Patent ID: 7014241
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. A storage box structure for use with a vehicle equipped with first and second seats, each of which has a seat cushion and a seatback and which is arranged in the width direction of said vehicle while leaving a given space therebetween, said storage box structure comprising: a storage box having a box body with a top opening, said storage box being formed in a configuration capable of being disposed between said first and second seats in said width direction; and a first support mechanism supporting said storage box in such a manner that said storage box can selectively take either one of a use position where said storage box is located between said first and second seats and a retracted position where said storage box is retracted to provide a space between said first and second seats, wherein each of said first and second seats includes a base member, and a seat cushion body which is positioned on the base member to cover said base member from above said base member and support an occupant seated thereon, and the base member of said first seat includes a receiving space with a top opening to receive said storage box therein; the base member of said first seat includes a wall formed at the end on an inner side in the width direction of said vehicle so that an upper end of said wall is positioned above a lower end of said storage box in said retracted position; the first support mechanism supports the storage box allowing the storage box to move rotatably about an axis provided on said wall in the width direction of said vehicle between the use position and the retracted position; the second seat comprises a support portion formed on the side facing the first seat, said support portion projecting toward the first seat; and the storage box comprises a positioning member formed on the side, which includes a vertical length shorter than that of said storage box and is supported on said support portion in said use position.