JPS5921973Y2 - car storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a storage device for an automobile, and is designed to be easy to manufacture and to reduce costs.

. In automobiles, a recess is usually provided on the passenger side of the instrument panel where instruments are attached, and this recess is usually covered by a lid that pivots at the lower end and can be opened and closed to serve as a storage device. .

In this case, one end of the stay is fixed to the lid, and the stay, which protrudes and retracts from the instrument panel when the knot is opened and closed, regulates the degree of opening of the lid.

In the past, both the lid and stay were made of iron plates, and the lid and stay were made integrally of synthetic resin.

In the former case, when the metal stay goes in and out of the hole in the metal instrument panel, it generates an abnormal noise due to friction, so it is necessary to devise measures to prevent this. There was no problem with the sound, but there were still issues that needed to be resolved in terms of strength.

This invention provides an automobile storage device that has no problems with noise or strength, is easy to manufacture, and is advantageous in terms of cost.

Next, an embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel of an automobile, which shows the front portion on the passenger seat side.

Instruments such as a speedometer and a fuel gauge are installed on the driver's seat side (in the case of a right bundle vehicle) located on the right side (not shown).

This instrument panel 1 is provided with a recess 2 (glove box), and this recess 2 is covered with a metal lid 4 whose lower edge is pivotally connected with a hinge 3 to serve as a storage device.

A metal stay support fitting 6 is attached along the upper back surface of the knot 4, which has a tunnel-like cross section with a substantially U-shape, and has an opening 5 slightly expanded outward at one end (the right end in the figure).

(See Figure 2). The lower end of a stay 7 made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene is inserted into the stay support 6.

The stay 7 has an arc shape as shown in FIG. 3, has a convex portion 8 formed at its upper end, and is fitted into a hole 9 of the instrument panel 1 (see FIG. 1).

As shown in Fig. 4, a part of the stay 7 has a constriction 1.
0 is formed, bend at right angle from this part,
The tip thereof is an insertion portion 11 that is inserted into the opening 5 of the stay support 6 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

With this structure, the stay 7 is manufactured in a flat shape as shown in FIG.
When inserting, it is bent at a right angle from the constriction part 10.

When the lid 4 is opened as shown in Fig. 1, the stay 7
The convex portion 8 (see Figure 3) is located on the instrument panel 1.
The lid 4 comes into contact with the back surface of the lid 4, thereby regulating the opening degree of the lid 4 to be approximately horizontal.

Since this invention is constructed as described above, there is no need to provide an abnormal noise prevention mechanism unlike the conventional structure in which the stay is formed of a metal plate, and the lid 4 is superior in strength to one made of synthetic resin. It has the advantage of being easy to manufacture and being cost effective.

Another feature is that it can be applied to storage compartments on either the left or right side of the instrument panel by simply changing the mounting direction of the stay support and reversing the bending direction of the stay at the constriction.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a stay, and Fig. 4 is a fabrication of the stay shown in Fig. 3. FIG. 1... Instrument panel, 2... Recessed part, 3...
... Hinge, 4... Lid, 5... Opening, 6...
Stay support metal fitting, 7... Stay, 10... Constriction part, 11... Insertion part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a storage device in which a recess is provided in an automobile instrument panel and the recess is covered with a metal lid whose lower edge is pivotally attached to the outer surface of the recess so as to be openable and closable, a cross section is formed along the upper blade of the back surface of the lid. Attach a stay support fitting that is approximately U-shaped and has an open end, and insert an insertion portion bent at a right angle at the constricted portion provided at the bottom of the synthetic resin stay into the end opening of the stay support fitting. An automobile storage device that regulates the opening of the lid by inserting it.