JP5626831B2 - Vehicle storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage case for a vehicle such as an automobile, a railway, an aircraft, and a ship.

  As a conventional vehicle, especially a car storage device, a box for storing small articles formed in a hollow shape and a lid capable of opening and closing the opening of the box, and lighting means are provided so as to face the opening of the box. A device that is provided so that the inside of the box can be illuminated (prior art document) is known as a prior art.

JP 2003-020851 A

  However, the prior art is a direct illumination that illuminates the inside of the box only when the lid is opened, and there is a problem that even when the lid is closed at night, the position of the box is difficult to understand and is in a groping state.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, in the state where the lid closes the opening of the box, indirect illumination is possible to inform the position of the box, and the lid opens the opening of the box. In the state, it is intended to provide a vehicle storage device capable of direct lighting in the box.

In order to solve the above problems, a vehicle storage device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a box having an opening, a lid arranged in the box so that the opening of the box can be opened and closed, and A finisher covering the open end of the box, and illumination means arranged on the open side of the finisher,
When the lid is closed, in conjunction with the lid closing operation, the light source of the illumination means moves to a position where illumination from the gap between the finisher and the lid is possible,
When the lid is opened, the light source of the illuminating means moves to a position where illumination can be performed directly in the box in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid, and a box having the opening The lid includes a lid arranged so that the opening can be opened and closed, a finisher that covers the opening end of the box, and illumination means that is arranged on the opening side of the finisher. Then, in conjunction with the lid closing operation, the light source of the illuminating means moves to a position where illumination from the gap between the finisher and the lid is possible , and when the lid is opened, the lid opening operation is performed. In conjunction with this , the light source of the illuminating means moves to a position where illumination can be performed directly in the box .

  Further, the vehicle storage device according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that the illumination means according to claim 1 is configured such that the pivot pin rotatably supported by the box and the lid are closed. A light source holding member projecting substantially horizontally to the box side from the shaft support pin; a light source held on the light source holding member so as to be able to irradiate upward in a state where the lid is closed; and the lid is closed. An arm projecting from the shaft support pin to the opposite side of the light source holding member so that the lid can be pressed by the lid, and an introduction light portion at a position facing the light source with the lid closed. And a light guide member arranged along the finisher and capable of appropriately emitting light, and an urging force formed by urging the shaft support pin so that the light source holding member faces the storage portion side of the box Means and less Both characterized by comprising configured.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the lid is closed in darkness that cannot be seen unless lighting is turned on, such as at night , the light source of the illuminating means is interlocked with the closing operation of the lid. In order to move to a position where illumination from the gap between the finisher and the lid is possible, indirect illumination from the gap between the finisher and the lid, despite the lid being closed, The position can be clearly discriminated, and a gorgeous image can be given. Further, in similar dark, when the lid is opened, since in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid, a light source of the illumination means, to move within the box directly to the illumination Naru enabled position, the box small items are housed is illuminated directly within, to be seen in the clarity of the small differences, it will be seen clearly the position of the box at the time of holding small objects, an effect that.

  Further, according to the present invention, only by opening the lid, the illuminating means moves to a position where the inside of the box can be directly illuminated by the urging means. Can quickly illuminate the inside of the box. Further, when the lid is closed, the arm is moved against the urging means, so that the light source holding member of the light source approaches the light guide member and guides the light of the light source to the light guide member. Therefore, there is an effect that indirect illumination from the light guide member is possible.

The perspective view which shows the container case for vehicles in the state which closed the lid which concerns on Example 1 of this invention from the front side. The exploded perspective view of the container case of FIG. Sectional drawing along the SA-SA line of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the illumination means along the SB-SB line | wire of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the position of the illumination means in the state which opened the lid of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In the present invention, in a dark state that cannot be seen unless the light is turned on, such as at night, in the state where the lid closes the opening of the box, indirect lighting is possible to inform the position of the box. For the purpose of providing a vehicle storage device capable of direct illumination for illuminating the inside of the box in the opened state, a box having an opening, and the box is disposed in the box so that the opening of the box can be opened and closed. A lid that covers the opening end of the box, and illumination means disposed on the opening side of the finisher.When the lid is closed, in conjunction with the closing operation of the lid , When the light source of the illumination means illumination Naru locations of the gap between the finisher and the lid is moved to open the lid, the said lid In conjunction with the formation operation, that the light source of the illumination means in the box directly to the illumination Naru possible position moves, it was realized. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  A structure according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The car storage device 1 according to the first embodiment is arranged on the rear side of an instrument panel (not shown) in the front-rear relationship, is arranged on a floor (not shown) in the vertical relationship, and is not shown in the left-right relationship. And is provided as a temporary storage place for an occupant's accessory sitting on the seat, such as an audio device such as a CD or MD, a tissue, a ticket, or the like.

  The car container apparatus 1 includes a box 2 formed in a hollow shape, a finisher 5 that covers an opening end of the box 2, and a lid 3 that is arranged so that the opening 51 of the finisher 5 can be opened and closed. And more. The lower left side of the car container device 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the left side of FIGS. 4 and 5 are the front side direction of the car, the upper right side of the car container device 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the rear side direction of the car, FIG. 2 and the left upper side of the car container device 1 in FIG. 2, the left side of the car container device 1 in FIG. 3 is the right side direction of the car, the lower right side of the car container device 1 in FIG. 1 and FIG. The right side of the storage device 1 means the left side direction of the automobile.

  The box 2 is formed to be bilaterally symmetric with the right side member 6 and the left side member 7, and flanges 62 and 72 formed at the front and rear end portions of the right side member 6 and the left side member 7 are shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 2, it is formed into a box shape by fixing together. As described above, since the right member 6 and the left member 7 are bilaterally symmetric, shelves 63 and 73 on which the light guide member 4 can be placed inside the side portions 61 and 71 that are long in the front-rear direction. And horizontal grooves 64 and 74 formed below the shelves 63 and 73, and guides formed continuously from the rear ends of the horizontal grooves 64 and 74 to the bottoms of the right member 6 and the left member 7. Grooves 65, 75, partition walls 66, 76 that stand on the bottom of the right member 6 and the left member 7 and divide the right member 6 and the left member 7 back and forth so that they can be protected from small items, and the side surfaces It consists of round holes 67 and 77 that are coaxially penetrated at the front end portions of the portions 61 and 71.

  The lid 3 includes a lid main body 31 formed so as to be able to open and close the opening 51 of the finisher 5, and the lid main body 31 engages with the horizontal groove portions 64 and 74 and the guide groove portions 65 and 75. Rail portions 33, 33 projecting left and right from the lid body 31 so as to be slidable, and the lid body 31 and the rail portions 33, 33 are formed in the horizontal groove portions 64, 74 and the guide groove portions 65, 75. Bendable bellows 32 and 34 that can be bent so that they can be smoothly slid, and pressing portions 35 that protrude from the left and right front ends of the lid body 31 as if they were cow horns and are formed in a slope shape. , 35 and a handle portion 36 that is recessed in the front end portion of the lid main body 31. Reference numeral 37 is a rib arranged to improve the strength of the rail portions 33 and 33.

  The light guide member 4 is placed on the shelves 63 and 73 and extends in the front-rear direction, and the light-emitting members 4a and 4b are converged at the front end. The light portion 4c is made of a material that guides light. The light guide member 4 is fixed to the back side of the finisher 5 by support means 13. The light emitting units 4a and 4b can emit light from the light source 10 described later by forming an appropriate cut surface like an optical fiber. A mirror surface may be provided at the rear end of the light emitting units 4a and 4b, and a device may be provided to increase attenuated light from the light source 10 described later.

  The finisher 5 includes an endless flat member 53 that surrounds the opening 51 and a vertical wall 52 that is suspended from the flat member 53 that covers the light guide member 4 toward the opening 51 as shown in FIG. Become. As shown in FIG. 3, another vertical wall may be provided outside the vertical wall 52 so that the light of the light guide member 4 does not leak, but the upper ends of the side surface portions 61 and 71 are also used. May be.

  A shaft support pin 8 is rotatably supported in the round holes 67 and 77. A light source holding member 9a and an arm 9b are projected on the shaft support pin 8, and a light source 10 is held on the light source holding member 9a.

  More specifically, the light source holding member 9a is in a state in which the lid 3 is closed, that is, the pressing portions 35 and 35 of the lid 3 push the arm 9b as shown in FIG. The light source holding member 9a is projected substantially horizontally from the support pin 8 to the box 2 side, so that the light source 10 faces upward and is held by the light source holding member 9a so that it can be irradiated. That is, the arm 9b projects from the shaft support pin 8 to the opposite side of the light source holding member 9a so that the arm 3b can be pressed by the lid 3 in a closed state. Then, with the lid 3 closed, the light guide member 4 having the introduction light portion 4c at a position facing the light source 10 and being disposed along the finisher 5 and capable of appropriately emitting light, The urging means 11 is configured to urge the shaft support pin 8 so that the light source holding member 9a faces the storage portion 12 side of the box 2. Reference numerals 10a and 10b denote harnesses connected to the light source 10, and are connected to a lighting switch (not shown).

  The lid 3 covers the opening 51 of the finisher 5, and when the lid 3 is opened as shown in FIG. 5 (FIG. 5 is an intermediate view of the opening), the lid 3 is formed by the guide groove portions 65 and 75 by the handle portion 36. The lid 3 is formed so that most of it is housed in the box 2 except for.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

When the lid 3 is closed in the darkness that cannot be seen unless lighting is turned on, such as at night, the light Ls from the light source 10 is interlocked with the closing operation of the lid 3 as shown in FIG. 5 is moved to a position where indirect illumination from the gap between the lower end 54 of the lid 5 and the surface of the lid 3 is possible, so that the lower end 54 of the finisher 5 is closed despite the lid 3 being closed. And the indirect illumination Ls from the gap between the surface of the lid 3 and the position of the box 2 can be clearly identified. Moreover, it might give the luxurious image, an effect that. Regarding the closing and opening of the lid 3, not only a strictly closed state and an open state but also a slightly opened state and a closed state are included as rights.

Further, in the same darkness, just by opening the lid 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the light source 10 is moved in the box 2 by the biasing means 11 in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid 3 . It is possible to illuminate the inside of the box 2 immediately by moving to a position where lighting can be performed directly. Further, when the lid 3 is closed, the arm 9b is moved against the biasing means 11, so that the light source holding member 9a of the light source 10 approaches the introduction light portion 4c and guides the light LL of the light source 10. Since it is configured to be guided to the optical member 4, there is an effect that indirect illumination from the light guide member 4 is possible.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the car storage device 1 as an example in the above embodiments, the present invention is applicable not only to a car but also to a vehicle storage device such as an aircraft, a ship, and a railway.

  In the embodiment described above, the car container device 1 is arranged on the rear side of an instrument panel (not shown) in the front-rear relationship, and is arranged on the floor (not shown) in the vertical relationship, Although explained as being arranged between seats (not shown), it is not limited to such a layout, either built in the seat, built in the ceiling, either left or right, Or what was built in the wall of both right and left, and what was built in the floor may be sufficient.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described as that the lid body 31 is slidable by being engaged with the horizontal groove portions 64, 74 and the guide groove portions 65, 75. It is also possible to open and close the opening.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car storage device 2 Box 3 Lid 4 Light guide member 4c Introduction light part 5 Finisher 51 Opening 8 Axle support pin 9a Light source holding member 9b Arm 10 Light source 11 Energizing means 12 Storage part

Claims (2)

A box having an opening; a lid arranged in the box so that the opening of the box can be freely opened and closed; a finisher covering the opening end of the box; and an illuminating means arranged on the opening side of the finisher And more
When the lid is closed, in conjunction with the lid closing operation, the light source of the illumination means moves to a position where illumination from the gap between the finisher and the lid is possible,
When the lid is opened, the light source of the lighting means is moved to a position where lighting can be directly performed in the box in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid. The vehicle storage device according to claim 1,
The illumination means includes a pivot pin that is pivotally supported by the box, a light source holding member that projects substantially horizontally from the pivot pin to the box side in a state where the lid is closed, The light source is held by the light source holding member so as to be able to irradiate the upper side with the lid closed, and the light source holding member is opposite to the light source holding member so that the lid can be pressed with the lid closed. A light guide member having an arm projecting to the side, an introduction light portion at a position facing the light source in a state where the lid is closed, and being arranged along the finisher and capable of appropriately emitting light And at least a biasing means that biases the pivot pin so that the light source holding member faces the storage portion side of the box.

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