JPH0438239A - Opening and closing device for glove box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To open a glove box with light force as well as to maintain such a state that has opened it in a simple means by installing a first guide part, tilting and guiding the glove box in front and in the rear, and an engaged means or the like regulating a 'full-open' position of the box. CONSTITUTION:When a motor 43 is rotated, a ball screw 42 is rotated and driven via a gear transmission mechanism 44. In addition, a ball nut 41 and a slide plate 40 are shifted to the side of a front plate 20, and a support arm 36 is shifted to the side of the front plate 20 on a guide rail 35 as one body with the slide plate 40. In addition, a globe box GB is shifted to the side of a car room as one body with the support arm 36, and another guide rail 27 is supported by a guide roller and shifted to the car room side. After the guide roller is imposed on a ramp of the guide rail 27, the front side is turned round to the lower part, whereby the glove box GB is opened. Afterward, when a stopper pin 26a is engaged with an engaged step part 22b, a limit switch SW1 is turned to ON, so that the motor 43 comes to a stop.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an opening/closing device for a glove box provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle such as an automobile.

(Prior Art) Examples of this type of glove box opening/closing device include those shown in FIGS. 26 and 27 (see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 178251/1983).

In FIG. 26 and FIG. 27, 1 is the interior of the automobile;
2 is an instrument panel of an automobile; 3 is a storage space for storing a glove box that is provided on the instrument panel 2 and opens into the vehicle interior 1; 4 is a glove box disposed within the storage space 3; and 5 is a storage space. 3. This is a support part provided on the instrument panel 2 and located above the side of the instrument panel 2.

A support bin 6.7 is protruded from the support portion 5, and a fixed bin 8.9 is protruded from the lower part of the side wall 4a of the glove box 4. And the support bin 6.7 has a link 10.
The upper end of 11 is pivotally supported, and the link 1 is attached to the fixed bin 8.9.
The lower end of 0.11 is pivoted. Further, a support pin 12.13 is provided at the center of the upper part of the side wall 4a and at the upper part of the link 11.
is provided protrudingly, and this support pin 12.13 is connected to the movement regulating plate 14.
is engaged with the slit 15 of.

With this configuration, the glove box 4 can be opened as shown in FIG. 27 by the action of the links 10, 11.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the link 10.11 is set to be long due to the arrangement relationship between the support pin 6.7 and the identification pins 8 and 9,
The support for the glove box 4 lacks stability,
Furthermore, since the fixed bin 8.9 is located at the bottom of the glove box 4, even if the link 10.11 is reinforced, the support of the glove box 4 tends to be unstable. As a result, the glove box 4 was easily movable in the left and right direction.

Also, when opening glove box 4, link 10, 1
1 rotates clockwise as shown in Fig. 27, and this link 1
0.11 is moved upward, and the glove box 4 is brought into a state where it is lifted upward. For this reason,
Of course, if heavy items are stored in the glove box 4, a strong force is required to open the glove box 4, and a strong holding means is required to keep the glove box 4 open. , which was not desirable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a glove box opening/closing device that can open the glove box with a light force and maintain the glove box in an open state using simple means.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a first guide for tilting and guiding the glove box back and forth. A portion is provided on either one of the support portion on the instrument panel side and the glove box, and a guide member movably engaged with the first guide portion is provided on either the support portion and the glove box. A second guide part is provided on the other side of the support arm, and a second guide part is provided on the support part, and the upper end part of the support arm, which is pivotally supported on the upper part of the vehicle front side of the glove box and extends up and down, is provided on the second guide part.
The glove box opening/closing device is held movably back and forth in the guide portion of the glove box, and is provided with locking means for regulating all positions of the glove box between the instrument panel side and the glove box. It is characterized by:

(Function) According to such a configuration, when the glove box is pulled out from the storage space, the support arm is moved along the second guide rail to the opening side of the storage space, and the guide member is moved along the first guide rail. along the opening side of the storage space.

Here, if the first guide rail is inclined downward toward the open end of the storage space, when the glove box is pulled out, the glove box will move around the pivot point of the support arm at the pull out end. The side is pivoted downward.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 25.

[First Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 15 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 16 indicates a passenger compartment of the automobile, and reference numeral 17 indicates an instrument panel of the automobile. This instrument panel 17 has a compartment 16 as shown in FIG.
A storage space 18 for storing a glove box is formed which is open to the inside. A glove box GB is arranged in this storage space 18.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a frame 19 for supporting the box is disposed at the upper end of the storage space 18 as a support section. This frame 19 has a front plate of 20 degrees and a rear plate of 21 degrees.
The side plates 22.22 have a rectangular planar shape. The front plate 20 is attached to the instrument panel 17 via the bracket 23, and the side plates 22, 22
is attached to the instrument panel 17 via brackets 24, 24 as shown in FIG.

Here, assuming that the front side of the instrument panel 17 is the front end, the rear end of the side plate 22 has a protrusion 22m extending downward.
is formed, and a locking step 22 is formed at the lower end of the protrusion 221L.
b is provided. A limit switch SWI is attached to the lower end of this protrusion 22m. Also,
A support arm 25 extending downward is fixed to the front end of the side plate 22 as a support portion.

At the upper part of the side wall 26 of the glove box GB, a guide rail 27 that extends back and forth serves as a first guide part for the bolt 2.
It is fixed at 8. A stopper bin 26m is protruded from the lower rear end of the side wall 26, and the locking step portion 22b and the stopper bin 26m constitute a stopping means for regulating the fully open position of the glove box GB.

The guide rail 27 includes a horizontal portion 27m on the front side and an upwardly inclined portion 27b on the rear side. Further, the guide rail 27 has a guide groove 29 extending back and forth, and
A guide flange 30 along this guide groove 29 (Fig. 5,
(see Figure 12).

Further, a bearing 33 is attached to the lower end of the support arm 25 with a bolt 31 and a nut 32.
A guide roller 34 is rotatably held as a guide member via a bearing 33 (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 12). An engagement groove 34m is formed on the outer peripheral surface of this guide roller 34. The engagement groove 34m engages with the guide flange 30 of the guide rail 27 so as to be movable back and forth and rotatably.

Between both sides of the front plate 20 and both sides of the rear plate 21, guide rails 35 and 35 extending back and forth as shown in Fig. 1 are fixed (see Figs. 7 and 8). Guide rail 3
5 holds the upper end of a support arm 36 extending vertically so as to be movable back and forth, and the lower end of this support arm 33 is attached to the upper rear end of the side wall 26 of the glove box GB with a bolt 37. Natsu 38. It is rotatably attached via a collar 39 or the like (see FIGS. 1 and 10).

Further, a limit switch SW2 is attached to the rear plate 21 so as to face the upper end of the support arm 36.

Further, both ends of the slide plate 40 are fixed between the upper ends of the left and right support arms 36,36.

A pole nut 4 is attached to the center of this slide plate 40.
1 (number M in Figures 1, 7, and 11) is attached. Furthermore, front and rear end portions of a ball screw 42 extending back and forth and screwed into a ball nut 41 are rotatably held in the center portion of the front plate 20 and the center portion of the rear plate 21.

Further, a driving motor 43 is attached to the center of the rear plate 21. The rotational force of the motor 43 is transmitted to the ball screw 42 via a gear transmission mechanism 44 (see FIGS. 1, 7, and 9). 43, and a gear 46 that meshes with the gear 45 and is attached to the ball screw 42.

Incidentally, the operation of the motor 43 is stopped by an ON signal from the limit switches SWI and SW2.

Next, the operation of the glove box opening/closing device having such a configuration will be explained.

When opening the glove box in such a configuration, turn on the glove box opening switch (not shown) from the states shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 14, and turn on the motor 43.
Rotate. The rotation of this motor 43 is caused by the gear transmission mechanism 4
4 to the ball screw 42, and the ball screw 42
is driven to rotate.

By this rotation of the ball screw 42, the pole nut 41 and the slide plate 40 are moved toward the front plate 20, and the support arm 36 is moved together with the slide plate 40 on the guide rail 35 toward the front plate 20.

Due to this movement, the glove box GB is moved toward the passenger compartment 16 side together with the support arm 36, and the guide rail 2
7 is supported by guide rollers 34 and moved toward the compartment 16. At this time, the guide roller 34
After hitting the slope 27b of No. 7, the glove box G
The front side of B is rotated downward around the bolt 37,
Glove box GB is shown in Figure 2.

It opens as shown in Figure 4.

The rear end of the guide rail 27 is connected to a guide roller 34.
When the stopper pin 26m is engaged with the locking step portion 22b, the limit switch 811 is turned on by the stopper pin 26&. The remote motor 43 is then stopped by the ON signal from the limit switch SWI.

On the other hand, when the switch motor 43 (not shown) is rotated in the reverse direction, each movable part is operated in the opposite direction to the above-described operation, and the glove box GB is housed in the storage space 18. When the upper end of the support arm 36 turns on the limit switch SW2, the motor 43 is stopped by the ON signal from the limit switch SW2.

The open states of the glove box GB of the present invention and the conventional glove box gb in which the center of rotation C is provided at the lower rear end will be compared with reference to FIG.

In the present invention, when the glove box GB is opened to the maximum, the entire glove box GB moves slightly toward the vehicle interior. In contrast, the conventional glove box GB
- simply rotates downward and opens. As a result, when the glove box GB of the present invention and the conventional glove box gb are opened to the maximum, the glove box GB of the present invention moves more toward the passenger compartment as a whole, as shown in Fig. 13. Since the opening can be made larger than that of the conventional glove box gb, it is easier to put in and take out small items in the glove box GB of the present invention than in the conventional glove box gb. Furthermore, when the opening of the conventional glove box gb is made the same size as the opening of the glove box gb of the present invention, when the glove box is opened to the maximum as shown by gb- in FIG. - is lower than the glove box GB of the present invention, so the glove box gb- hits the passenger's foot A, which is undesirable.

In contrast, in the present invention, when the glove box GB is opened to the maximum, the entire glove box GB is slightly lifted upward, so that the glove box GB does not hit the occupant's feet.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 16 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, instead of the guide rail 35 in the first embodiment, a guide slit 47.47 extending back and forth is formed in the side plate 22.22 of the frame 19 as a guide part, and a slide plate is formed in this guide slit 47.47. This shows an example in which the upper end of the support arm 36 is attached to the slide plate 40 while both ends of the support arm 40 are inserted so as to be movable back and forth. Note that the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, so their explanations will be omitted.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 17 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment uses the pole nut 41, ball screw 42. Motor 43. In place of the drive means consisting of the gear transmission mechanism 44 etc., the rear plate 21 and the slide plate 40
This shows an example in which an actuator 4B such as an air cylinder is interposed between the two.

In this embodiment, by expanding and contracting the actuator 48, the glove box GB is opened and closed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIGS. 18 and 19 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the guide rail 27 and guide roller 34 in the first embodiment are omitted, and the instrument panel 17 is provided with a support wall 17a along the side of the storage space 18.
A guide slit 49 is provided in the support wall 17a. The guide slit 49 is formed in a bell crank shape from a horizontal portion 49m and a downwardly inclined portion 49b connected to the front end of the horizontal portion 49a.

Further, a guide roller 50 is rotatably held on the side wall 26 of the glove box GB adjacent to the lower end of the support arm 36. This guide roller 50 is inserted into and engaged with the guide slit 49.

In this embodiment, when the glove box GB is moved from the storage space 18 toward the vehicle interior 16 by the motor 43 in FIG. 1, the guide roller 50 is moved toward the vehicle interior 16 along the guide slit 49. Then, when the guide roller 50 moves from the horizontal part 49a of the guide slit 49 toward the passenger compartment 16, the front end of the glove box GB is rotated downward by the action of the inclined part 49b, as in the first embodiment. Become. Furthermore, when the motor 43 shown in FIG.
B is stored in the storage space 18.

[Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 20 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a linear guide rail 27- is provided on the side I! instead of the guide rail 27 in the first embodiment. The guide rail 27- in this embodiment is shown as an example in which the guide rail 27- is attached at an angle to the slit 26. The guide rail 27- in this embodiment is inclined downward on the compartment 16 side, and is similar to the inclined portion 49b of the guide slit 49 in the fourth embodiment. It acts on

[Sixth Embodiment] FIGS. 21 to 23 show a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the pole nut 41. in the first embodiment is used. Ball screw 42. The configuration of the motor 43, gear transmission mechanism 44, etc. is omitted.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, rack teeth 51 are provided on the lower side of the guide rail 27 in the fifth embodiment.

Further, the support arm 25 in the first embodiment. The guide rollers 34 are omitted, and a support arm 52 facing downward is integrally provided near the front end of the side plate 22, and a motor 53 is attached to the lower end of the support arm 52. A pinion 54 is attached to the output shaft 53m of this motor 53. This nion 54 is disposed within the guide groove 29- and is meshed with the rack teeth 51.

According to such a configuration, by operating the motor 53 and operating the pinion 54, the pinion 54 rolls back and forth on the rack teeth 51, and the glove box GB is opened and closed as in the fifth embodiment. I am made to do so.

[Seventh Embodiment] FIGS. 24 and 25 show the seventh embodiment of the present invention. This shows an eighth embodiment.

FIG. 24 shows an example in which the structure related to the guide slit 47 of the second embodiment is combined with the structure of the sixth embodiment.

Moreover, FIG. 25 shows the guide rail 2 in the sixth embodiment.
7 shows an example in which the lower part of the guide rail 27- is omitted and the rack teeth 51- are provided on the upper side of the guide rail 27-.

In each of the embodiments described above, the glove box GB is opened and closed by driving a motor or an actuator, but it is of course possible to open and close it by manual operation.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, a glove box is arranged in a storage space of an instrument panel, and a first guide portion that tilts and guides the glove box back and forth is located on the instrument panel side. and the glove box, and
A guide member movably engaged with the first guide portion is provided on the other of the support portion and the glove box, while a second guide portion extending back and forth is provided on the support portion, The upper end of the support arm, which is pivotally supported on the upper part of the vehicle front side of the box and extends vertically, is held by the second guide part so as to be movable back and forth, and the glove box is fully opened between the instrument panel side and the glove box. Since the structure includes a locking means for regulating the position, the glove box can be opened with a light force, and the glove box can be maintained in an open state with a simple means.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a first embodiment of a glove box opening/closing device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the glove box in the gs1 diagram is opened. FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the glove box of FIG. 3 in an open state. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the guide rail in FIG. 1. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the guide roller mounting portion of FIG. 5. FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the frame of FIG. 1 viewed from the arrow ■ side. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line X-X in FIG. 8. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the frame of FIG. 1 viewed from the arrow XI side. FIG. 12 is a partial sectional view taken along the line xn-x■ in FIG. 8. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the glove box opening/closing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view of an automobile equipped with the glove box opening/closing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 13. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the glove box of FIG. 14 in an open state. 16 and 17 respectively show the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing 14 embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing the glove box shown in FIG. 18 in an open state. FIG. 20 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention. 21 and 22 are perspective views of essential parts showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a sectional view taken along line xxm-xxm in FIG. 22. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a sectional view of a main part showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 26 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional glove box opening/closing device. FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of FIG. 26. GB...Glove box 17...Instrument panel 17m...Support wall (support part) 18...Storage space 19...Frame (support part) 25...Support arm (support part) 27. 27-...Guide rail (first guide part) 3
4... Guide roller (guide member) 35... Guide rail (second guide part) 36... Support arm 47... Guide slit (second guide part) 49...
・Guide slit (first guide part) 50...Guide roller (guide member) Fig. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A glove box is disposed within a storage space of an instrument panel, and a first guide portion that tilts and guides the glove box back and forth is connected to one of the support portion on the instrument panel side and the glove box. and a guide member movably engaged with the first guide part is provided on the other of the support part and the glove box, and a second guide member extending back and forth in the support part A guide section is provided,
The upper end of the support arm, which is pivotally supported on the upper part of the front side of the glove box and extends up and down, is held by the second guide part so as to be movable back and forth, and the glove box An opening/closing device for a glove box, characterized in that it is provided with a locking means for regulating the fully open position of the glove box.