CLOSING DEVICE FOR A STORAGE COMPARTMENT, STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE

Abstract

A closing device for a storage compartment, in particular of a motor vehicle, having a closing element, slidable on a frame, for releasing or closing a frame opening of the frame, and a locking device for locking the closing element in at least one sliding position, wherein the locking device has at least one actuating handle, which is disposed on the closing element and projects from the closing element for gripping, and is coupled to the locking device for locking and releasing the locking. It is provided that the actuating handle is disposed displaceable on the closing element only in one plane, in particular parallel to the frame. The invention further relates to a storage compartment for a motor vehicle with such a closing device.

Claims

1. A closing device for a storage compartment of a motor vehicle, the closing device comprising: a closing element slidable on a frame for releasing or closing a frame opening of the frame; and a locking device for locking the closing element in at least one sliding position, the locking device having at least one actuating handle, which is disposed on the closing element and projects from the closing element for gripping, and is coupled to the locking device for locking and releasing the locking device, wherein the actuating handle is disposed displaceable on the closing element only in one plane or parallel to the frame.

2. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating handle is mounted translationally slidable on the closing element.

3. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating handle is mounted slidable parallel to the sliding direction of the closing element.

4. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating handle is mounted on a guide element fixedly disposed on the closing element.

5. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating handle has at least one actuating element that reaches through the closing element and works together with a locking element of the locking device.

6. The closing device according to claim 5, wherein the locking element is a pivotally mounted locking hook or latching hook.

7. The closing device according to claim 5, wherein the locking element is designed to work together with a counter element, fixedly disposed on the frame, for locking the sliding element.

8. The closing device according to claim 5, wherein the locking element has at least one actuating section, which is associated with the actuating element and against which the actuating element is moved for locking or releasing the locking device.

9. The closing device according to claim 4, wherein the guide element has at least one, preferably at least two, guide grooves in which the actuating handle engages, with a respective guide element for the linear guiding.

10. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating handle is pivotally mounted in the plane.

11. The closing device according to claim 1, wherein the actuating handle and/or the locking element is associated with a return spring.

12. A storage compartment for a motor vehicle, with a trough-shaped tray and a closing device according to claim 1 associated with the tray for releasing or closing the tray.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitive of the present invention, and wherein:

[0020] FIGS. 1A and 1B show an exemplary embodiment of an advantageous closing device for a storage compartment;

[0021] FIGS. 2A and 2B show the locking device according to the exemplary embodiment in different operating states;

[0022] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of the closing device;

[0023] FIG. 4 shows an exemplary embodiment of the closing device; and

[0024] FIG. 5 shows an exemplary embodiment of the closing device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] FIGS. 1A and 1B show an exemplary embodiment of an advantageous storage compartment 1 for a motor vehicle, wherein FIG. 1A shows a perspective view and FIG. 1B shows a simplified exploded view.

[0026] Storage compartment 1 has an trough-shaped tray 2, for example, which is closed towards its upper opening by a frame 3, which carries a slidable closing element 4 for releasing or closing a frame opening 5 of the frame. Closing element 4 in the present case is designed as a roller blind, which is slidably mounted in lateral guide rails of frame 3. At one end of frame 3, the roller blind is rollable in a known manner (not shown in the figures).

[0027] Frame 3, together with closing element 4, forms an advantageous closing device 6 for releasing or closing tray 2. In order to lock closing element 4 in a sliding position, in particular in the sliding position closing storage compartment 1, as shown in FIG. 1A, closing device 6 has a locking device 7. This is formed by a displaceable actuating handle 8, by a locking element 9, which is actuatable by actuating handle 8 and which is formed in the present exemplary embodiment, in particular shown in FIG. 1B, as a locking hook, and by a counter element 10 on the frame side.

[0028] Locking element 9 is mounted pivotable about a pivot axis 11, which is oriented perpendicular to the plane of closing element 4 or frame 3. For this purpose, a pivot pin 12 is disposed on closing element 4, in particular on its underside, a pivot pin onto which locking element 9 is pushed with a bolt receiver 13. Locking element 9 thus lies on the underside of closing element 4, said side facing tray 2, like counter element 10.

[0029] FIGS. 2A and 2B each show a plan view of the underside of closing element 4. It can be seen in FIG. 2A how locking element 9 engages with counter element 10 and thereby prevents in a positive manner a sliding of closing element 4 into an open position.

[0030] Actuating handle 8 is mounted translationally displaceable on a guide element 14, which is fixedly connected to closing element 4, so that it is slidable parallel to the plane of closing element 4 or of frame 3, namely in the sliding direction of closing element 4.

[0031] As FIG. 1B shows, guide element 14 has a plurality of guide grooves 15 into which guide parts 16 of actuating handle 8 extend. Guide grooves 15 and guide parts 16, in particular guide ribs, are oriented parallel to one another, so that actuating handle 8 is linearly slidable.

[0032] Furthermore, actuating handle 8 has an actuating element 17, which extends through a recess 18, which extends through guide element 14 and closing element 4, to the underside of closing element 4 in order to work together there with locking element 9. As FIG. 2A shows, actuating element 17 works together with an actuating section 19 of locking element 9, such that when actuating handle 8 is displaced in the opening sliding direction of closing element 4, actuating element 17 pivots the locking hook into the release position, so it is outside of engagement with counter element 10, such that closing element 4 is slidable from the closed position shown in FIG. 1A into an open position releasing frame opening 5, as shown in FIG. 2B, which shows the released state of the locking of locking device 7.

[0033] FIG. 3 shows an exemplary embodiment of the advantageous closing system 1, which differs from the previous exemplary embodiment in that actuating handle 8 is not translationally displaceable, but is mounted pivotable in the plane parallel to frame 3. The pivot axis is oriented perpendicular to the plane of frame 3 or in particular vertically. Actuating element 17 is designed in this case as an actuating shaft which is rotatably connected to locking element 9 in order to displace it for locking or for releasing the locking, as shown by arrows in FIG. 3.

[0034] In this case, actuating handle 8 is also associated with a return spring 20 which is formed in the present exemplary embodiment as a coil spring or spiral spring and acts between actuating handle 8 and closing element 4 and/or guide element 14. Guide element 14 is formed in this case with a bearing seat for the rotary mounting of actuating handle 8 and serves as a support for return spring 20.

[0035] FIG. 4 shows an exemplary embodiment of closing system 1, which differs from the previous exemplary embodiment in that the actuating handle is not pivotally mounted at one end, but centrally.

[0036] FIG. 5 shows an exemplary embodiment of an advantageous closing device 1, which differs from the preceding exemplary embodiment in that the actuating handle is indeed mounted pivotally at one end, however, but in this case the axis of rotation is disposed centrally on closing element 4 with respect to the width of closing element 4, and actuating handle 8 is extended in the direction, facing away from the free end of actuating handle 8, by raising guide element 14 so that actuating handle 8 appears to be wider than it is, and wherein the fixed portion, formed by guide element 14, allows easier operation of closing element 4 because guide element 14 is fixedly connected to closing element 4.

[0037] The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are to be included within the scope of the following claims.