JPH04980Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a cool box, and particularly to a cool air circulation type cool box installed in a glove box.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as a cool box that utilizes cold air blown from a cooling device of a vehicle, there is one described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 194909/1983. A conventional cool box consists of a box main body in which items such as cans and the like are stored, and an opening/closing lid that closes an outlet of the box main body.

The box body is provided with a suction hole and a discharge hole. The suction hole is a hole for introducing cold air sent from the evaporator side duct into the box body. On the other hand, the discharge hole is a hole for discharging the air inside the box body to the blower return duct side.

This cool box is used by being installed in the glove box of an automobile.

Cold air is sent into the box body from the evaporator side duct through the suction hole, and this cold air cools the items stored inside the box body.
The warm air inside the box body is discharged into the blower return duct through the discharge hole.

If the Coolbox is not to be used for a long period of time, attach caps to the intake and exhaust holes to stop the circulation of cold air.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, since the caps for blocking the intake and discharge holes are stored in a separate kit from the Cool Box, it is easy to lose the caps. It was not possible to stop the cold air circulation quickly.

In addition, the back surface of the opening/closing lid is flat, and the items stored inside the box body rattle due to vibrations when the car is running.

The present invention was developed in view of these circumstances, and is a cool box that can prevent the loss of the cap for blocking the intake and discharge holes of the box body and the rattling of the contents stored inside the box body. The purpose is to provide

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the cool box of the present invention includes a box body having an intake hole and a discharge hole, and an opening/closing lid that closes the outlet of the box body. , caps for respectively closing the suction hole and the discharge hole are removably attached to the back surface of the opening/closing lid.

(Function) Since the caps for blocking the suction holes and the discharge holes are detachably attached to the back of the opening/closing lid, it is possible to prevent the caps from being lost and to quickly stop the circulation of cold air.

Also, when you store items such as used cans in the box body and close the opening/closing lid, a part of the cap attached to the back of the opening/closing lid will protrude into the box body. It comes into contact with the stored item and presses the stored item against the inner wall of the box body.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The cool box 13 of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
In addition to the opening/closing lid 4 that closes the outlet 3 of the cold air, it also includes two caps 7 that close the cold air intake hole 5 (FIG. 3) and the exhaust hole 6, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, the box main body 2 is a casing that becomes narrower toward the bottom, and in this embodiment, it can accommodate four cans 1 and at the same time close the opening/closing lid 4. It has enough volume to allow the cap 7 to escape in the event of an accident.

The box body 2 has a cold air intake hole 5 and a discharge hole 6. The suction hole 5 is a hole for introducing cold air sent from the evaporator side duct 9 into the box body 2, and the discharge hole 6 is a hole for discharging the air inside the box body 2 into the blower return duct 10. be. The suction hole 5 is connected to the connecting pipe 11
The discharge hole 6 is connected to the blower return duct 10 via a connecting pipe 11. The connecting tubes 11 are fixed to the outer wall surface of the box body 2, respectively.
1 and the central axis of the suction hole 5, the connecting pipe 11 and the discharge hole 6
The central axes of and coincide with each other.

The opening/closing lid 4 is attached to the box body 2 by suitable means such as a hinge 14. Therefore,
The outlet 3 can be opened and closed freely. As shown in FIG. 2, a cap fixing hole 12 into which the cap 7 is inserted is provided on the back surface of the opening/closing lid 4. As shown in FIG.
The inner diameter of the cap fixing hole 12 is equal to the inner diameter of each of the suction hole 5, the discharge hole 6, the evaporator side duct 9, and the blower return side duct 10.

The cap 7 consists of a head portion 7a and a body portion 7b. The body portion 7b has a tapered shape. The outer diameter of the tip of the body 7b is slightly smaller than the inner diameters of the cap fixing hole 12, the suction hole 5, the discharge hole 6, the evaporator side duct 9, and the blower return side duct 10. Therefore, the cap 7 can be fitted into any of the cap fixing hole 12, the suction hole 5, and the discharge hole 6, and can also be fitted directly into each opening of the evaporator side duct 9 and the blower return side duct 10. It can also be fitted. Further, the head portion 7a bulges out in the diametrical direction relative to the body portion 7b. The cap 7 is formed by integrally molding a head portion 7a and a body portion 7b, and the material thereof is, for example, rubber, plastic, vinyl chloride, or the like.

Note that the cool box 13 is arranged within the glove box 8, as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When using Coolbox 13, inlet hole 5
It is necessary to open the and discharge hole 6 respectively,
The cap 7 is fitted into the cap fixing hole 12 on the back side of the opening/closing lid 4 and stored. Next, as shown in FIG. 1a, four cans 1 are stacked and stored from the outlet 3, and the opening/closing lid 4 is closed as shown in FIG. 1b. At this time, the head 7a of the cap 7 will protrude into the box body 2, and the head 7a of the cap 7 will come into contact with the cans 1 in the upper tier, so that all the cans 1 stored therein will be exposed to the inner wall surface of the box body 2. I'm holding it down. Therefore, even if the cool box 13 shakes due to vibrations when the car is running, the canned youth 1 stored therein will not wobble.

If you do not use Cool Box 13 for a long time,
Since it is necessary to close the suction hole 5 and the discharge hole 6 to stop the circulation of cold air, a stored cap 7 must be prepared. In the cool box of this embodiment, the cap 7 is detachably attached to the back of the opening/closing lid 4 for storage, so as shown by the arrow in FIG. Just fit it into 6. The cap 7 constitutes a part of the cool box 13 and is in an integral relationship with the box body 2. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cap 7 from being lost, and to quickly stop the circulation of cold air.

In addition, in the case of this embodiment, the suction hole 5 and the discharge hole 6
Since the inner diameter of the cap 7 is equal to the inner diameter of the evaporator side duct 9 and the blower return duct 10, when the cool box 13 is removed, the cap 7 can be directly attached to the opening of each duct 9 and 10, as shown in FIG. can.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the use of a cool box according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, a case was described in which the cap 7 is formed by integrally molding the body portion 7b and the head portion 7a which is largely bulged in the diametrical direction of the body portion 7b, but in the case of this embodiment, A convex portion 7c that extends integrally along the central axis of the body portion 7b is provided as a part of the head 7a, and the convex portion 7c is such that the tip thereof comes into contact with the lower can die 1 when the opening/closing lid 4 is closed. The length of the portion 7c is set.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, even when two cans 1 are stored in the box body 2, the cans 1 are pressed against the inner wall surface of the box body 2 by the cap 7, and the cans are There is no rattling in JUSE 1.

(Effects of the invention) As explained above, according to the cool box of the present invention, the cool box includes a box main body having an intake hole and a discharge hole, and an opening/closing lid that closes the outlet of the box main body. A cap for blocking each of the suction hole and the discharge hole is detachably attached to the back side of the opening/closing lid, so that loss of the cap can be prevented and cold air circulation can be quickly stopped. I can do it. Also, when you store items such as cans in the box body and close the opening/closing lid, a part of the cap attached to the back of the opening/closing lid will protrude into the box body. It comes into contact with the stored item and presses the stored item against the inner wall of the box body. Therefore, even if the Cool Box shakes due to vibrations when the car is running, the items stored inside will not rattle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 1a is a vertical sectional view showing the open/close lid of the Cool Box in an open state, Fig. 1b is a longitudinal sectional view showing the open/close lid in a closed state, Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the back side of the opening/closing lid;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the box body and the duct, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the cool box shown in FIG. 1 installed in the glove box,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining a method of directly attaching a cap to a duct, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1...Canned youth, 2...Box itself, 3...
...Outlet of the box body, 4...Opening/closing lid, 5...
Suction hole, 6... Discharge hole, 7... Cap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a cool box equipped with a box body having a suction hole and a discharge hole, and an opening/closing lid that closes an outlet of the box body, a cap for closing the suction hole and the discharge hole, respectively, is provided on the back side of the opening/closing lid. Cool Boxes are characterized by being removably attached.