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US 12,391,186 · App. 17/762,170 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Storage device and cover member for the storage device

Inventors: Katsuhiko Taniguchi (Yokosuka, JP); Atsushi Doi (Yokosuka, JP)
Assignee: NIFCO INC.
B60R7/04B60N3/10B60R2011/0007
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Patent No.
US 12,391,186
App. No.
17/762,170
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a storage device and a cover member for the storage device with which a gap that exposes an internal structure can be shielded without degrading design. In the cover body for the storage device, a gap is formed between an end section of a shutter and upper left and right surface decoration sections, the end section of the shutter on the gap side is formed by a shielding member, and the shielding member extends toward between the upper left or right surface decoration section and a frame-side rail and reaches a lower side of each of the upper left and right surface decoration sections.

Claims (25)

1. A cover member for a storage device for opening and closing an opening of a storage case for storing an item to be stored, comprising:

an edge frame portion for forming an opening,

a shutter for opening and closing the opening, and

a gap between the edge frame portion and the shutter moving along a length direction of the edge frame portion,

wherein an edge of the shutter at a gap side extends from an upper surface of the shutter toward below the upper surface of the shutter and above a rail portion where the edge frame portion and the shutter engage.

2. A cover member for a storage device for opening and closing an opening of a storage case for storing an item to be stored, comprising:

an edge frame portion for forming an opening, and

a shutter for opening and closing the opening,

wherein a gap between the edge frame portion and the shutter moving along a length direction of the edge frame portion is shielded below an upper face of the shutter and above a rail portion where the edge frame portion and the shutter engage, and

wherein a gap side edge of the shutter has a light transparency, and a luminous portion is formed near the gap side edge of the shutter.

3. A cover member for a storage device for opening and closing an opening of a storage case for storing an item to be stored, comprising:

an edge frame portion for forming an opening,

a shutter for opening and closing the opening, and

a gap between the edge frame portion and the shutter moving along a length direction of the edge frame portion,

wherein an edge of the shutter at a gap side extends from an upper surface of the shutter toward below the upper surface of the shutter and above a rail portion where the edge frame portion and the shutter engage, and

wherein the shutter includes a shutter base covering the opening, sliding portions provided on two sides of the shutter base, each slidably engaging the rail portion of the edge frame portion, a shutter main portion provided on the shutter base, and shielding members provided on two sides of the shutter main portion, each extending obliquely downwardly from the shutter main portion to be located above the sliding portion so that the shielding member shields the gap.

4. A cover member according to claim 3 , wherein the edge frame portion includes a base frame having the rail portions engaging the sliding portions of the shutter, and a decoration frame disposed above the base frame to have a space with respect to the rail portions, the shielding members being slidably disposed in the space between the decoration frame and the base frame so that the gap between the edge frame portion and the shutter is covered by one of the shielding members.

5. A cover member according to claim 3 , wherein the edge of the shutter at the gap side extends to a lower direction of the edge frame portion.

6. A cover member according to claim 3 , wherein the edge of the shutter at the gap side is press-contacted to the rail portion of an edge frame portion side.

7. A cover member according to claim 3 , wherein the edge of the shutter at the gap side is integrally formed with the shutter.

8. A cover member according to claim 3 , wherein the edge of the shutter at the gap side is made of a soft material.

9. A cover member according to claim 3 , wherein an upper face of the shutter is flush with an upper face of the edge frame portion.

10. A storage device comprising:

the cover member for the storage device and the storage case for storing the item to be stored, according to claim 3 ,

wherein the edge frame portion includes an upper portion, and the rail portion for an edge frame side, located below the upper portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2022
From: TANIGUCHI, KATSUHIKO; DOI, ATSUSHI
To: NIFCO INC.
Reel/Frame 059324/0359 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-188618 · Oct 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220371521A1 · Nov 24, 2022
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