JPH0659805B2 - Vehicle ashtray - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an ashtray suitable for vehicles, particularly for automobiles.

[Prior Art] A conventional ashtray is generally composed of two parts, an outer case and an inner case fitted to the outer case, and the latter is opened and closed by rotating or moving in and out (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-10071).

Furthermore, it is common practice to attach the ashtray to a support member on the vehicle body side such as a console box in a detachable manner (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication Nos. 38-13023 and 59-37).
57).

Of these, the former is designed to push out the ashtray fitted in the hole on the armrest surface by pulling up the arm-shaped pushing member mounted in the armrest against the return spring.

In the latter, when removing the ashtray from the support member, the lid is first opened, and the opened lid is pulled to pull out the ashtray from the support member.

It is also known that the lid is pivotally biased in either the opening direction or the closing direction by a reversing spring (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-67567).

In particular, in the case of the type that opens and closes by turning, opening and closing can be done with a single operation that only pushes by hand, there is no need to shift the line of sight and search for the operation part, blind opening and closing It is known that it is possible.

This open / close mechanism is characterized by a lock mechanism that locks in the closed position. The lock part is provided with a cam for switching between the forward path and the return path, and each time it is pushed in, open (lock release) closed (lock) open (lock release) Closed (locked) ... is repeated. This lock mechanism is called a push-push mechanism.

Also, in this type, slow opening and closing movement,
In some cases, the opening / closing mechanism is provided with a speed control member in order to reduce the shock at the time of opening and prevent scattering of contents such as ash (Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-10071).

When the push-push mechanism is used for the blind touch type, when the ashtray is mounted on a support member such as a console box, the mounting surface is almost the same height as the outer surface of the support member, and there can be almost no unevenness, It will be advantageous in terms of external design that is integrated with the surroundings.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the rotary type using the push-push mechanism, the ashtray rotates when the ashtray is opened even if the speed control member is provided. Things move each time,
The ashtray is already in the ashtray.

Therefore, unless the ashtray is opened while being rotated extremely slowly, there is a risk that light ash will rise up and be scattered around when opening. This tendency is particularly large when the amount of contents is large.

That is, the balance between the resistance force of the speed governing mechanism and the spring force that urges the inner case changes depending on the amount of butts, resulting in a large shock at opening, a slow opening operation, or a balance between them. There are problems such as design restrictions occurring due to consideration, and a speed control mechanism that is complicated and has a large number of parts is indispensable.

Therefore, it is an object to provide an inexpensive ashtray for a vehicle with a small number of parts while opening the ashtray without rotating it so that the contents are not moved so that the ashes do not scatter when the ashtray is opened. And

Further, the ashtray may be detachably supported in order to dispose of butts and the like in the ashtray, but the removal at this time may be unexpectedly troublesome. Although it is convenient to use an extruding member as in JP 38-13023, even in this case, it is inconvenient in that the extruding member must be pulled up against the elasticity of the return spring during the extruding operation. Remains.

Further, in the type in which the ashtray is detached from the support member by pulling with the open lid as in the above Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-3757, the ash may be scattered when detaching.

Therefore, it is also an object to facilitate the removal operation and prevent the ash from scattering at this time.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned object, a vehicle ashtray according to the present application is a vehicle ashtray arranged on a supporting member in a room such as a console box of an automobile, in which a lid, an ashtray body, a support, The lid is provided with engaging means and pushing means, the lid opens and closes the ashtray main body by an opening and closing mechanism, the support is attached to the support member in the vehicle compartment, and the ashtray main body is detachable and fixed non-rotatably when mounted. The engaging means engages the support when the ashtray main body is mounted, and the pushing means releases the engagement by the engaging means and pushes out the ashtray main body by using the elastic force of the spring.

The elastic force of the spring may be reversed in the engaging direction when the ashtray main body and the support are engaged, and in the direction in which the ashtray main body is pushed out when the engagement is released. it can.

Further, the lid may be provided with a lock mechanism having a switching cam that constantly biases the lid in the opening direction by a spring and repeatedly locks and unlocks the lid by pushing the lid in the closed position.

[Operation] When the ashtray main body is attached to the support, the ashtray main body is fixed to the support so as to be removable and non-rotatable.

Therefore, when the lid is opened to use the ashtray, the opening is opened without moving the ashtray main body, so that the contents do not move and the ash does not scatter.

Further, since the ashtray main body is pushed out from the support by using the elastic force of the spring, the ashtray main body can be easily removed. At this time, the ash tray main body can be removed without opening the lid, and ash scattering during removal can be prevented.

If the action direction of the spring is reversed according to the engagement / disengagement of the ashtray main body and the support, the ashtray main body can be pushed out by the elastic force of the spring by disengagement and can be removed. Energize in the direction to ensure engagement.

Furthermore, if a lock mechanism having a switching cam is provided,
Pushing the lid in the closed position opens and closes in a push-push type.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 to FIG. 12 show an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, an ashtray 2 is attached upward to the console box 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the ashtray 2 is composed of a box-shaped support 3 and an ashtray main body 4, and the support 3 has a recess 5 opening at the top and a flange 6 formed at the upper end peripheral portion thereof. Then, the support body 3 is fixed to the console box 1 by overlapping the flange 6 on the open end of the console box 1. The ashtray main body 4 is fitted in the concave portion 5 of the support body 3 and is fixed to the support body in a detachable and non-rotatable manner. A lid 7 is attached to the upper edge of the ashtray body 4 so as to be openable and closable. Also, the side of the ashtray body 4 and the lid 7
A speed adjusting mechanism for controlling the opening / closing speed of the lock mechanism 8 and the lid 7 is provided between and.

The lock mechanism 8, the speed control mechanism, and the spring 27, which will be described later, constitute an opening / closing mechanism for the lid 7 in this embodiment.

Details of each part such as the support 3 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The pushing means is omitted in FIG. 3 (see FIG. 10).

Openings 9a and 9b are provided near the bottom of the support side walls 3a and 3b of the support 3, respectively. The leaf spring 10 is fixed to the support bottom portion 3c near the opening 9a, and the leaf spring 10 is formed with a bent portion 11 that bends and projects inward.
A mounting leaf spring 12 is mounted from the outside at the center of the support front wall 3d.

The ashtray main body 4 has a mounting shaft 1 protruding from a side wall 4a thereof.
3, a mounting hole 14, a switching cam 31 (described later), a stopper 15 that regulates the upward movement position of the tip, and a stepped engagement projection 16 are provided. Engaging protrusions 17 (see FIGS. 11 and 12) are similarly formed on the opposing side walls 4b.

A flange is formed on the upper edge of the ashtray body 4, and an opening 18 is formed in the flange on the lock mechanism 8 side. A mounting portion 19 is formed on the upper portion of the ashtray main body on the rear wall 4c side. A glass window 20 is provided at the center of the front wall 4d of the ashtray body.

The lid 7 is provided with an arc-shaped protrusion 21 that can be inserted into and removed from the opening 18, and a rack 22 that is a partial arc concentric with the protrusion 21 is formed on the inner side surface of the protrusion 21 on the inner side surface of the protrusion 21. I am doing it. The rack 22 is adapted to mesh with a speed control mechanism described later.

At the tip of the protrusion 21, the switching cam 31 is engaged and disengaged, and the lid 7
An engaging portion 23 formed of a pin for locking or unlocking is integrally formed as a protrusion.

The rear edge 7b of the lid 7 is rewound at its front end to form a winding edge 24 (see FIG. 5), and mounting portions 25, 25 are formed on both side portions thereof.

Ribs 26 are vertically provided on the front portion 7c and both side edge portions 7a and 7b so as to correspond to the front portion and both side edge portions of the opening 4e of the ashtray main body 4.

In the ashtray main body 4 and the lid 7, the tip of the protrusion 21 is inserted into the opening 18, and the attaching portions 19 and 19 are attached to the attaching portions 25 and 25,
Mounting shaft 28 around which mounting shaft 29 and spring 27 are wound
Thus, the lid 7 is always biased in the opening direction and connected.

The lock mechanism 8 includes an engaging portion 23 and a coil spring 30,
The switching cam 31 and the bracket 32 are included. The coil spring 30 has one end 33 fixed to the mounting hole 14 and the other end 34.
Is fixed to the switching cam 31.

The switching cam 31 and the bracket 32 have mounting holes 35,
36, and the mounting shaft 13 is used as a common mounting shaft, in which a circular cavity of the coil spring 30, a mounting hole 35,
36, the tip of the mounting shaft 13 is projected to the outside of the mounting hole 36, and the mounting portions 37 and 38 of the bracket 32 are aligned with the mounting holes 39 and 40 previously formed on the side wall 4a of the ashtray body. It is fixed with rivets.

The speed control mechanism is attached near the lock mechanism 8 on the side wall 4a of the ashtray main body. The speed control mechanism includes a gear 41 and a speed reduction member 42 that is connected to the rotation shaft of the gear 41. Deceleration member 42
Contains an oily substance, and due to the viscous resistance of this substance, the gear 4
The rotation of No. 1 is slowed down, and it is known, for example, in JP-A-58-12341.

However, the speed control mechanism is not limited to this embodiment, and can be appropriately configured by using other appropriate braking means such as friction resistance due to pressure contact of the spring.

Next, the switching cam 31 will be described. Details of the switching cam 31 are shown in FIG. The switching cam 31 is an arm-shaped body having a mounting hole 35 at one end, and a protrusion 45 bulged by a slope 44 is formed above the tip of the arm 43. A stepped groove 47 is formed between the protrusion 45 and the tip 46 of the arm 43.

The stepped groove 47 has a stepped portion 48 on the side of the protrusion 45, and a tip portion 4
The upper end of 6 is a step 49 formed by projecting to the side of the protrusion 45, and the lowest end of the stepped groove 47 is a step 50.

From the lower part of the step part 48 to the upper part of the arm part 43,
A cam groove 51 is formed on the side surface of the. This cam groove 51
Corresponds to the locus of the engaging portion 23, and the depth thereof is the stepped groove 47.
Is deepest at the lower end 52 of the cam groove continuous with the arm 43
It is shallowest at the upper end 53 of the cam groove at the upper edge.

As shown in FIG. 8, the depth of the lower end portion 52 of the cam groove is the step portion 50 where the engaging portion 23 is below the stepped groove 47.
When it comes to the top, it can be accommodated in the cam groove 51. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the depth of the groove at the cam groove upper end portion 53 becomes shallower than the tip of the engaging portion 23. Cage,
The engaging portion 23 is adapted to be opened to the outside of the cam groove.

Note that FIG. 5 shows a detailed sectional structure of the ashtray 2. Here, the structure of the mounting leaf spring 12 is shown in detail. The mounting leaf spring 12 is for mounting the support 3 on the console box 1.

At the center of the front wall 3d of the support, a stepped portion 54 is drawn inward.
And a slit 55 is formed in parallel with the upper surface of the step portion 54, and the mounting leaf spring 12 is attached to the step portion 54 from the outside through the slit 55.

The mounting leaf spring 12 is formed by bending the upper and lower sides into a substantially U shape. The bent portion on the upper side is further bent upward to form a bent end portion 56, which is an engaging portion with the console box 1.

When the tip of the mounting leaf spring 12 is press-fitted onto the step portion 54 through the slit 55, the claws bite into the step portion 54 and cannot be easily removed, so that the attachment leaf spring 12 can be easily attached.

A flat portion 57 is formed on the lower bent portion, and a claw is formed on the tip portion thereof. A mounting hole 58 is opened in the center of the flat portion 57, and a cut-and-raised portion is formed around the mounting hole 58.

A socket 60 of a light bulb 59 is fitted in the mounting hole 58. In this case, since the periphery of the mounting hole 58 is made of a spring material, the socket 60 can be fitted without loosening.

A glass window 20 is formed on the wall portion of the ashtray main body 4 at a position corresponding to the light bulb 59. The light of the light bulb 59 passes through here and illuminates the inside of the ashtray main body 4. Further, when the lid 7 is opened, the light passing through the glass window 20 is reflected on the back surface of the lid 7 so that the opening of the ashtray main body 4 can be illuminated.

Next, regarding the opening / closing operation of the lid 7, the closing operation of the lid 7 will be described first. Now, from the open state shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
If you push down the front end of the
Moves downward and contacts the upper surface 43a of the arm portion (FIG. 6A). In this state, the tip of the engaging portion 23 has the upper surface 43a of the arm portion.
, And cannot enter the upper end 53 of the cam groove (see FIG. 7).

Therefore, if the lid 7 is further rotated to push down the engaging portion 23, the lid 7 slides on the upper surface 43a of the arm portion and moves toward the protrusion 45,
While resisting the spring force of the coil spring 30, the arm portion 43
While being pushed down the tip of the, it is guided by the slope 44 and reaches the projection 45 (Fig. 6B).

When the lid 7 is further pushed to push down the engaging portion 23, the engaging portion 23 gets over the projection 45 and moves to the tip portion 46 (the same as C), and the arm portion 43 is further rotated clockwise by the coil spring 30. As it goes down, it falls into the stepped groove 47 and stops at the step 48 (same as D).

At this time, since the engaging portion 23 and the step portion 48 have different rotation trajectories, the engaging portion 23 is locked by the arm portion 43 and the lid 7 remains closed. This state is the closed state of the lid 7 shown by the solid line in FIG.

Next, the opening operation of the lid 7 will be described. When the front end of the lid 7 is further pushed down from the locked state (FIG. 6D), the arm portion 43 rotates in the clockwise direction, so that the engaging portion 23 disengages from the mounting portion 25 and comes into contact with the step portion 49. It stops (the same ho).

Therefore, when the finger is released and the force applied to the lid 7 is released, the tip of the arm portion 43 is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6 by the spring force of the coil spring 30, and the engaging portion 23 becomes the step portion 50. (To the same).

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the lower end portion 52 of the cam groove which is continuous with the stepped groove 47 is a groove deeper than the engaging portion 23,
The engaging portion 23 enters the cam groove 51 from the lower end portion 52 of the cam groove.

Since the cam groove 51 has an arc shape that matches the locus of the engaging portion 23, the tip end of the arm portion 43 is rotated clockwise by the coil spring 30 to guide the engaging portion 23 toward the upper surface 43a of the arm portion. At this time, since the groove of the cam groove 51 gradually becomes shallower, the engaging portion 23 is pushed out in the direction of coming out of the groove.

The engaging portion 23 reaches the upper end portion 53 of the cam groove (FIG. 9), and when further rotated, it finally appears on the upper surface 43a of the arm portion. Then, the elastic force of the coil spring 30 or the arm portion 43 itself pushes the arm portion 43 back in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9 to restore the deformed position. At this time, the engaging portion 23 no longer enters the upper end portion 53 of the cam groove (FIG. 7).

This state is the opened state of the lid 7, and corresponds to the imaginary line in FIG. At this time, the arm portion 43 has returned to the state shown in FIG. 6A, and the upward movement is restricted by the stopper 15 on the slope 44.

In addition, in a series of opening and closing movements, the opening and closing of the lid 7 is speed-controlled by the speed-controlling mechanism. That is, with the rotation of the lid 7, the protrusion 21 and the rack 22 integrated with the protrusion 21 rotate about the mounting shaft 28 as a rotation shaft.

At this time, the rack 22 meshes with the gear 41, and the gear 41 is decelerated by the speed reduction member 42. Therefore, when the lid 7 is opened, the speed control mechanism including the gear 41 and the speed reduction member 42 does not open abruptly, but opens gently. You can

Next, the pushing means will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12.

The pushing means 61 is provided on the flange on the upper part of the support body 3.
There is an opening 62 for. Support side walls 3a, 3b
Are provided with openings 9a and 9b near the bottom 3c of the support, respectively. Rotational bearings 63, 63 are provided at the connection between the opening 9b and the support bottom 3c. The rotary bearing portion 63 has a curved portion that is horizontal and opens outward.

A groove 64 is provided in the central portion of the support bottom portion 3c in the direction from the support side wall 3b to the support side wall 3a. A guide 65 and a ridge 66 having a partially thickened wall are provided on the edge of the support bottom 3c facing the groove 64, and the spring mounting hole 6 is formed in the ridge 66.
Forming 7.

The side wall 3a of the groove 64 on the side of the support body is formed as a widened groove 64a. A leaf spring 10 having a bent portion 11 that bends and projects inward is fixed to the support bottom portion 3c near the opening 9a.

The push-out means 61 is a link member including a push-down rod 68, an arm 69, a reversing spring 70 and the like. The push-down rod 68 is a rod-shaped member having a substantially inverted T shape, and the upper end thereof protrudes from the opening 62 to form the operation portion 71.

On both sides slightly below the operation part 71, stoppers 72,
72 is provided to prevent the push-down rod 68 from coming out more than necessary. A fitting shaft 73 having a circular cross section is formed on both sides of the lower end of the push-down rod 68 so as to project.

The arm 69 is a substantially L-shaped bending member, and includes an upright portion 69a that rises upward and a horizontal portion 69b that extends in a substantially horizontal direction. Further, a bearing portion 74 having a curved portion having a curvature corresponding to the outer diameter of the fitting shaft 73 is formed in the portion bent in the L shape so that the fitting shaft 73 can be rotatably fitted.

A hook-shaped engaging stepped portion 75 is formed at the tip of the standing portion 69a, rotation shafts 76, 76 projecting in both directions near the bearing portion 74 are provided on the horizontal portion 69b, and the rotation of the arm 69 is guided at the substantially central portion. In addition, a shaft 77 is formed so as to project laterally to serve also as a stopper and a spring mounting hole 78 and an action portion 79 in which the tip is bent laterally are formed at the tip.

In addition, the engaging stepped portion 75 is detachable from the engaging protrusions 16 and 17 of the ashtray main body 4, which will be described later, together with the leaf spring 10.
These constitute the engaging means in the present invention.

The rotary shafts 76, 76 are fitted into the rotary bearing portion 63 and are rotatably supported. The shaft 77 moves up and down along the curved surface of the guide 65 to stabilize the rotation of the arm 69 and also serves to prevent the arm 69 from coming off. The acting portion 79 is accommodated in the groove 64a which is the widened portion of the groove 64. The reversing spring 70 is near the spring mounting hole 67, and both ends 80 and 81 thereof are rotatably inserted into the spring mounting hole 78 and the spring mounting hole 67, respectively, to connect the arm 69 and the support body bottom portion 3c. .

The spring 70 is a reversing spring that is displaced in accordance with the rotation of the arm 69 so as to reverse the acting direction of the spring force at the end portion 80.

That is, as shown by the vector F1 in FIG. 11, the reversing spring 70 is in the non-operating state of the pushing means 61, that is, in the state where the acting portion 79 is not in contact with the bottom portion 4f.
The acting portion 79 is biased in the clockwise direction in the figure, and when actuated, the acting portion 79 is biased in the counterclockwise direction as indicated by the vector F2 in FIG.

Therefore, the direction of pushing out the ashtray body 4 or the ashtray body 4
And the action portion 79 is always selectively urged to any two positions in the non-contact direction.

When the ashtray main body 4 is to be largely projected from the support 3, a spring having a large expansion and contraction amount may be compressed and fixed between the support 3 and the bottom of the ashtray main body 4 in addition to the reversing spring 70.

By doing this, as the spring is released from the compressed state at the same time when the action portion 79 is pushed out, the ashtray main body 4
Can be largely projected from the support 3.

The pushing means of the present embodiment can be assembled very easily from the respective constituent members. That is, first, the push-down rod 68
Is attached to the side wall of the support, and the operating portion 71 is inserted from below the opening 62 and projected upward.

Next, the horizontal portion 70b of the arm 69 is fitted into the groove 64, both ends 80 and 81 of the spring 71 are inserted and connected into the mounting holes 78 and 67, and the fitting shaft 73 is fitted into the bearing portion 74, At the same time, the link of the pushing means can be constructed only by fitting the rotary shafts 76, 76 into the rotary bearing portion 63.

The pushing means is not limited to this embodiment, and may be a pull type instead of a push type. Further, the link structure can be variously modified, and for example, the constituent members may be directly attached to the shaft or integrally formed from a single material.
Further, it may be provided on the bottom side of the ashtray main body instead of being provided on the support 3.

Next, the operation of taking out the ashtray main body 4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the ashtray main body 4 is normally pushed into the recess 5, and the engaging protrusions 16 and 17 on both sides of the ashtray main body 4 are caused by elastic deformation of the leaf spring 10 and rotation of the arm 69, respectively. The bent portion 11 of 10 and the engagement step portion 75 of the arm 69 are engaged and fixed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, if the operating portion 71 is pushed down in the direction of arrow C with a finger, the fitting shaft 73 of the pushing down rod 68 is moved to the bearing portion 7.
Push 4 down.

Then, the arm 69 rotates about the rotation shaft 76 in the counterclockwise direction (arrow D) in the figure, so that the engagement step 7
5 is rotated in the direction of disengagement from the engaging projection 17 (arrow E). At the same time, the reversing spring 70 is also rotated so that the urging direction of the end portion 80 is reversed in the direction indicated by the vector F2, that is, the acting portion 79 pushes up the bottom portion 4f of the ashtray main body 4.

As a result, the ashtray main body 4 is pushed out from the support body 3 by the action portion 79. At this time, since the engaging stepped portion 75 is disengaged from the engaging protrusion 17, the engaging protrusion 17 side first lifts up, then the engaging protrusion 16 disengages from the bent portion 11 of the leaf spring 10,
The ashtray body 4 is pushed upward in the figure (in the direction of the arrow), and the upper part is lifted.

Then, if the upper part of the ashtray main body 4 that has floated is lifted, the ashtray main body 4 is easily pulled out from the support 3.

Since the reversing spring 70 is used, once the operation portion 71 is pushed down, the reversing spring 70 is displaced together with the arm 69, and the arm 69 remains biased to rotate counterclockwise in the drawing. .

Therefore, even if the operator releases his or her hand from the operating section 71, the operating section 71 does not return and remains pushed in. At the same time, the action portion 79 keeps pushing up the bottom portion 4f, and this state is maintained. Therefore, the hand may be released from the operation portion 71, which facilitates the operation of taking out the ashtray main body 4.

On the contrary, in the state shown in FIG.
When the bottom portion 4f is pushed in, the bottom portion 4f rotates the acting portion 79 in the clockwise direction, the arm 69 rotates, and the reversing spring 70 moves together.
Is displaced and the biasing direction is reversed, and the acting portion 79 continues to be biased clockwise.

As a result, the acting portion 79 remains displaced to the position where it does not contact the bottom portion 4f. At the same time, the leaf spring 10 is deformed so that the bent portion 11 and the engaging projection 16 are engaged, and the arm 69
Since the engagement stepped portion 75 engages with the engagement protrusion 17 by the rotation of, the ashtray main body 4 can be fixed to the support bottom portion 3c.

At the same time, the push-down rod 68 is pushed up, and the tip of the operation portion 71 can be surely projected from the opening 62 every time, which is convenient for the next operation.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the push-out means 61 is provided, when removing the ashtray main body 4 from the support 3, the push-out means 61 keeps the lid 7 closed and the ashtray main body 4 can be easily removed. Since it can be removed easily, it is easy to remove, and since the ash inside does not scatter when the ashtray main body 4 is removed, the scattering of ash is further reliably prevented.

In addition, since the reversing spring 70 is used, the ashtray main body 4 can be reliably pushed out of the support 3 when the ashtray main body 4 is removed, and the ashtray main body 4 is surely fitted when the ashtray main body 4 is fitted to the support 3. Since the main body 4 can be engaged and fixed, the push-out means 61 can perform both engagement and push-out functions, which is structurally advantageous.

In particular, in the case where the push-push mechanism is used to form a blind touch structure as in the present embodiment, when the ashtray is mounted on a support member such as a console box, the mounting surface is almost the same height as the outer surface of the support member. In general, it is common to integrate them so that there are almost no irregularities and aim for a design effect, and as a result, it tends to be very difficult to take out, but if the pushing means of this embodiment is used, There is no problem.

Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the unpleasant and unpleasant contact feeling and to enhance the interior design effect, which is advantageous in design.

[Advantages of the Invention] The vehicle ashtray according to the present invention is arranged on a support member in a room such as a console box of an automobile, and includes a lid, an ashtray body, a support, an engaging means, and a pushing means.
The lid opens and closes the ashtray main body by the opening and closing mechanism, the support is attached to the support member in the vehicle compartment, and the ashtray main body is removable and non-rotatably fixed at the time of mounting, and the engagement means supports the ashtray main body at the time of mounting. It is characterized in that the pushing means engages with the body and pushes out the ashtray main body from the support body by releasing the engagement by the engaging means and pushes out the ashtray main body by using the elastic force of the spring.

Therefore, the ashtray main body can be securely fixed so as not to move when the lid is opened, and it is possible to surely prevent the ash scattering caused by the movement of the butts in the ashtray main body due to the shock when the lid is opened.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to employ a special and complicated speed control mechanism to prevent the ash from scattering, the number of parts can be reduced, and as a result, an inexpensive ashtray for a vehicle can be provided with less design restrictions.

Furthermore, since the ashtray body is pushed out by the elastic force of the spring at the time of removal, the operability at the time of removal is improved, and the ashtray body can also be removed with the lid closed, so the ash tray at the time of removal can be removed. Can also be prevented from scattering, resulting in good commercialability.

If the direction of action of the spring is reversed according to the engagement / disengagement of the ashtray main body and the support, it is convenient because the ashtray main body can be pushed out and removed by the elastic force of the spring when the engagement is released. Engagement can be ensured by urging the ashtray main body in the engaging direction.

Furthermore, if the lid is equipped with a lock mechanism having a switching cam, the lid can be opened and closed in a push-push manner by pushing the lid in the closed position, so that the lid can be attached to the support member substantially in the same plane. Be advantageous

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment shown with a part cut away, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a use part of the embodiment, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cam, 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation of the cam in the embodiment, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is taken along line VIII-VI of FIG.
II sectional view, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 6, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the pushing means, and FIG. 11 and FIG.
It is a figure which shows the effect | action in the XX cross section of a figure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a console box (support member), 2 is an ashtray, 2 is a support, 4 is an ashtray main body, 7 is a lid, 8 is a locking mechanism, 10
Is a leaf spring, 16 and 17 are engaging projections, 30 is a coil spring, 31 is a switching cam, 42 is a speed reducing member, 61 is a pushing mechanism, 70 is a reversing spring, 75 is an engaging step portion, 79
Is the action part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An ashtray for a vehicle, which is disposed on a supporting member in a room such as a console box of an automobile, comprising a lid, an ashtray body,
Equipped with a support, an engaging means, and a pushing means, the lid opens and closes the ashtray main body by an opening and closing mechanism, the support is attached to the support member in the vehicle compartment, and the ashtray main body is removable and cannot rotate when mounted. The engaging means engages with the support body when the ashtray body is mounted, and the pushing means releases the engagement by the engaging means and pushes out the ashtray body using the elastic force of the spring. Vehicle ashtray. 2. The elastic force of the spring reverses its action direction in the engaging direction when the ashtray main body and the support are engaged, and in the direction in which the ashtray main body is pushed out when the engagement is released. The ashtray for a vehicle according to claim 1. 3. The lid is provided with a lock mechanism having a switching cam that is constantly urged in the opening direction by a spring and that repeatedly locks and unlocks the lid by pushing the closed lid. The vehicle ashtray according to range 1 or 2.