JPS604823Y2 - Ash tray structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an ash tray structure, particularly to a mounting structure for an automobile ash tray.

This type of ash tray has a structure in which the outer case is attached to the mating mounting part by combining the inner case with the inner case so that it can be freely pulled out from the outer case. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer case 1 is simply attached to the mating mounting parts 3 and 4 with screws 2 using a technique known from Publications No. 52-101592, No. 53-4958, No. 50-12984, etc. There are many mounting holes 5, 6, and 7 for this purpose in the outer case 1.

Although not shown, instead of this mounting hole 5, there is a structure in which a pawl body is mounted and engaged with the mating mounting portion 3.

However, with this conventional ash tray structure, it is difficult to position the ash tray vertically and horizontally, and even if it can be positioned, manufacturing tolerances cannot be accommodated, and if the ash tray is forcibly installed, it may damage the mating mounting part or the outer case. There is a problem that deformation easily occurs and the installation workability is not so good.

This invention was developed focusing on the above points, and the rear surface of the outer case of the ash tray can be freely inserted into the mating mounting part, and the front part of the outer case is attached to the mating mounting part via a screw. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ash tray structure that improves workability by making it possible to adjust the position in the vertical and lateral directions and absorb manufacturing tolerances by devising the front and rear parts.

Specifically, with this intention in mind, the present invention focuses on the outer case that holds and holds the inner case of the ash tray, and the mating mounting part to which this outer case is attached. It has a claw body for insertion and a cut-and-raised part in the front for screw installation, and an insertion part with a sloped surface on the rear side, while the mating part has ribs in two stages, upper and lower, leaving an intermediate groove. It has a protruding rear mounting part and a front mounting part for screw mounting, and the upper rib of the rear mounting part receives the claw body of the outer case.
The intermediate groove and the lower rib are for receiving the insertion part on the rear surface of the outer case, and the lower rib is additionally formed with a protruding rib for left and right positioning of the outer case. This is what we intend to provide.

The details will be explained below based on the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 to 9.

In the above and following explanations, terms indicating vertical, horizontal, and front-back directions are used to refer to ``up-down direction y'' in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 1 and 1 are used to indicate the two directions shown by the arrows in FIG. 4, respectively.

The ash tray structure according to the present invention is composed of nine combinations of the ash tray side and the mating side mounting part.

The ash tray side consists of an inner case 8 and an outer case 9, and the mating side mounting part is a rear mounting part 1.
0 and a front attachment part 11, and in this invention, special consideration is given to the outer case 9 and the rear attachment part 10.

The outer case 9, which is positioned above the inner case 8, has claw bodies 12, 12 formed at the rear of its upper surface.

The claws 12, 12 are made by folding up the rear end portions 13, 13 and cutting the folded-up corners obliquely to form inclined surfaces 14, 14 [see Figs. 3, 4, and 8]. .

Such folded-up rear end portions 13, 13 and inclined surface 14.
Reference numeral 14 makes insertion into the rear mounting portion 10 of the other party extremely easy.

On the other hand, a cut-and-raised portion 16 for attaching the screw 15 is formed at the front of the upper surface of the outer case 9.

This cut and raised portion 16 has a cut and raised outer peripheral portion 17 with a slit 18.
It is separated from the outer case 9 via the outer case 9 to take advantage of its elasticity.

Of course, when the outer case 9 is made of metal, the elasticity of the metal material used can be utilized as is.

The rear surface of the outer case 9 has an insertion portion 2 with an inclined surface 19.
Formed as 0.

This inclined surface 19 may be simply formed on the rear end surfaces 22, 22 of the folded-down portions 21, 21 on the left and right sides of the outer case 9.

Providing the cut-and-raised portion 16 and the inclined surface 19 as described above on the outer case 9 is one of the features of the present invention, and is a part that produces many functions and effects that will be described later.

The outer case 9 is provided with plate springs 23, 23 and a guide slide rail 24 on the left and right side surfaces of the inner side, and the inner case 8 is provided with protrusions 2 provided on both the left and right sides of the outer case 9.
5 and 25 are interposed between the leaf spring 23 and the slide rail 24 to be engaged with and held in the outer case 9 (see FIG. 7), and to be freely movable in the front-back direction by pulling out and pulling back the pull portion 26. It is something.

Note that an opening 28 for providing a glass window 27 is formed in the outer case 9.

Among the other mounting parts to which the outer case 9 is attached, the rear mounting part 10 utilizes a part usually called a cluster lid or an installer cover.
In this case, ribs are formed to protrude in two stages, upper and lower, leaving an intermediate groove 29 between them.

The upper ribs 30, 30 receive the claws 12, 12 of the outer case 9 on the ash tray side, and have guide slopes 31 at their tips (see FIG. 8).

The intermediate groove 29 and the lower ribs 32, 32 are for receiving the insertion portion 20 formed on the rear surface of the outer case 9, and the lower ribs 32, 32 have guide slopes 33 at their tips (see FIG. 9).

Further, the lower ribs 32, 32 are additionally formed with protruding ribs 34, 34, and these protruding ribs 34, 34 position the outer case 9 in the left-right direction.

The protruding ribs 34, 34 have guiding inclined surfaces 35, 35 for both left and right side surfaces of the outer case 9.

[See FIGS. 6 and 9] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper ribs 30, 30 and the lower ribs 32, 32 are partially provided in the left and right direction of the rear mounting portion 10. However, of course, you are free to provide it entirely.

Among the other mounting parts to which the outer case 9 is attached, the front mounting part 11 normally utilizes a part of the instrument panel, and this front mounting part 11 includes a part 36 that contacts the top surface of the outer case 9 and a part 36 of the outer case. 9 cut and raised portion 16
A portion 37 for receiving the screw is provided, and the image portions 36 and 37 constitute a screw attachment portion.

[See Fig. 3] Since the ash tray structure according to the present invention is as described above, in order to attach the outer case 9 to the mating attachment part, first, the claw body 12 provided at the rear of the outer case 9, 12 and the insertion part 20 on the rear surface are inserted into the rear mounting part 10 of the mating mounting parts to engage and combine.

The claw bodies 12, 12 are engaged with the upper ribs 30, 30, and the insertion portion 20 is inserted into the intermediate groove 29 and the lower rib 32 is inserted therein.
．． 32 and are respectively received.

When inserting, the folded-up portions of the claw bodies 12, 12 are placed on the guide slopes of the upper ribs 30, 30, and the insertion portion 20
The inclined surface 19 is the guide inclined surface 3 of the lower ribs 32, 32.
3, so you can easily and securely attach the rear mounting part 1.
Can be installed to 0.

Furthermore, both left and right side surfaces of the outer case 9 are provided with lower ribs 32.
Since it is guided by the guiding slopes 35 and 35 of the protruding ribs 34 and 34 additionally formed on the 32, installation by insertion is very easy.

In order to adjust the position in the vertical direction, the claw bodies 12, 12 and the insertion part 20 on the outer case 9 side and the upper stage ribs 30, 30 and the lower stage ribs 32, 32 on the rear mounting part 10 side engage with each other. If the outer case 9 is inserted, the positioning is done by one person, and the position adjustment in the left and right direction is the same as above because the protruding ribs 34 and 34 position both the left and right sides of the outer case 9. 1 insertion, that is, 1 positioning.

Next, the cut and raised portion 16 of the outer case 9 is attached to the screw attachment portion of the front attachment portion 11, specifically, the portion 37, via the screw 15.

Since this cut and raised portion 16 has elasticity, it can sufficiently absorb the dimensional difference in the vertical direction.

Finally, the attachment is completed by engaging and holding the inner case 8 with the outer case 9.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the outer case on the ash tray side is formed with a claw body and an insertion part at the rear thereof, and a cut-and-raised part for attaching a screw at the front thereof, and the rear attachment part on the other side is formed with a cut-and-raised part for attaching a screw. An upper rib, an intermediate groove, and a lower rib are formed to receive the claw body and the insertion part, and the lower rib is provided with protruding ribs at its left and rightmost ends, and a cut-out part is screwed to the front mounting part. Since the outer case is formed with a screw attachment part for the rear attachment part, the outer case can be attached to the rear attachment part by simply inserting it, and once it is inserted, the positioning is automatically performed in the vertical and horizontal directions.
There is no wobbling, and on the other hand, the outer case can be attached to the front attachment part simply by screwing the cut and raised part that takes advantage of elasticity to the other side, making the overall installation very easy.

Moreover, when installing screws, even if there is some dimensional difference or manufacturing tolerance between the cut and raised part and the other side due to the elasticity of the cut and raised part, it can be sufficiently and easily absorbed, and positioning in the vertical direction is easy. , there is no strain on the rear attachment part of the other side into which the rear of the outer case is inserted, and furthermore, the rear part of the outer case does not deform in the front-rear direction or left direction, so the rear sealability as an ash tray is improved. The inner case is not damaged, and the operability of drawing out the inner case is not deteriorated.

In particular, since an opening for a glass window is formed in the rear part of the outer case, the rigidity of that part decreases and tends to be easily deformed if force is applied during installation, but as mentioned above,
This fear is completely eliminated and many effects can be expected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the conventional ash tray structure;
The figure is a perspective view showing the outer case of a conventional ash tray, FIG. 3 is a front view of the ash tray structure according to the present invention with main parts broken, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the ash tray structure shown in FIG. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the upper rib of the rear mounting part, Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the lower rib of the rear mounting part, and Fig. 7 is a part cut away in Fig. 4. FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing the engagement state between the claw body and the upper rib, and FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing the engagement state between the insertion portion and the lower rib. In the figure, X: vertical direction, Y: horizontal direction, 2: longitudinal direction, 9: outer case, 10: Rear mounting part, 11...
・Front mounting part, 12, 12...Claw body, 16...
... Cut and raised part, 20 ... Insertion part, 30.
30... Upper rib, 32, 32... Lower rib, 34, 34... Protruding rib.

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) The outer case engages and holds the inner case of the ash tray, and the mating mounting part to which this outer case is attached is attached. The rear mounting part has a cut-and-raised part and an insertion part with an inclined surface on the rear surface, while the mating mounting part has ribs protruding in two stages above and below, leaving an intermediate groove, and a front mounting part for screw mounting. The upper rib of the rear mounting part receives the claw body of the outer case, the intermediate groove and the lower rib receive the insertion part of the rear surface of the outer case, and this lower rib has a mounting part of the outer case. An ash tray structure characterized by the addition of protruding ribs for left and right positioning. (2) The upper and lower ribs of the rear mounting portion have guide slopes corresponding to the slopes formed on the claw body and the rear insertion portion of the outer case, respectively, as described in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim. Ash tray structure. (3) The ash tray structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the protruding rib has an inclined surface that guides the left and right side receiving sides of the outer case. (4) The cut-and-raised part has elasticity and can absorb vertical mounting tolerances with respect to the mating mounting part, whichever is claimed in claim 1, 2, or 3 of the utility model registration claim. Ash tray structure described in Crab.