Vehicle storage

Abstract

A vehicle storage unit comprising a storage structure (100) having a receiving part (110) whose upper side is open, guide rails (300) fixedly provided on both the left and right sides of the receiving part (110); and a cover (200) having guide projections (210) configured to protrude from both the left and right sides thereof and to move slidably along the guide rails (300), characterized in that: Projecting parts (211) with mounting grooves (211a) protrude from the front and rear end portions of the guide projections (210) of the cover (200); and a silicone ring (400) having inherent elasticity is provided on the projection part (211) so that the outer surface of the silicone ring (400) comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the guide rail (300) while the inner surface of the silicone ring (400) is fitted to the mounting groove (211a).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONTechnical field

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle tray, and more particularly, to a vehicle tray for preventing a cover slidably provided in a tray structure from moving due to vibration generated during travel of a vehicle, and for preventing generation of friction noise upon contact of projections with guide rails provided in the tray structure even when the cover is operated. State of the art

[0002] In general, a vehicle storage tray is in most cases configured to include a housing for storing items and a cover for opening and closing the opening of the housing, wherein the cover is rotatably installed in the housing.

[0003] KR 10 2006 0 033 526 A relates to a storage compartment for automobiles, wherein the storage compartment is inserted into a housing. The housing is centrally located in a dashboard of the automobile. For insertion, the storage compartment has guide rails on the outside of the side surfaces, into which guide projections on the inside of the housing engage. During use, horizontal and vertical shaking movements of the storage compartment can generate unpleasant noise. To dampen the noise, two elastic buffer parts are provided between the guide projections on each side. The buffer parts have buffer projections that rest against the guide rails and the side surfaces of the storage compartment to prevent the shaking movements of the storage compartment.

[0004] KR 10 1999 0 035 680 A discloses a console between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of a motor vehicle, wherein the console has a storage compartment covered by a console cover. The console cover is slidably mounted in a groove of the console. To guide the console cover, projections on the console cover engage in the groove. The console cover allows the console to be used as an armrest. When the console cover is pushed onto the console, it does not interfere with the operation of the motor vehicle's parking brake. Fig. Figure 1 shows three examples of prior art vehicle storage compartments, particularly those provided on the inner projection portion of a door.

[0005] Fig. 1(a) shows a vehicle tray disclosed in JP 2003-95002 A, the vehicle tray including a receiving part 51 having an approximately "L"-shaped cross section open at an upper portion formed at the corner of the upper surface of an armrest part 50, and a cover 52 having an approximately inverted "L"-shaped cross section corresponding to the receiving part 51.

[0006] The cover 52 is rotatably mounted on the lower edge portion of the inside of the receiving part 51 about a pivot point 53, and when a container K or the like is inserted into or removed from the receiving part 51, the cover 52 is switched between a closed position and an opened position with respect to the pivot point 53, so that the cover 52 covers the receiving part 51 in the closed position and the receiving part 51 opens into a use state by rotating toward the inside in the opened position.

[0007] In addition, the Fig. 1(b) and Fig. 1(c) have in common that the receiving parts 54 and 57 are concavely formed on the upper side portions of the armrest parts 50 so that a container K or the like is inserted into the concave portions from above the receiving parts 54 and 57.

[0008] With reference to Fig. 1(b), a cover 55 is rotatably mounted on the edge portion of the upper opening of the receiving part 54 through a pivot point 56, and the cover 55 is switched with respect to the pivot point 56 between a closing position in which the upper opening of the receiving part 54 is closed and an opening position in which the cover 55 is rotated outward.

[0009] With reference to Fig. 1(c), a cover 58 is rotatably mounted on the edge portion of the upper opening of the receiving part 54 through a pivot point 59 and an elastic support spring 60, and the cover 58 is changed from a closed position, in which the cover 58 covers the upper opening of the receiving part 57, to an open position by rotating inward with respect to the pivot point 59 against the spring force of the elastic support spring 60.

[0010] The receiving parts 51, 54, 57 can be used as storage parts for objects other than just containers.

[0011] Thus, the conventional vehicle storage compartments are simple and compact with regard to holding the container K or placing and removing objects.

[0012] Compared to the Fig. The structure shown in Figure 1(a) is Fig. 1(b) and (c) is excellent in that the covers 55 and 58 do not protrude inward, and the structure of 1(c) is excellent in that the cover 58 in the open position does not protrude like the cover 55 of Fig. 1(b) when an object or the container K is removed.

[0013] However, vehicle storage compartments according to the state of the art have disadvantages in that the receiving parts must have a certain depth in order to ensure the storage of objects, the retention of containers or the like, so that, for example, as the depth of the receiving parts increases, the accessibility of an object becomes more difficult or the operations for opening and closing the cover become more difficult.

[0014] In addition, vehicle trays according to the prior art have further disadvantages that in the case where the installation positions of the receiving parts 51, 54 and 57 on the standing wall 61a of the inner projection portion 61 of the door, as in Fig. 1(c), an object or the container K may come into contact with the standing wall 61a and become dirty when the object or container K is inserted into or removed from the receiving part 57, or the receiving parts 51, 54 and 57 may protrude significantly inwards and thus impair safety or appearance.

[0015] Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the opening and closing of the cover has been conventionally carried out by installing guide rails on both the left and right sides of the tray structure, which guide rails have the receiving part which is open in the upper section and provides guide projections which can be inserted into the guide rails on both the left and right sides of the cover, so that the guide projections formed on both the left and right sides of the cover are moved while being inserted into the guide rails provided on the tray structure.

[0016] However, these conventional vehicle storage units still pose a problem in that rattling noises occur in the lid due to vibration generated during vehicle travel. This is because, when the guide projections formed on both the left and right sides of the lid are inserted into the guide rails installed on both the left and right sides of the opening portion of the storage structure, the insertion must be performed while ensuring operating recesses so that the guide projections are guided along the guide rails, thus completing the opening or closing. If the operating recesses between the guide projections and the guide rails are reduced and the guide projections are inserted into the guide rails, there is obviously a problem that the operating force becomes high when opening and closing the lid, resulting in malfunctions. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONTechnical problem

[0017] Accordingly, the present invention has been attempted to solve the above-mentioned problems and disadvantages of the prior art, and has an object to provide a vehicle tray for preventing the generation of friction noise by preventing the guide projections formed on both the left and right sides of the cover from coming into direct contact with the guide rails provided on both the left and right sides of the tray structure when the guide projections are slidably fitted into the guide rails, and preventing the cover with the guide projections from moving in the vertical and horizontal directions due to vibration generated during vehicle travel.

[0018] The present invention has a further object to provide a vehicle storage compartment with improved convenience by reducing the operating force for opening and closing the cover. Technical solution

[0019] In order to achieve the objects of the present invention as described above, there is provided a storage vehicle similar to the prior art, the storage vehicle comprising: a storage structure 100 having a receiving part 110 whose upper side is open; guide rails 300 fixedly provided on both the left and right sides of the receiving part 110; and a cover 200 having guide projections 210 formed to protrude from both the left and right sides thereof and slidably guided along the guide rails 300.

[0020] However, the vehicle tray according to the present invention is characterized in that projection parts 211 having mounting grooves 211a protrude from the front and rear end portions of the guide projections 210 of the cover 200, and a silicone ring 400 having inherent elasticity is provided on the projection part 211, the outer surface of the silicone ring 400 coming into contact with the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300, while the inner surface of the silicone ring 400 is fitted to the mounting groove 211a.

[0021] The silicone ring 400 includes a first structure 410 which is O-ring-shaped so that the outer surface of the first structure 410 comes into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300, and a second structure 420 which is hemispherical so that the outer surface of the second structure 420 comes into contact with the vertical surface of the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300. Beneficial effects

[0022] According to the vehicle tray of the present invention, the guide projection is inserted into the guide rail in a state where each silicone ring in contact with the upper surface, the lower surface, and the inner wall surface of the guide rail is coupled with the projection portions formed at the front and rear ends of the guide projection, so that the guide projections formed on both the left and right sides of the cover are prevented from coming into direct contact with the guide rails, resulting in the prevention of friction noise even when the guide projections are slidably inserted into the guide rails, and the cover with the guide projections is prevented from moving in the vertical and horizontal directions due to vibrations generated during vehicle travel, resulting in the prevention of noise such as friction noise.

[0023] In this case, the cover according to the vehicle storage device of the present invention can be easily opened and closed even if the guide projections formed on the left and right of the cover are inserted into the guide rails in such a way that the guide projections do not move. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1a is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a conventional vehicle tray, Fig. 1 b is a sectional view showing another embodiment of a conventional vehicle tray, and Fig. 1 c is a sectional view showing yet another embodiment of a conventional vehicle tray. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the coupling between the cover structure and the tray structure of a vehicle tray according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the vehicle storage according to the present invention. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the use state of the vehicle tray according to the present invention, wherein the cover of the vehicle tray is slid to open the receiving part of the tray structure. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts showing the coupling between a silicone ring and guide projections formed on the vehicle tray cover according to the present invention. Fig. 6 is the enlarged perspective view of the main parts showing a state in which the silicone ring is coupled to the guide projections formed on the vehicle tray cover according to the present invention. Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the guide projections formed on the cover of the vehicle tray are fitted into the guide rails so as to be fixedly mounted on the left and right sides of the tray structure, respectively, and Fig. 8 is the enlarged perspective view of main parts showing a state in which the guide projections formed on the cover of the present vehicle are fitted into the guide rails attached to the tray structure and slidably supported by the silicone ring. OPTIMAL MODE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE INVENTION

[0024] The present invention will be described in detail below using a configuration with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the coupling between the cover structure and the storage structure of a vehicle storage according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the vehicle storage according to the present invention, Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the use state of the vehicle tray according to the present invention, wherein the cover of the vehicle tray is slid to open the receiving part of the tray structure, Fig. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts showing the coupling between a silicone ring and guide projections formed on the vehicle storage cover according to the present invention, Fig. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts showing a state in which the silicone ring is coupled to the guide projections formed on the vehicle storage cover according to the present invention, Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the guide projections formed on the vehicle tray cover according to the present invention are fitted into the guide rails so as to be fixedly mounted on the left and right sides of the vehicle tray, respectively, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts showing a state in which the guide projections formed on the vehicle tray cover according to the present invention are fitted into the guide rails installed on the tray structure and slidably supported by the silicone ring.

[0026] As in Fig. 2 to Fig. 8, a vehicle tray according to the present invention includes a tray structure 100 having a receiving part 110 whose upper side is open, guide rails 300 fixedly provided on both the left and right sides of the receiving part 110, and a cover 200 having guide projections 210 formed to protrude from both the left and right sides thereof and slidably guided along the guide rails 300.

[0027] At this time, projection parts 211 with mounting grooves 211a protrude from the front and rear end portions of the guide projections 210 of the cover 200, and a silicone ring 400 with inherent elasticity is provided on the projection part 211, wherein the outer surface of the silicone ring 400 comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300, while the inner surface of the silicone ring 400 is fitted to the mounting groove 211a.

[0028] In addition, the silicone ring 400 includes a first structure 410 which is O-ring-shaped such that the outer surface of the first structure 410 comes into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300, and a second structure 420 which is hemispherical such that the outer surface of the second structure 420 comes into contact with the vertical surface of the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300, as shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 shown.

[0029] According to the vehicle tray of the present invention structured as above, the guide projections 210 formed on both the left and right sides of the cover 200 are slidably fitted into the guide rails 300 fixedly installed on both the left and right sides of the receiving part 110 of the tray structure 100.

[0030] Here, silicone rings 400 are provided on the protrusion portions 211 formed at the front and rear end portions of the guide projections 210 such that the inner surfaces of the silicone rings 400 are fitted and fixed to the mounting grooves 211a. Therefore, when the guide projections 210 are inserted into the guide rails 300, the outer surfaces of the silicone rings 400 are brought into contact with the inner wall surfaces of the guide rails 300.

[0031] As in Fig. and Fig. As shown, the silicone rings 400 are installed on the protrusion parts 211 formed at the front and rear end portions of the guide projections 210, in the state where each of the silicone rings 400 is composed of the first structure 410 having an O-ring shape so that its outer surface comes into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300, and the second structure 420 having a hemispherical shape so that its outer surface comes into contact with the vertical surface of the inner wall surface of the guide rail 300.

[0032] As a result, when inserting the guide projections 210 into the guide rails 300, as shown in Fig.8, the insertion is carried out such that the outer surfaces of the first structures 410 of the silicone rings 400 come into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the inner wall surfaces of the guide rails 300, and the outer surfaces of the second, hemispherical structures 420 come into contact with the inner wall surfaces of the guide rails 300.

[0033] When the cover 200 is slidably installed on the storage structure 100 so as to be opened and closed along the guide rails 300 while being elastically supported by the silicone rings 400, the cover 200 can be prevented from moving due to the operating recesses formed between the guide profiles 210 and the guide rails 300, and the friction noise that may be generated by the mutual contact between the guide profiles 210 and the guide rails 300 can be avoided. Brief explanation of the reference symbols 100 storage construction 110 Recording part 200 Cover 210 leadership advances 211 projection parts 211a Mounting grooves 300 guide rails 400 silicone rings 410 first construction

Claims

[1] A vehicle tray comprising a tray structure (100) having a receiving part (110) whose upper side is open, guide rails (300) fixedly provided on both the left and right sides of the receiving part (110); and a cover (200) having guide projections (210) configured to protrude from both the left and right sides thereof and to move slidably along the guide rails (300), characterized by , that: Projecting parts (211) with mounting grooves (211a) protrude from the front and rear end portions of the guide projections (210) of the cover (200); and a silicone ring (400) having inherent elasticity is provided on the projection part (211) so that the outer surface of the silicone ring (400) comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the guide rail (300) while the inner surface of the silicone ring (400) is fitted to the mounting groove (211a). [2] The vehicle tray according to claim 1, wherein the silicone ring (400) includes a first structure (410) formed in an O-ring shape such that the outer surface of the first structure (410) comes into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the inner wall surface of the guide rail (300), and a second structure (420) formed in a hemispherical shape such that the outer surface of the second structure (420) comes into contact with the vertical surface of the inner wall surface of the guide rail (300).

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