JPH0439082Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field This invention relates to an automobile accessory storage device provided in an instrument panel for storing accessories.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, automobiles are provided with a glove box for storing small items on the passenger side of the instrument panel. An example of an instrument panel equipped with this glove box is the one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1478/1983.

This publication shows an instrument panel 2 equipped with a lid-type glove box 1 as shown in FIG. Such a glove box 1 is equipped with a lid 3, and by opening the lid 3 as shown by the dashed line, luggage can be taken in and taken out of the glove box 1.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention By the way, when storing luggage in the glove box 1 that must be held with both hands, or when a driver stores small items in the glove box, it is difficult to store luggage or small items in the glove box. Place it temporarily on the top of the instrument panel 2 or on the passenger seat, etc.
It was necessary to open the lid 3 and then store luggage and the like in the glove box 1. It is desirable to minimize such operations.

Therefore, this invention is an automotive accessory storage device that allows luggage placed on the top of the instrument panel to be stored in the glove box by opening the glove box. The purpose is to provide the following.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, this invention forms a space for installing a box that opens toward the seat side in the instrument panel, and a glove box is disposed within the space. In the automobile accessory storage device, the lid of the glove box is attached to the instrument panel at its lower end so as to be openable and closable back and forth, and the opening end of the space on the passenger side is openable and closable. At least a portion of the upper surface of the glove box located above the glove box is provided with an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the seat side, and the upper part of the lid of the glove box is connected to the rear edge of the inclined surface when the glove box is closed. The present invention is characterized by an automobile accessory storage device that is set to protrude further upward.

According to this configuration, when a load is placed on the slope of the instrument panel, the load descends downward on the slope and comes into contact with the upper part of the front wall of the glove box and stops. When the glove box is opened in this state, the luggage on the slope further descends and is stored in the glove box while being guided by the front wall.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of this invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 5.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of this invention. In FIGS. 1 to 3, 4 is an instrument panel of an automobile. The upper surface 5 of the instrument panel 4 includes a horizontal surface 5a on the front side and an inclined surface 5b connected to the rear end of the horizontal surface 5a. This inclined surface 5b is
As shown in FIG. 2, they are located on both sides of the meter cluster 6, and are inclined downward toward the driver's seat 7 and the assistant's seat 8. Side walls 9 and 10 are provided on the side edges of the inclined surface 5b, and a stopper wall 11 that projects upward is provided on the rear edge of the inclined surface 5b other than the portion corresponding to the seat 8. This stopper wall 11 is formed by extending the upper part of the front wall 4a of the instrument panel 4 upward.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in a portion of the instrument panel 4 corresponding to the seat 8, a space opening toward the seat 8 (interior side), that is, a recess 12 for mounting a box is formed. There is. A bucket-type glove box 13 is disposed within this recess 12. This glove box 13 includes a front wall 13a, side walls 13b, 13c connected to both sides of the front wall 13a, and side walls 13b, 13c.
Front wall 1 as a rear wall connected between the rear edges of c.
3d as a lid. Both sides of the lower end of the glove box 13 are pivotally connected to both sides of the lower end of the recess 12 by pivots 14, 14. As a result, the front wall 13d as a lid rotates back and forth around the pivot shafts 14, 14 at the lower end, and opens and closes the space for installing the box, that is, the opening end on the passenger compartment side of the recess 12. ing. Moreover, the upper part of the front wall 13d is set so as to protrude slightly upward from the rear edge of the inclined surface 5b when the glove box 13 is closed as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. The inclined surface 5b of the upper surface 5 of the instrument panel 4 is located above the glove box 13.

Next, the operation of the automobile accessory storage device configured as described above will be explained.

When the luggage 15 is placed on the inclined surface 5b of the instrument panel 4 as shown in FIG. 3, the luggage 15 slides downward on the inclined surface 5b and comes into contact with the upper part of the front wall 13d of the glove box 13 and stops.
In this state, when the glove box 13 is opened as shown by the dashed line, the luggage 15 descends and is stored in the glove box 13 while being guided by the front wall 13d.

In the embodiment described above, an example is shown in which this invention is applied to a bucket type glove box 13, but this invention can also be applied to a lid type glove box.

In this case, the lid of the glove box becomes the front wall, and the upper part of the lid may be projected upward by the rear edge of the inclined surface 5b. The other configurations are the same as the embodiments described above.

Moreover, in the embodiment described above, the front wall 13d
By forming the upper part of the front wall 13d thickly as shown in FIG. 5 and forming a recess 13e at the upper end of the front wall 13d, a tip 16 or the like may be placed on the recess 13e.

Effects of the invention As explained above, this invention provides an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the seat side on at least the portion of the upper surface of the instrument panel located above the glove box, and also provides an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the seat side. The automobile accessory storage device is designed to protrude upward from the rear edge of the sloped surface when the glove box is closed, so that items placed on the top of the instrument panel can be moved into the glove box by opening the glove box. By storing the baggage in the glove box, it is possible to store the baggage in the glove box with two movements, one less than the conventional method.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of an automobile equipped with an accessory storage device according to this invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the instrument panel shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the instrument panel shown in Fig. 1. FIG. 4 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the instrument panel shown in FIG. 1 and the glove box. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of this invention. 6 are perspective views of an instrument panel equipped with a conventional lid-type glove box. 4...Instrument panel, 5...Top surface,
5b... Inclined surface, 7, 8... Seat, 13... Glove box, 13d... Front wall (lid), 1
5...Luggage.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A space for installing a box that opens toward the seat side is formed in the instrument panel, and a glove box is disposed within the space, and the lid of the glove box can be opened and closed back and forth. In the small article storage device for an automobile, which is attached to the instrument panel at a lower end thereof so as to open and close the opening end of the space on the passenger compartment side, at least above the glove box on the upper surface of the instrument panel. The glove box is provided with an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the seat side, and the upper part of the lid of the glove box is set so as to protrude upward from the rear edge of the inclined surface when the glove box is closed. Features: A small item storage device for automobiles.