JPH0717591Y2 - Car accessory case - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an accessory case for an automobile, which is used in an automobile and accommodates accessories.

[Prior Art] An instrument panel and a console portion, which are provided in a passenger compartment of an automobile, are provided with a small container whose opening portion can be opened and closed. As a structure of this kind of accessory case, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-34741 proposes that the accessory case main body is detachable from an instrument panel or the like.

According to the invention of the above publication, a rotating shaft is provided on a flexible arm integrally formed with the accessory case main body, and the rotating shaft is supported by an attaching body such as an instrument panel and the like. It has a structure that allows the accessory case body to be retracted and opened and closed.

In the above invention, in order to attach the accessory case body to the attachment body, the flexible arm is pressed and deformed to move the rotation shaft in the axial direction, and the rotation shaft is inserted into the support portion of the attachment body to be flexible. The rotating shaft is held by the support portion by the elastic force of the flexible arm.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the above-mentioned invention, since there is no so-called locking mechanism for maintaining the accessory case main body in the open state and the closed state at the time of opening and closing, the accessory case main body is securely attached to the mounting body. I could not support it, and when I was traveling, it rattled and produced abnormal noise. For this reason, a locking mechanism that locks the attachment body when the accessory case body is opened or closed is required. However, if the locking mechanism is provided, the locking / unlocking operation of the locking mechanism is performed in addition to the opening / closing operation of the accessory case, so the opening / closing operation of the accessory case is troublesome.

Further, in the above-mentioned invention, since the rotating shaft of the flexible arm integrally formed with the accessory case is pivotally supported by the accessory case body mounting body, the accessory (accommodation object) accommodated in the accessory case.
When the weight is heavy, a large load is applied to the shaft supporting portion, and the rotating shaft may come off from the mounting body. For this reason, it is possible to increase the elastic force of the flexible arm that supports the rotating shaft on the mounting body. However, if the elastic force of the flexible arm is strengthened, this time when the accessory case main body is attached to or detached from the mounting body. In addition, in the above invention, the flexible arm is deformed when the accessory case is attached to and detached from the mounting body, so that the rotary shaft is rotated. Since it moves in the direction and is inserted into the support portion of the mounting body, the desorption work is troublesome and the desorption workability is poor.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention makes it easy to open and close the accessory case, easily attaches and detaches the accessory case body to the mounting body, and can securely support the accessory case body to the mounting body. The purpose is to provide.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, an accessory case for an automobile, in which an accessory case main body for accommodating an accessory is supported so as to be retractable from an opening of a mounting body and opened and closed, is provided in the accessory case main body. And a closed shaft of the accessory case body which rotates around the rotation axis, the rotary shaft being movably inserted into the long groove formed in the attachment body in the radial direction and rotatably supporting the accessory case body to the attachment body. A guide that determines the open position, a blocking means that projects in a part of the long groove in the groove width reduction direction to prevent the rotation shaft from separating from the long groove, and one end rotatably supported by the mounting body and the other end described above. An arm formed with a U-shaped cutout into which a protrusion provided in the accessory case main body is formed, and one end is locked to the other end of the arm and the other end is locked to a mounting body so that a closed position is formed by a guide. The arm is closed in the closed condition for the specified accessory case. The small container body is biased in the closing direction via the projection to maintain the closed state, and when the small container body is rotated from the closed state in the opening direction by a predetermined angle, the arm is attached in the opening direction. A biasing means for biasing the accessory case main body in the opening direction via the biasing projection and maintaining the open state of the accessory case when the opening position is determined by the guide.

[Operation] According to the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, in the closed state where the closing position of the accessory case is determined by the guide, the rotary shaft is inserted into the long groove of the mounting body, and the blocking means prevents the removal from the long groove. ing. Further, when the arm is biased in the closing direction of the accessory case main body by the biasing means, the accessory case main body is biased in the closing direction via the projection, and the closed state is maintained.

To open the accessory case from this state, the accessory case body is rotated in the opening direction around the rotation axis. This rotation causes the arm to rotate in the opening direction via the projection against the biasing force of the biasing means. When the accessory case body rotates by a predetermined angle, the arm is biased in the opening direction by the biasing means,
The accessory case body is urged in the opening direction through the protrusion. Due to this biasing force, the accessory case body further automatically rotates in the opening direction, the open position is determined by the guide, and the open state is maintained by being biased by the biasing means.

Further, when the accessory case is changed from the open state to the closed state, the accessory box body is rotated in the closing direction around the rotation axis. By this rotation, the arm rotates in the closing direction via the protrusion against the biasing force of the biasing means. When the accessory case body rotates by a predetermined angle, the arm is biased in the closing direction by the biasing means, and the accessory case body is biased in the closing direction via the protrusion. By this urging, the accessory case body further automatically rotates in the closing direction, the closing position is determined by the guide, and the closing state is maintained by being urged in the closing direction by the urging means.

Therefore, since the open state and the closed state are maintained by the biasing means, a special locking mechanism for maintaining the open state and the closed state is unnecessary, and since the locking operation is not performed, the opening / closing operation of the accessory case is easy. Becomes

Next, the attachment / detachment of the accessory case body to the mounting body will be described.

The rotary shaft is inserted into the long groove of the mounting body by moving it in the radial direction, and further inserted beyond the blocking means into the back of the long groove. At the same time, the protrusion is inserted into the U-shaped notch formed in the arm. As a result, the accessory case body is attached to the mounting body in a state where the disengagement of the rotary shaft from the long groove is prevented by the blocking means.

In this state, in order to remove the accessory case main body from the mounting body, the rotary shaft is moved in the long groove in the radial direction and extracted, and at the same time, the protrusion is extracted from the U-shaped notch of the arm. This allows the accessory case body to be removed from the mounting body.

Therefore, when the accessory case main body is attached to or detached from the attachment body, the portion supporting the rotary shaft is not deformed, so that the attachment workability is improved.

Furthermore, since the rotating shaft is not provided in the elastic body and is supported in the long groove of the mounting body, even if a heavy object is stored in the accessory case main body and a large load is applied to the shaft support part, the accessory case is surely inserted. It can support the body.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of an automobile accessory case 10 to which the present invention is applied.

The automobile accessory case 10 is composed of an accessory case body 12 and a retainer 14 which is an attachment body that rotatably supports the accessory case body 12 and is supported by a vehicle body. By opening and closing the accessory case body 12 through the opening 30 of the retainer 14, the opening and closing operation is performed.

The accessory case main body 12 has a box shape with an upper opening, and is formed with a storage section 16 for accommodating the accessory.
A handle 20 for opening and closing is formed.

From the both side walls of the storage part 16, from the lower part on the front plate 18 side,
22 is provided so as to project. By inserting the rotary shaft 22 into a key-shaped groove 34, which is a long groove provided in the retainer 14 to be described later, the accessory case main body 12 is rotatably supported by the retainer 14. An arc-shaped guide 24 is formed on the upper part of the rotary shaft 22 along the outer circumference of the rotary shaft.

A drive shaft 26 is provided so as to project from both sides of the storage portion 16. The drive shaft 26 is inserted into an arc-shaped long hole 42 provided in the side wall of the retainer 14.

The retainer 14 has a tubular shape with a rectangular cross section, and the accessory case main body 12 is inserted into the retainer 14 from one opening 30 and is accommodated in a state in which the tip portion of the storage portion 16 projects from the other opening. ing.

Attachment portions 32 for attaching to the instrument panel 50 are formed above and below the peripheral edge of the opening 30 and attached to the instrument panel 50. Inside this retainer 14 accessory case body 12
By accommodating the accommodating portion 16 of, the instrument panel 50 is provided with an accessory case.

As shown in FIG. 2, hook-shaped grooves 34 extending from the edges of the openings 30 are formed in the inner lower portions of both side walls of the retainer 14, respectively. The rotary shaft 22 provided in the accessory case main body 12 is inserted into the hook-shaped groove 34. When the rotating shaft 22 is inserted, the accessory case body 12 is rotatable about the rotating shaft 22. In the middle of the hook-shaped groove 34, an intermediate portion of a plate-shaped leaf spring 35 as a blocking means is provided so as to project so as to reduce the width direction of the hook-shaped groove 34. When the rotary shaft 22 is inserted, the leaf spring 35 is bent toward the back of the retainer 14 and retracts from the inside of the key-shaped groove 34, and when the rotary shaft 22 is inserted downward, the leaf spring 35 returns to its original position. The width direction of the key groove 34 is reduced to
It is located above 22 and biases the rotary shaft 22 downward.
This prevents the rotary shaft 22 from being accidentally pulled out from the key-shaped groove 34, and securely supports the accessory case body 12 to the retainer 14.

A step 36 is formed in the middle of the upper portion of the key-shaped groove 34,
An arc-shaped guide groove 38 extending from the edge of the opening 30 along the key-shaped groove 34 is formed. The guide 24 is inserted into the guide groove 38. A stopper 39 is formed in the middle of the guide groove 38 so as to project into the guide groove 38. When the guide 24 is in contact with the stopper 39, the accessory case main body 12 is in the closed state as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, and the guide 24 is in contact with the rear surface of the wall 37 forming the key groove 34. In the state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2, the accessory case body 12 is open.

Bent portions 40, in which both side walls of the opening 30 are bent outward in a rectangular shape, are formed on the inner upper portions of both side walls of the retainer 14,
The drive shaft 26 can be inserted. Continuing from the bent portion 40, arcuate elongated holes 42 are provided in both side walls of the retainer 14 so as to penetrate therethrough. The drive shaft 26 is inserted into the elongated hole 42. A stopper 43 is formed on the bent portion 40 side of the long hole 42.

One end of an elongated arm 44 is pivotally supported by a pin 45 on the outer side of both side walls of the retainer 14. A U-shaped notch 46 is formed at the other end of the arm 44, and the notch 46 faces the long hole 42. The bifurcated distal end forming the notch 46 has one end formed shorter than the other end, and the distal end of the drive shaft 26 penetrating the elongated hole 42 and protruding to the outside of the side wall. Is inserted in the notch 46.
When inserting the tip of the drive shaft 26 into the notch 46,
When the arm 44 is located at the open position, one end of the bifurcated branch is shorter than the other end, so that the drive shaft can be inserted.

The other end of a turnover spring 48, one end of which is fixed to the side wall of the retainer 14, is fixed to the end of the arm 44 where the notch 46 is formed. This turnover spring
Reference numeral 48 indicates a direction in which the fastening portion of the arm 44 and the fastening portion of the side wall are separated from each other as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 when the accessory case main body 12 is entirely inserted into the retainer 14 (direction of arrow A in the figure). ) That is, the accessory case 12 is biased in the closing direction via the drive shaft 26, and the closed condition of the accessory case 10 is maintained. In addition, the accessory case body 12 rotates about the rotary shaft 22, and the accessory case 10
When is opened, the accessory case main body 12 is urged by the turnover spring 48 in the opening direction (the direction of arrow B in the figure) to maintain the opened state.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the accessory case main body 12 has a retainer 14
In the state of being housed inside, that is, in the case where the accessory case 10 is in the closed state, the turnover spring 48 urges it in the direction of arrow A to maintain the closed state.

To open the small case 10 from this state, the small case 12 is rotated clockwise around the rotary shaft 22 by pulling the handle 20 toward the front side (direction of arrow B). Due to this rotation, the arm 44 rotates around the pin 45, and along with this, one fixing portion of the turnover spring 48 swings. When the rotation angle of the arm 44 exceeds a predetermined angle, the turnover spring 48 biases the arm 44 in the opening direction and biases the accessory case body 12 in the opening direction from the state in which it is biased in the closing direction. . As a result, the accessory case main body 12 is automatically rotated in the opening direction from the half-opened state to the open state by the biasing force. When the accessory case body 12 is in the open state, the guide 24 contacts the side wall of the guide groove 38, and the open position is determined. In this state, the open state is maintained by the urging force of the turnover spring 48. As a result, when the vehicle is running, the accessory case body does not rattle, and no abnormal noise is generated.

Further, in order to change the opening of the accessory case body 12 from the open state, the accessory case body 12 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 2 against the biasing force of the turnover spring 48. When this rotation angle exceeds a predetermined angle, the turnover spring 48 urges the arm 44 counterclockwise, and the accessory case main body.
Energize 12 counterclockwise. By this, the accessory case body
12 is biased in the closing direction and automatically rotates counterclockwise. When the guide 24 contacts the stopper in the guide groove 38, the closed position of the main body 12 is determined for the accessory case, and the closed state is maintained by the urging force of the turnover spring 48. As a result, since the accessory case body does not rattle when the vehicle is traveling, no abnormal noise is generated.

Therefore, the opening operation and the closing operation are facilitated, and the special locking mechanism for maintaining the opening state and the closing state is not required.

Next, attachment and detachment (removal operation) of the accessory case main body 12 to the retainer 14 will be described.

When the accessory case main body 12 is attached to the retainer 14, the tip of the storage portion 16 of the accessory case main body 12 is inserted into the retainer 14 through the opening of the retainer 14. Next, the rotary shaft 22 is formed into a key groove.
After moving radially into 34, inserting the guide 24 into the guide groove 38 and inserting the drive shaft 26 into the slot 42, it moves downward. As a result, the rotary shaft 22 moves to the inside of the key groove 34, and the leaf spring 35 prevents the key shaft groove 34 from slipping out (separation) and is urged downward to be reliably supported. Further, the guide 24 is also inserted into the guide groove 38, and the drive shaft 26 is inserted into the slot 42 and then into the notch 46 of the arm 44. At this time, the drive shaft 26 is notched 46 with the arm 44 moved to the opening 30 side.
It is inserted inside. As a result, the accessory case body 12 is attached to the retainer 14.

When removing the accessory case main body 12 from the retainer 14, first, the accessory case main body 12 is opened and lifted upward.
By this lifting operation, the rotary shaft 22 presses the leaf spring 35, retracts the leaf spring 35 from the inside of the hook-shaped groove 34, and moves to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. Further, the guide 24 moves above the guide groove 38 by the lifting operation, and the drive shaft 26 comes out of the notch 46 of the arm 44. In this state, by moving the accessory case main body 12 to the front side (direction of arrow B), the accessory case main body 12 can be removed from the retainer 14.

As described above, in this embodiment, the rotary shaft 22 is reliably inserted into the hook-shaped groove 34, so that the reliability of the bearing is improved. Furthermore, since the open state and the closed state of the accessory case body 12 are maintained by the turnover spring 48, no special locking mechanism is required. In addition, the retainer 14 of the accessory case body 12
When attaching to or detaching from the container, the elastic plate is pressed and deformed as in the conventional case, and the accessory case main body 12 is retained without attaching.
Since it can be attached only by inserting the drive shaft 26 into the slot 14, the rotary shaft 22 into the key-shaped groove 34, and the drive shaft 26 into the slot 42, the detaching work is improved.

In this embodiment, the arm 44 is pivotally supported outside the side wall of the retainer 14, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the arm 44 may be pivotally supported inside the side wall of the retainer 14.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has the above-described configuration, so that the opening / closing operation of the accessory case can be facilitated, and the accessory case main body can be easily attached / detached to / from the accessory body. The excellent effect of being able to support

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the retainer and the accessory case main body, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the relationship between the retainer and the accessory case main body. 10 …… Car accessory case, 12 …… Accessory body, 14 ……
Retainer, 22 …… Rotary shaft, 24 …… Guide, 35 …… Leaf spring, 34 …… Key groove, 38 …… Guide groove, 48 ……
Turnover spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An accessory case for an automobile, in which an accessory case main body for accommodating an accessory is opened and closed by being supported so as to be retractable from an opening of an attachment body, the groove being provided in the accessory case body and formed in the attachment body. A rotary shaft for rotatably supporting the accessory case main body to be attached to the attachment body by being moved in the radial direction into the attachment body; a guide for determining a closed position and an open position of the accessory case main body rotating about the rotation axis; Blocking means for projecting in the groove width reducing direction to a part of the long groove to prevent separation of the rotary shaft from the long groove, and one end rotatably supported by the mounting body and the other end provided on the accessory case body. An arm with a U-shaped notch into which a protrusion is inserted, and a small container closure in which one end is locked to the other end of the arm and the other end is locked to a mounting body and a closing position is determined by a guide. In this state, the arm is urged in the closing direction and the small object is The main body is urged in the closing direction to maintain the closed state, and when the small case main body is rotated a predetermined angle in the opening direction from the closed state of the small case, the arm is urged in the opening direction and the small case body is inserted through the protrusion. And a biasing means for maintaining the open state of the accessory case when the opening position is determined by the guide.