JPS59985Y2 - car glove box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a glove box that is assembled into an automobile instrument panel.

Automotive glove boxes usually have interior lighting that makes it easier to take things in and out.

This will now be explained with reference to FIG. 1. Reference numeral 1 denotes a glove box body assembled to an instrument panel 2, which is usually integrally molded from resin, and a lid 4 in a front opening 3 that can be opened and closed by a hinge 5. installed on.

A bulb mounting bracket 7 is integrally extended on the outer lower part of the rear wall 6 of the glove box body 1, and a lighting bulb 8 is attached to the bracket 7, while a lighting window for the lighting bulb 8 is attached to the rear wall 6. A notch 9 is formed so that the interior of the glove box body 1 can be illuminated.

However, in such a conventional structure, since the back side of the instrument panel 2 is also illuminated by the lighting bulb 8,
When the lid 4 is opened, the structure on the back side of the instrument panel 2 is exposed through the lighting window 9, resulting in an unsightly appearance.
There was a problem in that the inside of the glove box body 1 could not be sufficiently illuminated because the light escaped to the back side of the instrument panel 2.

In view of the conventional situation, the present invention prevents the structure on the back side of the instrument panel from being seen through the lighting window by attaching a cover to the bulb mounting bracket that covers the lighting bulb and the area around the lighting window of the glove box body. Moreover, the cover prevents the light from the illumination bulb from leaking to the back side of the instrument panel, allowing sufficient illumination inside the glove box body. The same parts will be described in detail with the same reference numerals.

That is, in the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the valve mounting bracket 7 is integrally extended to the outer lower part of the walls such as the side wall and the rear wall (the rear wall 6 in this embodiment) of the glove box body 1. In the glove box, a lighting bulb 8 is attached to the bracket 7, and a lighting window 9 for the lighting bulb 8 is formed in the rear wall 6 to illuminate the inside of the glove box main body 1, Said valve mounting bracket I
- At 7, a power bar 10 is provided to cover the lighting bulb 8 as well as the area around the lighting window 9.

This cover 10 is integrally molded at the tip of the valve mounting bracket 7 (this can be opened and closed freely via a hinge portion 11 formed thinly), and the tip is provided with a glove box rear wall 6, specifically a lighting window formed on the rear wall 6. Hook portion 12 that is attached to the upper edge of 9
It is formed.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a side cover that is integrally formed at both ends of the substantially vertical rear wall of the cover 10 via a thin hinge (not shown) similar to the hinge part 11; It is formed so as to follow the shape from the rear wall to the hook part 12, and the free end is in contact with the rear surface of the glove box rear wall 6 as shown in FIG. 2, or as shown in FIG. By forming a hook 14 similar to the hook portion 12 at the free end of this side cover 13 and hooking this hook 14 to both side edges of the lighting window 9 of the rear wall 6, the lighting bulb 8 It has a structure that roughly surrounds.

With the above configuration, since the back side of the instrument panel 2 is blocked by the cover 10 and the side cover 13, the structure on the back side of the instrument panel 2 is not exposed through the lighting window 9 when the lid 4 is opened. Further, the light from the illumination bulb 8 is prevented from leaking to the back side of the instrument panel 2 by the cover 10 and the side cover 13, and the light from the illumination bulb 8 is reflected by the cover 10 and the side cover 13 and is completely It is incorporated into the glove box main body 1, and thus the illumination inside the glove box main body 1 can be further improved.

Furthermore, since the cover 10 and the side cover 13 can be opened and closed, there is an advantage that the lighting bulb 8 can be easily replaced.

Note that in this embodiment, the cover 10 and the side cover 13
Although the most desirable example is disclosed in which the cover 10 and the side cover 13 are molded integrally with the valve mounting bracket 7, depending on the case, the cover 10 and the side cover 13 may be molded separately and attached to the bracket 7 using a hinge member so as to be openable and closable. .

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent structures on the back side of the instrument panel from being seen through the lighting window of the glove box body, and to improve the lighting effect by taking all the light from the lighting bulb into the glove box body. Although the structure is simple, its practical effects are great.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of a conventional glove box.
Figure 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of the glove box of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) A bulb mounting bracket is integrally molded on the outside of the glove box body that is assembled into the instrument panel of an automobile, a lighting bulb is attached to the bracket, and a lighting window for the lighting bulb is formed in the glove box body. In the glove box that can illuminate the inside of the glove box body, the bulb mounting bracket is provided with a cover that covers the lighting bulb as well as the area around the lighting window, and whose tip is attached to the glove box body. Characteristic car glove box. (2) The automobile glove box according to claim 1, wherein the glove box main body is made of resin, and the cover is integrally molded with the valve mounting bracket via a thin hinge.