JPS6338792Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Technical field) This invention relates to a pull-out device for a vehicle, and in particular, includes a guide means for taking in and out a predetermined pull-out member that is held with a sliding mechanism so that it can be taken out and taken out from a retainer. Regarding improvements.

(Prior art and its problems) In the interior of a vehicle, for example, an ashtray case or a cup stand is provided with a sliding mechanism so that it can be taken in and out of a specified member, and while it is used in a pulled out state, it is Various so-called drawer devices have been used in the past that are structured so that they can be kept in a stored state when not in use.

By the way, in general, in such a vehicle drawer device, a predetermined drawer member is held in a retainer so that it can be taken in and taken out, and the pullout member is guided in the direction of insertion and removal by a guide means provided between them. The structure is designed to guide you.

As this guide means, guide parts are formed on both sides of the drawer member, and a guide member is provided on the retainer side to slidably sandwich the guide parts from both upper and lower sides. What has been done is known.

However, this guide member has conventionally been of a one-piece structure, and therefore, when the drawer member is assembled, the guide member must be aligned so that it is in exact contact with both the upper and lower guide surfaces of the guide part. It is necessary to maintain high manufacturing dimensional accuracy. However, if the dimensional accuracy is increased, the production and processing costs will increase accordingly, and even if the dimensional accuracy is increased, it is normal for some errors to occur in these guide parts, guide members, etc. Therefore, when the drawer member is assembled, the engagement between the guide portion and the guide member is likely to be too tight or too loose.
If the engagement between the two becomes tight, a greater operating force will be required to insert and remove the drawer member, and if it becomes too loose, it may cause looseness between the guide part and the guide member, especially when the ashtray is pulled out. In the case of a device, the sealing performance between the ashtray case and the retainer may be impaired. Furthermore, if rattling occurs when the pull-out member is inserted or removed, the sliding portion may wear unevenly, or the dimensions around the guide portion of the retainer may change due to application of excessive operating force.

On the other hand, in order to prevent such rattling,
Japanese Utility Model Publications No. 56-175097 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-14704 disclose a structure in which an appropriate spring means is provided between the guide part of the ashtray case and the retainer. Since the ashtray case slides in direct contact with the guide part of the ashtray case or the back surface of the retainer, wear (uneven wear) of the guide part made of resin etc.
This causes problems such as wear of the spring means itself, wear of the retainer, etc., and as this (uneven) wear progresses, the load force changes when pulling out the ashtray case, etc., and the operational feeling deteriorates. This problem is particularly difficult to avoid because the spring means contacts the guide portion of the ashtray case in a point contact state or a line contact state close to a point contact state. It was hot.

(Solution) The present invention was developed against the background of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to eliminate the need for high dimensional accuracy during manufacturing, and to ensure that the guide member does not fit into the drawer member during assembly. The upper guide surface and the lower guide surface of the guide section are firmly in contact with each other in surface contact, and the guide section is loosely sandwiched, so that no wobbling occurs when the drawer member is inserted or removed.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pull-out device for a vehicle in which the spring means does not come into direct contact with the guide surface of the guide portion, and therefore the problem of uneven wear can be effectively solved.

To achieve this objective, the present invention includes a retainer attached to the vehicle body side, a predetermined pull-out member held in and out of the retainer, and guide portions formed on both sides of the pull-out member. is held by a guide member attached to the retainer and extending in the loading/unloading direction, and is guided in the loading/unloading direction. The upper guide block and the lower guide block slidably sandwich the guide part of the pull-out member, and at least one of the upper guide block and the lower guide block is guided by the guide block. A predetermined spring means is provided between the retainer and the guide block that can approach and separate from the part, and the biasing action of the spring means allows the guide block to approach and separate from the retainer. - The structure is characterized in that a guide block that can be separated is slid by approaching and abutting the guide surface of the guide section.

(Example) In order to further clarify the characteristics of the present invention, examples of the present invention applied to a vehicle ashtray device will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 10 denotes an ashtray case as a drawer member housed and held in a retainer 12, which includes a pair of side walls 14, a rear wall 16, and a bottom wall 18.
and a front plate 20, forming a box-shaped container shape. The side wall portion 14 has a horizontal mountain-shaped cross section,
A guide part 24 whose upper and lower two surfaces are guide surfaces 22,
It is provided along the longitudinal direction of the ashtray case 10, that is, the direction in which the ashtray case 10 is taken in and out.
Note that 26 is a protector made of a steel plate attached to the ashtray case.

On the other hand, the retainer 12 also made of steel plate
is constructed so as to enclose the upper half of the ashtray case 10 with a pair of side walls 28, a rear wall 30, and a top plate 32, and a reinforcing rib 34 that intersects in a cross is formed on the top plate. A mounting portion 36 is provided where it is adapted to be secured to the instrument panel of the vehicle. Side wall portion 28
is bent into a dogleg shape so that its inner surface is almost parallel to the guide surface 22 of the case guide section 24, and a certain amount of gap is created between them. A guide member 38 made of polyamide resin is provided. Guide member 3
8 has a structure in which an upper guide block 40 and a lower guide block 42 are connected by a thin connecting part 44, and each of these blocks 4
0 and 42 are arranged in contact with each guide surface 22 of the guide section 24. Each of these guide blocks 4
0 and 42 have pin-shaped engagement protrusions 46 and 4, respectively.
8 are integrally formed, and the engaging protrusions 46,
48 is engaged with an engagement hole 50 formed in the retainer side wall portion 28, thereby fixing the guide member 38 to the retainer 12. The engaging protrusions 46 and 48 have a hollow structure and are elastically deformable in a direction perpendicular to their axes, and have a large diameter head formed at the tip.
When the engagement protrusion is fitted into the retainer engagement hole 50 with a snap action, its head engages with the retainer side wall 28 to prevent future disengagement.

A predetermined gap is secured between the upper guide block 40 of the guide member 38 and the retainer side wall portion 28, and a leaf spring 52 is inserted into this gap as shown in FIG. It is disposed in a state where it is fitted into the engagement protrusion 48,
The upper guide block 40 is urged toward the guide section guide surface 22. As a result, the upper guide block 40 and the lower guide block 42 sandwich the guide portion 24 from both the upper and lower sides, and in this state they guide the ashtray case 10 when it is inserted or removed.

In the ashtray device configured in this manner, the guide member is divided into parts and is movable until the upper guide block 40 comes into contact with the guide section guide surface 22, so that the ashtray case guide section 24 and guide member 38 or retainer 1
The bending of the leaf spring 52 and the upper guide block 40 can be prevented even if the dimensional accuracy is not high when manufacturing the second grade.
These errors can be absorbed by moving the . As a result, the guide member 38
2, the case does not cause any wobbling when the case is put in or taken out, it improves the so-called feeling during operation, it improves the sealing performance of the ashtray device, and the case does not cause wobbling. This prevents uneven wear or dimensional changes in the guide portion, guide member, etc.

Further, when manufacturing the ashtray case, the guide member, the retainer, etc., there is no need to particularly increase the accuracy of these dimensions, resulting in an advantage that the manufacturing and processing costs for these are low.

The spring strength of the leaf spring 52 is selected so that the guide block 40 lightly contacts the guide portion 24, and the guide member 38 is made of polyamide resin with excellent self-lubricating properties. 2
4 is held between the guide members 38, smooth sliding performance is still ensured.

Further, even in the split configuration, the guide member 38 has a structure in which it is connected by a connecting portion 44, and this connecting portion 44 is made thin and has flexibility itself. Since the engaging protrusions 46 and 48 for fixing the guide member are configured to be engaged with the retainer 12 with a snap action, the guide member as a whole can be attached to the retainer with a single action. There is.

Next, other embodiments of the present invention are shown in FIGS. 4 to 1.
This will be explained based on Figure 4. In FIG. 4, an ashtray case 62 formed into a box-shaped container shape by a pair of side walls 54, a bottom wall 56, a rear wall 58, and a front plate 60 has a pair of protruding guide parts on both side walls 54. 64
is formed, and the ashtray case 62 is slidably guided here. The guide part 64 has guide surfaces 66 on the upper and lower sides,
68, of which the upper guide surface 66 is an inclined surface inclined at a predetermined angle, and the lower guide surface 6 is an inclined surface inclined at a predetermined angle.
8 is formed as a substantially horizontal surface. In addition,
The ashtray case 62 has a protector 70 made of steel plate.
A bush 74 is fitted into a fitting hole 72 provided in the side wall of the case, and the bush 74 is biased counterclockwise in FIG. 4 by a torsion coil spring 76 fitted into the bush 74. By controlling the rotation according to the state of engagement with a guide member, which will be described later, the retainer 78 is pushed into or protruded from the retainer 78 in conjunction with the insertion and removal of the case 62.
Their specific structure and operation will be explained later.

On the other hand, the retainer 78 is composed of a pair of side walls 80, a rear wall 82, and a top plate 84, as in the previous embodiment, and the top plate 84, both side walls 8
A reinforcing member 86 is arranged astride 0.
88 provided on both sides 80 of the retainer 78 are
This stay is for fixing the retainer 78 to the instrument panel of the vehicle, and this stay 88 also has the function of reinforcing the retainer 78 at the same time.
Note that the top plate portion 84 is also provided with a mounting portion 90 for fixing the retainer. The side wall portion 80 has a fifth
As shown in the figure, both sides of a steel plate forming the retainer 78 are bent into a square shape, and the upper corner of the side wall is connected to the upper inclined surface 64 of the ashtray case guide part 64. The inclined portion 92 is inclined at approximately the same angle as the angle shown in FIG. A guide member 94 made of polyamide resin with excellent self-lubricity and wear resistance is disposed between the retainer side wall portion 80 and the ashtray case guide portion 64, as in the previous embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide member 94 has a structure in which it is divided into an upper guide block 96 and a lower guide block 98, which are connected by a thin flexible connecting part 100. There is. The upper and lower guide blocks 96 and 98 are provided with pin-like engaging protrusions 102 and 104, respectively, similar to those in the previous embodiment.
are formed, and these are the retainer side wall portion 80
The blocks 96 and 98 are fixed by being engaged with an engagement hole 106 formed in the block 96 and 98 by a snap action. The lower guide block 98 has an L-shaped cross section and a substantially horizontal guide surface 108, and the upper guide block 96 has a substantially rectangular cross section and is connected to the inclined portion 92 of the retainer side wall portion 80. , case guide section 6
4 and the upper inclined guide surface 66. A predetermined gap is formed between the upper guide block 96 and the inclined retainer portion 92, and a leaf spring 110 is engaged in this gap as shown in FIG. Coupling protrusion 104
The upper guide block 96 is lightly pressed against the inclined guide surface 66. As a result, the case guide portion 64 is placed in a state where it is lightly held between the upper and lower surfaces, and sliding guidance is provided when the case is taken in and out.

As a spring means, instead of this leaf spring 110, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a notch is made in a part of the upper guide block 112, and the part surrounded by this notch is attached to the upper side. The upper guide block 112 is made to have a protruding shape (it is formed into such a shape in advance during molding), and the protruding portion is used as an elastic portion 114 to bias the upper guide block 112 based on its elastic force. It is also possible to

In order to fill the gap between the case guide section 64 and the retainer rear wall section 82, the guide member 94 has a rear end section 116 as shown in FIGS.
is bent inward and wrapped around the rear side of the guide portion 64, and the rear surface thereof is in contact with the retainer rear wall portion 82.

Traditionally, ashtray devices have typically been sealed on both sides of the ashtray case and at the rear thereof. For example, in a type in which the guide parts formed on both sides of the ashtray case are supported and guided by guide members provided on the retainer, the eighth
As shown schematically in the figure, case guide 118
and the guide member 122 of the retainer 120, and the stopper 1 at the rear of the case.
24 comes into contact with the retainer rear wall portion 126, thereby performing the above-mentioned sealing.
However, no special consideration is usually taken for sealing the two rear corners indicated by 128 in the figure. Therefore, the guide member 94 of the above embodiment is designed to fill the gap at this corner to ensure a secure seal. That is, when the ashtray case 62 is housed in the retainer 78, the rear end portion 116 of the guide member wraps around behind the guide portion 64 so that its end surface abuts the side surface of the case stopper 130, and forms the corner portion. By filling the gap 128 between the retainer 78 and the rear surface contacting the inner surface of the retainer rear wall portion 82, the seal between the retainer 78 and the ashtray case 62 is made more complete. Note that an inclined surface is formed at the upper part of the rear end portion, and this is the retainer inclined portion 92.
(See Figure 4).

By the way, in this example (the same applies to the first embodiment), the protector is provided on the inner surface of the top plate of the retainer to slide and guide it, and is pushed into the retainer when the ashtray case is taken in and out. , or conversely, the protector guide that protrudes from this, the retainer, and the stopper that is protrudingly provided on the ashtray case to define the pull-out position of the ashtray case are omitted, and instead these shortcomings are corrected and the same function is achieved. A bush 74, a spring 76, a control locking mechanism for controlling the rotation of the bush 74, and preventing the ashtray case from coming off, and other related members are provided.

Regarding their specific composition and action,
Since it has already been disclosed in detail in Japanese Patent Application No. 58-54681 filed by the present applicant, a detailed explanation will be omitted here, and the outline of its operation will be explained.

When the ashtray case 62 is pulled out, the guide engaging portion 132 (see FIG. 13) of the bush 74 moves in the direction in which the case 62 is pulled out while contacting the guide surface 108. At this time, rotation of the bush 74 is naturally prohibited. The protector 70 is biased counterclockwise in FIGS. 4 and 11 by a torsion coil spring 76, and when the base end is fitted into the bush shaft 134 having a rectangular cross section,
The rotational movement is made to move with the rotation of the bushing 74, and the guide engaging portion 1 of the bushing 74 moves with the rotation of the bushing 74.
32 does not rotate when moving on the guide surface 108. On the other hand, when the guide engagement portion 132 of the bush 74 reaches the cam surface 136 of the guide member 94, the bush 74 begins to rotate counterclockwise, and at the same time, the protector 70 is moved counterclockwise by the biasing force of the spring 76. rotate around,
The front free end portion of the retainer 78 is gradually projected upward. The stopper surface 138 of the bush 74 is aligned with the stopper surface 140 of the guide member 94.
, the draw-out position of the ashtray case 62 is defined, and the protector 70 is moved to the retainer 78.
It protrudes from and covers the front surface of the retainer 78. Also,
When removing the ashtray case 62 from the retainer 78, the protector 70 may be rotated clockwise to disengage the stopper surface 138 of the bush 74 and the stopper surface 140 of the guide member 94, and then pulled toward the user.

On the other hand, the ashtray case 62 removed from the retainer 78
To reinsert the guide member 94, the guide coupling portion 132 of the bushing 74 is
It is sufficient if the case 62 is pushed in while making contact with the case 62. At this time, the bush 74 rotates clockwise under the action of the cam surface 142, moves and rotates the protector 70 in the same direction, and pushes down the free end. If the case 62 is pushed in as it is, the case 62 is housed in the retainer 78 without the protector 70 coming into contact with the retainer 78.

In the above embodiment, the biasing force of the spring is applied only to the upper guide block of the guide member, but it is of course possible to apply the biasing force to both guide blocks.
The guide member does not necessarily have to be divided into blocks, but the present invention can be applied as long as it has an upper guide part and a lower guide part, which sandwich the case guide part from both sides. It is possible to achieve the objectives of

Further, in each of the above embodiments, specific examples were shown in which the present invention was applied to a vehicle ashtray device, but as is clear from the above description, the present invention
The present invention can be effectively applied to other vehicle drawer devices such as cup stands, thereby improving operability, preventing rattling, and reducing manufacturing costs. Of course, it is possible to achieve good effects.

(Effects of the invention) As described in detail above, the vehicle drawer device according to the present invention includes a guide member on the retainer side consisting of an upper guide block and a lower guide block, and at least one of which is connected to the drawer. A predetermined spring means is provided between the retainer and the guide block which can be moved toward and away from the guide portion of the member, and the retainer is biased by the spring means. The guide block, which can be moved toward and away from the guide block, approaches and comes into contact with the guide surface of the guide portion and slides thereon.

This absorbs the gap that would otherwise occur between the guide part and the guide member due to manufacturing errors in the guide part of the drawer member, and eliminates rattling when the drawer member is inserted and removed. It also becomes possible to obtain a more complete seal. and,
The spring means does not come into direct contact with the guide section of the pull-out member, and in addition, the upper and lower guide blocks forming the guide member abut against the guide surface of the guide section in a state of surface contact. As a result, the problem of uneven wear of the guide part due to the spring means, which is recognized in conventional structures, is effectively solved.
There is no longer any change in operating feel caused by long-term use. Furthermore, the drawing device according to the present invention has many features, such as eliminating the need to spend much time and effort on manufacturing and processing to achieve dimensional accuracy, which contributes to cost reduction.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the ashtray device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the main part of the device, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section of the main part around the leaf spring in Figs. 1 and 2. It is a diagram. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of an ashtray device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views showing essential parts of the device shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part showing the rear end of the guide member in FIGS. 4 and 5, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view for explaining the function of the rear end. Figure 9,
FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part showing still another embodiment of the present invention. 11 and 12 are perspective views of main parts showing a part of the device shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 13,
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the device shown in FIG. 4. 10,62... Ashtray case, 12,78... Retainer, 22,66,68... Guide surface, 24,6
4... Guide part, 38, 94... Guide member, 4
0,42,96,98...Guide block, 4
4,100... Connecting part, 52,110... Leaf spring, 92... Inclined part, 108... Guide surface, 11
4...Elastic part, 128...Corner part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A vehicle comprising a retainer attached to the vehicle body side and a predetermined pull-out member held in the retainer so as to be removable and removable, and guide portions formed on both sides of the pull-out member. , attached to the retainer;
It is held by a guide member extending in the loading/unloading direction,
In the vehicle pull-out device that guides the pull-out member in the loading/unloading direction, the guide member includes an upper guide block and a lower guide block, and the upper guide block and the lower guide block guide the pull-out member. The guide part is slidably held in between, and at least one of the upper guide block and the lower guide block can be moved toward and away from the guide part,
Further, a predetermined spring means is provided between the guide block and the retainer, which can be moved toward and away from each other,
Due to the biasing action of the spring means, the approach and
A pull-out device for a vehicle, characterized in that a guide block that can be separated is slid by approaching and abutting a guide surface of the guide portion. (2) The utility model according to claim 1, wherein the upper guide block and the lower guide block of the guide member are connected by a connecting portion having elasticity or flexibility. Vehicle pull-out device. (3) The drawer member is constituted by an ashtray case, and the guide members provided on both sides of the retainer each have an extending portion extending toward the other guide member at their rear end portions, and A vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the extending portion closes the space between the rear end corner of the ashtray case and the retainer when the ashtray case is stored. drawer device.