JPH0722839U - Car ashtray - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To make it possible to easily assemble an automobile ashtray with a small number of parts and to recycle it. [Structure] The inner case and the lid are molded from a thermoplastic resin, and the hinge is made of a thermoplastic resin so that the inner case and the lid can be opened and closed with respect to each other. A cam portion made of a thermoplastic resin is provided between the inner case and the lid to hold the lid at the open position and the closed position with a predetermined moderation.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an ashtray for an automobile, and more particularly to an ashtray that can be easily assembled and can be recycled.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In an automobile, an ashtray is often provided so that smoking can be performed inside the vehicle. In such an automobile ashtray, a lid is rotatably attached to the upper opening of the inner case with a hinge pin between a closed position and an open position, and a coil spring urges the lid to the open position. It is known (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-26751, etc.).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional automobile ashtray has a large number of parts, requires complicated work such as locking the end of the coil spring to the inner case or lid, and has a problem that it takes time to assemble. .

Further, since the inner case and the lid are molded with thermosetting resin such as phenol resin and the metal hinge pin and the coil spring are used, even if the ashtray is collected from an abandoned vehicle, it can be recycled. No, I had no choice but to discard it.

In view of such problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile ashtray which has a small number of parts, can be easily assembled, and can be recycled.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, in an automobile ashtray according to the present invention, an inner case is attached to a vehicle body side, and a lid is openably and closably supported in an opening portion of the inner case. In this case, the inner case and the lid are made of a thermoplastic resin. Then, while the hinges made of thermoplastic resin are used to assemble each other so that they can be opened and closed, a cam portion made of thermoplastic resin that holds the lid at the open position and the closed position with a predetermined degree of moderateness should be provided between the inner case and the lid. It is characterized by having done.

The hinge portion may be provided separately from the inner case or the lid, or may be integrally formed. The cam portion may be provided anywhere as long as it can hold the lid at the open position and the closed position with a predetermined moderation, and the shape thereof is not particularly limited.

For example, mounting arms are provided on both sides of the lid, a shaft receiver that constitutes a hinge portion is formed at the tip of the mounting arm, and a thermoplastic resin hinge shaft that constitutes the hinge portion is inserted into the shaft receiver. While fitting the lid to the inner case side wall to openably and closably attach the lid to the inner case, the outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the shaft receiver should be formed with concavo-convex shapes that can mesh with each other. You can In addition, a substantially circular mounting bracket is provided on both sides of the lid, and the hinge shaft is inserted into the shaft bracket of the mounting bracket to fit on the side wall of the inner case, while the stepped part on both sides of the inner case houses the shaft bracket. The cam portion may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the step portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft receiver in a concavo-convex shape capable of engaging with each other.

[0009]

[Action and effect of the device]

 According to the present invention, since the inner case, the lid, the hinge portion and the cam portion are molded with the thermoplastic resin, when the ashtray is collected from the abandoned vehicle, the inner case, the lid, the hinge portion and the cam portion are made of the raw material. Can be played.

Further, since the cam portion is provided to hold the lid at the open position and the closed position with moderation, the conventional coil spring is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and the end of the coil spring can be locked. The complicated work such as can be omitted, and the assemblability can be greatly improved.

Further, since the lid is moderated by the resin cam portion and the hinge portion is made of resin, the conventional metal hinge pin or coil spring is unnecessary, and the weight can be reduced. .

[0012]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 show an automobile ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an ashtray 10 is constructed by attaching a lid 12 to an inner case 11 so that the lid 12 can be opened and closed by a hinge. The inner case 11 is formed of a thermoplastic resin into a substantially box shape, an upper surface of which is opened, a flange 111 is formed in the front half of the peripheral edge of the opening 110, and a rear surface of the guide receiving surface 112 is substantially arc-shaped. In addition, a hinge mounting square hole 113 is formed substantially at the center of both side surfaces.

The lid 12 is also formed of a thermoplastic resin, and mounting arms 120 constituting a hinge are integrally formed on both sides of a rear portion thereof, and a circular portion is formed at a front end portion of the mounting arm 120. A shaft receiver 121 is opened in the circular portion, and a cam 122 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the shaft receiver 121 so as to face each other.

A guide plate 123 is integrally formed at a rear end of the lid 12 in a substantially vertical direction, and a front surface of the guide plate 123 is formed in an arc shape so as to slide on the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11. I have come into contact with them.

The hinge is provided with a hinge shaft 13. The hinge shaft 13 is also made of a thermoplastic resin, and the substantially hemispherical knob portion 133 has a shaft portion 131 on the end face thereof and a shaft portion 131 in front thereof. A split locking claw portion 130 is formed, the shaft portion 131 is inserted into the shaft receiver 121, and the locking claw portion 130 is fitted into the square holes 113 on both side surfaces of the inner case 11. The lid 12 is fixed to the inner case 11 so as to be openable and closable.

A cam 132 is provided in the shaft portion 131 so as to correspond to the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121, and the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121 meshes with any one of the cams 132 on the hinge shaft 13 side. As a result, the lid 12 is held at the open position (see the alternate long and short dash line A in FIG. 1) or the closed position (see the solid line B in FIG. 1) with a predetermined moderation.

When the ashtray 1 of the present embodiment is assembled, the lid 12 is covered on the upper surface opening 110 of the inner case 11, the shaft receiver 121 of the mounting arm 120 and the square hole 113 are aligned, and the hinge shaft 13 is attached. The locking claw 130 may be held and fitted into the square hole 113 of the inner case 11 to be fixed, and thus the ashtray 10 can be assembled with one touch.

In this state, the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121 and the cam 132 of the hinge shaft 13 are engaged with each other, and the lid 12 is held at the closed position B. On the other hand, since the mounting arm 120 and the hinge shaft 13 are made of thermoplastic resin and have a predetermined elastic deformability, when the lid 12 is opened, the mounting arm 120 elastically deforms the cams 122 and 132 around the hinge shaft 13. When the cams 122 and 132 rotate while being rotated, the next cams 122 and 132 mesh with each other to hold the lid 12 in the open position A, and thus the lid 12 can be held in the open position A and the jump position B with a predetermined moderation. .

Further, since the inner case 11, the lid 12 and the hinge shaft 13 which are the constituent parts of the ashtray 10 are all made of a thermoplastic resin, when the ashtray 10 is collected from a scrapped automobile, for example, it is used as a raw material for the ashtray 10. The components 11 to 13 can be re-molded and can be recycled, and the metal hinge pins and coil springs that are required in the prior art are not required, and the weight of the ashtray 10 can be reduced.

Further, since the lid 12 is held at the open position A and the closed position B by the cams 122 and 132, the conventional coil spring is not required, the number of parts can be reduced, and the end of the coil spring can be reduced. The complicated work such as stopping can be omitted, and the assemblability can be greatly improved.

FIG. 3 shows an automobile ashtray according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same or corresponding parts. In the figure, circular mounting brackets 124 are integrally formed on both sides of the rear portion of the lid 12, and shaft receivers 121 are formed on the mounting brackets 124. An arcuate step portion 114 is formed on both sides of the rear of the inner case 11, and a mounting bracket 124 is housed in the step portion 114, and the hinge shaft 13 inserts the shaft receiver 121 and the locking claw portion 130. The lid 12 is fitted into the square hole 113, and thus the lid 12 is rotatably attached to the inner case 11.

A cam 122 is recessed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting bracket 124, and a cam 115 is projectingly provided on the inner peripheral surface of the step portion 114 so as to correspond to the cam 122, so that the cams 115 and 122 mesh with each other. By doing so, the lid 12 is held at the open position A or the closed position B with a predetermined moderation, and the cams 115 and 122 can be configured in this way.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 designate the same or corresponding parts. In this embodiment, not the hinge shaft 13 but the hinge boss 116 integrally formed with the inner case 11 is used for attaching the lid 12 and the inner case 11, and the cams 117 and 122 are formed between the hinge boss 116 and the shaft receiver 121. is doing. That is, a substantially cylindrical hinge boss 116 is provided substantially at the center of both side surfaces of the inner case 11, and the shaft receiver 121 is externally attached to the hinge boss 116 while the mounting arm 120 of the lid 12 is elastically deformed outward. The lid 12 is fitted and attached to the inner case 11 so as to be openable and closable. Further, a cam 117 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the hinge boss 116 so as to correspond to the cam 122 of the shaft receiver 121, and when the cams 117 and 122 are engaged with each other, the lid 12 is moved to the open position A or the closed position B by a predetermined moderation. It is designed to be held with.

FIG. 5 shows an ashtray for an automobile according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same or corresponding parts. The present embodiment has substantially the same structure as the first embodiment, but the cams 118 and 122 are different. That is, the cam 122 extends horizontally in a projecting manner on the guide plate 123 of the lid 12, and the two cams 118 are horizontally provided on the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11 with a predetermined vertical interval. Since the cam 122 on the lid 12 side is engaged with either one of the cams 118 on the inner case 11 side, the lid 12 is held at the open position A or the closed position B with a predetermined moderation. It has become so.

FIG. 6 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 4 denote the same or corresponding parts. This embodiment has substantially the same structure as that of the third embodiment, but like the fourth embodiment, cams 118 and 122 are provided on the guide plate 123 and the guide receiver 112. Immediately after that, the shaft receiver 121 is externally fitted to the tubular hinge bosses 116 at substantially the center of both side surfaces of the inner case 11 with the mounting arm 120 of the lid 12 elastically deformed outward so that the lid 12 is closed. The cam 122 extends horizontally in a protruding manner on the guide plate 123 of the lid 12 and the cam 118 is vertically spaced from the guide receiving surface 112 of the inner case 11 by a predetermined distance. The lid 12 is extended in the horizontal direction and is recessed, and the lid 12 is held in the open position A or the closed position B with a predetermined moderation by the engagement of the cams 122 and 118.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an automobile ashtray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the ashtray for an automobile.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Ashtray 11 ... Inner Case 114 ... Step 115 ... Cam 117 ... Cam 118 ... Cam 12 ... Lid 120 ... Mounting Arm 121 ... Shaft Receiver 122 ... Cam 124 ... Mounting Bracket 13 ... Hinge Shaft 132 ... Cam

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An ashtray for an automobile, in which an inner case is attached to a vehicle body and a lid is openably and closably supported in an opening of the inner case, wherein the inner case and the lid are formed of a thermoplastic resin and are thermoplastic. The resin hinges are attached to each other so as to be openable and closable, while a cam portion made of a thermoplastic resin is provided between the inner case and the lid for holding the lid at the open position and the closed position with a predetermined moderation. An ashtray for automobiles, which is characterized by being 2. A hinge shaft made of a thermoplastic resin that constitutes the hinge portion, wherein mounting arms are formed on both sides of the lid, and a shaft receiver constituting the hinge portion is formed at a tip end portion of the mounting arm. Is inserted into the inner wall of the inner case through the shaft receiver, and the lid is openably and closably attached to the inner case. The cam portion is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the hinge shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the shaft receiver. The automobile ashtray according to claim 1, wherein the ashtrays are formed in a concavo-convex shape that can mesh with each other. 3. A substantially circular mounting bracket is formed on both sides of the lid, and a shaft receiver that constitutes the hinge portion is formed on the mounting bracket. A hinge shaft made of a thermoplastic resin that constitutes the hinge portion. Is inserted into the inner wall of the inner case through the shaft receiver, and the lid is attached to the inner case so as to be openable and closable, and stepped portions for accommodating the shaft receiver are formed on both side surfaces of the inner case. The ashtray for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the cam portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the step portion and the outer peripheral surface of the shaft receiver in a concavo-convex shape capable of meshing with each other.