JPH11115636A - Glove box for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glove box for an automobile, which has a decorative surface high in stiffness, and permits housed items to be taken out with ease. SOLUTION: In a glove box for an automobile where the glove box having a decorative surface 4 is rotatably disposed in the inside of an opening part formed in an instrument panel 1, a locking device mounting recessed part 12 is provided for the decorative surface 4, and a step difference part 20 is formed in the decorative surface 4 at the lower part of the locking device mounting recessed part 12, and a plurality of ribs 24 are provided for the back face of the decorative surface 4 running from the locking device mounting recessed part 12 over to the step difference part 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile glove box. More specifically, the present invention relates to a glove box for an automobile, which is disposed in an opening of an instrument panel, has high design surface rigidity, and facilitates taking out of stored items.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An instrument panel is provided in the interior of an automobile in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat, and instruments are provided on the driver's seat side of the instrument panel, and instruments are provided on the passenger seat side. A glove box for storing small items and the like is provided. Usually, the glove box is rotatably disposed in an opening formed in the instrument panel, and is rotated outside the opening to allow small articles to be taken in and out.

As shown in FIG. 4, the conventional glove box 100 has a design surface 101 provided on the indoor side, that is, on the rear side of the vehicle, and extends to the front of the vehicle from both side ends on the back side of the design surface 101. Side surfaces 102 and 103 and the side surface 1
02 and 103 are integrally formed in a state where the upper side is opened by a surface 104 connecting the front ends. A locking device mounting recess 105 is provided above the design surface 101, and a locking device 107 is mounted on the mounting surface 106.
At the lower portion of the lock device mounting concave portion 105, a step portion 108 is formed substantially in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface 109 of the step portion 108 is
It projects more rearward than the vehicle 10.

[0004]

However, according to the above prior art, the design surface 101 of the glove box 100 for automobiles has low rigidity and is deformed during molding or thermally deformed with time. As shown in FIG. In particular, the locking device mounting recess 1
The lower end portion 112 of 05 has low rigidity, and there is a possibility that the lower end portion 112 may be bent and warped at this portion. In addition, when taking out items such as a booklet such as the owner's manual 113 stored inside the glove box 100, there is a problem that the device is caught in the locking device mounting recess 105 and is difficult to take out.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a glove box for an automobile which has high rigidity of a design surface and allows easy removal of stored items.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an opening is formed in an instrument panel of an automobile, and a glove box having a design surface on a rear side of the vehicle is formed in the opening. In a glove box for an automobile which is movably arranged and has a concave portion on the design surface, a rib is provided on the back surface of the design surface extending downward from the concave portion. Also, in the present invention, a step portion is provided below the concave portion of the design surface, the concave portion is a locking device mounting concave portion, and a plurality of the ribs are provided from the locking device mounting concave portion toward the step portion. It is in.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. An instrument panel 1 made of a synthetic resin as shown in FIG. 1 is disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat in the interior of an automobile. On the driver's seat side (right side in FIG. 1) of the instrument panel 1, instruments 2 such as a speedometer are equipped, and in the lower part on the passenger side (left side in FIG. 1), small items are stored. Glove box 3 is provided in an openable and closable state. The interior surface of the glove box 3, that is, the design surface 4 on the vehicle rear side is substantially flush with the surface of the instrument panel 1 and forms a part thereof. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

In this figure, a cylindrical steering support member 5 is provided along the vehicle width direction.
An air bag 7 is attached to the upper part of the air bag 7 via a bracket 6. Below the airbag 7, a glove box 3 having a substantially triangular cross section with an open upper portion is provided. The glove box 3 includes a design surface 4 provided on the rear side of the vehicle, side surfaces 8 a and 8 b extending forward from the both sides of the back surface of the design surface 4, and a side surface 8 a.
The upper surface is opened by the surface 9 connecting the front edges of the a and 8b. The side surfaces 8a and 8b have a substantially triangular shape. The width gradually decreases from the opening 10 toward the bottom, and the lower end 11 forms the vertex of the triangle. The side surfaces 8a and 8b are rotatably supported on the inner wall surface (not shown) of the opening of the instrument panel 1.

Furthermore, a locking device mounting recess 12 which is recessed in the front of the vehicle is provided above the design surface 4. The recess 12 has a mounting surface 13 substantially parallel to the design surface 4,
An upper surface (14) and a lower surface (15) connected to the mounting surface (13) are provided. A lock device 16 is provided on the mounting surface 13. The lock device 16 includes a rotatable handle 17.
And a locking portion 18 that rotates in conjunction with the handle 17. A striker 19 is fixed to the instrument panel 1 above the lock device 16.
The striker 19 is engaged with the locking portion 18 of the lock device 16 and holds the glove box 3 in a closed state. In addition, a step portion 20 is formed in the lower part of the lock device mounting recess 12 along the vehicle width direction. On the way from the lower part of the design surface 4 to the upper part, the stepped part 20 has an inclined surface 21 on which the inclination of the design surface 4 changes temporarily.
And a part including the vicinity thereof. That is, the step 20
The upper design surface 22 has a shape projecting rearward of the vehicle from the lower surface 23.

A substantially triangular rib 24 is formed integrally with the design surface 4 on the back side of the design surface 4 extending from the step portion 20 to the lower surface 15 of the lock device mounting recess 12. That is, the lower end 25 of the rib 24 coincides with the lower end of the inclined surface 21 of the step 20, and the upper end 26 of the rib 24 coincides with the corner of the mounting surface 13 and the lower surface 15 of the locking device mounting recess 12. I have. As shown in FIG. 3, the ribs 24 have a small width, and a plurality of the ribs 24 are provided at equal intervals over the entire width of the locking device mounting recess 12.

According to the above configuration, since the plurality of ribs 24 are provided on the back side of the design surface 4 of the glove box 3, the design surface 4, especially the mounting surface 13 and the lower surface 15 of the lock device mounting recess 12 are formed. The rigidity of the corners is improved, and deformation that has conventionally occurred during molding or the like can be suppressed. Also,
When the storage item 27 inside the glove box 3 is taken out, the storage item 27 does not get caught in the lock device mounting recess 12.

[0012]

As described above, according to the glove box for a vehicle according to the present invention, an opening is formed in an instrument panel of a vehicle, and a glove having a design surface on the vehicle rear side in the opening. The box is rotatably arranged, and in the automotive glove box provided with a concave portion on the design surface, a rib is provided on the back surface of the design surface extending downward from the concave portion, so that the rigidity of the design surface is improved and molding is performed. Deformation at the time and thermal deformation over time can be prevented. In addition, when taking out a stored item such as a booklet stored in the glove box, the rib serves as a guide to facilitate removal without being caught in the concave portion. Further, a step portion is provided below the concave portion of the design surface, the concave portion is a locking device mounting concave portion, and a plurality of the ribs are provided from the locking device mounting concave portion toward the step portion, so that the glove box is provided. Sinkage that occurs on the design surface of the vehicle can be minimized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel provided with a glove box according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional glove box.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Instrument 3 Glove box 4 Design surface 5 Steering support member 6 Bracket 7 Air bag 8a, 8b Side surface 9 Surface 10 Opening 11 Lower end 12 Locking device mounting recess 13 Mounting surface 14 Upper surface 15 Lower surface 16 Locking device REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 17 handle 18 locking portion 19 striker 20 stepped portion 21 inclined surface 22 upper surface of stepped portion 23 lower surface of stepped portion 24 rib 25 rib lower end 26 rib upper end 27

Claims (2)

[Claims] An opening is formed in an instrument panel of an automobile, and a glove box having a design surface is rotatably disposed in the opening at a rear side of the vehicle, and a concave portion is provided in the design surface. In automotive glove boxes,
A glove box for an automobile, wherein a rib is provided on a back surface of a design surface extending from the concave portion to a lower portion. 2. A step portion is provided below the concave portion of the design surface, the concave portion is a lock device mounting concave portion, and a plurality of ribs are provided from the lock device mounting concave portion toward the step portion. The glove box for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein: