JPH09226465A - Glove box structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase storage ability and facilitate an opening/closing operation. SOLUTION: In a grove box structure, a front face opening of a box 3 arranged in an instrument panel 1 is covered with a lid 4 which is rotated in the vertical direction by means of a hinge mechanism, and a striker 6 is arranged in the back face lower part of the lid 4. A locking means 7 engaged with the striker 6 is arranged on the instrument panel 1 side, while a dogleg type hinge lever 5 is used for the hinge mechanism supporting the lid 4 freely openably.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glove box structure capable of improving storage capacity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An instrument panel equipped with instruments is installed in front of a driver's seat in the interior of an automobile, and a so-called glove box is provided as a storage compartment on the passenger side of the instrument panel. Has been. This glove box is configured such that the opening of the box attached to the instrument panel is closed by a lid that opens and closes in the vertical direction. The lid is attached to the box by a hinge lever, and the lid is held in an open state by an elastic force of a wire spring or the like attached to the hinge lever or the like.

In such a conventional glove box, the lid locking means for covering the front surface of the box is arranged on the rear surface of the lid.

[0004]

As described above, in the glove box which has been generally used in the past, since the locking means of the lid is arranged on the back surface of the lid, the glove box is largely stretched on the back side of the lid and the inside of the box is closed. Was supposed to significantly reduce the capacity of. Further, since the locking means is provided on the back side of the lid, the weight of the lid becomes large and it is heavy when opening and closing the lid.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide a glove box structure which can improve the storage capacity and can be easily opened and closed.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a glove box structure in which a front opening of a box provided on an instrument panel is covered with a lid that rotates in a vertical direction by a hinge mechanism. In the above, a dog leg type hinge lever is used for a hinge mechanism that provides a striker on the lower rear surface of the lid, provides locking means for engaging the striker on the instrument panel side, and supports the lid openably and closably. It is in.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a glove box structure of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a glove box, and FIG. 3 is a striker for the glove box. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 and showing the locking means, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a hinge mechanism of the lid, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the hinge portion of FIG. 3 in an enlarged manner.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel, and a glove box 2 is provided as a storage compartment on the passenger side of the instrument panel 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the glove box 2 is composed of a box 3 mounted on the instrument panel 1 and a lid 4 covering a front opening of the box 3. The lid 4 is rotatably provided in the vertical direction via a dog-leg type hinge lever 5 mounted between the box 3 and the upper end of the back surface as a hinge mechanism.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lid 4 is provided with a striker 6 at the lower end 4a of the back surface.
The striker 6 is engaged with the lock means 7 provided on the lower side of the box 3 to fix the lid 4. An opening 3b is formed on the lower surface side of the box 3, and the striker 6 is engaged with the locking means 7 through the opening 3b. The lock means 7 is mounted on the box 3 so as to be slidable forward and backward as seen from the arrow in FIG. 2, and is biased forward (backward of the vehicle body) via a spring (not shown). This locking means 7 is provided with an L-shaped locking portion 8 on its upper surface, and when the lid 4 is closed, this locking portion 8 engages with the striker 6 of the lid 4 to lock the lid 4. It locks. Further, by pushing the push portion 9 provided on the front portion of the locking means 7, the engagement of the locking portion 8 from the striker 6 of the lid 4 is released, and the lid 4 is opened.

The hinge mechanism of the lid will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Hinge lever 5 for supporting the lid 4
Is a dog-leg type that is curved in a U shape. As shown in FIG. 4, one end 5a is attached to the upper end 4b on the back surface of the lid 4 via a screw 10, and the other end 5b is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, it is inserted into the back surface of the instrument panel 1 through the top opening 3a in the box 3 and is rotatably supported by the support member 11 (see FIG. 4) mounted on the back surface of the instrument panel 1. ing. This support member 11
Is fixed to a boss portion (not shown) provided on the back surface of the instrument panel 1 through a screw 12 from a mounting hole 11a formed in the plate surface of the support member 11.
An opening 13 is formed in the center of the support member 11, and the upper end of the opening 13 has the engaging portion 1 facing downward.
4 is projected.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) brackets projectingly provided on the front surface of the support member 11, and a torsion bar 16 is rotatably supported in a hole 15a formed in the bracket 15. . Both ends of the torsion bar 16 are inserted into the mounting holes 5c of the hinge lever 5,
Supports the hinge lever 5 and has a central U-shaped portion 1
7 is engaged with the engaging portion 14 of the support member 11 to restrict clockwise rotation as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, a step portion 18 is formed on the support member 11.
Is provided, and the torsion bar 1 is attached to the step portion 18.
A leaf spring 19 that engages the U-shaped portion 17 of 6 is attached. The leaf spring 19 has an upper end screwed to the step portion 18 via a rivet 20 and the like, and an R-shaped stopper 21 provided in front of the lower end portion of the torsion bar 1
The U-shaped portion 17 of 6 is engaged and held. The stopper 21 engages the U-shaped portion 17 of the torsion bar 16 to regulate the counterclockwise rotation of the torsion bar 16 as shown in FIG. 5, and holds the lid 4 in the open state. is there.

Next, the operation of the glove box structure of the present invention will be described. When the lid 4 of the glove box 2 is closed, the U-shaped portion 17 of the torsion bar 16 is engaged with the engaging portion 14 of the support member 11, and the clockwise rotation is restricted. Thus, when the lid 4 is closed, the spring force of the torsion bar 16 acts in the direction to open the lid 4. Then, when the lid 4 of the glove box 2 is opened, when the push portion 9 provided on the front portion of the locking means 7 is pushed, the locking portion 8 moves backward and the striker 6 of the lid 4 moves to the locking portion 8. The engagement is released. Thus, the spring force of the torsion bar 16 acts to float the lid 4 by about 20 to 30 mm. Next, when the lid 4 is held and opened by a hand, the U-shaped portion 17 of the torsion bar 16 simultaneously rotates with the rotation of the lid 4. When the lid 4 is fully opened, the U-shaped portion 17 of the torsion bar 16 engages with the stopper 21 of the leaf spring 19 and is fixed.

When the lid 4 is closed, the lid 4 is pushed down and the U-shaped portion 17 of the torsion bar 16 is pushed.
Comes out of the stopper 21 of the leaf spring 19 and rotates together with the lid 4. When the U-shaped portion 17 hits the rear surface of the engaging portion 14 and its rotation is restricted, the striker 6 of the lid 4 engages with the locking portion 8 in a state where the spring force acts. Thus, the lid 4 is closed with the spring force applied.

According to the above embodiment, since the locking means 7 is provided on the instrument panel 1 side, the space on the back surface of the lid 4 can be enlarged. Therefore, since the capacity of the box 3 is not limited, the storage capacity can be improved. Further, since the weight of the lid 4 can be reduced, the opening / closing operation can be easily performed.

[0016]

As described above, according to the glove box structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. The glove box structure according to claim 1, wherein a front opening of a box provided on the instrument panel is covered with a lid that rotates in a vertical direction by a hinge mechanism. In the glove box structure, a striker is provided below a rear surface of the lid. Since a dog-leg type hinge lever is used for the hinge mechanism for supporting the lid in an openable and closable manner by providing the locking means for engaging with the instrument panel side, the space on the rear surface of the lid can be enlarged. Therefore, the capacity of the box is not limited, and the storage capacity can be improved. Further, since the weight of the lid can be reduced, the opening / closing operation can be easily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel of an automobile.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a glove box provided on an instrument panel.

FIG. 1 shows a glove box structure according to the present invention.
3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a hinge mechanism of the lid.

5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 instrument panel 2 glove box 3 box 4 lid 5 hinge lever 6 striker 7 locking means 8 locking part 9 push part 10 screw 11 support member 12 screw 13 opening 14 engaging part 15 bracket 16 torsion bar 17 U-shaped part 18 step 19 leaf spring 20 rivet 21 stopper

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a glove box structure in which a front opening of a box provided in an instrument panel is covered with a lid that rotates in a vertical direction by a hinge mechanism, a striker is provided at a lower portion of the back surface of the lid, and the striker is provided. A glove box structure characterized in that a dog leg type hinge lever is used for a hinge mechanism for supporting the lid so as to be openable and closable by providing a locking means for engaging with the instrument panel side.