JPH11268588A - Fixture housing tray for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixture housing tray for a vehicle to be excellent in space efficiency and improve convenience in handling, in the fixture housing tray to contain small articles, such as small moneys, arranged at a part situated near a driver's seat. SOLUTION: An emboss recessed part 20 is formed in the upper surface of an instrument panel 10 on the assistant sea side, and a shallow bottom-form fixture housing tray 30 is contained in a relatively wide area in the emboss recessed part 20 along a bottom 21. The fixture housing tray 30 is rendered revolvable based on a support axle 32 arranged at the corner part near the driver's seat side of the bottom 21 of the emboss recessed part 20. During housing, the tray is housed in the emboss recessed part 20 and during use, it is revolved to a position near the driver's seat side, and this way improves convenience in handling of the tray 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular equipment storage tray capable of accommodating small items such as coins and the like, and more particularly, to a vehicle accessory with improved usability when a driver takes in and out small items such as coins. Regarding the storage tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, as shown in FIG. 7, an instrument panel 1 is provided in front of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat. While instruments 2 such as a tachometer are installed, between the driver's seat and the passenger seat,
Acoustical equipment 3 such as a car radio or car stereo is accommodated,
On its upper side, an air grill 4 for ventilating the vehicle interior is installed. Further, a glove box 5 is provided opposite to the passenger seat side so as to be able to store a vehicle inspection, a road map and the like.

[0003] By the way, during running, at a tollgate such as an expressway, coins and the like generated at the time of payment of tolls come in and out.
Commercially available coin holders are often installed in the vicinity of the driver's seat, but most of these coin holders have a compact configuration due to space restrictions, etc. When paying tolls at toll booths, etc., it was inconvenient to put coins in and out, and it was pointed out that it was time-consuming to start vehicles and the like, and was inconvenient to use.

[0004] For this reason, since the upper part of the glove box 5 is a relatively dead space, it has been proposed to emboss a relatively large area of the equipment accommodating section 6 in this area as shown in FIG. I have.

[0005]

As described above, the equipment storage section 6 formed on the upper portion of the instrument panel 1 facing the passenger seat has a relatively large area, which is convenient for putting in and out coins. Although it is convenient when the passenger on the passenger side uses it, when the driver is alone, it is difficult to reach the equipment storage unit 6 and when putting in and out coins, He was forced to have an unnatural body shape and could not always be an effective measure in terms of usability.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a vehicle equipment storage tray that allows easy access to equipment such as coins even when a driver is alone. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an embossed recess is formed on an upper surface of an instrument panel on an auxiliary seat side, and along an undersurface of the embossed recess, A shallow container-shaped equipment storage tray is accommodated, and the tray is pivotally supported toward the driver's seat based on a support shaft provided on the bottom of the embossed recess near the driver's seat. It is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the tray has an uneven fitting portion between the bottom surface of the tray and the bottom surface of the embossed recess so that the tray can be locked at a predetermined position during storage and use. Features.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a secret tray is formed in the bottom of the embossed concave portion, and the upper opening of the secret tray is opened and closed by a revolving tray.

As is apparent from the above configuration, claim 1
According to the described invention, the embossed concave portion is formed on the upper surface of the instrument panel on the auxiliary seat side, and the tray is installed along the bottom surface of the embossed concave portion. A large equipment storage tray can be installed.

[0011] This equipment storage tray allows an occupant in the passenger seat to freely take in and out small items such as coins while being accommodated in the embossed recess, and also allows the occupant on the driver's seat side to use the equipment. When performing the operation, the tray is pivotally supported on the driver's seat side based on the support shaft provided on the front side of the embossed concave bottom near the driver's seat. Can be set.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the equipment storage tray has two concave and convex fitting portions between the support shaft and the bottom surface of the embossed concave portion, and the storage state of the equipment storage tray. The fitting storage portion can reliably lock the equipment storage tray at the time of use and during use.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a secret tray is further formed on the bottom surface of the embossed recess, and the secret tray is openably and closably covered by a revolving equipment storage tray. The equipment stored in the secret tray is inconspicuous to the outside and can maintain confidentiality.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a vehicle equipment storage tray according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a vehicular equipment storage tray according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a use state, FIG. 2 is an external view showing a storage state, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a lock mechanism of the equipment storage tray, and FIG.
FIG. 3A is a plan view showing a storage locked state of the tray, and FIG.
(B) is a side view as viewed from an arrow A in FIG. 3 (a), and FIGS.
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of a vehicular equipment storage tray according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an external view showing a use state of the tray, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a tray storage state, and FIG. It is an outline view showing a 3rd embodiment of such an equipment accommodation tray.

1 to 3, a first embodiment of a vehicle equipment storage tray according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an instrument panel installed below the front window and in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat. The instrument panel 10 has a speedometer and an The instrument 11 such as a meter is installed, and the vehicle panel 12 such as a car radio and a car stereo is installed at the center of the instrument panel 10. Air grill 1 for use
3 are provided.

Further, a glove box 14 having a relatively large volume capable of accommodating a vehicle inspection, a road map, and the like is provided at a lower portion of a portion of the instrument panel 10 facing the auxiliary seat side. Has an embossed recess 2
The bottom surface 21 of the embossed concave portion 20 is formed so as to keep a horizontal plane.

In the embossed concave portion 20, a vehicle equipment storing tray 30 capable of storing small articles such as coins is installed. The equipment storing tray 30 is stored along the bottom surface 21 of the embossed concave portion 20. Thus, the bottom surface is flat, and the equipment accommodated in the accommodation part 31 is formed into a shallow bottom container shape so as not to fall outside, and the equipment accommodation tray 30 can be turned to a position near the driver's seat side. As described above, the equipment storage tray 30 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 32 at a corner portion on the driver's seat side and the near side of the bottom surface 21 of the embossed concave portion 20 within a rotation range of about 90 °.

The equipment storage tray 30 is shown in FIG.
The lock mechanism shown in FIG. 3 is provided so that the lock can be securely performed without shaking in the use state shown in FIG. That is, the projection 33 is formed on the bottom of the equipment storage tray 30 so as to protrude, and when the equipment storage tray 30 is in the storage state and the use state, the projection 3 is formed on the bottom surface 21 of the embossed recess 20 corresponding to the projection 33.
3 are formed (referred to as engagement recesses 22a when used and engagement recesses 22b when stored).

Therefore, in the use state of the equipment storage tray 30 shown in FIG.
Is engaged with one of the engagement recesses 22 a provided on the bottom surface 21 of the embossed recess 20, so that the equipment storage tray 30
2 can be securely locked in the use state, and in the storage state of the equipment storage tray 30 shown in FIG. 2, the projection 33 is engaged with the engagement recess 22 b on the other side. 30 can be reliably held.

As described above, since the equipment storage tray 30 according to the present invention has a large-area shallow-bottomed container shape that is more excellent in storage capacity than a commercially available coin holder or the like, the storage and removal of small items such as coins can be compared. The driver can turn the equipment storage tray 30 closer to the driver's seat side based on the support shaft 32 when putting in and taking out small items such as coins. There is no need to lean down and put in and out small items with an unnatural body, and small and small items can be easily and quickly put in and out with a reasonable posture, which is advantageous in that it is easy to use.

Further, when an occupant in the passenger seat uses the equipment, the equipment storage tray 30 may be used in a state in which the equipment storage tray 30 is stored in the embossed recessed portion 20 without turning operation to the vehicle interior side. The upper space facing the front passenger seat of the instrument panel 10 can be effectively used as a storage space for the equipment storage tray 30, and there is an advantage that the space can be effectively used.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention. A secret tray 23 is provided on the bottom surface 21 of the embossed recess 20.
3 is a swivelable equipment accommodating tray 30 having the above-described upper opening.
It is configured to be closed by the

Therefore, when the equipment storage tray 30 secures the above-described use form and stores relatively valuable equipment in the secret tray 23, these equipments do not come into contact with the outside and have a function of maintaining confidentiality. In consideration of the frequency of use and confidentiality, it is possible to selectively use the secret tray 23 and the revolving storage tray 30 when storing equipment.

The outer shape of the equipment storage tray 30 is preferably set to a shape that substantially matches the outer shape of the bottom surface 21 of the embossed recess 20.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the vehicle equipment storage tray 30 according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 3 of the equipment storage tray 30 is used to prevent the tray 30 from dropping out of the tray 30 to the outside or generating friction or bumping sound during braking.
A flocking 34 is planted on one surface. Therefore, small items such as coins are held by the flocking 34 during the sudden steering and sudden braking, and low-grade noise and slippage can be prevented.
It does not fall outside from zero.

A similar effect can be obtained by affixing a sheet of non-woven fabric or felt to the inner surface in addition to the flocking 34, and the same processing can be performed on the bottom surface of the secret tray 23 (not shown). good.

[0028]

As described above, the tray for accommodating vehicle equipment according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) According to the first aspect of the invention, an embossed recess is provided on the upper surface of the instrument panel on the auxiliary seat side, and a shallow container-shaped equipment accommodating tray is accommodated in the embossed recess, and a driver's seat is provided. By having a configuration capable of turning to the side, even when one driver is on board, if this equipment storage tray is turned to the driver's seat side,
It is possible to easily and quickly put in and take out small items such as coins, and it is possible to improve the usability without having to spend time in payment at a toll booth.

(2) According to the first aspect of the present invention, an embossed recess is provided on the upper surface of the instrument panel on the auxiliary seat side, and a shallow container-shaped equipment accommodating tray is accommodated in the embossed recess, and a driver's seat is provided. By using a structure that can turn to the side, the space above the glove box, which was conventionally a dead space, is effectively used as a storage space for the equipment storage tray, so that the space efficiency in the vehicle interior can be improved. It has the effect of being able to.

(3) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the equipment storage tray housed in the embossed recess formed on the upper surface of the instrument panel is swung toward the driver's seat side and in the housed state in the embossed recess. Since the lock mechanism that holds both the operating state and the operating state is provided, there is no play in the storage state and the use state of the equipment storage tray, and it is possible to prevent the generation of low-pitched sound and damage to the storage equipment. Having.

(4) According to the third aspect of the present invention, a secret tray is further provided on the bottom surface of the embossed concave portion, and the upper opening of the secret tray is openably and closably covered with a pivotable equipment storage tray. Therefore, equipment can be stored in both the revolving-type equipment storage tray and the fixed-type secret tray depending on the application.Especially, the equipment stored in the secret tray is hidden by the equipment storage tray with a lid function In this case, the tray can be used properly according to the frequency of use, and the usability can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a vehicle equipment storage tray according to the present invention, and is an external view of an instrument panel showing a use state of the tray.

FIG. 2 shows the first embodiment of the vehicle equipment storage tray according to the present invention, and is an external view of an instrument panel showing a storage state of the tray.

3A and 3B show a first embodiment of a vehicle equipment storage tray according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a plan view showing a locked state when the equipment storage tray is stored, and FIG. 3
FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an instrument panel according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing an instrument panel in use of the tray.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a storage state of the vehicle equipment storage tray shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the vehicle equipment storage tray according to the present invention, and is an external view of an instrument panel showing a use state of the tray.

FIG. 7 is an external view showing a conventional instrument panel on which a fixture storage tray is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Instrument panel 11 Instrument 12 Vehicle acoustic equipment 13 Air grill 14 Glove box 20 Emboss recess 21 Bottom surface 22a, 22b Engagement recess 23 Secret tray 30 Vehicle equipment storage tray 31 Storage part 32 Support shaft 33 Projection 34 Flocking

Claims (3)

[Claims] An embossed recess (20) is formed on the upper surface of the instrument panel (10) on the side of the auxiliary seat, and the equipment storage tray in the form of a shallow container along the bottom surface (21) of the embossed recess (20). (30) is accommodated, and the tray (30) is turned toward the driver's seat based on a support shaft (32) provided on the bottom side (21) of the embossed recess (20) near the driver's seat. A vehicle equipment storage tray, which is supported as possible. 2. The tray (30) has an uneven fitting portion (3) between the bottom surface of the tray (30) and the bottom surface (21) of the embossed recess (20) so that the tray (30) can be locked at a predetermined position during storage and use. 22. The vehicle equipment storage tray according to claim 1, wherein (22, 33) is set. 3. A bottom surface (2) of the embossed recess (20).
A recess (23) is provided in 1), and an upper surface opening of the secret tray (23) is openably and closably covered by a revolving equipment storage tray (30). 2. The vehicle equipment storage tray according to 2.