JP2599661Y2 - Automotive ashtray - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ashtray for automobiles, and more particularly to an ashtray whose assemblability can be improved and which can be recycled.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an automobile, an ashtray is often provided so that it can be smoked in a passenger compartment. In such an ashtray for automobiles, there is known a structure in which a lid is rotatably mounted between a closed position and an open position with a hinge pin at an upper surface opening of an inner case, and the lid is urged to an open position by a coil spring. (See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-26751).

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional ashtray for a car has a large number of parts and requires a complicated operation such as locking an end of a coil spring to an inner case or a lid. There was a problem that it took time.

Further, since the inner case and the lid are formed of a thermosetting resin such as phenol resin and metal hinge pins and coil springs are used, even if an ashtray is collected from a scrapped car or the like, it can be recycled. And had to be discarded.

[0005] In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an ashtray for a vehicle which has a small number of parts, can be easily assembled, and can be recycled.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an automobile ashtray according to the present invention is an automobile ashtray having an inner case attached to a vehicle body side and a lid supported in an opening of the inner case so as to be freely opened and closed. And the lid is molded from a thermoplastic resin and assembled by a hinge portion made of a thermoplastic resin so as to be openable and closable with each other. A cam portion made of a plastic resin is provided.

The hinge portion may be provided separately from the inner case and the lid, or may be formed integrally. The cam portion may be provided at any position as long as it can hold the lid at the open position and the closed position with a predetermined moderation, and the shape is not particularly limited.

For example, mounting arms are provided on both sides of the lid, and a shaft receiver forming a hinge portion is formed at a tip end of the mounting arm. A hinge shaft made of a thermoplastic resin forming the hinge portion is inserted through the shaft receiver. The lid is attached to the inner case side wall so as to be freely openable and closable, while the outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the shaft receiver are formed in a concave and convex shape capable of meshing with each other. it can. In addition, a substantially circular mounting bracket is provided on both sides of the lid, and the hinge shaft is inserted into the shaft receiver of the mounting bracket to be fitted to the side wall surface of the inner case, while a step portion for housing the shaft receiver is provided on both side surfaces of the inner case. The cam portion may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the stepped portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft receiver so as to be able to mesh with each other.

[0009]

According to the present invention, since the inner case, the lid, the hinge portion and the cam portion are formed of a thermoplastic resin, when the ashtray is collected from a scrapped car or the like, the inner case, the lid, The hinge part and the cam part can be reproduced.

Further, since the cam portion is provided to hold the lid in the open position and the closed position with a detent, the conventional coil spring is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and the end of the coil spring can be locked. Can be omitted and the assemblability can be greatly improved.

Further, since the lid is provided with a moderation by the resin cam portion and the hinge portion is formed of resin, the conventional metal hinge pins and coil springs are not required, and the weight can be reduced. .

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 show an automobile ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an ashtray 10 is configured such that a lid 12 is attached to an inner case 11 so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge. The inner case 11 is formed into a substantially box shape using a thermoplastic resin, and the upper surface thereof is opened.
A flange 111 is formed in the front half of the peripheral edge of the opening 110, and a back surface is formed in a substantially arc-shaped guide receiving surface 112,
In addition, a hinge mounting hole 113 is formed substantially at the center of both side surfaces.

The lid 12 is also formed of a thermoplastic resin, and a mounting arm 120 constituting a hinge is integrally formed on both sides of a rear portion of the lid 12.
A circular portion is formed at the tip of the shaft receiving portion, and a shaft receiver 121 is opened at the circular portion. A cam 122 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the shaft receiving portion 121 so as to face and protrude therefrom.

A guide plate 123 is formed integrally with the rear end of the lid 12 in a substantially vertical direction. The front surface of the guide plate 123 is formed in an arc shape so as to slide on the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11. It has become.

A hinge shaft 13 is provided on the hinge, and the hinge shaft 13 is also formed of a thermoplastic resin. A shaft portion 131 is provided on an end surface of a substantially hemispherical knob portion 133, and a hinge portion 131 is provided in front of the hinge portion. Split claw 1
The shaft portion 131 is inserted into the shaft receiver 121, and the locking claw portion 130 is fitted and fixed in the square holes 113 on both side surfaces of the inner case 11, thereby forming the lid 12. Are attached to the inner case 11 so as to be openable and closable.

A cam 132 is formed in the shaft portion 131 so as to correspond to the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121, and the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121 meshes with one of the cams 132 on the hinge shaft 13 side. As a result, the lid 12 is held at a predetermined position in the open position (see the dashed line A in FIG. 1) or the closed position (see the solid line B in FIG. 1).

When assembling the ashtray 1 of this embodiment, the lid 12 is put on the upper surface opening 110 of the inner case 11, the shaft receiver 121 of the mounting arm 120 is aligned with the square hole 113, and the hinge shaft 13 is held. The locking claw 130 may be fitted and fixed in the square hole 113 of the inner case 11, and thus the ashtray 10 can be assembled with one touch.

In this state, the cam 1 of the shaft receiver 121
22 and the cam 132 of the hinge shaft 13 are engaged with each other,
The lid 12 is held at the closed position B. On the other hand, since the mounting arm 120 and the hinge shaft 13 are formed of a thermoplastic resin and have a predetermined elastic deformability, the lid 12
Is opened, the mounting arm 120 rotates around the hinge shaft 13 while elastically deforming the cams 122 and 132, and when the opening position A is reached, the next cams 122 and 132 mesh with each other and the lid 12 is held at the opening position A. And the lid 12
Can be held at the open position A and the jump position B with a predetermined moderation.

Since the inner case 11, the lid 12, and the hinge shaft 13, which are the components of the ashtray 10, are all formed of a thermoplastic resin, for example, when the ashtray 10 is collected from a scrapped car or the like, the ashtray 10 is used as a raw material. The components 11 to 13 can be re-formed and recyclable, and a metal hinge pin and a coil spring as in the related art are not required, and the weight of the ashtray 10 can be reduced.

Since the lid 12 is held at the open position A and the closed position B by the cams 122 and 132, the conventional coil spring is not required, and the number of parts can be reduced. And other complicated operations can be omitted, and assemblability can be greatly improved.

FIG. 3 shows a vehicle ashtray according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same or corresponding parts. In the figure, a circular mounting bracket 124 is integrally formed on both sides of a rear portion of the lid 12, and a shaft receiver 121 is formed on the mounting bracket 124. An arc-shaped step 114 is formed on both rear sides of the inner case 11, and a mounting bracket 124 is housed in the step 114. The hinge shaft 13 is inserted into the shaft receiver 121, and the locking claw 130 is formed. The lid 12 is fitted in the square hole 113, and thus the lid 12 is attached to the inner case 11 so as to be freely opened and closed.

A cam 122 is recessed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting bracket 124, and a cam 1 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the step 114.
15 are provided so as to correspond to the cams 122, and both cams 115,
The engagement of the lid 122 causes the lid 12 to move to the open position A.
Alternatively, the cams 115 and 122 can be configured in such a manner that the cams 115 and 122 are held at the closed position B with a predetermined moderation.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The same reference numerals as in FIG. 2 and FIG. 2 indicate the same or corresponding parts. In this embodiment, not the hinge shaft 13 but the hinge boss 116 formed integrally with the inner case 11 is used for attaching the lid 12 and the inner case 11.
The cams 117 and 122 are formed between the shaft 6 and the shaft receiver 121. That is, substantially cylindrical hinge bosses 116 are protrudingly provided substantially at the centers of both side surfaces of the inner case 11, and a shaft receiver 121 is fitted on the hinge boss 116 in a state where the mounting arm 120 of the lid 12 is elastically deformed outward. The lid 12 is attached to the inner case 11 so as to be openable and closable. A cam 117 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the hinge boss 116 so as to correspond to the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121. The cams 117 and 122 mesh with each other so that the lid 12 moves to the open position A or the closed position B by a predetermined moderation. Is held.

FIG. 5 shows a vehicle ashtray according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same or corresponding parts. This embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the first embodiment, but differs in the positions of the cams 118 and 122. That is, the cam 122 extends horizontally and protrudes from the guide plate 123 of the lid 12, and the two cams 118 extend horizontally at predetermined intervals in the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11 so as to be recessed. Has been set up and lid 1
The lid 12 is held at the open position A or the closed position B with a predetermined moderation by engaging the cam 122 on one side with the cam 118 on the other side on the inner case 11 side.

FIG. 6 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
The same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts. This embodiment is the third
Although the configuration is substantially the same as that of the fourth embodiment, the cam 118 and the guide plate
122 are provided. That is, the lid 12 is attached to the cylindrical hinge boss 116 substantially at the center on both sides of the inner case 11.
In a state where the mounting arm 120 is elastically deformed outward, the shaft receiver 121 is externally fitted, and the lid 12 is attached to the inner case 11 so as to be openable and closable. A cam 118 is provided on the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11 so as to extend in the horizontal direction at a predetermined interval up and down.
Is held at the open position A or the closed position B with a predetermined moderation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an ashtray for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the automobile ashtray.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Ash tray 11 ... Inner case 114 ... Step part 115 ... Cam 117 ... Cam 118 ... Cam 12 ... Lid 120 ... Mounting arm 121 ... Shaft receiver 122 ... Cam 124 ... Mounting bracket 13 ... Hinge shaft 132 ... Cam

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Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An automobile ashtray wherein an inner case is mounted on a vehicle body side and a lid is openably and closably supported at an opening of the inner case, wherein the inner case and the lid are formed of a thermoplastic resin, and A cam portion made of a thermoplastic resin is provided between the inner case and the lid so as to hold the lid at an open position and a closed position with a predetermined moderation, while being assembled so as to be freely opened and closed by a resin hinge portion. An ashtray for automobiles. 2. A mounting arm is formed on both sides of the lid, and a shaft receiver forming the hinge portion is formed at a distal end portion of the mounting arm, and a hinge shaft made of a thermoplastic resin forming the hinge portion. Is inserted into the shaft receiver, is fitted to the side wall surface of the inner case, and the lid is attached to the inner case so as to be freely opened and closed. The cam portion is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the shaft receiver. The ashtray for automobiles according to claim 1, wherein the ashtrays are formed in an uneven shape that can mesh with each other. 3. A substantially circular mounting bracket is formed on both sides of the lid, a shaft receiver forming the hinge portion is formed on the mounting bracket, and a hinge shaft made of thermoplastic resin forming the hinge portion. Is inserted into the shaft receiver, fitted to the side wall surface of the inner case, and the lid is attached to the inner case so as to be openable and closable. On both side surfaces of the inner case, step portions for accommodating the shaft receiver are formed. 2. The ashtray for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein said cam portion is formed in an uneven shape which can mesh with each other on an inner peripheral surface of said step portion and an outer peripheral surface of said shaft receiver.