JPH10244865A - Housing device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a housing box from obstructing a cargo room and the like, to facilitate loading/unloading of an object to/from the housing box in a driver room, the to obscure existence of the housing box so as to improve security against a burglar. SOLUTION: In a housing device used for a vehicle in which a driver room is independently divided from a cargo room side by means of a back panel 20, an opening part serving as an inlet port A1 is arranged in the upper part while an opening part serving as an outlet port A2 is arranged in the lower part respectively in the back panel 20. In the back panel 20, a housing box 50 whose inside is communicated with the respective opening parts is fixed on the outside face of the driver room.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device such as a safe in a vehicle such as a freight vehicle in which a cab (cabin) is independent of a cargo room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vehicles for the purpose of transporting cargo and cash collected from a vending machine, such as a truck for transporting bottling or canning of soft drinks and the like to a vending machine, include cash. Some are equipped with a safe for storing This safe is generally designed independently of the vehicle and is mounted on a deck in the cargo hold. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 207827, there is a technique in which a storage box (safe) is configured using a space on the lower surface of a floor in a cab.

[0003]

As described above, in a vehicle equipped with a safe on the deck of a cargo hold, as described above, the safe not only impedes the space for storing cargo, but also causes cash and the like to be transferred to and from the safe. Between the driver's seat and the cargo hold. Since the existence of a safe is relatively easy to notice, it is necessary to take some anti-theft measures. On the other hand, in the technology disclosed in the above publication, although the above-mentioned problem is solved to some extent, the use of the storage box requires that the seat in the operator's cab be flipped up, and the storage box is frequently used. Not suitable for use.

An object of the present invention is to prevent a storage box from being obstructed in a cargo compartment or the like, and to enable the loading and unloading of articles into and from the storage box in a cab. The purpose is to increase the security against theft by making the presence of the box invisible.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sufficient safety measure against theft of cash or the like even when the storage box is used as a safe or the like.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A storage device used for a vehicle in which a driver's cab is independent of a cargo compartment side by a back panel, wherein an opening serving as an input port at an upper position of the back panel and an outlet at a lower position. An opening is provided in each case, and a storage box in which the inside communicates with each of the openings is fixed to an outer surface of the cab of the back panel.

According to the present invention, the dead space between the operator's cab and the cargo compartment can be effectively used as an arrangement space for the storage box, and this storage box impedes the effective space in the cargo compartment and the like. Is avoided. In addition, the loading and unloading of articles into and from the storage box can be easily performed without the need to flip up the seats in the cab. Since the storage box is hardly noticeable, the storage box also has excellent security against theft of articles stored therein.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicular storage device according to the first aspect, wherein each opening of the back panel is provided with a lid that can be individually opened and closed from the cab side. A cover having an opening serving as an input port is located inside the storage box, and a plate positioned so as to prevent insertion of a hand from the input port into the storage box when the lid is opened. The lid of the opening serving as the outlet is provided with a lock mechanism capable of locking the lid in a closed state.

In this case, the opening of the opening serving as the inlet is prevented from being inserted into the storage box by the plate even if the cover is opened, and the opening serving as the outlet is provided with the cover. Can be locked in the closed state by the lock mechanism, so that even if this storage box is used as a safe for storing cash and other valuables, theft prevention measures are sufficient.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle storage device according to the first aspect, an opening serving as an input port of the back panel uses an opening for a rear window of a driver's cab. It is characterized by. By utilizing the existing structure of the back panel as described above, it is possible to reduce the design change of the vehicle for forming the storage device.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a part of an ultra-low-floor cabin type truck. This type of vehicle has a good cab-in-and-out property because the driver's cab (cabin) 10 is arranged low on the front side of the engine 16 and the front wheels 18 and is suitable for a vehicle with a high frequent getting on and off. In general, in a freight vehicle, the cab 10 is independent of a freight compartment 14 without being limited to an ultra-low-floor cabin type vehicle. In the present embodiment, the storage device A is provided in a space between the cab 10 and the cargo compartment 14.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the storage device A, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the storage device A in an exploded manner. As is apparent from these drawings, the back panel 20 of the cab 10 has openings 24 and 26 at upper and lower positions, respectively. The opening 24 at the upper position utilizes the opening by removing the glass plate of the rear window of the cab 10.
The opening 24 at the upper position is the input port A1 of the storage device A, and the opening 26 at the lower position is the outlet A of the storage device A.
It is to become 2.

The back surface of the back panel 20 (the cab 10
A box panel 30 is fixed to the periphery of the opening 24 serving as the input port A1 with bolts. Between the box panel 30 and the back panel 20, a sealing material (not shown) that is continuous in the peripheral direction of the opening 24 is interposed. The box panel 30 has an opening 32 having an area slightly smaller than the opening 24 of the back panel 20.
In addition, the box panel 30 has a cover 3 whose opening 32 is openable and closable from the operator cab 10 side.
4 are provided. The structure of the lid 34 will be described later.

On the other hand, a support 44 in the form of a square sleeve is inserted from the rear side of the back panel 20 into the opening 26 of the back panel 20 serving as the outlet A2, and is fixed to both sides of the support 44. Bracket 4
4a is bolted to the back panel 20. The opening end of the support 44 is located on the driver's cab 10 side through the opening 26 of the back panel 20,
There is provided a lid 46 which can be opened and closed from the cab 10 side. The structure of the lid 46 will also be described later.

A storage box 50 is attached to the back panel 20 from the rear side, that is, from the outside of the cab 10. This storage box 50 is
Other than the openings 52 and 53 provided at the upper position and the lower position of the assembling surface with respect to, a box shape is entirely closed. As is apparent from FIG. 4 in which the storage box 50 is shown in an enlarged perspective view, the outer peripheral portion of the opening 52 at the upper position has a joint 5 projecting toward the back panel 20.
4 are formed. The joint 54 is bolted around the opening 24 in the back panel 20 with the box panel 30 interposed therebetween.

Further, a pair of brackets 56 are provided on both left and right sides of the mounting surface of the storage box 50 so as to protrude toward the back panel 20, and these brackets 56 are directly attached to the back panel 20. It is bolted. A seal member (not shown) is interposed between the periphery of the opening 53 at the lower position in the storage box 50 and the flanges 44b formed on the outer circumferences of the support 44 on the left and right sides and the upper side of the rear end. The bracket 44c formed on the lower edge of the rear end of the support 44 and the storage box 50
Is bolted to the mounting surface.

Further, a bracket 57 provided on the upper edge of the opening 53 at a lower position in the storage box 50 is bolted to the inside of the upper surface of the support 44 and at the lower portion of the storage box 50, The bracket 58 provided so as to protrude to the side is bolted to the frame back 22 shown in FIGS. The opening 52 at the upper position in the storage box 50 is held in a state of communicating with the opening 24 of the back panel 20 through the opening 32 of the box panel 30, thereby forming the input port A1 of the storage device A. . The opening 53 in the lower position of the storage box 50 communicates with the support 44 assembled to the opening 26 of the back panel 20 to form an outlet A2 of the storage device A.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the cover 34 of the charging port A1 as viewed from the rear side. As is clear from this drawing, a pair of left and right hinges 36 are fixed to the lower edge of the front side (inside the cab 10) of the lid 34, and these hinges 36 are attached to the box panel 30. It is bolted to the lower edge of the opening 32 from the cab 10 side. Further, a handle 38 for opening and closing operation is fixed to the front surface of the lid 34, and a protector (not shown) for protecting an operator's hand from an edge thereof is provided on the outer periphery of the lid 34.

A plate 40 projecting obliquely downward and rearward from the lower edge of the lid 34 is fixed to the rear side of the lid 34 by welding or the like. Both edges of the plate 40 and the lid 34 are connected to each other by a reinforcing member 42 fixed to each other by welding or the like. Therefore, the plate 40 rotates together with the lid 34 by opening and closing the lid 34. The lid 34
2 and 3 are held in a closed state by the attraction force of a magnet 59 provided inside the joint portion 54 in the storage box 50 as shown in FIGS.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the lid 46 of the outlet A2. The lid 46 has a shape in which the left and right edges and the upper edge are bent to the rear side, and a pair of left and right hinges 47 is fixed to the rear surface of the lower edge while being open. I have. These hinges 47 are bolted to the lower surface of the front end of the support 44.

The cover 46 has a front side (the cab 10).
A lock mechanism 4 capable of locking or releasing the lid 46 in a closed state by a key operation from the inside of the
8 and a knob 49 for opening and closing operation is attached to the front surface of the lid 46. A protector (not shown) for protecting the operator's hand from these edges is provided on each of the entire periphery of the front end of the support 44 and the bent portion of the lid 46.

Next, the procedure for assembling the storage device A will be described. First, the box panel 30 is fixed to the periphery of the opening 24 on the rear surface of the back panel 20 by bolting as described above. Thereafter, both hinges 36 of the cover 34 are bolted to the lower edge of the opening 32 in the box panel 30. At the same time, the support 44 is inserted into the opening 26 of the back panel 20 and fixed to the back panel 20 as described above, and both hinges of the lid 46 are provided on the lower surface of the front end of the support 44. 47 are bolted respectively.

Next, the storage box 50 is assembled to the rear surface of the box panel 30, and each part of the storage box 50 is bolted to the back panel 20, the frame back 22, and the support 44 as described above. At this time, when the lid 34 is closed, the storage box 50 interferes with the plate 40 and the reinforcing member 42. Therefore, the lid 34 is opened as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. Also, care is taken so that the reinforcing member 42 passes through the opening 52 of the storage box 50 and is located inside the storage box 50. The cover 46 may be assembled to the support 44 after the storage box 50 is assembled.

As for the use of the storage device A, the cover 34 of the charging port A1 is provided inside the cab 10.
By pulling it toward you, this opening A1 is opened. At this time, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. 2, the plate 40 of the lid 34 is positioned so as to prevent a hand from being inserted into the storage box 50 from the input port A1. Then, when cash or the like is thrown in from the slot A1, it is once received by the plate 40, but falls into the storage box 50 by closing the lid 34.

When cash or the like stored in the storage box 50 is to be taken out, the lock of the lock mechanism 48 provided on the lid 46 of the take-out opening A2 is released by a key operation inside the cab 10. Later, this lid 4
Pull 6 open toward you. Thereby, cash or the like in the storage box 50 is taken out from the opening A2 opened.

As described above, the storage device A effectively utilizes the dead space between the operator's cab 10 such as a truck and the cargo compartment 14 as a space for arranging the storage box 50. The storage and removal of the storage device can be easily performed without performing an extra operation such as flipping a seat inside the cab 10. Although the lid 34 of the input port A1 can be freely opened, the hand cannot be inserted into the storage box 50 from the input port A1 and the lid 46 of the output port A2 has a lock mechanism 48. Therefore, when the storage box 50 is used as a safe for storing valuables such as cash, the security against theft of valuables is excellent.

In this embodiment, a vehicle in which the operator's cab 10 and the cargo compartment 14 are divided has been described. However, the operator's cab 10 and the cargo compartment 14 are integrated with each other, and the space between each other is simply set. It goes without saying that the storage device A of the present invention can also be applied to a vehicle of a type partitioned by a partition wall. However, in this case, the storage box 50 is disposed so as to protrude from the inner wall surface of the cargo compartment 14, but there is less sacrifice in the cargo storage space as compared with the case where the storage box 50 is disposed on a deck.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a part of an ultra-low-floor cabin type truck.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a storage device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the storage device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a storage box.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lid of the charging port as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a cover of an outlet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Storage device A1 Input port A2 Take-out port 10 Operator cab 14 Cargo compartment 20 Back panel 24,26 Opening 34 Lid 40 Plate 46 Lid 48 Lock mechanism 50 Storage box

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] October 22, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Fig. 1

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle of a type in which a driver's cab is independent of a cargo compartment by a back panel, wherein an opening serving as an input port is provided at an upper position of the back panel, and an outlet is provided at a lower position. And a storage box having an interior communicating with each of the openings is fixed to an outer surface of the driver's cab in the back panel. . 2. The storage device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each of the openings of the back panel is provided with a lid that can be individually opened and closed from the driver's cab side, and serves as an opening. The cover body is provided with a plate which is located inside the storage box, and which prevents a hand from being inserted into the storage box from the input port in a state where the cover body is opened. A storage device for a vehicle, characterized in that the lid of the opening is provided with a lock mechanism capable of locking the lid in a closed state. 3. The vehicular storage device according to claim 1, wherein the opening serving as the input port of the back panel uses an opening for a rear window of a driver's cab. Storage device.