus the linkage coupled to the lid coupling portion and the case coupling portion. The member comes to be loosened, and the rotational displacement of the article case from the second posture to the first posture is allowed. Further, when the lid is displaced in the direction to close the opening, the lid connecting portion moves in a direction away from the case connecting portion, so that the link connecting portion and the linking member connected to the case connecting portion are stretched and the article case is pulled. The article case is rotationally displaced from the first posture to the second posture.

The invention according to claim 3
The urging force acting on the latch member of the urging means is a force acting on the case connecting portion to which the linking member is connected in the article case by the article case biased toward the first posture. The gist is to set it small .
Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention , the article case is not rotationally displaced toward the second posture side by the urging force of the urging means.

The invention according to claim 4
The axial direction of the rotation fulcrum in the article case and the axial direction of the opening / closing fulcrum in the lid that opens and closes the opening are the same,
The gist is that the axial direction of the rotation fulcrum in the article case is parallel to the opening .
Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing displacement of the lid body around the opening / closing fulcrum and the rotation displacement of the article case around the rotation fulcrum are in the same direction, improving usability. Further, even when the article case is pushed from the opening side, it does not move away from the opening. Therefore, when the small vehicle-mounted electronic device operated from the opening side is placed on the article case, the small vehicle body electronic device can be easily operated.

The invention described in claim 5
A winding member is provided on the second posture side of the article case,
The linkage member is connected to the case connecting portion of the article case, extends from the case connecting portion toward the winding member, and is bent by the winding member toward the lid connecting portion of the lid. The gist is to extend and be connected to the lid connecting portion .
Therefore, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the direction in which the lid pulls the linkage member and the direction in which the linkage member pulls the article case can be different.

The invention described in claim 6
The gist includes a lock mechanism that holds the article case in a second posture regardless of the posture displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening .
Therefore, according to the sixth aspect of the invention, the article case can be held in the second posture by the lock mechanism even if the posture of the lid is displaced in the direction in which the opening opens. Therefore, when the lid is held in the posture in which the opening is opened, the article case does not protrude into the storage portion, so that the article can be easily put in and out of the storage portion.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose suitably, the invention according to claim 7 provides:
In a storage box comprising a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face the passenger compartment,
The storage portion is rotatably disposed in a first posture protruding into the storage portion and a second posture retracted from the first posture toward the wall surface of the storage portion, and is attached toward the first posture. An article case
A winding member provided on the second posture side of the article case;
It is connected to the case connecting portion of the article case and extends from the case connecting portion toward the winding member, is bent by the winding member and extends toward the lid connecting portion of the lid, A string-like linkage member that loosens and allows posture displacement of the article case to the second posture in a posture in which the lid opens the opening;
The linkage member pulls the article case toward the second posture with the linkage member in association with the displacement of the lid in the direction of closing the opening, and the linkage member moves the article case in a posture in which the lid closes the opening. Supporting the second posture,
The linkage member is configured to allow the attitude displacement of the article case toward the first attitude under the bias to the first attitude in association with the attitude displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening. This is characterized by the above.
Therefore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the posture in which the lid is opened, the string-like linking member coupled between the lid and the article case is loosened. Posture displacement to two postures is allowed. Therefore, the lock mechanism for holding the article case in the first posture is not required, the structure of the storage box is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is not increased. Further, when the article is taken in or out of the storage unit, even if the hand or arm touches the article case and the article case is displaced in the second posture, the lid does not move in the direction of closing the opening. Usability is suitably improved without touching the hand or arm. When the lid body is displaced in the direction to close the opening, the linking member connected to the lid pulls the article case, so that the article case is displaced to the second attitude according to the attitude displacement of the lid body. Further, when the lid body is displaced in a direction to open the opening, the linkage member connected to the lid body is loosened, and the article case that is biased toward the first posture that protrudes into the storage portion is the first case. The posture is displaced to one posture. Further, the direction in which the lid body pulls the linkage member and the direction in which the linkage member pulls the article case can be different.
In order to overcome the above-mentioned problem and achieve the intended purpose suitably, the invention according to claim 8 provides:
In a storage box comprising a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face the passenger compartment,
The storage portion is rotatably disposed in a first posture protruding into the storage portion and a second posture retracted from the first posture toward the wall surface of the storage portion, and is attached toward the first posture. An article case
A string-like linkage member that is connected between the article case and the lid, and loosens and allows a posture displacement of the article case to the second posture in a posture in which the lid opens the opening;
A lock mechanism for holding the article case in a second posture regardless of the posture displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening;
The linkage member pulls the article case toward the second posture with the linkage member in association with the displacement of the lid in the direction of closing the opening, and the linkage member moves the article case in a posture in which the lid closes the opening. Supporting the second posture,
The linkage member is configured to allow the attitude displacement of the article case toward the first attitude under the bias to the first attitude in association with the attitude displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening. This is the gist.
Therefore, according to the invention according to claim 8 , in the posture in which the lid is opened, the string-like linking member coupled between the lid and the article case is loosened, so that the Posture displacement to two postures is allowed. Therefore, the lock mechanism for holding the article case in the first posture is not required, the structure of the storage box is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is not increased. Further, when the article is taken in or out of the storage unit, even if the hand or arm touches the article case and the article case is displaced in the second posture, the lid does not move in the direction of closing the opening. Usability is suitably improved without touching the hand or arm. When the lid body is displaced in the direction to close the opening, the linking member connected to the lid pulls the article case, so that the article case is displaced to the second attitude according to the attitude displacement of the lid body. Further, when the lid body is displaced in a direction to open the opening, the linkage member connected to the lid body is loosened, and the article case that is biased toward the first posture that protrudes into the storage portion is the first case. The posture is displaced to one posture. Furthermore, the article case can be held in the second posture by the lock mechanism even if the posture of the lid body is displaced in the direction in which the opening opens. Therefore, when the lid is held in the posture in which the opening is opened, the article case does not protrude into the storage portion, so that the article can be easily put in and out of the storage portion.

  According to the storage box of the present invention, the structure for linking the lid and the article case is simplified and the usability is improved.

It is a side view which shows the glove box of an Example in the state in which the cover body was hold | maintained in the open attitude | position, and the article | item case was hold | maintained in the inclination attitude | position. It is a perspective view which shows the glove box of an Example in the state of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the support member attached to a box main body, and the article | item case arrange | positioned so that rotation to this support member in the inclination attitude | position of this article case. It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a supporting member, an article | item case, a linkage mechanism, a spreading mechanism, a lock mechanism, etc. It is a front view which shows the support member which has arrange | positioned the article case in the inclination attitude | position of this article case. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5, where (a) shows a locked state of the lock mechanism, and (b) shows an unlocked state of the lock mechanism. It is a side view which shows the glove box of an Example in the state in which the cover body was hold | maintained at the open attitude | position, and the article | item case was hold | maintained at the accommodation attitude | position. It is a perspective view which shows the state of the glove box of an Example in FIG. It is the fragmentary perspective view which looked at the glove box which shows the state of FIG. 7 from back side diagonally upward. It is a side view which shows the glove box of an Example in the state in which the cover body was hold | maintained at the closed attitude | position, and the article | item case was hold | maintained at the accommodation attitude | position. It is a perspective view which shows the glove box of an Example in the state of FIG.

  Next, the storage box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. In the embodiment, as the storage box, a glove box disposed on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel installed in front of the passenger compartment of the vehicle is illustrated. In the following description, front and rear refer to the instrument panel as a reference, the side of the instrument panel facing the passenger seat (the vehicle rear side) is the front side, and the rear side of the instrument panel (the vehicle front side) Side) is the rear side. Moreover, the left and right refers to the left and right direction when the instrument panel is viewed from the passenger seat side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the glove box GB of the embodiment is a so-called “box type”, and includes a box body 10 attached to an installation portion 150 provided on the instrument panel IP, And a lid 30 that is rotatably attached to the front side. The lid 30 is configured as a part of the external design surface of the instrument panel IP when the box body 10 is closed, and opens the front portion of the box body 10 when the posture is displaced forward from the instrument panel IP. The article can be taken in and out of the article storage section (storage section) 14 formed in the apparatus 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the box main body 10 is a box that is horizontally long and has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front and opened to the front side. The box body 10 has a storage box portion 12 that opens to the front side and defines an article storage portion 14 therein, and is located in the passenger compartment of the storage box portion 12 so that the article storage portion 14 faces the passenger compartment. A frame-like mounting frame portion 20 provided around the opening 16 is formed, and a plurality of molded members are assembled to each other. The attachment frame portion 20 is formed obliquely so as to be gradually displaced rearward from the top to the bottom according to the shape of the instrument panel IP, and the attachment frame portion 20 is fixed to the instrument panel IP. At the left and right boundary portions at the boundary portion between the storage box portion 12 and the mounting frame portion 20, rectangular through-holes 18, 18 penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed, and a lever portion 38 provided in the lid body 30. 38 extend rearwardly through the through-holes 18,18. And the opening installation part 22 for arrange | positioning the article case 70 mentioned later is formed in the substantially rectangular shape long in the front and back at the upper right side of the storage box part 12. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 11, etc., the lid 30 is formed in a shape and size that can be aligned with the mounting frame portion 20 of the box body 10 from the front side, and the lower end of the left end and the right end of the lid 30. Opening and closing support shafts 32 and 32 are formed so as to extend laterally and fit into opening and closing support holes (opening and closing fulcrums) 24 and 24 provided in the lower left portion and the lower right portion of the box body 10, respectively. These open / close support holes 24, 24 are formed so as to be located on the same axis extending horizontally in the left-right direction. Therefore, the lid 30 is attached to the box body 10 so as to be able to rotate in the vertical direction by fitting the open / close support shafts 32 and 32 into the corresponding open / close support holes 24 and 24 from the side. . As a result, the lid 30 is in a posture in which the opening 16 is closed (closed posture) (see FIGS. 10 and 11) and a posture in which the opening 16 is opened substantially horizontally from the box body 10 to the front (open posture). (See FIGS. 1 and 2), the posture can be displaced with the opening and closing support shafts 32 and 32 as the rotation center. Reference numeral 34 in FIG. 11 is an operation knob in the open / close lock mechanism, and reference numeral 36 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is engaged and disengaged in conjunction with the operation of the operation knob 34 to be engaged with and disengaged from the box body 10. Possible lock piece.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid 30 is provided with the lever portions 38, 38 extending rearward at the lower left portion and the lower right portion. The lever portions 38, 38 extend outward from the storage box portion 12 through the through holes 18, 18 provided in the box body 10. In the closed position in which the opening 16 of the lid body 30 is closed, the lever portions 38 and 38 are in a posture (FIG. 10) extending rearward and upward at an inclination of about 45 degrees, and the opening 16 of the lid body 30 is opened. In the open posture, the posture is extended substantially vertically upward (FIGS. 1 and 7). Further, the lever portions 38 and 38 abut against the upper ends 18A of the corresponding through-holes 18 and 18 from the rear in the opening posture of the lid body 30, and restrict over-opening of the lid body 30 from the opening posture. As will be described later, one end of a string-like linkage member (hereinafter referred to as “string-like linkage member”) W in the linkage mechanism 110 is connected to the tip of the lever portion 38 provided on the right side of the lid 30. A connecting portion 39 is provided apart from the opening and closing support shafts 32 and 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the glove box GB of the embodiment includes a support member 40 that is fixed to the opening body 22 from above in the box body 10. The support member 40 is for rotatably supporting the article case 70 on which the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M can be placed. The lid 30 and the article case 70 are linked by a linkage mechanism 110 having a string-like linkage member W, and the rotational displacement of the article case 70 is linked to the opening / closing displacement of the lid 30. It is comprised so that it can be made.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the support member 40 includes a bottom portion 42 that is substantially rectangular in the front and rear direction, a front plate portion 44 that extends upward from the front end of the bottom portion 42, and a top portion that extends upward from the left end of the bottom portion 42. It has an existing left side plate portion 46. The support member 40 is opened rearward and rightward, and an opening 48 is formed over a region of about 2/3 of the front and rear length from the front end to the rear of the bottom portion 42. At the upper end of the front plate portion 44 and the upper end of the left side plate portion 46, a hook-shaped attachment piece portion 50 that extends forward from the front plate portion 44 and extends leftward from the left side plate portion 46 is provided. It has been. Thereby, the supporting member 40 is fixed to the box body 10 by fixing the attachment piece 50 to the upper wall of the storage box 12 in the box body 10 from above. A mechanism installation portion 54 for disposing a lock mechanism 130 described later is provided at the lower left corner of the front plate portion 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the bottom portion 42 has a pair of support stay portions 56, 56 protruding upward, in the left-right direction (the direction from the opening 16 toward the back side of the article storage portion 14 (front-rear direction)). Standing apart in the direction of crossing. The left support stay 56 and the right support stay 56 are formed with a rotation support hole 58 into which a rotation support shaft 88 (described later) provided in the article case 70 is fitted from the side. The left and right rotation support holes 58, 58 are located on the same axis extending horizontally in the left-right direction, and these support stay portions 56, 56 support the article case 70 so as to be rotatable on the support member 40. Is to do. In the glove box GB of the embodiment, the axial center directions of the opening and closing support holes 24 and 24 that support the lid 30 so as to be capable of posture displacement, and the rotation support holes 58 and 58 that support the article case 70 so as to be capable of rotational displacement. The axial center direction is in a relationship parallel to the left-right direction.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, support plate portions 60, 60 extending upward from the left and right edges of the opening 48 are provided on the bottom 42 so as to face each other in the left-right direction. The front ends of the support plate portions 60, 60 are connected to the front plate portion 44, and extend from the front edge of the bottom portion 42 to a substantially intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the bottom portion 42. The left support plate portion 60 is erected in parallel with the left plate portion 46 so as to be spaced apart from the left plate portion 46 in the left-right direction at a required interval. Arc-shaped first guide grooves 62, 62 centering on the rotation support holes 58, 58 are formed in the support plate portions 60, 60. Each of the first guide grooves 62 and 62 is open to the upper end of the support plate portion 60 in which the one guide groove 62 is formed.

  A support shaft 64 extending horizontally from the right surface to the right side is provided on the right surface of the right support plate portion 60 in the middle in the front-rear direction near the upper edge and behind the first guide groove 62. A pulley (winding member) 66 around which the string-like linkage member W is wound is provided on the support shaft 64 so as to be freely rotatable. Further, in the right support plate portion 60, an arc-shaped second guide groove 68 centering on the support shaft 64 is formed behind the support shaft 64. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left support plate 60 is formed with a groove having the same shape as the second guide groove 68 provided in the right support plate 60 so as to face in the left-right direction. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the article case 70 is formed in a rectangular bucket shape that is open upward and is long in the front-rear direction, and includes a bottom wall portion 72, a front wall portion 74, a rear wall portion 76, a left wall portion 78 and a right wall. A wall portion 80 is provided, and a device storage portion 82 capable of storing the ETC in-vehicle device M from above is provided. The front wall 74 is formed with an operation port 84 that exposes the front operation unit of the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M to the opening 16 side (front side). In addition, a pair of support lever portions 86 and 86 extending rearward are provided on the outer surface of the rear wall portion 76 so as to face in the left-right direction. The right support lever portion 86 is provided with a pivot support shaft 88 extending horizontally to the left on the right side surface on the rear end side. The pivot support shaft 88 is provided on the right support stay portion 56. It fits into the provided rotation support hole 58. Further, the left support lever portion 86 is provided with a pivot support shaft 88 extending horizontally to the left on the left side surface on the rear end side, and the pivot support shaft 88 is provided on the left support stay portion. It fits into a rotation support hole 58 provided in 56. Accordingly, the article case 70 is fitted with the rotation support shafts 88 and 88 provided in the left and right support stay portions 56 and 56, with the rotation support shafts 88 and 88 provided so that the shaft centers extend in the left and right directions. By doing so, the front side is disposed on the support member 40 so as to be capable of rotating and moving up and down. As a result, the article case 70 is tilted forward (first posture, FIGS. 1 to 3) protruding into the article storage unit 14 and horizontally stored in the wall side of the article storage unit 14 from the tilted attitude. A rotational displacement is possible between the postures (second posture, FIGS. 7 to 10).

  As shown in FIG. 4, a support rod 90 that extends horizontally to the right is projected on the outside of the right wall portion 80 of the article case 70, and to the left on the outside of the left wall portion 78. A support rod 90 extending horizontally is projected. The support bar 90 provided on the right wall 80 is fitted in the first guide groove 62 provided on the right support plate 60 of the support member 40, and the support bar 90 provided on the left wall 78 is The first guide groove 62 provided in the support plate 60 on the left side of the support member 40 is fitted. Both support rods 90 and 90 are positioned near the opening of the corresponding first guide grooves 62 and 62 in the storage posture of the article case 70 (FIGS. 7, 9, and 10), and the article case 70 is inclined from the storage posture. It moves downward along the corresponding first guide grooves 62 and 62 as it is rotationally displaced to the posture. Both support bars 90 and 90 are positioned at the lower ends of the corresponding first guide grooves 62 and 62 when the article case 70 is inclined (FIGS. 1 and 3). The support rod 90 provided on the right wall portion 80 protrudes rightward from the right support plate portion 60 via the first guide groove 62, and a string-like link is formed at the protruding tip of the support rod 90. A case coupling portion 92 to which the member W is coupled is provided.

  On the left side surface of the right support lever portion 86, as shown in FIG. 9, a support protrusion 94 positioned on the same axis as the rotation support shaft 88 provided on the support lever portion 86 is horizontal to the left. It protrudes so as to extend. A first torsion spring (biasing means) 96 is attached to the support protrusion 94. The first torsion spring 96 has a winding portion that is externally mounted on the support protrusion 94, one leg 96 </ b> A is hooked on the bottom 42 of the support member 40, and the other leg 96 </ b> B is the rear wall of the article case 70. The outer surface of the part 76 is hooked. As a result, the first torsion spring 96 always elastically biases the article case 70 toward the inclined posture side. That is, the article case 70 is urged toward the inclined posture by the weight of the article case 70, the weight of the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M placed on the article case 70, and the urging force of the first torsion spring 96. Yes.

  On the right side surface of the left support lever portion 86, as shown in FIG. 9, a support shaft 100 located on the same axis as the rotation support shaft 88 provided on the support lever portion 86 is horizontally oriented to the right. Projected to extend. A rotary damper 102 is attached to the support shaft 100. The rotary damper 102 is hooked on a hooking rib 104 projecting from the bottom 42 of the support member 40, and acts as a resistance when the article case 70 is rotationally displaced from the stowed position to the inclined position. It comes to show. That is, the rotary damper 102 regulates the increase in the rotation speed when the article case 70 biased toward the inclined posture is turned and displaced from the stored posture to the inclined posture, so that the article case 70 is slowly moved. And function to be rotationally displaced.

  Next, the linkage mechanism 110 connected between the article case 70 and the lid 30 will be described. The linkage mechanism 110 according to the embodiment has a configuration in which the right lever portion 38 provided on the lid 30 and the right support rod 90 provided on the article case 70 are connected by the string-like linkage member W. Yes. The string-like linking member W is in a stretched state when the lid 30 is in the closed position and the article case 70 is in the stowed position (FIG. 10), and the article case 70 is in an inclined position in which the lid 30 is in the open position and the article case 70 is lowered forward. In this case (FIG. 1), the stretched state is obtained. The string-like linking member W pulls the article case 70 toward the storage position in association with the displacement of the lid body 30 from the open posture to the closed posture (posture displacement in the direction of closing the opening 16). ing. In addition, the string-like linking member W can be in a slack state when the article case 70 is displaced to the stowed position when the lid 30 is in the open position (FIG. 7), and the lid 30 can be moved when the article case 70 is in the stowed position. Even when the posture is displaced to the open posture, the state can be relaxed.

The string-like linking member W is formed of, for example, a thin thread such as cloth, hemp, or chemical fiber, or is made of a synthetic resin and has a thickness of about 1 mm. In any string-like linking member W, there is almost no stretchability in the longitudinal direction, and the flexibility and flexibility in the short direction are rich, and it can be easily bent at any part in the longitudinal direction. It is like that. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the string-like linking member W is provided with a first locking ring 112 at one end in the length direction and a second locking ring 114 at the other end. Is formed. The first locking ring 112 is hooked on the lid connecting portion 39 provided away from the opening / closing support shaft 32 in the lever portion 38 on the right side of the lid body 30, and the second locking ring 114 is on the right side of the article case 70. It is hooked on a case connecting portion 92 provided on the support rod 90. The string-like linking member W is wound around the pulley 66 at an intermediate portion.

  Here, the lid connecting portion 39 provided on the lid 30 is linked to the string by the displacement of the lid 30 from the closed position to the open position, as is apparent from a comparison of FIGS. 1 and 10. It moves in the direction along the extending direction of the member W in a direction approaching the case connecting portion 92. Further, the lid connecting portion 39 moves in a direction away from the case connecting portion 92 in the direction along the extending direction of the string-like linking member W due to the posture displacement of the lid 30 from the open posture to the closed posture. Therefore, the string-like linking member W can appropriately pull the article case 70 from the inclined posture toward the stowed posture by being in a stretched state when the lid 30 is displaced from the open posture to the closed posture.

  On the other hand, as is apparent from a comparison between FIGS. 1 and 10, the case connecting portion 92 provided in the article case 70 is a string-like linking member W due to the attitude displacement of the article case 70 from the stored attitude to the inclined attitude. It moves to the direction which approaches the lid | cover connection part 39 in the direction along the extending direction. Further, the case coupling portion 92 moves in a direction away from the lid coupling portion 39 in the direction along the extending direction of the string-like linking member W due to the posture displacement of the article case 70 from the inclined posture to the storage posture. Accordingly, the string-like linking member W becomes loose when the article case 70 is rotationally displaced from the tilted position to the stowed position when the lid 30 is in the open position, and the article 30 is kept in the open position. The rotational displacement of the case 70 is allowed.

  The positional relationship among the lid connecting portion 39, the case connecting portion 92, and the pulley 66 is as follows. That is, the pulley 66 is disposed so as to be always positioned on the housing posture side of the article case 70 from the lid coupling part 39 and the case coupling part 92 regardless of the rotational displacement of the article case 70. In other words, the pulley 66 is disposed so as to be always positioned above the lid connecting portion 39 and the case connecting portion 92 regardless of whether the article case 70 is in the storage posture or the inclined posture. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the string-like linking member W extends from the case connecting portion 92 toward the pulley 66 regardless of whether the article case 70 is in the storage position or the inclined position. It is bent by the pulley 66 and extends toward the lid connecting portion 39, and is substantially “heavy” as viewed from the right side.

  Further, the linkage mechanism 110 of the embodiment includes a stretching mechanism 116 that prevents the string-like linkage member W from being slackened. The extension mechanism 116 includes a hook member 118 slidably hooked on the string-like linkage member W and slidably disposed in the second guide groove 68 provided in the right support plate portion 60. A second torsion spring (biasing means) 124 that constantly urges the hooking member 118 toward the upper end of the second guide groove 68 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the hooking member 118 is a string-like linking member W that extends between the pulley 66 and the lid connecting portion 39 in the opening posture of the lid body 30 and the inclined posture of the article case 70. The second guide groove 68 is slidably disposed between the extended line and a position separated in a direction crossing the extended line. Such a hooking member 118 includes a string-like link member insertion portion 120 that allows a portion of the string-like linkage member W located between the lever portion 38 and the pulley 66 to be slidably inserted, and the second guide groove 68. And a fitting support part 122 that is fitted and slidably contacted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the second torsion spring 124 has a winding portion mounted on the support shaft 64 that supports the pulley 66. One leg portion 124A of the second torsion spring 124 is hooked by a hooking rib 126 protruding from the outer surface of the right support plate portion 60 of the support member 40, and the other leg portion 124B is hooked by the hook member 118. The latch member 118 is supported by being inserted through the hook. Thereby, the second torsion spring 124 always urges the latching member 118 elastically in the upper end direction of the second guide groove 68 (direction intersecting the extending direction of the string-like linking member W).

  The urging force that acts on the latching member 118 of the second torsion spring 124 is set to be smaller than the force that acts on the case coupling portion 92 by the article case 70 that is urged toward the forward-declining inclination posture. That is, when the urging force of the second torsion spring 124 acts on the retaining member 118, the string connecting member W connected to the lid connecting part 39 and the case connecting part 92 expands, A so-called “pull-up force” that pulls the case connecting portion 92 upward is generated. On the other hand, the case coupling portion 92 provided at a required distance from the rotation support shaft 88 to the front side is affected by the weight of the article case 70, the weight of the ETC in-vehicle device M, and the biasing force of the first torsion spring 96. Since a predetermined rotational moment acts downward, a so-called “pressing force” is generated in the case coupling portion 92 to push the case coupling portion 92 downward. Therefore, the urging force acting on the latching member 118 of the second torsion spring 124 is set so that the pulling force acting on the case connecting portion 92 is smaller than the pressing force acting on the case connecting portion 92. . As a result, the article case 70 is not arbitrarily rotated and displaced from the forward and downward inclined posture to the stowed posture by the urging force of the second torsion spring 124.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the article case 70 according to the embodiment holds the article case 70 in the storage posture regardless of the posture displacement of the lid 30 by utilizing the slack of the string-like linking member W. The locking mechanism 130 is provided. The lock mechanism 130 includes an operation member 132 disposed in the mechanism installation portion 54 provided on the front plate portion 44 of the support member 40, a lock pin (lock member) 134 attached to the operation member 132, and A coil spring (biasing means) 136 for urging the operation member 132 and the lock pin 134 to the lock position is provided. The operation member 132 includes an operation plate 132A exposed forward from the support member 40, and a left side plate portion of the support member 40 through a through hole formed in the mechanism installation portion 54 extending rearward from the back side of the operation plate 132A. 46 and a lever portion 132 </ b> B protruding into the space between the left support plate portion 60. A mounting hole 132C penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the vicinity of the rear end of the lever portion 132B, and the lock pin 134 is inserted and supported through the mounting hole 132C so as to penetrate from the left side to the right side. ing.

  A boss 138 that extends horizontally and opens to the right is formed in the left side plate portion 46, and the left side portion of the coil spring 136 is accommodated and held in the boss 138. The lock pin 134 is open on the left side, and the coil spring 136 enters the lock pin 134. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the left support plate portion 60 of the support member 40 is formed with a through hole 140 that allows the lock pin 134 to pass therethrough in the left-right direction. . Furthermore, a locking hole (locking portion) 142 is formed in the left wall portion 78 of the article case 70 so that the article case 70 is aligned with the through-hole 140 from the right side in the storage posture.

  In the lock mechanism 130 configured as described above, the lock pin 134 and the operation member 132 are urged to the right by the urging force of the coil spring 136, as shown in FIG. Rush in. When the article case 70 is in the storage posture, the lock pin 134 protrudes rightward from the through hole 140 due to the biasing force of the coil spring 136, and the lock pin 134 enters the locking hole 142 of the article case 70. It has come to rush. Accordingly, when the operation member 132 is not operated, the article case 70 is held in the storage position by the lock pin 134 entering the locking hole 142 and is also restricted from rotating from the storage position to the forward-tilting inclination position. The

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the operating member 132 is slid to the left against the biasing force of the coil spring 136, the lock pin 134 moves to the left and retracts from the locking hole 142. The locking between the lock pin 134 and the locking hole 142 is released. Accordingly, when the operation member 132 is slid leftward in a state where the lid 30 is held in the open posture and the article case 70 is held in the stowed position, the weight of the article case 70, the ETC in-vehicle device Due to the weight of M and the urging force of the first torsion spring 96, the article case 70 is allowed to be pivotally displaced from the stowed position to the forwardly inclined position.

  In the glove box GB of the embodiment configured as described above, when the lid 30 in the closed posture is displaced toward the open posture by operating the operation knob 34, the lever portion 38 of the lid 30 tilts backward. Displace from state to vertical state. At this time, assuming that the article case 70 is not held in the stowed posture by the lock mechanism 130, the lid connecting portion 39 moves in the extending direction of the string-like linking member W in accordance with the posture displacement of the lid body 30 to the open posture. It moves so that it may approach the connection part 92, and the string-like connection member W moves to the case connection part 92 side. As a result, the article case 70 is rotationally displaced from the stored attitude to the inclined attitude by the weight of the article case 70, the weight of the ETC in-vehicle device M, and the biasing force of the first torsion spring 96. That is, the article case 70 is not pushed and displaced by the string-like linkage member W, but the article case 70 itself is turned and displaced by the biasing force acting on the inclined posture side. Since the rotation speed of the article case 70 is controlled by the rotary damper 102, when the opening speed of the lid 30 is faster than the rotation speed of the article case 70, the string-like linking member W is temporarily attached. Although the slack may occur, the slack of the string-like linking member W is not substantially generated by appropriately moving the latching member 118 of the expansion mechanism 116 along the second guide groove 68.

  When the lid 30 in the closed position is displaced toward the open position by operating the operation knob 34, when the article case 70 is held in the storage position by the lock mechanism 130, the cover body When the lid connecting portion 39 moves upward in accordance with the opening displacement of 30, the lid connecting portion 39 comes closer to the case connecting portion 92 in the extending direction of the string-like linking member W. It becomes a state that can occur. However, since the latch member 118 of the extension mechanism 116 is urged by the second torsion spring 124, when the string-like linkage member W is likely to be loosened, the latch member 118 is moved along the second guide groove 68. Since it moves upward, the string-like linking member W is held in a stretched state. Even when the lid 30 is displaced to the open posture, the article case 70 is held in the storage posture by the lock mechanism 130 and is not rotated and displaced to the inclined posture of the front lowering. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, since the article case 70 does not protrude into the article storage section 14 of the box body 10, the front wall portion 74 of the article case 70 is not visually recognized by the passenger, and the article case 70 It is possible to prevent the front part of the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M placed on the front panel from being exposed. Further, since the article case 70 does not protrude into the opening 16 and the article storage section 14, the article case 70 does not get in the way when the article is taken in and out of the article storage section 14.

  Further, when the lock of the article case 70 by the lock mechanism 130 is released in the opened position of the lid 30, the article case 70 is attached with the weight of the article case 70, the weight of the ETC in-vehicle device M, and the first torsion spring 96. Due to the force and the deformation of the string-like linking member W, the second torsion spring 124 is slowly rotated and displaced from the stowed posture to the tilted posture of lowering forward against the biasing force of the second torsion spring 124. Then, the article case 70 is held in an inclined posture in which the left support bar 90 and the right support bar 90 are in contact with the lower ends of the corresponding first guide grooves 62. As the article case 70 rotates, the right support rod 90 moves downward along the first guide groove 62, so that the string-like linking member W wound around the pulley 66 is moved to the case connecting portion 92. However, since the hooking member 118 moves downward along the second guide groove 68, the lid body 30 is not displaced toward the closed posture. 1 and FIG. 2, the article case 70 in the front-down sloping posture has a front wall portion 74 exposed below the support member 40, and an operation port provided in the front wall portion 74. Since the front surface of the ETC in-vehicle device M comes to face the opening 16 of the glove box GB via the terminal 84, the ETC in-vehicle device M can be operated. In addition, the front wall portion 74 of the article case 70 is positioned below the support member 40, and the passengers in the driver's seat and the passenger seat can visually recognize the front surface of the ETC in-vehicle device M without bending the upper body. It is possible to operate the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M easily.

  On the other hand, in the state where the article case 70 is in a front-tilting posture, a hand or an arm comes into contact with the lower part of the front part of the article case 70 when the article is inserted into or removed from the article storage unit 14 through the opening 16. At this time, the article case 70 is appropriately rotated and displaced from the inclined posture to the storage posture side. As a result, the case connecting portion 92 moves upward along the first guide groove 62 with the rotational displacement of the article case 70. At this time, since the distance between the case connecting portion 92 and the lid connecting portion 39 in the direction along the string-like linking member W becomes small, the string-like linking member W may be loosened. Since the urging force of the second torsion spring 124 moves along the second guide groove 68, the string-like linking member W is held in a stretched state and is prevented from being slackened. And even if the article case 70 is turned and displaced toward the storage posture side, the string-like linking member W is only deformed and the lid connecting portion 39 is not pushed downward. Retained. Therefore, even if the article case 70 is rotationally displaced to the storage posture side, the lid body 30 is not displaced to the closed posture side, so that the lid body 30 does not come into contact with a hand or an arm.

  When the lid 30 is displaced from the open posture to the closed posture while the article case 70 is held in the storage posture, the lever portion 38 of the lid 30 moves from the vertical posture to the inclined posture. As a result, the string-like linking member W is pulled downward. At this time, the latching member 118 located at the upper end of the second guide groove 68 by the second torsion spring 124 moves downward along the second guide groove 68 by the string-like linking member W, so that the lid body The posture displacement toward the closed posture of 30 is allowed, and the lid body 30 is displaced to the closed posture and held in the closed posture.

  In addition, when the lid 30 is displaced from the open posture to the closed posture while the article case 70 is held in the tilted posture, the lever portion 38 of the lid 30 changes from the vertical posture to the tilted posture. By moving, the lid connecting portion 39 is separated from the case connecting portion 92 in the extending direction of the string-like linking member W, so that the string-like linking member W is pulled downward. As a result, the case connecting portion 92 is pulled upward along the first guide groove 62, so that the article case 70 rotates from the tilted posture to the stowed posture in conjunction with the posture displacement of the lid 30 to the closed posture. Displace. Since the latch member 118 is located near the lower end of the second guide groove 68, the latch member 118 is held in a substantially stopped state with little movement along the second guide groove 68.

  Therefore, the glove box GB of the embodiment has a configuration in which the lid body 30 and the article case 70 are linked by a string-like linkage member W that cannot be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction and can be bent and deformed in the short direction. As a result, the following effects can be obtained. That is, when the lid body 30 in the closed posture is displaced to the open posture in which the opening 16 is opened, the string-like linking member W connected to the lid body 30 is loosened. The article case 70 biased toward the posture is rotated and displaced toward the inclined posture. Therefore, by setting the lid body 30 to the open posture, it is possible to operate the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M facing the front side of the article case 70 through the opening 16. Further, when the lid 30 in the open posture is displaced to the closed posture in which the opening 16 is closed, the string-like linking member W connected to the lid 30 pulls the article case 70. In association with the displacement of the lid body 30, it can be rotationally displaced to the storage posture.

  In the opened posture of the lid body 30, even if the article case 70 in the inclined posture is rotated and displaced to the storage posture side, the string-like linking member W becomes loosened, so the lid body W is in the opened posture in which the opening 16 is opened. Retained. Therefore, a lock mechanism for holding the article case 70 in an inclined posture is not required, the structure of the glove box GB is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is not increased. Further, when an article is taken in and out of the article storage unit 14, even if the hand or arm touches the article case 70 and the article case 70 is rotationally displaced to the storage attitude side, the lid 30 is in the closed position in which the opening is closed. Since it is not displaced, the lid 30 does not come into contact with the hand or arm, and the usability is preferably improved.

  The lid connecting portion 39 provided on the lever portion 38 of the lid 30 moves in a direction approaching the case connecting portion 92 provided on the support rod 90 of the article case 70 when the lid 30 is displaced to the open posture. Therefore, when the lid body 30 is displaced to the open posture, the string-like linking member W coupled to the lid coupling portion 39 and the case coupling portion 92 is loosened, and the article case 70 is rotationally displaced from the stored posture to the tilted posture. Is acceptable. The lid connecting portion 39 moves in a direction away from the case connecting portion 92 when the lid 30 is displaced to the closed posture. Accordingly, when the lid body 30 is displaced to the closed posture, the string-like linking member W coupled to the lid coupling portion 39 and the case coupling portion 92 is expanded, and the article case 70 is pulled upward to be inclined. Rotating displacement from posture to storage posture.

  In the relationship between the posture of the lid 30 and the posture of the article case 70, when the string-like linking member W can be slack, the urging force of the second torsion spring 124 causes the latching member 118 to move to the second guide groove 68. By moving in the direction crossing the extending direction of the string-like linking member W along the line, the string-like linking member W can always be held in the stretched state. For example, when the lid 30 is displaced from the closed position to the open position while the article case 70 is held in the stored position, the second torsion spring 124 may be loosened when the string-like linking member W is likely to be loosened. When the latching member 118 moves upward along the second guide groove 68 by the urging force, the string-like linking member W is held in the stretched state. In addition, when the article case 70 is rotationally displaced from the tilted position to the stored position while the cover 30 is held in the open position, the second torsion spring 124 may be loosened when the string-like linking member W is likely to be loosened. When the latching member 118 moves upward along the second guide groove 68 by the urging force, the string-like linking member W is held in the stretched state. Accordingly, the string-like linking member W can be prevented from being entangled or twisted due to the slack of the string-like linking member W. Since the article case 70 cannot be rotationally displaced toward the storage posture by the urging force of the second torsion spring 124, the article case 70 is operated when the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M is operated in the inclined posture of the article case 70. Can prevent inadvertent rotational displacement.

  Since the axial direction of the opening / closing support holes 24 and 24 and the axial direction of the rotation support holes 58 and 58 are parallel in the left-right direction, the opening / closing direction of the lid 30 and the rotation direction of the article case 70 Are in the same direction, and the usability of the glove box GB is improved. Further, even when the article case 70 is pushed from the opening 16 side to the back side of the article storage portion 14, the article case 70 does not move to the far side away from the opening 16. Therefore, when the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M placed on the article case 70 is operated from the opening 16 side, the article case 70 can be prevented from being inadvertently moved to the back side of the article storage unit 14, and the ETC in-vehicle apparatus can be controlled. It becomes easy to operate M and is easy to use. Further, there is no need for a separate locking mechanism that restricts the movement of the article case 70 to the back side of the article storage section 14.

  Further, since the string-like linking member W connected to the lid connecting part 39 and the case linking part 92 is stretched while being bent halfway by the pulley 66, the lid 30 pulls the string-like linking member W. While the direction is downward, the direction in which the string-like linking member W pulls the article case 70 is upward. That is, by making the direction in which the lid 30 pulls the string-like linking member W and the direction in which the string-like linking member W pulls the article case 70 differ, the opening / closing direction of the lid 30 and the rotation of the article case 70 are changed. The direction can be reversed.

  Further, by holding the article case 70 in the storage posture by the lock mechanism 130, the article case 70 can be held in the storage posture even when the lid body 30 is displaced to the open posture. Accordingly, when the ETC in-vehicle apparatus M installed in the article case 70 is not required to be operated, the article case 70 is held in the retracted position by the lock mechanism 130 so that the article can be obtained when the lid 30 is held in the open attitude. Since the case 70 does not protrude to the inside of the article storage section 14, it becomes easy to put in and out articles from the article storage section 14, and the usability is improved.

  Since the linkage mechanism 110 is constituted by the string-like linkage member W, it is only necessary to secure a space in the side of the box body 10 where the string-like linkage member W can extend in a stretched state, such as a link mechanism or a gear mechanism. The arrangement space can be reduced as compared with the linkage mechanism consisting of Therefore, when the linkage mechanism 110 is disposed, it is not necessary to reduce the volume of the article storage unit 14 in order to secure a large space on the side of the box body 10. In addition, since the structure of the linkage mechanism 110 is simple, it is lighter than the link mechanism or gear mechanism, and operates smoothly and generates almost no operating noise. hard.

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The storage box according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made.
(1) In the embodiment, the box body 10 attached to the instrument panel IP and the “box type” glove that opens and closes the opening 16 that allows the article storage portion 14 of the box body 10 to face the passenger compartment with the lid 30. Although the box is illustrated, the storage box according to the present invention may be a “bucket type” glove box that is rotatably disposed in the installation portion 150 of the instrument panel IP. This bucket-type glove box opens and closes an article storage body in which an article storage section (storage section) is formed and stored in the installation section 150, and an opening of the installation section 150 that allows the article storage section to face the passenger compartment. The lid is integrally formed, the support member 40 is disposed on the article storage body, and the article case 70 is disposed on the support member 40 so as to be capable of rotational displacement.
(2) In the embodiment, the article case 70 is arranged on the upper side of the box body 10, the lid 30 is opened and closed in the up and down direction, and the article case 70 is rotated and displaced in the up and down direction. The opening / closing direction of the lid 30 and the rotation direction of the article case 70 are not limited to this. For example, the lid body 30 may be opened and closed in the horizontal direction, and the article case 70 is rotated and displaced in the horizontal direction with the axis direction of the rotation support shaft 88 being the vertical direction. There may be. Further, the position of the article case 70 may be the bottom wall of the box body 10 or the left and right side walls.
(3) The urging means 96 and the urging means 124 are not limited to torsion springs, and may be leaf springs, coil springs, or the like. Similarly, the urging means 136 is not limited to a coil spring, and may be a leaf spring, a coil spring, or the like.
(4) In the embodiment, the article case 70 on which the ETC in-vehicle device M is placed is illustrated, but the article case 70 can place various small in-vehicle electronic devices such as HDD devices or CD changers. It may be a thing. The article case 70 is not limited to the one on which the small vehicle-mounted electronic device is placed, and a small article (pen, mobile phone, card, etc.) is taken in and out through the opening (the operation port 84) provided in the front wall 74. It may be possible.
(5) In the embodiment, the glove box disposed on the instrument panel is exemplified as the storage box. However, the storage box targeted by the present application is not limited to this, and various types such as a floor console and a door panel can be used. A storage box disposed on the vehicle interior member may be used.

14 article storage part (storage part), 16 opening, 24 opening / closing support hole (opening / closing fulcrum), 30 lid body 39 lid connecting part, 58 rotation support hole (rotation fulcrum), 66 pulley (wrapping member), 70 article Case 92 Case connecting portion, 118 Hook member, 124 Second torsion spring (biasing means)
130 Locking mechanism, IP instrument panel (vehicle interior member)
W String-like linkage member (string-like linkage member)

Claims (8)

In a storage box comprising a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face the passenger compartment,
The storage portion is rotatably disposed in a first posture protruding into the storage portion and a second posture retracted from the first posture toward the wall surface of the storage portion, and is attached toward the first posture. An article case
A string-like linkage member that is connected between the article case and the lid, and loosens and allows a posture displacement of the article case to the second posture in a posture in which the lid opens the opening ;
A latch member that slidably latches the linkage member and is biased by a biasing means in a direction crossing the extending direction of the linkage member ;
The linkage member pulls the article case toward the second posture with the linkage member in association with the displacement of the lid in the direction of closing the opening, and the linkage member moves the article case in a posture in which the lid closes the opening. Supporting the second posture,
The linkage member is configured to allow the attitude displacement of the article case toward the first attitude under the bias to the first attitude in association with the attitude displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening. A storage box characterized by that. The linking member has one end connected to a lid connecting portion separated from the opening / closing fulcrum of the lid, and the other end connected to a case connecting portion separated from the rotation fulcrum of the article case,
The lid connecting portion moves in a direction approaching the case connecting portion due to a posture displacement of the lid in a direction to open the opening, and moves in a direction away from the case connecting portion by a posture displacement of the lid in a direction to close the opening. Item 1. A storage box according to item 1. The urging force acting on the latch member of the urging means is a force acting on the case connecting portion to which the linking member is connected in the article case by the article case biased toward the first posture. The storage box according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the storage box is set small. The axial direction of the rotation fulcrum in the article case and the axial direction of the opening / closing fulcrum in the lid that opens and closes the opening are the same,
The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein an axial direction of a rotation fulcrum in the article case and the opening are parallel to each other. A winding member is provided on the second posture side of the article case,
The linkage member is connected to the case connecting portion of the article case, extends from the case connecting portion toward the winding member, and is bent by the winding member toward the lid connecting portion of the lid. storage box according to any one of claim 1 to 4, extending to be connected to said top connecting portion. The storage box according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising a lock mechanism that holds the article case in a second posture irrespective of a posture displacement of the lid in a direction of opening the opening. In a storage box comprising a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face the passenger compartment,
The storage portion is rotatably disposed in a first posture protruding into the storage portion and a second posture retracted from the first posture toward the wall surface of the storage portion, and is attached toward the first posture. An article case
A winding member provided on the second posture side of the article case;
It is connected to the case connecting portion of the article case and extends from the case connecting portion toward the winding member, is bent by the winding member and extends toward the lid connecting portion of the lid, A string-like linkage member that loosens and allows posture displacement of the article case to the second posture in a posture in which the lid opens the opening;
The linkage member pulls the article case toward the second posture with the linkage member in association with the displacement of the lid in the direction of closing the opening, and the linkage member moves the article case in a posture in which the lid closes the opening. Supporting the second posture,
The linkage member is configured to allow the attitude displacement of the article case toward the first attitude under the bias to the first attitude in association with the attitude displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening.
A storage box characterized by that .   In a storage box comprising a storage portion provided in a vehicle interior member and a lid that opens and closes an opening that allows the storage portion to face the passenger compartment,
  The storage portion is rotatably disposed in a first posture protruding into the storage portion and a second posture retracted from the first posture toward the wall surface of the storage portion, and is attached toward the first posture. An article case
  A string-like linkage member that is connected between the article case and the lid, and loosens and allows a posture displacement of the article case to the second posture in a posture in which the lid opens the opening;
  A lock mechanism for holding the article case in a second posture regardless of the posture displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening;
  The linkage member pulls the article case toward the second posture with the linkage member in association with the displacement of the lid in the direction of closing the opening, and the linkage member moves the article case in a posture in which the lid closes the opening. Supporting the second posture,
  The linkage member is configured to allow the attitude displacement of the article case toward the first attitude under the bias to the first attitude in association with the attitude displacement of the lid in the direction of opening the opening.
A storage box characterized by that.

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