JP2681879B2 - Vehicle drawer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawer device which is provided in an instrument panel for a vehicle such that a table can be drawn out and stored therein, and more particularly to an improvement of a structure in which a table is projected by an urging force of an urging means. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a high-class passenger car, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-43036, a table is pulled out from an instrument panel through a housing so that the table can be stored therein. If you want to wake up stably, pull out the table if necessary,
Some are designed to hold containers such as juice cups and cans here. In this drawer structure, the table is arranged so that it can be pulled out and stored in the housing, and is biased in the pull-out direction by a leaf spring that is a biasing means arranged in the rear space of the housing, and is placed in a retracted state against the leaf spring. A locking means for locking is provided.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, the leaf spring as the urging means has one end fixed to the rear space of the housing for accommodating the table, and the other end through the pin to the upper surface of the housing. A roller is interposed between the pin and the curved guide slit slidably, and the roller interposed between the pin and the tray is brought into contact with the rear end surface of the tray, so that the biasing force is applied along the rotation path of the guide slit. Since the structure is given to the tray and pushed out from the storage position to the fully open position for pulling out, there is a problem that the stability of the biasing pressure is lacking, the structure of the device is complicated, and the number of parts and the number of assembling steps increase.

Since many internal equipments such as an ashtray, a table, a display, and an audio equipment are installed in an automobile and the installation area thereof is limited, there is a strong desire to make the drawer structure more compact. .

The present invention particularly provides a drawer device which has an easy and simple structure and can be made compact in a structure in which the table is pulled out by the urging means to facilitate the drawing operation. The purpose is to

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a housing installed on the vehicle body side, a table arranged in the housing so that the table can be housed in the housing, and a table attached in the drawing direction. Urging means for urging,
In a drawer device provided with a locking means for locking the table in the stored state against the biasing force of the biasing means, the biasing means uses a retractor which is a winding spring, and the rear side of the table is used. And rotatably accommodated and supported in a fitting groove provided in the thickness of the retractor, and the pull-out end of the retractor is pulled out through an opening formed in the bottom of the fit groove, and the retractable end is provided on the front side of the housing. The structure is such that it is provided and locked to the locking portion.

According to the above construction, the retractor as the urging means constantly applies a stable urging pressure to the leaf spring and the conspirator, and is housed and supported in the fitting groove provided within the thickness of the table. Therefore, the assembling becomes easy, and the housing itself can be made thin and compact.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an operation of a main part of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing each element of a device configuration to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration on the back surface side of a table. The main components of this device are a flat rectangular housing 1 having front and top openings that are fitted and fixed to an instrument panel or the like, and a housing 1
2, a plate 2 for covering the upper surface of the housing 1, an edge frame 3 for decoration that borders one end opening of the housing 1, and a table 4 slidably retracted in the housing 1 through a flat opening of the edge frame 3.
Also, a tray 5 which is swingably supported and also serves as a lid is provided at the lower part of the table 4, and each of these is made of a plastic injection molded body.

A reinforcing rib / combined guide 7 and a reinforcing rib / combined rack 8 are integrally formed at the center and one side of the inner bottom surface of the housing 1 along the front-rear direction. Further, on the bottom surface of the other side portion of the housing 1, there is formed a locking portion 11 for hooking a locking piece 10 provided at the tip of the retractor 9 which is a winding spring (constant pressure spring) as a biasing means. . Further, a latch assembly 6 is fixed to the rear center of the housing 1.

A guide groove 12 for guiding a supporting link mechanism of the tray 5 which will be described later is formed in the center of the plate 2 along the front-rear direction. A pair of push button portions 4a for push operation are integrally formed on the front surface of the table 4, and a pair of support holes 14 for holding the cup are formed on the front surface. A locking claw 15 that engages with the latch assembly 6 is integrally formed at the center of the rear part so as to project. Further, a fitting groove 1 for rotatably supporting the retractor 9 is provided on one side of the upper surface of the table 4.
8 is formed, and the retractor 9 is housed therein, and its shaft portion 9a is pivotally supported by the bearing portion 18a formed in the fitting groove 18. The pull-out end side of the retractor 9 is pulled out to the lower side through the opening 18b formed at the bottom of the fitting groove 18, and the locking piece 10 provided on the pull-out end side is locked to the locking portion 11 of the housing 1. Is engaged with. As a result, the housing 1 and the table 4 are connected via the retractor 9.

Further, in the center of the back surface side of the table 4, FIG.
A pair of guide ribs 16 slidably engaged with the guide 7 are integrally formed in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG.
A base portion of an oil damper 17 as a braking means that meshes with the rack 8 is fixed to the one side portion on the back surface side.

The front surface of the tray 5 also serves as a part of a cover for storing the table 4, and
Is formed with a pair of notches 5a for receiving the push button portion 4a that is formed to project. Lever 19 is integrally provided on both sides of tray 5, and the tip end of each lever 19 is swingably supported on both sides of table 4 via pivot pin 20. A fixed link 21 forming the above-mentioned ring mechanism is integrally formed in the central portion of the tray 5 so as to project therefrom.
And the positioning angle of the tray 5 when the table 4 is projected is determined.

That is, the fixed link 21 and the intermediate link 2
2 and the actuation link 23 for angle regulation are joined to each other via fulcrum pins 24 and 25, respectively. And
These links 21, 22, 23 are rotatably accommodated in a gap formed between the guide rib 16 on the table 4 side and the guide 7 on the housing 1 side. A guide locking projection 23a is provided at the rear end of the operation link 23, and the locking projection 23a is provided on the rear side between the guide ribs 16 through an opening provided in front of the locking claw 15. Guide groove 1
2 (see FIG. 4).

Therefore, in the state where the table 4 is completely housed in the housing 1 as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the links 21, 22, 23 are aligned and housed in the guide ribs 16. It Further, when the table 4 is pulled out from the housing 1, the tray 5 is rotated downward by its own weight with the pin 20 as a base point, and in that state, the locking projection 23a of the operation link 23 is shown as shown in FIG. 4B. Engages with the foremost part of the guide groove 12 of the plate 2 and regulates sliding, so that the tray 5 is positioned at an angular position corresponding to the lever ratio of each link 21, 22, 23. This position corresponds to the support hole 14 formed on the table 4.
Is set at the bottom of. With this, when the cup is inserted into the support hole 14 and the diameter of the cup is smaller than the support hole, the tray 5 supports the bottom surface of the cup. Note that this angle is appropriately set according to the lever ratio of each link 21, 22, 23.

Next, the detailed construction and operation of the mechanical parts for operating the respective parts will be described. First, the operation of the retractor 9 as the urging means will be described. The retractor 9 is a kind of band-shaped winding spring (constant pressure spring), is biased to the winding side, and is stretched when the table 4 is stored as shown in FIG. 1 (a). As described above, due to the elasticity in the rewinding direction, the table 4 is constantly urged in the direction of protruding from the housing 1.

Next, the engagement relationship between the latch assembly 6 as the locking means and the locking claw 15 will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the latch assembly 6 is
In the case 6a, a case 6a fixed to the rear end of the housing 1, a locking claw 6b projecting in a front opening of the case 6a so as to be retractable and engageable with the locking claw 15 in a detachable manner, A heart cam 6d formed on the block 6c integrated with the locking claw 6b, a pin 6e engaged with the heart cam 6d, and a leaf spring 6f for clicking the pin 6e when swinging according to the cam locus of the pin 6e, The spring 6g is configured to bias the locking claw 6b toward the protruding side.

Then, when the table 4 is housed in the housing 1, the locking claw 15 is pushed into the inside of the case 6a by one push, and in this state, the locking claw 6b on the case 6a side moves backward to the locking claw 15 side. When the heart cam 6d and the pin 6e are engaged with each other, the locking claw 6b is locked in the retracted position, and as a result, the table 4 is held in the stored state (FIG. 5).
(B)). When the push button portion 4a provided on the front surface of the table 4 is pressed from this state, the heart cam 6d is pressed.
And the pin 6e are disengaged, the locking claw 6b is projected to the front part, the engagement with the locking claw 15 is disengaged, and the lock is released (FIG. 5).
(A)).

The oil damper 17 mounted on the back surface of the table 4 is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho 60-3141.
No. 8 and the like, the movement of a pinion projecting from the main body case is damped by the action of a viscous fluid enclosed inside, and the pinion is attached to the rack 8
When the table 4 is moved, the table 4 is rotated with the movement of the table 4, and an appropriate braking is applied to the operation of the table 4 when the table 4 is pulled out and stored, and the table 4 is slid at a controlled speed.

As described above, when the push button portion 4a is pushed once while the table 4 is housed in the housing 1, the locking claw 15 and the latch assembly 6 are unlocked and the table 4 is retracted. It is projected by the urging force of. In this protruding state, the oil damper 1
It automatically projects at the pulling speed that is braked by the braking action of 7. Further, at this time, the tray 5 rotates to the descending side and stops descending at the position of the lower surface of the support hole 14, and has the drawer shape shown in FIGS.

Next, when the table 4 is housed in the housing 1, it is housed in the housing 1 by pushing the push button portion 4a against the urging pressure of the retractor 9. At this time, the tray 5 is folded and rotated in the ascending direction, and in the storage state shown in FIG.
The front surface is covered together with the push button portion 4a in a state in which the cutout portion 5a is engaged with the push button portion 4a. In addition, when the table 4 is completely pushed in, the locking claw 15 is pushed into the inside of the latch assembly 6 and engages with the locking claw 6b. At that time, the pin 6e and the heart cam 6d are engaged with each other, and the click sound is generated. Is emitted and the vehicle is locked in the locked state.

[0021]

As described above, in the vehicle drawer device of the present invention, since the retractor which is the winding spring is used as the urging means, a stable urging pressure can be applied to the leaf spring and the consprig. Can always be given. Further, since the retractor is housed within the thickness of the table, it is easy to assemble, and the housing itself can be made thinner and compact.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a function of a main part of the present invention when a table is stored and when it is pulled out.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing each element constituting the drawer device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the back side of the table of the device.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a biasing unit when the table is stored and when the table is pulled out.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view showing a latch assembly which is a locking means of the device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an appearance in a state where the table is pulled out.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Housing 2 Plate 4 Table 6 Latch Assembly (Locking Means) 9 Retractor (Biasing Means) 10 Locking Pieces 11 Locking Part 18 Fitting Groove 18b Opening

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A housing installed on the vehicle body side, a table arranged in the housing so that it can be pulled out and stored, and a biasing means for biasing the table in the pulling direction.
A drawer device provided with locking means for locking the table in a stored state against the biasing force of the biasing means, wherein the biasing means uses a retractor that is a winding spring, and the rear side of the table is used. And rotatably accommodated and supported in a fitting groove provided in the thickness of the retractor, and the pull-out end of the retractor is pulled out through an opening formed in the bottom of the fit groove, and the retractable end is provided on the front side of the housing. A vehicle drawer device, characterized in that it is provided and locked to a locking portion.