Storage pocket structure

Abstract

To improve retention of a stored object.SOLUTION: A storage pocket structure 10 is disposed on an inner wall panel in a cabin of a vehicle and a stored object may be inserted into a storage space 10A through an opening 10B. The storage pocket structure 10 has: a base part 11 attached to the inner wall panel and including a back surface part 11A and a side surface part 11B erected from the back surface part 11A; and a body part 12 attached to the back surface part 11A and the side surface part 11B. The base part 11 and the body part 12 form the storage space 10A. The body part 12 includes a flange part 12A extending in a flange-like form in a first direction from the upper edge part 15 of the body part 12 to the inner wall panel side. At the flange part 12A, a plurality of slits 12B cut in a linear form along the first direction is provided in parallel with each other along a second direction in which the upper edge part 15 extends, and a plurality of flange pieces 12D divided by the slits 12B is provided in a comb-like form by elastic deformation members.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage pocket structure arranged in the interior of a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] It is known that a storage pocket (small storage compartment) is provided in the interior of a vehicle to store small items for passengers. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure in which a single soft resin flap is provided on the opening edge of a small storage compartment capable of holding cups, drink cans, etc. upright in the interior of a vehicle. With this technology, when a cup, drink can, etc. is placed upright in the small storage compartment, the elastically deformed flap holds the cup, drink can, etc. upright. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2011-240890 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, in the cab of a truck, a storage pocket is sometimes provided on a front panel (instrument panel) provided at the front side of the cab interior. Such a storage pocket is located, for example, on the right side in front of the driver's seat, and is used to store small items that the driver uses while driving. Small items that drivers use while driving come in a variety of sizes and shapes, including candy boxes, smoking accessories such as electronic cigarettes, and glasses.

[0005] However, in the conventional technology of Patent Document 1, since the stored items are held by only one flap, there are cases where the stored items cannot be held sufficiently depending on their size and shape. Therefore, the conventional technology has room for improvement in terms of improving the retention of stored items. Therefore, the storage pocket structure of the present invention aims to improve the retention of stored items. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve at least part of the above problems, and can be realized in the following aspects or application examples.

[0007] The storage pocket structure of this application example is a storage pocket structure that is arranged on an interior wall panel that forms a wall of the interior of a vehicle, and has a storage space with an opening at the top, through which items can be inserted, and has a base portion that is attached to the inner wall panel and includes a back portion extending along the inner wall panel and a side portion rising from the back portion, and a main body portion attached to the back portion and the side portion, and the storage space is formed by the space surrounded by the base portion and the main body portion, and the main body portion has a flange portion that extends in a brim-like manner from an upper edge portion of the main body portion in a first direction toward the inner wall panel side, and the flange portion has a plurality of slits cut linearly along the first direction and arranged side by side along a second direction, which is the direction in which the upper edge portion extends, and a plurality of flange pieces separated by the plurality of slits are arranged in a comb-tooth shape using an elastic deformation member.

[0008] According to this storage pocket structure, the flange portion is provided with a plurality of flange pieces separated by a plurality of slits in a comb-like shape. When an object is stored in the storage pocket mechanism, the plurality of flange pieces individually elastically deform along the contour shape of the object, and the elastically deformed flange pieces can hold the object. This allows the object to be flexibly held appropriately in response to the size and shape of the object. Therefore, compared to the conventional technology in which an object is held by only one flange, objects of various sizes and shapes can be stably held, and the holding ability of the object can be improved. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the storage pocket structure of the present invention, the retention of stored items can be improved. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is an explanatory diagram of an interior of a vehicle to which a storage pocket structure according to an application example is applied; [Diagram 2] 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the storage pocket structure of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which an object is stored in the storage pocket structure of FIG. 1. [Figure 4] 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams of modified examples of the storage pocket structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] The embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to exclude the application of various modifications and techniques not specified in the embodiments. The configurations of the following embodiments can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the embodiments. In addition, they can be selected or combined as necessary.

[0012] Hereinafter, the front-rear direction of the vehicle to which the storage pocket structure according to this embodiment is applied is also referred to as the vehicle length direction, and the left-right direction of the vehicle is also referred to as the vehicle width direction. The up-down direction perpendicular to both the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is also referred to as the vehicle height direction. The left-right direction is determined based on the forward-facing posture of the vehicle. In the drawings, the front is indicated by "FR", the rear is indicated by "RR", the left is indicated by "LH", the right is indicated by "RH", the upper side is indicated by "UP", and the lower side is indicated by "DW".

[0013] [1. Configuration] Fig. 1 is an explanatory bird's-eye view of the interior of a cab 2 of a truck, which is an example of a vehicle to which a storage pocket structure 10 according to this embodiment is applied, and shows a part of the interior of the cab 2. Fig. 1 shows an example in which the vehicle is a truck that does not have a bonnet in front of the cab 2, a so-called cab-over type truck. In the interior of this cab 2, a driver's seat 2R is provided on the right side, and a passenger seat 2L is provided on the left side.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 1, a steering wheel 3, a front panel (instrument panel) 4, and a windshield 5 are arranged in front of (forward of) the driver's seat 2R inside the cab 2. A door 6 is arranged on the right side of the driver's seat 2R. A front pillar 7 is provided in an upright position at the boundary between the windshield 5 and the door 6. The front panel 4 is an interior part (dashboard) provided below the windshield 5, and is an example of an inner wall panel that forms a wall surface inside the cab 2.

[0015] The front panel 4 is provided with an instrument panel 4A equipped with instruments such as a speedometer and a tachometer, air conditioning vents 4B, and switches 4C, as well as a storage pocket structure 10. The storage pocket structure 10 is a storage device used by passengers to store small items, and is configured so that items can be inserted into a storage space (reference numeral 10A in FIG. 2 described later) from an opening on the top side (reference numeral 10B in FIG. 2 described later).

[0016] The position and size of the storage pocket structure 10 may be appropriately set in consideration of the ease with which the occupant can put things in and take things out, the convenience of the layout of various parts on the front panel 4, and the like. 1 is disposed on the front panel 4 to the right of the steering wheel 3 as viewed from the driver's seat 2R, below the air outlet 4B, and above the various switches 4C. The location of the storage pocket structure 10 roughly corresponds to the position in front of the right knee as viewed from the driver seated in the driver's seat 2R. The location of the storage pocket structure 10 is a position that makes it easy for the driver seated in the driver's seat 2R to take things in and out of the storage area.

[0017] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the storage pocket structure 10 of FIG. As shown in Fig. 2, the storage pocket structure 10 includes a base portion 11 and a main body portion 12, and a storage space 10A is formed by a space surrounded by the base portion 11 and the main body portion 12. In other words, the base portion 11 and the main body portion 12 are a case body surrounding the storage space 10A of the storage pocket structure 10. The base portion 11 is attached to the front panel 4 (inner wall panel) (see Fig. 1). The main body portion 12 is attached to the base portion 11. An upper surface of the storage space 10A forms an opening 10B that communicates with the inside and outside of the storage space 10A. The opening 10B is used as an opening for inserting and removing items into and from the storage space 10A.

[0018] The base portion 11 shown in Figure 2 includes a rear portion 11A extending along the front panel 4 (see Figure 1), and side portions 11B arranged on both the left and right sides of the rear portion 11A and rising from the rear portion 11A toward the interior side of the cab 2. The main body portion 12 includes a front portion 13 that faces the rear portion 11A via the storage space 10A and faces the interior side of the cab 2, and a bottom portion 14 (shown by a dashed line in Figure 2) that faces the opening 10B and is positioned on the bottom surface of the storage space 10A.

[0019] The main body 12 is attached to the base 11 at three locations: the lower part of the back surface 11A and the lower parts of the left and right side surfaces 11B. Specifically, a first plate 13A (shown by dashed lines in FIG. 2) extending from the left and right side edges of the front surface 13 of the main body 12 is attached to the left and right side surfaces 11B with fasteners such as screws or pins. Also, a second plate 14A (shown by dashed lines in FIG. 2) extending from the edge of the bottom surface 14 is attached to the back surface 11A with, for example, a bolt.

[0020] In this embodiment, the main body 12 is formed using a soft elastic material (elastically deformable member) that is easily elastically deformed. Specifically, the main body 12 is made of, for example, a thermoplastic olefinic elastomer (TPO). On the other hand, the base portion 11 is made of a hard material (such as a hard resin) that is not easily deformed.

[0021] In the storage pocket structure 10 shown in FIG. 2, a storage space 10A is surrounded by a back surface portion 11A, left and right side surface portions 11B, a front surface portion 13, and a bottom surface portion 14. The opening 10B of the storage pocket structure 10 is an area surrounded by the upper edges of the four sides, that is, the back portion 11A, the left and right side portions 11B, and the front portion 13, and has a generally rectangular outline when viewed from above.

[0022] 2, the main body 12 has a flange 12A extending in a brim-like manner from an upper edge 15 of the front portion 13 (part of the main body 12) toward the rear portion 11A (the inner wall panel side) (first direction). That is, the flange 12A in FIG. 2 extends from at least one side forming the upper edge 15 of the front portion 13 facing the interior side of the cab 2, among the four sides surrounding the opening 10B.

[0023] Flange portion 12A is formed so as to overlap a portion of opening 10B in top view. 2 is formed so as to extend to near the center between the front portion 13 and the rear portion 11A, and is formed so as to overlap approximately half of the opening 10B on the front portion 13 side. Approximately half of the opening 10B on the rear portion 11A side is not provided with the flange portion 12A.

[0024] The flange portion 12A has a number of slits 12B cut in a straight line along the front-to-rear direction (first direction), which is the direction in which the flange portion 12A extends from the upper edge portion 15 of the front portion 13 toward the back portion 11A, and the slits 12B are arranged side by side in the left-to-right direction (second direction), which is the direction in which the upper edge portion 15 extends. The slit 12B is a gap-like cut that passes through the flange portion 12A in the vertical direction and extends to the tip 12C of the flange portion 12A.

[0025] The flange portion 12A is provided with a plurality of comb-shaped flange pieces 12D separated by a plurality of slits 12B. The opening 10B is provided with a plurality of comb-shaped flange pieces 12D arranged in parallel along the left-right direction. These flange pieces 12D are separated from each other and can be elastically deformed individually. FIG. 2 shows an example in which seven flange pieces 12D are formed by six slits 12B.

[0026] 2, each slit 12B extends from the flange portion 12A to the front portion 13. Specifically, each slit 12B is formed in the flange portion 12A from the tip 12C to the upper edge portion 15 of the front portion 13, and is formed in a straight line downward from the upper edge portion 15 in the front portion 13. Therefore, the flange piece 12D is also formed in the front portion 13 at a portion separated by each slit 12B. That is, the front portion 13 also has a portion formed in a comb-like shape, and the comb-like portions of the front portion 13 can be elastically deformed individually.

[0027] [2. Effects] The storage pocket structure 10 according to the present embodiment described above provides the following operational effects. The main body 12 of the storage pocket structure 10 is provided with a flange portion 12A, and the flange portion 12A is provided with a plurality of flange pieces 12D separated by a plurality of slits 12B in a comb-like shape. When an item 16 is stored in the storage pocket structure 10, as shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of flange pieces 12D individually elastically deform along the contour shape of the item 16 (shown by a broken line in the figure), and the elastically deformed flange pieces 12D press the item 16 to hold it. Therefore, the size and shape of the item 16 can be flexibly accommodated and appropriately held. Therefore, according to the storage pocket structure 10 of this embodiment, compared to the conventional technology in which the item is held by only one flange, items of various sizes and shapes can be stably held, and the holding ability of the item can be improved.

[0028] 1, when the storage pocket structure 10 is disposed in a position (front panel 4) adjacent to the right of the steering wheel 3, the size and shape of the storage pocket structure 10 are limited by the steering wheel 3, the instrument panel 4A, the air outlet 4B, the switches 4C, etc. In a storage pocket structure with limited size and shape, there are cases where the storage pocket structure cannot stably hold an item depending on its size and shape. According to the storage pocket structure 10 of this embodiment, even if the size and shape of the storage pocket structure 10 (storage space 10A) are not optimal for the stored items, the stored items can be stably held by the multiple flange pieces 12D. Therefore, the storage pocket structure 10 of this embodiment is suitable for deployment on the front panel 4, which is prone to restrictions on size and shape.

[0029] 2 and 3, the slits 12B are formed not only in the flange portion 12A but also in the front portion 13, and the front portion 13 is also provided with a comb-shaped portion. In this case, not only the flange pieces 12D of the flange portion 12A but also the comb-shaped portion of the front portion 13 elastically deform along the contour of the stored item 16 to hold the stored item 16. This further improves the holding ability.

[0030] [3.Other] The storage pocket structure 10 is not limited to the structure described above. For example, the storage pocket structure 20 shown in Fig. 4(A) is an example in which the number of slits 12B is different from that of the storage pocket structure 10 shown in Fig. 2. The storage pocket structure 20 shown in Fig. 4(A) has a smaller number of slits 12B (the number of flange pieces 12D) than the storage pocket structure 10 shown in Fig. 2.

[0031] Specifically, the storage pocket structure 20 shown in Fig. 4(A) has two slits 12B and three flange pieces 12D. When the number of slits 12B is small, as in the storage pocket structure 20 shown in Fig. 4(A), the width of each flange piece 12D can be made wide, making it easier to ensure the holding force. In addition, in the storage pocket structure according to the other modified example, the number of slits 12B (the number of flange pieces 12D) may be greater than that of the storage pocket structure 10 shown in Fig. 2. In this case, the ability of the flange pieces 12D to conform to the contour shape of the stored item 16 is improved.

[0032] In addition, in a storage pocket structure according to another modification, multiple slits may be formed only in the flange portion. For example, the storage pocket structure 30 shown in Fig. 4(B) shows an example in which multiple slits 23 are formed only in the flange portions 22A and 22B. In the storage pocket structure 30 shown in FIG. 4(B), the base portion including the back portion and the left and right side portions, and the main body portion including the front portion and the bottom portion form the case body 21 as a single part.

[0033] In the storage pocket structure 30 shown in Fig. 4(B), flange portions 22A, 22B extend from the upper edge portion 21A on the front side and the upper edge portion 21B on the back side of the upper edge portion of the case body 21 toward the opening side. A plurality of slits 23 are formed in each of the flange portions 22A, 22B, and a plurality of flange pieces 24 separated by the slits 23 are provided in a comb-like shape. In this case, the flange portions 22A, 22B are formed of a soft elastic material (elastically deformable member) that is easily elastically deformed. On the other hand, the entire case body 21 including the front portion is formed of a hard material that is difficult to deform. 4(B), the plurality of flange pieces 24 are individually elastically deformed along the contour shape of the stored item, and the stored item can be held by the elastically deformed flange pieces 24. Therefore, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0034] In addition, the location where the storage pocket structure of this invention is disposed is not limited to the driver's seat side of the front panel 4, but may be the passenger seat side, or may be anywhere on the interior wall panel forming the interior wall of the vehicle. Here, the interior wall panel forming the interior wall of the vehicle may be any panel provided on the interior side of the vehicle, such as the above-mentioned front panel, a panel provided on the side part (door) of the vehicle, or a panel in the console part located between the driver's seat and the passenger seat. Furthermore, the type of vehicle on which the storage pocket structure of the present invention is mounted is not limited to trucks, and may be any type of vehicle, such as a bus or a passenger car. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 10, 20, 30 storage pocket structure 2 Cab 2L passenger seat 2R Driver's seat 3 Steering wheel 4 Front panel (inner wall panel) 4A Instrument panel 4B Air outlet 4C Switches 5. Windshield 6 Doors 7 Front pillar 10A Storage space 10B opening 11 Base 11A Back part 11B Side part 12 Main body 12A, 22A, 22B Flange part 12B,23 Slit 12C Tip 12D,24 Flange piece 13 Front section 14 Bottom part 13A First Plate 14A Second Plate 15,15A,21A,21B Upper edge 16 Storage items 21 Case body

Claims

[Claim 1] A storage pocket structure is provided on an interior wall panel that constitutes a wall surface of a vehicle interior, the storage pocket structure having an opening at an upper surface thereof, through which an object can be inserted into a storage space, a base portion attached to the inner wall panel and including a back portion extending along the inner wall panel and a side portion rising from the back portion; a main body portion attached to the rear portion and the side portion, The storage space is formed by a space surrounded by the base portion and the main body portion, The main body portion includes a flange portion extending in a brim-like shape from an upper edge portion of the main body portion in a first direction toward the inner wall panel side, A storage pocket structure characterized in that the flange portion has a plurality of slits cut linearly along the first direction, arranged side by side along a second direction in which the upper edge portion extends, and a plurality of flange pieces separated by the plurality of slits are arranged in a comb-tooth shape using an elastically deformable member.

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