JP3671863B2 - Glove box cover and mold device for glove box cover molding - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a glove box cover and a mold apparatus for forming a glove box cover.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A glove box is mounted on a passenger seat side portion of an instrument panel of an automobile so that small items can be stored therein (refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-305840). A glove box cover having a recessed shape is assembled to a portion of the instrument panel where the glove box is mounted, and a glove box that can be opened and closed is mounted on the glove box cover.
[0003]
Further, a stepped vertical surface exposed when the glove box is opened is formed on the upper wall portion of the glove box cover, and a pocket opening is formed there. A container-shaped pocket body is assembled on the back side of the pocket opening so that small items such as cards can be taken in and out of the pocket body from the pocket opening.
[0004]
The glove box cover is located on the rear side of the blower unit that forms part of the air conditioning unit inside the instrument panel, and when the blower unit filter is pulled out to the rear side for maintenance. Needs to remove both the glove box and glove box cover from the instrument panel.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional technique, it is necessary to assemble a separate pocket body on the back side of the pocket opening formed in the vertical surface portion of the glove box cover. Increased man-hours.
[0006]
Also, when pulling out the filter from the blower unit, it is necessary to remove the glove box cover from the instrument panel, which makes the work of removing the filter troublesome.
[0007]
The present invention has been made paying attention to such a conventional technique, and can reduce the number of parts and can facilitate the removal work of the filter and the glove box cover molding. A mold apparatus is provided.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention according to claim 1 is a recessed shape in which a rear wall portion and an upper wall portion are continuously formed between a pair of left and right side wall portions, and is assembled at a rear side position of the blower unit in the instrument panel, and is opened and closed. A glove box cover in which a flexible glove box is mounted and a stepped vertical wall portion exposed when the glove box is opened is formed on the upper wall portion, and a pocket opening is formed in the vertical wall portion, A filter opening capable of inserting and removing the filter of the blower unit is formed at the upper end portion of the back wall portion, and a bottom surface portion having a size smaller than the filter opening is formed at the rear end of the upper wall portion via a hinge portion. A pocket body is formed integrally with the main body section having a U-shaped cross section, and the pocket body is rotated around the hinge section and superimposed on the upper wall section, so that small items can be taken out from the pocket opening. Freely pocket portion is partitioned and formed being.
[0009]
According to the first aspect of the invention, since the pocket body is integrally formed on the upper wall portion of the glove box cover via the hinge portion, the number of parts can be reduced. Further, since the filter opening is formed in the back wall portion of the glove box cover, the filter can be replaced using this filter opening without removing the glove box cover itself. Since the bottom surface portion of the pocket body is smaller than the filter opening, the filter opening can be used as a clamping point when the pocket body is integrally formed with a pair of molds.
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, a claw portion is formed in the pocket body, and a notch engaging with the claw portion is formed in the upper wall portion.
[0011]
According to invention of Claim 2, the state of a pocket body can be stabilized by engaging the nail | claw part of a pocket body with the notch formed in the upper wall part of the glove box cover.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 3 is a thin-walled structure in which the hinge portion can be easily cut.
[0013]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the hinge portion has a thin wall structure that can be easily cut, the hinge portion is cut and the pocket body is removed from the glove box cover. Audio equipment that is larger than the body can be installed. And operation of an audio equipment etc. can be performed from the pocket opening formed in the vertical surface part.
[0014]
The invention according to claim 4 is provided with a pair of molds capable of forming a cavity space having a shape corresponding to the glove box cover, and the filter opening in the mold release direction is formed in one mold corresponding to the back side of the glove box cover. A glove box cover provided with a slide mold capable of forming a bottom surface portion of the pocket body with the other mold and capable of forming a main body section with one mold within the range. This is a mold apparatus for molding.
[0015]
According to the invention described in claim 4, since the slide mold capable of forming the pocket body is provided in one mold within the range of the filter opening in the mold releasing direction, the glove box cover and the pocket can be formed by one molding. Both bodies can be formed simultaneously.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. A blower unit 2 that forms a part of the air conditioning unit is installed at a position corresponding to the passenger seat inside the instrument panel 1. The blower unit 2 has a built-in filter 3, which is periodically pulled out for maintenance to be replaced with a new one.
[0017]
A recessed glove box cover 4 is assembled from the lower side at the rear side position of the blower unit 2 in the instrument panel 1. The glove box cover 4 is composed of a pair of left and right side walls 5, a back wall 6 formed on the front side, and an upper wall 7 formed continuously from the upper side to the rear side. A work hole 6 a for adjusting the blower unit 2 is formed below the back wall portion 6.
[0018]
A glove box 8 that can be opened and closed forward is attached to the glove box cover 4. A rotation shaft (not shown) is formed at the lower end of the glove box 8, and the rotation shaft is pivotally supported on the left and right side wall portions 5 of the glove box cover 4. In addition, the back wall 8a of the glove box 8 is a separate assembly and rotates forward with the glove box 8.
[0019]
A stepped vertical surface portion 9 is formed near the rear side of the upper wall portion 7. This vertical surface portion 9 is exposed in a rearward state when the glove box 8 is opened to the front side, and a horizontal pocket opening 10 is formed in the vertical surface portion 9.
[0020]
A filter opening 11 is formed at the upper end of the back wall portion 6. The filter opening 11 has a size that allows the filter 3 of the blower unit 2 to be pulled out. At the rear end of the upper wall portion 7 located above the filter opening 11, a pocket body 12 is integrally formed via a thin hinge portion 13. The pocket body 12 is formed of a bottom surface portion 14 having a size smaller than that of the filter opening 11 and a main body portion 15 having a U-shaped cross section. Therefore, the width of the pocket body 12 is smaller than that of the filter opening 11, and the length substantially matches the dimension from the rear end of the upper wall portion 7 to the vertical surface portion 9. Claw portions 16 are formed on the left and right sides of the end portion of the pocket body 12, and corresponding cutouts 17 are formed on the upper wall portion 7.
[0021]
Therefore, by rotating the pocket body 12 forward about the hinge portion 13, overlapping the upper wall portion 7 and engaging the claw portion 16 with the notch 17, the pocket body 12 and the vertical surface portion 9 Can be formed. Due to the engagement between the claw portion 16 and the notch 17, the pocket body 12 is in a stable state, and the state of the pocket body 12 does not change even when vibration or the like during vehicle travel is applied. Small items such as cards can be taken into and out of the pocket portion P defined by the pocket body 12 from the pocket opening 10 exposed when the glove box 8 is opened.
[0022]
When replacing the filter 3 of the blower unit 2, only the glove box 8 is removed, and the filter 3 is pulled out from the filter opening 11 formed in the back wall portion 6 of the glove box cover 4 to a new one. Can be exchanged for. Since it is not necessary to remove the glove box cover 4 as in the prior art, the replacement work of the filter 3 is easy.
[0023]
And since the glove box cover 4 of this embodiment has the pocket body 12 integrally formed as mentioned above, compared with the case where another pocket body is assembled | attached later like the past, the number of parts and work Man-hours can be reduced.
[0024]
Moreover, the glove box cover 4 of this embodiment installs the audio equipment 18 in the upper wall part 7 of the glove box cover 4 by cutting and removing the pocket body 12 from the hinge part 13 as shown in FIG. You can also. By removing the pocket body 12, the harness 19 of the audio device 18 can be routed freely. The audio device 18 can be operated from the pocket opening 10 formed in the vertical surface portion 9.
[0025]
Next, a method for manufacturing the glove box cover 4 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The glove box cover 4 is performed by injecting a resin material (PP) into a cavity space formed between the pair of molds 20 and 21.
[0026]
The pair of molds 20 and 21 is movable along a mold release direction A that is separated from each other, and one mold 20 includes a slide mold 22 having a mating surface 22a along the mold release direction A. It is provided so as to be movable along a slide direction B intersecting with A. The movement of the slide mold 22 in the slide direction B is guided by the jig 23 when the one mold 20 is moved in the mold drawing direction A.
[0027]
The pocket body 12 is at an angle along the punching direction A with respect to the glove box cover 4, and the entire pocket body 12 is located within the range H of the filter opening 11 in the punching direction A. The bottom surface portion 14 of the pocket body 12 is formed between the slide die 22 and the other die 21, and the main body portion 15 of the pocket body 12 is formed between the slide die 22 and the one die 20. It is like that. In this way, the glove box cover 4 and the pocket body can be formed by one molding by using the slide mold 22 that enters the filter opening 11 by using the filter opening 11 formed for replacement of the filter 3. Since both 12 can be formed simultaneously, the manufacturing efficiency of the glove box cover 4 is good.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an instrument panel in which a pocket portion is formed.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an instrument panel in which an audio device is installed by excising a pocket body.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a glove box cover.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the manufacture of a glove box cover using a mold.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Blower unit 3 Filter 4 Glove box cover 5 Side wall part 6 Back wall part 7 Upper wall part 8 Glove box 9 Vertical surface part 10 Pocket opening 11 Filter opening 12 Pocket body 13 Hinge part 14 Bottom face part 15 Body part 16 Claw Part 17 Notch 18 Audio equipment 19 Harness 20, 21 Mold 22 Slide mold A Mold release direction B Slide direction H Range of filter opening in the mold release direction P Pocket part

Claims (4)

A recessed shape in which a back wall and an upper wall are continuously formed between a pair of left and right side walls, and is assembled at the rear side position of the blower unit in the instrument panel, and a glove box that can be opened and closed is mounted. And a glove box cover in which a stepped vertical wall portion exposed when the glove box is opened is formed on the upper wall portion, and a pocket opening is formed in the vertical wall portion,
A filter opening is formed at the upper end of the back wall so that the filter of the blower unit can be taken in and out,
A bottom portion having a size smaller than the filter opening is formed at the rear end of the upper wall portion through a hinge portion, and a pocket body is integrally formed by the bottom portion and a U-shaped main body portion, A glove box cover characterized in that a pocket portion is formed by allowing the pocket body to pivot about the hinge portion and overlapping the upper wall portion so that small items can be taken in and out of the pocket opening. The glove box cover according to claim 1,
A glove box cover, wherein a nail portion is formed in a pocket body, and a notch engaging with the nail portion is formed in an upper wall portion. The glove box cover according to claim 1 or 2,
A glove box cover characterized in that the hinge part has a thin wall structure that can be easily cut. A mold apparatus for forming a glove box cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
It has a pair of molds that can form a cavity space with a shape corresponding to the glove box cover,
The bottom surface of the pocket body can be formed between one mold corresponding to the back side of the glove box cover and the other mold within the range of the filter opening in the mold releasing direction. A mold apparatus for molding a glove box cover, characterized in that a slide mold capable of forming a main body is provided.

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