JPH11105609A - Glove compartment under vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable smooth back and forth movement of an under tray and to prevent generation of a backlash of the under tray. SOLUTION: A clip made of plate spring 25 is locked by each of sides 22a and 22a of an under tray 20. Each of the clips 25 is brought into pressure contact with an upper and a lower face of rails 13 and 13 corresponding to each of them so that they can slide back and force. A stopper 34 is provided for preventing further backward movement of the under tray 20 when the under tray 20 is moved backward by a predetermined dimension together with the clip 25, and a rear projection 35 is provided which integrally projects from the inner face of the rail 13 and regulates forward movement of the clip 25 by pressure contact of the clip 25 which has been moved backward. A forward projection which projects integrally from the inner face of the rail 13 is provided for regulating further forward movement of this clip 25 by pressure contact of the clip 25 which has been moved forward with the under tray 20 by a predetermined dimension.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for storing goods under an automobile seat provided with an under tray which can be freely inserted into and removed from a space below a seat cushion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The above-mentioned accessory storage device under a vehicle seat is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-433.

According to this, a pair of left and right sheet metal rails extending in the front-rear direction and having a U-shaped cross section are provided below the seat cushion of the seat. Also,
A resin-made under tray is provided between the two rails, and left and right sides thereof are fitted into the respective rails. The under tray is guided by the two rails and is movable back and forth. .

When the under tray is moved backward by a predetermined distance with respect to the seat cushion, the under tray is positioned below the seat cushion, and its upper opening is closed by the seat cushion. The storage state of the under tray is set.

On the other hand, when the under tray is moved forward by a predetermined distance with respect to the seat cushion, at least a front portion of the under tray is located at a front side of the seat cushion, and an upper opening thereof is opened upward. ,
Small articles can be put in and taken out of the under tray, and this is the "small articles can be put in and out of the under tray".

[0006]

However, the above conventional technique has the following disadvantages.

First, assuming that each side of the under tray is loosely fitted into each of the rails, each side of the under tray can be slid lightly on each of the rails. The forward and backward movement of the under-tray can be performed smoothly, but since the under-tray is loosely fitted as described above, there is a possibility that the under-tray may rattle against the rails due to vibration during traveling of the vehicle.

Therefore, usually, each side of the above-mentioned under tray is fitted so as to slightly press against each rail. However, if each side of the under tray is frequently slid with respect to each of the rails, since the under tray is made of resin, each side may be easily worn by the sliding, and Even if each side of the under tray is fitted so as to be pressed against each rail as described above,
There is a possibility that rattling may occur in the under tray early.

Secondly, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since each side of the under tray is merely fitted into each rail so as to be slidable back and forth, the under tray is not moved while the automobile is running. In the case of sudden braking in the "stowed state", there is a possibility that the undertray may unexpectedly move forward due to the inertial force of the undertray and the small articles stored therein.

Further, when the above-mentioned under tray is moved forward in order to bring the under tray into the "accessible state", there is a possibility that the movement of the under tray may be unexpectedly dropped from each rail forward.

Therefore, the "storage state" of the above-mentioned under tray is described.
Alternatively, it is conceivable to provide a stopper for preventing the movement of the under tray for each rail in the "accessible state". However, simply providing the stopper may complicate the configuration of the accessory storage device under the vehicle seat.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and the left and right sides of the under tray are arranged with respect to the rails so that the under tray can move back and forth along the left and right rails. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to smoothly move the under tray back and forth when it is fitted, and to prevent rattling of the under tray.

Further, it is possible to prevent the above-mentioned under tray from unexpectedly moving from its "storage state".
When the above-mentioned under tray is moved forward in the "accessible state", it is possible to prevent the under tray from unexpectedly dropping forward from each of the rails, and to obtain the under tray with a simple configuration. That is the task.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided an accessory storage device under a vehicle seat according to the present invention, which extends in the front-rear direction below a seat cushion 8 and has a U-shaped cross section. A pair of left and right sheet metal rails 13 is provided,
A resin-made under tray 20 is provided between the two rails 13 and the right and left sides 22a and 22a of the left and right sides 22a and 22a are fitted into the rails 13 and 13, respectively.
In an accessory storage device under an automobile seat, the under tray 20 can be moved back and forth along 3, 13;

Each side 22a, 2 of the under tray 20
2a, a clip 25 made of a leaf spring is engaged, and the clip 25 is pressed against the upper and lower surfaces of the corresponding inner surfaces of the rails 13 so as to be slidable back and forth.

The under tray 20 is connected to the clip 25
A stopper 34 is provided to prevent further backward movement when the clip 25 is moved backward by a predetermined distance, and the clip 25 projecting integrally from the inner surface of the rail 13 and moving backward is pressed to move the clip 25 forward. Is provided with a rear projection 35 for regulating

The clip 25, which is integrally protruded from the inner surface of the rail 13 and moved forward by a predetermined distance together with the under tray 20, is pressed into contact with the clip 25.
Is provided with a front projection 36 for restricting the further forward movement of the front.

[0018]

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

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a body of an automobile, and an arrow Fr indicates the front of the automobile. In addition,
The left and right described below refer to the vehicle width direction toward the front.

The vehicle body 1 has a floor panel 2 made of a sheet metal.
The passenger compartment 3 is provided with a seat device 4 for seating an occupant. The seat 6 included in the seat device 4 includes a seat cushion 8 supported on the floor panel 2 by a seat bracket 7, and a seat back 9 projecting upward from a rear end of the seat cushion 8. I have.

The floor panel 2 and the seat cushion 8
There is an extra space 11 between the two, and the accessory storage device 12 is provided using this space 11.

The accessory storage device 12 has a pair of left and right sheet metal rails 13 extending in the front-rear direction in a space 11 below the seat cushion 8.
3 is fastened to the lower surface of the seat cushion 8 by a fastener 14. Each of the rails 13 is formed by pressing one sheet material into a U-shape in cross section by pressing, and the upper surface plate 1 facing slightly apart vertically.
6, a lower plate 17 and side plates 18 for integrally connecting the outer edges of the two plates 16 and 17 in the vehicle width direction to each other. The internal spaces 19 of the rails 13 are mutually separated in the vehicle width direction. They face each other and extend substantially linearly back and forth in parallel with each other.

The accessory storage device 12 has a resin-made under tray 20 disposed between the rails 13, 13. The under tray 20 is flattened in the vertical direction which opens upward. A tray body 21 and an outward flange 22 integrally extending outward from an upper end edge of the tray body 21.

The outward flange 2 of the under tray 20
The left and right side portions 22a are fitted in the internal spaces 19 of the rails 13 so as to be movable back and forth. In addition, a handle portion is formed at a front portion 22b of the outward flange 22.

At the rear end of each side 22a of the under tray 20, a clip 25 made of a leaf spring is detachably engaged so as to move back and forth with the under tray 20. Each of these clips 25 is fitted into the internal space 19 of each of the rails 13 together with each of the side portions 22 a, and the under tray 20 is attached to each of the rails 13 and 13 by each of the clips 2.
5 is supported.

More specifically, a pair of front and rear openings 26 and 27 are formed at the rear end of each side portion 22a of the under tray 20, and a locking hole is provided between the two openings 26 and 27. 28 are formed. On the other hand, the clip 25
Is formed by bending a single leaf spring, passes through the rear opening 27, and is removably engaged with the front opening edge of the rear opening 27 by elastically pinching it. A U-shaped clip main body 30, a U-shaped extending piece 31, 31 extending from each end of the clip main body 30 upwardly, downwardly and forwardly as viewed from the side, and integrally formed from the clip main body 30. And a locking piece 32 which is extended and is removably locked to the locking hole 28.

The upper and lower extending pieces 31,
31 is pressed against the upper and lower surfaces of the corresponding inner surface of the rail 13 so as to be slidable back and forth.

As shown by a solid line in FIGS. 1 to 4, when the under tray 20 is moved backward (in the direction opposite to the arrow Fr) by a predetermined distance with respect to the seat cushion 8 together with the clips 25, the under tray 20 is moved. Is located below the seat cushion 8 and its upper opening is closed by the seat cushion 8, and this is the “storage state” of the under tray 20.

As described above, when the under tray 20 is moved backward by a predetermined distance, the stopper 34 is provided to prevent further backward movement. This stopper 3
4 is integrally formed with the front portion 22b of the under tray 20, and when the under tray 20 is moved backward until the under tray 20 is in the "storage state", the stopper 34
As described above, the front tray 3 is in contact with the front end of the lower tray 3 so that further movement of the under tray 20 backward is prevented.

When the under tray 20 is in the "storage state", the rear projection 35, which is a bead for restricting the forward movement of the clip 25 by pressing the extension piece 31 of the clip 25, is formed by the rail 35. 13 are integrally protruded from the lower surface of the inner surface.

When the under tray 20 is moved forward from the "storage state" of the under tray 20, at the start of the movement, the extension piece 31 of the clip 25 which moves forward together with the under tray 20 is moved backward. It is pushed by the projection 35 and elastically deforms so as to be reduced in the up-down direction. Then, it goes over the rear projection 35 to the front side. After that, each extension piece 31 of the clip 25 is placed on the inner surface of the rail 13. , And slides forward while being pressed against the lower surface.

As shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2 and FIG.
When the under tray 20 is moved forward by a predetermined distance with respect to the seat cushion 8 together with the clips 25, at least the front portion of the under tray 20 is located on the front side of the seat cushion 8, and the upper opening thereof is directed upward. And the small item 38 can be put in and out of the under tray 20 (arrow A in the figure), and this is the “small item putting in and out state” of the under tray 20.

When the under tray 20 is set in the "accessible state for small articles", the front projection 36, which is a bead for pressing the clip 25 to restrict the forward movement of the clip 25, is attached to each of the rails 13. Are integrally protruded from the inner surface of the main body.

When the under tray 20 is further moved forward from the "accessible state" of the under tray 20, when the under tray 20 starts moving,
The extension piece 31 of the clip 25 that moves forward together with the front projection 36 is elastically deformed so as to be reduced in the up-down direction by being pushed by the front projection 36, and rides over the front projection 36 to the front side. The under tray 20 is detachable.

According to the reverse procedure, each side portion 22a of the under tray 20 is attached to both rails 13 and 13 as described above.
Are fitted and supported via the clips 25 described above.

According to the above configuration, since the clip 25 is made of a leaf spring and has a large amount of elastic deformation, even if the clip 25 is pressed against the upper and lower surfaces of the rail 13 as described above, The slide resistance of the clip 25 with respect to the under tray 20 is prevented from increasing, and the forward and backward movement of the under tray 20 along each rail 13 can be performed smoothly.

As described above, since each side portion 22a of the under tray 20 is pressed against the inner surface of each rail 13 via the clip 25, vibrations during running of the automobile cause the respective rails 13 to be pressed. Under tray 20 for 13
The rattling is reliably prevented.

As described above, the under tray 20
When the clip 25 is moved backward by a predetermined distance together with the clip 25, a stopper 34 for preventing further backward movement is provided, and the clip 25 projecting integrally from the inner surface of the rail 13 and moving backward is pressed into contact with the clip 25. A rear projection 35 that regulates the forward movement of the clip 25 is provided.

Therefore, when the under tray 20 is moved backward by a predetermined distance, that is, when the under tray 20 is in the "storage state", the under tray 20 is
Thus, the above-mentioned "storage state" is maintained by the elastic force.

Therefore, while the vehicle is running, the under tray 2
Even when sudden braking is performed in the "stowed state" of 0, the under tray 20 is prevented from moving unexpectedly due to its inertia.

Further, as described above, the clip 25, which is integrally protruded from the inner surface of the rail 13 and moved forward by a predetermined distance together with the under tray 20, is brought into pressure contact with the clip 25 to further restrict the forward movement of the clip 25. The front projection 36 is provided.

For this reason, when the under tray 20 is moved forward by a predetermined size, that is, when the small items are put in and out, the under tray 20 moves further forward and unexpectedly moves each of the rails 13. From falling off from the front is prevented.

[0043]

According to the present invention, a pair of left and right sheet metal rails extending in the front-rear direction and having a U-shaped cross section are provided below the seat cushion, and are disposed between these two rails. In the accessory storage device under a vehicle seat, left and right sides are provided with resin-made under trays fitted into the respective rails, and the under trays can be moved back and forth along the both rails.

A clip made of a leaf spring is engaged with each side of the under tray, and each clip is pressed against upper and lower inner surfaces of a corresponding rail so as to be slidable back and forth. The following effects occur.

That is, since the clip is made of a leaf spring and has a large amount of elastic deformation, even if the clip is pressed against the upper and lower surfaces of the rail as described above, the sliding resistance of the clip against this rail is reduced. Is prevented from increasing.

Therefore, the forward and backward movement of the under tray along each rail can be smoothly performed.

As described above, since each side of the under tray is pressed against the inner surface of each rail via the clip, vibrations during the running of the automobile cause the under tray to contact the respective rails. The rattling is reliably prevented.

Further, when the under tray is moved backward by a predetermined distance together with the clip, a stopper for preventing further backward movement is provided, and the clip which is integrally protruded from the inner surface of the rail and which is moved backward is pressed. A rear projection is provided to restrict the forward movement of the clip.

Therefore, when the under tray is moved backward by a predetermined dimension, that is, when the under tray is in the "storage state", the under tray is held by the stopper and the rear projection in the "storage state" by elastic force. .

Therefore, even if the undertray is suddenly braked in the "storage state" of the undertray while the vehicle is running, it is possible to prevent the undertray from suddenly moving due to its inertia.

Further, a front projection is provided which presses the clip integrally projecting from the inner surface of the rail and moved forward by a predetermined distance together with the under-tray to restrict further forward movement of the clip.

For this reason, when the under tray is moved forward by a predetermined distance, that is, when the small items are put in and out, the under tray moves further forward and unexpectedly moves forward from each of the rails. Falling out is prevented.

The prevention of the unexpected movement of the under tray from the "storage state" as described above and the prevention of the unexpected fall of the under tray from the rails from the "small article loading / unloading state" to the front from each rail are as follows. With a simple clip of composition,
After being provided integrally with each of the rails while avoiding an increase in the number of parts, it is achieved by a front projection or the like, so that the above-described effects of each prevention can be achieved with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a partially enlarged partial cutaway view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 2 is an overall side view.

FIG. 3 is a simplified perspective view of the accessory storage device.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective development view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 and is an operation explanatory diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body 6 Seat 8 Seat cushion 11 Space 12 Accessory device 13 Rail 20 Under tray 22a Side 25 Clip 34 Stopper 35 Rear projection 36 Front projection

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of left and right sheet metal rails extending in the front-rear direction and having a U-shaped cross section are provided below a seat cushion, and are disposed between these rails. In the accessory storage device under a vehicle seat, which is provided with an under tray made of resin to be fitted into each of the rails and makes the under tray freely movable back and forth along the two rails, The clip made of a leaf spring is locked, and each of the clips is pressed against the upper and lower surfaces of the inner surface of the corresponding rail so as to be slidable back and forth, and the under tray is moved backward by a predetermined dimension together with the clip. A stopper that prevents further rearward movement is provided, and the clip that protrudes integrally from the inner surface of the rail and moves rearward is pressed into contact with the clip. A front projection that integrally protrudes from the inner surface of the rail and moves forward with the under-tray by a predetermined distance to press the clip forward to restrict further forward movement of the clip. An accessory storage device under a car seat provided with a.