JP2542382Y2 - Vehicle ashtray device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular ashtray device disposed in a vehicle cabin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-68242 is known as an example of a technique relating to a vehicle storage device. FIG.
Shows a grab box as a storage device disclosed in the above publication. As shown in FIG. 4, a lid 2 is rotatably attached to the ashtray main body 1 so as to cover the opening of the grab box main body 1. An arc-shaped check arm 3 is connected to the lid 2, and one of the check arms 3 is inserted into a guide hole 4 formed in the grab box main body 1.

The tip of the check arm 3 inserted into the guide hole 4 of the grab box body 1 is branched into two branches. The forked portion 3a is in sliding contact with the inner wall surface of the guide hole 4. The cover 2 is always urged in the opening direction by urging means such as a spring (not shown). The cover 2 has an engaging portion 5 provided on the grab box body 1 side.
Lock means 6 is provided which can be engaged with the lock member. Lid 2
Is held in a fully closed state by the engagement between the engaging portion 5 and the lock means 6.

When the lid 2 is opened, the engagement between the locking means 6 and the engaging portion 5 is released by operating the locking means 6. Thereby, the lid 2 is opened by the urging force of the urging means (not shown). Here, since the distal end of the check arm 3 is bifurcated, when the opening operation of the lid 2 is completed, contact between the bifurcated portion 3a and the inner wall surface of the guide hole 4 causes
The rattling of the check arm 3 is prevented.

[0005]

However, the storage device as shown in FIG. 4 has the following problems. (1) When the lid 2 is fully closed, a gap is formed between the check arm 3 and the guide hole 4, so that the check arm 3 rattles due to the vibration of the vehicle, and the check arm 3 hits the inner wall surface of the guide hole 4 to play. The sound is generated. (2) In the later stage of the opening operation of the lid 2, the forked portion 3a of the check arm 3 and the inner wall surface of the guide hole 4 are in sliding contact with each other, so that a rubbing sound is generated which gives a passenger an uncomfortable feeling. Further, in the later stage of the opening operation, the sliding resistance increases due to the sliding contact between the forked portion 3a and the inner wall surface of the guide hole 4, so that the opening speed of the lid 2 becomes slow and the lid 2 cannot be opened smoothly. There is.

[0006] Such a problem can be applied to an ashtray device provided in a vehicle compartment, and it is desired to solve the problem.

The present invention prevents rattling noise caused by the check arm when the lid is fully closed and fully opened, and prevents generation of rubbing noise caused by the check arm when the lid is opened and closed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle ashtray device capable of smoothly performing an opening operation of a vehicle.

[0008]

The ashtray device for a vehicle according to the present invention which achieves this object is as follows. An ashtray main body, a lid rotatably provided on the ashtray main body, and covering an opening of the ashtray main body; an urging means provided on the ashtray main body side to urge the lid in an opening direction; A guide cover provided on the ashtray main body side, a check arm inserted into the guide cover, one end of which is connected to the lid, and which swings with respect to the guide cover when the lid is opened and closed; A latch portion fixed to one of the retainer for holding the main body and the ashtray main body, the other end of the check arm being coupled when the lid is fully closed, and a latch portion provided on the ashtray main body side; An ashtray device for a vehicle, comprising: a holding portion that contacts one side of the check arm in the swing direction with one side in the swing direction of the check arm in contact with the inner wall surface of the guide cover.

[0009]

In the vehicle ashtray device thus constructed, one end of the check arm is connected to the lid, so that one end of the check arm cannot move freely with respect to the lid. The rattle of one end of the check arm is prevented both when the lid is fully opened and when the lid is fully closed. When the lid is fully closed, the other end of the check arm is connected to the latch portion, so that the movement of both ends of the check arm is restricted by the connecting portion and the latch portion. Therefore,
When the lid is fully closed, the check arm does not rattle due to the vibration of the vehicle, and rattling noise due to rattling of the check arm is prevented.

When the lid is fully opened, one side of the check arm swinging direction contacts the inner wall surface of the guide cover, and the other side of the check arm swing direction contacts the holding portion. Is held by the holding portion. Therefore, the movement of both ends of the check arm is restricted by the connecting portion and the sandwiching, and when the lid is fully opened, the check arm does not rattle due to the vibration of the vehicle. It is not necessary to prevent rattling of the check arm by sliding contact, so that rubbing noise due to sliding contact of the check arm is prevented, and sliding resistance does not increase during the opening operation, so that the lid is smooth. Opening operation becomes possible.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a vehicle ashtray device. The vehicular ashtray device 11 has an ashtray body 12 for storing cigarette butts. The ashtray body 12 is detachably held by a retainer (not shown) fixed to the vehicle body. The lid 1 that covers the opening 13 is provided in the ashtray body 12.
4 is rotatably mounted.

The cover 14 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and a gear 15 is formed integrally with the cover 14 on the side of the pivot point P of the cover 14. The center of the gear 15 coincides with the pivot point P of the lid 14. A torsion spring 16 as an urging means is provided on a side portion of the ashtray body 12.
Is installed. One of the torsion springs 16 is fixed to the ashtray body 12, and the other end 16a
Is movably inserted into a slot 17 formed in an inner peripheral portion of a gear 15 integrally formed with the lid 14. Lid 14
Are biased in the opening direction by the biasing force of the torsion spring 16. In this embodiment, the lid 1
The maximum opening angle θ of No. 4 is set to 85 °.

The slot 17 formed in the gear 15 is provided in the cover 1.
4 are disposed on an axis passing through the rotation fulcrum P. Lid 1
By the rotation of 4, the angle between the end 16a of the torsion spring 16 inserted into the slot 17 and the slot 17 changes. The slot 17 is arranged such that the end 16 a of the torsion spring 16 can move along the slot 17 in the process of the lid 14 shifting from the fully open state to the fully closed state.

On the retainer side (not shown), a damper (not shown) having a viscous resistance in the rotational direction is provided.
The damper is engaged with the gear 15. As a result, a sudden opening operation of the lid 14 is prevented.
A cushion rubber 18 is attached to the opening flange 12 a of the ashtray body 12 so that the lid 14 can be displaced downward.

A check arm 20 is swingably connected to the center of the side of the lid 14 by a pin connecting portion 21. An E-ring for retaining the pin is attached to the pin connecting portion 21. Opening flange 12a of ashtray body 12
A long hole 22 is formed in the concave portion formed in the above. A guide cover 23 is disposed immediately below the long hole 22. The guide cover 23 is fixed to a side surface of the ashtray main body 12 with screws. The tip of the check arm 20 is inserted into the guide cover 23 through the elongated hole 22.

The guide cover 23 has one inner wall surface 23a.
Is formed in an arc shape, and the other inner wall surface 23b is formed in a vertical surface. The guide cover 23 is attached to the check arm 2
The leading end 20a of the check arm 20 extends along the inner wall surface 23a of the guide cover 23 when the cover 14 is closed. To move. Immediately below the guide cover 23, a latch portion 24 to which the distal end portion 20a of the check arm 20 is connected when the lid 14 is fully closed is provided. The tip 20a of the check arm 20 is
It is formed in a step shape so as to be able to engage with the latch portion 24.

In the present embodiment, the latch section 24 is provided with the ashtray body 1.
2 is fixed to a retainer (not shown) that holds
The structure provided in the ashtray main body 12 may be sufficient. Latch section 24
Is a lock means using a so-called heart cam mechanism, which can release the state of connection with the distal end portion 20a by pressing the check arm 20 once connected in the direction of connection again.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ashtray body 12 has a holding portion 25 for holding the check arm 20 in cooperation with the inner wall surface 23a of the guide cover 23 when the lid 14 is fully opened.
Are formed. The holding portion 25 includes the check arm 20.
Is formed by the inner wall surface of the elongated hole 22 through which the hole is inserted. That is, when the lid 14 is fully opened, the distal end portion 20a of the check arm 20 is connected to the inner wall surface 23a of the guide cover 23.
And a part of the outer peripheral surface of the check arm 20 located slightly above the distal end portion 20 a comes into contact with the holding portion 25.

Next, the operation of the above ashtray device for a vehicle will be described. When the lid 14 is fully closed, as shown by a solid line in FIG.
It is in a connected state with the latch unit 24. Therefore, the movement of both ends of the check arm 20 is restricted by the connecting part 21 and the latch part 24, and the vibration of the vehicle is reduced by the check arm 2.
Even if it is transmitted to 0, the check arm 20 itself does not rattle. Therefore, the check arm 20 does not hit the guide cover 23 due to the vibration, and the rattling noise generated by the check arm 20 is prevented.

When the cover 14 is opened, the cover 14 is temporarily pushed downward as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Lid 1
4 is pushed downward, the coupling state between the tip portion 20a of the check arm 20 and the latch portion 24 is released, and the lid 1
4 is pushed up in the opening direction by the urging force of the torsion spring 16. When the lid 14 is opened, the tip 20 a of the check arm 20 is attached to the inner wall surface 2 of the guide cover 23.
3a.

As the lid 14 approaches the fully opened state, the check arm 20 is greatly inclined obliquely.
When the lid 14 is fully opened, the tip 2 of the check arm 20
0 a contacts the inner wall surface 23 a of the guide cover 23, and a part of the outer peripheral surface of the check arm 20 contacts the holding portion 25 on the ashtray main body 12 side. That is, when the lid 14 is fully opened, the check arm 20 is held by the inner wall surface 23 a of the guide cover 23 and the holding portion 25.

When the check arm 20 is held between the inner wall surface 23a of the guide cover 23 and the holding portion 25, both ends of the check arm 20 are connected by the connecting portion 21 and held between the inner wall surface 23a and the holding portion 25. Thus, even if the vibration of the vehicle is transmitted to the check arm 20, the check arm 20 itself does not rattle. This prevents the check arm 20 from generating a rattling sound when the lid is fully opened.

In the process of opening and closing the lid 14, the check arm 20 is connected to the inner wall surface of the guide cover 23 or the elongated hole 22.
Since it is not pressed against the inner wall surface, generation of rubbing noise due to sliding contact is also prevented. Check arm 2
Since the zero sliding contact is eliminated, the sliding resistance does not increase during the opening operation of the lid 14, the speed of the opening operation of the lid 14 becomes almost constant, and a smooth opening operation can be obtained.

The slot 17 provided in the gear 15 integrally formed with the ashtray body 12 has an end 16a of the torsion spring 16 along the slot 17 when the cover 14 shifts from the fully opened state to the fully closed state. Since it is arranged so as to be able to move, the opening and closing operation of the lid 14 can have an appropriate moderation feeling (operation feeling).

Due to the positional relationship between the end 16a of the torsion spring 16 and the slot 17, as the cover 14 shifts from the fully opened state to the fully closed state, the displacement direction of the end 16a of the torsion spring 16 is changed by the groove. It becomes coincident with the longitudinal direction of the hole 17. Therefore, the operating force during the closing operation can be reliably reduced as compared with the operating force at the initial stage of the closing operation, and when the closing operation is completed, the operating force is applied by the pulling force in addition to the urging force of the torsion spring 16. It can be made larger than the operating force during the closing operation.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) When the lid is fully closed, the other end of the check arm connected to the lid is coupled to the latch, so that the movement of both ends of the check arm can be restricted. Therefore, the check arm does not rattle due to the vibration of the vehicle, and it is possible to prevent the rattling noise when the lid is fully closed.

(2) When the lid is fully opened, one side of the check arm swinging direction contacts the inner wall surface of the guide cover, and the other side of the check arm swing direction contacts the holding portion.
The check arm is held between the inner wall surface of the guide cover and the holding portion, and the movement of both ends of the check arm can be restricted. Therefore, the check arm does not rattle due to the vibration of the vehicle, and it is possible to prevent the rattling noise when the lid is fully opened.

(3) Since the movement of the check arm is restricted only in the fully closed state and the fully open state of the lid, it is not necessary to slide the check arm with other members in the process of opening and closing the lid. Generation of rubbing noise during opening and closing can be prevented.

(4) In the process of opening and closing the lid, the check arm does not slide against other members, so that the sliding resistance does not increase when the lid is opened as in the prior art. Therefore, the opening operation speed of the lid can be made substantially constant, and the opening operation of the lid can be performed smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle ashtray device according to an embodiment of the present invention when a lid is fully opened.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 when the lid is fully closed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional glove box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Ashtray apparatus for vehicles 12 Ashtray main body 14 Lid 16 Energizing means 20 Check arm 23 Guide cover 24 Latch part 25 Nipping part

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An ashtray main body, a lid rotatably provided on the ashtray main body and covering an opening of the ashtray main body, and a lid provided on the ashtray main body side for urging the lid in an opening direction. A biasing means, a guide cover provided on the side of the ashtray main body, a check inserted into the guide cover, one end of which is connected to the lid, and swings with respect to the guide cover by opening and closing of the lid. An arm; a latch fixed to one of a retainer for holding the ashtray main body and the ashtray main body; and a latch portion to which the other end of the check arm is coupled when the lid is fully closed. An ashtray device for a vehicle, comprising: a holding portion that contacts one side of the check arm in the swinging direction with the other side in the swinging direction of the check arm in a state where one side of the check arm in the swinging direction contacts the inner wall surface of the guide cover when the body is fully opened.