JPH0713568U - Vehicle ashtray - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To achieve both fire extinguishability with a seal rubber and push-operability of the lid. [Composition] A push-open ashtray is provided with a seal rubber 10 at the contact portion between the lid 3 and the ashtray main body 2 to improve the airtightness by improving the airtightness inside the ashtray main body when the lid is closed. When the lid 3 is opened by providing spring means 9 for urging the ashtray main body 2 in a direction protruding from the opening of the support between the support 2 and the support 1 and bending the spring 9 even if the seal rubber 10 is hard. The push-open operation is improved and the push-open operability is improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a push-open type vehicle ashtray equipped with a rubber seal.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 It is desirable that the vehicle ashtray not only has the function of containing the cigarette butts, but also has the function of completely extinguishing the fire. In this sense, conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-132833, a seal rubber is attached to the lid body for closing the opening of the ashtray main body, and when the lid body is closed, this seal rubber is used. There is an ashtray that has a closed space inside it to extinguish cigarettes.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, an ashtray with a heart-cam lock mechanism, which is generally called a push-open ashtray, requires some push stroke to unlock the lock, so if the seal rubber is hard, the push stroke will be insufficient and the lock will be lost. There were problems that it could not be released and that a large pushing force was required, resulting in poor operability. An object of the present invention is to provide a push-open ashtray with a seal rubber for extinguishing fire. Even if the seal rubber is hard, the push-open stroke can be taken.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 To achieve the above object, the vehicle ashtray of the present invention comprises the following vehicle ashtray. That is, an ashtray main body made of a box having an opening, a support having an opening for accommodating the ashtray main body in a strokeable manner, and an opening of the support and an opening of the ashtray main body are openably and closably attached to the support. A push-open type ashtray for a vehicle, comprising: a lid body attached to the lid body; and a heart-cam lock mechanism for a push-open mechanism provided between the lid body and the support body. A seal rubber is provided at a portion where the lid and the ashtray main body come into contact with each other when the lid is opened, and a spring means for urging the ashtray main body in a direction projecting from the opening of the support is provided between the ashtray main body and the support. Vehicle ashtray.

[0005]

[Action]

 In the above-described vehicle ashtray of the present invention, the seal rubber is provided at the position where the lid and the ashtray main body come into contact when the lid is closed, so the space inside the ashtray main body is sealed from the outside when the lid is closed, You can extinguish the fire even if the oxygen supply is cut off and there is a fire. The seal rubber is pressed against the contact surface with an appropriate force by the spring means, and the sealing performance is maintained. When the lid is opened, the lid is pushed in to unlock the heart cam lock mechanism, but since the spring means is provided between the ashtray main body and the support, the ashtray main body contracts the spring means and moves toward the bottom of the support. A stroke is possible, and a sufficient stroke can be obtained to unlock the heart cam lock mechanism. Moreover, the pushing force in this stroke is only required to bend the spring means, and even if the seal rubber is hard, the spring means bends, so that it can be pushed easily and the operability is improved.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the vehicle ashtray in a closed state, which includes a support 1, an ashtray main body 2, and a lid 3. The support 1 has an opening, and is embedded in a recess provided in the vehicle with the opening facing the passenger compartment. The ashtray main body 2 is composed of a box body having an opening, and is accommodated in the support body 2 so as to be strokeable with the opening facing the vehicle compartment. The lid 3 is rotatably attached to the support 1 via an arm, and opens and closes the opening of the support 1 and the opening of the ashtray main body 2.

A heart cam lock mechanism (FIG. 4) for a push-open mechanism of the lid body 3 is provided between the support body 1 and the lid body 3, and between the support body 1 and the ashtray main body 2. Ashtray body A protrusion control lock mechanism (Figs. 1 to 3) is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, when the lid 3 is closed, the heart cam lock mechanism causes the pin 11 to move relatively along the heart cam 12 along the route of a → ro → ha and lock at the position of ha, so that the lid is closed. When opening 3, the lid 3 is pushed for a predetermined stroke to move the pin 11 relative to H → D, the hand is released from the lid 3 and the pin 11 is moved relatively to → E to unlock. . The unlocked lid 3 is opened by transmitting the rotation of the gear urged by a coil spring (not shown) to the lid 3, and the opening speed is controlled by a damper (not shown) to give a high-quality operation feeling. Is being held. As described above, in the push-open ashtray, when the lid body 3 is opened, the pin 11 is moved relatively from the left to the right, so that a stroke for pushing the lid body 3 is required.

As for the lock mechanism for controlling the protrusion of the ashtray main body, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pin 4 is provided on the support 1, and a lock plate 6 is attached to the pin 4 via a coil spring 5. Has been. Further, the ashtray main body 2 is provided with a lock pin 7 at a position corresponding to the lock plate 6. The lock plate 6 is provided with a notch groove, and the lock pin 7 is engaged with the notch groove (state of FIG. 1) to form a lock mechanism. A lock releasing means 8 is provided above the lock pin 7 of the ashtray main body 2, and the lock releasing member 8b slides in the lower right direction in FIG. Is rotated rightward against the biasing force of the coil spring 5 to release the engagement from the lock pin 7. Further, the pressing force of the operating portion 8a for unlocking is weaker than the biasing force of the spring means 9.

When the lid 3 is closed, at least one of the lid 3 and the ashtray main body 2 is contacted with the portion where the lid 3 and the ashtray main body 2 contact each other (in the example of FIGS. 1 to 3, Seal rubber 10 is attached to the lid 3. The seal rubber 10 is located along the opening peripheral edge of the ashtray main body 2 when the lid 3 is closed, and closes the internal space of the ashtray main body from the outside to cut off the supply of oxygen, and the tobacco inside the ashtray main body 2 is closed. This is for extinguishing the remaining fire species.

Spring means 9, for example a leaf spring, is provided between the ashtray main body 2 and the support 1. This leaf spring is screwed to a portion of the support 1 facing the bottom of the ashtray main body 2, and always biases the ashtray main body 2 in a direction projecting from the opening of the support 1.

Next, the operation will be described. When the lid 3 is closed (the state shown in FIG. 1), the seal rubber 10 is in contact with the peripheral portion of the opening of the ashtray main body 2. Further, since the ashtray main body 2 is urged upward by the leaf spring 9 from below, the ashtray main body 2 is pressed against the seal rubber 10, the sealing effect is enhanced, and the extinguishability is enhanced.

Next, when the lid 3 is pushed slightly downward to unlock the heart cam lock mechanism in order to open the lid 3 when using the ashtray, the ashtray main body 2 resists the biasing force of the leaf spring 9. Then, the heart rubber lock can be released without trouble even if the seal rubber 10 is hard, and the ashtray can be used.

Next, when the lid 3 is opened, the ashtray main body 2 is urged upward by the leaf spring 9, but the ashtray main body 2 is pushed out from the support 1 by the engagement of the lock pin 7 and the lock plate 6. And the ashtray remains usable (state in FIG. 2).

Further, by pressing the operation member 8a of the lock releasing means 8, the lock releasing member 8b slides in the lower right direction in FIG. 2, and the lock plate 6 is rotated in the right direction, so that the lock pin 7 and Disengage the. Then, the ashtray main body 2 is further urged upward by the urging force of the leaf spring 9 and a part of the ashtray main body 2 is projected from the support 1 (state of FIG. 3). This facilitates the operation of taking out the ashtray main body 2 when discarding the cigarette.

Next, when closing the lid 3, the seal rubber 10 first contacts the ashtray main body 2. When the lid 3 is further closed, the ashtray main body 2 moves down while pushing down the leaf spring 9. Here, since the heart cam lock is dimensioned to be locked while the ashtray main body 2 is in contact with the receiving surface of the support 1, even if the seal rubber is hard, the ashtray main body 2 moves up and down to lock the heart cam lock. There is no problem.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, since the spring means for urging the ashtray main body in the direction projecting from the opening of the support is provided between the ashtray main body and the support, the seal rubber for extinguishing fire is applied to the push-open ashtray. Also, even if the hardness of the seal rubber is large, the deflection of the spring means allows a large push-open stroke to ensure a push-open, and the lid can be pushed open with a comfortable force for operation. You can improve the quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle ashtray of the present invention when a lid is closed.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle ashtray of FIG. 1 when a lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle ashtray of FIG. 1 when the lid is opened and the ashtray main body is popped up.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a heart cam lock mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Support 2 Ashtray Main Body 3 Lid 4 Pin 5 Coil Spring 6 Lock Plate 7 Lock Pin 8 Lock Release Means 9 Spring Means (For example, Leaf Spring) 10 Seal Rubber 11 Pin 12 Heart Cam

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An ashtray main body comprising a box body having an opening, a support having an opening for accommodating the ashtray main body in a strokeable manner, the support capable of opening and closing the opening of the support and the opening of the ashtray main body. A push-open type ashtray for a vehicle, comprising: a lid attached to a body; and a heart-cam lock mechanism for a push-open mechanism provided between the lid and the support. A seal rubber is provided at a portion where the lid body and the ashtray main body come into contact with each other when provided, and spring means is provided between the ashtray main body and the support body to bias the ashtray main body in a direction projecting from the opening of the support body. A vehicle ashtray characterized by the following.