FR3137638A1 - Storage box for a motor vehicle comprising a drawer closing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage box for a motor vehicle comprising a device for closing a drawer. The storage box (2) includes a reversible drawer holding device composed of a stop (20) and a hook (22). The stop (20) comprises a bearing face (36) opposite a front face (14) of the drawer. The hook (22) is linked to the drawer (12) so as to allow the hook (22) to pivot between a locking position in which the curved end (24) of the hook can bear against the bearing face (36). ) of the stop (20), and an unlocking position in which the curved end (24) is not facing the support face (36). The bearing face (36) of the stop is set back from the upper edge (10) of the facade (4) and at least one part arranged between the upper edge (10) of the opening and the bottom (16) of the drawer (12). Figure 7

Description

Storage box for a motor vehicle comprising a drawer closing device Technical field to which the invention relates

The present invention relates to a storage box for a motor vehicle, comprising a drawer and a device for closing said drawer.

Technology background

It is known from the state of the art the use of storage boxes in motor vehicles, in order to allow the storage of passengers' personal belongings.

Storage boxes are generally integrated into the dashboard of a motor vehicle, such as the glove box, or at the center console.

The storage boxes consist of a housing, hidden behind a facade of the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, allowing the insertion of a drawer through an opening in the facade. The opening is delimited by projecting edges at the level of the facade. In the closed position, the front of the drawer conceals the protruding edges.

In order to prevent untimely opening of the drawer, it is known to use a closing device, operable via an visible handle on the front face of the drawer. The handle allows the movement of a bolt between a blocking position, in which one end of the bolt protrudes from the front face of the drawer, and a passage position in which the bolt is set back from the sides delimiting the front face of the drawer. The bolt is naturally held in the blocking position, by a return system, so that the bolt protrudes from the front face of the drawer when the drawer is closed and rests against an edge of the facade.

When closing the drawer, the user generally does not take the trouble to operate the handle so that the bolt is in the passage position. As a result, the bolt hits the edge of the opening each time the drawer is closed. The bolt thus damages the edge of the opening, the edge visible when the drawer is open.

The invention aims to remedy this problem by proposing a storage box for a motor vehicle, comprising a drawer and a drawer closing device, making it possible to preserve the integrity of the edges delimiting the opening of the housing in which the drawer is inserted .

Object of the invention

For this, the invention proposes a storage box for a motor vehicle, comprising:

- a facade, crossed by an opening, the opening allowing access to housing present behind the facade, the opening being delimited by an edge;

- a drawer delimited by a front face and a bottom, the bottom being opposite the edge of the opening of the facade, the drawer being able to move in the housing along a working direction, between an open position and a closed position, the front face of the drawer blocking the opening when the drawer is in the closed position; And

- a device for reversibly holding the drawer in the closed position, the holding device comprising a stop at the edge of the opening of the front, the stop comprising a support face opposite the front face of the drawer, and a hook linked to the front face of the drawer via a first tilting device, the tilting device allowing the hook to pivot around a first pivot axis, the first pivot axis is perpendicular to the working direction, the hook pivots between a locking position in which the curved end of the hook can bear against the bearing face of the stop and an unlocking position in which the curved end of the hook is not facing each other screw of the support face.

The invention is remarkable in that the support face of the stop is set back from the upper edge of the facade and in that at least part of the support face of the stop is arranged between the edge delimiting the opening and the bottom of the drawer.

Thus, advantageously, when the hook is in the locking position, the free end of the hook is not capable of hitting the edge delimiting the opening, when closing the drawer. As a result, the holding device according to the invention preserves the integrity of the edge delimiting the opening of the housing when closing the drawer.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the hook is arranged between the upper edge of the opening and the bottom of the drawer.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the tilting device comprises a system for returning the hook to the locking position. Preferably, the return system is a mechanical spring.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the stop is held on the facade via a second tilting device allowing the pivot of the stop around a second pivot axis, the second pivot axis is parallel or substantially parallel to the first pivot axis.

Preferably, the second tilting device allows the stop to pivot between a blocking position and a passage position, and when the hook is in the locking position and when the stop is in the passage position, the curved end of the hook does not hit the stop when closing the drawer.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the second tilting device comprises a system for returning the stop to the locking position. Preferably, the return system is a mechanical spring.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the stop has a contact face, facing the front face of the drawer, and when the hook is in the locking position and when the stop is in the locking position , the curved end of the hook hits the contact face when closing the drawer.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the contact face of the stop forms an angle with the front face of the drawer, the value of which is between 40° and 80°.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the bearing face of the stop forms an angle with the front face of the drawer, the value of which is between 110° and 180°.

According to another embodiment, the drawer comprises a second reversible holding device as described above, positioned at an opposite end of the drawer, so as to allow the opening and closing of the drawer by an opening provided through a facade opposite to the facade mentioned above. In other words, the storage box, according to the invention, can be delimited by two opposite facades, accessible to a user, the drawer being able to open from one facade or from the other opposite facade. Each facade is equipped with a reversible drawer holding device according to the invention, in order to allow its use from one or the other of said facades.

Of course, the different characteristics, variants and embodiments mentioned above can be associated with each other in various combinations, as long as they are not incompatible or exclusive of each other.

The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising a storage box described above.

Description of figures

The invention will be better understood, thanks to the description below, which relates to preferred embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, and explained with reference to the appended schematic drawings, in which:

illustrates a perspective view of a storage box according to the invention, comprising a drawer in the open position;

illustrates a perspective view of a storage box according to the invention, comprising a drawer in the closed position;

illustrates a partial perspective view of a drawer of a storage box according to the invention;

illustrates a longitudinal section of a storage box according to the invention, when the drawer of the storage box is being closed;

illustrates a partial longitudinal section of a storage box, revealing a stop according to the invention;

illustrates a top and partial view of a storage box according to the invention, along the axis XX' appearing on the ;

illustrates a partial longitudinal section of a storage box, when the drawer is closed.

Detailed description of the invention

As a reminder, the invention proposes a storage box for a motor vehicle, comprising a drawer and a drawer closing device, making it possible to preserve the integrity of the edges delimiting the opening of the housing in which the drawer is inserted.

There illustrates a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, in which a storage box 2 comprises a facade 4. According to the present example, the facade 4 constitutes a dashboard element of a motor vehicle. The facade 4 is crossed by an opening 6 allowing access to a housing 8 located behind the facade. The contour of the opening is rectangular in shape and is delimited by an upper edge 10. According to the present example, the upper edge 10 is the edge of the opening farthest from the floor of the motor vehicle.

The storage box comprises a drawer 12 delimited by a front face 14 and a bottom 16. The dimensions of the drawer are adapted to the dimensions of the housing 8 so as to allow movement of the drawer 12 in the housing, along a direction of movement. work 18 perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the upper edge 10 which delimits the opening 6.

The drawer 12 is capable of moving along the working direction between an open position and a closed position. As illustrated by the , in the open position, the front face 14 of the drawer is distant from the facade 4. In the closed position, the front face 14 of the drawer is substantially aligned or flush with the facade 4, as illustrated by the . In the closed position, the front face 14 of the drawer closes the opening 6.

The storage box 2 also includes a device for holding the drawer in the closed position. The holding device is reversible and is therefore composed of a stop 20 and a hook 22.

The hook 22 includes a curved end 24 visible on the . The hook is held on the front face 14 of the drawer via a first tilting device 26. This first tilting device 26 is configured to allow the pivoting of the curved end 24, via a handle 28 accessible from the front face of the drawer, around a first pivot axis 30. The first pivot axis 30 is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the working direction 18, along which the drawer moves. More precisely, the curved end 24 of the hook extends perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly to the front face of the drawer, so as to be opposite the bottom 16 of the drawer. The first tilting device 26 is configured to allow the end of the hook 22 to pivot between a locking position visible on the and, an unlocking position in which the end of the hook is closer to the bottom 16 of the drawer.

According to the present example, the first tilting device comprises a spring 32. In the rest position, the spring naturally positions the hook in the locking position.

Remarkably, the first tilting device holds the hook to the front face 14 of the drawer, so that the hook 22 is arranged between the upper edge 10 of the opening and the bottom of the drawer 12. In other words, the hook is held on the front face of the drawer so as not to hit the upper edge 10 of the opening when closing the drawer. Thus, advantageously, the integrity of the upper edge 10 is preserved when handling the drawer.

In order to allow the drawer to be held in the closed position, the holding device also includes the stop 20 mentioned above. The stop is linked to the facade 4 via a second tilting device 34. The stop is delimited by a support face 36 opposite and adjacent to a contact face 38, visible on the . According to the present example, the support face 36 forms an angle with the contact face 38, the value of which is between 50° and 130°.

As illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, the contact face 38 of the stop 20 is held by the second tilting device 34, facing the front face 14 of the drawer. This second tilting device 34 allows the pivoting of the stop 20 around a second pivot axis 40, parallel or substantially parallel to the first pivot axis 30, between a blocking position A and passage position B, visible on the .

Advantageously, in the blocking position, at least part of the bearing face 36 of the stop is arranged between the upper edge 10 of the opening and the bottom 16 of the drawer. Thus, when the hook is in the locking position, the curved end of the hook 22 can rest against the stop as illustrated by the , so as to prevent accidental opening of the drawer.

According to another advantage, in the passage position B, the stop 20 is spaced from the bottom of the drawer 12, as illustrated by the , so as to allow the curved end 24 of the hook to exceed the stop, when the hook 22 is in the locking position. This characteristic advantageously makes it possible to preserve the tilting mechanism of the hook, when closing the drawer, in the event that a user has not positioned the hook in the unlocked position when closing the drawer.

Advantageously, the second tilting device 34 also comprises a spring 32, making it possible to return the stop to the blocking position, in order to ensure that the hook can bear against the stop when the curved end 24 of the hook exceeds the contact face 38 of the stop.

Preferably, when the drawer is closed as illustrated by the , the contact face 38 of the stop forms an angle with the front face 14 of the drawer, the value of which is between 40° and 80°, and/or the support face 36 of the stop forms an angle with the face front 14 of the drawer, the value of which is between 110° and 180°.

Claims (10)

Storage box (2) for a motor vehicle, comprising: a facade (4), crossed by an opening (6), the opening allowing access to a housing (8) present behind the facade (4), the opening (6) being delimited by an upper edge (10), a drawer (12) delimited by a front face (14) and a bottom (16), the bottom being opposite the upper edge (10) of the opening of the facade, the drawer (12) being able to move in the housing (8) along a working direction (18), between an open position and a closed position, the front face (14) of the drawer closing the opening (6) when the drawer is in the closed position, and a device for reversibly holding the drawer in the closed position, the holding device comprising a stop (20) at the level of the upper edge (10) of the opening in the front, the stop (20) comprising a bearing face (36) opposite the front face (14) of the drawer, and a hook (22) linked to the front face (14) of the drawer (12) via a first tilting device (26), the first tilting device (26) allowing the hook (22) to pivot around a first pivot axis (30) perpendicular to the working direction, between a locking position in which the curved end (24) of the hook can bear against the bearing face (36) of the stop (20) and an unlocking position in which the curved end (24) is not facing each other screw of the support face (36), characterized in that the support face (36) of the stop is set back from the upper edge (10) of the facade (4) and in that at least one part of the bearing face (36) of the stop (20) is arranged between the upper edge (10) of the opening and the bottom (16) of the drawer (12). Storage box (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the hook (22) is arranged between the upper edge (10) of the opening and the bottom (16) of the drawer. Storage box (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first tilting device (26) comprises a system for returning the hook (22) to the locking position. Storage box (2) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the stop (20) is held on the facade (4) via a second tilting device (34) allowing pivoting of the stop (20) around a second pivot axis (40) parallel or substantially parallel to the first pivot axis (30). Storage box (2) according to claim 4, characterized in that the second tilting device (34) allows the stop (20) to pivot between a blocking position (A) and a passage position (B), and in that when the hook (22) is in the locking position and when the stop (20) is in the passage position (B), the curved end (24) of the hook (22) does not strike the stop (20) when closing the drawer (12). Storage box (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that the second tilting device (34) comprises a return system (32) of the stop (20) to the locking position (A). Storage box (2) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the stop (20) has a contact face (38), facing the front face (14) of the drawer, and in this that when the hook (22) is in the locking position and when the stop (20) is in the locking position (B), the curved end (24) of the hook hits the contact face (38) when closing the drawer (12). Storage box (2) according to claim 7, characterized in that the contact face (38) of the stop forms an angle with the front face (14) of the drawer, the value of which is between 40° and 80°. Storage box (2) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the bearing face (36) of the stop forms an angle with the front face (14) of the drawer, the value of which is between 110° and 180°. Motor vehicle comprising a storage box (2) according to one of claims 1 to 9.