JPH0226744Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field This invention relates to an ashtray for automobiles, in which an inner ashtray is slidably stored in an outer fixed to an instrument panel in front of the driver's seat. The present invention relates to a high-grade automobile ashtray that automatically takes in and out an inner bag with the operation of a single button switch.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, in this type of automobile ashtray, the inner part is manually pulled out from the outer part, and the inner part is pushed in after use. However, if this operation takes time while driving, there is a problem in terms of safety. To save time and effort,
There is also a device in which a spring is interposed between the outer and the inner to urge the inner in the extrusion direction, and when the lock of the inner is released with a single touch, the inner is pushed out by the spring. When pushing in the inner, it is pushed in against the repulsive force of the spring, but the spring force is at its strongest just before the end of pushing, so a strong force is required to push it in completely, and there was a problem that it could not be done easily.

Purpose of the invention This invention allows you to automatically pull out the inner ashtray from the outer and push the inner into the outer by simply pressing one switch, making it easier to operate while driving. It is something to do.

Structure of the invention This invention was made to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, and is a device in which an inner part forming an ashtray is slidably stored in an outer part fixed to an instrument panel of a car, etc., so that it can be pulled out. ,
A drive device is installed on the upper surface of the outer, and a motor, a reduction gear unit rotated by the motor, and a limit switch for switching forward and reverse rotation of the motor and stopping the rotation are provided in the drive device, and the limit switch is connected to the end of the reduction gear unit. The switching operation is performed by a dog protruding from the gear, and a start switch for starting the rotation of the motor is installed on the top surface of the outer, and a push button is installed in front of the start switch, so that the push button moves backward. The start switch is automatically turned on when pressed, and a rack is provided in the inner that engages with the final gear to move forward and backward, so that when the push button is pressed, the start switch is turned on and the motor starts. The push button is mounted on the front end of an operating member installed on the top surface of the outer so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. form,
A guide portion is formed from the central portion of the operating member to the lower surface of the rear rearward and slopes downward, and a lock release portion is formed that slopes upward from the rear end of the guide portion. A groove in the front and back direction is bored in the outer of the groove, a wide part is formed at the front and rear of the groove, and a narrow part is formed in the center of the groove, and a pair of left and right inverted J-shaped stoppers are formed at the rear end of the groove. A cigarette lighter mounting plate is provided at the cigarette lighter mounting portion of the inner cigarette lighter. The lower end of the cigarette lighter mounting plate is biased by a spring and rotatably fixed on the shaft, and the cigarette lighter mounting plate is extended rearward along the groove, and a T-shaped lock portion is integrally formed upward at the tip of the cigarette lighter mounting plate. The part fits loosely in the wide part, while only the vertical part can slide in the narrow part,
When the inner is stored in the outer, the above-mentioned lock part is locked to the stopper/lock part to lock the inner to the outer, and when the inner is pulled out, the push button is pressed backward to turn on the above-mentioned motor. Turn on the start switch
At the same time, the lock release part unlocks the lock part that is locked by the stopper and lock part,
To provide an ashtray for an automobile, characterized in that the inner is unlocked from the outer.

Embodiments Hereinafter, this invention will be explained in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is an outer fixed to an instrument panel (not shown) of a car, and 2 is the outer 1.
3 is an operating member slidably installed on the top surface of the outer 1; 4 is a drive device installed on the top surface of the outer 1; 5 is an inside of the drive device 4; 6 is a reduction gear unit rotated by the motor 5; 7 is a dog protruding from the final gear 6A in the gear unit 6; 8 is a limit switch operated by the dog 7; 9 is a reduction gear unit in the inner 2; a rack 1 that is fixed and meshes with the final gear 6A of the gear unit 6;
0 is a start switch for driving the motor 5, which is fixed on the top surface of the outer 1.

As shown in the figure, the inner 2 has an ashtray 2a formed on one side of the left and right sides, a cigarette lighter attachment part 2b on the other side, and a rack 9 fixed to the rear side in the front-rear direction. It is pulled out from the outer 1 and stored in the outer 1 by forward and backward movement. As shown in FIG. 3, the cigarette lighter attachment part of the inner 2 has the following:
The lower end of the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 formed of an elastic material is biased by a spring and rotatably fixed, and the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 is extended backward from the cigarette lighter mounting portion 11a, and the tip of the horizontally extending portion 11b is A T-shaped lock portion 12 is integrally formed with the lock portion 12 projecting upward.
The cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 has a mounting portion 11a for igniting the cigarette lighter 13.
When pressed, the distal end of the horizontally extending portion 11b descends as shown by the chain line in the figure, and when the pressure is released, the distal end rises due to the spring force.

On the other hand, the lock portion 12 is provided on the upper surface of the outer 1.
A groove 14 in the front-rear direction is formed in which the slider slides. As shown in the figure, the groove 14 has a roughly E-shape and has wide portions 14a and 14 into which the lock portion 12 is loosely fitted in the front and rear.
A narrow width part 14c is formed in the center of b, on which the vertical part 12a of the lock part 12 can slide, and a pair of left and right inverted J-shaped stopper/lock parts 15 are provided upwardly protruding from the rear end of the groove. are doing. In addition, the front wide part 1
A lock wall part 16 is provided below the outer 1 to be engaged when the lock part 12 is deformed downward from the lower part of the rear end wall 4a to the cigarette lighter attachment area.

The operating member 3 is slidably installed on the outer 1 on the groove 14, and as shown in the figure, a push button 17 is formed at the front end, and a guide slopes downward from the center to the rear toward the bottom surface. 18, and an unlocking portion 19 that slopes upward from the rear end of the guide portion 18. The lock release part 19 is inserted between the pair of left and right stopper/lock parts 15, and the lock part 1 is locked by the stopper/lock part 15.
The upper end horizontal portion 12b of 2 is lowered along the slope to release the lock. In addition, a return spring (not shown) is interposed between the operating member 3 and the outer 1, so that when the push button 17 is pressed, it moves backward against the spring, and when the push button 17 is released, it moves forward due to the spring to return to its original position. I'm trying to come back. A start switch 10 is installed at a rear position close to the push button 17, and when the push button 17 is pressed, the switch 10 is turned on.

The motor 5 in the drive device 4 starts rotating when the start switch 10 is turned on, sequentially rotates each gear of the reduction gear unit 6, and moves the rack 9 meshing with the final gear 6A forward and backward. A dog 7 is provided protruding from the gear 6A in the gear unit 6, and a limit switch 8 is installed adjacent to the gear 6A.
is installed, and as the gear 6A rotates, the dog 7 comes into contact with the limit switch 8 to perform the switch switching operation. The limit switch 8 is used to switch between forward and reverse rotation of the motor 5 and to stop the rotation. Inside the drive device 4 are a limit switch 8 connected to the power source, a motor 5, a start switch 10, a relay coil 20, and a self-holding contact 21.
As shown in FIG. 6, the contact plates 8a and 8b of the limit switch 8 are operated by the dog 7 to switch the contact between the fixed contacts 8c and 8d, and between the fixed contacts 8e and 8f. By doing so, the rotation direction of the motor 5 is switched. Furthermore, by providing the relay coil 20 and its contact 21, as shown in FIG. 7, when the start switch 10 is turned on for a moment as shown in FIG.
Motor 5 starts rotating. At this time, the self-holding contact 21 is open and no current flows. Then, as shown in , the contact 21 is closed. After that, even if the push button is released and the return spring returns to the original position and the start switch 10 is turned off, current flows to the motor 5 through the contact 21 as shown in , and the current of the motor 5 flowing to the start switch 10 is reduced. It can be reduced.

Next, the operation of putting in and taking out the above automobile ashtray will be explained. When the inner 2 is stored in the outer 1,
As shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal end portion 12b of the lock portion 12 at the end of the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 attached to the inner 2 is locked to the stopper/lock portion 15, and the inner 2 is locked. In use, when the push button 17 is pressed, the integrated lock release part 19 moves backward, lowers the horizontal end part 12b of the lock part 12, releases the lock with the stopper/lock part 15, and allows the inner 2 to move forward. shall be. By pressing the pushbutton 17, turn on the rear start switch 10.
Then, current flows through the relay coil 20 and the motor 5,
The motor 5 is driven and each gear of the gear unit 6 rotates. At this time, the final gear 6A rotates counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 8 to advance the rack 9.
Pull out the inner 2 with the rack 9 fixed from the outer 1. When the inner 2 is completely pulled out from the outer 1, the dog 7 protruding from the gear 6A contacts and switches the limit switch 8, as shown in the figure. By switching the limit switch 8, the power is turned on.
OFF, relay 21 and motor 5 are OFF,
In addition, the limit switch 8 switches the power supply by the action of a spring (snap action). When the inner 2 moves forward, the lock portion 12 of the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 slides forward along the groove 14 along the lower guide portion 18 of the operating member 3 as shown in FIG. It is locked to the front wall of the portion 14a as shown in FIG.
The inner 2 is locked in the pulled out position.

When the cigarette lighter 13 is pressed and lit with the inner 2 pulled out, the horizontal portion 11b of the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 is deformed as shown by the chain line in FIG. In the deformed position, the horizontal portion 11b of the plate 11, as shown in FIG.
It is locked and locked by a lock wall member 16 protruding from the outer 1, and the inner 2 is not moved due to the pressing force. When the pressure on the cigarette lighter 13 is released, the horizontal portion 11b of the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 rises as shown by the solid line due to the spring force.
It is locked into the front end of groove 14. When storing the inner 2 inside the outer 1, press the push button 17 in the same way as when pulling it out, and the start switch 10 will start.
turns on, and relay 20 and motor 5 turn on. At this time, the rotational direction of the motor 5 is switched by the limit switch 8, and the motor 5 rotates in the opposite direction to when the inner is pulled out, rotates each gear of the gear unit 6 in the opposite direction, and moves back the rack 9 that meshes with the final gear 6A. The fixed inner 2 is stored in the outer 1 and operated. At this time, cigarette lighter mounting plate 11
slides inside the groove 14 and retreats, and at this time, the upper end horizontal portion 11b is pushed down by the guide portion 18 of the operating member 3 toward the rear, and when the storage of the inner 2 is completed, the rear end of the guide portion 18 It comes off and rises due to the spring force, and the stopper/lock part 1
It is stopped by coming into contact with the rear wall of 5, and is also engaged and locked by the front wall. When the storage is completed, the dog 7 protruding from the gear 6A contacts and switches the limit switch 8 as shown in FIG. 8, turning off the relay 20 and motor 5.

Effects As is clear from the above explanation, according to the automobile ashtray of this invention, by simply pressing one push button, the inner ashtray forming the ashtray can be automatically pulled out from the outer, and the inner ashtray can be automatically pulled out from the outer. It can be stored and is extremely easy to operate. In addition, since the inner is locked both when it is stored and when it is pulled out, the inner does not move due to vibration, and the inner is also locked when the cigarette lighter installed in parallel is pushed in, so the inner does not move due to the pressing force. It has various advantages such as:

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention;
The figure is a sectional view of the main part of Figure 1, Figure 3,...
4 is a perspective view of the drive device, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the drive device, and FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing the switching operation by a limit switch. , FIG. 7, is an electric circuit diagram of the drive device,
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the switching operation of the limit switch by a dog protruding from the gear, and FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the relationship between the rack, gear, and limit switch. 1... Outer, 2... Inner, 3... Operation member, 4... Drive device, 5... Motor, 6... Gear unit, 7... Gear, 8... Limit switch, 9... Rack, 10... start switch,
11... Cigarette lighter mounting plate, 12...
...Lock section, 13...Cigarette lighter, 14...
...Groove, 15...Stopper/lock member, 17...
Pushbutton, 18...Guide section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A cigarette lighter 13 is built into an outer 1 fixed to an instrument panel or the like of an automobile, and an inner 2 forming an ashtray 2a is slidably stored in the outer 1. A drive device 4 is installed on the top surface of the motor 1, and within the drive device 4 are provided a motor 5, a reduction gear unit 6 rotated by the motor 5, and a limit switch 8 for switching between forward and reverse rotation and stopping the rotation of the motor 5. The limit switch 8 is operated by a dog 7 protruding from the final gear 6A of the reduction gear unit 6, and a start switch 10 for starting the rotation of the motor 5 is installed on the upper surface of the outer 1. A push button 17 is installed at the front position of the inner 2, so that when the push button 17 is pushed backward, the start switch 10 is automatically turned on. The start switch 10 is turned on by pressing the push button 17.
The motor 5 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions, and the inner 2 is automatically pulled out and stored in the outer 1 via the reduction gear unit 6 and the rack 9, and the push button 17 is slidable on the upper surface of the outer 1 in the front and back direction. A guide portion 18 is formed at the front end of the operating member 3 that is movably installed, and slopes downward from the center of the operating member 3 toward the rear lower surface.
A lock release part 19 is formed which slopes upward from the rear end of the guide part 18, and a groove 14 in the front and rear direction is bored in the outer 1 below the operating member 3. Wide part 14 before and after 14
a, 14b, a narrow part 14c is formed in the center thereof, and a pair of left and right inverted J-shaped stopper/lock parts 15 are provided upwardly protruding from the rear ends of the grooves, and the front wide part 14a. A lock wall portion 16 is provided on the rear end wall to project downward, and the cigarette lighter mounting portion 2b of the inner 2 includes:
The lower end of the cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 formed of an elastic material is biased by a spring and rotatably fixed,
The cigarette lighter mounting plate 11 is inserted into the groove 1.
4, and a T-shaped lock portion 12 is integrally formed upward at the tip thereof, and the lock portion 12 fits loosely into the wide portions 14a and 14b, while the narrow portion 14c Only the vertical part 12a is slidable, and when the inner 2 is stored in the outer 1, the lock part 12 is locked to the stopper/lock part 15 to lock the inner 2 to the outer 1. On the other hand, by pushing the push button 17 backward when pulling out the inner 2, the start switch 10 of the motor 5 is turned on, and the lock release part 19 unlocks the lock part 12 which is locked to the stopper/lock part 15. An ashtray for an automobile, characterized in that the inner 2 is unlocked from the outer 1 by unlocking.