JP2599662Y2 - 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. The lid and the lid are molded from thermoplastic resin and assembled with the thermoplastic resin hinge so that they can be opened and closed with each other. On the back side of the inner case, an arc-shaped guide receiving surface is formed, and the rear end of the lid has a guide. A guide plate is provided in sliding contact with the receiving surface, and a cam is formed on the guide plate and the guide receiving surface to hold the lid at the open position and the closed position with a predetermined degree of moderation.

The hinge portion may be provided separately from the inner case and the lid, or may be formed integrally. For example, mounting arms are provided on both sides of the lid, and a shaft receiver that forms a hinge portion is formed at the distal end portion of the mounting arm. A hinge shaft made of a thermoplastic resin that forms the hinge portion is inserted into the shaft receiver and the inner case is inserted. The lid can be fitted to the side wall surface so as to be freely openable and closable to the inner case.
In addition, hinge bosses protrude on both sides of the inner case, mounting arms with boss receivers are integrally formed on both sides of the lid, and the boss receiver of the mounting arm is fitted outside the hinge boss to open and close the lid on the inner case You may make it attach freely.

[0008]

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 lid holds the lid in the open position and the closed position with a cam, the conventional coil spring is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and complicated operations such as locking of the coil spring end are required. Work can be omitted, and assemblability can be improved.

In particular, the lid is put on the inner case, and the hinge shaft is inserted into the shaft receiver and fitted to the side of the inner case, or the mounting arm is extended outward by utilizing its elasticity, and the lid is put on the inner case. When the mounting arm is returned to its original position, the boss receiver of the mounting arm can be externally fitted to the hinge boss of the inner case, and thus can be assembled with one touch, greatly improving the assemblability.

Further, since the lid is provided with a moderation by a resin cam and the hinge portion is formed of resin, a metal hinge pin and a coil spring as in the prior art are not required.
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, and a shaft receiver 121 is opened at the circular portion.

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.

The guide plate 123 of the lid 12
On the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11, a cam 118 is formed to extend horizontally at a predetermined interval vertically and is recessed. By engaging the cam 122 with one of the cams 118 on the inner case 11 side, the lid 12 is held at the open position A or the closed position B with a predetermined moderation.

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 122 of the guide plate 123 and the upper cam 118 of the guide receiving surface 112 are engaged, and the lid 12 is held at the closed position B. On the other hand, since the guide plate 123 and the inner case 11 are formed of a thermoplastic resin and have a predetermined elastic deformability, when the lid 12 is opened, the mounting arm 120 elastically deforms the cams 122 and 118 around the hinge shaft 13. When the opening position A is reached, the cam 122 engages with the lower cam 118 to hold the lid 12 at the opening position A. Thus, the lid 12 can be held at the opening 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.

Further, since the lid 12 can be held at the open position A and the closed position B by the cams 122 and 118, the conventional coil spring is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and the end of the coil spring is locked. And other complicated operations can be omitted, and assemblability can be greatly improved.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show an ashtray for a vehicle 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. This embodiment is different from the above embodiment in the mounting structure of the lid 12 and the inner case 11. That is, a boss receiver 121 is provided at the tip of the mounting arm 120 of the lid 12, while a cylindrical hinge boss 116 is protruded from both sides of the inner case 11,
The boss receiver 12 of the mounting arm 120 is attached to the hinge boss 116.
The lid 12 is attached to the inner case 11 so as to be openable and closable by the outer fitting 1.

When assembling the ashtray 1 of the present embodiment, the mounting arm 120 of the lid 12 is expanded outwardly by utilizing its elasticity, and the lid 12 is attached to the upper surface opening 1 of the inner case 11.
10 and release the hand from the mounting arm 120, the mounting arm 120 returns to its original position, and the boss receiver 121 moves the hinge boss 1
The ashtray 10 can be assembled with a single touch.

In the above embodiment, the guide plate 12
The cam 122 of No. 3 was formed so as to extend in the entire width direction as shown in FIG. 5A, but a slit was formed in the center as shown in FIG. A cam 122 may be formed in the elastically deformable portion 125 in the width direction,
Further, as shown in FIG. 5C, an elastically deformable plate 126 having a cam 122 is formed of a thermoplastic resin separately from the guide plate 123, a notch is provided in the guide plate 123, and a clip 127 is formed in the notch. Thereby, the elastically deformable plate 126 can be attached. Further, instead of the cam 122 extending in the width direction and protruding, a convex cam 128 may be formed on both sides of the guide plate 123 as shown in FIG. 5 (d). As shown, a rivet 129 made of a thermoplastic resin may be fitted into a mounting hole of the guide plate 123, and the rivet 129 may be a convex cam.

[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 a schematic perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the automobile ashtray.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the above two embodiments.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Ash tray 11 ... Inner case 116 ... Boss 118 ... Cam 12 ... Lid 120 ... Mounting arm 121 ... Shaft receiver (boss receiver) 122 ... Cam 128 ... Cam 129 ... Cam 13 ... Hinge shaft

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Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An automobile ashtray having an inner case mounted on a vehicle body side and a lid openably and closably supported at an opening of the inner case, wherein the inner case and the lid are formed of a thermoplastic resin. An arc-shaped guide receiving surface is formed on the back surface of the inner case, and a guide plate is provided at the rear end of the lid for sliding contact with the guide receiving surface. An ashtray for automobiles, wherein a cam is formed on the guide plate and the guide receiving surface so that the lid can be held at an open position and a closed position with a predetermined moderation. 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. 2. The ashtray for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein said lid is fitted to said inner case side wall surface through said shaft receiver and said lid is openably and closably attached to said inner case. 3. A hinge boss protrudes from both sides of the inner case, and a mounting arm having a boss receiver is integrally formed on both sides of the lid, and the boss receiver of the mounting arm is externally fitted to the hinge boss. 2. The ashtray for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the lid is attached to the inner case so as to be freely opened and closed.