Storage device of a motor vehicle body

Abstract

Storage device (1) of a motor vehicle body (2), wherein the storage device (1) comprises a storage compartment (4) with an opening (5) and a flap cover (3) that opens or closes the opening (5), and wherein the flap cover (3) is designed to be pivotable about a horizontal axis (8) on the storage compartment (4). According to the invention, to prevent failure in the event of an opening position of the flap cover (3) that releases the opening (5), a movable rod (9) extending in a horizontal direction is provided on the flap cover (3), which is automatically extended by means of a device mechanism (10) when the flap cover (3) is moved into its opening position, and is automatically retracted when the flap cover (3) is moved into its closed position.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a storage device for a motor vehicle body according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] Vehicle bodies with a storage compartment, also known as a glove box or glove compartment, are known. The glove box serves as a secure storage area for various items, and it has a hinged lid facing the interior of the vehicle body. Particularly with a low-profile cockpit design, such as that commonly found in sports cars, there is a risk that the contents will fall out of the glove box when it is opened.

[0003] German patent application DE 10 2012 009 675 A1 discloses a storage device in the form of a glove box for a motor vehicle body, which has a retractable roller blind that extends automatically when the glove box lid is opened and retracts when the lid is closed. This roller blind has an opening through which items in the glove box can be removed, while the remaining part of the blind prevents the items from falling out when the glove box lid is adjusted to a table position.

[0004] Patent application DE 10 2020 112 228 A1 discloses a glove box for a motor vehicle body, with a pivotable lid that can be used as a fold-out table, and a frame that is pivotably mounted on an interior assembly containing the glove box via a bearing.

[0005] US Patent 4,930,737 A describes a storage device in the form of a glove box with a barrier that prevents items from falling or rolling out of the motor vehicle's glove box when the lid is opened. The barrier assumes a vertical locking position when the lid is opened but can be folded down to allow access to the interior of the glove box for removing or inserting items. The barrier is in the form of a plate pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis at the center of the lower end of the glove box lid and is spring-loaded into a vertical position when the lid is open to hold the items within the compartment. When the lid is closed, the plate yields against the stored items to secure them to the rear of the compartment and reduce rattling.The plate can be manually folded forward against the action of the spring to facilitate access to the items.

[0006] German patent application DE 100 01 267 A1 discloses a storage device in the form of a glove box for a motor vehicle body, with a securing device in the form of a net arranged in an opening of the glove box, so that when the glove box is opened and the lid closing the opening is pivoted, objects stored in the glove box cannot fall out. The net only partially covers the opening.

[0007] German patent application DE 25 45 385 A1 describes a storage device with an insertion opening that can be closed by a cover. Between the cover and the insertion opening, a readily removable partition is arranged, designed as a mesh and hinged. The partition is spring-loaded in the closing direction.

[0008] The object of the present invention is to provide an improved storage device for a motor vehicle body.

[0009] The problem is solved according to the invention with a storage device for a motor vehicle body having the features of claim 1.

[0010] Advantageous embodiments with appropriate and non-trivial further developments of the invention are specified in the respective subclaims.

[0011] A storage device for a motor vehicle body according to the invention comprises a storage compartment with an opening and a hinged cover that opens or closes the opening, wherein the hinged cover is pivotable about a horizontal axis on the storage compartment. According to the invention, to prevent items from falling out when the hinged cover is in the opening position, a movable rod extending in a horizontal direction is provided on the hinged cover. This rod is automatically extended by a mechanism when the hinged cover is moved into its open position and automatically retracted when the hinged cover is moved into its closed position. This prevents a load stored in the storage device from falling out when the storage device is opened.In particular, if the storage compartment has a so-called flat contour, as is commonly found in sporty, low-profile vehicle bodies, the load tends to fall out due to its position relative to the lid and its relatively large opening angle for accessing the load. The bar acts as a barrier, while itself taking up little installation space.

[0012] An effective barrier against the load falling out is provided if the rod extends completely across the opening in a horizontal direction.

[0013] A further improved storage device, designed to prevent the load from falling out when opened, is implemented if the rod has a textile element that is movable with the rod, with the textile element extending from the rod towards the flap cover in the open position. In other words, the textile element is attached to the rod and extends from the rod towards the flap cover in the open position, thus providing additional protection against the load falling out.

[0014] The textile element can advantageously be moved using a compression spring of the device mechanism or using a pull rope of the device mechanism so that it can unfold securely in the open position to provide protection against falling out.

[0015] In a space-optimized manner, the textile element is housed within the rod when the flap is closed. For this purpose, the rod can, for example, be hollow, allowing the textile element to be accommodated within the cavity when closed. It is then preferably attached to the rod in such a way that, when open, it can unfold towards the flap under the force of gravity, thus creating a textile barrier to prevent it from falling out.

[0016] The textile element can be made of a natural or a synthetic fabric. It could also be in the form of a blind.

[0017] If the rod has a first arm at its first end and a second arm at its second end, with the arms pivotably mounted about the horizontal axis, a U-shaped barrier similar to a wind deflector is achieved, which is movable by means of the arms. The arms can, for example, be mounted so that they are movable on the horizontal axis, allowing the rod attached to them to be easily moved into position to prevent the load from falling out when the storage device is opened.

[0018] Advantageous load protection is achieved if the flap cover has at least one guide element extending transversely to the horizontal axis, which is arranged to limit the rod in the horizontal direction. Preferably, two guide elements are arranged, one on each side of the rod.

[0019] To ensure the secure movement of the rod, the device mechanism features a groove in which the rod is movably mounted. This means that the rod engages in the groove, for example, with the aid of spherical or cylindrical elements, and is guided within the groove during opening and closing. In particular, the groove is advantageously formed within the guide element, which provides lateral restraint for the rod.

[0020] Further advantages, features, and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments and from the drawings. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description, as well as those mentioned below in the figure description and / or shown in the figures alone, can be used not only in the combinations specified, but also in other combinations or individually, without departing from the scope of the invention. Identical or functionally equivalent elements are assigned identical reference numerals. The figures show: Fig. 1 in a section a storage device of a motor vehicle body according to the prior art with a flap cover in an open position, Fig. 2 in a perspective view a storage device according to the invention in a first embodiment with the flap cover in the open position, Fig. 3 in a section the storage device according to the invention in the first embodiment with the flap cover in a closed position, Fig. 4 in a section the storage device according to the invention in the first embodiment with the flap cover in the open position, Fig. 5 in a perspective view the storage device according to the invention with a device mechanism in a basic representation, Fig. 6 in a perspective section view the storage device according to the invention in the first embodiment, Fig. 7 in a perspective section view the storage device according to the invention in a second embodiment, Fig. 8 in a perspective view the storage device according to the invention in a third embodiment, and Fig. 9 in a front view the storage device acc. Fig. 8.

[0021] In Fig. Figure 1 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a storage device 1 of a motor vehicle body 2 according to the prior art, with a hinged lid 3 in an open position. The storage device 1 is designed in the form of a known glove box and has a storage compartment 4 with an opening 5 and the hinged lid 3, which closes or releases the opening 5. The hinged lid 3 is pivotably arranged about a horizontal axis 8 on the storage compartment 4.

[0022] In the present embodiment, the storage device 1 is designed in the form of a module that can be easily integrated into an interior component of the vehicle body 2. Likewise, the storage device 1, in particular the storage compartment 4, could also be formed integrally with the interior component.

[0023] It should be mentioned at this point that, for improved explanation, a Cartesian coordinate system has been introduced, which designates a longitudinal body axis X of the vehicle body 2, a transverse body axis Y of the vehicle body 2 and a vertical body axis Z of the vehicle body 2.

[0024] The storage device 1 is assigned to a sporty, low-profile vehicle body 2 and has a low average height H along the vertical axis Z of the vehicle body 2. This results in poor accessibility for the storage device 1 and, in particular, its lid 3, requiring a large opening angle γ of the lid 3 to allow access to the storage compartment 4. Due to the position of a load 7 stored in the storage compartment 4 relative to the lid 3 and its correspondingly required opening angle γ, the load 7 tends to fall out when the storage device 1 is opened.

[0025] In the Fig. Figures 2 to 4 illustrate a storage device 1 according to the invention in a first embodiment in a perspective view, in a section with the flap cover 3 in a closed position or in a section with the flap cover 3 in an open position.

[0026] To prevent failure in the opening position of the flap cover 3, which releases the opening 5, a movable rod 9 extending in a horizontal direction is formed on the flap cover 3, which is automatically extended by means of a device mechanism 10 when the flap cover 3 is moved into its opening position, and is automatically retracted when the flap cover 3 is moved into its closed position.

[0027] The rod 9 extends completely across the opening 5 in a horizontal direction, and in the open position of the flap cover 3 it has a distance A from an inner surface 11 of the flap cover 3, which preferably corresponds to at most one third of the average height H of the storage compartment 4.

[0028] In the present embodiment, the rod 9 is movably arranged on two guide elements 12 of the flap cover 3. The guide elements 12 extend transversely to the horizontal axis 8, in particular at a right angle. They form lateral boundaries of the flap cover 3 and thus prevent the load 7 from falling out over the sides of the flap cover 3. The guide elements 12 are arranged to limit the rod 9 in the horizontal direction.

[0029] In the present first embodiment, a textile element 13 is arranged on the rod 9, which extends at least partially, and in this embodiment completely, in a horizontal direction over the opening 5. When the flap cover 3 is open, the textile element 13 closes the opening 5 vertically from the rod 9 and rests against the inner surface 11, so that the opening 5 below the rod 9 is closed. This provides further improved protection against the load 7 falling out.

[0030] In Fig. Figure 3 illustrates the storage device 1 according to the invention in section with the flap cover 3 in the closed position. The rod 9 is received in a recess 14 of the flap cover 3 in the closed position. The rod 9 is designed as an open hollow profile and thus has an interior space 15 in which it can receive the textile element 13. The textile element 13 can thus be arranged to be received in the rod 9 when the flap cover 3 is closed.

[0031] In the open position of the flap cover 3, as shown in Fig. As illustrated in Figure 4, the rod 9 is arranged at a distance from the inner surface 11, and the textile element 13 is unfolded from the interior 15, extending along a vertical axis 16 and abutting the inner surface 11. The textile element 13 is designed to be movable with respect to the rod 9 and is firmly connected to the rod 9 at least at its end 17 facing the rod 9.

[0032] It should be mentioned at this point that the textile element 13 provides additional protection against the load 7 falling out, however, the storage device 1 according to the invention can also have only the rod 9.

[0033] In Fig. Figure 5 illustrates the storage device 1 according to the invention with a device mechanism 10 in a schematic representation. The rod 9 is received in a groove 6, which is formed on a surface 18 of the guide element 12 facing the rod 9. The groove 6 can extend completely or partially over the guide element 12. By receiving the rod 9 in the groove 6, a sliding movement of the rod 9 can be effected when the flap cover 3 is opened or closed, so that the rod 9 is moved automatically when the storage device 1 is opened or closed. Or, in other words, the rod 9 is automatically extended by means of a device mechanism 10 when the flap cover 3 is moved into its open position, and automatically retracted when the flap cover 3 is moved into its closed position.

[0034] Textile element 13 can be extended in different ways. In Fig. Figure 6 shows a perspective view of the storage device 1 according to the first embodiment, wherein the textile element 13 is extended by means of a compression spring 19 of the device mechanism 10.

[0035] In a second embodiment, which is described in Fig. As illustrated in Figure 7, the device mechanism 10 has a pull rope 20 for extending the textile element 13. This allows the textile element 13 to be extended or pulled out in a simple and safe alternative manner.

[0036] The direction of action of the compression spring 19 or the pull rope 20 is illustrated with the help of an arrow.

[0037] In the Fig. 8 and Fig.Figure 9 shows a third embodiment of the storage device 1 according to the invention. The rod 9 has a first rod arm 22 at its first end 21 and a second rod arm 24 at its second end 23, which is positioned away from the first end 21, so that a quasi-U-shaped frame is formed. The rod arms 22, 24 are pivotably mounted about the horizontal axis 8. The textile element 13 can be designed to extend around the entire circumference, thus extending from the first rod arm 22 over the rod 9 and over the second rod arm 24. It could also extend only over the rod 9. The corresponding device mechanism 10 can be designed similarly to a so-called wind deflector. A spring element 25, which is formed to engage the inner surface 11 at one end and the other end of at least one of the rod arms 22, 24, pushes the U-shaped frame upwards when the storage device 1 is opened.When the storage device 1 is closed, the spring element 25 is simply compressed and the U-shaped frame is in the closed position of the flap cover 3.

[0038] Likewise, the rod could also have 9 pins which are designed to engage in the groove 6, so that here too, movement of the rod 9 with the rod arms 22, 24 can be easily achieved. Reference symbol list 1 storage device 2 Motor vehicle body 3 flap lids 4 storage compartments 5 Opening 6 Nut 7 charges 8 Horizontal axis 9 bars 10 Device mechanics 11 Interior surface 12 Guide element 13 Textile element Paragraph 14 15 Interior 16 Vertical axis 17 End 18 area 19 Compression spring 20 tow rope 21 First End 22 First rod arm 23 Second Ending 24 Second rod arm 25 spring element A distance H Average height X Body longitudinal axis Y body transverse axis Z Body vertical axis γ Opening angle

Claims

[1] Storage device (1) of a motor vehicle body (2), wherein the storage device (1) comprises a storage compartment (4) with an opening (5) and a flap cover (3) that opens or closes the opening (5), and wherein the flap cover (3) is designed to pivot about a horizontal axis (8) on the storage compartment (4), characterized by , that to prevent failure in the event of an opening position of the flap cover (3) releasing the opening (5), a movable rod (9) extending in a horizontal direction is formed on the flap cover (3), which is automatically extended by means of a device mechanism (10) when the flap cover (3) is moved into its opening position, and is automatically retracted when the flap cover (3) is moved into its closed position. [2] Storage device (1) according to claim 1, characterized by that the rod (9) extends completely across the opening (5) in a horizontal direction. [3] Storage device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by , that the rod (9) has a textile element (13) which is movable with the rod (9), wherein the textile element (13) extends from the rod (9) to the flap cover (3) in the open position. [4] Storage device (1) according to claim 3, characterized by , that the textile element (13) is received in the rod (9) in the closed position of the flap cover (3). [5] Storage device (1) according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterized by , that the textile element (13) can be moved by means of a compression spring (19) of the device mechanism (10) or by means of a pull rope (20) of the device mechanism (10). [6] Storage device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by, that the rod (9) has a first rod arm (22) at its first end (21) and a second rod arm (24) at its second end (23), wherein the rod arms (22, 24) are pivotably mounted about the horizontal axis (8). [7] Storage device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the flap cover (3) has at least one guide element (12) extending transversely to the horizontal axis (8), which is arranged to limit the rod (9) in the horizontal direction. [8] Storage device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by , that the device mechanism (10) has a groove (6) in which the rod (9) is movably received. [9] Storage device (1) according to claim 8, characterized by , that the groove (6) is formed in the guide element (12).

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