Article storage device and shutter used therein
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorMichihiro Fukuo
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Abstract
An article storage device, which is installed in a vehicle, includes a storage section for storing an article and a shutter as a cover for opening and closing an opening of the storage section. The storage section is formed of side surfaces, a back surface and an inner bottom surface to define an inside thereof, and includes guide grooves formed along both protruded rim portions at both sides of the storage section. A shutter is bendable in a sliding direction and attached to the guide grooves. The shutter is formed of a main body bendable at a plurality of thin walled portions, and a plurality of projections provided at both sides of the main body to be fitted in the guide grooves. Each projection is disposed lower than the main body to have a step therebetween.
Claims12
An article storage device for storing an article, comprising:
- a storage section having an upper side, a front side and an opening extending from the front side to the upper side, and formed of side surfaces provided with protruded rim portions, a back surface and an inner bottom surface to thereby define an inside of the storage section, said storage section having guide grooves formed along the protruded rim portions, and
- a shutter slidably assembled in the guide grooves for opening and closing the opening of the storage section, said shutter being bendable in a sliding direction and having means for holding the shutter at an arbitrary position in the guide grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.