JPH0644646U - Storage case unit - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The movement of the inner box and the opening and closing of the door can be linked by a simple mechanism composed of a relatively small number of parts, and the door can be opened when the door is open. An accommodating case unit is obtained in which the body does not significantly protrude and interfere. [Structure] Arms 5 and 5 are rotatably attached to a housing case 2 slidably arranged in a unit body 2, and a door 4 is attached to the ends of the arms 5 and 5, and an arm 5 is attached. By engaging the gear 51 formed at the arcuate base end portion of the rack and the rack-shaped gear 23 formed at the unit body 2 with each other, the longitudinal movement of the housing case 3 and the rotation movement of the arm body 5 are interlocked. The opening / closing movement of the door body 4 and the back-and-forth movement of the housing case 3 are simultaneously performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a storage case unit that is preferably used as a small storage compartment for storing a cassette tape or the like by incorporating it into a vehicle dashboard or the like. The present invention relates to a storage case unit configured so that an inner box automatically pushes forward in order to smooth it.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, an accessory case for accommodating a cassette tape or the like has been incorporated into a dashboard of an automobile, and as an accommodating case unit which constitutes such an accessory case, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-255146 discloses. It is equipped with a unit body, an inner box slidably arranged in the main body of the unit, and a door body for opening and closing the unit body, and the inner box holds contents in synchronization with opening and closing of the door body. A storage case unit is proposed that is configured to advance forward while keeping the same.

[0003] According to such a storage case unit, since the front surface of the storage case unit is always closed by the door body even if it is incorporated in a wall surface such as a dashboard of an automobile, contents do not pop out, and moreover, At the time of use, at the same time as opening the door, the inner box moves forward while projecting the contents while projecting from the wall surface, so that the contents can be taken out very easily.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the unit disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-255146, the moving mechanism of the inner box and the opening / closing mechanism of the door body interlocking with the unit are very complicated, the number of parts is large, and the assembling work is complicated. It is also disadvantageous in terms of cost.

Further, in this unit, when the door is opened, the door largely protrudes, and when incorporated into a dashboard of an automobile, the protruding door interferes with driving or operates peripheral devices. However, it may be an obstacle.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the movement of the inner box and the opening and closing of the door can be interlocked by a simple mechanism configured with a relatively small number of parts. An object of the present invention is to provide a housing case unit in which the door body does not greatly protrude and become an obstacle in the opened state.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a box-shaped unit body having a rack-shaped gear formed on one side or both sides of the interior, and an open front, and a front and rear slidable inside of the unit body. A box-shaped accommodating case having an open front surface, a door body that opens and closes the front surface of the unit body, one end of each of which is fixed to the door body, and the other is formed on an arc. The end portion includes two arm bodies rotatably attached to both side surfaces of the housing case, and the other end portion of at least one arm body is formed in an arc shape, and a peripheral edge portion thereof is formed. A gear is formed in the gear, and the gear and the rack-shaped gear inside the unit main body are meshed with each other directly or via an intermediate gear to allow the longitudinal movement of the storage case and the rotational movement of the arm body. The door body opens and closes and the storage case moves forward and backward. Providing housing Kesuyu knit, characterized by being configured to perform for both simultaneously.

Further, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a biasing means for biasing the housing case toward the front side of the unit body, and a locking of the housing case to a rear portion inside the unit body against the biasing means. The storage case is automatically moved forward by the urging means by releasing the locked state by the locking means, and this movement causes the rack gear of the unit body to move to the arm body. (EN) Provided is a storage case unit configured to rotate a door to automatically open a door.

[0009]

[Action]

 The storage case unit of the present invention is built in by embedding the unit main body in the wall surface of an automobile dashboard or the like, stores the contents in the storage case arranged in the unit main body, and closes the unit main body with the door body. It holds the contents inside.

In addition, when taking out or accommodating an item to be contained, the door body is moved upward or downward to open the front surface of the unit main body and the arm body supporting the door body is rotated. By moving it, the arcuate other end of the arm moves directly or along the rack-shaped gear of the unit main body that meshes with the intermediate gear, and the housing case is integrated with the rack-shaped gear inside the unit main body. Move forward. In this state, the contents in the storage case are taken out or the contents are stored in the storage case.In this case, for example, when storing the cassette tape, the depth of the storage case should be shorter than the length of the cassette tape. In addition, the cassette tape can be taken out and stored with good workability by making the end portion of the cassette tape project.

After taking out or storing the contents, the door body is moved so as to close the front end open surface of the unit body, and the arm body supporting the door body is rotated. By this, the arcuate other end of the arm moves rearward along the rack-shaped gear of the unit body that meshes directly or via the intermediate gear, and the housing case is integrated with this and moves rearward in the unit body. Move and return to the initial state.

Here, the storage case unit of the present invention comprises the unit main body, the storage case, the door body, the arm body, and the intermediate gear that is added as necessary, as described above, With a simple mechanism with a small number of parts, the back-and-forth movement of the storage case and the opening / closing movement of the door can be linked, making it possible to easily construct a case that is extremely easy to handle, and it is also cost effective. It is a thing.

Further, the door body is designed so that the arm body supporting the door body is rotated and opened. Therefore, when the door body is opened, it moves upward or downward to open the front end face of the unit main body. Therefore, even when it is incorporated in a dashboard of an automobile, the open door body does not greatly project to interfere with driving or operate peripheral devices.

Further, in the storage case unit of the above-mentioned embodiment, the storage case is automatically moved forward by the biasing means by releasing the locked state of the storage case by the locking means, and the storage case moves with the movement of the storage case. The rack-shaped gear of the unit body rotates the arc-shaped other end of the arm directly or via the intermediate gear, and the door supported on one end of the arm moves upward or downward integrally with this. The door will open. Therefore, according to the housing case unit of this embodiment, the door body opening operation and the housing case advancing operation can be automatically performed with one touch.

[0015]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a housing case unit 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated into a dashboard a of a vehicle as a cassette tape housing case. The housing case unit 1 is shown in FIGS. As shown, the unit main body 2, the housing case 3, the door body 4, and the arm bodies 5 and 5 are provided.

The unit body 2 is of a rectangular box type whose front end face is open, and its front end face is formed to match the curve of the dashboard a (see FIG. 1) of the vehicle. A flange-shaped flange portion 21 is formed on the peripheral edge portion, and a step portion 22 into which the peripheral edge portion of the door body 4 is inserted is formed on the inner peripheral edge portion thereof (see FIG. 4).

A rack-shaped gear 23 is formed on the inner surface of one side of the upper wall of the unit body 2 from the middle portion in the front-rear direction to the front edge portion (see FIG. 4). Further, recesses 24, 24 for spring placement are formed along the front-rear direction on the inner surface of the bottom wall (see FIGS. 5 and 6), and coil springs 25, 25 are arranged in the recesses 24, 24. In addition to being provided, one ends of the coil springs 25, 25 are fixed to projections 26, 26 projecting from the front ends of the recesses 24, 24, respectively. A recess 27 for disposing a lock mechanism is formed at the center of the rear end of the bottom wall (see FIG. 6). A push-lock / push-off type latch 61 is disposed at the rear end of the recess 27. In addition to the above (see FIGS. 5 and 10), the locking piece 62 disposed and fixed on the bottom surface of the housing case 3 is inserted so as to be movable in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 6). The lock mechanism 6 is constituted by 62. Furthermore, a rail recess 28 is formed in the center of the bottom wall along the front-rear direction, and in this rail recess 28, a rail protrusion 31 is formed on the bottom surface of the housing case 3 along the front-rear direction. Is slidably inserted (see Fig. 6).

Next, the storage case 3 is of a rectangular box type with an open front end surface, and has an inner width that is substantially the same as the width of the cassette tape and a depth that is slightly shorter than that of the cassette tape. Part of the cassette tape housed inside protrudes from the front end surface (see FIG. 1). At the center of the outer surface of the bottom wall, a rail ridge 31 is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The rail ridge 31 is inserted into the rail recess 28 and is then inserted into the unit body 2. The coil springs 25, 25 are arranged so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the other ends of the coil springs 25, 25 are screwed 32, 32 to the bottom wall of the housing case 3 to allow the coil springs 25, 25 to move forward. Is urged to. A locking piece 62 is fixed to the center of the rear end of the outer surface of the bottom wall, and the rear edge of the location where the locking piece 62 is disposed is partially cut away to form a latch insertion recess 33. Has been formed.

Further, on both side surfaces of the housing case 3, the base ends are formed in an arcuate shape, and at the same time, the arm bodies 5, 5 are formed in a substantially fan shape in which the tip end is gradually widened. It is movably mounted. A gear 51 is formed at the peripheral edge of the arcuate base end of one arm body 5, and this gear 51 meshes with the rack gear 23 of the case body 2. Further, a damper 34 is disposed on one outer surface of the housing case 3 to which the one arm body 5 is pivotally mounted, and a damper gear 35 of the damper 34 is provided in the gear 51 of the one arm body 5. It meshes with.

A plate-like door body 4 which is curved similarly to the curve of the front end surface of the unit body 2 is attached to the tip ends of the both arm bodies 5 and 5, and the door body 4 normally serves as a door. The front end open surface of the knit body 2 is closed (see FIG. 4). In this state, the peripheral edge portion of the door body 4 is inserted into the step portion 22 formed on the inner peripheral edge portion of the front end of the unit body 2, and is inserted between the outer peripheral edge portion of the door body 4 and the front end peripheral edge portion of the unit body. There are no steps. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, a slight gap is formed between the inner edge of the lower end of the door body 4 and the step portion 22 so that the door body 4 can be moved slightly. .

Further, the housing case 3 is locked in the unit main body 2 against the biasing force of the coil springs 25, 25 by the locking mechanism 6 including the latch 61 and the locking piece 62. It has become. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the latch 61 includes a rectangular box-shaped main body having an open front end surface, and locking claws 63, 63 protruding from the front end surface of the main body in an open state. The locking claws 63, 63 are once pushed into the main body to be locked once both locking claws 63, 63 are closed (see FIG. 5), and the locking claws 63, 63 are pressed again. When this is done, the lock is released and both locking claws 63, 63 project while opening and return to the original opened state. Further, the locking piece 62 has a substantially T-shaped locking portion 64 at its tip (see FIG. 10), and the locking portion 64 is sandwiched between the locking claws 63 of the latch 61. The housing case 3 is locked (see FIG. 5). As the above-mentioned latch 61, specifically, the latch disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1964/1991 is preferably used.

Next, the operation of the housing case unit 1 will be described. The housing case unit 1 of this embodiment is incorporated in a dashboard of an automobile to house small items such as cassette tape. As shown in FIG. 1, its unit main body 2 is inside the dashboard a. And is mounted so that its front end face is aligned with the surface of the dashboard a 1.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the locking portion 64 of the locking piece 62 is normally locked by being sandwiched between the locking claws 63, 63 of the latch 61, and is accommodated. The case 3 is locked to the rear portion of the unit body 2 against the biasing force of the coil springs 25, 25, and the front end open surface of the unit body 2 is closed by the door body 4. . At this time, since the front end surface of the unit body 2 and the door body 4 are formed by curving in the same manner as the curve of the dashboard a, the door body 4 and the unit body 2 project from the surface of the dashboard a to improve the appearance. There is nothing to damage.

When taking out or accommodating the contents such as the cassette tape from this state, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lower end edge of the door body 4 is pushed by one push. As a result, the lower end portion of the door body 4 is pushed in by the gap formed in the step portion 22 formed in the inner peripheral edge of the front end of the unit body 2, and the arm bodies 5 and 5 rotate according to the movement of the door body 4. While moving, the gear 51 at the base end of the one arm body 5 moves rearward along the rack-shaped gear 23 of the unit body 2, and the housing case 3 moves rearward integrally with this. As a result, the locking piece 62 presses the locking claws 63, 63, the locked state of the latch 63 is released, and the locking claws 63, 63 are opened to engage the locking portion 64 of the locking piece 62. The combined state is released, and the locked state of the storage case 3 is released.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the housing case 3 moves forward in the unit body 2 by the biasing force of the coil springs 25, 25, and the front end portion projects from the unit body by a predetermined amount. Along with this movement of the housing case 3, the rack gear 23 of the unit body 2 rotates the arcuate base end portion of the arm body 5 and is integrally supported by the tip end portions of the arm bodies 5 and 5. The door body 4 moves upward and the door body 4 opens. In this state, the contents stored in the storage case 3 are taken out or stored in the storage case 4. At this time, since the accommodation case 3 is configured such that the end portion of the cassette tape projects by a predetermined amount as described above (see FIG. 1), the cassette tape can be taken out and accommodated with good workability. it can. The forward movement of the housing case 3 and the opening movement of the door body 4 are performed slowly by the action of the damper 34, and the contents in the housing case 3 do not pop out due to the forward motion of the housing case 3. It is like this.

After taking out or accommodating the contained object, the door body 4 is forcibly moved and pressed so as to close the front end open surface of the unit main body 2. As a result, the arm bodies 5, 5 supporting this door body 4 rotate, and the gear 51 at the arcuate base end portion of one arm body 5 moves rearward along the rack gear 23 of the unit body 2. And the housing case 3 moves rearward in the unit body 2 integrally with this.

Then, the locking portion 64 of the locking piece 62 is inserted between both locking claws 63, 63 of the latch 61, and the locking piece 62 further pushes the locking claws 63, 63 of the latch 61 (see FIG. 7). , 8), the latch 61 is in the locked state, the locking portion 64 of the locking piece 61 is sandwiched between the locking claws 63, 63, and the housing case 3 is held in the rear portion of the unit main body 2. Return to the initial state.

As described above, according to the storage case unit 1, the opening operation of the door body 4 and the forward movement operation of the storage case 3 can be automatically performed with one touch, and the operation of simply closing the lid body 4 is performed. By doing so, the housing case 3 can be returned to the rear part of the unit body 2 and the door body 4 can be locked in the closed state.

Further, as described above, the housing case unit 1 is housed by the unit body 2, the housing case 3, the door body 4, and the arm bodies 5 and 5 by a simple mechanism including a very small number of parts. The front and rear movement of the case 3 and the opening and closing movement of the door body 4 are interlocked with each other, so that a case having excellent handling property can be easily constructed, and the lock mechanism 6 and the biasing means 25, 25 are also provided. The structure is very simple and the cost is excellent.

Further, the door body 4 of the housing case unit 1 is adapted to open by rotating the arm bodies 5 and 5 supporting the door body 4, so that when the door body 4 is opened, the door body 4 is moved above the unit main body 2. By doing so, the front end face of the unit main body 2 is opened. Therefore, even when incorporated in the dashboard a of an automobile, the open door body 4 does not largely project and thus does not interfere with driving or operate peripheral devices.

The housing case unit of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the gear 51 at the base end of the arm body 5 is directly connected to the rack gear 23 of the unit body 2. However, one or a plurality of intermediate gears may be arranged between the gear 51 at the base end of the arm body 5 and the rack gear 23. In this case, the intermediate gear is a deceleration gear. By using the acceleration gear and the acceleration gear, it is possible to adjust the momentum relationship between the longitudinal movement of the housing case 3 and the rotational movement of the door body 4. Further, the urging means 25, 25 for moving the housing case 3 forward and the lock mechanism 6 are not necessarily required, and the door body 4 may be provided with a knob portion or the like so that the door body 4 can be opened and closed manually. In this case, the back-and-forth movement of the housing case 3 is automatically performed in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the door body 4. Further, the door body 4 can be moved downward and opened depending on the installation location of the dash board or the like, and other configurations can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. .

[0032]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the housing case unit of the present invention can move the inner box and open / close the door body by a simple mechanism configured with a relatively small number of parts, and opens the door body. In this state, the door body does not greatly protrude and become an obstacle, and it is suitable for use as a small case or the like formed on the dashboard of an automobile.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a housing case unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in a dashboard of an automobile.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the storage case unit.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the storage case unit.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 showing the storage case unit.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing a cutaway part of the storage case unit.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3, showing the same housing case unit.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the door body of the storage case unit is pressed.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view showing a state in which a door of the housing case unit is pressed and a part of which is cut away to show a cross section.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a door of the storage case unit is opened.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing a state in which a door of the storage case unit is opened and a part of which is cut away to show a cross section.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage Case Unit 2 Unit Body 23 Rack Gear 25 Coil Spring (Biasing Means) 3 Storage Case 4 Door Body 5 Arm Body 51 Gear 6 Lock Mechanism 61 Latch 62 Locking Piece

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A box-shaped unit main body having a rack-shaped gear formed on one side or both sides of the inside and having an open front surface, and a front surface provided in the unit main body so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. An open box-shaped housing case, a door body that opens and closes the front surface of the unit body, one end of each of which is fixed to the door body, and the other end formed on a circular arc of the housing case, respectively. Two arm bodies rotatably attached to both side surfaces are provided, and the other end portion of at least one arm body is formed in an arc shape,
A gear is formed on the peripheral portion thereof, and the gear and the rack-shaped gear inside the unit main body are meshed with each other directly or via an intermediate gear to allow the longitudinal movement of the housing case and the rotational movement of the arm body. An accommodating case unit, which is configured to interlock with each other to simultaneously perform an opening / closing motion of a door body and a longitudinal motion of a housing case. 2. A lock means, comprising: a biasing means for biasing the housing case toward the front side of the unit body; and a locking means for locking the housing case in the rear portion of the unit body against the biasing means. By releasing the locked state by the means, the housing case is automatically moved forward by the urging means, and this movement causes the rack gear of the unit body to rotate the arm body and the door body is automatically moved. The housing case unit according to claim 1, wherein the housing case unit is configured to open.