JPH0535869Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to an ashtray for a vehicle that is installed in the interior of a vehicle and whose interior is visible during nighttime use.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional examples of this type of ashtray are shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. As is clear from these drawings,
A transparent window 118 is opened in one side wall portion 116 of the ashtray main body 110. A support portion 120 is formed around the periphery of the light-transmitting window 118 and integrally projects from the outer surface of the side wall portion 116 .
Then, the side wall portion 11 is arranged so as to close the transparent window 118.
The light transmitting plate 128 assembled from the outside of the support part 120 is fixed to the side wall part 116 by a spring 100 assembled to the inner peripheral part of the support part 120. The spring 100 has a frame shape with claws (not shown) at the four corners of its outer periphery, and each of these claws engages with the inner periphery of the support portion 120 to close the light-transmitting plate 1.
It performs 28 fixed functions.

Further, a lighting bulb 130 is provided outside the light-transmitting window 118. The light from this bulb 130 passes through the transparent plate 128 and reaches the ashtray body 110.
to illuminate the interior of. Note that inside the ashtray body 110, there is a rubbing member 140 for extinguishing a cigarette.
However, the locking leg (not shown) is attached to the ashtray main body 110.
It is assembled by inserting it into a locking groove (not shown) formed on the inner wall of the.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the vehicle ashtray shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rubbing member 140 is not clearly illuminated, and the edge of the upper opening of the ashtray body 110 and the inside of the vehicle are not clearly illuminated. There is a possibility that a cigarette may be pressed against interior components.

In order to fix the transparent plate 128, it is necessary to assemble the spring 100 to the inner circumferential portion of the support portion 120, and furthermore, the rubbing member 140 must be assembled inside the ashtray body 110. Therefore, the work of assembling the ashtray itself becomes complicated and requires a large number of parts.

Further, when molding the ashtray main body 110, a slide mold for molding the light-transmitting window 118 is required in addition to the upper and lower molds, which increases molding cost.

The technical challenges of this invention are to reduce the number of parts, to be easy to assemble, to illuminate the inside of the ashtray body and the rubbing member together at night, and to create a vehicle in which the ashtray body can be formed only by the upper and lower molds. ashtray.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the vehicle ashtray of the present invention is configured as follows.

That is, an ashtray main body with an open top surface that is assembled to an interior member of a vehicle, a transparent window formed in the wall of the main body, support parts formed on the lower edge and both side edges of the transparent window, a light-transmitting plate supported by the support part with the light window closed; a light source provided on the outside of the ashtray body to illuminate the inside of the ashtray body through the light-transmitting plate; and the inside of the ashtray body. The device is provided with a rubbing extinguishing member disposed for extinguishing a cigarette, and a locking leg that is integrally or integrally formed with the rubbing extinguishing member and has an opening corresponding to the light-transmitting window.

By inserting the locking leg into the support part from the upper edge side of the transparent window, the transparent plate is fixed to the support part and the rubbing member is placed at a position within the ashtray body that receives light from the light source. The structure is such that it can be assembled into a

Further, the support portions formed on the underline and both side edges of the light-transmitting window are formed closer to the inside of the ashtray body than the upper edge of the light-transmitting window.

[Effect]

According to the above configuration, after the transparent plate is assembled from the upper edge side of the transparent window to the supporting portions of the underline and both side edges of the transparent window in the ashtray body, the rubbing eraser member is also attached to these supporting portions. By inserting the locking leg from the upper edge side of the transparent window, fixing of the transparent plate and installation of the rubbing eraser member are completed at the same time. At night, the inside of the ashtray body and the rubbing member are illuminated by the light from the light source.

Furthermore, since the support portion is formed closer to the inside of the ashtray body than the upper edge of the transparent window, the ashtray body can be molded using only upper and lower molds even though it has the transparent window.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 1 shows an external perspective view of a vehicle ashtray, FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 similarly shows a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. In these drawings, the ashtray main body 10 is molded from a material such as heat-resistant resin into a box shape with an open top surface. A door 12 is attached to the ashtray main body 10 with a pin 14 so that the top opening 11 can be opened and closed. A cushion 1 is provided on the flange portion 13 formed at the edge of the open portion 11 to reduce the sound when the door 12 is closed.
5 is fixed.

A transparent window 18 is opened in the side wall portion 16 of the ashtray body 10. Support portions 20 and 22 are formed at the lower edge and both side edges of the light-transmitting window 18, respectively. The support portion 20 at the lower edge has a groove shape opening upward on the outer surface of the side wall portion 16, and the support portions 22 at both side edges have a rib shape projecting inward from the transparent window 18. ing. Further, at the upper edge of the light-transmitting window 18, a groove-shaped support portion 24 that is open upward is formed on the inner surface of the side wall portion 16.

The outer end surface 20a of the support section 20 and the inner end surface 24a of the support section 24 are located in the same plane (see FIG. 2). That is, the support part 20,
22 is located closer to the inside of the ashtray body 10 than the support portion 24 on the upper edge.

The transparent plate 28 is made of a material such as a synthetic resin material,
It is assembled in a state where it is supported by the support parts 20 and 22 so as to close the light-transmitting window 18. This transparent plate 28
A bulb 30 as an illumination light source is arranged outside. The light from this bulb 30 is transmitted to the light transmitting plate 2
The inside of the ashtray main body 10 can be illuminated from the transparent window 18 through the ashtray 8.

The rubbing member 40 assembled inside the ashtray main body 10 is provided with locking legs 42, as is clear from FIG. 4, which shows a perspective view of its appearance.
This locking leg 42 is bent integrally with the rubbing member 40 and is formed into a clip shape with a predetermined spring force. Also, this locking leg 4
2 is a transparent window 18 for the support parts 20 and 22.
It has an opening 44 of a size that can be inserted from the upper edge side and that corresponds to the size of the transparent window 18.

In the above configuration, when assembling the vehicle ashtray, the transparent plate 28 is assembled while being supported by the supporting parts 20 and 22. After this, these supporting parts 20,
22 and the transparent plate 28, the rubbing member 40
Insert the locking leg 42 of. At this time, a part 41 of the rubbing erasing member 40
4, the rubbing member 40 is stably assembled inside the side wall portion 16 of the ashtray main body 10.

Further, the locking leg 42 presses the transparent plate 28 against the inner side of the support parts 20 and 22 by its spring force, and fixes the transparent plate 28. In this state, the opening 44 of the locking leg 42 substantially coincides with the light-transmitting window 18.

When the bulb 30 is lit at night,
The inside of the ashtray body 10 is illuminated through the light-transmitting plate 28 of the light-transmitting window 18. The rubbing-off member 40 is located at a position where it receives light from the bulb 30, and the rubbing-off member 40 is also illuminated at the same time.

FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the location of the light-transmitting window 18 during molding of the ashtray main body 10.
As is clear from FIG. 5, the support portion 2
Since the outer end surface 20a of the ashtray A and the inner end surface 24a of the support part 24 are located in the same plane, after the ashtray main body 10 is molded, the upper mold A and the lower mold B can be separated vertically. In other words, a sliding mold for molding the transparent window 18 is not required.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and includes various embodiments.

For example, the transparent window 18 and each support part 20, 2
2 and 24 may be formed on the front wall 17 or rear wall of the ashtray main body 10, as shown in FIG. In this case, the locations of the valve 30 and the rubbing member 40 are also changed.

[Effect of idea]

In this way, the locking legs for attaching the rubbing eraser member to the ashtray main body also have the function of fixing the transparent plate to its supporting part, so that it is possible to attach the rubbing eraser member when assembling the vehicle ashtray. and fixing of the light-transmitting plate are completed at the same time, improving work efficiency and reducing the number of parts. Furthermore, at night, both the inside of the ashtray body and the rubbing member can be illuminated, thereby avoiding a situation where a cigarette is pressed into an inappropriate location.

Moreover, according to the present invention, even if the ashtray body has a transparent window, only the upper and lower molds are required for molding, and a reduction in manufacturing costs can be expected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 6 show embodiments of the present invention;
The figure is an external perspective view of a vehicle ashtray, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a - line sectional view in Figure 1.
A line sectional view, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the appearance of the rubbing member,
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the ashtray main body during molding, and FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing another embodiment in correspondence with FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a conventional vehicular ashtray, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 10... Ashtray body, 16, 17... Wall part, 2
0, 22...Support part, 28...Transparent plate, 30...
Light source (bulb), 40... Rubbing erasing member, 42...
...locking leg, 44...opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) An ashtray body with an open-top shape that is assembled into the interior parts of a vehicle, a transparent window opened in the wall of this body, and the lower edge and both sides of this transparent window a support part formed on the edge; a light-transmitting plate supported by the support part in a state where the light-transmitting window is closed; and a light-transmitting plate provided on the outside of the ashtray main body and allowing the inside of the ashtray main body to pass through the light-transmitting plate. a light source that illuminates the ashtray; a rubbing extinguishing member disposed inside the ashtray body for extinguishing a cigarette; and a member that is integrally or integrally formed with the rubbing extinguishing member and has an opening corresponding to the transparent window. By inserting the locking leg into the support part from the upper edge side of the transparent window, the transparent plate is fixed to the support part, and the rubbing eraser is removed from the light source within the ashtray main body. A vehicle ashtray characterized by being assembled in a position that receives light. (2) The vehicle ashtray according to claim (1), wherein the support portions formed on the lower edge and both side edges of the light-transmitting window are formed closer to the inside of the ashtray body than the upper edge of the light-transmitting window.