JPS63312483A - Locking and release operating device for glove box - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glove box for an automobile, and more particularly to a device for locking and unlocking an opening/closing member of the glove box.

-Prior Art- As is well known, in the glove box installed in the instrument panel of an automobile, for example,
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 438513, a locking device and a handle are usually placed in the center of the lid of the glove box in the width direction and are opened and closed by a driver or the like. That is, FIGS. 6 and 7 show the glove box disclosed in the same publication, in which the lid B of the glove box provided on one side of the instrument panel A is hinged at its lower part to the instrument panel A so that it can be opened and closed. A locking device that engages with a striker C inside the glove box is incorporated into the upper edge of the widthwise central portion of the lid B.

A handle E for forcibly unlocking the locking device is placed on the escutcheon portion of the lid B corresponding to the locking device, and a handle E for forcibly unlocking the locking device is placed on the escutcheon portion of the lid B corresponding to the locking device. is connected to. Although not shown, a key cylinder F that can be locked and unlocked with a key is attached to the lid B in close proximity to the handle E, with one end of the key cylinder F facing the handle E.

-Problems to be Solved by the Invention- However, in the locking/unlocking operation device having this structure, since the locking device is provided at the center of the lid B in the width direction, the lid B can be reliably locked to the instrument panel A. Although there are advantages, the handle E and key cylinder F are located far from the driver, so when opening/closing or locking/unlocking the lid B,
The driver had to extend his or her upper body sufficiently toward the lid to operate the vehicle, and the structure was not convenient for the driver. In such a structure, the external handle E
Since the position bisects the lid B, the overall appearance design of the instrument panel A remains unchanged, making it difficult to obtain an appearance structure with commercial value. Furthermore, when the lid B is locked by the key, the handle E (7) is moved by the key cylinder F! Since movement is restricted, if the l\ndle E is forcibly operated without knowing its locked state, there is a risk of malfunction.

In view of the above-mentioned problems with conventional glove box locking/unlocking devices, it is an object of the present invention to provide a device that is easy to use for drivers, has a wide variety of appearance, and is prone to failure due to forced operation of the steering wheel. To obtain a locking/unlocking device for a difficult glove box.

Means for Solving a Problem - In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a locking device in the center of the glove box opening/closing body in the width direction, and also provides a handle on the driver's seat side of the opening/closing body to lock the glove box. equipment and l
This proposal proposes that the control rod be connected to the handle via an operating rod.

One Embodiment - Hereinafter, details of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In Figures 1 to 5, the instrument panel l
A glove box lid 2 provided at one end is hingedly connected at its lower part to an instrument panel l, and a locking device 3 is assembled at the center of its upper edge in the width direction. This locking device 3 has a locking device main body 4 fixed inside the lid 2, and a bowl 6 biased counterclockwise in FIG. It is rotatably supported around the center.

This bowl 6 is engaged by a pair of locking pawls 6a, 6b that can be held by a striker 8 disposed on the underside of the opening of the glove box body forming a part of the instrument panel 1, and a dog 9 provided on the locking device body 4. It has an engaging portion 6C that is stopped. As shown in the first figure, the dog 9 is slidably supported by the locking device main body 4 while being biased toward the bowl 6 by a biasing spring lO, and the dog 9 is slidably supported by the locking device main body 4, and the locking claw 9a at the end of the dog 9 is biased toward the bowl 6. Lock it in the locked position shown by the solid line. Further, a driven side end 12a of an operating rod 12 driven by a linkage lever 11, which will be described later, is connected to a base end 9b of the dog 9 protruding from the locking device main body 4.

Further, an escutcheon portion 2a is formed on the upper right surface of the lid 2, and a handle 13 that can be operated by hand is disposed on this escutcheon portion 2a. This handle 1
3, as understood from FIGS. 1 and 3, the upper part is rotatably supported by a hinge shaft 15 of a mounting frame 14 that is assembled inside the lid 2, and the hinge shaft 15
It is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 4 by a hinge spring 16 that is fitted into the hinge spring 16 . A key cylinder housing 17 is integrally molded in a part of the mounting frame 14, and a key cylinder 18 that is rotatably operated by a key (not shown) is supported on this key cylinder housing 17. One end of this key cylinder 18 is connected to the lid. exposed on the surface of 2. As shown in FIG. 3, a link lever 11 that is forcibly rotated by a key cylinder 18 is supported at one end of the key cylinder housing 17. This linking lever 11 has a driven arm lla, and an operating lever 13a integrally molded at right angles to the second part of the handle 13 faces the movement locus range of the tip of this driven arm lla. The linking lever 11 has an elastic claw 11b integrally formed at its base.
The tip of the elastic claw 11b is brought into contact with the circumferential surface of the key cylinder housing 17, and the elastic claw 11b
A protrusion 19 that prevents the key cylinder housing 17 from moving easily is integrally molded on the peripheral surface of the key cylinder housing 17 corresponding to the movement range. Therefore, due to the presence of this protrusion 19, the linking lever 11 can only freely rotate clockwise in FIG. 3 within a certain range, but the key cylinder 18 forces the linking lever 11 to rotate clockwise. When the elastic claw 11b is pressed against the protrusion 19
, the linking lever 11 is placed in the locking position shown by the imaginary line, and the driven arm lla of the linking lever 11 is connected to the handle 13.
The operator retreats out of the range of motion of the operating lever 13a.

On the other hand, the mounting frame 14 is formed with a guide groove 21 for guiding the slider 20 fixed to the operating end 12b of the operating rod 12, and is biased in one direction by the biasing spring 10 of the dog 9 as described above. The operating end 12b of the operating rod 12 is projected 19 within the range of movement of the operating arm llc integrally formed with the linking lever 11. Therefore, when the driver or the like operates the nodle 13 by hand, the driven arm lla of the link lever 11 is pressed downward by the operating lever 13a of the handle 13, and the link lever 11
is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3, and the slider 20 is moved to the left by the operating arm 11C of the linking lever ll.
The dog 9 is retracted from the bowl 6 by the operating rod 12, the bowl 6 rotates around the bowl shaft 7, and the lid 2
will be released.

Since the glove box lock/unlock operating device according to the illustrated embodiment has the above structure, when the link lever 11 is assembled to the mounting frame 14, the presence of the protrusion 19 allows the link lever 11 to move freely in the clockwise direction in FIG. Further, the counterclockwise rotational movement of the linking lever 11 is regulated by the slider 20. Therefore, when assembling the handle 13 to the mounting frame 14, the driven arm lla of the link lever 11
By moving as shown by the imaginary line in the figure, it is possible to prevent the nodle 13 from becoming invalid due to an assembly error.

Furthermore, after assembly is completed, the glove box lid 2 is locked at the center in the width direction by the locking device 3, so that a stable locked state can be obtained against vehicle body vibrations, etc.
Since the lid 13 and the key cylinder 18 are placed closer to the driver or on one side of the lid 2, the driver can open and close the lid 2 just by extending his hand. That is, in order to open the lid 2, put your hand on the handle 13 and pull it.
is rotated clockwise in FIG.
Since it is pulled to the right in the figure, the dog 9 is retreated from the bowl 6 against the force of the biasing spring 10, and the striker 8 is pushed out by the force of the return spring 5 of the bowl 6, and the lid 2 is opened.

Conversely, when closing the lid 2, if the lid 2 is strongly pressed toward the instrument panel 1, the striker 8 enters and the bowl 6 is rotated clockwise in FIG. The tip claw of the dog 9 falls into the engaging portion 6C of the bowl 6, and the dog 9 prevents the bowl 6 from returning.
The lid 2 will be locked to the instrument panel l.

Furthermore, in order to prohibit opening of the lid 2 by the handle 13, the key cylinder 18 may be operated using a key to move the link lever 11 to the position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. That is, when the linking lever 11 is forcibly moved from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 to the position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. You can tell by feel that the key cylinder 18 is in the locked position. In other words, in this position of linkage/<-11, the operating arm llc of the linking lever 11 is retracted out of the movement trajectory of the operating lever 13a of the handle 13. Therefore, even if the handle 13 is operated by hand, the handle 13 only rotates freely and the locked state of the lid 2 is not released, so that it is possible to avoid forcing the handle 13. Of course, even when the key cylinder 18 returns the linking lever 11 to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. , the unlocked state of the lid 2 can be clearly known by touch.

As can be understood from FIG. 2, the exterior appearance of the glove box according to the illustrated embodiment includes a handle 13 and a key cylinder 1.
8 is arranged close to one side of the lid 2, the appearance is rich in variety, and the product quality is also high.

In the above embodiments, an example in which the present invention is applied to a lid type glove box has been described, but it goes without saying that the present invention is also applicable to a so-called packet type glove box.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a glove box locking/unlocking operating device that has a varied appearance and is easy for the driver to operate.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the locking/unlocking device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a glove box incorporating the locking/unlocking device, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the locking/unlocking device, and FIG. The figure is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line v-v in Fig. 1, Fig. 6 is an overall perspective view of a conventional glove box, and Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in Fig. 1. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 6. FIG. 2... Lid, 3... Locking device, 9... Dog, 11... Interlocking lever, 11a... Followed arm, lie... Operating arm, 12... Operating rod, 13...・Handle, 18...Key cylinder. Figure 6 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Implementation of a glove box characterized in that a locking device is provided at the center in the width direction of the glove box opening/closing body, a handle is provided on the driver's seat side of the opening/closing body, and the locking device and the handle are connected by an operating rod. Lock operating device.