JP3674366B2 - Car container structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicular storage structure, and more particularly to a vehicular storage structure suitable for housing a cylindrical body such as a beverage can or bottle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the vault 21 for a vehicle is a hollow storage portion 22 constituted by wall portions of an upper wall portion 24a, a lower wall portion 24b, a side wall portion 24c, and a back wall portion 24d. And an opening 23 provided on the front surface of the storage portion 22. Generally, each of the wall portions 24 a, 24 b, 24 c, 24 d is formed in a substantially flat shape.
[0003]
The container 21 having the above structure is often applied as a container for automobiles. As shown in FIG. 7, for example, when the container 21 is attached to an instrument panel 26 of an automobile, an opening 23 is arranged toward the passenger side and a storage part The lower wall portion 24b is provided with an inclination 25 having a predetermined angle α so that the height from the horizontal plane is increased from the depth toward the opening, and the lower wall portion 24b is also used for easy removal of the stored item in 22 and prevention of dropping. The opening 23 is attached to the instrument panel 26 with a mounting screw 27.
[0004]
However, in a case having a conventional structure in which each of the wall portions 24a, 24b, 24c, and 24d is formed in a substantially flat shape, the lower wall portion 24b is stored in the storage portion 22 through the opening portion 23 even if the lower wall portion 24b is provided with an inclination 25. There is a possibility that the cylinders 28a and 28b in the storage part 22 may roll off from the opening 23 when a sudden start is made by inserting cylinders 28a and 28b such as beverage cans or bottles. .
[0005]
Therefore, as a countermeasure, as shown in FIG. 9A, a structure in which the angle of the inclination 25 provided in the lower wall portion 24b is increased (angle β, β> α), or as shown in FIG. 9B. As described above, a structure in which a drop prevention portion 29 such as a barrier is provided on the lower edge portion 23a of the opening 23, a structure in which a lid (not shown) is attached to the opening 23, and the like have been considered.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the countermeasures as described above, there is a problem that the cost is increased when the lid is attached, and when the angles α and β of the inclination 25 are increased or the drop prevention portion 29 is provided, the stored items are taken in and out. In addition, there is a problem that the design change of the angles α and β of the inclination 25 is limited due to the relationship with peripheral parts, and there is a problem that a sufficient drop prevention effect cannot be obtained.
[0007]
The present invention was devised in view of such problems, and can be manufactured at a low cost with only minimal design changes, is excellent in appearance, ease of use, and processability, and prevents stored items in the storage unit, particularly cylinders, from rolling off. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular container structure that can be used.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, vehicle storage compartment structure of the present invention, meet glove compartment for a vehicle having a housing part for housing the extending rearward cylindrical body from the opening is formed the opening in the front provided in the interior of the vehicle And an upper wall portion and a lower wall portion of the storage portion, and a convex portion integrally formed on the upper wall portion of the storage portion so as to protrude inward of the storage portion, and the cylindrical body in the storage portion Is inserted sideways between the lower wall portion and the convex portion and the convex portion is pressed against the cylindrical body, the upper wall portion is elastically deformed and the convex portion and the lower wall portion The cylindrical body is sandwiched between them.
[0009]
Therefore, it is possible to to hold the cylindrical body in the storage compartment in the lower wall portion of the convex portion and storage compartments provided toward the housing portion inside the upper wall portion of the storage compartment to hold the cylindrical body in該物insertion Effectively prevents the cylinder from rolling off.
The peripheral portion of the convex portion of the upper wall portion, the thin portion which is thinner performing the elastic deformation of the upper wall portion is formed, the elastic deformation of the upper wall portion is Ru conducted through the thin portion It is preferable .
The height of the front Symbol the storage unit, said from the back side of the housing part has become gradually higher toward the opening side, the height of the inner side of the said housing portion has aged round cans 250cc beverage It is configured to be substantially equal to the height in the state, and the height on the opening side in the storage portion is configured to be substantially equal to the height in the state where the 350 cc beverage can is laid down. Preferably it is.
It is preferable that it is made of a resin material.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Although there are many places where a container is attached to a vehicle, for example, a case of a container 1 attached to an instrument panel 9 of an automobile will be described as shown in FIG. Moreover, as a concrete storage thing stored in a container, the cylindrical body, especially the round can for drinks of 250cc and 350cc are described here.
[0011]
1 to 3 show a vehicular container structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance thereof, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicular container 1 includes a storage portion 2 composed of upper wall portion 4 a, lower wall portion 4 b, side wall portion 4 c, and back wall portion 4 d, and a front surface of the storage portion 2. And an opening 3 provided in the housing.
[0012]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage portion 2 is stored when the 250 cc round can 8a is stored on the back wall portion 4d side and the 350 cc round can 8b is stored on the opening 3 side in the state of being laid down. The height of the back wall 4d is such that the height of the portion 2 and the width (outer diameter) of the round cans 8a and 8b, that is, the respective heights when the round cans 8a and 8b are laid down are substantially equal. The height gradually increases from the side toward the opening 3 side.
[0013]
The upper wall 4a is formed with convex portions 6 having a substantially quadrilateral shape for the round cans 8a and 8b in the front view toward the inside of the storage portion 2 (that is, the lower wall portion 4b side). The convex part 6 is integrally formed continuously with the upper wall part 4a. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, thinned thin portions 7 are formed on the three peripheral portions of each convex portion 6 on the opening side and both side wall portions. Although FIG. 3 shows a cross section corresponding to the large-diameter round can 8b, the distance between the convex portion 6 and the lower wall portion 4b is shortened, but the cross section corresponding to the round can 8a is configured in substantially the same manner as FIG. The
[0014]
Further, as a material for the container 1, a resin (PP or the like) used in a conventional structure can be sufficiently manufactured.
And when attaching the genuine case 1 to the instrument panel 9 of a motor vehicle, as shown in FIG. 2, the opening part 3 is turned to the passenger | crew side, and the case 1 is attached to the said instrument panel 9 with the attachment screw 10 To.
[0015]
Since the vehicle case 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, the following operations and effects can be obtained.
In other words, in the vault 1 for the vehicle, since the convex portion 6 is provided on the upper wall portion 4a toward the inside of the storage portion 2, the respective round cans 8a and 8b for beverages of 250 cc and 350 cc are placed in the storage portion 2. When the contact portion of the convex portion 6 is pressed by the round cans 8a and 8b, the convex portion 6 receives a load from the round cans 8a and 8b. However, since the three peripheral portions of the convex portion 6 are thinned, the thin portion 7 is bent by elastic deformation, and the round cans 8a and 8b press the convex portion 6, but the convex portion 6 It is elastically pressed from. Therefore, Marcantonio 8a, 8b is, would be held by being sandwiched between the convex portion 6 and the lower wall portion 4b, thereby preventing the rolling falling from Marcantonio 8a, cupboard 1 8b.
[0016]
Also, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the shape of the convex portion 6 is formed so as to correspond to the round cans 8a and 8b for beverages of 250 cc and 350 cc, so that the round cans 8 a and 8 b are surely formed. Can be very convenient. Moreover, since the convex part 6 is provided in the upper wall part 4a, there are no problems, such as appearance, usability, and the gloss unevenness at the time of thin part 7 shaping | molding.
In addition, this vehicular container can be manufactured by integral molding, and the shape of the convex portion 6 and the thin-walled portion 7 is such that there is no concern at the time of processing molding such that it becomes difficult to remove the mold at the time of injection molding. Can be a thing. Further, as described above, since it can be sufficiently manufactured with a resin (PP or the like) used in a conventional structure, it can be implemented at low cost and with only a minimum design change.
[0017]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4D, second to fifth embodiments of the present invention will be described.
In the second to fifth embodiments, the convex portion 6 in the first embodiment is changed, and the other portions are configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. That is, instead of the two convex portions 6 and 6, one convex portion 11 having a quadrilateral shape in front view may be provided as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4A, or FIG. A plurality of quadrilateral convex portions 12 may be provided in front view as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 4), and round cans 8a, 8b, etc. as in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. A rod-like convex portion 13 extending in the generatrix direction of the cylindrical body may be provided, and a number of spherical convex portions 14 may be provided as in the fifth embodiment shown in FIG.
[0018]
That is, each convex part 11,12,13,14 is pressed by cylinders, such as round can 8a, 8b, receives a load from the bottom, and the thin part 7 of the peripheral part of each convex part 11,12,13,14 becomes By bending due to elastic deformation, the round cans 8a and 8b are also pressed from the convex portions 11, 12, 13, and 14, so that the round cans 8a and 8b are connected to the convex portions 11, 12, 13, and 14 and the lower wall portion 4b. as long as it can be held by the holding of the shape of each convex section 11, 12, 13, 14 it is not limited.
[0019]
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the three peripheral portions of the convex portion 6 having a substantially quadrilateral shape are formed in the thin portion 7, but the entire peripheral portion of the convex portion may be thinned. . That is, if the stored item such as round cans as they can elastically sandwiched held by the convex portion and the lower wall portion, the thin portion formed on the peripheral portion of the convex portion, to be limited in scope is not.
Needless to say, the convex portion 6 is not limited to the round cans 8a and 8b, but may be formed so as to correspond to the shape of the stored items.
[0020]
In addition, by providing the lower wall portion 4b with an inclination 5 having an angle θ so that the height from the horizontal plane increases from the back toward the opening, the combination with the convex portion 6 further increases the holding effect and ensures In addition, it is possible to prevent the round cans 8a and 8b from rolling and falling.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the vehicular container structure of the present invention, the upper wall portion of the container is provided with a convex portion inside the storage portion, and the cylinder is accommodated by the convex portion and the lower wall portion of the container case. since the body can hold the tubular member in該物insertion by clamping, it can be reliably prevented rolling off of the cylindrical body. Furthermore, since it can be manufactured at a low cost with only minimal design changes, it is excellent in appearance, is easy to use, and can be easily machined, it is possible to provide a vehicular container that is easy to implement and has a very high commercial value.
When the thin part is formed in the peripheral part of the convex part, the thin part will bend due to elastic deformation, and the cylinder placed in the storage part is pressed elastically from the convex part while pressing the convex part, would be held by being sandwiched between the convex portion and the lower wall portion, thereby preventing the rolling falling from storage compartment.
In addition, when the height in the storage portion is gradually increased from the back side of the storage portion toward the opening side, and the height of the back side in the storage portion is in a state where a 250 cc beverage can is laid down If the height on the opening side in the storage part is substantially equal to the height when the 350 cc beverage can is laid , It can be held securely.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a vehicular container structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2, and an inner back portion of the upper wall portion is omitted.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a vehicular storage structure as another embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a perspective view according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a diagram of the present invention. A perspective view concerning a 3rd embodiment, (c) is a perspective view concerning a 4th embodiment of the present invention, and (d) is a perspective view concerning a 5th embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an instrument panel of an automobile showing an installation location of a vehicular storage structure as each embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a conventional vehicular container structure.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 6;
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 7, and an inner back portion of the upper wall portion is omitted.
FIGS. 9A and 9B are side sectional views showing another conventional vehicular container structure, in which FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a second conventional example, and FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a third conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle case 2 Storage part 3 Opening part 4a Upper wall part 4b Lower wall part 4c Side wall part 4d Back wall part 5 Inclination 6 Convex part 7 Thin part 8a, 8b Round can 9 Instrument panel 10 Mounting screw 11, 12, 13 , 14 Convex portion 21 Vehicle compartment 22 Storage portion 23 Opening portion 23a Opening portion lower side edge portion 24a Upper wall portion 24b Lower wall portion 24c Side wall portion 24d Back wall portion 25 Inclination 26 Instrument panel 27 Mounting screw 28a, 28b Cylindrical body 29 Fall prevention part

Claims (4)

A vehicular storage case that is provided in a vehicle interior and that has an opening formed on the front surface thereof and extends rearward from the opening to store a cylinder .
An upper wall portion and a lower wall portion of the storage portion, and a convex portion formed integrally with the upper wall portion of the storage portion so as to protrude inward of the storage portion, and the cylinder body is provided in the storage portion. When the convex portion is inserted between the lower wall portion and the convex portion in a horizontal direction and the convex portion is pressed against the cylindrical body, the upper wall portion is elastically deformed to be between the convex portion and the lower wall portion. A container case structure for a vehicle , wherein the cylinder is sandwiched between the two. The peripheral portion of the convex portion of the upper wall portion, the thin portion which is thinner performing the elastic deformation of the upper wall portion is formed, the elastic deformation of the upper wall portion is Ru conducted through the thin portion The vehicle case structure according to claim 1, wherein: The height in the storage portion is gradually increased from the back side of the storage portion toward the opening side,
The height of the back side in the storage portion is configured to be substantially equal to the height when a 250 cc beverage can is laid down, and the height of the opening side in the storage portion is 350 cc. 3. The vehicular container structure according to claim 1, wherein the container is configured so as to be substantially equal to a height when the beverage round can is laid down. The vehicular container structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the vehicular container structure is made of a resin material.

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