JPH07156705A - Ashtray device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a cigarette stub from jumping out from an inner box at the time of springing the inner box without using an oil damper. CONSTITUTION:A chip 44 which clamps a support 42 so as to be removable and oscillatable by elastic force is provided at the bottom part 31 of an inner box 30. In a retainer 2, a guide plate 50 which is brought into sliding contact with the outer wall 33 of the inner box 30 while the inner box 30 is being pushed upward by a support 42 after releasing a locking means 52 so as to regulate the pushing-up posture of the inner box 30. By frictional resistance generated from the sliding contact between the inner box 30 and the guide plate 50, it is possible to reduce the speed of the inner box 30 at the time of springing it upward.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for flipping up an inner box in an ashtray device for a vehicle, and more particularly to a structure for an ashtray device for a vehicle which prevents jumping of butts in the inner box without using a damper. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is an ashtray device for a vehicle in which an inner box containing butts is pushed up from a retainer by a push operation. The inner box is flipped up by a spring provided on the bottom side of the inner box, and a rotary oil damper is used to suppress the speed at the time of flipping up. As an example of an ashtray device using a rotary oil damper, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-84736 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No.
Japanese Patent No. 147332 is known.

The rotary oil damper described above uses the viscosity of the oil to suppress the spring-up speed of the inner box by the spring, and the impact of the spring-up causes the butts contained in the inner box to pop out of the inner box. Are prevented. A pinion gear is attached to the rotary shaft of the oil damper, and the pinion gear and the rack of the inner box mesh with each other, whereby the rotary shaft of the oil damper rotates and the speed of the inner box is limited by the viscous resistance of the oil.

[0004]

However, since the oil damper is a functional component, it is expensive among the components in the ashtray device, and if the oil damper can be eliminated, the cost of the ashtray device can be reduced. Becomes Therefore, it is desired to develop an ashtray device that prevents the butts from jumping out of the inner box when the inner box is flipped up by a simple means instead of the oil damper.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an ashtray device for a vehicle which can prevent the butts from jumping out from the inner box when the inner box is flipped up without using an oil damper.

[0006]

To achieve this object, a vehicle ashtray device according to the present invention comprises a retainer mounted on the vehicle body side, an inner box detachably accommodated in the retainer, and the inner box. Urging means for accumulating elastic energy for raising the pressure, and the urging means are connected via a shaft rotatable about an axis,
A support for flipping up the inner box upward by the biasing force of the biasing means, a locking means for locking the inner box flipped up by the support to the retainer side, and unlocking of the inner box by the locking means Lock releasing means, a clip provided on the bottom surface of the inner box for holding the support by elastic force so that the support can be removed and swingable, and the inner box splashing by the support when unlocking the locking means. And a guide plate which is in sliding contact with the outer side wall of the inner box and regulates the flip-up posture of the inner box when it is raised.

[0007]

In the vehicle ashtray device thus constructed, the inner box is detachably housed in the retainer attached to the vehicle body side. The inner box is biased upward by a support that is connected to the biasing means via a shaft that is rotatable about its axis. When unlocking the locking means, the inner box is flipped up by the support. When the inner box is flipped up, the outer wall of the inner box makes sliding contact with the guide plate, and the posture of the inner box is maintained in a predetermined state. Further, in this case, the outer wall of the inner box is brought into sliding contact with the guide plate, so that the frictional resistance reduces the flip-up speed of the inner box and prevents the butts from jumping out from the inner box. The bottom of the inner box is provided with a clip that allows the support to be detachably and swingably supported by elastic force, so that the inner box pushed up to a predetermined position by the support can be easily separated from the support. It is possible to discharge the cigarette butt stored in the inner box.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a vehicle ashtray device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle ashtray device, and the vehicle ashtray device 1 has a retainer 2 made of resin. The retainer 2 is attached to the instrument panel side of the vehicle body. The retainer 2 is formed with a mounting hole 6 for mounting a cigar lighter (not shown).

The retainer 2 is open upward. The opening of the retainer 2 is covered by a door 8 that can be opened and closed. One of the doors 8 is swingably supported by the retainer 2 via a bush 10. The other side of the door 8 is rotatably fitted to a shaft portion 12 formed on the outer surface of the retainer 2. On the other side of the door 8 fitted to the shaft portion 12,
The gear 14 is fixed. A gear 18 urged by a spring 16 is attached to the lower portion of the retainer 2. The gear 14 is meshed with the gear 18.

The door 8 uses the elastic energy accumulated in the spring 16 due to the torsional deformation of the spring 16,
The bush 10 and the shaft portion 12 are rotated around the center. The gear 22 of the oil damper 20 is meshed with the gear 18. Door 8 with spring 16
The speed at which the oil is opened is reduced by viscous resistance of the oil damper 20. One of the doors 8 is provided with a door lock portion 24 that locks the movement of the door 8 urged by the spring 16 with respect to the retainer 2. The door lock portion 24 is configured to unlock the door 8 when the door 8 is pressed downward while the opening of the retainer 2 is covered by the door 8.

An inner box 30 is detachably housed in the retainer 2. The inner box 30 accommodates a cigarette butt (not shown). On the side wall of the inner box 30, a window 32 in which transparent glass is attached is provided. The retainer 2 is provided with an illumination unit 34 that illuminates the inside of the inner box 30 through the window 32. A shaft 36 shown in FIG. 6 is supported on the lower portion of the retainer 2 so as to be rotatable about its axis. A coil spring 40 is connected to the shaft 36 as a biasing means for accumulating elastic energy for raising the inner box 30.

A coil spring 40 is attached to the shaft 36.
A support 42 for urging the inner box 30 upward by the spring force is connected. The support 42 is formed by bending a rod-shaped member having a circular cross section into a U-shape, and both ends thereof are connected to the shaft 36. The support 42 is vertically swingable around the shaft center (fulcrum P) of the shaft 36, and when the support 42 is pushed down, the coil spring 40 is wound in the twisting direction.

The bottom surface 31 of the inner box 30 is provided with a clip 44 that holds the tip end 42a of the support 42 so as to be removable and swingable by elastic force. The clip 44 has a pair of elastic members 44a, and a gap S and an arc-shaped holding portion 44b are formed between the elastic members 44a. Tip 42a of support 42
Is adapted to be pushed into the holding portion 44b from the gap S. The tip portion 42a of the support 42 pushed into the holding portion 44b is held by the elastic force of the elastic member 44a.

When the inner box 30 is pulled upward by an external force, the support 42 is detached from the clip 44 by the elastic deformation of the elastic member 44a, and the inner box 30 can be taken out from the retainer 2. Thereby, the cigarette butts housed in the inner box 30 can be discarded to the outside. Elastic member 44 of clip 44
“A” may be a metal or a non-metal as long as it is an elastically deformable member and can hold the support 42.

A guide plate 50 is provided on the retainer 2 side. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide plate 50 is provided with locking means 52. The lock means 52 includes a lock claw 54, a leaf spring 55, and a lock portion 56. The guide plate 50 has lock claws 5
4 is swingably supported. The lock claw 54 is biased in one direction by a leaf spring 55 fixed to the guide plate 50. When the inner box 30 is securely inserted into the retainer 2 side, the lock claw 54 and the lock portion 56 of the inner box 30 are engaged with each other, and the inner box 30 is biased upward by the support 42.
It is locked on the side.

FIG. 6 shows an unlocking means 60 for unlocking the inner box 30 by the locking means 52. The lock release means 60 includes a push button 61, a lock release plate 62, a coil spring 63, and a protector 64.
It consists of A molding 65 is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the inner box 30 on the opening side. The protector 64 is fixed to the inner wall of the molding 65 with screws 66. The protector 64 has a mounting hole 6
4a is formed.

A push button 61 is attached to the top of the unlock plate 62. The unlock plate 62 is
The protector 64 is slidably mounted in a mounting hole 64a. The unlock plate 62 is a coil spring 6
It is urged upwards by 3. Unlock plate 6
An inclined surface 62a is formed on the second surface 2. Inclined surface 62a
Can contact the top inclined surface 54a of the lock claw 54. When the push button 61 is pressed downward, the sloped surface 62a of the lock release plate 62 abuts the top sloped surface 54a of the lock claw 54, and the rocking claw 54 swings to lock the lock claw 54 and the lock portion 56 of the inner box 30. The engagement with and is released.

When the inner box 30 is unlocked by the unlocking means 60, the inner box 30 is pushed up by the swing of the support 42. At the time of pushing up by the support 42 of the inner box 30, the outer wall 33 on the fulcrum P side of the support 42 of the inner box 30.
Is in sliding contact with the side surface portion 51 of the guide plate 50. As a result, the pushing-up posture of the inner box 30 is maintained in a constant state, and the frictional resistance due to the sliding contact between the inner box 30 and the guide plate 50 reduces the pushing speed of the inner box 30. .

Next, the operation of the above vehicle ashtray device will be described. When using the vehicle ashtray device 1, the door 8 that covers the opening of the retainer 2 is pressed. When the door 8 is pressed, the lock of the door 8 by the door lock portion 24 is released, and the door 8 is rotated in the opening direction about the bush 10 and the shaft portion 12 by the spring force of the spring 16. When the door 8 is open, the inner box 30 housed in the retainer 2 is exposed, and the inner box 3 is exposed.
It is possible to store cigarette butts in 0.

When the inner box 30 is filled with butts, the operation of taking out the inner box 30 from the retainer 2 is performed. When the inner box 30 is taken out from the retainer 2, the push button 61 of the lock releasing means 60 is pressed by the passenger of the vehicle. When the push button 61 is pressed, the inclined surface 62 of the lock release plate 62 of the lock release means 60.
The a comes into contact with the top inclined surface 54a of the lock claw 54, and the lock claw 54 swings away from the inner box 30. As a result, the engagement between the lock claw 54 and the lock portion 56 of the inner box 30 is released.

When the lock claw 54 and the lock portion 56 of the inner box 30 are released, the inner box 30 is released.
Is flipped up by a support 42 connected to the coil spring 40 via a shaft 36. When the inner box 30 is flipped up by the support 42, the fulcrum P of the support 42 in the inner box 30
Since the outer wall 33 on the side is in sliding contact with the side surface portion 51 of the guide plate 50, the flip-up posture of the inner box 30 is maintained in a constant state. In this embodiment, the inner box 3
0 is flipped up while leaning toward the passenger so as to move away from the door 8. The flip-up posture of the inner box 30 is
It can be changed more by changing the position of the clip 44.

When the inner box 30 is flipped up by the support 42, the pushing-up speed of the inner box 30 is reduced due to the frictional resistance due to the sliding contact between the outer wall 33 of the inner box 30 and the side surface portion 51 of the guide plate 50.
Therefore, the jumping speed of the inner box 30 can be limited without using an oil damper as in the conventional case, and it is possible to prevent the butts from jumping out from the inner box 30. Further, the outer side surface 33 of the inner box 30 is easily scratched due to the sliding contact with the guide plate 50, but since the outer side surface 33 is usually invisible from the passenger side, the aesthetic appearance is not deteriorated.

When the inner box 30 is pushed up to a predetermined position, the inner box 30 is pulled up by a passenger. In this state, the clip 44 elastically deforms in the left-right direction, the tip portion 42a of the support 42 comes out of the clip 44, and the connection between the clip 44 and the support 42 is released. As a result, the inner box 30
Is easily removed from the retainer 2 by the passenger,
The cigarette butt stored in the inner box 30 can be discharged. After discharging the butts, the inner box 30 is pushed into the retainer 2 so that the tip 42a of the support 42 is
Enters the holding portion 44a through the gap S of the clip 44, and the clip 44 and the support 42 are connected.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) A clip that holds the support detachably and swingably by elastic force is provided on the bottom surface of the inner box, and the retainer retains the inner box when the inner box is flipped up by the support when unlocking the locking means. Since a guide plate is provided that is in sliding contact with the outer wall of the box and regulates the flip-up attitude of the inner box, the frictional resistance due to the sliding contact between the inner box and the guide plate reduces the speed at which the inner box jumps up. be able to. Therefore, without using an oil damper, it is possible to prevent the butts from popping out from the inner box when the inner box is flipped up,
The cost of the vehicle ashtray device can be reduced. Further, since the posture of the inner box is regulated, the inner box does not flutter when the inner box is flipped up, and the inner box can be fixed to the occupant in a predetermined direction. (2) Since the clip holds the support by elastic force, it is possible to absorb the impact at the time of completion of flipping up by elastic deformation of the clip, and suppress the generation of tapping sound at the time of completion of flip up. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the inner box of the vehicle ashtray device in one embodiment of the present invention has been flipped up.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the inner box of the vehicle ashtray device of FIG. 1 is completely stored in a retainer.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of a door in the vehicle ashtray device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the lock means in the vehicle ashtray device of FIG.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the support in the vehicle ashtray device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the lock releasing means in the vehicle ashtray device of FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ashtray device for vehicles 2 Retainer 30 Inner box 36 Shaft 40 Biasing means 42 Support 44 Clip 50 Guide plate 52 Locking means 60 Unlocking means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A retainer attached to a vehicle body side, an inner box detachably housed in the retainer, a biasing means for accumulating elastic energy for raising the inner box, and the biasing means. A support, which is connected via a shaft rotatable about an axis and is flipped up by the biasing force of the biasing means, and an inner box which is flipped up by the support are locked to the retainer side. Locking means for unlocking, unlocking means for unlocking the inner box by the locking means, a clip provided on the bottom surface of the inner box, and holding the support detachably and swingably by elastic force, When the inner box is flipped up by the support for unlocking the locking means, Contact the outer wall and sliding of the box, vehicle ashtray apparatus having a guide plate for restricting the flip-up position of the inner box, the.