JPS6119953Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an opening/closing device for a glove box in an automobile.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, this type of device has been provided with a glove box storage section 2 formed in an instrument panel 1 and opened on the front side of the instrument panel 1. A glove box 3 having an open upper surface is attached to the box storage part 2 so as to be freely rotatable toward the front and lower side. To install the glove box 3, support shafts 5 are provided protruding from the rear lower part of the side plates 4 on both sides of the glove box 3, and the support shafts 5 on both sides are attached to the side walls 6 on both sides of the glove box storage section 2. It is rotatably fitted into the drilled shaft hole 7. Further, a stopper 8 is provided protruding from the rear upper part of the side plate 4 of the glove box 3, and a stopper 8 is provided protruding from the rear upper part of the side plate 4 of the glove box 3.
A stopper part 9 is formed at the front upper part of the glove box 3, and when the glove box 3 is opened, the stopper part 8 is formed in the stopper part 9.
The opening degree of the glove box 3 is limited by engaging with the glove box 3. Incidentally, when the glove box 3 is closed, the glove box 3 is locked to the instrument panel 1 by a locking mechanism (not shown).

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the device described above, when the glove box 3 is unlocked, the glove box 3
opens forward and downward, but at this time, glove box 3
The glove box 3 suddenly opens due to its own weight and the weight of the items placed inside the glove box 3. Therefore, there is a risk that the stopper 8 may be damaged, and there is also a problem that objects in the glove box 3 may fly out or impact the occupant's knees.

The present invention is an attempt to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to prevent the glove box from rotating suddenly when it is opened, so that it can be used safely.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention includes a glove box storage section 12 that is opened on the front side of the instrument panel 11.
In the glove box opening/closing device in which a glove box 21 with an open upper surface is provided in the glove box storage portion 12 so as to be rotatable in the front and downward direction, a side plate 2 of the glove box 21 is provided.
A stopper 26 is provided protruding from the glove box 3, and the upper stopper 26 is slidably guided on the side wall 13 of the glove box storage section 12, and a narrow part 16 is provided in the middle with a hole width narrower than the diameter of the stopper 26. A long arc-shaped guide hole 15 is provided, and elastically deformable portions 17 and 42 are formed in at least one of the narrow portion 16 of the long guide hole 15 and the stopper 26.

[Function] In the present invention, when opening the glove box 21,
The stopper 26 of the glove box 21 slides in the guide elongated hole 15, and the stopper 26 is elastically clamped in the narrow part 16 to strengthen the sliding resistance.
This allows the glove box 21 to be opened gently.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an instrument panel, and a glove box storage section 12 opened on the front side of the instrument panel 11 is formed, and side walls 13 are provided on both sides of the glove box storage section 12. In the side walls 13 on both sides, shaft holes 14 which are open at the rear are formed in the lower rear portions thereof, facing each other, and at the top thereof, guide lengths are formed in an arc shape centered on the shaft holes 14 and whose rear ends are open. Holes 15 are formed to face each other, and a narrow part 16 with a narrow hole width is formed in the middle of the guide elongated hole 15, and a thin elastic deformation part is formed along the lower part of the guide elongated hole 15. An elongated hole-shaped void 18 is formed in the guide elongated hole 17 and imparts elastic force to the elongated guide hole 15 .

Reference numeral 21 denotes a glove box that is attached to the glove box storage section 12, and this glove box 21 includes a rear plate 22, side plates 23 provided in front of both sides of the rear plate 22, and a glove box 21 that includes a rear plate 22, side plates 23 provided in front of both sides of the rear plate 22, and It has a front plate 24 extending downward and has an open upper surface. A support shaft 2 that fits into the shaft hole 14 is provided at the rear lower part of the side plates 23 on both sides.
5 are provided protrudingly, and a stopper 26 that fits into the guide elongated hole 15 is provided at the rear upper part of the side plates 23 on both sides.
is installed protrudingly. Further, the width of the narrow portion 16 of the guide elongated hole 15 is narrower than the diameter of the stopper 26. The glove box 21 is arranged in the glove box storage part 12, the support shafts 25 on both sides are fitted into the shaft holes 14 on both sides, and the stopper 26 is slidable into the guide elongated hole 15 from the rear end opening. The glove box 21 is inserted into the glove box 21 and is provided so as to be freely rotatable toward the front and lower side.

Incidentally, the glove box 21 is designed to be locked by a locking mechanism (not shown) when the glove box 21 is closed.

In such a configuration, glove box 2
When the glove box 1 is unlocked from the closed state, the glove box 21 rotates around the support shaft 25 due to its own weight and the weight of the items stored inside and opens, and as the glove box 21 rotates, the stopper is released. 26 moves while being guided by the guide slot 15. At this time, when the stopper 26 reaches the narrow part 16 of the guide slot 15, the width of the guide slot 15 becomes the diameter of the stopper 26, as shown in FIG. Because it is narrower than the narrow part 16, the stopper 26 slides while elastically deforming the thin elastically deformable part 17 on the lower side of the guide elongated hole 15 toward the gap 18, and the stopper 26 is elastically clamped in the narrow part 16. As a result, the glove box 3 opens gently without turning suddenly, and objects in the glove box 21 do not fly out or impact the occupant's knees.

In the above embodiment, the glove box storage section 12
Although guide slots 15 are formed in the side walls 13 on both sides, the guide slots 15 may be formed by a separate member. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the side walls 13 on both sides of the glove box storage portion 12 have an arc shape with the shaft hole 14 at the center, opening at the rear end, and having a width slightly wider than the diameter of the stopper 26. A fitting hole 31 is formed, and a guide member 32 made of synthetic resin is fitted into this fitting hole 31. This guide member 20 fits into the edge of the fitting hole 32 through a groove 33 formed on the outer circumferential surface, and has a guide elongated hole 15 inside and a stopper 26 at the middle part in the same manner as described above.
A narrow portion 16 having a width narrower than the diameter of the fitting hole 31 is formed, and an elastically deformable portion 17 made of a thin portion that is not fitted into the fitting hole 31 is formed on the lower side, and the elastically deformable portion 17 and the fitting portion 31 A gap 18 is formed between them.

In addition, when assembling the guide member 32 to the side wall 13 of the glove box storage portion 12, the guide member 20 is attached to the stopper 26 in advance through its guide elongated hole 1.
5, and then glove box 2.
Insert the guide members 32 along the side plates 23 on both sides of the glove box 1 from the opening at the rear end of the fitting hole 31, and insert the guide members 32 into the fitting hole 31 while rotating the glove box 21 forward. All you have to do is make them fit.

Then, when opening the glove box 21,
When the glove box 21 is rotated forward and downward,
The stopper 26 is connected to the guide elongated hole 15 of the guide member 32.
When it slides inside and reaches the narrow part 16, as shown in FIG.
The stopper 26 is elastically deformed toward the 8th side and slides while being elastically held, thereby preventing the glove box 21 from opening suddenly. Note that the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the elastic deformation portion 17 is provided in the guide slot 15 of the glove box storage portion 12, but the stopper 2 of the glove box 21 is provided with the elastic deformation portion 17.
6 may be provided with an elastic deformation portion. That is, the first
As shown in FIGS. 0 and 11, the stopper 26
A kerf 41 is formed in the axial direction from the diameter position of the end surface of the guide hole 15, and the kerf 41 is approximately parallel to the length direction of the guide elongated hole 15.
Elastic deformation portions 42 made of a pair of notched shaft pieces are formed on both sides of the shaft 1 to be bent within the notched grooves 41.

In this way, the stopper 26 is
As shown in FIG.
It is elastically deformed toward the first side and slides while being elastically clamped by the narrow portion 16. Note that the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the previous embodiment.

In addition, during implementation, the guide elongated hole 15 of the glove box storage section 12 and the glove box 2
An elastic deformation portion may be formed on both the first stopper 26 and the first stopper 26.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, when the glove box is opened, when the stopper of the glove box reaches the narrow part of the elongated guide hole, the stopper is clamped and the sliding resistance is strengthened by deforming the elastic deformation part. This prevents the stopper from sliding rapidly, allowing the glove box to open slowly, thereby preventing the glove box from rotating suddenly and damaging the stopper, or preventing the contents stored in the glove box from being damaged. This can prevent the vehicle from flying out or colliding with the passenger's lap. In addition, by selecting the sliding resistance of the elastic deformation part, the glove box can be stopped in the middle of opening, and the glove box can be left in a half-open state so that maps, etc. stored in front of the glove box can be easily taken out. You can also do it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view showing the same assembled state, and Fig. 3
4 and 4 are enlarged side views of a portion of the same, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the device of the present invention.
Figures 6 and 7 are enlarged side views of a part of the same as above, Figure 8 is a sectional view of the section A-A in Figure 6, and Figure 9 is a
10 and 11 are partial side views showing further embodiments of the device of the present invention, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are perspective views of the conventional device. It is. 11...Instrument panel, 12...Glove box storage section, 13...Side wall, 15...
Guide elongated hole, 16... Narrow part, 17, 42... Elastic deformation part, 21... Glove box, 23...
Side plate, 26... Stoppa.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A glove box storage section is formed in the instrument panel with an opening on the front side thereof, and a glove box with an open top surface is provided in the glove box storage section so as to be freely rotatable toward the front and lower side. In the glove box opening/closing device, a stopper is provided protruding from the side plate of the glove box, and the stopper is slidably guided to the side wall of the glove box storage part, and the hole width is narrower than the diameter of the stopper in the middle. 1. An opening/closing device for a glove box, characterized in that an arc-shaped guide slot having a narrow part is provided, and an elastic deformation part is formed in at least one of the narrow part of the guide slot or the stopper.