JPH10315837A - Opening/shutting box for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an opening/shutting box for vehicle, which gives a good sense of clicking in the shutting operation. SOLUTION: An ash tray 10 for an automobile is composed of an inner case 20 in a semi-cylindrical shape, an outer case 40 supported rotatably round a boss formed on the inner case 20, and a crush-out plate 60 made of metal supported by the inner case 20. The first rib 31 is formed on the periphery of the inner case 20 while a locking rib 46 is formed on the inside circumferential surface of the outer case 40. When the inner case 20 is shut completely, the first rib 31 contacts with the locking rib 46, and it will give a good sense of clicking. The lower through hole in the outer case is formed greater than the diameter of the boss provided on the inner case 20, so that displacement is made when the inner case is shut, and the first boss 31 on the inner case can get over the locking rib 46 of the outer case.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle opening / closing box used as an ashtray or accessory storage for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an ashtray for automobiles,
A rotary ashtray as shown in FIG. 10 is used. The prior art ashtray 110 includes a semi-cylindrical inner case 120, an outer case 140 rotatably supporting the inner case 120, and a metal eraser plate 160 supported by the inner case 120. . An upper through-hole 142 is formed on the upper surface of the outer case 140, and a lower through-hole (not shown) is formed on the lower surface facing the upper through-hole 142. A boss 162 is formed at the upper end of the padding plate 160, and the outer case 14
0 is inserted into the upper through hole 142. On the other hand, a boss (not shown) is provided on the lower surface on the inner case 120 side, and is fitted into the lower through hole of the outer case. As a result, the inner case 120 is
It is rotatably supported with respect to zero.

[0003]

Although the rotary ashtray shown in FIG. 10 has a simple structure with a small number of parts, it does not have a sense of moderation when opening and closing, and is particularly completely closed when the inner case is closed. It was difficult to understand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle opening / closing box having a sense of moderation when closed.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an outer case which is mounted on a vehicle and has an open front surface and a pair of opposed holes. An inner case provided with a boss inserted into one of the holes and rotatably supported about the hole of the outer case; and an inner case held by the inner case and inserted into the other hole of the outer case. A leaf spring having a boss, and a vehicle opening / closing box comprising: a convex portion formed on an inner periphery of the outer case; and when the inner case is closed, the convex portion of the outer case is climbed over. When the inner case is completely closed, a first convex portion is formed on the outer periphery of the inner case so as to come into contact with the convex portion, and the convex portion of the inner case is formed of the outer case. So as to be over the inner periphery of the convex portion of the over scan, the one or the other hole of said outer case,
It is a technical feature that the boss portion of the inner case or the boss portion of the leaf spring is formed larger than the diameter of the boss portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an outer case which is attached to a vehicle and has an open front surface and a pair of opposed holes, and is inserted into one of the holes of the outer case. A leaf spring having a boss portion that is rotatably supported around the hole of the outer case, and a boss portion that is held by the inner case and inserted into the other hole of the outer case. Wherein the inner case of the outer case is formed with a convex portion, and when the inner case is closed, the inner case is completely closed when the inner case is closed. A first convex portion is formed on the outer periphery of the inner case so as to come into contact with the convex portion, and the convex portion of the inner case is a convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case. As to overcome, in the one or the other hole of the outer casing, and technical features that the boss of the boss or the leaf spring of the inner case provided with a taper to allow deflection.

[0007] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In, when the inner case is completely opened,
A second boss portion and a third boss portion of the inner case are provided at positions where the convex portion of the outer case is sandwiched.

[0008] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3
In the above, the second boss portion of the inner case is formed so as to be able to get over the boss portion of the outer case, and the third boss portion of the inner case is not allowed to get over the boss portion of the outer case. It is a technical feature that it is formed.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first to fourth aspects, the plate spring is also used as an eraser plate.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the inner case is completely closed, the convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case comes into contact with the first convex portion of the inner case, so that a sense of moderation can be provided. it can. Here, since one or the other hole of the outer case is formed to be larger than the diameter of the boss of the inner case or the boss of the leaf spring, when the inner case is closed, the hole having the larger diameter is used. The inner case is displaced, and the first convex portion of the inner case can get over the convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the inner case is completely closed, the convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case comes into contact with the first convex portion of the inner case. it can. Here, since one or the other hole of the outer case is provided with a taper that allows the boss of the inner case or the boss of the leaf spring to be displaced, when the inner case is closed, The inner case is displaced, and the first convex portion of the inner case can get over the convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, when the inner case is completely opened, the second boss portion and the third boss portion of the inner case sandwich the convex portion of the outer case. When the case is opened, a sense of moderation can be provided.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the plate spring is also used as the bleeding plate, the vehicle open / close box can be constructed at a low cost.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An automobile ashtray according to a first embodiment in which a vehicular open / close box according to the present invention is applied to an ashtray will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an open state of an ashtray 10 for a vehicle according to a first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a closed state. The automobile ashtray 10 includes a semi-cylindrical inner case 20, an outer case 40 having an opening 40F and rotatably supporting the inner case 20, and a metal wiping plate 60 supported by the inner case 20. Be prepared. The inner case 20 and the outer case 40 are formed by injection-molding a thermosetting and hard resin such as phenol.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the outer case 40, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the inner case 20 and the pad 60, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the attachment of the ashtray for automobile 10 to the vehicle, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, an upper through hole 42 is formed in the upper surface 40a of the outer case 40, and a lower through hole 44 facing the upper through hole 42 is formed in the lower surface 40b. The lower through hole 44
Is formed with a groove 45 for facilitating the fitting of a boss of the inner case 20 described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, a boss portion 62 is formed at the upper end of the pad 60 attached to the inner case 20. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a boss 24 is provided on the lower surface 20b of the inner case 20.
That is, the boss portion 62 of the padding plate 60 is
The upper case 42 is inserted into the upper case 42, and the boss 24 of the inner case 20 is inserted into the lower case 44 of the outer case 40.
Is rotatably supported with respect to. Here, the diameter d2 of the lower through hole 44 of the outer case 40 is
The boss 44 is formed to be larger than the diameter d1 of the boss 44 by a certain degree, and is configured to be able to perform positioning at the open end and the closed end of the inner case 20 as described later.

The padding plate 60 for supporting the inner case 20 is formed in an L-shape as shown in FIG. 7, the boss 62 is formed at the upper end as described above, and the Urges in the clockwise direction in the figure, that is, the direction in which the boss portion 62 is pushed up. On the other hand, a portion below the bent portion 66 is bent in a U-shape. This pad 60
Is attached to the fitting portion 36 formed in the inner case 20 by inserting the bent portion in a U-shape. Incidentally, as shown in FIG.
A slit 64 for removing ash of the tobacco is formed in the upper surface of the.

As shown in FIG. 4, the inner case 20 comprises a front cover 28 formed in a substantially flat plate shape, a circumferential wall 30 and a bottom 34 formed on the bottom side of the wall 30. On the outer periphery of the standing wall 30, a first rib 31 in a semicylindrical shape,
The second rib 32 and the third rib 33 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inner peripheral surface 40c of the outer case 40 is
A locking rib 46 for locking the first, second and third ribs 32 and 33 is formed. A flexible protective member 52, such as urethane, is provided on an end surface 40 e of the inner peripheral surface 40 c of the outer case 40 and is in contact with the front cover 28 of the inner case 20. On the back side of the outer case 40, a box-shaped mounting portion 48 is formed. As shown in FIG. 6, the outer case 4
Through holes 50A, 50B, 50C for fixing 0 are formed.

Here, assembling of the ashtray 10 for a vehicle to a door trim of a vehicle will be described with reference to FIG. The door trim 80 has an opening 80 a for accommodating the automobile ashtray 10 and an L for fixing the automobile ashtray 10.
A support portion 80b having a letter shape is formed. The support section 80
A through hole 80c communicating with the through hole 50A of the outer case 40 is formed in b.

Prior to mounting the ashtray 10 for a vehicle, a U-shaped fastener 82 is assembled to the support portion 80b of the door trim 80. Then, the outer case 40 with the inner case 20 removed is removed from the door trim 8.
0 into the opening 80a. After that, the fastening screw 84 is inserted so that the through hole 50A of the outer case 40 and the through hole 80c of the door trim 80 communicate with each other, and the fastening screw 84 is engaged with the fastener 82. Thereby, the door trim 8 of the outer case 40 is
The installation to 0 is completed.

Subsequently, the inner case 20 is attached to the outer case 40. As shown in FIG. 1, with the boss portion 62 of the wiping plate 60 of the inner case 20 pressed down, the inner case 20 is
Then, the boss portion 62 of the padding plate 60 is inserted into the upper through hole 42 of the outer case 40, and the boss portion 24 of the inner case 20 is inserted into the outer case 40 as shown in FIG.
Into the lower through hole 44. Thus, the assembly of the inner case 20 is completed. When the ash accumulates in the inner case 20 and is cleaned, similarly,
0 is pushed down, the boss portion 62 of the padding plate 60 is pulled out from the upper through hole 42, and the inner case 20 is removed.

Next, the opening and closing of the ashtray 10 will be described with reference to FIG. When the automobile ashtray 10 is opened, the pressing support portion 28a of the front cover portion 28 of the inner case 20 shown in FIG. 2 is pressed. This allows the inner case 20 to be centered on the boss portion 62-the boss portion (see FIG. 7) 24.
The force is applied clockwise in FIG.
The first rib 31 formed on the outer periphery of the outer case 4
The inner case 20 starts to open, overcoming the locking ribs 46 formed on the inner periphery of the inner case 20. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 7, since the lower through hole 44 of the outer case 40 is formed larger than the boss portion 24 of the inner case 20, the inner case 20 is pressed against the locking rib 46. As a result, the first rib 31 gets over the locking rib 46 and the inner case 20 starts to open.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the inner case 20 is opened, and the second rib 32 crosses the locking rib 46 shortly before the inner case 20 is fully opened, and a clicking sound "click" is generated. The stop rib 46 and the third rib 33 come into contact with each other, and the inner case 20 is brought into a fully open state indicated by a dashed line in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, the second rib 32 is formed at a step (step from the outer peripheral surface 20c of the inner case 20) beyond the locking rib 46.
The third rib 33 is formed at a step that cannot exceed the locking rib 46. Further, in the fully opened state, the second rib 32 and the third rib 33 are arranged at positions where the locking rib 46 is sandwiched. Here, the third rib 33 is disposed at a position where the distance D3 is maintained between the front cover portion 28 of the inner case 20 and the left end portion 40d of the outer case 40 as shown in FIG. . Thereby, contact between the inner case 20 and the outer case 40 is prevented, so that the front cover 28 that is easily visible to the user is not damaged.

In this embodiment, when the inner case 20 is fully opened, a clicking sound is generated, and the second rib 32 and the third rib 33 hold the locking rib 46 to maintain the fully open state. . For this reason, a moderation feeling can be given when the inner case is opened. In addition, the click sound can indicate that the door is fully opened.

On the other hand, when the inner case 20 is rotated counterclockwise in the drawing to be fully closed,
6. The first rib 31 rides over the first rib 31 and a clicking sound is generated.
And the inner case 20 is brought into the fully closed state shown by the solid line in the figure and stopped. In this embodiment, in the fully closed state, the first rib 31 abuts the locking rib 46, and the right end 2 of the front lid 28 of the inner case 20 in the drawing.
8a is a state where the flexible protective member 52 is pressed. That is, the first rib 31 and the end 28a of the front lid 28
By holding the locking rib 46 and the protection member 52, the fully closed state is maintained.

In this embodiment, when the inner case 20 is fully closed, a clicking sound is generated, and the locking rib 46 and the protection member 52 are connected between the first rib 31 and the rear surface of the end of the front cover 28. By holding, the fully closed state is maintained. For this reason, a moderation feeling can be given when the inner case is opened. Further, it can be notified by the click sound that it is completely closed. Furthermore, since the first rib 31 and the end 28a of the front cover 28 sandwich the outer case 40 with the elastic protective member 52 interposed therebetween,
Even when vibration is applied during running of the vehicle, the inner case 20 does not rattle and does not generate abnormal noise.

In this embodiment, the above-described sense of moderation can be provided without increasing the number of parts from the conventional ashtray for a vehicle described above with reference to FIG. Further, when forming the inner case 20 having the bottom portion 34 as shown in FIG. 4, the mold is turned upward along the standing wall 30 (arrow G in the drawing).
The first, second, and third bosses 3
Since 1, 32, and 33 are formed vertically along the upright wall 30, processing is easy. Similarly, when the outer case 40 shown in FIG. 3 is formed into the outer case 40 having the opening 40F, the die is removed from the opening 40F along the arrow D in the drawing, but is provided in the opening. Since the locking ribs 46 are formed along the die removing direction G, the processing is easy.

Next, a second embodiment in which the vehicle opening / closing box according to the present invention is applied to an accessory case will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment described above, the upright wall 30 of the inner case 20 stands upright with respect to the bottom 34, but in the second embodiment, the upright wall 30 is formed to be inclined. Further, in the second embodiment, the diameter of the lower boss 24 of the inner case 20 and the diameter of the lower through hole 44 of the outer case 40 are substantially equal. However, the diameter (d2) of the upper through-hole 42 of the outer case 40 is adjusted to prevent the
The diameter of the boss 62 is larger than the diameter (d1) of the boss 62 by a predetermined amount. Thereby, similarly to the first embodiment, the locking rib of the outer case 40 (not shown) is
The first rib and the second rib are formed so as to be able to get over. This opening / closing operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Here, regarding the third embodiment of the present invention,
This will be described with reference to FIG. In the first and second embodiments described above, the hole 44 of the outer case 40 is formed to be larger than the diameter of the boss 44 of the inner case 20. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, one hole 44 of the outer case 40 is provided with a taper 44a that allows the boss portion 24 of the inner case 20 to be deflected.
Thereby, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments are obtained.

[0031]

As described above, according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the inner case is completely closed, the projection on the inner periphery of the outer case and the first projection on the inner case come into contact with each other. Because they are in contact with each other, a sense of moderation can be provided. In addition, a click sound indicates that the door has been completely closed.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, when the inner case is completely opened, the second boss portion and the third boss portion of the inner case sandwich the convex portion of the outer case. When opened, it can give a sense of moderation. In addition, it can be notified by clicking sound that it is completely opened.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the plate spring also serves as the eradicating plate, the vehicle open / close box can be constructed at a low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an opened state of a car ashtray according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the ashtray for a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an outer case.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an inner case and a padding plate.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the ashtray for automobile shown in FIG. 2 taken along the line AA.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing attachment of an automobile ashtray to a vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the ashtray for a vehicle shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle accessory case according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an automobile accessory case according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional ashtray for a vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 ashtray for automobile 20 inner case 24 boss portion 31 first rib (convex portion) 32 second rib (convex portion) 33 third rib (convex portion) 40 outer case 40c inner peripheral surface (inner periphery) 42 upper through hole ( Hole) 44 Lower through-hole (hole) 46 Locking rib (convex portion) 40F Opening 60 Flush plate 62 Boss

Claims (5)

[Claims] An outer case attached to a vehicle and having an open front surface and a pair of opposed holes; and a boss inserted into one of the holes of the outer case. An opening / closing box for a vehicle, comprising: an inner case rotatably supported around a hole; and a leaf spring having a boss held by the inner case and inserted into the other hole of the outer case, A convex portion is formed on an inner periphery of the outer case, and when the inner case is closed, the convex portion of the outer case is climbed over, and when the inner case is completely closed, the convex portion comes into contact with the convex portion. A first convex portion formed on the outer periphery of the inner case, and the outer case is formed so that the convex portion of the inner case can ride over the convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case. Wherein one or the other hole, the vehicle off box, characterized in that larger than the diameter of the boss portion of the boss or the leaf spring of the inner case of. 2. An outer case, which is mounted on a vehicle side and has an open front surface and a pair of opposed holes, and a boss portion inserted into one of the holes of the outer case. An opening / closing box for a vehicle, comprising: an inner case rotatably supported around a hole; and a leaf spring having a boss held by the inner case and inserted into the other hole of the outer case, A convex portion is formed on an inner periphery of the outer case, and when the inner case is closed, the convex portion of the outer case is climbed over, and when the inner case is completely closed, the convex portion comes into contact with the convex portion. A first convex portion formed on the outer periphery of the inner case, and the outer case is formed so that the convex portion of the inner case can ride over the convex portion on the inner periphery of the outer case. Of the the one or the other of the holes, a vehicle closing boxes, characterized in that a tapered bosses of the boss or the leaf spring to permit deflection of the inner case. A second boss portion and a third boss portion of the inner case are provided at a position where the convex portion of the outer case is sandwiched when the inner case is completely opened. The vehicle opening / closing box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The boss portion of the inner case is formed so as to be able to get over the boss portion of the outer case, and the third boss portion of the inner case is able to get over the boss portion of the outer case. The vehicle opening / closing box according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle opening / closing box is formed so as not to be provided. 5. The open / close box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the plate spring is also used as an eraser plate.