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Granted Patent B2
US 12,116,074 · App. 17/951,439 · Granted Oct 15, 2024

Storage box seal structure

Inventors: Yoshihiro Inoue (Tokyo, JP); Tsuyoshi Yamada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B62J9/23F16J15/10
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Patent No.
US 12,116,074
App. No.
17/951,439
Granted
Oct 15, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage box seal structure includes a recess, a seal member provided in the recess, and a projection that comes into contact with the seal member for sealing, and has, at an opening, a centering structure for guiding opening and closing of a lid member. The centering structure includes a first rib and a second rib projecting from opposite edges of the recess, and a guide portion that guides at least one of the first rib and the second rib at opening and closing.

Claims (16)

1. A storage box seal structure in which a storage box includes: a housing including an opening; and a lid member that rotates around a turning axis provided at a front portion of the housing and that is openable and closeable by an operation portion provided at a rear portion of the housing, the storage box seal structure comprising:

a recess provided to the lid member;

a seal member provided in the recess; and

a projection that is provided at a periphery of the opening of the housing and that comes into contact with the seal member for sealing, wherein

the storage box seal structure has, at the opening, a centering structure for guiding opening and closing of the lid member,

the centering structure includes a guide portion that comes into contact with a first rib and a second rib projecting from opposite edges of the recess of the lid member and that guides at least one of the first rib and the second rib at opening and closing, and

the guide portion is provided, in the periphery of the housing, closer to the turning axis than a total-length center of the storage box in a direction perpendicular to the turning axis is.

2. The storage box seal structure according to claim 1 , wherein the guide portion guides both the first rib and the second rib.

3. The storage box seal structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the seal member is hollow, and

a seal rib formed on the projection presses the seal member to seal a gap between the recess and the projection.

4. The storage box seal structure according to claim 1 , wherein the centering structure is provided in a direction intersecting the turning axis of the lid member in the storage box.

5. The storage box seal structure according to claim 1 , wherein the centering structure is provided at positions that do not overlap each other in a direction of the turning axis of the lid member in the storage box.

6. The storage box seal structure according claim 4 , wherein the first rib and the second rib have inclined portions on the side closer to the turning axis.

7. The storage box seal structure according to claim 1 , wherein the guide portion has an inclined surface on a face facing the first rib or the second rib.

8. The storage box seal structure according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of the centering structures are provided at left and right edges in the periphery of the opening of the housing, the left and right edges intersecting the turning axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2022
From: INOUE, YOSHIHIRO; YAMADA, TSUYOSHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061195/0222 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-162265 · Sep 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230096251A1 · Mar 30, 2023