JP2003325267A - Storage type hanger for small articles - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage type small-article hanger to be mounted on a side surface or a sheet back in the rear loading chamber of a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The hanger includes: a housing 1 with a storage chamber 3 partitioned therein; and a hook 21 to be pivotally supported in the storage chamber of the housing. The housing is provided with: a stopper 12 at the depth side of the storage chamber; and a flexible mountain shape cam 10 with slopes 11a, 11b formed at the both side of the top. The hook includes: a small- article hanging part 24; an operating part 25; and an arm part 26 extending in a direction to the storage chamber of the housing. When the hook is stored in the housing, the distal end of the arm part in the hook is held between the vertically opposing cam and stopper. Thus, under the storage state of the hook in the housing, the hook does not generate an uncomfortable sound by play, and the hook in the storage state does not suddenly become a usage state even when the number of components is not increased. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a retractable accessory rack mounted on a side vehicle body panel or a seat back of a rear luggage compartment of an automobile, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional storage type accessory rack of this type, there are those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-13443 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-42530. The former one is provided with a housing that defines a storage chamber inside and is attached to the vehicle body side, and a hook that is rotatably supported in the storage chamber of the housing. When the end is pressed toward the storage room, the free end of the hook projects outward, so you can hook a small item such as a shopping bag on the protruding free end of the hook. When not in use, the free end of the hook is pushed toward the storage chamber of the housing to store the hook in the storage chamber.

The latter also basically comprises a housing which defines a storage chamber inside and is attached to the vehicle body side, and a hook which is rotatably supported in the storage chamber of the housing. However, what is different from the former one is that a torsion spring is provided on the side surface of the hook to urge the free end of the hook in a direction that always projects outward, and at the same time store the hook on the side of the hook and the housing. Locking means for locking against the biasing force of the torsion spring is provided in the room.

Therefore, even under the latter type, when the hook is used, when the base end of the hook is pushed toward the storage chamber, the locking state of the locking means is released, and the free end of the hook becomes the torsion spring. Since it projects outward with the biasing force, you can hook a small item such as a shopping bag on the protruding free end of the hook. Conversely, when the hook is not used, the free end of the hook can When it is pressed in the storage chamber direction against the biasing force of the torsion spring, the lock means is locked and the hook is stored in the storage chamber.

[0005]

However, the former accessory hook has the advantage that the structure is relatively simple, but on the other hand, this is a problem, especially in the retracted state of the hook. There is a risk that the hook may rattle due to running vibration of the automobile, which may cause an unpleasant noise, or the hook in the stored state may be inadvertently put into use.

In the latter case, the posture is maintained by the biasing force of the torsion spring both when the hook is in use and when the hook is in the retracted state. However, there is no worry of rattling carelessly, but the addition of a torsion spring increases the number of parts this time, the accessory hook becomes expensive, and when the hook is in use, the housing storage room There is a risk that it will be unappearing due to the appearance of the "," and that shopping bags will be caught in the back.

[0007]

The present invention has been developed to effectively solve the problems of these conventional retractable accessory racks. The invention according to claim 1 defines a storage chamber inside. And a hook rotatably supported in the storage chamber of the housing. The housing has a stopper on the inner side of the storage chamber and a flexible cam with slopes formed on both sides of the top. Have piles and hooks
In addition to having a small article hanging portion and an operating portion with a shaft supporting portion for the housing interposed therebetween, and having an arm portion extending in the storage chamber direction of the housing, when the hook is stored in the housing, the cams facing each other in the vertical direction are provided. The tip of the arm of the hook is held between the mountain and the stopper.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, on the premise of the first aspect, the slopes formed on both sides of the top of the cam lobe are longer in the direction in which the arm is away from the cam lobe than in the direction of the stopper. With a gentle slope, the cam mountain itself is elastically supported by the back wall of the housing.

According to a third aspect of the invention, based on the first aspect, the arm portion of the hook is inclined toward the operating portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, based on the third aspect, the arm portion of the hook is formed to project over the entire width of the housing chamber of the housing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, on the premise of the first aspect, the cam lobes are formed on an elastic tongue that is connected to the back wall of the housing on the lower side and is separated from the back wall of the housing on the upper side, and The hook employs a structure having a restriction wall that abuts on the stopper of the housing and restricts its use position.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, on the premise of the first aspect, the hook has a protrusion between the arm portion and the operating portion, and when the hook is in use, the protrusion has a cam lobe. We adopted a configuration that makes elastic contact with one of the slopes.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, based on the first aspect, the housing-side stopper is provided so as to extend over the inner wall and the side wall of the housing.

Therefore, according to the invention of claim 1,
When the hook is stored in the housing, the tip of the hook-side arm is held between the cam lobe on the housing and the stopper, so the hook rattles and is uncomfortable without increasing the number of parts. There is no risk of generating abnormal noise or inadvertently putting the hook in the stored state into the used state.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the arm portion on the hook side is separated from the cam crest on the housing side,
Since the tip portion of the arm portion slides along the long slope of the cam lobe for a long period of time, a turning force for rotating the hook is generated, and the hook is securely held. It can be used. According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the hook is rotated to the use state, the tip end of the inclined arm portion slides along the slope of the cam lobe. A turning force is generated to surely urge the hook to the use state.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the hook is in use, the arm portion projecting over the entire width of the housing chamber of the housing hides the housing chamber of the housing as a partition wall. , The appearance of the hook in use is improved. In the invention according to claim 5, since the cam lobe is formed on the elastic tongue, the storage chamber of the housing exposed in the use state of the hook is smooth without unevenness, and likewise looks good. improves.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the hook is in use, the protrusion of the hook makes elastic contact with one slope of the cam lobe. Does not occur. According to the invention described in claim 7, since the strength of the stopper on the housing side can be ensured, even a heavy object can be hooked on the small object hooking portion of the hook.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the retractable accessory rack according to the present embodiment has a storage chamber 3 inside. And a hook 21 that is rotatably supported in a storage chamber 3 of the housing 1. However, the following configuration is adopted for the housing 1 and the hook 21. The housing 1 and the hook 21 are both integrally molded products of synthetic resin.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the housing 1 has a main body 2 which defines a storage chamber 3 for the hook 21 therein, and a flange 4 which is provided at an opening edge of the main body 2. Bearing holes 5 into which shaft portions 23 of hooks 21 to be described later are fitted are formed on both side walls facing each other on the long side of the main body 2, and both side walls facing each other on the short side are engaged with mounting holes of a vehicle body panel. While forming the locking leg pieces 6 and the locking projections 7 that are to be formed, an elastic tongue piece 9 is flexibly provided on the lower side of the inner wall through an inverted U-shaped slit 8, and the inner surface of the elastic tongue piece 9 is formed. The cam ridges 10 having the slopes 11a and 11b are integrally formed on both sides of the top, and a pair of stopper pieces 12 are provided so as to straddle the inner wall and the side wall on both sides of the elastic tongue piece 9.

As shown in the drawing, the relationship between the cam crest 10 and the stopper piece 12 is such that the cam crest 10 is located above and the stopper piece 12 is located below the cam crest 10.
Also, slopes 11a.1 formed on both sides of the top of the cam crest 10
1b has a stopper piece 12 side 11a having a short hypotenuse and a steep slope, and an opposite side from which an arm portion 26 described later is separated.
1b has a long hypotenuse and a gentle slope. Further, the upper side of the back wall of the housing 1 is provided with a shape 13 that is positively recessed inward so as to be continuous with the arm portion 26 of the hook 21 to be described later under the usage state of the hook 21. The configuration is adopted.

As for the hook 21, as shown in FIG. 3, a shaft portion 23 to be fitted into the bearing hole portion 5 of the housing 1 is formed on both side edges of the substrate 22, and the shaft portion 23 is sandwiched therebetween. A small item hanging part 2 that bends the wide upper part in an L shape
4, the narrower lower side is used as the operating portion 25, while the V-shaped arm portion 26 sandwiched between the cam crest 10 and the stopper piece 12 of the housing 1 is provided on the inner surface side of the substrate 22 in the operating portion 25 direction. And the arm portion 26
A projecting portion 27 is integrally formed in the central portion between the operating portion 25 and the operating portion 25, and when the hook 21 is in use, the projecting portion 27 is formed.
Is elastically contacted with the slope 11b of the cam mountain 10 having a gentle slope. In the figure, 28 is a restriction wall which is provided on the lower edge of the substrate 22 and restricts the use position of the hook 21 by contacting the stopper piece 12 so that the opening angle of the hook 21 becomes smaller than 90 °. To be set to.

The above-mentioned V-shaped arm portion 26 is formed so as to project over the same width as the base plate 22, that is, over the entire width of the storage chamber 3 of the housing 1. In this case, the inside of the storage chamber 3 of the housing 1 can be covered over the entire area.

In actual use, the hook 21 is inserted into the storage chamber 3 of the housing 1 through the shaft portion 23 and the bearing hole portion 5.
When the housing 1 is rotatably pivotally supported and the housing 1 is pushed into the mounting hole H formed in the vehicle body panel P side in this state, the locking leg piece 6 and the locking projection 7 are attached to the mounting hole H. Since it is engaged with the edge of the hole, the holding effect with the flange 4 is obtained, and the accessory rack is mounted on the vehicle body panel P side with one touch.

When the hook 21 is not used,
As shown in FIG. 4, the arm portion 26 on the hook 21 side is placed in a state of being sandwiched between the steep slope 11a of the cam mountain 10 and the stopper piece 12, and the arm portion 26 pushes the slope 11a. Therefore, even if driving vibration of the automobile is applied, the hook 21 rattles to generate an unpleasant noise in the stored state, or the hook 21 in the stored state is inadvertently used. There is no fear of becoming.

Next, when the hook 21 is used, as shown in FIG. 5, when the operating portion 25 of the base plate 22 of the hook 21 is pushed toward the storage chamber 3 direction, the rotation of the base plate 22 causes the cam mountain to move until now. 10 steep slopes 11a and stopper pieces 12
Since the tip end of the arm portion 26 sandwiched between them reaches the top of the cam crest 10, the elastic tongue piece 9 integrally formed with the cam crest 10 is largely bent outward.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the tip of the arm portion 26 slides along the long sloped surface 11b of the cam crest 10 for a long time. At this time, the tip of the arm portion 26 is pushed by the restoring force of the elastic tongue piece 9, so that the hook 21 itself rotates in a direction projecting outward from the storage chamber 3. Also, at this time, the small article hanging portion 24 is the operation portion 2
Since it is heavier than 5, the weight also contributes to the rotation of the hook 21 itself.
1 can be surely rotated with one touch.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 9, the restriction wall 28 of the hook 21 causes the stopper piece 1 of the housing 1 to move.
By contacting the lower surface of the hook 2, the use position of the hook 21 is regulated, but at this time, as shown in the drawing, the protrusion 27 has the slope 11 of the cam mountain 10 with a gentle slope.
Since it makes elastic contact while being pressed by b, the hook 21
Even in the state of use, there is no concern that the hook 21 rattles and an unpleasant noise is generated.

In addition, when the hook 21 is in use, the arm portion 26 coincides with the recessed shape 13 provided on the inner wall of the housing 1, and the arm portion 26 exists as a partition wall. Therefore, the inside of the storage chamber 3 exposed in the use state is completely hidden, and the appearance is improved. Moreover, the elastic tongue 9 having the cam crest 10 is formed.
Also, in the lower part of the back wall of the housing 1, since the lower side is connected to the back wall of the housing 1 and the upper side is separated from the back wall, the exposed interior of the storage chamber 3 is also smooth without unevenness. Becomes

Further, when the hook 21 is in use, the restriction wall 28 of the base plate 22 abuts on the pair of stopper pieces 12. The stopper pieces 12 are attached to the inner wall and the side wall of the housing 1. The strength of the stopper piece 12 can be ensured due to the straddling relationship, so that even a heavy object can be hooked on the small object hooking portion 24 of the hook 21.

On the contrary, when the hook 21 is to be stored, if the small article hanging portion 24 of the base plate 22 of the hook 21 is rotated in the direction of the storage chamber 3, this time, the arm portion 26 will gently slope the cam lobe 10. When sliding along the slope 11b of No. 3 and bending the elastic tongue 9 outward while passing the top of the cam mountain 10,
Since the tip portion of the arm portion 26 is again sandwiched between the cam crest 10 and the stopper piece 12 with a clear sense of moderation, the presence of the accessory hook itself becomes an obstacle in the stored state. There is no. Further, in such a state, the substrate 22 including the small article hanging portion 24 and the operation portion 25 constitutes the front surface side of the hook 21 when the hook 21 is stored.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, by adopting the above configuration, the tip end of the arm portion on the hook side is held between the cam lobe on the housing side and the stopper when the hook is stored in the housing. Therefore, even if the number of parts is not increased, there is no possibility that the hook rattles and an unpleasant noise is generated, or the hook in the stored state is inadvertently used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a retractable accessory rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a front view of the housing, and FIG.
2A is a sectional view taken along the line AA, and FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2A.

3A is a rear view of the hook, and FIG. 3B is a side view of the hook.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a stored state of a hook.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation state in which the hook is rotated in the use direction.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation state in which the hook is rotated in the use direction.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation state in which the hook is rotated in the use direction.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation state in which the hook is rotated in the use direction.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of the hook.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 housing 2 body 3 storage room 4 flange 5 Bearing hole 6 locking leg 7 Locking protrusion 8 slits 9 elastic tongue 10 Cam Mountain 11a slope 11b slope 12 Stopper piece (stopper) 13 Dimple shape 21 hook 22 Substrate 23 Shaft 24 accessory rack 25 Operation part 26 Arm 27 Projection 28 Regulatory wall P body panel H mounting hole

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A housing having a storage chamber defined therein,
The housing has a hook pivotally supported in a storage chamber, and the housing has a stopper on the inner side of the storage chamber and a flexible cam mountain having slopes formed on both sides of the top, The hook has a small article hanging portion and an operating portion with a shaft supporting portion for the housing sandwiched therebetween, and an arm portion extending in the housing chamber direction of the housing. A retractable accessory rack characterized in that the tip of the arm part of the hook is held between the facing cam mountain and the stopper. 2. The slopes formed on both sides of the top of the cam mountain are
2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion that is present in a direction away from the cam mountain has a gentle gradient that is longer than that in the stopper direction, and the cam mountain itself is elastically supported by the back wall of the housing. Ceremony accessory hanging. 3. The retractable accessory rack according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion of the hook is inclined toward the operation portion thereof. 4. The retractable accessory rack according to claim 3, wherein the arm portion of the hook is formed so as to project over the entire width of the housing chamber of the housing. 5. The cam lobe is formed on an elastic tongue which is connected to the back wall of the housing at the lower side and is separated from the back wall of the housing at the upper side, and the hook abuts on a stopper of the housing and its use position. The retractable accessory rack according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting wall for restricting the retractable accessory. 6. The hook has a protruding portion between the arm portion and the operating portion, and the protruding portion makes elastic contact with one slope of the cam lobe when the hook is in use. Item 1 Retractable accessory rack. 7. The retractable accessory rack according to claim 1, wherein the stopper on the housing side is provided so as to extend over the inner wall and the side wall of the housing.