JPH0241088Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a stopper that restricts the full opening rotation of a glove box rotatably supported within a storage space of an instrument panel.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional glove box includes a box body 2 installed inside a storage space of an instrument panel 1, and a lid 3 attached to an opening 2a of the body 2 via a hinge 4 so as to be openable and closable. The opening 2a is closed when the lid 3 is rotated toward the main body 2, and the opening 2a is opened when the lid 3 is rotated in the opposite direction. As a regulating stopper, one end side is fixed to the lid body 3, and the other end side is bored near the opening 2a and positioned inside the instrument panel 1 through the guide hole 5, and as the lid body 3 rotates to open. A metal stopper arm 6 is used which slides and comes into contact with the edge of the storage space of the instrument panel 1.

However, since the metal stopper arm 6 is also connected to the instrument panel 1, not only is the assembly work extremely difficult, but it is also necessary to remove the glove box itself from the instrument panel 1 for internal repairs. Even if this occurred, the presence of the stopper arm 6 made it impossible to remove it. Furthermore, the glove box itself, which consists of the main body 2 and the lid 3, tends to be expensive due to its structure.

Therefore, the present invention provides a glove box that can solve the high cost of the conventional glove box, that is, a glove box that can be rotated within the storage space of the instrument panel 1 via the pivot parts 31 at the bottom of both sides, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. Assuming that the glove box 30 is of a type that is movably supported and opens its upper opening 32 when pivoted out of the panel 1 and closes its upper opening 32 when pivoted into the panel 1, the glove box 30 of the type is provided. The aim is to provide a stopper for restricting new openings regarding boxes.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an illustrated embodiment. As shown in FIG. It consists of an outer clip 10 that is inserted, and an inner clip 20 that is inserted into the outer clip 10.

As shown in FIGS. A and B, the outer clip 10 has a rectangular hollow body 11 formed with an insertion hole 12 for the inner clip 20, and has a large-diameter flange 13 formed at one end thereof, and a An expandable permanent fixing elastic piece 14 defined by an inverted U-shaped cutout groove 15 is formed in such a manner that its working end 14a faces the lower surface of the flange 13, and the other opposing sides are It is defined by two notch grooves 17 and cooperates with the tip engaging claw 16a to open the locking hole 33.
A temporary fixing elastic piece 16 having a protrusion 16b that grips the hole edge from the inside and outside is formed such that the engaging claw 16a faces opposite to the working end 14a of the permanent fixing elastic piece 14. A curved protrusion 18 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the active end 14a side of each elastic piece 14 for final fixing,
Furthermore, one inner surface groove 19 in which the temporary fixing elastic piece 16 exists is formed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. A and C, the inner clip 20 has a small-diameter head body 21 that fits within the recess 13a on the upper surface of the flange 13, and an insertion hole 1 of the outer clip 10.
It has a rectangular hollow leg body 22 that is inserted into the hollow leg body 22, and an absorption hole 23 and a protrusion that completely absorbs the protrusion 18 of the elastic piece 14 for final fixing on each of one opposing side surface of the leg body 22. 18 is engaged to expand the final fixing elastic piece 14 outward, and a protrusion 25 is formed on one of the other opposing sides to engage with the groove 19. The configuration is as follows.

The relationship between the inner and outer clips 10 and 20 in such a configuration is as follows:
With the protrusions 25 aligned with the grooves 19, the legs 22 of the inner clip 20 are attached to the outer clip 10.
When the elastic piece 14 is inserted into the insertion hole 12, the protrusion 18 of the elastic piece 14 for final fixing is completely absorbed by the absorption hole 23 in the first stage, so the elastic piece 14 for final fixing does not expand outward. Not yet. Next, insert the leg body 22 into the insertion hole 1.
In the second stage of further insertion into 2, the projection 18 uses its own curved surface to disengage from the absorption hole 23 and engage with the expanded hole 24, so that the final fixing elastic piece 14 expands outward. It will be opened.

Therefore, the internal and external clips 10 and 20 that stand in this relationship
In order to attach the main stopper to the glove box 30 of the above type, as shown in FIGS. 14 protrusions 18 are absorption holes 2
3, the outer clip 10 is inserted into the insertion hole 12 until it is completely absorbed into the glove box 30, and then the outer clip On the other opposite side of the main body 11 of 10, the edge of the locking hole 33 is gripped between the tip engaging claw 16a of the temporary locking elastic piece 16 and the protrusion 16b.

After the glove box 30 with the stopper attached in this temporary state is rotatably supported in the storage space of the instrument panel 1 as shown in FIG. 2, the head body 21 of the inner clip 20 is pressed with a fingertip. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the outer clip 10 also moves accordingly, and at the same time, the leg body 22 is moved to the second stage, that is, the protrusion 18 engages with the enlarged hole 24, and the elastic piece for final fixing is moved. 14 is expanded outward, the expansion action end 14a of the elastic piece 14 for final fixing and the flange 13
The edge of the locking hole 33 is grasped from the inside and outside. In this fully stopped state, the stopper itself protrudes to both sides of the box 30, so even if the glove box 30 rotates in the opening direction via the pivot supports 31 at the bottom of both sides, the fully stopped state remains as shown in FIG. The stopper is located at the storage space edge 1 of the instrument panel 1.
a, it becomes possible to restrict the glove box 30 from being fully opened.

In addition, in the above-mentioned permanently fixed state, when the head body 21 of the inner clip 20 is forcibly pulled out from the recess 13a of the large diameter flange 13 of the outer clip 10, the protrusion of the elastic piece 14 for final fixing, contrary to the above, 18 returns from the expanded hole 24 to the absorption hole 23 and releases the expansion of the elastic piece 14 for final fixing. This time, grip the flange 13 of the outer clip 10 and put the outer clip 10 into the state shown in FIG. By making multiple returns, a temporary state can be easily obtained. This means that Glovebox 30
It is possible to remove the

As described above, the stopper of the present invention consists of an outer clip that is directly engaged with the locking holes formed on both sides of the glove box, and an inner clip that is inserted into the insertion hole of the outer clip. The first and second stages of insertion of the outer clip into the insertion hole of the leg of the clip are obtained, and the temporary fixing state of the clip with the elastic piece for temporary fixing and the fixing state of the clip with the elastic piece for final fixing in the fixing hole are obtained. Since the glove box is characterized in that it is configured so that the fully locked state can be freely obtained, it goes without saying that the fully opened rotation of the glove box can be reliably restricted in the fully locked state, but it is also possible to create a temporarily locked state. This not only greatly facilitates the assembly work of rotatably supporting the glove box itself within the storage space of the instrument panel, but also eliminates the need to remove the glove box itself from the instrument panel for internal repairs, etc. Even in cases where the glove box is closed, a temporary locking condition that allows removal from the final locking condition can be immediately obtained, making it possible for the first time to remove the glove box, which was previously impossible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional glove box and its full opening restriction stopper, FIGS. 2A and B are perspective views showing an example of a glove box in which the stopper according to the present invention is implemented, and FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the glove box. Figure B is a partially sectional front view of the outer clip constituting the stopper; Figure C is a partially sectional front view of the inner clip; Figures 4A and 4B are cross-sectional views of the main parts showing the stopper in the temporarily fixed state from two sides, and Figures 5A and B are cross-sectional views of the main parts showing the stopper in the fully fixed state from two sides.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part showing a state in which the stopper according to the present invention restricts the fully opening rotation of the glove box. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Instrument panel, 10...Outer clip, 12...Insertion hole, 14...Elastic piece for permanent fixing, 16...Elastic piece for temporary fixing, 18...Protrusion, 20
...inner clip, 21...head body, 22...leg body,
23... Absorption hole, 24... Expansion hole, 30... Glove box, 33... Locking hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A stopper that restricts the full opening rotation of a glove box that is rotatably supported within a storage space of an instrument panel, and a lock that is bored on both sides of the glove box. It consists of an outer clip that is inserted directly into the hole and an inner clip that is inserted into the outer clip, and the outer clip has a flange formed at one end of the hollow body that forms the insertion hole for the inner clip, while An expandable permanent fixing elastic piece defined by an inverted U-shaped notch groove is formed on each opposite side of the main body,
A protrusion is formed on the inner surface of the active end side of each of the permanent fixing elastic pieces, and a temporary fixing elastic piece having a means for grasping the hole edge of the locking hole is formed on each of the other opposing sides, and on the other hand, The inner clip has a head body and a leg body that is inserted into the insertion hole of the outer clip, and an absorption hole that absorbs the protrusion of the elastic piece for fixing, and an absorption hole on one opposing side surface of the leg body, respectively. An expanded hole is formed to engage the protrusion and expand the active end of the elastic piece for final fixing outward, and the outer clip, with the leg of the inner clip inserted into the insertion hole, is inserted into the elastic piece for final fixing. 1. A stopper for regulating opening of a glove box, characterized in that the stopper is permanently fixed in a locking hole by an elastic piece for final locking which is expanded by engaging a protrusion in the expanded hole.