JPH069907Y2 - Glove box device in the passenger compartment of an automobile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a glove box device incorporated under a dashboard in a vehicle compartment for storing work gloves, maps, instruction manuals, and the like.

(Prior Art) A housing having an upper wall, left and right side walls, and an open front surface, which is fixed to a dashboard of a vehicle compartment,
A movable storage box which is closed with its opened upper surface facing the lower surface of the upper wall of the housing and is releasably retained in the closed state, tilts obliquely forward and downward, and projects by opening from the opened front surface of the housing. A glove box device in a vehicle compartment of an equipped vehicle is known from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-102968.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the storage box having an open upper surface of the glove box device, the lower end portion of the rear surface is pivotally attached to the lower end portions of the left and right side walls of the housing or the lower end portion of the rear wall of the housing. Therefore, even if you operate the release piece of the holding fastener and release the holding and tilt it diagonally forward and downward, even if you open the storage box, the box is deep and it is difficult to take out if there are many things to be stored. If it can be opened with a large inclination, the storage box may collide with the knees of a passenger sitting in the passenger seat.

(Means for Solving the Problem) Therefore, the present invention makes it easy to take out an object in a storage box, and keeps the storage box horizontal while pushing it out from the front side of the housing with no risk of hitting the knees of a passenger in the passenger seat. The housing has a top wall, left and right side walls, and an open front surface, and is fixed to the dashboard of the passenger compartment of the automobile, and the open top surface is the housing. The interior of a vehicle equipped with a movable storage box that is closed to face the lower surface of the upper wall, is releasably held in the closed state, tilts obliquely forward and downward, and protrudes and opens from the open front surface of the housing. In the glove box device, the housing is provided with a slider that can move back and forth along the lower surface of the upper wall of the housing, and a spring that biases the slider in the forward direction, and the storage box has a rear upper edge. A guide device for pivoting the box to the slider and for moving the box diagonally downward so that the box opens substantially horizontally between the left and right side walls of the housing and the left and right side walls of the housing. Characterize.

(Example) In the illustrated example, 1 is a metal plate housing,
It has an upper wall 2, left and right side walls 3, 3, and an open front surface 4, and the rear surface may be open or closed by walls as shown. The housing 1 has an upper wall 2 fixed to a lower surface of a dashboard 5 inside a vehicle compartment with screws or the like.

Horizontally long holes 6 parallel to the upper wall 2 are formed in the upper portions of the left and right side walls 3, 3. Reference numeral 7 denotes a slider which moves back and forth along the lower surface of the upper wall 2, and two front and rear pins 8, 8 protruding from the left and right side surfaces of the slider move in the laterally elongated hole 6.

The upper wall 2 has a long and narrow elongated hole 9 in the front-rear direction, and a mainspring 10 is installed in front of the front end of the elongated hole 9, and the winding end 10 ′ of the mainspring is the upper surface of a slider 7 that moves in the elongated hole 9. It is connected to the projection. Therefore, the slider 7 is urged in the forward direction by the contraction force of the spiral spring 10.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a storage box formed of plastic whose width is slightly narrower than the distance between the left and right side walls 3 and 3 of the housing 1, and has a bottom 11 'that is downwardly sloped toward the rear and has the slider 7 at the upper rear edge. It is pivotally connected to 12.

Between the left and right side walls of the storage box and the left and right side walls of the housing, there is provided a guiding device 13 for moving the storage box diagonally downward when the storage box is opened. In this embodiment, the guiding device 13 includes a pin 13a protruding from the left and right side walls of the storage box and a front downward long hole 13b for guiding the pin obliquely forward and downward.

On the front surface of the storage box 11, there is provided an operating portion of a holding device 14 for holding a closed state in which the open upper surface of the storage box 11 faces the upper wall 2 of the housing from below. The holding device 14 has a pressing rod 15 including a push button as an operating portion, a U-shaped lock shaft 16 on the lower surface of the front end of the upper wall of the housing, and an upward engaging groove at the upper end. Rotation of the rotatable locking piece 17 that locks the lock shaft 16 by the stop groove and the locking piece that locks the lock shaft by the locking groove 17a is prevented, and the pressing operation rod 15 is pushed. It is separated from the locking piece 17 by rotating against the urging force, and the locking piece is rotated by the urging force, and includes a pawl rod 18 that allows the lock shaft to be released. The locking piece 17 and the pawl 18 are attached to the storage box. Pressing rod 15
Has a notch hole 15 'opened in the up-down direction in the middle thereof, and the upper part of the pawl rod 18 pivotally mounted rotatably projects into the notch hole 15' from below. The biasing spring 18 'of the pawl rod 18 presses the upper part of the pawl rod against the front edge of the notch hole 15', thereby biasing the pushing operation rod 15 including the push button in the direction of pushing back.

To open the closed storage box, push the push button of the push rod 15 against the bias (Fig. 9). As a result, the lower end of the pawl rod 18, which has been caught by the step 17b of the locking piece 17 and prevented from rotating the locking piece, is separated from the locking piece, and the locking piece 17 is replaced by the spring 17
After being rotated in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 9 by the urging of c, a force that moves along the rotation locus B around the pivot point 12 due to the weight of the storage box acts, and the locking piece 17 is moved upward. The disengagement operation of the lock shaft 16 starts along the concave portion of the locking groove. Thus the locking piece
When 17 moves downward from the lock shaft, the slider 7, which pivotally attaches 12 to the rear upper edge of the storage box, is driven by the spring force of the spiral spring 10 until the pin 8 on the front side comes into contact with the front end of the horizontally elongated hole 6. The storage box is advanced under the upper wall of the housing, and at the same time, the storage box is guided downward by the guide device 13 by its own weight and the weight of the object placed in the box, with the pivoting portion 12 serving as a fulcrum. The bottom 11 'of the box is almost horizontal. In other words, the storage box is pushed out to the outside from the open front surface of the housing, while the pin 13a is slanted forward and downward until it comes into contact with the front end of the long hole 13b. You can look around and easily put things in and out.

To close the open storage box again, lift the storage box and push it into the housing. As a result, the slider 7 is retracted while the winding spring is unwound against the bias of the storage box until the pin 8 on the rear side comes into contact with the rear end of the horizontally elongated hole 6, and at the same time, the pin 13a is moved forward in the storage box. The engaging piece in the state shown in FIG. 10 that was rotated by the biasing force by pushing the push button when it was raised to the rear end of the downward elongated hole 13b and then returned to the original closed state is The lower end of the pawl rod 18 that is about to return by the biasing force of the spring 18 'is rotated by the lock shaft 16 that enters the 17a and pushes the bottom of the locking groove against the biasing force in the direction opposite to the arrow A. After overcoming the tapered surface 17d of the locking piece, it is caught again on the step 17b of the locking piece, and the locking piece is prevented from rotating by urging to lock the lock shaft on the locking piece ( (Fig. 8), keep the storage box closed.

In order to move the left and right of the slider 7 evenly when the slider 7 advances and retracts, one end of each connecting rod of the Pandagraph 19 having two connecting pipes pivotally mounted in an X shape is connected to the left and right of the upper surface of the slider 7, and The other end of the rod may be connected to the left and right of the rear portion of the upper wall 2 of the housing. On the upper surface of the slider 7, a well-known oil type
An input gear 20 of the rotary damper is attached to a rack tooth 21 'of a slotted hole 21 having a rack tooth on one side, which is provided with a rotary damper 20 of an air type or the like and is provided in parallel with the slot 9 on the upper wall 2 of the housing. It is preferable that the opening of the storage box be quietly performed by engaging with ′ and braking the forward / backward movement of the slider 7.

In this embodiment, left and right side plates 22 having downward extending portions are attached to the outside of the left and right side walls of the storage box 11, and a sliding tray slidable back and forth is provided at the rear end of the lower end of the downward extending portion 22 '. An opening / closing plate 24 having 23 mounted on the upper surface is pivotally attached 25.
The sliding tray and the opening / closing plate form an auxiliary storage portion 26 under the bottom of the storage box 11.

On the left and right side surfaces of the opening / closing plate 24, side plates 27 integrally provided with left and right side walls of the storage box and upward extension portions projecting into the space between the side plates 22 which are mounted outside the storage box are installed.
An arc-shaped hole 28 having a pivot point 25 as a center is provided in 22, and the arc-shaped hole 28 is provided in an upward extension portion 27 'on the left and right side plates 27 of the opening / closing plate.
A pin (29) protruding into the side plate (22) and protruding the tip to the outside of the side plate (22).

Therefore, the opening / closing plate 24 has the pivot point 25 as a fulcrum, and the pin 29 has an arcuate hole.
It pivots downwards by its own weight until it comes in contact with the lower end of 28, and moves away from under the bottom 11 'of the storage box, thereby opening the auxiliary storage portion 26, and conversely until the pin 29 comes into contact with the upper end of the arcuate hole 28. ,
By pulling it up by hand, it turns upward and closes the auxiliary storage part. In order to keep this open / close plate 24 closed,
As the holding device 30, a lock shaft 31 is provided on the back side of the front surface of the opening / closing plate (FIG. 8), and on the back side of the front surface of the storage box 11 and below the holding device 14, the opening / closing plate 24 is swung upward to close. When you go
When the lock shaft 31 is slidably contacted, it is pushed back against the bias and rotated, and the opening and closing plate closes. At the same time, when the lock shaft passes upward, it reversely rotates by the bias and hooks the lock shaft. A locking claw 32 for stopping is provided. Therefore, the pin 29 is
When the opening / closing plate 24 is manually pulled up until it comes into contact with the upper end of the, and is swung upward and the auxiliary storage portion 26 is closed, the opening / closing plate is automatically held in the closed state.

Further, on the front surface of the storage box 11, there is provided a pressing lever 33 including a push button for releasing the locking of the lock shaft 31 by rotating the locking claw 32 against the urging force (eighth, eighth). (Figures 9 and 10). This pressing rod 33 has a notch hole 33 'opened vertically in the middle.
The upper part of the locking claw 32 projects into the cutout hole 33 'from below and is normally in contact with the front edge of the cutout hole 33' by the urging force of the spring 32 '. When the opening / closing plate 24 swivels upward and comes into sliding contact with the lock shaft 31, it is pushed away by the lock shaft and rotates toward the rear edge of the notch hole 33 '. Therefore,
When the push button is pushed against the urging of the spring 33 ′ acting on the pressing rod 33, the locking claw 32 rotates against the urging and the lock shaft 31 is released, so that the opening / closing plate 24 faces downward due to its own weight. Turn to auxiliary storage
Open 26 (Fig. 10).

The sliding tray 23 engages the pins 34 protruding from the left and right side faces with the elongated holes 35 parallel to the upper surface of the opening / closing plate in the upward extension 27 'of the side plate 27 attached to the left and right side faces of the opening / closing plate, and the pins 34 Can move back and forth along the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 24 only in the range where the front end and the rear end of the elongated hole 35 abut.

In order to move the sliding tray 23 forward and backward by the opening and closing movement of the opening and closing plate 24, arc-shaped rack teeth 36 are provided along the arc-shaped holes 28 on the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 22 of the storage box, and the pinion 37 that meshes with the rack teeth 36. Is supported by a side plate 27 of the opening / closing plate, and fixed to the outer end portion of a pin 29 which passes through the arcuate hole 28 and goes out of the side plate 22. Furthermore,
A pinion 38 is fixed to the pin 29 at a distance between the upward extension 27 ′ of the side plate 27 and the side plate 22. Therefore, the opening and closing plate
When opening and closing 24, the pin 29 that moves in the arcuate hole 28 in the side plate 22 of the storage box fixes the pinion 37 that meshes with the arcuate rack teeth 36, so it is integrated with the pinion gear 38 when opening the open / close plate. While moving in one direction (for example, normal rotation), it moves in the arcuate hole toward the lower end, and when closing the open / close plate, it moves in reverse together with the small gear and moves in the arcuate hole toward the upper end. . Of course, the pin 29 is rotatably supported by the side plate 27.

A fan gear 39 that meshes with the pinion 38 is pivotally attached to the upward extension portions 27 'of the left and right side plates 27, and a long hole 41 at the tip of an arm 40 integrally extending from the pivot portion of the fan gear is provided. , Is connected to the pin 34 on the side surface of the sliding tray 23 that has come out from the elongated hole 35.

As a result, when the opening / closing plate 24 is opened, a fan-shaped gear meshed with the small gear 38 that normally rotates while moving downward in the arcuate hole 28.
The reference numeral 39 rotates clockwise in FIG. 3, and the arm 40 integrated with the reference numeral 39 advances the sliding tray 23 on the opening / closing plate 24. When closing the open / close plate, the fan-shaped gear, which meshes with the small gear that moves backward in the arcuate hole while rotating upward, rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 4, and the arm 40 moves on the open / close plate. The sliding tray 23 is retracted.

It is convenient to put the vehicle verification and the like on the sliding tray 23. The reason is that when the opening / closing plate is opened, the sliding tray 23 carries the vehicle verification and moves forward, so that it is easy to take out the vehicle verification and the like.

The parts that make up the holding devices 14 and 30 are the lock shafts 16 and 31.
Except for the above, it is preferable to assemble the unit case 42 fixed to the back of the front surface of the storage box as shown in the figure and place it as one unit.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, when the storage box is opened, the storage box opens in a substantially horizontal state from the open front surface of the housing, and also leans forward and downward while largely protruding outward, so that the inspection of the contents in the box It can be taken out and stored very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the glove box device of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the storage box and the auxiliary storage section in an open state, and FIG. 2 is the storage box opened and the auxiliary storage section. Is a cross-sectional view with the storage box closed, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view with the storage box closed and the auxiliary storage section is open, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view with both the storage box and the auxiliary storage section closed. FIG. 5 is a plan view in which a part of the state of FIG. 4 is shown in section, and FIG. 6 is a front view in which a part is shown in section,
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the storage box, the storage box holding device in which the opening / closing plates of the auxiliary storage part are closed, and the auxiliary storage part holding device, and FIG. Is a cross-sectional view of the holding device showing the state where the push button of the storage box holding device is pushed in to open the storage box.Fig. 10 is the state of the storage box holding device when the storage box is opened and the auxiliary storage part is opened. It is sectional drawing of a holding device which shows the state which pushed the push button of an auxiliary storage part holding device. In the figure, 1 is a housing, 2 is its upper wall, 3 is left and right side walls, 4 is an open front surface, 5 is a dashboard, 6 is a laterally long hole in the side wall of the housing, 7 is a slider, 8 is its pin,
Reference numeral 9 is a long hole in the upper wall of the housing, 10 is a spring spring, 11 is a storage box, 12 is a pivot point of the storage box and the slider, 13 is a guiding device, 13a is its pin, and 13b is a front downward long hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A housing having an upper wall, left and right side walls, and an open front surface, which is fixed to a dashboard of a vehicle compartment of an automobile, and an open upper surface is opposed to a lower surface of the upper wall of the housing and closed. In a glove box device in a vehicle compartment of a vehicle, which is held releasably in a closed state, tilts obliquely downward and forward, and has a movable storage box that projects and opens from an open front surface of the housing, Is provided with a slider which can be moved back and forth along the lower surface of its upper wall, and a spring for urging the slider in the forward direction, and the storage box has a back upper edge pivotally attached to the slider, and left and right side walls of the storage box. A glove box in a passenger compartment of an automobile, characterized in that a guiding device is provided between the left and right side walls of the housing to move the storage box diagonally downward so that the storage box opens in a substantially horizontal state. apparatus.