JPS6119955Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an opening/closing device for a glove box in an automobile.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of device is known from Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 52-146440. For example, as shown in FIGS.
A glove box accommodating section 2 having an open front side is formed in the glove box accommodating section 2, and a glove box 3 having an open upper surface is attached to the glove box accommodating section 2 so as to be freely rotatable toward the front and lower side. The installation of this glove box 3 is as follows:
Support shafts 5 are provided protruding from the rear lower part of the side plates 4 on both sides, and the support shafts 5 on both sides are connected to the glove box storage section 2.
It is rotatably fitted into shaft holes 7 bored in side walls 6 on both sides of the shaft. In addition, a stopper 8 is provided protruding from the rear upper part of the side plate 4 of the glove box 3, and
A stopper 9 is formed at the front upper part of the side wall 6 of the glove box storage section 2, and when the glove box 3 is opened, the stoppers 8 and 9 engage with each other to limit the degree of opening of the glove box 3. There is. Incidentally, when the glove box 3 is closed, the glove box 3 is locked to the instrument panel 1 by a locking mechanism (not shown).

[Problems to be solved by the invention] According to the above-described device, when the glove box 3 is unlocked, the glove box 3 opens forward and downward, but at this time, the weight of the glove box 3 and the glove box are 3. Due to the weight of the things I put inside, it suddenly becomes fully open.

Therefore, there is a risk that the stoppers 8 and 9 may be damaged, and there is also a problem that the contents may fly out due to the force of opening or impact the passenger's knees.

The present invention attempts to solve the above-mentioned problems by preventing the glove box from suddenly stopping and preventing the stopper from being damaged.
The purpose of the system is to prevent the contents from flying out when the vehicle stops or injuring the occupant's knees, so that the vehicle can be used safely.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention includes a glove box storage section 12 that is opened on the front side of the instrument panel 11.
In this glove box opening/closing device, a glove box 13 with an open upper surface is provided in the glove box storage section 12 so as to be rotatable in the front and downward direction. A stopper 19 is provided protrudingly on one of the side plates 16 of the
On the other side, guide elongated holes 22, 33, and 37 are provided in which the stopper 19 is guided, and these guide elongated holes 22,
Elastic tongue pieces 23, 34, 38 for cushioning against the stopper 19 are protruded from the terminal ends of 33, 37.

[Function] According to the present invention, when the glow box 13 is opened from the instrument panel 11, the guide slots 22, 33, 37 are moved by the relative movement between the stopper 19 and the guide slots 22, 33, 37. A stopper 19 comes into contact with the elastic tongues 23, 34, and 38 at the terminal ends thereof, and is controlled to spread them apart, thereby gently stopping the glove box 13.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, a glove box storage section 12 is formed in the instrument panel 11, and the glove box storage section 12 has an open top surface. 13 is rotatably supported forward and downward via a hinge 14 which is a pivot support at the lower rear end. This glove box 13
consists of a rear plate 15, side plates 16 on both sides, and an obliquely curved front plate 17, and a soft covering material 18 made of foamed urethane or the like is provided on the outer surface of the front plate 17 for impact mitigation. A shaft-shaped stopper 19 is provided protruding from the front upper part of the side plates 16 on both sides.

Furthermore, arm-shaped stopper frames 21 are disposed on both sides of the glove box storage section 12 for both sides of the glove box 13. This stopper frame 21 is formed with an arc-shaped guide elongated hole 22, and cushioning elastic tongues 23 are provided protruding inward from the lower end of the guide elongated hole 22 from both sides near the terminal end, that is, the lower end. The stopper 19 is slidably fitted into the guide elongated hole 22.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the elastic tongue piece 23 is formed uniformly from the stopper frame 21 made of synthetic resin with an appropriate angle, curvature, and length. However, it is not limited to this, and it may be provided only on one side, or a plurality of them may be provided in succession.

The stopper frame 21 is supported by the following structure. That is, a bracket 25 is fixed to both sides of the upper part of the glove box storage part 12 of the instrument panel 11 with screws 24, and the upper part of the stopper frame 21 is attached to the bent end portion 27 of the L-shaped shaft rod 26 of the bracket 25. is installed. A coil spring 28 is wound around the shaft rod 26, and one end of the spring 28 is engaged with an engagement hole 29a in a locking piece 29 of the bracket 25, and the other end is attached to the upper part of the stopper frame 21. The stopper frame 21 is engaged with the engagement hole 30, is supported so as to be rotatable in the front and rear directions, and is always energized clockwise in the figure.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the glove box 13 is closed, the stopper 19 is located at the upper end of the guide elongated hole 22 of the stopper frame 21, and as shown in FIG. When the stopper 19 is opened, the stopper 19 slides through the guide slot 22 of the stopper frame 21 and moves the stopper frame 21 counterclockwise in the figure against the tension of the spring 28, lowering the stopper 19. 19 is stopped when it reaches the lower end of the elongated guide hole 22 while being subjected to sliding resistance by the stopper frame 21 as it moves in a circular arc shape.

At this time, just before the glove box 13 reaches the fully open position, the stopper 19 comes into contact with the cushioning elastic tongues 23 and pushes them apart to gently stop the glove box 13.

In the above embodiment, the glove box storage section 12
Although the stopper frame 21 is arranged on both sides of the glove box and the guide elongated hole 22 is formed in the stopper frame 21, the guide elongated hole may be directly formed in the side walls on both sides of the glove box storage section 12.

That is, in the case shown in FIG. 8, a shaft hole 32 is bored at the rear lower part of the side walls 31 on both sides of the glove box storage section 12, and an arc-shaped hole centered around the shaft hole 32 is formed in the upper part of the side walls 31 on both sides. A guide elongated hole 33 is formed which is open at the rear, and an elastic tongue piece 34 for cushioning is integrally protruded from the lower end of the guide elongated hole 33. Support shaft 3 protruding from the rear lower part
5 is fitted into the shaft hole, and stoppers 19 protruding from the upper portions of the side plates 16 on both sides of the glove box 13 are fitted into the guide elongated holes 33.

This structure can also achieve the same effect as that of the embodiment described above.

In addition, in each of the above embodiments, the glove box 1
Although the stopper 19 is provided protruding from the glove box 3 and the guide elongated holes 21 and 33 are provided on the glove box storage portion 12 side directly or by a separate member, the stopper portion and the guide elongated hole may be provided oppositely to each other. That is, the ninth
In the case shown in the figure, a stopper frame 36 is provided protruding from the side plates 16 on both sides of the glove box 13, and a guide elongated hole 37 is formed by the stopper frame 36. An elastic tongue piece 38 for cushioning is provided in a protruding manner, and stoppers 19 are provided in a protruding manner on the side walls 31 on both sides of the glove box storage portion 12.

In this case as well, the stopper 19 fitted into the guide elongated hole 37 is elastically stopped by the elastic tongue piece 38 for buffering.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, when the glove box is opened from the instrument panel, the relative movement between the stopper and the guide elongated hole causes the stopper to hit the elastic tongue at the end of the guide elongated hole. It is possible to control the glove box by making contact and pushing it apart to gently stop the glove box.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the glove box from suddenly stopping, which prevents the stopper from being damaged, and also prevents the contents from flying out when the glove box stops or impacting the occupant's knees, causing injury. In addition, in the buffer part, it is only necessary to protrude an elastic tongue for the stopper at the end of the guide elongated hole, and the structure is simple, and it can be used integrally with the guide elongated hole. It is also easy to mold and can be done at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are perspective views of a conventional device, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views thereof, and FIGS. 6 and 7 8 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the device of the present invention; FIG.
The figure is a partial side view showing still another embodiment of the device of the present invention. 11...Instrument panel, 12...Glove box storage section, 13...Glove box, 16...Side plate, 19...Stopper, 22,3
3, 37... Guide long hole, 23, 34, 38...
Elastic tongue piece for cushioning.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A glove box storage section is formed in the instrument panel with an opening on the front side thereof, and a glove box with an open top surface is provided in the glove box storage section so as to be freely rotatable toward the front and lower side. In the opening/closing device for a glove box, a stopper is provided protruding from either the side of the glove box storage portion or the side plate of the glove box, and a guide elongated hole through which the stopper is guided is provided on the other side, and the length of the guide is An opening/closing device for a glove box, characterized in that an elastic tongue for cushioning the stopper is protruded from the end of the hole.