JP2829340B2 - Car storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a water heater,
The present invention relates to a storage device for an automobile, which is compact and easy to use and has a storage portion such as tea utensils and a television and a hot refrigerator for heating or chilling a beverage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the diversification of leisure in recent years, there has been an increasing number of vehicles intended to use the interior of the vehicle as a leisure space instead of a vehicle merely as a means of transportation. Some vehicles used for such a purpose can travel while eating and drinking in the vehicle or enjoying a television. As described above, in vehicles used mainly for leisure, it is desired that beverages can be cooled or heated according to the season, or hot water can be boiled in a pot to be able to eat and drink favorite beverages in the vehicle.

[0003]

A heater and a refrigerator for heating and cooling beverages, a pot, a television, and the like can be prepared independently, but all these devices are installed in a limited space in a vehicle compartment. It is difficult and there is no space for the occupants to relax. In addition, there is no space in the car for storing tea utensils and the like, and it is difficult to install shelves and the like for storage. Under such circumstances, there is a demand for an easy-to-use storage device in which various functions are compactly integrated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a compact and easy-to-use storage device for a vehicle, which is provided with a storage unit such as a kettle, tea utensils, and a television, and a hot refrigerator for heating or chilling a beverage. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the construction of a storage device for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a box-shaped main body placed in a vehicle cabin and an upper portion of one side of the box-shaped main body. A first storage portion provided for storing articles, a mounting table formed on the upper surface of the box-shaped body above the first storage portion for mounting articles, and the first storage portion A cup holder provided below the cup-shaped body so as to be able to be taken in and out of the box-shaped body, a second storage part provided on one side of the box-shaped body below the cup holder and containing articles, and It comprises a hot refrigerator provided on the other side for heating or refrigeration of stored items by a vehicle-mounted power supply and having an open / close lid on an upper portion, wherein the hot refrigerator includes a container body in which the stored items are stored, and the container body. A heat insulating material disposed on the outer periphery of the A heat exchange member for heating or cooling the interior of the container body by changing the flow direction of the current flow; and a switch for selectively switching the direction of the current of the heat exchange member to control the heating or cooling. Switches and
A fan is provided near the heat exchange member and ventilates around the heat exchange member.

The box-shaped main body is provided with an opening / closing door in the first and second storage sections, and the opening / closing door is disposed between a driver's seat and a passenger seat so as to face rearward. The opening / closing lid of the warm refrigerator is formed to be openable and closable via a hinge, and the hinge is located on the passenger side. In addition, the second storage section can store a pot having a liquid heat insulation function and a heat exchanger using a unique electric power, and the second storage section can be connected to a plug for inserting the pot. A plug socket connected to a power supply is provided. The container body of the hot refrigerator is made of aluminum. Also,
The heat exchange member of the hot refrigerator is sandwiched between aluminum members, and is in contact with a lower portion of the container body via the aluminum member.

[0007] A switch for selectively switching the operation of the pot and the operation of the hot refrigerator is further provided. The power supply system further includes a detecting unit that detects a voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply, and a display unit that displays the voltage drop when the voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply is detected by the detecting unit. Further, a detection unit for detecting a voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply is provided, and a disconnection unit for disconnecting the connection with the vehicle-mounted power supply when the detection unit detects a voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply. I do. Further, the intake port and the exhaust port of the fan of the warm refrigerator are formed in the box-shaped main body, and the area of the exhaust port is larger than that of the intake port. Also, a relay for connecting the vehicle-mounted power supply when the engine operation circuit of the vehicle is turned on is interposed.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage device for a vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows an arrangement state of an automobile storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows an external appearance of the automobile storage device, FIG. 3 is a front view of the automobile storage device, and FIG. FIG. 5 shows a side view of the storage device, and FIG. 5 shows a rear view of the storage device for an automobile.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automobile storage device 1 is placed between a driver's seat 2 and a passenger seat 3 in a vehicle. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the automobile storage device 1 is box-shaped. The main body 4 is fixed in the vehicle cabin via a bracket 5. One side of the box-shaped main body 4 (right side in FIG. 4: rear side of the vehicle)
A first storage section 6 for storing articles such as tea utensils is provided at an upper part of the table, and a mounting table 8 for mounting articles such as a television 7 is formed above the storage section 6. A cup holder 9 which can be pulled out to the rear side of the vehicle is provided below the storage section 6, and a second storage section 11 for storing a pot 10 as an article is formed below the cup holder 9. An opening / closing door 12 that opens and closes on the rear side of the vehicle is provided in the storage unit 11
And a plug socket 14 to which the plug 13 of the pot 10 is connected is provided inside the storage section 11. The plug socket 14 is connected to a vehicle battery serving as a vehicle-mounted power supply. The pot 10 has a heat retaining function, and is capable of boiling hot water by inserting the insertion plug 13 into the plug socket 14 (having a unique heat exchanger using electric power).

On the other hand, the other side of the box-shaped main body 4 (left side in FIG. 4:
A hot refrigerator 15 is provided on the front side of the vehicle, and the hot refrigerator 15 uses a battery of the vehicle as a power source to heat or refrigerate stored items such as beverages 16 (beverages in PET bottles and cans). It has become. An opening / closing lid 17 is provided at an upper part of the hot refrigerator 15, and the opening / closing lid 17 is opened to the driver's seat 2 side by a hinge 18 arranged on the passenger seat 3 side.

The refrigerator 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 6 to 9. FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator 15, FIG. 7 is a side view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator 15, FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the state of attachment of the heat exchange member, and FIG. The front view of the panel is shown.

The warm refrigerator 15 is provided with a container body 19 for storing items such as beverages 16 and the like, and the container body 19 is made of aluminum. An insulator 20 as a heat insulating material is arranged on an outer periphery of the container body 19, and an opening 21 is formed on a lower surface of the insulator 20. An aluminum upper plate 22 is disposed at the opening 21 of the insulator 20, and the upper plate 22 is
9 is in contact with the bottom surface.

An aluminum heat radiating plate 23 is provided below the upper plate 22, and the heat radiating plate 23 is attached to a bottom surface of the insulator 20 by an iron plate 24. Two thermo modules 25 as heat exchange members are sandwiched between the upper plate 22 and the heat radiating plate 23 via an aluminum spacer 26. The thermo module 25 is cooled by changing the direction of current flow. Is switched, that is, the container body 1
A thermoelectric semiconductor (Peltier element) in which heating or cooling inside 9 is controlled is used. The plate 24 is provided with a fan 27, and the fan 27 ventilates the vicinity of the thermo module 25. 8, reference numeral 35 denotes a holding plate, and 36 denotes an aluminum plate provided on the bottom surface of the container body 19.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, a switch plate 29 is provided on the front side of the box-shaped main body 4. A changeover switch 30 for switching the refrigerator 15 to a refrigerator or a refrigerator is provided. The switch plate 29 is provided with a water heater switch 31 for turning the pot 10 on and off.
Activating the changeover switch 30 of the hot refrigerator 15 to the off position and operating the water heater switch 31 to the on position, or operating the changeover switch 30 to the hot or cold position and operating the water heater switch 31 to the off position. So, pot 10 and hot refrigerator 15
Is selectively switched.

An alarm lamp 32 is provided on the switch plate 29. The alarm lamp 32 is turned on when a battery voltage drop is detected (details will be described later). On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fan 2 of the hot refrigerator 15 is provided below the switch plate 29 on the front side of the box-shaped main body 4.
7 are formed, and exhaust ports 34 of the fan 27 are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the box-shaped main body 4, respectively.
Since the exhaust ports 34 are formed on both side surfaces of the box-shaped main body 4, the area of the exhaust port 34 is approximately twice as large as the area of the intake port 33. Note that the reference numeral in the drawing is 2
Reference numeral 8 denotes a steam outlet when the hot water in the pot 10 is boiled.

Referring to FIG. 10, an electric circuit of the above-mentioned storage device 1 for a vehicle will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, a relay 42 is connected to a vehicle-mounted battery 41,
When the ignition switch 43 is turned on (when the engine operation circuit of the vehicle is turned on), the contact is closed and the power is supplied. The changeover switch 30 is the first
The water heater switch 31 is connected to the battery 41 via a relay 44, and the water heater switch 31 is connected to the battery 41 via a second relay 45.
Connected to the side.

The first relay 44 and the second relay 45 have their contacts always closed, and a lighting circuit 46 for lighting the alarm lamp 32 when the voltage of the battery 41 drops (detects a drop in the voltage of the battery 41 as a vehicle power supply). When a current flows from the (detection means), the contacts of the first relay 44 and the second relay 45 are opened to cut off the power supply to the changeover switch 30 and the water heater switch 31 (interruption means). When the contact of the first relay 44 is closed, the thermo module 2
5 is switched between refrigeration and warm storage, and the power supply to the thermo module 25 is cut off in the off state. When the contact of the second relay 45 is closed, the pot 1 is turned on and off by the water heater switch 31.
The state of energization to the 0 plug socket 14 is selected.

The lighting circuit 46 will be described. When the voltage of the battery 41 exceeds the set value, a current flows through the Zener diode 47 and the resistor R1, and the first transistor 48 operates. As a result, the first transistor 48
And the alarm lamp 32 does not light. When the voltage of the battery 41 falls below the set value, the current is cut off by the Zener diode 47 because the voltage is low, the current flows through the resistor R2, and the second transistor 49 operates. As a result, the second transistor 49,
A current flows through the resistor R3, and the alarm lamp 32 is turned on.

When a current flows through the second transistor 49, the current simultaneously flows through the resistor R5, and the third transistor 50 operates. As a result, the current from the battery 41 flows through the third transistor 50 to operate the first relay 44 and the second relay 45, and the contacts of the first relay 44 and the second relay 45 are opened and the changeover switch 30 and the water heater switch 31 Is turned off. For this reason, when the voltage of the battery 41 falls to a region below the set value, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on and the power supply of the warm refrigerator 15 and the pot 10 is cut off.

On the other hand, the fan 27 is branched from the downstream side of the changeover switch 30, and the fan 27 is connected.
The fan 27 is operated when the warm refrigerator 15 is operated by being supplied with power. A thermistor 51 is provided in the vicinity of the thermo module 25. When the thermistor 51 detects overheating of the thermo module 25, the changeover switch 3 is switched via the controller 52.
0 is shut off and the power supply of the hot refrigerator 15 is shut off.

In the above-described storage device 1 for a car, as shown in FIG. 2, tea utensils and the like are stored in the storage unit 6, and tea utensils, a pot 10 or a television 7 are mounted on the mounting table 8 according to the purpose of use. Is placed. Further, by pulling out the cup holder 9, the cup holder 9 is used as a cup holder. The pot 10 is stored in the storage section 11, and the hot water is boiled by inserting the plug 13 into the plug socket 14 and turning on the water heater switch 31. Since the opening and closing door 12 of the storage unit 11 opens and closes to the rear side of the vehicle, it is possible to easily put the pot 10 in and out and water the water from the rear seat. By operating the changeover switch 30, the warm refrigerator 15 is used as a refrigerator or a refrigerator depending on the season and the passenger's preference. The storage unit 11 is provided with a mounting means that allows the attachment and detachment of the pot 10 with one touch.

As described above, a single automobile storage device 1 can have many functions, and is extremely easy to use and can maximize its performance. In addition, the pot 10 and the refrigerator 15 can be used separately, so that a wide range of occupant demands can be met. For this reason, it is possible to increase the use value of the vehicle regardless of the season.

The beverage 16 is stored in the refrigerator 15, and by operating the changeover switch 30, the refrigerator 15 is used as a refrigerator or refrigerator to warm or cool the beverage 16. The surroundings of the thermo module 25, which is a heating source and a cooling source of the hot refrigerator 15, are ventilated by a fan 27, and an exhaust port 3 is connected to an intake port 33 for ventilation.
4 is almost twice as large,
Is maintained in a thermally efficient environment.

The reason is that the ventilation is performed without considering the state of the intake and exhaust ports of the ventilation.
FIG. 11 shows a temperature state of the beverage 16 at the time of refrigeration in a case where ventilation is performed by increasing the area of the beverage 16. In the figure, the solid line indicates that the area of the exhaust port 34 is larger than that of the intake port 33 (2
And the dotted line indicates the case where the area of the air intake and exhaust ports for ventilation is substantially the same. The dashed line indicates the temperature of the peripheral portion. As is clear from the figure, by increasing the area of the exhaust port 34, it can be seen that the beverage 16 is efficiently cooled immediately after the start of refrigeration. Note that, even when the beverage 16 is used as a warm storage, the beverage 16 can be efficiently warmed by increasing the area of the exhaust port 34.

The opening / closing lid 17 of the refrigerator 15 is opened to the driver's seat 2 side by a hinge 18 arranged on the passenger seat 3 side, so that the beverage 16 of the refrigerator 15 can be easily taken out from the driver's seat. It has become. The passengers in the front passenger seat 3 and the passengers in the rear seat, who do not drive, also have the warm refrigerator 15.
Beverage 16 can be taken out.

If the voltage of the battery 41 drops while boiling water in the pot 10 or while using the refrigerator 15, the lighting circuit 46 turns on the alarm lamp 32 and 1st relay 44 and 2nd relay 4
The contact No. 5 opens, and the current to the changeover switch 30 and the water heater switch 31 is cut off. As a result, when the voltage of the battery 41 decreases, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on to notify the occupant of this, and at the same time, the pot 1
The power supply of the plug socket 14 for 0 and the refrigerator 15 is automatically cut off.

For this reason, there is no fear that the pot 10 or the refrigerator 15 will continue to be used without noticing the drop in the voltage of the battery 41, and the battery can be reliably prevented from running out. When the ignition switch 43 is turned on, the battery 41 is connected via a relay 42 whose contact closes.
And the changeover switch 30 and the water heater switch 31 are connected, so that the pot 10 and the warm refrigerator 15 can be used only when the engine is in an operating state, and the battery can be prevented from running out.

In the above-described storage device 1 for a vehicle, when the voltage of the battery 41 is reduced, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on and the plug socket 14 for the pot 10 and the power supply of the refrigerator 15 are automatically cut off. However, when the voltage of the battery 41 decreases, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on, and then the plug socket 1 for the pot 10 is manually operated.
It is also possible to shut off the power of the refrigerator 4 and the hot refrigerator 15.

FIG. 12 shows an example in which the power supply is manually shut off.
It will be described based on. FIG. 12 shows an example of an electric circuit in a case where the power supply is manually cut off. As shown in the figure, a manual switch 55 (cutoff means) is provided between the ignition switch 43 and the relay 42. The lighting circuit 46 includes a zener diode 47, a first transistor 48, a second transistor 49, and three resistors. When the voltage of the battery 41 drops, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on by the lighting circuit 46, and the fact is displayed on the switch plate 29. When the occupant confirms that the warning lamp 32 is lit, the manual switch 5
Operate 5 to turn off the power. Thereby, the pot 10
The power of the plug socket 14 and the refrigerator 15 is cut off. At this time, the power of the alarm lamp 32 is also shut off at the same time, and when the manual switch 55 is operated, the alarm lamp 32 is turned off.
Is turned off.

FIG. 13 shows another example in which the power supply is manually cut off.
It will be described based on. FIG. 13 shows another example of an electric circuit in the case where the power supply is manually cut off. As shown in the figure, a manual switch 65 (interrupting means) is provided between the ignition switch 43 and the relay 42, and the lighting circuit 4
Reference numeral 6 is connected to the battery 41 without the relay 42 interposed therebetween. The lighting circuit 46 includes a Zener diode 47, a first transistor 48, a second transistor 49, and three resistors. When the voltage of the battery 41 decreases, the alarm lamp 32 is lit by the lighting circuit 46, and the fact is displayed on the switch plate 29. When the occupant confirms that the warning lamp 32 is lit, the power is turned off by operating the manual switch 65. As a result, the power of the plug socket 14 for the pot 10 and the power of the warm refrigerator 15 are shut off. The alarm lamp 32 remains lit while the voltage of the battery 41 is low.
When the ignition switch 43 is turned off, the alarm lamp 32 is turned off.

The above-described storage device 1 for a vehicle includes a storage portion 6 for storing tea utensils and the like, a mounting table 8 for mounting a television 7 and the like, a cup holder 9, a storage portion 11 for storing a pot 10 and having an opening / closing door 12. The six functions of the hot refrigerator 15 that can be switched between hot and cold storage are compactly arranged, and are extremely excellent in usability. In addition, hot refrigerator 15
Can be used by switching to a refrigerator or a refrigerator, and the adoption of the kettle-type pot 10 enables use regardless of the season, thereby greatly increasing the utility value of the vehicle.

Further, when the voltage of the battery 41 drops, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on and the power is automatically cut off. Alternatively, the alarm lamp 32 is turned on and the manual switches 55 and 65 are turned on. The power can be cut off by the
Since the power is supplied only when is turned on, it is possible to prevent the battery from running down. Further, since the area of the exhaust port 34 is larger than that of the intake port 33 of the fan 27, the thermal efficiency is improved and the heating performance and the cooling performance are improved.

[0033]

According to the present invention, since a plurality of functions such as a refrigerator which can be switched between hot and cold can be used compactly and conveniently, the storage device for a vehicle of the present invention can be used regardless of the season. Thus, the utility value of the vehicle can be greatly increased. Further, when the voltage of the vehicle-mounted power supply is reduced, the voltage drop is displayed by the display means, so that the voltage reduction of the vehicle-mounted power supply when using the storage device for a vehicle can be easily recognized. . Further, when the voltage of the vehicle-mounted power supply is reduced, the connection with the vehicle-mounted power supply is cut off by the cutoff means, so that the vehicle-mounted power supply is not adversely affected. Furthermore, since the area of the exhaust port is larger than that of the fan of the warm refrigerator, the thermal efficiency can be improved, and the heating performance and the cooling performance can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement state of an automobile storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of an automobile storage device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the storage device for a vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the storage device for a vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the storage device for a vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator 15;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the internal structure of the refrigerator 15;

FIG. 8 is an exploded explanatory view of a mounting state of the heat exchange member.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a switch panel.

FIG. 10 is an electric circuit diagram of a storage device for a vehicle.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing a cooling state.

FIG. 12 is an example of an electric circuit diagram in a case where power is manually cut off.

FIG. 13 is an electric circuit diagram of another example in a case where power is manually cut off.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car storage device 2 Driver's seat 3 Passenger's seat 4 Box-shaped main body 6 First storage part 7 TV 8 Mounting table 9 Cup holder 10 Pot 11 Second storage part 12 Opening door 13 Plug-in plug 14 Plug socket 15 Hot refrigerator 16 Beverage 17 Opening / closing lid 18 Hinge 19 Container main body 25 Thermo module 27 Fan 29 Switch plate 30 Changeover switch 31 Water heater switch 32 Alarm lamp 33 Intake port 34 Exhaust port 41 Battery 42 Relay 43 Ignition switch 44 First relay 45 Second relay 46 Lighting circuit 47 Zener diode 48 First transistor 49 Second transistor 50 Third transistor 51 Thermistor 52 Controller 55, 65 Manual switch

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hideo Tanaoka 4-21-1, Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Motors Engineering Co., Ltd. 72) Inventor Hidehiro Tanahashi 7-12-3 Kita-Ishiki, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture (56) References JP-A-61-147078 (JP, A) JP-A-60-157940 (JP, A) JP-A-4- 257678 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model 63-153088 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 62-122274 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 57-24479 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. ⁶ , DB name) B60N 3/00 B60N 3/10 B60R 7/04 F25D 11/00 101

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box-shaped main body placed in a vehicle interior, a first storage part provided on an upper part of one side of the box-shaped main body for storing articles, and a first storage part of the first storage part. A mounting table formed on the upper surface of the box-shaped main body at the upper side for mounting articles,
A cup holder provided below the first storage section so as to be able to be taken in and out of the box-shaped main body, and a second storage section provided on one side of the box-shaped main body below the cup holder and storing articles. A refrigerator provided on the other side of the box-shaped main body for heating or refrigeration of the stored items by an in-vehicle power supply and having an opening / closing lid on an upper portion thereof, wherein the refrigerator is a container in which the stored items are stored. A main body, a heat insulating material disposed on the outer periphery of the container main body, and a heat exchange member attached to a lower portion of the container main body for heating or cooling the inside of the container main body by changing a current flow direction, A switch for selectively switching the direction of current flow of the heat exchange member to control heating or cooling, and a fan provided near the heat exchange member and ventilating around the heat exchange member. Toss Automotive storage devices. 2. The box-shaped main body, wherein the first and second storage sections are provided with an opening / closing door, and the opening / closing door is disposed rearwardly between a driver's seat and a passenger seat, and 2. The automobile storage device according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing lid of the hot refrigerator is formed to be openable and closable via a hinge, and the hinge is located on the passenger side. 3. The second storage section is capable of storing a pot having a function of keeping the liquid warm and having a heat exchanger using its own electric power. The second storage section is provided with a plug for inserting the pot. The storage device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a plug socket connected to a vehicle power supply to which the vehicle can be connected. 4. The automobile storage device according to claim 1, wherein the container body of the hot refrigerator is made of aluminum. 5. The automobile according to claim 1, wherein the heat exchange member of the refrigerator is sandwiched between aluminum members, and is in contact with a lower portion of the container body via the aluminum members. Storage device. 6. The automobile storage device according to claim 3, further comprising a switch for selectively switching operation of the pot and the hot refrigerator. 7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising: detecting means for detecting a voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply, and display means for displaying a voltage drop when the voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply is detected by the detecting means. An automobile storage device according to claim 1 or 3. 8. A detecting means for detecting a voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply, and a disconnecting means for disconnecting the connection with the vehicle-mounted power supply when the detecting means detects a voltage drop of the vehicle-mounted power supply. The automobile storage device according to claim 1 or 3, wherein: 9. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein an intake port and an exhaust port of the fan of the hot refrigerator are formed in the box-shaped main body, and an area of the exhaust port is larger than that of the intake port. Car storage device. 10. The storage device for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a relay for connecting the vehicle-mounted power supply when an engine operation circuit of the vehicle is turned on.