JPS5925699B2 - Vehicle storage box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a storage box for a vehicle, and in particular to a storage box that can be rotated vertically and also moved horizontally, allowing for easy access to and taking out stored items. be.

Storage boxes of the type represented by conventional lid-type glove boxes have a narrow range of opening and closing, making it inconvenient to take things in and out.

In view of this, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the box body 3 of the glove box 2 disposed at the bottom of the instrument panel 1 of the vehicle is rotated by a hinge pin 4 to the instrument panel 1, which is a vehicle body part. A rotary storage box has been devised that can be installed easily and has a large opening.

A handle 5 is provided on the front exterior of the box body 3.
A hook T is attached to the inside, and a stopper 6 is attached to the glove box 2 accommodating portion of the instrument panel 1 in correspondence with the hook 1.

However, in the glove box 2 having such a configuration, when the handle 5 of the box body 3 is grabbed and pulled forward and downward, the box body 3 rotates about the hinge pin 4 in the direction of arrow S in the figure. Although this type of glove box has the advantage that it is somewhat easier to put in and take out items compared to a lid-type glove box because only the storage section 8 is opened, the box body 3 is opened in the vertical direction. It can only be rotated within a limited angular range, and the rear part is hidden under the instrument panel 1 even when the glove box 2 is open.

For this reason, the opening of the glove box 2 when opened cannot be made large, and the problem of difficulty in accessing things at the back has not yet been satisfactorily solved.

The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems of the conventional storage box, and its purpose is to provide a box main body disposed at the bottom of an instrument panel, and a box main body arranged in the vertical direction with respect to the instrument panel. It consists of a support member that supports the box body in a rotatable manner and also supports the box body in a movable manner in the front-rear direction.By rotating the box body and pulling it out forward, the box body can be extended from the front side to the rear side of the vehicle body. The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems by providing a storage box for a vehicle that extends outward from a box storage part.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

The glove box 2 according to this embodiment includes a box body 3 and a support member 9 that is fixedly attached to an instrument panel 1, which is a vehicle body part, and supports the box body 3.

The support member 9 includes a cylinder 12, a piston rod 11 mounted inside the cylinder 12 so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions with respect to the box body 3, and a support member 9 provided at the tip of the piston rod 11 to keep the box body 3 constant. It consists of a hinge pin 10 that is supported rotatably in the vertical direction within an angular range of .

With such a configuration, when the glove box 2 according to this embodiment is rotated downward and pulled out from the storage position A, the piston rod 11 is pulled out from the cylinder 12 by a predetermined stroke, and the box body 3 is moved forward. It moves and rotates downward by a certain angle to reach the pull-out position B.

The box body 3 in this pull-out position B moves forward by the stroke of the piston rod 11 attached to the support member 9, compared to the case where the box body 3 is simply rotated downward around the hinge pin 10 from the storage position A. Because we are moving,
Since the inner part of the box body 3 comes out near the front of the instrument panel 1, the frontage of the glove box 2 can be made larger.

Therefore, the occupant can easily take things in and out of the glove box 2, and can also reach the inner part of the glove box 2 without having to extend his or her hands much.

FIG. 5 to FIG. 1 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment/example is provided in an instrument panel like the first embodiment, but the instrument panel corresponding to the vehicle body part is omitted from the drawing.

The glove box 2 of this embodiment includes a box body 3 and a support member 9 that is attached to an instrument panel and movably supports the box body 3.

The support member 9 has one end attached to the instrument panel with a pin 1.
a first link 15 rotatably attached by 4;
The link mechanism includes a second link 16 rotatably connected to the other end of the first link 15 by a pin 13, and a hinge pin 10 is attached to the tip of the second link 16.
is provided to rotatably support the box body 3.

Further, a stopper 1γ is provided on the side wall of the box body 3 and protrudes outward from the side wall, while a notch 18 is provided in the instrument panel that engages with this stopper 17 and extends in the front-rear operating direction of the box body 3. It is provided.

The notch 18 is formed in a groove shape so that the stopper 17 can move relative within the notch so that the box body 3 can rotate and move in the front and back direction as the glove box 2 is opened and closed. ing.

In the glove box 2 having such a configuration,
When the glove box 2 is closed, the box body 3 is in the storage position C in FIG. 7, and the stopper 17 is in the C position in the notch 18.

From this state, when the occupant pulls the box body 3 forward to open the glove box 2, the box body 3 will hold the hinge pin 10 of the support member 9 in the folded state to hold the box body 3 in the storage position C. As it rotates around the center and comes to the intermediate position shown by the dotted line in the figure,
The stopper 17 comes to the position d of the notch 18.

Up to this point, the operation is the same as that of the conventional rotary glove box shown in FIG. 2, and conventionally, the box body 3 was used in this intermediate position.

However, in this embodiment, when the occupant further pulls the box body 3 forward as a second-stage operation, the first link 15 rotates about the pin 14 relative to the instrument panel, and the second link 16 rotates around the pin 14. The support member 9 rotates about the pin 13 relative to the first link 15, and as a result, the support member 9 extends as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

Along with this, the box main body 3 moves from the intermediate position to the pull-out position E, while the stopper 17 moves to the C position of the notch 18.
Come to position.

The box main body 3 in this pull-out position E has moved forward by the extension stroke of the link mechanism constituting the support member 9 compared to the case in the intermediate position. Similarly, the inner part of the box body 3 comes out near the front of the instrument panel, and the frontage of the glove box 2 can be made larger.

As a result, the occupant can easily take things in and out of the glove box 2, and can also reach the inner part of the glove box 2 without leaning forward or extending his hands to the maximum extent.

In FIGS. 5 to 7, the notch 18 is shaped so that when the box body 3 is pulled out, the box body 3 first rotates around the hinge pin 10 and then moves forward. However, the shape is not necessarily limited to this, and the box body 3 may be shaped so that it can move forward in the first stage and rotate around the hinge pin 10 in the second stage. You can also do it.

Of course, in the first embodiment as well, it is possible to pull out the box body 3 forward in the first step and rotate it in the second step.

Further, the support member 9 that supports the box body 3 is simply formed as a pin protruding from the side surface of the box body 3, and a groove is provided in the vehicle body part that extends in the front-rear direction and into which the pin fits, and the pin rotates and slides within the groove. It may be possible to do so.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a storage box that is attached to an instrument panel so as to be openable and closable is supported by a box body and a box body that can be rotated and moved in the front and back directions with respect to the instrument panel. Since the storage box is configured with a supporting member, it is possible to rotate and pull out the storage box when opening and closing the storage box, and the frontage of the storage box can be increased.

This makes it easier to put things in and take them out of the storage box, and also allows the passenger to easily reach the back of the box.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance when the storage box of the present invention is applied to an automobile glove box, and Fig. 2 shows the structure of a conventional example of the storage box, a cross section taken along the line ■-■ in Fig. 1. 3 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 2 showing the structure and operating state of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. is the second aspect of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the operating state of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is. 1...Instrument panel, 2...
・Glove box, 3... Box body, 9
... Support member, 11 ... Piston rod, 12 ... Cylinder, 15 ... First
Link, 16...Second link, 17...
・Stopper, 18...notch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1 Consists of a box body 3 disposed at the bottom of the instrument panel 1, and a support member 9 attached to the instrument panel 1 and rotatably supporting the box body 3. A storage box for a vehicle, characterized in that it is attached to a maintenance panel 1 so as to be movable forward and backward. 2 The support member 9 consists of a cylinder 12 fixed to the instrument panel 1 and a piston rod 11 slidably inserted into the cylinder 12. The piston rod 11 holds the box body 3 at a predetermined angle with its tip. The storage box for a vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage box is rotatable and supported within a range. 3 The support member 9 is composed of a link mechanism that is connected to the instrument panel 1 at one end and to the box body 3 at the other end. Claim 1, characterized in that an extending notch 18 is provided, and the other end is provided with respective stoppers 17 that engage with this notch to restrict the forward and backward movement of the box body 3. Vehicle storage box.