Nissan Motor Company Limited

Mitsuru Iizuka

Yoshihiko Ishiyama

An ash tray for vehicle having outer and inner casings provided with a protector fitted on the outer casing, which protector can be in co-operation with the inner casing under the actuation of a spring, so as to cover the front of the instrument panel by stopping the outward movement thereof in an intermediate position of the inner casing. Consequently, the front of the instrument panel can be protected from burning or fire. Moreover, the protector does not at all obstruct the removal of accumulated butts when cleaning the inner casing.

Ash tray for vehicle

An ash tray assembly for an automobile is disclosed which comprises a case fixed substantially horizontally beneath an instrument board of an automobile, an ash tray which is pushed into and pulled out from the case and a fire proof protector means which consists of a spring steel plate interposed between the case and the ash tray in such a way as to project obliquely in the upward direction and cover the front surface of the instrument board when the ash tray is pulled out from the case. The rear end portion of the fire proof protector means is turned back upwardly in such a way as to form substantially a U-shape and the end portion thus turned back upwardly is fixed to the case.

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Yokohama, Japan

Mitsuru Iizuka