JP2966890B2 - Glove box opening and closing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a glove box opening / closing device provided on an instrument panel of a vehicle such as an automobile.

(Description of the Related Art) As an opening / closing device for a glove box of this type, there is, for example, one shown in Figs. 26 and 27 (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-178251).

26 and 27, reference numeral 1 denotes a cabin of an automobile;
Is an instrument panel of an automobile, 3 is a storage space for storing a glove box provided in the instrument panel 2 and opened to the vehicle compartment 1, 4 is a glove box disposed in the storage space 3, 5 is a storage space 3 Is a support portion provided on the instrument panel 2 at a position above the side portion.

Support pins 6 and 7 protrude from the support portion 5, and fixing pins 8 and 9 protrude below the side wall 4 a of the glove box 4. The upper ends of the links 10 and 11 are pivotally supported by the support pins 6 and 7, and the lower ends of the links 10 and 11 are pivotally supported by the fixing pins 8 and 9. Support pins 12 and 13 are protruded from the upper center of the side wall 4a and the upper part of the link 11, and the support pins 12 and 13 are provided.
Is engaged with the slit 15 of the movement restricting plate 14.

According to such a configuration, the glove box 4 can be opened by the action of the links 10 and 11 as shown in FIG.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, the links 10 and 11 are supported pins 6 and 7 and fixed pins.
Since the length of the glove box 4 is set to be long, the support of the glove box 4 lacks stability. In addition, since the fixing pins 8 and 9 are located at the lower portion of the glove box 4, for example, the links 10 and 11 are provided. Even if is reinforced, the support of the glove box 4 tends to lack stability. As a result, the glove box 4 was easy to move in the left-right direction.

When opening glove box 4, links 10, 11
Are rotated clockwise as shown in FIG.
Is moved upward, and the glove box 4 is lifted upward. For this reason, not only when the glove box 4 contains a heavy thing, but also a strong force is required to open the glove box 4, and it is strong to maintain the glove box 4 in the open state. A holding means was required, which was not preferable.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a glove box opening / closing device that can open a glove box with a light force and can maintain a glove box in an open state by simple means.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a glove box which is disposed in a storage space which is open to a vehicle compartment of an instrument panel, and which is provided at an upper edge of the opening of the instrument panel. A first end for supporting the glove box is provided, and a first end for guiding the glove box back and forth is provided.
A guide portion is provided on one of a side surface of the support portion and an upper portion of a side wall of the glove box,
A guide member movably engaged with the first guide portion is provided on the other of a side surface of the support portion and an upper portion of a side wall of the glove box, while a second guide portion extending back and forth on the support portion. Is provided, an upper end portion of a vertically extending support arm is held by the second guide portion so as to be movable back and forth, a rear end portion of an upper side wall of the glove box is rotatably attached to the support arm, and An opening / closing device for a glove box provided with locking means for restricting a full open position of the glove box between the instrument panel side and the glove box, wherein the first guide portion is a front end of the support portion. From the part to a position close to the mounting part of the glove box to the support arm or from the front end of the glove box to support the glove box The guide member, which extends to a position near the attachment portion to the arm and engages with the first guide portion, is attached to the vicinity of the attachment portion of the glove box to the support arm or to the front end of the support portion, The second guide portion extends to the front end of the support portion, and the locking means is provided so as to regulate only the fully open position of the glove box separately from the first and second guide portions. Glove box opening and closing device.

(Operation) According to such a configuration, when the glove box is pulled out of the storage space, the support arm moves to a position substantially corresponding to the opening of the storage space, and the entire glove box moves to the passenger compartment side.

Along with this, the mounting portion of the glove box to the support arm moves to a position corresponding to the opening of the substantially storage space, and the upper part of the rear end of the glove box moves to a position corresponding to the opening of the storage space. Therefore, substantially the entire upper end opening of the glove box can be opened to the vehicle compartment.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 25.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 15 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 16 denotes a cabin of an automobile, and 17 denotes an instrument panel of the automobile. As shown in FIG. 15, the instrument panel 17 has a storage space 18 for storing a glove box, which is open to the vehicle interior 16. The storage space 18 is provided with a glove box GB.

At the upper end of the storage space 18, a frame 19 for supporting the box is provided as a support as shown in FIGS. The frame 19 includes a front plate 20, a rear plate 21, and side plates 22, 22.
, The plane shape is formed in a rectangular shape. The front panel 20 is connected to the instrument panel 17 via the bracket 23.
The side plates 22, 22 are attached to the upper edge of the opening
It is attached to the instrument panel 17 via the 4, 24 as shown in FIG.

Here, assuming that the front side of the instrument panel 17 is the front end, a protruding portion 22a extending downward is formed from a middle portion of the side plate 22 in the front-rear direction to a rear end portion, and a lower end portion of the protruding portion 22a is formed. A stop portion 22b is provided. This locking step 22b
Is located on the side of the glove box GB when the glove box GB is closed as shown in FIG. A limit switch SW1 is attached to a lower end of the protrusion 22a. A support arm 25 extending downward is fixed to the front end of the side plate 22 as a support.

A guide rail 27 extending forward and backward is fixed to the upper part of the side wall 26 of the glove box GB by a bolt 28 as a first guide part. A stopper pin is provided at the lower rear end of the side wall 26.
26a is protruded, the locking step 22b and the stopper pin 26
a constitutes a locking means for regulating the fully open position of the glove box GB.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide rail 27 extends from the front end of the side wall 26 toward the rear, and extends horizontally back and forth when the glove box GB is closed.
In this state, there is provided an inclined portion 27b which is inclined upward from the rear end of the horizontal portion 27a toward the rear end of the glove box GB. The guide rail 27 has a guide groove extending in the front-rear direction.
29 and a guide flange 30 (see FIGS. 5 and 12) along the guide groove 29.

A bolt 31 and a nut 32 are provided at the lower end of the support arm 25.
A guide roller 34 is rotatably held as a guide member on the bolt 31 via the bearing 33 (see FIGS. 5, 6, and 12). An engagement groove 34a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the guide roller 34, and the engagement groove 34a is engaged with the guide flange 30 of the guide rail 27 so as to be movable back and forth and rotatable.

As described above, when the front side of the instrument panel 17, that is, the passenger compartment side is the front, the frame (supporting portion) 19 has a front plate 20 as a front end and a rear plate 21 as a rear end. And
Between the both sides of the front plate 20 and both sides of the rear plate 21, a first
Guide rails 35, 35 extending forward and backward as shown in the figure are fixed as second guide portions (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The upper end of a vertically extending support arm 36 is held by each guide rail 35 so as to be movable back and forth. The lower end of the support arm 36 is provided with bolts 37 and nuts 38 at the upper part of the rear end of the side wall 26 of the glove box GB. It is rotatably mounted via a collar 39 and the like (see FIGS. 1 and 10). In addition, the above-described guide rail 27 extends from the front end of the glove box GB to a position near the mounting position on the support arm 36. Also,
A limit switch SW2 is attached to the rear plate 21 so as to face the upper end of the support arm.

Both ends of the slide plate 40 are fixed between upper ends of the left and right support arms 36,36. The ball nut 41 (FIG. 1, FIG.
(See Fig. 11). Also, the front plate 20
The front and rear ends of a ball screw 42 that extends back and forth and is screwed to a ball nut 41 are rotatably held at the center of the rear plate 21 and the center of the rear plate 21.

A driving motor 43 is attached to the center of the rear plate 21. The torque of the motor 43 is transmitted to the ball screw 42 via the gear transmission mechanism 44 (see FIGS. 1, 7, and 9). The gear transmission mechanism 44 includes a gear 4 attached to the output shaft 43a of the motor 43.
5 and a gear 46 meshed with the gear 45 and attached to the ball screw 42. The operation of the motor 43 is stopped by an ON signal from the limit switches SW1 and SW2.

Next, the operation of the glove box opening / closing device having such a configuration will be described.

To open the glove box in such a configuration, a glove box opening switch (not shown) is turned on from the state shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 14, and the motor 43 is rotated. The rotation of the motor 43 is transmitted to the ball screw 42 via the gear transmission mechanism 44, and the ball screw 42 is driven to rotate.

By the rotation of the ball screw 42, the ball nut 41 and the slide plate 40 are moved to the front plate 20 side, and the support arm 36 and the slide plate 40 are integrated with the guide rail 35.
The upper part is moved to the front plate 20 side.

By this movement, the glove box GB is moved integrally with the support arm 36 toward the passenger compartment 16, and the guide rail 27 is supported by the guide rollers 34 and moved toward the passenger compartment 16.
At this time, the guide roller 34 is moved to the inclined portion 27b of the guide rail 27.
The glove box GB on the front side
And the glove box GB is opened as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4.

When the rear end of the guide rail 27 reaches the guide roller 34, the stopper pin 26a engages with the locking step 22b, and the limit switch SW1 is turned on by the stopper pin 26a.
Let me do. As a result, the motor 43 is switched to the limit switch SW
Stopped by ON signal from 1.

On the other hand, when the motor 43 is rotated in the reverse direction by a switch (not shown), each of the movable parts is operated in the reverse of the above-described operation, and the glove box GB is stored in the storage space 18.
The upper end of the support arm 36 is connected to the limit switch SW2.
Is turned on, the motor 43 turns on O from the limit switch SW2.
Stopped by N signal.

The open state of such a glove box GB of the present invention and a conventional glove box gb provided with the center of rotation C at the lower rear end will be compared using FIG.

In the present invention, when the glove box GB is opened to the maximum, the entire glove box GB slightly moves toward the passenger compartment toward the passenger compartment. On the other hand, the conventional glove box gb 'simply rotates downward and opens. As a result, the glove box GB of the present invention and the conventional glove box gb
13, the glove box GB of the present invention can have a larger opening than the conventional glove box gb by an amount corresponding to the overall movement toward the cabin, as shown in FIG. The glove box GB of the present invention makes it easier to put small articles in and out than the conventional glove box gb. When the opening of the conventional glove box gb is made the same size as the opening of the glove box gb of the present invention, when the glove box is opened to the maximum as shown by gb ′ in FIG. ′ Falls below the glove box GB of the present invention, so that the glove box gb ′ hits the foot A of the occupant, which is not preferable. On the other hand, in the present invention, when the glove box GB is fully opened, the entire glove box GB is slightly lifted upward, so that the glove box GB does not hit the occupant's feet.

[Second embodiment] Fig. 16 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, instead of the guide rail 35 in the first embodiment, guide slits 47, 47 extending forward and rearward are formed on the side plates 22, 22 of the frame 19 as guide portions, and slide guide plates are formed on the guide slits 47, 47. An example is shown in which both ends of the support arm are inserted to be able to move back and forth while the upper end of the support arm is attached to the slide plate. still,
The other configuration and operation are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

Third Embodiment FIG. 17 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, an actuator 48 such as an air cylinder is provided between the rear plate 21 and the slide plate 40 instead of the driving means including the ball nut 41, the ball screw 42, the motor 43, the gear transmission mechanism 44, and the like in the first embodiment. This is an example in which is interposed.

In the present embodiment, by expanding and contracting the actuator 48, the glove box GB is opened and closed as in the first embodiment.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIGS. 18 and 19 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the guide rail 27 and the guide roller 34 in the first embodiment are omitted, and the instrument panel 17 is provided with a support wall 17a along the side of the storage space 18,
A guide slit 49 is provided in the support wall 17a. The guide slit 49 is formed in a bell crank shape from a horizontal portion 49a and a downwardly inclined portion 49b connected to a front end of the horizontal portion 49a. A guide roller 50 is rotatably held on the side wall 26 of the glove box GB adjacent to the lower end of the support arm 36. The guide roller 50 is inserted and engaged with the guide slit 49.

In this embodiment, the glove box GB is connected to the motor shown in FIG.
When the guide roller 50 is moved from the storage space 18 to the compartment 16 by the 43, the guide roller 50 is moved to the compartment 16 along the guide slit 49. And the guide roller 50 is the guide slit
When the glove box GB is moved from the horizontal portion 49a of the 49 to the cabin 16 side, the front end of the glove box GB is rotated downward as in the first embodiment by the action of the inclined portion 49b. When the motor 43 in FIG. 1 is rotated in the reverse direction, the respective parts operate in the opposite manner to the above, and the glove box GB is stored in the storage space 18.

[Fifth Embodiment] Fig. 20 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The present embodiment shows an example in which a linear guide rail 27 'is attached to the side wall 26 by being inclined instead of the guide rail 27 in the first embodiment. The guide rail 27 'in the present embodiment has a vehicle compartment 16 side inclined downward,
It functions similarly to the inclined portion 49b of the guide slit 49 in the embodiment.

Sixth Embodiment FIGS. 21 to 23 show a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the configurations of the ball nut 41, the ball screw 42, the motor 43, the gear transmission mechanism 44, and the like in the first embodiment are omitted.

In this embodiment, the rack teeth 51 are provided below the guide rail 27 'in the fifth embodiment. Also, the first
The support arm 25, the guide roller 34, and the like in the embodiment are omitted, and a support arm 52 facing downward is provided integrally near the front end of the side plate 22, and a motor 53 is attached to the lower end of the support arm 52. A pinion 54 is attached to an output shaft 53a of the motor 53. This pinion 54
It is arranged in the guide groove 29 ′ and is meshed with the rack teeth 51.

According to such a configuration, by operating the motor 53 to operate the pinion 54, the pinion 54
By rolling up and down, the glove box GB is opened and closed as in the fifth embodiment.

Seventh Embodiment FIGS. 24 and 25 show the seventh and eighth embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 24 shows an example in which the structure related to the guide slit 47 of the second embodiment and the structure of the sixth embodiment are combined.

FIG. 25 shows the guide rail 2 in the sixth embodiment.
An example is shown in which the lower part of 7 'is omitted and rack teeth 51' are provided on the upper side of the guide rail 27 '.

In the above embodiments, the glove box GB is opened and closed by driving a motor or an actuator. However, it is needless to say that the glove box GB may be opened and closed by a manual operation.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, the glove box is disposed in the storage space that opens into the vehicle compartment of the instrument panel, and the glove box is supported on the upper edge of the opening of the instrument panel. A front end portion of a support portion is provided, and a first guide portion for inclining and guiding the glove box back and forth is provided on one of a side surface of the support portion and an upper portion of a side wall of the glove box. A guide member movably engaged with the first guide portion is provided on the other of the side surface of the support portion and the upper portion of the side wall of the glove box, while a second guide portion extending back and forth is provided on the support portion. The upper end of the vertically extending support arm is held by the second guide portion so as to be movable back and forth,
A rear end of an upper portion of a side wall of the glove box is rotatably attached to the support arm, and locking means for restricting a fully open position of the glove box is provided between the instrument panel and the glove box. A glove box opening / closing device, wherein the first guide portion extends from a front end of the support portion to a position close to a mounting portion of the glove box to the support arm or from a front end of the glove box. The guide member, which extends to the vicinity of the attachment portion of the glove box to the support arm and engages with the first guide portion, is located near the attachment portion of the glove box to the support arm or the front end of the support portion. The second guide portion is extended to a front end of the support portion, and the second guide portion is attached to the support portion. Since the stopping means is provided so as to regulate only the fully open position of the glove box separately from the first and second guide portions, the glove box can be opened with a light force and a simple means can be provided. Can keep the glove box open.

Moreover, in the present invention, when the glove box is opened to the maximum, when the glove box is opened to the maximum, the support arm moves to a position corresponding to substantially the opening of the storage space, so that the entire glove box is on the vehicle interior side. Move to
The mounting part of the glove box to the support arm moves to a position substantially corresponding to the opening of the storage space, and the upper part of the rear end of the glove box moves to a position corresponding to the substantially opening of the storage space. Substantially the entire upper end opening can be opened to the passenger compartment. As a result, the glove box of the present invention can have a larger opening than the conventional glove box having a small opening to the cabin,
The glove box of the present invention is easier to put small articles in and out than the conventional glove box.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a first embodiment of a glove box opening / closing device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the glove box of FIG. 1 is opened. FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the glove box of FIG. 3 is open. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the guide rail in FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the guide roller mounting portion of FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the frame of FIG. 1 as viewed from the arrow IX side. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the frame of FIG. 1 as viewed from the arrow XI side. FIG. 12 is a partial sectional view taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of the glove box opening / closing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view of an automobile provided with the glove box opening / closing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 13. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the glove box of FIG. 14 is open. FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 are perspective views showing second and third embodiments of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 18 is an explanatory view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the glove box shown in FIG. 18 is open. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a main part of a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 21 and 22 are perspective views showing the main parts of a sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a sectional view taken along the line XXIII-XXIII of FIG. FIG. 24 is an explanatory view showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is a sectional view showing a main part of an eighth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 26 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of a conventional glove box opening / closing device. FIG. 27 is an operation explanatory view of FIG. 26. GB ... glove box 17 ... instrument panel 17a ... support wall (support) 18 ... storage space 19 ... frame (support) 25 ... support arm (support) 27, 27 '... guide rail (First guide portion) 34 guide roller (guide member) 35 guide rail (second guide portion) 36 support arm 47 guide slit (second guide portion) 49 guide slit (First guide part) 50 Guide roller (guide member)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Nishikori 218 Aoshima-cho, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka Pref. Japan Plast Co., Ltd. (56) Reference: Japanese Utility Model 1985-65150 (JP, U) (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B60R 7/06

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A glove box is provided in a storage space opening into a vehicle compartment of an instrument panel, and a front end of a support for supporting the glove box is provided at an upper edge of the opening of the instrument panel. A first guide for tilting and guiding the glove box back and forth is provided on one of a side surface of the support portion and an upper portion of a side wall of the glove box, and is movably engaged with the first guide portion. The guide member is provided on the other of the side surface of the support portion and the upper portion of the side wall of the glove box, while the support portion is provided with a second guide portion extending forward and backward, and the upper end portion of a support arm extending vertically Is held by the second guide portion so as to be able to move back and forth, a rear end of an upper portion of a side wall of the glove box is rotatably attached to the support arm, and A glove box opening / closing device provided with locking means for restricting a fully opened position of the glove box between the instrument panel side and the glove box, wherein the first guide portion is a front end of the support portion. Extending from the front end of the glove box to a position near the mounting portion of the glove box to the support arm, and extending from the front end of the glove box to a position near the mounting portion of the glove box to the support arm. The guide member to be engaged is attached near a portion of the glove box to be attached to the support arm or at a front end of the support portion, and the second guide portion extends to a front end of the support portion. And the locking means includes the first and second
A glove box opening / closing device, which is provided so as to regulate only the fully opened position of the glove box separately from the guide portion.