JPH0319475Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to an ashtray for a vehicle in which a cigarette lighter is arranged side by side adjacent to the ashtray box.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, there is an ashtray for a vehicle shown in FIG. 8, in which a cigarette lighter is housed in an ashtray box and the cigarette lighter is rotated and protruded when the ashtray box is pulled out.

This is an "automobile ashtray" described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-3759, and on one side of the ash receiving part 21 of the inner case 2' that can be pulled out and pushed into the outer case 3', The cigarette lighter 14 is fixed to a mounting plate 22 that is rotatably supported on a support shaft, and an engagement piece 25 is provided on the top of the mounting plate 22 that extends toward the upper wall surface of the outer case 3'.
On the other hand, a protrusion 23 is provided on the front part of the upper wall of the outer case 3', and when the inner case 2' is stored, the mounting plate 22 is held against the spring force, and the cigarette lighter 14 is placed in the inner case. A stopper 24 is provided to hold the case 2' at a small inclination angle with respect to the direction in which the case 2' is pulled out. The knob is rotated so as to protrude above the outer case 3'.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the case of FIG. 8, since the cigarette lighter 14 is connected to the wiring, even if it is necessary to throw away the cigarette butts etc. in the ash receiver 21, the cigarette lighter 14 stored in the inner case 2' With,
Inner case 2' cannot be removed.

Therefore, the inner case 2' is provided with an ash receiving part 21 that is removably fitted with an ash receiving case 26 made of a separate metal or resin molded product. This is done by removing the ash catcher case 26 of No. 21 from the inner case 2'.
In this case, an ash catcher case 26 separate from the inner case 2' is required, which increases the number of parts and costs, and makes it difficult to remove the ash catcher case 26 itself from the inner case 2'. Because the ash receiver case 26, which is dirty with ash, is held in hand,
The disadvantage is that your hands get dirty.

In addition, Utility Model Application No. 179823 (1983) (Utility Model Application No. 87594 (1987)), which is the earlier application for this invention, shows an ashtray structure with a separate ashtray case for such an ashtray with a cigarette lighter. be.

Therefore, in order to solve these problems, this invention eliminates the need for a separate ashtray case, etc., and leaves the cigarette lighter on the base side of the instrument panel etc. when the ashtray is pulled out, without increasing the number of parts or cost. To improve the usability of the ashtray by removing only the ashtray from the base side.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, in this invention, a retainer 3 is fixed to a base 1 such as an instrument panel, and an ashtray with a cigarette lighter 2, in which an ashtray box 2a and a cigarette lighter 14 are arranged side by side, is slidably attached to the retainer 3.
In a vehicle ashtray, in which the cigarette lighter 14 is pivotably supported in conjunction with the drawer of the ashtray 2 so that it can be rotated and protruded,
Cigarette lighter 14 arranged in parallel to the ashtray box 2a
The slide retainer 9 is arranged at the arrangement position,
The slide retainer 9 is attached to the retainer 3 so as to be slidable in the same direction as the ashtray 2, and the cigarette lighter 14 is rotatably supported on the slide retainer 9, and the ashtray is attached via the slide retainer 9. When the cigarette lighter 14 is slid in synchronization with the drawer of the ashtray 2, and when the ashtray 2 is removed by drawing out more than a predetermined number of drawers, the cigarette lighter 14 is removed.
ashtray engaging/disengaging devices 18, 18 that can be freely engaged and detached so that 4 remains on the base 1 side together with the slide retainer 9;
a and 18b are formed on the cigarette lighter 14 and the ashtray 2, respectively.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, the slide retainer 9 is slidably attached to the retainer 3 fixed to the base body 1.
An ashtray in which a cigarette lighter 14 is rotatably supported on a base body 1, and an ashtray box 2a of an ashtray 2 is provided in a drawer so as to be freely stored in a retainer 3 fixed to a base 1. Engagement/disengagement device 1
8, 18a, and 18b, when the ashtray 2 is pulled out, the ashtray engaging/disengaging device 18 engages to prevent the cigarette lighter 14 from sliding and rotating toward the passenger side. 2, and when removing the ashtray 2, the ashtray can be removed independently of the remaining cigarette lighter 14 while leaving the cigarette lighter 14 on the base 1 side by disengaging the ashtray engaging/disengaging device 18. 2 can be easily removed from the base 1 side.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

The drawings from FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 show one embodiment of this invention. The retainer 3 is fastened and fixed by inserting fixing tools (not shown) into the plurality of holes 3a.

Then, the ashtray box 2a and the cigarette lighter 14
An ashtray 2 in which ashtrays are arranged side by side is slidably attached to the retainer 3, and the ashtray 2 can be freely drawn out and stored in the instrument panel 1 via the retainer 3.

Note that the reference numeral 2b in FIG. 1 indicates the door of the ashtray 2, which is used to hold the door when the ashtray 2 is pulled out.

On the other hand, the cigarette lighter 14 is rotatably supported so as to protrude toward the passenger side in conjunction with the pulling out operation of the ashtray 2.

In this vehicle ashtray structure, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the retainer 3 fixed to the instrument panel 1 has a square-shaped bracket 4 surrounding the retainer 3. A slot-shaped slide hole 5 and a wire harness clamp 6 are provided in the bracket 4 at the position where the cigarette lighter 14 is disposed on the side adjacent to the retainer 3.

The ashtray 2 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of an ashtray box 2a and a door 2b, as described above, and one end 7 of the door 2b is connected to a cigarette lighter 1, which will be described later.
The ashtray box 2a of this ashtray 2 is slid into the retainer 3 fixed to the instrument panel 1, so that the entire ashtray 2 can be pulled out and stored.

A slide retainer 9 is slidably attached to the slide hole 5 provided in the bracket 4.

Specifically, a slide plate 8a is fitted above the slide hole 5 provided in the bracket 4, and a slide plate 8a is fitted below the slide hole 5.
b, by tightening and fixing each hole 80 of the slide plates 8a and 8b and each mounting hole 90 provided in the top plate 9a of the substantially U-shaped slide retainer 9 with screws 10, the slide retainer is fixed. 9 is adapted to be slidable in the directions of arrows A and B along the slide hole 5 of the bracket 4, and is attached so as to be slidable in the same direction as the drawer storage of the ashtray 2.

The perspective view of FIG. 6 shows that when the ashtray 2 is pulled out through the retainer 3, the slide plate 8a and the slide retainer 9 move in the direction of arrow A in synchronization with the slide of the ashtray 2, as will be described later. It is shown in the slid state.

Here, in this embodiment, a structure is shown in which the bracket 4 provided with the slide hole 5 is welded to the retainer 3, but the structure is not limited to this, and for example, the retainer 3 can be arranged at A slide hole 5 is provided in this extended portion so that a slide retainer 9 can be slidably attached to the retainer 3. In other words, the retainer 3 may have the function of the bracket 4. .

Furthermore, each flange 9b on both sides of the slide retainer 9 shown in FIG.
is provided.

Furthermore, a cigarette lighter 14 is pivotally supported on this slide retainer 9 so as to be rotatably protrusive, and specifically, a cigarette lighter case 14 of the cigarette lighter 14
A rotation pin 15, a stopper pin 16, and a spring mounting hole 17 are provided on the side wall of a, and furthermore,
A pinion 18a constituting an ashtray engaging/disengaging device 18 shown in FIG. 5 is fixedly or integrally formed on the cigarette lighter case 14a.

The pivot pin 1 of this cigarette lighter 14
5 is rotatably fitted into the cigarette lighter rotation hole 11 of the slide retainer 9, and then the spring 19
The mounting ends 19a and 19b of the slide retainer 9 and the cigarette lighter case 14a are hooked into the spring mounting holes 13 and 17 of the slide retainer 9 and the cigarette lighter case 14a, respectively.

On the other hand, the ashtray box 2a of the ashtray 2 has a pinion 18 formed on the cigarette lighter case 14a.
A rack 18b (see FIG. 5) of the ashtray engaging/disengaging device 18 that meshes with the ashtray a is fixed or integrally formed.

As can be clearly seen from the drawings from FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, this pinion 18a is formed with a missing portion 180 in which part of the tooth is missing, and the ashtray box 2a is indicated by an arrow as shown in FIG. A stepped extension 181 is provided on the rack 18b to facilitate the pulling operation when pulling out in the C direction, and to smooth the engagement by meshing with the pinion 18a.

Further, a wire harness 20 is adapted to be taken out from the back of the cigarette lighter 14, and this wire harness 20 is adapted to be clamped by the wire harness clamp 6 of the bracket 4.

Next, to explain the operation of this invention, FIG. 2 shows the storage state of the ashtray 2 and the slide retainer 9.
The slide plates 8a and 8b attached to the top plate 9a are located at the frontmost part 5 of the slide hole 5 of the bracket 4.
At this time, the spring 19 is applying a screw force in a direction to push down the tip of the knob of the cigarette lighter 14.

Further, a stopper pin 16 provided on the cigarette lighter 14 is brought into contact with a lower position of the stopper cam 12 provided on the slide retainer 9, so that the ashtray storage state shown in FIG. 2 is maintained.

3 and 6 show the pulled-out state of the ashtray 2 when the ashtray 2 is pulled out and the slide plates 8a and 8b attached to the top plate 9a of the slide retainer 9 are slid to the rearmost part 5b of the slide hole 5 of the bracket 4. This is what is shown.

When the ashtray 2 is pulled out, a rack 18b formed on the ashtray box 2a of the ashtray 2 and a pinion 18a formed on the cigarette lighter case 14a, which constitute the ashtray engaging/disengaging device 18, are engaged by meshing, so that the ashtray box 2a is pulled out. In sync with the drawer of
The cigarette lighter 14 is also slid and pulled out via the slide retainer 9 in the A direction shown in FIG. 1, which is the direction in which the ashtray box 2a is pulled out.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the ashtray 2 of FIG.
By further pulling out the ashtray 2 in the direction of arrow C, the rack 18b formed in the ashtray box 2a of the ashtray 2 and the cigarette lighter case 14a are removed.
The engaged state of engagement with the pinion 18a formed in is displaced by the missing portion 180, so that the cigarette lighter 14 automatically rotates counterclockwise around the rotation pin 15, As shown by the solid line in Fig. 4, it rotates and protrudes toward the passenger side,
To make a cigarette lighter 14 easy to use.

In the state shown in FIG. 4, the spring 19 applies a spring force in the direction of pushing up the tip of the knob of the cigarette lighter 14, and the stopper pin 16 provided on the cigarette lighter 14 is positioned above the stopper cam 12 provided on the slide retainer 9. are in contact with each other, and the rotating protruding state of the cigarette lighter 14 shown in FIG. 4 is maintained.

Furthermore, when discarding the cigarette butts in the ashtray box 2a, from the rotating protruding state of the cigarette lighter 14 shown in FIG. The engagement between the rack 18b formed on the ashtray box 2a and the pinion 18a formed on the cigarette lighter case 14a is automatically disengaged, and the ashtray 2 and the cigarette lighter 14 are separated. Therefore, the cigarette lighter 14 is left on the instrument panel 1 side together with the slide retainer 9, and only the ashtray 2 can be easily and smoothly removed independently of the remaining cigarette lighter 14. This ashtray box 2 of ashtray 2 is now available.
You can throw away the cigarette butts inside a.

Here, as described above, the spring 19 applies a spring force in the direction of pushing up the tip of the knob of the cigarette lighter 14, and the stopper pin 16 provided on the cigarette lighter 14 is placed above the stopper cam 12 provided on the slide retainer 9. are in contact with each other, and when the ashtray engaging/disengaging device 18 is disengaged by the rack 18b and pinion 18a, the ashtray 2
Therefore, even if the ashtray 2 is further pulled out from the rotating protruding state of the cigarette lighter 14 shown in FIG. It is designed to be able to maintain a dynamically protruding state.

As a result, even when the ashtray 2 is removed, the cigarette lighter 14 is not removed, so the cigarette lighter 1
Even if the wire harness 20 is connected to the ashtray 4, there is no problem and only the ashtray 2 can be removed as described above.

On the other hand, after removing the ashtray 2 and discarding the cigarette butts in the ashtray box 2a, when returning the ashtray 2 to its original position as shown in FIG.
By inserting the pinion 18 into the retainer 3 as shown in FIG.
It is possible to easily and smoothly engage each tooth portion from the missing portion 180 of a, and in this state, when the cigarette lighter 14 is rotated clockwise around its rotation pin 15, the cigarette lighter 14 is rotated. When the rack 18b and the pinion 18a of the ashtray engagement/disengagement device 18 are brought into engagement with each other as shown in FIG. Each member such as the box 2a and the cigarette lighter 14 can be returned to the stored state shown in FIG.

Incidentally, if the wire harness 20 is clamped to the wire harness clamp 6 according to the extended length as shown in FIG. 4, no problem will occur even in the stored state shown in FIG. 2.

As explained above, in this invention, the cigarette lighter 14 is arranged side by side on the side of the ashtray box 2a of the ashtray 2, and when the ashtray 2 is pulled out, the cigarette lighter 14 is slid in synchronization with the ashtray 2 and pulled out. At the same time, this cigarette lighter 14 can be rotated and projected at a certain angle, and the ashtray box 2 of the ashtray 2 can be
When cleaning the cigarette butts inside a, only the ashtray 2 can be separated from the cigarette lighter 14 and taken out.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, this invention allows the cigarette lighter rotatably supported on the base side and the ashtray to be removed from the base side to be engaged and disengaged as needed by the ashtray engagement/disengagement device. Since we made it possible to release the
When cleaning the cigarette butts, the ashtray engagement device can be disengaged, the cigarette lighter remains on the base side, and only the ashtray can be easily and smoothly removed from the base side.
There is no need to provide a separate ashtray case for the ashtray,
In addition to being able to reduce the number of parts and costs, it also makes it possible to dispose of cigarette butts in the ashtray without getting your hands dirty, making it easier to remove the ashtray and improving the usability of the ashtray with a cigarette lighter. can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings from Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 show an embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view, Fig. 2 is a side view partially cut away showing the storage state of the ashtray, and Fig. 3 Figure 4 is a side view with a partially cutaway view showing the ashtray in its pulled out state; 5 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the ashtray stored in the instrument panel.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional example. 1...Base (instrument panel), 2...Ashtray, 2a...
Ashtray box, 3... retainer, 9... slide retainer, 14... cigarette lighter, 18... ashtray engagement/disengagement device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A retainer 3 is fixed to a base 1 such as an instrument panel, an ashtray with a cigarette lighter 2 in which an ashtray box 2a and a cigarette lighter 14 are arranged side by side is slidably attached to the retainer 3, and this ashtray 2 is pulled out with respect to the base 1. In the ashtray for a vehicle, which is freely retractable and in which the cigarette lighter 14 is supported rotatably and protrusively in conjunction with the drawer of the ashtray 2, the ashtray box 2a
A slide retainer 9 is disposed at a position where the cigarette lighters 14 are arranged in parallel, and the slide retainer 9 is attached to the retainer 3 so as to be slidable in the same direction as the ashtray 2. The cigarette lighter 14 is rotatably and protrusively supported, and the cigarette lighter 14 is slid through the slide retainer 9 in synchronization with the drawer of the ashtray 2, and when the ashtray 2 is removed by drawing out more than a predetermined amount, the cigarette lighter 14 is slid. An ashtray for a vehicle, characterized in that ashtray engagement and disengagement devices 18, 18a, and 18b are formed on the cigarette lighter 14 and the ashtray 2, respectively, so that the ashtray engagement and disengagement devices 18, 18a, and 18b can be freely engaged and detached so as to remain on the base 1 side together with the retainer 9.