JPH08191Y2 - Car glove box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

This invention relates to an automobile glove box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an instrument panel of a vehicle has a glove box installed in a portion of a passenger seat located in front of the vehicle. This glove box has what is called a kangaroo type. As shown in FIG. 7, the kangaroo type glove box 30 includes a box-shaped box body 31.
Is housed in the housing space 33 of the instrument panel 32, and when the box body 31 is opened, the box body 31 is rotated downward about C ₁ as shown by an arrow.

[0003]

In the glove box 30 described above, the inner volume of the box body 31 is limited. This is because the box body 31 is rotatably supported about C ₁ as the center of rotation, so if the depth of the box body 31 is increased to increase the internal volume as shown in FIG. 8, when the box body 31 rotates downward, As shown by the chain double-dashed line, the upper end of the rear part of the box body 31 is the instrument panel 3
This is because it will hit the rear part of 2 and it will not be possible to open it.

If the center of rotation C ₁ of the box body 31 is moved to the rear side, the interference between the box body 31 and the instrument pan 32 can be avoided. In this case, however, the lower end of the front portion of the box body 31 is in this case. Glove box 3
There is a problem that the member (not shown) located below 0 hits and cannot be opened. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional techniques, and an object thereof is to provide a kangaroo type glove box having a large inner volume.

[0005]

This invention has been made in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and its gist is to have a box-shaped box body, and this box body accommodates an instrument panel of an automobile. In a glove box of an automobile housed openably and closably in a space, a support shaft immovably installed in the instrument panel and a lower part of the box body are rotatably engaged with each other, and The lower part of the box body is movable in the front-rear direction, and between the box body and the instrument panel, when the box body is opened, the box body first moves substantially horizontally to the front side, then A glove box for an automobile, characterized in that a guide mechanism for guiding the box main body so as to rotate about the support shaft is provided.

[0006]

When the glove box is opened, the box body is pulled out to the front and then rotated downward. Therefore, the rear part of the box body does not interfere with the instrument panel.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings from FIG. 1 to FIG. 1 and 2 show a glove box according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a closed state, and FIG. 2 shows an opened state.

The glove box 1 has a box-shaped box body 2 having an open top. This box body 2
Is stored in a storage space 4 of an instrument panel 3 located in front of the passenger seat vehicle. The box body 2 has a flat bottom plate portion 2a, and the engaging recesses 2 are provided on both left and right sides of the box body 2 and below the bottom plate portion 2a.
b is formed. A rack 5 extending in the front-rear direction of the box body 2 is provided on the bottom of the engagement recess 2b with its teeth facing upward. The rack 5 meshes with the pinion gear 7 of the damper 6 (see FIG. 3).

The damper 6 is fixed to the instrument panel 3 and is installed at a position facing the engaging recess 2b of the box body 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the damper 6
A friction plate (not shown) is rotatably supported in the casing 8 and grease of high viscosity (not shown) is used.
Is filled, and the viscous resistance of this grease reduces the rotational speed of the friction plate. A rotary shaft (support shaft) 9 connected to the friction plate projects from the casing 8, and the pinion gear 7 is fixed to the projecting end.

Further, a shaft portion 10 is provided so as to project slightly toward the rear portion (that is, toward the front of the vehicle) of the left and right side surfaces of the box body 2, and the shaft portion 10 includes a pushing device 11 and a guide rail 12. It is supported by the instrument panel 3 via. The pushing device 11 includes a casing 13,
Spring 14 and two slide rods 15 and 16
And a support ring 17. Casing 13
The rear end is rotatably supported by the instrument panel 3 around C ₂ as the center of rotation in front of the shaft portion 10 of the box body 2 in the vehicle. The slide rod 15 is housed in the casing 13, and the tip of the slide rod 15 projects from the casing 13 to the front side.
Is urged in the front direction by. Slide rod 1
6 is accommodated in the slide rod 15, and the tip portion thereof is capable of protruding from the slide rod 15 in the front direction. A support ring 17 is fixed to the tip of the slide rod 16, and the shaft portion 10 of the box body 2 is attached to the support ring 17.
Are inserted so that they can rotate relative to each other.

The support ring 10 is adapted to slide on a guide rail 12 provided on the instrument panel 3. The guide rails 12 are provided at positions facing both side surfaces of the box body 2, and have a slight horizontal portion 12a formed at the front end and a curved portion 12b gently descending from the horizontal portion 12a toward the front side. It consists of

With the above construction, the lower portion of the box body 2 is movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle by the engagement of the rack 5 and the pinion gear 7, and the box body 2 is rotated about the rotation shaft 9 of the damper 6 as the rotation center C _3. Further, the central portion of the box body 2 is supported by the instrument panel 3 via the pushing device 11, and the guide rail 1
The attitude is controlled by 2.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the glove box 1 is closed, the spring 1 of the pushing device 11 is closed.
4 is in a compressed state. And this spring 1
In order to hold the glove box 1 in a closed state against the elastic force of 4, a locking mechanism type locking device 18 is provided between the box body 2 and the instrument panel 3.

When the lock device 18 is released, the slide rod 15 is pushed forward by the elastic force of the spring 14, and as a result, the box body 2 is pushed forward. At this time, the support ring 17 of the pushing device 11 slides on the guide rail 12 without moving away from the guide rail 12 due to the weight of the box body 2. On the other hand, since the rack 5 and the pinion gear 7 mesh with each other in the lower portion of the box body 2, the lower portion of the box body 2 has a rotating shaft 9
It sticks out while rotating around. as a result,
During the opening operation of the glove box 1, the box body 2
Does not hit the instrument panel 3.
In FIG. 2, the alternate long and two short dashes line shows a half-open state. At this time, the protrusion speed and the rotation speed of the box body 2 are appropriately reduced by the action of the damper 6.

Even if the protrusion by the spring 14 and the slide rod 15 is completed, the box body 2 continues to open due to inertia and its own weight, and the slide rod 16 protrudes from the slide rod 15. When the slide rod 16 is fully extended, the support ring 17 is located on the front portion of the guide rail 12, and the glove box 1 is in the fully open state as shown by the solid line in FIG. Even in the latter half of this opening operation,
The box body 2 never hits the instrument panel 3.

When closing the glove box 1, the box body 2 is pushed forward against the vehicle against the spring 14. Then, the box body 2 moves in the opposite direction to the opening operation described above, is housed in the housing space 4, and the lock device 1
The closed state is maintained by 8.

As described above, in the case of the glove box 1, even if the glove box 1 has a large depth and the rear portion of the box body 2 extends forward of the rotation shaft 9 in the vehicle in the closed state, the glove box 1 can be opened and closed without any trouble. You can Therefore,
The inner volume of the box body 2 can be made very large.

5 and 6 show a glove box 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a half open state and FIG. 6 shows a fully open state. The glove box 1 of the second embodiment differs from that of the first embodiment in the guide rail 12. In the guide rail 12 of the second embodiment, the horizontal portion 12a is longer than that of the first embodiment, and when the slide rod 15 is fully extended, the support ring 17 is located above the tip of the horizontal portion 12a. It is supposed to do. A bent portion 12c that bends sharply downward is formed between the horizontal portion 12a and the curved portion 12b.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the guide rail 12 and the pushing device 11 seen from the box body 2 side. As shown in this figure, the bent portion 12c of the guide rail 12 is cut away from the wall surface side (root side) of the instrument panel 3 to form an opening 19. Although the bent portion 12c is normally convex upward, the guide rail 12 is made of resin and has elasticity. Therefore, when a force against this elasticity is applied, the bent portion 12c is deformed as shown in FIGS. As shown by the dotted line, it is recessed, and when this force is removed, it returns to the state of being elastic and convex upward. The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The closed state of the glove box 1 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the opening / closing operation is slightly different. When the locking device 18 is released in the glove box 1 of the second embodiment, the box body 2 is pushed out by the action of the spring 14 and the slide rod 15, but the support ring 17 moves the horizontal portion 12a while the slide rod 15 extends. Since it slides, the box body 2 translates forward without rotating. 4 and 5 show the time when the slide rod 15 is fully extended. At this time, the pinion gear 7 is located substantially at the rear end of the rack 5 and the bent portion 12c of the guide rail 12 remains convex upward. The box body 2 cannot rotate around the rotation shaft 9, and the support ring 17 cannot pass through the bent portion 12c. Further, the support ring 17 cannot dent the bent portion 12c only by the protrusion force of the spring 14 and its own weight. Therefore, when the locking device 18 is simply released, the glove box 1 is maintained in the half open state shown in FIG. This is convenient when taking out the items housed on the front side in the box body 2 (for example, vehicle verification or maps).

When the box main body 2 in the half-opened state is further pulled out toward the lower side by hand, the bent portion 12 of the guide rail 12 is
The c is recessed, the support ring 17 can pass through the bent portion 12c, and the box body 2 can be rotated. When the support ring 17 gets over the bent portion 12c, the box body 2 continues to rotate due to its own weight thereafter, and the slide rod 16 projects accordingly. When the slide rod 16 is fully extended, the support ring 17 is located on the tip of the curved portion 12b, and the glove box 1 is in the fully opened state as shown in FIG. When the glove box 1 is closed, the box body 2 is pushed forward of the vehicle. Then, the reverse operation of the opening operation is performed to close it.

As described above, in the glove box 1 of the second embodiment, first, the box main body 2 is moved in parallel to the front, and the rear end of the box main body 2 is moved to a position close to the rotating shaft 9, The box body 2 is adapted to rotate, and in this case also, as in the first embodiment, the box body 2 is rotated.
Even if there is depth, the box body 2 does not hit the instrument panel 3 and can be opened and closed without trouble.

In the first and second embodiments described above, the shaft portion 10 of the box body 2 and the guide rail 12 are provided.
The support ring 17 of the pushing device 11 constitutes a guide mechanism.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and various modes can be adopted. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the pushing mechanism is provided with the pushing device, but the guiding mechanism and the pushing device may be completely separated, or the pushing device may not be provided. . Needless to say, the damper is not necessary if the pushing device is not provided. Further, the guide mechanism may be composed of a guide groove provided in the box body and a pilot pin fixed to the instrument panel and relatively moving in the guide groove. The lock device is not limited to the latch mechanism type, and may have any structure as long as it can maintain the closed state, and the design can be appropriately changed.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the instrument panel is provided with the support shaft immovably,
While rotatably engaging the support shaft and the lower part of the box body, the lower part of the box body is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the support shaft, and further between the box body and the instrument panel, When the box body is opened, first the box body is moved substantially horizontally to the front side, and then a guide mechanism is provided to guide the box body so that it rotates around the support shaft. After being pulled out to the front, it rotates downward. Therefore, even if the box body has a depth, it can be opened and closed without any trouble, and the internal volume of the glove box can be increased, which is an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a closed state of a glove box according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a fully opened state of the glove box according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a damper.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view centering on a guide rail in a glove box according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a half-opened state of a glove box according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a fully open state of a glove box according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a conventional glove box.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a conventional glove box when the depth is extended to increase the internal volume.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Glove box 2 Box body 3 Instrument panel 4 Storage space 9 Rotating shaft (support shaft) 10 Shaft part (guide mechanism) 12 Guide rail (guide mechanism) 17 Support shaft ring (guide mechanism)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A glove box for a vehicle, which has a box-shaped box body and is openably and closably housed in a housing space of an instrument panel of the vehicle, and is installed immovably on the instrument panel. The support shaft and the lower part of the box body are rotatably engaged with each other, and the lower part of the box body is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the support shaft. Open the box body between the panel and
Sometimes the box body moves to the front side almost horizontally
Then, a glove box for an automobile is provided with a guide mechanism for guiding the box body so as to rotate about the support shaft thereafter .