JPH0687368A - Ash tray for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an ash tray for vehicle capable of sliding its case main body at a constant operating force by eliminating a play produced in mounting of the case main body. CONSTITUTION:An ash tray for vehicle 2 is provided with and composed of a guide case 3 fixed to an instrument panel, a resin-make rail member 4 which is installed inside the guide case 3 and in which a guide groove 4a is formed, and a case main body 5 which is engaged and held slidably on the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4 and provided protrudedly on the guide case 3. Then a protruded part 6 which can be deformed elastically and protruded toward the case main body 5 side is formed integrally with the guide groove 4 of the rail member 4 to press the case main body 5 held on the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4 by the elastically repulsive force of a protruded piece 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a vehicle ashtray provided inside a vehicle such as a four-wheeled vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ashtray for storing cigarette butts is attached to the central portion of an instrument panel of an automobile. Such an ashtray, as shown in FIG.
Guide case 51 fixed to the instrument panel
And a pair of left and right resin-made rail members 52 and 52 mounted in the guide case 51 and having guide portions 52a having a U-shaped cross section, and guide portions 52a of these rail members 52.
And a resin case body (not shown) slidably engaged with and held by the guide case 51. The case body is arranged so as to be retractable from the guide case 51.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional vehicle ashtray, the guide portion 5 of the rail member 52 is used.
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, 2a is formed in a flat surface shape so as to be flush with each other, and has a structure that abuts on an engaging portion of a case body (not shown). It had a problem of rattling. On the other hand, if it is attempted to eliminate such rattling, the operating force for sliding the case main body becomes heavy, which may deteriorate the operability. Moreover, if the operating force of the case body is reduced, rattling may occur easily.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to eliminate rattling when mounting the case body and to slide the case body with a constant operating force. To provide an ashtray for a vehicle.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in the present invention, a guide case fixed to the vehicle body side and a guide portion mounted in the guide case are formed. A vehicle ashtray comprising: a resin-made rail member; and a case body slidably engaged with a guide portion of the rail member and arranged to be retractable with respect to the guide case. An elastically deformable projecting piece projecting toward the case body side is integrally formed in the guide part of the rail member, and the case body held by the guide part of the rail member is repelled by the projecting piece part. It is configured to be pressed by force.

[0006]

In the vehicle ashtray according to the present invention, since the elastically deformable projection piece is integrally formed with the guide portion of the resin rail member mounted in the guide case, it is possible to prevent rattling at the time of mounting. It is possible to reliably press both left and right side portions of the case body held by the guide portion of the rail member by the projecting portion having the spring effect without adding a separate component.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 6 show an embodiment of a vehicle ashtray according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an instrument panel arranged on the front side in the vehicle compartment, and 2 is an ashtray for a vehicle attached to the central portion of the instrument panel 1. This ashtray 2 is slidably held by a guide case 3 fixed to the instrument panel 1 side, a pair of left and right rail members 4 and 4 mounted inside the guide case 3, and these rail members 4 and 4. And a case body 5 to be formed.

The left and right sides of the guide case 3 are formed by bending the left and right sides of the metal plate downward at substantially right angles, and the outer sides of the rail member 4 can be attached to the inner side surfaces of these left and right sides. It has become. The rail member 4 is made of synthetic resin, and a guide groove 4a having a U-shaped cross section is formed on the inner side surface of the rail member 4, the opening being arranged laterally. On the other hand, the case body 5 is made of synthetic resin like the rail member 4, and is formed in a box shape with an upper surface opening for accommodating cigarette butts and the like. Also, the case body 5
Slide portions (not shown) that protrude in the horizontal direction and that are fitted into and retained in the guide grooves 4a of the rail member 4 are provided on the outer surfaces on both the left and right sides along the sliding direction.
The case body 5 is arranged so as to be retractable from the guide case 3.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, an elastically deformable projecting piece 6 which can utilize the elastic force of the resin material is integrally formed on the sliding vertical wall surface of the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4. Is formed in. That is, the projecting piece portion 6 is curved and formed in an arc shape by projecting a part of the rail member 4 toward the case body 5 side (opening side) and is held in the guide groove 4 a of the rail member 4. Both left and right sides of the case body 5 are in pressure contact with the projecting piece 6 and are pressed by the elastic force of the projecting piece 6 in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the sliding direction.

In FIG. 3, 7 is a reinforcing plate (gusset plate), 8 is a protector arranged on the case body 5, and 9 is a coil spring for urging the protector 8 upward.
The protector 8 is pushed up by the urging force of the coil spring 9 at the same time when the case body 5 is pulled out,
It is designed to cut off the connection between the instrument panel 1 and the mounting portion of the instrument panel 1.

In assembling the vehicle ashtray 2 of this embodiment, when the left and right side portions of the case body 5 are pushed into the guide grooves 4a of the rail member 4 to be fitted therein, the pair of left and right protrusions 6 and 6 are formed into the case. It is elastically deformed by being pressed against both side surfaces of the main body 5. Along with this, the elastic force of the projecting piece 6 acts on the left and right sides of the case body 5, and the case body 5 is engaged with the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4 while being pressed by the projecting piece 6. It will be held and attached.

As described above, in the vehicle ashtray 2 of this embodiment,
Since the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4 is provided with the projecting piece 6 having a spring effect, the existence of the projecting piece 6 does not cause rattling between the rail member 4 and the case body 5. In addition, the case body 5 can be slid smoothly with a constant operating force. Moreover, since the projecting piece 6 is integrally formed in the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4, it is possible to prevent backlash when mounting the case body 5 without increasing the number of parts and the number of assembling steps, and a simple die structure. Can be made with.

7 and 8 show another embodiment of the vehicle ashtray according to the present invention. In the sliding vertical wall surface of the guide groove 4a of the rail member 4 in the figure, similarly to the above-described embodiment, an elastically deformable projecting piece portion 16 that can utilize the elastic force of the resin material is integrally formed. That is, the protruding piece 16
By cutting and raising a part of the rail member 4 toward the case body 5 side, the tip end side is a free end and the base end side is a fixed end, whereby the guide groove 4 of the rail member 4 is formed.
The left and right sides of the case body 5 held in a are the protruding piece 1
It is configured to be pressed against the free end 16a of 6 and to be pressed in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the sliding direction by the elastic force of the projecting piece portion 16 movable around the base end 16b side. The free end 16a of the projecting piece 16 is formed in a shape that bulges toward the case body 5 in order to press the free end 16a against the left and right sides of the case body 5 to increase the resilience. Other configurations and operations are almost the same as those in the above embodiment.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, the projecting piece portion 6 in the above-mentioned embodiment,
16 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure, and may be formed in any other shape as long as it can be integrally molded with the rail member 4 and is elastically deformable by utilizing the elastic force of the resin material.

[0017]

As described above, the vehicle ashtray according to the present invention includes a guide case fixed to the vehicle body side, a resin-made rail member mounted in the guide case, and having a guide portion. And a case body slidably engaged with and held by the guide portion of the rail member and arranged to be retractable from the guide case. The guide portion of the rail member extends toward the case body side. Since the elastically deformable projecting piece that projects toward the outside is integrally formed and the case body held by the guide part of the rail member is configured to be pressed by the elastic force of the projecting piece, Rattling when mounting the case body to the rail member can be reliably eliminated, and the case body can be slid smoothly with a constant operating force, and assembly and handling are easy. Further, in the vehicle ashtray of the present invention, since it is not necessary to add a separate component to press the case body, it does not lead to an increase in the number of components and the number of assembly steps and a high component cost, and is economically advantageous. is there. In addition, since the above-mentioned projecting piece can be integrally molded with a simple mold structure, the cost of the mold can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel to which a vehicle ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the ashtray.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the ashtray.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a protruding piece portion of a rail member that constitutes the ashtray.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

6 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a projecting piece of a rail member that constitutes a vehicle ashtray according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a guide case and a rail member that constitute a conventional vehicle ashtray.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument panel 2 Ashtray for vehicle 3 Guide case 4 Rail member 4a Guide groove 5 Case body 6,16 Projection part

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Tadakatsu Arima 3-14-3 Hikima, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Magata Fuji Kasei Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A guide case fixed to a vehicle body, a resin-made rail member mounted in the guide case and having a guide portion, and slidably engaged with and held by the guide portion of the rail member. And an ashtray for a vehicle, each of which includes a case main body that is arranged to be retractable from the guide case, and an elastically deformable protrusion that protrudes toward the case main body side at a guide portion of the rail member. An ashtray for a vehicle, characterized in that a piece portion is integrally formed, and a case main body held by a guide portion of the rail member is configured to be pressed by an elastic force of the projecting piece portion.