JPH035148Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to the structure of a multi-functional vehicle ashtray.

[Prior Art] A conventional vehicular ashtray installed in a vehicle interior has a structure as shown in FIG. 6, for example. 1 is the ashtray main body, and 2 is the cigarette butt storage section. A cigarette rubbing part 3 is provided on the passenger compartment side of the cigarette butt storage part 2, and the cigarette butts rubbed out here are stored in the cigarette butt storage part 2.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, for people who do not smoke, vehicle ashtrays are essentially unnecessary and are often used as storage containers. Especially for people who do not smoke, the above-mentioned rubbing part 3 is completely unnecessary.

In addition, although vehicle ashtrays occupy prime space in the instrument panel, they have poor functionality for non-smokers, and there is a lack of effective use of ashtrays. It was hoped that

This invention focuses on the above points, and allows smokers to use it without impairing its function as a conventional vehicle ashtray, while non-smokers can use it as an unnecessary rubbish eraser. The purpose of the present invention is to improve the vehicle ashtray so that it can be used more effectively as a container for coins, etc.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In a vehicle ashtray according to the present invention that meets this purpose, the cigarette butt storage portions 12 and 23 have cigarette rubbing portions 13 and 20, and the vehicle ashtray has cigarette rubbing portions 13 and 20. , butt storage parts 12, 23
rotatably connected to the inner wall surfaces 12a, 23a of the
The massaging parts 13, 20 are attached to at least one of the back surfaces 13b, 20a of the massaging parts 13, 20 and the parts of the cigarette butt storage parts 12, 23 facing the back surfaces 13b, 20a of the massaging parts 13, 20. , 23, the concave coin storage section 15 is exposed when it is rotated toward the bottom wall surface 12b, 23b.
22.

[Function] In such a vehicle ashtray, if the rubbing part is rotated toward the bottom wall surface of the butt storage part, the coins, etc. formed on the back surface of the rubbing part and the opposite part of the butt storage part will be removed. The storage section is exposed. Therefore, for smokers, the same function as a conventional ashtray can be obtained by placing the rubbing part on the inner wall surface of the cigarette butt storage part, and for non-smokers, the rubbing part By rotating the section to expose the storage section for coins, etc., the area occupied by the rubbing eraser section can be used as a storage section for coins, etc., making the vehicle ashtray suitable for both smokers and non-smokers. Utilized.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the vehicle ashtray of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show a vehicle ashtray according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 10
indicates the ashtray main body (main body case) of the vehicle ashtray, and 11 indicates a handle located on the vehicle interior side. The interior of the ashtray body 10 is a cigarette butt storage section 12 for storing cigarette butts, and the interior wall surface 12a of the cigarette butt storage section 12 on the passenger compartment side has a cigarette butt eraser on the top surface with a plurality of protrusions arranged thereon. A rubbing portion 13 formed on the surface 13a is rotatably connected.

The ashtray main body 10 is located at the bottom of the rubbing eraser 13.
A rotating shaft 14 rotatably supported is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the rubbing eraser 13 is
Centering around the rotating shaft 14, a position A where the rubbing eraser surface 13a is on the upper surface side and a position A where the rubbing eraser 13 is located in the cigarette butt storage section 1
The rubbing eraser part 13 opens toward the bottom wall surface 12b on the second side.
Position B where the back surface 13b side of is exposed upward
In addition, it has a rotatable structure.

On the inside side of the rubbing eraser 13, in this embodiment, on the back surface 13b side of the rubbing eraser 13, a concave coin storage section 15 capable of storing and holding coins and the like is formed. The shape of this coin storage section 15 is as follows:
It may be formed into a shape that corresponds to the object to be stored, and since a coin is the object to be stored in this embodiment, the shape in the exposed state has a concave arc surface corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the coin, and It is shaped with appropriate partition plates for ease of use.

In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 14 is provided to make the rubbing eraser 13 rotatable, but the rotating shaft 14 may not be provided and the rubbing eraser is rotatably connected to the ashtray body. good. for example,
To rotatably support the rubbing eraser with respect to the ashtray body by forming annular projections on both sides of the rubbing eraser and providing an annular guide groove into which the annular projections are inserted on the ashtray body side. is possible.

The operation of the first embodiment device configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 and 4 show longitudinal sections along the line X-X in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a case where the vehicle ashtray according to this embodiment is used as an ashtray by a smoker. There is. The kneading section 13 is closed, and a kneading surface 13a is located on the upper surface. This state is
The state is exactly the same as the conventional ashtray structure shown in FIG.
The cigarette is rubbed out at 3a, and the rubbed butts are stored in the butt storage section 12.

However, for non-smokers, the rubbing part is unnecessary, so as shown in FIG. , the rubbing eraser 13 can be placed in an open state. When the rubbing eraser section 13 is rotated as shown in Fig. 4, the coin storage section 15
is exposed, and the coin 16 can be taken in and taken out from above, and the coin 16 can be stored and held in the coin storage section 15. Therefore,
The ashtray is used as a coin case, and the ashtray can be effectively used even by non-smokers without occupying a separate area in the instrument panel or the like and in its conventional position.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a vehicle ashtray according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a coin storage section is not provided on the back surface 20a side of the rubbing eraser 20 which is rotatably connected to the inner wall surface 23a of the cigarette butt storage section 23, and when the rubbing eraser 20 is closed. Ashtray main body 21 facing the back surface 20a of the rubbing eraser section 20
A coin storage section 22 is formed at this location.
In such a configuration, the rotatable rubbing eraser 20 serves as a cover for the coin storage section 22, and the rubbing eraser 20 is connected to the bottom wall surface 2 of the butt storage section 23.
By rotating the ashtray toward the 3b side and opening it, the ashtray can be used as a coin case, similar to the device of the first embodiment. Other configurations and operations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

Although not shown, it is of course possible to form the coin storage section on both the back side of the rubbing eraser section and the side of the ashtray body opposite to the back side of the rubbing eraser section (in this case, the device of the first embodiment and the device of the second embodiment), in that case,
It is possible to increase the storage capacity for coins and the like in the coin and the like storage section, and it is possible to improve the function as a coin case and the like.

In addition, in each embodiment, the coin storage section 1
5 and 22 are each formed to have a concave shape in the exposed state, but it is also possible to form one concave coin etc. storage section by both the rubbing eraser section and the butt storage section.

[Effect of the invention] As explained above, when using the vehicle ashtray of the present invention, the rubbing part is rotatably connected to the inner wall surface of the cigarette butt storage part, and the back surface of the rubbing part and the back surface of the rubbing part are opposite to each other. A concave coin storage section is formed in at least one of the parts of the cigarette butt storage section that is exposed when the rubbing section is rotated toward the bottom wall of the cigarette butt storage section. When the rubbing part is rotated, it can be used as a storage part for storing coins, etc. Therefore, while it functions as a conventional ashtray for smokers, the ashtray can be used effectively as a coin case, etc. for non-smokers. can be made multifunctional.

Furthermore, when used as an ashtray, the coin storage part is hidden by the rubbing part, improving the aesthetic appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle ashtray according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial vertical sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIG. 1, showing another state of use of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a vehicle ashtray according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional vehicle ashtray. 10, 21...Ashtray body, 11...Handle part, 12,
23...Butt storage section, 12a, 23a...Inner wall surface,
13, 20... Rubber eraser part, 13b, 20b... Back side of the ruber eraser part, 14... Rotating shaft, 15, 22... Coin etc storage part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Cigarette rubbing part 1 in cigarette butt storage parts 12 and 23
In the vehicular ashtray having 3, 20, the rubbing parts 13, 20 are rotatably connected to the inner wall surfaces 12a, 23a of the butt storage parts 12, 23, and the rubbing parts 13, 20 are connected to the back surfaces 13b, 20a of The massaging parts 13, 20 are placed in at least one of the parts of the butt storage parts 12, 23 facing the back surfaces 13b, 20a of the massaging parts 13, 20, respectively.
Concave coin storage portions 15, 2 that are exposed when rotated toward the bottom wall surfaces 12b, 23b of 2, 23
2. An ashtray for a vehicle characterized by forming a.