WO2013168615A1

WO2013168615A1 - Glove box

Info

Publication number: WO2013168615A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/062433
Authority: WO
Inventors: 圭石黒; 拓実東山; 琢磨鬼頭; 真大須賀
Original assignee: 小島プレス工業株式会社; トヨタ車体株式会社
Priority date: 2012-05-11
Filing date: 2013-04-26
Publication date: 2013-11-14
Also published as: CN104271402B; JP2013233912A; CN104271402A; JP5748356B2

Abstract

A glove box (5) has a box body (10), a four-link mechanism (30), and a pressing body (80). The box body (10) is provided with a box (14) received in an opening (3a). The four-link mechanism (30) is provided with first to fourth links (40, 50, 60, 70). The first link (40) is secured to a vehicle body (3). The second link (50) is secured to the box body (10). The third link (60) is secured to one end of the first link (40) and to one end of the second link (50). The fourth link (70) is secured to the other end of the first link (40) and to the other end of the second link (50). The four-link mechanism (30) is configured so as to connect the box body (10) to the vehicle body (3) so that the box body (10) can move upward from a closed state to an open state. The pressing body (80) is configured so as to press the box body (10) from the closed state to the open state.

Description

Glove box

The present invention relates to a glove box.

The glove box is generally installed on the passenger side of the instrument panel. The glove box has a box body including the box. The box body is assembled to the vehicle body so as to close the opening formed in the instrument panel. In the glove box described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-39228, the box body is assembled to the vehicle body by a hinge. When the box body is closed, the box can be stored in the instrument panel. When the box body is opened, the opening of the box is exposed and small items can be inserted into the box.

The glove box is located on the passenger side of the instrument panel, so it is far from the passengers seated in the driver's seat. Therefore, it is not easy for the driver's seat occupant to open the box body and take out the small items stored in the box. Therefore, it is difficult to use the glove box. When the box body is opened, the box body falls to the front side toward the passenger in the passenger seat. For this reason, the opened box body interferes with the legs of the passenger in the passenger seat, and the comfort of the passenger in the passenger seat can be impaired.

Even if it is assembled on the passenger side of the instrument panel, there is a conventional need for a glove box that allows passengers in the driver's seat to easily take out small items stored in the box. In addition, a glove box that hardly impairs the comfort of passengers in the front passenger seat is conventionally required.

According to one feature of the present invention, the glove box has a box body, a four-link mechanism, and an urging body. The box body includes a box housed in an opening formed on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel. The box body advances from a closed state that closes the opening to an open state that enables the box. The 4-link mechanism includes a first link, a second link, a third link, and a fourth link. The first link is fixed to the vehicle body. The second link is fixed to the box body. The third link is pivotally attached to each of one end of the first link and one end of the second link. The fourth link is pivotally attached to each of the other end of the first link and the other end of the second link. The 4-link mechanism is configured to be coupled to the vehicle body so that the box body can move upward from the closed state to the open state. And a biasing body configured to bias the box body from the closed state to the open state.

Therefore, when the box body opens, the urging body pushes the box body upward. As a result, the four-link mechanism is actuated to move the box body upward. When the box body reaches the open state from the closed state, the box body is positioned upward in the open state. Therefore, even if the glove box exists at a position far from the occupant seated in the driver's seat, the occupant in the driver's seat can easily take out small items (not shown) stored in the box by opening the box body. The box body is positioned upward in the open state. Therefore, it can be avoided that the box body interferes with the occupant's leg seated in the passenger seat. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the deterioration of the usability of the glove box. It can be avoided that the comfort of the passenger in the passenger seat is impaired.

It is a partial perspective view of the vehicle interior when the box body of the glove box is closed. It is a partial perspective view of the vehicle interior when the box body is opened. It is a disassembled perspective view of a glove box. It is a side schematic diagram of the glove box when the box body is closed. It is a side schematic diagram of the glove box when the box body is opened.

One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The top, bottom, front, back, left and right directions described in each figure are determined based on the vehicle 1.

The glove box 5 has a box body 10 and a lock mechanism 20 as shown in FIGS. The box body 10 includes a plate-shaped lid 12 and a box 14. The lid 12 is configured so as to be able to close the opening 3 a formed on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel 3, and constitutes a part of the instrument panel 3. The box 14 is formed on the inner surface of the lid 12 and configured to store small items.

The lock mechanism 20 has a knob 16 and a pair of engaging claws (not shown). The knob 16 is assembled to the surface of the lid 12. The pair of engaging claws are assembled to the edge of the lid 12. The pair of engagement claws are configured to be able to engage with a pair of engagement holes (not shown) formed at the edge of the opening 3 a of the instrument panel 3.

The pair of engaging claws are mechanically coupled to the lid 12 so as to be able to advance and retract. As shown in FIG. 1, the lid 12 closes the opening 3 a of the instrument panel 3. At this time, the pair of engaging claws advance into the pair of engaging holes and engage with the engaging holes. As a result, the lock mechanism 20 is locked, and the closed state of the lid 12 can be maintained.

When the knob 16 is operated while the lock mechanism 20 is in the locked state, the pair of engagement claws are retracted from the pair of engagement holes. As a result, the lock mechanism 20 is changed to the unlocked state, and the lid 12 can be opened from the closed state as shown in FIG.

3 to 5, the glove box 5 is assembled to the lean force 7 by the 4-link mechanism 30 and the gas spring 80. The lean force 7 is provided on the body (not shown) of the vehicle 1 and bridges the left and right parts of the body. Both sides of the glove box 5 are connected to the lean force 7 by the four link mechanism 30 and the gas spring 80.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the four-link mechanism 30 includes a first link 40, a second link 50, a third link 60, and a fourth link 70. One end portion 62 of the third link 60 is pivotally attached to one end portion 42 of the first link 40 by a pin P1. One end 72 of the fourth link 70 is pivotally attached to the other end 44 of the first link 40 by a pin P3.

The other end portion 64 of the third link 60 is pivotally attached to the one end portion 52 of the second link 50 by the pin P2. The other end 74 of the fourth link 70 is pivotally attached to the other end 54 of the second link 50 by a pin P4. A mounting seat 46 is fixed to one end 42 of the first link 40. A pair of clamping plates 48 is attached to the mounting seat 46 by bolts B and nuts N.

The mounting bracket 86 is sandwiched between the pair of clamping plates 48. The mounting bracket 86 has an insertion hole 86a into which the gas spring main body 82 is inserted. The pair of first links 40 are integrally connected by a connecting member 40a. The connecting member 40a is attached to the lean force 7 by the bracket 7a and the screw B1. The second link 50 is fixed to each side surface of the box 14.

The gas spring 80 has a cylindrical gas spring main body 82 and a rod 84 as shown in FIGS. The gas spring main body 82 is inserted into the insertion hole 86 a of the mounting bracket 86 and fixed to the mounting bracket 86. The rod 84 is urged in a direction to advance from the gas spring main body 82. The gas spring 80 biases the rod 84 using the pressure of the gas sealed in the gas spring 80. A substantially L-shaped bracket 88 is fixed to the tip of the rod 84.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bracket 88 is positioned between one end 52 of the second link 50 and the other end 64 of the third link 60, and the second link 50 and the third link 60 by the pin P <b> 2. It is pivotally attached to. When the lid 12 is in the closed state, the rod 84 is accommodated in the gas spring main body 82 against the urging force acting on the rod 84 itself. The glove box 5 is assembled to the lean force 7 by the 4-link mechanism 30 and the gas spring 80.

The glove box 5 moves between the closed state in FIG. 4 and the open state in FIG. In the closed state shown in FIG. 4, the lid 12 is closed. When the passenger M in the passenger seat operates the knob 16 (see FIG. 3) of the lid 12, the lock mechanism 20 is unlocked and the lid 12 is opened from the closed position.

Thereby, the rod 84 advances from the inside of the gas spring main body 82 by the urging force acting on the rod 84 itself. The gas spring body 82 rotates relative to the mounting seat 46, and the rod 84 moves forward. The bracket 88 at the tip of the rod 84 pushes a pin P2 that forms an axis pivotally attached to the bracket 88 obliquely upward from the front to the rear.

Therefore, the 4-link mechanism 30 is activated, and the box body 10 moves obliquely upward from the front to the back. When the advancement of the rod 84 is completed, the operation of the 4-link mechanism 30 is also finished. As a result, the lid 12 changes from the closed state to the open state (see FIG. 5). When the lid 12 is in the open state, the box body 10 is positioned upward. Therefore, even if the glove box 5 is far from the occupant sitting in the driver's seat, the occupant in the driver's seat can easily take out small items (not shown) stored in the box 14.

As described above, when the glove box 5 is open, the box body 10 is positioned upward. Therefore, it can be avoided that the opened lid 12 interferes with the leg of the passenger M in the passenger seat. Thereby, it can avoid that the glove box 5 becomes difficult to use. It can be avoided that the comfort of the passenger M in the passenger seat is impaired.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the above structure, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many substitutions, improvements, and changes can be made without departing from the object of the present invention. Accordingly, aspects of the invention may include all alterations, modifications, and changes that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. For example, the form of the present invention is not limited to the special structure, and can be modified as follows.

The glove box 5 may have another biasing body instead of the gas spring 80 described above. Another biasing body may push the pin P2 diagonally upward from front to back.

As described above, the gas spring main body 82 may be pivotally attached to the first link 40 and the rod 84 may be pivotally attached to the second link 50. Alternatively, the gas spring main body 82 may be pivotally attached to the second link 50 and the rod 84 may be pivotally attached to the first link 40.

As described above, one end of the gas spring 80 may be pivotally attached to a pivot shaft that pivotally attaches the second link 50 and the third link 60. Instead of this, one end of the gas spring 80 may be pivotally attached to any one of the second link 50, the third link 60, and the box body 10.

As described above, the gas spring (biasing body) 80 biases the box body 10 from the closed state to the open state. As described above, the gas spring 80 has a structure that urges the box body 10 downward in the closed state and urges upward in the open state. Alternatively, the gas spring 80 may be configured to always urge the box body 10 upward, and thereby urge the box body 10 from the closed state to the open state.

Claims

A glove box,
A box body that has a box that is housed in an opening formed on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel, and that advances from a closed state that closes the opening to an open state that enables the box;
A first link fixed to the vehicle body; a second link fixed to the box body; and a first link pivotally attached to one end of the first link and one end of the second link. And a fourth link pivotally attached to each of the other end of the first link and the other end of the second link, and the box body is changed from the closed state to the opened state. A four-link mechanism configured to be coupled to the vehicle body movably upward;
A glove box having an urging body configured to urge the box body from the closed state to the open state.
The glove box according to claim 1,
The urging body is urged in a direction to advance from the urging body main body pivotally attached to the first link, and the tip portion is the second link and the third link. A glove box having a rod pivotally attached to a pivot shaft.