JPH0712185Y2 - Glow box mounting mechanism installed in the vehicle compartment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a glove box for accommodating small items that can be freely pulled out and installed in an instrument panel (hereinafter abbreviated as an instrument panel) inside a vehicle. Regarding mounting mechanism.

[Prior Art] As shown in FIG. 7, a glove box is an outer 1 which is prepared by resin molding and constitutes an outer cover.
Is formed by assembling the inner 2 that constitutes the main body,
It is housed in a recess provided in the instrument panel 3, and is assembled to the instrument panel 3 via an integral hinge (not shown) attached to the lower end thereof. This structure allows
When the outer 1 is pulled out forward, the inner 2 is also turned around the integral hinge 4 and pulled out, so that the contents can be accessed. On the contrary, when the outer 1 is pushed in, the inner 2 rotates into the space of the instrument panel 3, and the outer 1 becomes flush with the instrument panel 3 and serves as a cover for the inner 2.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

In such a conventional glove box, each component is distorted when assembled in the instrument panel 3, and as shown in FIG. 8, the gap between the inner wall of the recess of the instrument panel 3 is not uniform, It often spoiled the appearance.

In order to solve this, it has been attempted to attach felts to the side surface of the inner 2 to reduce the gap so that the distortion is not noticeable, but such a measure has a problem in durability, In addition, when the nonuniformity of the gap increases due to a change with time, it becomes impossible to deal with it.

The present invention eliminates the problems of the prior art and fundamentally improves the attachment mechanism to uniformly maintain the gap between the side surface of the glove box and the inner wall of the instrument panel recess and to provide a smooth operation feeling. The purpose is to do so.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

For this purpose, rollers are rotatably attached to both side walls of a glove box that is housed in a recess of an instrument panel so that they can be pulled out, and a part of the peripheral surface of the roller is projected outward from the side wall by a certain distance. This is achieved by a glove box mounting mechanism installed in a vehicle interior, which is held so as to be able to come into contact with the inner wall of the recess of the instrument panel.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings.

〔Example〕

In the glove box of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, vertical grooves 5a and 5b are provided on both sides of the front edge of the outer 1 and the inner 2, respectively, and when both are assembled, both grooves 5a, 5b form one groove 5. Also, the outer 1 and inner 2 near the grooves 5a, 5b
Each of the side walls is composed of an inner wall and an outer wall, and a slit 7 having a constant width is provided between them.

A roller 6 having a shaft 6a having a diameter that allows the slit 7 to fit loosely fits in the slit 7 in the direction shown in the drawing, and as shown in FIG. And the dimensional relationship is set such that the inner side 2 and the inner side 2 protrude a predetermined distance d.

This distance d is preferably equal to the designed clearance between the inner wall of the instrument panel 3 and the side surface of the glove box.

Next, the operation of this mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the assembly of the outer 1 and the inner 2 of the glove box at the position pulled out from the recess of the instrument panel 3. When this is rotated in the direction of the arrow in the drawing and pulled into the recess, if the assembly is distorted, the gap between the inner wall 3a of the recess of the instrument panel 3 and the side wall of the glove box becomes narrower than the distance d. Then, the peripheral surface of the roller 6 contacts the inner wall 3a. This pushes the glove box as a whole to the left of the figure and corrects its position to maintain the correct clearance. At the same time, the roller 6 rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3 to alleviate the resistance at the time of withdrawal and ensure a smooth operation.

Even when pulled out from the position shown in FIG. 3, the same effect can be obtained by the contact between the roller 6 and the inner wall 3a. However,
In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotation direction of the roller 6 is opposite to the previous direction.

The means for holding the rollers 6 is not limited to the one described above, and a groove 8a and a slit 8b which are orthogonal to each other on each side of the outer hinge 1 with the integral hinge 8 interposed therebetween, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the roller 6 may be held by utilizing the integrated groove and slit by folding back the hinge 8. Alternatively, a member 10 as shown in FIG. 6 may be provided on the back surface of the inner so as to form grooves and slits which are orthogonal to each other, and hold the rollers 6 therein.

[Effect of device]

According to the present invention, by providing rollers on both sides of the glove box whose peripheral surface protrudes from the side wall by a certain distance, and by contacting this roller with the inner wall of the instrument panel recess during operation,
Since the gap created by the assembly distortion is configured to be positively corrected, a constant gap is always maintained between the glove box and the instrument panel, and the aesthetic appearance is improved. At the same time, the rotation of the rollers ensures a smooth operating feel.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting mechanism of a glove box according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 4 are plan views showing the operation of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 and 6 show roller holding means. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional glove box assembled to an instrument panel, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing its distortion. 1 ... Outer, 2 ... Inner, 3 ... Instrument panel (instrument panel), 4 ... Integral hinge,
5 ... Groove, 6 ... Roller, 7 ... Slit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A roller is rotatably attached to both side walls of a glove box accommodated in a recess of an instrument panel so as to be drawn out, and a part of a peripheral surface of the roller is projected outward from the side wall by a predetermined distance. A glove box mounting mechanism installed in a vehicle compartment, characterized in that it is held so as to come into contact with the inner wall of the recess of the instrument panel.