JP4032789B2 - Cigar lighter lid structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention belongs to the technical field of a cigar lighter lid structure that opens and closes a cigar lighter mounting portion in a vehicle interior.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a pull-out ashtray is attached to the rear surface of an instrument panel or console box of a vehicle. A cigar writer mounting portion is provided in the vicinity of the ashtray, and a cigar writer socket for detachably mounting the cigar writer is attached to the cigar writer mounting portion.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional cigarette lighter mounting portion is always exposed to the outside, so there is a problem that it does not look good.
On the other hand, what improved the appearance by providing the lid which covers a cigar lighter in a cigar lighter attaching part is known. However, in this conventional example, when the cigarette lighter socket is used as a power source for various accessories, there is a problem that the cord cannot be closed because the cord of the accessory power source plug becomes an obstacle.
[0004]
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above problems, and its object is to provide a cigar lighter lid structure capable of improving the appearance of the cigar lighter mounting portion regardless of the use of the cigar lighter socket. It is.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 1 of the present invention, in the cigar lighter lid structure having a lid for opening and closing a cigar lighter mounting portion in a vehicle interior to which a cigar lighter socket is mounted, the cigar lighter lid structure is provided below the lid . Forming a notch for leading the cord of the accessory power supply plug attached to the cigar lighter socket in the lid closed state to the outside of the lid, the notch being above the lower edge of the lid visible to the occupant when the lid is closed, and It is characterized in that the cigarette lighter socket is spaced from the cigarette lighter socket .
[0006]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cigar lighter lid structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lid is attached to the cigar lighter mounting portion so as to be swingable in the vertical direction with the downward direction as an open direction, and the cigar lighter mounting portion and the lid at least one, characterized in that the holding member digits set to hold the closed state of the lid.
[0007]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cigar lighter lid structure according to the second aspect, the swing center of the lid is disposed above the cigar lighter socket, and the cigar lighter socket is opened from the notch when the lid is open. Is set to be exposed .
[0008]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the cigar lighter lid structure according to the second or third aspect, a support shaft is formed on the cigar lighter mounting portion, and the support shaft is supported on an inner peripheral surface of the lid. And a retaining hole is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing portion as the holding member, and one end of the bearing portion or the outer end of the bearing shaft when the lid is closed and the lid is open. A convex portion that engages with the engaging hole is formed, and the bearing portion supports the support shaft while being elastically deformed by the convex portion of the support shaft when the lid is opened and closed .
[0010]
Operation and effect of the invention
In the cigar lighter lid structure according to the first aspect, the cord of the accessory power plug attached to the cigar lighter socket can be led out of the lid from the notch formed in the lid in a state where the lid is closed. Therefore, irrespective of the use of the cigarette lighter socket, it is possible to improve the appearance by hiding the cigarette lighter mounting portion.
In addition, by using a notch to lead the cord out of the lid, the power plug can be attached to the cigarette lighter socket even when the accessory and the power plug are non-detachable. it can. Further, since the notch is disposed below the lid in the lid closed state, the cord of the power plug is led out toward the lower side of the lid, and a good fit state is maintained.
In addition, since the notch does not enter the sight of the occupant when the lid is closed, the appearance of the cigar lighter mounting portion can be further improved.
[0011]
In the cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 2, since the lid is opened downward and a holding member for holding the lid closed is provided, the lid can be easily opened and closed, and the lid is held in the closed state. Can be highly convenient .
[0012]
In the cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 3 , the lid opening / closing locus is smaller than the case where the swing center of the lid is arranged below the cigar lighter socket or at the same height as the cigar lighter socket. operability that is excellent.
[0013]
In the cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 4, in the lid closed state and the lid open state, the convex portion formed on the support shaft engages with one end of the bearing portion or the engagement hole of the bearing portion, and the lid swings. The movement is blocked and the closed or open state of the lid is maintained. Therefore, the holding member is a simple structure, the convex portion and the bearing portion, capable of integrally formed respectively with the support shaft and the lid, Ru can reduce cost by reducing the number of parts and assembly steps.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments for realizing the cigar lighter lid structure of the present invention will be described in the first embodiment corresponding to the inventions according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. The second embodiment corresponding to the invention will be described.
[0016]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an essential part of an instrument panel to which the cigarette lighter structure of the first embodiment is applied, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing an essential part of the instrument panel to which the cigarette lighter structure of the first embodiment is applied. FIG.
In the figure, 1 is an instrument panel of a vehicle, 2 is a drawer-type ashtray, 3 is a cigarette lighter socket, 4 is a cigarette lighter, and 5 is a lid.
[0017]
The ashtray 2 is provided in a curved portion at the lower part of the instrument panel 1. On the lower edge of the finisher 21 provided on the near side of the ashtray 2, a drawer operation portion 21 a is recessed.
[0018]
The cigarette lighter socket 3 is provided on the right side of the ashtray 2 in the vehicle width direction. Specifically, the right side in the vehicle width direction of the ashtray 2 is notched toward the front of the vehicle body, and a cigar writer mounting portion 6 is set in the notched portion. A cigar lighter mounting surface 61 is provided in front of the vehicle body of the cigar lighter mounting portion 6. The cigar writer mounting surface 61 is formed with a circular opening 61a, and the cigar writer socket 3 is inserted into the opening 61a. In addition, on the cigar writer mounting surface 61, support shafts 63, 63 are provided on the left and right along the vehicle width direction above the cigar writer socket 3.
[0019]
The cigar writer 4 is inserted into the cigar writer socket 3 and attached.
[0020]
The lid 5 opens and closes the cigar writer mounting portion 6, is formed using a synthetic resin, and includes a lid portion 51 and a pair of arm portions 52 and 52 provided on the left and right sides of the lid portion 51. ing.
[0021]
The lid portion 51 has an opening / closing operation portion 51a formed at an end portion on the rear side of the vehicle body, and a notch portion 51b formed at an end portion on the front side of the vehicle body.
As shown in FIG. 3, the opening / closing operation portion 51 a protrudes rearward from the surface position 1 a of the instrument panel 1 with the lid 5 closed, and is configured to be gripped when the lid is opened and closed.
[0022]
The notch 51b is for leading out the cord of the accessory power plug attached to the cigarette lighter socket 3 in the lid closed state to the outside of the lid 5, and in the lid open state, the cigar lighter socket 3 is placed on the driver side. It is formed in a size that can be exposed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the notch 51b is disposed above the lower edge of the lid that can be seen by the occupant and on the cigar lighter socket 3 side in the lid closed state.
[0023]
Bearing portions 52 a and 52 a for bearing support shafts 63 and 63 projecting from an upper portion of the cigar writer mounting surface 61 are formed at the vehicle body front side end portions of the arm portions 52 and 52. With the support shaft 63 and the bearing portion 52 a, the lid 5 swings in the vertical direction with respect to the cigar writer mounting surface 61 to open and close the cigar writer mounting portion 6. The bearing portion 52a is formed continuously from a notch 52b provided at the end edge of the arm portion 52, and is detachable from the support shaft 63 by expanding the notch 52b.
[0024]
On the side of the lid portion 51 on the upper side of the arm portion 52, a rectangular spring steel storage portion 52c opened upward is provided, and the spring steel 7 is provided in the spring steel storage portion 52c. The spring steel 7 is formed in a U-shape with an opening at the top, and a V-shaped claw portion 7 a is formed on the outside, and a claw with the tip of the claw portion 7 a formed on the outer surface of the arm portion 52. It protrudes from the partial entrance / exit 52d.
[0025]
On the other hand, on both side surfaces 62 and 62 of the cigar lighter mounting portion 6 are provided locking ridges 62a extending horizontally along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the lid 5 is formed by the locking ridges 62a and the spring steel 7. A holding member that holds the closed state is configured.
[0026]
4A is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the locking ridge 62a and the claw portion 7a in the lid open state, and FIG. 4B is the positional relationship between the locking ridge 62a and the claw portion 7a in the lid closed state. FIG.
[0027]
As shown in the drawing (b), in the lid closed state, the claw portion 7a is positioned above the locking projection 62a, and the claw portion 7a engages with the locking projection 62a, so that the lid 5 is It is held closed. When the lid 5 is opened and closed, the lid 5 is swung against the elastic force of the spring steel 7, and the spring steel 7 is elastically deformed.
[0028]
Returning to FIG. 2, a contact portion 52e is provided at a portion of the arm portion 52 facing the cigar writer mounting surface 61, and the open position of the lid 5 is defined by the contact portion 52e.
[0029]
Next, the operation will be described.
[When lid is open]
In the lid open state shown in FIG. 2, since the cigarette lighter socket 3 is exposed to the driver side from the notch 51b of the lid portion 51, the cigarette lighter 4 can be attached and detached.
[0030]
[When lid is closed]
In the lid closed state shown in FIG. 3, the lid 5 prevents the cigarette lighter socket 3 from being seen by the occupant. At this time, the notch 51b of the lid portion 51 is disposed above the lower edge of the lid 5 visible to the occupant and on the side of the cigarette lighter socket 3, so the notch 51b cannot be seen from the occupant.
Moreover, since the closed state of the lid 5 is reliably held by the engagement between the locking ridge 62a and the claw portion 7a, the lid 5 is not opened due to vibration during traveling or the like.
[0031]
[Attaching accessory power plug]
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state where the accessory power plug A is attached to the cigarette lighter socket 3.
The procedure for attaching the plug A to the cigarette lighter socket 3 will be described. First, the lid 5 is grasped and pulled out from the support shaft 63 while expanding the notch 52b of the bearing portion 52a, and the lid 5 is removed from the cigarette lighter mounting surface 61.
[0032]
Subsequently, the plug A is attached to the cigarette lighter socket 3, the bearing portion 52a is attached to the support shaft 63 in the reverse procedure to the above, and the lid 5 is closed to hide the plug A from the occupant. At this time, the cord a1 of the plug A is led out to the outside of the lid 5 through the notch 51b of the lid 51.
[0033]
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the accessory power plug B having a shorter overall length than the plug A is attached. In this case, the cord b1 is attached even when the lid is closed in the same manner as the plug A described above. 5 can be derived outside.
[0034]
Next, the effect will be described.
(1) The cord a1 (b1) of the accessory power plug A (B) attached to the cigarette lighter socket 3 can be led out below the lid 5 from the notch 51b formed in the lid portion 51 with the lid 5 closed. Therefore, regardless of the use of the cigarette lighter socket 3, the appearance can be improved by hiding the cigarette lighter mounting portion 6 from the occupant.
(2) Since the notch 51b is provided at the lower end of the lid 51 in the lid closed state, the cord a1 (b1) of the accessory power plug A (B) is led out below the lid 5, and the cord a1 (b1) is It does not get in the way of good fit.
(3) Since the notch 51b does not enter the sight of the occupant with the lid 5 closed, the appearance of the lid 5 itself is good.
[0035]
(Second embodiment)
In the cigar lighter lid structure of the first embodiment, the second embodiment is engaged with a convex portion 8a as shown in FIG. 7 in place of the holding member consisting of the claw portion 7a of the spring steel 7 and the locking convex strip 62a. The difference from the first embodiment is that a holding member comprising a hole 9a is employed.
The convex portion 8a is formed on the outer periphery of the support shaft 8 provided at the same position as the support shaft 63 of the first embodiment. The engagement hole 9 a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of a C-shaped bearing portion 9 formed on one end side of the lid 5.
[0036]
The convex portion 8a is set to engage with the C-shaped end 91 of the bearing portion 9 in the lid closed state shown in FIG. Further, the convex portion 8a is set to engage with the engagement hole 9a of the bearing portion 9 in the lid open state shown in FIG. When the lid is opened and closed, as shown in FIG. 7B, the bearing portion 9 rotates relative to the convex portion 8a of the support shaft 8 while pressing the inner peripheral surface thereof, so that the support shaft 8 is supported while being elastically deformed. It has a structure.
[0037]
Explaining the operation, as described above, when the lid is closed, the convex portion 8a and the C-shaped one end 91 are engaged to prevent the lid 5 from moving in the opening direction. Further, even when the lid is opened, the convex portion 8a and the engagement hole 9a are engaged, and the open state of the lid 5 is maintained.
[0038]
As described above, in the cigar lighter lid structure of the second embodiment, the convex portion 8a provided on the support shaft 8, the C-shaped bearing portion 9 provided at one end of the lid 5, and the inner periphery thereof are formed. Since the lid is held in the closed state and the open state by the engagement hole 9a, the cost is lower than that in the first embodiment in which the holding member constituted by the spring steel 7 and the locking projection 62a is adopted. You can go down.
[0039]
The cigar lighter lid structure of the present invention has been described based on the first embodiment and the second embodiment, but the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and each claim in the claims Design changes and additions are permitted without departing from the spirit of the invention according to the paragraph.
[0040]
For example, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the example in which the cigar lighter lid structure is provided in the cigar lighter socket provided in the instrument panel has been described, but the present invention is applicable even when the cigar lighter socket is provided in the rear surface of the console. The cigar lighter lid structure can be applied.
In addition, the shape of the cigar lighter mounting portion 6 and the lid 5, the holding member that fixes the lid 5 in the open state and the closed state, the swing mechanism of the lid 5, and the like can be arbitrarily set.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of an instrument panel to which a cigar lighter lid structure of a first embodiment is applied.
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a main part of an instrument panel to which the cigar lighter lid structure of the first embodiment is applied.
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the lid closed.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship between the locking protrusion and spring steel when the lid is opened and closed.
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state in which an accessory power plug A is attached to a cigarette lighter socket.
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing a state in which an accessory power plug B is attached to a cigarette lighter socket.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a hinge structure of a cigar lighter lid structure of a second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Ashtray 21 Finisher 21a Drawer operation part 3 Cigar lighter socket 4 Cigar lighter 5 Lid 51 Lid part 51a Opening / closing operation part 51b Notch part 52 Arm part 52a Bearing part 52b Notch 52c Spring steel storage part 52d Claw part entrance / exit 52e Contact part 6 Cigarette lighter mounting portion 61 Cigarette lighter mounting surface 61a Opening portion 62 Side surface 62a Locking projection 63 Support shaft 7 Spring steel 7a Claw portion 8 Support shaft 8a Protrusion portion 9 Bearing portion 9a Engagement hole

Claims (4)

In a cigar lighter lid structure having a lid for opening and closing a cigar lighter mounting portion in a vehicle interior to which a cigar lighter socket is mounted, a cord of an accessory power plug attached to the cigar lighter socket in a lid closed state is led out of the lid below the lid a notch is formed, notch part, cigarette lighter lid, characterized in that also the lower edge of the lid viewed from the occupant when the lid closed upwardly, and the cigarette lighter socket side, located at a the cigarette lighter socket and space Construction. The cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 1, wherein the lid is attached to the cigar lighter mounting portion so as to be swingable in the vertical direction with the lower side being an open direction, and the lid is closed on at least one of the cigar lighter mounting portion and the lid. cigarette lighter lid structure, characterized in that the holding member digits set to hold. The cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 2, wherein the center of swinging of the lid is disposed above the cigar lighter socket, and the cigar lighter socket is set to be exposed from the notch when the lid is open. Characteristic cigar lighter lid structure. The cigar lighter lid structure according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein a support shaft is formed on the cigar lighter mounting portion, and a C-shaped bearing portion is provided on the lid for supporting the support shaft on an inner peripheral surface, As a holding member, an engagement hole is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing portion, and a protrusion that engages with one end of the bearing portion or the engagement hole on the outer periphery of the support shaft when the lid is closed and the lid is open. A cigar lighter lid structure , wherein the bearing portion is supported by the bearing portion while being elastically deformed by the convex portion of the support shaft when the lid is opened and closed .

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