JPH0638754Y2 - Vehicle ashtray device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a vehicle ashtray device, and more particularly to a stopper structure for pulling out an ashtray box.

[Conventional technology]

The structure of a vehicle ashtray device in which a protector is provided in the ashtray box and a stopper for pulling out the ashtray box is provided in the protector is well known. A conventional ashtray device of this type is constructed, for example, as shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a retainer, 2 is an ashtray box, and the ashtray box 2 is held by a retainer 1 along a guide rail 3 so that it can be freely taken in and out. A protector 4 is rotatably supported by a shaft 5 in the upper part of the inner part of the ashtray box 2, and the protector 4 is biased upward by a spring 6. The protector 4 is provided with a stopper 7 formed, for example, by cutting and raising a part of the protector 4 upward. The stopper 7 is locked to the locking portion 8a of the guide protector 8 provided on the retainer 1 side, so that the ashtray box 2 is stopped at the pull-out end. When removing the ashtray box 2 from the retainer 1, the tip of the protector 4 is pushed down, and the stopper 7 is pushed downward by L ₁ integrally with the protector 4 to disengage the stopper 7 and the engaging portion 8a. In that state, the ashtray box 2 can be pulled out.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the above-mentioned vehicle ashtray device, when the ashtray box 2 is pulled out, the tip of the protector 4 may be touched by the hand and the protector 4 may be pushed down by an erroneous operation, so that the ashtray box 2 may come off the retainer 1. Particularly, in the ashtray device in which the ashtray box moves downward when it is pulled out, there is a problem that the ashtray box falls due to the above-mentioned erroneous operation.

In order to prevent such a problem, it is conceivable to increase the engagement allowance between the stopper 7 and the locking portion 8a. However, if the engagement allowance is simply increased, the removed ashtray box 2
When attaching the protector 4 to the retainer 1, it is necessary to push down the protector 4 largely and the stopper 7 that moves integrally with the protector 4 is displaced downwards, and it is necessary to push down the protector 4 with a large load. As a result, the ashtray box becomes difficult to mount.

An object of the present invention is to provide a structure in which the ashtray box is not easily removed from the retainer even if the tip of the protector is touched by mistake while ensuring the ease of mounting the ashtray box on the retainer.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

An ashtray device for a vehicle according to the present invention for this purpose has a retainer that holds the ashtray box freely, and has a protector biased upward in the upper part of the ashtray box, and protrudes upward to the protector side. In an ashtray device for a vehicle, which is provided with a stopper capable of engaging with a locking portion of a guide provided on the retainer side when the ashtray box is pulled out, the stopper is displaceable independently of the protector, and the ashtray is provided. The stopper member is configured to slidably contact the guide when the box is mounted on the retainer, and a biasing unit that biases the stopper member upward, and the stopper member serves as a protector when the protector is pushed downward. It is provided with an arm that abuts and displaces the stopper member downward.

[Action]

In such an ashtray device for a vehicle, since the stopper member can be independently displaced with respect to the protector, when the ashtray box is attached to the retainer, the stopper member and the guide are slid by pushing the ashtray box into the retainer. It is pushed down by contact. Since the stopper member is only biased upward by the biasing means, it is possible to mount the ashtray box on the retainer with the pushing force of the ashtray box simply required to push down the stopper portion.

When the pushed-down stopper member is pushed deeper than the retaining portion of the retainer-side guide, the stopper member is displaced by the urging force of the urging means to a position where it can be engaged with the retaining portion, and the ashtray box to the retainer. Installation is completed. Therefore, the ashtray box is very lightly loaded and easily mounted on the retainer.

When the ashtray box is attached to the retainer and the ashtray box is pulled out, the stopper member engages with the retainer side locking part, but the stopper member can be displaced downward as the protector is pushed down by the arm. Therefore, the ashtray box can be removed from the retainer by pushing down the tip of the protector as in the conventional case.

Then, by setting the engagement allowance between the stopper member and the retaining portion on the retainer side to a large value, it is possible to have a structure in which the ashtray box cannot be removed unless the protector is pushed down significantly. While maintaining the ease of mounting, it is possible to realize a structure in which the ashtray box cannot be easily removed by mistake.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 6 show an ashtray device for a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a retainer fixed to the panel side, for example, an instrument panel, and 12 is an ashtray box that is held in and out of the retainer 11. The ashtray box 12 is moved in and out of the retainer 11 by sliding the guide members 13 provided on both side surfaces thereof along the guide rails 14 provided on the inner surface of the retainer 11.

A protector 16 rotatable around a shaft 15 fixed to the ashtray box 12 is provided in the upper part of the ashtray box 12, and the protector 16 includes a torsion spring 17
Always above the ashtray box 12 (see b in FIG. 2).
Direction).

On the rear side of the protector 16, there is provided a stopper 18 which is rotatably supported by the shaft 15 and which is formed in the protector 16 and protrudes above the protector 16 from an opening 16a. The stopper 18 is composed of a stopper member 19 and a torsion spring 20 as a biasing means. Stopper member
Reference numeral 19 denotes a guide which can be displaced independently of the protector 16 and which will be described later when the ashtray box 12 is attached to the retainer 11.
It is possible to slide contact with 21.

The stopper member 19 is provided with an arm 19a, and one end of a torsion spring 20 supported by the shaft 15 is engaged with the arm 19a. As shown in FIG. 3, the torsion spring 20 moves the stopper member 19 upward (in the direction a in FIGS. 2 and 3) with respect to the protector 16.
I am biased. Therefore, the stopper member 19 is always protected by the torsion spring 20 in the upward rotation direction.
16 is pressed against the protector 16 in the downward rotation direction.
Displacement independently of the stopper member and its position can be elastically restored by the torsion spring 20 in response to downward displacement of the stopper member itself. Further, the stopper member 19 is
Due to the presence of the arm 19a, when the protector 16 is pushed downward, it can be displaced downward together with the protector 16.

A guide 21 is fixed to the upper wall of the retainer 11, and a rear end surface of the guide 21 on the lower surface side of the protector 16 constitutes a locking portion 21a that can be engaged with the stopper member 19 when the ashtray box 12 is pulled out. is doing.

The operation of the first embodiment configured as described above will be described.

First, FIG. 4 shows a state in which the ashtray box 12 is mounted in the retainer 11. When the ashtray box 12 is housed in the d direction, the stopper member 19 contacts the guide 21 and is rotated in the c direction by sliding contact with the guide 21. When the ashtray box 12 is stored in the retainer 11, the stopper member 19 moves along the lower surface of the guide 21, and the tip of the stopper member 19 moves to the guide 21.
When it reaches the locking portion 21a, the stopper member 19 is rotated upward by the torsion spring 20, and the stopper member 19 and the locking portion 21a are engaged, as shown in FIG.

Since the rotation of the stopper member 19 is performed independently of the protector 16, it is not necessary to push down the protector 16 when mounting the ashtray box 12, and the pushing load of the ashtray box 12 also pushes down the stopper member 19 substantially. Just a light load.

The state shown in FIG. 5 is also a state in which the ashtray box 12 when the ashtray is normally used is pulled out to the drawer end. In this state, the distance m ₂ to the tip of the stopper member 19 is set smaller than the distance m ₁ from the shaft 15 to the tip of the protector 16. Therefore, the stopper member 19 cannot be disengaged from the locking portion 21a unless the tip of the protector 16 is pushed down significantly. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, since m ₂ is smaller than m ₁ described above, the stopper member 19 and the locking portion 21 can be moved only when the protector 16 is moved by n ₁ (long distance).
The engagement with a is released.

This distance of n ₁ can be easily set to a large value, and even if the tip of the protector 16 is pushed down a distance below due to an erroneous operation, the pushing amount is sufficiently n ₁
The value can be set to a smaller value, and the occurrence of an undesired situation such as detachment or drop of the ashtray box 12 is prevented.

Further, even if the above n ₁ is set to a large value, the stopper member 19 can be pushed down independently of the protector 16 as shown in FIG. 4, so that the light pushing load when the ashtray box 12 is attached to the retainer 11 is Secured as it is.

Second Embodiment Next, FIGS. 7 to 11 show a vehicle ashtray device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 31 is a retainer, 32 is an ashtray box, 33 is a guide rail, 34 is a shaft, 35 is a torsion spring supported by the shaft 34, and 36 is a torsion spring 35.
Protector is always urged upward by 37, and 37 is a retainer
31 Each of the guide protectors fixed to the lower surface of the upper wall is shown. In this embodiment, the stopper member 38a that constitutes the stopper 38 and the biasing means 38b are integrated. The stopper member 38 has a rear end portion fitted and fixed in a mounting hole 39 provided at a rear end portion in the ashtray box 32, and a front portion 38a in a notch hole formed in the protector 36. It is bent so that it projects above the upper surface of 36.

The central portion of the stopper member 38a has a biasing means 3 formed of a leaf spring.
It is designed to function as 8b. Stopper member 38a
Is made of an elastic member, and can be restored to an upper position by its own elasticity with a fixed portion to the mounting hole 39 as a fulcrum when pushed downward. Stopper member 38a
The arm 38c located at the outermost end of the protector 36 is located below the lower surface of the protector 36, and protects the protector 36 when the protector 36 is pushed down.
36 Stopper 38
It is possible to push down a. By engaging the front surface of the bent arm 38c of the stopper member 38a with the locking portion 37a of the guide 37, the pulling out of the ashtray box 32 can be stopped.

The operation of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the ashtray box 32 is mounted in the retainer 31. Since the stopper member 38a can be independently displaced downward with respect to the protector 36, as the ashtray box 32 is pushed in, the upward protruding front portion of the stopper member 38a abuts the guide protector 37, and only the stopper member 38a. Is pushed down. When the ashtray box 32 is pushed all the way to the end of the ashtray box, the stopper member
38a is restored to the upper position by the elasticity of the biasing means 38b,
The front portion and the locking portion 37a of the guide 37 are engaged with each other to be in the state shown in FIG. This state is the same as the state when the ashtray box 32 stored in the retainer 31 is pulled out to the pull-out end. Further, in this state, for example, a gap l _{1 is provided} between the upper surface of the arm 38c of the stopper member 38 and the lower surface of the protector 36.
Therefore, even if the protector 36 is displaced slightly downward, the stopper member 38 is not affected.

When removing the ashtray box 32, the tip of the protector 36 is pushed downward. As shown in FIG. 11, the protector 36 abuts on the upper surface of the arm 38c of the stopper member 38a, and the stopper 36 is integrated with the protector 36 by utilizing the contact.
The ashtray box 32 can be removed by pushing down 38a until the engagement portion 37a is disengaged (distance l ₂ minutes). Therefore, even if the protector 36 is pushed down by mistake, the large distance
l The ashtray box 32 will not come off unless pushed down for ₂ minutes. Since l ₂ can be easily set large, unnecessary removal of the ashtray box 32 is prevented. Further, even if l ₂ is set to a large value, when the ashtray box 32 is mounted, as described above, a light pushing load that substantially pushes down the stopper member 38a is sufficient.

[Effect of device]

According to the ashtray device for a vehicle of the present invention, the stopper that can be engaged with the locking portion of the guide provided on the retainer side can be independently displaced with respect to the protector, and can be guided when the ashtray box is attached to the retainer. A stopper member capable of sliding contact with
And a biasing means for biasing the stopper member upward,
Since the stopper member is provided with an arm that comes into contact with the protector when the protector is pushed downward and displaces the stopper member downward, the ashtray box can be attached to the retainer with a light pushing load, and it cannot be installed due to incorrect operation. Even if the protector is pushed down as needed,
It can easily prevent the ashtray box from coming off the retainer.

Since the stopper member can be displaced downward by pushing down the protector by the arm, the ashtray box can be removed from the retainer by pushing down the tip portion of the protector as in the conventional case.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle ashtray device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial perspective view of the device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partial side view of the device of FIG. Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the state of the apparatus of Fig. 1 when the ashtray box is attached, Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the state of the ashtray box withdrawn of the apparatus of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the state of the apparatus when the ashtray box is removed, Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a vehicle ashtray apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 8 is an ashtray box of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the protector urging portion of Fig. 9, Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the state of the apparatus of Fig. 7 when the ashtray box is attached, and Fig. 10 shows the state of the ashtray box drawer end of the apparatus of Fig. 7. FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view showing the state of the apparatus of FIG. 7 when the ashtray box is removed, and FIG. 12 is a conventional vehicle. Longitudinal sectional view of the dish unit is. 11, 31 …… Retainer 12, 32 …… Ashtray box 16, 36 …… Protector 18, 38 …… Stopper 19, 38a …… Stopper member 19a, 38c …… Arm 20, 38b …… Biasing means 21, 37… … Guides 21a, 37a …… Locking part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A retainer that holds an ashtray box so that it can be taken in and out freely, and a protector urged upward is provided in an upper portion of the inside of the ashtray box, and the retainer protrudes upward toward the protector side when the ashtray box is pulled out. In a vehicle ashtray device provided with a stopper engageable with a locking portion of a guide provided on the side, the stopper is independently displaceable with respect to the protector, and is mounted at the time of mounting the ashtray box on a retainer. The stopper member is slidably in contact with the guide, and an urging means for urging the stopper member upward. The stopper member is brought into contact with the protector when the protector is pushed downward, and the stopper member is displaced downward. An ashtray device for a vehicle, which is provided with a moving arm.