JPS5926499B2 - car glove box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a glove box for an automobile.

Generally, in an automobile glove box, a lid is pivotally attached to the box body so that it can be opened and closed, and the opening angle of the lid is regulated by a lid stay, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-5251. When opening the lid, it is desirable that the lid naturally rotate in the opening direction.

Therefore, in the past, a torsion bar was provided at the hinge part of the lid, and when the lid was in the closed position, the torsional reaction force of the torsion bar was used to bias the lid in the opening direction. As disclosed in the above publication, there is a method in which a coil spring is provided between the lid stay and the box body and the spring force is used to open and close the lid, but the hinge structure becomes complicated and the cost increases. There is a problem.

On the other hand, it is possible to use the lid's own weight to force the lid to open naturally, but this requires tilting the lid and box body opening forward toward the lid open position, and this forward tilting causes the box body to open automatically. The bottom recedes, reducing the storage space for items and making it inconvenient to store and take out items.

In view of the above, the present invention has a structure in which the lid stay is formed of a flexible member, the lid stay is bent in the closed position of the lid, and the repulsive force of the lid stay is used to bias the lid in the opening direction. The purpose of this invention is to simplify the structure of the glove box and solve the above-mentioned conventional problems by providing the lid stay with the functions of regulating the opening angle of the lid and providing opening force. do.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below based on embodiments with reference to the drawings.

Example 1 This example is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, where 1 is an instrument panel of an automobile, 2 is a glove box, 3 is a box body, 4 is a lid that covers the opening of the box body 3, and 5 is a lid. A lock member 4 locks the lid stay 7 in the closed position, and a side chamber 6 stores the lid stay 7.

The inner panel 9 and outer panel 10 of the box body 3 and lid 4 are molded from synthetic resin such as acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene resin, etc., and the lower end of the opening of the box body 3 and the lower end of the inner panel of the lid 4 are connected to a thin hinge 11. are connected.

The lid stay 7 is a thin plate made of a flexible member that generates elastic force by bending, that is, polypropylene in this example, and has a width of 1.5 mm and a thickness of 1.5 mm. It is fixed to the inner panel 9 of the lid 4 with screws, and the other end extends long toward the box body via a thin hinge 13 provided at the lower end of the attachment.

That is, the lid stay 7 extends into the side chamber 6 through a through hole 16 provided in the front wall 15 of the box main body side chamber 6, and the length of the lid stay 7 from the thin hinge 13 to the other end is equal to the length of the lid stay 7 in the lid open position. The length is approximately twice the length from the through hole 16 to the thin hinge 13, and a stopper 17 is fixed at the center of the lid stay 7.

Then, a partition wall 18 between the box main body 3 and the side chamber 6 is provided with a regulation that guides the other end side of the lid stay 7 from the stopper 17 and abuts the stopper 17 of the lid stay 7 to prevent its intrusion. A guide 19 as a means is fixedly installed, and when the lid is closed, the linear distance from the front of the guide to the thin hinge 13 of the lid stay 7 is extended from the rear surface of the stopper to the thin hinge 13 of the lid stay 7.
The length is set shorter than the length of , so that a repulsive force is applied to the lid stay 7.

Further, on the front wall 15 of the box body side chamber 6, a locking member 20 that locks the front surface of the stopper when the lid is opened is fixedly provided on the peripheral edge side of the through hole 160.

In the above structure, when the lid 4 is closed, the stopper 17 of the lid stay 7 comes into contact with the guide 19 and the stopper 17
The portion extending from 7 to the thin hinge 13 is bent and biases the lid 4 in the opening direction.

Therefore, the lid 4 disengages the locking member 5 (and naturally rotates in the opening direction due to the restoring force of the lid stay 7).

Then, the stopper 17 of the lid stay 7 is engaged with the front wall 15 of the box body side chamber 6 and the locking member 20, and the lid 4 is stopped at a predetermined opening angle.

Embodiment 2 This example is shown in FIG. 4. In Embodiment 1, one end of the beam rad stay 7 was guided by a guide 19 to make it movable, whereas in this example, one end of the beam rad stay 21 was guided by a guide 19. It was supported by

That is, the lid stay 21 has a large diameter portion 22 and a small diameter portion 2.
3 are formed in series, and the end of the large diameter portion 22 is connected to the partition wall 18 between the box main body 3 and the side chamber 6 with a pin 24 as a regulating means.
The end of the small diameter portion 23 is attached to the lid 4 as in the first embodiment.

A stopper 25 is fixed to the partition wall 18 for regulating the rotation angle of the large diameter portion 220.

The other configurations are the same as in the first embodiment. In this example, when the lid is closed, the large diameter portion 22 of the lid stay 210
5, the small diameter portion 23 is bent and urges the lid 4 in the opening direction.

Then, when the lid is opened, the opening angle of the lid 4 is regulated by the lid stay 21.

Note that the lid stay 7.21 may be molded from a synthetic resin other than polypropylene or metal.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the partition wall 18 is provided in the box body 3.
Although the lid stay 7.210 is provided to cover the support part on the box body side, there are cases where the guide 19, pin 24, stopper 25, etc. are attached to the side wall of the box body and the partition wall 18 is not provided.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the lid stay 7.degree. 21 is provided only on one side of the glove box 2, but it may be provided on both sides.

As described above, according to the present invention, the lid stay is formed of a flexible material, and when the lid is closed, the lid stay is bent to generate elastic force in the lid stay. It can have both functions of regulating the opening angle and applying opening force when closing the lid.
There is no need for special parts for imparting opening force like conventional torsion bars, and the excellent effect is that the structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings illustrate embodiments of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 3 relate to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of an instrument panel of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating FIG. 1. ■■
A sectional view taken along the line -■, FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 when the lid is open, and FIG. 4 is a view similar to the above-mentioned FIG. 2 according to the second embodiment. 1.°°...Instrument handle, 2...
・Glove box, 3...°...Box body, 4
...Lid, 7.21...Lid stay, 12...Mounting part, 17...Stopper, 19...Guide, 24... ····pin,
25...stopper.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 The lid is pivotally supported on the box body, the lid stay is composed of a flexible member that generates elastic force by bending, and one end is attached to the lid, the other end is extended toward the box body, A regulating means for regulating the intrusion of the lid stay is provided on the box body side, and the distance between the regulating position of the regulating means in the lid closed position and the lid-side attachment part of the lid stay is shorter than the natural length of the lid stay whose intrusion is regulated. A glove box for an automobile, characterized in that the lid stay is supported by a box body so as to bend the lid stay and bias the lid in the opening direction when the lid is in the closed position.