JPH0226745Y2 - - 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. This invention relates to a high-grade automobile ashtray that automatically takes out and takes 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 bias 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 since the force of the spring is at its strongest just before the end of pushing, it takes a strong force to push 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 by operating one push button, and push the inner into the outer by operating the same push button. It is easy to operate.

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 connecting plate attached to the inner, and a drive that is divided into a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber by a piston, and connects the connecting plate to a piston rod of the piston to push and pull out the inner into the outer. an air cylinder that serves as a source and is attached to the top surface of the outer; an air supply passage that communicates with the air source at one end and has an air supply side opening at the other end; an exhaust passage having an exhaust side opening disposed at 180° with respect to the air side opening;
and the second cylinder chamber, and are arranged at a phase of 90° with respect to the above-mentioned intake side opening and exhaust side opening.
a first having first and second apertures disposed at 180°;
and a second air passage, and a rotatable disk-shaped rotary having first and second air grooves, the openings at both ends of the first air groove and the openings at both ends of the second air groove are 90 mm. switching valves arranged at an interval of .degree. degrees and communicating the air supply side opening and the exhaust side opening with the first opening or the second opening; and one manual pushbutton attached to the upper surface of the outer and operating the switching valve. The rotary of the switching valve is operated by operating the push button to communicate one of the first cylinder chamber and the second cylinder chamber with the air source, and communicate the other with the exhaust port to operate the piston rod of the cylinder. The present invention provides an automobile ashtray characterized in that the inner ashtray connected to the piston rod is automatically pushed into and pulled out from the outer ashtray.

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 an automobile, and 2 is the outer 1.
3 is an air cylinder installed on the top surface of the outer 1; 4 is a switching valve consisting of a rotary valve that switches the air supply/discharge path to the air cylinder 3; 5 is a switching valve; This is a push button that switches the valve 4.

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 at the other end, and a connecting plate 7 for connecting the piston rod 6 of the air cylinder 3 to the rear end. When the piston rod 6 moves into the air cylinder 3 as indicated by X in the figure, the inner 2 is pulled out from the outer 1, and when it moves out from the air cylinder 3 as indicated by Y in the figure, the inner 2 is pulled out into the outer 1. I try to store it in.

One end of each of first and second air pipes 9, 10 is connected to the first and second cylinder chambers 3a, 3b separated by the piston 8 of the air cylinder 3. , 10 are communicated with first and second air passages 11 and 12 of the switching valve 4. As shown in the figure, the switching valve 4 has an air supply passage 13 connected to an air source 13a, and an exhaust passage 14 communicating with an exhaust port 14a. That is, the air supply side opening 13b of the air supply passage 13 and the exhaust side opening 14b of the exhaust passage 14 are arranged at 180 degrees, and the air supply side opening 13b and the exhaust side opening 14b are arranged at a phase of 90 degrees. The first and second openings 11a, 12a of the first and second air passages 11, 12 are arranged at 180° with respect to each other. In addition, these air passages 11, 12, 13, 1
A disc-shaped rotary 17 is rotatably provided in which air grooves 15 and 16 are formed to selectively communicate with each other. The air grooves 15 and 16 are provided symmetrically about the axis, with openings 15a and 16 spaced apart by 90 degrees.
15b, 16a, and 16b, and when the inner is moved forward as shown in the figure, the opening 15a is connected to the air supply passage 13, and the opening 15 is connected to the air supply passage 13.
b communicate with the air passage 11 to supply air to the first cylinder chamber 3a, while the opening 16a of the air groove 16 communicates with the second air passage 12, and the opening 16b communicates with the exhaust passage 14.
The cylinder chambers 3b and 3b communicate with each other, and exhaust air from the second cylinder chamber 3b. When the push button 5 is pressed, the rotary 17 rotates 90 degrees in the direction of the arrow in the figure via a link and a ratchet (not shown).
The opening 15a of the air passage 15 is the second air passage 12
The openings 15b each communicate with the air supply passage 13 to supply air to the second cylinder chamber 3b, and the air passage 1
6, the opening 16a communicates with the exhaust passage 14, and the opening 16b communicates with the first air passage 11, respectively, so that exhaust is exhausted from the first cylinder chamber 3a (not shown).
From this state, when the push button 5 is further pushed, the rotary 17 is rotated by 90 degrees, air is supplied to the first cylinder chamber 3a, and air is exhausted from the second cylinder chamber 3b. The piston rod 6 is alternately moved forward and backward to move the inner 2 in and out.

Next, the operation of putting in and taking out the above automobile ashtray will be explained. With the inner 2 stored inside the outer 1,
When the pushbutton 5 is pressed, the rotary 17 of the switching valve 4 rotates 90 degrees, and as shown in FIG. 2, air is supplied to the first cylinder chamber 3a of the cylinder 3, and air is exhausted from the second cylinder chamber 3b. The piston rod 6 is moved forward into the cylinder, and the inner 2 connected to the piston rod 6 at the connecting plate 7 is moved forward and pulled out from the outer 1.

After use, when the push button 5 is pressed, the rotary 17 of the switching valve 4 rotates 90 degrees, exhausting air from the first cylinder chamber 3a and supplying air to the second cylinder chamber 3b, retracting the piston rod 6 from the cylinder 3 and connecting it. The inner 2 is moved backward to accommodate the inner 2 in the outer 1.

Effects As is clear from the above explanation, according to the automobile ashtray of this invention, the inner ashtray forming the ashtray can be automatically pulled out from the outer by simply pressing the push button, and the inner ashtray can be automatically pulled out from the outer ashtray after use. This device has the advantage that it can be stored inside the outerwear simply by pressing the push button, and the operation is extremely simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention;
The figure is a sectional view showing the relationship between the switching valve and the air cylinder. 1...Outer, 2...Inner, 3...Air cylinder, 4...Switching valve, 5...Push button, 6
...Piston rod, 7...Connection plate, 8...Piston.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An inner 2 forming an ashtray is slidably stored in an outer 1 fixed to an instrument panel of an automobile or the like, and a connecting plate attached to the inner 2. 7, and is divided into a first cylinder chamber 3a and a second cylinder chamber 3b by a piston 8, and the piston 8
Connecting the connecting plate 7 to the piston rod 6 of
An air cylinder 3 serves as a driving source for pushing and pulling out the inner 2 into the outer 1 and is attached to the upper surface of the outer 1. an air passage 13; an exhaust passage 14 having one end communicating with an exhaust port 14a and an exhaust side opening 14b arranged at an angle of 180 degrees with respect to the air supply side opening 13b at the other end; and first and second cylinders, respectively. It communicates with the chambers 3a and 3b, and is connected to the air supply side opening 13b and the exhaust side opening 14b.
First and second air passages 11, 12 having first and second openings 11a, 12a arranged at 180 degrees with a phase of 90 degrees, and first and second air grooves 15, 1.
6 and a rotatable disk-shaped rotary 17 having a hole in the openings 15a and 1 at both ends of the first air groove.
5b and openings 16a, 1 at both ends of the second air groove.
6b are arranged at 90° intervals, and the air supply side opening 13
a switching valve 4 that communicates the exhaust side opening 14b with the first opening 11a or the second opening 12a; and one manual push button 5 that is attached to the top surface of the outer 1 and that operates the switching valve 4.
By operating the push button 5, the rotary 17 of the switching valve 4 is operated, and the first cylinder chamber 3a,
One side of the second cylinder chamber 3b is communicated with the air source 13a and the other side is communicated with the exhaust port 14a to operate the piston rod 6 of the cylinder 3, and the inner 2 connected to the piston rod 6 is automatically pushed into the outer 1. and an ashtray for an automobile, characterized in that it is configured to be pulled out from the outer 1.