Patent ID: 7210723

Claim:
An article housing device for a small-sized vehicle comprising: a dashboard; a steering column arranged to extend from a lower portion of said dashboard to a vehicle interior side in a slanting manner; a seat device arranged rearward of said steering column; and a floor portion extending from said seat device to the lower portion of said dashboard; wherein said dashboard includes a lateral extended portion extending in a vehicle lateral direction and a protruding portion protruding rearward from the lateral extended portion; a housing portion arranged to allow an article to be moved into and out of the housing portion from above is provided in the protruding portion; an opening arranged to cause a liquid that is spilled out into the housing portion to flow downwardly is provided in a bottom wall of the housing portion; and a spill panel arranged to receive and lead the spilled liquid from the opening outward of the floor portion is provided below the housing portion; wherein the protruding portion includes a top surface wall portion extending rearward from the lateral extended portion and a rear wall portion extending downward from the rear end of the top surface wall portion, and the spill panel includes a bottom wall defined by bending and extending a lower end portion of the rear wall portion frontward up to a front of the floor portion.