Vehicular toolbox

Abstract

To provide a vehicular toolbox which can prevent flapping of a charging cable during traveling of a vehicle.SOLUTION: A vehicular toolbox 100 is mounted at a cargo chamber of a vehicle. The vehicular toolbox 100 includes a recessed part 101 that is recessed downward to be capable of storing a charging cable 500 into the recessed part 101. The vehicular toolbox 100 includes a projection 102 which is projected at a position in the middle of a front wall 101a forming the recessed part 101 in a vehicle width direction to push the charging cable 500 against a rear wall 101c.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a tool box for a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a tool box for a vehicle that is provided with a chamber for accommodating a charging cable. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-132334 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with the technology of Patent Document 1, the position of the charging cable is not fixed within the accommodation chamber, and there is a possibility that the charging cable may flap while the vehicle is moving.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a tool box for a vehicle that can prevent a charging cable from flapping while the vehicle is moving. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, a representative configuration of the present invention is a toolbox mounted in the trunk of a vehicle, which has a downwardly recessed recessed portion in which a charging cable can be stored, and is characterized in that the vehicle toolbox further has a protruding portion that protrudes from a position midway in the vehicle width direction of the front wall or rear wall that forms the recessed portion and presses the charging cable against the rear wall or front wall. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, the charging cable is prevented from flapping while the vehicle is running. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle to which a vehicle tool box according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, as viewed from the rear side; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle of FIG. 1 with a luggage board removed. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the toolbox of FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 4 is a cross-sectional view of the toolbox shown in FIG. 3 along line AA. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] One embodiment of the present invention is a toolbox mounted in the trunk of a vehicle, the toolbox having a downwardly recessed portion in which a charging cable can be stored, the toolbox further having a protrusion that protrudes from a position midway in the vehicle width direction of the front wall or rear wall that forms the recessed portion and presses the charging cable against the rear wall or front wall.

[0010] According to the present invention, the protrusion holds the charging cable in the vehicle longitudinal direction within the recessed portion, thereby preventing the charging cable from flapping while the vehicle is moving.

[0011] The bottom surface of the recessed portion is preferably inclined at an angle of 10° to 45° relative to the horizontal so that the front side is lower than the back side.

[0012] The bottom of the recessed portion is inclined so that the front side is lower than the back side, which positions the charging cable closer to the front side, preventing it from flapping while the vehicle is moving.

[0013] The dimension of the protruding portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is preferably 30% to 40% of the dimension of the recessed portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0014] Since the dimension of the protruding portion in the vehicle's longitudinal direction is 30% to 40% of the dimension of the recessed portion in the vehicle's longitudinal direction, the protruding portion can apply an appropriate amount of tension to the charging cable.

[0015] a first width from one end of the recessed portion in the vehicle width direction to the protruding portion is longer than a dimension of the recessed portion in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a second width from the other end of the recessed portion in the vehicle width direction to the protruding portion is shorter than a dimension of the recessed portion in the vehicle front-rear direction; The ratio of the first width: the width of the protrusion in the vehicle width direction: the second width may be 1.9:1.3:1.

[0016] Because the first width is longer and the second width is shorter than the longitudinal dimension of the recessed portion, the charging cable tends to expand widely in the first width space and narrowly in the second width space. Therefore, the portion of the charging cable that expands in the first width space is less likely to move into the second width space. As a result, flapping of the charging cable is further prevented.

[0017] Another embodiment of the present invention is a toolbox mounted in the trunk of a vehicle, which has a downwardly recessed recessed portion in which a charging cable can be stored, and is characterized in that the bottom surface of the recessed portion is inclined at an angle of 10° to 45° relative to the horizontal so that the front side is lower than the back side.

[0018] The bottom of the recessed portion is inclined so that the front side is lower than the back side, which positions the charging cable closer to the front side, preventing it from flapping while the vehicle is moving. [Example]

[0019] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Dimensions, materials, and other specific values ​​shown in these embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention and, unless otherwise specified, do not limit the present invention. In this specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same functions and configurations are designated by the same reference numerals to avoid redundant explanation, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown.

[0020] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle 700 to which a vehicle tool box 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, as seen from the rear side. In Fig. 1 and all other drawings, the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle is indicated by arrows F (Forward) and B (Backward), the left and right directions in the vehicle width direction are indicated by arrows L (Leftward) and R (Rightward), and the up-down direction is indicated by arrows U (Upward) and D (Downward).

[0021] As shown in Fig. 1, vehicle 700 has a luggage compartment 700a in the rear of the vehicle. Luggage compartment 700a is provided with a luggage board 601 that separates the luggage compartment 700a into upper and lower spaces. A vehicle tool box 100 (see Fig. 2) is mounted under luggage board 601.

[0022] In this embodiment, the luggage compartment 700a, luggage board 601, and vehicle tool box 100 (see FIG. 2) are located at the rear of the vehicle, but this configuration is not limited to this, and these elements may be located at the front or side of the vehicle. This is because, in an electric vehicle, the placement of the drive source is not limited to a specific location, so the location of elements such as the luggage compartment may be at the front or side of the vehicle.

[0023] 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle 700 of FIG. 1 with the luggage board 601 removed. The vehicle tool box 100 includes a recessed portion 101 and storage grooves 201-204 arranged around the recessed portion 101. The recessed portion 101 is capable of storing a charging cable 500 (see FIG. 3) and is recessed vertically downward of the vehicle. In this embodiment, the recessed portion 101 is formed long in the vehicle width direction.

[0024] The storage grooves 201 to 204 are portions for storing tools (not shown), etc. The storage grooves 201 to 204 are arranged on the outer side of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle width direction and on the front side of the vehicle.

[0025] In this embodiment, the vehicle tool box 100 is described as being located on the rear side of the vehicle, so the storage groove portions 201-204 are positioned outward in the vehicle width direction and toward the front of the vehicle from the concave portion 101. However, if the vehicle tool box 100 is configured to be located on the front side of the vehicle, the storage groove portions will be positioned outward in the vehicle width direction and toward the rear of the vehicle from the concave portion.

[0026] Fig. 3 is a plan view of the vehicle tool box 100 of Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 3, the recessed portion 101 has front walls 101a, 101a on the front side of the vehicle, a protruding portion 102 between a portion of the front wall 101a on the left side in the vehicle width direction and a portion of the front wall 101a on the right side in the vehicle width direction, a rear wall 101c on the rear side of the vehicle, a left wall 101d, a right wall 101e, and a bottom surface 101f.

[0027] The front wall 101a and the rear wall 101c extend vertically and in the vehicle width direction. The left wall 101d and the right wall 101e extend vertically and in the vehicle front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the left and right front walls 101a of the protrusion 102 in the vehicle width direction are located at the same position in the vehicle front-rear direction, but this is not limitative and the walls may be located at different positions in the vehicle front-rear direction.

[0028] The protruding portion 102 protrudes horizontally from a midpoint in the vehicle width direction of the front wall 101a that forms the recessed portion 101. The "midpoint" means that, as shown in FIG. 3, the front wall 101a has non-protruding regions (first width L and second width N) on both sides in the vehicle width direction from the protruding portion 102 (width M in the vehicle width direction) to the left wall 101d and the right wall 101e. The protruding portion 102 is used to press the charging cable 500 against the rear wall 101c. The protruding portion 102 is formed in a quadrangular shape in a plan view. The protruding portion 102 has a protruding surface 102a that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle, side surfaces 102c and 102e that bend from the front wall 101a toward the rear of the vehicle, and an inclined surface 102d that connects the protruding surface 102a and the side surface 102c. The protruding portion 102 protrudes vertically from the bottom surface 101f to the upper end. Due to the presence of the protruding portion 102, the recessed portion 101 has a small dimension in the vehicle front-rear direction at the center in the vehicle width direction and a large dimension in the vehicle front-rear direction at the end portions in the vehicle width direction.

[0029] The dimension G of the protruding portion 102 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is 30% to 40% of the dimension J of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. Preferably, the dimension G of the protruding portion 102 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is 33% of the dimension J of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

[0030] The protruding portion 102 may protrude horizontally from a position midway in the vehicle width direction of the rear wall 101c that forms the recessed portion 101. Alternatively, the protruding portion may have a first protruding portion that protrudes horizontally from a position midway in the vehicle width direction of the front wall 101a, and a second protruding portion that protrudes horizontally from a position midway in the vehicle width direction of the rear wall 101c, with a gap between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion.

[0031] 2, the protruding portion 102 has a protruding portion 102b on a protruding surface 102a on the vehicle rear side. The protruding portion 102b protrudes only from the upper end portion spaced apart in the vertical direction from the bottom surface 101f.

[0032] Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the tool box 100 for vehicles shown in Figure 3 taken along the line AA. The bottom surface 101f of the recessed portion 101 is inclined at an angle θ of 10° to 45° with respect to the horizontal so that the front side is lower than the back side. It is more preferable that the bottom surface 101f be inclined at an angle θ of 15° to 25° with respect to the horizontal. It is particularly preferable that the bottom surface 101f be inclined at an angle θ of approximately 20° with respect to the horizontal.

[0033] 3, a first width L in the vehicle width direction from the left wall 101d, which is one end of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle width direction, to the protruding portion 102 is longer than a dimension J of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Also, a second width N in the vehicle width direction from the right wall 101e, which is the other end of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle width direction, to the protruding portion 102 is shorter than the dimension J of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Also, a ratio of the first width L: the width M of the protruding portion 102 in the vehicle width direction: the second width N is 1.9:1.3:1.

[0034] Here, the charging cable 500 will be described. The charging cable 500 has a charging plug 500a, a cable portion 500b, a control box 500c, a cable portion 500d, and a charging connector 500e. During charging, the charging plug 500a is connected to a power source, and the charging connector 500e is connected to a power supply portion (not shown) of the vehicle. The charging cable 500 is stored in a wound state in the recessed portion 101.

[0035] Next, the state of the charging cable 500 while the vehicle is moving when the user has stored the charging cable 500 in the vehicle tool box 100 will be described. When the vehicle is moving, the cable portion 500d of the charging cable 500 is sandwiched between the protruding surface 102a and the rear wall 101c, as shown in Fig. 4. The rear portion of the cable portion 500d fits into the corners of the rear wall 101c and the bottom surface 101f, and receives the component force W1 in the direction along the bottom surface 101f of the components W1 and W2 of the load W of the rear portion of the cable portion 500d and the control box 500c.

[0036] If the protrusion 102 were not present, the charging cable 500 would be accommodated in the recessed portion 101 in a substantially oval shape indicated by the two-dot chain line 502, as shown in Fig. 3. However, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the protrusion 102 presses the charging cable 500 toward the rear (front) of the vehicle within the recessed portion 101, pressing it against the rear wall 101c. As a result, while the vehicle is moving, the charging cable 500 is accommodated in the recessed portion 101 in a deformed state that bulges toward the front (rear) of the vehicle within a range of a first width L and a second width N on the left and right. By pressing the charging cable 500 with the protrusion 102 in this way, flapping of the protrusion 102 is prevented.

[0037] 4, bottom surface 101f of recessed portion 101 is inclined so that the front side (rear side) is lower than the back side (front side), so charging cable 500 is biased toward the front side. This feature also prevents charging cable 500 from flapping while the vehicle is moving.

[0038] Furthermore, due to the inclined bottom surface 101f, when the user is standing at the rear of the vehicle and takes out charging cable 500, the user can take it out from the front side, and it is easy to check the entire charging cable 500 that is close to the front (rear side). These points also improve user convenience.

[0039] Because bottom surface 101f of recessed portion 101 is inclined in this manner, vehicle tool box 100 does not necessarily have to include protrusion 102. This is because even if protrusion 102 does not hold charging cable 500 in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle within recessed portion 101, inclined bottom surface 101f keeps charging cable 500 positioned at the front, suppressing flapping and maintaining ease of removal and visibility.

[0040] Since the dimension G of the protruding portion 102 in the vehicle longitudinal direction is 30% to 40% of the dimension J of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle longitudinal direction, the protruding portion 102 can apply an appropriate tension to the charging cable 500.

[0041] Because the first width L is longer and the second width N is shorter than the dimension J of the recessed portion 101 in the vehicle's fore-and-aft direction, the charging cable 500 tends to expand widely in the space of the first width L and to expand narrowly in the space of the second width N. Therefore, the portion of the charging cable 500 that expands in the space of the first width L is less likely to move into the space of the second width N. As a result, flapping of the charging cable 500 is further prevented.

[0042] While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these examples. It is clear that those skilled in the art can conceive of various modifications and alterations within the scope of the claims, and it is understood that these modifications and alterations also fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

[0043] Furthermore, the present invention can be practiced by freely combining inventions described in claims and examples, regardless of the dependent relationships of the claims. [Industrial Applicability]

[0044] The present invention can be used in a vehicle tool box. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 100...toolbox, 101...concave portion, 101a...front wall, 101c...rear wall, 101d...left wall, 101e...right wall, 101f...bottom surface, 102...protruding portion, 102a...protruding surface, 102b...protruding portion, 201...storage groove portion, 500...charging cable, 500a...charging plug, 500b, 500d...cable portion, 500c...control box, 500d...charging connector, 601...luggage board, 700...vehicle, J...dimension, L...first width, M...width of protruding portion in the vehicle width direction, N...second width, W...load, W1...component force

Claims

1. A tool box mounted in a luggage compartment of a vehicle, the tool box having a downwardly recessed portion in which a charging cable can be stored, The vehicle tool box further includes a protrusion that protrudes from a position midway in the vehicle width direction of the front wall or the rear wall that forms the recessed portion and presses the charging cable against the rear wall or the front wall.

2. 2. The tool box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the recessed portion is inclined at an angle of 10° to 45° with respect to the horizontal so that the front side is lower than the back side.

3. 3. The tool box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the dimension of the protruding portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is 30% to 40% of the dimension of the recessed portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

4. a first width from one end of the recessed portion in the vehicle width direction to the protruding portion is longer than a dimension of the recessed portion in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a second width from the other end of the recessed portion in the vehicle width direction to the protruding portion is shorter than a dimension of the recessed portion in the vehicle front-rear direction; 3. The tool box for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a ratio of the first width: the width of the protrusion in the vehicle width direction: the second width is 1.9:1.3:

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5. A tool box mounted in a luggage compartment of a vehicle, the tool box having a downwardly recessed portion in which a charging cable can be stored, A tool box for a vehicle, wherein the bottom surface of the recessed portion is inclined at an angle of 10° to 45° with respect to the horizontal so that the front side is lower than the back side.

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