JPS6045920B2 - vehicle ashtray - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle ashtray with good operability, and particularly to an ashtray suitable for use in automobiles.

Conventionally, many ashtrays for automobiles, for example, have a structure in which a handle is formed on the front of the inner case and can be pulled out by hand.However, the handle (protrusion) imposes design constraints, and When operating the pullout while driving, the driver must keep an eye on the road ahead and have to grope for the handle, which is not only troublesome but also dangerous as the driver loses his or her attention to the front. There was a problem that.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems.
An engaging member and a guide member are provided for the outer case and the inner case, and the inner case is closed by the locking and switching action of the engaging member by the guide member, and the inner case is closed by pushing.
This is a new one-touch push-push type ashtray that can be opened with a push.

Embodiments of the invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, on the left side of the driver's seat facing a meter case 2 provided on an instrument panel 1 of an automobile, there is a console box 4 from which a shift lever 3 protrudes.
A cigarette lighter 7 and an ashtray 8 are installed in the console box 4 along with a car radio (car stereo) 5 and a clock 6. On the top of the lid 9 of the ashtray 8, as shown in FIG. It is marked with ゜゜Bush゛.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 as a first embodiment, the ashtray 8 has an arcuate outer wall 10,
An outer case 13 made of iron has fan-shaped side walls 12a and 12b bent toward the center shaft 11 from both ends of the outer case 13, and a shaft groove 20 that extends in a fan shape from a shaft groove 20 that fits into the center shaft 11. both side walls 14a, which are slightly smaller than the inner surface of the outer wall 10;
14b, and a bottom wall 15 that covers the front, rear, and lower sides of both side walls 14a and 14b.
6, and the lid 9 is fixed to the front side of the inner case 16. Outer wall 10 of the outer case 13
are provided with rising portions 10a, 10a that serve as stoppers when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is opened, and mounting brackets 17, 17, for mounting on the console box (supporting member) 4 side are provided on both side walls 12a, 12b. 1
7 are each fixed by welding.

Further, a fire cut plate 18 is pivotally attached to the inner wall 15a of the inner case 16 with a pin 19. A center shaft 11 is installed on both side walls 12a and 12b of the outer case 13, and the inner case 16
A shaft groove 20 is formed in the bottom wall 15 of the center shaft 11 so that it can be detachably fitted into the center shaft 11 from above. When discarding the inner case 16, the inner case 16 can be lifted upward and removed from the outer case 13.

Additionally, a torsion coil spring 21 is attached to the center shaft 11.
, and open the inner case 16. direction, and also pushes the entire inner case 16 toward the outer case 1.
It is pressed against the side wall 12a on one side of 3.

On the other hand, on the bottom wall 15 of the inner case 16 near the side wall 12a on one side of the outer case 13, as shown in FIG. An engaging wire (engaging member) 30 having a portion) 29 is fixed with a screw 31, and an outer wall 1 of the outer case 13 corresponding to the rotation locus of the engaging protrusion 29 is fixed.
0, insert the guide plate (guide member) 32 with the screw 33.
, 33.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the guide plate 32 is a sloped surface for the outward movement on which the engagement protrusion 29 is guided and the entire engagement wire 30 is twisted and swung when the inner case 16 is closed. 34, and a locking portion 35 for locking the engagement protrusion 29 in the closed position is provided at the rear end of the slope 34), and a plate-shaped return path 3 is provided on the left side of the locking portion 35.
There are 6.

A wall 36a is formed between the return path 36 and the outward path 34 to prevent the engagement protrusion 29 from entering the return path 36 again when the bushing is closed. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the locking portion 35 has an inclined surface upward to the left so that the engagement protrusion 29 located at position 7 moves to position 8 due to elastic force, and the engagement projection 29 located at position 6 moves to position 8 due to elastic force. A protrusion 35a is provided to prevent the protrusion 29 from directly moving to the 9th position. If the ashtray 8 of the first embodiment is configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 9, when the inner case 16 is closed, the inner case 16
Since the engaging protrusions 29 are engaged with the engaging portions 35 of the guide plate 32 of the outer case 13 like 7 and 8, the inner case 16 is held in the closed position.

Next, when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is manually opened and bushed, the engaging protrusion 29 moves downward from 8 in FIG.

Then, as the hand moves backward, the inner case 16 swings open following the hand due to the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 21, and the engagement protrusion 29 engages the stopper portion 10b of the outer wall 10.
(the engaging protrusion 29
functions as a regulating section that regulates the rotation of the inner case 16).

At this time, the engagement protrusion 29 rubs against the slope of the return path 36 as shown by ◎ and moves to 5 in tandem with the inner case 16 while being pushed up.

After that, when the lid 9 of the inner case 16 is closed and bushed by hand, the engaging protrusions 29 are moved from 1 to 2, as shown in FIG.
When the inner case 16 is pushed and twisted by the slope 34 of the guide plate 30 as shown in 3, 4, and 5, and is again locked in the locking portion 35 as shown in 6 to 7 and 8, the inner case 16 returns to the closed position. will be retained.

Note that in the open position, the fire cut plate 18
When the tip of the engagement wire 30 is pushed down through the
The engaging protrusion 29 comes off the stopper portion 10b, and the inner case 16 can be removed from the outer case 13.

In the first embodiment, the inner case 16 is supported by the central shaft 11 relative to the outer case 13, and the inner case 16 is swung open and closed.
It may be configured to slide open and close like the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 12.

That is, an outer case 39 made of iron has a flat outer wall 37, both side walls 38a, 38b bent downward from both ends of the outer wall 37, and both side walls 38a, 38b of the outer wall 37 of the outer case 39. Both side walls 40a, 40a and front and rear walls 40b, 40b narrower than the inner surface of the
An inner case 4 made of heat-resistant synthetic resin and having a bottom wall 41
2, and the lid 9 is provided on the rear side of the inner case 42.
has been established.

The outer wall 37 of the outer case 39 is provided with falling portions 37a, 37a that serve as stoppers when the lid 9 of the inner case 42 is opened, and both side walls 38a, 3
Mounting brackets 17, 17 for mounting on the console box 4 side are welded and fixed to 8b, respectively.

Rail holding pieces 43, 43 are provided on both side walls 38a, 38b of the outer case 39, and the inner case 42
The rail holding pieces 43, 4 are mounted on both side walls 40a, 40a.
3 are formed with rails 44, 44 which are slidably held to open and close.

Further, an extension 37 of the outer wall 37 of the outer case 39
b, a torsion coil spring 46 is wound around the support shaft 45,
The front center of the inner case 42 is biased in the opening direction.

Note that the one-touch bush-bush mechanism is
Engagement wire 30 and guide plate 3 similar to the embodiment
2 is adopted.

Therefore, in this second embodiment, the inner case 42 can be slid open and closed relative to the outer case 39 using the same bush-bush mechanism as in the first embodiment.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention utilizes the locking and switching action between the engaging member and the guide member provided for the outer case and the inner case to close the inner case with a bushing and open the inner case. Since the inner case is opened with a bush, the inner case can be opened and closed with a one-touch bush-to-bush operation, resulting in good operability.

Further, since there is no need to provide a handle as in the conventional case, it is advantageous in terms of design, and the bushing surface of the inner case is flat, so it can be used for pasting labels, warnings, etc. Furthermore, since the guide surface of the guide member is located inside the outer case, sealing performance is not impaired.

Furthermore, since the engaging member is formed of an elastic member and also forms the rotation restriction portion, the number of parts can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing how the ashtray is installed in an automobile, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the ashtray lid, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ashtray of the first embodiment in the open position, Fig. 4 is ・Fig. 1 5 is a sectional view taken along line I-1 in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a side view of the engagement wire, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the guide plate, and FIG. 8 is a main part of the guide plate. 9 is a plan view showing the state of movement of the engaging wire and the engaging protrusion relative to the guide plate, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the ashtray of the second embodiment, and FIG. Partial cross-sectional front view, Figure 12 is the same as ■ in Figure 11.
It is a sectional view taken along the line -■. 8... Ashtray, 9... Lid, 10b...
... Stopper part, 11 ... Center shaft,
13, 39... Outer 7 case, 16, 42...
... Inner case, 21, 46 ... Torsion coil spring (first elastic member), 35 ... Locking part, 36 ... Switching part, 29 ... ... Engagement protrusion (engaging part, regulating part), 30... Engagement wire (engaging member, second elastic member), 32... Guided plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An ashtray having an outer case fixed to a support member and an inner case supported by the outer case so as to be openable and closable, the outer case including a first elastic member that urges the inner case in the opening direction. a guide member is provided in the inner case, an engagement member formed of a second elastic member and having an engagement portion is provided in the inner case, and the guide member extends in the opening/closing direction to the inner case to guide the engagement portion of the engagement member. An outgoing path and a return path are formed, and a connecting portion between the outgoing path and the return path includes a locking portion that locks the engaging member guided in the outgoing path in a closed position when the inner case is pushed to close;
A switching part is provided that disconnects the engaging part of the engaging member from the locking part and switches to the return path when the inner case is pushed to open.
The forward path, return path, locking portion, and switching portion of this guide member are arranged inside the inner surface of the outer case, and the engaging member itself is biased in the direction of switching to the backward path, and this engagement member An ashtray for a vehicle, characterized in that the member includes an inner case rotation regulating portion that engages with a stopper portion formed on the outer case.