JPH11192893A - Article container structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive things which slide into an instrument panel from above the instrument panel inside a box main body. SOLUTION: An article container structure comprises a box body 12 fitted into an article container mounting hole 13 formed in an instrument panel 11, and a spring-up type lid 16 opening/closing an extractable port 14 formed in a front face of the box body 12. In this case, an opening 17 cut out so as to be released from the spring-up lid 16 and having a rear opening periphery 17A provided more rearward than a rear periphery 16A of the lid 16 is formed on an upper surface of the box body 12, and a cover 19 arranged between a hole periphery of the article container mounting hole 13 provided in the instrument panel 11 and the opening periphery 17A in provided on the opening 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage compartment for a vehicle having a lid attached to an instrument panel installed in an automobile, and more particularly to a storage compartment for a vehicle,
The present invention relates to a vehicle storage structure that can prevent small items such as coins from falling into an instrument panel and the inside thereof through a gap formed between the instrument panel and the instrument panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various accessory storage structures such as a console box provided on an instrument panel installed in an automobile. Among them, a box is operated by rotating a lid (lid). There is known a lid-lifting accessory case that can open and close an entrance of a vehicle.

However, in a console box structure having such a flip-up lid, as shown in FIG. 4, a box body 3 is mounted on a box mounting hole 2 formed in an instrument panel 1. A pivotable lid 4 is pivotally supported at a front opening formed in the box body 3 so as to be rotatable. The lid 4 is centered on a pivot point P. 4, the mouth of the box body 3 is opened by turning counterclockwise, and the mouth of the box body 3 is closed by turning the lid 4 clockwise.

[0004]

However, in the case of such a storage case, since the lid 4 must be rotatable in the direction of jumping about the pivot point P, the lid 4 is required. 4, when the box body 3 is opened, a gap S is generated between the surface of the lid 4 and the edge of the box mounting hole 2 provided in the instrument panel.
Further, the front edge of the lid 4 has an eave-like shape, and projects forward.

[0005] Due to the formation of such a gap S, for example, if a small object 5 such as a coin or a card is inadvertently placed on the instrument panel 1, the small object 5 causes vibration or acceleration of the vehicle body. The small object 5 that has received and slid down onto the lid 4 and dropped onto the lid 4 falls into the instrument panel through the gap S, and picks up the small object 5 from the inside of the instrument panel 1. It becomes difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional drawback. In a container structure having a flip-up type lid, small objects fall on the lid when the container is opened. Even if the small articles enter the instrument panel through the gap S generated between the lid and the instrument panel, the small articles can be guided into the storage box main body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular storage structure that can receive small articles that have slid down into the instrument panel from inside the box body.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a box body to be fitted into a storage compartment mounting hole formed in an instrument panel, and a box body formed on a front surface of the box body. In a vehicle storage structure provided with a flip-up lid that opens and closes a doorway, a notch is formed on the upper surface of the box body so as to escape the lid that has been flipped up, and the rear edge of the lid is A cover having a rear opening edge positioned rearward, and further disposed on the opening between a hole edge of a storage compartment mounting hole provided in the instrument panel and the opening edge. It is a vehicle storage structure provided with a.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an instrument panel mounted on the vehicle body. The instrument panel 11 has a mounting hole 13 for fitting a container such as a console box, that is, a box body 12, into the container panel. The box body 12 is formed with a storage object entrance 14 at the front thereof, and the entrance 14 is pivotally moved up and down on horizontal support shafts 15 provided on both left and right sides as fulcrums. A lid 16 that can be supported is pivotally supported, and the lid 16 allows the door 14 of the box body 12 to be opened and closed.

An opening 1 is provided on the upper surface of the box body 12.
7 are formed, and a rear opening edge 17 of the opening 17 is formed.
A is located behind the rear edge 16A of the lid 16 at the flip-up position, and is a small item to be described later from between the rear opening edge 17A of the box body and the rear edge 16A of the lid 16. Is dropped into the box body 12.

Reference numeral 18 denotes the instrument panel 11
A decorative frame for closing a gap formed between the mounting hole 13 provided in the box main body 12 and the upper edge of the box main body 12, and a back surface of the decorative frame 18 and a rear side provided in the box main body 12. A cover 19 is provided over the opening edge 17A. Reference numeral 20 denotes a cushioning member provided to reduce the impact force between the lid 16 and the box body when the lid 16 is closed. Reference numeral 22 denotes guide pins provided on bearing portions 23 on both left and right sides of the lid 16.
Is loosely fitted into an arc-shaped guide groove 24 formed on the left and right side walls 26 of the cover 1, that is, the rotational position of the cover 16, that is, the cover 1.
6, the open position and the closed position are regulated.

The horizontal support shaft 15 has a shaft hole 25 formed in bearing portions 23 on both left and right sides of the lid 16 and a shaft hole 27 formed in left and right side walls 26 of the box body 12. , And is prevented from falling off by a clip portion 28 formed at the distal end of the horizontal support shaft 15.

The operation of the present embodiment has been described above. Next, the operation will be described. The lid 16 pivotally supported by the box body 12 operates in a flip-up manner via the horizontal support shaft 15. The entrance 14 of the box body 12 can be opened and closed. When the lid 16 is lifted up, the edge of the lid 16 extends like a eave in the front direction.

The box main body 1 having such a lid 16
2. At the time of opening the doorway 14, small articles 21 such as coins placed on the instrument panel 11, for example,
When the object 21 slides down on the instrument panel 11 due to vibration of the vehicle body, the small object 21 is received on the surface of the lid 16. However, since the surface of the lid 16 has a downward slope toward the inside of the instrument panel 11, small items received on the surface of the lid 16 are not covered by the lid 16.
Slides along the surface of the instrument panel 11 into the instrument panel 11. The small article 21 that has reached the rear edge 16A of the surface of the lid 16 falls through the opening 17 formed in the upper surface of the box body 12 into the box body 12.

Further, since the cover 19 is provided above the opening 17, even if the vehicle body is vibrated in the process of sliding down along the surface of the lid 16, the cover 1 is provided.
By the operation of 9, the accessory 21 can be effectively guided into the box body 12. The cover 19 is provided above the opening 17 formed on the upper surface of the box body 12 so as to close the opening 17, so that dust and the like in the instrument panel 11 can cover the opening. Intrusion into the box main body 12 through this is avoided.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, small objects that slide down on the upper surface of the instrument panel 11 can be effectively guided into the box body 12 via the surface of the flip-up lid 16. Therefore, the instrument panel 11
It is possible to prevent such a problem that small items are dropped into the inside of the device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle storage structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a vehicle storage structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory plan view showing an embodiment of a vehicle storage structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory sectional view showing a conventional vehicle storage structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Instrument panel 12 ... Box main body 13 ... Mounting hole 14 ... Doorway 15 ... Horizontal support shaft 16 ... Lid 17 ... Opening 18 ... Decorative frame 19 ... Cover 20 ... Buffer material 21 ... Accessories 22 ... Guide pins 23 ... Bearing 24: Guide groove 25: Shaft hole 26: Side wall 27: Shaft hole 28: Clip portion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box main body (12) fitted into a storage compartment mounting hole (13) formed in an instrument panel (11), and an access formed in a front surface of the box main body (12). In a vehicle storage structure provided with a flip-up lid (16) that opens and closes a mouth (14), a lid (1) that is flipped up on the upper surface of the box body (12).
6) is cut out so as to escape therefrom and is located behind the rear edge (16A) of the lid (16).
A) having an opening (17) is formed.
7) A cover (19) disposed between the hole edge of the container mounting hole (13) provided in the instrument panel (11) and the opening edge (17A) is provided on the upper side. Characteristic vehicle storage structure.