JP2008013088A - Vehicular ashtray device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce labor and cost for pasting a cushion material. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular ashtray device is provided with a latch mechanism 17 in which a lid body 4 is openably/closably mounted to an opening 3 of the ashtray device body 2, a seal member 11 for sealing the opening 3 or the like is arranged on a back surface side of the lid body 4, a lock device 16 is provided between the ashtray device body 2 and the lid body 4, and locking and unlocking are alternately repeated every time when the lock device 16 pushes the lid body 4, and has a variable gap capable of being enlarged/contracted by the push operation of the lid body 4 between the lid body 4 and the seal member 11. A rib part 31 is integrally extended from the seal member 11 and is deformably interposed in the variable gap 22 according to enlargement/contraction of the variable gap 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle ashtray device.

  A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with an instrument panel in the front part of the vehicle interior. A center console is provided at a position extending from the center in the width direction below the instrument panel to between the driver seat and the passenger seat. And the ashtray apparatus etc. are installed in the parts of vehicle interior panel, such as this instrument panel and a center console (for example, refer patent document 1).

  Some ashtray apparatuses have a lid attached to the opening of the ashtray apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable. In this case, a sealing member capable of sealing the opening or the like is disposed on the back side of the lid. A lock device is provided between the ashtray device main body and the lid. As this locking device, there is one that employs a latch mechanism that alternately repeats locking and releasing each time the lid is pushed. In this case, a variable gap that can be expanded and contracted by a push operation of the lid is formed between the lid and the seal member.

  In such an ashtray device, when the lid is pushed with the opening of the ashtray device main body closed and locked, the variable gap is narrowed, and the latch mechanism constituting the lock device is operated. To unlock. As a result, the lid is opened, the opening of the ashtray apparatus main body is exposed to the outside, and the ashtray apparatus can be used.

  On the other hand, when the lid is closed with the opening of the ashtray device main body opened and the lid is further pushed, the variable gap is narrowed and the latch mechanism constituting the locking device is activated. And lock. As a result, the lid cannot be opened, the opening of the ashtray apparatus main body is hidden from the outside, and the ashtray apparatus cannot be used. When the opening is closed and locked as described above, the seal member disposed on the back side of the lid functions to seal and seal the opening.

When the lid is pushed, the variable gap formed between the lid and the seal member as described above is expanded or reduced by the push stroke necessary for the operation of the latch mechanism. Thereby, the push operation of a cover body and the action | operation of a latch mechanism are attained.
JP 2004-210173 A

  However, in the above vehicle ashtray device, a variable gap is required between the lid and the seal member in order to ensure a push stroke with respect to the latch mechanism. May cause a rattling sound (lower tone). So, as a countermeasure against such low-pitched sounds, conventionally, a cushioning material or the like has been pasted between the lid and the sealing member to prevent contact between the two, but in this case, only the cushioning material is used. There was a problem that the number of parts increased and a problem that it took time and cost to paste the cushion material.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the invention described in claim 1, a sealing member that can be attached to the opening of the ashtray apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable, and the opening or the like can be sealed on the back side of the lid. Provided with a locking device between the ashtray device main body and the lid, and provided with a latch mechanism that alternately repeats locking and releasing each time the locking device pushes the lid, the lid and the seal member In the vehicle ashtray device having a variable gap that can be expanded and contracted by pushing the lid, a rib portion is integrally extended from the seal member, and the rib portion is inserted into the variable gap. It is characterized in that it can be deformed according to the expansion and contraction of the variable gap.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rib portion is formed by extending the rib portion integrally from the seal member, and by interposing the rib portion in the variable gap so as to be deformable according to the expansion / contraction of the variable gap. Since the cover and the seal member are prevented from hitting without interfering with the expansion / contraction of the gap, it is possible to prevent a rattling sound (lower sound) from being generated during traveling, and a cushion material is unnecessary. The increase in the number of parts due to the cushion material can be eliminated, and the labor and cost for attaching the cushion material can be reduced.

  The rib part is extended integrally from the seal member for the purpose of reducing the burden and cost of attaching the cushion material, and the rib part is deformed in the variable gap according to the expansion / contraction of the variable gap. It was realized by means of interposing it as possible.

  Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the configuration will be described. An instrument panel is provided in a front portion of a vehicle interior in a vehicle such as an automobile. A center console is provided at a position extending from the center in the width direction below the instrument panel to between the driver seat and the passenger seat. And the ashtray apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. 1 is installed in the interior panel parts such as the instrument panel and the center console.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, some ashtray apparatuses 1 have a lid 4 attached to an opening 3 of an ashtray apparatus main body 2 so as to be openable and closable.

  In this case, the ashtray apparatus main body 2 is a bottomed container having an opening 3 on the upper surface. The ashtray apparatus main body 2 has an inclined shape slightly inclined toward the front side so that the passenger can easily access. The lid 4 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view. The lid 4 is attached to the ashtray device main body 2 so as to open upward, and at least a part of the opened lid 4 is provided on the back wall 2a side of the ashtray device main body 2. A lid accommodating portion 6 that defines an accommodable lid accommodating space 5 is additionally provided. The inner wall of the lid housing portion 6 has a substantially arc shape centered on the opening / closing central shaft portion 7 of the lid body 4 in a side view. Further, the rear wall 2a of the ashtray apparatus main body 2 is notched to the front wall 2b by being cut out by a required amount so as not to interfere when the back side portion of the lid body 4 enters and exits the lid housing space 5. Compared to a shorter (lower) configuration.

  Further, a flange portion 8 is formed at the edge of the opening 3 of the ashtray apparatus main body 2 including the lid accommodating portion 6 so as to surround the side surface of the lid 4 in the closed state over almost the entire circumference. . Therefore, the opening 3 of the ashtray apparatus main body 2 has a substantially rectangular shape slightly larger than the lid 4 in plan view. In this case, the opening / closing center shaft portion 7 of the lid body 4 is set at a position slightly closer to the front side than the upper end portion of the back wall 2a of the ashtray apparatus main body 2. The opening / closing center shaft portion 7 extends substantially in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a sealing member 11 capable of sealing the opening 3 and the like is disposed on the back side of the lid 4.

  In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the ashtray apparatus main body 2 has an ashtray container 12 detachably attached therein. Therefore, the seal member 11 is configured to seal the opening 12 a on the top surface of the ashtray container 12. In the case where the ashtray container 12 is not attached, the seal member 11 seals the opening 3 of the ashtray apparatus main body 2.

  The seal member 11 is made of an elastically deformable rubber material having a required thickness and a surface shape substantially the same as that of the lid 4. The seal member 11 is attached to the lid 4 in the vicinity of the back side. That is, a metal bracket 13 is attached to the boss portion standing from the vicinity of the back side of the lid body 4 using a screw, and the seal member 11 is interposed between the bracket 13 and the lid body 4. Mounted in a pinched state. A locate pin 4 a and a locate hole are also provided between the lid 4 and the bracket 13. A plurality of boss portions and locating pins 4 a are respectively arranged in an appropriate arrangement along the back side portion of the lid body 4. 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views at the position of the locate pin 4a. In the seal member 11, corresponding through holes 11 a are formed at positions corresponding to the locate pin 4 a and the boss portion, and the seal member 11 is positioned by inserting the locate pin 4 a and the screw into the through hole 11 a. And it is made to hold and hold.

  4 and 5, the bracket 13 rotates the lid 4 about the opening / closing center shaft portion 7, and includes an attachment portion 13 a for the lid 4 and an opening / closing center. A shaft support portion 13b for the shaft portion 7 is provided. The attachment portion 13a has a surface substantially parallel to the lid 4 and the seal member 11, and the shaft support portion 13b has a surface substantially parallel to both side surfaces of the ashtray apparatus main body 2. Therefore, the shaft support portion 13b is bent and formed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the opening / closing central shaft portion 7 from both ends of the attachment portion 13a. The attachment portion 13a is formed with a screw hole for screwing to the boss portion and the above-described locate hole. In addition, a shaft hole for supporting the opening / closing center shaft portion 7 is formed in the shaft support portion 13b.

  A lock device 16 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is provided between the ashtray device main body 2 and the lid 4. As the locking device 16, a latch mechanism 17 that repeats locking and releasing alternately every time the lid 4 is pushed is adopted. The latch mechanism 17 has a heart cam mechanism inside, and a latch device 18 that alternately opens and closes a pair of gripping portions by the push operation, and a claw gripped and released by the pair of gripping portions of the latch device 18 The unit 19 is provided. The latch device 18 is attached to the ashtray device main body 2, and the claw portion 19 is attached to the tip (lower end) of the arm 20 fixed to the shaft support portion 13 b of the bracket 13.

  A variable gap 22 that can be expanded and contracted by a push operation of the lid 4 is formed between the lid 4 and the seal member 11. The variable gap 22 is provided between the front sides of the lid 4 and the seal member 11. As the variable gap 22, a space equal to or longer than the push stroke of the lid 4 by the latch mechanism 17 is secured.

  Moreover, an opening urging mechanism (not shown) is provided between the ashtray apparatus main body 2 and the lid 4 as necessary. When the opening biasing mechanism is provided, the opening speed of the lid body 4 is optimally set by attenuating the biasing force by the opening biasing mechanism between the ashtray apparatus main body 2 and the lid body 4 as necessary. A damping mechanism is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the damping mechanism includes a viscous damper 24 and a sector gear 25 that meshes with an input gear that is pivotally supported on the input shaft of the viscous damper 24. The viscous damper 24 is attached to the ashtray apparatus main body 2 side, and the sector gear 25 is provided around the opening / closing central shaft portion 7.

  And in the thing of this Example with respect to the above basic structures, as shown in FIG. 5, while extending the rib part 31 integrally from the sealing member 11, this rib part 31 is made into FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the variable gap 22 is interposed in the variable gap 22 so as to be deformable according to the expansion / contraction of the variable gap 22.

  In this case, the rib portion 31 is, for example, a pair of strip-shaped projecting pieces that are substantially projected from the near side from both ends of the side portion on the near side of the seal member 11, The strip-shaped rib portion 31 is configured to be set by being folded back and inserted into the variable gap 22 as indicated by a virtual line and a solid line in FIG. The rib portion 31 is formed longer than the variable gap 22.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  In the above ashtray device 1, when the lid body 4 is pushed in a state where the opening 3 of the ashtray device main body 2 is closed and locked, the variable gap 22 is narrowed to constitute the lock device 16. The latch mechanism 17 is actuated to release the lock. As a result, the lid 4 is opened, the opening 3 of the ashtray apparatus main body 2 is exposed to the outside, and the ashtray apparatus 1 can be used.

  On the other hand, when the lid 4 is closed with the opening 3 of the ashtray device main body 2 opened, and the lid 4 is further pushed, the variable gap 22 is narrowed to form the lock device 16. The latch mechanism 17 is actuated to lock. As a result, the lid 4 cannot be opened, the opening 3 of the ashtray apparatus main body 2 is hidden from the outside, and the ashtray apparatus 1 cannot be used. When the opening 3 is closed and locked as described above, the seal member 11 disposed on the back side of the lid 4 functions to seal and seal the opening 3 and the like.

  When the lid 4 is pushed, the variable gap 22 formed between the lid 4 and the seal member 11 as described above is expanded or contracted by a push stroke necessary for the operation of the latch mechanism 17. . Thereby, the push operation of the cover body 4 and the action | operation of the latch mechanism 17 are attained (refer the code | symbol 4 shown by the virtual line of FIG. 2).

  In this embodiment, the rib portion 31 is integrally extended from the seal member 11, and the rib portion 31 is disposed in the variable gap 22 so as to be deformable in accordance with the expansion / contraction of the variable gap 22. Prevents the cover 4 and the seal member 11 from hitting without interfering with the expansion and contraction of the variable gap 22, so that it is possible to prevent a rattling sound (lower sound) from being generated during traveling.

  Moreover, since the cushion material becomes unnecessary by the rib portion 31, it is possible to eliminate an increase in the number of parts due to the cushion material, and to reduce the labor and cost of attaching the cushion material.

  Further, the rib portion 31 is formed as a pair of strip-shaped projecting pieces projecting from the near side of the side of the near side of the seal member 11 from approximately both ends from both ends. The rib portion 31 can be easily provided without changing the design of the member 11.

  The strip-shaped rib portion 31 is configured to be set by being folded back and inserted into the variable gap 22 as indicated by a virtual line and a solid line in FIG. It is possible to have a function as a spring for adjusting (the latch operation force adjusting means), and it is possible to set the operation force of the latch mechanism 17 irrespective of the opening biasing mechanism. Therefore, the operating force of the latch mechanism 17 can be freely set without affecting the opening speed of the lid 4. The operating force of the latch mechanism 17 is adjusted by the width, length, thickness, etc. of the strip-shaped rib portion 31.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are shown, it is a matter of course that these possible combinations are included.

It is a perspective view of the ashtray apparatus concerning the Example of this invention. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the lid of FIG. 1 is closed. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the lid of FIG. 1 is opened. It is a perspective view of the cover body of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the cover body of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Ashtray apparatus main body 3 Opening part 4 Cover body 11 Seal member 16 Locking device 17 Latch mechanism 22 Variable gap 31 Rib part

Claims (1)

A lid is attached to the opening of the ashtray apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable, and a seal member capable of sealing the opening and the like is disposed on the back side of the lid,
A lock device is provided between the ashtray device main body and the lid, and includes a latch mechanism that alternately repeats lock and release every time the lock device pushes the lid,
In the vehicle ashtray apparatus having a variable gap that can be expanded and contracted by a push operation of the lid, between the lid and the seal member,
A vehicular ashtray device characterized in that a rib portion is integrally extended from the seal member, and the rib portion is interposed in the variable gap so as to be deformable in accordance with expansion / contraction of the variable gap.

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