JPS6146728A - Ash tray for car - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent scattering of ash by providing push-out means for removing the ash-tray body from the supporting body while closing the cover. CONSTITUTION:As ash tray 2 comprises of a supporting body 5 having a flange 3 and a recess 4 and a body 7 having a cover 6. While push-out means 8 comprises a push-down rod 18, an arm 19 and a coil spring 29. The push-down rod 18 is a T-shaped rod member having the operating section 20 and a stopper 21 at the upper end and a joint shaft 22 with the arm 19 at the lower end. The arm 19 is an L-shaped member having a rising section 19a and a horizontal section 19b while curved supporting section 23 for the joint shaft 22 is formed at the bending section. The stepped engaging section 24 at the tip of the rising section 19a is energized by a coil spring 29 around the supporting shaft 25 to be engaged with the fixing step section 35 of the ash tray body 7.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] LLL Ritsu ■ Month]! The present invention relates to an ashtray suitable for vehicles, particularly automobiles.

Conventional IL technology Conventional ashtrays are composed of two parts: an outer case and an inner case that fits into the outer case, and the latter is generally used by rotating or moving it in and out. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, there is also an ashtray in which only the lid is opened and closed without moving the main body of the ashtray. This has a lid hinged to the top of a box-shaped main body a, and has a grip part C formed on the top surface of the lid. The lid can be opened and closed using the lid. The main body a is fixed to a support member e such as an instrument panel by a bent leaf spring d.

By the way, with these various types of ashtrays, when disposing of the contents such as ash or ash, it is necessary to remove the ashtray from the supporting member and carry it with the opening open.
The contents may scatter during work and contaminate the surrounding area. This situation is the same in the example shown in Fig. 7, and when removing the main body a, first hold the grip part C and open the lid, then hold the lid, that is, with the opening still open, and open the main body a. Upper (
(in the direction of the arrow).

At this time, since the main body a is strongly fixed to the support member e by the leaf spring d, a large amount of stress is applied to the contents f due to the reaction when the main body a is removed. In particular, ash is easily scattered, resulting in the trouble of staining the interior and the clothes of the passengers.

It is clear that the cause of this gap is that the main body a must be removed and carried with it open.

A box-shaped ashtray main body 7 with a lid 6 attached so that it can be opened and closed, a support 5 that removably supports the ash 1 main body 7, and pushing means 8 provided on either side of the ashtray main body 7 or the support 5. By operating the push-out means 8, the ashtray body 7 can be disengaged from the support 5, and the ashtray body 7 can be pushed out in a direction away from the support 5 while the lid remains closed. If the push-out means 8 is pushed in with the lid 6 closed, the engagement between the support 5 and the ashtray main body 7 is released, and at the same time the support 5 is pushed into the ashtray main body 7. Because it pushes outward,
The upper part of the ashtray body 7 is lifted from the support surface. Then, holding the lifted part, remove the ashtray main body 7 from the support with the lid closed, carry it as it is, open f16 at an appropriate place, and discard the P+s items.

Support] Examples are shown in FIGS. 1 to 6.

2nd v! As shown in J, the console box l has
An ashtray 2 is mounted upward, and the surface of the ashtray 2 is designed to be as smooth as possible to the extent that it almost matches the surface of the console box 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the ashtray 2 includes a box-shaped ashtray main body which is connected to a box-shaped support 5 having a flange 3 on the upper edge and a recess 4 opening upward, and a lid 6 that can be opened and closed. It consists of 7. The support body 5 and the ashtray main body 7 are molded products made of flame-retardant resin such as phenol resin. However, the material is free as long as it is flame retardant or noncombustible.

For example, it may be metal.

The support body 5 is fixed to the console box l by overlapping the two lunges 3 onto the open end of the console box l. The ashtray main body 7 is fitted into the recess @4 of the support body 5 and can be moved in and out.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, extrusion means 8 consisting of a link member made of a synthetic resin molded product are attached to the side wall and bottom of the support 5, and from the opening 9 provided in the flange 3, The operating portion of the link member constituting the push-out means 8 is made to protrude.

The object to which the support body 5 is attached is not limited to the console box, but can be attached to the interior parts of the machine, such as instrument panels, door linings, etc.
There are armrests, seats, etc.

As shown in detail in FIGS. 1 to 6J, the side walls 5a, 5b of the support 5 have openings 10a, K near the bottom 5C, respectively.
10b is provided. A rotation bearing 11A12.12 is provided at the connection portion of the opening 10a with the bottom portion 5c.The zero rotation bearing lll12 has a curved portion that opens outward in the horizontal direction.

The center part of the bottom 1115c is 1IIJl! 5m to side 115
A groove 11 is provided in the b direction. Bottom 115c facing groove 11
A guide 13 and a partially thickened raised part 14 are provided at the edge of the
is provided, and a mounting hole 15 is formed in the protuberance s14. Side I of groove 11! ! The end portion of 5b11 is a groove 11a which is widened by cutting out a large portion of the bottom portion 5C.

A leaf spring 17 having an engagement step 1g16 bent inward and protruding is fixed to the bottom 115c near the opening 10b.

Note that the support body 5 does not necessarily have to be a separate part from the support member, and a part of the support member such as a console box may be used as an IL.
You may use it directly.

If inside the lid 6 (side facing the space 37) K, ribs 32 are continuously provided vertically on the front edge 6a and both side edges 6b and 6c in correspondence with the opening of the ashtray main body 7, and the ribs 32 are fitted into the opening. It is now possible to do so.

Further, the tip of the rear edge 6d is rolled back forward to form a rolled-up edge 33, and a part of this is cut out to form a plurality of attachment parts 3.
4.34 is provided. Due to the presence of the ribs 32 and the rolled-up edges 33, the inside of the ashtray main body 7 can be more reliably shielded from the outside air, preventing smoke leakage and quickly extinguishing a lit suction cup.

The ashtray main body 7 is a concession-shaped body, and has mounting steps 35 and 36 integrally formed at the lower portions of both side walls 7a and 7b to project outward. The mounting steps 35 and 36 can engage with the engagement step 16 of the leaf spring 17 and the hook-shaped engagement step 24 (described later). Thereby, during normal use of the ashtray, the ashtray main body 7 is securely engaged and fixed onto the bottom portion 5c of the support 5. Space 3 formed in the ashtray body 7
At the rear edge of the upper opening of No. 7 is a mounting 1838.
38 are provided.

The lid 6 and the ashtray body 7 are attached with mounting lB54.34 and 38.3.
8 and the mounting shaft 4 with the coil spring 39 wound thereon.
0 and the mounting shaft 41 are inserted, and the lid 6 is urged in the normally open direction and connected. Although not shown, the lid 6 is locked in the closed state by a suitable locking means and can be maintained in that state.

As shown in FIG.
8, an arm 19, a coil spring 29, etc.

The push-down lever 18 is a rod-like member having a substantially inverted T-shape, and its upper end protrudes from the opening 9 to form an operating section 20. Stoppers 21 and 21 are provided on both sides slightly below the opening 9, and the push-down lever 18 is a bar member having a substantially inverted T-shape. The rod 18 is restricted from being pulled out more than necessary. A joint shaft 22 with a circular cross section is formed at the lower end of the push-down rod 18. The arm 19 is an abbreviated member and rises upward. It consists of an upright portion 19a and a horizontal portion 19b extending in a substantially horizontal direction.Furthermore, a support curve s23 having a curved portion with a curvature corresponding to the outer diameter of the joint shaft 22 is formed at the bent portion of the L-shaped member. The joint shaft 22 can be rotatably fitted.

A hook-shaped engagement step portion 24 is formed at the tip of the standing portion 19m,
The horizontal portion 19b has a supporting curve! 323, a rotating shaft 25.25 protrudes in both directions, and a shaft 2 protruding laterally approximately in the center to guide the rotation of the arm 19.
6, and furthermore, a mounting hole 28 and an action II 27 are formed at the tip by bending the tip sideways.

The engagement stepped portion 24 and the plate spring 17 can be freely engaged with and disengaged from stepped portions 35 and 36 near the bottom of the ashtray main body 7, which will be described later.

The rotation shaft 25.25 is fitted into the rotation bearing portion 12 and rotatably supported, and serves as the center of rotation of the arm 19. The shaft 26 moves up and down along the curved surface of the guide 13, stabilizes the rotation of the arm 19, and also serves as a prevention mechanism. 0 effect! 27 is accommodated in the groove 11a, which is the widened portion of the groove 11.

Further, the coil spring 29 is located near the raised portion 14,
Both ends 30, 31 are rotatably inserted into the respective mounting holes 28.degree. 15, connecting the pushing means (arm 19) and the bottom 5c of the support. This coil spring 29 is
It is a so-called reversal spring that is displaced so as to reverse the direction of action of the spring force at the end 30 as the arm 19 rotates (see arrows F1 and F2 in Fig. 5.6).
Furthermore, when it is desired that the ashtray main body 7 protrudes largely from the support 5, a long spring may be compressed and fixed between the support 5 and the bottom of the ashtray main body 7, in addition to the coil spring 29.

In this way, the spring can cause the ashtray main body 7 to largely protrude from the support body 5 at the same time as the action portion 27 is pushed out.

The extrusion means 8 of this embodiment can be easily assembled from each component. That is, first, the push-down rod 18 is attached to the side wall 5a of the support body, and the operating part 20 is inserted into the opening 9 from below and protrudes upward.Then, the arm 19 is attached to the bottom part 7C.
The link can be constructed by simply fitting the joint shaft 22 into the groove 11 of the coil spring 29, connecting the end 30 of the coil spring 29, fitting the joint shaft 22 into the supporting curved part 23, and fitting the rotating shaft 25.25 into the rotating bearing part 12. .

Note that the extrusion means is not limited to this embodiment, and may be of a pulling type instead of a pushing type. Also, in this case, a wire cable may be used instead of a link.

Furthermore, it may not be provided on the support body 5, but may be provided on the bottom 7C side of the ashtray main body.

Next, a method for attaching and detaching the ashtray main body 7 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

First, how to take out the ashtray body 7 will be explained.

Normally, the ashtray main body 7 is pushed into the recess 4, as shown in FIG. and is engaged and fixed with the engagement step portion 16. Therefore, when the operating portion 20 is pushed down with a finger in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. 6, the joint shaft 22 pushes down the support curve 11123. Then, the arm 19 rotates the tip 27 about the rotation shaft 25 in the direction of the arrow. At the same time, the engagement step 24 is rotated in the direction of detachment from the attachment section 35 (in the convex direction of the arrow), so the engagement between the engagement step 24 and the attachment section 35 is released, and as the tip of the arm 19 rotates, Action part 2
7 presses the side part where the attachment part 35 is located from the center of the bottom part 7C of the ashtray main body 7, and as a result, it first rises obliquely from the attachment part 35 side, and as a result, the attachment part 36 also engages with the engagement step part 16. The ashtray body 7 is easily removed from the state and is pushed out in the direction of separation from the support body 5 (in the two directions of the arrows). As a result, the upper surface of the ashtray main body 7, which essentially coincides with the upper surface (outer surface) of the support 5 and cannot be held by hand, rises above the upper surface of the support 5 by a distance corresponding to the amount of rotation of the action portion 27. If the sides of the ashtray main body 7 that have been lifted up are lifted by hand as shown in FIG. 1, the ashtray main body 7 can be easily pulled out from the support body 5.

Note that the mounting hole 28 and the mounting hole 15 of the raised portion 14 are connected by a coil spring 29. This coil spring 2
9 indicates that when the push-out means 8 is not activated, that is, when the support body 5 is not in contact with the bottom 7C of the ashtray body, the end 30, which is the active end of the coil spring 29, moves along the vector as shown in FIG. Since a spring force F1 is applied to the tip of the arm 19, the acting part 27 is biased clockwise in the figure by that force (Fig. 5), so that even if it is subjected to vibration etc. I try not to push it too much.

Further, during operation, as shown in FIG. 6, the end portion 30 applies a spring force of vector F2 to the tip of the arm 19, strongly urging the acting portion 27 in the counterclockwise direction.

Therefore, the direction in which the ashtray body 7 is pushed out or the ashtray body 7
The action portion 27 is selectively biased to two positions in the non-contact direction. Therefore, once the operating part 20 is pushed down, the coil spring 29 is rotatably attached to the mounting holes 15 and 28, so it is displaced as shown in FIG. Since this state is maintained, the ashtray main body 7 can be easily removed with one hand.

Conversely, when the ashtray main body 7 is taken out.

If the ashtray main body 7 is pushed into the support body 5 from above, the bottom part 5
c contacts the action part 27 and pushes it clockwise,
As a result, the coil spring 29 is displaced and returned to the state shown in FIG. At this time, as the arm 19 rotates,
The engagement step portion 24 also rotates and engages with the mounting portion 35 again. At the same time, by press-fitting the ashtray main body 7 into the support body 5, the leaf spring 17 is deformed, and the engagement stepped portion 16 also engages with the mounting portion 36.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the ashtray main body 7 is securely engaged and fixed within the support body 5. Further, at this time, the coil spring 29 is displaced to return the operating portion 27 outward from the support bottom portion 5C, so that the operating portion 20 can be reliably projected upward from the opening 9. Therefore, when the ashtray main body 7 is attached, the operation part 20 always protrudes, making it convenient for the next operation.

Although the coil spring 29 is used in the compression direction in this embodiment, it may also be used in the tension direction. Further, a plurality of springs may be used, and a known reversing spring mechanism may be applied as appropriate.

In this embodiment, since the push-out means is provided, the top surface of the ashtray main body is brought into close contact with the top surface of the support body to such an extent that it cannot be lifted by hand when it is installed (when it is engaged and fixed), and is careful not to protrude too much from the mounting surface. It is possible to attach it to Therefore, if it is attached in this manner, it is possible to eliminate the uncomfortable feeling of contact due to unevenness and to enhance the interior design effect, which is even more beneficial.

According to this invention, when discarding the contents such as suction and ash, the ashtray main body can be easily removed from the support body with the lid closed by simply pressing the operating section using the push-out means, for example, in a push button type. can. Therefore, it can be removed from the support member and carried without having to open the lid. Therefore, even if the contents are shocked during the removal operation, there is no risk of the contents scattering and staining the surrounding area, and even if the contents are easily scattered, such as ash, it will not stain the interior or the crew's clothes. There is no.

4. Description of the drawings Figure 1 is a partial perspective view showing the usage state of the embodiment, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the usage part of the embodiment, Figure 183 is a cross-sectional view taken along An exploded perspective view, No. 5.61m is a sectional view taken along the line v-■ of the embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the conventional example.

Explanation of symbols 1 Console box 2 Ashtray 22 Shaft 3 Flange 23 Support curved part 4 Concave@
24 Engagement stepped portion 5 Support body 25
Rotating shaft 6 Lid 26 Shaft 7 Ashtray body 27 Working part 8 Push-out means 28 Mounting hole 9 Opening 29 Spring 1G Opening 30 End 11 Groove 31 @@

Claims (1)

[Claims] It consists of a box-shaped ashtray body with a lid attached so that it can be opened and closed, a support body that removably supports the ashtray body, and a pushing means provided on either side of the ashtray body or the support body, and the pushing means is operated. By doing so, the ashtray body can be disengaged from the support and the ashtray ice body can be pushed out in a direction away from the support while the lid remains closed.