JPH11241822A - Cap-mounting structure for lighter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a cap member without any effect on a lighter case by a method wherein the leg unit of the cap member is provided near the upper rim of a cover member through an axle by the employment of a supporting member. SOLUTION: A cover member 4, having a flame port 5 and an inserting port 6 of an ignition operating piece 3a on the ceiling surface thereof, is fitted into the upper opening of a lighter case 1, receiving a fuel tank 2 and an ignition device 3, to cover a combustion device 8 and the ignition device 3 above the fuel tank. A damper is arranged across the leg unit 10 of a cap member 9, provided pivotally in a wide vertical groove 7 on the side surface of the cover member 4 through an axle, and the inside of the leg unit above a supporting axle 12 and the inner end of the ceiling surface above the vertical groove 7. A supporting member 11 is attached to the leg unit 10 pivotally by the supporting axle so as to be extended downward. The supporting member 11 is inserted between long receiving pieces, projected on both sides of inner end of the upper surface of the cover member 4, and both side walls of the vertical groove. The lower end of the supporting member is attached to the lower end of the cover member 4 through the axle to support the leg unit 10 pivotally in the vertical groove 7.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】この発明は、カバー部材の側
部に回動自在に取付けたキャップ部材によりライター上
部を被覆するライターのキャップ取付構造に関するもの
である。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighter cap mounting structure for covering an upper portion of a lighter with a cap member rotatably mounted on a side of a cover member.

【０００２】[0002]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】一般に内燃式と称され
ているライターでは、液化ガスと空気との混合ガスを燃
焼する装置を備え、その燃焼装置を被覆するカバー部材
を必要とする。このカバー部材は天面に火口と着火操作
子の挿入口とを有するので、カバー側部に回動自在に取
付けたキャップ部材によりカバー部材の上部によるライ
ター上面を全面的に覆うようにしている。A lighter generally referred to as an internal combustion type is provided with a device for burning a mixed gas of liquefied gas and air, and requires a cover member for covering the combustion device. Since this cover member has a crater and an insertion port for an ignition operator on the top surface, the upper surface of the lighter by the upper portion of the cover member is entirely covered by a cap member rotatably mounted on the side of the cover.

【０００３】このようなライターでは、カバー部材の側
面に切設した幅広の縦溝内にキャップ部材の脚部を回動
自在に取付けているが、脚部の支軸端面がライター表面
に露出するとデザインの上から好ましくないので、ライ
ターケースの開口端内に嵌合位置するカバー下端に脚部
を回転自在に支承している。In such a lighter, the leg of the cap member is rotatably mounted in a wide vertical groove cut out on the side surface of the cover member, but when the end surface of the support shaft of the leg is exposed on the lighter surface. Since it is not preferable from the viewpoint of design, the leg is rotatably supported at the lower end of the cover which is fitted in the open end of the lighter case.

【０００４】このためケース側面に脚部の下端が収まる
縦溝が必要になり、また脚部も下方へ長く形成されるこ
とから、キャップ部材の回転中心も必然的に下方となっ
て、脚部と反対側のキャップ先端の下縁が開閉により描
く円弧軌道が低くなる。円弧軌道が低いと下縁がキャッ
プ先端内の着火操作子に当る不都合が生じるので、この
場合には着火操作子の外側面を軌道の障害とならない程
度に急傾面に形成するなどの形状の制限を受ける課題を
有する。For this reason, a vertical groove for accommodating the lower end of the leg is required on the side surface of the case, and since the leg is formed to be long downward, the center of rotation of the cap member is inevitably lower. The arc trajectory drawn by opening and closing the lower edge of the tip of the cap on the opposite side becomes lower. If the arc orbit is low, the lower edge may hit the ignition operation element in the tip of the cap.In this case, the outer surface of the ignition operation element is formed with a steep slope so as not to obstruct the orbit. Have issues that are restricted.

【０００５】この発明は上記従来の課題を解決するため
に考えられたものであつて、その目的は、支持部材の採
用によってキャップ部材の脚部をカバー部材の上縁近く
に軸設し、これによりキャップ部材の取付けをカバー部
材の側部の縦溝内にて行ってライターケースまで及ばな
いようにするとともに、キャップ先端の下縁が描く円弧
軌道を高く維持することができる新たなキャップ取付構
造を提供することにある。The present invention has been conceived in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. It is an object of the present invention to use a supporting member to pivot a leg of a cap member near an upper edge of a cover member. A new cap mounting structure that allows the cap member to be mounted in the vertical groove on the side of the cover member so that it does not reach the lighter case, and that the arc trajectory drawn by the lower edge of the tip of the cap is kept high Is to provide.

【０００６】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的によるこの発明
は、燃料タンクと着火装置とを収納したライターケース
と、天面に火口と着火操作子の挿入口とを有し、下端を
ライターケースの上部開口内に嵌合して燃焼タンク上部
の燃焼装置と着火装置とを被覆するカバー部材と、その
カバー部材の側面に切設した幅広の縦溝内に脚部を回動
自在に軸設し、支軸より上方の脚部内側と縦溝上部の天
面内端とにわたり配設したダンパーにより、開閉自在に
ライター上部に設けたキャップ部材とからなるライター
において、上記キャップ部材の脚部に支持部材を上記支
軸により下方へ長く回動自在に軸着する一方、上記カバ
ー部材の天面内端の両側に縦長の受片を突設し、その受
片と縦溝両側の側壁との間に支持部材を挿入し、かつ支
持部材下端をカバー部材の下端に軸止めして、脚部を縦
溝内に回動自在に支承してなるというものである。According to the present invention, there is provided a lighter case accommodating a fuel tank and an ignition device, a crater and an insertion port for an ignition operator on a top surface, and a lower end of the lighter case. A cover member that fits in the upper opening and covers the combustion device and the ignition device in the upper portion of the combustion tank, and a leg is rotatably pivoted in a wide vertical groove cut in a side surface of the cover member. In a lighter comprising a cap member provided on the upper portion of the lighter so as to be freely opened and closed by a damper disposed between the inside of the leg portion above the support shaft and the top surface inner end of the upper portion of the vertical groove, the light source is supported by the leg portion of the cap member The member is rotatably pivoted downward by the support shaft so as to be freely rotatable. On the both sides of the inner end of the top surface of the cover member, vertically long receiving pieces are protrudingly provided. Insert the support member into the And stopping the shaft at the lower end of the member, is that formed by rotatably supported leg in the vertical groove.

【０００７】[0007]

【発明の実施の形態】図中１は金属によるボックス型の
ライターケースで、内部に合成樹脂の燃料タンク２と圧
電ユニットによる着火装置３とが収納してある。４は平
面形状がライターケース１と同形のライター上部を形成
するカバー部材で、天面４ａに燃焼口５と上記着火装置
３の着火操作子３ａの挿入口６を有し、側面には幅広の
縦溝７が切設してあり、その縦溝７上部の天面内端の両
側に、図３に示すように、縦長の受片４ｂ，４ｂが垂直
に対設してある。またカバー下端は開口して燃料タンク
２の上端周囲と嵌合し、燃焼タンク上部の内燃式の燃焼
装置８と上記着火装置３とを被覆している。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a box type lighter case made of metal, in which a fuel tank 2 made of synthetic resin and an ignition device 3 made of a piezoelectric unit are housed. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cover member forming a lighter upper portion having the same shape as the lighter case 1 in plan view, having a combustion port 5 on a top surface 4a and an insertion port 6 for an ignition operator 3a of the ignition device 3, and a wide side surface. A vertical groove 7 is cut out, and vertically long receiving pieces 4b, 4b are vertically provided on both sides of the upper end of the upper surface of the vertical groove 7 as shown in FIG. The lower end of the cover is opened and fitted around the upper end of the fuel tank 2 to cover the internal combustion type combustion device 8 and the ignition device 3 in the upper portion of the combustion tank.

【０００８】９はライターケース１と同様にボックス型
に形成された金属のキャップ部材で、側部下縁に上記縦
溝７に嵌合位置する脚部１０が突出形成してある。この
脚部１０はカバー部材４の側面の一部を形成する表面板
と内側に折曲形成された両面板とからなり、その両面の
外側に支持部材１１が支軸１２により下方へ長く回動自
在に軸着してある。Reference numeral 9 denotes a metal cap member formed in a box shape similarly to the lighter case 1. A leg portion 10 is formed at the lower edge of the side to be fitted to the vertical groove 7 so as to protrude. The leg 10 is composed of a surface plate forming a part of a side surface of the cover member 4 and a double-sided plate bent inward. It is freely attached to the shaft.

【０００９】この支持部材１１は脚部１０の両面板と略
同一幅の一対の金属板を下部内にて横材１１ａにより一
体に結合した下部がＨ状形のもので、上端部と横材１１
ａより下側の板面に軸孔が穿設してあり、上端部の軸孔
に上記支軸１２を挿通して脚部１０に一体的に軸着して
ある。The support member 11 has a lower portion in which a pair of metal plates having substantially the same width as the both side plates of the leg portion 10 are integrally connected by a cross member 11a in the lower portion, and the lower portion is H-shaped. 11
A shaft hole is formed in a plate surface below a, and the support shaft 12 is inserted into a shaft hole at an upper end portion and is integrally mounted on the leg 10.

【００１０】１３はキャップ開閉用のダンパーでシリン
ダ内にコイルばね１４を挿入した通常構造のものからな
り、上記カバー部材４の縦溝７上部の天面内端の突部１
５にシリンダ端部を、また上記支軸１２より上方の脚部
内側に横架したピン１６にコイルばね１４の端部を係止
して、カバー部材側とキャップ部材側とにわたり配設さ
れている。Numeral 13 denotes a damper for opening and closing the cap, which has a normal structure in which a coil spring 14 is inserted into the cylinder.
5, the end of the coil spring 14 is fixed to a pin 16 which is laid on the inside of the leg above the support shaft 12, and is disposed over the cover member side and the cap member side. I have.

【００１１】上記キャップ部材９は、上記縦溝７の両側
の側壁と上記受片４ｂとの間に支持部材１１を脚部１０
と共に挿入し、その支持部材１１の下端をカバー部材４
の下端に固定軸１７をもって軸止めして上記カバー部材
４に取付けられ、取付け後に脚部１０と天面内端とにわ
たり配設された上記ダンパー１３により常に閉鎖方向に
弾圧してある。The cap member 9 has a support member 11 between the side walls on both sides of the vertical groove 7 and the receiving piece 4b.
And the lower end of the support member 11 is
Is fixed to the cover member 4 with a fixed shaft 17 at the lower end thereof, and is always resiliently pressed in the closing direction by the damper 13 disposed between the leg 10 and the inner end of the top surface after the attachment.

【００１２】またカバー部材４に下端を軸止めされた支
持部材１１は、上記受片４ａ，４ａにより上部が支えら
れて縦溝７に沿い垂直に位置し、キャップ開閉時のダン
パー１３の反力は受片４ａ，４ａが受け止めるので、脚
部１０が支持部材１１を介してカバー部材４に取付けら
れたものであつても、キャップ部材９は上記支軸１２を
支点として開閉するようになる。A support member 11 having a lower end secured to the cover member 4 is supported vertically by the receiving pieces 4a, 4a and vertically positioned along the vertical groove 7, and a reaction force of the damper 13 when opening and closing the cap. Since the receiving pieces 4a and 4a receive the cap member 9, the cap member 9 can be opened and closed with the support shaft 12 as a fulcrum even if the leg 10 is attached to the cover member 4 via the support member 11.

【００１３】キャップ部材９を取付けたカバー部材４
は、上記燃料タンク２の上端周囲に下端開口を嵌合して
のち、ねじピン１８とねじビス１９とにより燃料タンク
２に連結され、そのまま燃料タンク２をライターケース
１に挿入して、カバー部材４の下端を下部段部までケー
ス開口端の嵌合している。この嵌合により下端面の上記
固定軸１７、ねじピン１８及びねじビス１９などがケー
ス内に隠蔽される。The cover member 4 to which the cap member 9 is attached
After the lower end opening is fitted around the upper end of the fuel tank 2, the fuel tank 2 is connected to the fuel tank 2 by screw pins 18 and screw screws 19. The lower end of 4 is fitted to the lower end of the case opening end. By this fitting, the fixed shaft 17, screw pin 18, screw screw 19, and the like on the lower end surface are concealed in the case.

【００１４】なお、図では省略したが、ライターケース
１と燃料タンク２はケース底部にて通常のごとくねじ止
めされ、これにより燃料タンク２と共にカバー部材４が
ライターケース１から抜け出さないようにしてある。Although not shown in the drawing, the lighter case 1 and the fuel tank 2 are screwed as usual at the bottom of the case so that the cover member 4 together with the fuel tank 2 does not come out of the lighter case 1. .

【００１５】図５は、この発明によるキャップ取付構造
（Ａ）と従来構造（Ｂ）とを対比したもので、キャップ
取付構造（Ａ）では脚部１０の長さＬが従来構造（Ｂ）
の脚部１０の長さＬａに比べて著しく短く形成され、そ
れに伴って支軸１２による回転中心もカバー上縁に近く
なって、従来構造（Ｂ）のものよりもキャップ先端の下
縁が開閉により描く円弧軌道（図４参照）が高く維持さ
れて、上記着火操作子３ａの外側面を急斜面に形成する
必要がなくなる。FIG. 5 shows a comparison between the cap mounting structure (A) of the present invention and the conventional structure (B). In the cap mounting structure (A), the length L of the leg 10 is the conventional structure (B).
The length of the leg 10 is significantly shorter than the length La, so that the center of rotation of the support shaft 12 is also closer to the upper edge of the cover, and the lower edge of the tip of the cap is opened and closed as compared with the conventional structure (B). The arc trajectory (see FIG. 4) drawn by the above is maintained high, and it is not necessary to form the outer surface of the ignition operator 3a on a steep slope.

【００１６】また脚部１０の支軸１２はカバー部材４の
内部に収まり、支持部材１１の固定軸１７もケース開口
内に収まって隠蔽されるので、そのいずれもライター表
面に現れることがない。したがって、この発明によれば
上記従来の課題が解決され、またケース側面の縦溝も不
要となることからライターケース１の形成にも手数を要
しないなどの特長を有する。Further, the support shaft 12 of the leg portion 10 is accommodated in the cover member 4, and the fixed shaft 17 of the support member 11 is also accommodated in the case opening and is concealed, so that neither of them appears on the lighter surface. Therefore, according to the present invention, the above-mentioned conventional problems are solved, and the vertical groove on the side of the case is not required, so that the lighter case 1 is not required to be formed.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図１】 この発明のキャップ取付構造を備えたライタ
ーの分解斜視図である。FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a lighter provided with a cap mounting structure of the present invention.

【図２】 キャップを閉じた状態のライター上部の部分
縦断正面図である。FIG. 2 is a partial vertical sectional front view of an upper portion of the lighter with a cap closed.

【図３】 同上の−線断面図である。FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line in FIG.

【図４】 キャップを開いた状態のライター上部の部分
縦断正面図である。FIG. 4 is a partial vertical sectional front view of the upper portion of the lighter with the cap opened.

【図５】 この発明のキャップ取付構造（Ａ）と、従来
のキャップ取付構造ライター（Ｂ）とを対比して示すラ
イター上部の側面図である。FIG. 5 is a side view of the upper portion of the lighter, showing the cap mounting structure (A) of the present invention and a conventional lighter (B) of the cap mounting structure in comparison.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１ ライターケース ２ 燃料タンク ３ 着火装置 ３ａ 着火操作子 ４ カバー部材 ４ａ 天面 ４ｂ 受片 ５ 火口 ６ 挿入口 ７ 縦溝 ８ 燃焼装置 ９ キャップ部材 １０ 脚部 １１ 支持部材 １２ 支軸 １３ ダンパー １７ 固定軸 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lighter case 2 Fuel tank 3 Ignition device 3a Ignition operator 4 Cover member 4a Top surface 4b Receiving piece 5 Crater 6 Insertion port 7 Vertical groove 8 Combustion device 9 Cap member 10 Leg 11 Support member 12 Support shaft 13 Damper 17 Fixed shaft

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 燃料タンクと着火装置とを収納したライ
ターケースと、天面に燃焼口と着火操作子の挿入口とを
有し、下端をライターケースの上部開口内に嵌合して燃
焼タンク上部の燃焼装置と着火装置とを被覆するカバー
部材と、そのカバー部材の側面に切設した幅広の縦溝内
に脚部を回動自在に軸設し、支軸より上方の脚部内側と
縦溝上部の天面内端とにわたり配設したダンパーによ
り、開閉自在にライター上部に設けたキャップ部材とか
らなるライターにおいて、 上記キャップ部材の脚部に支持部材を上記支軸により下
方へ長く回動自在に軸着する一方、上記カバー部材の天
面内端の両側に縦長の受片を突設し、その受片と縦溝両
側の側壁との間に支持部材を挿入し、かつ支持部材下端
をカバー部材の下端に軸止めして、脚部を縦溝内に回動
自在に支承してなることを特徴とするライターのキャッ
プ取付構造。A lighter case accommodating a fuel tank and an ignition device; a combustion port on a top surface and an insertion port for an ignition operator; a lower end fitted into an upper opening of the lighter case; A cover member that covers the upper combustion device and the ignition device, and a leg portion is rotatably mounted in a wide vertical groove cut out on the side surface of the cover member, and the inside of the leg portion above the support shaft. In a lighter comprising a cap member provided on an upper portion of the lighter so as to be freely opened and closed by a damper disposed over an upper end of the upper surface of the vertical groove, a support member is turned long downward by the support shaft on a leg portion of the cap member. A vertically long receiving piece is protruded on both sides of the inner end of the top surface of the cover member, and a supporting member is inserted between the receiving piece and the side walls on both sides of the vertical groove. The lower end is fixed to the lower end of the cover member, and the legs are Cap mounting structure of the lighter, characterized in that formed by rotatably supported.