JPH0825420B2 - Glove box opening and closing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glove box opening / closing device provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle such as an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A structure for opening and closing a glove box of an automobile of this type is known, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-75152. This conventional glove box is provided so that the glove box can be moved back and forth in the opening and closing direction from the space that accommodates the glove box of the vehicle instrument panel, and the glove box can be opened and closed by rotating the rack and the gear meshing with the rack. A drive motor is provided, the gear is rotated by the drive of this motor to move the rack, and the movement of this rack advances and retracts the glove box so that it can be opened and closed. The structure is such that it is horizontally rotated by a horizontal drive motor.

[0003]

In the glove box having the above-mentioned conventional structure, the glove box is opened and closed through the meshing between the rack and the gears by the opening / closing direction drive motor, so that it is necessary to open and close the glove box when a failure occurs. In this case, since the rack and the gear are meshed with each other, it is almost impossible to open and close them manually, and if you try to open or close them forcibly, the rack and gears will be damaged by excessive force. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. The glove box can be automatically opened and closed by a belt driven by an electric motor, and when a failure occurs, an excessive force is applied to the drive mechanism. (EN) Provided is a glove box opening / closing device capable of easily opening and closing the glove box without manual operation.

[0005]

A glove box opening / closing device of the present invention is a glove box, a fixed frame body disposed in a storage space for storing the glove box, and the fixed frame body having the glove box of the glove box. A support body that is movable back and forth in the opening and closing direction, a pair of pulleys that are axially supported by the fixed frame body while being separated from each other in the opening and closing direction of the glove box, a belt suspended between the pulleys, and one of the pulleys. Drive means for moving the support body in the moving direction of the glove box by driving the belt, and the rear part of the glove box is rotatable to the rear part of the support body. The glove box is rotatably supported and movably supported on the fixed frame body.

[0006]

In the glove box opening / closing device of the present invention, when the electric motor of the driving means is driven when the glove box is pulled out, the support is moved toward the front side in the opening direction of the glove box by driving the belt. The glove box pivotally attached to is fixedly supported by the fixed frame body and moved in the opening direction together with the support body to open the glove box. Also, when closing the glove box,
By driving the driving means in the opposite direction, the belt retracts the support, and the support retracts the glove box and closes the glove box. In addition, when a failure occurs or the like, when a force is applied to the glove box in the pull-out direction by manual operation, the glove box is moved in the opening direction and opened while moving the support in the pull-out direction. Further, when closing the glove box, pressing the glove box in the closing direction causes the glove box to be closed while retracting the support.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of an embodiment of a glove box opening / closing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a storage space for storing a glove box 1 that opens into the vehicle compartment is formed in an instrument panel that is disposed so as to face a front seat of the vehicle compartment of the automobile. A substantially rectangular fixed frame body 2 disposed in the upper part of the storage space is fixed to an instrument panel by a bracket 3 provided at a front portion and brackets 4 provided at both side portions, and fixed to the fixed frame body 2. Drive means 5 is provided.
The drive means 5 includes a forward / reverse drive electric motor 7 which is attached to a mounting plate 6 attached to the center of the front side of the fixed frame 2, a forward / reverse drive electric motor 7, a pulley 8 provided on a drive shaft of the electric motor 7, and this pulley. 8 and a pulley 10 which is paired with the fixed frame 2 and which is axially supported by a mounting plate 9 mounted on the rear center of the fixed frame 2, and a belt 11 which is tensioned and suspended.

Guide shafts 14 are axially supported on the left and right sides of the fixed frame 2 in the front-rear direction, and the upper ends of the support arms 16 of the supports 15 are attached to the left and right guide shafts 14, respectively. 1 is slidably fitted in the front-rear direction which is the opening / closing direction, and the left and right support arms 16 are connected by a connecting plate 17. The connecting plate 17 is the belt 11
Is fastened to. The left and right support arms 16 are rotatably supported on the upper rear side of the glove box 1.

Further, downwardly projecting plate portions 18 are fixed to the rear portions on both sides of the fixed frame body 2, and the lower rear portion of the glove box 1 is pivotally attached to the lower end portion of the projecting plate portions 18 via links 19. Has been done.

Further, limit switches 20 and 21 which are actuated by the support body 15 and stop the electric motor 7 are attached to the front and rear portions of the fixed frame body 2.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When opening the glove box 1 from the closed state of the glove box 1 shown in FIG. 1, when a switch (not shown) is closed to drive the electric motor 7, the pulley 8 is rotated and the belt 11 suspended around the pulleys 8 and 10 is rotated. Is driven, and the connecting plate 17 of the support 15 is moved to the front side. As the support arm 16 moves forward, the glove box 1 pivotally attached to the support arm 16 is moved forward, and the glove box 1 is pivotally attached to the projecting plate portion 18 of the fixed frame body 2 via a link 19. Glove box 1 pivotally attached to support 15
As it moves forward, it is rotated downward about the pivotal portion of the support arm 16, and the upper opening of the glove box 1 is fully opened. At this time, the support body 15 activates the limit switch 21, and the electric motor 7 is stopped.

Thus, the glove box 1 is a support
At the beginning of the opening operation together with 15, while moving in a substantially horizontal manner, the rear upper part is centered and the rear side is pivoted so as to be lifted upward and tilted to the front side. The front part of the glove box 1 does not hit the knee.

When the glove box 1 is closed and a switch (not shown) is closed, the electric motor 7 is driven in the opposite direction to the front, and the belt 11 is driven in the opposite direction.
Glove box 1 pivotally attached to support arm 16 of support 15
Along with this, the glove box 1 pivotally attached to the link 19 is moved in the closing direction while being returned and rotated from the inclined state to the substantially horizontal state, and the glove box 1 is stored in the storage space and is in the closed state. In this state, the support arm 16 operates the switch 21 and the electric motor 7 is stopped.

When the glove box 1 is opened from the position shown in FIG. 1, when the handle portion formed on the front surface of the glove box 1 is grasped and pulled forward, the support 15 pivotally attached to the glove box 1 is removed. While pulling, the belt 11 slips idle, or the electric motor 7 spins idle, and the glove box 1
Is moved forward while being rotated by the link 19, and the upper surface of the glove box 1 is opened.

Further, when closing the glove box 1 from the opened state, when the glove box 1 is pushed in, the glove box 1 is closed while being rotated by the link 19 while retracting the support 15.

Next, the configuration of another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described.

In this embodiment, in the construction of the above embodiment, the glove box 1 is fixed to the fixed frame member 2 via the link 19.
Instead of the structure pivotally attached to each of the mounting frames, mounting arms 30 project from the upper portions of both front sides of the fixed frame body 2.
A guide member 33 is formed on each side of the glove box 1 in which a guide roller 31 is rotatably supported on each of the 30 and guide grooves 32 for engaging the guide roller 31 are formed in the front-rear direction which is the opening and closing direction of the glove box 1. It is attached. At the rear of the guide groove 32 of the guide member 33, an inclined guide portion 34 that is inclined upward is formed.

Further, a downward locking step portion 36 is formed at the lower end of each of the projecting plate portions 18 on both sides of the fixed frame body 2.

Further, stopper pins 37 are formed on both sides of the glove box 1 to be engaged with the locking step portions 36 of the projecting plate portion 18 when the glove box 1 is opened.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When opening the glove box 1 from the closed state of the glove box 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when a switch (not shown) is closed to drive the electric motor 7, the belt 11 drives the connecting plate 17 of the support 15 to move. Move to the front side, support arm
The glove box 1 pivotally attached to 16 is supported at its front portion by a guide roller 31 engaged with a guide groove 32 of a guide member 33, is held in a substantially horizontal state, and is moved in the opening direction. As the glove box 1 moves forward, the guide groove 32 is engaged with the inclined guide portion 34 that is inclined upward, and the front side of the glove box 1 is rotated downward around the pivotal support portion with the support arm 16. While moving, the upper opening of the glove box 1 is fully opened.

Thus, the glove box 1 is a support
At the beginning of the opening operation together with 15, while moving in a substantially horizontal manner, the rear upper part is centered and the rear side is pivoted so as to be lifted upward and tilted to the front side. The front part of the glove box 1 does not hit the knee.

When the glove box 1 is closed, if a switch (not shown) is closed, the electric motor 7 is driven in the opposite direction, the support 11 is moved backward by the driving of the belt 11, and the connecting plate 17 is moved. The glove box 1 pivotally attached to the support arm 16 is moved rearward, and the glove box 1 is supported by the guide roller 31 engaged with the guide groove 32, is held in a substantially horizontal state from the inclined state, and is moved in the closing direction. .

In the glove box 1, the front side of the glove box 1 is raised upward by the engagement of the guide groove 31 with the guide groove 32 as the support 15 moves backward.
The glove compartment 1 is housed in the housing space and is in a closed state while being moved while being rotated about the shaft supporting portion.

Further, when the glove box 1 is opened from the position shown in FIG. 2, when the handle formed on the front surface of the glove box 1 is grasped and pulled forward, the glove box 1 pulls the support 15 forward. , Slip belt 11
Alternatively, the electric motor 7 is made to idle and the glove box 1 is rotated downward around the support body 15 toward the front side by the guide groove 32 engaged with the guide roller 31.
Has an upper surface opened. At this time, the stopper pin 37 of the glove box 1 is engaged with the lower end locking step 36 of the projecting plate portion 18, and the glove box 1 is held in the open state.

Further, when the glove box 1 is closed from this open state, when the glove box 1 is pushed in, the glove box 1 is rotated around the pivotal portion while retracting the support arm 16 and is held in the closed state. To be done.

The guide member 33 may be formed integrally with the glove box 1 or may be formed separately and attached.

Further, in the above embodiment, the glove box 1 is provided with the guide member 33 having the guide groove 32, and the guide roller 31 is pivotally supported on the fixed frame body 2. However, the structure is not limited to this. Alternatively, the guide member 33 may be provided on the fixed frame body 2 and the guide roller 31 may be pivotally supported on the glove box 1. In this structure, the guide groove 32 of the guide member 33 is an inclined guide portion whose front side is inclined downward.

[0029]

According to the present invention, when pulling out the glove box, the support arm of the support is moved toward the opening direction of the glove box by driving the electric motor of the drive means, and the rear part is pivotally attached to the support arm. The gloved box can be moved in the opening direction to be opened, and when closing the gloved box, the support is retracted by driving the belt of the driving means in the opposite direction and retracted by the support. The glove compartment can be closed and closed by retracting with the glove compartment. In addition, the glove box can be opened manually by rotating it in the opening direction, and the glove box can be closed by rotating it in the closing direction. Alternatively, a person sitting in the passenger seat of an automobile can manually open and close the glove box without difficulty. Further, since the driving means for opening and closing the glove box is composed of a belt driven by an electric motor, there is no meshing structure such as gears and the structure is simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an opening / closing device for a glove box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a glove box opening / closing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the driving means of the same glove box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glove box 2 Fixed frame 5 Driving means 7 Electric motor of driving means 5 and 10 Pulley of driving means 5 11 Belt of driving means 5 Support

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A glove box, a fixed frame body arranged in a storage space for housing the glove box, a support body provided on the fixed frame body so as to be movable back and forth in the opening and closing direction of the glove box, A pair of pulleys, which are axially supported by the fixed frame body in the opening / closing direction of the glove box, are axially supported, a belt suspended between the pulleys, and an electric motor for driving the one pulley. Drive means for moving the support body in the moving direction of the glove box, the rear part of the glove box is rotatably supported on the rear part of the support body, and the glove box is moved to the fixed frame body. A glove box opening and closing device characterized by being supported as much as possible.