KR20070050212A - Ash tray for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ashtray for automobiles, and in the related art, when a user removes or reinstalls the ashtray body in order to empty the ashtray, the user has to press the center spring directly and forcibly presses the foreign matter on the user's hand. When the user pushes only the plate member attached to the center spring by hand when removing or installing the ashtray body, the center spring is pressed even if the center spring is not touched by hand. The present invention relates to an ashtray for automobiles configured to naturally remove or mount an ashtray body.

Car, ashtray, spring, plate member

Description

Ash tray for automobile {

1 is a perspective view showing an ashtray for a vehicle according to the present invention;

2 is a perspective view of a state in which the plate member is operated in the ashtray for automobiles according to the present invention;

3 is a perspective view showing a conventional ashtray for a vehicle,

4A and 4B are perspective views illustrating a process of mounting a conventional ashtray for a vehicle.

※ Explanation of codes for main parts of drawing

20: ashtray body

21: center spring

22: spring fixing part

24: slot

25 plate member

26: mounting part

27: spring member

The present invention relates to an ashtray for an automobile, and more particularly, when the user pushes only a plate member attached to the center spring by hand when removing or installing the ashtray body, the center spring is naturally pressed even when the center spring is not touched by hand. Ashtray The present invention relates to an ashtray for automobiles configured to remove or mount the main body.

Generally, an ashtray for an indoor smoker is provided in an automobile, and the ashtray has a structure that can be opened and closed. When smoking, the ashtray body is pulled out and used, and after smoking, the ashtray is inserted into the housing so that it is not exposed to the outside. Of course, the ashes discarded in the ashtray body are not scattered or the smell of cigarette butts is prevented from spreading.

As the opening and closing structure of the ashtray is mainly used slide type and rotation type, the installation position is installed at the rear of the center console box for passengers in the driver's seat and the passenger seat, at the bottom of the instrument center fascia or in the back seat It is common to be.

Usually, the ashtrays installed in the instrument center fascia are mainly slide type, and the ashtrays installed in the center console box are mainly pivotal type.

3 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional rotary ashtray, and 4a and 4b are perspective views showing a process of mounting a conventional rotary ashtray.

First, referring to FIG. 3, the rotary ashtray provided at the rear of the center console box (designated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 4A) is largely provided with a housing 10 fixed inside the rear of the center console box, and inside the housing. The ashtray body 20 is mounted to the user to shake off the cigarette ash or contain cigarette butts.

An inner center of the ashtray main body 20 is provided with a center spring 21 bent in a '-' shape.

The center spring 21 is a fixed end in which one end portion 21a is fitted into and fixed to a spring fixing portion 22 formed on the inner surface of the center of the ashtray main body 20, and is bent forward and extended horizontally therefrom. 21b) is in the form of a free end that is elastically movable by spring elasticity.

In addition, the front end portion 21b of the center spring 21 is equipped with a roller 23, the center spring 21 when the ashtray body 20 is pulled open to the user, or conversely pushed into the housing 10, the center spring 21 The front end of the roller 23, that is, the roller 23 is to be in elastic contact with the bottom of the slide plate (not shown) disposed on the upper surface of the housing 10.

Accordingly, the ashtray main body 20 maintains the state of being coupled to the housing 10 by the elastic force of the center spring 21, and at the same time, the roller 23 of the center spring 21 is in contact with the slide plate during the opening and closing operation. Opening and closing is made while being provided with an elastic force applied.

On the other hand, the ashtray body 20 is coupled to the housing 10 so as to be pivotable around the lower hinge coupling point, in particular, the ashtray body is completely removed from the housing so that the ashtray can be emptied after a certain accumulation of cigarette ash and cigarette butts. Possibly mounted.

In addition, the engaging projection 11 is formed at the upper end of the inlet of the housing 10, the roller 23 is caught by the engaging projection 11 in the state that the front end portion 21a of the center spring 21 is inserted into the housing. It is not supposed to fall out.

When the ashtray is opened and closed, the ashtray can be opened or closed without the user touching the center spring 21. However, when the ashtray body 20 is removed or remounted from the housing 10, the user can open the ashtray by hand. 21) should be pushed down so that the tip 21b and the roller 23 of the center spring are pulled out or inserted under the locking projection 11.

However, the conventional ashtray made as described above has the following problems.

When the user drags the cigarette, it is normal to rub it on the bottom of the ashtray body 20, but it is also common to reflect the cigarette on the center spring 21 depending on the user.

At this time, it is not a problem when the cigarette is rubbed on the inner surface, the bottom of the ashtray body, or a separate shape of the inside, but when the cigarette is rubbed on the center spring, the user can remove the ashtray body or remount it later. Since the center spring is touched, there is a problem of dirty hands.

In other words, the user must touch the ash or dirt on the center spring, and the user will feel uncomfortable as it gets on his hands.

Therefore, the present invention is invented to solve the above problems, when the user pushes only the plate member attached to the center spring by hand when the ashtray body is removed or mounted, the center spring does not touch the center spring by hand. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ashtray for automobiles that is configured to be detached or attached to the ashtray main body by being pressed down, so that foreign matters can be prevented from getting on the hands when the ashtray main body is removed or mounted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention provides a center in which an ashtray main body is pivotally housed inside a housing, and the rollers of the other end horizontally extended with one end fixed to an inner surface of the ashtray main body in elastic contact with the slide plate of the upper surface of the housing. In the ashtray for cars equipped with springs,

It is characterized in that a separate plate member for operating in contact with the top of one side of the center spring by hand.

In particular, a slot is formed in the horizontally extending portion of the center spring along the longitudinal direction, so that the plate member can be slid along the slot with the insertion portion formed at the bottom of the plate member inserted into the slot. It is characterized in that it is mounted.

In addition, a spring member for resilient operation of the plate member is connected between the bottom of the insert portion of the plate member and a mounting portion formed on the inner surface of the center of the ashtray below the center spring, and the spring member is a center spring. When moved toward the front end of the tension is characterized in that the elastic force acts as a force to pull the center spring down through the plate member.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing an ashtray for a vehicle according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the plate member is operated in the ashtray for automobiles according to the present invention.

Conventionally, when the user removes the ashtray body and then refits the ashtray body, the user has to press the center spring directly to force the ashtray. Therefore, there was a problem such as foreign matter on the center spring buried in the user's hand. In order to solve the present invention, the present invention discloses an automobile ashtray configured to press the center spring easily when the user pushes a separate plate member attached to the center spring by hand when the ashtray body is removed and then remounted.

First, in the ashtray of the present invention the configuration of the housing and the ashtray body, the opening and closing operation of the ashtray body, the center spring is formed bent in the form of a 'b' shape in the inner center of the ashtray body, the structure and operation state of the center spring, All the effects are the same as before.

However, a separate plate member 25 is mounted on the upper side of one side of the center spring 21 to operate by hand.

More specifically, the slot 24 is formed long in the horizontally extending portion of the center spring 21 along the longitudinal direction, the plate member 25 can be moved in the slot 24 in the longitudinal direction Is fitted.

When the ashtray main body 20 is inserted or subsequently remounted, the front end 21b and the roller 23 of the center spring 21 should not be caught by the locking protrusion (11 in FIG. 4A). The plate member 25 is an operating element that the user will manipulate to allow the center spring 21 to move down, as 21) must be moved down.

The plate member 25 is mounted such that an insertion portion (not shown) protrudes downward along the center of the bottom surface so that the insertion portion can be slid back and forth along the slot while being inserted into the slot 24 of the center spring 21.

In addition, a separate spring member for resilient operation of the plate member 25 between the bottom of the insertion portion of the plate member 25 and the mounting portion 26 formed on the inner surface of the center of the ashtray body 20 below the center spring 21. 27 are installed in connection.

The mounting part 26 is installed below the spring fixing part 22 formed in the inner surface of the ashtray main body 20, and the bracket 26a protrudes on both sides, and between these brackets 26a on both sides. The support pin 26b is provided and is comprised.

The spring member 27 is a member that is elastically stretched and has a structure in which the upper end portion is coupled to the plate member 25 while the lower end portion is coupled to the support pin 26b of the mounting portion 26.

On the other hand, the plate member 25 is located on the rear side in the horizontal portion of the center spring 21 basically as shown in Figure 1 in the state that no external force is applied, and thus located on the rear side of the center spring 21 The lower spring member 27 is connected in the state.

Therefore, when the user pushes the plate member 25 located at the rear by hand and pushes it forward (in the direction of the front end of the center spring) as shown in Fig. 2, the lower spring member 27 supports the mounting portion 26. The pin 26b is rotated at the center of rotation and is tensioned at the same time. In this case, the elastic force of the spring member 27 acts as a force to pull the center spring 21 down through the plate member 25.

In other words, when the user pushes the plate member 25 forward by hand, at the same time as the lower spring member 27 is tensioned, the spring member is about to be retracted by its elasticity, which is then retracted to this original state. The center spring 21, which is connected through the plate member, is pulled down by the force to be, that is, the elastic force of the spring member.

In this manner, in the ashtray of the present invention, when the user removes or remounts the ashtray main body 20, the user may simply push the plate member 25 forward without directly touching the center spring 21 with the center spring ( 21) is pulled down to allow easy removal or mounting.

Of course, when the hand is released in the state in which the plate member 25 is pushed forward, the center spring 21 is moved upward by the elastic force of the center spring 21 and the spring member 27 to return to the original position and at the same time the plate The member 25 is also pulled by the spring member 27 to return to its original position at the rear.

As described above, according to the ashtray for automobiles according to the present invention, the user does not have to press the center spring by hand when the ashtray body is removed and remounted, so that foreign substances do not get on the hands and the plate member is pushed. The center spring can be moved down by force alone, so anyone can insert it easily and naturally with little force.

Claims (3)

In an ashtray for automobiles in which an ashtray body is accommodated in a housing and a center spring is fixed to one end of the ashtray body, The ashtray for automobiles, characterized in that a separate plate member for mounting and operating in contact with the top of one side of the center spring. The method of claim 1, A slot is formed along a longitudinal direction in a horizontally extending portion of the center spring, and the plate member is mounted to be slidably moved along the slot with an insertion portion formed on the bottom surface of the plate member inserted into the slot. Ashtray for cars, characterized in that. The method of claim 2, A spring member for resilient operation of the plate member is connected between the bottom of the insert portion of the plate member and a mounting portion formed on the inner surface of the center of the ashtray below the center spring, and the spring member is provided at the tip of the center spring. When moved toward the car ashtray, characterized in that the elastic force acts as a force to pull the center spring down through the plate member as a medium.

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