JPH10238190A - Device for opening and closing cover of pouch for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent damage to a cover by urging the mount seat of the cover by means of a spring to make the seat slidable and providing an inclined surface on an engaging projection of the cover so that when a large external force acts on the cover, the cove is separated by a component of the external force. SOLUTION: An inclined surface 6c is provided on an engaging projection 6b of a cover body 6 of a storage container and the surface 6c is engaged with an engaging step 13d of a slider 13. If a large external force F acts on the cover body 6, a horizontal component (f) of the force F is generated on the slider 13 by the surface 6c of the projection 6b so that the slider 13 is moved backward against the urging force of a spring 14 to dislodge the projection 6b. And in order to open the cover body 6, if a push rod 10b urged by a spring is depressed, the rod makes contact with an inclined surface 13a of the slider 13 to move the slider 13 backward so that the projection 6b is removed from the step 13d of the slider 13. Thus when a large external force acts, damage to the cover body 6 and slider 13 can be obviated and the slider 13 can be returned smoothly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid opening / closing device for a vehicle accessory case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a small container provided in a vehicle such as an automobile, which has a lid which is opened by pressing a push button.

As a cover opening / closing device for opening and closing the cover, for example, a device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-52152 is known.

The lid opening and closing device of the above publication discloses a vehicle in which the locking of a storage container lid urged to rotate in the opening direction by a spring about a fulcrum of a bracket is released by a pressing operation of an operating body. In the lid opening / closing device for a storage container, the sliding locking member for locking the opening / closing lid is urged toward the locking side by a spring, and the sliding locking member is biased upward from the inclined surface provided on the sliding locking member. The tip of the operating body of the push button, which is pushed down against the spring force, is brought into contact with it, the sliding locking body is retracted by the pressing force of this operating body, and the locking operation is released. By doing so, there is an operational effect that the cover can be opened with an average force as a whole.

[0005]

However, in the lid opening / closing device disclosed in the above publication, the locking projection on the lid side and the abutting portion of the sliding locking body are formed in a horizontal plane with each other. When a large external force is applied to the device, the external force acts directly on the horizontal surface of the sliding locking member, and it is necessary to secure sufficient strength to withstand the external force and prevent the device from being damaged. It is conceivable that the whole becomes larger and costs increase.

The present invention has been made in order to further improve such a conventional apparatus. Even if the lid has a minimum strength required for operation and a large external force is applied to the lid from above, the slider and the lid can be used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a lid opening / closing device for a vehicle accessory case in which a locking projection of a body is not damaged.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a container main body for storing small articles, and is provided at an opening of the container main body so as to be freely opened and closed in a vertical direction, and A lid urged in the opening direction by the urging means,
A locking means provided on the open / close end side of the lid and locking the lid in a closed state, wherein the locking means is movable in a retreating direction by a push button, and a retractable slider; A locking projection projecting from the lid and engaging the locking step of the slider to lock the lid in a closed state; and at least one of the locking step and the locking projection And an inclined surface whose height gradually decreases in the advancing direction with respect to the advancing and retreating direction of the slider.

With the above arrangement, the push button is pressed to
When the slider is operated in the retreating direction, the locking projection is disengaged from the locking step, and the lid is opened and closed upward by the urging force of the urging means, so that small articles can be taken in and out of the container body. .

When an external force greater than the upper portion is applied to the lid when the lid is closed, the inclined surface formed on at least one of the locking projection and the locking step moves the slider in the retreating direction. In order to generate a component force, the locking projection is disengaged from the locking step and the lid is opened.

This makes it possible to prevent the locking projection and the slider from being damaged by a large external force.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a console box provided with a vehicle accessory, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vehicle accessory, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2, and FIG. FIGS. 5 and 6 are enlarged explanatory views of the lid opening / closing device, and FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a console box installed near the driver's seat of a vehicle. A console lid 2 which can be opened and closed is provided on an upper surface behind an intermediate portion. An indicator 4 for displaying the gear position of the automatic transmission and a finisher 5 are provided on the upper surface in front of the accessory case 3.

The accessory case 3 comprises a container body 3a having an open top as shown in FIG. 3, and a lid 6 provided at the opening 3b of the container body 3a so as to be openable and closable. A finisher 7 for locking the opening end of the console lid 2 is provided at the opening edge 3c on the side, and a lid opening / closing device is provided at the opening edge on the front side.

On both sides of the front portion of the lid 6, brackets 6a bent downward are provided, and the lower ends of these brackets 6a are pivotally attached to the outer surface of the container body 3a via dampers 9. ing.

The damper 9 is provided with a biasing means (not shown) such as a spring near the center of rotation of the lid 6, and the biasing means constantly biases the lid 6 in the opening direction. Have been.

The lid opening and closing device has a push button 10 exposed on the upper surface of the finisher 5.

As shown in FIG. 4, the push button 10 is inserted from above into a vertical guide portion 12a of a finisher 12 provided at a front opening edge of the container body 3a.
It is guided by the vertical guide portion 12a so as to be movable up and down, and a first spring formed between the inner bottom surface 12c of the vertical guide portion 12a and the push button 10 is constituted by a coil spring for constantly urging the push button 10 upward. The urging means 11 is interposed.

At the front edge of the push button 10, the push button 10 is locked from below by a step 12b provided on the vertical guide 12a so that the push button 10 is
A claw body 10a that protrudes further is protruded.

At the center of the push button 10, a rod-shaped pressing rod 10b is provided so as to project downward.

The lower end of the pressing rod 10b protrudes below the vertical guide portion 12a through a through hole 12d formed in the inner bottom surface 12c of the vertical guide portion 12a, and has a hemispherical tip. It is in contact with the first inclined surface 13a of the slider 13 provided below the vertical guide portion 12a from above.

The slider 13 is accommodated in a horizontal guide 3d provided at the front of the container body 3a, and is guided by the horizontal guide 3d so as to be capable of moving forward and backward in the horizontal direction.

A convex spring seat 3e is formed inside the horizontal guide portion 3d, and a convex spring seat 13b is formed on the front surface of the slider 13 facing the spring seat 3e.
Both ends of a second urging means 14 composed of a coil spring are fitted to these spring seats 3e, 13b, and the slider 13 is constantly urged in the advancing direction by the second urging means 14.

The first inclined surface 13a of the slider 13 is
A locking portion that is inclined so that the front side is high and the rear side is low, and a locking portion that locks a locking projection 6 b protruding from the front end of the lid 6 from below at the rear end of the slider 13. 13
c is formed.

At the upper end of the locking portion 13c, there is formed a locking step 13d having a horizontal surface for locking the locking projection 6b of the lid 6, and a locking step 13c. A second inclined surface 13e is formed on the lower end side of the second continuous surface in a continuous manner with the arc-shaped portion.

The locking projection 6b on the lid 6 side includes
A third inclined surface 6c is formed on a surface locked by the locking step 13d.

The third inclined surface 6c is inclined such that the retreating direction of the slider 13 is high and the advancing direction is gradually reduced. A component force f that moves in the retreating direction against the urging means 14 is generated.

When the lid 6 is closed, the tip of the locking projection 6b is brought into contact with the second inclined surface 13e of the slider 13 from below to apply a component force f for moving the slider 13 in the retreating direction. A fourth inclined surface 6e to be generated is formed.

Next, the operation of the lid opening / closing device constructed as described above will be described. When the upper opening 3b of the container body 3a is closed by the lid 6, the locking of the lid 6 as shown in FIG. The slider 1 is mounted on the third inclined surface 6c formed on the protrusion 6b.
Since the locking step 13d of the third member abuts from below and prevents the rotation of the lid 6, the lid 6 can be prevented from being opened.

When a large external force F acts on the lid 6 from above in this state, the external force F tends to push down the locking step 13d of the slider 13 via the locking projection 6b. Since the third inclined surface 6c is previously formed on the lower surface of the portion 6b, a component force f for moving the slider 13 in the retreating direction against the second urging means 14 is generated by the third inclined surface 6c. I do.

As a result, the slider 13 is moved in the retreating direction and the locking projection 6b comes off, so that the lid 6 is opened and the locking projection 6b and the locking step 13d of the slider 13 are opened by a large external force F. Can be prevented from being damaged.

On the other hand, to open the lid 6, the push button 10 is pressed.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressing rod 10b of the push button 10
a of the slider 13 against the second biasing means 14.
Is moved in the retreating direction, the locking projection 6b of the lid 6 comes off the locking step 13d of the slider 13, and the lid 6 is opened by the action of the damper as shown in FIG.

When closing the opened lid 6,
When the upper surface of the lid 6 is pressed and closed, the locking projection 6 is closed.
b, the fourth inclined surface 6e formed at the tip of the slider 13 comes into contact with the third inclined surface 6c of the slider 13 from below, and moves the slider 13 in the retreating direction.
When c reaches above the locking step 13d of the slider 13, the slider 13 returns to the original position by the second urging means 14, so that the locking projection is formed by the locking step 13d as shown in FIG. The portion 6b can be locked.

In the above-described embodiment, the third inclined surface is formed on the side of the locking projection 6b of the lid 6 and the locking step 13d on the slider 13 side is formed substantially horizontal. An inclined surface may be provided on the 13d side, or an inclined surface may be provided on both the locking projection 6b and the locking step 13d.

[0036]

As described in detail above, the present invention relates to the locking projection of the lid for opening and closing the opening of the accessory case, and engages with the locking projection to lock the lid to the closed position. An inclined surface is formed on at least one of the locking step portions of the slider to be stopped, so that when a large external force acts on the lid body from above, a component force for moving the slider in the retreating direction is generated by the inclined surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the locking projection and the slider from being damaged by a large external force.

When the lid is closed, at least one of the locking projection and the locking step of the slider is inclined, so that the resistance force when the slider returns to the original position is reduced. Since the slider returns smoothly, operability is improved, and when the slider returns,
Since the resistance is gradually increased by the inclined surface to reach the locking position, the sound upon returning can be reduced, thereby improving the quality of the product.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a console box provided with a lid opening / closing device for a vehicle accessory box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vehicle accessory case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a lid opening / closing device for a vehicle accessory box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of the lid opening / closing device of the vehicle accessory case according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the lid opening / closing device of the vehicle accessory case according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 console box 3 accessory case 3a container body 3b opening 3d horizontal guide 6 lid 6c third inclined surface 6e fourth inclined surface 10 push button 10b pressing rod 12a vertical guide 13 slider 13a first inclined surface 13d locking step Part 13e second inclined surface 14 second biasing means

Claims (1)

[Claims] A container body for accommodating small articles; a lid provided at an opening of the container body so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction and urged in an opening direction by urging means; A locking means provided on the open / close end side and locking the lid in a closed state, wherein the locking means is movable in a retreating direction by a push button and is movable forward and backward; and the lid is More protruding, and engaging with the locking step of the slider,
A locking projection for locking the lid in a closed state, and an inclination formed on at least one of the locking step and the locking projection, the height of which gradually decreases in the advancing direction with respect to the advancing and retreating direction of the slider. A lid opening / closing device for a vehicle accessory case, comprising: a surface;