JP3506203B2 - Storage box - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box mounted on an instrument panel or the like of an automobile, and more particularly to a storage box capable of changing the capacity of the storage section according to the size of the storage object. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a storage box mounted on an instrument panel of an automobile and a storage box formed under the floor of a trunk are of a kangaroo type, an upper opening or a lower opening lid type. There are many things, and these are all "open, put things in, close"
Since it is of a type, and the capacity of the storage portion does not change, the size of the storage object is limited.

When the storage box is divided into upper and lower pockets and the bottom plate of the upper pocket is slidable so that the stored items are small, the upper and lower pockets are separately stored and when the stored items are large. There is one in which the floor plate is slid so that it can be stored in a space in which upper and lower pockets are connected (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-198146).

However, in this vehicle, since it is necessary to extend the hand forward and slide the floor plate in the passenger compartment, it is not easy to use, and even if the floor plate is slid, the portion where the floor plate is present is not easy to use. Since the upper and lower pockets cannot be communicated with each other, the capacity of the upper and lower pockets is limited even if the upper and lower pockets are connected to secure a storage space for a large storage item.

[0005]

The invention of the present application relates to a storage box which overcomes the above problems.
The invention described in claim 1 is such that
A lid that can be opened and closed is provided at the partition between the lay section and the box section.
In the closed storage box, the locking portion when the lid is closed,
The tray is provided on the partition part, and the locking part when opened is the tray part.
On the tray so that the box and the box communicate with each other.
A storage box provided on a wall .

Since the invention according to claim 1 is constructed as described above, the lid for partitioning the tray portion and the box portion is opened and closed, and the lid is locked at each open / closed position, whereby the storage box The storage capacity can be changed to large or small. Therefore, if the lid is operated and used in this manner according to the size of the stored item, the storage space can be effectively used and the stored item can be stored conveniently.

Further, since the locking portion for opening the lid for partitioning the tray portion and the box portion is provided on the upper wall portion of the tray portion, the opening and closing of the lid is longer forward than the slide type lid. It's easy to use because you don't have to extend your hands.

Further, when the lid is opened, the tray portion and the box portion arranged above and below are communicated with each other through a wide area corresponding to the area of the lid, so that a larger storage space for the stored items can be facilitated. Can be secured.

Further, by constructing the invention of claim 1 as described in claim 2, the engaging member attached to the lid can be arranged at a position closest to the opening of the tray portion, and Since the engagement / disengagement operation of the locking member and the rotation operation of the lid can be performed at substantially the same portion of the lid, the opening / closing operation of the lid is further facilitated and the usability thereof is further improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 2 of the present application shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 will be described below. The storage box 1 in the present embodiment is made of a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene and is used by being mounted on an instrument panel 5 of an automobile. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the inside thereof is normally partitioned into an upper tray portion 2 and a lower box portion 3 by an openable / closable lid 4 arranged at the central portion in the vertical direction. Two storage spaces for stored items are formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper tray portion 2 is slightly longer in the left-right direction than the lower box portion 3,
The front is open to form an opening 6. Then, the portion of the instrument panel 5 corresponding to the opening 6 is cut out, and the inner bent portion 5a of the inner peripheral edge borders the inner peripheral edge of the opening 6.

Further, the lower box portion 3 is in the shape of a box which is open upward, and the front wall 7 has a sloping lower portion which forms a part of the instrument panel 5.
The lower portion is connected to the bottom wall 19 having substantially the same inclination as the lid 4 when closed.

The lid 4 is a rectangular plate-like member having a width that covers the upper opening of the lower box portion 3, and ribs 4a extending in the front-rear direction are provided upright at a plurality of positions on the lower surface in the width direction.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a locking member 8 to be described later attached to the lid 4 is manually operated from the opening 6 side at the center in the left-right width direction of the front portion (inside the vehicle compartment) of the lid 4. The opening 4b is cut off in a U-shape.

Along the left and right sides of the opening 4b, a hanging wall 4c is formed integrally with the base plate portion of the lid 4 by bending, and a bearing hole formed in the hanging wall 4c serves as a locking member. A support shaft 9 of 8 is supported (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

As shown in FIG. 1, the rear end portion of the lid 4 is connected to an elongated plate-like lid mounting portion 11 via a hinge portion 10 which is thin and bendable. The lid mounting portion 11 has a lower end edge in a lid mounting groove 12a formed by extending horizontally in the step portion slightly below the vertical center of the substantially vertical stepped rear wall 12 of the storage box 1. Plugged in and supported.

The upper portion of the front wall 7 of the box portion 3 rises vertically from the vicinity of the lower end portion of the instrument panel 5 to the rear of the instrument panel 5, and then is bent forward to form a step portion 7a. Stand up vertically, lid locking wall 7b
The lid locking wall 7b is formed with an elongated hole 7c into which one of the engaging projections 8d of the locking member 8 is fitted and engaged with each other. The upper end of the lid locking wall 7b is in contact with the rear surface of the tip of the inwardly bent portion 5a of the instrument panel 5.

A pedestal 5b is integrally formed on the lower part rear surface of the instrument panel 5 facing the step portion 7a,
As well illustrated in FIG. 2, the pedestal 5b is formed with a groove portion for receiving the flange portion of the flanged nut 13, and the flange portion of the flanged nut 13 is formed in the groove portion from the left side in FIG. By being press-fitted,
A nut 13 with a flange is fixed to the pedestal 5b.

Then, the bolt 14 is screwed into the screw hole of the flanged nut 13 from the bolt hole formed in the step portion 7a, so that the lower front portion of the storage box 1 is
It is attached to the instrument panel 5.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper wall 15 of the storage box 1, that is, the upper wall 15 of the tray portion 2, has a portion 15a slightly left of the center of its cross section that runs in the vicinity of the storage box 1 for heating and cooling. It is bent downward in a substantially doglegged shape so as to avoid the gas conduit 20 for use, and the right side in the doglegged shape is raised diagonally to the upper right in the figure, and then,
Bent at a substantially right angle, in the inner space of the bent portion 15b,
The end of the lid 4 in the open position is adapted to be received.

The bent portion 15b is then a horizontal bent portion 15c,
After passing through the step portion 15d formed by being bent substantially vertically upward,
It is connected to the upper wall portion 15e of the opening surrounding wall forming the opening 6 of the tray portion 2. The upper wall portion 15e has an opening 6 facing the inside of the vehicle.
It is slightly bent into an open shape and is in contact with the rear surface of the upper side of the inward bent portion 5a of the instrument panel 5.

Then, at a plurality of relevant contact portions, a bolt 16 is inserted between the upper wall portion 15e and the upper side portion of the inwardly bent portion 5a and screwed into a nut 17 with a hook portion to connect them. Has been done. In this way, the upper front portion of the storage box 1 is attached to the instrument panel 5.

The stepped portion 15d and the upper wall portion 15e are formed so as to extend from the upper wall 15 of the tray portion 2 to both side walls connected to the upper wall 15 (see FIG. 5), and the upper wall portion 15e is formed. Portions formed on both sides of the tray portion 2 (both side walls of the surrounding wall of the opening 6) are formed on both sides of the inner bent portion 5a of the instrument panel 5 in the same manner as the upper wall portion 15e. It is in contact with the rear surface of the side portion (not shown).

A dogleg-shaped bent portion 15a of the upper wall 15 of the tray portion 2
A lock member 18 is formed integrally with the upper wall 15 so that the other engaging hook portion 8e of the locking member 8 is fitted and engaged with the lower surface of the right side in the dogleg shape in FIG. Has been done. The lock member 18 is formed separately from the upper wall 15,
It may be fixedly attached to this.

The locking member 8 is integrally manufactured from a metal material having spring steel or a synthetic resin material having toughness. 2 to 4, side walls 8b are integrally bent along the left and right sides of the rectangular substrate portion 8a, and rear ends of the substrate portion 8a and the side wall 8b are formed. Is formed integrally with the engaging portion wall 8c which is orthogonal to them in the left-right direction, and the engaging hook portion 8e is bent at the upper edge of the engaging portion wall 8c. The engaging projection 8d is formed on the lower edge of the joint wall 8c.

A hole into which the support shaft 9 is fitted is formed in the left and right side walls 8b. By fitting the support shaft 9 into the hole, the locking member 8 is hung from the lid 4. It is rotatably supported by the wall 4c.

Further, a thin leaf spring 8f having a width narrower than that of the base plate portion 8a is extended and extended at an end portion of the base plate portion 8a opposite to the engaging portion wall 8c, and a front end portion thereof is U-shaped. The concave portion 4d is bent into a
Is elastically contacted with the bottom surface of the above, and the locking member 8 is constantly urged counterclockwise in the drawing with the support shaft 9 as the center.

Therefore, when the lid 4 is in the open position shown by the chain line in the figure, the elastic force of the thin leaf spring 8f causes the other engaging hook portion 8e of the locking member 8 to deeply enter the inside of the lock member 18. Then, it engages tightly.

In order to switch the lid 4 from the open position shown by the chain line in the figure to the closed position shown by the solid line, in the open position, the engaging projection 8d is pushed from the opening 6 side so that the locking member 8 is attached to the support shaft 9. Rotate clockwise about the center of the drawing to engage the engaging hook portion 8
The engagement between e and the lock member 18 is released.

Then, the engaging projection 8d or the front end portion of the lid 4 is grasped, and the lid 4 is rotated downward around the hinge portion 10 to form the engaging projection 8d, and the front wall 7 is formed. While sliding the surface of the lid locking wall 7b in the upper part of the
It is fitted in the long hole 7c formed in the and is engaged with this.
Since the locking member 8 is still urged in the counterclockwise direction by the elastic force of the thin leaf spring 8f, the engaging projection 8d and the through hole 7c tightly engage with each other.

In order to switch the lid 4 from the closed position indicated by the solid line to the open position indicated by the chain line, in order to release the closed position, the opening 4 formed in the center of the front portion of the lid 4 in the width direction.
Inserting a finger into b, the engaging hook 8e exposed at the opening 4b
Is pulled toward the front (toward the interior of the vehicle), and the locking member 8 is rotated clockwise about the support shaft 9 in the figure to release the engagement between the engagement protrusion 8d and the long hole 7c. Do it.

The outer container part of the storage box 1 may be integrally formed as a whole, but it is divided into two parts, that is, a part container part including the upper wall 15 of the tray part 2 and another container part. It may be formed as an assembly of parts (see Figure 1).

Since this embodiment is constructed as described above, the lid 4 for partitioning the tray portion 2 and the box portion 3 is opened and closed, and the locking member 8 attached to the lid 4 is operated.
By locking this at each open / close position, the storage capacity of the storage box 1 can be varied. Therefore, if the lid 4 is operated and used in this manner according to the size of the stored item, the storage space can be effectively used and the stored item can be stored conveniently.

FIG. 6 shows that when the contents to be stored are relatively small,
7 shows a usage example in which the lid 4 is closed, magazines are placed on the tray portion 2, and the camera is stored in the box portion 3.
In the figure, an example of use in which a lid 4 is opened to create a large space in which the tray portion 2 and the box portion 3 are connected and a large bag is stored therein is illustrated when the stored item is relatively large. .

Since the lid 4 for partitioning the tray portion 2 and the box portion 3 when the lid 4 is opened is provided on the upper wall 15 of the tray portion 2, as compared with the slide type lid, It is not necessary to open and close the lid 4 from the interior of the vehicle to extend diagonally forward in the storage box, which is convenient.

Further, when the lid 4 is opened, the tray portion 2 and the box portion 3 arranged above and below are communicated with each other in the vertical direction via a wide area corresponding to the area of the lid 4, so that a larger storage item can be obtained. A storage space for storing can be easily secured.

Further, a locking member 8 attached to the lid 4
Is an opening 4b formed in the center of the front portion of the lid 4 in the width direction.
Since it is provided immediately below the opening 4b so as to face the opening 4, it can be arranged at a position closest to the opening 6 of the tray portion 2. Further, the engagement / disengagement operation of the locking member 8 and the rotation operation of the lid 4 can be performed at substantially the same portion of the lid 4. As a result, it becomes unnecessary to open and close the lid 4 by greatly moving the hand back and forth, the opening and closing operation of the lid 4 is further facilitated, and the usability thereof is further improved.

The shape of the outer container of the storage box 1 is not limited to the shape of this embodiment. For example, conduit 20
When there is no such a case, it is possible to adopt a shape in which the storage capacity of the tray section 2 is further increased, and thus, the storage space in which the tray section 2 and the box section 3 are connected can be further increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a storage box in an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 2 of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the engaging member mounting portion of FIG. 1 viewed from the direction A.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a storage box in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state in which stored items are stored in the storage box in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing another state in which the stored items are stored in the storage box in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... storage box, 2 ... tray part, 3 ... box part, 4
... Partition lid, 4a ... Rib, 4b ... Opening, 4c ... Hanging wall, 4
d ... Recessed portion, 5 ... Instrument panel, 5a ... Inner bent portion, 5b ... Pedestal, 6 ... Opening, 7 ... Front wall, 7a ... Step portion,
7b ... Lid locking wall, 7c ... Long hole, 8 ... Locking member, 8a ... Board part, 8b ... Side wall, 8c ... Engaging part wall, 8d ... Engaging ridge,
8e ... Engaging hook portion, 8f ... Thin leaf spring, 9 ... Support shaft, 10 ... Hinge portion, 11 ... Lid mounting portion, 12 ... Rear wall, 12a ... Lid mounting groove,
13 ... Flanged nut, 14 ... Bolt, 15 ... Top wall, 15a
… V-shaped bent part, 15b… Bent part, 15c… Horizontal bent part,
15d ... Step, 15e ... Upper wall of opening surrounding wall, 16 ... Bolt, 17 ...
Nut with hook, 18 ... Lock member, 19 ... Bottom wall, 20 ... Conduit.

Continuation of front page (56) References Shown 56-171353 (JP, U) Shown 62-198146 (JP, U) Shown 59-157945 (JP, U) Shown 1-58334 (JP , U) Actual development Sho 61-3746 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60N 3/10 B60R 7/06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A tray part and a box part arranged vertically.
In a storage box with a lid that can be opened and closed at the partition with
Oite locking portion of closing of said lid, is provided in the partition portion, opened
Locking part connects the tray part and the box part to each other.
A storage box provided on the upper wall portion of the tray portion so that the storage box can be provided . 2. A U-shaped cut formed in a central portion in the front width direction of the lid, wherein a locking member having an engaging portion that engages with each locking portion when the lid is closed and when the lid is opened. The locking member is rotatably pivotally supported by being urged in one direction on walls provided so as to hang down along two opposite sides of the notch opening, and the locking member is detachable from the notch opening. The storage box according to claim 1, wherein each of the locking portions and each of the engaging portions of the locking member are tightly engaged with each other by the biasing force.